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Dont turn off your video. I didnt forget to get professionally dressed. I'm wearing this
workout outfit on purpose for todays video. It ’s my Valentines love letter to all of
you who have ever been labeled or misunderstood because of your personality traits. About
eight years ago I had my feelings terribly hurt because I was misunderstood terribly.
And when I came home to tell my husband what had been happening he said, “Kathy, you
are neon. The other person is beige. People who dont understand you dont get that you're
intense and that you're passionate and that you do things with such commitment and determination
because that ’s who you are. You are neon and that ’s okay.” And it took me a long
time to understand that that was part of who my personality is and that ’s part of the
gifts that I bring to my clients. So I made sure that over the next few years that I've
aligned myself with clients and I started doing public speaking where my energy and
my conviction and my passion gets people to stop me in the bathroom and say, “You are
the only one who’s telling the truth. I can tell you that your conviction and your
passion is about telling the truth and sharing true stories for women and men entrepreneurs.”
And that makes me feel great. Just the other day a couple months ago I had two TV producers
standing behind the camera and in the middle of one of my videos the TV producer said,
“Stop. Kathy, you're way too intense. I feel like you're yelling at me.” My chin
started to quiver and I thought, oh my gosh, that ’s not what I mean. And the other TV
producer instantly said, “No, no, no. That ’s exactly what we want. We want her to
be able to be passionate and look into the camera and tell people with how much passion
she thinks she can help them. That ’s what we're trying to capture. So even in one instance
I can have two different people looking at the same thing and not understand what I'm
trying to do. What my gift to you and what I suggest for you is, if you're an introvert
you bring great powerful gifts to the world and to your business; if you're an extrovert
too. If you are beige you could be rock solid and steady. Dont let labels and people misunderstanding
you stop you from doing what you're doing. Please embrace your gifts that you bring to
your business and make sure you're aligning yourself with people who appreciate you. I
want your employees to understand your personality. I want all of your clients to understand and
appreciate what you bring for them. My passion allows for my clients to call me and say with
equal amounts, when they're scared about something and when they're excited about something.
They know I'm going to jump in with both feet with high emotion to support them. And that
’s what I need you to do. Align yourself with people who really appreciate your gifts.
There ’s a lot of power in that. And that ’s my Valentines love letter to all of you
and that ’s my Backpocket Strategy for the week. Make it a great week!