Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained

How much are you willing to invest in yourself to make this thing happen? Are you ready for your vision?  Let’s talk about investing your time to equal your success.  I am going to start off by saying “Anything worth having at all is worth working for and waiting for.  Now my old school girl Betty Wright said that in her song “No Pain, No Gain’” But she was talking about a man.  I am talking about in this industry of women entrepreneurs.  We have to get ready to be ridiculed, to be looked down on and you know the haters are going to hate but we must stand tall and know that we are going to make this thing happen. 

Now let’s meditate for a moment on the word “INVEST”   To invest means to commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return.  This is not the only way to invest, you must invest TIME. I ask you “how much are you willing to invest in your future?  By now you should be answering this question with “all the free time that I have because I truly and sincerely want to make this work”  

I want to ask you a few more questions:  How far are you willing to go and at what cost?  When I say that I mean we must stay professional, positive and keep our morals.  Never lower your standards.  I mean are you willing to ask for help?  Are you willing to go that extra mile and do what needs to be done?  Put in that extra time at a seminar, or in training. Are you willing to take risk?  Will your vision cause you to have to travel?  Are you in a position to do so?  These are all valid questions that will help you to trouble shoot before you find yourself at a crossroad or roadblock.  

Any decision that you make you must be open to the feedback that you will receive.  Learn how to accept criticism, and use that as a learning tool for you next venture out of the gate.  That is what I mean when I say nothing ventured nothing gained.  You have to venture out.  Don’t always to the traditional route.  Everyone is doing that.  Look to get different results every time you branch out.  This means you are gaining ground.  We have to know that everything is not going to be easy; as a matter of fact we are going to fail a lot of times.  But we have to have Faith in God when we fall and we must get up and keep pressing our way, never lose sight of your vision.  Your vision is your success level.   

I want to motivate you to get out there and make some Mind Blowing Decisions.  Why do I say that, because one of those decisions is going to truly just blow your mind and others too?  You are going to look up one day and say to yourself “How did I get from there to here? “ You are going to look back and say Wow!!!   I am really proud of how far I have come.  So for the new comers let’s brainstorm and think outside of the box, and if you are seasoned in the industry: Shake it up a bit.  Try something new!

You only get a once in a lifetime opportunity to shine.  If you see that you have the ability to make it happen then reach for the sky.    Write that book, put that clothing line out there, go in the studio and sing your heart out make that CD.  Start that business.  Make yourself known to the world. Market yourself.  Let people get tired of seeing your face.  It might even encourage them to make some mind blowing decisions of their own. 

So I want to leave you with this word of advice.  Tell yourself that you can make it, and Make that thing happen!  On this Journey Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained.