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Marketing – or – Sourcing?

I struggle with “marketing”. I struggle with the word and I struggle with what society and business suggest that, as a business owner, I *should* do to promote my work. Since 2009 when I began life coaching, I have created and distributed brochures, blogged, created and maintained a website, practiced elevator speeches, attended networking events and been members of such organizations.

Yet, the outcome of my personal end-of-year review this past March 2 was this:

2014: The Year I Embrace Being, Intuition, Visioning and Celebrating ME!

And I found myself writing, “I am my own walking billboard”! Marketing feels like “telling you about me”. That is quite different from:

Being me – Listening to my intuition – Visioning/Setting intentions – Celebrating who I am!

In talking about this dilemma with my coach, I discovered the word, Sourcing. When I source my 2014 intention, when I embrace the idea of connecting to who I am, to being with the energy that sources me, when I practice sourcing, I come from a rich, full, engaging, lively, joyous place. From here, everywhere I am, everyone I meet, anything I do, becomes a place where “marketing” or “letting the world see me” happens.

I am committed to Sourcing, to feeding the being that I am, the energy that is me, celebrating this energy and sharing me with YOU.

What does marketing mean to you?
What is its purpose?
What action steps are yours to take?

Finally, what sources YOU?

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Be who you are, Hon!

Last summer, a dear friend and colleague gave me a very large gift in the form of these simple words:

“Be who you are, Hon!”

In essence, she was saying, “Jeanne, you are unique. You have your own wonderful set of gifts and talents. You have your own very personal ways of moving in the world, recharging, connecting with Life, creating impact. Be that. Judge not. Compare not. Be you.”

So today, I give you this gift: Be who you are! There is no one else like you on this entire planet. Do not let the unique essence of YOU go unexpressed in this lifetime. Be you! So I ask:

Who are you?
What is the purest essence that is you?
What do you refuse to see about you?
What will you express today?

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What is the gift of you?

What comes to mind when you think of “beauty”? Perhaps you just traveled to the world of art or nature or someone (maybe YOU) dressed up in fancy clothes and looking gorgeous. If, instead, you traveled to qualities of being that you find beautiful, delightful to be with, powerful, then you and I are on the same page. If not,I’d like to invite you to look again. Think about someone you treasure, you love spending time with, who sets you at ease, who radiates an energy that simply feels good. Bring their full presence into your awareness now.

What is there?

Did you perhaps find any of these qualities:

Courage, Resilience, Positive attitude, Generosity, Grace, Integrity, Loving kindness, Compassion, Forgiveness, Honesty, Balance, Gratitude, Faith, Humility, Loyalty, Acceptance, Sense of humor, Good listening, Wisdom, Spiritual lightness and growth, Calm, Silent presence, Caring, Zeal, Enthusiasm, Passion, Understanding, Peace

They are beautiful to be with, aren’t they? Now … shine the light on YOU.

What qualities of inner beauty do YOU possess?
What if you let your light shine even more brightly?
What is the gift of you?

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The Talking Head

We human beings are beautiful, multi-faceted, complex organisms. Yet, often we navigate life using only our heads. We think, plan and reason our way through the events of our lives. We can talk ourselves into or out of just about anything.  As a “talking head”, we miss out on the information and delight from our five senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, smell. We miss the richness from depth of emotion – both joy and pain. We miss the intuitive hits that are ever present but missed when we block the channel to our intuition. We miss all the signs from the Universe, invitations to co-create with Life, when we are living in our heads.

In what situations do you act like a talking head?
What would life from your “whole being” offer?

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Why ask for help?

All too often, we hesitate, we try first to “do it ourselves”. We say “No, thank you.” when the clerk in the store says, “May I help you?”  or our arms are full and someone says, “May I open the door?”. Or, we know we can’t complete everything well but we refuse to ask for help. Each of us has our own reasons for refusing help so “why we don’t” isn’t the focus here. Rather:

Why should we ask for help? 

Consider:

  • it will give “them” a chance to be of service
  • “it” will get done better and more easefully
  • “we” might strike up a conversation as “you” are helping me and I might actually help you in the process!
  • what else?

Today, practice asking for help – over and over and over. Practice again tomorrow. Continue your practice and mark your calendar for 21 days down the road. At that time, consider:

What does asking for help feel like now?
What, if anything, would prevent me from asking now?