It’s official – we are just hours away from being halfway through 2010! (Yes, already…!)

Since that one might have caught you by surprise, spend a few minutes on this ‘mid-year stretch’ to check in on you’ve been up to and what you can shift so 2011 doesn’t come in as a surprise. ;=)

1. What have you accomplished since January that needs to be celebrated?

2. What relationships have you created or deepened since January?

3. In what ways have you grown as a person since January?

4. What discoveries or turning points have shifted the growth of your business since January?

5. Where can you see that you’ve been playing small since January?

6. In what ways have you invested in your growth through programs, seminars or a mentor?

7. Are there any outstanding promises or agreements you’ve made to yourself or others that you’ve yet to fulfill? If yes, what will it take to complete them?

8. What can you do to release the regrets from what you’ve created or experienced since January?

9. In one word, summarize the energy of your last six months. Now, summarize the energy you intend for the next six months.

10. What do you commit to releasing in order to move forward more effectively?

11. Where is your business showing you that it’s time for you to grow? 

12. How can your future business choices create a bigger legacy than they have up until now? 

If this ‘snapshot’ shows you that it’s time to be, do or have something different in your life and/or business, please make it happen. This is your one shot in life – every moment counts and we don’t get them back. The first six months of 2010 are already complete! Make the next six months count for what really matters to you.

What’s the number one thing that constricts your business growth? Fear.

Fear is the number one thing that blocks you from taking action. If you find yourself unable or unwilling to take an action that you know or believe will be beneficial, the root in there somewhere is fear.

Martha Beck says, “The process of spotting fear and refusing to obey it is the source of all true empowerment.”

And conscious entrepreneurs, independent service professionals, creative thought leaders, speakers and solution visionaries will ALL consciously choose empowerment over being downtrodden!

However, what’s so interesting is that most people name fear a lot of other things:

* the economy,

* other people’s opinions, judgments and expectations,

* distractions like overwhelm or not knowing how to prioritize,

* all the reasons why they can’t do something,

* what if _____ happens?,

* creative avoidance strategies – like the domino game (if I get this done, then I can do that),

* preparing to prepare in order to be prepared, and,

* a myriad of other ‘disguises’.

Whatever you call it – the bottom line is fear.

Explore fear and all its’ forms so that you can succeed in going beyond it.

Like the boogeyman, fear gets a whole lot smaller and a lot more manageable when you can call it out in the light of day for what it is in reality.

This brand-new 60-page ebook, written in easy-to-read conversational style, not only explores and explains fear but goes further by showing you how you can actually HARNESS the personal power that fear holds hostage from your consciousness with practical ways to tap into it and RECLAIM your energy for positive momentum.

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Be proactive in acknowledging, overcoming and taming one of the most powerful motivators in the human psyche – fear – so you can use the energy of it to grow your business.

The investment of your time and energy in perusing this material can pay off in ways that you may not be able to imagine now… but you’ll know it the next time fear comes up and you embrace it as a power source to get more of what you want in, for and through your business! ;=)

What are the fears that you’re facing now? Or what are the ones you’ve faced successfully? I’ve love to hear… let me know below!