Stop-Doing Strategy Leads to Success

FREE TO LET GO

What isn't working for you in business, leadership, or life?

This may sound like difficult advise to follow. Yet 9 years of coaching smart business women to be wildly successful has proven the power of this strategy over and over again. You get more from what you let go of than you do from what you take on.

For example, are you feeling any of the emotions posted on the sign in the photo? If so, what would be different for you if you didn't feel unsure, confused, or disoriented? Right now...What would you do differently if you were free of feelings that keep you from taking action in the direction of the future you want to live?

Jennifer found out. For years she climbed the corporate ladder, sacrificing her personal life at the altar of professional success. Her sense of dedication and responsibility routinely kept her working long and very late hours 5-6 days a week (sometimes 7). This meant she slept little and rested even less. Work-free vacations were rare. She felt she couldn't afford to be disconnected from work. Then the unthinkable happened. Her company took a nosedive and didn't survive the crash landing. With all her hard work and years of success in business, Jennifer found herself without work or a separate noteworthy  life. 

What did Jennifer let go of to help her have work and a life she loves? Her picture of what she thought success should look like. You know, the Calvinist work ethic: Work hard to prove you're worthy. No pain, no gain. There'll be time later to enjoy your life.

Losing her job forced Jennifer to look at her workaholic ways and beliefs. She quickly realized her 24/7 relationship with work kept her from seeing that her idea of success did not reflect her core needs and values. That's when Jennifer decided to work with me to reinvent herself so her work and life could be in sync with her redefinition of success.

Her progress is stunning. She let go of a lot of the limiting ideas she had about success. This has freed her up to explore and discover where she wants to make a contribution with her expertise. This is a very different and more empowering mindset than looking for a job or new career opportunities. Instead of feeling lost, bewildered and perplexed by her situation, Jennifer spends 4-5 hours every week day fully engaged in creating the future she wants with intention, focus and inspired action.