Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Feb/March 2018 Aspire Mag Full Issue: Inner Prospe | Page 95

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I had a belief that told me
I had to work really, really,
really hard to get what I
wanted in life and business.
That belief was put there by
my hard-working father, his
hard-working father, and all
the hardworking Quebecois
ancestors who came to this
country for the American
dream, and—you guessed
it—worked hard to make it
happen. That belief left me
prioritizing income goals
over life goals, and work
over life. Not okay. But then, I realized that
in order to make this new
business model work, I
would have to expand my
team. How could I find
qualified people? I’d tried
before, and had a small
team of amazing people,
but always ended up back
where I started, biting off
more than I could chew.
I turned to my questions
again. “What if I don’t have
a colleague about another
potential resource. I also met
a shining star of a VA who
just happened to be at the
event where I was speaking.
Holy crap.
I started asking even crazier
questions. “What if I didn’t
have to spend so much
energy growing my audience
and marketing my business?
What if clients just found
me, instead of me finding
them?” (I got two inquiries
about my highest-level book
strategy services in the next
Then, I started asking
questions. The kinds of
questions that shook up my
world.
During my business coach’s
recent live event, at which I
was a presenter, I started
delving into my goals for
2018. I asked myself, “What
if I didn’t have to work so
hard to have the money
and freedom I want? What
would that look like?”
Bam! I asked, and the
Universe answered. In the
space of a few moments,
I was given a download of
an entirely new model for
my business that would
allow me to work less, earn
to find qualified people?
What if they found me?”
Bam! Within three days, I’d
received two applications
for editing positions, and
fielded a phone call from
week.) What if I asked for
support from my current
clients around this new arm
of my business? (Support
flowed in the form of video
testimonials and referrals.)
Okay, this was obviously
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I chose it. It’s that simple.
But it started with a
question.