Here's what it looks like to get back on your horse when you fall off


Hello Reader,

It's been a while since I last emailed you.

Because I fell off my horse - not literally of course, I don't own any horses...

What I mean is, things happening in life, and in particular, growing a business, like:

  • Re-evaluating how best to use my limited time to grow my coaching business
  • Which social media platform to focus on
  • Learning new skills and getting coached
  • Resolving tech issues with LinkedIn (read my post about getting banned on LinkedIn)

All of these 👆 on top of working full-time and spending time with my kids and family.

It's a lot. (iykyk - learned this acronym recently from my daughter...trying to get up to speed with internet language...)

But here's the lesson:

Consistency means getting back up on your horse when you fall off it (and you will fall, I guarantee it).

Even if getting back up makes you feel clumsy, messy, and yes, like you FAILED.

Which just doesn't exist in my dictionary anymore. Failure only happens when you QUIT.

If you keep getting up to try again, that doesn't count as failure in my books. It just means your experiment needs to be refined.

And that's what we do all the time - keep learning to get better. It's how:

  • Kids learn to crawl, then walk, then run, and jump.
  • We improve on our favourite recipes - we add and subtract ingredients to adjust.
  • You got really good at something - by repeated practice and iteration, again and again.

So, if you've recently fallen off your horse, join me, and get back up.

Here's what getting back up on my imaginary horse feels like for me:

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Sharon

P.S. If you're starting or thinking about starting an online coaching business, click here. I'm offering a free action plan coaching call to help you get started. We'll clarify your business and goals, and come up with actions for you to work on over the next 4 weeks and gain momentum. CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR CALL.​

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Sharon Singh Sidhu

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