BEYOND NETWORKING: Strategy Fourteen: Look Back to Move Forward

Beyond Networking with Ron Sukenick

Human relationships always help us to carry on because they always presuppose further developments, a future—and also because we live as if our only task was precisely to have relationships with other people.

Albert Camus, French-Algerian Philosopher and Writer

While I have always felt I understood the value of relationship with others, it was not until I started writing this book that my realization that relationships do not have to end was reinforced.

Let me take a few moments to share this experience with you. The times in my life that I have always treasured are my teenage years. During those years, I sought to find my way in life, formulate my values, and adapt the character of the person I was to become.

Almost all of the people that I met or spent time with during my adolescence had an impact in shaping my future. From a musical perspective, it was The Beatles and the Beach Boys. And then, there were the friendships.

Have you ever thought about the impact of your best friend, your best friend of the opposite sex, and your first boyfriend or girlfriend? What makes them so special? Well, in my opinion, what makes them so special is what you attach to the experiences you had with them. For me, it was a time of discovery, a time of experiment, and a time of questioning—truly my wonder years.

In October of 2002, I reconnected with two people from my high school years: my best female friend and my first love from the 60s. Wow!

After a series of e-mails and phone conversations, the three of us decided to get together for an extended 4-day weekend in beautiful South Florida in late February.

We hardly missed a beat from the last time we were all together in 1967. From that time, we’ve continued to connect.

What am I really saying or suggesting? I'm suggesting you think about the meaningful relationships you had in the past. Then ask yourself the following question. If I were to reconnect with these people today, is it possible that I would have satisfying and joyful experiences?

If you once connected so powerfully, chances are you would again. The renewed friendship could be very exciting, and enjoyable, and continue into the future.

We have said throughout this book that relationships never end. And why should they? Relationships play such an important part in everyone's life. Each relationship is such a precious commodity; renewing and shifting these relationship into the future opens up undiscovered possibilities.

Perhaps as you look back, some relationships were filled with too much conflict, too many hang-ups and so on and so on. Having a positive response may be your guidepost.

Search out and start the process of rebuilding those incredible relationships you loved from the past. Enjoy the process of taking yesteryear's relationships and bringing them into the present. In essence, you're looking back in order to move ahead.

Taking the Moment & Dancing With It

Taking the moment and dancing with it is a term I first learned in 1974. I was a bass player seeking to align with an upcoming band in Los Angeles. I responded to an ad for a singing bass player by two gentlemen building a musical theme around their book, The Awakening: The Electromagnetic Spectrum. They were Robert Bearns and Ron Dexter.

Robert was somewhat of a philosopher and would always point out the need to take the moment. He would go on to state that people often move quickly past opportunities for mutual success. He also stated that if you want to know or understand more, all you need to do is take the moment and notice more.

How true it is. Taking the time to notice more, and know again the people we have enjoyed being with in the past allows for movement into our forward thinking future. It’s the experience of relationshift that we introduced earlier: the act of identifying and transforming your thoughts and your view of a relationship into a new relationship. Relationshift truly works!

By the way, we recorded a few albums while together: The Golden Voyage music series by Bearns and Dexter, Awakening Productions, Culver City, California.


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HEALTHCARE IN BUSINESS: Have We Given Up Too Much Control?

Healthcare In Business with Ruth Lycke

With the healthcare reform that was pushed through congress this spring and the recent announcement by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that the cost of this reform will top 1 trillion dollars is there any wonder that we doubt what we are told?

“Small businesses” we were assured, would be the “winners” with promises that the government would step in and lower healthcare costs while increasing access to medical services. This causes me to ask two questions: When have new government rules and regulations on business ever improved service? And when have government panels and boards ever decreased business costs?

As the CEO of a growing company I am constantly assessing the cost of doing business. The expense of retaining or replacing employees historically has been one of the more flexible costs of operation. As a business owner I must focus on:

• Cost of salaries and wages
• Current minimum wage
• Full time versus part time employees
• Vacation days
• Sick days
• State benefit requirements
• Tax liability
• State
• Federal
• FICA
• Unemployment Insurance
• Workman’s compensation
• Health Insurance
• Retirement or pension plans

As the head of a healthcare company that serves others I am held to a higher standard. In order to grow my organization and influence I must be constantly aware of the things that motivate or challenge the employees of the businesses that we serve. The healthcare reform bill that was passed and signed into law has caused small and growing businesses to look hard at their choices for the future. The new liabilities and requirements that have been thrust on them in this 2500 page monstrosity has created more confusion and brought more questions than it answered. I was appalled when the speaker of the house suggested that it needed to be passed so we could find out what was in it. Now that it’s law we are still trying to decipher the contents and meaning.

I’ll apologize in advance because my frustration reaches its peak when private sector jobs and businesses are replaced with government jobs, panels and boards. We’ve been told that by 2014, the states must establish Small Business Health Options Programs (SHOP Exchanges) where small businesses can join together to buy insurance. Surprise! You can do this now in the private sector and it doesn’t cost the taxpayer a thing.

I spend each day being concerned with the healthcare challenges that corporate clients and individuals face. I have directed my time to being their healthcare expert so they can focus on their business. I concentrate my energies on patient outcomes, affordability, accessibility and safety, so they don’t have to. Unlike government entities that simply exist and waste tax dollars doing it… I only get paid and obtain more clients if I meet their needs, decrease costs and improve affordability, accessibility and safety. In the months to come I will help you look carefully at the changes and choices you are facing and I will try and help you navigate the healthcare jungle. Next month I will begin a series on Healthcare in Business and we welcome your opinions and questions.


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KALÖN WOMEN: The Six Feminine Energies

Guest Columnist: Joy Chudacoff


Are you a woman who wants to have it all? Do you have a desire to experience your life and business on your own terms? I've certainly felt that way in the past; however I've come to realize that I have to choose what's most important to me right now in my life. I know that over time, my "energy" for different interests will change and grow into new areas. It's essential for Smart Women to recognize and embrace new passions that may develop over time.

Having to choose what’s most important to women at different stages of their lives can be a challenge. After all, we’ve been taught that we are multi-taskers. We want to do it all and we can do it all--- but at what cost? In the past, this “I can do it all” attitude has cost me my health, money, presence and awareness with my family. I eventually!) learned from this and today I’ve taken on the idea that I can have it all, just not all at once.

Over the last 5-1/2 years working with hundreds of women, I’ve discovered that there are Six Feminine Energies™ women share. These “energies” fuel women at different stages of their lives. In my Women’s Success Circles, we spend focused time to explore each feminine energy and discover which ones feel like a good fit for each of the women where they are at this time in their lives.

Why is this important? What we focus on becomes our reality. We manifest what we think about. Finding where your attention and energy is focused will often reveal where your passion and purpose reside. One thing I’ve learned is that if you are living a life that is full of passion and purpose, you will have an unlimited energy supply for life. Without this, you can get “stuck” in the middle of the road of your life. You can also fall prey to exhaustion and feel overwhelmed trying to do it all.

When I discovered which of the Six Feminine Energies™ were fueling me, I felt alive with new ideas. I had a compass to guide me each day in making the right decisions to move my life in the direction toward my passion, my purpose and my values.

I’m going to share these Six Feminine Energies™ with you. In my Success Circles, I invite women to choose two to three out of the six. Why? Because it’s a real challenge to embrace all six at once effectively. You will spread yourself too thin and not be able to enjoy and savor the moments in each one.

1. Making Things Happen – Achieving goals, business success, being ambitious, going for it, recognition, driven by earning income, doing important work.

2. Nurturing Relationships – Loving, sharing yourself, bonding, parenting, being intimate, being a “nutritious” friend, caring sibling, caring daughter.

3. Personal Mastery – Self-esteem, confidence, personal clarity, courage, loving yourself, embracing who you are, self-acceptance.

4. Fun and Expression – Being playful, creative, childlike, and spontaneous.

5. Spiritual Awareness – Inner peace, the process of “being”, trusting in the universe, quiet and reflective, inner wisdom.

6. Leaving Your Legacy – Contribution, mentoring, leaving the world a better place, environmental caring, community service, volunteering, helping others.

Which ones “call” out to you? I invite you to pick two to three that hold the highest “energy” value for you. Mine are very clear right now; Making Things Happen, Nurturing Relationships and Spiritual Awareness. Remember, these energies will shift and change over time. When I first discovered the Six Feminine Energies™, my top three were completely different. I’ve changed and grown and so my energies have shifted as well.

Now that you’ve determined your own two to three feminine energies, ask yourself a question: Is my life reflecting these values? Am I practicing and living these values which are so vitally important to me each day? If not, it’s time to take an inventory of your life. Clear some space in your life for your two to three feminine energies. It will make a big difference in the quality of your life and the quality of the people you care about.

Anything is possible. Everything is waiting for you.


Joy Chudacoff, ICF, PCC, is the founder of Smart Women Smart Solutions(tm), a Professional Certified Coach to 1000’s of women, Motivational Speaker, and Entrepreneur. She publishes a weekly buzz generating ezine, Reflections On Life and Business for Women Entrepreneurs. If you’re ready take your coaching business to the next level, get your FREE Tips, FREE Report, FREE MP3 and be the first to hear about my exciting new program for coaches and consultants at www.SmartWomenSmartSolutionsCoaching.com

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