The Transition Chick Blog

Stuck-Why Do We Feel This Way?

Stopped In Your Tracks! Why Do We Often Feel This Way?

 

We often feel overwhelmed so we don’t even try to begin. Is it hard to start?  Of course it is! I won’t lie to you!

But, not starting, results in feeling “stuck”. I hear this all the time. I know we feel that we’re the only one…but, hey many say they feel stuck! About 90-95% of my new clients tell me that’s why they decided to get coaching.

Starting’s the hard part. It takes courage to even say to yourself-I’m beginning. It may be the 5^th time-it may be your very first-it’s like doing anything that is a change…Quitting fried foods, beginning an exercise program, deciding to leave a job, start a business…They’re all beginnings and a change from what was-what we’ve grown accustomed to…

As a writer & teacher, I know the horrors of the blank page & feeling stuck-somewhat lost as how to begin… I know what I’m meant to do-I love coaching and am a Transitions expert. I dread thinking of that unwritten speech or the product/service yet to be invented, the books I’ve yet to write & the teleclasses I’ve yet to offer.  I’m a creator/innovator  & know it’s natural to be stuck in the place of beginning. And, of course, everyone who wants to change-be it job/career, being a solo-entrepreneur or in “transition” is the creator of their own life! We can get so stuck there that we don't even start.

What if what I write/draw/speak and it (pardon my French!) sucks? What if my family/friends say I’m nuts for leaving this job/marriage/town? What if they laugh at me starting/running a business?  But, so what? How will you know you can do it-if you never begin? It’s a given, some time, you will FAIL, be a total flop-close on Opening Night! (I’m a theatre buff!) What would happen if we just came to terms that Failure is possible-even probable…So is fear of this. But, as one of my favorite quotes-reminds us…Feel the Fear & do it anyway!
 Now, all pressure is off.

Failure is a part of success, but if we don’t risk failure enough we may not be as successful as we could be.

In Abundance!

Marcia

You're never too old...

I did it!  I added Technorati tags to my blog!  Baby Boomer Women can learn new tricks!
Course I knew this-I'm a boomer woman, too!  This blog was created to start a discussion on transitions boomer women/midlife women experience-both from my coaching clients' and my own perspectives & yours, too!

I've learned that Technorati tags increase my "searchability".  Let me know, ok?
How did you find this?
Thanks!
In Abundance!
Marcia

Do you have info-products or plan to for your business?

This is a huge transition for me...I coach midlife/boomer women on Career & Life transitions...And I can say it's a scary, wonderful, exciting, uncomfortable place to be!

Of course, I know this-after all, I am known as the Transition Chick!  It really brought my transition awareness out when I started creating info- (information) products-downloadable resources-putting my knowledge out there in ebooks, mp3s, CDs & chapters in anthologies. 

I'm working on a product now, but not selling it-giving it away-in hopes you'll find it fun & educational & send it to friends!  My life has transformed as a direct result of joining the Product Factory  I've added my link so you can check it out here.

My project is an animated video of me as the Career Hero rescuing my client from an extremely frustrating stuck place & guiding her through the job search process! Fun but really supportive & helpful!

I sent my script to my animator-I tell all my solo-entrepreneur clients "you don't have to do it all!"  As a Marketing Coach-I focus on the one person, solopreneur, like me!  Guerrilla Marketing coaching is what I studied & help my clients with starting/creating a Marketing plan.  Link to the program is above...Best-selling book, Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Conrad Levinson was what this was based on-fantastic!

So, my question is-why don't you dive into Internet Marketing?  If you have, please share your story with all of us!
Thanks!
In Abundance!
Marcia

Balancing Act- Friendship & small business..

Still in Houston, creating a radio teleclass series with my friend, Raven Blair Davis, host of 3 Internet Talk Shows & known as the Telephone Diva, www.womenpower-radio.com is her web site.  We both are solo-entrepreneurs in our own small businesses.  She was my first radio gig!   Go listen! 

Had to share my serenity-I'm not only visiting one of my best friends, I'm also helping my business to grow-How cool is that?

I'll be her Marketing & Branding guest! 

So, I'm flying out at 4pm today after working on this & a Telesummit-I'll tell you more later!

In Abundance!

Marcia the Transition Chick

www.eCareerCorner.com

Does your business work while you sleep?

Through the wonders of Technology and my Virtual Assistant, Gloria Henning  www.glocanhelp.com, I am in Houston Til late Sun. night.  In 2 hours, my newsletter will be sent out to my list www.eCareerCorner.com  And folks buy my books -I make $ while I sleep!  Others will read my articles-sign up for my F*R*E*E* stff & get my newsletter-gotta love automation.

Even the animated video I'm creating-is being worked on -the animation part from my ideas..and I'm not there!  Sigh! :)

I tell all my solo-entrepreneur clients about this!  I fr*ee myself up to traveling, but, more importantly, do more of what to I love to do - coaching my cients, writing books, creating info-products & teleclasses...

Is yor business going on without you?

In Abundance!

Marcia 

What age do you have to be, to be in "midlife"?

Recently, I was interviewed on v1370AM-WomanTalkLive!  http://www.v1370.com
Hear podcasts-Listen Live!

Many of my coaching clients are in midlife. What does that mean? Many experts say anywhere from 28-60+, you can experience a “midlife crisis”-It’s all in your perspective…Midlife is a state of mind!

I had a client in Canada, 72, & she considered herself-MidLife & with that attitude-she’s starting a business, bored with “retirement”-she probably IS in midlife! We worked on the TRANSITION of being an employee to being the boss and starting a business...Her marketing, and just as important-handling the lifestyle changes. We  delved into the TRANSITION of being an employee to being the boss and starting a business, especially, being a solo-entrepreneur!.

Transition periods…they happen throughout our life. We graduate from high school or college, college to the “Real World”, we may get married, then, maybe divorce/separation, death of a loved one Transitions are often due to need to change jobs, we decide to start our own company, we get fired or laid off, we get diagnosed with a serious illness, Most of these I’ve personally experienced!  kids leave home- older- for college ..but also, children going to first grade, high school & needing mom less…that empty nest time…& more

Transition periods are a part of life. TRANSITION is really a process-what we do & how we react to CHANGE. But, often, we can be stopped in our tracks because of them. Or, sometimes, we don't even pay attention to that "nudge" we are getting that is signaling a transition period for us…perhaps nudging us to take a flying leap of faith into something new.

That nudge may be a subtle twinge, a fleeting thought, or if denied, a grand piano falling on your head! :)

What do you do when you feel that nudge?

Please comment & share your "Transition story"with us

 

 

In Abundance!

Marcia -Listen to me being interviewed again!  I'm on WomanTalkLive! radio show! Listen anytime at www.v1370.com

 

Marcia Merrill,CCMC,JCTC

Marcia the Transition Chick!

Career/Life Transitions Coach

http://www.eCareerCorner.com

410-467-0811 (cell)410-303-6371 (fax)1-443-836-2402

 

Fall in love with your LIFE & your work! (in that order!)

 

**Starting July 18@7pm EST-Get Hired Now! or Hire Yourself!

Includes 7 hour sessions & a cookbook-approach,maual to help with your career search...This small group teleseries is designed to decrease your stress, increase your happiness, keep you on track, prevent overwhelm & get unstuck, move forward to a Job/Life that FITS!

Easy to follow 28-day Action Plan & Proven System-Guaranteed to produce results IF you put in the effort & follow through! www.eCareerCorner.com/transitions/gethired.htm

 

___________________________________________

Contact me for your complimentary 25 min. coaching strategy session

marcia@ecareercorner.com

Sessions by phone with follow up emails/mail/fax. Appts. arranged to Suit Your Needs!!

 

Get 7 FR*EE Lessons from Teachers in The Secret!

http://www.lawofattractionthinking.com

You deserve a break today!

I'm a busy solopreneur-don't get me wrong...I'm not griping!  I love helping midlife/boomer women in Career/Life Transitions!

And, I work hard & play hard-it's a constant struggle to maintain balance in my life!

When I coach my clients, we always talk about balance & self-care.  Often, women, especially forget to take care of themselves.  During the often, stressful times of transitions, we need to nurture ourselves & draw on support from others.

What do you do to take care of you?  Or did you forget yourself?  I used to...but, trying not to now-this weekend, I'm taking care of me & cycling with my husband & 40 other tandem bicycles!  Fun!  Show pictures shortly!

In Abundance!
Marcia

Marcia Merrill,CCMC,JCTC
Marcia the Transition Chick!
Career/Life Transitions Coach
http://www.eCareerCorner.com
410-467-0811  (cell)410-303-6371   (fax)1-443-836-2402

Fall in love with your LIFE & your work! (in that order!)

**Starting July 18@7pm EST-Get Hired Now! or Hire Yourself!
Includes 7 hour sessions & a cookbook-approach,maual to help with your career search...This small group teleseries is designed to decrease your stress, increase your happiness, keep you on track,  prevent overwhelm & get unstuck,  move forward to a Job/Life that FITS!
Easy to follow 28-day Action Plan & Proven System-Guaranteed to produce results IF you put in the effort & follow through! www.eCareerCorner.com/transitions/gethired.htm

___________________________________________
Contact me for your complimentary 25 min. coaching strategy session
marcia@ecareercorner.com 
Sessions by phone with follow up emails/mail/fax.  Appts. arranged to Suit Your Needs!!

Get 7 FR*EE Lessons from Teachers in The Secret!
http://www.lawofattractionthinking.com

Why do an information product?

I'm a solopreneur.  Creating products is a way for me to S-T-R_E_T_C_H my reach & help more Boomer women dealing with transitions in midlife-career, empty nest...So I write ebooks-"Turning Midlife into the RIGHT Life!" at www.transitiontriumph.com  I also create teleclasses Get Hired Now or Hire Yourself! was my first product-a teleseries designed to get you moving forward to your goals.

I'm now creating an animated video and another info-product a coaching audio.  All these are automated & are deliverable without me so I can create more!

Any thoughts on info-products -love to hear from you-you can disagree, it makes a lively discussion!
Take care!
In Abundance!
Marcia

Marcia Merrill,CCMC,JCTC
Marcia the Transition Chick!
Career/Life Transitions Coach
http://www.eCareerCorner.com
410-467-0811  (cell)410-303-6371   (fax)1-443-836-2402

Fall in love with your LIFE & your work! (in that order!)

**Starting July 18@7pm EST-Get Hired Now! or Hire Yourself!
Includes 7 hour sessions & a cookbook-approach,maual to help with your career search...This small group teleseries is designed to decrease your stress, increase your happiness, keep you on track,  prevent overwhelm & get unstuck,  move forward to a Job/Life that FITS!
Easy to follow 28-day Action Plan & Proven System-Guaranteed to produce results IF you put in the effort & follow through! www.eCareerCorner.com/transitions/gethired.htm

___________________________________________
Contact me for your complimentary 25 min. coaching strategy session
marcia@ecareercorner.com 
Sessions by phone with follow up emails/mail/fax.  Appts. arranged to Suit Your Needs!!

Get 7 FR*EE Lessons from Teachers in The Secret!
http://www.lawofattractionthinking.com

Just what does abundance look like to you?

I'm in a state of transition-almost everybody is moving away from something & toward another.  I'v renamed my ezine-In Abundance:Marcia Merrill Muses on Transitions, Careers, Life & Stuff!  This is perfect & sums up my culling resources-a client said-I was a human google! :)  Each issue has at least one article on Career Change, Life Transitions & the Transition Cycle & other topics related to those themes.

I always close my emails with In Abundance!  But, what does that mean to you?  I'm all about "Law of Attraction" & The Secret...others, abundance stems from positive thinking-no Law of Attraction/spirituality for them!

So, please share your abundance definition!

In Abundance!
Marcia

Marcia Merrill,CCMC,JCTC
Marcia the Transition Chick!
Career/Life Transitions Coach
http://www.eCareerCorner.com
410-467-0811  (cell)410-303-6371   (fax)1-443-836-2402

Fall in love with your LIFE & your work! (in that order!)

**Starting July 18@7pm EST-Get Hired Now! or Hire Yourself!
Includes 7 hour sessions & a cookbook-approach,maual to help with your career search...This small group teleseries is designed to decrease your stress, increase your happiness, keep you on track,  prevent overwhelm & get unstuck,  move forward to a Job/Life that FITS!
Easy to follow 28-day Action Plan & Proven System-Guaranteed to produce results IF you put in the effort & follow through! www.eCareerCorner.com/transitions/gethired.htm

___________________________________________
Contact me for your complimentary 25 min. coaching strategy session
marcia@ecareercorner.com 
Sessions by phone with follow up emails/mail/fax.  Appts. arranged to Suit Your Needs!!

Get 7 FR*EE Lessons from Teachers in The Secret!
http://www.lawofattractionthinking.com