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Hello!  And welcome to Season 2, Episode 6 of our Path of Presence Podcast, available at:  www.PathofPresence.com/podcast

Our theme for this season is all about the journey of presence - of being present to the process of entrepreneurship - of building a business, and of living a thriving, balanced and integrated life.

Last week, we talked about tapping into vision - to go beneath the everyday stuff of thinking, doing and acting, and to simply immerse ourselves in stillness - 

To be better informed about what our souls’ mission is. What we are doing here in this lifetime, what we are here to do.

On the journey of life and business, and our chosen profession - our livelihood - there are no accidents.  Knowingly or not, You are either choosing your experiences, or it is choosing you!

(All of us) We are each on a very special journey - a sacred path - if you will, to do what we need to do here on Earth.

To understand why our souls are here and eventually, integrate and assess what the purpose of life is.    Okay - that s big topic - I’ll save that for another day! 

Today - I want to talk about the wisdom within us that we can tap into to help us take the right and appropriate next steps on our journey - whether we are talking about building an online business, social media planning or creating an online course.

The question here is this: when we feel stuck - how do we know What to do next?

...I’ll share w/you what my resource is  ... it (actually) is an inner refugee 

If I pay attention, if I get really still and tune in to my inner voice, my higher self, I will hear the wisdom guiding me to take next steps.

And sometimes, getting still is not the easiest thing in the world!

Those of us who have babies, or who have had babies (toddlers) we can easily relate to what it’s like to try and get a toddler still.

On many occasions that’s what I’ve need to do for myself. Having to get myself to sit still - even for a moment, and to breathe, and feel the air on my skin. The beating of my heart.

I became 1st aware of this voice in my late teens and for the greater part of a decade, 

And like a good teenager - I tested it - I defied it - I went the other way - just to experiment, see and provide to myself that this inner voice has any merit.

I doubted my intuition, and at times, went against my gut feeling, opting for what seemed logical and intelligent and what makes total sense over the inner compass of that still small voice.

As you’re listening to this, can you relate? Have you ever been rebellious like I have?

Have you experienced yourself going in the total opposite direction that you KNEW you should have gone?

Or may be you’ve had experiences where you’ve abided - and you’re glad you did!  

Maybe you were on a drive somewhere and you’re not quite sure where you are going, or which direction to go.  

And you come to a stop.  You look left, and then right, and then left again ...  and suddenly, something tells you to turn right

You then you make 2 lefts, passing the house with the red roof and all of a sudden, despite not knowing where you’re going, You are exactly where you need to be.

You have somehow stumbled on to what you were looking for - because you tapped into your keen sense of direction (which if you heard last weeks podcast (Season 2, Episode 5) you would know there is actually a scientific name for that!)

Just like driving, life guides - our inner knowing - our awareness of being - our keen human senses - 

This part of our subtle, energetic intuitive body - guides us, as though there is a GPS inside us, giving us direction in life.  And what we need to do is to get in tune with that inner genius, inner GPS, the wisdom within (all of us) and listen....

Okay - So then, what happens if we shut that piece of ourselves down?  If we continue to disconnect the inner voice and refuse to listen to it? And pretend it not there? Maybe then we distract ourselves by engaging in something completely different - something loud and exciting and new simply because we haven’t figured it out we don’t understand what’s happening through us. 

Well - things may not go as smoothly for us.  Our experience of feeling lost, disconnected and removed is the result of not tuning in to the voice within, our inner wisdom, which is the best highest authority - spirit within.

And you know what the crazy thing is? Some of us have grown up being told that 

what we thought didn’t matter or what we did was silly or stupid or in someway, someone said something or did something or gave us a look that invalidated the idea that the wisdom we need resides within us.

So I’m here to affirm with you that Your inner guide is your best authority.

That’s the affirmation:  My inner guide is my best authority 

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So this episode is about being spirit led.

Let me ask you this?  In all that you do, what is leading you?

For a moment, let’s talk reality, not just about Truth

Let’s get real...and tangible.

Let’s not talk about inner wisdom, let’s talk about life - and the physical outer expression.

Well, so I’ll use myself as an example - in this lifetime,  I’m a mother of 2 children, and I’ve been blissfully married for about a dozen years.

The 1st and foremost priority on my heart are my children - which means I’ve got to be the best mom I can be to serve them (and whatever that looks like depending on my values). Many of the women that I work with are also moms so you can relate.

And then, in serving my family, I am building a business, with services and products that create value for you.  This podcast that you’re listening to is one of the many wonderful things that come out of the creativity of building a business that will serve the people with whom I do business.

And then, in my expression of being, it is also important to me that what I do is to support others in their inner journey of whatever their paths might entail.  In others words, my work after my children and creating value for others is that I support those who want my help to live in alignment and true to their souls’s path.  That is my path to integration.  

This is the message I get from my inner best authority - to serve my children,. To create value and to support others in to live an integrated life.

This 3 guiding priorities is what leads me , what motivates me and what I’m all about.

So dear one, what about you, friend?  What leads you?  How does spirit guide you in the priorities that you have set for your life?

So… Do an exercise with me. Because that’s pretty major question right?  Asking how spirit is guiding you?

So whatever you are doing right now stop.

Do this with me just for a few moments.

If you’re in a crowded room, or sitting on the subway train simply close your eyes. If you’re driving do not close your eyes and just listen and create a field open awareness. 

Sometimes stepping into a greater awareness is a simple decision being willing to be open and receptive to what is.

We’re doing this right now because there’s no better time than the present. Sometimes, the answers are right there on the cusp of our consciousness and all we need to do is to be present to them. 

It doesn’t require hours and hours of thinking about it, it simply is and because are so close to it, we may not know it’s even there. 

Kind a like that old cliché about seeing the forest from the trees and the trees from the forest.  You may be standing just so close to the tree that you’re not realizing that you are already in the forest ... so here we go.

Take a breath, Close your eyes 

(If you’re driving keep your eyes open and alert on the road and simply open your consciousness as if you could)

Take another deep breath 

Relax your shoulders

Come into presence. 

With simply your awareness,

Identify where you are

Who is around you what you were doing before you close your eyes or before you consciously opened your awareness.

Allow your life as it is, to flash before your eyes.

Who is important to you that’s popping up?

Think about the last 5 years (if you’re listening to this program in 2017 when it airs) you’d go back to 2012.  

So from 2012 - 2017, give me one word (or 2, no more than 3) that best describes the story you lived in those 5 years.

Fast forward d to right here, right now:  What are you up to today so important?  What is your goal for today?

Take a breath, release your shoulders - stay stay relaxed.  If you feel tense 😬 r right anywhere, breath into it. 

Out of the images & thoughts -emotions that arise, what is consistent and on your heart?

Name up to three things that you feel are guiding you, motivating you, inspiring you, if you will, to take action.  (Repeat and pause)

I’ll give you a couple seconds to let those top three drop in.

3 things:

• Guiding you
• Motivating you
• Inspiring you

So What are so things for you…?

So many people answer that question with ”money” - some with “kids” - others, “Family” and still others - God.

Let me tell you right now - there are no wrong answers

But, there is a right answer for you 

For each and every single individual, there is a driver 

This driver is part of the great spirit within that guides us on our path.

Even if your answer is money - there is a greater purpose.  

So I’m going to pause and share with you that I’ve done this exercise before and for some people there’s a sense of guilt that comes with it.

Okay so if you have a judgment about your own answer of what motivates you what guides you and what inspires you, 

If you have a judgment of that // it’s an opportunity to dig deeper

For example, If your answer is about money, and you’re not feeling so kosher and philanthropic about that, look closer.  Drop the judgment and look closer. 

Because money is simply a form of exchange. Money is a motivator because of what it can bring : stability, capacity, and ability to acquire what we need in life to feel secure.

A ya know, these things that give us a sense of safety in the world is just as valid as serving the world.

It is not that you’re greedy, or unkind. Profit is not a bad word. If we are in business, success is determined by the amount of income we received over our expenses. And therefore to be sustainable in viable, we must be able to turn a profit.

OK so enough about that it’s been wonderful episode! I hope you’ve enjoyed it.

If you were able to follow me in the guidance of understanding that within you that is calling you forward, your motivator, I congratulate you. 

This calling is the spirit within that is allowing you to propel each day with great fervor.

If that was a little lucid, if you were distracted, or you’re just generally in a state of “what just happened? I didn’t get that” please feel free to go back to the meditation and redo it. 

Maybe you didn’t catch the vision or the word first time, or maybe you were not at a place to really complete the exercise b/c of distraction (inner or outer), I invite you to listen to it over and over again until you are satisfied.

Alright, dear Heart - my friends, that’s it for today.

Thanks for join me today - It is a privilege and a pleasure to be part of your sacred journey.  This is evelyn foreman with path of presence, sending you good jujus and see you on the next episode!

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Hello!  And welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of our Path of Presence Podcast, available at:  www.PathofPresence.com/podcast

Our theme for this season is all about the journey of presence - of being present to the process of entrepreneurship - of building a business, and of living a thriving, balanced and integrated life.

The key to fully living is to be mindful.  Now, the word mindful has become a mainstream word. ... and that’s really awesome. 

But, what does being mindful mean? How do we practice that art & science of living mindfully, each and every day of our lives, embracing all that life has to offer? 

Embrace?  Yup.., that’s what I said: Embrace! 

To open our big loving arms and energy and, whatever it is that’s in front of us, we invite it forward to let it be. 

Living fully is a practice of mindful awareness, moment to moment. We become conscious of how our thoughts inform our actions in the moment and how our actions inform our thoughts.

The awareness of what’s going on for us internally creates a choice of action and therefore, paved way for us to not simply go about on autopilot, but to consider each moment as a moment into itself.  We can choose over and over again, consciously, from our higher functioning brain to live more integrated, productive lives.

Guess what?  Being mindful precisely opposes being mindless, right!?

Well, we have all heard, overheard, have shared with others how we mindlessly unloaded the groceries or fed the dog, or stuffed our meal down because we were in a hurry to get from one place to another.

To be mindful in of big things in life, we practice with the seemingly small, everyday things in life:

Unloading groceries, feeding the dog and consuming our meal 

With great awareness of every apple we put away...

With great awareness of every crunch that we hear as we lovingly mix the dog food...  

With great awareness of savoring every flavor, we taste from our life-giving meal.

Mindfulness allows us to integrate the experience of living without being rushed from one place to another, hurrying from one activity to another.

We literally, become present to our lives.  When we become aware and in the moment, our gratitude grows.  We appreciate the wonder before us.

Rather than fear, or pain avoidance, we become curious to every moment allowing us a front row experience of the gift we call our life!

If you find yourself hurried these days, and want more sanity in your life, consider slowing down and practice mindfulness.

Okay, so previous episodes in this season addresses some of the most challenging issues of being an entrepreneur:  focus, organization and critical self-judgement.  If you missed episodes 1-4, go back and download them and have a listen. Pathofpresence.com/podcast 

So at the heart of all entrepreneurs is creativity - it is our source for zeal, drive and at the source of creativity is imagination!  

Imagination allows us a direct link to visioning - seeing beyond the now to what we want to create, 

So that we become fully aware of what ours is to do, 

Thereby, giving us a glimpse of our own potential and the possibility of who we are 

And knowing that it is all within our reach.

So for a moment, let’s consider the word vision.

What do you think of when I say vision?

I think about being 15 years old and being told I need glasses to focus and see.  Oh gosh, as a insecure teenager, last thing I want to sport is a pair of cheeky glasses.  So in my vanity, I quickly decided right then & there that I am a contact lens wearer!!!  And for anyone who wears contacts, you’ll probably remember that getting used to having plastic over your eyeballs is a journey in itself, right?  Okay, I digress ...  

The short definition of vision is to see: the ability to see.

Clearly, from my story, I needed help physically seeing, and putting into focus what was before me...

I like to think that my vision is bad so that rather than focusing on just the purely physical, my sight can turn inward. 

I can be laser focused to see my inner vision

What we [the popular mainstream] consider vision is a sort of goal planning. 

However, rather than allowing the head to calculate and dictate the dates to which we assign things due, we create smart goals by tuning in to our best inner resource and authority - the voice within.

Visioning is about bringing up to light, to surface, to our waking conscious that which is important and particular to us.  We are essentially uncovering a piece of us that, for whatever reason, we have hidden away for long - even to ourselves, because at one point or another, someone along our path told us it’s not okay.  And so we tucked it away, hiding it from ourselves and the rest of the world, our deepest desire, and potential.

It is from a parasympathetic state of mind, relaxed and at ease, that we do our visioning.  We never want to do so while we are stressed out or under pressure to make plans and take action.

So when we tap into this deeper part of our consciousness, we are in a relaxed state.  We get away from our survivalist mind and flight, fight or freeze frame of mind and into a state of deep relaxation.  

From this parasympathetic relaxed state - thoroughly relaxed - body mind and spirit  - that we can call up, from the deepest place within ourselves what we see for ourselves as Possibility. 

In this relaxed state, we are not in our calculating, thinking, logical brains, but in a more balanced homeostasis, an open state of awareness where we use all of human senses, including our intuition and extrasensory perception to receive information not available through the traditional 5 senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.

And in case you are wondering what those others senses are - well, human beings have 5 additional senses that's not talked about, unless you are a scientist.

Here they are: nociception (pain); equilibrioception (balance); proprioception and kinaesthesia (joint motion and acceleration); the sense of time; thermoception (temperature differences); and possibly an additional weak magnetoception (direction)

Ha!  A sense of direction - folks - is a real thing - Who knew?

So in the process of visioning - to call ourselves out - to living up to our full potential 

We employ all of our resources, to tap into our soul’s purpose.

We begin with deep relaxation

In a meditative, parasympathetic state, of mindful awareness - taking long deep breathes, without any threat, and releasing our guard to the fight, flee or freeze, response, we become open and available to 

Utilize our senses - all of our senses - to perceive in a multi-dimensional way -  the life we are here to live. 

So rather than coming up with strategy or scheme, we allow our knowing to inform us of the direction we are to take with our business, with our relationships, with our lives…

Simply by tuning in to our best inner authority.  Some may call this the still small voice.

Various cultures have different names for this: The Christ presence, the Buddha nature, The Light within us

When we say Namaste or namaskar - 

We are saying essentially - "The Light within me honors The Light within you."

Th point is - This light, Christ/Buddha nature is inherent in all human beings

Perhaps it is the indomitable human spirit!

The soul of our beingness that transcends time and space, outlives our physical death.

It is the observer - the consciousness of the person.

And it is through mindful awareness that one can tap into the wisdom that is inherent in all of us.

And no one can tell you not to listen to your inner voice.

You, and only you know your own inner authority. The more you practice being in the presence of stillness, the more connected you become to this soul of your being.

And to live by vision, not only are we allowing our soul to inform us of the direction we are to take with our life, we are also putting our faith in the inner guide that has come to help us live up to our potential.

So, if you are interested in stepping your life up a notch or two - or interested in a quantum change in how you go about conducting your business and your day to day practice - I invite you to simply listen.

Allow your soul to be your guide and vision to lead your every step.

That's it for today… there’s much to chew on and I’ll look forward to being with you on our next path of presence episode where we continue talking about the journey…

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Hello !  And welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of our Path of Presence Podcast, available at:  www.PathofPresence.com/podcast

Our theme for this season is all about the journey of presence - of being present to the process of entrepreneurship - of building a business, and of living a thriving, balanced and integrated life.

Last week’s episode is about getting focused.

We’ve all heard the saying:  “There is a time and a place for everything.”

This week, we’re looking at putting everything in its right and perfect bucket.  I want to give some direction as to how to get out of feeling overwhelmed (If that where you are) and how to get organized so that there is calm in the order.

So I find the best way from to achieve calm while in overwhelm is to simply take a breath. 

Let's do this together, shall we?  Release your breathe and let all the air out of your body temple.  Exhale.

And together, we inhale….hold at the top of the inhale for 3 seconds, and then exhale super slow.

Do that again, at your own pace and I’ll talk through why this practice of breath is really a science. 

Holding the breath at the top of the inhale provides a window of time, and space for oxygen exchange.

So rather than the rapid fire of fight or flight, we are easing into the possibility of our parasympathetic system, allowing the relaxation relaxation and higher functioning to activate.

When we are in our fight or flight response, we are essentially acting from our reptilian brain, (and remember that reptiles often eat their own young for survival!).

Taking a breath interrupts our pattern, helps us to come back to ourselves, and the relaxation response creates a way for our neurons to access our higher thinking functions, rather than being zapped to act on impulse.

Okay - so enough of that explanation - by now, you should have taken 3 long deep breathes and hopefully are open and receptive to today’s topic of putting things in their proper buckets to conquer stress and overwhelm.

There are 5 essentially buckets that you can put into systems:

1. Marketing (and I would put sales into this category)
2. Client (Management, service, and retention)
3. Products (Inventory. service, program, ebook, songs, art pieces) 
4. Administrative (operations, research, emails, newsletters, website, analysts, etc)
5. Financial (anything that has to do with income versus expenses)

Take this list of 5 items and put all things you are worried about that are on your lists, your lists of list, all that is rattling in your head, all the creative ideas and solutions that come (conversations, reading, what you see online) and put the item of interest under one of these buckets…

Seeing this list from a perspective will help you regain sanity and order, giving you an organized way to see what is on your heart - a visual of what needs to be done and a way to prioritize what is important.

Over the next three weeks - we’ll be talking about getting what's on your heart (and in your heart) in alignment and balance of what you are here to do, and to do so in a way that is congruent with who you are as a person and as a soul.

Next week - we’ll take about vision and do some guided visioning right here on our podcast to help you gain clarity as to which direction you might want to take your business.

Following that, we’ll talk about the ideas of being spirit led and hearted centered…and I can’t wait! 

Alright - that’s it for today, folks!

Thanks for joining me today - It is a privilege and a pleasure to be part of your sacred journey.  This is Evelyn foreman with Path of Presence, sending you good jujus and see you on the next episode!

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Hello !  And welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of our Path of Presence Podcast, available at:  www.PathofPresence.com/podcast

Our theme for this season is all about the journey of presence - of being present to the process of entrepreneurship - of building a business, and of living a thriving, balanced and integrated life.

Today’s podcast is about a 5 letter word that baffles us all- F-O-C-U-S:  Focus!!

Staying focus is a challenge for creative beings.  If we are channels of creativity, staying focus requires us to by choice narrow down our open and available readiness.

We are effectively choosing to isolate and manage and channel our creative ju-jus into one focal point.

If we are able to balance our enthusiasm with our laser focus. Even or 10 - 15 minutes at a time, we may get our projects done in record time, after all.

The challenge of being a brilliant entrepreneur and living with ADD (diagnosed or not) is to select an appropriate choice and stick with it through completion.

So that I’m not being cryptic and continuing to talk in code, I am specifically referring to those of us who are lifetime students.  We take a class because we want to learn something, but then, we take another, and another to build our educational foundation.

All the while, we forget or simply do not produce because we are too distracted to create.  And even when we create, we do not finish our projects because we are off to the next shiny thing.

How do we slay distraction that feeds our creativity and inquisitive natures?

There really is no easy way to say this but to turn it off.  Like at the computer that is cushy tup in processing, we might consider turning it off.  And then, leaving it off for some time so that we do not get distracted.

Conscientiously turning your attention off to courses offered, freebies proceeds, the next great webinar or anything else is like turning your phone off.  Having a dedicated space to start and complete a project is HUGE creativity and productivity so long as you do not allow yourself to be constantly distracted.

We might tell ourselves that we do not have enough information to get started, and so we continually seek instruction.  The advice or coaching that we seek might be a great distraction instead of getting started and completing a project. So whats the pay off for self-distraction?

Perhaps the deeper underlying cause and reasons for self-distraction is that you will never really get settled, and therefore, never have to proceed, because if you create something, and it's not successful, you might feel yourself unworthy…

Fear of success is just as powerful, if not more so than fear of failure.

So look within yourself to find the answer.  Here is an excuse to become more mindful to discover your process of uncovering what is going on within you.

When you notice ourself gong from one project t another, never really completing the project, take note.

Turn off whatever program you have on, and whatever program you want to go to.

And then ask yourself,” What is present?”

Right here, right now, ask yourself,  "what is present and coming up for me?”

• “I just don’t want to…”
• “I can’t…”
• “I’m afraid…”

Why which case, to dig deeper, say t yourself, ”Tell me more…”. Feel into it without judgment or expectation, as though you are speaking ot6 the inner child.  A neutral phrase to use with yourself or others “Tell me more…” allows you room to explore whats going on…perhaps journaling int his process will help you uncover the root of whats going on for you - so much so that you are distracted by your creativity, as opposed to being helped by it.

Sometimes, turning it all off is a viable option when you are overwhelmed.  Turning it off and turning inward to listen can help you get crystal clear as to what the next steps to take are.  All you would need to bro after you understand is to allow for time to temper the change in behaviors.  From going, doing and acting, we might begin to shift to being, realizing and allowing.

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Hello!  And welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of our Path of Presence Podcast, available at:  www.PathofPresence.com/podcast

I’m Evelyn Foreman.  Our theme for this season is all about the journey of presence - of being present to the process of entrepreneurship - of building a business, and of living a thriving, balanced and integrated life.

Today’s topic is a dozy- we all do it - we compare.  I think they even have a phrase for that: “Keeping up with the Jones’.”

As human beings, we do that, don’t we?  We compare.

Someone of us remember it all so well — as far back as our childhood when our well-meaning parents used to say, “Look at Suzi - she’s so this and that - why can’t you be more like her?”

“Look at how well Such and such did on her exam.  You’ll need to work a lot harder than that to keep up!”

Can you think of a few of those back-handed jabs that, though well-meaning, are like branding forks on your psyche?

YUCKY, right?

Whatever our past is, even if we’ve done work around comparison, we still might come face to face with the self-criticism and judgement that arises when we "mean talk" to ourselves…when we do not feel like we are enough, or up to par.

This is what happens.  Let’s say Mary comes in and wants to build a business online.  She knows how to use email and is not afraid of technology.  And she’s see’s all these program out there that people are facing, and she thinks,”Wow - I can do this!!”

So she starts her adventure: building, learning to building, doing and learning to do.  And then, invariably, somewhere along the line, Mary will look up and say, “Hey!! Why does my this and that not look like Jeanine's?”

And then we want to be better, which is great, but then, as our human nature kicks in, we’ll start to compare how we (excuse the language here) - how "we suck" compared to Betsy, or Amy or Viona.

Truth is, Mary has been doing this for 3 months, or 6 months or even a year and half.

And she’s looking at Betsy or Amy or Viona’s program that has been going for 3 years or 10 years or greater….

Many times, we are looking outward from ourselves, like Mary, and seeing the best and the shiniest marketing campaign and strategy of others who has polished, refined and have been doing this for a very long time.

We are not privy to their struggle - we can only see the exterior, calculated packages they offer.

And immediately, we discount what we have done.  We question our path, and perhaps, because we feel unfocused, we begin to wonder how and why we even got started dint he 1st place. And then, the mean girl voice appears: that inner critic within our consciousness rises up …and we are tricked into believing that is our Truth.

So I’m calling this out - because this happens to most, if not all of us.  Between the left ear and the right ear is the most powerful machine there is:  our brain.

We can use our brain for good: to calculate, to strategize and to enlist the workforce that is our entire consciousness.  But it can also fall prey to being the victim.

Here’s the thing …

Unless you were brought up by unicorns, or care bears, or even those cute little happy trolls- This voice [the mean girl voice] always seems to come through so critically because this is part voice of ego, and part voice of a race consciousness - the culture and society where we are told perhaps through modeling, parenting or media reinforcements that tell us: we’re not good enough.

We look at someone’s day 5,982 and compare it to our day 36, or 158 or 3,000.  No matter how we slide it, or how much you put pressure on yourself to be absolutely amazing, you are on your own journey and they may very well be farther along on their journey.

So keep that in mind - they are on their journey.

And you are on YOUR journey.

Rather than to compare yourself to another, keep your head down.  Do YOUR work.  Keep listening to your own inner guidance.

Let the road be paved by your footsteps and don’t be concerned about following another. Remember that you are here to do something really special - that only you can do! 

So gather up your resources, pull up those big girl panties and do your thing!

Be present, and aware, and mindful.  Bring your WHOLE heart.  Believe in yourself and do your thing.

The world totally awaits!!  So if you insist on comparing, do so - compare yourself with YOURSELF. 

Ask, overtime, "Is this the best I can do? Where was I a year ago?  ...6 months ago? ...Last week?"  

If you have grown since, then keep going…it's the right path for you! 

The results will come, and rather than beating yourself up to look like anyone else, put all your effort - your whole heart - your whole being - into being yourself.

Thanks for join me today - It is a privilege and a pleasure to be part of your sacred journey.  This is Evelyn Foreman with Path of Presence...sending you good jujus and see you on the next episode!

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Hello !  And welcome to our very 1st episode of season 2

Our theme for this season is all about the journey of presence - of being present to the process of entrepreneurship - of building a business, and of living a thriving, balanced and integrated life.

The operative word here is Integrated and balanced because as creative people who are never at a lack of ideas - we tend to give it our all and inevitably, burn out because of our unfiltered zeal.

So how do we go about thriving, to surf the zeal that channels as us and to not simply be in the flow, but to become the flow?  

Well, that’s the conversation, the deeper work of becoming present to the process, isn’t it?

As entrepreneurs, we plug away in our home offices, many times, alone. and sometimes, we don’t get the acknowledgment of the IMMENSE TASK that is before us.

Many of us have a product, service or program and are wanting to take it online, automate it and offer it to the world

Some of us are just beginning to decipher what want to build - as an online business - whichever you are, I want to know that you have a place here at Path of Presence.

Many go about building our business as though it is war - suiting up, calling on all our resources because we know we’ll need them, and marching them onto the battlefield as though we are fighting for our lives.

But, does it need to be that way?  

Some of us are so scattered and unfocused that we find ourselves running around in circles - feeling incompetent and incapable.  We just want to cry - from frustration, feeling as though we are sitting in the car, in the quicksand, and it’s not turning on and we are getting nowhere quick.

But, does it need to be that way?  

Maybe you are running a flourishing business OFFLINE and seeing clients, but you want a better way to do things, a more efficient way - so that you are no longer trading dollars for hours - but the transition — seems to be quite monumental.  Even finding an extra hour in the day might feel impossible with your level of busy.

But, does it need to be that way?  

Well, I honor your journey, and I can relate … Since I got out of corporate America some 2 decades ago, I never looked back.

Being an entrepreneur is awesome, and comes with it, freedom, creativity, and space to do whatever you want -  a unique set of experiences that others do not get to undergo.

A true heart of an entrepreneur is that you never run out of ideas - creativity brims from the inside out - and our task really is to find a system and a method that tempers the creativity so that it has a way to go from idea to product; from concept to manifested product, service or program.

To get from the brilliance of what is wanting to express, through you, to a tangible product that is self-sustaining, generates income and thus a livelihood for you.

This is not selfishness or being money hungry - this is reality and the truth of sacred economy - of exchange, monetarily or otherwise.

So in our journey of this podcast, I decided to break it into 4 quarters a year, 12 episodes per quarter, which works out well with a week of break in between to recalibrate between seasons.

Along with the journey on our path of presence, it isn’t that getting to the finish isn’t important - it IS … completion is awesome and there is nothing like it.

But, going through the process of being pregnant with an idea — for a program - a book - a course - a service of some sort - getting our ducks in a row - learning how to use systems - creating a process — all that is the journey of being pregnant. 

Those of us who have gone through the journey or pregnancy can probably relate - there are trimesters and road bumps and challenges ahead …

As we go through it, the 1st time, especially, everything is new - the content, the relationships, the process, the entire experience!

And then, as we continue to undergo some more, we become familiar with the landscape and we become more integrated into our own skin.

Let this podcast accompany you as you go through his journey of entrepreneurship - in whichever trimester you may be. I promised to give you a preview of the upcoming episodes in this series and here they are so you can tune in with us.

Season 2 will take us from here all the way to the end of this year, through the hustle and bustle of the holidays, and I’m praying that this podcast can be a gift, a nugget of roundedness as you undergo this miracle of this season - family, work, business, sanity, friends, family and your ever expansive, transformational soul.

10/05: You’re listening to episode 1 - which is a preview of this season.  EveryThursday, a new episode will be released.

10/12: Our 2nd episode begins next week, titled “Do Not Compare.” 

10/19: Episode 3 - the topic is all about focus.  If you feel you need some, listen in!

10/26: On episode 4, which will be airing October 26th, our topic will be about getting ourselves organized. 

11/02, 11/09, 11/16: On episodes 5, 6 & 7, respectively, we'll be specifically addressing what Vision-Guided, Spirit-Led, and Heart Centered means in business building.

11/23: This episode is right before Thanksgiving, and it will be about how to give it away, and get more in return than you can ever expect. 

11/30: We'll then talk about being of service at the end of the month on the 30th.

12/07, 12/12 & 12/21:  As we dive fully into the holiday season, our shows will help you keep your focus.  For the rest of December, we'll talk about your "why" (December 7th), your gifts (December 12th) and be listening for guidance (December 21st) on how to best channel your gifts to serve others.

I am really excited about this lineup!

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Welcome to episode 12 of the 1st season of our path of presence podcast.  

1st, thank you so much for your support, for tuning in and listening.  Even though this is a podcast and a one-way broadcast to communicate, I know that those who show up and listening, are supposed to.  It is not an accident that you are here and I am affirming a divine appointment for your time here.

You might be listening as you are driving, or doing a house chore or out exercising.  Whichever way you tune in, I thank you for being with me on this journey.

Well, It’s been a phenomenalsummer, getting organized and things in order here at Path of Presence and now that it’s mid-September — the temperature is dropping, and the kiddos are back to school -

Which leaves me, as Mom of little ones (albeit it growing up quick) some space for expansion and deep listening.

Do you recall a time (in your life) when it seems that everything simply clears out - all at once, 

and suddenly, the noise and people and places and thing that once occupied that space…are gone?

Suddenly, there is a quiet solace in your life…And there is space for reflection and contemplation…This void might cause some to immediately and quickly get it filled.

The busy-ness of what was is gone…what to do now?

Dieting, loss, relationships, projects - almost everything in life has a progress - and business building, entrepreneurship, is no exception.

Those of us who are part of AA, and Alanon, and anything anonymous, really understand this void all well, even though we might use different language to identify it.  

Empty nesters are another poignant example of those who might understand the void

What do we do with ourselves after the children leave the house for the first time.  Or the newly retired, who seem to be busier than before retirement!

It is our human nature to want to avoid the void, quickly finding a substitute for it and it takes a presence, with an intentional conscious awareness to not live on auto-pilot.

You know what?  It is easy to mindlessly fill in the void with something else.

The space that opens is definitely a change, and an opportunity to determine what we want to do with the space that seems to have a hole in it.

When we feel this empty hole, it is simply an opportunity. It is a chance to conscientiously and intentionally call in what ours is to do.  

I have come to know this void well - to come to it time and again.  In doing so, I am familiar with the path of what comes up when we are confronted with space

How I have gotten through it is to be still and listen.  This intentional listening is the compass that guides me on my path.  

The process is not robotic, I don’t go anywhere to input the answer, no search engine, or letter to Abby (for those of us know are old enough to know who Dear Abby is).  I don’t call the physic hotline, or ask a Ouija board.

Rather, I hold the intention and any questions I may have in consciousness, asking for guidance in meditation.  

As I sit with the question, I release my energy around the right and perfect answer for it, keeping body, mind and spirit relaxed.  Some might call this prayer, and it very well might be.

My faith comes from knowing that I am directly connected - everyone is directly connected to the infinite wisdom of the universe.  That what we need is always ever ready and available to us.

Our job is to simply be open to receive this wisdom - to know what to do next - to hear its guidance and to follow as directed, keeping my ego human mind in check.

It is my chosen conscious belief that as an Earthling, as a human being, that I am part and parcel of everything that exists here on Earth, and so I allow myself to tap into the positive and productive side of this universe, calling on the strength and power and knowledge - of everything that I have within me to evolve and be who I’ve come to be.

So dear One - what is it that you believe?  How do you tap into the divine?  As you undergo change, what is your guiding light? As we walk together on this Path we call life, I am mindful to stay present…and in the presence of being, I am realizing that this podcast is an opportunity to help others in a way that perhaps NO ONE is doing - to enable the possibility to talk ABOUT the journey…

This is the journey of entrepreneurship, of creativity, of building a lifestyle business that you can do anywhere - 

Which directly, in my opinion, if we are integrated, we will realize that creating a business is a reflection of our journey in life.

Now, there are a million and one coaches, teachers and course creators that are showing us the “how toos”

I’m sure you’ve encountered some of it - If we are, to be honest on this journey - I know that you may be enrolled in a course of some sort - and GOOD FOR YOU!  Education, and getting your bearings and understanding of the technical how pos are soooo important.

In order to succeed, we must utilize all our resources to do the best we can so we can execute on what we are here to do.

So I am creating space on this venue - our podcast to address the stuff that entrepreneurs encounter other than the technical “how-tos.”

After the last few episodes produced on being seen, heard and understood on social media, I have come to embrace the idea that much of what is missing is the underside of the journey.

Learning involves technique, yes.  It is a skill to become familiar with, competent at and to master.  However, what about the journey - and what we go through to get there…?  The inner path that we must be present to…?

More than just coaching, I want to allow this podcast to be a space to explore the inner journey - to go deeper, addressing a balance of head and heart, integrating mindfully our whole self so that we are not operating from just one part of us and not the other.

The theme of integration keeps coming up - over and over for me, and I’m making way for it - and sharing it with you.

This is the change that is coming…So I hope that I have peaked your interest -

In a couple weeks - on Oct 5th, tune in and join me!  10/5 is a new season - season 2 - the theme is about the journey and episode will be about the magnificent journey of life and business as we head into and through the fall season.

Thanks for joining me today - It is a privilege and a pleasure and I’m committed to our deepening conversation to light on this podcast.  This is Evelyn Foreman with Path of Presence, sending you good jujus and see you on the next episode!

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Today's episode is the last of a three part series podcast on heart-centered social media and the practice of the presence.

This episode is about BEING UNDERSTOOD on Social Media, and what we commonly and mistakenly do to sabotage ourselves whether knowingly or unknowingly.

The last 2 episodes are about BEING SEEN and BEING HEARD.

And what we do, whether knowingly or unknowingly, that keeps us from being 1000% ourselves in social media - 

to be whole-heartedly and authentically You - to be the one and only - the original and inspired, guided and vision led YOU!

These 3 things - being seen, being hear and being understood are core human issues...and here I am bringing this up in a podcast about social media and business

What does one have to do with another? Anyway??

Well, I deeply believe that human beings are totally resourceful, coping and dealing with what they are confronted with in a way that gets us through our difficulties.

Many of us have learned to be skillful at compartmentalizing our life -- so that our personal lives don't spill over to our professional lives. We compartment our friends, families, and most cunning of all -- ourselves.

Perhaps we even behave differently around different people.  Maybe when we know we are around people who trigger us, we might have our guard up. And with those who we are totally comfortable with, we hang loose, and are more relaxed and ourselves.

So here is a totally radical question for you:  What would it be like to integrate?  Rather than showing up as the personality that best fits you audience, what would it be like to show up authentically, whole hearted you in every occasion and venue of your life? 

Doing so requires courage and clarity and congruence!! But once you make that decision and bring everything you are - your whole self to everywhere you go - you are never without

This shift requires that when you show up. Remember that you are whole and complete, and have all the resources with you within you.

Rather than spending your energy being different, being non compartmentalized means you are coming from a place of source and authenticity - with nothing to hide or protect.

Imagine now, just for a moment: imagine what it would be like if we had no compartmentalization.  What would it be like to not have your guard up?

...and to totally go about everywhere true to your highest, most noble authentic self?

What would it be like to live life true to your inner calling so that your outer expression is 1000% a reflection of your inner being, in a way that fulfills your souls call?

What is the motivation behind your business?  The business idea, service, program or product? 

Do you have clarity of your intention for your product? Is it laser focused? Are you marketing your product in a way that is special and usual as you?

Or are you going about like everyone else, saying the same thing (having same marketing message) that is getting lost in the crowd?

If you are not feeling understood and your product is not moving the way you hoped, it's time to step back and take a closer look at what you are doing and how you are doing to. 

If you do not feel understood, perhaps going back basics might serve you.

The late Stephen Covey, author, in his work on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People encourages us to seek 1st to understand before being understood.

So this time, perhaps identifying your ideal clients and asking them research questions may serve you well.  When asking product research questions, listen closely to what they are saying. 

What kinds of words do they use to talk about their problem?  What solutions are they looking for?  Where are they in their buyers journey and how might you add value to what they are going trying to achieve. 

Seek 1st to understand before being understood.

This is the outer work - understanding what your client needs

The other part - the deeper work is for you to understand what YOU need as an expression of your work in your business - in your offering of service, product or program.

So let's talk a bit about not being understood, issue # 3:

When we feel others don't "get" us - or the value of what we are offering

Here are two questions for deeper reflection and self clarity:

1. What is your vision for your business and 
2. How does your current program, product or service part of this vision?

Is it foundational?  Is it advanced and complexed? Whois your ideal client?  Is your branding focused and on line with how you are expressing as a company? 

All these are questions to help you understand your business and the people you serve.  

Along with this episode is a useful mind map to visually see the possible progression of service or course or program offerings you can output to manifest and deepen your vision. 

Self sabotaging mistake #3 that make on social media that keeps us from being understood 

is that we have not harnessed what we need .  That is, we need to have clarity and guidance and understanding within ourselves of where we are and where we are going

So that we can focus and communicate this to the world in a way that is unique and offers value to others.

The answer and correction to resolving self-sabotaging mistake #3 on social media - the fix to this problem of not feeling understoodby others - is to 1st and foremost to understand ourselves.

You have a gift and service to share with the world.  What you have to offer to the world is important.  This gift that you have to share is important and can only be delivered by you in your inquiry way.

So, don't give up without digging deeper

There are people out there who absolutely need you - they need to see, hear and understand your message - they need you to share your program, product or service so they can fulfill what it is they need to do. So go for it!!

Remember that what you need is already all within ... and the work is to bring it out - to excavate it and bring your Light and ideals to surface because the world awaits!!

Be sure to download the tools that go with this episode and we'll see you next week.

If you would like to pause and dive deep, taking some time out for presence, truly see yourself allowing yourself to receive your vision.

To be be sure to download the free meditation thatgoes with this podcast.  The meditation is available where this podcast is posted at www.PathofPresence.com/Podcast.  This is Episode 11 on being understood.

BEING UNDERSTOOD: Common Self Sabotaging Mistake #3 You Are Making on Social Media and How to Immediately and Easily Fix It & Get Better Forever