Last week, Dawn did a radio show for the International Association of Solopreneurs (where Dawn and I are both expert contributors) on the topic of finding your passion.
In the part of the show where Dawn discussed the need for people to be authentic, she shared that it’s about listening to yourself, and being aware of what’s going on so that you can hear the direction you want to go in. It’s about hearing—and then honoring what you’ve heard so much so that you take action on it. Dawn said it takes courage to do it, because it means that you often have to move in a direction where you can’t really see the next five steps.
She also mentioned seeing a commercial where a guy named Bob leaves his house in his car, and immediately notices that all the street signs say, “Yield for Bob.” Bob also notices that, up ahead, all the stop lights are green. Dawn went on to say that she believes that when you’re authentic--when you are in alignment--the road ahead is absolutely full of green lights.
Of course, she said, that people *do* get yellow and red lights in life, but those slows and stops make us who we are—they inform us. Good stuff, that.
She went on...“And what happens at red lights?" (a perfectly timed pause...) "They turn green.”
Huh. Such a simple thought, but such a powerful metaphor for what happens in life and in business, because the red lights always DO turn green.
Bit O’Moxie: As you start to look ahead to what you want for yourself in 2009, this crazy world we’re living in may make you wonder just how many yellow and red lights you’re going to have to encounter on the road to your goals.
While I hope you have the foundation and the standards in place to let you encounter few, remember that those you do encounter will always turn green if you are in alignment, and part of that alignment means being authentic.
You cannot build a long-term successful practice as a Virtual Assistant and be anything else, and the more you focus on bringing your authentic self into alignment, the more easily successful you’ll be--even in this crazy world.
With two more weeks in this year, review your foundation, including your standards, and make sure that you enter ’09 ready for nothing but green lights ahead!
Have questions for me? Let me know--I'm here to help!
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