Be a COOL Spiritual Womanpreneur: Respond to emails ASAP!!!

One of the greatest experiences I had this year was teaching yoga to warriors for the Wounded Warrior Project. I feel a great connection with warriors, because in my own way, I am a warrior myself. Plus, being an amputee gives me major street creds with veterans. They know I know something about loss , trauma and navigating life.

Not only was the experience incredible, the infrastructure was incredible. I knew , because the backbone of the Wounded Warrior Project is so solid, that my questions and comments via email would be responded to quickly, as in less than a day.

That’s the way I do my biz. Doesn’t everyone?

Apparently not.

I am fascinated  by emails I receive almost daily with the following ‘ Thank you for replying so quickly.”  “ Wow, that was quick.”

I got thinking.

What is the difference between a spiritually responsible womanpreneur leader, and one who appears to be?

Some might say you increase your power by NOT responding immediately, by letting the other  person sweat it out a little. That , of course, is for the womanpreneur who wants to win.. . something?

I say ‘No’. That’s not the model I follow. I don’t want to win anything. I have actually already “won”. I’m alive. You can read more about that major coup here.  That’s for another day.

What about being a true spiritual leader?

What about being so cool that you are bold enough, brave enough, responsible enough to respond to email requests ASAP because you care about your clients, potential clients and the role your business has for the greater good of all of us?

Here are my TOP TEN  leadership credos that guide my womanpreneur life.

1. If it doesn’t feel good in your gut, don’t do it. Don’t assume that just because someone presents themselves as an expert means they are. Always trust yourself first.
2. Ask
3. Every experience is a mirror to personal and business growth which are intertwined.
4. Be willing to take responsibility.
5. Expect magic when you least anticipate it.
6. It’s not personal, unless it is.( see #1 )
7. Respond creatively and positively to challenges.
8. The spiritual and lifestyle lessons of yoga are easily translatable and reflected in my business by how I conduct myself with others .
9. Respond within 48 hours during business days to all correspondences.  It’s a nice thing to do. And it’s classy.
10.  Integrity is everything. Integrity no matter, always.

If you haven’t responded to that email, do it now . Clean the slate.

I NEED this. Don't you? DAILY CHECKLIST FOR THE SPIRITUAL WOMANPRENEUR

My business is kicking up. I am updating all my websites, getting new clients, writing books, and generally feeling so excited to finally be doing what I love- helping my clients get their freedom and joy of life back. 

Freedom of movement with  Yoga for Amputees.

 Freedom to let their heart sing again with the JOY Breakthrough, for women living with chronic illness, worry or stress.

Freedom to PLAY with Color Me Yoga for Children

Freedom to feel better with Pediatric Yoga

Freedom to find their soul's path again with  Soul Retrieval

Which means I better make sure I am living by the standards that matter most to me.

After all, if I'm not living what I'm teaching, how can I really be effective in helping my clients.

 This is my daily checklist .

I trust it helps you too.

 Stay centered 

 Start your day the meditation way. 

Get your mind still so you can clear the rubble and get focused

  Stay open 

Have a daily plan and be willing to let go of it completely. 

New opportunities and unique connections will surprise you when you are receptive.

 Stay active

  Exercise daily to get your life force moving and feel great. 

Exercise lets your body know you adore her.

Stay in tune  

 Listen to your very wise heart throughout the day.

 Ask your heart what she needs and be willing to honor her request.

Stay inspired 

 Seek out inspiration through the arts, nature, children, beauty, intimacy. 

Light a candle if that is all you can do.

Stay put 

 Take time throughout the day to breathe deeply and BE. 

When your overactive mind has time to rest, your subconscious wisdom can rise and shine

 Stay grateful 

It takes a planet to grow you and your business. 

Always acknowledge all the seen and unseen forces at work to help you thrive.

Stay YOU 

Keep your integrity, self- care, inner compass and love intact. 

Your inner beauty and self -worth matter.

Want to live more freedom and JOY in your life?

Contact me. I know the ropes. I can bring you there. Promise.

Applause isn't everybody's turn on. What turns you on in your work?

This week I am living out my dream of being a GoGo girl.

That's right. 

I've had a pair of hot pink boots for years. I've worn them for various occasions ( wink). I am finally getting the chance to not only wear them, but to dance in them for my choreographer friend's performance.

One of my new dancing friends made a comment the other day, during dress rehearsal.

Applause is addictive, isn't it?

As I thought about what she said, I was struck by how much applause isn't such a turn on for me.

I get applause a lot, for speeches, trainings, book readings.

I never even hear it.

I am too busy thinking about whether I helped wake up someone's soul to the beauty of who they already are.

Yup, that's right. In my business, the soul wake up of a client really turns me on.

In that moment, I feel like I am seated in the throne room of the divine. 

You could say it is an other worldly experience.

In my case, this is my everyday world.

When I see my client's face light up, or hear her tears as she finally remembers what has always been there all along- her inner strength, her radiance, her magnificence, I know I am participating in heaven on earth.

The holy moment. It's breathtaking. And it's definitely my turn.

Want a holy moment in your life?

Let's talk. 

 

www.TheJOYBreakthrough.com

Transformation Nation: Or How much transformation does one girl need?

I am rethinking the whole “transforming the world , transforming my life thing ”.

It's everywhere!

"You CAN change your life."
"Transform your life in 10 weeks."
"Change your attitude, transform your life."
"Transform your life so you can live the life you have always dreamed of."
“Secrets to creating true transformation."
It is obvious to all of us when someone has changed- perhaps they lost 100 pounds, stopped drinking, became a vegetarian, went on a healing retreat, joined the Peace Corps, got married.
It's as if the spark we always saw in them was finally lit up.
It was. Something caused that person to remember the truth of who they really were, then decide to choose that truth.

So, I did a little research. What is transformation?
According to the dictionary, transformation is a change from one form to another, which means the essence is still the same, only the form of the essence is different.
When it comes  to personal well-being,is transformation really transformation at all, or is it re-remembering the beauty of who we already are?

Big sigh, right?


Americans are hungry. We consume 24% of the world's energy, 150% times as much water as the rest of the world , 40 times as many calories daily as most of the world.
So it would make sense that the self help market is  a $1 billion industry, and growing. 
We are hungry to be more satisfied.

But we haven't actually taken the deep breath needed to see

 how satisfied we already are, have we?

I am definitely in that category, and I am not ashamed to admit it. I am an American after all. We think big, we think impossible is possible, we are young in our thinking.
As much as I say I am grateful everything I have and am, there are moments when I feel like I could be more, do more, and yes , have more. It's in those moments I am in the danger zone. I forget who I already am.
Which is why I, like so many people I know, have signed up for the transformational programs , read the books, given the talks, done what it takes to "transform myself and my world".
Sure, I have learned a few things along the way from these various authors and motivational entrepreneurs.
 And yet, when I get to the last chapter and put down the book, or turn off the podcast, I am left wandering in the dark, just a little bit.
Why did I fall for it? Their message , subtly, is that they know how to transform me because I am needing transformation, or I must, I think?
Does that sound familiar? A little manifest destiny mindset in the mix? 

They are hungry too. 

 

I think of the yoga principle of avidya- making the unreal real. In that moment I remember that I have been sideswiped by my own hungry ignorance.
I go back to my guy, Y'shua. The one who was reported to say " You must be born again." which means you must be born anew in each breath. 
And the breath He is referring to? The breath of the creation of the world.
I take a deep breath, the kind of breath that hovers over the waters of the newly formed earth.
I am transformed. Or , am I just re-remembering?