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September 21, 2010
Vol. 18, Issue 40

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A Note From The Coach

Have you ever declared something you want then have all the situations NOT in alignment with it slap you in the face? Well I recently made a declaration to stop pushing and surrender to being in flow. This is a HUGE thing for me because I’m the Queen of Getting Massive Amounts of Crap Done in Record Time. Ok, so I still get a ton of stuff done but I had to face some facts recently:

  • I’ve pared down my team for awhile so I don’t have as many people to move my ideas forward right now
  • I’ve got some HUGE personal things to deal with that are sometimes stressful and can derail me from my business focus
  • I started a few too many new projects with partners that weren’t going anywhere so I had to release some unfruitful ventures

I’m just telling you this cause I’m pretty sure that what I’m making room for in m life is a REALLY big deal to a lot of us – teaching entrepreneurs how to get more repeat and referral business. There are a lot of reasons why I’m passionate about this movement to focus on massive value, excellent customer service and serving our clients better but mostly because it’s just not done enough! And the opportunity showed up right in front of my face without any effort what so ever too. That’s when you know something is in flow.

Running a business gets messy – a lot messy – so don’t give up when things get challenging. Just get reconnected to what’s important to you. I hope this weeks’ article will shed some light on where we get our selves off track and how to fix it if you do.

My assistant and I are heading out to Phoenix early next week to get some much need training on one InfusionSoft. I’m pretty excited to learn some of the more advanced ways to connect with you through this tool…don’t be surprised if we get all fancy when we get back. =-)

To your success,



Melanie Benson Strick
CEO, Success Connections, Inc

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And then there are others (like my friend Suzanne Evans) who walk away from their draining and unsatisfying 50-hour per week desk job... and in less than a year create an impact that generates over 7-figures in under 12 months.

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A Success Tip

Disastrous Unconscious Choices Fast-Paced Entrepreneurs Make that Stunt Their Growth

choicesI’ve been watching something happen lately and it seems that the more our fear rises the more this issue has just gotten out of hand. It typically comes up behind closed doors in one of those private conversations I have with a client or a colleague who has hit the wall. The conversation starts something like this:

"I can’t do it anymore. Things are falling apart faster than I can keep up and I’m frustrated, overwhelmed and bleeding money so fast that I’m losing control. I need your help."  My heart hurts when I hear this. First, because I totally know what it feels like to fall apart (of course it’s happened to me too.) Second because now that I know what I know from going through being unconscious in my growth I also know what to do differently.

"If you don’t know what I’m talking about yet then perhaps you have either been wise enough to not fall into this trap or you are still unconscious.

Here are some of the indicators you could be making unconscious growth choices:

  • Because you’ve accumulated some debt or experienced a cash flow issue o take a big risk and launch in a very tight time frame.
  • Your mentor told you to move faster to generate more income quickly (but you just feel like you are spinning out of control.)
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About the Coach

Melanie Benson Strick founded Success Connections in 2001 when she left behind a lucrative Corporate job to pursue her passion in life – transforming the lives of overwhelmed, burned out entrepreneurs. Having learned first hand the difference between a struggling solo-practice and a thriving six+ figure business, Melanie works exclusively with entrepreneurs who want to skyrocket their profits so they can experience more time off.

With over 12 years experience in Corporate project management, advanced results coaching and leadership development, Melanie turns her clients into profitable, high-payoff success stories. Melanie's clients enjoy an average growth rate of 172% within the first year.

Melanie is the author of The CEO Factor™ Manifesto. She is also co-creator of the ULTIMATE Success Generator , Virtual Team Building Training, and co-author of Entrepreneur Press's Start Your Own Information Marketing Business, Visionary Women Inspiring the World: 12 Paths to Personal Power and contributing author to Entrepreneurial Spirits. She is past-president of the International Coach Federation Los Angeles chapter and founding past-director of the Shared Vision Network Los Angeles.

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