By Cari Vollmer
To create the life you really want can be hard work AND it'stotally worth it. Why is it so many of us think we have to do itALL by ourselves! If this sounds like you, stop right now! Tocreate and live the life you really want is much easier if yousurround yourself with the five people below -- huggers,straight-shooters, mentors, success teams and experts. Soon,you'll wonder why you ever tried to go it alone!
Huggers Straight-shooters Mentors Success Teams Experts
Huggers:
Someone who is there for you with open arms, no matter what.
We all need "huggers" in our life -- a few special individualswho will be there for us when the chips are down and we feellike we can't go on. Huggers are the people in our life thatwill be there for us with open arms and a shoulder to lean onwhile providing words of encouragement when we most need it.They love us unconditionally, without judgment or stringsattached.
Huggers are wise and embody love, compassion and acceptance. Forsome of us this may be family members and for others of us itmay be friends, a spouse or partner. It doesn't matter who yourhugger is as long as you have one in your life!
My huggers include: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Straight-shooters:
Someone who will look you in the eye and tell you the truth.
Sometimes we need a little shake-up to help us get back ontrack, to see the light or to take a hard look at - whatever! Weneed straight-shooters! Straight-shooters are people who carefor us, want the best for us AND are willing and able to provideus an objective eye. They don't sugar coat. Honesty is theirbest policy and they know to do anything else would be to sellus short.
A straight-shooter will sit you down, look you in the eye andchallenge the things you say and do, or the things you don't sayand don't do, all for the sake of waking you up. They see thingsabout us we can't, or won't, see about ourselves. Not everyonehas the ability to be an effective straight-shooter but thosethat can are priceless.
Straight-shooters come in the form of coaches, mentors,therapists AND best friends.
My straight-shooters are:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mentors:
Someone who's been there, done that!
A mentor's been where you want to go and they're willing toshare their hard-earned wisdom and expertise. A mentor will saveyou time and money, shorten your learning curve and build yourcharacter. They stand before you on the path you're choosingwith an enthusiastic, wise and confident spirit. They are thelight posts on an otherwise darkened road, illuminating yourpassage.
Mentors are generous with their time and knowledge and all theyask for in return is that we do our best. Mentors like to seetheir mentees achieve success. Often times a mentor will chooseus. Other times we must choose our mentors. Who in yourcommunity or business do you admire? Ask them if they'd bewilling to mentor you over a period of time.
When you're lucky enough to keep the company of a mentorconsistently "show up"; put all other things aside and give yourmentor your full attention. Come prepared with questions andobservations.
I would like the following individual(s) to mentor me:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Success Teams:
You can't do it all alone so don't even try!
Details. Putting the pieces together. Getting things done. Freshperspectives. Pats on the back. Accountability. These are justsome of the things a Success Team can do for you. A Success Teamis a group of 3-6 people that meet on a regular basis to supporteach other, provide feedback, brainstorm new ideas and celebrateeach member's successes.
Creating a Success Team is a great way to reach your goals. Yourteam will be there for you again and again. Whether you'retrying to lose weight, build a business or plan a Europeanadventure, trying to do so alone can be taxing. Surroundingyourself with a group of people that care about you and yoursuccess will provide the support and encouragement you need toreach your goals.
The people I'd like on my success team include:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Experts:
When a jack-of-all-trades won't cut it -- call in the Experts.
It's impossible to be great at everything. In fact, most of ushave a finite number of talents and passions. Trying to be ajack-of-all-trades can keep us from doing what we want to do anddo well naturally. For those things we can't do or don't knowhow to do -- get the help and/or advice of an expert.
There are experts for everything. Need accounting advice -- hirea professional accountant. Dislike administrative work -- hire apersonal assistant. Want to create a website, consider hiring aprofessional designer rather then taking a do-it-yourselfapproach. Often times enlisting the help of an expert will saveyou time and money. An expert's gift is an experienced eye anddeepened perspective.
Sometimes it may be necessary to have a personal relationshipwith the experts in your life. Other times it may be possible toelicit an expert's opinion through books they've written,courses they teach, or articles they've posted on their website.Bottom-line -- we can't do it ALL. When you find yourselfoutside your element -- call an expert.
Experts I need: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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