After a several-month hiatus, Donna returns with perfect timing - right in the thick of winter's darkest, coldest weeks. This deeply honest episode explores what happens when you can't just hibernate like you want to because you have deadlines, meetings, and a new venture that requires you to keep showing up.

From feeling guilty about not maintaining fall's pace to questioning why New Year's resolutions never work in January, Donna shares her real-time struggle with winter energy while offering gentle permission to honor the season. She explores the myth of "New Year, New You," why nature's dormancy is happening for a reason (including under her own greenhouse!), and how to give yourself breaks even when you can't fully stop.

This isn't about forcing productivity or pushing through - it's about recognizing that germination happens underground where you can't see it, and that rest IS productive work during winter's slumber.

"What if rest IS productive? What if this time of reading and resting, napping, planning, dreaming is the best thing we can do?

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

https://www.donnaashton.com

Recording on the powerful 11:11 portal day, Donna shares a profound realization: failure is a cultural construct we've created, not an inherent truth. After six weeks into her new venture and some distance from pausing her coaching business, she reflects on what this volatile year has taught her about success, failure, and the journey in between.

From trying to launch a 5D business concept that people weren't ready for, to "selling herself out" by shrinking back to what made sense to others, Donna explores the lessons of 2025 with hindsight clarity. She discusses why timing matters as much as effort, how society's definitions of success and failure are just arbitrary constructs, and why Mercury retrograde is actually a gift for reflection and realignment.

This episode includes a beautiful story about finding a Pawley's Island shell after seeing signs for months, and walking alongside dolphins while raising the vibration of strangers on the beach - a perfect metaphor for how we're all here to help each other ascend in small, everyday ways.

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

https://www.donnaashton.com

After transitioning from a purely online business to face-to-face interactions in her new venture, Donna shares what she's learning about the importance of authenticity, transparency, and genuine service in sales. Whether you're selling online or in person, this episode explores why being yourself matters more than following scripts or closing deals at any cost.

Donna discusses the temptation to make sales even when clients aren't the right fit, and why that approach never works out well for anyone. From her experience working with course creation clients who weren't ready, to her current face-to-face sales training, she's seeing how the old "do whatever it takes to close" mentality is giving way to something more honest and service-oriented.

This short episode offers a reminder that as we move toward the end of 2025's volatile year, the people who truly need you are out there waiting to discover you - and they'll find you when you show up as your real, authentic self rather than a polished persona.

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FREE> Donna's Sacred Marketing Activation: for conscious entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with flow and ease. Discover your unique marketing energy through guided meditation and practical exercises, then create messaging that actually resonates. https://www.donnaashton.com/activation

Donna Ashton is a Human Design Projector and Business Priestess (she works a lot with Manifesting Generators.) As host of the podcast "4 Day Weekends," she helps established spiritually minded entrepreneurs leverage their businesses with their natural energy so they attract clients with less effort.

With over 15 years of experience running her own 3-day workweek business, Donna intuitively guides entrepreneurs to transform their energy into focused prosperity through ancient rhythms, sacred wisdom, and aligned business practices.

FREE Join the FULL MOON COLLABORATION - a monthly 45 min networking with real-time connections, bingo and that doesn't waste your time.

Donna's Sacred Circle & Ascension programs help established solopreneurs harmonize their businesses so they can make more money with less effort while embracing who they've become.

Learn more at https://www.donnaashton.com/sacredcirclesummer or connect to her on LinkedIn  www.linkedin.com/in/donnaashton

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

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In this raw and honest episode, Donna shares her journey from launching a "new business" in March 2025 to putting it on pause in October. After nearly a year of trying to help entrepreneurs raise the consciousness of their businesses and shift into sacred marketing practices, she's learned that sometimes the universe says "not yet" even when you're doing everything right.

Donna walks through what happened when plans didn't unfold as expected. She talks about the difference between failure and poor timing, why flexibility has become the new strategic advantage, and how to know when to pause versus pivot versus persist.

This episode offers permission to change direction without shame, especially as many coaches and entrepreneurs are facing similar challenges in this volatile business landscape. Whether you're considering closing your business, getting a side job, or just trying to figure out your next move, this conversation acknowledges what's actually happening out there while offering hope and practical wisdom.

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FREE> Donna's Sacred Marketing Activation: for conscious entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with flow and ease. Discover your unique marketing energy through guided meditation and practical exercises, then create messaging that actually resonates. https://www.donnaashton.com/activation

Donna Ashton is a Human Design Projector and Business Priestess (she works a lot with Manifesting Generators.) As host of the podcast "4 Day Weekends," she helps established spiritually minded entrepreneurs leverage their businesses with their natural energy so they attract clients with less effort.

With over 15 years of experience running her own 3-day workweek business, Donna intuitively guides entrepreneurs to transform their energy into focused prosperity through ancient rhythms, sacred wisdom, and aligned business practices.

FREE Join the FULL MOON COLLABORATION - a monthly 45 min networking with real-time connections, bingo and that doesn't waste your time.

Donna's Sacred Circle & Ascension programs help established solopreneurs harmonize their businesses so they can make more money with less effort while embracing who they've become.

Learn more at https://www.donnaashton.com/sacredcirclesummer or connect to her on LinkedIn  www.linkedin.com/in/donnaashton

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

https://www.donnaashton.com

Recording right after the autumn equinox, new moon, and solar eclipse, Donna shares a deeply personal update about pausing her coaching business and what it means to truly listen when the universe keeps closing doors.

After months of hitting dead ends and having opportunities fall through despite her best efforts, Donna is stepping back to see what path wants to open instead. From her flower farm teaching her about seasonal timing to recognizing when it's time to stop beating your head against the wall, this episode is about trusting the natural rhythms of harvest season - both literally and metaphorically.

She explores the difference between permanent endings and strategic pauses, why 2025 has been a year of endings, and how a completely unexpected opportunity landed in her lap in August.

This vulnerable conversation offers permission to let go of plans that aren't working and trust that sometimes "not that way" leads to something better.

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FREE> Donna's Sacred Marketing Activation: for conscious entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with flow and ease. Discover your unique marketing energy through guided meditation and practical exercises, then create messaging that actually resonates. https://www.donnaashton.com/activation

Donna Ashton is a Human Design Projector and Business Priestess (she works a lot with Manifesting Generators.) As host of the podcast "4 Day Weekends," she helps established spiritually minded entrepreneurs leverage their businesses with their natural energy so they attract clients with less effort.

With over 15 years of experience running her own 3-day workweek business, Donna intuitively guides entrepreneurs to transform their energy into focused prosperity through ancient rhythms, sacred wisdom, and aligned business practices.

FREE Join the FULL MOON COLLABORATION - a monthly 45 min networking with real-time connections, bingo and that doesn't waste your time.

Donna's Sacred Circle & Ascension programs help established solopreneurs harmonize their businesses so they can make more money with less effort while embracing who they've become.

Learn more at https://www.donnaashton.com/sacredcirclesummer or connect to her on LinkedIn  www.linkedin.com/in/donnaashton

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

https://www.donnaashton.com

While many coaches are struggling with failed launches and closing their businesses, Kristi Chaves has taken a completely different approach - she hasn't launched publicly in over a year and maintains a 98% client retention rate. In this eye-opening conversation, Christie shares how she built a sustainable business around client retention, authentic connection, and innovative program design.

As a business mentor and embodiment-based strategist who started coaching at 21, Christie reveals why she focuses on what most people overlook: keeping clients engaged and transforming for the long term. From customizing programs based on individual genius zones to constantly innovating curriculum, she explains how treating existing clients as your "hottest marketing tool" creates a thriving business without the exhaustion of constant launching.

Discover why longer programs with dynamic, personalized approaches are replacing generic courses, how to build community within your programs, and why your nervous system approach to client care matters more than you think.

Connect with Kristi: https://www.instagram.com/kristichaves/

Attract Clients Authentically

FREE> Donna's Sacred Marketing Activation: for conscious entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with flow and ease. Discover your unique marketing energy through guided meditation and practical exercises, then create messaging that actually resonates. https://www.donnaashton.com/activation

Donna Ashton is a Human Design Projector and Business Priestess (she works a lot with Manifesting Generators.) As host of the podcast "4 Day Weekends," she helps established spiritually minded entrepreneurs leverage their businesses with their natural energy so they attract clients with less effort.

With over 15 years of experience running her own 3-day workweek business, Donna intuitively guides entrepreneurs to transform their energy into focused prosperity through ancient rhythms, sacred wisdom, and aligned business practices.

FREE Join the FULL MOON COLLABORATION - a monthly 45 min networking with real-time connections, bingo and that doesn't waste your time.

Donna's Sacred Circle & Ascension programs help established solopreneurs harmonize their businesses so they can make more money with less effort while embracing who they've become.

Learn more at https://www.donnaashton.com/sacredcirclesummer or connect to her on LinkedIn  www.linkedin.com/in/donnaashton

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

https://www.donnaashton.com

Feeling the seasonal shift even before the official autumn equinox? In this reflective episode, Donna shares her observations about the major energy shift happening as we move from summer's expansion into fall's harvest season.

From waking up to cooler temperatures and shorter days to feeling the effects of recent eclipses and full moons, there's a palpable change in the air. Instead of rushing toward year-end goals, Donna invites you to pause and look backward first - what have you actually created since spring? What's working that deserves more energy? What needs to be pruned away?

Using the metaphor of tending her garden (literally spending four hours pruning overgrown plants), Donna explains why this harvest season is perfect for refining and tweaking what's already working rather than starting completely new projects. She also touches on how this seasonal shift fits into the larger 5D ascension and new earth transformation many are experiencing.

A gentle reminder to slow down, reflect, grab your pumpkin latte, and tend to your business garden with intention.

**Sacred Marketing Activation** - A 20-minute guided experience to discover your authentic marketing voice (available at donnaashton.com/activation)

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FREE> Donna's Sacred Marketing Activation: for conscious entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with flow and ease. Discover your unique marketing energy through guided meditation and practical exercises, then create messaging that actually resonates. https://www.donnaashton.com/activation

Donna Ashton is a Human Design Projector and Business Priestess (she works a lot with Manifesting Generators.) As host of the podcast "4 Day Weekends," she helps established spiritually minded entrepreneurs leverage their businesses with their natural energy so they attract clients with less effort.

With over 15 years of experience running her own 3-day workweek business, Donna intuitively guides entrepreneurs to transform their energy into focused prosperity through ancient rhythms, sacred wisdom, and aligned business practices.

FREE Join the FULL MOON COLLABORATION - a monthly 45 min networking with real-time connections, bingo and that doesn't waste your time.

Donna's Sacred Circle & Ascension programs help established solopreneurs harmonize their businesses so they can make more money with less effort while embracing who they've become.

Learn more at https://www.donnaashton.com/sacredcirclesummer or connect to her on LinkedIn  www.linkedin.com/in/donnaashton

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

https://www.donnaashton.com

Feeling the economic uncertainty but want to keep manifesting abundance? In this timely episode, Donna welcomes award-winning magnetic mind coach and former neuroscientist Kitty Coy to discuss how to manifest effectively during uncertain times.

Kitty shares her unique approach that bridges skepticism and spirituality, combining cutting-edge neuroscience with proven manifestation techniques. From manifesting seven free vacations in one year to opening a wellness center during the pandemic, Kitty breaks down her practical four-step process that helps rewire your brain for success.

Discover why your nervous system might be blocking your manifestations, how visualization actually "tricks" your subconscious into believing you've already achieved your goals, and why getting crystal clear on your real desires (not just money) is the foundation of effective manifesting.

Step 1: Get Crystal Clear on Your Real Desire

• Focus on what you want because you want it, not for secondary reasons
• Money isn't a desire - it's a vehicle for what you really want
• Drill down to the essence (many people really want connection, not just travel or houses)

Step 2: Visualize It Every Day

• Use all your senses - feel, smell, hear, taste the experience
• Focus on the emotions you'll feel when you have it
• Your brain can't tell the difference between vivid visualization and reality
• Can be done while brushing teeth - consistency over perfection

Step 3: Release Resistance

• Use neuroscience-based techniques (NLP, EFT, etc.)
• Or simply visualize with devotion consistently - this normalizes the experience for your subconscious
• Your nervous system will stop blocking what it thinks you've "already survived"

Step 4: Take Action

• Any action will do - don't wait for the perfect plan
• Take one step toward your dream and the universe takes a thousand steps toward you

Connect with Kitty Coy:

http://youbeyoucoach.com/

Follow me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellokittykittymeow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youbeyoucoach

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FREE> Donna's Sacred Marketing Activation: for conscious entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with flow and ease. Discover your unique marketing energy through guided meditation and practical exercises, then create messaging that actually resonates. https://www.donnaashton.com/activation

Donna Ashton is a Human Design Projector and Business Priestess (she works a lot with Manifesting Generators.) As host of the podcast "4 Day Weekends," she helps established spiritually minded entrepreneurs leverage their businesses with their natural energy so they attract clients with less effort.

With over 15 years of experience running her own 3-day workweek business, Donna intuitively guides entrepreneurs to transform their energy into focused prosperity through ancient rhythms, sacred wisdom, and aligned business practices.

FREE Join the FULL MOON COLLABORATION - a monthly 45 min networking with real-time connections, bingo and that doesn't waste your time.

Donna's Sacred Circle & Ascension programs help established solopreneurs harmonize their businesses so they can make more money with less...

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

https://www.donnaashton.com

Feeling like your old business strategies aren't working anymore? You're not going crazy - we're in the middle of a massive shift. In this raw and honest episode, Donna shares her personal journey of trying to navigate business while consciousness is evolving, and why the "all or nothing" approach doesn't work.

From shutting down all social media to hibernating in a business cocoon for months, Donna reveals the challenges of trying to jump straight to 5D business practices while still living in 3D reality. Discover the three biggest traps conscious entrepreneurs fall into during this transition, and learn practical strategies for bridging both worlds without losing your sanity or your income.

This episode offers permission to be both spiritual AND practical, combining intuitive guidance with real-world business strategies as we collectively figure out this unprecedented shift together.

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FREE> Donna's Sacred Marketing Activation: for conscious entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with flow and ease. Discover your unique marketing energy through guided meditation and practical exercises, then create messaging that actually resonates. https://www.donnaashton.com/activation

Donna Ashton is a Human Design Projector and Business Priestess (she works a lot with Manifesting Generators.) As host of the podcast "4 Day Weekends," she helps established spiritually minded entrepreneurs leverage their businesses with their natural energy so they attract clients with less effort.

With over 15 years of experience running her own 3-day workweek business, Donna intuitively guides entrepreneurs to transform their energy into focused prosperity through ancient rhythms, sacred wisdom, and aligned business practices.

FREE Join the FULL MOON COLLABORATION - a monthly 45 min networking with real-time connections, bingo and that doesn't waste your time.

Donna's Sacred Circle & Ascension programs help established solopreneurs harmonize their businesses so they can make more money with less effort while embracing who they've become.

Learn more at https://www.donnaashton.com/sacredcirclesummer or connect to her on LinkedIn  www.linkedin.com/in/donnaashton

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

https://www.donnaashton.com

 In this episode, we welcomed Julie Goetzinger, an intuitive life coach and astrocartographer, who shared her expertise on how astrocartography can help people find their most supportive locations for business, love, and personal growth. Julie explained how this fascinating branch of astrology can guide you in choosing the perfect places to live, travel, or expand your business.

Connect with Julie:

- Website: juliegcoaching.com

- Instagram: @coachingwithjulieg

- Facebook: Coaching with Julie G

Ready to discover your most supportive locations? Book an astrocartography or intuitive coaching session with Julie through her website.

Attract Clients Authentically

FREE> Donna's Sacred Marketing Activation: for conscious entrepreneurs who want to grow their business with flow and ease. Discover your unique marketing energy through guided meditation and practical exercises, then create messaging that actually resonates. https://www.donnaashton.com/activation

Donna Ashton is a Human Design Projector and Business Priestess (she works a lot with Manifesting Generators.) As host of the podcast "4 Day Weekends," she helps established spiritually minded entrepreneurs leverage their businesses with their natural energy so they attract clients with less effort.

With over 15 years of experience running her own 3-day workweek business, Donna intuitively guides entrepreneurs to transform their energy into focused prosperity through ancient rhythms, sacred wisdom, and aligned business practices.

FREE Join the FULL MOON COLLABORATION - a monthly 45 min networking with real-time connections, bingo and that doesn't waste your time.

Donna's Sacred Circle & Ascension programs help established solopreneurs harmonize their businesses so they can make more money with less effort while embracing who they've become.

Learn more at https://www.donnaashton.com/sacredcirclesummer or connect to her on LinkedIn  www.linkedin.com/in/donnaashton

You are on the right path. Take time today to reflect, manifest, and raise your vibration.

https://www.donnaashton.com