This is the truth about why I’ve stopped writing you. I’m not hiding anything, and not exaggerating anything, just being real. No Images? Click here , This is the truth about why I’ve stopped writing you. I’m not hiding anything, and not exaggerating anything, just being real. For two years, I attended a business school for entrepreneurs to learn how to market myself. I networked. I created and sold various coaching programs. I published a monthly video blog. I grew my email list by hundreds. I wrote and promoted a book. I delivered my workshop almost every month. Basically, I hustled my butt off! For real. It was a H-U-S-T-L-E! I made great progress. I had lots of wonderful clients. I saw results and I kept hustling for more. And, I was too busy and still not living the life I dreamed of. I didn’t have enough time for my boyfriend, friends, family or myself. I was nearly always sitting behind a computer strategizing about how to appeal to you! Then, when the election happened in November, I was at a Mindset Retreat. The retreat was about living and building a business with intense authenticity, integrity and love. We re-examined our lives and our businesses. It was then that I felt a shift inside. The stuff got real. I didn’t want to be angry or bitter about my own situation or the status of our country and its politics. Finally, I was able to admit that I had built a life and a business that wasn't bringing out the best in me. I knew I had a lot more love to share, and a lot more ways to be authentic and happy. I decided not to keep building my business in the same way I had been. That required another important shift - to loosen up about money. I was finally ready to stop focussing on money and status and how other's perceived me, and instead, focus on being happy and enjoying my life. After all, I had been telling my life coaching clients for years, "What we focus on grows". What happened next is (in my mind) the reward from the universe for the shift I made. Without hardly any effort, I was offered a part-time position to deliver trainings on facilitation and coaching skills. Just up my alley! The curriculum is already written, the materials are already complete, the groups are convened for me, I just get to show up for the fun part - deliver the actual training! The pay is the most I’ve ever made (by a long shot). I deliver this training one week every month or two, and it’s plenty of money to comfortably live on. When I let go of worry and stress and embraced being happy, I landed the absolute best possible work situation ever! I'm not bragging, just being honest. Now, I can live wherever I want to, even be nomadic. As a result of this big shift, I moved to Vermont and I put the brakes on the promotion and marketing to you. I stopped producing my monthly video blogs. I stopped creating new courses, I stopped promoting my book and I stopped showing up in your email inbox. That said, I didn't stop finding and getting great new clients. I still help coaches and entrepreneurs find their way in their workshop and their life. Now I do it without the stress or hustle, but instead, with more joy and love. It feels right. So, while I won't be reaching out to you often, I truly hope that you still get value from my previous video blogs about workshops, training and facilitation. They are timeless and still apply, if you’re building a workshop that brings in clients. I'd also love to give you my book for free, if you'll cover the shipping costs. If you'd like one or more copies, please send me an email saying "Book Please?" in the subject line. They make a great gift for entrepreneurs and coaches. To wrap it up, I'm humbled to send you this email. Thanks for being part of my journey, and thanks for reading this far! In this dance of life together, P.S. If you’d like to hear about my life every once in a while, and see how this adventure of trust, integrity, authenticity and love turns out, you can sign up here or read about it here at my other company, The Movement Movement. |