WOW!!! What a great few days it has been since the One Thing for One Week Challenge started. Here are just some of the comments and successes that have been shared by those of us committing to focus on our confidence for 7 days.
“I can’t believe how much better I have slept. I have spent all day feeling confident about my talents that I keep making progress on projects that I used to procrastinate and by the end of the day I feel so great that I sleep straight through the night. I thank you and my wife thanks you.”
“I am feeling more comfortable asking for meetings with people I normally would not have the guts to approach. I can’t believe I am going to have coffee with someone I consider a leader in her industry for a possible collaborative project. Yippee!”
“The last couple of days when I sat down to the computer to make my 1,000-word write goal like I do every morning I did not stress out about not knowing where to start or if it was going to be any good. I just wrote and wrote and it is really good stuff, if I do say so myself. What a difference, and what a week I am going to have, my agent won’t believe my progress!”
“I was able to make calls to former clients and ask for new business and referrals based solely on my own self-confidence about the type of work I had performed for them in the past. Hey, if you don’t ask and don’t stay top-of-mind with people, they can’t say ‘yes’ as easily. Four out of six had either a direct job for me or were able to give me potential referrals.”
“There were a couple of times when I fell back into my old routine of feeling overwhelmed and nervous. When I reminded myself of this challenge, along with recognizing all of my past wins, I could shift my focus back to the value I continue to add to my clients. I stayed much more productive than I have been in months. Thank you.”
Celebrate: Day 4
It is now Day 4 for some of us and as was suggested by a colleague, business strategist and all around expert in all things brain-brilliant, AmyK Hutchens at www.amyk.com, it is now time to celebrate our wins thus far. AmyK wrote in…
“I would also suggest to your readers/followers that you break the week into two sets: “4 days” and “3 days.” The brain is more successful with smaller chunks and turtle steps. After 4 days of focusing on your confidence and actively choosing to spend a few minutes developing your confidence, reward yourself! Celebrate your progress.”
So tonight is the end of the 4 days…what are you planning to do to celebrate? For me, I see a nice meal and a glass of red wine and freshly baked cookies in my future (not necessarily in that order!)
Congratulations and keep up the great work!
Red wine? Nice meal? Freshly baked cookies? I somehow managed to not get my invitation. It MUST have been lost in cyberspace.