VivaNews™ - May 2008
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Welcome to VivaNews™ - Vivacity’s EZine! In this issue:
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A Note from Kate 
In the last couple weeks, I'd begun to feel a bit stuck and bogged down. My website and Radio Station re-launch have been delayed for several reasons (and I take responsibility for them all). And though I know that it is all going to work out and all the effort and wait will have been worth it, I had reached a point of frustration...and ok...I started having a small pity party. I was feeling a bit like good old Sisyphus from Greek mythology having to roll the stone up the mountain only to have it roll back down again...over and over. 
Fortunately, I had made plans to meet this past Friday with a long-time friend and go up to nearby Lancaster County, Pennsylvania... Pennsylvania Dutch Country...for a very, very belated holiday get-together. Of course, as the day approached, I found myself wondering, with so much to do, why in the world I thought I could take off a day for R&R now? I silenced the mental guilt trip and went on the day trip instead...and it was a great respite. 
My friend and I love this area. We avoided the shopping outlets that have sprung up around the Lancaster area and instead drove the back roads, taking in the beauty of the well-kept Amish farms. Looking at home after home with the laundry hung high on pulley lines, watching farmers use real horsepower and human strength to plow fields, seeing quilts in progress on a frame or hanging outdoors for sale, all had a calming effect. Witnessing simplicity and dedication to one's purpose seems to be a natural tranquilizer. 
I realized once again the importance of getting away...even from the work I love. Taking a break from my business helped me to come back to it with renewed energy and with a clearer mind and vision. In this month's “A Jumping-Off Point”, I am beginning a series on the importance of “vision” as the foundation of any enterprise. In Part One, I will talk about doing a “vision check” for those whose vision is still on the mental drawing board.
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 A Jumping-Off Point™ Vision Check - Part One "Believe in you."
Are you a woman who has wanted to finally take your vision for an enterprise out into the world - whether it's a business, a book, a private practice, a non-profit foundation, or a speaking career? And have you been feeling stuck...is your vision still on the mental drawing board? As a psychotherapist and a coach, I've heard many women (and some men too) express that they have had an idea inside of them for years but that they have never been able to bring it from the desire state into reality. Some women don't believe that what they have to offer is valuable, so they dismiss their vision or pretend it's not important. Others entertain the vision for a time but then give up and put it on the mental back burner where it nags at them at regular intervals. Others have assured themselves that they would start realizing their vision once “X” (the stated reason they couldn't do it now) was accomplished. There are those that have wanted to get started but were never sure how to proceed. And others have made attempts with varying degrees of success but have never realized their vision to it fullest potential and still long for more. Usually what lays at the root of this are many self-limiting beliefs as well as anxieties. “Who do I think I am/What makes me think I could do that?”, “People like me don't do that.”, “I'm no (insert name of famous person who has made it)”, “It's already been done”, “What if no one thinks it's good?” (or some variation on looking foolish, being embarrassed, or not being liked or accepted), “Even if I could, I wouldn't even know where to start”. The first place to always start is with your mindset....and the most fundamental part of mindset is belief:
To paraphrase one of my mentors, David Neagle, why would God/Universe/Spirit give you a desire and then not let you find the means to manifest it? When you think about this - really think about this - it just doesn't make sense. If God/Universe/Spirit did operate in this way, it would be like the gods in the Greek myths I loved to read when I was a girl. I always marveled at how ingenious (and downright capricious) the gods were in doling out their punishments and rewards. “You ticked me off so you get to roll a stone up a mountain only to have it roll down again, over and over...forever; but you I like, so you get to become a constellation”. Such was the understanding of the cosmos at that point in time. But sometimes we all think the same way - we walk around - for what seems like an eternity - with a desire or a longing and believe that only a chosen few are lucky enough to get their desire fulfilled. We think that maybe they found the secret, the magic formula...as if the ability to make it happen was not in our own hands. You have to come to a place of knowing that if you desire something, you will surely attract the opportunities to make it happen. The next step is to pay attention to what they are and stop ignoring the signs. The caveat is that most of the time, as Neagle and Napoleon Hill have said, the opportunities will always require you to stretch. And you have to know that this will take you out of your comfort zone which will require letting go of fear and trusting in the process. Napoleon Hill also said “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve regardless of how many times you have failed or how lofty your aims and hopes may be.” Hill went on to stress that your greatest gift as a human being is that you have the power to control your own mind...in fact, your mind is the ONLY thing over which you have complete control. You can direct it to accomplishing whatever you want to accomplish. Knowing that you can have this control ...that you are in the driver's seat when it comes to your thoughts...is very liberating. Begin to believe in your vision. Allow in the opportunities that will make you stretch and grow and realize your vision. As David Neagle says “Just Believe”. And if you have the opportunity, watch this film clip of Napoleon Hill posted on You Tube. In it, he gives some wonderful clarity on the subject of belief and a formula for achieving your desire. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hA-7aq6OXI. Belief in your vision is the jumping-off point for your growth and success.
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A Great Opportunity!
David Neagle - Million Dollar Income Acceleration Coach - has left Las Vegas, "wowed" a full-house of coaches, agents, speakers and solo-preneurs in Los Angeles, and is headed next to Baltimore, MD on Saturday June 7th for the final Stop on his Spring 2008 X-Country Tour! How would you like to experience a full-day learning the same Wealth Acceleration Strategies that have allowed David to transform his $20K per year salary (he's a high-school drop-out after all) into a multi-million dollar, globally renowned coaching practice for entrepreneurs? "That's a no-brainer! Of course!" And guess what? Attendance to this Baltimore Tour Stop is 100% F*R*E*E of charge! (Yes, you can spend the entire day studying with David Neagle, live & in person, at no charge! Your $99 seat-reservation fee will be returned to you in full after you register in person at the event on Saturday June 7th, 2008.) Get the full details at: http://www.davidneagle.com/cmd.php?Clk=2306573 I hope to see you there! - Kate |
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An Outstanding Woman-Led Business
Jennifer Ransaw Smith Personal Brand Strategist For the past decade, Jennifer Ransaw Smith has helped some of the nation's top companies position and differentiate themselves in the marketplace. Her creativity, insight and candor have raised brand awareness, challenged the status quo and helped generate impressive revenues. Brands such as Burger King, AT&T, Texaco and Kraft have been direct beneficiaries of her strategic thinking and innovative communication techniques. And now you can too. As a brand strategist, public speaker, blogger, entrepreneur and writer, Jennifer Ransaw Smith, has recently shifted her focus from products to people and launched ROAR, a full-service personal branding consultancy geared toward women. Her goal is to empower them by applying the techniques she mastered positioning and promoting high-profile products and services. As one of the only personal branding consultancies geared specifically toward women in the country, ROAR was designed around three core principles: identify your niche, promoting it to the appropriate audience, and managing it continuously. Whether you're a stay-at-home mom who wants to be PTA President or SVP of an international firm trying to “juggle it all,” these personal branding principles are essential to excelling. Once dubbed a True Visionary by a former agency, Jennifer is on a mission to equip women with the tools they need to live their life in alignment. She can be found delivering her message through her consultancy, blog, radio appearances, workshops and seminars-a message that reminds women that personal brand management isn't an option, it's a necessity. Go to http://womenwhoroar.squarespace.com/ for great information and to sign up for the Women Who Roar Newsletter. I had the opportunity to meet with Jennifer recently and really loved what she had to say about the importance of personal branding. I'm looking forward to joint venturing with her soon. Jennifer is also a fellow podcaster. Listen to her podcasts on her blogsite. And make sure to also check out her blog for Moms at http://itmom.squarespace.com - Kate |
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Committed to Your Success, Thanks for reading VivaNews™ Kate Sanner is CEO and Founder of Vivacity®. She can be reached at kate@vivacitynow.com or at 1.888.285.4038. |
