Ever had a client do something that made you secretly furious – and you just couldn’t work with them again? …Or had to speak in front of a crowd, or bring a treasured creation out into the spotlight, and felt sick with an irrational fear that you will be laughed back into a hidey hole? [...]
Author Archives: yollana
Ever felt like a victim to a client, your business or the economy?
You know what it’s like… When the workload feels too high, the to-do list too long, the income too low, the client too challenging, the contractor too unreliable, the project too overwhelming… It’s pretty natural to feel hopeless and helpless when circumstances outside of your control are frustrating the projects that are closest to your [...]
Posted in Decision-making Tagged business, clients, control, Decision-making, economy, empowerment, moving forward, obstacles, overwhelm, presence, victim 4 Comments
When “knowing” isn’t enough… (you still can’t seem to make it happen)
How often have you said to yourself, “I know what I need to do, I just can’t seem to… (you can fill in the blank)“ For example, one of my clients this week put it this way: “I know I deserve to make good money in my business. I have the skills and I can [...]
Posted in Decision-making, Realising dreams Tagged action, emotional intelligence, EQ, instinct, intelligence, IQ, knowing, moving forward, procrastination, soul, spiritual connection, undertanding, wisdom Leave a comment
How to avoid feeling like a fraud when you’re good, but not perfect.
Have you ever known someone who is really passionate about what they do? They are talented and skilled, and because they love it so much, they bring a ‘special something’ to their work…. Yet, they are plagued by doubts. Like this yoga teacher I knew. She was deeply devoted to her work, a brilliant teacher [...]
How do you price transformation and inner peace?
Have you ever been out flying a big kite, way up high on a windy day? There’s such a feeling of exhiliaration and freedom as the wind takes hold, and you let the string unravel and watch the kite soar… It’s awesome. But let me get back to the kite in a moment. As a [...]
What’s Mother’s Day really about? A revelation.
Have you ever felt like Mother’s Day (or Easter or Christmas or any other celebration – but I particularly get it with Mother’s Day) is kinda empty and shallow? I mean, it’s awesome to have an opportuniy to appreciate mum… But a morning in bed with chocolate and flowers, or a facial, or a teapot… [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged activism, julia ward howe, mother's day, peace, spiritual progressives, women Leave a comment
Are you taking care of the most important thing in your business?
Okay, so my strong intention to produce a weekly blog article has, well, um, faltered. I have a good excuse, of course. In fact a number of them. But I had a big wakeup call the other day when I attended a workshop which one of my readers was also attending. She said to me, [...]
Why is ‘non-attachment’ so important in getting what you want?
This story was told to me by Brandon Bays during a profound retreat that she runs called “The Abundance Retreat”. I do not know of the origins – if you do, please enlighten me. And I have written it here from memory – so if my memory has taken creative license with the details, I [...]
Posted in Money matters, Realising dreams Tagged attraction, business, fable, parable, relationships, spiritual, story, wealth 5 Comments
Do you have the Hedgehog working for your business?
Ok, so I’ve had a tough month. Business-wise. Well, actually, life-wise. As in life has been happening, bringing a confluence of intense challenges. And in tending to the needs of the moment, my business has practically ground to a halt. I actually started wondering if this was some kind of ‘divine sign’ that I should [...]
Posted in Work-life balance Tagged goals, good to great, hedgehog, jim collins, moving forward, obstacles, Work-life balance 4 Comments
Does your business make space for the rocks in your life?
Have you heard that story about the professor who fills a jar first with larger stones, then with pebbles, then sand? There’s various versions of it around on the internet, but here’s one to remind you: A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, [...]
