Wet Dog Wednesday

And I am building something...

It has been too long since I posted, so it is hard to know where to start. Still, I won’t let that be my excuse for any longer. Summer is in full swing. I have a nearly 9 year old puppy. And recently I decided I am building something. We will get to that. And hopefully I will also host a birthday party for our girl. Not yet planned and coming up soon.

Today I decided it will be Wet Dog Wednesday. It seems a lot more meaningful to Liv than Taco Tuesday or even Tongue Out Tuesday, both widely celebrated weekdays.

I spend a lot of time on the phone and in video meetings, calling people, talking to them, listening to them. At a certain point after a few hours trying to get a hold of many strangers I needed a break. It is really hot here though.

Since I can, I took Liv to the creek and we did a pretty short walk and waded in the creek. She swam a tiny bit, but likes to dip in and then run around after (with me at the other end of the leash). The good news is she hasn’t really shown any limping. She is still changed…not as strong, still getting stronger, and sometimes randomly stops or lays down, but then again she did that before. I do think she wants me to lift her out ofd the car, and I know she doesnt like it, so that tells me something is not 100%. Maybe it never will be

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Liv works hard, climbing, running, and swimming, and traversing things that many of us would not go for. She had a great time, and so did I. Neither one of us hurt ourselves. If I am buckling down, with more focused work time every week day, then I need to have some good breaks and routines. So I think Wednesdays we should definitely go out to the creek or somewhere fun and take all the time we want to help mark the middle of the week.

In other news, I decided to start a business rather than freelancing. I have freelanced for years and was a partner in an LLC and have consulted with many teams and people. I have done all sorts of things like training people in decision making and processes, and new stuff recently too, with sales, positioning, marketing, and am not entirely sure where to focus. I am building something, but I don’t totally know what. This is okay with me right now. I aim to move forward anyway with some work I am doing, and see if that informs the business.

The main motivation is really taking care of Liv…and I do have a passion for helping people, good people who often do unique things or have non dominant ways of doing things. Plus I am constantly meeting business people locally who are doing awesome stuff, and I would love to help them succeed any more.

Sometimes I lose my confidence about this, but it is early in the process so I am trying to stay focused on the task at hand — my positioning!

To say what I do well I need to know what I stand for or care about (yes, I have a whole process for this!), and who I am serving. I am learning so much.

What do I do?

Disclaimer, this is a draft and may not even be my favorite version, but I am trying to get unstuck here…it will change a bunch.

I coach small business owners who want help building their dream.

In another post I will talk about my thoughts on trying to decide a niche for my coaching business, thanks to Kabir for prompts and support. So…that’s some of what has been going on with me. I am so blessed to have many supportive and encouraging people, without whom I would not have made this half-baked, long considered decision. Thank you!