February 14, 2008
Vol. 3, Issue 1 |
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"There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why."
~ William Barclay
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Soul-Driven Alignments eZine
In this issue:
A NOTE FROM THE CATALYST
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year! (in honor of my Feng Shui roots...) AND Happy Valentine's Day!!! Hope you're feelin' the love today... :)
So, WOW - 2008 has begun with a BIG bang! Here's what I've been up to... here is the link to my ten expert videos for a new site through the Learning Annex , where they are creating the largest expert 60-second video archive on the net (and what an experience! Try speaking wisdom in 60-second nuggets - it's exhilarating!). You'll be able to find those on my Resources page soon...and right after that, I braved sub-zero temps in Wisconsin to see my parents and my sister for the first time four (or so) years - thanks to my wonderful friend, Frank, for making the trip with me (although he didn't seem to notice the cold, while I "locked up" every time we had to go outside...believe me, I kissed every palm tree when I got home to Palm Springs!).
Once I thawed out from that, I popped over to Irvine for a fabulous mastermind intensive with Adam Urbanski. As a result of the insights I got there, you are going to start seeing some big changes in what I'm doing in my business? some very exciting changes are coming so keep an eye out!
Next week, I'm headed to northern California to speak to a couple of different audiences about being on purpose as a soul-driven entrepreneur ? I'm really looking forward to that! On my way back from that, I'll swing through the Bridging Heart and Mind Conference in Los Angeles, where the topic is bridging internet marketing with purposeful business... the event is sure to be filled with kindred spirits, and I can't wait to meet each and every one of them!
Whew - It's a lot to catch you up on! I'd say the best way to sum it all up is that I am living proof that creating a business from who you are is possible, profitable and makes life a lot more fun.. I get to do what I want, when I want and I invite you to explore more of that for yourself through the article below.
To Your Purpose ~
Lynn
Lynn Scheurell, Purpose Catalyst
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PURPOSEFUL RESOURCE
 The Wisdom of Your Face by Jean Haner
What if you could tell, just by looking at others, how they tend to think, feel, and behave? What if your partner's face revealed the best way to resolve any conflicts between you? And what if you could discover in your own face the wisdom that you need in order to be the best you you can be?
Based on the same ancient foundation as acupuncture and Chinese medicine, face reading has been in the "research and development" phase for over 3,000 years. When translated to make it meaningful for our Western lives, it's a powerful source of wisdom that we can all access. Chinese face reading shows you how to live your life in alignment with your own natural flow, find the life path that gives you joy, attract relationships that nurture you, and most of all, enable you to feel compassion for yourself and others. This book will forever change how you see yourself... and all the people in your life!
It's just $10.17 - Click Here to Order Your Copy Today! ^top^
SOUL-DRIVEN BUSINESS
The Secrets of Your Purpose
Hands-down, the biggest question I get over and over from my clients is: how do I know my purpose? How do I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing? What am I supposed to do next? How do I KNOW that I'm living on purpose? (And then the question becomes: how can I make that into a business? But that's for another time...)
Well, here's the irony... you are the only one who CAN know if you're on purpose. Why? Because there is no advance playbook or external judging system about your purpose - no one else has ever been YOU before, with your unique skills, spirit, desires, combination of resources, and more. So your purpose is partly revealed through the combination of your uniqueness, which emerges through where you choose to put your time, resources and attention.
Even more, there are no rules about living your purpose because you are creating them as you go. I's been said that history was not created by conformists; in other words, you gotta be YOU to make your mark on the world. Your unique purpose is always wanting to be expressed, whether it's "appropriate" or not. For example, I have ALWAYS been driven to make a difference for people, whether they asked for it or not. Until I created a business that could be a container for my purpose, anyone I met - friend, foe or stranger - would be assured to get my well-intended but completely misdirected energy. Although those poor folks couldn't escape it at the time, neither could I... my purpose compelled me to be a catalyst long before I knew it was my calling. It just kept showing up every time I turned around.
And, in my case, creating a business to be a professional catalyst was, well, laughable, ten years ago. People thought I was absolutely crazy. Even now, people insist on putting me in a box, because that's what is comfortable for them. "Oh, you're a life coach", "Ah, you help people express their gifts", or "Gee, you do intuitive readings AND you do business development?" - and it's natural. Humans always try to associate new concepts with what they already know. But I've always been way ahead of the curve, pioneering my own niche against the tide, as it were. Your purpose may not require you to go against the cultural grain, but it will require you to do your thing your way. And that isn't always what people can relate to, much less be the popular route.
Your purpose has a compelling nature about it, which means there is a higher calling to it. Your purpose will leak out if you try to contain it. It's what keeps you going in the face of what might be daunting to the naked eye. It's all about the energy here...and energy is sensed or experienced rather than visible. That is, you know it exists by its' effect rather than by what you see; in fact, what you see is the result of its effect.
Three Things You Can Do Today:
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Trust that you've been on purpose up until now. You wouldn't be where you are unless needed to be there. And you need to trust that your purpose has taken you to this very moment with messages, details, and actions, whether consciously or not, in order to give you information that you can gather retrospectively to understand the core of your purpose. By gleaning the information about your path, up until now, you start to see where your purpose has been showing itself.
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Your purpose feels 'right'. That is, when you are on track with your purpose, you get a sense of flow, happiness, ease, "rightness". The focus is not on just the money (that's so limiting), or the struggles you have (which don't really matter), or what you don't have (because it doesn't tell you what you DO have) - it's about feeling "right" with your world. Take some time to remember the moments when your world has felt "right"; consider the pieces of that, just like you would untangle a knotted piece of string. If you pull on this one, where does that take you? And now, pull on that one - what does that show you about your purpose?
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Focus is on the bigger picture, not the details. Just like when you drive a car, it's important to focus on where you're going rather than where the tip of your car is pointed. Think about your life strategically rather than technically when you're searching to find your purpose. That is, think about the bigger picture than the day-to-day details to see your life purpose in a greater context.
Your purpose is waiting for you... it belongs to no one else. It will wait for you. AND it will find a way to express itself every day, with or without your permission. Take the time to consciously discover your purpose - the world will be better for it!
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RESOURCE REVIEW
20-Minute Change in the Moment Session
The funny thing about change is that we're living with it every day, but we don't seem to recognize when we're living with just letting it happen. Then one day, we look around, decide we're not where we thought we'd be or it's time for something different or we're just not happy. And that's the day we wake up to our own lives and, hopefully, decide to start using change to our advantage in creating more of what we want.
There are three things upon which the degree of your personal change in the moment depends on...
- Your willingness to be open to something unfamiliar (new). Your honesty, and courage, in really looking at what you've created with fresh perspective.
- Your ability to take focused action.
If you're ready to create positive change, you have 20 minutes and $39 to invest for the benefit of the rest of your life, AND you want my support in making that happen,
Click Here To Learn More About Your Own 20-Minute Change in the Moment Session Today!
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ABOUT LYNN SCHEURELL
Lynn Scheurell, Creative Catalyst, helps conscious entrepreneurs strengthen their inner systems, both personal and professional, for faster business results. She teaches renaissance souls how to gain clarity on their purpose by remembering who they are from their essential self, then aligning everything they do to express their unique gift through their business while working with natural energies for maximum support. Download a free report to learn "The Seven Deadly Mistakes That Keep Soul-Driven Business Owners from Making Money" at www.mycreativecatalyst.com.
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know and care about - you can be the catalyst in their world!
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