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My Version of a Makeover Show
Posted by: | CommentsHappy Monday!!!
I’m totally excited about my upcoming tel-class with my friend, Cheryl Heppard!! She’s the queen of all things marketing; I’m the queen of flying your freak flag; and we decided to join forces to create our version of a makeover show!!! Woo-hoo!!!
We’re tired of seeing entrepreneurs struggle to stand out and get noticed and decided it was time to do something about it!
Meet our beautiful brainchild-
Unfurl Your Freak Flag and Take Your Bland Brand From Boring to Brilliant
We will share some simple strategies to bring more of your rebelicious self into your business so your super shiny-sparkly brand will attract more money making opportunities.
We’re going to help TWO people LIVE on the call “fly their FREAK FLAG” and “take their bland brand from boring to BRILLIANT!”
How cool would it be if one of those people were YOU?
If you feel like it’s hard to get your business noticed and you’re struggling to connect with the people you’d like to serve- register for the call and submit your application. We’re going to pick two people to be in the hot-seat and get free advice on how to “fly their freak flag” and “take their bland brand from boring to brilliant!”
Do you know any other entrepreneurs who might benefit from some of this free advice? Please share this with them and encourage them to attend! The more the merrier.
Don’t forget to submit your application!
See you on the call!
Let Yourself Be Seen!!
Posted by: | CommentsI was deeply inspired by this TED Talk by Brené Brown: The Power of Vulnerability.
She asked these questions-
How do we learn to embrace our vulnerabilities and imperfections so that we can engage in our lives from a place of authenticity and worthiness?
How do we cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection that we need to recognize that we are enough – that we are worthy of love, belonging, and joy?
What she discovered is that flying your freak flag leads to happiness and success!!!
Check out here TED Talk-
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Do you have the courage to be imperfect and fully embrace your vulnerability?
The Burning Question Answered
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I’m happy dancing with the opportunity to play with Danielle LaPorte!
She invited people to answer this question on their blogs -What’s one dumb thing that you used to believe in?
I’m so in on this!!!!
I used to buy into the idea that the way to be successful was to work really, really hard. Long hours spent paying your dues and saying “yes” to everything that was asked of you. You didn’t question your salary or your boss. You just hunkered down and did your best hoping that someone would notice the great work you were doing. It would all pay off in the end when you magically reached the point of success and got to do relax a bit and enjoy your life.
But that is never the way it turned out. The more I worked, the more that was expected of me. I had set my own personal bar so high, I couldn’t possible keep up with it. Sure I made some money and was good at my job, but I was miserable!!! Burnt out, pissed off and needing a really long vacation.
Funny enough, my own personal experience had taught me that the opposite of this was true. I was the most prosperous and happy when I was barely doing any work at all – selling E at parties back in the day. I’m not suggesting that you become a drug dealer, but I am pointing out that working hard was not necessarily paying off in my world.
Working hard for no payoff was what I grew up watching my parents do. My Dad went off to a job he hated everyday and came home and poured himself a drink first thing in the door. My Mom struggled to raise kids, get her Master’s degree and then build a career. They both worked really hard hoping to one day be able to relax and enjoy their lives….even if it would be when they retired. They barely made enough money to raise our family in the traditional lower middle class way.
Then my Mom got breast cancer and struggled with that disease for 8 years before it finally killed her. She was only 55.
Her last words to me were- Enjoy your life now!!! You are working so hard and so focused on your career. You need to stop and enjoy your life right now!!
You see, she had thought that if she worked hard when she was young, she would be able to enjoy her life when she was older…..but she found herself dying instead. Her words of wisdom- This was supposed to me my time to live- and I’m dying instead. Don’t let that happen to you!
I took her words to heart.
What I know to be true- Success comes from being happy and enjoying your life. Spend your time doing what you love. Have fun everyday!! Take the time to enjoy the people who matter to you. Breath!!!! Celebrate!!!! Live!!! The money will come.
I invite you to play along and answer this question too- What’s one dumb thing that you used to believe in?
Come Get Your F.R.E.E Taste
Posted by: | CommentsHere is the plan….
I have cleared my schedule for Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday so we can spend some time identifying your super powers and boosting your shine factor!!!
I want to give you a FREE taste of how an Unfurl Your Freak Flag Session can turn you into a Freak Flag Flying, Freedom Loving, Money Making Machine!
In 15 powerful minutes I can help you-
• Unleash your super powers
• Identify were your holding back and what to do about it
• Ditch the story that keeps you from doing the work you love
• Identify what you stand for and start your own revolution
• Get clear on what sets you apart and makes you super shiny
• Create a strategy for eliminating competition and rocking the house
• Amp up your shine factor 100%
• Reconnect to your inspiration and passion and come up with money making ways to express it.
• Hit the ejector button on all the things that aren’t serving you and start doing the things you want to do
Are you in???
Click here to submit your application and schedule your spot
I can’t wait to dive in with you!!
Feeling Exposed and Vulnerable
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve been feeling extremely vulnerable the past few weeks. Raw and uncertain, and questioning my choices.
I’m feeling this way because my dear sweet 13 year old cat Spike is in complete kidney failure and the vet says that there is not much we can do for him at this point. We tried some treatments that could possibly extend his life for a little while, but he did not respond well to them.
So now we are waiting- waiting for me to make the choice to have him euthanized.
Boy does it suck to be in this place!
I’m questioning my choices in the past around his care; mad at the vet we were going to for not seeing the signs of this when I brought him in this summer; and thinking that I should try the treatments again to see if they work this time.
I’m doubting myself, and looking to everyone else for answers because I don’t want to make the wrong choice. If I’m honest, I have to admit that I want someone else to make the choice for me and give me an answer so I don’t have to be responsible.
I know that only I can make this choice….just like all the other choices in my life. I need to move beyond my fear of getting it wrong; my guilt for not questioning his old vet when I sensed something was wrong; my emotions about missing him and tune into my inner knowing where I can dance with his spirit and hear what he needs. He will tell me and I will know when it’s time if I allow myself to listen.
Being this vulnerable and witnessing my desire to have someone else tell me what to do reminds me of feeling vulnerable in my coaching business. This work is coming straight from my heart and I often times feel extremely exposed and vulnerable.
Do you ever feel that way in your business?
I want to make the right choices and create the right programs. I want to make money!! But there have been times when I was struggling to make ends meet and doubted myself and the choices I made. I wanted someone else to sweep in and give me the answers and show me the way and I wasn’t afraid to throw money at the problem. I’ve spent at least $15,000 on coaches and programs that promised to show me how to be successful.
Weirdly enough, the more I tried to follow the blueprint and do the things they told me to do ….the more I struggled. What I realized was that I was trying to cram myself into their formula for success, rather than creating my own.
For some reason I trusted them more than I trusted myself.
I think that is what can easily happen when you’re feeling vulnerable. You want someone else to sweep in and relieve the pressure and make you feel safe. Rather than make your own choices and risk making a mistake, it is easier to hand it all over to someone else to solve for you. Then if it doesn’t work out you can put the blame on them.
What I’ve learned is that I can ask questions, hire someone else to teach me skills, and help me generate ideas, but my success comes from deep inside of me. My business is an extension of who I am. The more I bring myself into, fly my freak flag and trust my inner guidance the more successful I become. No one else can tell me the way. I just have to trust myself.
What have you learned from your vulnerability?
How do you move through it?
