The go-to solution for most entrepreneurs who want more clients, more money, and an authentic business is:
Do something about it.
That’s what the experts will tell you, each one selling their flavor of the week.
If you don’t get results, the answer is some version of push harder. Hustle. Take massive action. Fix it.
Obviously, creating something new in your life usually requires doing and saying new things.
But here’s the problem:
When you approach it from “I have to, it’s up to me, I’ve got to force this with my willpower,” what you get is pressure, tension, and stress.
That friction actually inhibits your natural creativity, productivity, and enjoyment.
What works better?
A human in relaxed engagement, like an athlete in flow, tuned in to their body, doing what needs to be done without strain.
The counterintuitive path to business growth is this:
Do less.
Relax.
Don’t wait to relax until you’ve solved all your problems and worked through your to-do list. Begin there. Right now.
At first, your conditioned thinking will likely tell you that’s impossible: “You can’t relax until this is fixed!”
But if you stay with it – if you let yourself breathe and be here – you’ll notice something.
It feels nice.
The nice feeling is your compass.
Your system settles.
What’s yours to do next becomes obvious.
You probably won’t get the download of the next 10 steps or the 10-year plan. Just the now step.
This is how business becomes not just easier, but more you. It’s no longer forced or manufactured; it flows from your natural service and creativity.
When you see it for yourself, you’ll never want to go back.
This isn’t always easy to see alone, trapped in your own habitual thinking. That’s why we come together inside the
IMPACT community to explore and discover our own effortless way of being in business.
If you’d like support in finding your flow, we’d love to have you with us.
https://www.theawakenedbusiness.com/impactinvite/
Yours in love and play,
Steph
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