Vision Buddies For Your Business
Extraordinary Woman Dilemma:
Sometimes you lose sight of what you're doing in your business or the belief in yourself to be able to do it. As a spirited, go-getting woman, you are smart, motivated, action-oriented and accustomed to "keeping it all together." However, sometimes you hit ruts or bumps or just plain lose sight of believing in yourself and your vision.What There Is For You To Know:
Despite being the kind of person who "keeps it all together", it's just human to hit times when you lose your footing. The truth is, those kinds of times are beautiful doorways to flex a muscle that is often bypassed by us go-getting types - the muscle of being able to receive. There are all kinds of tangible, practical doorways that you can open for receiving in your business. And the more you practice flexing this "Receiving Muscle", the more good stuff can come your way (plus less effort & exhaustion). In the case of those times when you hit a rut or lose track of your belief in yourself, it's a great time for your Receiving Muscle to get a good workout...The "Vision Buddy" Surprise:
Last week, I hit one of those places of disbelief in myself and my business. It was yuck yucko yuck. I'm sure you know the story - you get tripped up in some eddy of thoughts that takes you on a downward spiral. Oftentimes you're able to get yourself out, but sometimes you get caught off-guard, and then you're like like a raft without a paddle as the eddy sucks you in.Well, I had an amazing thing happen as I was going down, down, down. I reached out to a good friend and business colleague of mine who promptly sent an email that, in very specific detail, reminded me of all my strengths, passions, successes and visions for my business. By the time I finished, I was like, "This is a fantastic business, where do I sign up?!" My belief and confidence had been thoroughly re-instilled and all I had to do was receive the words from my friend. And there was an even bigger a-ha on top of that: I realized that over the years, my friend had observed all of my business triumphs and challenges and also knew the specific details of what lights me up and turns me on about my business, so much so that when I got disconnected from what it was all about, she was able to get me back on track within a matter of minutes.
What a beautiful thing! I think that each of us passionately-driven, self-sufficient, independent entrepreneurial women should have a resource like this. Let's call it a "Vision Buddy." I had created a Vision Buddy without even knowing it, but even better, you can create one on purpose...
Try It On The Fly:
This week, think of whom you might ask to be your Vision Buddy. This would be someone who would be a designated witness for you and your business. You would keep this person up to date on your business triumphs and challenges. In addition, you would fill her in on where you are strong and kick-ass in your business and you would also give her a heads-up about the ways in which you tend to trip yourself up. All this person needs to do is witness and believe in you, nothing more. Then when you need a reminder of where you've been, how much you rock, and what you're about, this person can easily remind you of what you already know but have momentarily forgotten.Pick a person who can really hold focus on the best parts of you and your dreams without having to go to problem-solving or constructive criticism. Your Vision Buddy is the one whose job it is to hold sacred that part of you and your business that fires you up, gets you out of bed in the morning and compels you to bring the beautiful work into the world that you are naturally here to do.
Receiving from a Vision Buddy is just one of countless ways to flex your Receiving Muscle, a muscle that's important for all go-getting women to workout on a regular basis since it's not where we naturally tend to go :0)