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This week I learned the value of simply showing up.

Simply by getting out of bed and putting on pants, I gained six hours of one on one coaching and business development with a specific focus on a business I am trying to do. My initial expectation was to make a couple of networking contacts and possibly learn about some local resources. But by the end of the day, my expectation was blown away.

A couple of weeks ago I called my uncle about learning how to run a small business. He took over the family business a number of years ago and figured that he had some good insights on situation. Well, he directed me to go to the library and see if they were sponsoring any business classes.


I have been to the library before and I did not see anything on that subject, but I also wasn’t looking for it.


So the next time I took my daughter to get another 10 books to read over the week; I took the time to see if my uncle is right. And of course he was. In about two weeks from that time the library was indeed doing a whole week worth of seminars talking about business development and local resources sponsored the local Chambers of Commerce. How convenient I thought.

I planned and waited. I didn’t care for most of the events, but there was a business planning seminar given on the Thursday evening that seemed interesting. Not only did I meet an interesting person that night, the information presented really help me translate my idea it is something practical. The final event was an expo the following Saturday. The set up was really nice. They had someone doing head-shots, small business loans, how to hire employees, and information on more events to come.

I showed up.
I was the ONLY one that showed up.

This is how I gained about six hours of one on one coaching because they didn’t have anybody else to talk to. It was awesome.

My biggest lesson learned was to just show up. You never know what opportunities may come of it.

-Stay Savage
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