The Power of Vulnerability
Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
Welcome to our February 2021 PowerStone Newsletter, The Power of Vulnerability. In this issue we offer tips and wisdom to help you embrace vulnerability as a powerful tool for success.
In 2021 new opportunities exist. There is an Internet Renaissance due to an EXPLOSION of online business and interaction providing a perfect opportunity to offer products or services in a new way to expanded markets. The Internet Renaissance is demanding a Vulnerability Revolution to deepen virtual connection. Willingness to transcend and go beyond your "normal" or modus operandi is key and can result in tremendous success. At Hagedorn & Associates we understand that it is not always easy to step out of your comfort zone and we are here to help.
“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage.” Brene Brown
Embracing vulnerability requires us to take off our mask, to risk being told no and possibly even falling flat on our face. For now, we are not referring to big financial risks or maneuvers, instead we are talking about the enormous fear around the risk of failure. Risk brings reward is an absolute truth and that is how we hope to empower you in this newsletter.
People from all walks of life stay in their comfort zone rather than risk being vulnerable to failure and disappointment. Embracing vulnerability is accepting the fear that surrounds the risk of failure. VULNERABILITY is choosing NOT TO HIDE your emotions or desires from others in order to ask for what you want and to open the door to a better life.
Internet Renaissance
The pandemic has created an Internet Renaissance and it is time to position your brand. We are experiencing an unprecedented amount of online business and interaction. We believe this trend will continue to increase exponentially.
There are almost 8 billion people in the world and approximately 4.66 billion people were online in 2020. Someone somewhere is looking for the services or products that you offer.
PowerStone Leadership
Leaders make bold moves. Bold moves require courage. Vulnerability is inescapable in leadership circles. The well-built organization provides a setting for open dialogue where vulnerability in encouraged. A retreat is an ideal setting to open up conversation and establish a clear path forward. A SWOT analysis of internal weaknesses and external threats can help you avoid pitfalls. Hagedorn & Associates is hired when it is time to implement change to solve fiscal and organizational issues or seize new economic opportunities.
We also like to have fun at our retreats and enjoy good music. Below is a favorite!
“It Don’t Come Easy” Ringo Starr
It don't come easy
You know it don't come easy
It don't come easy
You know it don't come easy
Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues
And you know it don't come easy
You don't have to shout or leap about
You can even play them easy
Open up your heart, let's come together
Use a little love
And we will make it work out better
I don't ask for much, I only want your trust
And you know it don't come easy
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time
And you know it don't come easy
Peace, remember peace is how we make it
Here within your reach
If you're big enough to take it
Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues
And you know it don't come easy
You don't have to shout or leap about
You can even play them easy
Peace, remember peace is how we make it
Here within your reach
If you're big enough to take it
I don't ask for much, I only want your trust
And you know it don't come easy
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time
And you know it don't come easy
"It Don't Come Easy Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 3 Feb. 2021. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/16611582/Ringo+Starr>.
My Personal Journey - Being Vulnerable
Success is commonly blocked by the fear of failure...read more to read my personal journey through this process. Using Hagedorn & Associates as an example, I relied on word-of-mouth referrals. When the Covid pandemic struck, everything changed. Zoom and phone calls allow us to connect but not the same way that we did during live meetings and retreats.
Hagedorn & Associates specialty is in-person Strategic Planning, Leadership and Reveune Development Retreats. Due to Covid shutdowns, our retreat work was put on hold. As the months of lockdown dragged on in 2020 it felt inevitable that we would likely never be back to business as usual. As I write this Newsletter we are still shut down and it appears that there is no end in sight. Covid disrupted "life and business as usual" and as a result businesses around the world are pivoting to a new way of doing business. We decided to ride the wave and go virtual. While writing the first newsletter which addresses Crisis and Why it Makes us Focus (link) I struggled with being vulnerable due to the enhanced visibility of the virtual marketplace. I also knew from working in business for over three decades that there is no real success without vulnerability and risk taking. I knew Hagedorn Associates had to pivot to thrive.
“The Resilient will Pivot and Unearth New Opportunity in 2021”. Tina Hagedorn
Ready to Benefit from the Internet Renaissance?
Clients that respond to our Newsletter are scheduling a time to update their Strategic Plans to include new opportunities due to the Internet Renaissance. CLICK HERE to learn more about our services.
The PowerStone newsletter was created to deepen my connection to current and future clients. I sincerely hope this newsletter resonates with current and future leaders. Please share this newsletter! Thank you! Tina
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3 Tips to Embrace Vulnerability
Tip #1 - Show Up and Be Seen
Open up and ask for what you want. Share your vision. Practice with someone you trust or a perfect stranger. Learning to harness fear is a powerful conduit to change. If you do not get to know fear you will never know fearlessness.
“Perfectionism is trying to earn approval and perfection does not really exist. Perfectionism is a fear of failing. Leading is becoming less perfect”. Pema Chodron
Tip #2 - You're NOT Alone
You are not alone, almost everyone experiences some level of fear when they step out of their comfort zone. Resilience is a gift. There is a vulnerability revolution. Be clear and honest.
Tip #3 - Let Go
Vulnerability is the act of letting go. There is nothing wrong with falling on your face. Be resilient. The need for safety is gone with the Internet Renaissance. Adapt. Pivot. Thrive. YOU ARE WORTH IT!
“You can not selectively hide emotion. If you hide fear, you hide joy”. Brene Brown
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