Are you forcing things to happen in your business?

I’m just going to come out and say it: I haven’t felt like writing much over the last two weeks (hence the reason you haven’t seen a post from me in a few).

Why, you might ask?

Well, the answer to that question is EXTREMELY relevant to your life and business (so make sure to stay with me all the way to the end here).

You see, everything is shifting in a pretty dramatic way for me right now. In fact, it feels like something completely new and different is about to emerge out of the depths of my soul.

You get that feeling too?

For example, here’s what’s happening in the next 30 days:

• I’m moving my entire team to Hawaii for a month to work from a beach-front house in Maui.
• We’re preparing to launch an entirely NEW event called “The Event Mastery Blueprint” which will teach you an exact step-by-step system for putting on your own highly powerful (and profitable) live seminars (stay tuned for more about this soon).
• We’re preparing to launch a new program called “Stream of Confidence” that will help you cultivate new levels of self-mastery so that you can step into your power as a leader and entrepreneur.
• I’m meeting with a potential new partner to discuss the possibility of bringing him on-board to take this business to the next level.
• I just joined a NEW $20k Mastermind Group.
• I am surrendering more and more control to the members of my team as we strive to create an entirely new business model that is truly about freedom, empowerment, and personal responsibility.
• My mom comes into town today.

Whew…..that feels like a lot!!! Right?

And here’s what this all means to you…

Time and time again, I hear people say things like: “I should be writing more” or “I should be seeing more clients.” But the truth is that whenever you start to feel the SHOULD energy, that means it’s time to take a step back, soften, and allow what naturally needs to happen…..to happen.

Because let’s face it….there is ALWAYS more to do.

And here’s the catch: trying to force yourself to do things that don’t feel like they are in your flow is not only bad for you, it’s bad for your business.

Did you catch that?

FORCING IS BAD FOR YOUR BUSINESS!

Because no matter how hard you try to mask the “should” energy, people will see right through it and know that you’re just doing something for the sake of doing it….not because your heart’s really into it.

So instead of judging yourself, beating yourself up, or getting all stressed out and worried….be easy. The truth is that you don’t have to be in the forefront of somebody’s mind at every given moment to have a successful business. In fact, sometimes more is less.

Now a word of caution

Sometimes you don’t want to do something because it authentically feels like it’s not the right time…

…and sometimes you don’t want to do something just because you’re just scared.

Since most people seem to have a really difficult time discerning between the two, let me tell you a REALLY simple way to figure this out:

From a quiet and centered place, ask yourself the question: “What’s true for me?”

If you listen to the signals of your body and get a “not now” or a “NO”, that’s real and go with it. BUT, if you get a “I can’t” or “I’m just putting it off”, than take that as a sign to move forward immediately and step into that unknown place…..NOW.

You see, the funny thing about fear is that it’s only scary until the moment you step into it. Then, once you start, you realize that it’s like anything else new – you just need to figure it out….and that’s just about being committed to showing up.

What To Do With This…

Because I’m always laser-focused on making sure you have clear, tangible next steps to implement immediately, here’s what you can take-away from this note:

1. Make a list of everything you feel like you “should” be doing and go through the exercise above to discern between “I should do this because of social pressure” or “I need to do this because it will actually help me and I’ve been postponing it because I’m afraid.”
2. Make a commitment to take immediate, imperfect action on your top point….as in by the end of the week.
3. Give yourself permission to let go of the things that don’t feel necessary right now. For example, I’m not big into Twitter so I just don’t go on there very much. Do some people disagree with me? YES! Do I care? Not at this moment. Remember, this is YOUR business. Make choices that support your lifestyle.

If this letter struck a chord with you, please share ONE thing that you will take away from this post.