Archive | March, 2011

Eliminating Impatience & Developing Trust in Your Intuition

 


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Many gifted healers ache to bring their gifts to the world, but then find themselves stuck when it comes to marketing those gifts.

 

In coaching these dedicated, spiritual entrepreneurs, it is clear to me that their marketing challenges occur because they are unclear about one of the following three elements:  their message, their market (whom they are serving), or their media (the vehicle through which they are conveying their message).

 

If your message is not clear – if the people you are meant to serve do not even know what you are offering, then how can they decide that they need you and want to work with you?

 

In addition if you are not clear about who your market is (or what your niche is), then it is very difficult to find the people to even share your message with them.  And let’s not even talk about the media!

 

Marketing always starts with knowing what your business’s message is – what your message to the world is.  But here’s the thing — you can’t figure out your message to the world unless you know why you’re in business to begin with, can you?  (We’ll work on your message in the future.  For now, let’s just concentrate on this first step.)

 

Answering these questions will help you figure this out, if you don’t know already.  Ask yourself: 

 

1.  Why am I in business for myself? Or… Why am I doing this business?

 

2.  What is my vision for my business or for my work?  What do I stand for? Or… What does my business stand for?

 

3.  What is it that I want my business to create?  What change do I want my business/work to create in the world?

 

Make a list to answer each of these questions because if as you get clearer about why you are in business, you will get clearer about how to market your business.  But it starts first with having your vision and being clear about what that is that you do and what gifts you are bringing to the world.

 

If you take the time to do this, you will begin to clarify a big piece of your marketing message.  And that, in turn, will attract more clients!  It cannot help but attract more clients.  Clarity always equals attraction.

 

 

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What’s Your Impatience Factor?


 

 


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One of the challenges that many people face when developing their intuition is what I call the Impatience Factor.  Our minds want to understand right here, right now, what the intuitive hit means.

 

However, oftentimes we are given only pieces of information.  (Think of it as putting together a puzzle.)  When our ego gets involved and wants to understand the whole picture and even demands to understand the whole picture, this is when we get into trouble, this is when we get into doubt, and this is when we fall into not trusting our intuition.

And we begin to think that we must understand it all right now, or there’s something wrong with us, or that this intuition thing doesn’t work.

 

That is not it the case at all.  Rather, it is simply that you have been given a piece of information.  If you can set it to the side and wait for more information to come, then you’ll begin to see how you are being led intuitively.

 

Check to see your own Impatience Factor.  How high is it?  See if you can allow the information to come to you without demanding that you understand everything right here, right now.  If you can do this, you will have gone a long way to developing trust in your intuition.

 

 

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Daily Intuitive Journaling


 


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When my clients and students are learning to develop and trust their intuition, one of the main exercises they do is get a journal, where they can write down the intuitive hits that they receive on a daily basis.

 

What happens is that they quickly realize that they are receiving many intuitive hits and they begin to trust what they receive.

 

Even if you don’t understand something in the moment, but it seems to be an intuitive hit, write it down anyway.  Sometimes you will get a piece of the puzzle which you don’t fully understand until later.  This way you have it written down, and when you go back to read your intuitive hits, you really get some “Ah-Ha!” moments.

 

So, go get a journal – make it a beautiful one – and start writing down your intuitive hits.  See what unfolds for you.  I believe you will discover that you develop your intuition far more quickly than you could possibly imagine – and you will really begin to trust the information you receive!

 

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Your Divine Whisper

New Blog, New Life – Let’s Celebrate!

 


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In January 2011, this blog changed.  After a year and a half of writing the Divine Whispers, they felt complete and I strongly felt guided to share how to develop and use our intuition in a new way – both in our lives and in our businesses.  Today’s blog is the first of those new shares.

 

As an entrepreneur, you know that your number one job is to listen to your market, to hear what it is they want to learn about, and then to offer it to them.  And as I listened to my market, I learned that they are looking for ways to understand how to connect with their intuition so that they can trust what they receive and then take action upon it.

 

This is particularly helpful for an entrepreneur, because we have so many decisions to make every day, decisions like with whom should I work?  Whom should I hire?  Should I take this training or that one?  Should I spend money (or time) here or there?  And so on.

 

It is my passion to share what I have learned over the last 10 years as I have actively developed my intuition, and developed my own business.  And so this blog takes a new turn, one into the world of intuitive development and looking at how we use our intuition – in particular in our businesses.

If you have been to this site before, you will likely notice some changes – new graphics, new layout, new colors, new picture.  It all is a reflection of the evolution of my business and my journey as an entrepreneur – and, of course, my own inner journey.

 

So here’s an little example of how I used my intuition as this change occurred.  During this process I got stuck in a number of different areas.  (It’s natural, right?)  And once I realized I was stuck, I backed off of what I was struggling with, I got quiet, and I asked for help.  When I couldn’t find the right colors for the website to fit the new graphic and I realized I was spending far too much time playing with it, I realized I needed to ask for help. So, I got quiet and asked for help from my guides and my angels – from my intuitive connection to the Divine.  And right after asking, I found this light pink color, which I absolutely love.  (Hopefully, you will, too.)

 

So here’s the thing, as you are going through your day, begin to get present to situations where you can ask for help.  Get quiet, go within, and ask for direction, and see what comes to you.  You’ll be delightfully surprised at how quickly your answer will come.

 

Have fun with it.  Our intuition is ever so much fun to play with and developing and trusting your intuition will be one of the best things you will ever do for yourself, and for your business!

 

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3 Ways to Step into Your Magical Self

Last week, the Divine (or Spirit or God or the Universe – whatever you like to call it) showed me something that validated this journey we are all on together:  when you put your intention out there, when you speak it to others, it shows up in your life. Now this isn’t something new; I’ve been preaching this to you (the metaphorical choir) from the beginning.

And yet, I discovered again how true it is.  Let me tell you what happened…

On Thursday, Feb. 25, I wrote the blog for Saturday, Feb. 27.  I sent it to Christina (my assistant) as she was taking on more of the administrative work.  I then left it in her capable hands to get out to you guys, and to get posted onto my website, which she did.

Here’s what that blog said:

 

February 27, 2010 – Today’s Affirmation: I tune into the magic of my soul!

 

Today, I am clear about how magical I am.

I realize that I have the ability to create my life to be just what I desire most.  And while I am aware I must learn how to do this better and better, today, I spend time being present to that magic that I already am.  I spend time being present to the power I already have.  I spend time being present to the wonder that I already have created.

Today, I see my alchemist abilities grow and grow.  I love feeling magical and charmed! I connect with these abilities, and I realize that I AM these abilities!

I AM Magical!  I AM Charmed!

And so it is.

 

On Saturday night (the night the blog was published), as I was getting out of the shower and blowing out the candles (yes, I had taken a shower by candlelight which was oh, so nice!), I thought “Aaaahhh, magic!”  And then I remembered a number of other magical experiences of the day:  a lovely nap, a yummy foot rub given to me by Francisco (my beloved hubby), a candlelight dinner with him, errands run that were fun and completely delightful, a cuddling time with Pixie, my sweet kitty, a delicious fruit salad meal with my favorite fruits, my Valentine’s Day roses that were now in full bloom, a beautiful full moon that I could see from the window as I was taking my wonderful shower, a phone call with someone dear to me, and so on.

You see, when we state our intention not only to ourselves, but to the world around us, we begin to notice how our lives show up and how the Divine supports our statement of intention.  Now here’s the thing:  if we are in alignment with our statement, then life just flows to us.  If, however, we are not in alignment with our statement, well, then … uh-oh.  Watch how the Universe will show you the areas where you are not in alignment.  It is then your work to move yourself into alignment with your intention.  (That’s always our work, by the way.)

It’s obvious that I was in alignment with feeling magical and charmed.  I had no resistance to it.  And yes, for those of you who are asking, there are statements I write that I’m not fully in alignment with… of course.  However, having said that, I am always moving into alignment with them and paying attention to what the Divine is showing me AND doing the work.  Why?  Because I want my life to be one that works for me in all ways, one that is so completely in alignment with my conscious intention that I have no resistance to being at one with the Divine.  It’s worth doing the work.

So, here are the lessons from this:

1.    State your intention for what it is you want. Do you want a beautiful day?  State it.  Do you want a productive meeting?  State it.  Do you want to feel abundant?  State it.  The Universe hears and brings to you want you have stated.

2.    State your intention to others. Here’s where it gets tricky.  When you state your intention to others, be very clear that you may have those who will not support you.  But guess what?  These naysayers are your best teachers.  Why?  Because they are letting you know that a part of you believes (or is fearful about) what they are saying.  Your work then becomes clearing that resistance out.

3.    Pay attention to how the Divine delivers your intention.  Because it will.  It might be in small doses.  So what?  Pay attention to them and fill yourself with gratitude for those doses.  You are strengthening your belief in yourself and your ability to co-create with the Divine when you notice your life working.

 

Your Action Steps:

To start playing with this in a conscious co-creative way, it’s time to take some steps.

1.    Get clear about what you want right here, right now.  (By the way, be gentle with yourself here.  Choose non-resistant things that will help you build your energy of belief in yourself and in your abilities.)

2.    Begin to state what it is you want to yourself, to the Divine.

3.    If you are ready, begin to state what it is you want to others.

4.    Pay attention to how it shows up in your life – in large or in small doses.

5.    Acknowledge the areas that show up. (This will increase your own believability in yourself.)

6.    Be grateful.  (You will begin to manifest more and more, faster and faster with this one simple tool: gratitude.)

7.    Have fun with it!

 

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