Steven came to see me in a panic state. In the office he was sweaty, his heart was pounding and he felt it was hard to take a deep breath. A competitor had moved into the neighbourhood and he had to close one of his sports stores because the losses were growing. He still had his flagship sports store but his employees encouraged him to seek help because when he showed up, he was just coming to work a “broken man”. He was dejected, feeling isolated. He continuously worried about losing his company. He told me he had never felt this way before. A long time ago, he had picked up the idea that failing – an exam, marriage or business – meant that HE was a Failure.   

Going through the Blind Spots Program, Steven finally understood that was not true. He learned something astonishing: that failing was actually part of success! Instead of running away from failure, he began to anticipate it. He began to plan steps in advance if certain scenarios came to pass. Within 6 months, he had opened up another sports store with a different product focus and it is doing well. 

I have a client who was feeling more and more annoyed because her client wasn’t paying her but was keeping her on the hook by offering her more work. She told me that she was trying to be “Nice” (her People Pleaser Blind Spot) and perhaps if she kept working hard, eventually her client would pay her. She worked harder but her client kept putting off her payment.

Working with me in the J3SA Program, she learned that she didn’t have to ignore her negative emotions like frustration and irritation; she could honour them and listen to them. She began practicing this and before she got on the next call with her client a few weeks later, she called forward her True Self and calmly but assertively relayed her feelings to him. To her surprise, her client explained that he was having cash flow problems but it wasn’t fair to her to keep her hanging. He made a significant payment within a week of the call.

I had a client who was a real estate agent who wanted to increase her annual income. The answer was right in front of her but she couldn’t see it. She was avoiding selling in wealthier neighbourhoods, even though the foundation of real estate sales was the same in all areas of the city. When I asked her why she avoided those areas she said she didn’t need the hassle of those demanding clients.

This was actually a cover for her biggest blind spot – Her ‘AVOIDER’ Part didn’t think she could stand up to these “strong” people.

When she went through the Blind Spots Program, she learned how to manage her fearful AVOIDANCE part and its accompanying stress, and to manage these demanding clients with strong but diplomatic boundaries. With practice of the Just 3 Steps Away© methodology, it became a habit.

The result was that she was less afraid when going to work AND she increased her income by 62% in 1 year! She was only sorry she didn’t learn this years ago.