Don't you just love synchronicity?

I do and there is so much of it about.

This morning, my business partner and I sat down to have our monthly development day. It is always a very positive and inspiring time and even more so since we moved it away from the office environment. With more space and distance, we now seem to be more creative so I recommend this for any of you who do similar. You can get another person or a small group together to use as a sounding board about business, career, potential or in fact anything.

A scientist by training, Alan is rather sceptical about things that cannot clearly be explained but is slowly moving in the right direction. Today, as we reviewed last month’s tasks, he reminded me of the fact that nearly all the people he had elected to contact had contacted him first and many were people he had not heard from for ages. Synchronicity at work indeed!!

I recently attracted two rather large cheques into my personal account after thinking of how I would like to have some more money and over the summer when I was thinking of how I needed to bring some coaches interested in walking on board, three just happened to contact me.

Today I was made aware of myspace. Not once, twice but three times and what's the bet it will appear again tomorrow. How do you feel about this synchronicity? Let me know and have fun with it.

Did you know that Woody Allen suggests that 70% of the secret of networking is "being there!" If you aren't there, no networking will happen. Are you using networking not only to forward your business but also to help you build your career? We have a couple of e-courses that help you do just that. - http://www.waringwell.com/

With WaringWell I network sporadically, much of my business comes from my website but it also comes from those I have networked with in the past. It often comes from those in the same business but in areas where we complement.

Many people shy away from working with people who do the same thing as they view them as the enemy. The opposite is often true and as my business partner says 'better to be on side and know what is happening than to be kept in the dark'. How about you review your so called competitors and see whether forging relationships makes sense. It could be a win:win for all concerned.

I know that as I build walkers' coach, I am going to be out there networking more regularly and building relationships that will benefit as many as possible.

Heightened senses

I returned from my summer break with the best of intentions but somehow regular blogging has evaded me. Sorry therefore, to anyone who has been looking for regular updates. I do hope that the month of October will be better though, I intend to make it so.

The lack of blogging has been due to an increased work level which has been brilliant and each month I seem to be attracting more and more of my ideal clients and doing even more of the work I really love to do. It's such a delight. I hope this is happening to you too. If not, and you want to make this happen, consider working with me for a while.

September was the month of my fundraising walk and what a pleasure that was. You will find more information on the walk on http://www.walkerscoach.com/ by the end of the week. As a result of doing the walk I allowed myself a few days off my early morning walks and then because of being busy, my walking was developing along the lines of fewer days but longer walks and that was good too. I found it was all about not beating myself up but allowing myself to find what worked for me in the situation. I think that this is something we could all explore further. It was great fun doing it differently too and it brought different and additional things into play.

This week, the pattern is a bit of both but what I have discovered is that in the early morning, my senses are so much more alert especially the sense of smell. On two of my routes, I pass rosemary bushes and I love to squeeze a few bits of this to release that wonderful aroma. I cannot walk past without doing this. I also love lavender and basil. This morning as I walked the scent of citrus filled the air and it was a while before the gentleman eating an orange passed me. It took me back to Seville and to summer mornings and eating outside.

Walking is good for us in so many ways and not always how we expect.

Would love to have your comments on some or all of this. Until the next time, which I intend to be soon, take care and get out there walking.