How to Find Your Own Rhythm in
the Middle of it All
CARA'S
CORNER
I'm
at one of those wonderful transition points, many things winding
down enough for me to take a breath, replenish a bit, and make
some plans.
As
I have created by Strengthen
Your Strengths, The Magnetic Marketing Method Business Realignment
for the Summer Solstice I am overjoyed at what I have discovered
for my own journey. I offer this realignment quarterly and look
forward to this attracting a very proactive group of entrepreneurs
who want to do attraction marketing from their inside out.
I continue to use article
writing as a powerful, no-cost
major
marketing strategy and use all of the techniques I put into my
home study course Article
Magnetism, How to Write Articles that Attract
And I'm taking this changing of the seasons as
a way to find my own rhythm in the middle of it all.
Warmly,
How to Find Your Own Rhythm in
the Middle of it All
I'm coming to the end of a three month commitment.
I'm tired. I have some end-of-the-course leader things to do and
I'm about to have time to find my own rhythm again. And I wonder
- where did I get out of sync, how did I let it happen, and what
do I do to regain it?
Where did I get out of sync with my own rhythm?
I got out of sync with my own personal rhythm
gradually. It went unnoticed. I just added more and more things
to do, did them and in doing so, pushed aside some of the nourishing
things I know to do for myself.
How did I let it happen?
The operative word here is "let."
I let myself get out of sync with my own personal rhythm when
I made the choices I did. When I stopped reading for pleasure
because I was too tense or didn't have time. When I stopped taking
time to exercise or cut my walks short because I had too much
to do. When I didn't take time to connect with a friend. When
I didn't take time to think, to contemplate, to consider what
I wanted and needed. Little by little I sabotaged myself and changed
my rhythm to accommodate that of other people or the work I chose
to do. It is only when a natural pause presents itself that I
know that I want to rethink my choices.
What do I do to regain my personal rhythm?
I always go within to see what I really, really
want. I make new choices based on what I have recently learned,
who I have met, what new ideas I have. And most of all I check
within to be sure I am still aligned with my vision and my core
values. It may take a few days. When you are ready to regain your
personal rhythm, start thinking and journaling. Notice what's
different about you and what is in your life. Rethink your intention,
your direction and make some new choices.
Go back to your original purpose
At the core of what I love to do is teaching.
I love to learn, I love to create ways to share what I have learned
with others, and I love to teach it. That means that for me to
be the happiest and most satisfied, all my choices need to be
about my original purpose - doing things that allow me to learn,
create and teach.
What is your original purpose? Make a list
of the things people continually ask you to do, what they compliment
you on and circle the ones that you love to do, that you do easily
and well and eagerly. That's gives you insight to what you are
supposed to be doing.
Then look at your passion
Whether you are starting your own business,
selling a product or service, writing an article, or reaching
out to a friend, it is your enthusiasm that will work the magic.
And your enthusiasm comes from your passion. I love to teach but
what do I love to teach, who do I want to teach, how do I want
to teach? One of the things I do is help people bring their passion
and vision into a tangible, profitable product or service that
other people need and want. It gives me great joy as I help people
achieve their goals while nurturing my own need to be creative
and teach. Once you find your passion, look for the people who
need want you want to offer. And let them know what you have to
offer.
Self-contemplate your way to success
I do a quarterly
business realignment in which I examine where I am and where
I want to go. I listen to my body for what it needs - more rest,
more laughter, more structure. And I redesign my next three months;
not with the idea of adhering closely to the plan, but with the
idea of recording my observations and intentions based on what
I discovered when I take time to do a "reality" check.
What I have experienced today is here because I thought about
it yesterday - both the good or bad thoughts. What thoughts do
I want to hold now in order to create this next quarter, how do
I want to honor my own rhythm, how do I want to keep myself in
sync?
Take time to pause, to contemplate and then
act upon what you discover. That's how you find your own rhythm
in the middle of it all.
©
Cara Lumen 2008
www.caralumen.com
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