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Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy

November 5, 2012 by Lizabeth Phelps

I’ve walked this boardwalk *countless* times. Well, what was a boardwalk.

Every single board of this 2-mile NJ landmark was ripped from its foundation by the force of Sandy and tossed lie a rag doll into the ocean.

Of course, this is mild compared to what has happened in other areas of my beloved NJ…and my beloved NYC. I am grateful that I get to sit, right now, in Starbucks, siphoning wi-fi so that I can experience a taste of civilization. I have been without power for 7 days and am staying–if you can believe it–with my ex, in a house currently alive because of a generator. We have no phone, internet or cable, and yesterday, I sat for 2 hours in line for gasoline–much shorter due to the new “even/odd” license plate rules.

Every time I sigh in longing to return to my own home, own bed, own washing machine, CNN and my * beloved* business, locked away in a darkened computer–I think of my fellow Jerseyans who have lost far, far more than I can imagine myself: homes, children…lives. And my sigh withers in mid-breath.

I’m sure you know by now that this has been catastrophic for the Northeast, and its effects will eventually slink into all areas of the U.S. in ways no one can predict now. But there’s one thing I know: NJ and NY are populated by some of the toughest folks on earth, and when we rebuild, it will reverberate around the country, if not the globe. The hardest and most grueling re-building is always marked by expansive and unprecedented growth of myriad types.

Watch us build ourselves back and, I believe, you will find yourself building something new, too: greater compassion, more humility, stronger impulses to do good–a grander vision for yourself, your business, and maybe even humanity.

I got to thinking, as I sit here, that you may be experiencing a profound re-structuring. Your own life may be turned upside down these days–not perhaps, by 32-feet tidal waves, as in Battery Park–but perhaps from comparable internal upheavals. You may feel tossed about, like the landmark amusement park in Seaside Heights, unsure what you’re really supposed to be doing with your business. You don’t feel the same passion you once had; and while you would love a “calling,” it’s not coming–any more than the utility workers are coming promptly into affected areas here.

Or, maybe the waters in your life are relatively calm–but your business just hasn’t been successful enough and you know it lacks power, too, in need of  great jolts of electric current. Maybe you’ve just moved into a new business and are frustrated because no one sees it, as if you’re in a complete black out, too.

You are physically safe and dry–but your life and your business need to be rebuilt.

Maybe we can help each other this week. Because of gas shortages, I’m unable to help my fellow Jerseyans rebuild right now, but I can help you.

Building businesses with powerful messaging is what I do. It’s my expertise. Where 48-years of life experience; 25 years of work experience; 11 years of self-employment have caused me to excel. If it is time for you to rebuild–in a big way, as Jersey is–schedule time with me so I can show you how I do it, every day, with coaches, authors, speakers–any service entrepreneur who has a *burning* vision, an unrelenting mission, even if unformed–and simply must succeed with it or die. 

I have no electricity, but I do have a cell phone and a lot more time on my hands than I normally have. If you are ready to invest in the reconstruction of your business, with an architect and power generator of exceptional skill, originality and creativity–reach out to me and I will get you on my calendar this Wednesday through Friday for a free conversation with me.

If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and dig in, and have the financial means to be privately guided out of frustration and errors into a business-changing rebuild, grander than you can imagine now, email me at lphelps (at) inspiredleadershiptraining.com.

As NJ gets back–and takes back–its power; as it builds something better from the destruction and rubble…you, too, can do the same. And just like in NJ, we’ll do it together.

Oh…and please donate anything you are able to to the recovery efforts. And *just as important*: please give your love and attention to those who are so displaced. Give of your heart; watch the news; reach out.