Stepping into Big Shoes

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Rachna's Note</div> <div> 2. Stepping into Big Shoes</div> <div> 3. Subscription Management</div> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <bR> <div> Rachna's Note</div> <bR> <div> Dear Reader,</div> <bR> <div> Hi and welcome to September. Sorry for the delay between last</div> <div> newsletter and this one; there has been a lot of change happening</div> <div> and it's taken me some time to get caught up. Anyway, maybe it's</div> <div> a case of better late than never. (Hopefully). I hope this note</div> <div> finds you well.</div> <bR> <div> On this end, life has been both hectic and gratifying and full of</div> <div> emotion. Probably the biggest news is that my grandmother passed</div> <div> away at the end of July. She was 82, and a loving and wonderful</div> <div> woman. Her passing was pretty sudden, which is always a little</div> <div> more shocking, I think. I miss her.</div> <bR> <div> Aside from this sad change, the latter part of Summer was also</div> <div> marked by some exciting growth in my business. I was interviewed</div> <div> for NBC's Today show (the piece aired on 8/23/06), my new book,</div> <div> Overcome Rejection, The SMART Way is now available, and I was</div> <div> just interviewed for Inc., Magazine. It's been really fun trying</div> <div> out these new opportunities and learning more along the way.</div> <bR> <div> Other than these things, life has been pretty calm.</div> <bR> <div> So let's move on to the main focus of this month's newsletter. I</div> <div> have to admit, I've had so many ideas of what to write that it</div> <div> was difficult to pick just one thing. Since it seems the two</div> <div> biggest themes I'm thinking about are change and growth, I</div> <div> figured that would be a good focus for this issue.</div> <bR> <div> I hope you enjoy it, and I look forward to reconnecting with you</div> <div> next month.</div> <bR> <div> Until then,</div> <div> Rachna</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*</div> <bR> <div> Sponsor:</div> <bR> <div> This issue is sponsored by my new book, "Overcome Rejection, The</div> <div> SMART Way". I'm defining this as the only "rejection proofing"</div> <div> program you'll ever need. </div> <bR> <div> Learn more about <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660066" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="http://www.excelwitheasecoaching.com/overcome_rejection_the_smart.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.excelwitheasecoaching.com/ove">Overcome Rejection, the Smart Way</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Thanks!</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*</div> <bR> <div> Stepping into the Big Shoes</div> <div> (c) 2006. Dr. Rachna D. Jain</div> <div> All Rights Reserved</div> <bR> <div> "Stepping into the Big Shoes" is a term that one of my former</div> <div> coaches and I came up with to describe the process of growing</div> <div> into a bigger life. It came from numerous conversations about the</div> <div> growth and state of my consulting business; combined with new</div> <div> opportunities and my needing some way to decide which</div> <div> opportunities were the best to pursue. Of course, in my standard</div> <div> fashion, I would have liked to pursue ALL of them; unfortunately,</div> <div> that was not usually possible, or realistic.</div> <bR> <div> All growth and every new opportunity pushes us past our comfort</div> <div> zone, and takes us into a new environment where the pace may be a</div> <div> bit faster, and the rules are certainly less clear. Anytime you</div> <div> say "yes" to growing and changing, you take the chance of leaving</div> <div> behind the old. This is always a source of tension; it's deeply</div> <div> uncomfortable to leave the old (which seems to be working OK) to</div> <div> move to the new (which is less certain, scary, and feels</div> <div> vulnerable). Humans are only built for a certain amount of change</div> <div> at any one time; but one thing is clear: you must change in order</div> <div> to thrive.</div> <bR> <div> Many of you have your own businesses and confront the necessity</div> <div> to grow and change on almost a daily basis. You must continually</div> <div> assess what is working and what isn't. You need to find ways to</div> <div> balance the core functions of your business on an ongoing basis</div> <div> with innovation and creativity. And, sometimes, as an</div> <div> entrepreneur, you need to "grow up" a little bit to wear your</div> <div> business identity more comfortably.</div> <bR> <div> Even if you don't have a business, you will move through the same</div> <div> cycle of growth in your daily life. If you're a parent, you may,</div> <div> sometimes, have to lay down a rule or boundary which feels</div> <div> foreign and uncomfortable. In your career, you may be asked to</div> <div> assume more responsibility or take a more visible position within</div> <div> the company- all of these require a bit of growth to comfortably</div> <div> step into these new roles and responsibilities.</div> <bR> <div> Along with new roles and options also comes new expectations,</div> <div> both from yourself, and from others. When you have attained a</div> <div> certain level of success, or status, the 'costs' of failure may</div> <div> be higher; and certainly, the gains you seek may be somewhat</div> <div> harder to attain. This doesn't mean you're on the wrong track.</div> <div> Instead, it may just mean you need to allow some time and space</div> <div> to gradually assume this new position or new identity.</div> <bR> <div> It's ok to be scared. It's ok to be uncertain. It's ok to feel</div> <div> vulnerable and unsure. These are all signs that you're moving to</div> <div> a new level of your own growth, and that is always a good thing.</div> <bR> <div> If there is a change you're contemplating for your life, consider</div> <div> who you'd need to be in order to step fully into the "big shoes".</div> <div> Who you'd need to be is, very often, more crucial than how you</div> <div> will become that person. You can always take the right actions,</div> <div> but they will be more successful if they are taken from the</div> <div> inside-out; that is, aligned with your inner beliefs. When you</div> <div> take the time to decide who you want to be, you can more</div> <div> comfortably travel the trajectory of change, and, then, as a</div> <div> result, feel more solid and grounded in your success. You'll save</div> <div> yourself from that feeling of being an imposter.</div> <bR> <div> Remember, anything you desire, you can achieve. This won't happen</div> <div> without some change. You have to let go of what is, so that you</div> <div> can create what could be.</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <bR> <div> Privacy Policy: Your privacy is important. I will never sell</div> <div> or make the emailing list available to anyone.</div> <bR> <div> To subscribe to this list, email:</div> <div> excelwithease-subscribe[AT]excelwitheasecoaching.com</div> <bR> <div> To unsubscribe from this list, email:</div> <div> excelwithease-unsubscribe[AT]excelwitheasecoaching.com</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>