I had a panic attack of sorts yesterday.   You know the feeling – all of a sudden, out of the blue, those internal thoughts start pitching a tantrum that can make even the best of us throw in the towel.

I had decided to spend this whole week planning my marketing for the next 6 months complete with newsletter topics, blog ideas, and tele-class subjects.  A big bite for sure.

I know that the best way to get the ideas flowing is to “crawl into my cave” by keeping the e-mail closed and the phones turned off for several hours at a time so I can immerse myself in tasks like this.

And then it happened……I stopped for lunch when all of a sudden this monster from nowhere jumped in and said, “Who do you think you are?   What makes you such an expert?  There’s no way you can increase your business that much in one year!”     Wow – instant paralysis!

For the next 30 minutes or so, I truly wrestled with my mind going back and forth with thoughts like “taking a job would be so much easier” and  “no way, I’ve got too much invested in this business to quit now.”

How did I stop this argument?  I went back to my original mission statement to remind myself what this is all about.

I coach men and women over 50 who want to create a bigger, better life for their second act that fulfills a dream, rewards their soul or pays something back to their community. 

You see, I am a believer, an optimist (even now) and I just HAVE to work at helping others – it’s in my DNA.

So I rang the gong on that wrestling match, went for a walk in the snow, and then got back to work.     It happens to all of us every once in a while.  So don’t give in when it happens to you.   Go back to the great idea you started with, gather your confidence and start in again.    If I can do it, you can too!

Do you have a story of the “no” monsters plaguing you?   Share it in a comment here ….

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