As a woman entrepreneur, sometimes life and / or business just don’t work out the way you planned, and you simply need a RESET, a DO-OVER. This is a timely (and personal) post because there are only 21 days until January 1, 2018 — a natural “reset button”– BUT I also want to share
5 STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO PRESS RESET…
at absolutely ANY TIME you’d like.
There are VERY FEW people who know the gory details of my personal October and November 2017. Bottom-line: Health, heart and home were all hit hard, multiple times, and in ways that were completely out of my control.
It felt chaotic and exhausting and demoralizing.
There were a few days when I literally didn’t want to get out of bed. And OF COURSE feeling this way impacts my business.
HOW COULD IT NOT, right?
Anyway, I found myself OFTEN thinking:
I NEED A RESET BUTTON.
A DO-OVER.
PERHAPS EVEN AN ALTERNATE REALITY, =)
a business realm I could travel to where there was no fear and no heartache and no devastation…
a business realm with no “personal junk” to contend with…
Of course, this is not OUR reality.
In addition to being women entrepreneurs, we’re also:
Mothers
Wives
Friends
Women
Daughters
Sisters
Volunteers, etc.
And, when we’re “doing it right,” we’re bringing ALL of ourselves to our work. So, how do you PRESS RESET when you feel the least empowered and need a re-set the most???
Well, friend… you’re in the right place.
Unfortunately, I happen to have developed a certain proven, battle-tested (and tested and tested) expertise in this matter. =) So, here goes:
Step 1: Write out your short term goal.
Maybe for the day, maybe for the week.. but DEFINITELY not for the month of longer. Write it out as done:
I will ____________.
I choose to ____________.
I’m excited to _______________.
Short term.
Specific.
Simple.
Step 2: Write out your HONEST BELIEFS about that short term goal.
I know that when you are struggling like I have been lately, there are times it feels like EVERYTHING you touch turns to crap. I’d write out a goal that — under normal circumstances — would be a GIVEN, but I’d feel like it was ABSOLUTELY insurmountable.
So, write out your honest beliefs about that goal. Now, I’m not talking about what you would LIKE to believe… i’m talking raw honesty here. What you BELIEVE about a goal is HUGELY important to how you approach it and how likely you are to achieve it.
To give you an idea of what I’m talking about, here’s a “snap shot” of my own thoughts in recent weeks, specifically related to certain “short term” goals I needed to accomplish:
- “I am afraid I won’t have the time. Every time I start, something happens and I need to leave.”
- “I feel like no one is listening any more. I just don’t have it in me right now to show up, let alone lead.”
- “I’m pissed because this should be EASY and I can’t even THINK straight let alone strategize or sell.”
Don’t be concerned about the negative “tint” of these initial beliefs. Just acknowledge them. Write them out… give them their due, friend.
They ARE real for you when you need a reset because they FEEL real to you. So, let’s drag them out from under the bed and expose them to some (healing) light. Don’t worry, i won’t leave you here.
Step 3: Now, RE-WRITE each negative belief. Re-frame it, and re-write it.
Again, from my own journal of “hard times,” lol… See how I RE-FRAMED the negative belief in a way that was TRUE and also FELT true to me in those moments:
- “I have all the time I need to do what’s most important. If I get interrupted, I’ll take a break, do what needs to be done, and come back to it with an energy of completion. Interruptions are part of life and business… and I am well equipped and determined to bob and weave around them for now.”
- “My people are still listening, which makes it even more important for me to keep showing up and adding value. Showing up in times like this is EXACTLY what a leader DOES. I am a leader… I lead the top women entrepreneurs in the world, and I will show up and SERVE, because it is what I do…. it is who I am, regardless.”
- “I’m so fortunate that so much of business comes easy to me. Right now it feels hard, but I know better. I am equipped, I am empowered, I am ready. I know what to do, and I am committed to my art, to my message, to my people.”
Step 4: WRITE DOWN WHAT MUST BE DONE.
Goal achievement will be found at the intersection of BELIEFS and ACTIONS. So, once you’ve worked through and re-framed your beliefs, it’s time to write out your actions.
Given your short term goal / goals AND your NEW thoughts, what must be done?
What next?
And what after that?
Be specific.
Now, friend… you have a plan. Your thinking can stop and your do-ing can start. This is a GREAT place to be… it’s where procrastination and excuses END.
Step 5: Do this as many times as necessary.
I swear, I was day to day for a while there…. and I hope not to be there again any time soon.
BUT, should another series of storms head my way,
THIS plan, this Goal — Belief — Belief — Action strategy is how I will get to the other side.
Again.
And without losing ground.
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