Oh my goodness! She’s gonna think I’ve totally lost it. I think I’ve totally lost it! I giggled out loud as I listened to it ring and go to voicemail.
“Hey, I just had the CRAZIEST IDEA. Please call me as soon as you can. I need someone to listen and tell me if I’ve totally lost it.” I laughed out loud again as I pulled the phone away and ended the call.
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve left a message like this on my Coach’s voicemail, but I am sure that every time she sees that I’ve called, she wonders what I’m up to now.
When she called me back, it went something like this:
“You? A crazy idea?” Her laughter matched mine. “What’s up?”
“Well, I just listened to a recorded call and heard Lisa say that she would do a book signing event with a few co-authors. That’s a no-brainer for me, right, because of how we’ve worked together?”
“Right.”
“Okay, so then I got in the car to drive to an appointment, and the most insane possibilities started to flood my mind: What if I could get some authors ready to launch at the event? What if I created a program to support them through production? What if they could have businesses ready to launch by that evening? What if…?”
I told her about all of the inspiration, hardly taking a breath between thoughts, and when I finally finished, I heard the words I knew I would hear, “It makes a ton of sense. How can I help?”
“I don’t know the first thing about how to put 200 people in a room, but I’ve seen you do it a few times. Can you help me?”
“Of course.”
“And I have to figure out this production and launch program. What will we provide? How much will we charge? Can we really accomplish this in 6 months?”
“Okay, let’s schedule time. We’ll get you ready to move on this by the end of the week.”
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The way the dream came to me, it felt WAY TOO BIG for me to try to figure out on my own, and I asked for help within minutes of getting the inspiration.
And then…I continued to ASK FOR HELP for the next 7 months…
After working with my Coach to customize a strategy for filling the room…
- I asked my Community to brainstorm, hold the intention for a phenomenal event, and help me fill the room…
- I asked other coaches who are genius system-creators to help me make sure the systems I was putting in place for the event and the Messenger Launch program were going to work…
- I asked my clients to JUMP with me in a really big way – financially, emotionally, and spiritually – for the ride of our lives…
- I asked my friends and community members to volunteer their time, make phone calls, etc.
- I asked for favors and discounts…
I ASKED FOR HELP…because I knew from the beginning that there was NO WAY I could do it alone.
BUT asking for help hasn’t always been this easy for me. In fact, I spent more than a decade trying to shoulder a horribly exhausting load all by myself. I didn’t want to weigh others down with my troubles or my dreams, so I kept it all to myself and didn’t ask for help, even when I knew I needed it.
What if they don’t get it?
What if they do, and then I disappoint them?
So, trust me, I KNOW it can be a nightmare trying to do things alone, especially when you are trying to manifest a dream; and I believe that’s because WE WERE DESIGNED TO WORK TOGETHER.
And OH MY GOODNESS…what we can accomplish when we do!!!!!
It wasn’t just a phenomenal event, but EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN MY COMMUNITY – coaches, clients, and family members – CAN OWN THE SUCCESS OF THE EVENT because I couldn’t have done it without them. They all showed up before, during, and after the event to support me, my authors, and the attendees. It was absolutely beautiful.