We have an idiom around procrastination “putting it off til later…” Guess what? Later never comes! I’m working with several clients around just not doing something-hang a picture, bake a cake or even, following up after a networking event or cold calling! Now, a few are in sales and truly are expected to make so many calls per day! And of course, following up with those you met at a networking event is a must! They know this! Are they doing what they know is required? Nope.
One told me we talked of accountability and the best way to motivate and be of support. She confessed that she would probably lie to me just as she lies to herself! Wow, that confession got me thinking about what purpose does it serve to lie to yourself? C’mon, who are you hurting? You. Does it make you feel better? Maybe. But, those calls still aren’t done. After our coaching call, she did her agreed upon five calls. She’d said she had to make 25-30 calls per day. I said-let’s break it down into mini-tasks,five calls..with option of making five more cold calls.
This is just the first Momentum Mastermind Group Coaching call and already she had an “aha” and a success!www.momentummastermindgroups.com She called to briefly update me-she did the five cold calls then, and she did 60 more and has three appointments! $$$! Think I’ll break into my happy dance!
About transitionchick
Having literally reinvented her career (and redefined her goals and herself) many times over, Marcia Merrill has definitely earned the title of being known as the Transitions Chick!
Before she answered her true calling, namely coaching, she was a Staff Analyst for a consulting company; a Resource librarian; and taught English, Spanish composition, and English as a second language in all levels of schools, from elementary through to doing substitute teaching during her graduate schooling.
Her fervent desire to continually learn and explore different avenues led her to obtain two Masters degrees, the first in Bilingual/Bicultural Education and Instructional Systems Development from the University of Maryland, and the second in Counseling Psychology from Loyola College, Maryland.
Marcia draws upon not only her solid academic background and her 25+ years as a Career Counselor/Coach, but also her own personal transitions that she has weathered and emerged from victoriously. She definitely ‘walks the walk and talks the talk’ and her primary objective is to help women achieve the level of contentment and success they desire from their life and their career or business. Whether it’s transitioning from an entry level position to an executive manager, changing jobs to realize their hopes and dreams, to learning how to cope with the setbacks that life in general sometimes throws at us, Marcia always applies her caring and creative problem-solving skills to her clients.
Her mission statement, “Fall in love with your LIFE & your work (and in that order!)” shows how Marcia prioritizes her life, and her clients easily achieve the same balance in their lives from her superb coaching skills.
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