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Dreamer Highlight: Sarah Wilkinson of Chakra Cakes

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Sarah Wilkinson

This week’s Dreamer Highlight is a woman who followed her heart and her intuition to create a passion project that has become a wonderful heart-driven business.

I first learned of Sarah Wilkinson while listening to an interview she did with Lilou Mace.  In her interview she explains how she made her transition from working as an art historian into more spiritual work including past life regression, spiritual guidance, and energy work and how she found a new way of sharing her passion through a new creative endeavor.  While making some delicious cakes as a gift to her employer she came up with the idea to create Chakra Cakes, an idea that has since developed into delicious, crystal energy infused pieces of heaven.  Her journey did not stop there as she has since developed Chakra Teas, Chakra Pops, etc. from the most organic, natural, and in-season ingredients available to her.  Each cake is infused with crystal energy for the given chakra and some packages include a set of crystals to use in mediation for future chakra work.

I love the idea of infusing delicious cupcakes with crystal energy to assist in balancing the chakras and while the idea may be a bit out there to some, this is a perfect example of a woman following her intuition and passion to create a successful business.  Not only is she doing what she loves, she is adding to her spiritual work by following the pull in her heart without allowing her logical mind to get in the way.

Sarah is a wonderful reminder to us to follow our hearts and trust the pull in our intuition to do something that some people may think is crazy, because while that may be true for some, it could be the next puzzle piece in your journey of life that will lead you to many other great things.  Follow that feeling in your heart to do something different.  Try just one little thing and see what doors open for you as a result.  I think you will be pleasantly surprised to find what one tiny step can do for your dreams.

**If you are interested in reading more about Sarah’s products you can view her website here.  Please note she is located in Oxford so I am not sure if/how she ships to the U.S., but you can contact her here to find out more info.

Dreamer Highlight: Spiritual World Traveler

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This week’s Dreamer Highlight is a blog I have been following for a while now and am always inspired by the author’s view of life and how she follows her bliss.  The Spiritual World Traveler blog is one that follows the author on her world travels as well as her spiritual journey.  It is a blog that should not be missed.

I love so many things about this blog including the author’s interest in so many hobbies and niches.  Her talents in photography, poetry, yoga, and her artwork remind me that we don’t have to do just one thing.  In fact life is meant to be enjoyed in its many forms and this blog is a great example of that.

Some of my favorite posts include Tornadoes and Paintings and Dinner! Oh My! which describes how one lovely painting came to be.  Another one of my faces is Before Yoga where the lovely Spiritual World Traveler made her decision to take on a 30 day, 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, something she had wanted to do for a very long time.

I am always inspired by the zest and peace that the Spiritual World Traveler shares in her blog and I encourage you to take a peak to see what I am talking about.  She is the perfect example of a woman who has followed her heart to places all around the world as well as to the beautiful gifts she shares with her readers.  I hope you are inspired by her journey and do at least one thing today that is simply a response to the pull of your heart and your passion.

Enjoy!

 

My First Testimonial!

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Yesterday I gave you an update on what I have been doing behind the scenes and today I am going to share with you my very first testimonial!

I asked Erin M.  (aka my guinea pig client) if she would be willing to write a 100% honest testimonial based on her experience working with me over the last 2 months and I was blown away by her kind words.  I have not made any changes, tweaks, or adjustments to her testimonial and am sharing it as it was delivered to me.

This is what Erin had to say about her experience working with me.

“A few short months ago, I would have described myself as teeming with potential, yet unsure of how to tap into and harness that incredible power. In a journal entry two years prior, I had written nearly the exact same thing. I suddenly realized that my situation wasn’t going to change until I took action. However, I had no idea know where to begin.

My vision of the future was steeped in hopeless daydreams and laced with far more fear than excitement. I wanted to be a writer, but I didn’t think that I was qualified or that people would pay for my services. Through her poignant questions, objective observations, and practical suggestions, Lamisha helped me find the clarity and confidence necessary to actively dream and scheme towards my ideal future. She helped me realize that my “silly little hobby” was actually a solid foundation on which to build a sustainable income. In my eight weeks working with Lamisha, I have transitioned from “I hope to be a writer someday” to proudly declaring myself a writer and sharing my dreams with others.

Lamisha encouraged me to follow my inspiration, which led to an incredible series of synchronous opportunities, as well as the courage to walk away from a “perfect” situation that did not feel right. I have since learned to trust and fully embrace the journey. My comfort zone has been expanding exponentially, and I’m realizing that the periphery is a safe place in which I can challenge myself and grow. As that “safe zone” has expanded, so too has my self-confidence.

Being held accountable for my personal dreams suddenly made them feel both achievable and imminent. Lamisha not only believed in my dreams, but supported my efforts along the way. Small achievements–such as having a piece published and joining Toastmasters–felt monumental when I could share with someone who had invested in my success; whereas I could be assured that creeping self-doubt–such as fear of applying for freelance work–is normal. The second I spilled out my biggest dreams and the second that Lamisha chose to believe in my potential, I knew that I had no choice but to achieve greatness.”

I am so grateful for this wonderful experience that consistently reaffirms that this is the work I am meant to do and I am so happy to share it with all of my readers and future clients.

P.S. If you are thinking about working with a coach and want to find out more about how I work, please don’t hesitate to send me an email.  I will be announcing some exciting information next week about free introductory coaching calls, my services, and special pricing, but if you just can’t wait to get started, send me an email to lamisha@lifeoncedreamt.com and I will give you the inside scoop a week early!

My Flying Leap-Update

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As many of you know I made a conscious decision to take a leap of faith and move forward with one of my dreams to become a life coach.  I created this blog as a way to share my insights and build a readership with the intention that it would soon turn into my website for my coaching business.  Little did I know it would happen sooner rather than later.

At the end of April I made the announcement that instead of continuing to wait for pieces to fall into place I was following my inspiration to create my own coaching model.  Within a week of my flying leap post, I had my model outline and I was overflowing with ideas and inspiration for what I wanted my business to become.  About a week later an amazing thing happened, I had secured a guinea pig client to work with using my model!

For the last two months I have been working with Erin McNaughton aka my guinea pig client and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have the opportunity to work with such an amazing writer and story-teller.  It seems as if the stars aligned perfectly for Erin and I to work together just a few short weeks after I decided to create my own model.  As I said before my inspiration was overflowing and I was allowing it to take me wherever I needed to go in order to fulfill my dreams.  While not worrying about how I was going to find clients or how I would be able to test my model, I read this post, one of many beautiful pieces Erin shares on her blog.  I shared my thoughts in the comments section and offered my assistance for what it was worth and as they say, the rest is history.

In the time we have been working together, I have seen a transformation in a woman who once dreamt of becoming a writer and now proudly announces that she IS a writer.  She has made some incredible strides in her journey as she follows her inspiration including having her latest post listed on The Art of Non-Conformity website for her description of the World Domination Summit 2013 and “Portland as a mecca for superheroes.”

I am so grateful for the opportunity to connect and coach such a talented woman and am honored to be able to witness the journey of one dreamer living the life she once dreamt.

Tomorrow I will be sharing how Erin feels about working with me for those of you thinking of hiring a coach to move you forward on your path.  I hope you will check out her website at www.analyfe.com.  I promise you won’t be disappointed!

Dreamer Highlight: Elizabeth Harper From Sealed With Love

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image property of Elizabeth Harper www.sealedwithlove.com
image property of Elizabeth Harper www.sealedwithlove.com

Lately I have been drawn to dreamers who give in fully to the inspirational pull they have and in doing so, find a wide variety of dreams waiting for them.  I think part of the reason I am drawn to these type of dreamers is because I am one of them.  I have never been a woman to do just one thing.  In fact I have always had some sort of midnight hustle in addition to my day job that fulfilled the creative soul within me.  I have choreographed pieces, coached dance teams, taught dance, and am now writing and beginning my life coaching business.  I am convinced we aren’t meant to do just one thing and if we were able to remove all doubt that blocks our progress, we all would be doing 2,3, or 4 things that fills us with joy.

This week’s Dreamer Highlight is a woman with bubbling passion, creativity, and ingenuity in all of the wonderful things she does.

Elizabeth Harper is an intuitive medium and healer as well as an author, artist, spiritual teacher, and creative soul.  Not only does she do various intuitive readings for her clients, but she also attends and teaches various workshops to teach clients how to tap into their intuition and use it in their every day lives. She also allows her creativity to take flight in her art that includes amazing jewelry, silk energy wraps, meditations, and her book Wishing: How to Fulfill Your Heart’s Desires.

What I love about Elizabeth Harper is her vibrant energy (which can be seen in her weekly Colorscope intuitive readings on Youtube) and her love of life.  She follows her heart in all of her pursuits and simply does what makes her happy whether it is creating amazing fairy wing pendants or following her intuition to create personalized energy wraps for her clients.  Her energy is contagious and she is the ultimate dreamer.  To find out more information about Elizabeth and her amazing work, check out her website Sealed With Love.

The more I do this post, the more I realize how many people find that their path just unfolds almost effortlessly when they follow their hearts.  There may be small challenges to overcome, but generally speaking each step of their path unfolds in exactly the right time and without a lot of “work” on their part.  Instead of planning, stressing, and worrying in order to make something happen, they find that the more they follow their hearts, the easier it becomes.  And you don’t just have to do one thing.  You can do many things if they bring you joy!

So what are you waiting for?  Go find your joy!!