Recently, I felt I wasn't doing enough for you all in ATSuccess Basic, and then it was time to post this summary of my answers to your questions for the last two weeks… 2,420 words.

Hummm...

That is 200 words of advice on your questions every day: I'd say that's enough. What do you think?

For those not in my ATSuccess group - here's a sampling of the encouragement and advice you can have access to. Not just any marketing program - a program full of Alexander Technique teachers who really get it. Maybe it's time for you to join?

Most of the comments from the last two weeks are directed to specific situations of ATSuccess participants, so I keep those comments behind closed doors. Sorry it is so brief this time. Join up if you want to know more!

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My feeling within ATSuccess this week is that we can do away with Alexander Technique thank you very much, but NOT the work. The old man said it had to evolve, but into what? There's the rub - when it stops looking like what he did, the traditionalists worry. It's right that they worry, but not helpful to them, helpful to me. Why? I know I am doing something different when the feeling all around is "No - that is wrong." Hang on - isn't that exactly a indicator of change? (But not a good one I hear them yelling!)

Sometimes the hardest time to stay awake is when there are no dramas; when the work of keeping your biz fed, well-exercised and healthy is a smattering of small tasks, a consistency of focus and a remembrance of why you are doing it all in the first place. ATSuccess was like this the last week - many people thinking of leaving, taking a break. I think that's the dumbest decision you could make. And I respect your right to make it. I am not here to make you feel good, I am here to share what I have learnt: when the light is dimming, you don't turn it off. You turn it up.

"How many weeks in your year?" he asked me.

(Huh? What's he talking about?) "Well… 52 of course."

"So your biz is open over Christmas and New Year?"

"Um. No. We close"

"So your year is not 52 weeks is it?"

Welcome to my first session on how to run my business.

We are sitting at a cramped table in the noisy Sailors Café, just outside Ebisu station in Tokyo. It is 2006. Grace was two, Angelica five. My method of running my biz up to this point had been rushing to the ATM to see if I had any spare cash. It wasn't working real well…

These are the results of vigorous discussion in our ATSuccess Facebook group, with threads that sometimes reach epic proportions! Fabulous and pertinant information. Of course, not everyone follows all threads, but if a topic has an interest for you, you will read from actual AT teachers how they are implementing these new ideas in their practice. Of course even more exciting than that, is reading about the steady results that are flowing from this focused attention. If you are a regular of my blog and not in my coaching group, consider trying it out this a month...

Niche: the Final Frontier. These are the stories of the Facebook ATSuccess, it's life long mission: to explore strange new activities; to seek out niches and new markets; to go boldly where no Alexander Technique teacher has gone before…

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It was August 1988, the year of the Brighton Congress and the first time Marj had stepped on to the shores of England since (she said): "…the Germans came and went."

I'd been an Alexander Technique teacher for 8 years, now suffering a humiliating and debilitating injury: I could hardly pick up a cup of tea in my left hand. Three months earlier my father had died; and just before arriving at the Congress, I had dislocated my left shoulder while rock climbing in Sweden.

Quietly continuing our work on generating the engine of your business - a sales letter that will appeal to your chosen niche. You can jump in any time - and now's a good time - to be energized into creating a captivating appeal to your students. Click here now and join us all.

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A lot of intensive activity in our Facebook group this week as members grapple with creating their first Facebook campaign. This is a bit like my 30 Day Challenge exercise last year, but this time around with a clearer focus on building on specific event. It's not too late to throw your hat into the ring and join us if you want get energized into creating more work? Support is available for less than the price of a monthly Alexander lesson.