Turn Purpose and Passion into Profit

Conscious Entrepreneur" Excerpt
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I have learned the key to being a Conscious Entrepreneur is by letting go of fears and attachments; celebrating the process by living mindfully, and embracing my intuition. This is where the transformation began. This is when I was called forth to make the paradigm shift from where I was... to where I was going.

I remember the moment when this shift enfolded in my life. I was sitting at a staff meeting and this inner knowingness arrived saying, "You can't do this anymore." Ordinarily, the "good girl" would tap me on the shoulder to say, "You can't leave your job! What will you do?” or "How will you make a living?" Once the truth revealed itself to me, there was no turning back. I left the job and started my own business. Living an authentic life, I discovered, transforms you. Your integrity, creativity, essence, vitality, and life force becomes alive. You will not be able to hold off the excitement and sense of infinite possibilities that await you. You are finally living values that resonate within your core. You are no longer answering to “I should do this,” or “I am supposed to be doing that,” because you are finally letting go of endless chatter you have internalized that no longer fit the person you are becoming.

Letting go of fear

Loosening the grip on your fears keeps the focus on your goals and the divine creative process. Fear breeds envy for what other’s have and what you lack. Instead, allow for acceptance of others and you will be rewarded with increased profits and a flourishing business. How? Because you are attracting back what you have given to others. You cannot be in harmony with the universe if your thoughts are paralyzed in anxiety. Fear robs you of feeling gratitude for the abundance you already possess and have yet to realize. One way to eliminate fear is knowing it is a habitual way of coping with what is uncomfortable. This was imprinted in you a long time ago from parents, society, religious institutions, and the environment. Living in fear is counterproductive because it is a prelude for scarcity. Scarcity is negative energy manifested by fearful thinking. By unraveling these destructive distortions, you unlock the door to prosperity, abundance, and self-acceptance. As a Conscious Entrepreneur, anxiety will only attract anxious people into your life and business. If important decisions are rooted in fear, others will feel your desperation and neediness. They will not be interested in buying your product or signing up for your services. I had a client who was starting a jewelry design business who felt stuck wondering what would happen if she wasn’t successful. I pointed out to her she already was a success by following her dreams. Once she believed in herself, the universe brought her exactly what she needed for her business to grow. She began to apply positive affirmations to her daily regimen, and practiced guided visualizations of running a successful jewelry empire, and eventually her desires became a reality. By taking these steps, she began getting orders from major department stores wanting her designs.

Tools for letting go of fears

Affirm daily “I release all fears that haunt me.” Purge feelings related to fear of failure, the unknown, and rejection when they arise. Journal critical fear based thoughts with energizing, non-judgmental ones.

Affirmations hold, create, and declare all that is available to you. By putting these intentions out there, they more likely will manifest.

Letting go of attachments

Have you ever received a gift from someone or a check for your business and instead of feeling joyful, you felt empty? I call that the “More” disease - that aching feeling that enough is never enough. That is because the more ‘stuff’ you accumulate, the more you want. You have this insatiable appetite for more and more. This is because you not only define yourself by what you have, but are constantly in fear of losing it! You believe more ‘stuff’ is what you need to succeed. However, what you are doing is blocking your energy field with neediness, desperation and greed, which will ultimately attract your worst fears back to you. It is through letting go of these desperate needs that you free yourself from attachment. When you chose to live in the ‘always wanting for more’ mentality, you lose the ability to be grateful for what you do have. You stop living in the “being” and live in the “having.” This type of neediness distracts you from accomplishing your goals and blocks the universal flow for that which you desire. By going into a space of serenity, you attract business from a state of grace and harmony, rather than from a place of anxiety and fear. By doing the footwork and staying out of the results, the universe brings you exactly what you and your clients need. You no longer need to over sell what you offer, or push yourself on to others. This will only be seen as manipulation and desperation. Start listening to the underlying messages of what your clients really need, make connections, point out their strengths and weaknesses when relevant, and bring your spirit into all your interactions. Clients and customers will feel the divine difference between authenticity and desperate attachment.

Tools for letting go of attachments

Affirm daily “I let go of attachments allowing the universe to bring me what I need.”
Donate something of yours to others more in need. The rewards are immeasurable.
Want less and enjoy the process rather than living in the outcome. Keep a gratitude book in which you can write your thanks every day.

Celebrating the process by living mindfully

This stage is where the creative process begins to percolate. This is not about crunching numbers or developing a business plan, but rather celebrating each step whether it is productive or not. This is the time when the vision finds you. You begin to notice and get curious with what is already surrounding you. Suddenly your vision is crystal clear and appears as a byproduct of life’s unfolding process. This is when success is not dependent on some future event or far off distant dream. Celebrating the process occurs by living mindfully in an awakened state here and now. You become the observer of your life and can see things from a distance and ‘outside the box.’ By doing this, you avoid getting stuck in a limited perspective, making room for your divine creativity to incubate. . Your business becomes a mind, body, and soul activity. You engage all your senses into the decisions you make and stop trying to outsmart the universe. Gems of epiphanies appear, and you become aware of what your clients need, which in turn, allows you to be more effective. Your self-awareness makes you more empathic. People appear and ideas flourish when you chose to be present. Resources and unexpected referrals show up when you are mindful and decisions are made easily and organically. This is cosmic law.

Tools for celebrating the process mindfully.

Affirm daily “By being mindful, I allow for opportunities to appear.”
Every time you reach a milestone, celebrate.
Allow creativity to flow in the ordinary nuisances of your daily life.
Use meditation, introspection, and self-reflection to increase conscious awareness. Design a prosperity wheel, collage, or a journal, to remind you of the unlimited possibilities that await you.

Embrace your intuition

Intuition is taking your mind and thoughts out of the equation and replacing them with the universe’s wisdom. This is when you take your ego out of the mix and experience the natural flow of your own essence. When you learn to rely on this guidance, your business ventures will flow with an effortless quality. The endless chatter will be replaced with your higher self’s wisdom letting you know exactly what you need to do. Life is always sending us messages, and by being conscious these messages speak to us, if we are willing to listen. If your sixth sense is telling you to change direction in your business, listen to it. When you give yourself the time to be still, gems of wisdom appear, giving you exactly what you need exactly when you need it. Unleash your ‘GPS’ system to set free the limitless pure potentiality of possibilities that awaits you.

Tools for embracing your intuition:

Affirm daily, “My life force, through its abundant wisdom, is always available to me.”
Meditate 10 minutes a day giving your intuition an opportunity to speak.
Sing, chant, play music, or move your body to allow for states of consciousness to shift. Participate in guided meditation, visualizations or breathing exercises.

Why not begin running your business free of fear and attachments? Revel in your successes by creating a business mindfully and with profound intuition. Prosperity, including money, is a form of living energy. It obeys the law of cause and effect with pure consciousness drawn from the universe and manifested into the physical world. A conscious business is the materialization of that energy form, and when you operate your business in this way, you are spreading the spiritual laws of abundance to yourself and more importantly, throughout the world where it is needed most. Therefore, Cosmic Law welcomes your success. Aligning yourself with abundance is the ultimate gift of giving and receiving the blessings of the universe.

Sherry Gaba is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Life Coach and will be appearing on Celebrity Rehab 2 and Sober House with Dr. Drew Pinsky on VH1. She is a regular guest on Dr. Drew Live on KGIL 12.60. She specializes in addictions, eating disorders, grief and loss, adults, adolescents, and helping her clients find their life purpose. Her website is www.sgabatherapy.com.