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Aaaagghh! It’s too much!

Building your spiritual business is like raising a child (or two).  In the first few years of your child’s life, all you think about is your little one. 

BusyChildQuestions arise that you have to address and uncertainties arise. 

Your baby cries, and you have to figure out what’s wrong and handle it… whatever “it” is.  The first years are intense, and mind-boggling.

And then it gets easier.

Building a business is the same.  It’s time-consuming and energy intensive, and you are plagued with questions and uncertainties. 

What I know is this: if you can make sure that you give yourself the gift of self-care, humor, support from another  and of allowing yourself to not know, then you will give yourself one of the greatest gifts you can give:  balance. 

This week’s question comes from one of my Divinely Prosperous Masterminders on this very subject…

 

Dear Anne -

http://www.dreamstime.com/-image25837477I feel like my life is in overwhelm between work, children, pets, courses, and developing a business. My job is not the usual 9 – 5 and my children aren’t old enough to be self-sufficient.  And, to top it all off, my husband works a lot of hours. 

How can I create more balance in my life?

PS: I do not watch TV and I’ve cut down on social media.

 

Overwhelmed and Off-Balance

 

Dear Divine One:

Bringing balance to your life, especially when you have children, and are working or building a business (or in your case doing all three!) is essential.  Hands down, the number one thing to do here (as best you can) is practice religious self-care.  

 

  • http://www.dreamstime.com/-image5919468Sufficient sleep.  
  • Plenty of water (good water).  
  • Good food.  
  • Lots of laughter.   
  • Exercise.   
  • Baths, or other yummy self-care items.  
  • Meditate.
  • Get a massage.
  • Have someone else clean for you when you can. 

 

Then, remember that you are doing ALOT already.  Give yourself a break on some of the things that are filling your time.  You can’t get rid of children or the pets (or the husband – lol), and you may not be able to get rid of the job right now (or want to).  

But… how can you make certain things easier on yourself? 

 

Young female is writing notes and planning her schedule.Make a list of the time-sucks or energy-sucks that can be eliminated or reduced.   Rate them on a scale of 1-10, 1 being the most important, and 10 being the least.  Anything that is a 5 or below, strongly consider eliminating it.  Keep only those things which feed you, or where you have a strong value system around it. 

 

Make a list of the things you LOVE to do.  What feeds your soul?  What lifts you up and draws you forward?  Give them a 1-10 score.  Those that are strongest?  Keep these alive and active in your life. 

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Prayer3ASK the Divine and your angels for help.  Ask them to go ahead of you and pave the way for you to have what you need and want: an easy, more-ordered, fun, relaxed life that is fulfilling you and allowing you to be the expression of the Divine that you feel called to be.  Many people forget this vital partner in their lives.  They forget that they can call upon their angels for support, for pre-paving and for organizing things.  Use this wonderful asset.  Frequently.

 

Declare your Truth.  Know that you can create what you want.  You might need to take a stand for yourself in creating it.  The Divine recognizes commitment, and conviction.  It recognizes dedication and devotion to your vision.  And you are always supported in co-creating that which is in your heart, because it was put there by God.  And because it was put there by God, the way is also made available by God.  Trust this.

 

Maintaining balance is essential for all spiritual entrepreneurs, especially as we transition into the work we have been called to do.  Because if we are too tired, or too overwhelmed to do our work, then we are not doing what we came to do.  If we are giving too much to one area of our life and not enough to other areas (which feed us), we will find ourselves spent easily.

So we must learn how to hold the space for balance in our lives.  And sometimes, this means painful cuts.

For it is then that we will not only birth our visions, but manifest them in their full glory!

And that, Divine One, is exactly what you came to do!

 

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How long does it take to get to 6-figures anyway?

Question:

money2I’ve been working on my business for a few years.  I’ve invested in some training programs, and I’ve gotten good information, but somehow I still am not making the kind of money I want to make.  I’m not getting the kinds of clients I want.  

I hear all of these promises of building a 6-figure business, but I seem to be stuck in the low 5-figures.  How long does it take anyway to get to 6-figures?

 

Answer:  

It’s a challenge, isn’t it?  Building a 6-figure business.  Until you have developed certain skills, it can seem daunting.  The questions like “What am doing wrong?” or “Why does everyone else seem to have it all together and I’m still struggling?” can really challenge us, particularly in the first few years of building our businesses.

 

The answer to this question actually lies in your expectations of yourself and your expectations of the actual experience of building a business.

 

There are actually several stages of building a business, and the first stage is always the toughest, for lots of reasons.

 

Stage 1 -  Connecting Within 

I often tell my clients that this stage is one of the most challenging.  This stage of business is all about figuring things out.  Things like:

 

  • Who am I?
  • What is the transformation I provide?
  • Who (and where) are my people?
  • What is my message?
  • What is my brand?

 

This stage requires a tremendous amount of courage and faith.  In my opinion, it is one of the most challenging stages of business, because it requires you to go deep within and look at yourself and your beliefs about the world, but most of all, about your value.  

 

It asks you to look at how deeply you are willing to be vulnerable with others, about how strong a stand you are willing to take for another, and about who you are and what you are all about.

 

As a spiritual business owner, you will be called to connect deeply with the Divine because in Stage 1, you must continually move from fear into faith.  (If you are not good at that, you will be by the end of this stage!)

 

 

Stage 2 – Connecting with Others 

Stage 2 is all about moving out from the “safe” inner world of looking at your beliefs and what you are creating, and begin to connect with others.  Powerfully.  Effectively.  Efficiently.  

 

Stage 2 allows you the opportunity to learn about how you interact with others.  Things like:

 

  • Do you play well?  Or do you isolate when you get upset?  
  • Do you care for yourself in a nurturing way?  If not, how can you change it so that you will nurture yourself?
  • Do you have support in your life?  If not, why not?
  • How can you create the support for your vision?
  • How are you creating your reality?  
  • What beliefs are creating your experiences?  How can you change them to be more empowering?

 

In Stage 2, you learn about receiving (or allowing) and creating support from others for your vision, and you allow yourself to move into new relationships with team members, with support personnel, and with your more intimate relationships.  

 

You learn how to enroll those around you into their own visions, and you learn about asking for support when you need it.  You learn how to manage your time and your resources more effectively.

 

 

Stage 3 – Connecting with the World 

Stage 3 is all about stepping into your power as a leader.  This is where you expand your platform, and you expand your business in a big way.  

 

This is the stage where you frequently ask yourself:  

 

  • Am I playing small in this situation?
  • Am I standing as a leader in my field?  If not, how can I do this?
  • With whom can I connect to get my message out even further and how can we collaborate together?
  • How can I share my message in a bigger way?

 

Stage 3 is the stage where you own your power.  You own your message.  You own your business and you confidently offer your services to the world.


Most business owners cross the 6-figure mark in Stage 2.  And in Stage 3, most business owners cross the multiple-6-figure (or 7-figure) mark.

 

If you’re just beginning your business, give yourself the gift of allowing yourself to be where you are. 

Trust your journey.  Trust the Divine.  Trust yourself.

 

The bottom line here is this:  

 

The faster you move from fear into faith in Stage 1

is the faster you will get to your 6-figure business!

Now go get your Divine ON!

 
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How can I stop myself when I start to go down the toilet?

Question:

I find myself feeling completely overwhelmed with all I need to do in my business.  When this happens, I end up getting bogged down and very little happens.  I lose focus and then I feel like I start spinning my wheels.

How do I get out of this place when I’m in it and also, how do I keep from going there to begin with?  Help?

 

Answer:  

I totally understand this emotional place.  Oftentimes, we get overwhelmed because we are trying to do too many things at once and we aren’t clear about what the priorities are.  It’s like that old saying: “How do you eat an elephant?   One bite at a time.”  (Yeah, ok, that’s gross, I get it.  But you get my point.)

Babe, you’re trying to eat the whole thing all at once!  And that’s just really hard to do.

So here’s what you can do…

  1. Write projects down separately.  One project per page.
  2. Create lists under each project of things that need to be done.
  3. Make a decision about which project has the most pressing date.
  4. Choose your project, and then decide which top 3 things need to be done first.  Decide a “by when” date.  
  5. Put the date on your calendar.
  6. Do this with no more than 3 projects at time.  
  7. Get support to get the projects completed.

So that takes care of the practical part.  Now let’s tackle the emotional part.

 

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Now go get your Divine ON!


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How can I focus on my business in light of the trauma? (Should I?)

In light of the recent shooting in Newtown, CT, many spiritual entrepreneurs have been asking themselves this question.  It seems as though all eyes are now focused on this tragic event, and the national conversation has turned to what could and should be done to prevent anything like this from happening ever again.  

Who has the energy for thinking about business?  (And should we even be thinking about business?)  

In addition to the national trauma, we’re deep into the holiday season.  Who has time to think about business?  

As a spiritual entrepreneur, you know you are here to bring transformation to the world around you.  You know you are here to hold the energetic space for others’ transformation, and you know that you cannot not do it … this calling pulls you forward in your life and in your business.

Your work doesn’t stop when those around you are in crisis.  It cannot.  One of the very reasons you are here at this time is to support others in moving through their pain.  It is one of the sacred gifts spiritual entrepreneurs have.  It is our blessing, our anointing, if you will.

Many of us know, from the deep and profound traumas in our own lives, that there is a reason for things that happen – reasons we cannot even begin to understand, particularly in the experience of the trauma itself.  But knowing that light does come again after darkness, and that joy can find its way back into our lives after incredible pain allows us to hold that space for others as they go through their dark night of the soul.  It allows us to shine the light into their darkness, and to trust in the soul’s deep wisdom to know that this is exactly where that person needs to be.

 

Should you do business right now – even with the tragedy and with the holiday season upon us?  Absolutely.  Your people are counting on you to continue holding that space for them.

Your work is blessed and beautiful.  It is profound and intuitive.  Be that for the world, and the world will be transformed.

 

Divine Hugs to You,

 

Anne

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Ever wonder “Am I good enough to do my work?”

A spiritual entrepreneur recently had her Divine Business Angel Reading, and in it, an issue surfaced that she was struggling with.  What is so great about this issue is that I’ve heard others share with me that they, too, have struggled with it.  So I thought I’d pass it on to you here, today… and so you could learn what the Angels told her!

 

Question:

I feel like I should be doing the work I’m doing, and I am building my business.  But I get stopped all the time when doubt creeps in. 

I start to do something (marketing, create something, etc.), and then I start to second-guess myself. 

I begin to wonder, really, if I’m good enough to do this work at all, that maybe I shouldn’t be trying so hard, or maybe I really don’t know what I’m doing, and so on.

Once that happens, it takes me a while to get past it and feel confident enough to get started again.

 

Answer:

You’re not alone.  As a matter of fact, this happens to pretty much everyone.  Until you learn to focus better on that which you desire, you will experience the results that doubt causes in your business.

It stops you. Smack in your tracks. And keeps you from moving forward.

From the moment you begin to doubt yourself, you allow the element of safety to arise. For isn’t doubt all about staying safe? About not taking risks? About being afraid of what will happen if you take a certain action?

And your business stalls. Your income stalls. Your movement stalls.

And you don’t get your gifts out into the world in the way you intend. Or the way that God intended. The way you ache to. The way you know you can. The way you know you are called to do.

Doubt is very powerful. But it doesn’t have to own you.

The more you have practiced the experience of doubt, the stronger it will be. So, please know that if you have been a strong practitioner of doubt, you now need to become a strong practitioner of faith.

If you wish to eliminate doubt from your experience then you must begin to recognize when you have choose to let it in. And then demand it leave. Your declaration and intention will remove it from your experience.

But you must recognize when it is knocking at the door. And refuse to answer.

It is up to you. (And that’s great news!)

Doubt is simply a practiced thought. Faith can be your practiced thought. The good news is: you get to choose.

 

Now go get your Divine ON!

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