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    MOMeo Weekend Warrior: Pulling out the Lady MacBeth (The Original A** Kicker)

    Carla YoungBy 8 Comments3 Mins Read

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    Getting a little bit Lady MacBeth on you! (With love and respect, of course!)

    Take a look around – at your business, at your health, at your family relationships, AT YOUR LIFE. You are where you are today because you got yourself there. YOU!

    Sorry if that stings a little. I thought I’d start by ripping off the bandaid.

    The good, the bad and the ugly

    It’s not just the stuff you wish you could change that you need to take responsibility for – it’s everything! The good, the bad and the ugly!

    The good. That opportunity seemingly fell in your lap. That client who just happened to hear about you. It’s not dumb luck – it’s you. You earned it so own it!

    The bad. That follow-up email you didn’t send. That web copy you dashed off late at night when you were too tired to concentrate. That potential partnership you didn’t nurture and let slip through your fingers. You.

    The ugly. That knot in your stomach that turned into stress-related health problems. The loving spouse who closes the door. All the misses and maybes. Yes…you.

    Now for the good news…

    Whatever it is that you wish you could change – YOU got yourself there. Now it’s time to change it.

    Well…to quote Lady MacBeth: Screw your courage to the sticking place.

    #1: Start by celebrating your victories – Not just that they happened, but acknowledge the role you played in achieving them. Woo-HOO you!

    #2: Take an honest look at what needs to change – What really needs to change? Is it the system you set up or is it something in you? Ask yourself WHY the bad and the ugly happened and be open to an answer you may not like.

    #3: See the SABOTAGE – Notice when you start avoiding the icky tasks, the must-do projects you hate and what you do when you get into that sabotage mode. Do you start obsessively checking your comments? Do you jump full on into email management? STOP!

    #4: Embrace the Change – Set the rules and live by them. Want a better relationship? Turn off the work brain and focus on what really matters. Want to get more done? Turn off the distractions.

    You want change? Screw your courage to the sticking place and go make it happen!

    Weekend Warrior Challenge: Pick one BIG omg-if-I-get-there goal that you never thought possible and take one step towards achieving it THIS WEEK!

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    Carla Young, terrarenewables.ca Publisher If there’s living proof that women can have it all – and then some – it’s Carla Young. Building her multiple businesses on a virtual work-at-home model, Carla is an inspiration to other mothers who want to start a lifestyle business. During her early days as a mom entrepreneur, Carla made every single mistake in the book (and a few new ones for good measure). Realizing that “doing it all” was unhealthy and unsustainable, Carla started by getting organized to the extreme, developing support systems for both her work and family. After other mothers started asking how they too could enjoy her lifestyle, Carla launched terrarenewables.ca to support moms at work, at home and at play (because every mommy deserves a little me-time)!

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    8 Comments

    1. irishis on

      If I didn't know better I would swear you know me very well, or perhaps there are more than just me out there, like me? Thanks for the article it struck a cord very deep inside.

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    4. rosguerrero on

      Thank you for ripping my bandaid. Going to focus on that one goal & DO IT this week. Love the quote: “Screw your courage to the sticking place.”

      Awesome Post!!!

    5. Jennifer on

      Wow, this is my first time perusing the site (brought over by Gina Bell’s article) and I am loving what you are saying lady! And I guess I’m not the only one who can check email 40 times a day instead of being productive…I suppose it is good to know that others suffer the same stupid self sabotage. I will take your advice right now and get to work, with courage! Thanks Carla!

    6. Jennifer on

      Wow, this is my first time perusing the site (brought over by Gina Bell's article) and I am loving what you are saying lady! And I guess I'm not the only one who can check email 40 times a day instead of being productive…I suppose it is good to know that others suffer the same stupid self sabotage. I will take your advice right now and get to work, with courage! Thanks Carla!

    7. Sally G. on

      Be ye not ‘Infirm of purpose’!! (Sorry, every now and then my inner English Major comes out and Lady Macbeth is very hard to resist.)

      I actually did this yesterday – I stepped up to a situation that was/is distinctly uncomfortable for me and saw it through to completion today. It felt good, and scary. It is my hope that things will flow more effectively going forward as a result.

      ‘Out damned spot, out I say’, is what I said. [Well, not really – but I’m still in Lady Macbeth mode …] Thank you Carla!!

    8. Sally G. on

      Be ye not 'Infirm of purpose'!! (Sorry, every now and then my inner English Major comes out and Lady Macbeth is very hard to resist.)

      I actually did this yesterday – I stepped up to a situation that was/is distinctly uncomfortable for me and saw it through to completion today. It felt good, and scary. It is my hope that things will flow more effectively going forward as a result.

      'Out damned spot, out I say', is what I said. [Well, not really – but I'm still in Lady Macbeth mode …] Thank you Carla!!