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Faizan
Confession: I am a recovering business training junkie.
In the first couple of years in my business, I spent thousands and thousands of dollars on trainings and programs. A few out of genuine passion for learning and growth, but some out of "Fears" - the fear of not knowing enough, the fear of missing out (triggered by some scarcity tactic or caught in the comparison trap), the fear of not doing the "right" things and therefore being criticized or judged... etc.
I was looking for some "$297 magic bullet" outside of me for clarity. I was thinking if I had a "tried-and-true" blueprint I could numb out with the "doing" - make myself feel good about checking things off the list - and thereby spare myself from the "soul-searching" hard work that ultimately, forms the foundation for a fulfilling business.
I was rushing ahead without knowing where I was going.
When I put myself on a "program diet" a year ago, I dug through my hard drive and found $6,591 worth of training materials I had not been able to deploy meaningfully and successfully (i.e., the implementation takes me close to my big vision) - in fact they might have done more harm than good...
Some of them added a bunch of ideas to the "stuff I know" bin in my brain but got me frozen in information overload.
Some sent me down the path of doing a load of busy work that ultimately, caused me to detour from my big vision (which means time and energy wasted.)
Some left me with folders full of half-done assignments that added to the confusion and analysis paralysis.
Some even drove me into the comparison trap, getting me to wonder what was wrong with me because I didn't get the results "as advertised."
I felt like a faceless number being spat out from the other end of the "guru" factory line, regurgitating the same stuff just like everyone else.
Creativity, individuality and self-expression are my highest values - they need to be expressed in the way I do ME in my business.
Regurgitation and copycatting aren't cutting it.
There's gotta be MORE.
Hamster wheel kept churning until I screamed STOP! and made the decision to get clear o
In the first couple of years in my business, I spent thousands and thousands of dollars on trainings and programs. A few out of genuine passion for learning and growth, but some out of "Fears" - the fear of not knowing enough, the fear of missing out (triggered by some scarcity tactic or caught in the comparison trap), the fear of not doing the "right" things and therefore being criticized or judged... etc.
I was looking for some "$297 magic bullet" outside of me for clarity. I was thinking if I had a "tried-and-true" blueprint I could numb out with the "doing" - make myself feel good about checking things off the list - and thereby spare myself from the "soul-searching" hard work that ultimately, forms the foundation for a fulfilling business.
I was rushing ahead without knowing where I was going.
When I put myself on a "program diet" a year ago, I dug through my hard drive and found $6,591 worth of training materials I had not been able to deploy meaningfully and successfully (i.e., the implementation takes me close to my big vision) - in fact they might have done more harm than good...
Some of them added a bunch of ideas to the "stuff I know" bin in my brain but got me frozen in information overload.
Some sent me down the path of doing a load of busy work that ultimately, caused me to detour from my big vision (which means time and energy wasted.)
Some left me with folders full of half-done assignments that added to the confusion and analysis paralysis.
Some even drove me into the comparison trap, getting me to wonder what was wrong with me because I didn't get the results "as advertised."
I felt like a faceless number being spat out from the other end of the "guru" factory line, regurgitating the same stuff just like everyone else.
Creativity, individuality and self-expression are my highest values - they need to be expressed in the way I do ME in my business.
Regurgitation and copycatting aren't cutting it.
There's gotta be MORE.
Hamster wheel kept churning until I screamed STOP! and made the decision to get clear o
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