Smart Women "Live into and Find the Flow"

A few days ago, I was sitting with my good friend and Smart Woman, Suzanne, in her backyard and I was complementing her on how well the yard was laid out from the play area, pool area, and lounge area. Everything flows so well in accessing the home and the backyard. Suzanne shared with me that the backyard was not designed this way when they first moved into the home. When they bought the house initially, the backyard looked a lot different. She shared that after they had lived in the house for awhile and found their flow as a family, she and her husband created a vision on how the backyard might better serve their needs. This got me thinking about how Smart Women need to "live into their Big ideas, dreams and goals finding their flow along the way".

In my Women's Success Circles, I sometimes find that women can get "stuck" and are afraid to take action on their ideas and dreams because they don't have a full or complete vision on how it will all come together.

We can become fearful or resistant when we don't have a clear plan. Although I encourage women to have a well thought out plan, sometimes just taking that initial step forward is what you need to make it happen. I had a mentor once who used to say, "Mindset first; details later."

When I first gave birth to my business, Smart Women Smart Solutions, I had developed a model to help women in transition. It was a program that supported women who were ready to make a change in their life--both personally and professionally. I hosted Women's Success Circles here locally around Los Angeles. That was my initial vision. As my business began to grow and ripple out into the world, it morphed and changed into something quite different. Offering my process to help women make positive change in their lives is still a "core" part of my business today. However, I now offer a host of services from public speaking to teleseminars that are steeped in the "core" of supporting women as they move their lives to the next level of success.

I started with a core vision and "lived into my work with women". I found my flow, my rhythm.

How about you? Are you waiting for the "perfect time" to realize your Big ideas, dreams and goals? I've got a secret for you: There is never a perfect time for anything in life: getting married, having children, or realizing a dream that you have.

Here are a few tips for you to think about as you begin to take the steps to "live into your dreams and find your flow".

1. Just Do It - It's an old cliché and has been used many times, however it is quite effective if you have a Big idea or dream that is screaming to make its way into the world through you. Find a coach or other "thinking partner" and take some steps to open the door to make it happen.

2. Find Your Rhythm - When Phil Jackson, coach of the LA Lakers was asked what made the Lakers perform so well on the court, his answer was, "they have found their rhythm as a team and as individual players." I would have never found the "rhythm" of my business if I had not put myself out there and made it happen. I had to 'live into" the process. Those of you who have been with me over the last few years have seen the process and how my business model has changed and grown to better serve women.

3. Course-Correct - Movement always wins over meditation in business. In most situations, you can "course-correct" and change direction. The only way to get clear and focused on what your vision or your dream will ultimately be is to take those first steps to make it happen. Even if you can't see the end, just take the action steps and it will unfold as you go along.

I firmly believe in taking action. The women I work with begin with a plan knowing that over time they will need to make changes and course-correct.

That afternoon, I was once again reminded that we all need to "live into and find the flow" in our lives and in our businesses. Take that first step: Decide what part of your Big ideas or dreams that you want to take action on and "live into it" today. Find the "flow."

Anything is possible. Everything is waiting for you.

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