3 Tips to Step Up and Start Achieving More

Last week I got an email from a potential client. This person was looking for help with something very specific that I knew I could help with, but I did not respond to the email right away.

The client was too big. They were a well-known entity in the industry with a very established business.

This has happened to me many times. Especially as I think back to when I began my career as a Business & Life Strategist.

The symptoms and conversations in my head are familiar:

“Impostor syndrome,” when we are not able to recognize our own skills and accomplishments 
“There are so many other people that can do a better job than me” 
“I’ve never done this exactly this way”
“I don’t have what it takes”
“It’s too risky, what if I fail”

It also happens to my clients as they experience the growth they are looking for, as they stretch their boundaries and step away from their comfort zone.

In spite of this, I, as well as my clients and many women out there, still plow forward to reach our next level. We serve that challenging client, take that job that seemed too high for us, step up to a microphone in front of a large audience.

So how do we do this? How do we get out of our own way? Here are 3 ways that have worked for me:

Identify your inner leader. Connecting with the essence of who you are will allow you to refer to your internal leader for guidance and reassurance. 

Connect with your why. We have a purpose in our lives. When the next challenge comes and your fear steps in and says, “THIS IS TOO HARD DON’T DO IT,” ask yourself a simple question: “Is this next challenge aligned with my WHY, the belief that I hold for the work I do?” 

Be in the now. As Eckhart Tolle writes in his book “The Power of Now,” all we have is the present moment. When fear is stopping you from your BIG life, simply know that fear comes when our minds are in the future, not in the present moment. Be present and take the next step that is right in front of you.

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--Dolores Hirschmann is a coach, entrepreneur, writer and speaker and lives in MA with her husband and four children.