Signs Can Come to Us by…

Radio… The obvious example is hearing a song that reminds you of someone or something.

Books… When I need an answer, I often close my eyes, randomly open a page of A Course in Miracles, point my finger, open my eyes and read. It’s usually just what I need.

Messages from strangers… About my pending move to L.A., I heard the words Los Angeles said 5 times by 4 different strangers in one day.

Movies… Signs could be a theme or even one of the characters saying something you need to hear.

Music… A sample would be hearing lyrics that either answers your question or that reminds you of a situation or an individual.

TV… I even heard a newscaster at a Phoenix station say that the 405 in Los Angeles would be closed that weekend.

Artwork… I got a sign recently from seeing a logo on a jacket.

Obstacles… A good example of this is either playing phone tag or having one problem after another crop up.

Friends… After I tell friends about something, I watch their reaction. Do they get excited or poo-poo it? Either way, this could be a sign.

Gifts… Maybe it’s a card or a fridge magnet with a special message.

Road Signs and Billboards… It could be someone’s name, a location or just about anything that gives you an indication.

Conversations…  Lately, I’m getting all sorts of people talking about their recent trip to Los Angeles or how their daughter is in the Hollywood film industry.

Serendipitous events...  This could be whole situations that are “in the flow.” It’s where we meet the right people at the right time doing the right things.

I bet as I was retelling some of the signs I received recently, something flashed into your mind. An image or some words. Don’t discount it. That’s your sign.

If you help recognizing the signs, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery consultation & coaching session!

By Vickie Champion

A sign is an external message from our intuition, God, the universe or whatever we want to label it, trying to tell us something.

Signs can be…

• A validation.

• An encouragement.

• An indication we are in the flow.

It’s like our intuition doesn’t want us to forget or move on, especially if we are constantly being bombarded by signs.

Or Signs can be…

• A way to gently tell us that we are NOT in the flow and must change directions.

In this case, our intuition puts obstacles in the way to get us to change something or to move on.

If you need help recognizing the signs, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery consultation & coaching session!

By Vickie Champion

We…

1   Can get rid of things we don’t like to do and add more of things we do like to do.

2   Build our self-esteem by changing our thoughts and perceptions instead of relying on the number of tasks we do.

3   Value sharing the experience with others.

4   Have more energy. 

5   Feel a closeness or kinship with others.

6   No longer have problems with managing our time.

7   Believe that two heads are better than one.

Doing it all yourself is not a virtue if it cuts away at what you truly love to do, your health or your energy. Once you choose to share the burden, the burden disappears and your work and your life becomes a joy. 

If you need advice with building a team, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery consultation & coaching session!

By Vickie Champion

Take a look at our new video series On the Road to Real. It is full of ways to become aware and tap into your intuition.

If you want one-on-one help using your intuition, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery consultation & coaching session!

By Vickie Champion

Here are my Facts About Being an Entrepreneur…

1   It never turns out like you think it will.  

2   Everything takes a least twice as long to complete.

3   You can’t do it all yourself. You need a team, even if you are a home-based business owner.

4   There is no such thing as an overnight success.

5   You will make many mistakes.

6   Change happens constantly.

7   By the time it is perfected, it’s out dated.

Some people aren’t cut out to be a small business owner; others won’t know deep satisfaction, regardless of what is deemed success unless they are. Know yourself and you’ll have a better handle on whether the entrepreneurial career is the right one for you.

If you need help with your small business, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

By Vickie Champion

Here’s Some of the Benefits of Being a People Pleasing Entrepreneur-

People Pleasers tend to…

• Give clients more than they ask for.

• Save money by not hiring helpers to assist them.

• Stay motivated. Unfortunately it’s mainly by the fear of not pleasing others. Nevertheless, they do stay motivated.

• Easily make clients feel like they are important.

• Be reliable and organized.

• Avoid wasting precious time setting up policies, procedures, or making business plans.

• Excel at customer service.

• Keep clients for a long time.

• Be comfortable and do well with a home based business because they usually feel insecure interacting with others.

These all sound really great, don’t they? The problem is, eventually people pleasers run out of time, especially the busier they get. The results are that they start becoming overwhelmed and often unreliable.

When you’re ready to say no in a gentle way, check out my Painless Ways to Stop People Pleasing—How to Say NO and Still be Kind video series.

See my entire People Pleasing section.  If you need more advice on being a niceaholic, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

By Vickie Champion

Here’s Some of the Disadvantages of People Pleasing Solopreneurs-

People Pleasers have a tendency to…

• Think the solution to most of their problems is to buckle down and work harder.

• Let clients over extend their deadlines.

• Worry far too much about what the client will think.

• Take on challenges outside their area of expertise just to please their customers.

• Underestimate the time it takes to accomplish a task.

• Under earn.

• Delay making decisions, fearing they will make mistakes.

• Wait to improve their website or change their marketing materials until everything is perfect.

• Volunteer too much.

• Refuse to ask for help or build a team even when they are drowning.

• Focus almost completely on the day-to-day tasks and are reluctant to set goals or make business plans.

• Accept more and more work without getting compensated for it.

• Want their work to be perfect more than they want it to be profitable.

• Attract clients who take advantage of their need to please.

• Skip thinking about the easiest, fastest way to do something.

A solopreneur has many challenges both innate to that career path and by the very nature of running any small business. But a people-pleasing solopreneur heaps many more challenges on themselves. The danger is that they eventually will cripple their business and end up with a life that is stressed, uninspired and void of any joy. 

When you’re ready to learn to say no in a gentle way, check out my Painless Ways to Stop People Pleasing—How to Say NO and Still be Kind video series.

See my entire People Pleasing section.  If you want to end being a niceaholic, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

By Vickie Champion

You tend to...

• Believe quantity is way more important than quality.

• Skip prioritizing your tasks, eliminating things that don’t really need to be done.

• Ignore long-term goals or focus on achieving your wildest dreams.

• Disregard your intuition.

• Have more shallow relationships.

• Have an illusion of competence.

• Become emotionally dependent on having a large to do list and a constant access to technology.

• Be a jack of all trades, master of none.

• Apologize more than others for being late or making mistakes.

• Eliminate time for contemplative thoughts.

I coach a lot of multitaskers who have let it get out of hand. By the time they are ready to end their life of BUSYNESS, they have wasted years occupying their time with bits and pieces of nothing really significant. Don’t distract yourself to death!

If you need help letting go of doing several tasks at once, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

By Vickie Champion

You...

• Call yourself an expert multitasker.

• Don’t have to waste time prioritizing.

• Save money not hiring helpers.

• Can eliminate the words rest and relax from your vocabulary.

• Get your highs from the sense of urgency that it imposes.

• Eliminate the concept of quality time.

• Prevent procrastination.

• Have days, weeks, months, and years go by quickly.

• Don’t have to worry about getting hurt in relationships because you are too busy to get involved with anyone.

• Aren’t bored.

• Avoid thinking about life-changing decisions.

See, I told you. There are many advantages of multitasking if you want to live your life BUSY, simultaneously filling it with bits and pieces of nothing really significant.  

If you help balancing your need to do several tasks at once, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

By Vickie Champion

Intuition has been defined as a knowing. Others describe it as a gut feeling or a sense they get. People operating from their intuition notice that they are in the flow, their stress is down and that they are living their dreams.

Here Are Other Signs You ARE Using Your Intuition with your Career…

If you find yourself…

• Focusing most of your attention on achieving your dreams, not on solving the latest problem.

• Having very few days when you are afraid of your future.

• Truly appreciative.

• Having no conflict with bosses, co-workers, customers or vendors.

• Being more creative.

• Taking the negative and making it a positive.

• Believing in yourself.

• Making decisions effortlessly.

• Energized and enthusiastic.

• Enjoying every step of the way.

• Using your intuition daily.

If you can identify with most of these points you’re well on your way. It’s quite evident you are experiencing the many benefits of using your intuition in your  career. Keep fine tuning your ability to trust your intuition and nothing will be impossible.

If you help using your intuition with your work, profession, or finding your dream job, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

By Vickie Champion