There comes a time in every entrepreneur’s life when she has done EVERYTHING possible to make something work and it’s not happening. Take my fiber artist client for example. She is having her graphic look re-designed, and it is in the hands of the branding expert with the deadline pushed off until late January. Her marketing pro has all the contact information needed for the big cyber push coming up at the end of the month. There’s nothing more to attend to there.  A table that needs its final coat of paint for her display is being held up by the designated artisan who is suffering from a bad back. Getting the picture? Hasn’t this happened to you?

What to do?

I asked her what else was on her list? She mentioned that she’d really like to complete her home renovation that has a couple of items still not addressed, like the tiles for the kitchen and bathroom floor, plus some new fixtures to purchase.

My coaching fieldwork assignment for her: Go buy a toilet.

My friend Betsy the professional organizer insists, and I agree, that miracles happen when you get busy and productive in another arena of your life. Her mantra is, “Clean a closet, find a boyfriend” a miracle she has experienced and witnessed time after time.

The principle behind this is allowing the Universe to do its share. When you know in your heart that you have crossed every t and dotted every i, then it’s time to let go. Stop stirring the pot. Just allow. This is hard work for doers.

If you were God and saw two people working really hard at the same task and one of them tried to do it all herself and the other said, “I’ve done all I can do. I need some help here,” who would you choose to give a hand to?