Written by: Vickie Sullivan | January 04, 2022
Great Things Happen When We Slow Down
Whew! Am I the only one who’s happy 2020 and 2021 are in the past?
The one thing I’m gonna miss as we continue to ramp up: space. It’s amazing what happens when we slow way down. And what we learn depends on the stories we tell ourselves.
A great example comes from one of my favorite colleagues. Between the pandemic and a few personal challenges, his professional speaking business plummeted. Instead of focusing how to get back what was lost, he looked around and thought, “Well, what else is out there?”
It turns out a lot of cool things captured his interest. He took on a passion project and dedicated himself to that. It has nothing to do with his work. He committed to it just for the joy of doing something cool.
After a lot of practice, he made an amazing discovery. His newfound passion could be used in his presentations. He took what he loved to do and turned it into a tool others could benefit from. Now it’s that very thing that makes his speeches stand out.
And we all know what happened next. After the applause came the repeat business.
Listen: What to Do When Business Is Slow
Yes, sometimes we need to hustle. But we need to slow down, too, so passion can creep in. Sometimes our best business ideas come from what we love.
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