Archive | June, 2012

But it’s not the right time!

“Oh, I am so excited to talk with you!” Renee told me. “I have a great business and I need some help growing it. I’ve been following you for some time and I feel really connected to how you’ve grown your business.”

 

As our conversation deepened, it was clear that Renee had the makings of a really great business.  

  • She was clear about whom she wanted to serve.
  • She knew how she she planned on serving them.
  • She had what I like to call “street cred” – life experience.
  • And she had a powerful story to move her forward in the difficult times of building her business.

 

And when it came time for her to make a decision about moving forward, she hesitated, and then said “I really want to work with you, but I’m not quite ready.”

Oh, really?

Ever heard that one before?  (Ever use it yourself?  Um-hum, thought so.)

This is an interesting objection.  On the one hand, how can you tell someone that yes, they are ready, that their fear is having its way with them?  I mean do you really know what’s going on in their lives?

 

Do you really think you know better than the?  About their own lives?  Really?

Well, yes, as a matter of fact I do.

Here’s why.  There is a universal truth at play here.  And that truth supercedes everything else.  And that is this:  they wouldn’t be in front of you if they weren’t ready to work with you.  Period.

 

They manifested you in their lives to talk about their specific challenge they are having.  A challenge which you are uniquely ready to help them resolve.

 

(Tiny disclaimer here:  this assumes that you actually can resolve their challenge.  For example, someone is not going to come to me to teach them Google, right?  Or video training. Or website building. You get my point.)

 

Back to my soapbox…

 

Here’s the thing: if they could have resolved their issue by now, they would have resolved it.  They are in front of you because they themselves asked for you to be there.  Either consciously or unconsciously.

 

If their fear (you know, that thing that has kept them stuck all this time) continues to run the show, then they won’t be able to break through it.

 

And if they can’t break through their fear, then they won’t be able to create what they want to create.  (Remember, that’s why they are on the phone with you in the first place.)

 

  • Your service is exactly what they need to break through their fear.  
  • You are exactly what they need to break through their fear.
  • Your timing with the conversation is exactly what they need to break through their fear.  

 

It is perfect Divine timing.

 

For them to say “no, thank you” is like praying and praying for a solution and then when the solution appears for them to say “No, I think I’ll wait a little bit more.”

Really?

To do that is to laugh in the face of the Divine.  Yet we don’t think of it like that.  But that’s what it is.

 

We think we are being logical, responsible people. 

 

Three points about this:

 

  1. If you are guided to do something, then please trust that guidance.  Don’t logic your way out of it by trusting your fear.
  2. To break through any block we have, we must step into being something very different from who we’ve been being.  To have something different, you have to be something different.
  3. It is not up to you to be in control of how your help shows up.  It isn’t.  (I know you want to be, but if you’ll just trust God a little more, you’ll see that God’s ways are not your ways.  Pssst: they’re better.)

Bottom line?  Renee realized exactly what she was doing.  And in her recognition, she let go of her fear and herneed to control. She said “Yes!” – to herself, to me and to God.

 

And her life – and her business – will never be the same.

And for you? Here are some questions to ask yourself:

 

  1. Where do I need to suspend control?  
  2. Where do I need to recognize the powerful co-creator I am?  
  3. Where do I need to recognize my own ability to manifest exactly the help I am asking for?   
  4. Where do I need to recognize that I get exactly what I need, every single time?

 

Because when you do this, your own life – and your business – will be forever transformed.

 

Now go get your Divine ON!

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Challenged with the dreaded follow-up?

Love networking?  How about following up after networking? 

hmmm…

It is my experience that many spiritual entrepreneurs feel challenged when get home after an event.  That phone feels like it weighs a thousand pounds. 

Sound familiar? 

Did you ever wonder

 

  • I know I’m supposed to follow up, but I just don’t know what to say!
  • I don’t want someone to feel like I’m bothering them!

 

And the worst one of all…

            What if they don’t like me?

Well, baby, I’ve got your solution!   Let’s do some tapping on that.

 

Click on the link below and listen – and tap – along with me!


MP3 File

By the way, the tapping points are on my website at http://DivinelyIntuitiveBusiness.com, under the home page, under “freebies”.  

Now go get your Divine ON!

Hugs, Anne

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7 Ways to Attract Your Ideal Client

“I don’t understand it,” Sarah said to me. “People make appointments with me and then don’t show. No cancelation or anything. Why would they do that?”

Shortly thereafter, Sarah didn’t keep her appointment with me. And she didn’t cancel. She just didn’t show up. I was amused at the obvious connection, although I’m not sure Sarah was aware of it.

One thing I know for sure as I build my business is that there is a definite  connection between who I’m being as a client and the type of clients I attract. I’ve realized that if I want to attract a certain caliber of client, then I need to be a certain caliber of client.

Listed below are 7 ways for you to check your own level of congruence and integrity. If you are struggling with clients being out of integrity in any of these areas, then clean up your act in your own life.  You’ll be amazed at how quickly it will show up for you in your own clients’ behavior.  And you’ll be so glad you did!

1) Pay your bills on time and with a sense of gratitude for the services given.  (Don’t you want your clients to do the same?)

2) Do what you say you’ll do – when you say you’ll do it… even if it’s inconvenient, uncomfortable or (gasp!) costs you money. Be your word.

3) Take responsibility for your stuff. If you get triggered, own your crap.  Don’t go into the blame game and make it someone else’s fault. Your trigger = your stuff. Period. Look for the gold in the trigger. I promise you, it’s there.

4) Stand in your power. This means not being a victim to circumstances, to outside influences or to other people’s “shoulds.” It’s your life. It’s your business. Own it.

5) Be coachable. Turn off the “I already know that” part and open yourself  up to the wisdom and guidance of someone who has been there and moved through that.

6) Be willing to be uncomfortable. Taking risks is a normal part of growing – both personally and growing a business. You can’t have growth without movement. That would be in opposition of the Divine laws of the Universe.  They’re called “growing pains” for a reason.

7) Trust. This is a biggie. Whether it’s trusting yourself, trusting your coach or trusting the Divine, suspend your cynicism and just choose to trust. Your life and your business will transform before your very eyes.

As you incorporate these ways of being into who you are as a client, the type of clients you attract will also transform. It can be no other way. And before you know it, your client base will be filled with your perfect, ideal clients!

 

Hugs, Anne

Now go get your Divine ON!


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