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The End of Another Year…
This time of year always elicits from me an attitude of reflection. Today I am thinking about some of the things I’ve learned about my business, in my role as an entrepreneur, and some of the changes I’d like to make in my work and career.
One of the most important things I’ve gleaned recently is my desire to move towards better clients. It’s a terribly difficult decision to make to turn down work, or to sever a client relationship that isn’t working, but sometimes it’s the smartest thing to do. I couldn’t understand this during the first few years of building my business. I took whatever work came my way. Some of these clients were struggling themselves, and couldn’t pay the fees I was asking. So I reduced my fees. Some of them just pushed me around and didn’t pay me on time…and I let them.
This attitude toward my business and my own value defined the level of work I did for the first stage of my career as an entrepreneur. I’m calling it a “stage” because I’m ready to move out of it. By thinking of it as “old” or in the past, I am also signaling to myself to move on.
But then a mentor of mine told me to imagine my life with a better echelon of clientele. It wasn’t until I saw the damage that was being done to my self-worth that I understood what she meant. I started to value myself more, and visualize a customer that values my talent an is willing to pay for it. It’s been an uncomfortable thing to do, because I have had to look at the opportunities that will arise instead of the ones I am declining. This, I was told, is called growth. But I have faith and I’m taking action to support that faith. This is called “inspired action”.
“The Law of Attraction formula (and the correct formula in my opinion) is “be/do/have.” In this way, you get to start with Being. Be happy. Be joyful. Be loving. Be appreciative. All of this “being” is what makes you an energetic vibrational match to what you want. Concentrate on who you want to be, then Do what you’re inspired to do (and don’t worry about this part, the inspiration will come as you focus on simply being) and you will Have all that you desire.”
