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From Yes to No... The Important Shift You Need to Make to Get Past the Messy Middle Bright Entrepreneur Podcast
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Transcript:
When you're stuck in the messy middle growth can feel incredibly daunting. Because you just don't have the capacity to take on more projects, more launches, more stuff to do because you're already overwhelmed and exhausted. And so the idea of doing more things so that you can have more growth, it's just too much for most people.
[00:00:21]Well, my friend, I have happy news for you that if you want to grow out of the messy middle. You don't need to say yes to more things. There's just one thing that you need to do. And I'm going to tell you all about it in this podcast episode, back in December. I took my daughter Britta to Mexico to do this beautiful art retreat with Nicholas Wilton, from art to life.
[00:01:15] We were in Salida and it was just a gorgeous setting. We were in this yoga retreat area and we were in a shallow up on top of a Hill or mountain. Thing. I don't know if it was technically a mountain or not, but it was way up high. And you could see mountains in the distance and you could see the jungle around and you could see the ocean and it was dreamy.
[00:01:36]We just had the most beautiful work space and I'm not really a painter and I haven't done a lot of painting. I love to paint. I just haven't done a lot of it. And Nicholas walked us through the fundamentals of making and art and painting, and it was all abstract painting. And one of the biggest things I took from it was that.
[00:01:59] You don't start with the end in mind. You kind of let yourself experiment. You let yourself grow. You let the painting change on the pallet in front of you. And so, uh, we'd always start by getting some paint. We just get some paint down. We just make something happen. We'd put some paint on, on the board.
[00:02:19] We'd let it dry. And then we'd start layering more on. And as we went, the painting would start to take shape. And one of the things that we were encouraged to do to make the painting stronger was to remove elements that kept it busy, to make quiet conversation and add space back into the painting so that the elements that remained stood out more and had more focus and attention.
[00:02:51] And that's exactly what needs to happen in our businesses. If we want to get out of that messy middle area. When you're starting your business, you have to say yes to so many opportunities to get things moving forward. And actually it's really good to say yes to a lot of these things. Anytime an opportunity comes your way.
[00:03:10] If it's something that's going to help you grow your audience or help you grow your platform or whatever it is is there's a lot of great reasons to say yes to the things that come your way. However point your palette is going to be full. There's not going to be any room or space left for you to breathe.
[00:03:31] And it's going to feel overwhelming to try and fit more on there. You probably can't even keep up with everything that's already on there. If you're like most people stuck in the messy middle. And if that's you take a screenshot of this, share it on Instagram and let me know tag me in it because I want to know who my people are, who are out there struggling so I can support you.
[00:03:49] And. Really just reach out and get to know you a little more personally, since right now you're listening to me, but it's not real time. This is a recording and I would just love to get some interaction with you. But when you get to that messy middle, I want to promise you and give you hope that there is something better.
[00:04:09] When we start to shift from saying yes. To saying no saying yes. Got you to where you are today saying yes. Was a beautiful underpainting where you tried things, you learned what you, he loved, you learned what didn't work, a
Interested in a Clarity Coaching Day? Contact Jamie directly on Instagram @JamieMSwanson
Sign up for the Bright Future Method Workshop Waitlist here
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Transcript:
When you're stuck in the messy middle growth can feel incredibly daunting. Because you just don't have the capacity to take on more projects, more launches, more stuff to do because you're already overwhelmed and exhausted. And so the idea of doing more things so that you can have more growth, it's just too much for most people.
[00:00:21]Well, my friend, I have happy news for you that if you want to grow out of the messy middle. You don't need to say yes to more things. There's just one thing that you need to do. And I'm going to tell you all about it in this podcast episode, back in December. I took my daughter Britta to Mexico to do this beautiful art retreat with Nicholas Wilton, from art to life.
[00:01:15] We were in Salida and it was just a gorgeous setting. We were in this yoga retreat area and we were in a shallow up on top of a Hill or mountain. Thing. I don't know if it was technically a mountain or not, but it was way up high. And you could see mountains in the distance and you could see the jungle around and you could see the ocean and it was dreamy.
[00:01:36]We just had the most beautiful work space and I'm not really a painter and I haven't done a lot of painting. I love to paint. I just haven't done a lot of it. And Nicholas walked us through the fundamentals of making and art and painting, and it was all abstract painting. And one of the biggest things I took from it was that.
[00:01:59] You don't start with the end in mind. You kind of let yourself experiment. You let yourself grow. You let the painting change on the pallet in front of you. And so, uh, we'd always start by getting some paint. We just get some paint down. We just make something happen. We'd put some paint on, on the board.
[00:02:19] We'd let it dry. And then we'd start layering more on. And as we went, the painting would start to take shape. And one of the things that we were encouraged to do to make the painting stronger was to remove elements that kept it busy, to make quiet conversation and add space back into the painting so that the elements that remained stood out more and had more focus and attention.
[00:02:51] And that's exactly what needs to happen in our businesses. If we want to get out of that messy middle area. When you're starting your business, you have to say yes to so many opportunities to get things moving forward. And actually it's really good to say yes to a lot of these things. Anytime an opportunity comes your way.
[00:03:10] If it's something that's going to help you grow your audience or help you grow your platform or whatever it is is there's a lot of great reasons to say yes to the things that come your way. However point your palette is going to be full. There's not going to be any room or space left for you to breathe.
[00:03:31] And it's going to feel overwhelming to try and fit more on there. You probably can't even keep up with everything that's already on there. If you're like most people stuck in the messy middle. And if that's you take a screenshot of this, share it on Instagram and let me know tag me in it because I want to know who my people are, who are out there struggling so I can support you.
[00:03:49] And. Really just reach out and get to know you a little more personally, since right now you're listening to me, but it's not real time. This is a recording and I would just love to get some interaction with you. But when you get to that messy middle, I want to promise you and give you hope that there is something better.
[00:04:09] When we start to shift from saying yes. To saying no saying yes. Got you to where you are today saying yes. Was a beautiful underpainting where you tried things, you learned what you, he loved, you learned what didn't work, a
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