Overwhelming Success for Solopreneurs

And the winner is...

Thanks to all who answered the In Tandem 2010 Wish List survey.

The winner of the book drawing is Birgit Olson of Focused On Your Business Virtual Office Assistance LLC, www.focusedonyourbusiness.com

Birgit has received her choice of one book from my Introvert’s Ultimate Reading List. Wanna know what she picked? OK, I'll tell ya: Introvert Power: Why Your inner Life is Your Hidden Strength by Laurie Helgoe.

Curious about the reading list? You can find all the book titles right here on the sidebar.

Introverted Solopreneurs: What's on your 2010 wish list?

When was the last time you asked for what you wanted? 

When was the last time someone else asked YOU what you wanted? Well here’s your chance to tell me what you want from me and my coaching services, products and programs for 2010. I want to provide coaching that gets you the results you want, in the way you want.

I am a big-time advance planner, so I am thinking about 2010 now. I want to offer products and programs we can all be excited about (me excited to create them; you excited to receive them). However, despite all appearances to the contrary (ask my former clients) I am not a mind reader – so I need your help:

Please take some time to answer my short survey. As a further incentive, one respondent will be chosen at random (I will physically write each name on a piece of paper and ask hubby Alexander to draw a name out of a real, live hat!) to win a book of her choice from my Introvert’s Ultimate Reading List (see the blog sidebar on the left for the list of book titles).

Answer the survey now

Your survey responses will be anonymous, so after answering the survey, send me an email with the subject line “I took the survey” so I can enter your name in the drawing. (You will be reminded to do this at the end of the survey; email address is on there also.) Drawing will be on or about Dec. 15, 2009.

And, OK I am also interested in hearing what's on your wish list for 2010 that is non-coaching specific. What goals, dreams, aspirations and achievements do you want in 2010? Let's share in the comments below.

Stop striving and start thriving

Aloha for at least 10 days!  That's how long I will be in beautiful Kauai.  I like vacations; I love vacations, so I'll be enjoying my time away from business.  Now, as a new business, and even newer blogger, I was originally a little anxious about taking time off. After all, I only have two substantive blog posts so far, and this blog is looking a little neglected. 

But after some reflection (and it did not take long) I realized how much I needed the time away. You see, I've been trying so hard to come up with thoughtful, relevant, value-rich posts (what the blog gurus would call "compelling posts") that I'm a little burned out.  And I realized that posts would come easier to me if I stopped trying, stopped worrying so much about whether a post was good enough, and just posted whatever came to mind, whatever I found interesting, informative and dare I say: entertaining?  In other words, as I tell my clients so often: "Just have fun with it."  Now some of these future posts will hit the mark, and others won't.  Maybe some will even fall flat.  But the world won't end.

So I'm going to practice what I preach. I'm going to Kauai, and I'm going to have fun.  That means sleeping as long as I want, going on hikes, going to the beach, maybe indulging in a spa treatment or two.  If I get some ideas for blog post, well, I'll make a note of those and post when I get back.

I have a funny feeling I will return with many ideas, both for blog posts, and my fledgling business.

Sometimes you make the most progress when you step away: the more you strive, the less you thrive.