May 23, 2016
Dr. Piccarreto has been in the health and wellness industry for a long time, well over 30 years actually, and has a ton of fantastic advice to share for the Maven audience today. When Shirley first started practicing alternative medicine, she was called a witch doctor. People did not know what she did exactly, but they knew she could help them get better. This is how her business grew to what it is today without the help of advertising or the internet.
To be absolutely honest, not only is Shirley genuine in her message, but she just brings the sun wherever she goes. I love the message she instills on how she keeps her mind clear from distractions and how she is able to keep working on her goals without straying from the path. You have to listen in to see how she does it!
Key Insights & Aha Moments:
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*Shirley has been involved in the health and wellness industry since she was 23 years old.
*What was it like being in the alternative medicine field 30 years ago? It was not pretty. People called Shirley a witch doctor!
*Her business grew through word of mouth. She never had to do any advertising.
*What does Shirley do now? She teaches weight loss to coaches.
*Shirley's weight loss program is local, but she does plan to bring her course online in the next couple of months.
*Shirley's book Fit, Healthy, Lean, & Sexy at Any Age, will be out in the next three weeks.
*Shirley has a hard time knowing whether she needs to keep hitting the brick wall or if she just needs to pivot in another direction.
*There are so many distractions that Shirley had to put her phone in another room just to focus.
*It's a real problem for a lot of us to focus. I worked around that problem by scheduling everything on my calendar so I only have a certain amount of time on Facebook every day.
*Tim Ferriss only answers emails on Mondays. How?
*I have not perfected this yet, but I am trying to work on only three projects at a time.
*You can easily break through the brick wall when you have a clear end-goal in mind.
*What has contributed to Shirley's success? Optimism and drive.
*Shirley always has her daily and monthly goals written down.
*Anyone can create the life they want to live.
*People aren't lucky - they're often very hard working and work for the life they want.
*It is always about personal choice and making decisions that either make you happy or miserable.
*I just have to say that Shirley brings joy where ever she is.
*What advice would Shirley give to people who are just starting out? It's all about the service and what you give to others. People can feel when someone else cares.
Maven Moment:
One of Shirley's biggest challenges is to keep herself away from the distractions of social media, emails, text messages, etc. I feel the same way and I don't believe my other guests have mentioned this before either.
I know a lot of my clients, even me, struggle with our phones blowing up with notifications and it can be so easy to spend time away from your work, getting lost. Her solution was to put her phone away and make a commitment to be better with her focus and intentions. I solved this issue by scheduling my time in such a way that I can only spend a small amount of time on Facebook/other social media.
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Fit Healthy Lean Sexy At Any Age by Dr. Shirley Piccarreto