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We're well into February...

    Love Your Business and Your Life 

We are in the month of love. What better time to check in and see if you are still in love with your life and business? Why not take a love audit and work out if there are areas you could bring more love to? 

“Love conquers all difficulties, surmounts all obstacles, and effects what to any other power would be impossible.” 

William Godwin 

That’s the theme of this week’s Newsletter – an invitation to increase the love in your business, life and relationships. 

I am drinking an Earl Grey and I’ve had a cheeky biscuit while I pondered what to write about love. After all it feels like it’s all been said! 

I am not madly into Valentines Day because I believe we shouldn’t wait for one day a year to tell someone they’re special to us. It should be evident every day. 

And I know, from experience, that’s not always how we live life. 

A Moment That Changed Everything 

My dad and I always seemed to clash. He was a strong willed, very sarcastic, dominant and imposing figure. He was over 6 feet tall and powerful in stature as well as in presence. 

I came home to live with him and my mam when they both were unable to care for themselves. 

My dad had lost 5st in weight and was a shadow of his former physical self. Caring for him was the hardest things I have ever done.
Watching this tower of a person wither until he relied on help to wash and shower and get around. It took longer for his personal strength to follow and it was more devastating for me to know he was ashamed and in despair because he could no longer do the things he used to. 

Yet we still clashed. I wanted to help him and with the little pride he had left he resisted, vehemently. 

Toward the end he was taken in to hospital.
I remember going to visit him about three weeks before he died.

Driving in the car, I had a sense of knowing that time was short. I made a decision then and there that no matter what he said I would love him anyway. I would just let go of ever expecting him to show he cared or was appreciative that I was there (instead of the disappointment or distrust or arguing that was typical), because that really didn’t matter.

What was important now was that I simply loved him for being my dad.  

When I arrived at the hospital he was delighted to see me and he made a point of taking my hands and looking me in the face and saying ‘I love you. I need you to know that I love you.’

That moment changed everything. For the time he had left we had a completely different relationship and we were able to say what we both needed to say. 

Love can change everything. Who in your life needs to know that you love them and you accept them for who they are? Because really, when all said an done, that’s all that matters. 

I invite you to reach out this week and say what needs to be said. 

And that takes courage… 

This Weeks Business Boost! 

Courage is Contagious! 

Here’s a story from my coach Ray. “
As a teenager, I remember standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking a lake. There were several of us up there in swim trunks trying to muster the courage to jump from that height and plunge into the dark water below. It seemed like the longer we put off jumping, the harder it was to jump! 

Finally, some bold individual jumped. We all peered over the edge to see if he survived. He surfaced yelling, “That was awesome!” All it took was the courage of one to infuse courage into the rest of us and we too jumped off that cliff—multiple times!” 

The Business of Courage:

It takes courage to be an entrepreneur. It takes courage to be a business owner. Especially in today’s world. In fact, it takes a lot of courage, and we need a daily dose of courage to keep on keeping on. 

Think about it: the bulk of society is fearful of doing what we’re doing. They’re lulled by the “security” of “a real job” offering a pension, healthcare, Holiday time, and a regular wage. And many of them have literally sold their souls to the corporation putting up with hell for the sake of that so-called security. 

But as entrepreneurs we wanted more than that. We wanted to be challenged. We didn’t want someone else defining our worth. We wanted to follow our passion. We wanted to grow, develop, invent, create, serve others, and if possible, earn a great income in the process. We wanted freedom. But all that takes courage. It takes a lot of courage! 

Boost Your Own Courage! 

From time to time, perhaps even daily, we need to infuse ourselves with a fresh dose of courage. Sometimes we refer to this as “psyching ourselves up.” Perhaps you sense the need for a shot of courage when you’re trying something new, or you’ve put many hours into a project not knowing for sure how it will turn out. Or maybe you’re engaged in something that’s outside your comfort zone.  Or it could be you’re just starting out and things are going slower than you’d hoped and you need the courage to keep on going. I know I for one have experienced that recently. 

Whatever the source of your need for courage, here are some suggestions on how to keep your courage quotient high: 

1. Read the stories of other courageous men and women. We often look at a successful entrepreneur and forget or simply don’t know the struggle they went through to get where they are.  

Nearly every successful entrepreneur has a story of pain and failure that preceded their success. And because courage is contagious, reading their stories can give you hope and courage. These stories don’t even have to be about entrepreneurship. As long as they have to do with the courage to overcome great obstacles, you’ll find their courage contagious. The more you can relate the more empowering this can be. 

2. Attend conferences, events, and mastermind groups. Bolstering your courage is a relational activity. Go to these events with the intent to get to know others who are experiencing the same challenges you are. Get to know them. Ask them questions. Build relationships with them and let their courage rub off on you. And while you’re at it, perhaps you can be an encouragement to them as well. 

3. Meet regularly with a confidant. As I stated above, courage is a relational pursuit. Just like jumping off that cliff into the water below, we need others in our lives who can encourage us and we them.  

Find a confidant whom you trust. Be transparent and vulnerable with them. The best option is not so much a mentor, but someone with whom you can share mutually and reciprocally. Speak into each other’s lives and encourage each other. 

4. Never stop learning and growing. Progress, forward movement, boosts confidence, and confidence builds courage.  

Approach learning humbly like a child. Be enthralled with the wonder of learning new things. Enjoy putting what you’ve learned into practice and seeing the fruit of your efforts. 

5. Boost the courage of others. When you encourage someone else, you affirm in your own life the truths you’re speaking to them. In this way, you not only experience the joy of boosting someone else’s courage, but it boosts your own courage as well. 

One last comment about courage: courage is not the absence of fear. Much of what we undertake as entrepreneurs may make us fearful. Before we jumped off that cliff into the dark water below, we were still fearful. Therefore, the presence of fear does not imply the absence of courage. Never gauge your courage based on your level of fear. Instead, courage is the will to act in the face of fear.  

So, be encouraged! 

Podcast Update – Choosinghappypodcast.com  

I haven’t been able to upload the last episode – it’s my task for today.
More tech issues – I think the gremlins of tech are testing me! So, fingers crossed it will be available tomorrow morning.  

You can check the most recent episode (Episode 55 - all about the Happiness Audit – part 1) on your favourite podcast app or on the website at www.choosinghappypodcast.com  

Love Your Business and Your Life 

We all have laborious and mundane tasks that can help us forget why we started our business, or why we got ourselves where we are in life. But like happiness love is a choice, in my opinion. 

We often hear the quote
‘Do What You Love, Love What You Do’

...and I know that I for one, have felt it was overused and had little meaning.  

One thing my dad did say to me in my life when I had the courage to make risky decisions and others thought I would fail – he would say “prove them wrong”. 

One way I found of proving them wrong was to get passionate about what I was doing, to go all in and love it – even if I had hated it in the past. 

And the universe has a way of rewarding love and passion when it is focused on a higher intention. Miracles begin to happen and you really do begin to fall in love with what used to challenge you. 

Go on, prove them wrong this week and fall in love with that thing you need to conquer.   

That's it for this week!

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And always remember, if you fancy a coffee and a chat, I am only an email away.

Wishing you a week blessed with prosperity, good health, grace and ease!

May love, peace and healing surround you. May your families and friends be safe in these times.

Remember to tell them you love them. You never know the minute.

To your happiness and prosperity, 

Heather 

Heather V Masters

Chief Coach, Trainer and  Facilitator of Magic 

Taking Your Business Online and Choosing Happy Podcast 

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