Death, Perfection And Excessive Critique: Tips How Not To Kill Your Business

Laura Ramos
Aug 22, 2017 · 5 min read

“I Dislike That I Have To Do It All By Myself, When I Know Inside I’m Screaming For Help” — Virgo.

How many of us have been there? You don’t necessarily have to be virgin-like Virgo.

I was doing a lot of thinking the past 2 days ever since my fire alarm was blowing up in my hallway! By the way it was a false alarm as always and I’m beginning to ponder on not the negatives aspects of it but the positives such as alarming me something’s up and call me weird but something always happens! (Not the same day but days later however it can also happen hours later)

Like A Virgin! Touch For The Very First Time Like A Virrrrr-giiiiin When Your Heart Beats Next To Mine — Madonna ❤

Interesting Madonna has some virgo in her (just saying)

And so being that my father is a virgo and not all that perfect in some areas as in others he bought lots of non-detox spray cleaners to wipe off counters, ajax and the works! I was like okaaay spring cleaning is way past us as we are ending the summer of 2017 and he’s being mr.cleanman! We def have some virgo energy and I felt it all day today! Yes! I did some cleaning and took a siesta that felt soo good! Slept like a baby until I heard helicopters flying like What in the world is happening now? (That’s in another blog!) :)

Noticed in Twitter lots of perfection. Some examples were: “Best way to watch the solar eclipse memes” and “How to use proper language when branding yourself”(perfection) etc… Only YOU know how to brand yourself not the world. Your selling yourself, not others. This is why it was imperative you knew who you were on this eclipse of Leadership. (The Great American)

It’s about YOU! ❤

When you change who you are due to criticism or finger-pointing then you lose yourself trying to please others. It’s called PPS (People Pleasing Syndrome)

Today’s solar eclipse in courageous Leo there was also a virgo moon which made us detailed, perfectionists, observant, over-analytical, critical, judgmental (negative traits) however (positive aspects) can be honest, helpful, protector, disciplined, reliable and diligent.

As we enter a new sign in Virgo on August 23rd, Take heed in the new energy we are entering. We can feel it days before it enters… The drama of the lion we encountered will minimize and focus will be the name of the game!

Have you observed your more productive? Have brainstorming ideas? Want to level-up? Desire to work perfectly behind the scenes? (Don’t work too perfectly)

We have a trifecta in Virgo.

Here are the aspects:

Sun in Virgo (8/23)

Moon In Virgo (until 8/23)

Mercury in Virgo (until 8/31)

The Sun is our ego. Our basic identity. How it shows us to be. The Moon is our emotions and how we react to situations whether good or bad. We can be emotional or we can be logical and Mercury is how we communicate whether social media, online, offline, presentations, blogs etc…. you get the picture :)

Even if we don’t have virgo in any of these areas doesn’t mean we are off the hook! We will all be experiencing these energies and reason for this blog is to educate how we can be more discerning when it comes to how we relate to others.

Interestingly enough a couple years ago I had a dream of Uncle Warren Buffett. (No he is not my uncle only in my invisible mind he is!) :) >humor me! Ok I just did! :)

And so the dream was when I was being a perfectionist. He popped up in my dreams and said with his tone of voice “You know why you can’t move on up (elevate) because your such a perfectionist”

I was like Whoooa! Woke up and said… That was Warren Buffett!

He wanted to see me climb stairs and one of my competitors at that time (A girl, never were in the friendliest terms with when I worked at the west coast ports) was at the top, He said your down here and she is up there. My job entailed climbing, getting dirty, being on top of giant vessels (ships) and hated those jobs but I had to do it when called to do it.

Not all work was hard only some jobs. I was more good at being alert and leading workers to safety than getting all oiled up in a ship with men booty to booty because it was soo narrow to walk through to tightly secure the containers.

Yes that was work and got paid well for it — Laura Ramos

When I had that dream that is all I needed! Although it had to do with being a longshoremen I already had a side hustle being a network marketer for a prestigious skin care company (no longer affiliated) and I wanted to do it well, error-free with honesty and well…

That didn’t work! As the business platform was Innovative and I had not mastered fascination just yet … no clue as to how to work my magic wand!

That and many other reasons tied to it that came unexpectedly unfortunately.

Never again did I become a perfectionist! If Uncle Buffett is saying stop being soo perfect then by all means the man knows what he’s talking about. Speaking of Virgo’s and perfectionist…. He is one too! Yes, he is also meticulous however discerns and knows a lot about business… when to go all out and when to pull out of business deals. It helped me out very much. Thank You Buffett! ❤

And so how can being a perfectionist kill your business and not be fascinating? Well first and foremost you will:

Not take chances in any part of your life (Not very fascinating!)

You will over-analyze should I do this or that? (Wishy-washy) Not fascinating!

You will be picky and annoying to others, it’s boring to be unblemished and virgin-like and pure (Not very fascinating!) :) Strike a pose! Like Madonna!

Vogue!

Know how to have constructive criticism over finding fault and how to receive it as well. I welcome it! It’s helped me in my GROWTH. — Laura Ramos

Health is something you can be proactive with as virgos have trouble with digestive systems. Most are “tums” or anti-acid users or many drink kombucha or organic apple cider vinegar… It’s great energy to get back in productive mode and get focused with detail, cleaning, dotting your i’s and crossing your t’s especially with mercury retrogade in virgo! We are more analytical, more investigative (Think Pink Panther) when it’s retrogade!

We are discriminating!

Prompt predictable actions by being organized, detailed and clear-cut.

To Your Getting It Done!

Laura Ramos / Branding Fascinista

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ASTROFASCI Branding & Marketing , Harvard Life Coach, Visualization Storyteller, Blogger, Philantropist 🌟https://about.me/imlauraramos

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