For many, it is the ultimate dream to do what we love and what we are good at and get paid handsomely for it. Does one have to search their whole life to achieve this result? It may seem as if young professionals have to pay their dues, but that is not the case.
After reading the book Good to Great by Jim Collins, I gained ultimate clarity in my business and you can absolutely do the same. Collins refers to something called the Hedgehog Concept, which is basically the intersection of our passion, talent and compensation. I like to refer to this as our “sweet spot.” When everything aligns in our businesses, we can feeling so much more productive and it is like we are batting 1.000 and hitting our sweet spot in everything we do.
Inspiration can be found anywhere and everywhere. Even on the big screen. Being a motion picture fanatic, I like to watch movies not only for entertainment value, but I really enjoy ones that have a powerful message behind it. At the beginning of my journey as an entrepreneur, very few books were read. A handful of these movies inspired me to keep expanding my mind. Depending on our backgrounds, different movies will resonate with different people.
It must be great being you. I can’t imagine how many people would just love to go from where they are at now to where you are presently standing. Just think about all those crazy experiences you have been through over the years. There are probably so many people that you can relate with, who I can’t even connect with. It is like you have walked similar paths’. And what about all those stories that you haven’t even told me about yet. 
Four days after our wedding in March of 2006, my new husband and I awoke to the sound of a hotel alarm clock blaring its taunting reminder to wake up. It was 6am in Maui on a Wednesday, the second day of our much-anticipated romantic honeymoon. There were beaches to be laid on, champagne to be enjoyed, and hikes to be taken – just the two of us. But this alarm ringing in our ears wasn’t for any of those activities. It was for a conference call with a client – one that couldn’t be rescheduled.
There is so much competition, right? So why the heck would someone want to business with YOU? The harsh reality is that no one cares what you have to offer. People care that you care. So again, why should someone do business with you?
I have heard the term “self-made millionaire” thrown around ever since I was a little kid. I always thought it sounded so cool. The dream of being able to say, “I accomplished all this success in my life all by myself when everyone doubted me,” felt quite powerful. Many people on Twitter give themselves this title, which is what sparked this post.
Your mom told you in high school, “Billy down the street is bad news. I don’t want you hanging around with him.” My response to this one was “Ma, you don’t even know him.” My parents didn’t even want to hear me complaining when I had to explain cleaning desks in 
Jet ski’s, a tornado protruding from the sky, kids covering me in wet sand, barbecues and family fun. The 4th of July weekend lives up to it’s promises once again. We have made the near four hour family excursion to my families lake house countless times for many occasions. And history could not have repeated itself more perfect when my Dad said “we better hit the road early because we’re going to hit the holiday traffic.”
Do you ever feel like you have so much to do and you never get anything done? Often people approach me diagnosing their challenge being a lack of discipline. There are days in my life where I just want to go play in the park all day with my dog enjoying the summer sun! But by getting into a deeper conversation with them, I usually find out that they have no idea where they are going.
I have one tattoo. Who knows, I may plan to get more. Maybe I will make my body a shrine to all of the great authors work that inspired me along my journey. The words of many great leaders, constantly ring in my head. This is the collection of 12 powerful yet simple quotes that shine light on my path. There are 
