Hi! I’m always here to talk to you about small business success…

What is success?!?

We hear this word all the time.

Success IS having the business, money and nice things you want . . . it is common to day-dream and even consciously vision our ideal car, home, contributions to the world.

But I really believe, that a business is NOT successful unless it is actually bringing you closer to
your children  *  your friends  *   your community  *  even your health

I am a business coach. I work with women, like you; who want to grow your business and achieve ALL of your goals in ways that are

fun , feminine & actually bring you closer to

Your Values

Your Children

Your Health

And your Relationships

The old model of Leadership and Success:

I grew up in a family where Setting goals and Visioning or “dreaming” as we called it were such a part of life. I appreciate all of the messages I received growing up. My parents bathroom mirror was covered with affirmations like “you are a winner!” and “Dream big!” Many of the ideals were also centered around personal development and growing as a community.

I find it interesting though, that many of the books written about success and “making it big!” during my growing-up years were very do-it-yourself oriented. “make it ’till you break!” and “Don’t ever give up!” or “more, more, more!” “beat your competitors” seem to be the underlying tone of many of the  seminars, books and coaching out there, especially in the business world; these messages often, perhaps unwittingly,  promote a competitive or even “lone – wolf” mentality – that just does NOT work in today’s economy, or for today’s woman

Even now, when I interact with coaches and facilitators who are still operating under this older model of success; “un-holistic” models of success which do not really support parenthood, womanhood or self-care. I often come away from these trainings, workshops and seminars feeling like I am not doing, being, acting enough – As if I am not enough – my logical mind knows this is not true, but this very old, culturally ingrained paradigm of leadership and success still, occasionaly, sucks me in.

Who wants to leave a coaching session or workshop feeling NOT enough? I want to really stand in the value of a new wave of coaching and facilitation which has an allowing and one could say, feminine approach – catered for our needs as women; women who have to wear MANY hats – Trusting that each woman is exactly where she needs to be and offering her holistic solutions.

My friend Kym Kusmic says about women in their power, “we operate from a different paradigm: one that values cooperation, support, collective wisdom, mutual empowerment and acting to protect and sustain life above all else.”

For women, I think it is MORE powerful when we open up to focus on what we want, and then go out and get it, perhaps together, in community, in support of one another! Making clear requests and commitments which serve the other many areas of our lives.

So what is success to you?

What lets you know when you have achieved some measure of success? What does having success mean for your LIFE? For your relationships? For your health?

Please leave your thoughts here…I will post more on this topic in a few days :)

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