Get going!

This week has been incredible. I've had the priviledge of helping several small businesses develop plans and activities for growth. This includes a local retail business, a dental practice looking for more dentists and possibly some people (dentists or not) to invest in the practice, and a phenomenal photographer looking for marketing ideas. Also counseled several individuals who want to develop their leadership and income potential.

And the Enviro-Tek MMG, a group of amazing professionals who are creating a unique business model to help midsize manufacturers with their development challenges. It's a great honor to be included in this group. And it is absolutely causing my mind to expand in huge ways.

Who we are five years from now is based solely on the books we read and the people with whom we associate. Make sure you get hooked up with the best, and then be around them as much as you can!

Make it a great one!
Robin

Rain? no way!

Today, nothing so deep, just an observation of the weather and how it impacts me. It's raining! And has been off and on since yesterday. In the past, pd (pre-drought), the weather might have dampened my spirits (yup, pun intended). But I find it refreshing now. Interesting how our non-planned and non-monitored emotions can change based on our experiences.
Other things can impact mood too. How someone else is behaving, not doing something I had planned (and so letting myself down), a song, a smell, all kinds of things.
Today I resolve to not let those inanimate things make a difference in my life. I'm in control.
How about you?

What do you bring to the table?

Had a question from some business associates yesterday. We are putting together a businesss concept and wanted to know what each of us involved brings in terms of expertise and skills. In this journey of self discovery (marvelously directed by Jodi Kahr at Right Management!) I am looking at myself in a more structured way. Organization, creativity, vision, optimism, the ability to analyze the issues and develop a solution, the ability to get others on board and excited about the process, the ability to develop the path and keep the team on track.
Yesterday I used all of these to help a local business establish a plan to increase traffic. I'll report on how it goes. I'd love to hear what you bring to your tables. Celebrate yourself today, and celebrate others!

Who made a difference for you?

Thinking about the people who have made a difference in my life, I find a common thread. My parents, my business coaches, brothers and sisters, in-laws, significant managers, others in the family. They all believed I was more than capable of doing something special, at least in one area of my life. And they told me so. Often. I never doubted how they thought of me.

When I think of them all, the greatest gift they gave me was to believe in myself. And it has shown up in interesting ways. Going to law school in my late 30s while working full time, no problem. Starting up and running several successful businesses over the years, done deal. Having an incredible marriage because we work at it and because I believed I was worthy of being married to such an incredible man; it's a given.

The most important part, I am obligated to pass it forward. If you notice that I'm not, will you remind me please? Thanks!

Giving - Sowing the Seeds

In all major faith paths, there is a concept of sowing the seed to get the harvest, you have to give to get, what you send out will come back to you multiplied, etc. It makes sense. And I've seen it work in my own life and the lives of those I love, many times over.
Why does this phenomenon happen? Is it that our Creator wired us this way so that what we dwell on in our hearts and in our minds is what we see come to fruition? Or is it just that we are a reflection of the natural law of the field?
I strive every day to do better in sowing the good seeds in all my life. To borrow from the Confiteor, "In my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I fail to do."
Does this principle work for you? And why do you think it works this way?
Blessings on your sowing.
Robin

Strength or Weakness?

So today I wonder, which is better - spending your time emphasizing your strengths, or shoring up your weaknesses? Seems to me that using your time on your weaknesses will at best make you mediocre across the board. You won't be optimizing your potential, and will only be functioning at half speed.