Six Figure Moms Club » the dip http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com where professional, career-minded mothers feel at home Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Money vs. Passion. (Seth, Are you walking with me?) http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/08/money-vs-passion-seth-are-you-walking-with-me/ http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/08/money-vs-passion-seth-are-you-walking-with-me/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:54:35 +0000 Angie http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/?p=85 This week, I’ve had about six really meaningful conversations with folks about passionate life work versus working for money.  It really is too bad that we even need money.  It’s such a BIG distraction. People want to go in one direction but they end up going in the other because of money.  Or, they go down the path they feel most passionate about and then have to switch gears because they run out of money.  I met a lady this week in that exact position.  She clearly needed Seth Godin’s book, The Dip, which I’ve mentioned here before.  What would we do if we didn’t have to think about money at all?  I often ask my clients to write a press release about themself as if they had won the lottery.  Why? Because I think it’s a freeing exercise that helps facilitate clarity about what we’re really proud of and what we really want.  Equally important is that you can then tailor your life to go in that direction even though you haven’t hit the jackpot.  You may be able to implement some small changes in your everyday life that impact a big change for you.  I’ve been thinking about all this everyday and then I read Seth Godin’s blog this morning.

I love Seth’s blog so much that I almost think I could just feed his to you guys and stop writing.  Some days it seems he’s walking in my path next to me and then writing about what I’m living.  Here’s his post today, “When in Doubt, (Don’t) Follow the Money”.  Seth, thanks for another great post and for reminding me to stay on my path.

Lastly, The Barenaked Ladies have been a favorite band for years.  It’s not coincidence.  If you know them, you know that their breakthrough song is, If I had a Million Dollars….and it always reminds me to be present with my dreams….and to slow down and have a litte fun.  Happy Friday everyone!

]]> http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/08/money-vs-passion-seth-are-you-walking-with-me/feed/ 2 Are you willing to work hard enough to make it through The Dip? http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/07/are-you-willing-to-work-hard-enough-to-make-it-through-the-dip/ http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/2008/07/are-you-willing-to-work-hard-enough-to-make-it-through-the-dip/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:06:59 +0000 admin http://www.sixfiguremomsclub.com/?p=42 In his bestselling book, The Dip, Seth Godin, Internet Marketing Extraordinaire writes about leadership and perseverance.  Seth tells us that great leaders are the ones who can push through the hard times to get to the finish line.  Specifically, The Dip indicates that most of us can achieve a moderate level of success.  Next, things level off again and then we experience a little dip in performance because it gets much harder to get to the next level.  Maybe we get bored, maybe the highs of accomplishment wear off.  It sometimes feels easier to regroup and change direction than to continue pushing boulders uphill.  I like Seth’s concepts.  They fit nicely with the “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” mantra.  The Dip is especially relevant for working women and entrepreneurs because there are so many tests along the way that it’s normal to have days where you want to give up on pursuing what’s most important to you.  You have to be committed and you have to keep reminding yourself that The Dip and other bad days are all part of the learning process to get to the next level.  Easy stuff is boring anyway!

 

Andy Wibbels also has a nice explanation of The Dip if you’re interested in more.

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