Signs You're On the Right Path
Since I bought a van and began traveling through Morocco, Spain, and Portugal, I have been receiving more and more affirmations from the universe that I am on the right path. What does it look like?
1// Right Place, Right Time - A few hours ago I parked my van on the beach of a tiny Spanish village and went in search of a cafe that had wifi. Because it’s off-season there aren’t a lot of places open. I followed a hunch and wandered into an RV park that looked more like an oasis, a row of peacocks perched on the stairs above greeted me, birds chirped in the background, and big shady trees shaded me from the sun. I walked up to the receptionist’s office and asked if they might have had a restaurant with Wifi that I could work at. She said the restaurant was closed but that if I got a signal I could work there. I wandered a bit more until I found the restaurant which looked more like paradise.
Turns out there is a Wifi signal. And below is my current view. I kicked off my sandals and now have my feet in the sand and I don’t have to spend any money :)
2// Perfectly Aligned Opportunities - I just signed a contract with a new client. In exchange for three months of marketing help, I will be given a deed to a 1000m2 piece of land in Portugal. The land is not just any land, it belongs to Orange Eco Land, an eco-village that seeks to be a haven for those who want to live outside the system but still take advantage of the contributions of modern society (like solid Wifi). If you read my blog often you know that I’m currently writing a book about this exact topic.
3 // Divine Connections - A few months ago Squarespace invited me to speak to an audience of a few hundred free humans on a Zoom call about using the platform to help launch their side hustle or generate passive income. After the talk, a woman reached out to me because she was thinking about embarking on her journey outside the matrix and had some questions. We stayed in touch on and off but today she called me. I’m a millennial so any time my phone rings my heart shutters a bit. Turns out she HAD embarked on her journey, left her home in Canada, and was in Toulouse, France…except she was in a pickle, the host she had been staying with went cuckoo and she needed some advice about what to do next. I told her to join the Host a Sister Facebook group and try to find immediate shelter and then sign up for Workaway to secure a longer gig until she figured out what her next move would be.
A lot of times I feel like this is purely a solo journey of self-discovery, one that only benefits me, but after the call, I realized that it’s much bigger than that. The road I travel will help pave the way for others and the lessons I share will hopefully make it a smoother ride.
The more I align my actions with my values, the more the universe rewards me. And the more it will reward you, too. How cool is that?
Are your actions aligned with your values? What small step can you take today towards feeling more aligned?
What the F is a Conscious Business Owner?
If you’ve landed on my site you may have seen the phrase “Conscious Business Owner” being slung around. And then you may have had one of two thoughts:
“Nice, that’s me!”
or
“Well, what the hell does that mean?”
This blog post is for the folks who find themselves in the second category.
To me, a Conscious Business Owner is someone who resonates with any or all of the following statements:
I care about the environment and think often about whether or not my business is negatively impacting Mama Earth.
My business has a goal or purpose beyond just making fat stacks of money.
I have a passion for helping others help themselves.
I am a healer, yoga instructor, therapist, non-profit founder, artist, musician, social entrepreneur and want to share my gifts with the world.
I only want to connect with clients and customers whose lives will be positively impacted by my products or services.
I know that before I can help anyone else, I must first help myself, that’s why I have self-care rituals in place that help me get re-centered and aligned.
I consider myself a servant leader, putting the people involved in my business first - above everything else.
I only want my business to grow if it’s done organically and authentically.
Now by no means is this list exhaustive. I’m sure I will think of other things to add as time goes on, but for now, I hope it helps you better understand what to expect when working with me because I now consider myself a bona fide CBO.
I’m going to be honest with you though, I’ve been in business for over ten years and I would say for most of those years I was not a CBO. I put my profits over my values. I worked with clients that did not align with my vision for the world. My reasoning was that I had to eat. But that’s no longer an excuse. The world needs us all to be aligned for that is the only way to really create lasting change. And alignment for me meant narrowing my niche to CBOs!
A few years ago, I thought I had to co-found a non-profit to make an impact. I didn’t think website building and digital marketing was a valuable contribution to the world. Oh, how wrong I was! After that tanked, I realized that there were a ton of healers, changemakers, and CBOs out there who needed help growing their business and that I had the skills to help them make an even bigger impact. This was my gift and I was ready to share it with the world, mindfully and organically. Thanks for being patient as I learn to navigate this new direction.