This is a question I hear from biz chicks all the time, and it stops them from getting out there and making money.
PLEASE Biz Chick sister, DON”T let this stop you. When you do new things, “some pushing is required.”
In my world, this week I’m hosting a 3 day biz chick training called BOLD, where we are having lots of fun getting our businesses “hustle ready”. On top of all that I’m also getting ready to launch ‘Fire up your Biz’ AND go on a 2 month summer roadtrip. I feel like I’m in active labor where they say, “some pushing is required” , as I prepare to do many things that are exciting but also new to me.
Just as a mother birthing her baby, without this “pushing” in labor, the baby would never see this world.
Doing things for the first time is not always smooth. Doing things for the first time can be scary. It’s easy to want to give up, to feel like a failure if it doesn’t go perfectly the first time. In fact you might pretty much expect that the first time you do anything it will be pretty bumpy, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be enjoyable.
One reason I see so many women struggling in business is because they give up too soon.
Today’s Biz chick Video lesson is all about one of the most important things you can do to create a movement behind your business that will help you make money more quickly.
Watch your inbox tomorrow for a detailed and specific training called ‘Fire up your Biz : Get Confident, Get Strategic, Make money, Make a Difference”, where you’ll learn:
5 key things you must do to make money more quickly in your business
How to use your menstrual cycle to help you make more money and feel more pleasure in your life
Why Strategy is NOT a dirty word and how to use it to your feminine advantage
How to feel more confident asking for money and selling out your products and services
The most important things you need to have more presence in your business ( and why your presence correlates to your income)
This is different than my weekly videos, it’s more detailed, more specific, and you’ll get tools you can use immediately in your life and biz! It’s some of my best work yet! So be sure to check it out and send to your biz chick friends who feel like giving up!
Leave me a comment below, I wanna know what your thoughts are about positioning:
1) What are you positioning yourself as?
2) What is your consistent way of doing this?
3) How do you experience the “some pushing is required” phase of your business?
I’m about to pour my heart and soul out to you. Would you witness me for a moment?
I’m in the midst of creating my summer ‘Fire up your Biz‘ course and I’m realizing something very huge for me. I have a very deep rooted belief that in order to create I need to exhaust myself. And I’m literally tired of it and I’m ready to change it. If you can relate to this, keep reading, I’m about to do a soul-pouring….
I’ve always been a high achieving person, and that’s been an advantage for me. But it’s also my Achilles heel. Most people are somewhat shocked and awed to know that I run my whole business myself, including my video editing, web design, copywriting… pretty much everything. In fact, I think most people look at me and wish that they could do it all themselves too.
But here’s what you don’t see (unless you see me in person a lot)
I’M EXHAUSTED. I’m tired; the kind of tired where I need to lay down after one phone call. I still get frozen with fear, stuck in my own crazy belief patterns, in the fog, unable to express myself, totally unconscious, not present, anxious, and tense.
I have a list of “supposed tos” in my head. Supposed to get this done, call this person, email these people, eat dinner…
I’m “supposed to” stick to my weekly video schedule. I even have a video recorded and ready to edit. But I just don’t have it in me to edit it or send it out to you.
Over the years I’ve learned and come up with a routine that helps me move through these massive attacks of stagnation. It’s called SURRENDER.
I’m not talking about holding up the white flag and giving up. I’m talking about the kind of surrender that says, I’m ready.
Ready for what? Support, guidance, intuition, help, connection, love, your wildest dreams.
There is nothing that moves me back into receptivity and in the flow of my creation cycle for my biz than total surrender. Surrender is a powerful form of bright faith.
When you’re at your wits end and you have no idea what to do, you’re totally lost, your exhausted to the core, nothing is left to give. That’s when it happens.
It’s the kind of surrender that says:
I give up AND I’m ready. I ‘m listening.
Here’s a process I did today that got me into writing you this blog post:
1) Stop.Drop. And Roll into your Surrender Pose:
The quickest way to change how you feel is to move your body and the fastest way to move into surrender is to put your body in a position that gives you no other option.
My surrender pose usually looks something like the image to the left. Yours might look similar. It might look like childs pose or something completely different. Only you know
The key here is know your pose, and just go there. You’ll know you’re there because you’re body will start to get the “all is well signal”. Your breath will slow. The chatter will lessen, your heart will open again.
Be here as long as you need. You’ll know when it’s time to move on.
2) Find your Surrender Playlist:
Music has always played a large role in my life as a dancer and as a hopeless romantic. I remember telling my good friend Joe once when he asked me what sort of music was my favorite and I said “music that makes me feel”.
Music makes us feel…. anything, something, everything. Music brings us into our bodies and into the present moment.
Lately I’ve been loving classical music ( Especially Eric Whitacre’s Album Water Night). Pandora and Spotify are a godsend.
Find what moves you. And if you need inspiration, the video below is one of my Art of Feminine Presence Students Lyndsey Rodriguez, singing a song called “Who you are” that always makes me feel and below that is a link to my Art of Feminine Presence Meditation playlist with some juicy music.
Danielle Laporte’s book The Fire Starter Sessionshas brought up a revival in me around staying clear about how I want to feel in my life. For me, my big 5 are
The idea is that everything I do helps me create these feelings.
So today I made sure I created a space to create all these feelings during my surrender time. I created a workspace in my bedroom with candlelight, I brought in some flowers. A beautiful, sensual space makes me feel nourished and connected.
Creating beauty makes me feel masterful.
Feeling masterful helps me find a space to feel influential as I feel more inspired to write this heart-pour blog post.
Here’s a question to have in your sweet little surrender space this week:
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO CONTROL in your life and business?
Your latest offering. Your children. Your partner. All of the above?
How can you let go a little ( or a lot) and move more into surrender.
Please let me know what you loved about this post and more specifically:
What do you do when you get into a whacky crazy space and you need to re-connect to yourself? What are your techniques for calming the freakout moments in your life?
If you loved this, please share it with your biz chick friends who might need some support! Here’s a quick tweet you can use to send out
Feel like giving up? Use your surrender pose @lauren_sheehan http://j.mp/JWuT0Q
I am reminded that when I find this space of sweet surrender, I find myself again. Which is the only thing I ever search for.
So remember sweet biz chick sister. Surrender and go home to yourself. Because it’s more of you that we want.
With so much love and gratitude,
Lauren
PS. Want a chance to work with me over the summer to fire up your biz? Want an even sweeter discount on the launch of this amazing course for biz chicks who wanna get their money honey flowing….Click here get on the VIP list!
There are THREE WAYS to get some complimentary training and coaching with me this month and I’m really excited about them.
Why?
Because I’m giving away my best and most valuable secrets that help me make money and change people’s lives, and I’m there’s also some unique opportunities live or virtually to get 10 minutes of “Light you up” coaching from me where I’ll help you identify your top 3 assets that you LOVE
May 9th @ 7:30pm, Austin Tx (networking begins at 6:45!!!)
Fire up your Biz LIVE: How to become the go-to person in your industry + make more money + change the world (and do it in a feminine way)
May 17th @ 7pm, Austin TX
……..AND FOR YOU NON AUSTINITE BIZ CHICKS…….
Fire up your Biz FREE TELE-JAM- in which I’ll be doing the same presentation as the previously mentioned Fire up your Biz live but virtually.
Tuesday May 22 @ 12pm est/11am central/10am MST/9am PST/ 5pmUK
Click on each link to register and see more details about each!
There’s some cool PERKS to these events
1) Valuable and Actionable biz training- From my best and most fun toolset
2) Open spots for FREE “Light you Up” coaching in the Fire up your biz events ( even in the tele-jam… see the deets, this is HUGE for your personal presence)
3) Cool Prizes- Feminine Presence Meditations CD, Danielle LaPorte’s Fire Starter Sessions, My online Course, Magnetic Feminine Presence
4) Networking with some amazing women biz chicks who want to change this world for the better and are committed to making it happen.
I’ve been ruminating on how I can bring more ME to my weekly videos.
I’ve been heavily giving you lots of biz strategy, which I love, but I realize I’ve been leaving out some of my most powerful feminine presence tools that I use on a moment to moment basis in my life and biz to keep me tied to my truest, deepest, authentic desires.
Have you ever set a goal and then reached it… but realized that you still weren’t happy? Sometimes we think we want things, and the end result leaves us exhausted, tired, sad, still alone, overworked etc. Sometimes we pick goals that we know sound hard and logical: get my website up, follow up with those clients, launch a program. And in the process we forget about resting, fun, and connecting with our loved ones.
When you are a perfectionist and a “not enough-er”, it can be really easy to get sucked into always going, doing, doing, and never resting. Especially as an entrepreneur trying to make her dreams come true.
Here’s a thought for you:
Sometimes the most bold action you take in your business is to take a whole day off spontaneously because your wombspace said so. Sometimes the most courageous thing you can do is listen to the voice in your body that says “take a nap right now instead of work on the computer”. When all your logic is screaming “I have to get this done, I need to get this done, naps won’t help me”… that’s almost always a good sign that taking the nap is the scariest thing to do.
To let go and trust your body and your inner wisdom, and take a bold action that follows that takes courage.
Here’s my example, sometimes I think I want $10,o00 a month, and I start working towards that diligently. I can see it in my reach. And then all of the sudden I realize I’m working all the time, I’m exhausted, I’m not taking care of my body, my nutrition is suffering, and I remember, I don’t need $10,000 a month to feel happy and have fun.
The ability to check in with your body, to know how to access your inner wisdom and your true desires is a key to having a successful business and a happy life.
In this week’s Biz Chick lesson, I teach you the two most important questions you can ask yourself and why cultivating a relationship with your wombspace, your place of feminine power, is one of the best things you can do in to move your biz forward.
I’ll teach you why it’s not enough just to start asking what you want, you’ve got to anchor yourself to something very powerful first… watch the video to see what it is.
It’s kinda scarier than I thought it would be dropping the wombspace bomb into the biz chick lessons, but it’s time for me to start bringing more of myself through these videos.
I’d LOVE to know what you think, feel, and experience with these two questions and how you will use this in your biz this week.
LEAVE ME A COMMENT below. I wanna know:
1) What pop ups occur for you when you ask these two questions
2) What courageous action is your body telling you to take that doesn’t seem like it will lead you towards payday?
I’m seeing lots of green lately with springtime around, my business growing, and my latest green revival, green juice!
My body has been telling me it’s time to detox so here I go. With my passion for work and determination it’s super easy for me to forget to take care of my body. Anyone else in the same boat? (PS. I decided to share my fave green juice recipe below this weeks biz chick lesson so scroll down)
Now that you know what’s up with me on a personal level, let’s get into this week’s Biz Chick lesson. I’m totally stoked to have my first EMAIL question for these videos. It came from Amanda in Toronto, ON and she asks a question I think we can all relate to ( me especially) and it’s about what I call “severe perfectionism”. Amanda has lots going on for her, great skills and already a following of 175 in her local meetup, yet something is keeping her from monetizing her magnetism and getting her message out there in a bigger and more lucrative way that supports everyone.
If you are feeling in a similar position, WATCH THIS WEEK’S VIDEO! It’s some of my best motivation for getting over the “I’m not good enough” monster.
I’d love to know what you think on this subject. Leave a comment below about
1) How do you get over the “I’m not good enough” monster?
How to get over the “I’m not good enough” monster with more than good enough for you foods!
Only a few of you might know that I have over 5 years experience in the Fitness and Nutrition industry as a personal trainer and clean eating coach.
My ugly secret is that taking care of my body nutritionally has always been a struggle, especially when I get tangled up with work, excitement and stress.
But what I am EXCELLENT at is listening to what food my body wants, and although it might take me a few weeks to actually follow through, I can recognize the cry for green juice and sour (probiotic) foods like none other.
Below is a SUPER easy recipe for green juice that tastes amazing. A little sweet, but not too sweet. It literally takes me 5 min to make including prep time.
Easy Green Juice Recipe
1 organic cucumber, peeled
3-4 cups organic spinach ( or other dark leafy greens)
1 lg organic apple of your choice
1 organic lemon, peeled
2-3 celery sticks
It’s pretty simple, place these ingredients in your juicer and you’re good to go. I like to have my green juice with my daily vitamins. I never used to be a supplement gal ( even when I was a personal trainer, paleo junkie and crossfit enthusiast) but since I’ve been taking my new high quality faves for the past year on and off, I can tell a huge difference in my energy when I use them and when I don’t.
So, what do you think? Will you start your green juicing this week too??
