Oh my gosh you guys – I am freaking out! I am turning 50 years old on Friday OMG 50 years old and yes, it happens to be on Friday the 13th – How appropriate for such a terrifying thing. I didn’t think I was going...
Today’s subject is a simple one. You know more than you think you do! Trust your gut! And I want to tell you a story that illustrates what I mean. In 2009, my beloved jack russell terrier, Spencer Somerville became very ill and ended up in...
I am going to start today with a quote and it’s from Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States. He said this: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” In other words, persistence and determination alone are all powerful. And my inspiration for the subject of Persistence this week, comes from a Jacquie Straight Up viewer who took advantage of the free coaching sessions that I offered everyone back in July. She was in desperate need of a new job and more money – I spent 45 minutes sharing with her how to make that a reality as well as how to make an upcoming family reunion in Italy possible for her and her family to attend. Three months later, just last week, I received this email from Candice. There are 2 things that made Candice successful here. Firstly immediately after our session she began to take action and put into practice what we had discussed. Secondly and most important of all, while she became discouraged along the way, she did NOT give up. That’s the lesson that I really want you to take to heart today. Whatever worthy thing it is that you are pursuing, you will likely be discouraged and it will most likely take longer than you’d hoped but do not give up. Tweak and adapt your approach if necessary but don’t stop. Begin each new day believing that today could be the day. The majority of people in this world never accomplish what they wish for or get close to their potential not because they not talented, smart or gifted but simply because they give up when they hit a major bump in the road. Success is inevitable if you never give up! So go all out this week in pursuit of your goal and let me know in the comments below this video what you are working towards and what solutions work for you when you are feeling discouraged on your journey to change or to achieve something important to you....
Today’s Jacquie Straight Up is a very personal one and I am going to be exposed and vulnerable today. Many of you know that I talk quite a bit about breaking the rules. In fact one of my keynote speeches is entitled “Break the Rules...
So I have a question and a challenge for you today. Do you ever find yourself saying something like “It’s just not fair,” “My boss doesn’t treat us fairly,” or “It’s not fair that my ex-husband…fill in the blanks.” What about “it’s not fair that my clients...
Last week on Jacquie Straight Up, we spoke about resistance, and how most often it comes from a strange phenomenon, the fear of success. But what happens when you have already taken all the action that you can possibly take, and have worked so hard...
In today's Jacquie Straight Up, we are taking on Resistance once again - You know that dreaded thing that stops us from doing what we know we need to do to get to where we want to be? It's such a weird thing but it...
It's Fall Equinox! (Spring for our Southern Hemisphere JS family members!) There is hopefully a feeling of balance right now as night and day are the same length of 12 hours. And what this date also means is that we are about to begin the final...
What is your heart's desire? Is it to be loved? To be wealthy? To be successful? To be happy? Perhaps it is all of those things. The answer to all of the above lies within YOU. Love, Wealth, Success and Happiness are all inside jobs. As the Persian poet Rumi...
Wow -- it's already the end of August, so we are two thirds of the way through 2015...
