by Angella Johnson | Aug 29, 2012 | Biz Tips, Guest Experts |
This post is written by someone I admire and he is a brilliant copywriter. Introducing Matthew Goldfarb, renegade, copywriter, speaker and all around a really good human being on the planet up to big things. http://corporaterenegade.com/ His message is so relevant to busy women entrepreneurs. This is why this particular newsletter article by Matthew stuck out to me… I signed up for a telesummit a couple of months ago and every email that was sent out about the telesummit started out with an apology and an excuse about why the recordings weren’t available or why the link didn’t work, etc. The apologies where getting in the way of the powerful lineup the telesummit had to offer. It’s a trap that can seem like an “honest” way to communicate, but making excuses devalues what you are about. You can find more about Matthew Goldfarb of Corporate Renegade here: http://corporaterenegade.com/ A quick shout out to all the new Renegades who have joined us since the last newsletter. When you make excuses, what message are you sending to your clients? I’ll be honest. I’ve been busy lately. Lot of new clients. Lot of new work. Retooling my business and preparing for a baby. It’s exciting, it’s hard, and it takes a lot of work. The problem is, my clients don’t really care. They don’t care that I have a baby due. They don’t care that I’ve got to schedule birthing classes in between my work load or that I’m working very late to get deadlines met. Worse off, they REALLY don’t want to hear about it as it affects their deadlines and...
by Angella Johnson | Aug 15, 2012 | Biz Tips |
You know when you see something repeat itself to try to get your attention? Or you have similar conversations or come up with clients and colleagues? In fabulous conversations with two fabulous women this week Lisa Steadman andMorrighan Lynne, this was the lesson I was getting loud and clear in the past week: BE UNAPOLOGETIC for who you are and what you want to do. (Lisa is a part of the THRIVE Women series this week.) Most of my life I’ve been told that I’m “too much,” I “move too fast,” and what I want to do isn’t possible because “it’s just too much.” In the past I would slow down, question if I was enough, question if I was actually delusional and then back off. I’ve had some bold opportunities recently and it was tempting to slow down. Being totally transparent here, I’m choosing moment to moment to push through the resistance and be UNAPOLOGETIC for who I am and what I want. Truthfully, backing down is old. It’s boring. And it’s totally out of integrity to back down from my personal mission because someone else is uncomfortable. However, I’m noticing the times that I’m saying “I’m sorry” for wanting what I want. Or sabotaging myself by backing down, then when I get back in the game saying “Sorry I disappeared for a bit, now I’m back.” Nope, not any more. What an interesting pattern right? Are you doing this in your business? What are you apologizing for? What would it look like if you were completely UNAPOLOGETIC for your greatness? What would your life look like to be living...
