Aligning Yourself With Entrepreneurial Success

Becoming an entrepreneur comes with excitement and fear. What would you say if I told you BOTH of these emotions can be a set back unless you learn how to harness each of them in their own perspective power?

Today I would like to share with you how excitement can be a foe instead of a friend. I ask permission to share a little of my story with you and you will understand what I mean.

When I first became a Transitional Life Coach, I was filled to the brim with excitement about how I could impact the world. So excited that in the beginning I got what I will term as “bright shiny object syndrome”. By this I mean everything from workshops, to individual coaching, to teleseminars, public speaking and yes, even writing a book had so much appeal to me that I chose to bounce around. I was in love with being a Coach and my enthusiasm called me to do everything NOW, but for some reason I was getting very little accomplished. Several months after starting my business I woke with a strong disconnect to what I was trying to accomplish. My A type personality had pushed too hard too fast and had landed me in a bit of a rut. It seemed none of the “bright shiny objects” held much of anything for me but a lot of confusion. AND my perfectionism had created circumstances that were far less than perfect. I remember feeling bewildered and let down that something I was trying so hard at was not at all turning out the way I had hoped. Consequently for several weeks I did nothing at all.

Now being a Coach myself I went straight to the source and shared all of this with my coach. During my session it came to light that I was not actually prepared very well. Urgency banged on my door to get going and my focus shifted from helping others to my security and income.

Whenever  focus  is placed on need rather than how to serve everything is thrown out of alignment. I had temporarily forgotten why I wanted to be a Coach and had drifted from my purpose. My coach helped bring me back by asking me to remember my values and what my business stood for. She then asked me to pick three things to work on and leave the rest for another time. This was an immediate relief, things fell into place and once again I was back on track.

I am not saying this will never happen again. I think in all my passion the “shiny object syndrome” could possibly raise it’s head on any given day but the difference is I now have tools to refocus and appreciate all I have done and all I will do, one step at a time. After all, what is that saying? “Rome wasn’t built in a day”!

Respectfully yours,

Jennifer Shaw