Welcome to September 2005

What is Your Greatness Factor?

"I've often said, the only thing standing between me and greatness is me."

~ Woody Allen

What is greatness? There are many definitions, and most dictionaries and references mention that greatness is a state of something being "remarkable in magnitude, degree, or effectiveness and markedly superior in character or quality." ~Merriam Webster

To me, greatness is a state of mind...it seems a bit vague at times, and I have noticed when talking to my clients that greatness is a perception which is determined by a person's perspective, biases and belief system. I also know that the more I learn and grow, the more I raise my own "greatness bar," and while some people view my own journey as one filled with expectations which are way too high, I don't see it this way. I see my quest for greatness as a journey so worth it.

I also believe that people are already great...many people just don't know it, or their greatness is sleeping underneath a feeling of . As a coach, I feel that it is part of my job to guide my clients to touch their greatness so that it can be realized in the world. This is not simple...it is often a challenge, because so many people

So for the month of September, I ask for you to consider these questions:

What does greatness look like for you? What does it look like for your business, your employees and your customers? What does it look like for your family and community? Get clear on what greatness looks like to you. To me, greatness looks like bold self expression and a commitment to growing and learning. It looks like a very high quality life, surrounded by great people who are also committed to being great and cool projects and products which drip with beauty and excellence. Spend some time looking closely at what greatness looks like to you?

Who do you consider to be great? Do you see Mother Theresa or Gandhi or Martin Luther King as great? Or maybe you see Donald Trump, Madonna or Oprah Winfrey as your models of greatness. Take a few minutes and write down the people you feel are great, and then look at the qualities they bring to life. What is it about them that makes them great in your eyes? These same qualities are the qualities you can begin enhancing in your own life as you move in the direction of unleashing your greatness in the world.

Who will you take with you on your greatness journey? One of the things I believe is that greatness is not a solo act. It is not unleashed in isolation. It happens by being surrounded by great people, and once your greatness is unleashed, it will profoundly affect people, families, organizations and communities. Consider for one moment who you want to take on your journey and why.

Who is the person you are willing to give up in order to become all that you can be in life? We all have a part of us that we must be willing to give up in order to step into greatness. Who is this person? Are you someone who has to stay in control? Are you more committed to looking good than being great? Are you afraid of your own greatness...that to be great means that you will lose a part of yourself? What ways of being are getting in the way of others seeing how fantastic you really are? What do you have to do to really go for it, and what would it cost you if you really told yourself the truth about who you are and what is possible for your life? Spend some time talking through these question with a coach or close friend to see what bubbles up to the surface.

I also want to invite you to start your greatness journey today by taking the Greatness Factor Assessment. And remember this quote by author Harry Gray:

"No one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe."

Have a wonderful September!

Warmly,

Bea

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The Accidental Entrepreneur 

By Mark Culos of www.theheartsinspiration.com

"I’m a __________ (fill in the blank), how did I end up needing to worry about billing, marketing, and all this other business stuff? I was just following my passion and now I find myself knee deep in details that seem so far removed from what I want to be doing.”

If these words capture the essence of how you are feeling, you may be an accidental entrepreneur. At a point in your life, the constellation of events that marked the genesis of your cause also pointed you towards the world of business. To realize your calling, you accepted the mantel of being a person of business. While what you are here to offer the world may have little to do with business, you understand that business offers the vehicle through which you can best manifest your destiny. Your enterprise may be large or small, newly formed or well established, wildly successful or just breaking even. What determines that you are an accidental entrepreneur is that you have arrived at this place of business without having intended to take this journey.

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Article for September 2005

Intention At Work 

By Jeff Pasquale of RapidGrowthCentral.com

Simplicity is a basic need, if not requirement, for most people today. Yet many of us feel that it is very difficult to achieve in our lives. Our world is crammed with PIN numbers, user IDs, and passwords. And when we do remember these codes to gain access to our voice mail, email, bank accounts, cars and home alarm systems, we then need to remember how to operate them.

While this is certainly no crisis, the fact remains that too many aspects of our personal and professional lives are already too complicated.