The Benefits of Marinading

This isn’t – contrary to the title – a post about sauces or marinading!

It is however a post about knowing what’s “right” and letting it just come to the surface in its own good time. It’s a strategy I’ve employed to good effect over the past few months which so far has helped me solve a number of challenges, conundrums and questions I’ve posed to myself which include:

• Deciding whether to start a couple of projects or wait a while (waiting has proven to be a very, very smart move).
• Wondering how to tie everything together that we do under Project Woodward (check out the revamped site to find out how we’ve done it).
• Wondering which contacts in my network are a good fit to work with – and which ones aren’t (they usually approve or discount themselves if I give it enough time – and my instincts have so far always been right).
• Trying to figure out how to make the best use of some of the domain names I’ve purchased over the years (still working on this but it’s getting clearer)

In my previous incarnation, I’d have barrelled ahead with many of these things, keen to get started right away and not lose momentum – but then wondered after a while whether I should have thought things through better. Not these days…these days, I marinade!

And it works like this…if there’s something you’re considering doing – maybe a business project, venture or launch – or a decision you’ve got to make about your life, let it sit in your head for a while marinading.

Don’t force the decision, let it bubble under the surface and then when you least expect it, the answer will smack you solidly in the face and you’ll wonder why you didn’t “get it” sooner. Great recipe hey?!?

It’s part listening to your intuition and part harnessing law of attraction – “skills” which are sadly lacking in many people these days (but can be re-learned and re-developed if you try really, really hard!!!).