August has been an amazing month for me in terms of personal and business growth. Many of you know that I am always taking new courses so I can pass on what I have learned to help you create the lifestyle you want. I'm in the process of implementing some of the latest and greatest marketing strategies from courses I have taken with experts like Lisa Sasevich and Fabienne Fredrickson. And for me, when I take on something new I know I have to have a positive mindset totally focused on the results I am intending.

My FREE teleseminar called "Taking The Fear Out of Selling" was just announced yesterday and I'd love for you to join me! It will be on Thursday, September 8th. Find more details and where to register below.

I also just returned from a Peak Potentials Wizard Training Camp which stretched me in ways I didn't know I could be stretched. Wizard training is all about manifesting by having clear intentions and committing to them. I'll share some of those strategies with you in this ezine.

Wishing you success in using your GROWTH MINDSET which serves best,



Dana J. Smithers
PRES Staging Resource Centre
Founder & Creative Director
Empowered Women In Business Coach

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You want your MINDSET to be serving you in a positive way...

In today's modern world we hear a lot about 'mindset' and how having a negative mindset which I call 'mindfrick' can leave us feeling defeated and deflated while having a positive mindset inspires and motivates us. It's like having the 'attitude of gratitude' which the Law of Attraction keeps on bringing us more of.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives us this definition of mindset:

'a mental attitude or inclination ~ a fixed state of mind'

In doing some research for this article I found a new book by Carol Dweck, a leading expert in motivation and personality psychology has much to say about us being able to change a 'fixed' mindset. She has discovered in more than twenty years of research that our mindset is not a minor personality quirk: it creates our whole mental world. It explains how we become optimistic or pessimistic. It shapes our goals, our attitude toward work and relationships, and how we raise our kids, ultimately predicting whether or not we will fulfill our potential.

Dweck has found that everyone has one of two basic mindsets. The first mindset she talks about is: the fixed mindset. Those with a fixed mindset believe their talents and abilities cannot be improved through any means. They feel that they are born with a certain amount of talent and typically do not wish to challenge their abilities due to the possibility of failure. Individuals with a fixed mindset frequently guard themselves against situations in which they feel they need to prove their personal worth. This is the path of stagnation.

She then talks about the second mindset: the growth mindset. Dweck demonstrates that mindset unfolds in childhood and adulthood and drives every aspect of our lives, from work to sports, from relationships to parenting. Perhaps even more important, she shows us how we can change our mindset at any stage of life to achieve true success and fulfillment. If you have a growth mindset, however, you know that talents can be developed and that great abilities are built over time. This is the path of opportunity–and success.

So that all makes sense to me and definitely applies to us in the home staging business. I see this all the time with new entrepreneurs facing new situations in their lives, and of course I see it in myself. I want to expand my business

Here are a few tips I want to share with you from my experiences as a solopreneur:

• Get clear on what it is you want
• Set your intention before you start your work
• Stay focused on attaining that goal
• If you go of course, correct and continue
• Celebrate ALL your successes – small count too!
• Be committed to your goal
• Expect what you want to happen – see it in your mind's eye
• Everything happens for a reason and that reason is there to serve you
• When negative mindfrick happens – snap your fingers and reset your mind chatter
• Growth is necessary – pain is optional as is how much you challenge yourself
• Take a deep breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out, breath in breath out
• Find your calm and centered place inside you and take your next step confidently
• Ask for help when you need it and allow it to come to you

You might want to buy a copy of Mindset by Carol Dweck or do some internet research on other articles or blogs about mindset. The most important thing for you to decide is whether or not you have a 'fixed or a growth' mindset. When you come up against that non-serving mindfrick – just recognize it and let it go. Snap your fingers. Replace it with some positive self-serving mindset that promotes your success. Notice even the tiniest of successes because the Universe supports everything you do. And the Law of Attraction says what you focus on you manifest – tiny – medium – big – HUGE successes keep manifesting.

I believe in you – your work is to believe in yourself as much as I do.

In home staging and redesign we must have a growth mindset that allows us to think outside of the box' . We constantly have to come up with better ways to visually display furniture to get that WOW factor to attract potential buyers.

Growth Mindset Allows For WOW Factor in Staging

Before: This room is being used as a family room. It doesn't really work and the furniture is too large.	After: For selling converted into an attractive dining room with a gorgeous fireplace that becomes the focal point.
Before: This room is being used as a dining room/junk room with 0 appeal!	After: Gorgeous dining room with a stunning fireplace!

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Dana Smithers is founder and creative director of the PRES Staging Resource Centre, a company devoted to teaching entrepreneurial women how to start and run their home staging business. Through her workshops, courses, mentoring programs, and products, Dana shows her students how to live their dream of becoming a home stager whether part time or full time.

FREE Selling Training September 8th!

If you want dissolve your fear of selling and have prospective clients clamour to work with you, then you want to listen in on this free call!

Most people hate the word "selling" which results in a loss of major revenues every year because they are afraid to offend someone or don't want to face rejection when they ask for the sale.

In fact I hear this so much that I am hosting a FREE one-time only teleseminar specifically on this subject in order to give you valuable information you need to know on this topic at 11 a.m. Pacific on Thursday, September 8, 2011...

'Taking the Fear Out of Selling - Relationship Selling Made Easy!

Whether you are a brand-new entrepreneur or have been in business for a long time, you don't want to miss this important information I have to share with you!

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Professional Development: Client Colour Consultation Course Saturday October 15, 2011 – Vancouver Area

Dana J. Smithers Professional Real Estate Staging (PRES®) offers accelerated learning opportunities for people in the interior decorating, interior styling and home staging businesses.

1-2-3 Paint Colour Selection - Client Colour Consultation Course

Learn how to conduct a professional colour consultation with your clients. You will be introduced to decorating guidelines for colour schemes and learn the latest colour trends and colour schemes that work best with the 4 design styles.

This course will boost your confidence in adding to your existing services list! Receive all the forms you need to ``professionally conduct your client colour consultation. Click here for more information and to register. Space is limited.

This course is also being offered in Victoria BC – Saturday November 19^th. For more information contact Janice@PresStaging.com'

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PRES 2011 COURSE SCHEDULE – ONLY 2 CLASSES LEFT FOR 2011!

Our PRES Staging & Redesign Training Program offers accelerated learning techniques so that when you leave the course you can confidently start your home staging business. You will be given templates, no-fail staging formulas, a step-by-step business start up process and learn insider secrets shared by industry leader Dana J. Smithers. If you are serious about wanting to become a home stager this hands-on training course is for you. For more information about the PRES 5 Day Professional PRES Staging & Redesign click here.

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Dana Smithers is founder and creative director of the PRES Staging Resource Centre, a company devoted to teaching entrepreneurial women how to start and run their home staging business. Through her workshops, courses, mentoring programs, and products, Dana shows her students how to live their dream of becoming a home stager whether part time or full time.

Dana has launched her new website Empowered Women In Business. She has been mentoring women entrepreneurs for years and has now taken on a new client base in addition to the home stagers she has worked with. She says it's thrilling to see women move forward so quickly getting the results they are looking for whether it is setting up a marketing strategy, defining ideal clients or having a negative mindset shift into positive action. To get your 'Free' CD on her 7 Destinations Road Map to Success just go to the site and make sure you sign up for her Empowered Women In Business ezine.

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