Today’s short vlog is a behind the scenes look into how I create the Mantra’s & Quotes I post on my Seren Holistic Lifestyles FB page. Enjoy xx
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How’s Business? Defining success.
It’s always an interesting question when I get asked how business is going.
What really defines a successful business?
- Is it by the dollar amount in the bank account?
- How full my schedule is?
- Has the business grown beyond a local audience?
- Have I a created a buzz in the social media & real world with people lining up to interview me or book a public speaking gig?
- Is Hay House ringing to offer a book deal & a world publicity tour?
- Do I love what I do with a furious passion, leaping out of bed every morning with a spring in my step?
Out of all the above I feel the last question is the magic one to answer.
A diary bursting at the seams or a full & happy heart or both!
Therefore I would say business is going very well thank you because I’m loving what I do. There is never a dull moment or times of boredom. I can easily leap out of bed buzzing with excitement for what the day has in store. The work I do is assisting me to evolve, learn & spread the light. This in turn has a knock on effect for those around me.
I’m not a fan of boxes & labels. I struggle with anything that is deemed ‘conventional’ & ‘the way it is.’ Over the years I have tried to fit in with these ways & that is how I discovered it caused me discomfort. This is probably why I find it hard to define success on the usual business theory scales, as I don’t fit into them!
The one thing to understand with my business it that it is multidimensional. Just like we are multidimensional beings I’ve created a ‘job’ that has many layers. It seems to make sense to me that way. My ‘professional’ life mirrors my human make up by both being multidimensional.
All the individual modalities of my business are each very different but they all come together as one in the grand scheme. It is difficult to measure the success individually so I don’t.
Each modality works wonderfully together on a constant ebb & flow. This keeps life interesting & varied for me, which is a must. When I have a lot of healing clients my design jobs naturally slows down. If I am teaching yoga more than usual naturally there is less openings available for healing but I find the inquiries get less until my roster lightens up. I’m naturally being taken care of.
It takes a great deal of trust in the universe not to get hung up on the quiet times. Especially when work in all areas screeches to a halt. I take this as my sign I need to stop & have a rest. The universe is my business manager of sorts. Taking care of my schedule by sending me exactly what I need at the right time.
Having a beautiful space to work from makes all the difference.
To answer the question ‘I am fully booked’ I can quite often say yes. The definition of fully booked can vary. I can say I am fully booked if one week I have three healing time slots open that are all taken, I’m teaching seven classes, one full day allocated for design clients & time for my own marketing/design/writing/channeling. This is my definition of fully booked, as my schedule is full whilst still allowing enough down time.
Another week I may only have four classes to teach, six healing sessions available & two days for design. If the healing slots don’t book or I finish designing sooner than planned I can utilize the time elsewhere. Usually when this happens the extra time goes to me for some fun stuff like creating content for my blog/page or catching up with friends. Therefore you could say this isn’t a fully booked week in work terms but I’ve used the time to give back to myself, which is so important.
Making room for some me time, I do love a good brunch!
Each week is different for me it’s always changing. There is no set in stone amount of anything! I’m super happy about this, 9 – 5 is not my style I like my freedom & variety. For some this may sound like a total nightmare of insecurity or lack of structure. It works for me just fine & it is quite the organization task at times so I’m not just flying by the seat of my pants.
Don’t get me wrong it’s not all sunshine & unicorn poo. There are weeks when I’ve spent too much time in the hot yoga room & literally feel fried, adult life can be throwing curve balls or the ‘screamer’ design job comes in. (You know the one’s, super last minute or the print deadline changes & they need it NOW. The reaction a good old ‘ahhhhh!’) There has to be downs to balance the ups I strongly believe. But as long as the downs are shorter than the ups everything flows with ease & grace.
I’ve come to the conclusion the main things to measure in terms of success is:
- How happy & healthy I am
- How much energy I have
- How my creativity is flowing
- How connected & in tune I am
If I’m feeling good & enjoying what I do that is enough success for me. To be able to say I want to get up in the mornings, as over the years there has been plenty of days I didn’t, is a real gift. There will be days that aren’t so rosy. This is just the natural law of opposites showing up to confirm that everything is working out just the way it should be. I put my trust in the Universes divine plan. The result = so far so good.
Till next time, with love,
Blue Full Moon Guidance May 2016
How have you all been travelling over the past week?
It’s been an interesting time to observe the upward swing of energetics we have been experiencing. A fare number of us have been feeling the changes physically by coming down with flues or head colds. Clearing out the psychical as we are called to slow down the pace to integrate the new vibrational upgrades we’ve been receiving. I was hit up quickly with head cold/seasonal allergies after hosting & attending quite a few metaphysical events in a short period of time. Now coming through the other side of the illness I’m feeling more aware, connected & on task.
It’s time to get productive people!
My shift happened right on cue with the First Quarter Moon (Saturday 14th May) the physical symptoms I was experiencing lessened as the energy starting to build up this cycle. The weekend brought a wave of deeply supportive & highly creative vibes. Whilst meditating on Sunday (with an awesome new recording from Lee Harris – Activate Your Heart) so many fresh new ideas came rushing forward. It took a great deal of self-control not to leap off my healing table (& send all my crystals flying) to take down notes. I just had to fully trust I’d remember what I needed.
That I did! Filling two pages of my journal full of inspired guidance to work with both personally & professionally. It felt like waking up after a really good sleep. I put these ideas to bed so they could sit & build strength during the Gibbous Moon (A Yin phase) on Wednesday 18th. This puts power into the manifestation process, keeping things sacred so they can settle.
Sunday’s Blue Full Moon in Sagittarius is feeling extra strong as it should being the second full moon in a calendar month (hence blue). There is a positive, focused vibe the Moon is bringing in. Doubt is slipping away & a ‘can do’ attitude is stepping forward. We are seeing the change in everyone around like a bright new light. This is because we are shining brightly & this light is being reflected back to us. As above, as below – our outer world is a mirror of our inner world. When we shine the world shines back.
I’ve seen some awesome expansion in the people I’ve come in contact with recently, many taking responsibility for their lives & stepping into action. Leaving behind the victim mentality & just getting on with it because now they feel they can. Me included, where there would have been doubt in what I was being asked to do I’m just doing it & reaping great success. (Thank you Universe!) Being a leader in your own life is HUGE! (I highly recommend giving it a try.)
It’s a double whammy weekend with Mercury going direct on Sunday too. After the clear out this month your focus can get direct, just as Mercury goes direct. Reflect back to the lessons you have learned or challenges you over came & feel empowered from the experience.
Everything is so much lighter after the sludge we waded through at the end of 2015. We have reached the fresh water. Our strength is back & now is the time to use it.
Get tapping into your passions & reconnecting with your heart as to what makes you buzz. Even if no new inspiration is coming through for you revisit any previous desires you had that may have fallen on the wayside. It’s feeling like the right time to pick up what you filed away for later. Open up the filing cabinet & have a rummage, you never know what you may find which has been forgotten about. Time to set your desires into motion on the back of this brilliant energetic tune up weekend.
The Moon goes Full on Sunday at 5:16am (WA time) or Saturday at 10:16pm if you are in the UK. Get your crystals out Friday, Saturday & Sunday for a good blast of clearing Moon vibes magic. Remember it’s in the intention so even if you put your crystals on a window sill or under the porch they still will get cleansed as long as your wish them too.
Go outside yourself on Saturday night for a Moon bath or get up super early on Sunday. Breathe in the positivity, strength & assertiveness the Blue Moon is offering us.
Enjoy & with love,
Full Moon in Scorpio Friday 22nd April
How have you all been travelling this week? From my observations the energy leading us into Friday’s Full Moon in Scorpio has packed a punch. If you’ve caught the wave & have ridden this powerful surge diligently you will start to see your hard work paying off. Abundance ahoy!
There has been so much support out there from the invisible forces as well as our human networks. I’ve really felt the push to get things done, research, plan, sow seeds & quietly sit back whilst the keeping everything sacred until it’s time to reveal. Everything is falling nicely into place. My deep heart felt desires are slowly becoming a reality as I have been putting in the effort to create them.
This week has been super productive despite having huge to do lists every day I’m smashing through them with ease & grace. Some of my design work has been by far the most creative in a while. Meditations have been deep with clear messages & guidance. Answers to long asked questions are presenting strongly after patiently doing the ground work, looking at all possibilities involved & finally seeing which side road to take next. It’s very exciting.
Manifesting is happening quickly as well. I’ve had to trust when things show up earlier than I planned to surrender control. The universe has its plan by serving the magic as it needs.
Where there is light there is also dark. Shadows are coming to the surface to finally be healed. Those who may not have felt the forward drive this week or fought against it have faced some challenges. They could have received a rather large helping hand to get off their butts. No more excuses it’s time to put your energy into what will serve you the best instead of wasting time on that which isn’t.
If you’ve experienced a rough ride this week step back & reflect why. Repeated patterns are lessons that you need to learn & over come to move on. If you wish to live life (and lives to come) going over the same story year after year playing them out in different scenarios then that is fine. You may not be ready to let go & move on, all in your own good time.
However this is the perfect time to embrace what needs to go once & fore all. You are well supported now to do so.
Drop the excuses, the BS; throw away the mask you have been hiding behind.
- Are your actions creating a life you love?
- How do the people in your life act, are they loving & supportive or toxic & draining?
- What are you doing to bring joy & happiness for the greater good?
The energy of tomorrow’s Full Moon is scraping off all your outer (and inner) crap like it or not. What lies beneath is raw, vulnerable & beautiful. Embrace this. The true you who is a gift to the world. When YOU step into a room it lights up. If it doesn’t it’s time to find out why not.
Trust you are supported. Even if your friends are few – the Angels, Universe, spirit guides & your loved one’s in heaven all have got your back. Quality is superior over quantity.
I love the saying “your vibe attracts your tribe” it so does. Light, happy, love beams are surrounded by other light, happy love beams. If good vibes don’t surround you have a clear out. Have the strength to step away from those who don’t lift you up. This will make room for shiny new tribe members who do.
Get you crystal kids out for cleansing & charging tonight, tomorrow & Saturday. They will love you for it. Full Moon is also a great time for a releasing ceremony. Write down all that you wish to let go of on a piece of paper & burn it (safely) under the glow of the moon. Bring your focus to what positive changes you would like bring into your life in the next few months.
Feel free to drop me a comment below to share your thoughts or Full Moon happy vibes with us all.
Enjoy! With love,