Category: Purpose - Z Solves Problems

Another Year Gone

12/28/2017

It never ceases to amaze me how fast time goes by. As a child, life seemed to take forever. As an adult it goes by so quickly I always feel like I'm running to catch up.

I bought my 2018 planner earlier than normal this year. I usually get it and pens for Christmas but I already had some things to write in so I couldn't wait for December to receive it. An advance-booked schedule is always a great thing for a business owner.

Looking back over this year, I felt as if I didn't do much because I only wrote two books, but I did quite a bit. I spoke at five events, attended a couple conferences, published two books, hosted my first conference, completed two stealth missions, taught nine or 10 courses, mentored about 25 people up close and influenced hundreds from afar. More than hundreds if you count the people influenced by those I influenced.

I also fulfilled a goal I wrote out two or three years ago: travel for work one week a month and be home the other three. Below are pics from some of my Zari Banks, Inc. travels of 2017. Enjoy.

Los Angeles, CA
October 2017

Raleigh, NC & Norfolk, VA
November 2017

Tucson, AZ
December 2017

If you'd like to book me for 2018, send an inquiry to info@zaribanks.co with detailed information regarding your event and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. If you're interested in booking mentoring sessions, you can do that right from this website.

Happy & Blessed New Year!

Progress

3/10/2016

My 2016 running season is progressing wonderfully. I completed my longest run - distance and duration - of the year 3 weeks ahead of schedule. I'm a warm-weather runner, and spring came early in the Northwest so I'm taking full advantage of it.

I did my first run February 17; two full months before I began last year. Here it is three weeks later and I completed my first five-miler of the year. I'm excited about that because I usually take 6-8 weeks to get up to hour runs of 5 or more miles. I did it in three weeks because I joined a running a group and a challenge to run at least 1000 KM (621.371192 miles) this year.

It's amazing how little electronic badges on an app and 10,000 others who love running can motivate you to push yourself to achieve your goals. I even ran five days straight last week. Which is a quite a bit of running for recently coming off of a four-month break. I'd planned to rest Thursday but the weather was gorge so I had to get in a 5K. Then I planned to rest Friday but someone proposed #FiveMileFriday so I went for it. I ran slow and talked myself through it. The strategies I used to get through this milestone have been included in my talk on supernatural strategies for success I'm giving at The 3rd Annual Grow Your Dreams Conference in April.

By pushing myself in running this year I've seen many success strategies with fresh eyes. They include:

the power of agreement - being of one mind about a goal with another or a group
celebrating every milestone - visually tracking and rewarding progress is a huge motivator
identifying inspiration - finding the combination of people, internal and external things that propel you forward with increasing momentum is priceless

I'm a finisher. I get things done. In addition to running hundreds of miles I've written more than 40 books in the last five years. I set goals and I achieve them. I don't quit. If you need supernatural strategies, someone to agree with you, celebrate with you and help you identify areas of inspiration schedule a call or book a package with me today. I accomplish everything I want to do and you can, too. Call me today.

Selling Words

11/12/2015

We all have a warehouse of knowledge stored atop our shoulders. I know I sure do and I'm always filling it with more because I love to read, learn and grow. Some of the ways I get to share what I know is writing posts for this and my other blogs, speaking, teaching courses, mentoring and recording videos.

Another of my outlets for training others and sharing my wisdom is the Supernatural Success Mentee portal. I get to compose posts that are aimed toward success, business, breakthrough, deliverance and faith. Faith is important because it's a supernatural force that makes all things possible.

The Supernatural Success Mentee portal is a a wonderful option for anyone who wants focused mentoring but may not be able to afford a package at this time. It's also great for self-starters who need a little more than what's available for free.

Here's a snippet of a recent post:
"So many people need miracles. They need them in their personal lives, businesses, at school and in their careers. I know I do. Well, our brains can be trained to believe for and expect miracles, and it's very simple to do. Simple ... but not easy."

And another:
"Note words you use that get the most sales attention. Getting noticed is a great start, but conversion is always the end goal."

If you're ready to step up your success, join the portal today. If you need even more than that - you need someone to hold you accountable to your goals or to facilitate deliverance because you're stuck - book a package. This year is almost over, it would be foolish to continue spinning your wheels and not reach a new level.

Networking to Increase Sales

11/2/2015

One thing I've learned about networking to increase sales is that people want to see you. Yes, I've known this and I have allowed myself to be seen much more than when I started as an author four years ago, but I'm still not as comfortable as I need to be. I'm working on it, as you can tell. I'm getting out there and being seen and the definitive result is:
YES, it increases book sales.

Tri-Cities Link 1st Anniversary
October 23, 2015

15th Annual Women Helping Women Tri-Cities
Fundraiser Luncheon
October 26, 2015

Purpose: Who You Serve Matters

8/31/2015

I'm a single mother and former elementary school teacher so when I began my professional mentoring business I focused on mentoring single parents and young children. Watch this video and see if you're serving the right tribe for your current season of life.

Breakthrough

8/17/2015

My favorite form of exercise is running. Running is great for quick weight loss and maintenance and it just feels good. At the beginning of July I set a goal to be at 10-minute miles by month's end. I'm a warm-weather runner only (and when I say warm I mean hot) so I didn't begin until some time in June, and yes, 10-minute miles in four weeks is a lofty goal for someone who only exercises four months a year. It wasn't always this way. When I lived in Arizona I ran 10 months a year because the weather permitted it.

I didn't make it. I seemed to have plateaued at about 11.5 minutes per mile. Well, that's not ok with me so I began doing a little reading on running and marathon training. I found several strategies that potentially could offer me improvement, implemented a few and I'm pleased to announce that on my run Sunday, August 16, 2015 I broke 10 minutes per mile!

Look at the picture on the right. I broke 10 minutes and shaved almost 60 seconds off each mile in 2 days. If you know anything about running you know that's pretty significant.

In order to get off the plateau and begin improving as a runner I did three things:

I stopped running five miles four to six times a week with no break in between.
I started running three miles one to three times straight with no break and then taking one or two days off before running again.
I added squats on the days I don't run.

I always get life lessons and flashbacks of teaching strategies out of re-conditioning my body to run each summer and this situation is no exception. Here are the things that stood out to me that apply to any area we want to break through in:

Setting goals is crucial. If I didn't know what I wanted to accomplish as a runner, I wouldn't get as much satisfaction out of it, and more importantly, I might quit altogether because I wouldn't have an end result (purpose) in mind. Research proves that if we have a known objective our likelihood of success dramatically increases.
Monitoring progress is crucial. I was only able to see that I wasn't improving and moving toward my goal because I was tracking each step of the process. This is a basic focus principle. In order for any seed to produce the desired harvest, it has to be watched over and attended to.
Making adjustments is crucial. I didn't want to remain on a plateau, I wanted to reach my goal so I researched and implemented the necessary changes to get where I wanted to be.

As a mentor, I want to you see you succeeding at the things that matter most to you. If you're a self-starter, you're probably able to take the strategies above and apply them to your life independently. If that's you, the Supernatural Success Mentee Portal is perfect for you. You get access to breakthrough strategies that'll help you achieve extraordinary promotion.

If you need a detailed plan of attack to break through in a specific area of life schedule a call or book a package right now. There's a $25 Financial Breakthrough special available for a limited time. Don't put off success any longer. Decide and then act today.

The Midwife Shares 5 Tips for the Serious Blogger

7/30/2015

This article originally appeared on the Linda Dominique Grosvenor-Holland, The Grow Your Dreams Midwife(TM) site. I'm sharing this with you because it's not information that I write on myself but it's valuable, straight forward and provided by an expert from whom I learn much. She's one of my mentors. Also, over the last six months I've advised at least five clients to commit to blogs to get their writings and books exposure and sales. I want you to be successful in every area of life, and if I don't give you the wisdom directly, I'll point you in the right direction.

Are thinking about blogging but just don’t know where to start? Here are 5 quick tips for the serious blogger:

1. Get off the freebie blog sites. You may be comfy there and it may be easy because they host everything for you - including your photos and audios - but if you’re trying to build something lasting and make money at it, at the very least you need to OWN IT! That means buy your own domain and start blogging there. Inbox me and I can get you started blogging in a weekend! I got my husband’s blog up and running in less than an hour, and it only took that long because he was deciding on a template.

2. You need to understand and start using social networks. Sure you may love Facebook and hate Twitter or you may hate Twitter and love Instagram, but if you’re trying to spread the word about your blog you’re going to have to learn how to draw people to your blog not just by using what you like to use but by using what your target audience uses as well. That also means you’re going to have to break out of your stifling tight circle of church or work friends, too. Yep, you’ll have to reach out and let complete strangers like, follow and/or friend you ... oh my!

3. Guest Blogging is an option. But it’s an option you don’t want to abuse. You don’t want to harass popular bloggers and gurus with requests to come to your blog and share all that they know. If your blog has nothing to offer them in terms of traffic or even a free ad for 3 months it’s a bit unfair. A better option is to build your reputation and traffic a bit first before you launch out in search of guest bloggers, or even just begin sharing what you know. Become the expert of your own blog before you go looking outside of your blog and once the traffic starts coming guest bloggers won’t mind coming along for the ride too.

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Supernatural Strategies

7/15/2015

As a mentor and teacher I help you identify, learn and implement strategies that promote extraordinary success. That's what I'm called to do. It's my purpose and passion. As we work and learn together your Breakthrough Toolbox gets filled up and you live out your destiny as your authentic self. It's a win-win situation.

I call the strategies supernatural, others call them life hacks. Either way, they're small, hard-hitting actions that produce multiplied results. That's my style. It always has been. When given a task I always try to find the easiest way to get to the goal I desire. Short cuts ... yes. Lack of excellence ... no.

I believe I'm this way partly because I'm a baby/last born and want everything to be fun and exciting. For example, take a look at the About page on this site. Several people asked why I didn't have a bio or something similar on this page and I told them the truth - I do not enjoy writing personal bios. Then two friends whom I respect, love and admire asked why I didn't have a bio on this page so I took that as a sign that it was time to make a correction (gotta pay attention to signs, folks. They often include opportunities).

I don't like writing personal bios which doesn't make sense because I'm a writer. A writer who gets paid to write that type of promotional copy for others no less. So, I pulled a common parenting/teaching strategy out of my toolbox and got the job done. The strategy was to write the bio from a different point of view. I wrote it as an actual biography instead of an autobiography and employed third person pov.

See that? A simple strategy that made a dreaded but necessary task not only doable, but fun. And, it's been well received. Every time I post the link to the About page on FB it gets more than 100 views and several comments. I've even received emails about the information included in my bio. That's supernatural.

Now consider this: What area of your life could you use a supernatural strategy to receive a breakthrough right now? After you've identified the area, schedule a call so you can grab hold of your promotion. Mailing listers get 50% OFF all mentoring packages booked by July 31, 2015.

Sharing Wisdom

6/14/2015

I recently doled out some major wisdom in a mentoring session and I'm sharing it here because it's needed. If you have ears and eyes that grab hold of I'm all saying, you'll want to take the next steps to schedule a call or book a package.

Your focus will come when you're truly desperate. So desperate that you cannot live another day as it is.
I discovered my main area of need by asking what I needed to do differently right then so my life could improve.
What I recommend is that you go to work each day and then for a season - three weeks at least - spend your time outside of work on sabbatical. Shut everything else off and focus. That's how I got on the path to deliverance. I spent the whole month of October 2011 working during the day and communing and journaling after until I went to bed.
After I cleared my main hurdle, other areas of deliverance needed were revealed and as I focused on them the path to freedom was made plain.

Living an abundant life is up to you. No one else can do that for you. If you want it badly enough, you'll have to take steps to get it, and if you follow these steps I've offered here, you'll be heads and tails above many who continue to spin wheels because they lack proper vision and wisdom.

Copyright © 2015 Zari Banks, M.Ed

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Convergence

6/4/2015

I know you look beautiful when working out but that ain't me. The message here is important, though. Listen and see if you can catch it.