How to Align with the Seasons

Hello Dear,
 

It's the spring season, didn’t you hear?! All around us are messages from social media influencers, retail stores and news sources, telling us to lighten up, refresh, get busy.

But, what if your Spring hasn’t yet Sprung? While you may want to stay in hibernation, you can still take a lesson from these beautiful nature cues:

Grow at your pace. Everything blossoms at its own speed. If you are not yet feeling ready to rush head first into all-the-things, then take some extra time to find your bearings. Life isn’t a race, so stay clear of outside influences that tell you otherwise.

Get grounded. Sit quietly with your feelings and emotions. What is it you are actually experiencing? Is it exhaustion? Are you overwhelmed? Sad? Scared? Identifying and claiming your feelings is the first step to taking ownership of your emotional well-being.

Find the root. Now that you’ve identified what you are feeling, dig a little deeper into the root cause. What do you think is behind this feeling? Are you taking on too much? Feeling pressure from others? Holding onto something from the past or worrying about the future? 

Plant today for tomorrow’s growth. Think about how you want to show up for life tomorrow (or next week). What is it that you’d rather be feeling and experiencing? Then, decide what needs to happen today in order to feel that way. Whether you need more sleep, less Netflix or no more BS, taking the time to create an action plan is key to making the changes you want IRL.

As we (re)learn with every new season, nothing is permanent. The good, the bad, the easy, the challenging; all are temporary states of being. I'm sending you grace as you navigate through this current season.

If you need some empowering and inspiring messages from 30+ incredible women, then you must listen to this special highlight episode, celebrating my one year anniversary of the Open to Alchemy podcast. I'm so grateful to all my incredible guests and supportive listener community!
 

And if you are looking to jumpstart this next phase of growth, I'd love to help. Whether it's learning more about yourself through Human Design, starting your small business journey or finding more alignment and abundance in your Entrepreneur energy let's connect. Nothing lights me up more than helping others find and activate their gifts so they can create and share the work they are meant to.

To a soulful spring,

Lauren

Using your Creative Power

Hey Love,

As a small business owner, it can feel like we are on a never-ending treadmill of to-dos. But how often do we stop to celebrate all those victories, both large and small? 

Lately, I've been shifting my mindset from a worker to a creator. In stepping into my creator power, I'm able to see how much I manifest in my business and life. Here are two ways I’ve found that can be very easy to implement, but super impactful:
 

• Daily: Thoughtfully choose the words you use in conversation with others and yourself. Your thoughts become your reality, so the negative loop in your head can quickly turn into what you are seeing and feeling. By stating these reframes out loud, you are clearly communicating what you want and taking a more active role in their creation.

  • Example: Instead of saying that you are “busy” or “exhausted”, which keeps you in that frantic, overwhelmed state, you can say that you “are grateful to have a full calendar”. And if you want things to slow down and become more manageable, then say “I’m working to take things off my plate.”

• Weekly: Turn your finished to-do lists into a "What I Manifested" list. Make sure to use active language that embodies how you want to feel and the energy you want to continue to call in. This process helps rewire your brain to acknowledge and take co-creation ownership of your accomplishments.

  • Example: This Week I Manifested: 1. successful pitch of a new podcast show idea; 2. brainstorm and launching my dynamic and profitable new offering; 3. scheduling all my social media posts for the most ease and impact.

Attention combined with Intention makes meaningful changes to the way you think and feel about yourself and your relationship with success. Plus, it creates a beautiful and tangible flow of opportunity and achievement.

If you are looking to align your Entrepreneur energy and step into your most powerful creative self, I'm your gal! I have so many helpful, easy-to-implement resources to get you into the most positive, flowing, abundant head and heart space. Schedule a free call to discover which session is the best for you. 

To making it so,

Lauren

When your Dream Changes

Hey Love,

There are people who dream about having the life you are living. But you might not be one of them. And that's okay.

It doesn't matter if it used to be your dream. You are allowed to change, grow, evolve. You are entitled to create a new dream and pursue it any time.

It's time to call BS already on the life we are "supposed" to be living and loving. You can be grateful for what you have AND also want something more or different.

👊 It doesn't make you bad or wrong or selfish or ungrateful
👊 It means you are human
👊 It means you are aware of what you want and what you don't
👊 It means you aren't settling for something just because it's supposed to fit

If you are ready to step into the fullest, most authentic, abundant version of yourself, let's connect. I work with aspiring and current entrepreneurs to fully embody their CEO vibes in a way that feels energetically aligned. My role is to help you combine your passion and purpose to create a sustainable, soul-fulfilling business, side hustle or practitioner service. Together we will uncover and activate your gifts, align with your soul purpose and create a new dream for yourself. 

For real-life inspiration and how-to tips from some of my favorite soulpreneurs, I'd love for you to check out the Open to Alchemy podcast. I've learned so much from my incredible guests and I'm grateful to share these expansive conversations with you too!

Let's stop living for someone else and start being the hero of our own story again.

To breaking free,

Lauren

Dealing with Empathic Distress

Hello Love,

The world news of the past few days is extremely upsetting, to say the very least. As sensitive beings (aka Empaths) we can take on so much external energy that we can begin to experience empathic distress. You may resonate with some of these symptoms:

• Difficulty discerning our own emotions and feelings from those of other people or what we feel from the collective energy

• Insomnia, procrastination, lack of interest in productivity, passions or hobbies

• Trying to self-soothe through increased eating, drinking, shopping, binge watching, etc

• Becoming hyper-focused on an area that *think* we can control, like kids, partners or work

So what can we do when we feel overwhelmed with the state of the world? Here are some of my favorite practices to help self-regulate our nervous systems and get back into our bodies, returning to a place of calm and clarity:

1. Get Quiet: I can not overstate the benefit of quiet time when you feel overloaded. Sitting in silence with no outside stimulation (this includes phones too!) is an incredibly peaceful practice and a beautiful way to start becoming an observer of your own energy. If you think you can’t sit still, then try walking or driving in silence to get started.

2. Take a News Break: I know you want to stay up-to-date, but constant doom scrolling and breaking news alerts just wire your brain to look for and become addicted to the negative dopamine hits. Give yourself a few minutes to check-in, but stay offline the rest of the day to give your body and brain a chance to reset.

3. Create Better Boundaries: If you want to stop taking on other’s emotions, it's time for some boundary creation. Notice which people increase your anxiety or always share the most graphic or upsetting stories and tell them you need a mental-health break. Be firm on what topics you will and won’t allow in.

4. Prioritize Feel-Good Activities: It might feel strange to focus on what you deem to be trivial or selfish actions, but it’s exactly what you need to stay focused, level-headed and resilient. Remember, you can’t suffer enough to prevent someone else from suffering. Take care of yourself so you can stay in the energy of a problem solver and helper.

5. Be an Upstander: You don’t need to sit idly by when there is a clear, positive action you can take to make a difference, even if across the world. Collecting donations, signing petitions, letter writing, phone banking and sharing resources are all valuable activities that can help you feel more engaged and impactful.

I know we all pray for a quick and peaceful end to the current attacks in Ukraine. But the sad truth is there will continue to be tragedies, conflicts and suffering both far away and in our own homes. I hope you'll find these tools helpful for any difficulties you may encounter. If I can provide support in any way, please reach out via email or send me a DM on social.

To peace,

Lauren

Resources for your Small Business

“No one wants to spend an hour talking about themselves.”

Oh what we hear from the mouths of babes, lol! I’ll keep confidential which one of mine said this exact gem, but I couldn’t help but think it was a valid observation.

Over the years, I've heard lots of objections to choosing a 1:1 session. Time, money, uncertainty, shifting priorities, etc. I’ve used all these reasons myself and more! And that's why I want to create tools that support you wherever you are on your journey of entrepreneurship. Using my signature blend of Woo & Work, these resources are designed to be:

• Self-paced. If the idea of making another time commitment is too stressful, then these workbooks are perfect for you. You can take ownership of your schedule, choosing when and for how long you will work through them.

• Affordable. I know it’s hard to justify spending money when you are first starting a business. These tools are each less than a $25 investment. In fact, you can buy all three for under $50, less than an impromtu Target run.

• Accessible. It can be overwhelming to consider all that goes into starting a new business. These guides are easy to implement, breaking things down into bite-size elements, so you can integrate at your own pace.

• Actionable. Sometimes the smallest steps can create the biggest momentum. If you’ve been dreaming about doing your own thing, taking inspired action is a critical piece of the manifestation puzzle. Just get started!

Whether it be getting more clarity on your what, who, why & how, activating your creative genius inside or learning to work with more ease and alignment, I hope you’ll take advantage of these empowering opportunities to start creating the small business of your dreams.

And if you want a fun, quick and insightful way to help you better know your Entrepreneur Energy Type, take my new quiz. You’ll get helpful strategy tips no matter where you fall on the Woo to Work scale!

To being resourced and ready,

Lauren

Self-love Practices

Hey Dear,

I’ve been noticing from so many clients and friends recently, the conditioning they are placing around receiving love. Do these resonate with you too?

❤️‍ I have to say yes, even when I’d rather say no
❤️‍ I can’t ask for help, even though I need it
❤️‍ I did this to myself/It’s my own fault
❤️‍ It’s not good enough/I’m not good enough

What we are really saying when we accept these statements as truth, is that love is an exchange. It requires sacrifice, suffering and perfection. It is to be earned through worthiness, not an essential right.

My wish for you, today and always, is that you feel love for yourself. A love so perfect, so true, so complete, that settling for anything less than what you deserve (from yourself and others) is simply unacceptable.

And in this integrity and fullness of your self-love, you see all that you have to offer, trust all that you can do, know all the light that flows through you. And so you must let it. And you allow yourself to shine brightly and boldly.

As a special Valentine’s Day treat, I’m gifting you a first-time ever discount on my three most popular offerings: Entrepreneur Energy Assessment & Activated 2022 Planning Package, Empowered Alchemy Session and Intro Human Design Reading. From now until midnight on Monday, February 14th, get 14% off, using the code SELFLOVE. These make wonderful gifts for you and anyone who loves to learn more about themselves and step into a more aligned, fulfilling way of living.

To listen in on a beautiful conversation on loving your body and getting into your flow, check out my latest Open to Alchemy podcast episode.

To reclaiming the greatest love,

Lauren

Time Saving + Money Making: Increase your Entrepreneur Energy Flow

Hello Love,

I don’t have enough time. Imagine if you had a dollar for every time you said or thought that. But, I bet you are spending a lot of time working on things and not getting the most use out of them. If you are ready to make your time work better for you, read on:

Expand the use of your content. In some way or another, we are all content creators. Whether it be social media, presentations, blogs, podcasts, etc, we are in constant creator mode. So I hope that you are using that incredible content in more than one place. Take that post and turn it into an email or blog. Take the presentation and reformat it into individual worksheets. Pull the transcripts from your podcasts to make social media posts. Remember, it takes an average of 7 impressions before people have recognition and recall, so don’t worry about over-saturating your audience.

Mine your day for lessons. Each pandemic day can feel like a week amiright? Usually our own experiences provide the best foundation for offering guidance to others, so use these endless days to review and reflect. Think about what interesting conversation popped up in a client session or what challenge with your kid or coworker created valuable insight. Then take your lessons and turn them into content, offerings, and wisdom to share.

Let it go. While this might be a no-brainer in theory, putting this into practice takes more discipline. If you want more time, stop worrying about perfection on something that, in truth, will have a very short shelf life. No one is examining your things with the same critical eye you will. So while you always want to put your best self forward, set a realistic, but tight time limit and move on.

Maximize your sales reach. With so many creative opportunities for income, this is an area where time most definitely equals money. Take each product (digital or physical) and brainstorm where else it can be sold. Can you tweak an offering and create an Etsy listing, find a local business looking to share commission, become an affiliate for products you already know and love? Expanding your idea of sales channels is a major time hack.

Systematize. Anything that you find yourself doing and/or saying over and over, can benefit from a system. If you repeat the same procedure to new clients, turn it into a welcome document or video. Make an FAQ section of your website and direct people to it. Even frequent email requests can be turned into time-savings. By creating your top 5 responses once, you can simply cut and paste into the email accordingly, adding a quick personalization at the top and bottom.

Evergreen/Passive income. If you are trading time for money, then exploring passive income is definitely a hack to explore. When you develop evergreen offerings, you create once and earn over and over. Take some time making a thorough list of all your skills, qualifications and talents. What do you know how to do that could be turned into a worksheet, course or masterclass? It doesn’t need to be a huge or overwhelming undertaking, rather a simple and even inexpensive offering could have major payoffs.

Ready to implement some of the ideas above? Let’s schedule a session so I can guide you on customizing these time-saving strategies for your business. I love helping people find energetic alignment and ease in their entrepreneurial journeys. Book a 1:1 Open to Alchemy session and we will work together on accessing into your inspired entrepreneur energy. Or schedule an Entreprenuer Energy Assessment & Activated 2022 Planning session package to go even deeper.

To reclaiming your time,

Lauren

How do you Overcome Doubt?

Hello Love,

Doubt has been coming up a lot lately, both for my clients and for me. It can be frustrating and overwhelming to feel stuck or unsure, looping around a question again and again. We want to move forward with an opportunity or decision, choosing the “right” answer, but it can seem like that clarity might never come.

If you find yourself in a place of doubt, here are some things to try:

💫 Explore a different perspective or vantage point. Perhaps you need to dig deeper to pull back another layer or zoom out to a bird’s eye view in order to see things more clearly.
💫 Set down the issue at hand, giving yourself some more time and space. Try an hour, day or even week without focusing on it to see what new information comes in.
💫 Lean into your embodied response. Pay attention to what you feel in your body and where, knowing that excitement, anxiety, anticipation and doubt can all feel similar, taking awareness to discern.
💫 Talk it out to gain some more clarity and confidence. Ask a trusted friend or unbiased colleague to be your sounding board, setting the parameters for how much input you want to allow.
💫 Make friends with your doubt. Remember that your ego provides doubt to keep you safe, so sending it some love and gratitude can help you move through the doubt with less resistance.

We all experience times of uncertainty or lack of clarity. And as disheartening as it can be, it’s an integral part of the process of discovering what feels most aligned. Trusting too, that there is no wrong answer, rather just many ways to get to the next part of your journey.

Need help getting to what’s most aligned for you? That's my jam! I tap into so many incredible healing modalities to help guide you back to your authentic self. Each session is highly personalized and actionable so you get the ideal combination of woo and work.

Book a 1:1 Open to Alchemy session and we will work together on accessing into your inspired entrepreneur energy. Or schedule an Entreprenuer Energy Assessment & Activated 2022 Planning session package to go even deeper.

To navigating your doubt,

Lauren

How to be Creative without Criticism

Hello Love,

Are you your own worst critic? One of the things I see way too often, is clients stopping the flow of creativity and co-creation, not allowing source inspiration to flow. We judge ideas before pen even hits paper, thinking our ideas, offerings, content or plans:

❎ Aren't good enough or "right"
❎ Aren't practical or feasible
❎ Aren't unique or new

So what can you do to create without criticism? Here’s some tips to help you open the tap to all your creative vibes and let your imagination flow.

Write everything down: I’ve talked about the benefits of this before, but doing an idea dump opens up your creativity in the most amazing way. You can use it to brainstorm for any type of project. I love using idea bubbles, list-making and other visual strategies.

Release all expectations and judgement: Switching your mindset to one of hype and hopefulness versus negativity and naysaying can lead to huge growth in your creative spirit. Try to focus on how exciting the process of creating feels, not just the results.

Work in an environment that feels good: Of course it can be harder to brainstorm when you are overloaded with laundry or trapped under fluorescent lights. If you are struggling to connect with your creative side, mix it up and put yourself in a place that feels inspiring!

Find a creative community: They say you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with. If you’ve lost that creative buzz, perhaps it’s time you cultivate some new relationships with friends, colleagues and fellow makers that value and prioritize creativity as much as you do.

Need help aligning with your creative side? I LOVE helping clients brainstorm offerings, workshop an idea and hone in on content strategies. Book a 1:1 Open to Alchemy session and we will work together on tapping into your inspired entrepreneur energy.

And if you are looking for some inspirational & impactful soulpreneur vibes check out my Open to Alchemy podcast

To your creative expression,

Lauren

Human Design Mantras for Entrepreneur Ease

Hey Love!

Why is it SO hard?? I hear that question often and have said it myself many times. But like many of you, I am firmly saying NO to the struggle-mentality. If one of your intentions for this new year is to find more ease in your entrepreneurial journey (and life in general), then check out these mantras below, based on your Human Design type.*

As a Generator:
I allow myself to use my incredible energy mindfully. I prioritize what I find exciting and important. I examine other’s requests carefully before saying yes.

As a Manifesting Generator:
I allow myself to pivot as my passion for new things energizes me. I gracefully release old ideas and identities. I let go of judgment from myself and others.

As a Projector:
I allow myself to get completely absorbed in things I find fascinating. I share my valuable insights with those who want them. I honor that I can’t guide everyone.

As a Manifestor:
I allow myself to be driven to action by my intuitive urges. I share my intentions with others. I understand that my role is to get things started, not to be immersed long-term.

As a Reflector:
I allow myself time to experience all variations and possibilities. I frequently assess the most aligned environment and community for my well-being and the well-being of others.

So, when will things get easier? When we stop equating success with struggle. When we stop pushing and start allowing. When we leave the hustle and grind behind and decide to go with our natural flow.

Shifting to a mindset of ease, can make all the difference in your entrepreneur energy. If you want to dive in more to the energy of alignment, abundance and soul-purpose, reach out to grab one of my remaining Entrepreneur Energy Assessment & Activated 2022 Planning packages. It's the ultimate Part Woo - Part Work package to help any current or aspiring small business owner start the new year with the clarity, confidence and cohesive plan you need.

And if you are looking for some inspirational & impactful soulpreneur vibes check out my Open to Alchemy podcast

To reclaiming ease,

Lauren

* Don’t know your type?Reply to this emailwith your birth information (date, exact time, city/state/country) and I’ll send you your Human Design type!