Avoid the temptation to stay in your pajamas all day—as comfortable as they are, they won’t look professional for your Zoom call, and could give the impression that what you have to say isn't important or that you do not value other people’s time.

Here is the top 5 most important things to do before you go live on Zoom.

1. Get Dressed
2. Do your hair & Makeup 
3. Arrive early just like an in person meeting
4. Adjust your lighting 
5. Look people in the and connect just like in person

If you don't take the time to reflect on this and learn from your mistakes, it is going to show up again and again in an uglier way, in a different way until you actually learn the lesson. 😂😂😂😂

One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they’re planning and goal setting is not to take the time to learn from their mistakes. It takes a lot of courage, it takes tremendous heart. It takes you not bullshitting yourself. It takes you not lying to yourself and having the courage to dig deep enough to realize, you know what, this is my fault and I own it! 

If you need help getting clarity and focus and starting a practice of reflection. 

I have created the Beyond Common Goal-Setting Guidebook and Training to walk you through the step-by-step process.

Everything is broken down 90 day periods because 90 days keeps it top of mind, keeps it fresh, keeps us interested, and we can achieve much more in 90 days than we really think we can by applying these goal-setting principles and essentials so that you can really achieve your best life, and become the best version of yourself. The person you were designed to be.

One of the largest sources of financing for small businesses, the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA), also helps women entrepreneurs launch new businesses and compete in the marketplace through several grant programs.  The SBA also sponsors about 100 Women’s Business Centers nationwide, designed to help women entrepreneurs with business development and access to capital.

Dozens of grant programs are available to assist Female Owned Businesses.

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The biggest mistake I see business owners making when it comes to goal setting and planning is they don't really spend the time on reflection. 

Once you take the time to reflect on specific goals, you will gain clarity and focus into how to get there, and what each team member needs to do to help you achieve your company objectives.  And that brings us to the second key:  to make sure your entire team is energetic and that they are assisting you each day to implement your vision. 

Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17th and was created by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation with the intention of encouraging more harmony and kindness between people by offering thoughtful gestures of kindness, no matter how big or small.  An acts of kindness could include doing something nice for someone, an animal, an organization, the planet or yourself! Be innovative and imagine the possibilities of what you could do!

How a Coach, Accountability Person, and Masterminding helps you Achieve Extraordinary Results!

In this blog post, we will uncover why involving others in your goal setting can help you achieve your goals and objectives quicker and faster than you ever dreamed possible.  Once you have established some objectives, partnering up with an accountability person can be extremely helpful.

Sometimes when you're the boss and you're always holding other people accountable and checking in on everybody else, sometimes it just feels really good to have to check in with someone and have them check in on you and your progress. Then as the boss, you can say, oh, look, I did my homework, you can give me a star. Sometimes it's just a good thing to have that accountability person. You can take that accountability person situation a step further and hire a coach.

Have you ever spent hours looking for just the right photos, you are sure you have taken but you just couldn’t find it?

Over the past few years, I have been getting better all the time at organizing my computer files, and this year I have decided to stay a lot more organized week to week with all of my marketing photos and graphics.

Running a modern business in 2021 requires a lot of content and it demands Beyond common organizational skills.

At Beyond Common, we're focused on helping you gain clarity and focus in your business and professional life, and one way to achieve that is to make sure you're not wasting time and energy on initiatives that don't produce results.  

Many of us are creatures of habit, and once habits are formed, they can become mundane or just something you do without knowing why, and since the beginning of the Pandemic, many new habits have become routine, including frequent Zoom calls and responding to emails and inquiries long past normal business hours.

5 Lessons Learned: Keys to Success Every Business Owner Needs To Know and some great resources and tools to use.

 Let's dive deep into the five lessons learned keys to success that every business owner needs to know.

I spent a lot of time journaling and doing reflection this past year, it's something I do all the time, but this past year it brought me so much joy and it was such a good stress relief.

One thing is for sure, we plan and God laughs.  But I still feel that planning is still such a good thing.  I'm so grateful that I did set goals. And I do plan because I know by having goals I was able to set things up in my life that really almost prepared me for this on unforeseen circumstances that we faced.

So I go back to the thing of we plan God laughs. It's funny to me because even if you plan and organize everything you never actually have control. 

I think it's really important that we understand that goal setting is just our wish list that has specific measurements attached to a date.

When you’re with someone, are you genuinely interested in what they have to say?  When someone is speaking, are you really hearing what they are conveying, or are you thinking about what YOU are going to say next?  And, perhaps more importantly, if you are not carefully listening to someone, how can you truly help them or satisfy their needs?

The art of listening – and of truly being present in the moment – is a major theme in my recent book, Beyond Common: 12 Essentials for Success in Life and in the Workplace.  I felt that so many people didn’t understand that it’s a lifelong journey to listen, to be present, and to be a part of the conversation in a way that helps as many people as possible. 

Training your team will help you get more clients and stand out from your competition.   If you have a team and a culture that supports training and everything that training is about, they share it with the customers you serve.

That is a great tool to walk you through how to set up what training you need and it is going to guide you in a  really exciting way just for you.

People often reach out and direct message me all the time on social media and they'll always say, OK, I have a really small budget and I don't know what to do to start training myself or my team. I say to them, the best resource I have is my book Beyond Common,12 Essentials for Success in Life and in the Workplace. This is a really low cost way and it's a very easy read. You could buy a copy for everyone on your team and get the whole team excited about personal and professional development. 

I love helping business owners get clarity and focus in their life and  business by using their strengths, to achieve beyond common results.

Today, we're going to share the best secrets to investing in yourself and what the most successful business owners and leaders do to get and maintain their competitive edge. The  topic of what's that next big thing for business owners is essential to your success.

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It's a FREE report for you . It definitely helps you get started with all the things that you need to do to set up the right type of systems to be Beyond Common.

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“Diamonds are formed under pressure,” Tracey explains, describing some of her early career setbacks as better than a “Harvard MBA.”  She also shared another important lesson – “Numbers don’t lie, but people do.”  The beauty industry is filled with creative and thoughtful individuals, but many don’t devote enough time on the financial aspects of the operation as an actual business.  

Tracey’s training systems provide important tools for businesses to focus on critical tasks that must be completed by team members.  “You just can’t assume people know the basics,” Tracey explains, “so we have learned to always focus first on this is what we do here.” “Sense is not common and there is no need to pretend that it is.”

If you're going to come out of this stronger than the way we went into this whole pandemic situation, then we want to create space for your personal wellness and  create business systems that keep you thriving so that we can scale our businesses.
 
You will need to put into practice all the things on this top 10 list so you won't become one of the failed statistics.

Definitely start with the top 10 list that we just went over.

Start with one that you feel like would be easiest for you.

You're more likely to continue to do the other 10 on the list. If you start with one or two that are pretty easy for you, then you'll have  some success to celebrate and it'll make it easier for you to do all of them. Let's get one done so we can start to celebrate you!

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