It's a new year, a clean slate, a chance to make EVERYTHING right in the world ... well at least to make it right in my world. When that ball dropped on 2009, I eagerly threw open the doors to view the big beautiful road before me. A road filled with any and all possibilities, new adventures and unexplored territory. NOTE OF CAUTION: quiet the music in your head, tone down the visions of grandeur and realize that the age-old saying, "In order to know where you are going, you have to know/understand where you have been," actually means something. It's the only way I know how to road map my next few steps, so that I am building my tomorrow's on a strong foundation of yesterday's.
My reflection time revealed to me what I needed to take me and my business to the next step ... A business coach. Having worked at this for the past two years, I feel as though I am at a crucial pivot-point, where I needed a mentor/guide ... someone else in "the know". That's what I found at The Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh.
Having only just begun my journey with my coach, I already feel a greater sense of calm. A feeling that I am no longer alone in this and that I have someone in my corner. I am fortunate in that I know where I want to go, I just need a little help in knowing HOW to get there.
I would like to leave you with these questions: How do you plan to move ahead in 2010 whether it be personally, professionally or both? What are some methods that work for you and for the entrepreneurs out there, is coaching something you have tried/would try?
I will keep you posted on my progress, but in the meantime enjoy your journey and explore the possibilities.
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