Comments on: What’s possible when you let the pressure off?

By: Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:15:56 +0000

@Training Connection – I vote for sleep and running, rather than vitamins. Especially when time is of the essence.

By: Training Connection

Training Connection — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:13:02 +0000

What would you say about vitamins that help you focus? I know that sleep and running can do wonders yet when time is of the essence, I need to know what works!

By: Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:50:45 +0000

@Kelly – I love the connection you make between asking and leadership. (And I’m hoping to use the proposal as a template for future projects…)

By: Kelly Parkinson

Kelly Parkinson — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:47:30 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing this, Janet. Just what I needed to read right now. I’m starting to realize that I can’t run away from the concept of leadership. If I’m in business, I have to lead. That’s just the way it is. Not leading means I’m not serving my clients. But that doesn’t mean leading involves doing whatever it takes to make the client/prospect happy. If I really care about their long-term best interests, I’m going to ask them to do things. I’m going to ask for what I need. I’m going to risk not getting a proposal signed, even. It might not always be easy, but it is worth it to work with really committed clients. Every proposal like this is always so useful, especially the rejected ones. It could become the building block for something really exciting! And now that the pressure is still off, maybe you can find a way to leverage this thing!