You will never grow if you only take on things you know for certain that you can handle.  Go big!  Take on something that makes you sweat uncontrollably.  Put yourself in the position to have doubts about yourself.

If you don’t push the envelope for yourself, you’ll never know just how incredible you can be.

My goal is to keep pushing.  It’s to keep selling bigger contracts, taking on bigger projects and growing more aggressively than would normally be advisable.

I relish in the uncomfortable because it motivates me to conquer my fears and surprise even myself.

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A little while ago I wrote about how unacceptable it is that the cobbler’s have no shoes…well lately I’ve been investing in some shoes.

Sometime in March I brought on my first “employee,” Jon.  Jon is not (yet) a full time employee but adding him to the True Voice Media team has made all the difference in the world.  Leverage is concept that I understood in principle but not in practice.  Jon has allowed me to accomplish more tasks, service more clients and achieve a higher quality of deliverable.  All of this has led me to tighten up my own branding, both for myself and my company.

While the journey is far from complete–and it never will be–I find that recent changes in how I do business are leading me down the right path.  I can sense the prospect of HUGE growth.  I have had time to step back and treat myself like a client adequately strategizing and understanding where I’m going rather than flying by the seat of my pants, putting out the closest fire.

For now the cobblers children are getting their shoes…in time, I’ll be able to get them a brand new pair of Puma sneakers!

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I have the amazing opportunity to speak to a large group of people today on behalf of SCORE.  I’ll be delivering a presentation on how to use Pinterest for your business.

Every time I get the opportunity to speak I feel lucky to have an opportunity to directly influence and help other people.  I also truly appreciate how each speaking engagement makes me feel more confident and comfortable in front of an audience.  Some people fear public speaking, I relish the moment.  It’s not often in life that people give us the gift of attention.  We usually have to fight and claw our way into being relevant for other people…or we need to be born into it (thanks mom and dad).

I’m grateful that I continue to get these opportunities to speak and move my way into bigger and bigger venues.

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