Now that I’ve completely closed down the art part of my business, I can say with full confidence that it was an enormous success–always profitable, highly publicized, nationally recognized with tons of customers. The truth is, while I was in it, I NEVER referred to myself as a success.
Other people held me up as a successful entrepreneur, but I didn’t feel it in my bones. Now, looking back, I absolutely do.
Sandy Sergeant attended last year as a Nobel Prize winner.
This gives me tremendous compassion and understanding for where my clients are today, especially those whose art or craft (writing, photography, design, etc.) are their products. I read once that Burt Bacharach felt like an impostor. That gave me a sense of normalcy–if an Oscar-winning, best-selling composer and lyricist could feel that way, it must not be that unusual.
In Ten Rules for Being Human, by Cherie Carter-Scott, rule six says: “There” is no better a place than “here.” When your “there” has become “here,” you will simply obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.”
I now understand where my “here” and “there” are and what keeps me moving from one to the other. I acknowledge it as my process and go step by step or even skip ahead, depending on the situation.
How would you like to jump ahead 5 years and experience what it’s really like to be “there”? On December 3rd you get to Come As You’ll Be, a party where the guests are asked to dress, speak and think five years out. As a result I’ve seen many women in attendance get “there” ahead of schedule.
If you can’t make it, I’d still love to hear where you’d like to be in 5 years. The simple act of putting it in writing can be incredibly powerful….
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