Making a Significant Positive Impact on your business, by Gina Meyers

http://www.serendipitymediagroup.com

Owners don't always know what they want, they are so busy juggling demands that they are thrown into a lot of directions.

What owners do know is that they need to manage, delegate and treat their employees well. I am listening to the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by, Stephen R. Covey.

Balance your life in a week, increase productivity
Plan your week, each week, before your week begins
Take 20 minutes, write down the important roles in your life, friend, community volunteer, mom, yourself, don't forget yourself. You have an obligation to sharpen your own saw.




Organizing your life by the week

Step 1:
Write down the important roles in your life:



Helping you to maintain balance will be a key to the success to prioritizing your life.

Step 2:

Choose the big rocks
What is the most important thing I can do in this role this week in this position I am in to be the most productive.

Step 3:
Schedule your big rocks, schedule your other activities around the other BIG rocks.

One minute questions to ponder.
* What is the most important thing I can do in this role this week that would make the most positive difference? * What one thing could you do that you absolutely know would have a significant positive impact on your business?

Top 4 Books and Learning Tools I've read or listened to this Summer, by, Gina Meyers

If you are an entrepreneur like me, you juggle your small business, others' ideas and businesses, family life, your full-time job, all with a smile. This summer, though sizzling and just getting started, I've already learned some wonderful insights. Where will you be in five years? Not, the usual perfunctory thoughts, rather, you'll be the same in five years except for the people you meet and associate with and the books you've read. From my reading, and my usual habits of having a notebook in the car with me, I've learned to put many of my thoughts into one minute insights, so here are some of the top books and learning tools I've read or listened to this summer.

1) Susie Moore, How to be your own publicist https://susie-moore.com/
2) The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent, by, Esther and Jerry Hicks
3) The Five Love Language, by, Gary Chapman, a must read for anyone who wants to enhance their person, business relationships. It will improve your family life as well. Identifying what love language you are makes a world of difference in all of your relationships.
4) The One Minute Entrepreneur, by, Ken Blanchard and Don Hutson


One minute insight:
1) You will be the same in the next five years, except for the people you meet and the books you read.
2) Get good at solving others peoples problems, people pay people to solve their problems for them.
3) Positive energy trumps negative thinking any day.
4) Identifying what love language you are makes a world of difference in all of your relationships.

If you would like to learn more about how I can help you with your small business, or as a budding writer, feel free to reach out to: http://www.serendipitymediagroup.com. As a marketing coach, I consult for $25.00 per half and hour or $50.00 per hour. I can help you market better, promote and create a brand, help you to publish the next best selling books, enhance your social media, increase your sales.

Summertime Must Watch Movies, Summer Lovin' Gina's Top Ten Movies

Ok, I am not a movie expert, however, I am a television popular culture expert, specifically of the Harry Potter, Twilight, Bewitched, and I Dream of Jeannie version. I am also a cookbook author and a publisher, and a mom, so I guess I know a thing or two about digestible movies fit for the "inner child" in you or for your teenager to watch with you. Maybe even your significant other, though none of the movies I am suggesting are serious Rom Com movies, though they do tend to teeter in that direction, however. So put on your seatbealts and see if any of my Summer Lovin' Movies are drive in worthy, I mean, "get out the microwave popcorn" and pull up a seat in your living room.


1) Splash, make a splash with this classic.
2) Grease, The Musical
3) Defending Your Life (can rent on Amazon Prime)
4) The Week of (on Netflix)
5) Murder Mystery (on Netflix)
6) Casino Royale
7) My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (auto download or purchase on Amazon)
8) To Rome with Love
9) Always Be My Maybe (on Netflix)
10) Little Italy (with Emma Roberts, can purchase on Amazon)

Summer Lovin' at Papagni Winery

Chicken Marsala with mushrooms and capers & Papagni Chardonnay

Chicken Marsala with mushrooms and capers

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, washed

salt & pepper to taste

3 Tbsp. butter or ⅛  cup of Olive Oil

1 cup marsala wine

1 cup chicken broth

2 Tbsp. capers, drained

1 cup mushrooms, sliced

Directions: Place  3 Tablespoons of  butter in a skillet over medium-high heat or ⅛ of a cup of olive oil. Next, add the 4 chicken breasts and brown about 3 minutes on each side. Once chicken is nearly cooked, reduce heat and add mushrooms, capers, marsala wine, chicken broth and simmer. Bring to an almost boil, then reduce and simmer until chicken is cooked thoroughly. Add more mushrooms and marsala wine if needed. Salt and pepper to taste, if you want to thicken the sauce, add a teaspoon of cornstarch or a Tablespoon of flour.

Gina Meyers is the author of Cook Like a Native Italian and Cook Like a Hot Italian Mama, by, Gina Ferrari. https://www.ginameyers.com

Pairs well with Papagni Chardonnay

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2012 CHARDONNAY (RESERVE)

WHITE WINE

Silky texture, elegant, balanced — this limited production, hand-crafted Chardonnay was gently whole cluster pressed then fermented in new French Oak barrels and aged sur-lie for ten months. 750 ML  ALC 12.5% BY VOL

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