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March 2003 New Perceptions Success Letter By Kate Ripp Success strategies to support you in your professional and personal growth. Please feel free to forward this newsletter in its entirety to colleagues and friends. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ March, 2003 E-mail: kateripp@ktrconsulting.com Web Site: http://www.ktrconsulting.com Living with Uncertainty Accepting uncertainty is not always easy, but when approached constructively, it can foster the development of some very valuable skills. It breeds an appreciation of good times and reinforces the wisdom of preparing for bad times. Living with uncertainty can instill a sense of self-reliance and personal responsibility. It nurtures shrewd resourcefulness and serene resilience. These skills are important ones to develop, because uncertainty seems to be a price that freedom often demands. Uncertainty creates fear and worry. As far as most of us are concerned, things are good if they work out the way we expect, and bad if they turn out differently. Why be so narrow in your judgment? We create in our minds a hundred ways to worry every day. Add to that the constant bombardment of disturbing stories in the news. When has life ever been certain? Its human nature to fret, and to make things seem difficult and fearful. Life involves combinations of ups and downs and its all too easy to relish the peaks and dread the lows. But, without disheartened moments, there would be no appreciation of the magic and magnificence of life. An antidote is to be present to the way things are, including your feelings about the situation. This is not the same as accepting things as they are in a resigned way. It means being present without resistance. Without resistance, you are free to ask what do I do from here? All sorts of possibilities begin to appear; and you can begin to create new perceptions. When times are good, people cling to an ideal of reality as though it were fixed, as though life, people, ideas and situations can be fully known and seldom change. The reality is, things change and uncertainty abounds. Unhindered by this concern, a person stands in a great space of possibility, with a freedom of imagination for what can be. This person is more likely to expand his business, enroll customers, and attract appropriate resources. So the strategy is to look at your business, your life, and ask whats the cleverest, most creative and easiest way to get through these times without having to do it like everyone else who is in fear and worry. But, you ask, if strategy is all about the future and you cant even interpret the present, how can you make informed choices about what comes next? With so much uncertainty, strategy is futile. Right? Wrong. While the present may be hazy and the future up for grabs, strategy is what positions your environments, relationships, resources and your perspective in times of chaos. The opposite of faith is worry and fear. Many chose to see themselves as victims of their circumstances and fail to recognize the role their choices play in the creation of those circumstances. Consider a value-finding attitudebringing out the best in every situation. Change and uncertainty are occurring in the world at a rate faster than ever since the history of mankind. Fear of change centers around self-doubt and causes people to restrict their creative flow. It also causes strong reactions to new ideas and new ways of doing things. Its akin to burying your head in the sand attempting to stop change from occurring. The more positive your attitude toward change, the more creative you will be, growing and advancing in a time of uncertainty. Anticipate a positive future and a healthy perception will unfold. Copyright 2003 by Kate Ripp. All rights reserved. .. Kate Ripp is the founder of KTR Consulting, Inc. She offers business and personal coaching to entrepreneurs, small business owners and professionals. Kate is a high-energy coach with twenty years of corporate management experience and hands-on knowledge in the areas of leadership, strategic planning, operations, sales, and customer service. She coaches one-on-one, in groups, and delivers workshops to improve communication, reduce conflict and foster teamwork in the business environment. Kate is a graduate of Coach University and a member of the International Coach Federation. She can be reached at 303-697-5914 or kateripp@ktrconsulting.com . Visit her web-site at www.ktrconsulting.com What do you want more of? I currently have three openings in my one-on one coaching practice. If you want support in getting what you want in life and business, contact me to set up a complimentary coaching session to see how having a success partner could support you. 303-697-5914 kateripp@ktrconsulting.com .. Want to improve your communication and effectiveness? Receive your comprehensive personal profile system and capitalize on your behavioral strengths, appreciate different work styles and improve your communications with others. To find out more about the DiSC Personal Profile System, contact me at kateripp@ktrconsulting.com or call 303-697-5914. SmartMatch Alliances Open the Door to Your Extraordinary Business Growth and Success The SmartMarch Alliance process provides a powerful model to quickly attract better business prospectsin greater numbers faster than ever before. Learn how to find and form alliances with other organizations or individuals to increase your visibility, sales, and profits. These programs are based on the book, SmarMarch Alliances. 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