I love giving my presentation on "Eliminating Your Big BUT", and if you haven't seen it before you are missing out on encountering my dancing expertise to 'Baby Got Back' by Sir Mix A Lot...you know the rap/hip hop song...."I like big butts and I cannot lie..."...etc....OK, you may want to eliminate that visual....
I am frequently asked about my own big BUTS. What were they, and what are they currently? This is a great question, because I believe that we continuously have big BUTS, even after eliminating one. There's always another to replace it. The trick is to get faster at eliminating them! I thought I'd share a few of mine:
1. I would leave my job and start my own business, BUT I'm afraid I won't make enough money.
I willingly and enthusiastically left a secure corporate job after 20 years to venture out on my own in the middle of the current recession. Crazy right? Believe me, this did not come without months and months of planning, self analysis, coaching and spousal support. It is probably one of the most liberating things I've ever done in my life, and I'm still loving every minute of it.
2. I want to write a book, BUT I have no idea how to go about it, get it published, or if anyone would want to read it.
About three years ago I just decided to go for it. I told people I was writing a book to make it more real and to force me to live up to the expectation. I went to a free writers workshop, read every book I could on the 'how to's' and just put one step in front of the other until it was published this month with an official release in November.
3. OK, now for a current one that I'm working on....
I would call (fill in the blank with a persons name of significance, like France A. Cordova, the President of Purdue University) BUT what would I say, what would I offer her and would she even talk to me?
For those of you that don't know, France was recently named in the list of 2010 Who's Who in Indiana by one of Indiana's business magazines. So my first step was to send her a congratulatory, hand written note. I'll let you know what my next step is as soon as I get over the BUT.
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