Do you remember the game “Truth or Dare”? Do you remember how fun and “spooky” it could be? Which did you choose? The Truth or the Dare? I always chose the dare…I liked to “stretch myself” (even then) and see if I could do things…but then I always loved to talk about the “truth” afterwards. It was, and is, one of my favorite games.
See, I don’t know about you, but being dared to do something has the impact of being called forth. When someone dares you – they’re doing it from a place of challenge and belief in you (or downright teasing as is often the case of 10 year old truth or dares), and if done right, with love. So that’s always my goal with clients…My dares are done from a place of belief in them, hunger for them to achieve their goals, a demand that they step up for their own learning, growth or movement, and ALWAYS with a lot of love…
And with these dares come lots of truth and transparency (ie. What is their truth in taking the dare? What scares them? What’s exciting? Why’s it important? Where’s the vulnerability?”)…because to me it’s about Truth AND Dare!
So join me on my blog..which is really about Truth and Dare…I love hearing what you’re thinking, what you’re stepping into and what’s you’re getting from the “dare” energy…and I’m always open to feedback, what you want to talk about, and how I can support you better. So let me know what you’re thinking these days! I dare you to!
To your forward moving dares,
Anese
8.10.07
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Wow. What a week. Last week was the week I moved my whole list of contacts over to the new DTE System. I had no clue how much work it would be. My whole team has been on this all week and we are still not done. The CANSPAM laws have made it pretty much impossible to get through to some servers. So even for clients and people that WANT to be on the system and opt-in and follow the process, it does not guarantee they will get anything.
If you have opted in to the site, and you have NOT received a confirmation from me, that means that we probably got stopped in your server filters. You have two options, you can register under your personal email address (although Yahoo filters are blocking many of these) or you can send me a personal note to and let me know. We will put you on a separate list and forward you the newsletters and information you are supposed to be getting. We willl do this for now until we come up with something better.
Unfortunately, I am told there is not a lot I can do about it. Even if I make a bunch of changes on my end, it is very possible that your company server will make changes next week that will have us start from square one. Aye yei yei. So let us know and I will make sure my team gets you the communications one way or another!
This experience has given me a fantastic lesson in perfection and not holding things so tightly. I so wanted this to be a smooth transition for everyone and for the bells and whistles to go off and for email harmony to ring over the DTE Community. NOT the case here. No matter how much time, energy or money I invest in this issue, there is only so much I can do. Perfection is out of my hands. I will continue to shoot for excellence instead. Or in this case, for good enough!
I invite you to take this on in your own life this week. When you look at it, shooting for excellence instead of perfection can be quite a relief. Can you feel the difference? Shoot for excellence vs. perfection. Excellence you can do something about, perfection is out of your control – and will make you crazy.
Next week the official blog posts start! Have a GREAT weekend everyone and thanks for your patience and support as our communications find a way to you!
Cheers!
Anese
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