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BEST IN BUSINESS MEET COACH ELIZABETH HARPER: Learn about Elizabeth's dedication to helping others gain confidence!

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CONTENTS NOTES + PICKS + FEATURES + A LITTLE GOOD NEWS

03 EDITOR'S NOTE

Editor Sheila Farr talks about how to build a dynamic team.

BUSINESS: ROB'S CABINETS 13 FEATURED & MORE, LLC Making dreams come true on the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 2009

25 A LITTLE GOOD NEWS

26 NONPROFIT NEWS

TEAMWORK

MISSISSIPPI HEROES CELEBRATES WITH A MUSIC, FUN AND A 5K RACE!

19 TALK BACK! Readers share quotes and thoughts about leadership that have inspired them through the years!

HELPING OTHERS MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE! Meet Life and Business Coach Elizabeth Harper!

27 BOOKWORMS

ASK DR. BIZBUZZ!

We share our picks for the best new books about teamwork!

For professional business advice, ask Dr. BizBuzz!!!

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MARCH 2022| ISSUE 04

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A NOTE FROM OUR EDITOR BEST IN BUSINESS MAGAZINE STAFF Sheila Farr, Editor-in-Chief Mary Bell, Design and Imaging CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Sher Graham, Feature Writer & Dr. BizBuzz Cindy Ann Rogers Brenda Young

Sheila Farr, Best in Business Editor and Publisher

Working Together Gulf Coast Training & Education Services, LLC Rob's Cabinets & More, LLC Smokin' Guns Range & Shooting Academy WedgeCorp

Best in Business Magazine is a monthly publication that celebrates small businesses and entrepreneurs. It is designed to provide business, leadership, and management information that will help propel businesses to their next level and help them be the best of the best. Office of Communications: Best in Business Publishing, LLC 1015 Howard Avenue, Suite C Biloxi, MS 39530 Phone: (228) 229-3117

It's been an amazing April - Welcome to Best in Business Magazine! This month we're talking about the importance of working together and sharing information about why and how teamwork can benefit your business. Here at Best in Business Magazine, we are excited about bringing you new information that can make a big difference for your small business! We're continuing our feature of COACHES this year - and this month is no exception. This month, we're introducing you to Elizabeth Harper, a women's life coach who focuses on helping women gain focus and greater selfconfidence. We wanted to thank you for your continued support and remind you that we are committed to bringing you innovative and relevant business information that WILL make a difference to you if you put it to use! If you need direction or help, please feel free to call on us...we're committed to helping you succeed!

Let's work together to be the BEST in business!

Sheila

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Rob's Cabinets & More Making Dreams Come True Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast Since 2009

Rob Cavaco, Owner 10447 Lemoyne Boulevard D'Iberville, Mississippi 39540 (228) 326-4830

Rob's Cabinets & More Making Dreams Come True Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast Since 2009

Meet Elizabeth Harper

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COVER STORY: Life Coach Elizabeth Harper: Helping You Create the Life You Envision! by Sheila Farr

As the owner of Elizabeth Harper Coaching, Elizabeth Harper is a women’s life coach who specializes in self-image and self-confidence coaching. Through her coaching programs, she helps women who feel trapped in a disempowering self-image overcome endless wishful thinking and the pain of not living as their ideal self to begin living as a confident and empowered woman. Best in Business Magazine sat down with Elizabeth earlier this month to learn more about her, her business, and with whom she likes to connect with to work that magic that is all her own. The following is what we learned about Elizabeth and how she views success. BB: Tell us a little about how you found your way into the coaching profession. EH: That’s a long story. I loved reading books by motivational coaches and speakers and always wanted to be a life coach, but it was a journey getting there. I had overcome two lifethreatening illnesses, poverty, abandonment, abuse, being a single parent-you name it, and I probably went through it. Yet I just didn’t just go through these experiences, I learned from them and successfully defeated a lot of hardships by constantly re-inventing myself and my life. And this ability and mindset was always a willingness to try, even if I felt fear or doubt or had no support. I still found a way to continue persevering and I eventually learned that this was the embodiment of self-confidence.

Empowerment Coach Elizabeth Harper

Confidence wasn’t the lack of fear or never failing, which I did a lot along the way, but it was having the self-image of someone that could grow, transform, and be an innovator. Confidence wasn’t innate but was a skill I developed. It is a huge part of our self-image. So, after being in several different careers include holistic health coaching, I began coaching in self-confidence and image because these attributes were a common factor that kept people stuck no matter how badly they wanted change. I saw this over and over again in life. I also wanted to create a place where woman could learn, support, grow and uplift each other. So, I founded the Academy of Confident Women which focuses on confidence, self-image and manifesting a life that aligns with the best version of ourselves. It’s opening soon to all women.

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BB: Did your profession require any special training or certification(s)? If so, please share a little with us about what was required. EH: Although my profession does not require any special training or certifications, I believe it to be quite helpful and lends a certain amount of credibility to the profession of life coaching. I first started coaching in holistic health and as a result obtained a BS in health and wellness and certification as a holistic health practitioner. I also worked towards a BS in psychology and obtained certifications as a certified professional life coach, confidence coach, habits coach, NLP practitioner, law of attraction coach, and image consultant among other certifications. As you can clearly see I love to learn and apply knowledge to my personal and business life. BB: What is your favorite aspect of the work you do? EH: I’d have to say it’s being able to use the cumulation of life events and hardships that I’ve gone through and successfully overcome as a way to empathize, empower, and educate my clients in knowing that setbacks are temporary, and we have control over our lives. Watching a client who is stuck in a false self-image (perhaps from childhood), doubting their ideas, or believing they are not capable of being anything more, realize they get to decide who they are, the choices they make and how they live their life is priceless. That is my favorite aspect of my coaching. BB: Who do you serve? Do you have a “target customer” or someone that you most enjoy working with? EH: I work with women who aren’t living as their ideal selves and who want to improve their confidence in certain areas of their lives. My target customer is a woman who feels stuck in an endless cycle of doing, being and habitually responding to life the same way day after day that isn’t serving them. They want results that they can see. Even though I focus on confidence and image coaching, these two aspects cover a wide range of concerns in life, so I am not entirely limited in who I coach. BB: What is the greatest challenge you've experienced as an entrepreneur? EH: One of my greatest challenges was remaining focused on my business and not running on autopilot and feeling the need to accept every opportunity that came my way. While every opportunity that I took had the potential to change my life, it became more important to be more selective in my choices. After experiencing burnout (work related physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion from being overwhelmed with demands), I learned the hard way to begin to make conscious choices based on what was important to me and my business. Sometimes life isn’t always about doing more but doing less by being more selective.

BB: Who do you serve? Do you have a “target customer” or someone that you most enjoy working with?

EH: I work with women who aren’t living as their ideal selves and who want to improve their confidence in certain areas of their lives. My target customer is a woman who feels stuck in an endless cycle of doing, being and habitually responding to life the same way day after day that isn’t serving them. They want results that they can see. Even though I focus on confidence and image coaching, these two aspects cover a wide range of concerns in life, so I am not entirely limited in who I coach. BB: What is the greatest challenge you've experienced as an entrepreneur?

EH: One of my greatest challenges was remaining focused on my business and not running on autopilot and feeling the need to accept every opportunity that came my way. While every opportunity that I took had the potential to change my life, it became more important to be more selective in my choices. After experiencing burnout (work related physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion from being overwhelmed with demands), I learned the hard way to begin to make conscious choices based on what was important to me and my business. Sometimes life isn’t always about doing more but doing less by being more selective.

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BB: Tell us about something you've encountered as an entrepreneur that you didn't anticipate prior to starting your business. EH: The amount of continuous learning and implementing different skills and knowledge that goes into a business. It’s on-going and as an entrepreneur it’s necessary to learn and keep up with different skills such as social media, marketing, technology, the latest platforms and so forth, which are always evolving and changing. These things take time so be fully prepared to adjust as you go along and be willing to invest your time into your business. You’re going to make mistakes; everyone does while learning something new. And I made a lot, but I learned from them, and it became easier.

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feels normal, and we rarely question what feels normal, but we should. So, if I can help give women the skills to gain confidence and elevate their image to match who they were truly meant to be, then that is success to me. If one person changes it usually affects those around them as well, so it has a domino effect and that’s really awesome. BB: What advice would you give to anyone considering becoming an entrepreneur?

EH: My advice would be to embody the identity (self-image) of someone who is an entrepreneur in your chosen field. What do they do? How do they act? Who do they hang out with? What skills do they have to learn? How many hours do they work? What is their message? How do they show up in their life? What does their day look like? Our self-image acts like an internal BB: Share a little about any mentors or people guidebook of what we believe we were capable who have inspired you. of doing or not doing and who we can be. And this is important because anything outside of EH: Honestly, I never had any mentors in my life what we believe ourselves to be feels that inspired me. That’s why mentors are so uncomfortable and our brains are wired to important because it wasn’t always easy being my avoid uncomfortable and unfamiliar situations. biggest cheerleader. The people who inspired me We’ll reject or rarely attempt to do anything that were usually people that never gave up in the face does not match our self-image even if it’s what of adversity. Stories of everyday people that we really want to do. For example, you want to overcame numerous setbacks and hardships be an entrepreneur. You’ve taken action and it’s inspired me the most. You never know who is going well because you’re focused on your going to read and be inspired by your story, even business goal. But then you start to think your if you don’t think it’s significant. It is, believe me. goal was too big (which it could be at first) or So, I encourage those who have an unwritten you believe you’re not intelligent, outgoing story inside of them to write it and share it with enough or lack the skills to reach it. And, as a the world. result of your doubts, you experience some setbacks and obstacles (which is normal in BB: What is your definition of success, and do business) and start feeling like a failure and quit. you feel successful? Part of the problem is you made changes, but your self-image didn’t change. You remained EH: My definition of success is helping people stuck in an image of someone who didn’t have a realize the power they possess to transform and mindset of an entrepreneur. create a life they envision. We become so comfortable with whom we have become that it

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BB: What else would you like to share with our readers today? EH: You might not be the CEO of a company or even want to be, but you are the CEO of your life. And if you’re struggling to take that first step towards change and you know you deserve better-you’ll do it. You decide who you are. Remember, your new life and business is just one thought, feeling, and action away. And if you would like to link arms with me and wake up every day knowing you have an accountability partner coaching and cheering you on, I invite you to connect with me. BB: What’s the best way for our readers to reach out to you, Elizabeth? EH: You can reach me at: Elizabeth@elizabethharpercoaching.com or visit my website at Elizabethharpercoaching.com. I offer various confidence coaching packages and a unique plan to work on your confidence goal. And I offer chat coaching which means you can receive coaching whenever and wherever you are using chat instead of having to schedule, cancel or drive to coaching appointments. It’s nice waking up knowing you have a coach and mentor at your fingertips daily. I'd love to hear from you!

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BUSINESS FEATURE

Rob's cabinets & More, LLC As the CEO and founder of Rob's Cabinets & more, Robert Cavaco has a passion for building custom cabinets. With a focus on outstanding customer service and a dedication to his craft, Rob strives to listen to the customer so he can deliver a product that not only meets - but exceeds - expectations. He's an innovative businessman and builder who seeks to make dreams come true.

You can see a gallery of his work on his Facebook page at Robs Cabinet's and More, or reach out to him by phone at (228) 326-4830 to talk more about your project and to schedule an appointment for a project walk-through. You'll be glad you gave Rob and his staff of consummate professionals a call. They work hard to build only the best in cabinetry!

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TALK BACK!

TALK BACK! Last month, we asked you to share about the best leader you ever had. Here's what you had to say...

"The best boss I ever had was humble and encouraging. She allowed her staff to shine and wasn't afraid to roll up her sleeves, jump in, and help!" HIllary D., Bay St. Louis, MS

"My favorite boss took time with us. He paid attention to us, asked us questions, and really took time to get to know us. He was also a great encourager and motivator...but I think what really made him great was his willingness to spend time with us. Chris A., Macon, GA

"One of the most impactful leaders I've experienced was the epitome of inspiration and grace. She was truly interested in her team and made everyone feel valued and appreciated. She was really great." Wade J., Chapel Hill, NC

"The best leader I ever had made work fun." Jack J., Austin, TX

TALK BACK! LET US HEAR FROM YOU! EMAIL US AT TRAINTHEGULFCOAST@GMAIL.COM TO SHARE ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH HUMAN RESOURCES! WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, OR NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS, AND THE CITY/STATE IN WHICH YOU ARE LOCATED AND WE'LL SHARE YOUR COMMENTS IN OUR MAY ISSUE!

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Featured Topic

TEAMWORK REQUIRES ACTIVE ENERGY BY SHER GRAHAM

Teamwork! Hurrah! We can call ourselves a team. STOP! Are you really a team that is working as a

ponts of view about the project. What everyone has is common is ENERGY. Yes, energy.

team should work? My coaching mentor Eva Gregory, Enlightened

Teamwork is a system created by human beings (affectionately known as team members) who have various skills, gifts, talents, and methods of thinking. The vision is to bring together diverse members

Business Success Academy (www.evagregory.com) shared some thoughts about quantum energy last month. I want to share some thoughts with you to consider. 1. Our bodies are energy in motion.

within an organization system to work towards the same goal, whatever it may become. The mission

2. The more conscious of how we are aware,

of the team is to create an internal system that

paying attention - the more we are more likely to

gives all members of the Team an opportunity to

change the way we are.

use their specific skill, gift, talent or method of thinking at the highest level of performance,

3. What work for others can work for us.

creating a successful outcome. 4. How we act and feel depends on what

Sounds like a wonderful plan, doesn't it? Many

energy level we choose to be at. Do we choose to

teams are able to come together to create a

see a better way? Forget what is in the past; if it did

successful outcome, possibly without any obstacles

not work, create something different. If you continue

that cannot be resolved through communication

to use what did not work in the past, you will get the

and commitment to the project. Each team

same result!

member sees the point of view of each team member and has the autonomy to voice opinion and feel heard. A consensus is formed, and the challenges have resolution and responsibility assigned.

5. Create new connections within your brain. Learn something new every day. We have to become the person who is conscious to change mindset, feel and change talk.

6. Think of the vision of what you want. Stop

Have you been a member of a team that has managed to come together without conflict or different points of view and found resolution? Or

thinking of the past. Stop putting on the brakes. Feel into it. Your thoughts are engines. Your feelings are the fuel.

not? ? I am sure that each of us have been a member of such a team and have been a team leader that has seen your team members find their

7. Be excited about what your vision looks like. No matter what - Claim it.

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8. Ask yourself questions that you want

FEATURE TOPIC

You are energy. Energy is all around you. Do

answers to. How would greatness live

you feel it? The invisible field around us works

through me? Know you are asking questions

for us. Work intentionally, consciously, in the

to be YES on what you focus.

present.

9. Use Segment Intention - practice

Think Less. Do More. Decide and Do.

what you envision in segments. You do not need to need to know the "How"? Let the

Teamwork - no matter how many are on your

opportunity of happiness, joy and energy

team.

bring you the energy that surrounds you.

10. Activate your imagination. Teach your body what a new future looks like. Do not wait for anything. Be in gratitude NOW for all of it.

I believe in the quantum physics of energy. When my personal energy is aligned with my spiritual or inner self (whatever you call it), then I see, feel and experience the opportunities that are attracted to my energy. It is powerful.

How does this align with teams? I am a team of one. When my energy forces are in alignment with each other, so much more happens. I am heart calm, brain thinking and able to focus on completion of what is before me NOW in the present. There is much I am able to let go and let God or the universe or whatever you call your higher power.

Now, I am able to become part of a team generating 100% of ME to the team, whether I am a member or a leader. I am doing this for the better me to be the catalyst for others. How powerful is the energy in that thought?

Sher Graham, CEO, Synergy Solutions Collab, Mobile, AL, is a business health communications strategist, coach, consultant, EVP of STUFF, international speaker and author, health advocate, and adventurer. Email her: synergytosoar@gmail.com. www.shergraham.com

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DR. BIZBUZZ

Ask Dr. Bizbuzz Dear Dr. BizBuzz, "I started a new business in 2019 but I am not making money. I am barely meeting my obligations of rent and supplies. How can I turn my business around? Where do I start? Angie Enterprise, AL

Dear Angie, Thank you for asking this question about turning your business around. Any business may be turned around to obtain success and profitability. It is not an easy process and takes commitment on your part to take the necessary steps to ensure your business success. Your letter points out several challenges: Your new business is just 3 years old. Your business is not profitable. Your vision to make your business successful has some gaps. Now, what to do? Becoming a good steward of money and making sure your finances are paying your bills is important. Did you quit your full-time job too soon? Did you not save enough money to make sure that your business and personal expenses would be paid for at least six months? Do you balance your personal and business finances daily? Do you stay within a budget for both personal and business expenditures? So many other questions to ask yourself to find out what the root cause for your concern….. Here is the first important step in your new direction to become successful and sustainable….

You can ask Dr. BizBuzz Send your business questions to us at: bestinbusinesspublishing@gmail.com

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DR. BIZBUZZ

If the answer to these questions is "NO", then stop and take the time to step back and ask for some guidance. Asking for help in building your business is a strength not a weakness. There are several national organizations that offer free counseling and can give you another set of eyes to develop your written business plan. Check to see if there is a women's business center in your area, Small Business Development Center (SBDC), or contact www.score.org for the nearest location. Each have expert counselors in all areas of business development. Your business plan does not need to be lengthy. Start with a 2–3-page plan that will give you some easy strategic tactics to implement and monitor to see if they produce the reports you anticipate. Remember that not all tactics are without cost, so decide what type of budget for your business you want/need to invest to produce results of any type. Focus on completion of your tactics and what criteria you need to evaluate their outcomes. Managing a successful business takes commitment, patience, communication, and a plan. If you choose to not plan, plan to fail. If you choose any other type of plan not written but remains in your mind, then expect that your results may be the same as you started with. Eva Gregory of Enlightened Spiritual Business Academy asks the question (and I ask myself daily): What if success is my only option?The answer? SUCCESS IS MY ONLY OPTION! May your business plan be your new path to success! Dr. BizBuzz PS. Let us know how it goes. Until then, working to pay your bills is a great way to begin again. And it is ok to begin again any day, step of your journey into business.

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a little good news... SHARING GOOD NEWS AND EXCITING EVENTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE!

Watch for the authors of "Cage Fight: Overcoming the Battle in Your Mind," out and about on various speaking engagements this spring and summer! Congratulations to author and publislisher, Allison G. Daniels, on her upcoming anthology, Unshakable Faith, coming in June 2022! Watch for the upcoming anthology, Veterans Unchained, by Visionary Author, Gina Alderman. Releasing May 19, the authors join us for a special feature in next month's issue!!! Mississippi Heroes has announced their first annual Caregivers Conference to be held at the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on November 4th. Keep watching for details! May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and you can catch the NAMI Mississippi Conference beginning virtually on May 19th!

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NONPROFIT NEWS

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