Have you ever worked on something, a purpose or
a project, for a really long time? 
 
I have a purpose that I’ve been working
on for the last 10 years.  I’ve put so much thought
and doing and energy into this purpose.  And yet
this week I’ve had an epiphany about who I am in
this purpose and in all of my doing. 
 
I wanted to share my epiphany with you.

To listen to and download this week’s audio
note go to:

http://www.nataliemanor.com/newsletter/archive.html

Sometimes great news and news of change are
the same.  And sometimes news of change,
even though it is great, is news that creates
a bit of sadness. 
 
Natalie Hoffmann, COO of NMA and my marvelous
daughter, will be leaving NMA for a “great”
opportunity. She has worked with me for the
last 5+ years and they have been years of
tremendous personal business growth for the
both of us. 
 
The sad part is that she is leaving.  The
great part is that she is my beloved daughter
so she really is not going anywhere.  My
analogy is that we are still in the same house,
she is now in a different room.
 
The relationship between mother and daughter
has been labeled as difficult for ages.  And
yet with my two daughters, I have had and
continue to have the privilege of being their
great friend and their mom. 
 
When I learned I was pregnant with my babies,
I was like a hormone on fast forward.  I talked
to my “tummy”, explained the world around them,
read to them, sang to them and then they were
born.  No wonder they are both highly verbal. 
And I do mean highly verbal.
 
Change is good.  Change is change.  Change stinks. 
Ok, Natalie which is it?  Well, don’t you think
it depends on your mindset and perspective of what
the change is? 
 
Today I have to say goodbye to my very competent
colleague.  Yet, this week when she calls and
tells me all about her new work, I will continue
to be the noisy supporter I have always been. 
Applause, applause, my kid is being great again.
 
Last weekend I had tears because of the change. 
I will miss her so and so will the audiences and
clients of NMA.  She is a effective and efficient
producer of high quality work. 
 
My tears are for the change, not the loss of a
terrific employee.
 
My baby girl is grown up.  I’ve known that for a
long time. 
 
So, so long honey.  Thanks for the efforts on my
behalf and the behalf of NMA.
 
Your new organization has no idea who they have
hired.  Even if I warned them about your absolute
dedication to getting “it” done, they would not
believe me.  But in a very short order, they will
be dazzled with your output and how very deep
your commitment is and how big your heart is.
 
Thanks Natalie Hoffmann. 
 
I love you,
Mommy

How many times have you felt something and then
pushed it away because you are NOT supposed to feel
that way?  We push our negative feelings away all
the time and try to get back into the positive
immediately.  What if your negative feelings are
trying to tell you something important so you can
get back to your very positive next steps.
 
Spend a few minutes with me on our audio note
today and see what you can do when those negative
feelings need to be acknowledged and are really
important clues to how to operate your life and
business.
 
I love spending time with you. 

To listen to and download this week’s audio
note go to:

http://www.nataliemanor.com/newsletter/archive.html

After reading an article about the coming Upturn in
the economy and having read almost the exact same
article two years ago about the Downturn, I decided
it was Your Turn.
 
I would pleased to spend the next few audio minutes
with you on how it is now “your turn”.  This “your
turn” time does not depend on the economy at all. 
It is so very important to spend a bit of time with
you reviewing your brilliant talents and strengths. 
I truly believe that no matter what “they” say is
happening in our world if you know your talents and
strengths you can be well.  You can be safe.  You can
be confident.
 
I have helped thousands of people get clear, get
confident and be effective faster than ever before. 
Lets add calm assurance and safety to that too. 
 
I do truly care.  Thanks for spending time with me.

To listen to and download this week’s audio note go to:
http://www.nataliemanor.com/newsletter/archive.html

Darn it!  After all the work, research, relationship building and prep,
they still said NO.  And you know what, I am annoyed.
 
What I really want to know, is why is it so very hard to have someone
tell us NO?
 
My coach (yes I have a coach) would tell me “Natalie, it is not a big deal,
just move on”.  He would also say something really intelligent like “That no
gets you closer to a yes”.
 
Well, right now I want to wallow in the feelings of NO, so here goes.
 
1. I don’t want anyone to tell me no.  Not after all the work I have done
to get them to yes.  I have been my very best  and it still did not work. 
It hurts.  Ok, so I had already spent the money in my head, but it still hurts.

2. I don’t want to hurt.  I want to be joyful and excited and hopeful and
to feel really confident that what I am doing is working and valuable and
needed and a contribution and and and

3. I want some guarantees here that the next wonderful relationship
building process and sales process is going to be successful so I don’t
have to be disappointed and a big pouty baby.
 
No such luck.
 
If I want to continue to have the freedom to run my business which
includes the following:
 
• Run my business my way
• Coach and consult the clients I want to coach and consult with
• Work the hours I choose
• Deal with the vendors I trust
• Have the amazing talented staff that I have
• Work my finances my way to build my future
• Take pride in the products I develop; the content that I do
keynotes on; deal at the leadership level I choose
 
Then every now and then I will hear a big NO!
 
What do you do when you hear NO? 
 
I hope you get to go through a similar process that I just did…find the
joy in what you do; why you do it; and the value that you offer.
 
My clients are the best people on this earth.  They are success seeking
missiles who spend huge chunks of time getting to the place where they
are really clear and confident on how to be their most effective self. 

Every now and then they have a big disappointment where they need to vent,
maybe even get their hand held for a bit, then they reconnect to their value
and joy and off they go again to cure, fix or handle what they are best at.
 
How could I do less?  How could you?
 
Ok, so the NO I heard today really does get me closer to the next yes. 
What the NO also did for me was to help me stop and think about why
I am doing what I am doing anyway. 
 
Here it is:  “I am a Business Mastery Coach that helps my clients get clear,
get confident and be effective faster than they ever have before.” 
You know what, I love that and I am really good at it too.
 
Blessings and Success To You,
Natalie

Do you know the difference between “thinking” about making
a decision and actually making it?  I ask this because I am a thinker and I
realized this week that I spent a lot more time “thinking” about making
decisions rather than making them and then taking action.

Don’t get me wrong “thinking” time is needed because hasty decisions
can be costly at the very least.  But are you thinking about the decision
you want to make, making the decision and then taking positive action
that moves you toward your desired outcome?

…I figured out this week that I wasn’t doing this at all so I thought
I’d share it with you. 

As always, I am honored to be a resource
to you and your success.  Have a great weekend!

To listen to and download this week’s audio note go to:
http://www.nataliemanor.com/newsletter/archive.html

Ok, I am not going to try and type or pronounce
that ash spewing volcano in Iceland.  Funny, you
have not heard one broadcaster even try. 

6.5 million people have been stranded in Europe
because of the volcanic ash.  Kenya’s GNP was
decimated in 3 days because no flights to Europe
because of the fragility of the products they sell. 
It is costing $250 million in lost dollars each day
the planes do not fly.  China lost 2,000+ people in
their latest earthquake. The stock market in China is
in free fall.  The USA stock market lost huge dollars
last Friday and people are scrambling asking if this
is the end of the gains.

STOP!  Take a deep breath and sit down.  You cannot
stop nature or the nature of people. You can only
control your reactions and responses to the world. 
Your world, however big or small it is right now,
needs you to be creative and resilient.

Do you know the results of the shutdown of the
airline industry in Europe at this moment?

The heads of all the major countries actually had a
teleconference with each other and came up with a plan
in two hours.  Spain, for the first time in years, gets
to be the hero with opening its airports to be the
landing point in Europe for the ENTIRE GLOBE. 

People are resilient.  People are creative.  The news
is mowing us down with the way they are reporting the
tragedies as if we would not come up with some very
clever ways to work around what is thrown at us. 

For the loss of life, I am so sorry.  However, for the
survivors that decide to be “thrivors” I am clapping like
a standing ovation clapping.  These are the people who I
want in my corner if it all goes to “hell in a hand basket”
as my gramma use to say.  Bravo to all those who are
reacting then rebuilding in the same breath.  Those that
are knocked over and then build the steps to climb over
the mess. 

Our lives are really very simple until someone comes into
our special area and scares us to death.  Then we lose our
groundedness and self confidence.  You cannot give these
away.  No one can have them.  They are yours.  Become a
history buff and read about the greatest tragedies of our
short human history.  We are the best, the very best at
recovery and building new stuff that is so much better
than the ruined stuff.  We bounce like dodge balls. 

Go find a nice quiet corner and pray for those that are
running around being stunningly creative in the face of
all this mess.  Then breath in their courage and joy at
the new solutions.  Then be delighted.  Then be confident. 
Then be thankful you are a resilient human with a thinking
mind and a fallible soul.  

May be all be blessed by our insights and brilliance. 

To Your Success,
Natalie

With all that is happening in our world recently it
seems difficult to see these world events as anything
but tragic. 

And yet some of humankind’s greatness success stories
come from navigating through tragedy and creating a
better world for all of us. 

What if we chose to react to these world events
differently?  What is we were able to see them as
“opportunities” for greatness?  What if….

This is the premise of my audio note today and I hope
you enjoy it.  As always, I am honored to be a resource
to you and your success.

Just take a deep breath and give the audio note a listen…

To listen to and download this week’s audio note go to:
http://www.nataliemanor.com/newsletter/archive.html

I have so many ideas about helping you creating certainty
in your business and lives that it was fun to put together this
week’s Audio Note.  Gosh, if I am good at anything, it is
speaking from the heart with tips, techniques and strategies
that will immediately help you get clear, get confident and
be effective in creating certainty NOW!
 
I invited a special guest this week to share her story.  My guest
is, Layla, my doxie puppy.  She brought her chewy bone and
settled with me while I recorded the audio note about how
we created certainty in her life.  She is a rescue puppy who
came to me afraid, not potty trained and an inappropriate
chewing machine.  I have to say after being together a year,
it is up in the air who rescued whom.  She is “trained” and
is certain of her new home.  We are certain about our
relationship.  M e, I am also trained in all things doxie. 
 
Today’s audio message to you is from my heart and years
of experience.  You have the resources and talents to create
certainty in your lives immediately.  Take a deep breath and
listen to some terrific steps that you can implement right now.
 
It is my privilege and the privilege of the NMA team, to
be a resource to you now and always.

Just take a deep breath and give the audio note a listen…

To listen to and download this week’s audio note go to:
http://www.nataliemanor.com/newsletter/archive.html

 So many of our clients and colleagues seem to be on the edge of panic.  They are trying to find solid ground as their world seems to spin out of control. 

Panic isn’t a good place to be.  It isn’t powerful and it doesn’t provide you with any sense of peace.

Join me on this audio note for the next couple of minutes and revisit the place where you can be logical and calm.  From this place of logic and calm, you will begin to create the success and results you want.  Why?…because when you are calm and logical you have the ability to create and operate from a place of clarity, confidence and effectiveness. 

Just take a deep breath and give the audio note a listen…

To listen to and download this week’s audio note go to:
http://www.nataliemanor.com/newsletter/archive.html