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The last few weeks have been a lesson in what I’m willing to give and what I’m willing to change. My life has been a lesson in lessons. I have no time to be a victim I only have time to change, to give and to move on.
I’ve always been goal oriented but over the last two months I’ve been slacking. I’ve skated in and out of work, I’ve barely done any work rewriting of the book and I haven’t even considered finishing my very last quarter of school. This of course could be a symptom of burn-out but it could also be a symptom of trying to pound square pegs into round holes for too long. Whatever the cause of this slump I realized to get out of it will require me to start showing up with my “A†game.
I was so inspired by the Blogher Conference that I thought I could use a bit of a spiritual tune-up. Last Friday I attended a women’s conference, Ladies Who Launch. While I had no plans to launch a traditional home or retail start-up I’m constantly hatching plans to launch me. This type of networking is exactly the network you need if you feeling stuck or uninspired. The ideas that flowed from the speakers are practical and doable. These are every day women who didn’t start with a large amount of money or even a business plan. These were women who were motivated and I imagine these were women who bring their “A†game with them every day.
I listened as Lisa Johnson of Reach Group Consulting plugged Blogher.org as a place where women can not only connect with each other but create community as well. Lisa’s brand philosophy is build community, commerce and content. She believes the internet and communities like Blogher can help women become more successful with their businesses because women will share the secrets of their success just for the asking. For me that was an “A†game philosophy that I can understand. My “A†game has more to do with living my life than it does starting a business or a new job it has to do with eating healthy, getting in shape and really being the person I want to be. It has to do with being that person today not waiting to be that person in the future.
It’s because of this philosophy of women mentoring each other that I’ve come this far. I know that I actually have an “A†game, I know that I am loved, I’m smart and yes for as cliché as it sounds; people like me. I’ve been interviewing for a new job. The interview process has been the most rigorous I have ever experienced. After five interviews I relied heavily on the women in my life for support and the strength to keep going through the process. During our sixth meeting they finally offered me the job. I guess its time for me to bring my “A†game starting now.
How do you get motivated?
Contributing Editor, Chantel Williams also blogs at Life and Times of Chantel
