The world, the universe and your loved ones want you to get out there and fulfill your greatest dreams…you know that, right?
They want you to do what oozes so naturally from you; what helps you feel most alive.
When you feel like you're contributing to the world in your most authentic way, others (your VIPs) feel most connected to you. You're radiating, fun and attractive and life is just sweeter.
When you are feeling in your flow, feeling G-O-O-D, you also have much more to give…
All that said, you DO have support, you do. Resist the urge to get into drama that you don't. But be sure to consistently *use* that support to inspire you forward. And if that support is all YOU then wonderful. Sometimes it's all you need.
Self support is called permission.
The missing link may just be giving yourself the permission to really get after the passion and pure genius you have moving through you, even when it's scary…in fact, especially when it's scary.
Monday morning I smiled as I walked into Channel 2 in Portland, passing cameras, bright lights and living room sets. I majored in Broadcast Journalism and have always loved public speaking and the practice it's afforded me to feel a joyful comfort in my own skin. I smiled because I felt at home. The thought went something like "I love that I'm back in a place, where I always knew I'd spend more time…"
In school, I loved writing my news stories and delivering them. I'll never forget what my director in college told me, "Michelle, never be nervous about presenting your story. You know it better than anyone." That "little" piece of advice has helped me in a big way in life and business.
So, hey you, don't be nervous about sharing *yours*. You know it better than anyone and it's the story that has brought you here right now so do her a favor and honor her, all parts.
To continue, the truth is I also love sharing what I know and love with larger audiences. I love the challenge it presents (I've always been the girl who, knees knocking, wants to do the very thing she's afraid of). Most importantly, however, it's what I feel I'm here to do in this life and in this world: help as many women and moms to, sans apology, create lives based around what makes them authentically do a little ditty (so their families, communities and their world can do a little ditty too).
When mama is happy, everyone is happy…
Though I've done a couple other TV appearances, this was one of the most fun because it creatively brought my work with women entrepreneurs together with my love of yoga. A few years ago I fused the two worlds together and you could say I've been practicing yoga of the mind (up-dogging) every since…
A few years back I came up with the term Business Yoga and did a free mp3 download on it. I had an up-and-coming LA comedian interview me on the "Secrets of Business Yoga" and together we delivered a light-hearted piece around bringing the positive principles of yoga into our practice of business. All for the purpose of stretching our happiness and, as I state in the clip below, to go from stress mode to solution mode.
Our bodies, bank accounts, dreams and internal (and daily) peace thermometer all want and crave the feelings that come when we are in solution mode. We could even say our goal every day is to do that very thing: to decrease the drama and way increase the inspiration, love and connection.
Yogi hop to it.
Where can you make it your daily goal to decrease or steer clear of drama? Within your mind? Family? With business partner(s)? With your assistant or even on social media?
I hope you enjoy the other questions I recommend in the clip.
And I hope in hearing what I share that you enjoy challenging yourself to own even more of each situation that comes to or "at" you. In my opinion, when we take responsibility for our lives (*everything* that happens in them) we are most powerful, successful, sexy and loving.
And, what is *your* flow or vision for your passion-turned-professional life?
Is it exactly what you're doing today? Congrats, if it is.
Or, do want to move into speaking and writing more of the time, like I've made room for in my day-to-day business'ing? What is it for you? In other words, are you ready to move into the next evolution of *your* visibility?
If your next evolution is, in fact, something quite different than what you're currently doing, let's take a quick look now at how you can speak to that greater vision more every day and tweak your weekly calendar to:
• Include more time researching what it will take.
• Make more time to reach out to that perfect contact (or five) who might be able to lend their expertise or do an intro for you.
• (Just like yoga) practice, practice, practice what it is that you need to be even more visible (visibility is key to success).
Once you get clear on your vision, couture creation, own it, feel it and see it every day. Regardless if you think it's just one tiny step, your strategic and creatively-inspired forward movement gets you that one step closer than you were last week. And that's what it takes.
No need to be in drama over it and *judge* it. Instead, simply jump at the chance to say yes to yourself and keep moving forward because you may just be one or three steps away from "it".
In other words, step into it now and let the other 13 (way) less important things that have been hanging on your to-do list GO.
As I saw on a graphic recently, 'letting go IS the hardest asana', it's true. But letting go is the only way to hold *onto* the vision we have for our lives and the greatness we know we are capable of (greatness = affecting and bettering more of the world with our unique talents and genius).
Making room in our lives, in our relationships and in our calendars for what we really want is what getting rid of the drama and being in solution mode is really all about.
What do you ooze? What are you genius at? It's beautiful, really. We each have our special something to shine back out into the world. So…take the time. Take time to find what that something is OR just get *back* into the flow of doing it.
Start today.
What are you letting go of today so you can be even more visible and live your vision?
Is it a person? A task? A frame of mind? A thought that is on loop?
And, as importantly, how much more can you allow the love and support others have for you to propel you into even more of your what you are meant to do?
That there is one sweet morsel I didn't get to share on the segment that I so wish I had the time to…
You don't have to go it alone (please don't go it alone). He/she/they want so badly to be there for you…open up, let the love in so you can shine it right back out.
As always, sending you my love…
Enjoy your business, enjoy your life!
Life is good,
p.s. Calling all moms who are also business-owners, I'm getting ready to create some training videos for you. What do YOU want to dive deeper into? What do you feel you need to master in both business and life in order to be happier and more financial prosperous? Reply to this email and let me know!