Hey there, ,

On the weekends, I write myself notes.

Generally, they're via email and they're usually just fragments of ideas.

This weekend I sent myself two, and both might be useful for you - which is always what I want to share here!

First, here's bit#1:

'Sometimes nothing feels like it working - even when it is. Sometimes I feel blindingly ineffective in every direction, all at once. And the gift that coaching has given me is that I know this is a feeling, not a thing to do or fix - sometimes things just feel like crap. '

I'm not really sure there's even a lot to add (although, since you know me, I did manage to turn this idea into a million word FB post this morning, ha!).

I just want you to know this week that things can be and ARE working even when you feel like crap.

Feeling like crap is not a sign that anything needs to change, it's just that sometimes things feel less than great.

Carry on.

(and if you're like 'cool, cool, also... HOW?' ask yourself: what's working right now? Make that list, check in with your feelings again and THEN decide if you have anything to fix)

And then here's bit #2:

'The difference between networking and connecting —- networking is about what you do and how it relates to what I do; connecting is about who you are and how what you do relates to that.'

One of the things I think and talk a LOT about is connection (and networking).

I was talking with a friend about it this weekend and this bit is how I ended up describing the difference to her.

People like you and me - teachers, helpers, givers who want to HELP first, SERVE first - we care more about connecting than networking.

We WANT to know the people and what makes them tick and what they need and why they do what they do and why it matters to them and how to help.

And we're told that this isn't how 'networking' works. Networking is where we talk about how your business and my business have synergistic collaboration potentials and where we got to make multi-dimensional referral partner coagulations (okay, so I'm making fun of it a little, but really... that's how it sounds to me, a LOT).

Well.

First, you don't have to do it like that.

And second? Connecting WORKS BETTER than networking for people like us.

So? Feel free to show up, care about the person in front of you, be curious and nosy af, and also be helpful to them (and make invitations!). Because CONNECTION is the highest form of networking, and you're great at that.

Ask yourself: how can you network your way to CONNECTION this week? What would be so FUN about it?

Happy Monday, friends :)

Warmly,

Sara

PS!

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