It really matters that you live your life to the fullest. It matters that you “show up.”

1. Showing Up Matters
When my mother died abruptly of cancer when I
was only 19, I learned that life is not a dress
rehearsal. It really matters that you live your life to
the fullest. It matters that you “show up.”
For me “showing up” has included everything from
being there for my Mom during her final days;
traveling to Uganda with my 9-year-old son and a
handful of clients last month to meet people we’ve
been supporting from a distance; spending a week
learning chess with my kids at camp; as well as
ongoing, significant investments in my personal and
professional development.
One thing that’s really true about me is that I really want to be there. In fact, my only two
regrets in life are when I didn’t show up and later wished I had. In both cases I let my head
talk my heart out of taking the leap and making it happen.
The first was a large family reunion in Sun Valley, Idaho. I was very busy at the time in
college, and I just didn’t make it happen. All of my cousins got really connected and they’ve
stayed connected, and I missed it. Another opportunity like that has never come again.
Another time I didn’t show up was the wedding of a good college friend. Again, I was busy,
and I didn’t go. All of my friends who went got really connected, and they’ve continued to
take trips every year. And I’ve just never felt like part of that flow.
Both of those regrets highlight the fact that it’s inconvenient to rearrange your life to show
up in a certain city at a certain date and time. There’s the cost of the travel, the time off
work, house- or petsitters to find, childcare to arrange, and a host of other factors. These
may be some of the things that you have to face when you consider coming, for example, to
one of our live events.
It’s not easy to rearrange your life, I know. But every year we have people who do it. They
do what they have to do to show up, and they transform their lives forever.
And then there are people who say, “I’ll wait until the time is right” or “I’ll wait until I have
the money,” when we all know you never really have the extra time or the extra money.
They let the inconvenience conquer their dream. They don’t show up for themselves, and,
as a result, they’re right where they were.
Here’s what I’ve learned in my own path:
The most amazing times of my life have always started with my needing to push
past inconvenience.

2. ©2013 Extimata Inc, Lisa Sasevich, The Invisible Close
www.LisaSasevich.com support@theinvisibleclose.com
So, if you want to be where the action is, and you feel called to attend my Impact &
Influence Intensive live event in October, don’t put it off. As you saw with my regrets, some
opportunities never repeat themselves. And it really matters that you show up!
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