by Andrea Cinnamond on June 15, 2011

There have been many instances this week that have caused me to stop and think about friendship and support.
Meredith Vieira left the Today Show and I was reminded about how many people work in the background to put on a show like that and of the camaraderie that the entire Today Show staff had.
I have a great friend visiting me all the way from Melbourne, Australia. We used to work together and I haven’t seen her for many years. Talking to someone who knows me and my talents is brilliant and I am tapping into her perspectives. We were talking about my business last night and she had some amazing insights into my strengths and how to play them up. I felt reassured and energized.
I don’t want to dwell on the Twitter affair that is happening in Washington, DC but it has given us the opportunity to meet Hillary Clinton’s aide Huma Abedin. How reassuring it must be to have such a talented person with you all the time, advising, coaching and helping all along the way
What does that person look like in YOUR business? Is it a coach, an online business manager, or a virtual assistant? Who do you need to make it past those points in your business where you don’t know what to do next? What is that you need to grow your business? More than likely, these are different people with different talents.
Isn’t it a great time to get a friend in your business, supporting you and your goals? What would it be like to spend more time working in your brilliance and less time working in your business?
by Andrea Cinnamond on March 9, 2011
I have spent many years learning and now I’m so excited to be finally doing what I love to do which is teaching. In one sense the Internet is quite straightforward but in practicality the technology involved makes it quite complicated, so it’s great that I’m able to share my knowledge and experience with others starting on their online journey. Read about my program here.
Today I had a challenge. Something came up that could have stopped my call from happening today but instead I decided that everything was going to be okay and that I was going to forge ahead with the call I had planned. I was a little bit worried that something would come up that I hadn’t predicted but in the end, everything worked out perfectly.
I know I would’ve been disappointed if I had canceled the call today and had to wait till next week. It can be a slippery slope, missing one call one week and then the next week something else comes up and pretty soon, once again, I am stopped in the water.
Life is full of obstacles and I’m inspired now to really work at finding ways around the obstacles rather than giving up.
Building a business that you’re passionate about takes dedication, focus, consistency and knowing when to get help. Those are some of the traits that I see in successful businesses. Successful business owners don’t try to do it all themselves. They know what they love to do, they know what they’re good at and they know how to reduce the obstacles in their way.
One of the best ways to reduce the obstacles in your business is to surround yourself with a team of people that can handle anything that comes along.
What is your strategy for reducing the obstacles in your business building endeavors?