When to Be In Creative Flow, and When to Make a Plan

Being in creative flow is one of the most important essentials in my daily work.  I rely on inspiration to give me the thoughts to think, the words to say, and the guidance to show me the best steps to take that will help me serve my purpose in the most effective and efficient ways possible.

I’m also not naturally the type of person who likes to make lists and check boxes.  I’m a “do whatever I feel like whenever I want to” kind of girl.  So when that mindset wasn’t working for my business, I started to really get frustrated.  Especially because the guidance of my business coaches was to “constantly be in flow and just show up and do what feels good in the moment!”

It wasn’t working for me.  The end of my workday would come and I wasn’t sure I did everything I wanted to do.  Sometimes I felt accomplished but other times I felt like nothing got done.  Mostly, I had no way of determining what was working and what I could eliminate, release, or shift so that I was giving God the best opportunity to work magic for me in my business.

What I learned is that, for me anyway, a balance of creative flow and a solid action plan are both necessary.  I pray in the morning for guidance, stay flexible, but I also create a solid plan (obvs guided by my spirit!) for the week before Monday comes around.

I don’t begin my week clueless, empty slated, just waiting for the first bit of guidance before I can step into my work.

I consider a couple things my top priority when planning my week, and then I leave the rest up to God.  Here are the things that I have outlined before my week begins:

  • Basic topics I want to talk about and discuss–  I noticed that when I just randomly showed up for a FB or IG live and shared whatever came up in the spur of the moment, often there was no flow from one day to the next.  People didn’t know what to expect from me.  And when people get confused, they stop engaging.

    I couldn’t blame them!  I didn’t feel on top of my game, and sometimes I just showed up and hit “GO LIVE” without any thought of what I was going to talk about, thinking that God would just show up and speak through me.  Sure, this is very possible.  But while I waited for the brilliance to flow through, people got bored and uninterested.

    You can still expect brilliance to flow (and even more so really!) when you’re prepared with a theme for the week/month or whatever feels right for you.

  • Places to go and people to engage with– By writing down groups and individuals I want to engage with, I can easily remember where the people I most resonate with show up online.  Instead of randomly visiting groups and chatting with just whoever, I’m very intentional with where I go and who I interact with.  By showing up consistently in the same places, you are much more capable of making an impact and giving people a chance to get to know you!
  • My reason for showing up–  Begin with your why.  This is one of my most favorite ways to get out of my head and remember the real reason I do what I do.

    Do you want to inspire others?  Do you want to share your story?  Do you want to teach something?  Do you want to engage and connect?

    If your why is only self-serving, try tweaking it until you’re giving more than you receive.  As you give, God will give back to you.  You can never out-give God.

Once I have these few pieces in place, I feel ready to let go of the rest and allow God to direct my path.

How about you?  What is your strategy for planning?  Is it working for you?  What adjustments can you make so that you’re more available for creative flow to work through you?

 

 

Do You Feel Like Nothing You Do Matters?

I know the frustration of grinding and working hard for what you love without the outer confirmation that it even matters to anybody.

I know the frustration of feeling unsupported by everyone you love because they just don’t see the vision that you have in your heart.

I know the pit in the stomach that happens when it feels like everything and everyone takes precedence over what you want.

I know what it’s like to feel like the only one who believes in your purpose….your calling.

Your ego needs the confirmation from the world in order to feel important, but your Soul never does.

Your ego wants to have it all figured out with a game plan and a support line up to ensure all your ducks are in a row. But the Universe constantly course-corrects so that you’re supported even when you don’t know how it will happen.

Your ego wants to feel special, important, like a priority. But your Soul has no need for that. Your Soul already knows It’s important place in this world and knows that nothing and nobody is powerful enough to dim your light unless you allow it.

You can always find reasons to be offended if you even half-ass look for it. There are plenty of people who are more than capable of hurting your feelings, making you feel unimportant, or downright pissing you off.

(In actuality, nobody has that power. But sometimes I realize it feels that way!)

But it’s during times like these that you need to go within, and instead of looking for confirmation from the world, you simply realign with the Truth of who you are….

…because you are infinitely supported. And when you allow everyone the opportunity to be whomever they choose to be, you are opening yourself up for the many opportunities for God to support you as well.

When you simply step back and give God room to work miracles, everything will work out even better than you could expect. This is a guarantee….a promise.

Not a promise from me. That wouldn’t matter worth a shit. But a promise from God. The God that is never disconnected from you, always residing within you, and in all actuality, IS YOU when given the go-ahead by you to actually express Itself through you.

It’s rarely easy to do this work. It’s way easier to stay offended, hurt, bitter, resentful.

But it is possible. And it’s the only way to truly feel good. And that’s far more important than anything you can pinpoint in this physical realm.

It’s usually not easy to decide to let go, not care about those who don’t ultimately matter anyway, to trust that God is in control and everything is always working out for you. But since it’s true, you might as well not fight it.

It’s often difficult to surrender the outcome, the “how’s”, and the “when’s” to God, but honestly it’s the only way that you’ll arrive at the full manifestation of your desire HAPPILY!

I find it quite funny that we resist our miracles so often for the sake of digging in our heals and being right.

I did it even this morning. I had the opportunity to let go and trust OR I could be offended and hurt. And it took me more than a hot second to let go.

Even though I know this stuff inside and out. I KNOW I want to feel good. I know the only way is to surrender. I KNOW God is in control. I KNOW things will work out….and I know they will ONLY work out when I back TF off and give God room to work miracles.

I KNOW.

And I still resisted.

I still wanted to be right.

I still wanted to feel sorry for myself. I still wanted others to feel sorry for me.

I still chose, momentarily, to feel like ass over feeling good.

So when I say I realize it’s rarely, if ever, easy….I really do.

I’m with you. I’m feeling you. I’m here with you even now.

And I’m reminding you, friend to friend, soul to soul,

dropping your MF story, despite who it lets off the hook and how many times, is the only way to ultimately get what you really want.

Do you want things to work out for you?

Do you want to feel good?

Do you want miracles to unfold on your behalf?

Do you want to be happy?

Ok. Then give up your story. Let it go. Turn your struggle over to the Universe and let God correct the course.

It’s never easy, but it’s as easy as that.

I love you! xoxo

The Reason Why More Is Required From You When Your Life Is Calling You Into a Bigger Purpose

The Reason Why More Is Required From You When Your Life Is Calling You Into a Bigger Purpose

Early on in life, I always admired the people who seemed to have life made for them. I sort of just wanted a cushy life where someone else paid all my bills while I jet-setted around the world from beach to beach living it up without a care in the world.

When I learned about manifestation, I actually thought I could manifest this kind of life for myself, so that’s what I tried to do.

I followed all the rules, applied every strategy, stuck to the processes by the book….

….and my life started to crumble right before my very eyes.

I literally lost all the material things that made me feel safe and secure, irresponsibly quitting my good-paying job and short selling my beloved condo so that I could move back home with my parents at 31, jobless, and completely broke.

From my broken state, I was forced to dig deeper, look beyond the safety and security of the material world, and start asking the tough questions, while being open and willing to actually listen when God answered.

I realized that had I created a life that my mind conjured up as “ideal”, I would never have the motivation to actually answer the calling placed on my life.

I never would’ve stepped up into becoming the version of myself who transforms the lives of women all over the planet with a message of empowerment and possibility.

The luxury and ease that I was seeking would’ve been the very thing that prevented me from actually loving my life, feeling the fulfillment that only stepping into your purpose could provide.

My soul knew the limits of my human mind. When left to my own devices, I choose safe, comfortable, and easy. Not everyone is that way, but that was true for me.

Until I had every single crutch knocked out from underneath me, I would forever keep looking for something to protect my small, empty life.

I would keep seeking for happiness and fulfillment in the external world that had a really good grip on my consciousness.

But when you have nothing else, the wake up call is pretty easy to hear.

Suddenly doing what I’ve always known I was born to do felt possible. Even though I was scared as hell, I also had nothing to lose.

I knew what it felt like to have a lot and lose it, I also knew what it felt like to not have anything, and i didn’t like it. I also knew that if I wanted a life of luxury it had to come with soul-fulfillment and meaning because just having money wasn’t enough.

I knew it was all or nothing.

I chose to have it all.

If you’ve been called in this lifetime to make an impact and do great things, and you are avoiding that calling because fear is louder than faith, don’t be surprised when the things that once worked for you stop working.

Don’t be surprised when the foundation of what felt safe and secure starts to crumble.

It’s nothing personal. It’s simply life calling you to greater things. It’s the calling on your life not settling or hiding anymore.

Here’s where free will kicks in. You always have free will to answer the calling, step into your greatness, align with your soul, and kick ass in life!

When you say yes, everything you want and need becomes available effortlessly. Opportunities present themselves, people are placed in your path, you begin to receive ideas, and you actually EVOLVE into a more improved version of yourself. You actually upgrade your software and BECOME MORE.

You will always be supported when you begin living your purpose

But you don’t have to. And most people never will. But real happiness and prosperity will never be achieved when you make the choice to stay small.

Sure you might have a good job that pays the bills. You might have an easy life that appears to be fantastic to everyone on the outside looking in.

But you’ll always feel empty regardless of what you do or don’t have until you begin giving of yourself and stepping out in boldness to serve the world in whatever way you know you were meant to do.

And someday, when the calling gets loud enough, and you’ve ignored it one too many days, all of your security just might disappear.

It never had to get to that point. I could’ve listened years ago and avoided the crumbling of my life. But I was hard-headed, stubborn, and let my fears and insecurities get the best of me before I woke up and realized I couldn’t avoid this burning in my heart.

You can avoid the demolition too, if you just wake up now and do the damn thing.

You know what you were born to do. You’re just scared of starting.

You hear the calling daily. You’re just ignoring it.

You feel the tugging at your heart. You just keep numbing out.

But the calling is getting louder and the tugging is pulling harder and the little tap on your shoulder is going to become a wack over the head with a 2×4 if you keep ignoring it.

Step up! I promise the fear will disappear as you begin taking action.

Step up! I promise you will be supported with all that you need as soon as you demonstrate your faith.

Step up! Life is wanting to express through you, and when you give it permission, that is when your life begins.

Step up! Living your calling doesn’t come at the expense of a life of luxury. Living your calling is the only way you can have it all.

One thing I know about you….

You DO WANT IT ALL.

You want the money but you also want to be happy. You want the luxury but you also want the fulfillment. You want the freedom of choices but there’s also a passion within you that is begging for you to choose IT!

You’ve been called. You’re meant for bigger things. You were born for greatness.

You’re outgrowing the smallness of your life. It’s time to spread your wings. What once worked in your life as a caterpillar must be let go of to become a butterfly.

No sacrifice here! You’re letting go of something small to be available for more.

I’m so exited for you! Now is your time! You are enough! You are supported! You have what it takes.

I love you!

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How to Make Jealousy Work In Your Favor

I swore I would stop reading it.  This blog written by a multi-million dollar coach kept triggering me,

angering me,

making me all kinds of jealous.

I hate feeling jealous.

So I decided to stop reading her blog and emails.  Kind of.  😉  I never unsubscribed, and then one of her headlines grabbed my attention, totally against my will, and forced me to open it!  hee hee

She was talking about traveling only first or business class, having insane amounts of clothes and shoes, living a pimp-ass life, and continually upleveling it in bigger and more expensive ways.

Basically rubbing my face in the kind of lifestyle I now envision, at least materially, for my life.

“YES!” I caught myself expressing.  YES!  OMG I almost forgot!  I’m so glad I didn’t allow this opportunity to pass without remembering the real reason why I was triggered over this email!

I was triggered because as I was reading the email, I had momentarily forgotten that the lifestyle I desire is also available for me!  I wasn’t feeling jealous because I don’t have the millions (yet).  I was feeling jealous because I forgot that it is possible.

If you understood the purpose of your emotions, you would no longer feel bad about feeling jealous, envious, or bad in any way.  You would use it as an opportunity to celebrate that your current belief is rubbing up against the Truth of your being and contradicting it.  It’s simply a warning sign that you are limiting your mind and cutting yourself off from what is possible.

Think back to the last time you saw someone else driving the car you want, living in the house that you dream of living in, married to the man you drool over.  You felt a certain negative emotion, right?  And you thought it was because you don’t have those things.

But you would be incorrect!  Bad feelings always mean one thing and one thing only.  They indicate misalignment from the way that your Source is viewing that same scenario.  So while you’re wishing your life would be more abundant, your Higher Self is reminding you that you already are.  When you feel like you’re not good enough or worthy enough or smart enough to be, do, and have what you want, your Higher Self is sending out a reminder that you are perfectly, you are enough, and you can have life exactly as you desire–first class, gucci style, custom home, hot romance and whatever else you’d like to order up.

And that reminder comes in the form of bad feelings.

So next time you feel bad, celebrate!  Thank your feelings!  Be happy that they exist!  Be glad that you’re aware of them!

Because when you’re aware that you’re misaligned, you can realign your hot ass back to Truth and return to the lifestyle and life that lights you up.

Here’s something else to realize as well, which will make manifesting the good life even easier for you.

If it wasn’t possible for you, you wouldn’t even be able to fathom the idea.  You wouldn’t even be able to imagine it….You couldn’t want it.  Just the fact that you have the desire is enough evidence that receiving exactly what you want is possible.

What you salivate over, lose sleep about, crave beyond craving, and covet at times, can be yours.  It IS yours to claim.  You can know 100% that it is yours simply by acknowledging the desire.  Do you want it?  Ok….DONE.  It’s seriously that easy.  When you place your order (which happens the nano-second that you desire it) it is instantly given to you.  Your job is to align your energy with this truth until it becomes manifest.

How do you align?

By saying yes to what feels good, following the nudges of your soul, not paying attention to circumstances to confirm what is True.

By taking steps…sometimes small and sometimes leaps…but step after step nonetheless, demonstrating to the Universe that you are serious about upleveling who you are and what you expect from life.  By being faithful in the invisible and not being attached to the specifics of your manifestation.  By choosing to be happy now and by looking for reasons to feel better one moment from the last.

By choosing what you want based on what lights you up instead of based on what your current belief system tries to convince you is possible.

By eliminating from your life anything that limits you or makes you question your worth.

By telling fear to kindly take a hike (after, of course, you see it for what it really is…a bad feeling pointing you to the Reality that fear is not real).

You align by putting into practice everything above like your life depends on it.  Because in a way, it does.

Are you gonna?  Will you do it?

I believe in you babe.  I see that Reality that you picture for yourself as clearly as you do, and I know that it’s right here right now.

So if you still waver on disbelief, you can borrow my rock-solid certainty that you can have all that you desire.

So now step up and out of your comfort zone, do whatever your Soul says yes to, and start living according to what feels good.

Anything is possible, your dream life is available, and you are damn worthy.

Now Is the Time, Don’t Wait!

Who is it that you want to be?  You have that burning desire within to become more, I know you do.

But you’re waiting!  You’re waiting for things to change.  For your circumstances to shift.  You’re waiting for confirmation from the Universe that you are worthy enough to receive.

If you continue waiting, you’ll continue waiting.

The Universe isn’t going to show you your worth.  The Universe is going to reflect back to you what you believe about yourself.  The truth is that you are worthy already.  You were born worthy and nothing you can do will diminish your God-given worthiness.  You have ultimate power to create whatever you desire in this lifetime.  That’s how worthy you are.

God has given you such power to create your life that you can choose mediocrity.  Is that what you want to do with your infinite power?  Decide what you want, and then get it.

When you wait for circumstances to change, the fact that you are waiting is the vibration you are demonstrating.  So guess what you’re going to see reflected back to you?  Reasons why you should wait.

But if you don’t wait, the world will meet you where you are and literally bow down to your every desire.

BECOME what you want.  BE the person who is living the life you desire.  BE IT NOW!

Literally do not wait.  Don’t wait!  What would you be waiting for?  YOU are the creator!

Waiting creates waiting!  Movement, doing, BEING creates situations that support you in being, doing, and having more!

Master the art of not waiting.  This is will accelerate your manifesting power exponentially.

Your life is a unique expression of God.  God wants to experience life through you and your unique “theme” in this lifetime.  EXPRESSION first.  EXPERIENCE first.  Experience your desires before they manifest!  Enjoy your manifestations before they become physical!

How do you want to live your life?

What are you waiting for?  What you wait for holds you down,

stops you,

slows down your vibration.

Don’t wait anymore!  How can you step up and DO more, BE more of who you want to be NOW?

Don’t continue reading until you answer those questions.

You can even write them in the comments!  Claim who you want to be!  Make a public declaration!

Decide now that you are not going to wait another day…another minute before shifting your consciousness and stepping into the person who you want to be!

And from that energy, take one inspired step; something that might scare you a little bit and expand your comfort zone.  When you expand your comfort zone, you start to see what you’re really capable of.

And I promise you, you’re capable of so much more than you can now realize.

You are capable of so much more than you will EVER realize!

Keep testing your limits.  Question what’s possible.  Step into your greatness.  It is there waiting to be experienced!

 

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