Stories Dance on the Rainbow Bridge
Let's talk today about story -- the power of story to shape your life, your business and your world. Each of us is born with the knowledge that all possibilities -- all the stories that ever were and ever will be -- are already within us. When we first arrive in this...
To change a pattern, create a new story
Last week, I was talking with a client whose normally successful business is experiencing a slump. Sales are down. Product returns are up. She knows her work is valuable. She knows her business makes a tremendous contribution to her clients and customers. She knows...
Notes from a velvet womb: In praise of rest
A little less than a month ago, I moved to my new home, which is lovely, and perfect for what I want to do in my life and my business right now. The move happened easily--I had lots of help. Professional packers and movers did the heavy lifting. And everywhere I look,...
How do you serve?
On this rainy Sunday morning, I'm sitting at my desk in my lovely new home, looking out across a pewter sea to a horizon obscured by shifting clouds. These past few weeks, change has shaken the foundations of our world, reshaped it like Playdoh. Thousands of people...
Making things happen, Part 3: The Power to choose; the power to act
In Part 2 of Making Things Happen, we talked about Power as an essential element in bringing a creation into form. And we considered the power to see, as one of the elements of personal power. Today, let's look at two more aspects of personal power: the power to...
Making things happen, part 2: Power
Last week, I talked about alignment as one of the qualities necessary for any successful manifestation. Another essential quality, to bring your creative project from the realm of possibility, imagination and vision into concrete reality, is Power. Everything that you...
Driving North
Gary tells me that when he first moved from the west coast to Northern Saskatchewan, he had to learn a whole new way of driving. There are no roads, that far North, which means all their supplies have to be flown in by air. It's only in the winter that those Northern...
Making things happen: The power of alignment
To bring anything into the world of form, to bring a creation down to earth from the realm of possibility and potential, requires a number of elements to come into harmony and resonance with each other. Three elements that are essential to all manifestation are:...
The Country of Your Business
Some time ago, my friend Jonathan Fields invited me to write a guest post for his blog. Delighted to receive his invitation, I wrote back asking him for his submission guidelines. His reply was simple: "Kindness and value," he said. Kindness and value. Those two...
Soul-powered business
A few days ago, I was fortunate to spend an hour with a group of creative entrepreneurs, talking about Become Your Own Business Adviser. What does it mean, to become your own business adviser? We're so accustomed to looking for answers out there, thinking someone else...