It's Gratitude Time!

I've been thinking about whether or not I want to post about this for the last week.  I decided this is the perfect place to talk about what is going on in my professional life and when I'm excited I want to share that.

So, what's so exciting?  I got fired.  Yep, fired.  This is the first time in my entire life I've ever been fired and I can assure you the actual event wasn't even a little bit fun.  In fact, I was in a tail spin for a couple of days.  Part of that was the shock of being fired when I wasn't sure why (seriously, I don't know what I did, but that's another whole story, one that could probably get me in trouble for saying bad things about my former employer).  The other reason was our old friend, fear.

I had tons of thoughts running through my head:

I'm not ready to start my VA business full time.  I'm still working on my web site for crying out loud.

Oh-my-gosh, what will I live on until I get clients?

I'd better run out and get another job right this very minute!

You get the idea.  Fear was running amuck.  I was stuck, too, in that whole "getting fired" thing.  It took me a couple of days to just get past that whole concept.  Did I say I've never been fired before?  Not once, in...well, a lot of years.  OK, so that was a big thing for a couple of days.  This was a time when the counsel of friends was imperative.  Oh, and my coach, Deanna Davis, was absolutely fabulous!

OK, so let's get back to the fear because once I got over the whole getting fired thing, the fear was still there.

A dear friend and fellow Virtual Assistant pointed out to me that I had put out into the Universe that I was going to have my business up and running and ready to quite the aforementioned job by April 1 of this year.  Had I thought, she asked, that the Universe might be helping me out by allowing me the opportunity to have more time to devote to the business?

Well, that was the day after the firing so, no, I hadn't given that any thought at all.  Once she planted the seed, though, I did give it some thought.  The more I thought about it, the more sense it made.  I now have those nine hours I was away from home every day to devote to my web site, my blog, client recruitment, and personal development. 

How cool is that?  So, where I was living in fear and panic, I am now living in gratitude and abundance. 

So, let the games begin!  I'm looking for a few good clients.  Do you know anyone who could use a top-notch Virtual Assistant?  I'm available.

Until next time...