The most important aspect of a success team is inspiration. Surround yourself with those who inspire you to greatness.
There are those who inspire us to be the best that we can be. You've heard it said that you should build a team when you begin your business. Surround yourself with like minded people, with helpers.
Sonia Choquette, author of The Answer is Simple, was recently talking about the importance of having a team. She said, "Even Jesus had his 12 disciples."
Get yourself a team. But what does that mean? The first time I heard it I had no clue. As a matter of fact I felt somewhat deflated at the thought. I pictured big companies that higher lawyers and bookkeepers and the like. And I really felt inadequate. My mind screamed out, "I can't afford lawyers and bookkeepers. I haven't even made my first $100.00."
I found myself jumping back into that little box of lack and not good enough.
I didn't give up. I trudged along doing what came next each day. I knew that I wanted my business to be about spirituality and self empowerment. In this field I discovered my purpose and my passion.
I had to pay the bills so I took on some freelance work. I was a awarded a position of transcribing audios. My first awarded project was that of transcribing 20 audio recordings.
I had never really done this before but the description made it seem doable. After all it was only 20 hours of audio to be transcribed. Easy, right?
Well if you know anything about transcribing, an hour translates into five or six hours of work. Lucky for me, at the time, I did not know this. And I was so new to freelance I didn't even compare what others were being paid.
So I said I would do the job for $50.00. Looking back now, I would laugh myself out of the room. Yet this was to be an assignment from my highest source.
Linda Pannell was the contractor for this assignment and she knew on some level there must be a mistake. So she wrote to ask me if my bid was correct.
Average bidding on transcription is $50.00 per hour of audio. I was new and 20 hours just didn't seem like a lot to me. So I responded to Linda's mail saying I had not thought clearly and would charge $250.00 for the whole job. Now remember I said work is 5 to 1, so little did I know that I was agreeing to work for a meager $2.50 an hour.
I didn't hear anything for a while, so I figured the job was bid to someone else. But a couple weeks later I was surprised that Linda awarded me the job and my adventure began.
As I transcribed those audio recordings I realized that I was being lead by the Divine. These were recordings of Ancient Masters that Linda was interviewing. They were a couple years old but carried the energy and wisdom of the ages. Every day I would listen and type and be lifted to heights I could never imagine reaching.
I felt my inspiration gaining momentum and I literally felt myself blossoming. These recordings were payment well in advance of the salary I was receiving to put them to paper. I believe I would have done them for free.
My life dream has always been to create a spiritual based business. Although I know in my heart that Nature And Flower Pictures is as much spiritual as it is just about pictures, I just couldn't seem to make the connection. Something held me back.
I found myself immersed in ancient wisdom from a level I had never experienced before. You know what they say about doing the work you love? You know it is fulfilling your passion when you would do the job even if you never got paid to do it. Well this was how I felt.
Linda and I became good friends and partners in many other tasks and endeavors. She later asked me to join her in what I feel is the Event of The year. Linda has become an inspiration. Through the speakers she has pulled together and the callers who join to listen, I feel as if I am surrounded by angels.
Linda saw in me a greatness that I was afraid to face. And now I see what kind of team is most important to surround yourself with while starting your business. Your team members must be those people who share your vision. Those are the angels that will show up on your doorstep when you allow God / Higher Power to do the steering.
Another important aspect of my team are my children.
My youngest daughter recently joined the world of Work at Home Mom's with her first sitewww.uniqueparenting.com to be followed up quickly by www.abetterfamilybusiness.com and together we bounce ideas back and forth inspiring each other to remain motivated and on track.
I recently told my daughter she has inspired me to take my business to a new level simply by the fact that she is so good at organizing and planning. We have become a loving and supportive team.
My son has been our technical support person for a very long time. As a matter of fact he helped me build my first computer from the ground up. And has even contributed to graphics on my site. Those navigation buttons are his creation you see on Nature And Flower Pictures.com.
My oldest daughter adds to our energy with her most recent contribution, my granddaughter Savannah. The inspiration in that one can be put into perspective with the fact that she herself is grandma this past month. So this great grandmother is flying high in joy and success I never could have imagined.
As you can see building a business is not a one man show. You have to have a team behind you. But where that team comes from just may surprise you.
I want to thank my team and let you all know I am the luckiest business owner in the whole world.
So who is on your team?
You too can join our team at World Changing Wisdom by listening to some of the worlds greatest speakers and teachers. It's free to register here http://register.heartholograms.com
Looking forward to meeting you on the call.
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