EP 260 | Having The Courage To Look Back In Acceptance, Gratitude And Forgiveness

WITH ANDREA CRISP

 
 
 
In order to be limitless you have to know what your limits are and then you have to go through them.
— Andrea Crisp
 

Do you have the courage that is needed to look back at your mistakes in order to make the necessary changes?

In this episode, I am sharing my own personal highs and lows from Q1, and let me tell you I learned a lot about what I want and what I definitely don't want to be doing anymore.

I also share in this episode some of my favourite books and resources to help you on your journey. Make sure to check them out here.

Breath Work: @amandaclarkstudios

Content Club: @matthew.allyn

Akashic Records: www.rosalind-smith.com

Unblock Your Business: Mintworthyco

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EP 264 | Wealthy Women Change The World

With Amy Getz

 
 
 
So many of the rules that we live by were created by a patriarchal society and I inherently believe that money is feminine.
— Amy Getz
 

Wealthy women truly have the power to change the world. The problem is that there are so few women who have wealth or believe that they can create it. This week on the podcast, I am chatting with Amy Getz, a financial advisor who is on a mission to help women create wealth first in their minds and then in their pocketbooks. Amy Getz believes wealth and financial freedom are for everyone. She is a financial advisor with www.ircwealth.com, an SEC-registered boutique investment firm, a CPA, and a CDFA® (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst). Amy is on a mission to educate individuals about their finances and empower them to set big goals for their financial future. Letting go of limiting beliefs around money and facing the real numbers allows people to quiet the stress loop in their minds and elevate everyone around them. Wealth in the hands of good people changes the world. When she’s not working, Amy loves to travel with her family, connect with friends or read a good book.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-getz/

https://www.instagram.com/amywgetzfinance/

https://ircwealth.com/

https://calendly.com/amygetz/30-minute-chat

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EP 259 | Intuitive Knowing And Human Design

With Kali Tougas

 
 
 
When you offer it up to your higher power I have had more money come in than I needed.
— Kali Tougas
 

How often do you let your intuition guide you? I've always known that I was very intuitive but not until I discovered my human design did I realize to the extend I can lean into my intuitive knowing to guide me to make big decisions in my life and my business. Intuition is something we all have access to, and learning how to use it will help unlock your superpowers in life and business.

On the podcast is Kali Tougas who is a Human Design Coach. Kalie works with entrepreneurs who are ready to change the things holding them back from being successful in life and business.

Connect with: @kalitougas

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EP 258 | Your Words Are Keeping You Stuck

WITH ANDREA CRISP

 
 
 
Our word becomes flesh when we make and stake our claim.
— Marilyn Jennet
 

Your words are powerful -- they are one of the strongest creative forces in your life. I've always known this to be true, but even more so as I've started to understand manifestation more. I grew up believing that the earth was created through the spoken word. And whether or not that is something you subscribe to I 100% believe in the power of the spoken word.

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EP 257 | Breaking Energetic Ties

With Rosalind Smith

 
 
 
I know it’s not easy for people to forgive. But it’s forgiving so you both can be free.
— Rosalind Smith
 

Energetic and karmic ties are a real and present thing in our world. Often times we are unaware of how they are truly impacting our body, soul and spirit. Today on the podcast I am talking with Spiritual Coach and Healer Rosalind Smith about how we can cut those energetic cords and karmic ties that are draining us and keeping us from moving forward.

Rosalind Smith's passion is to empower spiritually aware women to heal past wounds, release anxiety and overcome their once limited self so they can feel confident, connected to their purpose and find inner peace.

Connect With Rosalind: @rosalind_spiritualcoach_healer

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EP 256 | Transformation Is An Inside Out Job

WITH ANDREA CRISP

 
 
 
If someone is really, really committed to success in their life, then they are committed to doing the transformational work in their life as well. Because otherwise, they are literally suppressing, suppressing, suppressing to a point where at some point, it’s just all going to blow.
— Andrea Crisp
 

I know that transformation is a big buzz word that is tossed around in the coaching industry -- so today I want to break it down for you. Answer any questions that you may have about whether or not you are experiencing the transformation you desire in your life. Because when you have transformation in YOUR life it spills over into every other area of your life -- your relationships, you business, your finances. It is basically the gift that keeps on giving.

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Are you ready to take courageous steps to create a life and business you love? Welcome to the Couragecast. I'm Andrea Crisp, and empowerment coach, author, and a multi passionate entrepreneur. For years, I was afraid to allow myself to shine. That was until I discovered that I could step into my own power, shift my mindset, and take ownership of my destiny. Now I coach people across the globe, who are ready to own their life and make a massive impact. With a blend of practical and spiritual advice. My desire is that the courage cast empowers you to take brave steps in your own life in business.

Hello, friend, welcome to the Couragecast. I am Andrea, I'm your host. And I'm really glad that you are going to be hanging out with me today, I want to talk to you about transformation. And it's like the perfect time of the year to talk about that, because it's just about time for the time to change. And here in Canada, well, least up where I am, things are finally starting to look a little bit more like spring is coming. And you know what, oftentimes, we neglect that we have to go through this transformational time in our lives in order for us to be ready for something new, a new season, a new opportunity.

And, you know, we think, Okay, well, I finally have gotten the healing that I needed, or I finally have the transformation that I desire, I probably don't need to do anything else. But for every new level of every new opportunity that comes your way. Transformation is required for you to be able to really hold capacity for that. And I know that transformation is a really big buzzword. It's tossed around in the coaching industry. I've talked about it a lot. So today, I want to break it down for you. And I want to answer any questions that you might have about what does transformation look like?

Because here's the thing, transformation, when it is authentic, it spills over into every area of your life. So that will affect your relationships with your family members, with your partner with your spouse, it's going to impact your business growth, it's going to impact your business relationships as well. Your finances, whether or not you are growing in your income, or able to pay down debt or anything really that you desire for your business and financial life. It's basically the gift that keeps on giving. And so I'm very passionate about this transformation that we go through. And since you're listening to the podcast, I can I pretty much can bet that you're somebody who is committed to transformation in your life. So you're not someone who is just like, wow, I don't know that I really want to, you know, do all that work. I know that you probably are someone who is digging in doing the self development, listening to the podcast, reading the books, working with people who are helping you get transformation here on life.

So when you seek healing and wholeness in your life, you want to do that not only for your yourself for you personally. But you also want to do it for your kids, for your extended family, and to leave a legacy behind. So I know that that is you because you're here today, you're my kind of person. And there are a lot of coaches who do preach about transformation. But then they really don't practice the transformation. So I decided to look up the definition of the word and here is what came up. Transformation is an extreme radical change, like full stop. So I looked at that I was like, Oh my gosh, extreme. Like that's pretty intense. Radical. Yeah, that's another intense word as well. And then change. So that means you are no longer the same. That is a complete 180 in your life.

So it's not just like kind of a change, or maybe a little different. It is extreme, radical change. And change can be scary. Let's just be real here. I worked with my friend Courtney who is also in like a fantastic business coach and story experts. And we did a VIP day together. And during that time, she talked about how she was struggling with change in her own life. And she wanted to grow her business. But really she didn't want change. When we dug into You like, what was the root of that, like, Where was this coming from, we discovered that she had actually grown up in a town that like really had never changed. And the people in the town, they don't change, they don't like change, they actually talk about how this whole entire, like area stays the same. And they kind of proud of it, actually. And she doesn't love that about the town. But she had also said that somewhere along the way, she must have adopted that belief.

So here, she was wanting to really grow her business, but having a subconscious belief that it's better to stay the same. And so, you know, when she went to go do things, her subconscious programming, was saying, no, no, don't do that, because you like things to be the same. And so she would end up sabotaging herself, every time she would go to do something, because she didn't want to have change. So that really didn't leave any room for transformation. So here's the thing, when you will have a radical extreme change, or transformation. It's all about reprogramming that old paradigm, or creating a whole new belief system, that change is good, that it is healthy, that it is necessary, and that it's beneficial for growth, and to expand for you as a person for you, in your business for you in your relationships.

And I know when I look inwardly at my own life, I've also struggled with changing things I've never, I have to laugh about it, because it really is, it's the truth. Like, you know, as much as I say, Yeah, I want to take brave steps, and I want to be courageous in my life. It's like, I really don't want to change, I really don't want things to be different. Because that would mean that I'm out of my safe zone. So even when, you know, there is potential for opportunities, I'm like, Oh, I'm gonna have to change this. And I have to change that. And just sometimes seems easier to deal with what I know, then what I don't know. Right? So like the expression says, The, you know, the devil you do know versus the devil, you don't know. And just even as I'm saying that, that's a belief right there that needs to be upgraded. So let's go there. I've obviously adopted a belief that it is better to know what possible negative challenge I'm facing, than to face another potentially worse challenge, right.

So it's better for me to know what I'm getting into than not know what I'm getting into. But that belief in itself, which is not great, I have to say means that I don't hold any room for expectation for something good. And that has been something that I have actively been working on in my own life just very recently is allowing more expectation for something good to happen. Room to believe that transformation is possible. So like, you see how I connected those dots, sometimes the subconscious is so ready to shift that all we really need to do is get curious about the possibilities, and see what beliefs may be holding us back from the transformation we desire.

So I gave the example of change, but it could be something completely different, right? And every time you're ready to go to the next level, or increase your capacity, or you really want to show up in a whole new way, there's probably going to be something that you need to release from your life. And, you know, we say okay, well, you know, I've already done the work. I've already done the mindset work friend, this is a journey. This is the long game, right? So when it comes to really having that transformation, we have to be in it for the long haul. And just going back to that expectation piece, like I've held this belief that I need to do something in order for something good to happen. So it's kind of like I do then I receive, but that's really not what holding expectation means. Holding expectation actually means that I'm partnering with the universe with God, the source the divine, and allowing good to come into my life. And that has been a real test for me lately.

So just the other day, I was scrolling through Instagram as you do, and I was like just looking at this fitness coach. And she was talking about the fact that for a really long time the fitness industry disconnected like the body portion of fitness and the mindset portion of fish fitness. It's easy for me to say. So the fitness industry was only focusing on the body. And in order to really have the transformation that people want, when it comes to their body and to their physical health, they really do need to have that mindset piece as well. Because it's an inside out job, right. So what happens first, in your mindset out works through your physicality. And this is proven to be true over and over again, when it comes to like health. When it comes to your fitness when it comes to your beliefs. Everything that you really desire is going to first start with your thoughts. And in order for you to manifest what you desire, you are going to have to have the belief and expectation that it is possible. And if you don't already have that, that is when you need transformation. And mindset is the key to every transformation.

So whether that's getting fit, losing weight, whether it's calling in a healthy relationship, an intimate partnership, getting out of debt, creating abundance, building a successful business, mindset is the key to your transformation. So sustaining any one of those things, so you have the transformation, and now you want to sustain it right. So sustaining any one of those keys comes down to having a mindset that is healthy and constantly expanding, allowing you to change, allowing for you to have continual expansion and growth in your life. That means embracing that you're continually transforming. So it's not just it has happened. And then it is done. It's like no, I continually transform and change. And that is okay. So when I first started my transformational journey, and you know what, I've talked about this many, many times on the podcast. But I won't go into that much depth here on this episode, but I struggled with anxiety and depression.

And I did the work initially to get relief from the symptoms of anxiety. And for a few years, I really did have relief, like it really did make a huge difference because I was in a bad place. And when I started to do the work it really, really like it was kind of like is this possible, like I can live like this, this is amazing. But the moment I hit another, like obstacle in my life, the stress started to come back along with the anxiety. And all of the sudden, here I was struggling with the same thing over and over again. And it honestly felt like it was worse the second time around. So I needed to dive deeper into my transformation, I needed to dive deeper into the root cause of what was really causing the anxiety and the depression.

Now, this is not what everyone has to do, I have to say, but it is what I had to do, and really meant that I had to identify what those limiting beliefs were what was causing me to be in this spiral. And I had to reframe those beliefs and start to embody the new belief. And not just stop there, it was imperative for me to release any of the emotions that were trapped within my physical body that were keeping me from having the peace that I desired. And so often, when we are in that kind of spiral of anxiety, all of a sudden, our body also takes on symptomatic physical, symptomatic things that almost make us feel like it's even worse, like we have brain fog, and we're lethargic. And you know, we want to sleep all the time. And it's like, so all those symptoms of the anxiety are being manifested through the body.

So we have to shift the subconscious belief. And then we also have to clear those emotions, we have to move them through so that our body is really able to get healthy again. So for me personally, when I did transformation, like now get ready to hear because I'm going to tell you about all the things that I did, because I've done a lot of modalities and they have worked for me for different reasons. And so I do want to share those reasons with you. In case you're like, yes, that resonates with me. So I started this is a long time ago like I started in college. I had my first counselor in college. And that's actually why I decided to get a Master's in Counseling was because it was such a beneficial experience for me. So talk therapy has been very, very good for me for getting my thoughts for really expressing my feelings.

And for, like really being heard, I have to say this, and I have to stress this because in the coaching industry, a lot of people poopoo therapists, and they're like, Well, you know, they're staying in the past, and they're just, you know, focusing on that, you know, what, there's something to really be said about someone holding space for you in a way that allows you to really talk through how you've been feeling and feel heard, feel known and feel seen, because that is not something that every person can do. A lot of times your friends can't do that your peers can't do that your spouse, your partner, your parents, they can't really hold that space for you. But a therapist really, really good therapists can. And so for me, that was a really important part of my process. So I worked with multiple therapists. Over the course of my life, I worked specifically with, you know, different kinds of therapists when I needed different things.

So it was really important for me to find somebody who worked in what I really needed help with. Then, I started working with a natural health practitioner, I talked about her as well, her name is Barb, she's a good friend of mine. And I really wanted to, you know, like, just really release the symptoms that I had been feeling because a lot of my stress and anxiety had manifested in my body. And I had come to her. And that's actually how I discovered that I had the anxiety it was because I was trying to get healthy, but I was unable to. And that is when I discovered, okay, this was the root of the problem in my body was actually the anxiety and the depression.

So we worked to really release toxins from my body to make sure that, you know, my organs were healthy. And that was a process that we went through, and I still work with Barb to this day. Then I was introduced to the neuro cycle by Dr. Caroline leaf. I love the neuro cycle. It is part of what I do within my own work, like personally, but also with my clients. And if you are interested in neuroscience, then Dr. Caroline leaf is like, amazing. I have two podcast episodes that I recorded with her. You can Google them and check them out. She is absolutely brilliant. But the neuro cycle helped to for me to process and release emotions and rewire my brain. So that is the reprogramming part because she talks about how the brain is rewired. And how it really establishes and can create new neural pathways.

Now I'm not a scientist, I cannot I'm not like really eloquent talking about it. But I'll tell you this, it is the coolest thing. Now the neuro cycle has been really, really helpful for me and has really like it was key in helping me to rewire and reprogram. But then I was introduced to neuro linguistic programming. So that is really using our language to reprogram our minds. And that was huge. And in my understanding of like how effective our language is to really help shift our mindset, as well as time techniques to remove those old stuck emotions from our timeline from our actual like,like earthly timeline, I guess, and some sometimes even going back generationally, even into past lives, which was a whole big stretch for me to learn that.

And then I also use hypnosis. And at first when I got into learning about hypnosis, I was like, Oh my gosh, this is like, Voodoo or something. And I was like, as soon as I started learning about I'm like, Oh my gosh, this is totally not it's just basically like, like guided meditations or affirmations but done specifically for you. And that to me was key. Okay, so I did not stop there. I also learned Emotional Freedom Technique, which is tapping. And that really has been super helpful for me on like a regular everyday basis like sometimes when I just kind of wake up and feel like Oh, I'm in this kind of like funky energy. That is one of the fastest ways for For me to shift my belief and really move the energy through my body is emotional freedom technique. And then I met a few friends who are Reiki practitioners, and I had a Reiki session and I was blown away by how they could clear my energy. So I have done Reiki as well. And then a friend of mine offered to do a breathwork session with me, and oh my gosh, I was like, What in the world, and because I'm a singer, and I've always really been mindful of my breathing, this really connected with me, and I started to see how the breath really helps us move through any kind of emotions that we're having, or things that are kind of not releasing from our lives.

It was great for me for creativity, and really getting the clarity that I needed. So breathwork, huge fan of that. Then I had to change my eating habits, my sleeping habits. And I worked with, specifically with relationship coaches, financial coaches, competence coaches, sales coaches, I took time to learn about the Enneagram. I'm an anagram one wing nine, by the way, and also learning about my human design. I'm a generator to four. Okay. And one more thing, Akashic Records, which was probably one of the last things that I have just more recently learned about and started to share with you here on podcast. Okay, so your mic, maybe thinking to yourself, Andrea, that is a lot.

Like that is a shit ton of things that you've done. And you'd be right, it is a lot. And that is not even including, like things that I did years past, in the church world. Like, that's a whole other thing that I've done. So as you can see, I am committed to my transformation, because for me, it is an inside out job. And the reason why I like to try different modalities, and I like to see what works is because I have clients that come to me, and you know, they need specific things. And not everyone is wired the same way. And so when I've experienced something, and I'm able to say, you know, have you tried this, or have you tried that, because I've personally tried it, and I know, you know that it works, and I can, you know, even share with them, like how it's benefited me, or share that modality with them. And that really is important part of this process.

Because all of these modalities, all of these things that we have access to give us opportunity for more expansion and transformation. And we have to find what is right for us in what season, which is like when my clients come to me that is how I work with them holistically, mind, body, and spirit. And so I take a look at like, what are their specific needs right now? And where are they at? And what do they need? And what modalities can we use out of this tool belt for them to get the transformation that they need in order to move forward in their business. And a lot of times, like they're stuck in like this overthinking pattern, and you know, can't really make decisions. And that is actually like stalling their progress in business, it's stalling them from making money from like becoming more successful. And like they're in this fear loop of having to go back to a nine to five. And so really being able to release some of those pressures, and really help them start to make those decisions quicker, and really feel good about it is key. So you don't have to do everything right. You don't have to absolutely be like I want to try every one of those modalities. I think they the key. Basically what I'm trying to tell you is it's just important to find what works for you, what is going to be something that really is helpful and beneficial to you.

And I know now, as I've been doing this, these techniques, when I need certain techniques, what is happening in my life to help me move forward. And I'm not I'm not like okay, you know what one and done like, I got it, and now I'm done. And now I'm transformed and now I'm healed and on to the next thing. And if someone says that to you, or that's what they're preaching online, or that's what they're saying. I gotta tell you this friend, there's a lot hidden beneath the surface. Right, if, if someone is really, really committed to success in their life, then they are committed to doing the transformational work in their life as well. Because otherwise, they are literally suppressing, suppressing, suppressing to a point where at some point, it's just all gonna blow. So, having said all of that, I encourage you to, you know, do some research around what would be beneficial for you.

When it comes to transformation, I listed a bunch of techniques, I listed a bunch of modalities. And if you're like, Okay Andrea, too much, definitely too much. I would rather just work with somebody specifically, let's jump on a call, let's chat about what you need. And we can kind of come up with a plan that is really tailored to you. Because there are probably things that you need that, you know, you're like, I need this, this, this and this, and I can help you to get that and really have the transformation that you desire in your life to be successful in business, be successful in your relationships, and be successful moving forward in everything you do. Okay, that was mouthful.

Thanks for hanging out with me. Make sure that we are connected. You can find me over on the gram at at Andrea crisp coach. Until next time, remember, you have everything you need to live bravely. If you liked this episode of The Couragecast, we'd love to hear from you. Leave us a rating and review and while you're there, hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. Original music production by Stephen Crelly

EP 255 | How To Sell With Joy

WITH MICHELLE ROCKWOOD

 
 
 
Before we try and sell something to someone, we need to really understand the service part of it, and how they are kind of getting to know us and being in our world.
— Andrea Crisp
 

Connect with Michelle: www.michellerockwood.com

Michelle Rockwood has sold real estate in one of the wealthiest communities in the world, has slept on a dirt floor in West Africa, and once raised a million dollars for charity over a single lunch. Now a personal coach and widely recognized sales expert, Michelle has helped hundreds of mission-driven coaches discover sales methods that feel fantastic, transforming their businesses and their lives. 

After personally hosting more than four hundred sales conversations and shifting entire sales teams into life-changing revenues, Michelle wrote Joyful Selling to share her knowledge with all the loving, heart-centred coaches our world so desperately needs. 

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We all know that selling is definitely part of the business strategy. If you don't sell what you have to offer, you are not going to make any money and you're definitely not going to be able to help people with transformation. But for many of us selling can be difficult and feel really challenging. Today on the podcast, I'm speaking to Michelle Rockwood, the author of joyful selling, really talking about how we can be heart centered when it comes to selling our offers our programs, and really getting to a better way of Yes.

Are you ready to take courageous steps to create a life and business you love? Welcome to the courage cast. I'm Andrea Crisp, and empowerment coach, author, and a multi passionate entrepreneur. For years, I was afraid to allow myself to shine. That was until I discovered that I could step into my own power, shift my mindset and take ownership of my destiny. Now I coach people across the globe, who are ready to own their life and make a massive impact. With a blend of practical and spiritual advice. My desire is that the courage cast empowers you to take brave steps in your own life and business.

Michelle, thank you for being on the Couragecast, I'm really excited to see you, first of all, and to catch up with you and to chat with you. And also so excited for your brand new book to be coming out joyful selling, and I'm sure we're going to have an opportunity to talk all about it and how it is really revolutionising your coaching sessions and helping coaches really sell in a way that feels aligned with them and makes a bigger impact. So I'm excited to have here.

Thank you so much for having me, I'm excited, too. It's so nice to hear your voice.

You know, it's funny, like I was thinking back to when we first met. And it was actually through another individual who has been on the podcast, Rachel Weaver. And she is a human design copy coach. And I know that she has worked with you before. And she had put something out. And I kind of followed up on it. And we had an opportunity to work together. And it was so interesting, because it was not a really about selling it was more about relationships, which was so fun for both of us. But it gave me an opportunity to get to know you in a different way than maybe some of your other clients get to know you. And so for those people who are just hearing about you, tell us a little bit about yourself.

Yeah, thank you so much. So my name is Michelle Rockwood, and I am the author of Joyful Selling. And I'm a heart centered coach that helps life coaches sell in alignment without the sales IQ. And I've been doing this for about five years. And I started teaching coaches in training, which is right where you want to get them, right, because they haven't been surrounded by all marketing and all the sales tactics, the bro marketing and all the things, I'm able to teach them a different way to sell their services. So I have had the honor of helping hundreds of coaches now sell millions and services. And I also work as a high ticket closer which we need to change the name of this. But which means I sell high ticket coaching programs for companies. So yeah, that's me. And I'm so excited to share. I do have a new book coming out joyful selling. And I'm really it's been so much fun to start to share this book with my clients and others. It comes out here in just a few weeks. But yes, I'm excited to dive into all things sales and manifesting and all the things that you love to talk about on your podcast.

Yeah, you know, it's so funny because as you're just mentioning, the bro marketing, and I think to myself, I'm like, Oh my gosh, wouldn't that have been a game changer for me when I first started in the industry. This is maybe something you don't know is when I first started I actually invested in a coach that was really in marketing space and in funnels and I learned all the bro marketing stuff. And it actually paralyzed me for a very long time. And because I wasn't getting results, and the more I did not get results, the worse I felt about myself and this was already really like almost like tapping on my anxiety and depression that was underlying already. And this fear that I was not going to make it as a coach and that I had you know, I'm trying all of these things and you know, it's only been more recently that I've been introduced to more of a such a feminine way of sales. So I think to myself now, Mike, wow, if I'd had an opportunity to have this information, and have an opportunity to sell in a way that feels aligned with my with who I am, oh my gosh, like that would have been. That'd have been incredible. So I'd love to, for you to share. What does that mean like to sell in a feminine way?

Yes, I love you know what's so funny, I have to share with you as soon as I've put in my marketing, feminine sales, and that this is for women, right? Obviously, it works for men, and it's amazing. And everybody wants to feel this way. But Andrea, do you know how many men I have reached out when I say that? This is for women, it's just too funny. But feminine sales is if you think about let's just kind of compare the two here for a minute. So masculine energy, stereotypical masculine energy is out for the chase, right wants to go hunt, wants to, you know, kill it and bring it home. It's chasing, following up winning, getting a yes at all costs. Feminine sales is about receiving boundaries, a win win, and really serving and supporting the client no matter what. And when you can tap into that way of being, you can really be in service and support of the client, while feeling amazing every single time. And the goal of a sales call when you're bringing in a masculine energy is a yes. Alright, so think about how you show up to a call if your goal if you already have an outcome. And as coaches, that's against our code, right? Our code is, you're in charge. You're the one leading and I'm have died. And my role is to help you to come to a choice, whatever that is. And so when we can bring that feminine energy, that coaching mindset onto the sales call, we can serve the heck out of our clients and feel good every single time. Whether it's a yes or no.

And that feels amazing. It feels really, really amazing. I think back to what I did, in the beginning, it's like literally all these members are like flooding back to me right now. And, you know, going through the objections and working on how to overcome objections, how to get a yes. Almost twisting myself into well, what do you need me to be? For you to say? Yes. And, you know, I remember just thinking like, this is not working. And then I would have, I just was all over the board, because I would, I felt like I was flip flopping between what I was selling and what I was doing. And, and so I think that that makes a huge difference to think, okay, like, you know, a win win for the client and for the coach.

And that's really like that heart centered part of me yearned for that. And yet I was flip flopping all over the place. What would you say to someone who was coming into the coaching industry? Like, say, you're talking to me at the beginning? You don't mean like, wind? But I can get you? Yeah, much easier? Yes, I would, I would say and just how we sell is how we serve. And our relationship begins at the moment we say hello. And so if there is a disconnect, if you feel yucky, if you feel achy, if anything that comes out of your mouth is not yours is not authentic. It's not going to work for you for Heart Center coach. And the thing is that these bro marketer tactics, they work, they absolutely work, but they don't work for you. They don't work for me. Because we operate in integrity, we operate in alignment, if we hang up a call, and it didn't feel good, that's not a good day for us, even if they said yes.

And in a coaching relationship, what I think a lot of people don't get is that if you convince somebody to join your coaching program, you're going to be convincing them to show up to the next call to do the work, all the things it doesn't work that way in coaching. And so when you have allowed the person to and supported them and making a decision to get the support they need on a sales call. You've on boarded them properly. You've held fierce boundaries during the sales call where it's a limited period of time, you're only hosting at times that feel good to you. You've started to set the stage for a successful coaching relationship. And it goes on and on. You don't enroll misaligned people they don't impact people in your group coaching for gram, and so on and so forth. So that relationship and your clients success really begins at the moment that you say hello. When you think about the sales call being like the pre emptive part of the relationship, right? And setting boundaries. Often you hear coaches say, Well, you know, I want to protect my boundaries, and I'm going to do what's good for me. Because it's good for me.

And the way you said it, was that when it's good for you, then it's going to be beneficial for the other person. And I've never heard it said like that. Yes. And even, even like, so if you set a boundary, I take calls at nine and 11am. Because that's when I'm at my best and I'm fully present for the client. Well, if the client isn't available at nine and 11am, for a sales call, and are only available at five, we're not going to be a good fit to work together, no matter what, right? Because I'm just not at my best at five, my kids are home. It's crazy. So ironically, when you set up the call, right in a way that works for you, you attract to the right person. And you invite them to show up for themselves, right. So before a sales call, I'll send a little note and I'll say, hey, Ken, here's what I expect. I expect you to show up on time having read XY and Z material. And note that I don't reschedule this calls. And I so look forward to seeing you. Alright, so already saying, Hey, I respect myself, I expect you to respect you, this is the kind of relationship we're having going forward. And they sit up in their chair and go, Well, this is going to be awesome, right? And they show up ready and engaged to take that next step. Yes or no? Right. That doesn't mean I'm you know, manipulating. I'm just showing I, I have these standards, and in sale. So often it feels out of control, like we're chasing, and it never feels good to put out that chasing energy. So that's why of course, like you'd never want to call somebody at a time. That's right for them, you'd always want to meet in the middle, which is easy to do now with Zoom, right? We set these appointments, and we meet on a zoom call, we don't dial somebody on a Saturday and try to catch them to tell them about right.

Yeah, it sounds crazy now, but it used to be, you know, what we would do all the time? Sure, I'll try you at four, you know, yeah, no, don't, don't try me. I will not pick up there, there are very few people that I will pick up the phone for.

And generally speaking, I know if someone is calling me it's usually for a reason. And it's a good friend, and they need to get a hold of me. So there's, there's nothing else that I'm that I'm taking that call for. And I love how you're talking about really setting that early stage boundary at the beginning, honoring yourself being in that energy for yourself. One of the things that, you know, so many coaches kind of struggle with is this, you know, feeling of wanting to be in their feminine energy, right, like so setting these feel good moments for themselves, almost like a manifestation, right? I want to manifest clients. And then and I would love to know, your take on this. The manifestation and there's, you know, which people mostly think is feminine, which I think is just, you know, I don't know if it's feminine or masculine, it just is. And then there is the action taking, which is the masculine, so to speak, how do people operate in both in a feel good way that would be maybe neither feminine or masculine, in terms of action, taking in terms of selling, and, you know, really manifesting a client, so maybe they're thinking about, I would like to have this amount of clients, I would like to sell this program. Well, what we really want, ideally, is a blend of the feminine and masculine. And so often, we lean too far into the masculine. And we always want a balance of both. So what does masculine have that we want? Right? Bold, speaks the truth, says, you know what's on their mind. And then when you can step into that on a sales call, and you can say, instead of, you know, instead of saying, hey, nothing's gonna change a week later, like, how about we make a decision today or what's going to be different A week later, right? So you you pull out that bold and but boldness, and that thing you want to say and you speak your truth, which feels good, but you also use your coaching skills and you soften it in a way that the client is able to land with and that feels good to you. And that takes a little bit of practice.

So this is just on a sales call to begin with, like, I'm imagining someone is sitting back there coach, they have a program that they want to offer. And they're, you know, sitting around thinking about, I want to manifest three people into this program.

And then they sit there and they're manifesting, right? Where does the manifestation process come in? And where does the intentionality around action come in? Yeah, yeah. Well, manifesting is wonderful. I manifested my house, I have to tell you that story later. Yeah. And it's my dream house. And it's wonderful. And for me manifestation is, you have a vision of what it is you want to bring in.

And then you take bold and aligned action that feels good to you. So a feminine approach to action taking would be what are, you know, three ways in which I could bring clients into these programs? Sit here for a minute feel into which one of those ways feels aligned? And then take a step forward to do that. A lot of times we look to fill our program or we're ready to sell before we figured out which way to attract people feels good to us. We simply reach out and copy. Yeah, we were telling him off the bat. Yeah. So you you skipped a step, right. You said, How do I fill my program? What feels good to you to attract people to you is the step prior. And so exploring that, without even the intention of enrolling people is a really good first step. And it took me a long time I got to it. It's my book. Right? It doesn't feel good to me to chase to prove to teach. And so I say, Hey, here's a book. It's cheap. Read it. Read the first chapter, even if this aligns with you, if this feminine approach to sales feels good to you. Awesome. And now, I go crazy, sharing this book with everyone. It took me a long time to figure out that that was going to be the way that felt good to me. Right, I first did webinars, and then I did train means and then I did you know individual called like, on and on and on. So what we feel is good too. And really thinking outside the box, we only need and I I'll tie I talked about this in joyful selling when you sell a client coaching partnership, instead of single sessions or packages. Typical coaches want to make between 50 and $100,000 a year, the average coach, but instead they're seeing and following practices on how to make a million dollars. Right. So instead, when you just sell to a few people a month, you don't need to post like the Kardashians or advertise like Coca Cola. Yeah. Instead, you can go into a moms group, you can host an event around mindfulness, and tell people to reach out if they want to learn more about how to work with you, stat, if you're a personal trainer, right, you can host an event in the neighborhood, show people some things, ask them to reach out to you. So you try these events, or you try podcasts. Maybe you love going on podcasts. So instead of posting like a maniac, like your marketing person tells you to do. Instead, you find an online podcast once a week, and reach out to them to get onto it. So that's really a feminine approach right to marketing is what feels good. I'm gonna make it feel effortless. Can I give you another example? Yeah, absolutely. I love networking. I love meeting new people.

These one on one calls with people was just too much I couldn't fit it in between sales calls and all the things.

I had the idea from someone else to do a monthly meet and greet. Turns out, this is my jam. I prepare nothing. I have no expectations. My only insistence is for people who come under this meet and greet once a month is that they pick one person and that they commit to supporting them.

Everybody loves it. They come back week after week it grows and it grows. I have friends that are helping with podcast. I just it's the most joyful event. And so through trial and error through thinking how these one on one calls don't look good. What's another way? Oh, I could turn what that person's doing into something a little different and make my spin on it. And that's the exploration that needs to take place. Before we really work on developing a marketing plan. What feels good to you and that exploration. Give yourself six months you don't know what feels good to you until you do it. Don't jump into that $10,000 program on how to host webinars you don't even know if you'd like webinars are running for Facebook ads, right? Or any of those things? Yes, figure out what feels good to you. You might love that. Right? You might love that. But figure out what feels good to you. And when it feels good, and it's in alignment, that's a feminine and masculine is coming together that action taking with that? Oh, hell yeah, I show up for a meet and greet hot damn, who's gonna be here? Right? And it just turns into something so wonderful. Okay, so I have a question like a follow up to that. So say you have a thought that comes to you. You're like, I want to take action on that. And then you don't do it.

So what happens after that, like you, maybe you've gotten the inspiration? And you're like, oh, I should do this? And is that something you can revisit? Do you think it's still something you should be? You know, taking a look at later on? How important is the action step like to do it immediately after you have the inspiration? So I love this question. And this is a really hard thing for coaches for smart people, you get distracted by all the shiny objects.

Every single week, every single day. We call it a red dot for the marketing program that I that I sell for what is your red dot? What is your focus, and do not deviate. And if you need to spend a week figuring out what that focus is, it is so important that you decide if those meet and greets are your jam, like you go all in on those, it doesn't mean those other ideas aren't important. And find a way I have a whiteboard here. And I list them all right, but my red.is circled. And until I've taken the day to focus on that I can't go to anything else. So it's so important to work smart to work smarter, not harder, right? What does that mean? That means really thinking what of these activities is going to bring you the greatest results? And it's often not focusing on social media, right? It's often calling five mom groups and saying, Can I come and speak coming in to eight rotary groups, right? And saying, Can I do a mindfulness exercise for you, whatever it is. So really think about of the five things you want to do, which one is going to yield results the fastest. Put that as your red dot, that's your focus. And until right, you wear it out or you decide to move on, then your next red.is your focus. So that is how I operate. And action. I love there's if it's a really good idea, I was telling my husband that's this is almost one of my superpowers. There's almost no, in between between idea and action. For me, when it's a good idea, it is happening. Right? Like at like immediately that meet and greet. I was like,done. It was such a no brainer. I immediately took action made the page, had people say no, you know, it's so funny. You mentioned the meet and greet. Because I think you and I had a conversation about this. And it was a while ago. So I mean, this could be from your very podcast, and from the person that you know, had the conversation with you. But I was listening to an episode in your podcast, and this woman was on there talking about how she does these kind of meet and greets? Yes. And I was like, this is exactly what I need to do.

Guess what I didn't do?

The meeting room. I didn't take action.

So here's what happened. I was working with a coach at the time. And I was talking about what I wanted to do. And I said, Oh, I want to do this. And it was met with hmm.

And then I didn't take action.

Because someone immediately was like, Oh, I don't know that, you know if that's going to work. And my intuition when I was walking and listening to your podcast and thinking, Oh, I have all these people and it's not working, this would be a great opportunity for me, blah, blah, blah. And then I mentioned to my coach and my coach, you know, said this, and I was like, Oh,this is not the thing. Well turns out a friend of mine, she has started she totally pivoted her business. And she's doing this networking. And she's inviting these people and they pay and they come to these, you know, opportunities or whatever. And I was like, well, Damn, that was my idea.

And, you know, and it was almost like this is actually just came up like within the past week. And I thought about it again and I thought, well, maybe this is for a reason. Maybe this meet and greet thing is come back up. And what she's doing is a little bit different. And then here you go and talk about it and I'm like, okay, maybe the universe is bringing it back and be like, okay, so you didn't listen the first time.

Maybe listen the second time.

Whenever somebody thinks something comes up three times, yeah, I have to take action on it. Somebody told me in the same week, three people, including my brother, who's an entrepreneur are very successful. To write a book, I had to do it.

But what you're saying and you're describing from your coach is so common. And any marketing technique works, what works for you. That is your goal. That is your area of exploration. And once you find that you'll be unstoppable. Almost like my kids, I feel like my job as my parent as a parent is to figure out what their little superpower is right? What their little interest is. And when you find that, right, my kids in like sports until we figured out he was into soccer. Right, the other one, we couldn't figure out a sport. He's not very coordinated. And we figured out he was in declining. Yeah. Right. And now he comes in bragging about a six pack, right? Like, he's like, my hours. Yeah, I feel my muscles. And so it's the same with coaching, right? You don't know what you don't know, there is something for everyone. And a nice way to figure this out, Andrea, when I work with clients is my one of my mentors, Laura, I bought in my coaching, she would always ask this question, what's the most ordinary thing about you?

And I actually lead the meet and greets this way. And from that, you can often tell where their clients will come from. Someone said they knit and they love to knit. That's a very ordinary thing about them.

And I know if I speak to her further, there's knitting groups. Knitting is a really big online thing. All right, like, Hmm, could you have a knitting circle where you talk about manifestation or coaching or breathing techniques? Right? So how do we infuse into what we're doing every single day, and make it not feel like work that meet and greet, I don't prepare at all. I look like crap. I just, you know, I took a bio break at the beginning of it last time, right? I'm not I'm not on hate being on or presenting. I also love when other people feel served, I don't want to ask people for for something until I've given. And so in that meeting, great. It allows me to naturally work within my human design, right and serve people, before I receive, I always make sure everyone served. That's beautiful. And just a great reminder, that before we try and sell something to someone, that really understanding the service part of it, and how they are kind of getting to know us and being in our world. And similarly, and I always find that the people who I end up having the best results with as a client coach relationship are people who if they found me through something, and they have established trust with me, versus somebody who just kind of came. And, you know, Oh, I saw this. And I came and I'm like, and then we just never really established that, that connection with each other. But I never thought of it that way. As you know, there's something in the middle part of it. So that that's amazing. Now, go ahead.

Think about how you feel after serving that fully aligned client. You are flying high. You're telling everyone about it. You're posting testimonials. I can't tell you I have Voxer. And as a bonus for my programs. If you enroll and during a certain period, I'll give you Voxer support even for the self study, the people who found me like you're describing right and why you tracked it just the right way. I will Vox them all day long, right? Oh my gosh, I can't wait to do it. And it just feels so good. I want to tell everyone about it. So enrolling, convincing using that masculine energy to get people in your clients. There's a snowball, and now you feel crappy at the end, they don't get the results. You question? Am I a good coach, and you got a business. So it's like, you're so screwed if you don't sell in integrity and alignment in a way that feels good to you. And it takes just a little bit of learning. Yeah. Now I would love to talk a little bit about money. If that's okay.

I love money. Money loves me too.

What would you suggest to to your clients and to anybody who is really selling a program that maybe is is struggling with The idea of making an impact, sorry, the idea of making an impact and an income and calling in abundance into their lives. I've had the pleasure of leading some really amazing sales teams. And we need to all myself included myself, especially do the inner work of sales, and really get right with money. And we don't need to spend weeks or anything, but we really need to understand our own money story, so that we can set it aside. Now, when we come to coaching, we work to not bring our own biases to the conversation. And when you come to a sales call, we work to not bring our own biases to the conversation. So how I spend money,I put every single thing for the entire month, all the bills on one credit card. At the end of the month, I paid off. I came from a family. This is just my money story. And as you're listening to mine, think about what's yours. To the listeners, right? I came from a family who they were I call them the richest poor people I ever met.

They could afford anything, nothing stopped them come hell or high water. Nothing was off limits. They did not they could not afford anything. Right. But in their mind, yeah, right. They could afford anything. And I came up with that mindset. Now my spouse had a different mindset, not worse, just different. And that was we save up to pay for things we desire. We have a nest egg, and we keep money in the bank. Right? We live well underneath our means. Neither are bad, they're just different. And those are our money stories. And understanding your money story is really important. So that you can set it aside on a sales conversation, and let that person have their own experience. I also really like to help coaches start to think about how they talk to money. Because so often we blame money for our problems for our lack of happiness, or inability to XYZ. But instead, money is keeping the lights on the computer on in front of us the gas in our car. And so when we can shift and I have a chapter in my book with these exact exercises that you can go through, and it won't take long, when you can just one fun exercise you could do is when you shift how you talk to money. And you notice every time you play money throughout the day, you just put a check in the note section of your phone. And you'll notice that you've checked 10 or 15 times somebody asked you to a movie and you said, Oh, I can't afford that. You thought about going to Starbucks and you said I need to need to save a buck or two. Right? Your spouse asked you to go on a trip and you said Do we have the money for that? But the truth is, you didn't really want Starbucks that bad. The truth is, you didn't really want to go to the movie, right? You figure out and you do what you can afford. So instead, if you just have this little talk with yourself and say, I choose not to have Starbucks today, I choose not to go to the movie today. I actually don't want to go to Cancun, I'd rather drive to Vegas, and start to just think differently. And that's actually speaking the truth. Yeah. Right. So it's like, do remember the movie liar? Liar? Yeah. I remember Jim Carrey, he would, yes. Like we're aging ourselves here. But he would go through life and just suddenly speak the truth. And that's what happens when you stop blaming money. And it feels amazing. And so when you can stop doing that for yourself in the day to day and you'll be fat, you'll be surprised at how quickly you'll notice yourself doing this. And how fast you'll turn it around. That when your client says, I don't know if I can afford this. You'll instead of going oh, I know you have all those bills to pay, edited it up. You go. Tell me more what feels good about this program? And what feels a little bit tricky.

And you'll come to the conclusion, right? That has nothing to do with money. We're not sure if they have the time. Awesome. Let's talk about the time and what time commitment this takes and darted into that right now you're having a real conversation. And it's actually very rarely about the money.

Okay, that was a long winded, long winded but it does make sense, right? Because I think that if, if we don't have a handle on our own money stories, and it's really hard for us to take a separation between what that person is, you know, going through and what we're feeling and oftentimes to a coach, if a person is not wanting to sign or take advantage of the opportunity, then they immediately take it personally and they I'm gonna be broke for the rest of my life, and then they jump back into their own money story. Whereas a lot of this has nothing to do with them. It really is about the other person and just holding space for that person to be able to process through. How much of that? Do you suggest they process through on a sales call versus not doing that creating a boundary there?

So help me understand the question, how much do they processes? Yeah, so any story or the clients money story, say they say there, there is a person on there and they have their own money story. And they're, you know, they're coming up with some objections. How much do you suggest people actually walk them through that process on a sales call versus actually doing quite a bit? Okay. Yes, no, I think quite a bit. And the thing is, is when you don't believe their money story, you serve them, because they've been lying to themselves. Right? So if you say if they say I can't afford it, and you believe what they're saying, right? They're blaming money. They're actually saying, I'm not that interested. I have questions. It's like a child. My child often says to me, Mom, I hate you. I hate you. Does he hate me? No, he's saying, right. If I could put a translator on him, I love you so much, I need a hug. I feel insecure. So if I respond to the child going, don't say you hate me go on timeout. I hate you, too. It's ridiculous. But instead, I know my translator. And I say, Oh, baby, come here. You need a hug. I love you so much. That's my response to I hate you. And so when somebody says, I can't afford it, you are the translator, this becomes your superpower. And I teach you this all and joyful. Sally, you can do this. You'll have a superpower, where? Oh, what they're actually saying, I'm unsure about this. I'm not sure if this would work for me. I have questions. So instead of responding to their diversion, yeah, you cut through and you ask the real question. And yes, our Money Story, we get into a little we don't want to coach a client on a call. And that's really, really important is you don't want to coach a client around the problem they're having, you want to coach them around the choice to get support around that problem. And that's actually the fastest way to lose a sale is to start giving somebody advice, tips, let's go deeper on that. So I don't want you to do that with a Money Story. But we are going to be able to have really open conversation conversations about money investment, spouse, those kinds of things, because we're gonna have done the work ourselves and feel really good. Okay. Yeah. So your question, I guess was, how much do you coach them around money?

The answer is, I mean, you're coaching them around the decision to make a choice, not on their money mindset or anything specifically. Yeah, absolutely. By and by you having the skills and having done the inner work, you're able to cut through their BS, and that in itself is going to be refreshing to them. You're not feeding the beast. Yes. Yes. And then if they get to make the decision, if that's a step that they want to take. Yeah, it's clear, yes. What the choice is, yes. And they're not blaming anyone else. And so when you take away money, and you could literally say, Let's take money out of a conversation for a moment, is this a yes for you?

Great.

You know, and they'll say, Well, I'm not sure about time, or will this get me the results, or I've done X y&z before. Awesome. Now you can have a true authentic conversation, versus this BS conversation about how they can't afford it. Right? And really then presenting the solution to them, of what you offer as a coach. Yes, absolutely. Which in, in most respects, anyways, is to be self LED. And for them to be able to, you know, learn how to trust themselves, to be able to do things and, you know, source source information for themselves and source the solution for themselves, and you're guiding them to that. So that's amazing. So when does the book come out? The book comes out March 7, and it will be available on Amazon. Yes, it's called joyful selling a better way to Yes, for heart centered coaches.

And my podcast is by the same name joyful selling so you can get some good stuff there. But the book, Andrea, I can't tell you enough. What great feedback I've gotten so far. And people are like, how were you surprised? Like, I don't know. I you just didn't anticipate.

To give you an example a GAO got on a call with me a complete stranger.

Tears, held up two pages of notes. And was like, I'm the girl in the story. And I thought there was a camera on me. I was like, Is this true? Is this like what is happening? And she said, Did you write this book for me? She's a coach did you write this was it's as if you wrote it for me. And I was like, Honey, I wrote it for you. You're the one I wrote it for. Because bro, we don't need to sell like a man. We don't need to make seven calls to get a yes. We don't need to feel slimy, or achy or lie in bed like I used to trying to turn a maybe into a yes, there's a better way to guess that feels amazing. And brings us incredible income and incredible results for our clients. So yes, march 7, it is out on Amazon, you can get it at Michelle rockwood.com as well. Very exciting. Well, thank you for being on the courage cast. Today, I will put all of your links in the show notes so that people can connect with you. And I know that you're on LinkedIn. So that's where you can find Michelle is over on LinkedIn. That's where she kind of hangs out. But also I will put all of her links in the show notes and as well as a an Amazon link, so that you can grab her book as well. So thank you, Michelle, for being here. Thank you so much. Hope you have a great day.

I want to thank Courtney for being on the courage cast today for sharing her own personal transformation moments. If you want to learn how you can tell your story in a way that feels really authentic and aligned to your vision and your mission. Reach out to Courtney and friend. Thank you for being here today. Until next time, remember, you have everything you need to live bravely. If you liked this episode of The Courage cast, we'd love to hear from you. Leave us a rating and review and while you're there, hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. original musical production by Steven Crelley.

EP 254 | It Is What You Accept

WITH ANDREA CRISP

 
 
 
When we allow ourselves to release those emotions, release those fears, then we can take those steps forward. And that means forgiving ourselves, forgiving others, and really moving forward, despite the circumstances.
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Sometimes it's the smallest shifts that make the biggest change in our lives. Today in the podcast, I want to share with you what I have been learning about the words that I speak about my life, my business, and how subconscious programming really runs the show. And when you start to uncover what it is that you've been thinking, how you can change it, and how you can expand to grow your life in business.

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Sometimes it's the smallest shifts that make the biggest change in our lives. Today in the podcast, I want to share with you what I have been learning about the words that I speak about my life, my business, and how subconscious programming really runs the show. And when you start to uncover what it is that you've been thinking, how you can change it, and how you can expand to grow your life in business.

Are you ready to take courageous steps to create a life and business you love? Welcome to The Couragecast. I'm Andrea Crisp, and empowerment coach, author, and a multi passionate entrepreneur. For years, I was afraid to allow myself to shine. That was until I discovered that I could step into my own power, shift my mindset and take ownership of my destiny. Now I coach people across the globe, who are ready to own their life and make a massive impact. With a blend of practical and spiritual advice. My desire is that the courage cast empowers you to take brave steps in your own life and business.

Hey there, welcome to The Couragecast. My name is Andrea, and I am your host, and I am thrilled that you are here. Over the past few weeks, we have been talking a lot about the VIP limitless experience. And it is something that I am so excited to be offering to you this has been completely transformational in my own life, as well as in the lives of my clients who have already taken part in their VIP experience. And I want to make this available to you. And so even though today I'm going to be talking about something that is a little bit different, if you are looking for something that is going to help you step into your full purpose and potential, and you're really tired of going through the same thing over and over again, then I would encourage you to check out the limitless VIP experience. This is something that will really transform the beliefs you have about yourself about your business, and help you to take aligned action in your life. And it is a great opportunity to accelerate the process.

And when people ask me what the difference between this and long term coaching is, is long term coaching, we really dive deep into the transformation, and really shifting subconscious beliefs on many levels. Whereas the VIP limitless experience is really more about empowering you to take those next steps in your life. And really to step into that next level potential for yourself and for your business. And so I will put the link in the show notes, but you can go to Andrea crisp.ca forward slash VIP. Now today I want to talk to you about something that has been coming up for me. And you know, every so often, I decide that I am going to go a little bit rogue on the podcast, and I'm just going to hit record. And I'm going to chat with you and I'm going to talk to you about things that have been going on in my life. And today is a no exception.

Not long ago, I started to read a new book called The Awakened millionaire. And I was introduced to Dr. Joe Vitale, now not really introduced like live in person, but introduced to him as an author and as someone who is in the empowerment space, when I listened to an audiobook called the key, and I listened to this on my trip to Toronto, probably about two three weeks ago. And oh my gosh, there were so many great takeaways I had from listening to that audiobook. So I decided to dive into a new book, The Awakened millionaire, which is another one that he wrote. And it also is blowing me away. I'm not even finished reading it yet.

But there was one particular thing that stood out to me that I really wanted to talk to you today. And maybe you've been feeling like you're really ready for transformation. You're really ready for things to shift in your life, but you feel like you are like walking on the treadmill going nowhere. Like you're doing all the things you're putting in a lot of effort, but you're really not getting the results that you desire. Well, when I was reading the book, there was a phrase that he alluded to, and the moment that I read it it was like every thing and my world stopped. I literally felt as though I was like, I looked around and I was like, Oh my gosh, this is the pattern. I have been running in my own subconscious. It was almost so subtle that I wouldn't have even noticed it.

But there have been so many times in my life, when I have accepted things as they are, and circumstances have come up, where I'm like, Oh, I don't really like this. This is not you know what I was hoping for. But well, it is what it is. And that particular phrase is something that I have heard over and over again, in my family. My dad says it, I've said it for as long as I can remember. And it's almost actually become a little bit of a joke between the two of us where we're like, well, it is what it is. But when I was reading this book, Joe Vitale actually alluded to the fact that that statement is really born out of a victim mindset. And that blew me away. And I was thinking to myself, Oh, my gosh, you're right, buying into the belief that things are what they are, that they won't change, really is basically saying that no matter what we're handed, we're going to have to live with it, and it can never change. And one of the things that he suggested was that we change that phrase from it is what it is to it is what we accept. And I thought a lot about that.

And I thought about how I have been in a place in my life over the years, when I felt like I was on that treadmill, or like I like to refer to it as basically like no man's land where nothing is happening. Even though I feel like I'm doing all of the things, I'm working all the angles, I am getting no results or close to no results. And understanding that having the mindset of it is what it is, is actually keeping me in a mentality or a mindset that I am a victim, to my circumstances, I am a victim to what is happening in my life, that I am not in control in any way and cannot shift or change things as they are. But when you move from the thought of it is what it is to it is what you accept, then your perception shifts and changes. And you're giving yourself permission to look at things from a whole new vantage point. And that to me is exactly what is going to bring transformation, not only my life, but I believe in your life as well. So thank you for that this way.

When we decide that we are not going to accept things for face value, where we might even challenge what is happening, or might say, Okay, this is not happening. To me, it is happening for me, then that is when we place ourselves in a position where we're taking radical responsibility or ownership over our lives. And that is the moment we decide that we can make a change. And that we can shift things. And we can really change the course of where we're going. And in order to do that, we have to shift our perception of what is happening. So maybe you've had something that has happened in your life, maybe even recently, where you were blindsided by something that came up in your personal life. Or maybe there were clients that didn't renew in your business.

And all of a sudden you're thinking oh my gosh, I'm not going to be able to, you know, follow my budget, or I'm going to have to look for new clients. And this is not exactly what I need. And maybe you just feel super overwhelmed with what is going on right now. If you were to adopt the philosophy, that it is what it is that almost like you'd have to resign yourself to well, this is what's happening. I guess I just better suck it up. And you know, I'd really don't have any control over it. But when you take the attitude of it is what we accept. Then you take responsibility for saying okay, I know that this situation that I'm going through right now is happening for my good. It is positioning me to make a change. It is positioning me to shift my mindset. And it is positioning me to create what I desire in my life. And that is a completely different subconscious paradigm, then believing it is what it is.

Now I'm the first one to say that any kind of change can be difficult. And, you know, when we're in a place where we're having transformation take place in our lives, it can feel super uncomfortable, because there can be a lot of resistance that comes up. But it's the moment that we're faced with that resistance opportunity to learn and to grow, and to create what it is that we desire moving forward. And oftentimes, that means we have to let go of those past beliefs, we have to let go of the doubt, the insecurity, the fear, maybe even let go of any kind of guilt, or shame that we might be carrying around. And I know often when I am going through something in my own life, especially when it's really really uncomfortable, those feelings of shame, like oh, my gosh, I can't believe that I have been here this long, have often threatened to completely dis rail me.

But what I have learned is, is that when we allow ourselves to release those emotions, release those fears, then we can take those steps forward. And that means forgiving ourselves, forgiving others, and really moving forward, despite the circumstances. Because when we have this belief that everything is working out for our good, then we're in an attitude where we can be grateful for what is happening. And we can say to ourselves, you know what, this circumstance is not what I thought was gonna happen. It's not what I expected. It's not even great. But I know it's for my good. And I trust that it is teaching me something and that I am going to learn what I need in order to make that step forward.

And even as I'm sharing this with you today, I've had an opportunity in my own life come up, where I had to make a decision whether or not I was going to allow a circumstance that came up completely unexpected, to put me back into fear, doubt, and worry. And for a moment for a split second, I thought to myself, well, I guess just is what it is. And the moment I thought that I was like no, it's not. It is what it is, it is what I accept. And I was so grateful that I've done the work to be able to recognize that when things like this come up, and I have those old thoughts creep back in, that I can shift them so quickly.

And that is the gift of really doing the inner work. It's doing the mindset work, shifting the subconscious programming, it is doing somatic work, which is really working through nervous system regulation. It is about really visualizing exactly what it is that I desire for my life, and staying focused on what it is that I desire, and not focusing on what it is that I don't want. And so I wanted to share that with you today. Because sometimes it's just the little, little shifts that make the biggest difference in our lives.

And maybe there's a phrase or a thought or a belief, or a value that you have been holding on to that needs to go that you need to release and really shift that perspective in order for you to have the transformation that you desire in your life. So I would encourage you to really think about what are those subconscious programs running in the background? What are those things you find yourself saying, when you have circumstances arise in your life that feel difficult or uncomfortable? For me? It was It is what it is. And even though I didn't think that was anything bad, I realize now that it kept me from moving forward. Because it kept me in a place where I was in agreement that things were going to be at a standstill. And that is not what I want.

So I encourage you to be curious about what are those things that may be holding you back from taking a step forward in your life? Well, friend, I hope this has been helpful for you. I would love to hear from you. Why don't you go ahead and send me a message on Instagram at Andrea Crisp Coach, let me know what your big takeaway from this podcast episode is today. And until next time, remember you have everything you need to live bravely. If you liked this episode of The Courage cast, we'd love to hear from you. Leave us a rating and review and while you're there, hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. original musical production by Steven Crelly