There are those times when one has to wonder!  If I’m on the ‘cutting edge’ of something great; why does it feel more like a ’slippery slope’?

 The “title” indicates how I feel as we launch and grow Affiliated Women Intltm - now in more than one location.  It has been said of us and the concept, model & format that,

“Wow, you are really on the ‘cutting edge’!” 

It’s true - we are!  Our entire economy is going the way of relationship-based business.  In fact, our CRO (Chief Relationship Officer) Ron says “networking as we’ve known it is dead!”

If that is so - why are we still doing it?  Why wouldn’t women (in our case it would be women) jump on the bandwagon faster than we can say “AWItm”?

Because the concept is new and requires a significant mental shift - most often called change.  And we know how we are when it comes to change!  We avoid it if at all possible, or we side-step it, or we just plain resist it until we literally have our “backs against the wall!”

So being ahead of the curve and on the cutting edge is AWESOME!  It’s been a long time since anything I did was “ahead of the curve” and “on the cutting edge”.  But just like the things of the past that occupied my time and energy - it took time for folks to make the adjustment.

And it’s that adjustment period that feels like a “slippery slope!”

“Will it work!”  The answer to that question is found in the statement of a woman who missed a last meeting because even with directions - it was hard to find.  She expressed how much she hated to miss the “greatest Networking Place I have ever
attended.”

Of course it will work!  It’s a matter of many things coming together as we move forward.  And it’s the same for any of us who have started out on a different path because we have transitioned into the 2nd half of our journey. 

It’s especially true if what we are about (and doing) is viewed as “cutting edge”.  It will take time for folks (including me of course) to make the mental shift to a new way of thinking about whatever it is that is “cutting edge”.

But, trust me - until that time arrives. . . . the “cutting edge” may feel a little like a “slippery slope”!

So take heart in your day.  Keep on keepin’ on!  Spread your message far and wide.  Before long multitudes will have caught it and captured its essence!

And on that day - we shall celebrate!

Have a blessed day with multitude of reasons to celebrate.

Linda, a fellow journeyer