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Pulling Back the Curtain
on My Business
Whenever I’m talking to a colleague or friend,
and I share that my business has totally taken off
this year, I’m often asked: What has
created
that difference?
If only it were as simple as ONE THING!
I always have several new initiatives going on: new
marketing actions (like social media and article
marketing)
and new personal growth initiatives. ALL of that
contributes
to my growth.
Through these conversations, I’ve realized
that while I’ve shared lots of information
with
my community about the PRACTICAL actions I’m
taking, I haven’t shared the huge amount of
support I receive for my internal growth.
 Today,
I’m pulling back the curtain to show you
exactly
how much support I receive, in many different
areas. My intention is to highlight how
much
support YOU will need along your journey to
“Expand
Your Mind and Expand Your Money”.
So far in 2012, I’ve invested in:
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Personal training at the gym once a week
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Housecleaning every other week
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3 virtual assistants: one handles client matters;
one handles web site and ezine matters; the 3rd
deals with social media and speaking engagements.
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Personal assistant who comes to my house once
a week to wash my dishes and run my errands. My
personal assistant alone gives me back 4
hours/week
that I can re-direct into activities I enjoy.
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John Maxwell Team Training, providing training
and mentoring.
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EnergyRich Elite Mastermind program, providing
training and coaching by Heather Dominick along
with energy work provided by Heather and Wendy
Yellen.
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Private coaching with Hobie Hare, about connecting
with nature
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Holistic health coaching with Catherine Rose
Stevens, about my diet and energy work.
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DSWA Coaching School, providing training, coaching
and mentoring.
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Private calls with Amanda Maynard, providing energy
work.
Then there are MORE hours of unpaid support I give
and receive from my colleagues:
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Weekly coaching & accountability calls with
a coaching partner.
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Monthly coaching calls with at least 3 different
colleagues.
Let me contrast this with where I started in 2007.
Back then, I sat in my office by myself, hoping to
come up with great ideas and attract new clients.
I wanted to save money, so I created my ezine on my
own and sent it out. I also cleaned my own house.
The result: I was bored, frustrated and broke!
I wasn’t having fun and everything seemed to
take a LONG TIME to get done!
Is this sounding familiar?!
Eventually, I came to realize that the best
use of my time is to take great care of my body and
mind AND spend my work time in my Zone of
Genius.
While the kind of coaching I invest in may vary, I
can state with confidence that I will ALWAYS invest
in personal training, housekeeping, and lots of
assistants!
When I have that level of support, as a foundation,
my body feels better and my mind is
sharper.
I have more insight and expertise to offer my
clients.
I want to highlight two key points in this
list:
1. The sooner you give yourself the gift of support,
for your body, mind and soul, the sooner your
business
will take off.
When you DON’T make that investment,
you’re
depriving yourself and you’re stopping your
business
growth.
I know – it sounds totally
logical to WAIT to invest in that kind of
support.
To wait til you have the money, to wait til you
figure
out how to delegate, to wait til you’re not
overwhelmed, etc.
Here’s the thing: WAITING does not
create more time, money or calm. Making
that
investment is what brings about more time, money or
calm.
Investing in the support you need, when you
need it, will release you from being stuck, feeling
deprived and playing small. And you are going to
have
to make that investment BEFORE you feel
“ready”.
2. Notice how often “energy work” showed
up on my list.
Over the past few years, I’ve tried eidetics,
EFT (or tapping), visualizations, affirmations,
meditation,
and lots of other kinds of energy work. I’m
a super-logical, analytic kind of thinker, and I
wish
I could tell you exactly why some of the unusual
forms
of energy work are so successful. All I can say is
that these practices reach the innermost parts of
me and go way deeper than my analytic brain. No
matter
how it works, I have several years of personal
evidence
that it really makes a huge difference for me.
Support is not just about delegation and
tasks. It’s also about taking care of your
body
and taking care of your soul. Do you
experience
soul-deep pleasure in your work? How would it feel
to have that enjoyment EVERY day? How would that
experience,
of continuous joy, change your business?
Call to Action
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What kind of support do you yearn for?
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How much time do you spend on tasks that you dread,
or just don’t enjoy?
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How much better would your dreaded/boring tasks
turn out, if they were done by someone who did
them
well AND enjoyed doing them?
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How much easier would your life be, if you spent
your time doing only the work that you love?
If your last answer was “A lot!”, then
how would your business results change, when
you’re
spending your time only on what you love and
receiving
support in other areas? Would you connect with
people
more easily? Be more present for them? Have more
great
ideas AND the energy to execute them (or delegate
them  )?
If the thought of receiving more support and having
more fun is exciting, then I encourage you to take
a couple easy next steps.
First, start writing down the kind of support
you’d like to receive. Don’t
get hung up on who will give it, how it will
happen,
etc. Those are the details. For now, just get clear
on what support you want. Give yourself the
gift of acknowledging your true desire.
Second, raise your radar for people or groups
who provide that kind of support. When you find the
right match, the way to bring about that support
will
be shown to you. Depending on the
situation,
you might be able to exchange services (I give and
receive HOURS of free coaching each month, from
colleagues);
receive free services (this is happening right now
for one of my colleagues); or realize how you can
pay for what you want. When you are given a desire,
the way to fulfill it is somewhere around you.
If you’re ready for immediate support, consider
coaching. It can absolutely help you go further in
your business, faster. My clients’
two
favorite benefits of coaching are accountability
and
an outside opinion. The results my clients
receive from accountability, an outside opinion,
support
and more include more income, easier recruiting,
increased
leadership skills and much higher self-confidence.
If you’re ready for more support and
would like to explore how coaching can jump-start
your business growth, I invite you to
email
me at success@marcystahl.com.
We’ll easily set up a phone call to connect
and discuss your business goals, what’s
getting
in the way, and how coaching can support you to
move
forward more easily and quickly.
Testimonial
 "When
I started working with Marcy, I had a myriad
of limiting beliefs, lack of confidence and
fears of presentations in sales. Through our
work together, I have shed all those
negatives
and have more clarity and confidence in my
professional
life. Marcy is a great listener and provides
wonderful suggestions that make sense. I owe
much of my success in my most
transformational
year to the direction, support and
encouragement
that Marcy provided me!"
~ Nancy T. Ferrari, Radio Show and
Media Personality
www.nancyferrari.com,
Orange
County, CA
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Are
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but
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find
yourself low-balling your prices, negotiating your
needs, or giving your time away for free?
