Comments on: Playing Small in a Big World — Get Your Talents Out There http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175 "Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:43:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cheryl Chow http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-41203 Cheryl Chow Mon, 26 May 2008 03:55:39 +0000 http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175#comment-41203 Joan, What a great story! I think we can all relate. I've known so many people who were much more successful in their field than others not so much because they were more talented or knew more, but because they believed in themselves and were willing to take action. What concrete steps do you suggest for overcoming what is holding you back? Look forward to your future posts. Cheryl http://cat-tales-blog.blogspot.com/ Joan,

What a great story! I think we can all relate. I’ve known so many people who were much more successful in their field than others not so much because they were more talented or knew more, but because they believed in themselves and were willing to take action.

What concrete steps do you suggest for overcoming what is holding you back?

Look forward to your future posts.

Cheryl

http://cat-tales-blog.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Joan http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-41008 Joan Fri, 23 May 2008 14:35:58 +0000 http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175#comment-41008 Patsi -- As my husband says, an expert is just someone who lives 10 miles out of town. Thanks for your thoughts -- I definitely suffer from the "wanting it to be perfect" syndrome and am learning that it's better to just get something out there and start doing. Bonnie -- The self-doubt does come easily sometimes, doesn't it? I've thought about packing it in a number of times -- especially recently -- but can't quite bring myself to pull the plug. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We'll keep each other going! Steve -- Nice to see you again! Your follow-up post is right-on -- thanks for including it. I'll look forward to your words of wisdom for consultants -- you always seem to hit it just right. Joan Patsi—As my husband says, an expert is just someone who lives 10 miles out of town. Thanks for your thoughts—I definitely suffer from the “wanting it to be perfect” syndrome and am learning that it’s better to just get something out there and start doing.

Bonnie—The self-doubt does come easily sometimes, doesn’t it? I’ve thought about packing it in a number of times—especially recently—but can’t quite bring myself to pull the plug. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We’ll keep each other going!

Steve—Nice to see you again! Your follow-up post is right-on—thanks for including it. I’ll look forward to your words of wisdom for consultants—you always seem to hit it just right.

Joan

]]> By: Steve Roesler http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-40999 Steve Roesler Fri, 23 May 2008 12:06:46 +0000 http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175#comment-40999 Joan, thanks for the nice mention. The phenomenon that you lay out above is related to the following day's post http://www.allthingsworkplace.com/2008/05/sales-version-h.html What I've found is that a lot of folks in the helping professions--consultants/trainers included--tend to believe that the work will speak for itself and are then surprised that others are taking their "product" and running with it. Now that I've seen your scenario, I think I'm going to put out a post just for consultants/helpers. Hopefully, this will be helpful:-) Joan, thanks for the nice mention.

The phenomenon that you lay out above is related to the following day’s post http://www.allthingsworkplace.com/2008/05/sales-version-h.html

What I’ve found is that a lot of folks in the helping professions—consultants/trainers included—tend to believe that the work will speak for itself and are then surprised that others are taking their “product” and running with it.

Now that I’ve seen your scenario, I think I’m going to put out a post just for consultants/helpers. Hopefully, this will be helpful:-)

]]> By: Bonnie http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-40930 Bonnie Thu, 22 May 2008 18:31:04 +0000 http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175#comment-40930 As a solo entrepreneur, it's easy to doubt yourself .. am I doing the right thing? Are there clients for my product? Should I just pack it in and go back to being an employee? I've passed your blog url to a number of my solo entrepreneur pals and clients. I look forward to more of your postings. Bonnie Sainsbury http://bonniesainsbury.typepad.com/my_weblog/ As a solo entrepreneur, it’s easy to doubt yourself .. am I doing the right thing? Are there clients for my product? Should I just pack it in and go back to being an employee?

I’ve passed your blog url to a number of my solo entrepreneur pals and clients.

I look forward to more of your postings.

Bonnie Sainsbury

http://bonniesainsbury.typepad.com/my_weblog/

]]> By: Patsi Krakoff, The Blog Squad http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175&cpage=1#comment-40927 Patsi Krakoff, The Blog Squad Thu, 22 May 2008 17:41:28 +0000 http://blog.achieve-momentum.com/?p=175#comment-40927 Interesting and thought provoking, Joan. I think everyone can identify with this, it's happened to me. I know I kept waiting to know more, be perfectly competent...then I ran out of time! I suddenly realized if I didn't start teaching what I know now, I might be on my deathbed and too late. I discovered many things - you can never know it all, there's always someone smarter - and there's always someone not as smart, not as competent as you who's already making money teaching and doing what you know better!!! So it might as well be you making the money with what you know now. Thanks for sharing this story. Interesting and thought provoking, Joan. I think everyone can identify with this, it’s happened to me. I know I kept waiting to know more, be perfectly competent…then I ran out of time! I suddenly realized if I didn’t start teaching what I know now, I might be on my deathbed and too late. I discovered many things – you can never know it all, there’s always someone smarter – and there’s always someone not as smart, not as competent as you who’s already making money teaching and doing what you know better So it might as well be you making the money with what you know now. Thanks for sharing this story.

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