Make Money Living Your Purpose

Today I’m chatting with Namibian artist Bernette Louw who shares her story of how she went from living for everyone else, to finding a way to start living for herself. From always outwardly focused, busy and distracted, to inner peace, clarity and discernment.

Bernette joined my group facilitation of The Artist’s Way (a book on unblocking your creativity by Julia Cameron) and credits one of the key tools, the Morning Pages, with helping her to:

·       Connect with her true self and inner power

·       Gain clarity on the fears and anxiety that had been holding her back

·       Realize how harshly she had been treating herself

·       Free herself from shame, guilt and criticism and become her own best friend

·       Discover a hidden passion for painting 

Listen as Bernette reveals the two ingredients that were key in creating her most fulfilling life.

These days Bernette enjoys what she calls her wonderful, simple life by the sea. For someone who had never picked up a paintbrush and had no formal art training, Bernette is now a full-time artist, crafting unique pieces of art out of paper mâché. Catch her next exhibition at the Bellhaus Art Gallery in Windhoek, Namibia from 10 October – 2 November, 2024.

There are so many golden nuggets of wisdom and insight in today's episode. Let us know your biggest takeaway from our conversation!

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Tanya Stroh is an award-winning creative entrepreneur, a TEDx Speaker, and the founder and creative director of Turipamwe Design Studio. Some of her awards include The Economist Young Namibian Business Woman of the Year, and Female Role Model of the Year in Tech at the Southern Africa Startup Awards. These days, she describes herself as a creative dreamer, thinker, maker, and doer.

A few years after graduating from design school and feeling dissatisfied in her employment as a graphic designer, Tanya happened upon my info flyer for The Artist’s Way Workshop in a local bookstore. Curious and longing for something different, she enrolled. And in our conversation today, Tanya shares what she calls her life-changing magical transformational experience.

She also shares how a traumatic experience in her childhood affects her today and how she is healing from the limitations it tries to impose on her.

Listen as Tanya recalls how following the breadcrumbs of joy and curiosity led her to stunning opportunities, synchronicities, and experiences. Tanya offers practical, empowering words of wisdom to professional creatives—and anyone who is feeling stifled in their current employment.

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Vera joined my in-person group facilitation of The Artist’s Way process at a time in her life when she was going through the painful experience of suddenly losing who she believed to be the love of her life.

Although she already had a toolkit consisting of meditation and other healing modalities, nothing was bringing the relief and healing she was so badly needing at that time.

Listen to this open-hearted conversation as Vera shares:

·       How the support and continuity of the group allowed her to become a Finisher, and no longer someone to only start projects but not see them through to the finish line.

·       How she was able to rediscover the strong, independent parts of herself and begin piecing her life back together again.

·       The specific tools she used to heal her broken heart, gain clarity on what she truly wanted in her life, and how everything began showing up to mirror that clarity (including love!).

·       Some of the ways her creativity is now emerging – from crafting beautiful pieces of jewelry to facilitating healing support circles for women.

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Today I’m chatting with senior financial analyst, fashion boutique owner, speaker, wife, and mother of three, Rauna Itembu. Rauna shares her Artist’s Way journey, which began when she was single and working as an executive admin assistant. Feeling frustrated that her life seemed to be moving in circles, Rauna wanted to create more meaning for herself. She had entrepreneurial aspirations, and she dreamed of meeting her husband and starting a family. 

Through the process of The Artist’s Way, Rauna was able to completely shift her default focus which had always been on the negative side of life, to a more positive outlook. She learned tools that helped her to create an abundance mindset which allowed her to dream bigger than she had ever dared to before. She has learned how to allow peace and ease in her life and has come to know herself on a much deeper level than ever before. 

Listen as Rauna shares the simple process she used to achieve all of her personal goals so far – having a beautiful family, her dream home, travel, her new professional career, and her own fashion boutique. Today, she even teaches these principles to her children to show them how to create positive results for themselves in school and all areas of their lives. 

Resources mentioned:

Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way online course

The Artist’s Way Workshop in person with Karen Powell
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This is the first in a series of interviews with people who have transformed their lives by working through The Artist’s Way book by Julia Cameron. For over two decades now, I have been holding what the author calls “creative clusters” – a supportive, safe space where people work through the 12-week Artist’s Way program together, in community. 

Today I’m chatting with Joni Weeks, an extraordinary Pilates teacher, who is sharing how one of the main tools of The Artist’s Way, the Morning Pages, helped to open up a safe space for her to hear and follow her inner guidance. Listen as Joni recounts the full-body-yes moment when she discovered, with instant clarity, her passion and purpose. She explains how she was able to leave the safety of her 9-5 job and commit to her new dream, despite not fully knowing how it would work out.

Joni is now a full-time Pilates instructor offering in-person classes in her beautiful studio overlooking the rolling hills of Windhoek, Namibia, and also now offers online classes at theunboundbody.com 

Despite her kids suggesting to her that ‘Instagram’s not for moms’, Joni has organically attracted over a quarter of a million Pilates enthusiasts on her stunning IG account. Follow her at: @jjweeks_pilates

Resources: 

The Artist’s Way Workshop

https://theunboundbody.com/

Whether you love it or hate the idea of it, journaling is touted as one of the most effective self-help tools out there. There are lots of different ways to use this tool, and today I’m sharing my five favorite types of journaling that are specifically effective for supporting the areas of transformation, emotional healing, creativity and manifesting. 

When you become aware of the reasons you might be resisting giving journaling a try, you can start allowing yourself to experience some of the many benefits from this simple but very powerful practice.

Have a listen to the episode to find out:

·       The reasons you might be feeling resistance to trying the tool of journaling

·       Why journaling is so effective in connecting you to the personal power you already have within you to heal, transform and create

·       5 different types of journaling to consider, depending on the outcome you’re looking for

·       The many benefits you can expect from engaging in a journaling practice

·       Best Practices that will apply to most types of journaling 

Once you learn the differences between The Disappearing Journal, The Regular Journal, The Morning Pages, Free Writes and the good ol’ Gratitude Journal, let me know which one resonates most for you for where you are in your life right now. 

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If I were to ask you, what is the source of your money, you might say your job, your employer, your investments, your spouse. But what if I told you none of those is the true source of your money? 

This week’s topic is a bit of a mindbender. But stay with me here! This new way of looking at the true source of where your money comes from might just change your life. Because when you learn what your true source of money and abundance is, it makes it easier for you to open up to receiving with so much more ease, speed, and joy. 

In today's episode, I will: 

·       reveal the true source of money and abundance

·       explain how to connect with that infinite supply

·       give you practical examples illustrating that connection in action

It might take some time, but once you embrace this new perspective, watch how the floodgates open to more money, abundance, peace, freedom, ease and creativity.

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Would you go for your dreams, in a heartbeat, if only you had the money? Would you pursue more meaningful work? Would you clarify your purpose and start taking steps to create the impact you were meant to make in the world? Are you blaming money as the reason you have to stay in the unpleasant job you’re in? 

The fearful thoughts: ‘How would I pay my bills?’ or ‘Who would pay me to do something else?’ stop most people from even thinking of making a change, let alone taking any steps whatsoever.

Today I’m showing you how to get out of the dead-end spiral of waiting for better days to figure out your true purpose in life. 

When you take money out of the equation, you will experience a breakthrough in your thinking, which leads to powerful new insights – and results.

We’ll explore:

·       Why money is such a deep-seated emotional topic for most of us

·       What happens when you mentally remove money from the equation 

·       How you can make a safe, gradual, graceful transition out of a job that has passed its sell-by date

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If you want to create the lifestyle of your dreams, it’s important to learn the skill of discernment. Specifically, discernment of the energy and the influences currently around you and in your life. 

Once you start to become aware of what kind of energy you allow and generate in your life, you become empowered to focus in the direction that best serves you. In today’s episode I’m sharing a powerful tool called the Negativity Detox that will help you to quickly see how you might be giving your personal power away.

I’m also sharing the three-step process to setting healthy boundaries with others. This is useful for those relationships that are feeling draining, irritating or out of balance. Whether it’s a co-worker, a business partner, a family member or a friend, we look at the process of setting boundaries with others through the lens of love – love for yourself and for the relationship. Your personal energy is your superpower, and it’s important to protect it so you can create the life that you truly want.
Resource mentioned:
The Ultimate Manifesting Method

We’re diving deeper into recurring patterns today. You might think some of the unwanted circumstances in your life are keeping you away from what you want, but I’m going to show you how recurring patterns are actually pointing the way to higher levels of manifesting for you.

In today’s episode I’ll share:

·       Some examples of common recurring patterns 

·       The one way of knowing for sure if it’s a recurring pattern or just a coincidence

·       What TLRs are and why you shouldn’t be fooled by them

·       Why you can’t think your way out of a recurring pattern

·       How to release your recurring patterns from their roots

Tune in and discover the gift of recurring patterns, and the role they play in increasing your personal power.  

Resources:

1:1 Coaching With Karen