A Brief Diversion on the Road to Success

Whether you call it karma, God, fate, a higher power or just dumb luck, you most likely have some kind of connection with a power that holds your future in its hand. Most people do. In Asheville, we know that there is some kind of mojo working that draws creativity forth, that attracts creative people and serves as a sort of muse in inexplicable situations.

In good times, we are thankful to that power. “Yes!” we exclaim. “Everything is going my way!” But when times look dark or a situation turns in an unexpected direction, we often wonder where we went wrong. “What did I do to deserve this?” we cry. “Why did this happen to me?” Instead, perhaps we should continue to be grateful.

New Beginnings

Change is difficult. It’s more comfortable to stick with what’s in front of you — even when it’s delusional or even harmful. At Ray Access, for example, we sometimes lose a client for any number of reasons, none of which have anything to do with our work. Yet we still wonder where we went wrong or what we could have done differently.

Then, as if by magic, along comes a client who needs our full attention. We’re “magically” free to give that client our best because we’re no longer bogged down by the client who seemed to drain our resources as much as fill our coffers. All of a sudden, the diversion is over and we’re happy in our work again. We’re busy researching, writing and editing. We get to see our work enhance our new client’s business.

But it often doesn’t stop there. We end up getting more calls because of the high quality of work we’ve produced.

Short Memories

While we’re riding our newfound joy — happy to see our resources flourishing once again — we quickly forget that not too long ago, we felt bogged down. At the time, we didn’t even realize that the client who decided to stop our services actually cost us more than they paid us; the time, energy and frustration drained our accounts in more ways than one.

We didn’t start Ray Access to become frustrated. We didn’t go into business for ourselves to be miserable. We could be proofing technical manuals if we wanted that.

We forget, much too easily, that we’re Asheville writers in the midst of a mountain mojo that won’t let us down — that continues to provide for us. We forget that the last time we got dropped, we didn’t hit bottom; in fact, we ended up higher than ever.

In Every Area of Our Lives

This belief in a higher power can transform every area of our lives. If we truly hang on to the belief that there is a God, karma, luck or powers beyond our understanding that keep the universe in balance, then we know that “rejection is protection.” We know that sometimes the only way to find our footing or continue in a good orderly direction is if we let go of what’s holding us back.

Even when a new client isn’t readily apparent, a new job isn’t already offered or a new partner business isn’t on our radar, we need to hang on to the belief that all is right with the world. The only reason that one door was closed is because there is another door on which we should be knocking. A diversion can be change in direction, not a roadblock. The only way to make room for more good is to let go of that which is holding us back. Even when we don’t know it.

So keep climbing. We’ll see you at the top!

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