Fine line between being fierce and being smart

As you may have watched, I recorded a video a few weeks ago to promote the self-discovery day I’m launching. If you haven’t watched it, you can do so here:  A Day of Self Discovery – 06/25/2011

I certainly welcome feedback, and I ended up being criticized for doing it alone. Either it was the wrong lighting, the wrong distance to the camera, (I agree with all comments), hey maybe the wrong person to be in the video… You will see from the video that I recorded it myself (I used a Flip Camera). I’m actually proud that I was able to edit the video, and delete myself starting and stopping the recording.

Yes, I know. I’m the author of Ask Others, Trust Yourself, and I didn’t ask anyone for help. Not that I don’t have friends or that I don’t know of professionals that could help me with it, but in an effort to get it done fast, I did it myself. Was it worth it? Only time will tell. In reality I did ask for help from a friend/mentor/colleague beforehand, on ways to promote the workshop, and she suggested that I recorded videos. There you go, I did ask for help. Maybe it wasn’t enough though.

So which one is it, do we ask others, or do we do it ourselves, and how is it perceived by the world at large?  I think it can be a combination of both. If there is time and an opportunity, and questions are in the air, certainly ask for help. If you are sure of what you are doing, and you can get it done, close your eyes, take a deep breath and make it happen. What do you think?

How does worrying help you take action?

It doesn’t. Well, I remember a few years ago, during the webcast that Oprah hosted with Eckhart Tolle, someone posted a question that he keeps worrying about paying bills, and Eckhart Tolle mentioned that worrying would not pay the bills. It makes sense. Worrying won’t bring you the results you need, but realizing that you feel worried and taking action will.

What can you do today to stop worrying and start doing? What are the small and big steps you can take to make something happen? Here are some ideas in case business is at a standstill:

-          Create a blog, or continue posting on your blog on a regular basis, and comment on other businesses’ blogs.

-          Set up and sell used books or things around the house you no longer need/use, on eBay, Amazon, etsy.com, for the extra income you need to invest in your business.

-          Ask for help from a friend, coach or colleague.

-          Write a description of your ideal client and search for him/her through social media and live networking.

-          Start writing your book or ebook and blog about it

Sometimes, it is easier to stay stuck in the worrying mode, no threats, no unknown results, no results. If you really want to make a change, step away from worrying for just 5 minutes today, ask yourself: what are the small steps I can start taking today?, and see which actions you come up with.

Let me know if this exercise is helpful, and feel free to post here what your worrying helped you create.