"We still think spirit lives beyond the mind and the body. That we have to call on it. Or pray for it. Or earn it. We desperately "call on the light" or ask that prayers be "answered" not knowing we are made of light. Isn't spirit already always infusing both mind and body with the life force? But we "reach out," calling for better fortune, for more light, like the sun asking to borrow a candle.
Fearless creativity is already in us, waiting. Just waiting. It's waiting for us to take action, because that's how it gets released. Steven Pressfield, in his masterpiece The War of Art asks, "How many of us have become drunks and drug addicts, developed tumors and neuroses, succumbed to painkillers, gossip, and compulsive cell-phone use, simply because we don't do that thing, that our hearts, our inner genius, is calling us to?"
I really like this. As with all things without coincidence, it popped into my in box at a time when I am struggling with my inner genius (I'm not being big headed- we all have one).
Sometimes, I just have too many ideas, and then I think how is that possible -to have too many ideas? Ideas are great. I love them. So we can never have enough in my book. It's what we do with them ( or don't do with them) that creates the issue isn't it?
I have a coaching client who has genius ideas and has made some of her ideas into products in the past. For example, she sells this wonderful changeable identity bracelet that you can place on children when they go off or when you are out and about.(Great idea for the not so young at festivals too methinks). Anyway, she created the idea, had the product developed, ran it as a biz for a while, still gets orders but doesn't promote it much because, well, she's moved on.
She is now working on developing her next business which will be, quite simply, a stonking success. I'm coaching her on how to make her big dream and passion a reality. I know she is going to make a huge difference in the world. But what about the other idea she had that resulted in a product that people still want? Well, she could reinvigorate it, pass it on to someone in the family, sell it on or let it wither couldn't she? She wants to create space for the new ideas to inform her new business so she will take action to take the bracelets biz off of her personal radar.
Whatever she does, we know that her genius has gone into over drive on something else closer to her heart.
When she talks about her developing business, she is full of light. I can see it -in her eyes and all around her. She's like a proverbial lighthouse. A lighthouse that attracts and is on course, rather than giving a warning signal of rocks ahead, off course. What will make her so successful is her ability to follow her heart. Her inner genius is shouting out- do this, do this!! Now that she is on the path to getting that started and moving it forward,her inner genius is responding like a love magnet.
We had our first session last week and the ideas and plans flowed easily. Why? Became she connected really clearly with her WHY and her WHAT.
Why do I want to create this? What will it look like? What benefits will it give to people who buy it,? What do I need to do in terms of actions, delegations and deletions to make this possibility a reality? What will the business model be? What will the product funnel look like? etc etc etc
She is almost fearless about it because- she believes in her idea and the difference it will make. So what's there to fear? I've been coaching long enough to know there will likely be a few ears popping up on the journey , but I don't think there will be many. As they pop up- we'll pop them out and get rid of them through the coaching. She will be the Bodacea of business by the time we have finished.
What steve chandler is talking about in his piece is the avoidance of our genius and how as human beings we often choose avoidance in all sorts of ways. I do it by creating chaos sometimes. I know I am on the brink of something new and exciting that is going to make a huge difference and then sub consciously I create a chaotic tip. Chaos central is created in no time in the office, the house, the paperwork- anywhere I can find a space to create one really. This keeps me busy for hours and sometimes days- sorting, tidying, de-cluttering and bagging up for the charity shop. Then when the space is created and now that I'm ready, the ideas flow into actions and we're off. I'm still working through the ideas in my head and on paper (rather than firing off on the first one) at the moment. I know when I am good to go that actions will flow!
So, what are you creating at the moment? What are you avoiding? What lights you up? What are you being called to do or be? What in your inner genius is setting your heart on fire?
Whatever it is do it fearlessly........
Marie x
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