Comments on: Wherein You Find Out Just How Scary That Idea Blueprint Girl Launch Was — Surprise!

By: Angela Lussier

Angela Lussier — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:56:18 +0000

Hey Megan! I LOVE this post and think it so perfectly defines that scary moment in time when your mind is less like a flower and more like a boxing match of scary versus more scary. It's cool to hear that you did this and I'd love to interview you for my blog. I'm having a hard time with my title right now too, mostly because it doesn't really fit me at all – good to hear this process is not as easy as others are making it out to be. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to seeing you at the Triiibes conference in a few weeks!

By: Angela Lussier

Angela Lussier — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:56:18 +0000

By: Megan M.

Megan M. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:28:24 +0000

ROFL, you're so awesome! Thank you!!

By: Megan M.

Megan M. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:27:40 +0000

Thankfully the longer you stay in the freezing water the less you want to get out, whether it's warming up or not—because you've made it this far, why go back now!? Thank you for the rooting! ^_

By: Megan M.

Megan M. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:26:30 +0000

Yeah, you're completely right about raising the stakes. I've been doing this for friends and myself for years, and for clients quietly, tacking it on to make the working relationship more positive and more successful. In the last year I've started doing it more openly and doing “thinking” consulting work, but for the most part it's still been on the down-low just because I didn't have an official presence to go along with it. Now, all of a sudden, it's “what I do”! Wacky, huh?

Jule, your words always mean so much to me. Thank you a TON.

By: Megan M.

Megan M. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:23:31 +0000

I think it's starting to warm up already, thank god. :D Thank you, dearie!

By: pambelding

pambelding — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:27:06 +0000

Kudos, Congratulations and YOU GO GIRL So proud of you for doing the hard thing. You know, by doing it , you give permission to me and a bunch of other people you don't even know to go and do the hard things in our lives too xoxoxo Now go sit back and pour yourself a tasty beverage because YOU DESERVE IT

By: Sonia Simone

Sonia Simone — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:29:54 +0000

Woo hoo! I love the freezing lake thing. Sometimes it stays pretty goddamned cold for quite awhile. Good freezing. But still, you know, freezing.

Labels are so interesting right now. We're all trying to figure out, Just what is this thing called we're doing, anyway?

Anyway, can't wait to see where it goes. We're rooting for ya. :)

By: julekucera

julekucera — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:08:31 +0000

I think it's scary because what you did just raised the stakes. It's one thing to say, “Hey, let's toss some ideas around over coffee (or bean sprouts!) for your business it will be fun and I'll do it for freeeeeee so if you don't like it, no problem!” It's another thing to say you are That Idea Blueprint Girl and you know what, being that, doing that, offering that to the world has value and deserves to be compensated. What if they don't like it? Well, those who never did still won't and those who did and do will say, “Oh, of course. Thank goodness she's doing this now, because you know, she really is amazing at this and it suits her so darn well and it makes me happy to work with her like this, not just because I like working with her but also because it's oh-so-very-good for my business.”

By: Nathalie Lussier

Nathalie Lussier — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:02:42 +0000

I feel you Megan. I really think you're onto something though. Labels really are tough, but like others have done before, it is possible to make people understand exactly what it is you do without hitting them over the head. :)

Besides you've got something special here! No one else does exactly what you do, and that's great. Way to go! :D Congrats for sticking it out in the freezing water. It will warm up when you start swimming. ;)