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Personal Reflections
This Is Always The Risk…
August 22nd, 2008 by Kendall
I was supposed to fly to Miami Saturday to attend a coaching retreat I paid a pretty penny to participate in. But when my family told me about Hurricane Fay approaching Florida I was faced with a tough decision.
Do I risk disappointing the people who were expecting me to attend, and stay home where I knew I would be safely out of the storm’s way, or do I board the plane, not knowing what I was flying into or even when I would be able to return home?
Sensibility won out over giving in to peer pressure but it wasn’t without its share of turmoil and distress for me. I hate disappointing people (yes, I freely admit I am a recovering people pleaser!). I really wanted the master mind coaching I would have received if I attended the event. I had paid a great deal of mo-ney to be part of the coaching program and the retreats were an important benefit of the package. Not attending meant giving up a lot.
But attending would have meant giving up even more because doing something just to keep the peace or make others happy never works out well.
Would I have been safe even if I had chosen to attend? Probably. Would I have ended up getting stuck at the Miami airport, waiting along with hundreds of other stranded passengers for a flight home? Quite possibly. I’ll never know for certain.
But what I DO know is that it took tremendous courage for me to stand up for what I knew was right for me, even in the face of disapproval and disappointment from others.
Every time we choose the path of truth, no matter what, we strengthen our courage, 1ncrease our confidence and instantly pull ourselves into alignment with our Soul’s Divine Purpose. So, what is YOUR truth you’re ready to courageously claim this week?
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Financial goals for the year
June 17th, 2008 by Kendall
I have what must surely be the smallest desk in the world so imagine my surprise when, as I reached into my skinny, little desk drawer for my calculator I spotted a four inch scrap of paper I hadn’t seen before.
I pulled it out, took a look at it and broke out into a big grin.
What was on the paper?
A list I had made last year of my average 1ncome per month, up through August (which is, apparently, when I tucked the paper underneath my calculator), the new monthly average I wanted to end the year with, along with the total year-end mo-ney goal I had bravely set.
Here’s the amazing part…
The monthly average I had written down nearly a year ago matches my now-current monthly average, almost to the penny! And, even more amazing, I not only met the year-end goal I had dreamed about, I exceeded it by over $50,000!
If you haven’t taken a few minutes to WRITE DOWN you financial goals for this year, NOW is the time!
Manifesting what you want takes more than watching popular movies on the subject. You have to get out of your head, be brave and and express what your heart really wants…in writing. There’s no better way I know of to tell the Universe that you are serious about what you want
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How much more can you delegate?
May 27th, 2008 by Kendall
No one wants to hear about someone else feeling icky so I’ll spare you the details of my last week’s bout with the stomach flu (let’s just say I’m not a few pounds lighter and VERY happy to be back to work on my business!).
But, I DO want to share a revelation I had while lying on the couch recovering.
The revelation is that despite having four virtual assistants, my husband, my mom and my brother working with me in my business, I am STILL doing too much of the stuff I shouldn’t be.
Now, if you’re doing all you can and it still doesn’t seem like enough, this type of a revelation could feel like overwhelming. But for me it was a huge relief! That’s because it gives me permission to create enormous space in my business. I’m already brimming with ideas on how to simplify my team, what tasks to delegate and which systems need to be put into place.
What’s fueling me to make a lot of changes very quickly is the clear vision of HOW I’m going to use the time I’m creating. Curious to know more? Let’s just say that my plans include several special events on my favorite topic (mo-ney and pricing), plus the launch of an upcoming certification program that is just waiting to be birthed. And, more info products on YOUR favorite topics!
If you’re feeling more overwhelmed than excited about your business I invite you to lie on your couch, put your feet up and day dream about what you WOULD do if you had more time. Then fantasize about what you can get rid of to make it happen.
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Trying something new with your business? Here’s how to stay confident!
May 18th, 2008 by Kendall
Twice each week I go for a private Pilates session to keep my body fit and strong. In today’s session, my Pilates instructor, Julia, asked me to do something new that felt like I was falling backwards.
I didn’t like it. In fact, I instantly felt enough fear that I said, “I can’t do this!”
Julia immediately modified the exercise so I was still working the muscles she had in mind but without creating such a strong fear response. Cautious, but willing, I gave the “baby” version of the exercise a try and succeeded.
“Not to worry.” she said. “We’ll get you there!”How so like running a business! We’re often challenged to do things that feel scary. It could be creating your first teleseminar, making your first Platinum Style Program offer, raising your fees, giving a presentation, selling products back of the room, letting go of clients who no longer suit you or launching into an entirely new arena.
Whatever the activity, the point is that if it feels scary it means that you’re growing into something new. The trick is to make sure that you’re building on layers of confidence so that before you know it, the difference between where you are now and where you used to be feels like “no big deal.”
Although today I feel dubious that I’ll be able to roll myself backwards like a human beach ball, I trust Julia and I can already begin to picture myself performing the original exercise and celebrating my success. I bet that you too, can picture yourself performing something in your business that may have, in the past, felt difficult, only now, in your mind’s eye, looks like cake.
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The more you show up, the more money you make
May 9th, 2008 by Kendall
The theme of last weekend’s SOLD OUT Brand Authenticity workshop was “The more you show up, the more you make!”
Which meant of course, that I had to be a model for what I was talking about. It wasn’t hard but at moments, it did feel a bit risky.
Especially when I told a story that had me in tears even before I started, and didn’t leave a dry eye in the house by the time I had finished. (I’m planning articles about the power of story telling in your teleseminars and workshops so stay tuned to future issues of this newsletter!)
The point is, when you go beyond delivering good quality information, and let your heart, your passion, your personal fire for what you do come out, you create emotion. And emotion is what gets people out of their seats.
Take a look around you at the people you admire who are really successful. They aren’t just spewing forward facts. They’re stirring up strong emotions. They’re letting those emotions run through them as well, so that the presence they stand in before their audience or clients is powerful, authentic and charismatic.
I’m curious…how much emotion would feel like a risk for you to show this week? How fully can you allow yourself to be steeped in the feeling of what you want your audience or clients to feel, so that they are swept up into it with you and carried forward?
This is putting the “soul” into “marketing, mo-ney and soul
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Divine download
April 11th, 2008 by Kendall
Do you ever have a “divine download” where in an instant, you realize something that could change how you work…for good?
That’s what happened for me when preparing for a recent Brand Authenticity Inner Secrets call. The concept of marketing time as sacred time was a divine download.
So was the courage it took for me to tell a very personal, tear-jerker of a story on my recent FREE teleseminar last week.
(Missed the call? You can still listen to it but hurry, because my assistant will be taking down the web page shortly. Click here to listen to it now).
Apparently, the message I delivered (plus the must-use-now strategies I shared) touched a lot of people because registrations for my upcoming Brand Authenticity 2008 Marketing, Money and Soul program have been flying out the door!
UPDATE: There are ONLY 10 spots left before we are SOLD OUT for good.
And, in case you didn’t hear, I am 99% positive that this is the LAST TIME I’m offering Brand Authenticity…ever again. Why? Because I’ve got “itchy feet” to shift the direction my business is going in and one thing I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way!) is to listen to my intuition.
One thing you can count on is that there is SOOOO much mo-ney to be made doing what you love and I’ll show you how to get it! Click here to learn how (but please hurry, the clock is ticking and this program is on the brink of selling out for good!).
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