Savvy Fashionista Here-
I am in month 9 of being an entrepreneur, and I am facing the first instance of “when the ends don’t meet the means”. Truth be told, I am not physically freaking out about it too much, but talk to me on 9/15 and see how I am doing then. One of the main reasons why I am pretty zen about the status of the bank account is because of my experience in Bahia, Brazil. One day I am going to blog about my experience in Bahia, but strangely enough I have not yet to find the appropriate words to describe the experience, but that description is forthcoming. In short, the trip to Bahia was a mind-blowing and I did not realize the dope-ness of the trip until I came back and realized all the baggage that I left behind.
Anyway, back to the first sentence. I am in that space where the ends are not quite meeting. I have pretty much finished all of the money making projects and there really is nothing firm on the horizon. Granted, yes there are opportunities that are in the wings and things that I have been asked to apply for, in which I am doing so, but nothing that I can so “oh, there is a concrete check coming in coming in around this date”. Well, let me back up- I have a chunk of change that is forthcoming, but its all about the timing of things- and because of the mess called the summer youth program (everything is being scrutinized more), the checks are not coming as fluently as in the past. Instead of getting stressed out about when the money gets here, I am just going to be grateful that it is coming so that I can help it get here faster J
Ok-back to it…so September is really the first time in 9 months that I have had a chance to sit down and breathe. Granted, I wish the financial cushion was a little cushier, but I am going to take advantage of this “break”, because when the seed planting that I have been doing comes to fruition, it will be a very eventful and profitable year. On thing that I intend to focus on during my respite is being clear about what I want (but not being overly detailed about it). Being in Bahia, really helped me hone in on the type of life that I want to live. As my “big sister” put it to me: “I need to start living my life with my whole body and not just half of it”.
One thing that I have really noticed is that in our American culture- we are asked, if not forced, to divide ourselves into multiple people. We have the home face, the work face, the social face and the spiritual face. In my quest for ascension and for living a truly full life, I realize that I don’t want to bifurcate myself physical self any longer, because that is what has caused me the most problems (and because I have left those issues behind in Bahia, I will not detail those issues here).
How does this relate to money? Well, in order to be in the flow of how I earn money, I am making the choice to do things that are integrity with who I am and what I desire. If I am in the flow of my integrity, money will come to me with ease in grace. I am tired of feeling like I have to bust my behind to earn every red cent that comes through my hands. I feel that I don’t have to work hard for every cent that I earned, I just have to work to do what I love and the money will come (more on this later).
Instead of wondering how people are living the life that I want to live, its time for me to create it.
One thing that I realize that is very important to me is CREATIVITY. I want creativity to be the basis of everything that I do (and how I earn my living), whether I am creating, I am helping someone make money off of their creativity or I am using creativity to empower someone to heal themselves. So how do I desire to earn money creatively?:
- Entrepreneurial Training- working with creative small businesses
- Personal Financial Coaching
- Interesting research projects- because I do like to learn
- Motivational speaking about entrepreneurship and personal financial wealth
- Working with fashion- more so working in a shopping capacity- I think I would enjoy being a buyer for independent boutiques
- Working with spiritually minded people
- Working with progressive people
- Working with people who get and respect what I do
- Opportunities for international travel- I want to be able to get up and go…frequently….and do good work while I am there.
While I have no active projects, these are some of the things that I will be working on that will help me create the life that I envision:
- Finish developing my training schedule
- Write the outline for my book: Startup Guide for Creative Entrepreneurs
- Develop my creative retail space- I need to manifest about $50,000 so that I can move forward and purchase the live-work space.
- Series of blog postings regarding small business tax management. I have to put this degree to use someone!
- Focus on my jewelry design and participating in craft shows
- Figure out how I am going to pay for the London trip
Oh and there is a large part of me that is going to Strengthen my intuitive healing abilities and focus on “Just Being”.
What will I not be doing…well; I am going to work my best to not participate in anything that does not serve my highest good. One of the biggest lessons that I am experiencing right now is how to be in this world, but not be of it.
Wish me luck!
Savvy Fashionista
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