Fresh back from delivering and epic Camp Star Heart live event in Austin, Allison debriefs us with some of the highlights from the speakers and experiences at Camp.  A chill, but insightful hangout podcast post event.  

This episode was recorded live, but from my feminine cocoon of self-care post after the energetic expansion of the event.   

Enjoy a recap of the speakers, and insights Allison had at camp, followed by a few great questions -Live from the audience.

 Q: Feeling full of great ideas but struggling to implement. I’m scared of losing my heart connection if I work too hard! Any insights, please?   

Q; How do I not pass the flight or flight from the trauma of my childhood on to my own kids. 

Q: How do we learn to live with the shadow emotions?

Invitations:

Early Bird Camp Star Heart Special till end of April : https://allisoncrow.com/bigbird/

Painting Retreat: https://allisoncrow.com/painting-retreat/

Coming Soon: New Scared Sisters Circle- The Rainbow Mystic Sister Circle – 7 month program – $9k – 2 spots sold – 7 left (message Allison directly to discuss)

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Love, Allison

 

Topic Episode #13:  Tribe Q & A

This week I took questions from members of my community on my email love list, my fb group and on Instagram.  We had some great questions that covered the gamut of Better Life & Better Work! 

 

* Rosie from the UK asks: Got a question I’d love to see your perspective on what do synchronicities mean? When they happen, why? What does it mean, in your opinion?

* Suzyreading from IG asks:   How do you shape the help that you’re given… when I’m in need my loved one tries to fix when I just really want him to bear witness and be with me as I express my feelings. Recipe for frustration for both of us…

* Deborah asks: My question is how to stop niche hopping over and over when things don’t seem to be attracting clients?  Also, I hear so much about marketing through talking about the problem that you solve. Do you think you need to have one problem that you solve for people to communicate in marketing? I know that you have said that you don’t need a niche on one of the videos you made but having a no niche didn’t seem to work either or was it just that I need to be me doing my thing and various things and do that long enough?

* Susan Asks: I AM actually narrowing my niche—My question is—how do I reach that special niche, once I have determined what it is?

* Linda asks: How do you know what works for you when you haven’t had enough clients to have an idea of what works? In relation to not hustling, cutting down on the tasks

* Missy asks:  I recently left a “job” that I had been doing for 4 years at a company that I had been with for 13.  I know that I made the right decision by leaving so why do I still have those pangs of regret that bubble up every now and again that make me doubt my decision?

* Casey asks: How can I keep my Art-Making and Teaching (that I’ve been doing for TWENTY YEARS!) a priority AND enjoyable, when my husband still says, “When are you going to get a REAL job?”

* Positively Slim on IG asks: How can we know what our online audience wants to know? I do ask often on posts and emails….

* Elizabeth asks: how do I set goals that I will actually feel like honoring and committing myself to? I’d love for my side business to earn $100,000 a year because I think that would lead to some amazing things in my life. And yet, I’ve done little to move forward on that goal. It feels like a good goal, so why haven’t I taken action? Is it because I’m not actually aligned to that goal? Is it because that goal is too big and too vague and perhaps the goal should be something like “send three emails a week to my list”?

* Kathryn asks: How do you get someone out of your head and heart. Any rituals or insights?

 

* Other resources mentioned in the show:

* https://allisoncrow.com/the-money-part-of-the-story-and-some-tips-for-making-it-happen/

* Live Coaching Session on Niche https://www.facebook.com/allisoncrow/videos/10153863718589364

 

If you would like a copy of the Values Clarification Process – Register here and one will be sent to you.

Mystic Sister Painting Retreat in June  https://allisoncrow.com/painting-retreat/

 

* Shares of the video show and of the podcasts are totally LOVED and Appreciated!  And you can rate it on itiTunes here.

Topic Episode #13:  Tribe Q & A

This week I took questions from members of my community on my email love list, my fb group and on Instagram.  We had some great questions that covered the gamut of Better Life & Better Work! 

 

* Rosie from the UK asks: Got a question I’d love to see your perspective on what do synchronicities mean? When they happen, why? What does it mean, in your opinion?

* Suzyreading from IG asks:   How do you shape the help that you’re given… when I’m in need my loved one tries to fix when I just really want him to bear witness and be with me as I express my feelings. Recipe for frustration for both of us…

* Deborah asks: My question is how to stop niche hopping over and over when things don’t seem to be attracting clients?  Also, I hear so much about marketing through talking about the problem that you solve. Do you think you need to have one problem that you solve for people to communicate in marketing? I know that you have said that you don’t need a niche on one of the videos you made but having a no niche didn’t seem to work either or was it just that I need to be me doing my thing and various things and do that long enough?

* Susan Asks: I AM actually narrowing my niche—My question is—how do I reach that special niche, once I have determined what it is?

* Linda asks: How do you know what works for you when you haven’t had enough clients to have an idea of what works? In relation to not hustling, cutting down on the tasks

* Missy asks:  I recently left a “job” that I had been doing for 4 years at a company that I had been with for 13.  I know that I made the right decision by leaving so why do I still have those pangs of regret that bubble up every now and again that make me doubt my decision?

* Casey asks: How can I keep my Art-Making and Teaching (that I’ve been doing for TWENTY YEARS!) a priority AND enjoyable, when my husband still says, “When are you going to get a REAL job?”

* Positively Slim on IG asks: How can we know what our online audience wants to know? I do ask often on posts and emails….

* Elizabeth asks: how do I set goals that I will actually feel like honoring and committing myself to? I’d love for my side business to earn $100,000 a year because I think that would lead to some amazing things in my life. And yet, I’ve done little to move forward on that goal. It feels like a good goal, so why haven’t I taken action? Is it because I’m not actually aligned to that goal? Is it because that goal is too big and too vague and perhaps the goal should be something like “send three emails a week to my list”?

* Kathryn asks: How do you get someone out of your head and heart. Any rituals or insights?

 

* Other resources mentioned in the show:

* http://allisoncrow.com/the-money-part-of-the-story-and-some-tips-for-making-it-happen/

* Live Coaching Session on Niche https://www.facebook.com/allisoncrow/videos/10153863718589364

 

If you would like a copy of the Values Clarification Process – Register here and one will be sent to you.

Mystic Sister Painting Retreat in June  http://allisoncrow.com/painting-retreat/

 

* Shares of the video show and of the podcasts are totally LOVED and Appreciated!  And you can rate it on itiTunes here.

The impetus to hustle is strong out there.  In the corporate world, in the online business world.  

Struggling and striving is the way of the world, and many heart-centered business folks get sucked in.  But the hustle isn’t sustainable.  I’m not saying that success doesn’t require effort. I am saying, that success is a long game. It is a series of fundamental steps, vs a few grand slam moments.

This week’s episode was inspired by thoughts that came out of listening to a talk by Walter Nusbaum at Catalyst Denton  (You can find his original talk here).

Walter’s talk got me thinking when he asked, “What does it take to reap the rewards?” I started thinking about the elements of pleasurable and rewarding success.

I came up with 6 Ps of a Pleasurable and Profitable Business. 

 

 1) Be Persistent

* When one has the capacity to create big chunks of revenue, it isn’t uncommon to think “If onlyI can hit the grand slam home run – everything will right itself.”

* This thinking creates a tension in our body

* Free throws, layups and … win games… not the 3 point shots

* The quick fix is in demand but doesn’t reap the true rewards. 

* Frequency over Intensity.

* Hustling is not sustainable.

2) Be Prolific

* You think you have to write the whole book but….

* If you put out a little paragraph out every day, it creates a cumulative effect

* Do a little bit every day

* Create continually

3) Be Patient

* Exponential success factor – people often quit just before the success really hits

* **Part of being patient is being persistent

* Walter – “The rewards come at the end”

* Where is my revenue? Seems like it’s going to pay things from behind…

* Sometimes I think what job could I get that would pay my net… it would have to be a sales job. AND… I’m in a sales job right now… we all are… if you’re an artist/entrepreneur you are in sales.. you are worrying about your own problems instead of someone else’s for security

4) Perspective

* You are too easy on yourself

* You are so hard on yourself

* Get perspective.  Spiral in and spiral out. 

* Having a coach is super helpful in getting perspective. 

5) Be Present

* Mindfulness, presence, and awareness, the Divine – bring it into your business.

* When we are present we drop below the automatic thinking.

* What is true for you deeper than your thoughts?

* Tune into your spiritual guides.

6) Prophet first then Profit.

****You can Profit first when you Prophet first.  Here is the blog post from this week on Prophet First or Profit First https://allisoncrow.com/profit-first-or-prophet-first/

Other Resources:

* Divine Business Manager Blog Post

* Here’s an interview I did with Jacob Sokol on a Series called Quadruple Your Coaching Biz- where we discussed the Divine Business Manager.

Videocast:

 

Podcast:

The impetus to hustle is strong out there.  In the corporate world, in the online business world.  

Struggling and striving is the way of the world, and many heart-centered business folks get sucked in.  But the hustle isn’t sustainable.  I’m not saying that success doesn’t require effort. I am saying, that success is a long game. It is a series of fundamental steps, vs a few grand slam moments.

This week’s episode was inspired by thoughts that came out of listening to a talk by Walter Nusbaum at Catalyst Denton  (You can find his original talk here).

Walter’s talk got me thinking when he asked, “What does it take to reap the rewards?” I started thinking about the elements of pleasurable and rewarding success.

I came up with 6 Ps of a Pleasurable and Profitable Business. 

 

 1) Be Persistent

* When one has the capacity to create big chunks of revenue, it isn’t uncommon to think “If onlyI can hit the grand slam home run – everything will right itself.”

* This thinking creates a tension in our body

* Free throws, layups and … win games… not the 3 point shots

* The quick fix is in demand but doesn’t reap the true rewards. 

* Frequency over Intensity.

* Hustling is not sustainable.

2) Be Prolific

* You think you have to write the whole book but….

* If you put out a little paragraph out every day, it creates a cumulative effect

* Do a little bit every day

* Create continually

3) Be Patient

* Exponential success factor – people often quit just before the success really hits

* **Part of being patient is being persistent

* Walter – “The rewards come at the end”

* Where is my revenue? Seems like it’s going to pay things from behind…

* Sometimes I think what job could I get that would pay my net… it would have to be a sales job. AND… I’m in a sales job right now… we all are… if you’re an artist/entrepreneur you are in sales.. you are worrying about your own problems instead of someone else’s for security

4) Perspective

* You are too easy on yourself

* You are so hard on yourself

* Get perspective.  Spiral in and spiral out. 

* Having a coach is super helpful in getting perspective. 

5) Be Present

* Mindfulness, presence, and awareness, the Divine – bring it into your business.

* When we are present we drop below the automatic thinking.

* What is true for you deeper than your thoughts?

* Tune into your spiritual guides.

6) Prophet first then Profit.

****You can Profit first when you Prophet first.  Here is the blog post from this week on Prophet First or Profit First http://allisoncrow.com/profit-first-or-prophet-first/

Other Resources:

* Divine Business Manager Blog Post

* Here’s an interview I did with Jacob Sokol on a Series called Quadruple Your Coaching Biz- where we discussed the Divine Business Manager.

Videocast:

 

Podcast:

Have you met Varian Brandon? This woman!  So I had her on a live stream to share a bit about what she will speak on at Camp Star Heart….and I ended up asking her to teach and coach me on a struggle that I was having in the moment.  Such brilliant wisdom as always from Varian.  

Enjoy the episode, let me know what you think.  

You can find Varian at VarianBrandon.com

 

PS…thanks for your grace with our sound – this episode was recorded live and we had a few technical glitches…#screwperfect. 

 

* Join the Better Life Better Work Tribe at www.allisoncrow.com/better

* Come hang out with Varian and Allison in the Share Your Heart Show Your Work Facebook Group

* Share this episode and your positive rating on iTunes helps us grow – and is the greatest gift you can give!  Thanks for the love!

 

Have you met Varian Brandon? This woman!  So I had her on a live stream to share a bit about what she will speak on at Camp Star Heart….and I ended up asking her to teach and coach me on a struggle that I was having in the moment.  Such brilliant wisdom as always from Varian.  

Enjoy the episode, let me know what you think.  

You can find Varian at VarianBrandon.com

 

PS…thanks for your grace with our sound – this episode was recorded live and we had a few technical glitches…#screwperfect. 

 

* Join the Better Life Better Work Tribe at www.allisoncrow.com/better

* Come hang out with Varian and Allison in the Share Your Heart Show Your Work Facebook Group

* Share this episode and your positive rating on iTunes helps us grow – and is the greatest gift you can give!  Thanks for the love!

 

Megan, a member of my community asks – . I get so many people who want free advice and will just shoot me a quick text or FB message to pick my brain about something I charge good money for like it’s no big deal. How do I set boundaries around that!

People seeing I can do something and ask me HOW i do it — when I paid money and spent lots of time learning it.  I’m happy to share with paying clients, but can’t turn around and help every person that asks!?.  

Today I’ll be talking about some of the energy and reasons why this comes up, and I’ll give you a few communication solutions for saying no without coming across like an asshole.  

In this age of social media and sharing, often social and professional lines can get blurry. If you are your own brand, then of course your personality and personal self may shine through – it is a part of authentic marketing.

If you are a visible and successful leader, you probably often get emails, texts or message of people wanting to meet with you, to have coffee and pick your brain.  

This is so much more than lunch, or coffee, or pick your brain sessions.  This is about being able to say NO.

And many of us dread saying no – because we don’t want to let people down, are worrying about being liked, or even that we might be missing an opportunity.  And so we say YES against our better judgement and end up feeling resentment, overbooking ourselves, and getting little in return.  

Here’s what we must learn to do:

The social self wants to be accepted.  We ultimately also are hoping to close the deal, or get a client.  Cultural conditioning has us trained to be liked – to be pleasing.

 Like we talked about in episode 10 – we have to know what gives us energy and what drains our energy work wise – to avoid accumulating clutter in our personal and professional lives.  

The old energies of obligation run deep — And, obligation is another word for DEBT.  And if we wonder why we are struggling with abundance, we can take a look and where we are acting in obligation vs acting in alignment with our own truth.

So let’s take a breath and dive in.

 

* Connect with Allison on the Facebook Page where you can watch the show live on Friday Mornings.

* Follow on Twitter

* JOIN our SUPERSTAR BETTER WORK BETTER LIFE TRIBE at www.allisoncrow.com/better

 

Other resources mentioned in the show:  

https://www.marieforleo.com/2013/06/pick-your-brain/

http://www.alexandrafranzen.com/2013/02/03/how-to-say-no-to-everything-ever/

The 2nd free book on this page is “How To SAY NO” http://www.alexandrafranzen.com/free-stuff/

 

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Megan, a member of my community asks – . I get so many people who want free advice and will just shoot me a quick text or FB message to pick my brain about something I charge good money for like it’s no big deal. How do I set boundaries around that!

People seeing I can do something and ask me HOW i do it — when I paid money and spent lots of time learning it.  I’m happy to share with paying clients, but can’t turn around and help every person that asks!?.  

Today I’ll be talking about some of the energy and reasons why this comes up, and I’ll give you a few communication solutions for saying no without coming across like an asshole.  

In this age of social media and sharing, often social and professional lines can get blurry. If you are your own brand, then of course your personality and personal self may shine through – it is a part of authentic marketing.

If you are a visible and successful leader, you probably often get emails, texts or message of people wanting to meet with you, to have coffee and pick your brain.  

This is so much more than lunch, or coffee, or pick your brain sessions.  This is about being able to say NO.

And many of us dread saying no – because we don’t want to let people down, are worrying about being liked, or even that we might be missing an opportunity.  And so we say YES against our better judgement and end up feeling resentment, overbooking ourselves, and getting little in return.  

Here’s what we must learn to do:

The social self wants to be accepted.  We ultimately also are hoping to close the deal, or get a client.  Cultural conditioning has us trained to be liked – to be pleasing.

 Like we talked about in episode 10 – we have to know what gives us energy and what drains our energy work wise – to avoid accumulating clutter in our personal and professional lives.  

The old energies of obligation run deep — And, obligation is another word for DEBT.  And if we wonder why we are struggling with abundance, we can take a look and where we are acting in obligation vs acting in alignment with our own truth.

So let’s take a breath and dive in.

 

* Connect with Allison on the Facebook Page where you can watch the show live on Friday Mornings.

* Follow on Twitter

* JOIN our SUPERSTAR BETTER WORK BETTER LIFE TRIBE at www.allisoncrow.com/better

 

Other resources mentioned in the show:  

https://www.marieforleo.com/2013/06/pick-your-brain/

http://www.alexandrafranzen.com/2013/02/03/how-to-say-no-to-everything-ever/

The 2nd free book on this page is “How To SAY NO” http://www.alexandrafranzen.com/free-stuff/

 

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Ahhh the life of an entrepreneur!  Do you sometimes feel both free and trapped at the same time? Especially if you have been in business for a while.  The exhilaration of possibility may have traded itself for overwhelm.  Neuroscientists at Princeton have already determined that physical clutter competes for your attention and causes decreased performance and increased stress.

Anything that competes for your attention can be clutter. Sometimes we call it noise.  In this electronic age – our digital stimulation is off the charts.  Add that on to all of the elements of your business, taking care of your clients and customers, and it’s no wonder we consider throwing in the towel or …even getting a menial job with a boss and a scheduled paycheck.

It’s time to Marie Kondo that shit.   Marie Kondo is the author of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up.  One of the premises is to get rid of anything that doesn’t give you joy – and that is needlessly taking up space.  

Most of my audience are heart centered entrepreneurs – people who have a high need for integrity and alignment in their work.  Often emotion wins out over strategy on a day to day business.  I get it.  This is my m.o., too…  and we have to check ourselves regularly.

In 2015 Jonathan Fields wrote a blog post called  Why Do So Many Entrepreneurs Hate Their Lives and in it, he suggests 11 questions for realigning your actions with your essence. These 11 questions are a good start to getting clear on what you want to keep in your work, and what is time to toss.  

Whether you are just getting started, and especially if you have been in business for a while…these 11 questions combined with deciding what truly gives YOU Joy…can help you realign, and reinvigorate your work.  A clean sweep if you will.  

Other resources mentioned in the show:  

http://www.jonathanfields.com/entrepreneurs-hate-lives/  Why Do So Many Entrepreneurs Hate Their Lives

Marie Kondo: author of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up http://tidyingup.com/  

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