{"id":1887,"date":"2014-04-07T14:42:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T18:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amykazor.com\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2024-05-16T11:49:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T15:49:22","slug":"owning-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amyhood.biz\/site\/owning-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Owning It"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first became a full-time VA, it was a little intimidating. I mean, I rocked admin work at my corporate job… but hanging up a sign and doing it as my full-time business, that was a little scary.<\/p>\n

Okay, a lot<\/em> scary.<\/p>\n

And, I was prepared. I had a solid educational foundation under me. I had a coach. I knew what to do. Knees shook. Voice quivered. Butterflies invaded my mid-section. It was hard.<\/p>\n

I still remember my first year or so of calls with prospective clients. Upset stomach, voice shaking, uncertainty.<\/p>\n

\"Butterflies<\/p>\n

Over time, that went away. I tried to replace the butterfly-filled-upset-stomach with prayer. The butterflies joined prayer. But then, slowly, only prayer remained. Calm awareness took the place of fear. Peace that surpassed understanding. I grew into myself. I was finally “owning it”.<\/p>\n

I can’t help everyone. In fact, I can’t help more than 5 entrepreneurs at a time and do the quality of work that I want to do.<\/p>\n

I can’t work before 10 AM and have my life together. I don’t want to, I don’t need to, and when I try to, bad things happen.<\/p>\n

I can’t do work I don’t enjoy. \u00a0In fact, I am faster and better at the work I love than I ever could be at the other stuff. I can take a blog post and carve it into social media posts in just a few moments… some people struggle hours with that. I can combine multiple blogs into articles and book chapters in just a few hours… when some of my clients have struggled for weeks and months to do the same. I can throw together an event that really knocks the socks off of attendees… while some people stall at the wording on the invitation. It’s just what I love to do.<\/p>\n

And, the beauty of all of this is… there are<\/em> enough clients. There are<\/em> five successful entrepreneurs out there who value, need, and want what I do. (Really there are more than five… and when they contact me if I am full and can’t help them, I send them to the Registry at AssistU<\/a> so they can find their perfect fit.) There are five people out there who will ‘get’ me… quirks and all, love working with me the way I love to work, and love what I bring to their businesses. There are five people out there who are owning it themselves and want me to help them own it in a new and\/or bigger way.<\/p>\n

It is in the owning of this (not hearing it, but believing it and really, actually, knowing it) that the butterflies fly away. It is in the owning that I am, in my own way and with the gifts I’ve been given, the talent and experience I have, and the things I have learned, absolutely enough for the right people. \u00a0And… if I am not, they need something I don’t have… I can help them find it.<\/p>\n

It is in owning my faith, my truth, my power, my uniqueness, my weaknesses, and<\/em> my strengths, that I can relax and be… and let those who need me see all that I really am and decide. \u00a0There aren’t butterflies in my stomach when I own it. I am the butterfly.<\/p>\n

As I work with and mentor new VAs, I see it so clearly. The uncertainty of a first call, the worry about stumbling. The concern over perception. I try to share my story with them. My own wobbly start. My old butterflies.<\/p>\n

One day they will wake up where I am. Knowing their ideal number of clients and who their ideal clients are. And they will have their processes in place. They will get on a prospective client call and they won’t have butterflies. They will be owning who they are and what they bring to our amazing and wonderful world.<\/p>\n

Cheers to them on their journey… may they find their truth and own it in the right time. Completely.<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you owning it? I would love to hear your story!<\/p>\n

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