All the fears you mentioned are familiar. And we could probably throw the unquenchable need for perfectionism in the mix too…which is rooted in fear come to think of it. What’s also interesting is how exhausting these dynamics become!

Recently I made the decision to remove myself from mailing lists that don’t serve my IMMEDIATE GOALS. What a relief to make that shift! That small step has served to bring my awareness back to the place of conscious choice. Now my focus is more easily held is on getting support and taking actions specific to marketing and developing my business. YAY!! And I also notice that staying on track is a choice in every moment.

This is such a great topic and I’m enjoying everyone’s posts and insights!

Thanks
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Your post is timely for me also as I brought this very topic into a session with my coach earlier today.

One of the things I notice is how easily I get caught up in information gathering mode. The internet is such a FABULOUS tool for connecting, sharing, learning… and can also be very seductive.

‘Unplugging’ is a huge challenge for me. Yet that’s what’s needed to focus attention on those nitty gritty action steps that support me in being of more service through my life’s work.

So I’d better sign off now and get on with it… ;o)

As always, I appreciate your wonderful energy and insightfulness, Corrina!

Best,
Rita
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Yes, Denise’s site is very inspiring. I love her concept! Great to make contact with like-minded people.

Have a great weekend

Sounds like there’s something scarier than the scariness of taking the steps. The deathbed mentality is in my mind at the moment as I’m reading Gay Hendrick’s ‘Five Wishes’ in which he asks: ‘What would I need to have done to call my life a success?’

I’m so glad you’re coming to the Kickstart Your Venture workshop on 24th April – and also that you’re referring your friends too. I look forward to meeting you then – I have a feeling you’ll bring a lot of inspiration in to the room.
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And funnily you’re two people who’ve recently inspired me by producing very interesting looking e-books! So your results are testimony to your ability to get down to work.

When you next post, do click the ‘Comment Luv’ button (as I have) as it directs people to your blogs – and from there they can find out more about your work, including your e-books. You’re both doing delicious work!
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Thankfully I am a detail and a list person, so getting down to the nitty gritty when writing my eBook ‘Loving Life-Loving Desserts’ came as second nature.

What was easy to do though, was to forget the bigger picture, while getting lost in the nitty gritty and those ever-growing lists! A bit like that story of the two stonemasons building a cathedral. When asked what they were doing, one replied, ‘I am building a wall’ and the other said,’ I am building a cathedral’. On some days it was easy to forget the vision, and just get bogged down in the ‘today, I am proofreading a document for the millionth time’ mentality!

Well, I mustn’t complain too much – some days my to-do list was ‘re-test and taste the Chocolate Torte recipe’!

When we listen to our intuition and follow our passion the nitty, gritty stuff could be exiting and very satisfying, step by step bringing us closer to our dream and our life purpose – to serve others to the best of our abilities, gifts and talents.

Thank you, Corrina, if everyone of us had a coach like you our planet would be a much better place!

Where I often need help is prioritising the “game changer” tasks – like the really important contact who could increase my ezine list, or the amazing interview, or sending an article to the right magazine instead of the one that doesn’t intimidate me, otherwise I’ll plug away at the thousand things that *do* need to be done, but actually keep me operating small.

The things I generally put off have to do with money – tracking my finances, doing my taxes, chasing invoices!