Dear ,

Cool and breezy! I'm enjoying the holiday weekend in my escape in Highlands, NC and it is so gorgeous here right now. On Tuesday I attended the Madison Morning Women's Breakfast with fellow business owners. And you know me, I'm busy mentoring them with marketing tools from social media, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIN and sharing the best ways to survive and thrive in the current economic climate. Spirits are up and so is business.

Heartbreak ... No, I'm not talking about a new romance, in fact I took myself off match.com a month or so ago, it was just too much! I wanted to focus exclusively on YOUR Six Figure Professional Business Renovation Mastermind launch. The heartbreak is the stories so many of you are sharing with me about how tough business is and how you don't know what steps to take. I've been where you are, and I really can help. In fact, I'm giving away, no strings attached, no conditions, 15 minute laser business renovation calls. Just email me and I'll put you on my private schedule to look at your business. I'll share quick action tips you can implement easily and simply for fast results.

Had to share this ... Morgana Rae is an extraordinary Prosperity Coach and creator of The Charmed Life. I had the opportunity unexpectedly to give her a bit of laser coaching:

I believe Melissa's advice on how much more I should charge for my services (a lot!) were responsible for increasing my income $20,000 in one month, $30,000 the next month, and $50,000 the following month. That's $100,000 in three months. Thank you Melissa! -- Morgana Rae, www.abundanceandprosperity.com

I look forward always to serving and supporting your success. Together we'll all go farther!

Prospering by Design,

Melissa

"One reason so few of us achieves what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular."

~ Tony Robbins, Self Development Legend

A Biz Renovation, 15 minutes FR<E

YOUR Six Figure Professional Business Renovation Mastermind is now open for enrollment! 6 Months with me and my ace team to get your business squarely on track, on target, and making real money. To give you just a taste, I am scheduling 15 minute complimentary biz renovations. Please email by July 4th to schedule YOURS, fully confidential. melissa@melissagalt.com

Imagine what a difference 15 minutes can make, have a listen to the recent LIVE phone makeovers I did with Ronda of A Room with a View Designs and Karen of Karen Johnson Interiors: http://www.melissagalt.com/media/june25-replay.mp3

Help yourself to 6 months that will truly redefine your success by showing you:

www.businessrenovationmastermind.com, get on board by JULY 4 midnight and save $500. Get YOUR freedom from business worries, not enough clients, and find systems for success.

Is a Group Mastermind not for YOU? You'd prefer my VIP exclusive one-on-one mentoring. I am delighted to either share my current programs or customize mentoring for your unique business success needs. Again, send me an email or call directly to 404-812-4613. I am here to serve and support your creative business success! Together we'll all go farther. (Payment plans are available for masterminding and mentoring. I want to make this work for you!)

ACT Instead of React, Stop the Flames of Failure BEFORE They Start

Are you caught in the Reaction Trap? Do you find yourself responding continually to the variety of messages and media that are hitting you daily? Are you working on putting out fires only to find more business blazes flaming? Stop. Whenever your energy and focus is just on containment that is what will keep showing up. You must shift your energy and focus to removing the flammables in your business.

The flammables in your business can include lack of systems so you have poor cash flow. Combustibles also mean inappropriate prospects which have led to ill-fitting clients and likely to poor cash flow. Burnables are also those vendors you work with that aren't working effectively and satisfactorily with you, and yes, again leading to poor cash flow.

The end result is the same in all cases, you current crunch is caused by being stuck in the Reaction Trap. There is a way out.

#1 GET SYSTEMS

You can't run a successful business without systems. Systems for accounting, for marketing, for lead generation and prospecting, for resourcing, for hiring, for daily operations, for follow up, and for referrals. Find training, mentoring, or a mastermind that will give you the systems you need to move your business forward.

#2 GET TARGETED

When you try to be all things to all people, you are actually nothing to anyone! You must laser focus your business on your ideal client and by knowing who you want to work with; you will then be able to create their profile as your perfect prospect. Again, too wide a niche and you will not gain any traction, create any buzz, or get any attention. Drill deep not wide.

#3 GET PICKY

You get to choose not only who you work with in terms of clients and customers but also who you work with to support your business. You get to choose your vendors. Choose wisely. Get references, Google them, even check the unhappy sites like YELP and Get Satisfaction for whom NOT to work with. Having a poor team in place, working with vendors who drive you crazy will zap your time, energy and effectiveness throughout your business.

Stop putting out the fires of crisis and instead create an explosion of success!

Are you ready for your own SUCCESS Explosion? Check out www.businessrenovationmastermind.com your resource for systems for business success, lessons in how to correctly target your best client/customer and easy ways to be ultimately selective in whom you work with.

It Takes a Village to Be a Success! Find Yours.

Stuck in Learning: All too often we spend our time in business development, taking teleclasses, attending seminars, reading the latest special report and we forget it isn't in what we know, but in what we act on that our success is truly made. You can have all the talent, all the expertise, and all the best tools but when you don't use them, when you don't market them, when you don't share them, they are pretty worthless.

The Antidote is Action: Have you ever noticed that it isn't always the best artist that gets famous, or the best designer that gets published, or the best athlete that wins the medal but the one who took persistent and consistent action to move their dream forward. There are a lot of incredibly talented people languishing at home because they are stalled by inaction. They have the talent but they can't seem to pull the trigger.

Get the Support You Need: In your case, you may know but need the expert guidance and accountability of a group, like a mastermind, to truly drive you forward. You may be waiting for a coach or mentor who can show you how to put the pieces together that you have and hold you accountable for moving forward. We all make excuses to ourselves all day, but are infinitely more likely to get 'er done when we have committed this to someone else.

Find Your Village: The right coach, mentor, or mastermind can truly unlock your greatness. They provide the guidance, the path, and the support necessary to move you forward. You know your industry, you are an expert in your field but you lack the systems, the framework, and the essential tools to fit all the pieces together in a winning whole. Or you just need that special person who can see your forest for your trees!

It truly takes a Village of people to create success for any one individual. Do you have a Village to support you, hold you accountable for goals set, and to celebrate your successes? Don't let it be lonely at the top, take your Village with you!

Are you ready to find YOUR Village and grab your piece of the success pie? Check out www.todaybydesign.com for more great business building tips. And go to www.businessrenovationmastermind.com to find a village to support you. Together we'll all go farther.