In the December Issue:
Did you know that your business can be a catalyst for your Soul growth? And that your Soul is possibly your best business partner? I didn’t, until years after starting my business.
1. Business as a Path of Healing and Awakening
Generally, human beings don’t do ‘preventative growth’. We will consider levelling up when all other avoidance strategies have been employed. Aka… my back is against the wall, and I must do something now!
The primary arenas that get our attention for growth…
- Work, business, success
- Health
- Relationships
- Money
If you think about it, most of us have at least one of these areas that force growth. The Soul wants what the Soul wants, which is evolution. It wants to expand Love. Full stop. All growth and evolution are for that purpose. Stasis is painful.
The arena of business can be a path for healing and growth.
2. CEO/COO
As business leaders, we’re general capable of doing a lot of different things. Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should. Years ago, when I began inviting my Higher Self to advise and partner with me (out of sheer desperation I might add), I was stunned as to how things got easier, decisions and solutions were readily available, and stress transformed into a serenity that I wouldn’t trade for anything. My business became joyful to run.
3. Creative Life Force
Your Soul, or Higher Self, IS a Creative Life Force. It’s the same energy that’s beating your heart, and digesting your last meal right now. The Creative Life Force loves to play in business, but we’ve got to consciously invite this Creative, Intelligent Life Force to the table.
Make inquiries of It, such as “how can I increase sales?”, or “what’s the best way to deal with this situation?” “What thinking patterns do I need to change to align with the success I desire?”
Every time I’ve asked a question of my heart (the portal to our Soul) I’ve received an answer. And the answers are brilliant. I usually put my hand on my heart and ask out loud, or journal it. Sometimes I even talk with the Creative Life Force, like I would a girlfriend over a glass of wine. Tell her about the situation and ask for guidance. Try it and see.
4. Light or Tight Guidance
Most people in business operate with more head than heart, because we’re operating inside a business model that has been mostly analytically driven for centuries. It hasn’t been easy to forge a new model, but it’s easier now than ever.
Here’s one simple thing you can play with that I call Light or Tight. Think of a decision you need to make, not a decision with huge consequences, but something to practice on. Now choose an equal amount of time to devote to both sides of the decision…it could be 15min. each side, an hour, a half day, etc. The idea is that you’ll devote the same amount of time to a choice, as if you’ll be making it one way, and then an equal amount of time as if you’re making the decision a different way.
When you’re in the block of time for one way, envision having made the decision in this way, see yourself as if that’s the choice you made. Go on about your business from this choice, and notice what you feel in your body, specifically in your heart and gut area.
Then do the same thing as if you made the opposite choice. Imagining this is the way you decided to go, and everything you can think of that would unfold as a result of having chosen this way. Notice what you feel in your body.
Don’t judge yourself or control any of this. It’s an exercise whereby you’re including your Higher Self, who has a much broader perspective of all the elements in play regarding this decision, to give you guidance and feedback by way of your body.
Why the body? Because every one of your 50 trillion cells is bursting with wisdom and intelligence, and we feel that in that heart/gut area. Our head alone can’t access all this wisdom.
The choice that gives me the lightest feeling is the one I go with. It’s always served me well. It only backfires if I talk myself into going with the choice that made me feel tight or tense in my gut, then I usually have a mess to clean up.
5. Delegating to the Universe
The Universe is like having a team of high-level employees that you don’t have to pay. I ask the Universe to find me a good virtual assistant, send new clients, get my book published, help me learn a new skill…etc. All you have to do is place your order, as if you were ordering lunch, and wanted things a particular way. Be specific and don’t hold back. It’s astounding the support we have available from the friendly Unified Field or Quantum Universe.
Enjoy playing in the playground we call business.
Chances are, you’re more squirmy about the pause than the other person. The person you’re speaking to is probably reconciling their options and thinking through how to respond. By continuing to push the issue, you’re not giving them the headspace to process and proceed gracefully, which can lead to more tense moments down the road for both of you.
Being Clear is Kind
More often than not, boundary-setting feels harder for the person who is putting up the barrier. For the other person, the opposite is actually true. It feels kind. When we’re clear with our expectations, protective of our personal space, and conscientious with how we present the boundary, the vast majority of people will respond favorably.
MEET LAURIE MORSE
DIRECTOR OF HOLISTIC HEALTH SERVICES
Ms. Morse holds a master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a degree in Art and the Creative Process, and is a Certified Intentional Creativity Teacher. For the past 30 years, she has been the Director of Holistic Health Services in San Diego, the founder and director of the Sacred Health Academy, an online educational journey dedicated to reclaiming health and wholeness, and is the author of two best-selling books: “The Art of Returning to Love: How to Show Fear and Stress the Exit and HEAL”, and “Reverse Heart Disease Naturally: The Woman's Guide to Not Die before Your Time.”
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