Create TRUE Entrepreneur Success and Security

Did you know your first Energy Point can be found in your body at the base of your spine? This is the area where you house all of your 'security' energy. It is literally about being supported in life. So it makes sense that this will pop up when building a business, right?

The irony is that especially when it comes to building business so many entrepreneurs turn to the outside to determine whether they are strong and secure enough to be successful. You look around to see how your family is treating you (do they believe in my ability to succeed at this self-employed thing?) or what your material possessions look like (how much is in my bank account? What kind of office do I have?), and then you place a judgment on yourself that usually has to do with lack: My business is NOT successful; I ONLY have this much; I am NOT O.K.

Your body and environment will physically reveal your TRUE relationship with success and security. So, it's helpful to check in with yourself: do you experience any type of lower back or leg pain? And then look at your environment: Are you surrounded by chaos and clutter? Are you denying the use of your office area as a sacred business space? Are you creating balance in your business or just keeping "busy"?

If you are experiencing any pain in your back and leg area, this is your body (and the Universe, by the way) speaking to you, directing you, nudging you to give some attention to your relationship with success. For example, you may be being called to speak your mind to a family member (Hey, I believe I can build this business ... do you?), business partner, or client. It's really important for a conversation like this to happen so you are free to move forward and beyond the struggle-energy you are in now. Otherwise you will continue to experience the pain AND the situation that is causing your success-energy distress.

If you're environment is suffering and driving you crazy this is a nudge from the Universe, too. The spiritual side of you knows that safety and security are always available and the divine actions to take will always be shown to you. The ego side doesn't believe it for a second and goes into a whirlwind of busy-activity to try to prove that you're "making this happen". The trouble is in the cycle that then gets created between "I want", "I deserve" and "I feel scared" and "I'm never going to make it ." The thing about a cycle is that it will hold it's pattern unless you do something differently to break it.

Now, I can tell you over and over that these are only feelings and aren't "real", but what it comes down to is what you are willing to DO to shift these thoughts, to activate a different energy in order to be the master of your business - your life.

So how do you start?

When you do feel that nudge (or more) in your lower back and/or legs, or you take a look around and feel frustrated with your desk and/or office space take a deep breath in and ask yourself, "How can I do this differently?" and "What do I need to heal?" Let the answer come to you. You'll be surprised. If you doubt this will make any difference, try it for one week - EVERY time.

You see the keys to managing your energy are really so simple, but most entrepreneurs doubt it works. So you stay with what you've always done because, well, that's what you've always done or because someone said something to you at some point about what to believe in terms of your ability to create our own security. You took their word for it and never looked back. But unless things are hunky-dory in this area, your energy is speaking to you and will continue to do so whether you directly listen to it or not.

I know it sounds counterintuitive, but your habits work to create a false sense of security - and these buggers will really show themselves when a person starts building business (I always say, want a fast track to personal growth? Start a business!) Old habits see change as a threat, but your life-force energy wants you to soar and succeed and will nudge you until you do - which is why you feel the discomfort, frustration or pain. You can't create something new out of the old way.

Isn't it time you started listening?

Your EnergyRICH® Call To Action:

Take one week to really pay attention to what your body and your environment are saying to you.

Rather than searching outward for validation of your success ask yourself, "How can I do this differently?" and "What do I need to heal?"

Ready to do things differently for yourself and your business? If yes, join the EnergyRICH® Business Boot Camp. You'll be amazed at what starts to happen for you. You can ONLY win. The focused, powerful group energy begins to make things magically happen very quickly AND you're given lots of important, practical step-by-step "how to's" at the same time to help you systematize your business for growth and more money. Be sure to secure your spot at http://www.energyrichbootcamp.com/ (Important: This program will not be offered again this year and never again at this rate.)

How to Move Through Your Prospects Biggest Blocks

I've come to know that there are three big blocks that most often come up when anyone is looking at using a professional's service or getting ready to buy a product.

1. Money.

2. Time.

3. Timing.

This is also with the understanding that everything else between the two of you is what I call an energetic match: They have a need and you can serve that need. They feel connected to you. You have established trust. And you both feel excited and the energy of possibilities is clearly in the air between you.

But then one of the major blocks pops up.

What now? How can you help?

Let's start with first understanding the energy behind the blocks. By doing this you are able to come from a place of empathy, rather than sympathy. As a service provider it is a disaster move for you to join them in their block. That might sound something like, "I know exactly what you mean Ms. Prospect there are a lot of things that I really want, but can't have either. I hate it, too." This is a HUGE disservice to them and also to you (in more ways than we can fully get into in this one article).

So what you are really looking at here is fear (of the unknown, success, change, doing something positive for themselves... the fear takes different forms for different folks, but fear is fear.) Even if they really don't have the money, have absolutely no time and are in some way not ready or able, they are making excuses to mask the fear.

People make excuses because they can't see the difference between an outer reality and an inner belief regarding that reality. Most folks have a hard time separating the two and make them the same.

It might sound something like this:

I'm not ready now = I'll never really be ready.

I don't have the time now = I can't see how to make the time.

I don't have the money now = I don't believe I can generate the money.

Back in the summer of 1999 I was studying in Ashland, Oregon and one weekend we found this beautiful lake to swim in and saw that across the lake people were cliff-jumping. Now, this is something I use to do a lot when I was in high school. So I swam across, climbed to the top, got to the edge and froze. I could not jump off that cliff. Every time I looked over the edge I thought, "this is a fifteen foot cliff; what if I miss and slam into the rocks, I could break my leg, I could die, I could..."

And then, as I stood there, this boy, maybe he was eleven, came up next to me and asked, "are you going to jump?" And I started to come up with all these excuses, but sighed and just told him I was really scared. And what he said to me I've never forgotten:"

It's air and water. Just jump."

As I watched him sail over the edge and then bob up to the surface just seconds later, amazingly to me, I jumped. It was exhilarating! (And, obviously, I survived.)

And this, my friend, is exactly how a prospect feels when considering working with you. They see a financial investment, an obligation of time and a challenge they're preparing to face - a cliff to be jumped off.

So the automatic-human-fear-reaction is to make an excuse.

And, again, the worst move you can make is to join them. "Yes, this cliff is really high. You're right; it's impossible to jump. I understand how hard it is, so let me call you back in a few months and see if you're ready to jump then."

I can tell you, they will never be ready. (I know if that's what I'd heard, I would still be standing on that cliff or worse I would have turned around and gone back the way I came.)

Again, assuming your offer is right for them and they will truly benefit from working with you, then you are NOT serving their best interests if you "just let it slide."

And telling yourself that you are is your own excuse.

The energy of commitment is very strong. Let your prospect know that when you make a commitment the Universe begins to line up for you. Things may start slower than planned, but when you truly commit, it happens. Let them know that, together, you will take care of their concerns (money, time, doubts etc.).

My sense is when YOU commit then you'll hear, "Let's do it!"

Can I tell you it will ALWAYS go this way 100% of the time, no, but what I can tell you is that if YOU make the commitment to take a stand for the truth about the difference your service will make for your clients (and don't back down when they give you excuses), you will have a client who puts themselves completely in your process and together you will produce magnificent results. And the world will be better off because of it.

So Go Ahead. Take A Stand. You Can Do It.

Your EnergyRICH® Call To Action:

When clients are afraid to move forward, they will make excuses that will keep them from going where they need to grow.

As a professional, you need to call forth the magnificence of your client to support them in activating the change they want, not join them in their fear.

Take a stand for them.

Take a stand for you.

Ready to take a stand for yourself and your business? If yes, join the EnergyRICH® Business Boot Camp. You'll be amazed at what starts to happen for you. You can ONLY win. The focused, powerful group energy begins to make things magically happen very quickly AND you're given lots of important, practical step-by-step "how to's" at the same time to help you systematize your business for growth and more money.Be sure to secure your spot at http://www.energyrichbootcamp.com/ (Just FYI: This program will not be offered again this year and never again at this rate.)

Closely Guarded Energy-Secret for Greater Client Attraction...Tell Your Story

I've dealt with a few criticisms about including my personal story on my website, but, more importantly for every skeptic I've had at least 10 people tell me how much they admire what I share and how it resonates with them (and those folks usually end up coaching with me). So why share your personal story? Because it's going to be one of the fastest, most genuine ways to connect with those people that you are meant to serve in your business.

My ideal clients are high-integrity healers, coaches, practitioners and entrepreneurs, who are really good at what they do, and are ready for more financial success in their own businesses. You want more money, free time, and to market from a place that feels good to you in your heart and soul. Developing your own self-marketing system helps you successfully be in your business, have more freedom, and piece of mind (it also helps you go to places much bigger than you had originally imagined). It's about doing what you love and still being able to spend time with family and friends, simple as that.

Part of building a business that is a JOY to you involves sharing with people who you are. I remember when I had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Deepak Chopra share messages on the Soul of Healing. He spoke about the power of a story as the key to communication.

The first example Dr. Chopra gave was to highlight how our consumer society is literally built on stories. All of our large corporations have marketing teams that come up with a story to sell. The examples Dr. Chopra gave were: Nike - the power of the urban hero, VW Bugs - the carefree life of the hippie and beatnik, Apple Computers - the independent hipster. Now whether these archetypal images were what the companies had intended (my sense is Dr. Chopra didn't have that inside information) I'm not sure, but I will tell you that everyone in that room could relate to what he was saying and my guess is you do, too.

The second example Dr. Chopra gave was to emphasize the power of the story to heal. He told a touching story about his own father as a young doctor while serving in the army was faced with a young soldier who had lost his voice. With thorough research the Senior Dr. Chopra had discovered that this young soldier had received news of his mother's death and when he had tried to tell his superiors they cut him off before he could even finish the sentence, "My mother ..." and his body shut down and his voice disappeared with it. When this young soldier was able to have his story heard, his voice returned.

This truly brought tears to my eyes. We all want to be heard.

The question then becomes, HOW do you use your story in your business? My answer? Tell it. You're a solo-entrepreneur so you don't have to hire a marketing team to "create you". You are you. Let the people who are going to do business with you KNOW you. This way you get to be you, do what you love and work with people who you love (because they already connect with you because you shared your story!) How great is that? No more "trying to sell" instead you get to BE your business and it happens more easily.

The key also becomes about them being able to share their own story and Dr. Chopra clearly showed the power of that. They'll get the results they are looking for that much more quickly because all the c*r*a*p will be out of the way. They'll also see that if you can be it - so can they. You are in business to make amazing things happen for people. So, share.

I know I can already hear the "but you can't do that in MY business!" You have to be very clear about who you are serving. The sharing of your story is absolutely applicable even if you have a more Corporate target market. But you'd do it differently. You might not talk about your personal pain, but you'd perhaps make yourself more open, more available, less dull and looking-like-everyone-else-humdrum. (I had a client who fought me on this and continued to get dripple and draps in advertising; changed gears and presto! 57% increase in sales.)

So what's been learned? Your story is beautiful. It's how you came to do what you do. Be willing to share it and you're on your way to more energy, more riches and a whole lot more joy in your business.

Your EnergyRICH® Call To Action:

1. Brainstorm how can you share a little bit more about you to create more of a connection, more belief in what you offer, more quickly.

2. How can you open up to hear the story of the people that you serve? Think a CEO doesn't want to share? Oh, think again! And see what happens ...

3. ... and then email me about it. I love to highlight Excelling EnergyRICH® Entrepreneurs: we'll share your story and you'll watch the business roll in!

If you're ready to learn how to connect your story to the power of your Core Value Offer and Archetypes to really AMP UP your marketing join the EnergyRICH® Business Boot Camp. You'll learn step-by-step how to manage your energy and shift from fear to faith - and make more money by putting everything you learn into practical practice. You'll be in such a supportive group of like-energy folks - they won't let you think you can't. Everything is energy. All that you want starts with that first. Register here: http://www.energyrichbootcamp.com