What is the “recipe” that creates success for soul-centered entrepreneurs?

Over the last decade, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the most inspiring leaders of spiritual and personal development in the world. Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Gabby Bernstein, Gregg Braden, and Elizabeth Gilbert are all incredible people that built incredible businesses around their thought leadership. The sharing of their gifts has moved millions.

Often, after the large-scale events I produced with these luminaries, I would be approached by audience members who felt strongly that they had messages of their own to share with the world. The underlying question was always, “How do I become like Deepak/Elizabeth/Wayne/Gabby?”

I have thought about this question a lot over the years. How did these trailblazers find their voice, then find an audience, and then, perhaps most importantly, remain connected to their audience for years? Was there some common thread? Did they follow a similar path?

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• Feeling like there isn’t enough time in the day to get all your tasks done?
• Confused about how to market your business?
• Not sure how to get started with that new business idea?
• Don't know which social media platform to focus on?
• Unsure as to whether or not you should add that new product or service?

It all seems like too much at times. Even when we have the time to focus on our business, what should we be using that time for? Should we be creating something new? Should we be posting on Instagram or Pinterest? Are our customers even ON Pinterest?! How do I find my customers? And most of all, why aren’t any sales coming in!!??

 And the cost of NOT figuring it all out... 

• What's the gap between your current and desired income?
• What is the non-monetary impact?
• Is your happiness affected? 

We've worked with dozens of entrepreneurs that are where you are — that awful place of not knowing what to do next.

You need to turn down the volume and focus on what REALLY matters.

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I was recently trying to explain to a close friend of mine what shamanism is as we sat on a beach next to the Atlantic watching his dog tumble through the seaweed. 

I clumsily said something along the lines of, “Someone who is deeply connected to both the natural and spirit world who acts as a guide for others wanting to explore themselves on a deeper level.” (I’m sure there are as many definitions as there are shamans.)

My friend, always the cynic, responded, “So, do you get a certificate for that or something?” I love him, but he relishes being a contrarian.

I’ve come across so many people in my personal life that claim to be so many things over the years: angelic mediums, spirit guides, psychics, life coaches, spiritual coaches, yogis, gurus, and “healers” of all sorts. In my multiple businesses, I’ve come across similar personalities wrapped in different packaging: executive coaches, facilitators, keynote speakers, “thought leaders”, authors, and consultants of all stripes.

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A few months ago on an episode of one of my favorite podcasts, the host was interviewing a well-known psychologist who also happens to be an elite performance coach. After some discussion about what, in their opinions, coaching is and isn’t, the host said, “I’ve got a real problem with these life coaches. If you’re gonna’ be pitching me on being my life coach, you better really have your shit sorted out - like a perfect life.”

Boy, did he miss the point.

Most of us come to a place where we decide to embrace a life committed to servant leadership as a coach or some other form of guide based on our own experiences. Those experiences are seldom ones most people would label “positive”. What those challenges reveal to us about ourselves, primarily in the way we choose to face and move past them, is often what motivates us to assist others.

What these experiences provide is perspective, learning, growth, and most of all empathy. It’s that last piece that’s the most important to develop wh...