Negative Space – Identify What Didn’t Work to Clarify Your Path
Are you, like me, thinking about the big-picture goal you want to accomplish in 2025, and trying to figure out how you’ll make it happen?
>> Maybe if I do X, that will get me to the goal. Or maybe I need to do Y. Is it hiring more people? Shiny new tech? More marketing/ad spend? (And if so, on which platform, and how much, and with what copy?) …. so many possibilities! How to know which one(s) to choose? Do I need to hire an expert coach, or learn more myself?
👩🎨 Maybe it’s time to think in terms of negative space.
You might remember this one from art class, way back when – but if not, I’ll fill you in. Negative space is the area around the image; the empty space surrounding the subject of an image.
Sometimes, when it’s hard to define exactly what you need to focus on, you can get there by clarifying what you DON’T need to focus on or what has NOT worked in the past. The negative space helps bring your path into focus.
➡️ Here’s a powerful “negative space” question: What have you tried before, and why didn’t it work? (Hat tip to Gwen Griggs for that one!)
Are any of these on your “negative space” list?
– Tried having a coach, but they didn’t have a clear method or path, so it felt unmoored and I didn’t seem to be making progress toward any specific goal.
– Tried signing up for a course or reading a book, but it lacked the accountability and encouragement I needed to implement & achieve results.
– Tried DIY based on my own expertise and experience, but I didn’t have the capacity to make the “work ON the business” stuff happen while also being the one who does the “work IN the business” stuff (producing client work).
– Tried to fix lots of areas at the same time, or tried to solve one issue with lots of different approaches at once, but I ran out of steam, couldn’t tell what was working and what wasn’t, and ended up frustrated & frazzled.
If so, check out ADVOS Pro’s Path to PROmance with 1:1 coaching. You’ll have the accountability and support of a coach, with quarterly deep dives and bi-weekly check-ins, the encouragement of a community of other members in a private online space, and the confidence and clarity that comes from following a tried-and-tested method, with tons of resources and tools to make execution easy and the right set of filters to help you know what to focus on at each step. It’s the system we used to build our practice, ADVOS legal pllc, and I can tell you from our experience as well as the firms we’ve worked with – it WORKS.
This might be just the answer your negative space is defining.
And lucky you – we have a few spots left at the early-bird price, before prices increase. Jump in with us this month, and know that you have a clear path for how you’ll achieve your big 2025 goals!
Ready to build a practice you love, that loves you back with time, profit and joy? Let’s GO!
To your PROmance,
Whit
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