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just use the word ‘because’ it takes<br />
all of the emotion and all of the<br />
commandingness out of it, and it<br />
just makes things so much easier<br />
for all of us to be on the same<br />
page. Just to be like “oh, I see why<br />
I’m doing this” and sometimes it<br />
even comes up like “Oh, okay well<br />
I have this other thing going on<br />
that’s more important.” We can<br />
negotiate what’s more important<br />
because we understand the<br />
underlying reasons why we need to<br />
be doing something.<br />
going into procrastination, or my<br />
confidence is lagging, I tend to<br />
retreat and pull back, and either<br />
hide, or stop doing things. My new<br />
way to deal with that is actually<br />
do the opposite, and usually,<br />
that is connecting to a client, or a<br />
colleague, or somebody who I feel<br />
like needs me. I know that sounds<br />
weird, but; how can I be of service,<br />
and how can I engage in that<br />
service? That takes me out of my<br />
own mind a little bit and helps me<br />
focus on the other people - that<br />
I’m there to help.<br />
Other than that I think it’s good.<br />
I think we do talk about business<br />
sometimes a little bit too much,<br />
so we have to tell each other<br />
just, “Hey it’s the evening, let’s<br />
not bring this into our dinner<br />
conversation”. That has been<br />
something we’ve learned. I think<br />
since having our daughter we do<br />
talk a little bit less about business<br />
when we’re around her, so that<br />
brought some balance as well.<br />
WHEN THINGS AREN’T GOING<br />
RIGHT, CONFIDENCE ISN’T<br />
VERY GOOD, HOW DO YOU<br />
KEEP YOURSELF ON TRACK<br />
AND CREATING AND MOVING<br />
FORWARD VERSUS GOING INTO<br />
PROCRASTINATION, PAUSING?<br />
I am definitely no stranger to<br />
that. I am happy to admit it. I<br />
found that a lot of times when I’m<br />
When I do that it’s,“Oh it’s not<br />
about me and how I feel today”.<br />
Because our feelings do fluctuate<br />
day to day and maybe it’s grey<br />
outside, maybe it’s sunny outside,<br />
you might be feeling up or down,<br />
but at the end of the day it’s not<br />
just about how we feel, it’s also<br />
about what we’re here to do. That<br />
can make such a big difference<br />
to get me out of that loop. If you<br />
can just re-engage with what’s in<br />
front of you, I think that makes a<br />
really big difference.<br />
GREAT ADVICE. IS LIFE PERFECT<br />
FOR YOU?<br />
[laughs] Definitely not! I’m happy<br />
to share just some realities. We<br />
are going through an IRS Audit<br />
right now. Things happen and so<br />
that’s one thing and obviously,<br />
ROOOAR MAGAZINE - ISSUE <strong>20</strong> 17
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