No matter what you are doing or how great things are, life happens and during those moments of chaos when we sometimes feel the need to fight the current and get back to the balance we are used to, it’s usually best to just flow with it.
I thought I would share a bit about my current chaos and how I am handling it. 🙂
P.S. Don’t forget about the Epic Birthday Giveaway! You officially have a week to register to win 1 of 13 amazing gifts. Hop on over to this post check it out. Good luck!
I ALWAYS look forward to the summer because August is my birth month. This time of year is so much fun for me and not necessarily because I do anything big for my birthday, but because I just feel special the entire month. The energy is different for me with the sun shining, time with family, the more relaxed feel of the days and I love it! This year August also happens to be the month I ‘officially’ launched my biz. It was a very small launch, but I was officially open for business August 1st of 2013 and in celebration of that and my birthday, I have put together something very special for YOU.
Since my birthday falls on the 13th and 13 is my lucky number, I have teamed up with 12 amazing women to give you the opportunity to win 1 of 13 incredible gifts. I want you to know I handpicked these women because I love what they are doing and I know you are going to love them too!
Can’t stand the suspense?
I am in love with unique jewelry with a message and this bracelet from Roots Revival Co. is a great reminder to follow the call of your heart. You can check out more amazing handmade products including lip balm, art, and more handmade jewelry on their website or follow them on Facebook or Instagram: @RootsRevivalCo.
Warrior Love, A Journal To Inspire Your Fiercely Alive Whole Self is a unique and gorgeous new book of mindful poetry and dazzling artwork combined with blank journaling pages. Its four female creators—poets, artists, authors and healers from across the US and Canada—have collaborated to bring you a feast for the eyes, heart and soul. You will be inspired! To learn more about this beautiful journal, follow them on Facebook & Twitter.
This gift is for my biz beauties who find themselves scratching their heads when it comes to the accounting side of business. Clarissa Wilson has created the Basic Accounting for the Solopreneur eCourse just for you! This course will teach you the basics of how to do the basic accounting for your business, exactly what you need to know to do it right the first time and possibly even be prepared to FIRE your accountant! Fret no more. Have the skills and confidence to handle this not-so-daunting task in a matter of a few hours worth of video! (Please NOTE: This course does not discuss any laws or regulations, therefore it is relevant to anyone in any country as long as you are a solopreneur. Solopreneur accounting is the same worldwide.) Clarissa shares more tips and tricks for basic accounting for your biz on Facebook. Check it out!
Another awesome gift for my biz beauties! We all know that content & web copy are super important in running your business and Natalia Sarah is here to help you with a Copywriting Mastermind Session. In this 1-hour Skype coaching session you can work on your business writing, blog, or content strategy to create smarter, more authentic content that will resonate with your audience! This session is pure GOLD! You can learn more about Natalia and what she does on her website or ‘like’ her on Facebook.
What is Dreamwork? Dreamwork is the art of lucid dreaming and working with your dreams, for both practical and spiritual guidance. Dreams are like having a map in another language, you already have the advice you need, you just have to remember how to read your map! Dreamwork Sessions typically include going over the dream, interpreting it, and discovering an action for the dream to express it and bring it into the waking world, which results in powerful self-transformation and healing. Sessions also include distance energy healing using the crystal reiki modality to aid in supporting the lucid dreaming process. You can find out more about Karma and the amazing work she does by checking out her website or following her on Facebook & Twitter.
A straight up supercharged reading–a psychic reading–mapping out your journey and giving you actionable solutions to get you to where you want to be. In your reading, I’ll read each of your chakras, share with you your purpose and mission in life, lifetime themes, illuminate obstacles and tell you how to clear them. Robin Hallett is a soul soother and a truth teller who helps people rock their lives like they really mean it. In her 15 years of helping people, she’s led those struggling on the journey to find what lights them up AND she’s helped those with already epic visions overcome their obstacles. Her straight to the heart approach is centered on love and compassion but with real, life changing results.
Are you ready for a Coffee Break? Grab yourself a cup of heaven (your choice) and get ready to *Espresso* yourself. Imagine spending an entire hour talking about your goals, dreams, projects and challenges. Enjoy a 60-minute (1) coaching session/creative breakthrough via telephone with the lovely Tery Brouwer of Creative Soul Poetry; it’s a brewing session that will lead you towards self-awareness and creative dreams. Please choose one specific area. Take the Coffee Break Challenge! You can find out more about Tery and all the wonderful things she does with Creative Soul Poetry on Facebook & Twitter.
Wanna focus on finding friends that feed your soul? Take this life-affirming 5-week e-course with other Big-Hearted Soulful Ladies. (expected launch after Labor Day – September) We’ll cover goals, desires, self-confidence, communication, a reminder system to keep up with new friends, and targeting places to find a great match. Ecourse + private Facebook group to keep things cozy. Jenna Atkinson is The Friend Coach and she coaches women who are ready to focus on what they want in life and how friendships play a role in that vision.. You can learn more about what a friend coach does on her website or follow her on Facebook and Twitter.
The New Moon has traditionally been honored as a time for starting new projects for the next moon cycle which is perfect time for setting intentions and creating actionable steps to help you manifest your dreams into reality. This New Moon Ceremony eCourse will teach you how to use the new moon’s energy efficiently for your benefit. You will learn to use your intent and actions to manifest your dreams and desires.
The Full Moon has traditionally been honored as a time to connect with friends and loved ones, creativity, celebrating growth and making the intentions you set during your New Moon Manifesting Ceremony a reality. This Full Moon eCourse will teach you how to use the full moon’s energy efficiently for your benefit. You will feel more connected, grounded, and sure of yourself and your actions.
Are you repelling money because of the sad state of your wallet and purse? Do you cringe every time you have to pull out your wallet in the check out line because it is in such a sad state of affairs? Well I have a sure fire fix to get your Money Manifesting Mojo up and running in under an hour with my time tested tips! Love up your wallet and purse and feel instantly abundant! Lisa Sharp with Clear Calm Space Organizing is a master of helping you clear your space both physically and energetically so you can feel the peace that comes with a clear and calm space. To learn more about Lisa and the amazing work she does, check out her website or follow her on Facebook & Twitter.
We all have that one thing, that thought, that subject or area in our lives that seems to appear over and over again. It feels like the singular thing that holds us back as we pursue or dreams. It’s our sticking point. Our “if only” thought. It’s like our Kryptonite, but the truth is you can break through it and blissfully move forward with a bit of laser focus and honesty. This Blissful Breakthrough session will help you gain some clarity on that one area that keeps reappearing in your life & give you some tools to continue moving through this specific area in the future. Whether your issue has to do with your money mindset, thoughts on love, self-worth, self-acceptance, self-care, relationships or your career, this session will open the door to a major blissful breakthrough for you!
Just recently I decided to jump-start my fitness routine again in an attempt to get healthy and create a bit of structure for my workday. I have to say it’s been pretty great…for the most part.
Growing up I was fairly active. I danced from 8th grade through high school and into college so I never really had to worry about getting to the gym and making time to work out. It just happened. I took dance classes and loved it so it hardly ever felt like ‘work’. Just a couple of hours a week doing something I love.
This time is a bit different.
I get up every morning and do the ‘work’. Despite how much it burns in my abs or in my quads, I know that I will feel better having done it. I just have to get through the 30 minutes. The work out I am doing is a Beachbody program and it uses 1 minute increments for each exercise and I can’t tell you how many times I have looked at the time left and wished I hadn’t. Just when I think I am close to being finished, I look up only to realize I am only half way there. For some reason it makes the second half of the minute seem so much longer!
Well last week I decided to try something a little different. I decided that instead of looking at the clock or counting the number of squats or 
crunches I am able to complete, I would just focus on a spot on the wall in front of me through the entire minute. Funny enough, it seemed like the minute passed by so much faster AND it didn’t feel so hard.
This is a perfect example of how holding your vision while not ‘keeping score’ can help your mindset.
I will be the first to admit that when it comes to my goals or intentions, I am a score-taker. I like to monitor where I am and how far I am from my goal and while that doesn’t seem like a bad thing, I find it to be discouraging at times. It can often make it feel like I’m just never going to make it...there.
It’s like saying I want to go to California and all along the way being discouraged that I’m not there yet. Or wanting to work with 100 clients in 2014 (a true goal of mine for this year) and feeling discouraged when I count I have only worked with 40.
It is ALL about mindset.
If you instead celebrate the progression from where you started to where you want to be AND keep your focus on your vision, something magical happens. Things feel better, run more smoothly, and you get there much faster.
The same works for whether you are working out, wanting to lose weight, or make a certain dollar figure during the year.
3 Key Steps:
As long as you are consistently taking inspired action and keeping your mindset positive, you will get there. It just takes a bit of patience, focus, and sometimes accountability. And if you are finding yourself struggling with getting started or need help to keep going, think about getting yourself a coach. I have opened 5 individual spots for the month of August for my 1-Month Jump Start program and while I had previously decided not to run this program again until November, I changed my mind because I know how much can happen in 1 month. I would love to help support you as you envision and create the life & business of your dreams so if this is something you are interested in you can schedule your 30-min. consultation here. We have 5 months left in 2014 what haven’t you started that you wanted to do this year? It’s not too late to get started, I promise working with me for 1 month can make all the difference in you creating the life of your dreams. Are you ready?
As you know last week I made some pretty bold declarations about not having a Plan B. Well, as I am quickly finding, when you make big, bold declarations to the Universe, there can be a bit of an aftermath effect that comes. It’s a recent theme I am seeing not only with myself, but with my clients as well. Click the link below to find out what I am talking about and let me know, have you experienced something similar? If so, how did you handle it?
P.S.
If you made a recent declaration to get your business into brilliant shape in a heart-centered way, then I encourage you to check out the 90 Days to Biz Brilliance group coaching program. This is an opportunity to connect, share, and grow your business with other heart-centered women who know what it’s like to be where you are. There is also still time to get signed up for the bonus self-study program Invest in Yourself before it is available for purchase. Are you ready?
Throughout my life I learned early on that if I could plan for the ‘worst-case scenario’ then I would be fully prepared for anything. If something better happened, I would be delighted, but if the worst case actually occurred, well then I would have a plan of action. Or in the least, I wouldn’t be disappointed.
It worked for a while (and by ‘worked’ I mean life went on and I didn’t question my thoughts too much).
Looking back now, I realize by planning for the worst case scenario, I actually created it.
I’ll give you an example.
Several years ago I was planning a big move for love (I’m such a romantic and lucky for me it worked out because we are now happily married). Being the planner that I was, I didn’t want to move to a new place without a job lined up especially since I was moving 300+ miles away from home and I had no idea what the employment situation was like.
For months I searched from afar and got little to no feedback. I was discouraged and distraught until I finally decided to move anyway. I decided that if I couldn’t find a job right away, my worst-case scenario was that I would simply get a job at Starbucks.
I repeated those same words over and over again to my friends and family members.
“Oh it’s fine. Worst-case scenario I’ll just get a job at Starbucks.”
(You know where this is going right?)
While it wasn’t an absolutely terrible worst case situation, I manifested it exactly.
After a month or so of applying with no luck, I got a job at Starbucks.
Depending on how you look at it you can view this as an incredible manifestation. I fully believed that if all else failed, I would just work at Starbucks…which I did for 6 months.
What’s my point?
Planning for worst-case scenarios have the power to actually create the situation you ‘planned’ for. But do you really want to create a ‘worst case’?
I have learned from that very clear example of my manifestation abilities and no longer plan for those types of situations.
At this stage in my life and business, it means having no Plan B.
There is no ‘worst case scenario’ or alternate plan if my business doesn’t work. It’s not even a thought in my mind because I know that by planning for it, I am giving my very specific and creative power to something I don’t want.
My plan is to succeed and have my business continue to flourish and thrive. That’s my plan…all of it.
So, the thoughts of getting a ‘real job’ are no more because that isn’t an option. The ONLY option is my business and you know why? It’s because it is what I am meant to do.
Sure it’s risky. It’s scary at times. It’s a bit outside the box. Hell, it’s unpredictable more often than not and I am still learning a ton about myself and my business as I go.
BUT
It’s also freeing, fantastic, and the best thing I have ever done…aside from moving for love. Every day I wake up with a purpose. I love my work. I love my clients. And I love the freedom that this journey provides for me.
Yep, this is my purpose and my heart-centered gift to share with the world and despite what seemingly difficult roadblocks I encounter, succeeding in my business is the only option. No more Plan B or worst-case scenarios for this girl.
Nope, I’m putting my all into my business and by doing that there is no way I can fail.
Your Actionable Item: Today I want you to take a look back over your life to see where you might have planned for the ‘worst-case’. Did it happen? Are you planning for one now? Is it something you want to create? If not, what DO you want to create?
Do you have a Plan B for if your dreams don’t come true? I want to know your thoughts so share them in the comments below.
And if you have a heart-centered business that you are ready to bring a bit of brilliance to, I have good news for you. My 90-Days to Biz Brilliance group coaching program is open for registration! The program officially begins August 7th and I am so excited to finally bring this to life. I know that your work is important to you and if it is feeling less than brilliant at the moment, it’s time for a change. Why not get together with other amazing souls going through a similar experience to grow and transform your biz? This is your chance! If you register by July 21st, you are also going to receive my Invest in Yourself self-study program (valued at $97) before it is even available for sale.
I want this program to reach as many amazing biz beauties as possible so will you help me by sharing this with your network and tribe?
