Cosmic Coin Drop

As a former tax preparer, one of my major roles was helping dissolve the fears new clients showed up with – and the biggest was fear of the IRS.

Here are 3 things you need to know to delete that once & for all…

1️⃣ You’re not going to jail.

The fear of getting in trouble for doing something wrong with the IRS is common. It’s also vague and daunting for many.

The truth is whether you’re behind or you haven’t been keeping great records so you may have made mistakes – honestly almost whatever the case may be – the consequences you may face are monetary (not criminal). AKA, you may end up paying them more money. That’s it.

I say almost because there are rare exceptions. But to put you at ease, I like to use the example of Al Capone – a big deal criminal that they couldn’t get on criminal charges, so they got him on tax evasion instead. If you are not Al Capone criminal status, you should be fine.

2️⃣ The IRS is disorganized AF.

Holy wow are they disorganized. The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, they are tragically behind the times, and they make mistakes ALL THE TIME. The point is they are not the scary well-oiled machine you may imagine them to be. If you knew the extent of their incompetence, your fear would turn to pity. Just imagine them barely holding it together, because that’s much closer to the truth than anything scary you can imagine.

3️⃣ They won’t put you on the spot.

The IRS would never call you. If that happens, it’s a scam. Any issue they have will be addressed via snail mail. You will have plenty of time to consult your tax professional, sleep on it, and prepare a response. In most cases if you ask nicely, you can even have more time. So know any interaction you have with them will come with the spaciousness to chill.

🪄 Save this post to come back to if the fear comes back – and if they do send you something, take a deep breath & visit our bio links to schedule a meeting with Ellen to get it resolved.

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If witches ruled the world, seasons and quarters of the year would be one and the same. And tho they’re not, we can work with them well together by giving each their right purpose.

Let’s look at the roles of natural and calendar time in a well-crafted yearly flow…

☸️ The natural wheel of the year is a trip around the Sun, broken up by the 4 seasons. And the seasons are broken up by the zodiac-themed phases the Sun moves through.

This natural (astrological) flow mirrors your flow of energy. It’s a great way to understand how your energy ebbs & flows throughout the year, to know yourself from the inside out.

Anything you do in your business needs to support the flow of your optimal inner world, so this is the timing to use to ground your boundaries & availability for sustainability.

Example: Winter for most is a time of feeling more inward, as well as a time when the holiday season demands a lot of us. Knowing this is helpful when planning your business year.

🗓️ The calendar year is the man-made version, broken up by 4 quarters of 3 months each.

For most this is also your fiscal year – aka, the calendar years you report on your tax return – so it’s a great way to map your business tasks and goals.

Your business maintenance and planning needs to align with your inner world & home needs, and the traditional calendar is the perfect timing to use to plan your outer world biz schedule.

Example: If winter is a time you feel more inward & less available, contrary to the world’s New Year blast off, you may want to plan for Q1 to be a time of backend shifts to prepare for a big launch in Q2.

The idea is to begin with the seasons to track where you’re at so you can plan a quarterly flow for your business that aligns with your needs.

🪄 Please share: Do you gravitate more toward natural or calendar timing when thinking ahead?

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Stories are best when they can come to a climax, so if you’re not satisfied with where you are right now with your money story…

Remember that the climax isn’t possible without somewhere to rise from to reach it.

Your future self knows the full story well. And you can connect with that knowing now.

You can do this by tuning into the narrative that places your current situation in a past that perfectly prepared you to rise.

Think it, imagine yourself telling it to a friend, and most importantly… feel it as if you are your future self sitting with it in the present moment.

It goes something like this:

🎭 “There was a time I didn’t even have enough to pay my rent, but I kept at it knowing I would inevitably reach success, and here I am buying my 2nd home!”

🎭 “The times I used to feel frustrated that I was putting so much effort into my business and seeing little in return, I never could have imagined I’d be here now working half the time and consistently profiting 6 figures!”

🎭 “Without the once upon a times of struggle, I couldn’t feel the sincere gratitude and appreciation for being in this place now where all my needs are met and my biggest challenge is deciding which investment opportunity to channel my overflow into!”

You hear others tell these parts of their story you’re living now.

You can start preparing yours right now.

Stay tethered to the knowing that where you are now is all part of the epic unfolding of your future breakthrough story in the making…

And your climax is coming soon. ❤️‍🔥

🪄 Does this resonate with you? LMK!

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One of our evolutionary superpowers as human beings is our ability to track – through time & space – to see patterns, stories, and ways we can influence our future. 🐾

Astrology & record-keeping are both ways you can leverage the skill of tracking to step into the creator role of your life.

💫 Astrology is the best tool I know of to track the storylines of growth that weave through our time here. Dimensions of our being are reflected by the planets that make their way around the wheel… just as our respective paths progress through cycles of birth, death, and everything in between.

Key transits coincide with life events & internal shifts to connect dots of your experience that reveal epic stories of growth, climax, and transformation.

And because we are able to string stories together across linear time, we can know them. And to know them is to influence their unfolding.

🧮 Record-keeping of your business income, expenses, and expansion does something similar.

It reveals a storyline – through cycles of ups and downs – that you can follow into the future, projecting your desired aim, and make choices that will get you there.

Through tracking the unfolding of your money story, you can influence it’s direction – both energetically and materially – to grow into the earning level you fantasize about.

And when you get there, you get to envision a new level… again & again.

It all begins with tracking where you’ve been to get where you are now so you can influence where you’re heading.

🪄 Please share: What use case of tracking has leveled you up the most?

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The short of it is if you don’t already have a record-keeping process in place, the time to start one is NOW – but let’s go deeper…

There are 3 reasons why now is the time to start tracking your business flow:

1️⃣🕴️ - You are legally required to.

This one’s not fun to hear, nor is the reality that there are un-fun consequences if you don’t. And we’ll just leave it there.

2️⃣📈 - It’s easier at the beginning.

If the record-keeping side of your biz is an edge for you, starting while the task is easier is a great idea. You’ll pick it up faster, integrate it more seamlessly, and feel super capable. From there, you can grow with it as your business grows and things get relatively more complex.

3️⃣💪 - It nurtures a strong foundation of confidence.

You feel on top of your game when you’ve got the money side organized… period. Feeling confident makes every other thing you do more effective. Trying to excel in any other part of your business with resistance to this one is like trying to swim against the current. Not worth it.

🪄 Please share: Are you someone who (1) thought you only needed to bother with a record-keeping system setup after you’re making the big bucks, (2) already have one and feel me on these reasons why it’s worth it, or (3) don’t yet but are ready to make it happen…?

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While it’s all too common to look away, there are a couple ways your revenue (income) wishes you would lean in & give a f*** so it can serve its purpose like a champ. 🏆

🫶🏼 The 1st is to welcome & celebrate it!

I had a boss once upon a time that did something really special every time he paid us… he would hand us what we had earned and then jump up & down in gratitude with us.

In a world where there is all kinds of ick attached to money, taking a moment to fill your being with appreciation when you receive it is an easy feel good way to rewire your relationship.

Pro tip: You can even send (or automate) a thank you message to the sender to share & amplify your gratitude for receiving.

👉🏼 The 2nd is to allocate & direct it.

There was a time when I lived on a prayer that what I brought in would cover what I wanted it to, but times have changed for the (way) better…

This is thanks to learning about Profit First – a revolutionary system that turns your intentions for your currency into a process that ensures everything important gets “fed.”

Your business & personal expenses, taxes, investments, savings, and most importantly to free yourself from the “paycheck to paycheck” trap of self-employment… PROFIT (to spend on whatever the f*** you want)!

Pro tip: Growth without structure is actually dysregulating to the nervous system, so starting an intentional system to send what comes in to earmarked accounts is a great idea before you blow up.

🪄 Please share: Are either of these practices in place for you?

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There can be a million & 1 things that get in the way of having a stellar relationship with your money, and it really comes down to one question…

Have you decided to let money be an antagonist or welcome it as an ally?

Antagonistic relationships are complicated. Part of the toxicity is dwelling in the nuances of the complexity. There’s an attachment to being in battle constantly. The resistance is like a familiar ground. The reliability of conflict is somehow comforting.

The turning point to allyship is a turning toward simplicity.

What if your relationship with money was simple?

And what if that simplicity started by deciding to let go of letting it be an antagonist?

What if the stories you’ve held so close that keep you from ease…

simply expired.

And you closed that book of battle with gratitude for the good read is was…

because you decide the time has come to start over with a story of simplicity.

Because your relationship with money wants to be simple.

Money can be an ally – that supports you in creating the life you want…

that inspires you to enhance your skills in tending it so you can better play its game…

that is simply a symbol of giving & receiving, and just wants to keep growing.

Which role are you choosing for your money – antagonist or ally?

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Understanding the difference between revenue, profit, and wealth is a pre-req to money savv & scaling.

Gurus in the online space throw numbers around as selling points all the time, but it’s not always clear what they’re actually referring to.

Let’s break it down…

🤲🏼 REVENUE ~ this is what you actually receive.

You’ll hear this amount referred to as “cash months.” It’s also known as gross income. It’s the amount you bring in – before any expenses go out – so it’s not really a worthy metric of comparison to others in your space.

Example: Someone could have a 60k cash month, but have 50k in expenses that month, so they really only made 10k, which brings us to…

💵 PROFIT ~ this is what’s left over after you pay your business expenses.

Most people don’t talk about this amount, except with their tax person. This is the amount you’re taxed on – after you write off your expenses – also known as net income. It’s also what is available to pay your personal & household expenses, and invest in anything else.

Example: Let’s say your profit from the last example is 10k for the month, but your personal & home expenses are 7k. That leaves you with 3k to work with to generate…

💰 WEALTH ~ this is money put into investment assets so it can grow (appreciate).

This can look so many different ways. However you slice it, it’s the bigger picture purpose for getting savvy with your money. It’s how you get your money to work for you. It’s how you amplify your currency beyond trading your time for money. It’s how to leverage your money over time.

Examples: Stocks/bonds, crypto/NFTs, precious metals, real estate, angel investing, etc.

What’s important is that wherever you’re at, you’re keeping your eye on all of these. Know your revenue, profit, and wealth goals – independently of each other – so you can grow inside of a bigger picture of aimed success. 🚀

I’m so curious, were any of these 3 unclear in your mind? Which was most helpful?

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As double agents – of both material reality and the unseen realms – our self-employed success comes from aligning with both the legal and natural laws that exist here.

Consider the understanding of magic that it comes from positioning oneself in the right place / right time / right way relative to greater forces.

I love this framing of magic because it points to the truth that we are most powerful when we are aware enough of the forces we exist with to be able to align with them.

And in the case of business, there are clear natural and legal laws we exist with that require our awareness to be able to powerfully align with them.

On the natural law side of business, you are invited to align with the principles of attraction, reciprocity, and consequences.

After Saturn Returns, you are invited to better understand the natural principles of grounding, commitment, and purposeful work.

There are many angles of natural phenomena we encounter on our paths of education as humans growing businesses. This is the part that makes being a biz owner a wild ride of personal development.

And on the legal law side of business, you are required to be in compliance.

There are things you are responsible for – such as keeping regular records, filing annual tax returns, maintaining relevant licensing, etc.

Fortunately, there’s not as many of these as you might think, and once you get properly educated on the scope of them, the opportunity opens to get crafty in how you integrate them into your strategy.

This is the geeky structural part I love to support biz owners with.

Which laws do you find more challenging to align with on the regular – the natural or legal ones?

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Having a solid container for your cauldron of currency means sealing any leaks that keep it from bubbling over into overflow.

It’s important to stay vigilant around both the energy & matter of your situation. Let’s look at both that may be sabotaging your success…

⚡ ENERGETIC leaks ~ these are beliefs that keep you from aligning with ascending abundance. These are the thoughts that circulate through your mind that lie to you about your worth & capacity. These are sneaky and come from habits of mind designed to keep you small.

Examples of energetic leaks:
💧 “I’m just not the kind of person that makes a lot of money”
💧 “I’ve always been terrible with money – and I likely always will be”
💧 “I spend everything I make because there’s never enough”

👛 MATERIAL leaks ~ these are the choices that drain your money. They are the habits themselves that sabotage you. These are the unconscious spending patterns that making it near impossible for you to get strategic and get ahead.

Examples of material leaks:
💧 subscriptions you don’t need, don’t use, or don’t even remember you have
💧 late fees and interest you have to pay for not being timely with your responsibilities
💧 paying too much in taxes because you’re not maximizing your write-offs

As a tax preparer, I saw a lot of both…

Since filing taxes is a time to take an intimate look at your money situation (the only time for some), the damning beliefs were shared like confessions.

And for those that avoid looking the rest of the year, this often meant discovering payments they didn’t know they were still making, getting charged late fees for being behind, having to setup payment plans with steep penalties & interest, and paying too much in taxes because they didn’t keep good records.

Which are more likely to slip under the radar for you – material or energetic leaks?

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