Sepia Prime Woman Digital Magazine March 2014 | Page 23
First examine and fix your Connections:
Connect with what is inside of you.
Move the junk; the bitterness, the sense
of powerlessness, and the apathy. When
there is a setback, it’s hard, I know, but
you can’t move BOLDLY with a lot of
unnecessary baggage.
Connect spiritually. Your fight is more
spiritual than natural. You can’t fight a
spiritual enemy on a natural plane; you
need to take your fight to where the war
is happening. Our ancestors won a lot of
battles on their knees by engaging fear,
doubt and injustice with the God who
hates those same things; then they got up
and marched, started businesses and
worked to change unjust laws. The
greater your connection spiritually, the
greater your impact naturally.
Trust and connect with the right people.
There are coaches everywhere, but try to
find some friends. Your friends will tell
you the truth about who they know you
to be, and will love you anyway. A
coach will do what you pay them to do
(sometimes). Once you have connected
and established safe human places,
then
pursue
the
business
connections.
Here’s a real-life
example of why I suggest this. I am
blessed with a network of friends
who are also in business. There is
good give and take between us, and a
fair amount of tail kicking when
necessary. It works. Awhile ago I
became involved in an organization,
and three of my friends came along
with me. After a phone conference,
one of them called and asked, “So
how long are we going to do this?”
My friends realized something that I
had not: this was not the right
organization for me though on the
surface it appeared to be. They took
me to lunch and lovingly read me the
riot act, but said, “We will stay with
you as long as you want.” My
friends knew what I was supposed to
be doing versus what I could be
doing. The right friends will guard
your flank – they don’t think like
you necessarily and aren’t trying to
get anything from you. They just
love you, and THAT is what they
bring to the connection. Knowing
you are loved gives you courage to
keep trying.
You might have to evaluate your
connections and in some cases, revise them.
That takes BOLDNESS too.
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Sepia Prime Woman
March 2014