I don’t know about you, but I sometimes struggle striking
the right balance between knowing where I am going and focusing on it; and on
the other hand sometimes letting go of that focus to open up to other
possibilities.
One example: lately I have been focusing exclusively on my business
and streamlining it in a way where the red thread running through all the
things, I do is visible, and people understand what I believe in and what I can
offer them.
I have already been told that business wise, it is better to
focus on one niche and specialize in it, rather than cover various areas. I
have been trying that for years and now at 52 I have decided that variety is
who I am. The areas I cover are what I am passionate about, where my skills and
experience lie and where I believe I can empower others.
Baseline belief is that we all deserve to be heard and that
grounded happiness comes through honest and efficient connection and
communication with ourselves, and others. So, I coach to improve communication
with self and for improving communication with others and getting the results
we want I: edit, translate, write, present and teach.
Then over the past few months I had been thinking how much I
miss acting, how I enjoy reading aloud, how I enjoyed presenting on the radio.
In my Buddhist group I was often asked to read the passages as they enjoyed my voice,
so the thinking starts…What is all of this saying to me? Is there a missed opportunity
to create value for myself and for others? Am I being all of who I can be? I
start skimming the internet and discover he huge world of voice over I had
never even heard about.
Should I do it or should I not? Should I focus on the large
amount of work I already have with what is already running, or should I
devote time and energy to what may also be significant in my life?
I realize that for me living a life of no regrets is
one of my main drivers.
I contacted
intervoiceover, signed up for their online course and found myself in their
Amsterdam studio last Saturday having a lot of fun making a demo!
Yes, it cost me a bit of money, a bit of energy, a bit of
time. Will it be significant in my life? Who knows. It was in line with my “you
deserve to be heard” mission and I feel proud and at peace that I “followed the
signs”, followed my heart and gut so I can advance with authenticity and
conviction.
I think indeed that yes, we need to focus and see through, but not with shutter vision, opening up to additional opportunities, if in line with mission, only enhances the original goal.
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have
ended up where I intended to be” Douglas Adams
What do you think?
