This week, whew hard, painful and productive, and did I mention painful?

The title of this weeks Randomness isn't some cheeky attempt at humor or subtle attempt  either. Literally, my left behind hurts, from my sitz bone all the way down to the soft spot behind the knee.

It's locking up and spasmodic and in general causing much pain when I transition from sitting to standing or vice versa.

Ahh transitions. Interesting things transitions. Merriam-Webster shows the word transition can be used two ways and offers four definitions -

Noun – 1 a : passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another : change b : a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another

Noun – 2 a : a musical modulation b : a musical passage leading from one section of a piece to another

Noun – 3 : an abrupt change in energy state or level (as of an atomic nucleus or a molecule) usually accompanied by loss or gain of a single quantum of energy

Intransitive Verb – to make a transition <transition into college>

So what transitions are happening in my life that I am finding painful? What patterns have I previously followed, that I'm repeating now?

Did I pull or strain something, literally, figuratively or metaphorically?

Is this the residual stuff that is always "left behind"?

After consulting Louise Hay's book " You Can Heal Your Life", she says:
– Buttocks represent power.
- Joints represent changes in life and the ease of these movements
- Legs carry us forward in life.
  – Leg Problems
     – Upper holding onto old childhood traumas.

See I've been trying to earn my living online and not seeing the success I feel I should be seeing. It's easy to give up. It's easy to call it a failure and walk away, if it didn't actually hurt to move from sitting to standing.

If I were smart, I wouldn't have made such a hasty transition from my job, that dreaded cubicle to online "not a millionaire yet" marketer.

I could have taken my time. I could have planned. I could have put systems in place, found what worked and then worked them hard and worked them good. I could have built my income to the levels I needed before leaving my job. I could have tested, tweaked, re-tested and now have a steady income from my online endeavors.

That's an excuse. Leaving my job hastily didn't stop me from doing those things. Not knowing to do them is what stopped me.

I didn't understand what was necessary, not really, to make money online. I'm almost ashamed to admit, I thought it was a matter of slapping up a site, putting some affiliate links on it and in would roll the money.

Fooled me.

Deb Owens said in her Newsletter, "If you've started a business and are surprised by how much you are faced with yourself, don't be. You're all there is now, so where you are in your life will directly affect your business. It's okay, it happens to all of us."

No, I didn't expect to meet myself, deal with old childhood trauma, face fear, feel shame, or make painful transitions.

However, what I have learned during the last two years is how to use the technical systems and automation tools to really make an online business hands off, without making it feel like a robot.

I'm certain my transitioning isn't done yet. I'm certain because I'm still breathing and changing.

As for notes on the desk this week:

• FTC changes the rules for endorsements. Note: Clicking that link will open the text in pdf format of the Revised Endorsement and Testimonial Guides. So I'm supposed to give specifics for the typical user and be clear about any material relationship I have when suggesting, reviewing or discussing items, products & services. Damn I better only sell to aytpical users.
• Educate, Empower, Entertain and Sale – creating value for the audience is key to making money with webinars (or pretty much anything else.) ~ Jim Edwards & Chris Zavadowski ~
• "A lie is an attempt to influence another persons decisions with inaccurate data." ~ Paul Myers from "Idea Spot". Note: If you click the hyperlinked text up there and purchase the Power Creativity System, I make a small commission from the sale.