2 days on the road. Over 1000 miles. I haven’t had to drive much yet…ok, I haven’t had to drive at all. That is weird for me. I like to drive. It’s the best place for me to think up wonderful thoughts or sort out challenges. The problem with driving is that I don’t get to just sit back and enjoy the scenery. But here I am, the opportunity to relax and be driven…to just watch as the landscape shifts and shifts and shifts.
Watching the LA urban world turn into desert turn into mountains turn into the rosey mesas turn into land filled with trees and mountains has been absolutely my favorite part. I love the when the landscapes begin to intermingle. Where the trees pop up in the desert. Or when I can see the mountains in the distance while the plateaus are still right in front. It reminds me the the slow and yet sudden nature of change. The do and do and do…wondering when we are going to see a difference. And then there it is. The big change we have been waiting for. It’s so easy to forget the subtle steps that got us to the grand, sweeping shifts.
I prepped and prepped for this trip. I wished for it for several years. I did the inner work to make it happen. Did the outer work to create a business that allowed me to live where I please. It was a lot of little steps. And then all of sudden, its 3am and I am shuffling to my fully packed car ready for destinations eastward. All of a sudden…except for all the million steps that it took to get there.
I know for me, it can be easy to get lost in the steps. To wish for the all of a sudden to hurry the hell up already. But being on the road and really experiencing each mile that it takes to get us to the next city has been an amazing gift. Every step forward is an adventure. It helps to shape the goal…make the sudden moment of fulfillment all that more powerful. When I remember that, the whole journey is downright amazing.
Want to make more money? Launch those business dreams? Have more? Sell more? Want that big, wild life of your dreams? Yes? Good!
Do more. Do bigger. Do better. Take action. Everyday. Don’t stop. If it’s not working, do something different. Wildly different. Stop looking for signs of what is meant to be. Commit to your creative powers. Refuse to quit. Refuse to struggle. Don’t be afraid of contingency plans. Know that a side gig is a launching pad not a death sentence.
Charge more. Connect directly to the source of your income. Woo your audience with love. Be genuine. Seek to serve. To understand. Speak personally. Ask for what you want. See the possibilities. Rock people’s worlds. Offer something amazing. Delightful. Offer what you see people are craving. Something that makes a difference in people’s worlds. See that difference in your own.
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Share. Authentically. Wholeheartedly. Do it in a way that works for you. Write. Speak. Paint. Dance. Get your voice out there. Empower. Empowered. Don’t whine. Don’t freak. Don’t create a situation where your audience feels like they have to take care of you. Just share your vision. Your truth. Courageously.
Ask for help. Be supported. Challenged. Uplifted. Have a sounding board. Have support. A team. People who love and cheer for you. Who you cheer for too. Cheer loudest for yourself.
Be incredible at what you do. Be even better than that. Make sure you are ready. Train. Learn. Grow. Drop your old stories. See the truth of yourself. See yourself as whole. Push past the boundaries. Be honest with yourself. Live up to the hype. Make it happen.
