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Celebrating A Champion…

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Monday, January 30th, 2012

 

I recently had the great pleasure of joining in on Muhammad Ali’s 70th Birthday Celebration. There must be something about Louisville, Kentucky breeding great champions ;) If you are ever in the area you should definitely check out the Muhammed Ali Center. It is very inspiring. The man was a true Champion, and not just in boxing but also in life.

 

Inside the ring, Muhammad Ali was a legend, becoming the first person in history to win the heavyweight champion title three times. In his professional career, Ali had won 56 bouts and lost only five. Of the 56 wins, 37 of them were by knockout.

 

But inside the boxing ring wasn’t the only place Ali shined. Once his boxing career came to an end, the “Champion” attitude carried on with him. Shortly after his retirement from boxing, Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome.

 

Since then he has worked to help charities all over the world. He has helped to provide over 232 million meals to the world’s hungry.  He has visited countless numbers of soup kitchens and hospitals, and helped such organizations as the Make-A-Wish-Foundation and the Special Olympics.

 

He annually participates in “Fight Night,” which generates funds for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center at Barrow Neurological Institute, in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

He is also the namesake of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, a federal law that regulates professional boxing to protect boxers from unscrupulous promoters and poor health and bout conditions.

 

For his humanitarian efforts, Muhammad has been the recipient of countless awards.

 

This man is proof that you are not a “Champion” just once in your life. True Champions continue to be Champions in every aspect of their lives. They never give up.

 

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The Entrepreneurs Christmas List

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Monday, December 12th, 2011

As an entrepreneur, I thought it would be fun to put together an entrepreneur Christmas wish list. I have realized that entrepreneurs usually want different things than most. So check it out and feel free to comment and add anything else you think should be on the entrepreneurs ultimate wish list!

1.) Provide an opportunity for someone else
I think it is every entrepreneurs dream to provide as many opportunities as they can to others around them. There is nothing better than hearing someone say you have helped them achieve their dreams.

 

2.) Freedom
Whether that freedom is financial freedom or just the freedom to make your own schedule. Whatever it is, we as entrepreneurs seek freedom. If we weren’t after some sort of freedom, we wouldn’t seek the entrepreneur lifestyle.

 

3.) Affordable Healthcare
As  an entrepreneur, you have many responsibilities and supplying your own healthcare is one of them. I think we all would like healthcare to be a bit more affordable! Especially since entrepreneurs don’t have a large corporation taking on some of those high costs. Hopefully in the years to come this will become a reality.

 

4.) A Personal Assistant
I think we all would like this one! Entrepreneurs seem to have 1,000 things going on at once. So to have someone next to you take on some of that is a huge help. It allows for you to focus on what you do best. If there is one thing Santa could bring you this year, I am sure most of you would definitely appreciate this one.

 

5.) Lower Taxes
I think this probably goes on every wish list but one for entrepreneurs especially! We would all like to pay less in taxes each year :)

 

Hope you enjoyed the list! Feel free to add to it in the comments below. I would love to hear what you guys really have on your list this year. Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

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Being Thankful

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Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that each and every one of you are able to spend quality time with loved ones today.

As I celebrate Thanksgiving this year, I begin the day thinking about what I am thankful for. I know this year has been tough for a lot of people, and therefore there is one thing that I am more thankful for this year than most. And that is the freedom to be an entrepreneur. I am thankful that I live in a country that makes being an entrepreneur possible. We don’t realize it, but there are a lot of countries out there who do not  offer this privilege.

 

Being an entrepreneur has opened my life up to endless opportunities. Here are some things, as an entrepreneur, I am thankful for:


- Being able to positively impact others lives

- Having the opportunity to meet so many inspiring people

- Creating a team of successful individuals

- Adding value to someones life

- The support system I have surrounding me (without them, my dream of being an entrepreneur would never have been possible)

- The freedom to spend my time as I please (I am not subject to someone else’s work schedule, and am able to celebrate every Holiday with friends and family)

- Giving me the ability to be the change I want to see in the world around me

- Truly being myself 24/7  (I do not have to live up to someone else’s expectation of me)

- The chance to dream BIG!

- The opportunity to take risks and experience the results, whether positive or negative

- Living everyday with a passion for what I do

- Being able to help others achieve their own dreams (probably one of the most rewarding)

 

This list would go on forever if I let it. I am truly thankful to have the opportunity to be an entrepreneur.

 

As an entrepreneur, what are some things you are thankful for?

 

 

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Discovering YOUR Inner Motivation

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Monday, November 14th, 2011

We are all motivated in different ways. Some of us are fortunate enough to be internally motivated while others find motivation externally.

 

Whatever it is, we are all motivated!

 

I encourage you to take a moment today and think about what truly motivates YOU. If you don’t know what motivates you, it will be difficult to find motivation during the difficult times when we need it the most. Are you motivated by money? By freedom? Or are you motivated by your family? By helping others?

 

I am motivated by a number of things but I know that at the root of it all, I am motivated the most when I feel what I am doing and spending long hours on, is providing someone else with an opportunity to succeed and reach their own goals and dreams. There is nothing better than knowing that what you are doing is impacting the life of someone else in a positive way. It is a domino effect!

 

Whatever it is that motivates YOU, write it down and never forget it!

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5 Time Management Tips

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Friday, November 11th, 2011

Time management is something I believe we all can improve on. It is something that we will never master but can work towards improving on a daily basis.

 

There never seems to be enough hours in the day to complete everything we need to get done but if we manage our time a little better and truly make the most of every minute, we can at least end the day feeling as if we made the most of it.

 

Here are 5 tips to focus on:

1.) Establish what exactly it is you want to get done

Before you even being your day, take 5 minutes and write down what it is that you want to accomplish for the day. If you like making check lists then use the Toodledo app as suggested as a Tuesday Tip this past week. It is great for keeping you on track and organizing your tasks in order of importance. You can access the desktop site here: http://www.Toodledo.com/

2.) Work in increments

No one ever said you have to work the entire day in order to get things done. The important thing is that you are productive during those working hours. If you allow yourself to work for 30 minutes straight with no distractions (and when I say NO distractions, I mean NO distractions) and then take a 5 or 10 minute break, I guarantee you will get more done in those 30 minutes of isolation than you would in 2 hours if you allowed yourself to have distractions.

3.) Check your Email/Facebook/Twitter/Phone at specific times during the day

A huge time sucker and one of your worst enemies is checking your email and social media too often. The second we jump on these sites, we lose all sense of time. They literally suck time out of us. It is important to set out specific times during the day to update and check these sites, and set time limits for each. It may not seem like much time when we are just checking them here and there but it really adds up, just keep track for one day and you will see!

4.) Stay organized

Have you ever noticed how those who are the most organized seem to have more time on their hands? Well it pays off to be organized! When you are organized you spend less time searching for things and more time doing. So if you aren’t organized, take some time to get there. It will pay off in the end!

5.) Make the most of your time

If you find yourself waiting for something or someone else, don’t just sit there and wait, use that time to do something. Whether you are sitting in your car waiting to pick up your kids from school or sitting in your office, make the most of that down time. Make a phone call you have been meaning to make or go online and purchase that Christmas gift you need to buy. Whatever it is, don’t just sit there! DO SOMETHING!

 

I hope these 5 tips will help you as you strive to improve your own time management. As with all of us, it is a work in progress!

Make the most of your time and always BU.

 

 

 

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Not enough hours in the day…

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Monday, November 7th, 2011

Yesterday we gained an hour in our day but for most of us it still didn’t seem like enough. When it comes to time, we never have enough of it.

We never have enough hours in our days, days in our years, or years in our lifetimes. It always just seems never enough. It is as if time is our worst enemy even though we all know who our worst enemy is… Our own selves!

Take a moment and think about what you did yesterday. Did you maximize your day to the absolute fullest? Did you really use that extra hour to accomplish something or were you like most of us who sat there thinking “this day is so long.”

The funny thing is that when we do get an extra hour in our day, we really do feel like the day is dragging on. We dont know what to do with the extra time. It is like the saying “the grass is always greener on the other side.” An extra hour may not be what we need in order to accomplish what we want in our day. Most likely what we need is FOCUS.

I want to challenge you to this: Instead of wishing for more hours in your day, like most of us do, to instead take that time and FOCUS on what you really want to do. Once you have this established, break it down into various parts of your day. If you have to, break it down into hours of your day as well. Whatever works for you. But be sure to write out what you want to accomplish.

The thing with time is that it is always working against us. So we have to figure out ways to fight back and be more productive with the hours we do have. Don’t let time be wasted. Instead waste time doing what you want to be doing.

Waste time working towards a goal.
Waste time with your family
Waste time doing something you love.

Whatever it is, JUST DO IT! And just remember BU!

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Music to Motivate

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Monday, October 24th, 2011

Whenever I need a little motivation, I usually turn some music on to pump me up and get me inspired. Here are a few I tend to listen to. If you ever need a little extra boost on a a Monday morning or mid-week, try listening to one of these! Hope you enjoy – BU

1.) Usher – “More”

(This is one of my favorites!)

Know y’all been patiently waiting, I know you need me, I can feel it,
I’m a beast, I’m an animal, I’m that monster in the mirror,
The headliner, finisher, I’m the closer, winner.
Best when under pressure with second’s left I show up.

2.) DJ Khaled  - “All I Do Is Win”

All I Do is win win win no matter what
got money on mind i can never get enough
and everytime I step up in the building
everybody hands go up

3.) R. Kelly – “The Worlds Greatest”

I’m that star up in the sky
I’m that mountain peak up high
Hey, I made it
I’m the worlds greatest
And I’m that little bit of hope
When my backs against the ropes
I can feel it mmm
I’m the worlds greatest

4.) Eminem – “Lose Yourself”

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo

5.) Justin Bieber – “Never Say Never”

(I know I am going to take some crap for this one but just listen to the song, it has great meaning. Remember: Never give up on your dreams!)

I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up up up
And never say never

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Believe in Your Future…

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Monday, September 12th, 2011



“You can’t connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something: your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well worn path.”
- Steve Jobs

We all have dreams of what we would like our future to look like. Whether it is a dream of having a family, a successful career, or becoming a rockstar. No matter what that dream is, it takes work to live out that dream. There are many roads we will travel down in our lifetime, and some of those roads will be smooth and beautiful while others will be rough and bumpy. What we have to remember is that no matter what, that road is leading us to something else.


As Steve Jobs says, “believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well worn path.”  During those rough and bumpy moments in our life, we need to remember not to get discouraged. To take a moment and remember why we are on this road in the first place. To remember when we are on that smooth beautiful path, to look back and cherish those “growing” moments. The most important thing to have, when chasing after your dream, is BELIEF. Belief in yourself and belief that at the end of all the ups and downs, you will come out on top.


Without dreams, we have no reason to  take a chance on that bumpy path. We have no reason to go through trying moments if we ultimately do not believe we will in the end accomplish what we are after. But if you have the dream and the belief that you can accomplish that dream, the ride whether bumpy or smooth, is always worth it!


Take a chance. Follow your heart. BU!

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In Remembrance of Labor Day….

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Monday, September 5th, 2011


Today celebrates a day of no work for a lot of people in the US. Many of you probably still work on this holiday because over the years we have found it hard to stop working for even one day. When you think about it, there really isn’t a day that goes by that someone isn’t working. It is not uncommon for people to work on Holidays including Christmas.

So it wouldn’t surprise me if most of you are working on “Labor Day”. But what I would like to remind and encourage you to do in remembrance of Labor Day is to take time for yourself. Take time to enjoy something you love to do that isn’t “work”. I know a lot of you wouldn’t consider what you do as work because you love what you do, but believe me when I say we all need to a break. Just disconnect for one extra day. Spend time with friends and family or take time to yourself and finish up a project you have been working on that never got finished. Whatever it is, just do it.

Come Tuesday you will not only be refreshed but you will also be more productive. I have noticed that whenever I take a day off (bet you didn’t think that ever happened huh? Haha) I come back at it even more eager and hungry. It’s as if I have just filled up my gas tank and am on a MISSION.

Enjoy you Labor Day and come back on Tuesday and let me know what you did on your day off! I wanna hear some good stuff now so make it a good one :)

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“Crush It” Atlanta

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Thursday, April 7th, 2011

“Crush It” Atlanta

If you have never been to an iZigg “Crush it” Event,

you are not going to want to miss your opportunity!

April 29th-May 1st in Atlanta, Georgia

The demand for this event is the highest

we have ever seen, so be sure to get your tickets quickly!

What is an Izigg “Crush It” Event?

The “Crush It” event is all about helping motivate you to get out there and succeed.

From inspirational stories to business breakthroughs,

“Crush it” is a three day life changing event.

“Crush It” Las Vegas Recap

This past weekend at the incredible Ravella Resort for the most impactful Crush IT! Event to date.

Agents were educated, motivated, inspired, and entertained at the highest level for three solid, power-packed days.

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