Business, Mindset, What I am up to | Milana | March 7, 2010 | 
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If you’ve ever been to any business or networking events, you probably noticed that many times attendees are hanging out in the hall instead of listening to the presenters. People want to interact, learn, network, brainstorm, and mastermind, and a line-up of presentations with short breaks simply doesn’t allow for that to happen.
I wanted my event to be different. Lots of interaction, hot seats, Q&A, mastermind groups, networking, and other group activities allowed me to connect people during the event.
Unfortunately, this trip would never qualify to say that I’ve been to Dallas. We stayed at the hotel and visited the biggest mall in Dallas, where the hotel was located, but that was the extent of seeing Texas 
Coaching Millions Super Summit - Milana Leshinsky Dallas Texas, Westin Galleria Mall
Business, What I am up to | Milana | October 27, 2009 | Comments (0)
- Printouts of all the e-books I purchased at the start of my business, back in 2001, including Ken Evoy’s “Make Your Knowledge Sell,” Ken Silver’s “E-Book Secrets,” some local author’s “E-Bay Secrets,” and a bunch of other e-books I treasured back then.
- My very first web design flyer, which I distributed in my college, grocery stores, computer shops, and YMCA (which is where my first client saw it and hired me!)
- My old resume - the only thing that’s missing there is my very last job at the newspaper, which I quit in 2002 to focus on my business.
At the risk of revealing too much of myself, I am posting both documents here! Laugh it out!
Fun Stuff, What I am up to | Milana | September 27, 2009 | Comments (5)
If you recognize yourself here, you must be an introvert. Most of this is certainly true for me I used to think an introvert was someone who doesn’t like to spend time with people. But I actually LOVE being with people, doing live events, running retreats, and helping my clients.
However, there are certain things to understand about introverts that affects their communication and relationships.
How did you do?
Fun Stuff, What I am up to | Milana | September 14, 2009 | Comments (5)
How do you define success in your own life?
Freedom to do what I choose, when and where I choose.
What was the turning point in your life that began your success? In other words, when did things begin working for you?
When I realized that the world puts a huge value on knowledge and expertise, not on time.
What was the toughest personal challenges you have had to overcome, and how did you overcome them?
My mom and I in Las Vegas First Time, 2009
Most people think it’s immigrating to another country. However, I had very little to do with it. My parents made the decision and I followed them. Of course, the challenges came when we actually arrived - language, culture, and financial barriers lasted for a couple of years.
I had three main challenges after that.
Changing my career from music to computers. After spending the first 20 years of my life in music, it was a tough and painful decision to make. But computer programming promised to be a solid and reliable career, so I went for it.
Quitting my job to start my business was another big one. After struggling to find good day care for my one-year-old at the time, I finally took a plunge and gave my notice. My family couldn’t believe it, I would wake up in cold sweat for the first few weeks, but I knew somehow everything would work out. It just had to.
Realizing that I can’t do it all and building a team. Three years into my business building venture, I had more ideas than I could handle on my own. I knew I needed to hire someone, but that required a big mind shift: hiring someone to do what I could do myself? Impossible! Today I have 7-9 people on my team depending on the time of year, and love being able to delegate and outsource many projects and tasks.
What is the best piece of advice you can offer someone who is struggling to achieve success in any area of their lives?
Choose one idea, one strategy, one mentor, focus on it for a year, tune everything else and everybody else out. That’s how I’ve been able to get ahead and build a business without any previous experience.
Who or what inspires you?
I love personal brands. It’s such a noisy world, everybody is an expert, everybody has something to sell. But when I see someone who used their personal story to create a compelling brand in their niche, built a product line for their customers, and was able to rise above this noise in the market, I feel inspired.
My favorite people who have inspired me are Michael Gerber, Seth Godin, and Nido Qubein
Lifestyle, Mindset, What I am up to | Milana | September 12, 2009 | Comments (0)
Watching 30 Things to Include on Your Live Event micro-site: http://bit.ly/pc5IG
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What I am up to | Milana | June 18, 2009 | Comments (0)
Yes! Just confirmed an amazing speaker for the Coaching Super Summit! http://budurl.com/coachingsupersummit
It’s Profit Acceleration Mastermind time!
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What I am up to | Milana | June 17, 2009 | Comments (0)
Jumping on a weekly call with my marketing manager. Later!
Back from a “dream-come-true” - a financial planner who understands entrepreneurs and gives you a complete picture of your finances…ahhh
