Passion Lives Here - Part 2

It's been an exciting month. In addition to the personal fun you'll read below under "Personal Reflections" and my regular client work, we launched a tailored Smart Business School Gym program for one of my clients and his management team. Here's what he has to say about it…

“Starting the Smart Business School Gym is the next logical step to the coaching experience I’ve had with you this past year. The team and I are using this program to stay focused on the growth of the company, enhance our individual leadership skills, and develop well-managed accountable systems to continue building a strong and profitable business. Direct feedback that I’ve received from each of the managers involved in the program has been filled with enthusiasm for our current direction and their participation in the coaching process.” Dave

If you, or someone you know, is ready to take advantage of a tailored SBS Gym program, let me know asap.

Have a great month.

Ann Griffiths
ann@smartstrategiesinc.com

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IN THIS ISSUE
Part 1 - Passion Lives Here - So What?
Part 2 - Resource Showcase
Part 3 - Personal Reflections
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PART 1: Passion Lives Here - So What?

Last month, I focused on the three words that were all over the Winter Olympics signage in Torino, Italy – “Passion Lives Here.” And I said that we’d take a closer look at it this month.

So – how is your passion? Is it alive? Is it powerful? Is it full of enthusiasm?

Let’s be honest. It isn’t always – right?

Sometimes we get so caught up in day-to-day demands and activities that we lose sight of our vision. Our goals are unclear because we’re too busy dealing with the urgent - like where the next client or project is coming from or how we’ll pay our bills this month. And we begin to wonder why we’re doing all this “stuff” anyway.

If you haven’t clearly written down your values and vision for your life it will be even harder to feel any kind of passion because you’re not sure what you’re working toward. You’re lost in a major desert sandstorm.

Okay – about now, you’re probably saying “Uncle! Stop reminding me what it feels like to struggle with my passion.” So let’s talk about it. You may not feel like passion lives here anymore so let's look at how to get it to move back in. “The 7 Essentials for Igniting Passion.” Click here for your Free Copy

PART 2: Resource Showcase

1. Tech Esteem
I’d like to introduce you to a friend and colleague of mine – Sandra De Freitas, better known as “The Tech Coach” who really knows her stuff. In her last ezine she talked about offering “the how-to kit for just less than the price of the already made product.” And that got me thinking that you might like to hear about her.

Sandra is building a business that offers both the “how to” and the finished product. She is an innovator in developing personal technology programs that teach and motivate people to use today’s technology trends to promote their businesses and careers. Check out her website and ezine where she teaches business people to boost their Tech Esteem by showing them how to solve their personal technology challenges. www.techcoachforcoaches.com

2. Your Greatest Challenge
Thank you to everyone who sent me their answer to last month’s question – “What is the greatest challenge you face in your business?” You can expect to see some products coming from me and my laptop in the near future. They’ll be a mix of free short-reads as well as longer affordable writings. If you still want to send your thoughts feel free to email them to me at ann@smartstrategiesinc.com

PART 3: Personal Reflections

Our family loves to celebrate birthdays. And this past week, we celebrated a big one. Our son turned 30.

James is a very responsible, talented, great-with-people kind of guy – someone you’d definitely want on your side in an emergency. But he doesn’t like a lot of “hoop-la” over his birthday. A month ago, he made it very clear that he didn’t want a big party planned – and then went on to tell us that what he’d really love to do is get a sitter for our four grandchildren (our daughter & son-in-law’s two and our son & daughter-in-law’s two) and the six of us go out for dinner and a movie. So we planned a full night and had a great time.

But it’s what took place in the afternoon that really added to the celebrations. Here’s what happened.

James and I told the family that we were going to go to the church where I had received permission for the two of us to play on their full set of acoustic drums. Yes – we both play. Our plan was to have a mother and son drum fest. Drum to our hearts content – just the two of us.

Well – as soon as the spouses and grandchildren heard what we were up to – everyone wanted to come. And they did.

We had a great time - we laughed - we made another family memory. And – oh yes – our son-in-law video taped us playing. And our 10-year-old grandson went home saying, "None of my friends' grandmas can do what my grandma does."

If you’re interested in taking a peak at the two of us enjoying our mother and son bond and gift of music, click on this link. It was a blast.
James & Ann Drum Off