Finding the balance between what feels right and going beyond your comfort zone

Coaching
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online-business-finding-balance-what-feels-right-going-beyond-comfort-zoneSometimes, coaches and other thought leaders say something like this:

“Follow your passion. Do what you love. Listen to your heart. If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it.”

Other times they say something like this:

“You can’t achieve your goals without moving beyond your comfort zone. Any action is better than inaction. Get out there and stretch yourself.”

Did it ever occur to you that these common statements are contradictory?

So how do you decide?

For some people, stretching is fun

I think that most successful entrepreneurs manage to achieve both because they like stretching, it feels comfortable to them. Doing something new is fun for them, even exciting.

But some people need to overcome their fears, because doing something new and taking risks are uncomfortable to them. Read More

by Ellen Finkelstein

The 3 things you need to succeed: Part I-Passion

Deciding What Business to Do
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You may already know what you want to do to change the world and make money, but what if you don’t know? Apply these 3 criteria to decide:

  1. What you like (or would like to know) — your passion
  2. What you are good at (or know) — your skill
  3. What there’s a need for in society — the market

Why you should follow your passion

internet-marketing-passion-1In this post, I’ll discuss why you should follow your passion, but why that isn’t enough in itself.

When you do what you like, you have more energy. I’m sure you’ve experienced this yourself. When you’re bored or uninterested, it’s hard to continue to work. You may even feel tired. But as soon as you switch to doing something you love, you suddenly get a second wind.

You should do what you love because:

  • You’ll have more energy to do what you need to do Read More
by Ellen Finkelstein