Playing Small...Busting My Own Limited Thinking
The word "underestimate" has been coming up for me lately. As a coach, I often feel that my clients underestimate their contributions to the world.
Yesterday, the coach became the student. I have been working on "birthing" a beautiful collaborative book entitled "Elevate Your Voice".This is a project that I have worked on for literally 9 months with an exceptional group of 13 other women.
What I learned yesterday was that I had a limiting belief about how "big" this book could be. I had diminished my own light and the light of others. I had framed this book as something I had completed. Something I could check off a box for...but yesterday blew away my expectations.
I was reminded that it can be easy to play small and set our expectations low. But the magic comes in the #BHAG's. And, I also know now that it can be incredibly fun and empowering to shoot for the stars...
This book will make a difference in the lives of others. It wasn't just something to complete but truly a way to elevate my voice and that of other women so that we can serve others.
I am overwhelmed with pride today...
We ranked in the TOP 20 of EVERY category we're placed in for paperbacks in the US
#1 Women & Business
#1 Mid Life Management
#2 Business Mentoring & Coaching
#9 Death & Grief
#11 Emotional Mental Health
#13 Love & Loss
#17 Personal Transformation Self Help
#17 Spiritual Self Help We also broke the TOP 100 in Canada making us INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLERS
(This is especially significant because we had only one Canadian author in our group so it shows how many friends & supporters we have across the border!!)
#52 Death & Grief
#96 Mind, Body, & Spirit Self Help
Last but not least, of the MILLIONS & MILLIONS of books available on Amazon (in the US), we ranked at #820 -- of ALL THOSE BOOKS!!!!
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