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The woman’s voice on the other end of the phone was chilly, no, it was downright frigid:

“I don’t know why you called.”

It’s a tone of voice Kay never thought she’d hear from a client. Especially one she delivered on time and under budget for.

“What do you want?” the woman asks.

Kay paused then suggested, “I want to clear the air between us.”

“There’s nothing to talk about. You did more than I asked for.”

Kay, a landscape architect, didn’t want to argue with the woman but that just wasn’t true. They had discussed the level of detail for a deck plan and she’d told the woman that the drawings would take as much as 10 hours.

The conversation ended as it began. No resolution.

Kay had upheld her end of the client-consultant deal, yet she lay awake that night, mind churning, “What could I have done differently? Where was I at fault?”

She felt totally and completely crappy. She wanted to throw in the towel.

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If you work with clients and have a certain amount of sensitivity, I’d be willing to bet that you, too, have had at least one bewildering episode. The kind that triggered such self-doubt that your very existence as a business owner was called into serious question.
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Momentous occasion!!

The new and improved Natural Professional website is up and you’re looking at it!

I am soooo happy. And for more reasons than it 1) looks Super Duper, and 2) makes me smile ear to ear.

Namely, investing in this site represents my recent 100% commitment to the Natural Professional (NP), which is no small thing, I assure you.

Looking to the Project Simplify archives, the first article about the NP was back in July 2008. Three and a half years ago??!?!

Wow, it’s taken that long to fully embrace this concept? Considering that I’ve known this is my destiny, that almost hurts… but hey, timing is what it is and who am I to question the mysterious ways of the Universe?

Let’s just get back to partying with excessive exclamation points and effusive gratitude, eh? =)

A big shout out of Thank You!! to Lisa Wood of Sprout New Media for the fresh design and amazingly speedy turn-around. This woman knows how to make it happen.

In addition to the About page for what this site is all about, check out Continuing the Journey for the big vision leading the charge.

I hope you love the new site and infusion of energy into the Natural Professional. We are going to be making serious waves in unexpected ways!

XO

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Fireworks – 5th November 2011 by Dark Dwarf

(originally posted on the Project Simplify site)

Are you ready for an entrepreneurial revolution that’s fueled by you expressing your beautifully authentic self?

No more playing small. No more Should Gremlins cramping your style. No more waiting for your time to come–it’s here.

In other words…

Are you ready for the era of the Natural Professional?

If you want to:

  • realize crazy amazing success in more dimensions than you ever thought possible,
  • streamline your efforts to kick butt in the world and stay in a delicious space, and
  • be a part of creating a new work ethic

…then you’ll be ready for the big change that’s coming up.

Big, BIG NEWS

New year, new direction: I’m closing the chapter that has been Project Simplify and will be devoting my efforts to developing the Natural Professional.

This may come as a big surprise, but it makes perfect sense. Check it out:

For a few years now, I’ve been flirting with the Natural Professional concept. In my heart, I’ve known that bringing it to the world is where my destiny’s been leading. The question that eluded me was how.

With Project Simplify, we’ve been focusing on simplifying as a means to focus on what’s important to you. This has been good, and it’s time to go great!

Based on the premise that “the era of struggle is over,” the Natural Professional takes simplifying to a whole new plane by asserting that not only can you make your work flow smoothly and easily, you are a vital player in the entrepreneurial revolution. 

I know I’m almost sounding political here, but we’re not talking about occupying Wall Street, we’re talking about “occupying” your right to create a happy existence based on sane, healthful priorities.

Supporting you and your business for this means cultivating tools to:

  • make confident, solid decisions quickly;
  • be productive with constantly shifting priorities;
  • be a positive change agent, sustainably;
  • navigate stormy times with ease; and
  • uncover and share more of your gifts through business.

Here is the Natural Professional mini-manifesto…

We, the Natural Professionals, are bringing human values back into the equation of our success. Work is easier because we are flowing rather than pushing and we act in line with our values. 

We have greater economy of effort because we use intuition for guidance. We gain greater satisfaction because we’re making decisions based on respect for the whole.

How are we going to do this?

Being in this unprecedented time in history, we are in the perfect position to create a new way of working. 

We’ve rejected corporate values in favor of an entrepreneurial lifestyle, now it’s time to reject the habits and stress that seemed inherent in the corporate world.

The Natural Professional as a business is dedicated to supporting you in developing a personal navigation system that, no matter what situation you find yourself in:

  • supports you in sharing your True Genius with the world,
  • recognizes and short-circuits self-sabotage, and
  • helps you confidently make the best decisions for your long-term health and success.

You’ll get access to the three-part Natural Professional Program:

  • Mastering Your 21st Century Workflow organizational system in step-by-step video format for *free*.
  • Cultivating Your Flame ‘shops and e-courses to reconnect and solidify your purpose and passion.
  • Bathing in Bliss ‘shops and e-courses to realize and revel in your full potential.

If you’ve dug Project Simplify, you’ll love the new direction of the Natural Professional.

We will change history, my friend.

Declare your intention to boogie down on the Natural Professional journey by signing up for the Natural Professional’s New Way Of Working (New WOW) updates in the sidebar above.

Then grab your groovy garb and get ready to roll!

XO

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country roads by aphotoshooter (busy..)

Have you ever taken on a project that was so big and that involved so many new factors that you just didn’t know which way was up? You knew that you were capable of each step—if you only knew what those steps were?!

That’d be me taking The Natural Professional Program online.

Sounds straightforward enough. I know the content, the workbook is done, I just need to record some video and voila! course ready for online sales in two months, right?

Did I mention that I’ve never produced video before?

Let me tell you about a reputation I’ve earned in my family. It comes from scenarios like this: Someone would say that we don’t have anything in the house for dinner. I’d open up the fridge, pull out a bunch of stuff and make a meal that pleased everyone’s taste buds.

Somehow this has turned into a family legend worthy of bragging rights. I’ve overheard my folks proudly tell their friends, not to mention complete strangers: “Our daughter can cook a 5-course meal out of nothing!”

Apparently I’ve a gift for pulling seemingly disparate ingredients together without guidance of recipe or cookbook. And yet, Superhero abilities ablaze, here I was stymied by this video project.

To make my ambitious timeline even more ridiculous, all of my skills of organizing, planning and list making were falling flat.

I’d pull out a calendar, schedule some milestones and then realize a week later that the milestones were all wrong.

I’d start making lists of things to do then realize I still didn’t know what the next steps were.

After numerous false starts it finally dawned on me that my attempts to organize were premature because my fridge was empty. How could I plan when I didn’t know what I was working with?

What was needed was the inspiration of fresh ingredients and mysterious condiments to bring this video project alive in a magical way.

Sometimes, without a plan, without knowing how it’s going to turn out, without knowing what you’re going to need tomorrow, you just have to start stocking the fridge.

If you like veggies, get your favorites. Herbs? Get the ones you like the most. Cheese? Mmmm, you know which elicit a growl in your stomach.

Then when you pull open the fridge door and look inside, those yummy ingredients will practically jump out and combine themselves.

By reigning in the drive to organize, the creative juices were able to flow.

This idea blended with that idea. This content flowed into a side dish, that one into a main dish. Fun little elements popped up as garnish.

Slowly the vision unfolded, one ingredient at a time. Look out, world! Here comes a delicious feast.

In the too, too recent past, I’ve pounded myself over the head trying to come up with blog, newsletter, and article topics.

This has been going on for years. Even though I’ve got a TON of material floating around my noggin, whenever I asked myself what the next topic should be, I’d draw a complete blank.

I got a newsletter from Marisa Murgatroyd, of Be Seen Boldy, today. She linked to a post on her site on this very topic. The post was called: The #1 Thing You Should Be Writing About: How to Develop a Content Strategy for Your Blog and Social Media.

She approached it from a different direction, i.e. she doesn’t just say, “Make a list of topics for the year.” (Which would have been decidedly UNhelpful.)

Instead, she suggested starting with what you are selling, then asking yourself which topics would support that and are ones that people might search for.

Then, from those main support topics, you’ll likely be able to tease out some 50-100 topics. Booya! your list of topics for the year.

It worked for me. Within 15 minutes of beginning the exercise, I had 13 main topics and some 25 post topics.

It’s like I’ve been trying to push my way out the door, not seeing the big sign that says “Pull”. She turned on the light for me, I read the sign, pulled the door open and was free!

Moral of the story (as far as I can tell): if a question or situation is feeling stubborn again and again, put out the feelers for another approach. Watch how others do it—and then, this is the important part, get specifics!

Fireworks - 5th November 2011

The new site!!

By on January 19, 2012

Momentous occasion!! The new and improved Natural Professional website is up and you’re looking at it! I am soooo happy. And for more reasons than it 1) looks Super Duper, and 2) makes me smile ear to ear. Namely, investing in this site represents my recent 100% commitment to the Natural Professional (NP), which is […]

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The Era of Struggle is Over

By on January 19, 2012

(originally posted on the Project Simplify site) Are you ready for an entrepreneurial revolution that’s fueled by you expressing your beautifully authentic self? No more playing small. No more Should Gremlins cramping your style. No more waiting for your time to come–it’s here. In other words… Are you ready for the era of the Natural Professional? If you […]

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Stifled by organizing, stock up on creativity

By on August 23, 2011

Have you ever taken on a project that was so big and that involved so many new factors that you just didn’t know which way was up? You knew that you were capable of each step—if you only knew what those steps were?! That’d be me taking The Natural Professional Program online. Sounds straightforward enough. […]

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Stop pushing on the door that says “Pull”

By on August 10, 2011

In the too, too recent past, I’ve pounded myself over the head trying to come up with blog, newsletter, and article topics. This has been going on for years. Even though I’ve got a TON of material floating around my noggin, whenever I asked myself what the next topic should be, I’d draw a complete […]

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