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July 2007 
Cobbler's Children
Posted on Apr 23rd, 2007
by 
Adriel
Adriel
There's an old saying that goes something like “The cobbler's children are the worst shod.”
Generally, it means that what we do for others (particularly our job) we don't do well for ourselves.
This is always a problem for those of us in the marketing business as we would like to market ourselves as effectively as we market for our clients - but we rarely succeed. I think the same is true for most people whatever their profession or job.
We rarely are interested in spending our nights and weekends doing the same thing we do all day long during the work week. At least for me, it seems like there is always something more important to be done than market my own ventures.
In a recent coaching session with another professional, the idea came up about paying ourselves first.
This is not a new idea. It is one of the first things people need to learn about saving money. If you put some money in savings at the first of the month, you'll find a way to make ends meet with what's left. If you wait until the end of the month to see what you can put into savings, you'll likely find your savings account never growing.
But the idea of paying myself first regarding my own business struck me pretty soundly.
I realized that I actually was putting all kinds of things first rather than the things that I knew had long term benefit.
I wondered, “Why do I find it difficult to do the things I know to do?”
I found some very interesting old beliefs sitting at the bottom of that pile of to-do lists. Mostly they were beliefs that tended to produce a state of doing nothing.
About four times a year, I take nine days and teach a self development course called the Avatar® Course. It's an amazing set of exercises that allow people to discover the blueprint of their lives. They learn how to change that blueprint, if they choose, and create the life they prefer. I'm licensed and trained as an Avatar Master and it meets one of my most important life goals - influencing and empowering others for good.
But the last time I made any real changes to my Avatar site was in 2003. I'd added a few pages to the site but the web - and my perspective - have changed a lot since then.
I've wanted to updated the site for several months but somehow never got around to it.
Using the Avatar tools, I kept working my way through the beliefs that were keeping me from updating the site until I'd cleared a good bit of space. Then I decided to treat myself like my best client.
The results?
I've just completed a redesign of my Avatar web site - http://avatarpeace.com. Please take a look and let me know what you think.
One of the new things on the site is an email series that you can subscribe to. The series is called “Ten Actions You Can Do Today To Take Control Of Your Life”. You may find this series of ten simple exercises will empower you to move forward on the things you believe are important in your life.
Please take a look and let me know what you think - http://avatarpeace.com.
Feel free to post a comment here about the new site or about paying yourself first.
Do you find it difficult to do the things you know to do?
-a-
Avatar® is the registered trademark of Star's Edge, Inc.
Generally, it means that what we do for others (particularly our job) we don't do well for ourselves.
This is always a problem for those of us in the marketing business as we would like to market ourselves as effectively as we market for our clients - but we rarely succeed. I think the same is true for most people whatever their profession or job.
We rarely are interested in spending our nights and weekends doing the same thing we do all day long during the work week. At least for me, it seems like there is always something more important to be done than market my own ventures.
In a recent coaching session with another professional, the idea came up about paying ourselves first.
This is not a new idea. It is one of the first things people need to learn about saving money. If you put some money in savings at the first of the month, you'll find a way to make ends meet with what's left. If you wait until the end of the month to see what you can put into savings, you'll likely find your savings account never growing.
But the idea of paying myself first regarding my own business struck me pretty soundly.
I realized that I actually was putting all kinds of things first rather than the things that I knew had long term benefit.
I wondered, “Why do I find it difficult to do the things I know to do?”
I found some very interesting old beliefs sitting at the bottom of that pile of to-do lists. Mostly they were beliefs that tended to produce a state of doing nothing.
About four times a year, I take nine days and teach a self development course called the Avatar® Course. It's an amazing set of exercises that allow people to discover the blueprint of their lives. They learn how to change that blueprint, if they choose, and create the life they prefer. I'm licensed and trained as an Avatar Master and it meets one of my most important life goals - influencing and empowering others for good.
But the last time I made any real changes to my Avatar site was in 2003. I'd added a few pages to the site but the web - and my perspective - have changed a lot since then.
I've wanted to updated the site for several months but somehow never got around to it.
Using the Avatar tools, I kept working my way through the beliefs that were keeping me from updating the site until I'd cleared a good bit of space. Then I decided to treat myself like my best client.
The results?
I've just completed a redesign of my Avatar web site - http://avatarpeace.com. Please take a look and let me know what you think.
One of the new things on the site is an email series that you can subscribe to. The series is called “Ten Actions You Can Do Today To Take Control Of Your Life”. You may find this series of ten simple exercises will empower you to move forward on the things you believe are important in your life.
avatarpeace.com
Please take a look and let me know what you think - http://avatarpeace.com.
Feel free to post a comment here about the new site or about paying yourself first.
Do you find it difficult to do the things you know to do?
-a-
Avatar® is the registered trademark of Star's Edge, Inc.
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