Inner Alchemy - Transformational Coaching

I stepped way out of my comfort zone this weekend, and am pleased to report that I’m still here to tell the story. 

I recently took an 8 week teleseminar course by Alex Mandossian on how to give teleseminars.  Without a doubt it was one of the best classes I’ve ever taken.  I have the utmost respect for this man because he not only delivered world class content, he did it with passion, generosity and integrity.  It was an amazing experience! 

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And it was also somewhat overwhelming.  You see, although the class was about doing teleseminars, it really was a comprehensive class about internet marketing.  The class was a response to the question: “In this fast paced technological world, how do you get your message out there to the greatest number of people?”  So while I was expecting to learn a great deal about giving teleseminars, I really was unprepared for how much knowledge I would gain about every other aspect of business building.   This is where it became risky for me because prior to this class, I had no previous understanding of the marketing world and the experience often made me feel like I was in a foreign country where I didn’t know the language and where I had no personal guide to show me around.  I definitely had to climb my way up a very steep learning curve.

So fast forwarding to this past weekend when I attended a reunion given for the participants of this course, I found myself again in the risk zone when I not only had to try and understand marketing, I had to use this knowledge with a room full of people, many of whom could network in their sleep.  I clearly saw how easy it was for the majority of them to pitch their products or services with confidence while I awkwardly stumbled through my explanations of who I am and what I have to offer.  I didn’t have a rehearsed elevator speech, didn’t sound smooth and polished and didn’t even always know what I was looking for. 

Just the same, every chance I got I smiled, shook hands with a stranger, introduced myself and launched into what I do and why I was there.  Was I graceful?  Probably not.  Was I succinct and clear?  Not usually.  Was I a risk taker?  Absolutely!!  I stepped out of my comfort zone time and time again and am a better person, and I’d like to think a better business woman, because of it. 

Never stop taking risks.  It’s how we continue to grow.

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