Hey everyone! SOOOOO...I finally took time to go through my new contacts on LinkedIN and I sent a voice message to 20 of them (doesn't seem like a lot, but it took a LOT of energy for me to do this, as this is totally outside of my comfort zone - fear around sounding like an idiot, imposter syndrome, etc.). AND, I made it through without dying LOL. Took me @ 1-1/2 hours, as I was reading their profiles, logging their names, and then sending the personalized VM. Happy to report, I had 2 women VM me back and agree to a call - they will be fantastic referral sources and possible business opportunities. I messaged mostly women, and the only guy I messaged was the President & CEO of the CHEO Foundation (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario) - Lily has spent time there quite a bit - and I offered to provide my grief services. EEEKKK! We'll see if he responds. Anyway, today was a WIN for me...and now I am absolutely exhausted. Growth, baby, growth! Tomorrow, I will continue on with the voice messages, as I actually kinda like them (WAY easier than typing and WAY more personal).

Hi All, **NEW TIME**: Starts Monday, November 11th @ 9am! Go to the Calendar entry and add it to your calendar. Our first 333 Mastermind starts Thursday, Nov 7. If you want to play full out, this is the way to do it. If you're in: - Go to the Calendar and register for the Zoom call (so you can add it to your calendar) - every 2nd Thursday at noon starting Nov 7th. - Go to the 333 Mastermind in the classroom and CRAFT YOUR 333 STATEMENT. Have it ready for the meeting on Thursday. - Drop your commitment in the comment below "I, [your name], am committed to playing FULL OUT" If you can't attend this one, but still want to join: - Register for the call (so you can get the recording) - Send your 333 Statement to me (if you'd like me to be your surrogate). I will send you the notes and get your action commitment offline. - Drop your commitment in the comment below "I, [your name], am committed to playing FULL OUT" I am capping this at 5 people for now. If we get more, I'll create breakout rooms on the call. If we're in that situation, I'll need some leaders to step up and run the breakout. Show of hands if you're ready to step outside your comfort zone. See you on Thursday!!

After our Dare to Declare Mastermind this morning, I have decided to open up our own 333 Mastermind. Why 333? Check out the attached article for the full story. Our mastermind would follow Bob Templeton's lead (from the article) where each participant would bring their ideas to the table and we all brainstorm how you can achieve it. Each member gets an allotted amount of time for their idea. The first meeting would establish each participant's goals. The subsequent meetings would then be accountability calls where we do a roundtable and report where we are at with our aligned actions. Before I delve too deeply in the mechanics of the meetings, we need to decide the best time to run these. Here's what we know so far: - Weekly meetings, same time same day - We will test it out for Q4, or shorter depending on the participants goals - No more than 5-6 members Here's what we don't know: - What day and time to meet. In a conversation with @Margaret Dennis, we have identified that Thursdays at 12pm could work. The other alternative would be Wednesday morning at 7:30am EST. The latter might not work for Central and West, so we're open to suggestions if you want to join but can't make Thursday 12pm EST. - Official start date - Who is joining us? Feel free to leave a comment or message me directly with your time preference. This is still in its infancy so we're figuring it out as we go, so questions and feedback are definitely welcome!