Do you WANNA?

For the direct link to my interview go to page 2 and you’ll see this image. It really was a marvelous experience being interviewed by these gals. Please share with me your ‘take-aways’!   Blessings, Barb Ashcroft Share this…

Cheerleaders – We all need them sometimes!

Those PIVOTAL MOMENTS! I think we all have them!  Those moments of ‘What am I doing?  What’s the right direction?  Am I truly on course?” We all need or benefit from those people who speak TRUTH into our lives.  The BIG REALITY Conversation. I am blessed to have had several in my lifetime.  Let me [read more…]

Ever wonder what your SUPERPOWER is?

Of late, we’ve been hearing people talk of their ‘Super Powers’ even their  ‘Secret Sauce’. It’s always baffled me what mine is. Is that you too? I’m enrolled in a BYOB Bootcamp… that stands for Build Your Own Business (online) and I am absolutely charmed with Steve Dotto and his talent to share knowledge, clarity [read more…]

Life Lessons Learned from a Puzzle

Oh yes, LESSONS LEARNED from a challenging puzzle. It was that puppy dog picture that grabbed us and we were game to work on a puzzle. It’s now 3 weeks – we’re STILL seeking the right pieces for the OUTSIDE EDGE! So here’s what we’ve learned that applies to life and business: Things or pieces [read more…]

Way Too Much Fun to Retire

Who doesn’t love Art Linkletter and the title of his book? More Women in Their 60s and 70s Are Having ‘Way Too Much Fun’ to Retire  I’ve often joked that my goal is to make the decade of our 60’s the new 30’s. Today I share a post  (click on the purple link) about other [read more…]

Consciously Creating a Dynamic Year

One of the most effective mindsets I’ve used over the years is “Beginning with the end in Mind” and having “Clarity of Outcome”. I love a brand new year because it’s an opportunity to ‘start fresh’.  We get to sweep away the old and get  a new start. Being ‘teachable’ is crucial as we truly [read more…]

Ideal Performance Patterns

The ideal performance pattern includes shifts from one physical or cognitive mode to another, back and forth, throughout the day. WHY? we have been Mentally Programmed to believe that if we’re NOT constantly being productive, we are somehow being lazy.   Isn’t that a relief!  We’ve been programmed that way, so it’s not our own doing. [read more…]

Reset – Rest – Recharge

We know about investment strategies for our finances, but did you know there’s a bigger resource, your most valuable resource we need to look after?  Your energy is not a limitless resource. Running on Empty!  Let’s face it, we live in a culture where ‘busy’ carries a Brownie badge.  Seize the day!  Just do it! No [read more…]

Tools for Learning the Magic of Colours

With so much excitement created by our recent “The Rainbow Rule – Personality Colour Profiles” workshops; many have asked for my favourite tools. Learning the Personality Colours has been a key to my success.  Jerry Clark shared, ‘Learn MORE about people and you’ll be a success.’ Here is the first one, by far my favourite: Click on [read more…]

What do you HATE the most?

I know, many of you are saying HATE is too strong a word or emotion.  Hear me out.  I’m reading Darren Hardy’s (Editor of Success Magazine) newest best seller right now, The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster and his first chapter grabbed me. He shares that love and hate are the same thing…just looking in different directions.  [read more…]