Another Divine Intervention

Momentarily deflated, I can always go back to creating.  I find it relaxing, almost mediative, it's what I love and want to do with my life.  I'm not completely discouraged, just need to plan.   I reached out to a few people and put some perspective on the moment.  

Ann writes telling me about a workshop I should attend with her.  It's being held at In Good Company, an organization for women entrpeneurs.  In Good Company offers workspace, workshops, networking and an array of services for its members.  It's a wonderful community.  The workshop was 15 Second Pitch with Laura Allen.

It ended up being another fortiutous meeting.

I find being in a room of strangers intimidating.  I was walking into a room full of women who had their own businesses, surely I would stick out as someone who clearly had no idea what she was doing.  But I was at a complete standstill and needed to take all the opportunities I could.

The women I met were amazing.  It was a group of excited, funny and intellegent women.  From all backgrounds and interests, they had two things in common

1. they owned their own businesses
2. they were looking to learn.

Laura Allen is a vivacious engaging speaker.  She spoke about the questions, fears and issues that people and particularly women experience starting their own business.  I wasn't alone.  She had real examples of success stories, some of these people were in the room.  She countered any reason to hold back with legitimate reasons to progress.  Her workshop, as you can guess, is about creating your pitch: explaining what you do, what makes you unique and ends with a call to action, all within 15 seconds.  Listening to her, I knew I could do it.  I just needed to define exactly what "it" was.

By the time I went home, I decided to work with her.  Sometimes you need to spend money in order to make money.  And the energy and knowledge she possesses was exactly what I needed.  It felt freeing to know I would have help.  I sent her links to my work and planned to start with her right after a trip to Seattle.