Svaha: the time between seeing lightning and hearing the thunder
You have given words to a process that defies words. And you’re constantly in a position to help me continue to hone that, deeper and deeper and more and more resonantly, who I am and what I offer, which is truly invaluable. — Jon Hansen, The Remembering Room, Richmond, Illinois
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Working together was absolutely key, and I think that’s what made it such a great experience. I felt like you were my partner in this. I felt like my success was your success. To me, someone who has that attitude and the skills to go with it — that’s an unbeatable combination! — Daniel Stone, www.danielstone.com, Washington DC, New York City, Delaware, South Carolina, and India
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I have a website I’m proud of — but for me, the hugest benefit has been increased self-confidence. Because of the process we went through, and the validity that came with the process, I trust what I think and I trust myself to speak about it. I have greater confidence and clarity in my message about who I am and what I do. — Bev Dwane AICI CIP, www.bevdwane.com, Durham, North Carolina
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Excuse me – have you noticed that your business is growing? Your business might be just a gleam of an idea, or it could be a decades-long success story. You might have had a fantastic year in 2011, or you could have felt like the year was a struggle, or you may be feeling dull [...]
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Tags: Creativity, Fear & struggle, Productivity
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This time of year seems to invite us, as individuals and as business owners, to take stock. What got done last year? What didn’t get done? What do we want to do in the upcoming year? Traditional planning invites us to set “stretch” goals – to challenge our ideas of what’s possible for us. And [...]
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Everything you do communicates your core message about who you are, what you offer, and why and how you offer it. That means that everything you do is marketing. You’ve probably heard that many times. It probably makes sense intellectually. But do you really get it at the deepest level? As the old saying goes, [...]
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It’s easy to get caught up in learning, taking classes, discovering new books. There are so many experts out there, and they have so much to share! And if you’re like many people, it’s also fun to keep learning new things. Yet all that training takes time – time that might be better spent actively [...]
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Have you ever said “no” to a potential client? It’s a pretty weird feeling, turning down work that someone’s offering you. But I think everyone in business has experienced the no-win client: the one who’s just not a fit, who’s frustrating (and frustrated), and for whom you know you’re not doing your best work – [...]
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Tags: Credibility, Fear & struggle, Sales
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In my last article, “Do You Experience Process Blindness?”, I described how process vision – the ability to step back from what you’re doing to observe how it’s working – is a powerful tool that enables greater ease and flow in your work, and can even help you become more profitable – with less effort. [...]
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I was having dinner with a friend who’s also a small business owner. One of her business partners had recently chosen to leave their company. My friend commented that in taking over this person’s responsibilities, she was astonished at how many process improvements she’d found herself making – process improvements that seemed incredibly obvious to [...]
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There’s an old saying: when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Of course it’s obvious how ridiculous that is. Anyone knows there are also screws as well as nails – and that screws don’t respond well to hammers, but work quite nicely with screwdrivers. But as obvious as it is [...]
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Show me a small business owner, and I’ll show you someone who’s been making plans, setting goals, and dreaming dreams. That’s what happens during this transition from one year to the next. Excitement runs high. The struggles of the previous year are set aside. The new year lies ahead like a field of fresh snow, [...]
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We all come into our businesses – whatever background we may have had beforehand – with a host of assumptions and ideas and beliefs about what running a small business looks and feels like. Those ideas aren’t necessarily wrong. But if you keep checking your results and experiences against ideas instead of against reality, you [...]
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Tags: Marketing, Networking, Productivity
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