Be prepared to read this blog and take some NOTES! There will be links and giveaways and strategies for success, so grab a cup a jo and let’s go go go!

As I prepare for this week’s free teleseminar, among the other thousand things that need to be delegated and solved as a business owner, I am forced to embrace that knowledge is THE MOST IMPORTANT gift we have to share with one another. I have NO interest in being the only self-made multi-millionaire and EVERY interest in leading a merry band of very wealthy men and women on a path of FREEDOM.

So I’ve done a few things to help that vision become reality. (Are you all laughing at “a few” ????) Yep, I think it’s obvious that part of my MISSION and my personal passion is share share share. You can tell that from this blog, you can tell that from my FB group, from my Twitter page ( @comaford ) and everything that my company, Mighty Ventures, does to support success seeking entrepreneurs every single day.

I know that some of you are struggling with finances — at BIG levels. Some of you own million dollar businesses and have been forced to reinvent the wheel every day. But there’s no excuses for not investing in your success. It’s a matter of priorities. ESPECIALLY if the stuff your investing in is free — so the I in ROI is just your time. Choose your teachers wisely, but DO invest.

My next teleclass is WEDNESDAY, and I’ll cover the MOST important information I’ve got to share: “3 Massive Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make That Keep Them
Overworked, Underpaid, and Feeling Trapped by Their Business.”

Although most entrepreneurs fall victim to these scenarios, I assure you, it is all Totally Avoidable! … and I’ll be sharing HOW on the call, as well. Be SURE to mark your calendar! The call is available via phone or through live web-audio… the details are here…

http://bit.ly/urPCZ

See you in a couple days!!

Christine Comaford
CEO Freedom Fighter

PS: Did you all get the Treasure Chest for Systemization? It comes down on Friday, so GRAB it NOW. http://bit.ly/1145pI

 Okay, first of all, if you read the entire list yesterday of what to do when you need to KEEP GOING, despite the criticism or rejection of others (even those you sometimes need and trust the most), then you get a merit badge for tenacity.  Here’s my other top 5 for overcoming adversity and moving FORWARD – despite roadblocks from rejection and criticism.

1) On the really dark days remember that you’re still alive, you still can make a difference in your life, your community, and the world at large. This round may be over, but the game ain’t over yet. Something great could happen tomorrow. 2) At the risk of ticking off everyone ever held ransom by a telemarketer, consider that every “no” actually means “maybe”—either you need to pitch in a more compelling way (explain their return on investment, success statistics, how you’ll help them crush their competitors) or you don’t have what the prospective customer needs yet. 3) Take 100 percent responsibility for your life—you are no one’s victim. This means no blaming, no complaining, no trying to change others! 4) When you’re stuck or psyched out after a failure, help others. Do some volunteer work. It’ll help you stop dwelling on negativity and will foster hope. 5) Make and post a list of your awesome qualities. I still do this today. It’s crucial to learn to boost your confidence and self-esteem.

Finally, visualize the things you want coming into your life. I like to imagine that all my goals have already been achieved on the nonphysical level. It’s my job to welcome them down to the physical realm. You can host many rejection parties, you can desensitize yourself to criticism, and still, every now and then you’ll fail. This is yet another reason why it’s great to have a mastermind group or an accountability partner or and fabulous friends. We all need to vent or brainstorm when we fail, and having a prefab failure or rejection recovery group works wonders. With practice you’ll learn to fail forward more often than not. You’ll learn to rock rejection and finesse failure.

Christine Comaford, Business Accelerator
CEO of Mighty Ventures, Inc.
NY Times Best Selling Author

PS: If you’re ready to take your leadership and ROCK YOUR future AND YOUR PRESENT to the next level, I’m holding a special sale where you can participate in my entire Business Foundation Blueprint system.  http://www.mvlinks.net/june-special  *Although this offer really ended on June 30, I’ve put together a HUGE savings to give you a head start on your NEW, amazing, prosperous life. 

Rejection, unlike failure, comes in only one flavor: the external kind. Quite simply, this is when others just don’t want to play with you. I’ve been rejected by potential hires (“I don’t want this stinkin’ job”), staff members who quit or weren’t right for their role, sales prospects (zillions of these) who wouldn’t buy what I was selling, men who didn’t want to date me, friends who decided I wasn’t cool enough, you name it. When they say “No,” I say “Next!” Remember the Rock Rejection Mantra:  Some will, some won’t, so what, SOMEONE’S WAITING.

Believe it or not, somebody out there always wants what you have. Keep looking, keep asking, keep the faith, and focus on finding this person. I repeated the Rock Rejection Mantra many times when my agent was pitching my first book—which was rejected unanimously by 22 publishers. So I reshaped it into a different book, what became the final version of Rules for Renegades. (You can get your own FREE copy of my book by clicking on the title – it’s my personal recession-buster for the entrepreneurial crowd.) After SEVENTEEN more rejections I  sold the book—with several editors interested. It sold once I decided, deep inside myself, that regardless of 39 rejections, this book was going to happen—even if I had to print it myself. I dropped the fear of rejection and focused on attracting a kick-ass editor, someone who really “got” what my book was about.

Like me, you’re going to experience adversity in life, and a lot of it if you take risks.  (And let’s face it, successful entrepreneurs take risks.) Here’s my Top 5 to stay on track (I’ll post 5 more tomorrow!):  1) Remember, it’s all an illusion. Failure has rewards; success has dangers. Learn from both, and move on. 2) Recall the vision that got you going. Spend a day working on your dream board. Don’t do anything else, just let that dream get back on its feet. 3) Practice the Law of Attraction: think about the things that will get you back on your feet, the people who will help you get up and running, the places you can go that will take you forward. Watch the movie “The Secret” again. 4) If people tell you, “You can’t” or “That’s a lousy idea,” congratulations; that usually means you’re on to something.  5) Sometimes you have to look the part, so do it and don’t complain about it. If necessary, change your look to get the respect you deserve, as I did to build a customer base of the Fortune 1000.

Christine Comaford, Business Accelerator
CEO of Mighty Ventures, Inc.
NY Times Best Selling Author

PS: If you’re ready to take your leadership and ROCK YOUR future AND YOUR PRESENT to the next level, I’m holding a special sale where you can participate in my entire Business Foundation Blueprint system.  http://www.mvlinks.net/june-special  *Although this offer really ended on June 30, I’ve put together a HUGE savings to give you a head start on your NEW, amazing, prosperous life.

You can best leverage your time, meaning get more done in less time, by helping your team members know what you need and expect. This means you MUST spend time with them. I often STILL think my team members will receive my Vulcan Mind Meld and magically understand what I want… it doesn’t work that way. The most sensitive ones will definitely anticipate your needs/desires over time, tho many will need you to tell them exactly what you want when why and how it should be delivered. SOPs help a LOT here. As you document standard operating procedures you’ll get more leverage, higher quality work, and less stress!

http://www.StrategySessionNow.com    

I get a ton of questions on how to optimize social networking.  Some of those answers end up being pretty detailed, but some of them are about the very basics of how to use Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Blogs, etc., etc.  So once a week, I’m going to post the 1-2-3 Social Networking Basics for whomever of you needs this info to move your business forward and maximize the opportunities that networking offers in today’s online world.

Biz Building Facebook Basics!

First of all, like always, remember that your profile needs to be as complete as possible.  That means more than a picture – it means contact info, links to your website, daily updates (at least) about your status – and don’t forget to fill out that little bio box on your profile page under your photo. 

Next, definitely post pictures or videos at least once a week.  They get a ton of attention.  And change your profile picture regularly also.

Definitely hook your blog onto your Facebook Page and invite all of your “friends” to be fans.  (The best application for this is called: Network Blogs.)  You can sign up for mine by going to my profile.  The blog is on the bottom left of the page. (And while you’re there, be sure to join my FB Group: Business Renegades!)

Finally, be sure to announce all of your events to EVERYONE on your list, and send a reminder to all who respond YES or MAYBE two days before – or the day of the event, you can send out the call-in info to everyone and say, “Just in case you have time today – or didn’t get the call-in number.”To your success!

Christine Comaford, Business Accelerator
CEO of Mighty Ventures, Inc.
Author of NY Times Best Seller, “Rules for Renegades”
http://tinyurl.com/6xos94  

How does one go about finding a mentor who’s “been there before” and is willing to share their knowledge?

1. They must have had their own successful business.
2. They must have helped others build successful businesses.
3. They must have a program and or process that you can follow.

Effective mentoring requires both structure and access to expertise. It is also important to compensate your mentor somehow so that they do not feel used, disinterested or disconnected. A true mentor unleashes an army of powerful people and connections who are passionate about moving business forward. That’s the only kind of mentor you want.

To get a great tool on how to create this, feel free to join my Facebook Group, Business Renegades: http://tinyurl.com/6xos94 

Christine Comaford, Biz Accelerator
CEO of Mighty Ventures, Inc. |
NY Times Best Selling Author of “Rules for Renegades”
http://tinyurl.com/6xos94  

It’s no surprise that we all get in our own way much too OFTEN (yes, even me). This slows down, or even prevents us, from succeeding in our business, from being happy, and from experiencing inner peace and self-love. The first antidote to this? Ask for HELP. Ask, because most people LOVE to help out. Give them an opportunity to do so. This helps you understand that you don’t have to do everything yourself (it’s impossible anyway!) and it acknowledge that you don’t know everything. Plus it validates that you have people in your life who can provide tremendous value. Next, invest in the outcomes you want. Do your monthly plan, share it with your community, ask for their support and input. COMMIT to yourself that you’ll follow through because you are doing this for a larger purpose. And if you need MORE help to get out of your own way, consider hooking up with an accountability partner.  If you need a tool on accountability partners, sign up for my cool tools on http://www.RulesForRenegades.com or join my Facebook Group, Business Renegades. 

Christine Comaford, Biz Accelerator

CEO of Mighty Ventures, Inc.

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This economy is really tough.  I’m watching associates and colleagues lose revenue every day – some are even closing up shop.  What can we do to turn this around?  When I ask myself that question, I have to add the word IMMEDIATELY to the end.  Because right away results are vital in a recession.  We have to be ready to seize and grow EVERY opportunity in this economy.  So I’m offering a free teleseminar this week to help you ROCK your REVENUE in the next 30 days.  On this call, I’ll be giving you specific tactics and help you to create a specific, precise plan to grow your business and make more money in the next 30 days or less. This info won’t be for everyone, but if you own a business, are thinking of building a business, or you’re in the corporate world and worried about losing your job, there will be a ton of valuable information on accelerating your success.  If you’re totally ready, register at http://www.ResultsNowCall.com.

To your success! Christine Comaford

Christine Comaford, Biz Accelerator
CEO of Mighty Ventures, Inc.
NY Times Best Selling Author of “Rules for Renegades”
http://www.ResultsNowCall.com

Hello Fellow Biz-Building Renegades!  Depending on your business, giving away some of your expertise to build your reputation and your network is a great way to go.  If you haven’t created a few podcasts sharing your knowledge — or better yet, a free report — now is the time.  Many of you will obviously have done this already and will be busy marketing these gifts, but for those of you who haven’t made the time to create these “ambassadors” yet, go for it! And market the heck out of them!

And feel free to join my Facebook Group and post your best free stuff to the new discussion board, “Sharing The Wealth.” (Here’s the link to the group http://tinyurl.com/6xos94)

To get the party started, feel free to download my four free business-boosting podcasts at http://www.mightyventures.com/gift

Christine Comaford, Biz Accelerator
CEO of Mighty Ventures, Inc.
NY Times Best Selling Author of “Rules for Renegades”
http://tinyurl.com/6xos94

So most of you know my story by now.  After building massive success and writing Rules for Renegades, I retired.  But as they say in the movies, I just kept getting pulled back in.  There were simply too many struggling entrepreneurs NOT getting the direction they needed to build their companies into something viable and BIG.

So I launched several mentoring courses to help those success stories happen.  (If you’re looking for a mentoring program to ROCK your business, check out http://www.mightyventures.com).  This is one incredible success story unfolding right now. 

Leannie Aalgaard, is our winner of the January 2009 Success Story of the Month. Besides getting a ton of wisdom in our 10-module “Rapid Growth” training, for being the Success Story, Leannie also won a one-hour personal session with me. (yay!)By participating in our 12-month mentoring program (Business Growth Blueprint) Leannie has addressed every single challenge she’s faced, fixed the setbacks she’s suffered, and has acquired numerous points of leverage for her company, which will translate into exponential growth and revenues.  Finally, Leannie won a free pass to my massive-success-building BAI seminar this year.  WOW.Here’s Leannie’s story in her own words:Dear Christine,In this beautiful, white month of December, we completed our first 5-week training workshop (Contemporary Jazz) with Blue Egg Entertainment’s first paying customers. Yeah! Our contact list is continuing to grow with people interested in our training for 2009.

We had our first film shoot on Dec 16th during which we shot two training videos that will be for sale via our website; plus, two entertainment videos for the web – all dance but we are not just a dance company. Our training as well as the entertainment we produce will include acting, dancing, singing and music, all in a contemporary flavor. Our editing begins Jan 6th. I am really excited to see the results from our filming.

This month, I hired our third and hopefully, final web developer and received our first preliminary website pages (not yet published). They look great. Our logo is now designed. Two minor changes and it will be finished. Blue Egg Entertainment is on FaceBook now and as soon as our logo is finished we will add our Blue Egg Group.

We have rented space from other facilities in order to run our workshop and film. We are presently looking at loft spaces to rent in the new year in order to gain greater flexibility in our scheduling prior leasing a bigger space for 2010.

Every step of this process has been a learning experience and I can honestly say that I have gained more confidence and clarity through just doing it than I did during the planning and preparing stage. I still do my planning and preparing; I think I may be compulsive. I like to learn as much as possible before I take action. I also like to plan in detail. I like to think of myself an idealist. A therapist may use a different term. This was probably my greatest hurdle to overcome. My vision and intention are mighty and wrapping my head around starting small and in a manageable way was a challenge. When November arrived, that was it, I hit my limit for preparing. Completing 2008 without experiencing outward results was not an option! I knew I had to bringing Blue Egg Entertainment to life outside of my head. Within one week that’s what I did. I took massive action and I am so happy I did. I know better what to do next because of what I have done. The idea seed that I planted in January 2008 has now become visible above ground.

I had my first meeting with the actor whom I believe will be our first acting instructor in 2009. During this next year we will also add singing and more dance training.

I have lots to do in 2009 and I am excited about it all!

I have learned so much from the Business Growth Blueprint program, from being on the Hot Seat and from the modules. I have several more modules that I look forward to completing. I have looked through them all and completed four. I gained the most so far from the Marketing Module.

I have gained just as much from listening during the Strategy and Coaching calls, I don’t think I have missed one. It has been beneficial to be on a call every week in addition to my mastermind call and using the discussion board.

Since initiating our first workshop in November, I have an overwhelming sense of gratitude. I am so grateful to be able to do what I do – build Blue Egg Entertainment. I am so grateful to this amazing Business Growth Blueprint program that Christine Comaford has created. Thank you!

Leannie Aalgaard
Blue Egg Entertainment Inc.
Vancouver, BC