If You Believe in Them, Invest in Them – (Be Someone’s Hero)

My Hero invested in me many years ago and changed the course of my life forever as well as the course for others. That’s why I say,

‘If you Believe in Them, Invest in Them’

Be someone’s Hero and the reason for their success.

 

Having a vision without the proper resources is one of the most restricting feelings you can imagine. Some may have a dream of starting a small business while others are fantasizing about changing the world in some way. There are those who just want to break out of the old and rebuild their lives. The reasons are endless. Motivated people may have education and no platform or others have no education but they have drive and determination Either way, when you are ready to leave your mark and you don’t have the tools, it beats down on you… day after day after day after day.

When I was 21 years old I convinced my husband at the time to open an Auto Body Repair Shop. He was well-trained in a vocational school and very good at his trade. I had the background of administration and sales. We had no clue what we were doing but we knew we wanted to do it. No formal college, not a dime to our name. Just drive and passion.

I kept saying, ‘what have we got to lose.’ Even back then (almost 40 years ago) I knew the gold in being an entrepreneur and even though the businesses may have changed, I never looked back to consider corporate America…ever.

What do you do when you have talent, drive, and desire but little or no money? For us, we called HERO, my father. We asked him to borrow $2000 to rent a warehouse. He agreed and I insisted we had a formal payment plan with interest. I drew it up and he signed it. It felt so official.

We didn’t know what to do after that but we figured it out. We got a line of credit from a really supportive paint supplier who stocked our shop with all our necessary supplies for months. They too invested in us. We purchased a beat-up old desk from the phone company and put up a shed in our 900 sq ft warehouse to use as our office because we didn’t have the money to build a real one. We improvised. We knocked on doors for business. We followed up on every lead we had. We eagerly sat outside our warehouse at the end of every day until we finally got our first customer.

Who do you think was the proudest? YES, my father was proud. He was proud from year one. He, being retired, would come in and help out. Everything from driving cars to dealerships we were doing work for, to sweeping the floor.

He was THAT proud of us.

It took us about 2 years to pay back that $2000. We struggled. We ate fish almost every night that my husband had caught and ran up a department store credit card to buy dog food and necessities. We had a blast!! After all, it was OURS and we got to build something amazing.  We had a blast even before the break came when all of a sudden we found that we could afford things. First, we bought a car, then a new boat. THEN we took a cruise to Alaska and bought a bigger home. That all began only 5 years into our launching the business.

Do you think my father took responsibility for our success? You’re damned right he did. I am sure he shared about us with his friends all the time! My ex, Frankie and I still reminisce about those good times. Our friends still share about those times. It was something special.

I share this story with you because imagine if my Hero / father hadn’t invested in us. Where would we be? Working jobs. Yes. Earning a nice income, I’m sure. But what we got from having someone believe in us and growing something from a seed was priceless. Since then I had a lucrative Real Estate career and a wonderful coaching business. And guess what? I help others start new businesses. It’s a gift I want to give everyone who has that passion.

As someone who is approached by many entrepreneur wannabes, the part that frustrates me is when they can’t afford me. I kept my fees the same for 12 years to help. I have had my share of ProBono clients to help out. I have become creative to offer affordable support to those who want it. I created groups at my home for women entrepreneurs to teach them about business. All they paid was $5 and if they didn’t have it, they were invited anyway. I do what I can. Today I would like to go a step further.

I’d like to invite the loved ones of these Superstars to come forward and help them out.

They may have asked you for financial support in the past and you declined or they may be too proud to ask. Either way, if you know your loved one has a passion and is challenged by financial resources, offer them help. They may need schooling, coaching or just someone to encourage them to go forward.

Who Invested in You and Changed Your Life Forever? Who was YOUR Hero?

If someone else invested in you, and gave you a future that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise, then this may be your opportunity to pay it forward. If no one invested in you, this maybe be your opportunity to give to someone what you wish had been given to you and change a life forever, including yours.

If you or someone you know has a loved one who needs a partner to help them move forward don’t ignore a creative mind. We need them. If you don’t know how to help, there are many ways. One is that you can consider my Virtual Partner program. It’s a one on one video call experience where we walk through all phases of their needs. I hung up my coaching title and took on this title because its a less authoritative experience. Still, it has a leadership level of support with resources beyond your imagination. It’s just gentler and more freedom based. It consists of all my years of entrepreneurial wisdom combined with fun, empowerment and motivation.

If you think this is something your loved one would love to have, then let’s talk or just go to my Virtual Partner site and take a look at some of what I offer. If this is NOT what they need, contact me anyway and I’ll help you find what works for your situation.

Please be the hero in someone’s life, believe in them, be proud of them, INVEST in them. They are not the only ones who will benefit. YOU too will be rewarded with the fulfilling feeling of making a difference in someone’s life.

Let me hear from you

Enthusiastically,

Fran

 

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I’ll Get to it LATER! 8 Massively Important Entrepreneurial Projects that get Ignored

 

What makes an entrepreneur successful?

I get to see and hear it all. ‘Oh, if I could just get organized, I would be dangerous!’. ‘I’m going to do it this year, I promise!’. I spent $5000 on this course learning how to do it, so I will now DO IT!’ But really all I eventually hear is: I’ll get to it later. That’s why I am listing the 8 Massively Important Entrepreneurial projects that get ignored. Because below are some of the heavyweights in your business that often get treated as unimportant right now and get swept under the rug until ‘someday’.

Truth is, most projects never get completed. By the time some entrepreneurs get ready to tackle a long-desired project, things change, trends change and they have to start back at square one to be up to date.

What have you been keeping on the shelf while you do the less significant and potent tasks like reading emails? How much time and money are you spending on learning how to do the stuff you never, ever make time to do?

I don’t mean to sound harsh here but when are you going to focus on the heavyweight projects that make you money, make your life easier and grow your business?

It’s the New Year. You’ve probably made many resolutions about health, business and relationships. Right? Well, let’s

Do the heavyweight projects first!

spend this time together focusing on the business side of your resolutions.

First of all, you are not alone in this vicious cycle of not doing or I wouldn’t be writing about it. And to be honest, I suffer from ‘Too Many Projects on the Shelf Syndrome’ myself. Chances are, those who have it together in this area are not even reading this. It’s just us!

Below are what I as a business coach consider some of the top projects that get ignored or at the very least, put on the back burner for way too long! Many of them are foundational and instrumental in building a solid business base. Most of these projects take thought and time to build, set up or create. They are typically Leadership type projects that can be passed along to a Virtual Assistant once they are created. But FIRST they must be created. Take baby steps and just start making steady headway. Before you resist any of these, consider that many if not all of these will simplify your business, which is what we all want, don’t we? For those of you who can’t bear to think about tackling these projects alone, don’t worry, I offer my services below!

CONTACT MANAGEMENT

– Setting up a working contact management system appears to have gone out the window. So many entrepreneurs don’t even have one. They often consider their email list their system. (if they have that!)

I am an advocate for industry related software systems that manage your contacts. I had one when I was a realtor for 25 years, which helped catapult me to one of the top realtors in my company. I have one now as a coach and I will continue to have and utilize the features because it makes my life easier and hey, it’s more professional, even when I am not!

If you don’t have or can’t get an industry related program, find one that works for you. One where you can input data about your clients, names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and notes. Add birthdays and names of their kids and pets and spouses. One that has autoresponder capabilities and billing if you can. When everything is integrated, it makes life so much easier. It takes time to set up, but you will be so happy you did.

My coaching software program allows me to create products and newsletters, does billing and creates lead pages. I have scheduling capabilities, reports and so much more. If you are a coach take a look.

Don’t take this one lightly. Being able to ‘touch’ your clients at any time is worth it’s weight in gold. 

SYSTEMATIZING YOUR BUSINESS

– What? Many entrepreneurs are winging it at business. They just keep doing what
they do well and never stop to breathe let alone plan and structure their business to some day run itself or be sellable for that matter.

Systematizing your business sounds intense, but if we look at the way well-oiled businesses run, it’s because they have a system in place. You don’t need to have a large business to do this. As a matter of fact, starting a system while you are smaller, would help you develop it better.

Create a marketing system that you can bank on instead of marketing just when you get around to it.  Design a management system that includes planning and developing as well as admin and organizations systems. Create hours and schedules that you and your clients adhere to. Create a system for your products, suppliers and billing. As you start implementing new systems create an operation manual for others to follow for when you grow. Keep it simple. You can even create one with mini videos.

 

MARKETING

Oh my. This is a biggie. I once had a client come to me complaining that she had no business and couldn’t pay her bills. She admittedly and proudly shared that she spent most of her day learning about her trade. While it’s honorable to do so, there is such a thing called balance. When I suggested she market her business which she had not been doing, she replied that she didn’t have time for that. She was too busy learning. I told her that was why she didn’t have any money. I never saw her again.

Infinite Marketing. The rule is that you NEVER stop marketing. EVER! Not when you are too busy, not when you have little or no funds, not when you are on vacation and certainly not when you can’t come up with marketing ideas.

Times have changed and while some marketing is costly, there are literally no excuses for not marketing with all the free resources out there. Do what you can for free until you can afford to pay for someone to do it for you or for a more sophisticated marketing system.

BUILDING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE

– Since we are talking about free to inexpensive marketing, I thought I should remind you about growing your online presence with social media. Whether you are an extrovert, introvert, internet savvy or all thumbs, social media is doable. If you can’t get started, find someone who can help you. The upkeep is minimal once you do. The idea is to be visible in the eyes of your target audience, so they know you are in business. It takes a lot more to make a sale these days then it did before social media, but it’s still the best way to get yourself out there with a tight budget.

SCHEDULING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

– Being smart about what you spend your time on can make or break your success. Some people spend all day posting on Social Media and have little time to do what they do for a living! If you are a small business, consider outsourcing some of these tasks. It may look like a cost, but in the long run, you will save money. A few inexpensive avenues for outsourcing are fiverr.com and Upwork.com

FOLLOW UP

– Did you ever hear the term ‘sitting on a goldmine’? Well, often, entrepreneurs keep chasing the new and unknown when they are sitting on a warm and ready client in their repertoire of names and numbers. Some are just too darn scared to make a call while others don’t even know where the heck they put that number from that person who was very interested. Your contact management system will help to a certain point with follow-up, such as emails and reminders, but guess what? You have to communicate with them to close the sale. If you don’t have the skills to properly convey your products or services, then that should be a priority. Get trained in communicating to your target audience. Learn how to create a nurturing campaign and sales funnel and ultimately to ask for the sale. People will not always throw themselves at you to buy. Sometimes you have to romance them.

TIME MANAGEMENT

– Well, that doesn’t sound like a project, does it? Oh, but it IS! There is an art to Time Management or as I teach, Time Freedom. It’s actually the glue that holds everything else together. Without proper time management you won’t be able to accomplish anything, so much as the big projects. Learn to compartmentalize your time and you will be able to complete EVERYTHING. Contact me if you want a private lesson on creating a time management system for yourself. Look for my upcoming Time Freedom digital mini course.

AFFILIATE PROGRAM

– Affiliate programs are like a sophisticated referral program. You can have one for your business. When someone recommends you or posts about you online, they would be given a personalized link that would credit them with the sale. It’s a great way to grow your business and reap the rewards of other people’s connections.

 

There are also affiliate programs where you get rewarded for passing along other people’s products. If you love sharing about your favorite finds, then you might as well get paid for them right? Every time I fall in love with a product or service, I ask to join their affiliate program. They are usually thrilled to have me and I am twice as likely to share about them now that I get paid. I share about those I support whether they have an affiliate program or not. Some of the links in this article are affiliate links. I will tell you that it’s nice to get unexpected checks or deposits just for sharing.

BONUS * BONUS * BONUS

This is One of my all time favorite things to help my clients with

because they typically won’t initiate it themselves

CREATING PRODUCTS

– One of the best ways to leverage your income is to create products for your business. Whether it’s a digital product or a class that you teach or a package that you put together. Taking what you know and selling it a 1000 times will surely help financially. Most entrepreneurs would love to productize their business. They either don’t know what to create, don’t know how to create it or don’t make the time. It does take some learning to productize your business, but worth every bit of it in the long run. Take classes or become self-taught. If you want to productize your businesses try my Virtual Project Partner Program 

So here are my top projects that get ignored by entrepreneurs. If you can think of more or have something to comment on, please do so below. Please Like and/or share this article if you found it beneficial.

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From Stuck to Unstoppable

Many people are stuck when it comes to their To Do List, and could become immediately UNSTUCK if they only had a partner to accomplish their goals with. Let’s face it, something magical happens when you have support from someone who genuinely cares that you succeed. Don’t you agree? If you think this is you, then stop beating yourself up and start honoring the need to have a partner in accomplishing your goals. Contact Fran for more information. 

 

Think about all of your amazing projects and ideas just sitting there stagnant on your mental shelf …. you know, that digital product you want to create or those social media ads you want to put together. Maybe you want to organize and systematize your business or home but never get started. What do you think it’s costing you to have those tasks just SIT?

Now, imagine if you started completing them one by one…. comfortably, with a partner who will stay with you until they are DONE! How would that feel? You’d probably feel a huge relief from guilt and stress, right? You may also feel a long needed sense of pride of accomplishment. Yes, you can take a deep breath and feel it! Contact Fran for more information. 

Just know that you are not alone in needing support, or this program would not exist. When people find out that they are not procrastinators, but in fact they just do better with a partner, they feel as though they honored a real need and took affirmative action. The results of finally having completed projects are the proof! It’s similar to when someone finds out they have dyslexia and instead of beating themselves up, they realize that they just need to do things a little different.

It’s About Having a Brainstorming and Motivational Confidant, Even if you Have an Admin or Virtual Assistant.  

If you are looking to relax into the wisdom of another, where you can feel the ease of sharing the burden, then Project Partnering may be a good fit for you. It’s a wonderful experience to know there is another leader to fall back on. Someone you can call ‘partner, without devoting 50% of your profits to.  Choose well; someone who will do it WITH you and not FOR you.  Savvy, successful people know when to hire a professional to accomplish what they need.

As a life and business coach for many years, I find that my clients often do much better with ‘hand holding’ while tackling projects. I really love it when we get on an interactive screen-sharing call as we make progress completing their website or even creating an online store together.  The real-time conversation has us both on the same page, getting the job done much faster and with more ease. Most times I take the wheel as you direct, interact or just oversee the project, but we could always reverse the role if you want me to support you being the driver.

There are limitless projects we can do together from programming phones, setting up electronics, minor computer tweaking, launching  a social media contest to creating marketing plans. Heck, I’ve even been on a call where I supported a client while he cleaned out his storage unit. (you know who you are!). Contact Fran for more information. 

 

That’s why we should talk, to see what your project list looks like and start accomplishing it. Contact Fran for more information. 

So what are you looking to accomplish? What’s been gnawing at you for way too long?

• Do you need someone to sit with you while you complete a project?
• Would you like me to create graphics while you supervise?
• Are you interested in opening an online store and it’s just too overwhelming to do alone?
• How about learning  to schedule all your social media so you do it once and let it run itself?
• Does the idea of having someone to brainstorm with about the future of your business or life sound appealing?

Get creative if you want to. We can get your contact management system started, design a logo  or write a blog. The point is, you just don’t have to do it alone any more!

It’s interactive, fun and productive as we collaborate on accomplishing your goals. Since you get to participate in the experience, you reap the reward of a completed task.

 

Oh, by the way, these interactive calls are casual, light and even fun! Come as you are to your computer. We sign in together, share a screen and start working on the project at hand.  At the end of each call, plan to feel a sense of accomplishment, partnership and motivation to keep going!  Contact Fran for more information. 

To get started all you need to do is Contact Fran for more information and download your access to Zoom – a free screen sharing program. We can record our sessions for your future reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Getting things done never felt so good!

 

I can’t wait to hear from you

 

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I’ll Get to it Later! 8 Massively Important Entrepreneurial Projects the get Ignored

27 Major Reasons Why people choose to start an Online Business

What inspired me to share 27 major reasons why people choose and online business – 

I became a business coach many years ago after having 2 successful businesses since I was 21. I loved sharing my experiences with others to help shorten their path to success. Over time, I realized that my entrepreneurial skills were morphing into opportunities with more ease and freedom. My commitment was to help people have a lifestyle supporting business, not just give them a JOB. Eventually, I decided since I am an online business builder that I wanted to help others do the same thing. I now help people create the right online business for themselves. One that truly resonates with them and their abilities, vision and financial means. It’s so rewarding to be a part of someone else’s joyful moments.

I will be writing a lot about online business from now on. I still help entrepreneurs of any kind, but my real love is providing a flexible and freedom based opportunity for others. I have so many online business ideas to share, I can’t hold them all in!

I put together this list of why people choose to start an online business. If you see yourself in this list, that’s wonderful. I hope you take action in achieving your goal. If you would like help getting started, contact me. I can help!

27 Major Reasons Why people choose an Online Business

1. Flexible lifestyle – Make your own schedule, work from anywhere

2. Easy to start and earn money quickly

3. No set hours, No traffic, No boss, No office politics

4. Typically, low startup costs

5. Stay home with the kids

6. So many online businesses to choose from

7. More people are using the internet to purchase products and services

8. They work a full-time job and want to make extra money while still being home

9. Global access to target market – available 24/7

10. They are in control of their earning potential

11. They can design their business to suit their lifestyle needs, financial budget and skills

12. An opportunity to utilize thwarted creativity and innovation

13. Because they need to work alone or at home due to personal circumstances such as anxiety,

physical handicap, legal issues, personal circumstances

14. They are retiring and want to work age appropriately

15. They are a student and they want to work around classes

16. You can actually be free of in person appointments and networking groups!

17. You can run multiple online businesses simultaneously

18. Financial transactions are easy

19. You can provide better customer support

20. You can build a team by outsourcing to other online professionals

21. Can be automated – Many online businesses make money while you sleep

22. You can offer a huge amount of information about you and your business in one place

23. Cost savings on office space, employees, equipment, inventory, insurances

24. Internet marketing is much more affordable than traditional marketing

25. Online business is typically environmentally friendly, saving on paper, electricity, gas

26. It’s fun and feels good to run your own online business!

27. It works!! Online businesses are making loads of money

Bonus – Why do consumers shop online?

1. No crowds or waiting in line

2. Online reviews help with making decisions

3. No travel costs or traffic

4. Easy to do when you have children

5. You can search for the best deal

6. Save time

7. It’s safer

8. You can shop any time and from any where

9. More variety at your fingertips

10. You can shop worldwide

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Fran Asaro is a Life and Business Coach and founder of Thrive Any Way. Helping people systematize and automate their business and create an online presence. Find out more about how she helps entrepreneurs with her Virtual Project Partner Program.  For questions or to schedule and appointment – Contact Fran Asaro