When I was a teenager I was painfully shy. I wasn’t very confident (although I did have this inner drive /obsession that I was going to become confident!). Since I was uncomfortable with myself I didn’t usually smile very often as that would be taking up space in the world. That would be claiming something for myself - I’m happy! I was always afraid that someone would crush my happiness. ( I didn’t know at the time that I was the one who was responsible for my happiness and no one could “take it away” ) So, I often had people who would pass by me and say “SMILE!” - rather forcefully, demanding that I brighten up and plaster a big grin on my face.
As the author of, Joyful Business Guide system, I have outlined 17 Guiding Principles of a Joyful Business. These are guidelines, reminders, and validations for creating a successful business based on using your joy energy. Why? Because the world needs a new modern business model - the old one is broken! Use joy as a guide for what you create, for what you give, and for what you receive - being intentional about it all.
Each week I would like to share one of the Guiding Principles. I would love to hear your thoughts, comments and own personal experience of each principle.
As the author of, Joyful Business Guide system, I have outlined 17 Guiding Principles of a Joyful Business. These are guidelines, reminders, and validations for creating a success business based on using your joy energy. Why? Because the world needs a new modern business model - the old one is broken! Use joy as a guide for what you create, for what you give, and for what you receive - being intentional about it all.
Each week I would like to share one of the Guiding Principles. I would love to hear your thoughts, comments and own personal experience of each principle.
One of the things I’ve realized is how many of my women entrepreneurial goddess clients feel torn between spirituality and materiality. They really want more money to have a better life for themselves and their families, they want more travel experiences, and to experience a life of beauty.
As many of you read in my blog, I went on a creative break to Seabrook Island off the coast of South Carolina in early April. I had never been here before but it was a treat to myself for a busy and successful year.
I woke early one morning thinking about this week when my boys would be off skiing on spring break in Colorado, and my husband would be travelling, and wondered what I should do. I asked my Inner Savvy & Audaciously Successful Business Woman and she knew right away! She said to go away…find a place to go that was inspiring….use this chunk of free time to get a few projects done and to relax and fill back up. She also said…and treat yourself nice…go somewhere inspiring! For me it has to be a beach! I found Seabrook Island as I was looking at lodging choices, and I also heard her say…and you want to be on the beach - no skimping out on your creative inspiration!
Well, I started off 2008 very excited and pumped about the new year, new plans…new possibilities. I kicked off the New Year with a Business Planning Retreat with my friend and collegue, Wendy Watkins of PassionFruit People Growers. We went to the beautiful mountains in North Carolina and holed up in a luxury timber home - spoiled ourselves while we marianted, planned, brainstormed, calendarized, blew up, and blew out plans for 2008. Talk about coming back and being revved to go!
Well, my intention was that I would be writing you a blog entry about our retreat, what we did, how we did it, etc…and give you some ideas and inspiration for your own.
This week I am really delighted to share that I am on creative retreat…at the ocean!
A few months back I realized that my boys were going skiing with their dad for spring break and my husband was going to be traveling this week. I didn’t really want to be home alone all week. Well, I woke up one morning around 5 am wondering, “What would my future self….my inner audaciously successful & savvy business woman…my future self in 3 years do?”
I knew instantly. She would find a beautiful place to visit, nurture herself, and spend some chunks of time finally getting to some of those creative writing projects like revising my web page for the Joyful Business Guide and putting the final details together for my new Platinum coaching program. And, of course, it would have to be by the beach!
Today is Tax Day in the U.S. so it’s appropriate that we talk about money!
Are you attracting all the money you desire? Or does it still seem like there is an invisible barrier blocking money from easily coming to you?
I often get clients asking me about my favorite tools for shifting those pesky (and often giant boulder-like) limiting beliefs. Often many of those limiting beliefs will have to do with money. I work with a variety of products and I like to share with you my favorites!
When I was a teenager I was painfully shy. I wasn’t very confident (although I did have this inner drive /obsession that I was going to become confident!). Since I was uncomfortable with myself I didn’t usually smile very often as that would be taking up space in the world. That would be claiming something for myself - I’m happy! I was always afraid that someone would crush my happiness. ( I didn’t know at the time that I was the one who was responsible for my happiness and no one could “take it away” ) So, I often had people who would pass by me and say “SMILE!” - rather forcefully, demanding that I brighten up and plaster a big grin on my face.
I attended a board meeting last week for the Georgia Coach Association. Our focus for the evening was growing the GCA revenue budget so we could continue to support our growing membership community and provide quality programs, and more.
Our esteemed leaders started the meeting by asking each of us to share 1 idea we are doing to grow out own businesses. First, of all it totally set the theme and focus for the meeting - brilliant! And, we all took away some great ideas!
