I've been stepping into what it is to be authentic and visible, in spite of and because of my foibles and missing pieces. That is what authentic visibility is all about. And if I can't live that brand, then I am an imposter. Being an imposter is not an option for me. So, with that said, here is some very candid sharing.
- Math and technology are really hard for me.
- Doing time zone conversions is a level of logic that is completely lost on me.
- I take this whole “get ready” piece so seriously that sometimes, I feel like I pull muscles I don't even have!
- I worry what people think about me far more than I should.
- There is a very narrow and specific zone of brilliance where I do my best work, and there is a very wide zone of mediocrity around other skills that are clearly not my best events.
- “Going with the flow” has not prior been my preferred operating style.
Over the last few months, things have heated up quite a bit in my life and business, and these foibles and missing pieces have been in plain view. Everything I don't do especially well seems to be showing up in an exaggerated way. And, I have been giving myself a super hard time about all of it. I have exhausted myself in the process.
So, today, I am declaring some new mantras to pull me forward, and I would love for you all to be my accountability partners to hold me to them. Maybe some of these mantras will help you, too, especially if you are reaching higher to make real impact on the world through your work.
- Isn't it great that I speak about a topic that attracts thousands of people around the world to listen in and enjoy?
- How wonderful it is that I need old fashioned clocks displayed on my desk to show me what time it really is Pacific, Central, Mountain and Eastern.
- I can download the World Time Clock to my cell phone for free and always have confidence that I am getting the details right.
- I attract perfect partners to extend the reach of my message far and wide, and they are happy to promote me — no matter the outcome.
- Even though I have specific intentions to invite results, I am open to other and even better outcomes, one and all.
- I have the courage to just SHOW UP because I know my content inside and out and have a deep desire to be of service to those I am here to help.
- The story I used to tell about being “Avis” in a world of “Hertz” is not a story I tell about myself anymore. The heck with trying harder! It's time to work smarter.
- I can roll with things and still connect and contribute to those perfect people who absolutely need my particular brand of magic.
- “Going with the flow” is my new mantra because that is the best way for more success and joy to show up in my life and work.
- This journey I am traveling gets to be fun, no matter what happens next.
- I get to create my own table of dining companions who love what I am serving up and can't wait for seconds.
Sometimes, you just have to breakdown before you can breakthrough. I learned this from one of my good friends and mastermind partners Olalah Njenga, and life just keeps on giving me this lesson until I get it right. And now I am moving forward, full steam ahead, with these ideas to pave the path still ahead.
There are gifts waiting everywhere if we can just have the willingness to see them. Sometimes they aren't the gifts you were expecting or reaching toward, and it's all good if you find the pearl and keep moving forward.
Today, there is a beautiful necklace of pearls around my neck — a gift from my good friend Tammy Redmon — to remind me that impossible things are happening everyday. From grains of sand beautiful things emerge. And the sandbox of life and business gives each and every one of us plenty of opportunity to create castles that are joys to behold and rewarding in priceless ways.
Amen. Hurray. And Whew!
