biz book

I finished the first reading of The Way of the Accidental Entrepreneur by Molly Gordon.Wow! I gobbled it up like a novel. Now I am reading it again and doing the exercises. This is one of the best "self-help" books that I have read in years. I love that woman's insight.

Here is a quote about dealing with stressful thoughts from the book,

Thoughts like these are like excess baggage on a cross-country hike. Conventional success guides would have you turn them into affirmations or pulverize them with the mallet of positive thinking. But affirmations and positive thinking don't work on core beliefs, have you noticed? When we apply them to our stressful thoughts about business, we feel phony, silly, or--if we buy into the notion that we should be able to change our thoughts--like spiritual dunces. What's more, affirmations and positive thinking keep us from the pearl in the oyster, the realization or insight that awaits us when we question the stressful thoughts.

What a great description of why I dislike affirmations.

I have been reading her newsletter for many years. I will be posting one of her articles once this is posted. There are lots of good articles on her website: Shaboom Inc..

How to Make Your Business an Overwhelm Free Zone by Molly Gordon

Molly Gordon is a a business and personal growth coach. I really enjoy her newsletters. Here is one that I will be putting into practise immediately

How to Make Your Business an Overwhelm Free Zone                                                                         How long do you stay tuned to a radio station when the music is drowned out by static?                                                                         Not long, I'm guessing.                                                                         But how many times do you stay tuned into the same problem in spite of the static caused by overwhelm?                                                                         Overwhelm is a physiological, mental, and emotional state that drowns out any clear signals that might otherwise come through. No matter how hard you, when you are in a state of overwhelm, you can't see or hear what you most need to see and hear: the very next step.                                                                         Why do we stay tuned into overwhelm? ( continues behind the cut )