Comments on: Getting In Touch With My Own Inner Samurai, Part One http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:24:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Bailey http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Chris Bailey Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:39:06 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-664 Hiya Carol! Sorry for the tardiness of my response to your comment. I really appreciate what you write (and has been one of my big learnings from Susan's work) about starting the business from within...getting into a better relationship with ourselves. It's kind of like learning to love - we can't love another person until we know how to love our self. If we skip this step, then we are on very loose footing and our lack of confidence will shine through in just about every way we don't want it to. I can definitely say that this was a strong reason for my own failure. And it's all great learning. Thanks for coming by and bringing yourself to the dialogue. Hope to hear your voice again soon. Hiya Carol! Sorry for the tardiness of my response to your comment. I really appreciate what you write (and has been one of my big learnings from Susan’s work) about starting the business from within…getting into a better relationship with ourselves. It’s kind of like learning to love – we can’t love another person until we know how to love our self. If we skip this step, then we are on very loose footing and our lack of confidence will shine through in just about every way we don’t want it to. I can definitely say that this was a strong reason for my own failure. And it’s all great learning.

Thanks for coming by and bringing yourself to the dialogue. Hope to hear your voice again soon.

]]> By: Carol Satterlee http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Carol Satterlee Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:09:43 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-663 Chris, love your honesty as you shared your own experience developing your business. Not all of us will fit the mold of Donald Trump's Apprentice. Susan's book will attract those on a different plane than his style. I personally appreciate her focus on business folks who are connected to who they are being, and how that shows up in not just business life, but personal life as well. I love her focus being on the foundation of the person. However one defines as their successful business, we probably all agree the key is in the relationships built thru them that support and serve others. What lacks so often is the focus on the relationship we business folks have with OURSELVES. Once that is developed and strengthened, success is inevitable. Chris, love your honesty as you shared your own experience developing your business. Not all of us will fit the mold of Donald Trump’s Apprentice. Susan’s book will attract those on a different plane than his style. I personally appreciate her focus on business folks who are connected to who they are being, and how that shows up in not just business life, but personal life as well. I love her focus being on the foundation of the person. However one defines as their successful business, we probably all agree the key is in the relationships built thru them that support and serve others. What lacks so often is the focus on the relationship we business folks have with OURSELVES. Once that is developed and strengthened, success is inevitable.

]]> By: Chris Bailey http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Chris Bailey Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:22:13 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-654 Jina, like Susan, I agree with the addition of <em>trust the process</em>. When I went through my start-up, I thought the 'leap of faith' existed primarily at the beginning when I chose to leave my org job for own business. But the leap is much longer than I ever realized. Each action necessary to cultivate my business took a leap of faith. Even the decision to end my foray into the entrepreneurial world took faith in the unknown. Brilliant addition to the dialogue, Jina! Thanks for sharing. Jina, like Susan, I agree with the addition of trust the process. When I went through my start-up, I thought the ‘leap of faith’ existed primarily at the beginning when I chose to leave my org job for own business. But the leap is much longer than I ever realized. Each action necessary to cultivate my business took a leap of faith. Even the decision to end my foray into the entrepreneurial world took faith in the unknown.

Brilliant addition to the dialogue, Jina! Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:29:53 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-662 Jina, yes! You're right, trusting the process is so important to long-term success. Thanks or adding that! How easy it is to throw in the towel and quit too soon, all because we haven't trusted the process. It does take time and energy to build something worth while, and believing in things unseen is part of trusting the process. Jina, yes! You’re right, trusting the process is so important to long-term success. Thanks or adding that!

How easy it is to throw in the towel and quit too soon, all because we haven’t trusted the process. It does take time and energy to build something worth while, and believing in things unseen is part of trusting the process.

]]> By: Jina Daigle http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Jina Daigle Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:49:35 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-661 I have to jump in here and say KUDOS to anyone who even begins down the road of having their own business. I agree with Chris when he says it is not for the meek or timid. And while I am not a highly extroverted personality,for me it has taken a HUGE amount of the three things Chris mentions...Trust yourself. Confront your fears. Enjoy the journey. I would add one more in there...trust the process. It takes time to build something worth while, it takes energy, and it takes faith...believing in things not yet seen. Susan does a great job of helping us with "how" to trust the process by helping us get in touch with knowing and trusting ourselves. She truly is giving hope to women, and MEN, and expanding our awareness of the entrepreneurial journey. I have to jump in here and say KUDOS to anyone who even begins down the road of having their own business. I agree with Chris when he says it is not for the meek or timid. And while I am not a highly extroverted personality,for me it has taken a HUGE amount of the three things Chris mentions…Trust yourself. Confront your fears. Enjoy the journey. I would add one more in there…trust the process. It takes time to build something worth while, it takes energy, and it takes faith…believing in things not yet seen.
Susan does a great job of helping us with “how” to trust the process by helping us get in touch with knowing and trusting ourselves. She truly is giving hope to women, and MEN, and expanding our awareness of the entrepreneurial journey.

]]> By: Chris Bailey http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Chris Bailey Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:19:23 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-660 Dana...lots of good stuff there. Doing something as crazy as a start up business requires stamina, patience, and motivation. The best source of fuel for all of those is Passion. The thing that I've discovered is that when I'm passionate about something, I'm way more open to finding the flow that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi writes about. Pam...indeed! The pleasure is always in the journey... Susan...thanks for adding even greater value by offering your perspective t the on-going dialogue. Dana…lots of good stuff there. Doing something as crazy as a start up business requires stamina, patience, and motivation. The best source of fuel for all of those is Passion. The thing that I’ve discovered is that when I’m passionate about something, I’m way more open to finding the flow that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi writes about.

Pam…indeed! The pleasure is always in the journey…

Susan…thanks for adding even greater value by offering your perspective t the on-going dialogue.

]]> By: Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:52:40 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-659 Agreed Dana. It is so much more self-propelling and profitable when you build a business based on who you are and draw the market to you, rather than chase the market, trying to sell to it. When clients first start working with me, I look for their unique marketing position, because a good idea without structure is just that. Agreed Dana. It is so much more self-propelling and profitable when you build a business based on who you are and draw the market to you, rather than chase the market, trying to sell to it. When clients first start working with me, I look for their unique marketing position, because a good idea without structure is just that.

]]> By: Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Susan L Reid of "Discovering Your Inner Samurai" Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:48:14 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-658 Indeed, Pam. Those last three qualities and characteristics of entrepreneurial success really stand the test of time. There is such importance, value, and significance in being you and packaging that to the world. Indeed, Pam. Those last three qualities and characteristics of entrepreneurial success really stand the test of time. There is such importance, value, and significance in being you and packaging that to the world.

]]> By: Pam Peyron http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Pam Peyron Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:55:41 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-657 Chris, Thanks for sharing your unfolding entrepreneurial story. Such a reminder that there is so much more than a quality product or service. Those are essential however they don't equal success. I loved the Susan's conclusion: “Your business success rests on these three ingredients: 1. The importance of knowing who you are. 2. The value of accepting yourself as you are. 3. The significance of daring to be who you are." Your last inning hasn't been played and today you know and accept yourself in new ways as you dare to be who you are. That is the excitement of the journey! I look forward to your next post. Pam Chris,
Thanks for sharing your unfolding entrepreneurial story. Such a reminder that there is so much more than a quality product or service. Those are essential however they don’t equal success. I loved the Susan’s conclusion:
“Your business success rests on these three ingredients:
1. The importance of knowing who you are.
2. The value of accepting yourself as you are.
3. The significance of daring to be who you are.”
Your last inning hasn’t been played and today you know and accept yourself in new ways as you dare to be who you are. That is the excitement of the journey!
I look forward to your next post. Pam

]]> By: Dana at Nine Tomatoes - Energy Drawings http://www.baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Dana at Nine Tomatoes - Energy Drawings Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:55:52 +0000 http://baileyworkplay.com/2008/02/20/getting-in-touch-with-my-own-inner-samurai-part-one/#comment-656 You sum it all up when you say that the energy is found in building a business based on who you are. I worked with Susan initially on a project that I couldn't make work. I wasn't connected with it in the way I needed to be to find success. When we took a turn and found what I was connected to, I built a business from there. Having tried it both ways, I can say that building a business based on who you are - rather than based on what you think you've got to sell - is the only way to go! You sum it all up when you say that the energy is found in building a business based on who you are. I worked with Susan initially on a project that I couldn’t make work. I wasn’t connected with it in the way I needed to be to find success. When we took a turn and found what I was connected to, I built a business from there. Having tried it both ways, I can say that building a business based on who you are – rather than based on what you think you’ve got to sell – is the only way to go!

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