From Service to Creating

05/15/2011

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WOW. I cannot yet quite put into words my experience at the Eden Unplugged event in Arizona. All I know is that things will be different from this point forward than they have been in the past. I experienced community like never before, connection, authenticity, soul expression and a deeper seeing and knowing between people. I will write more as I integrate more. 

Meanwhile...I just read a fabulous post by Lauren Gorgo who writes the blog "Think with your Heart." She is a channeler and regularly writes energy reports that have been phenomenally aligned with my experience of the path to living from my deepest Essence. I love this passage which aligns completely with my knowing and with my plans for my own Great Work the planet. Now is the time to do what makes each of us feel most ALIVE and VIBRANT:

One further point that we would like to make with regard to this life-changing transition is that each of you are fully in control of your destinies now. It is no longer a place of coming together to create for the good of mankind, to fix what's broken, but a place of coming together to create from deep passion, from the unrelenting desire to make manifest your YOUnique contribution to the planet thru the pure reflection of your soulular self.

We are finally at a place of fully expressing our divinity in a way that expires our old (clearing) contracts and deeply embedded programming that we are here to "save the world". There is no saving or service required any longer….we are simply here now to share the part of ourselves that will, by default, uplift others. The shift is important here because when work from a place of "saving", we are holding on to the very paradigm that we are now breaking free from. NoCanDo.

The unseens want us to deeply understand that the new-earth pioneers are shifting from service to creation, which is a completely different energy construct. 

Any need, desire or impulse to "save" the falling world comes from a polarized mind, lends energy to chaos, keeps us attached to the outworn and therefore restricted from our ability to create on the new timeline. Remember those words of one famous Albert Einstein...“Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them”? It applies here. As the outside world continues to spiral into chaos it is imperative that we push thru to a higher level of thinking by remembering that lasting change only comes when we transcend the energies that created it.

We are here now to create a new way, to create a new world... to use inspiration as our weapon and love as our shield. And there is no turning back.

"Know that your contribution to the world is nothing more or less than what sets you on fire…it is the reflective radiance of the sun's creative potential within each of you, the core center of your embodied power to create, and for all to benefit from. - Seven Sisters

Full post here: http://consciousco-creationalcoaching.blogspot.com/
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2011...The Year of "Hell Yes!"

01/04/2011

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I was in a gift shop a few months ago and saw a little hardcover book that caught my eye. The title was "Hell Yes!" 

It caught my attention! I read the whole thing right there and then. (It's short but compelling.)

For me, the key thing I took away from it was in the introduction to the book. Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin, the author and CEO and creative director of Tribe, Inc., an ad agency with a focus on branded content, says: 

I don't know about you, but I'll bet you're busier than you really want to be. You might be the CEO or the office intern, a stay-at-home parent or a part-time student, a doctor, a lawyer, a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker, but my money says you're overcommitted.

Do you really want to be one of those people who are always overwhelmed? Imagine being highly productive but more relaxed. Imagine waking up excited about what's on your calendar, going through your day feeling energized and joyful, or even having nice roomy holes in your schedule. 

The trick is to do what is on your true path and skip the rest. "Follow your bliss," said Joseph Campell, the esteemed twentieth century psychologist...And as Alan Cohen, author and speaker, says, "You only have to decide one thing. If it's not 'Hell yes,' then I don't care what it is.

Before you commit to anything - a meeting, a lunch date, a favor for a friend, a volunteer opportunity, a marriage proposal, or even another piece of pie - use this simple measurement to weight your options. 

If it's not a "Hell yes!" then it's a "Hell no!"

There are many people who would say this is not a realistic way to go through life (and for them it isn't because that belief is a self-fulfilling prophecy). But I believe it's just a choice...a choice that requires enough discipline to make your joy, what lights you up, what makes you come alive (which are all to me clues to your deeper purpose and the reason you're on the planet) your highest priority. 

What perhaps is not realistic is expecting to be able to live by the Hell Yes! philosophy 100% of the time starting today. It's a practice to develop over time. But if even you started to think along these lines and make even 5-10% of your decisions by this method, how would that change things for you over the long term? A lot. As the saying goes, a plane that changes its course by even 1% ends up at a totally different place! 


Looking back on 2010, I can see lots of ways that I myself did not practice the Hell Yes! strategy enough. And the immediate result of that, by my own experience, was more fatigue, less fun and less progress on my purpose than I otherwise could have had. I did also make a lot of Hell Yes! choices though, and those choices actually led to more fun, more clients, more income, more progress on my purpose, and greater benefit to those around me.

I've tested it and the Hell Yes! strategy is neither self-indulgent nor frivolous. To me, it's essential for anyone who is truly committed to following their passion and their purpose and creating a thriving business from that. 

When I make sure to make it to my yoga class (always a Hell Yes!) instead of "powering through" to do that extra hour of work when I already feel tired and uninspired, for example, I can come back to the work refreshed and more creative and accomplish three times as much in the next hour of work than I otherwise would have, and the quality of of the work is significantly higher.

Fill your own cup first and you have will more good to overflow to the things you do and the people around you in a way that is sustainable and will not lead to burnout or common health or relationship imbalances or addictions. And you, and the people around you, will have a lot more fun along the way (isn't that really the point?). 

You will also have a delighted clientele that is much more likely to refer you to others because you're giving off a different kind of vibe than most people. You will naturally set yourself apart, and once you get into that realm, there is no competition for you or what you do. You are in a category all your own.

The spirit of this little book and its approach to life and business reminds me of one my favourite quotes that I often share: 

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~ Howard Thurman

So if you know deep inside that following your passion and serving others with it is the highest path for you, the one where you can make your greatest contribution, then the next time you have a choice to make, a commitment of your time and energy of some kind, ask yourself "Is this a Hell Yes! for me?" 

If not, ask yourself why you are choosing to do it, and if you are really serving yourself and the others around you in the highest and best way by doing some kind of "should," or to meet someone else's expectation of you. The hallmark of your highest path is your joy - the deep and resonant joy of your Soul (as opposed to the short-term gratification of your ego which is a totally different thing).

You can check out the "Hell Yes!" book here: http://amzn.to/fkNHD3

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A Passion for, well...Passion!

01/18/2010

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I LOVE to be with people who love what they do. I absolutely love it. I find them wherever I go. They are easy to spot and far too rare. Their energy is infectious, and uplifts everyone around them. In my opinion, they offer the best quality products and services; their love ends up in there somehow and we can see it, taste it, touch it, feel it, and it greatly enhances our experience. They typically have stellar word-of-mouth reputations. They are also having more fun than most people, and it shows.

What sets these people apart? Why do they pursue their passion while so many others do not? HOW do they do it, when so many others feel stopped and compromise their passion and their joy for various reasons, including a steady paycheck or to meet the approval of parents or spouses or others? Can anyone live their passion, or is this magical experience reserved for just a lucky few?

I believe that everyone has a unique passion, that thing or combination of things they love most, as well a unique talent that allows them to live it fully. It could be a love and a talent for gardening or writing or parenting or music or real estate development or international finance…it literally could be anything. It’s unique for everyone. 

This blog - and frankly my entire life - is devoted to spreading the energy of passion; to supporting people in discovering, aligning with and expressing their own one-of-a-kind passion and talent boldly and joyfully in the world; to sharing relevant resources and telling the stories of people who are already living it so others can learn from their experience; to providing the inspiration and how-to’s so anyone can step into fully living what most lights them up. As one of my favourite quotes says:

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~ Howard Thurman
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