{"id":234,"date":"2010-02-27T17:06:25","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T23:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=234"},"modified":"2010-02-27T17:06:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-27T23:06:25","slug":"vqc50-rollercoaster-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=234","title":{"rendered":"VQC#50: Rollercoaster Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

I began my last post by asking if you ever feel like giving up on your Vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I received a few comments that confirmed what I already knew\u2026I am not the only one who ever feels like this. I was feeling demoralized because a big part of my Vision, namely doing the Success Retreat for Women, was not coming together as I hoped it would. After putting it out there (marketing etc.) I was getting very little response and it was looking as if the retreat might not go off. Then on top of this\u00a0my co-facilitator took a full time job and would not really be available. The energy was somehow wrong and I wondered if maybe I was on the wrong path and whether or not what I was offering was of value to others. I ultimately had to make a very tough decision.\u00a0 I decided to postpone the retreat and maybe start smaller.\u00a0 I thought the 3-day retreat was small enough!\u00a0 I was angry and disappointed and frankly felt like I had failed.<\/p>\n

After a few days of feeling down about this I had to\u00a0re-group. I decided to go smaller and, with the help of\u00a0 a friend, was setting up a meeting in Philadelphia with a group of women for Sept. 17.\u00a0 It was perfect because at the same time I would be attending the Governor\u2019s Conference for Women.\u00a0 Groovy!\u00a0 Maybe the retreat wasn\u2019t happening yet but I had this to look forward to.\u00a0 This\u00a0was definitely forward movement! Then the call with my friend in Philly came\u2026They are not having\u00a0a good time in the city, budget cuts, programs ending, closures of all kinds set for Oct. 2.\u00a0 Apparently these occurrences are not lending themselves to an atmosphere where a group of women want to sit down and discuss Visions and taking their careers to the next level.\u00a0 What is that sound that Pacman used to make when he got eaten up by the ghosts? I think I understand how he felt<\/p>\n

Then I got a call from another friend.\u00a0 She wanted to know how the retreat was filling up because she had registered for it and wanted to make sure it was going off. I went home to get on line to find out that she and another woman had just registered!\u00a0 What?! 2 people who were going to come?\u00a0 I mean it was <\/strong>only Sept. 14.\u00a0\u00a0 Aaaaaaarggg! What had I done? Was I too nervous and jumpy? Should I have ignored the advice of friends and advisors? Had I pulled the plug too quickly? This occurence\u00a0basically led me to conclude that I had no idea what I\u2019m doing.<\/p>\n

I am now RE<\/strong>-re-grouping.\u00a0 I am tempted to say I am feeling confused by this turmoil and how I am feeling but this is not entirely true.\u00a0 The truth is that I am getting a clear message from the universe to slow down, back up and don\u2019t force it.\u00a0 I hear the message but am not really ready to surrender to this invective just yet\u2026slowly I will get there but there is still a bit of fight in me right now.\u00a0 I want so much to MAKE something happen RIGHT NOW!,<\/strong> but ultimately I know this is not how\u00a0Visions manifest.\u00a0 So PATIENCE again? Yes\u2026patience again.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned till next time (psst\u2026secretly I do know something good is coming soon).<\/p>\n

Take the \u201cVision Quest Survey\u201d: If you are a Woman (21 or older): <\/strong>Click Here to take survey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

As of today: 158<\/strong> women have completed it!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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