I just caught myself before doing a networking thing on my calendar that was actually just a “should” and not a true choice.
It would have been fine, but doing “shoulds” is not the life I want.
What’s great is that I now have the freeing energy to spend that time doing something that I actually want to do, that will move the needle more so!
Once again proving that the body knows the way, if I will just listen. Continue reading
When consultants, coaches, and other service professionals are getting set up for self-employment, I notice they often worry, as I did at first, about all the business logistics and mysteries you think you should know.
Maybe you’re even worried you’ll get in trouble for something you didn’t know.
I’ve seen many people let worries about these things really get in their way, thinking it’s something huge to tackle. They think they can’t do anything else before getting a business name, some kind of incorporated entity (e.g., LLC), etc.
I’m a self-employed business coach and I had to learn this stuff too, 11 years ago. Even though I understood a lot about marketing and business, the business setup stuff was new to me, having been an employee until then.
Business setup stuff felt like a big mystery to me, behind a curtain like in the Wizard of Oz.
It turns out it’s not that huge, especially for solo service providers like us. Important, yes, and sometimes tedious, yes. But much of it can be easier and is often not as urgent as you might think. In my case, I did it over time.
Let’s have a look. I’ll share some basics as well as what I have done as a coach.
There are plenty of things you’ve done that are harder than this. Don’t let business logistic worries stop you from going for your dreams.
I heard this the other day, and I realize I’ve heard something like it many times:
I can’t tell if I should stick it out at this job or look for something new? It’s only been a couple years and it took so much to get here, so maybe I’ll just get better at it? But I’m so drained…”
I’m just gonna tell you like it is, like what I told her.
If you feel drained, something needs to change. That won’t go away if nothing changes.
Especially after a couple years in her case, that’s enough data to know something is off. The body doesn’t lie.
Change doesn’t have to mean you leave that job. There could be a middle ground between just stay the course as is, and leave. But for sure something needs to change in this case. I’ll say it again. The body knows.
I’ll explain how to figure it out in this post. It could be easier than you think. Continue reading
So many people don’t know the right direction for their work in the world, for their career or business. Not to mention confusion around how it fits in with the Greater Good.
I love that some people are asking the question about serving in a meaningful way. Yet I know they worry about how to do good work without overwhelm, or whether they can actually find or create meaningful work that can also meet their needs for income and rest.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could find the overlap between feeling good for you and your needs, and feeling good for the needs of the Greater Good, all together? That’s what I call the “Best Use of You”. It feels great, not draining.
Work can feel great. And it should if it’s truly the best use of you.
I have found ways that work, for me, and the way I came to it seems to also work for others, even in many different circumstances. We are finding ways to serve the Greater Good in our work, without overwhelm. I’ll explain. Continue reading
This is a funny combo of quiet and outspoken, and I know I’m not the only one:
I’m a recovering “good girl” who now openly questions the insane harmful systems that dominate around the globe.
In other words, when I was younger, I used to be too quiet in an attempt to seem “good” and to stay safe (beyond the normal level of the positive quiet of introverts).
Now my desire for the Greater Good is winning out, and I’ve become more outspoken, more and more each year.
I am determined to be part of moving from the dominant broken paradigm (money-driven and violent) to a life-affirming, nature-centric paradigm.
I know. It’s a long journey from here to there but I am finding it joyful along the way, whenever I turn in that direction. It’s way better on this road than the old crumbling one. Especially when I connect with kindred spirits.
This Triskele is an ancient symbol found in Ireland and other places in Europe, most likely about natural rhythms of the seasons.
A nature-centric world view is what research has shown me is the true ancestral heritage of all humans.
No wonder it feels so much more true to my own nature. No wonder so many are drawn to it.
This true nature paradigm has been alive all along, sometimes in the shadows and in Indigenous cultures around the globe, and it is expanding, despite pressures against it.
I’ll share more of what I mean about what’s unfolding, why it’s hard, and what can help. Continue reading