Many entrepreneurs are trying to find their purpose and live a thriving life. Love Ambassador, Opti-Mystic, and Bliss Mistress Rev. Edie Weinstein sees the world through the eyes of possibility. Edie has been blessed to know early on what her purpose is, and that is to be a communicator. Having developed shingles and suffering from a heart attack at age 55, Edie has dedicated her career from then on to helping other entrepreneurs focus on what they are passionate about and what they can do. In this episode, Edie encourages the audience to know their worth which will eventually help others to see it and appreciate it.
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Finding Your Purpose and Living A Thriving Life with Rev. Edie Weinstein
We have Edie Weinstein with us. Edie, welcome to our show.
Thank you. I’m honored to be here.
Many entrepreneurs are trying to find their purpose and live a thriving life. What do you have to say about that?
First of all, I’ve always known my purpose. I’ve been one of those blessed few to know that my purpose is to be a communicator. My mother would always say that I started talking at six months and never stopped. I communicate in verbal form by doing therapy with people and presentations. I communicate in written form with my articles and books. I encourage people to find their passion. Purpose is a scary word like, “What if I don’t know my purpose? What does that mean?” Find what turns you into a human sparkler. It’s the way that I describe it. What lights you up from the inside? It could be art, relationships, travel or finding a cause. Whatever it is that feels natural to you, that you can’t not do, that’s in the back of your purpose and passion.
We were talking a little bit about the crisis. Tell me what your thoughts are about that.
The best definition of crisis is a crossroad, a turning point and a decision-making point. For some people, a crisis could be the end of a relationship or death. In my case, it was a series of illnesses. The first one started in 2013 when I had shingles on the left side of my face. I looked like a Klingon on the left side of my face. It was messy. That was a wake-up call to slow down and do you think I listened? I gave lip service to it. Being a recovering workaholic, I said, “I’ll be okay.” That was in November of 2013. In June of 2014, on my way home from the gym after having a pretty intense workout where I hung out five to six times a week, I had a heart attack. I was 55 years old. That was a wake-up call. My friends and family said, “You’ve got to listen now.” A month later, I had kidney stones. I started a new job at an event that I was covering kidney stones and then adrenal fatigue.
A year or so later, there were more kidney stones and then pneumonia. Those series of health crises were those ongoing wake-up calls. The change that I engaged in was learning to say no, knowing that no is a complete sentence. I was sleeping more. Back when I had a heart attack, I was sleeping maybe five or six hours a night for two years, working twelve to fourteen-hour days as a therapist in a drug and alcohol rehab and as a journalist. I wasn’t taking care of myself. I hit a wall. Don’t wait for that to happen. I’m coming up on my fifth cardioversary. I go to the gym maybe three or four times a week now instead of five or six. I take naps and say no. I eat veg a little bit more. I’m learning to practice what I preach.
We’re glad that you listened to the warning signs but as a therapist, we have so many business owners, I heard drug and alcohol, how can you say no? There are people in crisis and people that need us. I feel like it should be taught how to diplomatically set a boundary in elementary school.