Michelle's Musings
Dear Friend,
I have to admit that even after celebrating my fifth anniversary in business, I am still learning how to run my business. It's certainly not easy, but with perseverance, drive and ambition, you will succeed, too..
I am changing my business model from an administrative virtual assistant model to a consulting business with a full-service team to handle our client projects. We're going through a complete metamorphosis - just like the dragonfly and butterfly!
We are creating internal systems and our own best practices, which we'll be sharing with all of you when it's done.
My point is that if you take every failure in your business at face value, then you might feel like you failed. I take a different approach to failure and try to learn everything I can from it. It is a gift waiting to be understood, waiting to be discovered. Some important lessons can be found while you are struggling. I have been going through a lot of struggles lately and I was resisting change and the opportunities that were waiting for me. Now that I am no longer struggling, I am attracting more high end clients like I want; I am ready to receive them and do the work I am meant to do.
So, here are words of wisdom for you to take on your journey.
“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.”
Don Williams, Jr. quotes (American Novelist and Poet, b.1968)
“Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be...Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before.”
Erich Fromm quotes (German born American social Philosopher and Psychoanalyst, 1900-1980)
With Gratitude,
Michelle Ulrich
Feature Article: Learn From Failure and Confirm with Success
by Chris Widener
Both failure and success are good... if you know what their specific purpose is.
Of course we know that success is good, but why? Success is good because it confirms things for us.
Success confirms our plans.
Success confirms our decisions.
Success confirms our resources.
Success confirms our strategies.
Success confirms our hunches.
Success confirms our teamwork.
Success confirms our risks.
Success confirms a lot of things!
So when you are successful, ask yourself the following question:
What does this success confirm in my mind?
Now, what about failure? What is the role of failure and how in the world can it be GOOD?
Failure's role is to teach us. We learn from failure.
Failure teaches us that we need to change our plans.
Failure teaches us that we need to change our decisions.
Failure teaches us that we need to change our resources.
Failure teaches us that we need to change our strategies.
Failure teaches us that we need to change our hunches.
Failure teaches us that we need to change our teamwork.
Failure teaches us that we need to change our risks.
Failure teaches us that we need to change a lot of things!
But at least now we know one more thing that won't work! With every failure, we learn one more way we can abandon and focus in on what may be the correct way in the future! When we look at it that way, we set ourselves up for a powerfully successful future! So when you fail, ask yourself this question: What does this failure teach me?
Remember, Success and Failure are both good. They can both be your friend... If you know what role they are to play in your life. Learn From Failure and Confirm with Success.
About The Author:
Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success, a company helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams.
To see Chris "live" at the upcoming Jim Rohn Weekend Event as he speaks on the subject of Secrets of Influence go to http://Chris-Widener.InspiresYOU.com/ or call 800-929-0434.
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Upcoming Events
Join Michelle Ulrich and DeBorah Beatty
for one hour to learn
all about turning your
challenges around and making
them work for you!
The Joys of Failure with DeBorah Beatty (NEW class!)
Tuesday, March 18, 10:00 am Pacific
10:00 am Pacific, 11:00 am Mountain, 12:00 pm Central,
1:00 pm Eastern (60 minutes in length)
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Who
Should Attend? Coaches,
Entrepreneurs, Sales Professionals, Solopreneurs,
and Virtual Professionals of all walks
of life.
The
Joys of Failure
When setbacks happen, do you pick up and go on or do you spend time beating yourself up? How do you define failures in your own reality?
We'll discuss how to rejoice and celebrate your failures and change your attitude towards them.
You
will learn:
- Distinguish between what actually happened
and what you made the experience mean
- Find
the freedom in failing and create a new plan
- Recover from a bump in the road instead of
letting it become a mountain of Stop
Format: Michelle
Ulrich, founder of The Virtual Nation™ will
have a one-on-one discussion with DeBorah
Beatty. She will share her knowledge and
expertise to help virtual professionals
to release guilt over perceived imperfections
and not only accept your failures, but
celebrate them and look forward to more!
DeBorah Beatty is a motivational
speaker, sales trainer, meeting facilitator
and a business coach absolutely committed
to your success.
DeBorah Beatty
Motivational speaker, Sales Trainer,
and Business Coach Committed to your
success |
From Arizona to Washington, she has trained
entrepreneurs for over 10 years. She speaks
from a background of experience - While
spending almost 30 years as an Administrative
Professional for top 100 companies, she
was an SPE (Single Parent Entrepreneur),
a traveling craftsperson, a visual designer,
art director and print broker, an onscreen
television anchor and a radio personality
as well as a voice actor. She has personally
started and sold 6 companies and has had
responsibility for training sales people
and marketing teams, creating brands and
corporate IDs; all the while remaining
committed to networking and sharing with
other entrepreneurs.
Nominated for "Who's
Who in American Women" in 1991, again
in 1996 as well as "Who's Who in International
Women" in 1996, I was awarded the
coveted "Entrepreneur of the Year
Award" from the ICONnet Entrepreneurial
Group in 1992. I was Director of the Modesto,
CA Leads Club in 1993. I am currently affiliated
with the Walla Walla Valley Chamber of
Commerce, The Blue Mountain Business Builders.
For more information about DeBorah, visit
her website - click here.
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Resources & Tips We Use
In case you missed it a few weeks ago, we are now selling last year's teleseminars for only $17 (mp3 download format).
This is an incredible value as you would never be able to listen to this kind of information in a live seminar for this price! We had a jam-packed call when we held this call live last year. If you missed it, here's your opportunity to get real tips and tools you can use in your business right now.
We held a teleseminar last April with Donna Gunter and Diana Ennen which was phenomenal. Both ladies have first hand knowledge on how to prepare for a natural disaster and how to recover from one in short order so your business doesn't fail. If you'd like to listen to it, now you can.
The Ultimate Backup Plan: What to do When Your Plan Fails
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Thank You for Joining Me!
With Gratitude,
Michelle Ulrich
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