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    • You’re absolutely right!

    Posted by Mimi Meredith at Friday, April 1st, 2011 9:57 am

    Does your heart leap at the sense of common cause or interest when you find a kindred spirit? Like you both “get” the same thing at the same moment? Well, I’m so grateful to my fellow blogathoner Beth Terry whose recent post Can’t Take My Mind Off You… led to just that kind of resonance with me. We had a similar response to an article about “how to” blog. (Just read Beth’s blog and you’ll get it…and more.. Beth has moxie…and you know how I love moxie!)

    When I begin to inundate myself with “how to” information, I limit any natural ability within me as I begin the fatal act of surrendering to the pressure of all I don’t know and understand.
    The thing is, there are so many right ways to reach the same objective. There are as many good ways to raise children as there are parents; as many right ways to tell a story as there are authors and as many right ways to love someone as there are hearts.
    It’s not “my way or the highway.” Life is a highway. (Bonus points if you sing that Tom Cochrane thought!) It takes all kinds of vehicles to traverse the various conditions and terrain life hands us.
    Celebrate you! All the equipment that God gave you as standard, and the options you’ve added through the wisdom you’ve chosen to embrace. The pressure you put on yourself and comparison to other makes and models is extra weight you need to let go. They will impede your fuel efficiency and keep you from operating at peak performance!
    I’m all for turning to outside experts and consultants when we need fresh ideas (pick me! pick me!), but I think of that fresh expertise as accoutrements to the goodness and skills already resident in our own experience. When you can take someone else’s wisdom and use it to reinforce and expand the life you’re building, then it works in your best interest. But when we begin to compare ourselves in a way that limits us or leaves us with that deer-in-headlights feeling of inadequacy, we don’t allow God to use the gifts that are uniquely ours.
    While I love to share some travel tips, my course is my own…you need to chart yours. Within you lie all the tools you need to begin. Dust off that tool box and get set to build something good. Whatever you create, it will be just right.
    And for if you need a bit of outside help to guide you along the way, don’t forget the wonderful experts joining me in this month’s blogathon. Here’s the latest list one more time for your reading enjoyment!

    Jackie Dishner, a travel writer, loves biking with “mental” components. Visit http://bikewithjackie.blogspot.com and her fabulous new travel blog, http://www.thephoenixtraveler.com

    Susan Ratliff is a trade show expert who shares great ideas for entrepreneurs to increase their visibility at http://www.blingmybooth.com

    Andrea Beaulieu teaches how to find your authentic voice and live life at its best at http://www.ConspiracyOfLove.net.

    Barbara McNichol is an expert editor of nonfiction books at http://www.nonfictioneditor.wordpress.com

    Beth Terry shares commonsense solutions to everyday work and life issues at http://corporatecowgirl.com.

    Vickie Mullins is a designer of logos and print collateral who shows her stuff at http://vickiemullins.wordpress.com

    Michelle May, a physician and author, helps you know how to eat for the right reason-when you’re hungry in her blog http://blogs.eastvalleytribune.com/consumed

    Stanley Bronstein, Mr. Achiever, motivates people to perform at their best. http://stanleybronstein.com

    Suzanne Holman, a productivity coach, helps you earn the millions that you deserve at http://www.LessonsforYourMillionDollarLife.com

    Suzy Graven, an inspiring speaker and life/business coach, offers a fresh perspective for women who feel stuck in their professional and personal lives at http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com

    Stephanie Angelo helps organizations raise productivity by reducing domestic violence at
    http://hressential.com/wordpress

    Quinn McDonald is a trainer, speaker, and life/creativity coach who blogs at http://quinncreative.wordpress.com/

    Arlene Rosenberg, a professional and personal development coach and consultant, provides tips and tools to help executives and entrepreneurs get to the next level in business at www.leadingachievers.com

    Jean McFarland at http://bulliesamongus.blogspot.com does consulting and speaking on cross-cultural and conflict-oriented business behaviors.

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