Dawn Nocera

Category: Coaching Skills

  • How to Manage Fear in Business

    How to Manage Fear in Business

    Fear is a Good Thing

    Stay with me, as I explain why that is and give you some tools to really pay attention to your fears and use them as a launching board for your new level of success in your business.  I re-read the post I wrote about “The 3 Fears that Stop You From Winning in Business” after someone left a comment and I was inspired to write a follow up post to really help you understand that fear is a good thing.

    Now, think of your business and those times that you made a huge leap in results.  If you are a consciously aware business owner, you’ll see how those leaps in results came on the heels of doing something that required a bit of good old fashioned faith and courage!

    I know this is true for me.  Creating videos required me to call on huge reserves of faith and courage and as a result my Columbus BizTV channel  “Your Winning Mindset” had more views than the other Columbus BizTV channels in May.  Which led to more exposure, and in turn more people signed up for my free webinar and newsletter, and the results are still coming from my courage to take action in spite of not feeling confident on camera, and wanting to quit an try something new (“Maybe I should do more blogging!”).   I still experience some fear in business, however I’m currently leaping with faith and courage in another area of my business.  It is too soon to share anything tangible so I’ll save that for another post.

    What you Need to Know about Fear.  (more…)

  • Who Are You?

    Who Are You?

    Who are you? Why does it matter that you at least have an idea of how to answer the question, “Who am I”?

    Without being able to answer the question, who am I, you are prone to aimlessness in your business and in your life.  How can you possibly gain trust from your clients, customers, or even friends if you don’t trust yourself?

    You don’t have to have the answer to the big question, “WHO AM I?” But having an idea of who you are being on a day to day basis and more importantly who you are becoming will help activate the forces of the universe to come to your aid and support you in everything you do.

    So, who are you?

    If you want to connect to your activation code and your soul’s purpose,  consider scheduling an Activation Code Reading Session here.

  • Do You Want to Start a Mastermind Group

    Do You Want to Start a Mastermind Group

    Do you want to build an empire that is around long after you are gone or do you simply want to attract more clients?  Either way, you can start a mastermind group to help you achieve your goals!

    In a previous post,  I gave you the keys to creating a winning mastermind group and in this post you’ll discover the key to selecting it’s members!

    I’ve hosted mastermind groups for years on many different levels and my experience confirms Napoleon Hill’s advice on selecting members for your mastermind group, here are the qualities to insist on in your mastermind partners: (more…)

  • 3 Keys to Creating a Winning Business Mastermind

    3 Keys to Creating a Winning Business Mastermind

    Q: What do the Wright Brothers, Susan B Anthony, Andrew Carnegie, and even Helen Keller have in common?

    A: They all achieved historical success AND they each had a Mastermind!

    According to Napoleon Hill, in his success classic, Think and Grow Rich, “A mastermind is when two or more people work in perfect harmony for the attainment of a definite purpose.”

    A business mastermind is a force of nature, constantly moving you forward towards your goals and plans, towards your definite purpose whether it is to fly, speak, build empires, or change the course of history.

    Do you have a definite purpose?

    If so, a business mastermind group may be the answer you’ve been looking for!

    Here is what you need to get started: (more…)

  • 7 Tips to Discover Your Divine Gifts

    7 Tips to Discover Your Divine Gifts

    You’d be surprised how many people still don’t know what their divine gifts are, or that they even have gifts!

    Our gifts are a part of us, some we come into the world with, like the gift of innocence, and some we discover over time, like leadership, wealth generating, or strategic thinking. Your gifts are a part of you. They are a part of a larger divine seed that was given to you by the divine creator for you to share with others, but they are so close we oftentimes over look them as unimportant, or consider them tabu, as is the case of people with the gift of clairvoyance, or prophecy who are afraid to share their gifts for fear of what others may say.

    Continue reading for tips to help you discover your divine gifts. (more…)

  • 7 Signs Your Teen is Destined to be an Entrepreneur

    7 Signs Your Teen is Destined to be an Entrepreneur

    How to tell if your teen is an entrepreneur in the making

    You may be a parent who is concerned by some of the behaviors of your teen.   Recently, I’ve heard more than one parent express their ‘concern’ for their teens ‘unmotivated’ behaviors.

    Some of these concerns I recognize as “tale tale signs” that their teen might be an entrepreneur in the making.     So, for fun I decided to come up with a list of “7 Signs Your Teen is Destined to be an Entrepreneur.”

    “7 Signs Your Teen is Destined to be an Entrepreneur” 

     1.  They stay up late cramming for a test the night before they take it.

    2.  They refuse to be told what to do.

    3.  They value their personal freedom over all else.

    4.  They don’t accept no for an answer.

    5.  If they temporarily accept “no” for an answer it is only because they have moved on to figuring out how to get the answer they want on their own.

    6.  You rarely hear them ask for help.

    7.  They are determined to live their life the way they want.

    I am sure there are plenty of other signs that your teen is destined to be an entrepreneur, and some of these signs won’t actually help them once they become an entrepreneur.  But parents, there may be hope for your sons or daughters who seem disconnected from the rest their family and especially authority figures.   They may be preparing themselves to think for themselves, which IS a vital ingredient to being a successful entrepreneur in any field!

  • The Myth of Hard Work

    The Myth of Hard Work

    There is a Myth of Hard Work…that it is HARD!

    The Myth of Hard Work keeps people from pursuing their dreams and living the life they desire and can easily have.

    Hard Work Quotes:

    “I’m a great believer in luck,
    and I find the harder I work,
    the more I have of it.”
    –Thomas Jefferson.

    CombineMy grandfather was a farmer and when I was growing up I remember him waking up early in the morning to take care of something that needed done on the farm.    When people think of farming they think hard work, extensive labor, and the life of hardship. Thinking back on my grandfather, I can’t say I ever saw him engaged in what anyone would consider “hard work”.   I loved to follow my grandfather around as he did his farm work.   He took me and my brother to the dairy barn, the granary, and occasionally we visited the pigs.     I remember when they delivered his new combine.   It was the largest piece of farm equipment I had ever seen, the tires where bigger than I was!   And I remember the look in my grandfather’s eyes when he showed it to us.   It was the same look that I had waking up on Christmas morning to see a new toy underneath the Christmas tree.   My grandfather managed a 600 acre farm, and to him it was child’s play.  

    That’s the myth of hard work.  When you’re doing something you really love, you wake up early in the morning to do it, not because you have to, but because there is nothing else in the world that you would rather do. When you’re doing something effortlessly, enthusiastically, and you make it look like child’s play, you can rest assured that you have connected to your life’s purpose and what might seem like hard work to others, is not hard work at all.  

    It really is child’s play.

  • Are You Asking for Clarity?

    Are You Asking for Clarity?

    Have you been asking for clarity about something in your life?  Do you just want to know HOW to do something or HOW it will turn out?

    Seriously, I am cured of asking for clarity!

    I can’t tell you how often I’ve affirmed clarity..  “I write with clarity and purpose.”

    “I easily receive clarity about this project.”

    “LORD, give me Clarity!”

    Well, I am finished!

    The moment I heard my minister say,
    “You’ve been asking for clarity when you should be asking for trust!”  I knew he was talking to me.

    Some days are like that, you wake up and you are so aligned that you know everything you hear is a message for you and for your personal growth.  Those are the days when I’m aligned with the Divine, aligned with my path and aligned with myself.

    Lately, I have to admit, I’ve been…waiting!

    Waiting for what?

    Waiting for clarity.  Clarity for what?  Well, EVERYTHING!

    It’s not that I really stopped trusting the Divine, trusting myself and trusting my path, because that is not totally true.  I do trust that I am tuned in tapped in turned on.   However, my focus sort of wanders into the future.  And not the kind of wandering that says, “Hey dream big!  This is what is possible for you!”  It starts with one simple thought of doubt, then another and before I know it I am questioning my direction.  “Lord give me clarity!”

    Sunday’s message was the one I needed to remind me, “Your course is already set.  You have a destination to reach.  You only need to trust in yourself and trust in your alignment with the Divine.  Just trust.”

    I really didn’t get the fullness of that message until I shared it with  client,   “You are asking for clarity when you should be asking for more trust.”

    And I got it.

    Think about it.

    Clarity is a powerful tool to create or cast a vision of where you want to go.  It sets the entire universe into motion to bring you opportunity after opportunity so you can manifest the vision and take the next natural step.  Clarity makes everything easier.

    Clarity is the opposite of what you want to ask for when you are ON your path.

    Asking for clarity is like saying, “Show me HOW I am supposed to do this!”

    Here is your gentle reminder for the day, “HOW is not your business!”

    Once you create a clear vision of where you are going, the path will show up, one step at a time.  Ask for more TRUST, not more clarity.  Ask for trust in divine timing.  Ask for TRUST that you will be ready for the next step.  Ask for TRUST that Grace is leading the way.  This is especially important for luminaries who know they are being lead by a vision that is much bigger than they can imagine.

    When you trust that the future WILL meet and exceed your wildest dreams, you enter a magical world of hope, possibility, and co-creation at it’s best.

    Your path will be shown, but sometimes you have to trust that it will show up while you take the next first step.

    Remember the scene where Indiana Jones stepped onto an invisible bridge?   He really had to trust that the bridge was going to show up.   If I ask for clarity after following my intuition to take the next step,  be shown a long winding road that might get me to my dreams eventually.  However if I trust that the road is there and I trust in myself and my ability to move forward with my talents and gifts then… I might cross an invisible bridge!

    So I won’t be asking for clarity anymore, and if I do, I’ll have this blog post to remind me to ask for trust.   I will seek my freedom through trusting myself, trusting my path and trusting my connection to my intuition.

    Trusting myself to get to my destination is way more empowering than waiting for clarity.

    Enjoy the day!