Are you a Boss? Or are you Bossy? When you have power, influence or authority, look for ways to leverage your leadership by serving others. Leadership is stewardship! 

Do you offer boutique styled goods and services or bargain basement? Your life is formed by the perspectives and philosophies you adapt. Changing your perspective can create an immediate shift in your life and business. To succeed as an entrepreneur, you must consistently look for ways to sharpen your perspective. One of the greatest philosophies I've learned in business is, you get paid for bringing value to the marketplace and if you bring no value, you don't get paid much. If you understand this powerful philosophy and implement it into your life, you will develop a substantial advantage over those who don't! Welcome to Mom-e Nation!!  

If I say golden arches, Mickey D's or Happy Meal... instinctively, each of you know exactly what I am talking about. That is a brand. A brand is anything - a symbol, design, name, sound, reputation, emotion, employees, tone and much more... that separates one thing from another. In the case of McDonald's, the golden arches became part of the brand. Those arches separate their products from all other fast food restaurants and they're a recognizable symbol even with kids. 

Two brands died this week and our hearts are broken... RIP Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. 

The biggest problem people have these days is too many irons in the fire. you will never be successful at ANYTHING, unless you focus at being your best at ONE thing. The notion of having multiple gigs is a recipe for disaster. Focus on one, be successful at that and the rest will follow. On this episode, we interview Ehmandah Ramsey owner of 210E Workspace, a co-working location in Claremont, California (www.210e.co). Ehmandah is also the founder of She Stories where real women share real stories (www.shestories.co). Listen to her story of how with tenacity and perseverance, Ehmandah was able to overcome her "Denise Huxtable" phase.   

Broke people talk about people and problems, successful people talk about ideals and goals... your conversation chooses your destiny! Do you debrief at the end of each day? What is one thing that went well in your day and one thing that went bad? Write it down and take inventory on the successes and modify and adapt as it pertains to the failure. This will help you determine what is working. 

I observe my thought and entertain only those that empower me. The first step to change is awareness. If you do not know there is a problem, you can never exact change. Your desire to be successful or your desire to be wealthy does not always translate into your ability to put in the work. You can't just be in the right place at the right time, you also have to be the right PERSON in the right place at the right time. 

What is the entrepreneur mindset? It is the ability to act in spite of your attitude, setbacks and mishaps. In this three part series we will delve into The Entrepreneur Mindset, The Millionaire Mindset and The Poverty Mindset. The poverty mindset is why people win the lottery and in six months they are broke. If you do not develop wealth files, entrepreneurial information and knowledge in your stored mental arsenal, you will be in a repetitive cycle of trying to reach a goal and consistently missing the mark. A poverty mindset will perpetuate if you keep the same company and fail to grow. Likewise, an Entrepreneur Mindset will grow based on your influences, what you read and who you surround yourself with.  

What is a paradigm Shift? It is an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way. This discovery will bring about a paradigm shift in our understanding and evolution. 

In this episode we explore companies who evolved with changing times and those who did not and are no more. We give examples of  how this has even affected the host in her business and adjustments she made.

Shift! Evolve! Innovate!

Working with your spouse can be pure bliss or a total nightmare depending on how you approach an endeavor. One one hand, the burden of your job can be lightened by the daily sight of the one you love. On the other hand, a relational souring in either realm can leave you trying to avoid each other, not only in the home but in the office too. 

Our first guest is my partner in love, life and business: Mr. William McCoy - MBA, entrepreneur, husband of the year and number one father. We navigate the waters of working side by side with only a few simple rules and standards. We work for the name on the back of our jersey's and not the name on the front. We work for the same purpose. We work for the legacy and our children and with that always being in the forefront and our focus, it works for us. We discuss our rules to making it work: 

1.  Set boundaries

2. Remember the romance

3. Give space

4. know when to cry "uncle" and tap out

5. Have a defined power structure

We are entrepreneurs! We believe anything is possible. We see opportunities where others see impossibilities. We take risk! We are focused; we hustle! We know that nothing is unrealistic. We feel overwhelming love. We embrace our childlike wonder and curiosity! We take flying leaps into the unknown; we contribute to something bigger than ourselves. We create! We Learn! We Do!