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Teams that gel are more apt to sell

Guest post by: Monique MacKinnon

Article Overview: In this article, teamwork takes on a whole new, more expansive and empowering meaning that lends itself to increased prosperity for you and your team members. If I divulge more about this simple (not the same as easy) solution to you, I will be giving it away before you even start reading!

Teams that gel are more apt to sell

If you have been holding yourself back lately because of fears from your past and stories you continue to sell to yourself, it is an invitation for you to proceed forward, so that you can overcome your old sense of self-limitation. It is a good time for you to self-reflect, and to look at your old hurts and pains -- this time with compassionate understanding. This will allow you to move forward with less self-restraint and more enthusiasm. Here is an easy-to-follow example.

During the past few weeks, as I was losing sleep over the thought of writing my next e-book, I experienced a few moments of hesitation where I noticed my Authentic Voice expressing the following, “For crying out loud!” After hearing this message a few times, I began to see it as a cry for help. My Authentic Voice wanted to speak out and be heard, while my Victim Voice wanted me to shrink back and figure it all out before taking the next step. Well, it is only when I committed myself fully to writing this e-book that I was able to attract the words to the pages. I just needed to shush my Victim Voice -- the big voice that demands seeing the e-book script before giving you permission to commit yourself to writing it. But asking to see the script before you have written it is nonsensical. So, how often do you: allow your Victim Voice to talk back to you in a critical or authoritarian manner, and hand over your power to it by deciding to sit and pout and not even make your follow up or sales call -- all because your Victim is threatening you with the: “Nah, nah, you cannot do it or it is not within you!”

Why am I sharing this personal story with you? Because as proud as you may be that you can do it all on our own, you only hurt yourself if you continue operating this way, which includes honoring your Victim Voice. As humans, we crave contact with others -- including our Authentic Voice -- and become our best selves when we team up with others. So, it is only fitting at this point then, for me to announce that teamwork is the glue that helps hold us together and make us successful, including work successfully and sell well: We are here for one another -- not in a co-dependent but supportive way. So, let me ask you: Are you denying your powerful Authentic Voice the opportunity to speak out and be heard, and to share your authentic message with your audience? Plus, as a means to attract what you want in life, what connections with new team members and joint venture partners will your Authentic Voice be helping you make today?

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