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Living in Your Feminine Power Mastery Want an Amazing Life?

Take Responsibility For It!

by Dr. Anita M. Jackson

Health & Wellness Mastery When Magic Happens

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by Sharon Otness

Emotional & Mental Mastery

Stake Your Claim: Self-Esteem is Your Birthright!

by Dr. Karen Jacobson

The #1 Key to Unleashing Your New Superwoman Inside & Have It All

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by Maribel Jimenez

Freakin’ FEARLESS

by Lisa D

Entrepreneurial & Wealth Mastery

To Quote an Expert, Make Yourself One Too

by Angela Mosley

Money…I Just Need More

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by Rebecca Hall Gruyter

The Sky is the Limit in Your Business… or Is It?

by Blaze Lazarony

Powerful New Mind Set … “I Like Sales”

by Anne Johnson

Relationship Mastery

7 Steps to Create Your Ideal Relationship

by Becky & Cory Center

What the Experts Read

Compiled by Angela Mosley, Executive Editor

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July 2015

Letter from the Publisher Dr. Anita M. Jackson

Happy Summer!

WOW! So much is happening at the I Am Enough Institute and Magazine headquarters. We are all shifting to a higher level of our inner authentic truth and leadership in our personal lives and businesses. We are teaming together to take I Am Enough Magazine to its next level of global impact in empowering women worldwide to know they are enough. Collectively, we are truly entering into some exciting times and we want you, our readers, to join us in on our growth and excitement.

In the second half of 2015, you will notice some fun changes taking place within the magazine and on our website as we bring even more information and resources to you to inspire, empower, mentor, and support you in taking your own life and business to the next level, whatever that means to you. Look for new videos from our experts and writers, new podcasts, and even FREE gifts because there is nothing more fun than receiving a gift from someone who cares about you.

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Dr. Anita M. Jackson Publisher Founder and CEO The I Am Enough Institute AMJ Productions and Publications

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Letter from the Executive Editor Angela Mosley Dear Reader, Summer is upon us.

For many of us, summer means a time of loosening the responsibilities of our lives. The kids are out of school. Vacations are planned. We relish in the lazy days of summer, catching up with family and friends at pool parties and beach barbeques.

The theme of this month’s issue, though, is all about taking responsibility. We asked ourselves, “What does it look like when a woman takes responsibility for creating her own LIFE? How does a woman take responsibility for her confidence, connections, and fulfillment?” Each Featured Expert brings a unique answer to these questions, as you will see. I hope that you take in their messages and apply some of their wisdom to your own life.

We are introducing a new feature in this issue! Check out the What the Experts Read at the back of the magazine for some of our Featured Experts top picks for your bookshelf.

Happy Summer Reading!

Angela Mosley

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Anita M. Jackson, EdD, Publisher, I Am Enough Magazine Founder and CEO of The I Am Enough Institute Dr. Anita M. Jackson is on a mission to empower all women to know they are enough.

With 25 years of experience in working with individuals, mostly women, as a Marriage & Family Therapist and Organizational Psychologist, Dr. Jackson is convinced that when a woman truly understands the powerful and spiritual truth of “I Am Enough” there will be a powerful shift in all areas of life. www.dranitamjackson.com

Angela Mosley, Executive Editor, I Am Enough Magazine Angela Mosley is an Intuitive Editor and Ghostwriter. Her ability to feel the unique connotations, emotions, and power of words helps her bring her clients’ messages forward in a more concise and powerful way.

Angela works with the thought leaders and transformational coaches of today as they bring their wisdom and passion into print in a way that honors their distinctive voice and truth. She can be found online at www.angelamosley.com, or you can email her at angela@angelamosley.com.

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Experts meet the

Living in Your Feminine Power Mastery

Dr. Anita M. Jackson

Health & Wellness Mastery

Sharon Otness

Emotional & Mental Mastery

Lisa D

Dr. Karen Jacobson

Maribel Jimenez

Entrepreneurial & Wealth Mastery

Rebecca Hall Gruyter

Anne Johnson

Blaze Lazarony

Angela Mosley

Relationship Mastery

Becky & Cory Center

Living in Your Feminine Power Mastery

Want an Amazing Life?

Take Responsibility For It!

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by Dr.Anita M. Jackson

xcuses! We all make them and yet we may not realize how doing so could be the very thing that prevents us experiencing an amazing life. As human beings, unfortunately, our natural inclination is to focus on the negative aspects of our lives which inevitably can cause us to miss out on the opportunity (or opportunities) and ability to experience our deepest desires - to be seen, felt, and feel a sense of security. Yet, as co-creators with God, Spirit, Source and the Universe, we have been given a level of responsibility that can directly and indirectly impact how we transform and live our lives.

As a success strategist and coach, I am forever working with clients who have all experienced some type of major setback in their personal life and business. Unfortunately, when we have experienced setback after setback, it can dramatically affect and influence how we bounce back, overcome and move forward. We become tired, frustration, disheartened, even angry. All of these emotional experiences are very normal, but as you already know, if continued they can dramatically interfere with our ability to have a breakthrough and/or even move into your next level of success in every area of our lives. However, there is hope and that hope alIAE { 12

ways resides in you, your taking responsibility (the ability to respond) for your beliefs, thoughts, emotions, behaviors (actions), and the continued development of your character – how you show up in the world.

Not too long ago, I myself was faced with a few major setbacks that, at for the first time in my life I wanted to surrender, give up, quit. The circumstances around me seemed at the time, too overwhelming because I couldn’t see a way of escape. For someone like myself, seemingly always having some type of answer, I had finally come to a point in my life where I couldn’t see the next step in front of me. This caused me to fall into a depression, but

in this stillness, place of surrender, I came face-to-face with my truth – I had lived my life for others moreso than for myself.

Although in many ways, there is nothing wrong with my doing so, I now know that by not living for fully myself as well, I cheated my clients out of a fuller, deeper, spiritually enriched me.

Now, with this deeper understanding of what happens when I take more responsibility for myself and the all that I believe makes me and my life amazing, I am experiencing a higher level of outrageous success in my personal life AND my business. It is from this place that can serve my loved ones, friends, and clients worldwide.

Dr. Anita M. Jackson

Expert meet the

Dr. Anita M. Jackson is on a mission to empower all women to know they are enough.

With 25 years of experience in working with individuals, mostly women, as a Marriage & Family Therapist and Organizational Psychologist, Dr. Jackson is convinced that when a woman truly understands the powerful and spiritual truth of “I Am Enough” there will be a powerful shift in all areas of life.

To step into your next level of outrageous success in every area of your life with confidence, courage, and feminine power, schedule a free 30-min consult with Dr. Jackson via email at Email: draj@iamenoughinstitute.com Website: www.dranitamjackson.com

Here are my top 3 steps to taking more responsibility in my life and transforming it for outrageous success.

Top 3 Tips To Taking Responsibility For Your Life Responsibility Tip #1 – Know You ARE Enough

Remember that your past and your challenges in life do not define you. They are just experiences that you have had or are currently going through to bring forth your absolute greatness. Knowing that you are enough right were you enables you to believe and trust in your own knowledge and ability to create breakthroughs and move into your next level of outrageous success. Your responsibility in knowing you are enough rest in your willingness to acknowledge what you have already accomplished, achieved, and overcome many situations in your life. When you can begin to see your own good, you feel good, and become grateful for having made it though, you then have the ability to attract the same thing over and over again.

Responsibility Tip #2 – Live In The Present Moment

When we experience any type of setback, it triggers past failures, hurts and disappointments that often causes us to feel even more overwhelmed. It’s in this experience of overwhelm that we can get trapped in our past causing us to attract the same type of experiences over and over again. The key to overcoming any situation is living in the present moment and creating positive moment by moment experiences. Each day is a brand new day not tainted by the challenges of yesterday, which gives you the opportunity to make new decisions about what and how you believe, what and how you feel, the thoughts you have and then the behaviors and actions you take daily to help you move forward. This, making a new decision every day, is hard work but it can lay the foundation you need to creating an amazing life. Now, once you have made that decision, stick with it. Stay committed to yourself, your truth, and your future.

Responsibility Tip #3 – Do Something Every Day!

Yes, that’s right. You have to be willing to do something every single day in order to create the life that you want. But, in your doing, be very clear and strategic about what it is you’re doing every day. Whether for your personal life or business, each day make a decision to focus on those things that empowers your greatness, wellness, relationship, and outrageous success.

Your amazing life is within you ~ Always Has Been ~ Always Will Be! You ARE Enough – Dr. Anita IAE { 13

Emotional & Mental Mastery

Stake Your Claim:

Self-Esteem is Your Birthright!

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by Dr. Karen Jacobson

ave you ever been in a conversation with someone who is a major name dropper? The entire conversation revolves around who they know, what they’ve accomplished, and the accolades that they’ve received.

You find that neither you nor anyone else in the room is able to get a word in edge wise. You walk out of the room thinking to yourself, Oh my God, that guy is so full of himself, he has such a BIG Ego, he seems pretty confident and must think he’s all that.

Very often, reality couldn’t be any farther from the truth! Someone who behaves this way is usually highly insecure and is looking for outside validation; they have very low self-esteem and an unhealthy ego.

What is the difference between Ego and Self Esteem?

Ego is the self of an individual person; the conscious subject that differentiates you in the world, what makes you separate and distinct from others. Self-esteem is fundamental to your emotional wellness; it is what allows you to feel whole.

Self-esteem provides personal freedom. Self-esteem is how you see yourself as human in society; it is the value you assign to yourself in life. It includes self-respect and self-confidence.

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Self-esteem is the experience of the self, how you value your worth and see your place in the world.

Self-esteem encompasses your beliefs and emotions, both positive and negative. Healthy self-esteem includes some of the following: • Having the confidence to fully live your life on your terms without regrets • Having self-respect for your body and for your heart: creating healthy boundaries and treating yourself well • Practicing self-acceptance: loving yourself fully and unconditionally, even if there are areas you choose to change • Owning self-worth: realizing your value and feeling worthy of love, success, health and happiness • Understanding self-knowing: being in touch with your feelings, emotions and thoughts, understanding your values and behavior, and owning mistakes without guilt or blame • Having self-awareness (also known as Conscious Living): being in tune with your environment, having a purpose, knowing how you interact and affect those around you, and knowing you are responsible for your life

Self-esteem is essential for us to function in society. The lower the self-esteem is, the higher your selfconsciousness will be. I remember one of my clients who first came to see me when she felt as though her life was spinning out of control and that she had no say any of her circumstances. She had dealt with emotional abuse, two divorces, and alcohol addiction. She had very low self-esteem as a result of her life circumstances. The change came about when she realized that her life circumstances didn’t define her. She was able to transform the way she saw herself. She became more empowered and was able to take steps towards changing her life, no longer feeling like a failure. Her stress level decreased, she felt more confident, and began expressing her true self and speaking her mind, knowing she had a voice and she mattered. She was able to take action freely, break old habits, and enjoy her life more openly, improving her relationships and friendships.

There are times when low self-esteem is easily visible, and yet there are times when it’s harder to spot because it might be subtle. Here are some ways to spot low self-esteem.

Signs of low Self- Esteem Low self-esteem can show up in different ways. Watch someone’s body language. You will notice the signs in their physiology. Someone July 2015

with low self-esteem might come across as shy or insecure. They may keep their head down; their shoulders may be rounded and slumped.

They may be standing in a closed posture, with a sad face, having their arms crossed in front of them for protection. You may notice a lack of eye contact, constant fidgeting, or even blushing.

Observe their mannerisms and language. You might hear negative

self-talk and self-criticism. By the same token, they can be extremely hypersensitive to any criticism form others, taking things personally. People with low self-esteem can exhibit chronic indecision and irrational fear of making mistakes.

They might have a need to always please other people and never be the displeaser because they can’t handle the feeling that they may have let someone down. They often carry guilt and shame over past mistakes

and strive for perfection ,which can lead to paralysis and frustration.

The inability to achieve the perfection they seek can cause pessimism, negative outlook, envy, and resentment.

Whether a teenager, a young women or an adult, self-esteem issues don’t discriminate. In all honesty, we could all probably use a little boost.

Here are 5 Simple actions you can take to boost your self-esteem:

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Make a list of your strengths and 10 things you like about yourself Create self-care rituals – you are valuable, pamper yourself Stop the competition with others – we all have our own unique talents Find a support system – surround yourself with people who will elevate you Repeat daily affirmations and train yourself for positive feedback.

Affirmations to build self-esteem

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I feel good about myself I am very satisfied with who I am I have many good qualities I am a person of worth and value I am worthy of love I am worthy of success and achievement I love and appreciate myself I am loving and lovable I respect myself I like who I am

Always remember, you are a child of God, born to make a difference in the world on whatever level you choose.

You are worthy of living the life of your dreams, so claim it! Be kind to yourself, value who you are, practice daily, rinse and repeat…

Dr. Karen Jacobson

Expert meet the

Dr. Karen Jacobson, affectionately known as “Dr. Listen Now J”, has been serving the community since 1992, sharing a message of Health and High Performance Living through a variety of media from print to radio and television. Dr. J is a co-author of several books including two international Bestsellers

As a High Performance Strategist she works with entrepreneurs, executives and leaders who are at the top of their game. She helps you stay successful while regaining balance in your relationships, your health and your life; so you can tap into that limitless power within, unlock your ultimate potential and live an extraordinary life!

For booking and programs email drj@drkarenjacobson.com or call 480.447.MIND

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Emotional & Mental Mastery

The #1 Key to Unleashing

Your New Superwoman Inside & Have It All

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by Maribel Jimenez

s founder of the New Superwoman community, a multi-six figure entrepreneur, and a mom of three with my fourth child on the way, I’m often asked what it means to be a New Superwoman and how can you actually “have it all” anyway?

He was visiting his biological dad at the time so he wasn’t home, and I was shocked to learn he had taken some pills and wasn’t doing well.

My heart sank, and for a few minutes everything stood still while I silently prayed to God that my son would be okay and that God would show me the way and equip me to My own definition of the New Suhandle this situation. After hanging perwoman was born as a blessing in up the phone, I suddenly realized disguise. I was completely overhow I had kept myself so busy trywhelmed, overworked, exhausted, ing to make a living that I wasn’t and frustrated. After many months living. I was in a daze everyday of working tons of hours in buildtrying to do as much as I could with ing my business from home and my never ending to-do list. barely scraping by, I was awakened by a phone call from the emergency I asked myself, “What’s more room in the middle of the night. My important? That I get a few more oldest son had been admitted. items checked off my to-do list

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OR that I am present with life and the gifts that I have already been blessed with like my husband, kids, family, clients, friends?” The answer was very clear.

I wasn’t alone. I am not the Source.

I am a child of God and have been given gifts to care for and share.

It was in that question that I got immediate clarity that what I really wanted was to create a business and life filled with Peace, Playfulness, and Prosperity. That was the beginning of a journey I would take to live out that dream.

It’s with clarity of what you really want, that you can actually “have it all.”

Expert meet the

Maribel Jimenez is an international speaker, bestselling author, and marketing mentor. She is founder of Creative Solutions Consulting, the New Superwoman community, and co-founder of Bake Your Book mentoring and her newest brand Your Dream Launch community. She works with Entrepreneurs, Coaches, and Consultants teaching how to launch to 6 & 7 figures with successful product and program launches.

For more tips and training from Maribel Jimenez on tapping into your New Superwoman, you can access the New Superwoman Gift Pack here at www.TheNewSuperwoman.com/gifts Website: www.yourdreamlaunch.com IAE { 16

And what I learned is it all boiled down to love. You can ask yourself the questions I asked myself and continue to ask myself.

So for me to define the New Superwoman meant that instead of trying to be all things to everyone, I needed to take a stand for what I wanted to design and align with it for my own life. It meant taking care of me in order to overflow to others. It meant Self-Love.

Self-Love is #1 key of the New Superwoman.

In order to unleash this very special unstoppable, powerful, nurtured, confident, grounded, renewed woman called the New Superwoman, you must show yourself love on a daily basis. You may be thinking, “I love myself already, I just need help!” I thought that, too, until I began to discover where my life showed me differently.

I teach women entrepreneurs how to show self-love to themselves through visioning, honoring their feminine design, through their relationships, with money, and with the structure of their business. I teach women how to design a life filled with all of their deepest desires expressed. These elements are all part of the New Superwoman Pathway, but it begins with awareness.

The first step to make a shift with anything is awareness. If you don’t see there’s a problem, then there’s nothing to shift.

I invite you to begin noticing by making a list of everything you believe may be going wrong right now. What are you tired of? What bothers you right now? Make a list of these items. Then look at this list and see where you can take responsibility for any part of the problem.

Here’s an example: One of the big annoyances I used to have is when I was busy doing things around the house, and I would notice my husband relaxing on the couch. I remember how annoyed I was because I thought he should be getting up and helping me. In this example, where could I take responsibility in this?

Do I love myself enough to take space each day to nurture me and connect to my higher power? Do I love myself enough to be gentle with the words I use and think in my mind towards myself regularly?

Do I love myself enough to put my needs first so I am replenished in service to others? Do I love myself enough to express my true and deep thoughts? Do I love myself enough to pay myself first (after tithing to my Source) with the revenue that comes into my business? Do I love myself enough to get plenty of rest and nourishment each day? Do I show love to myself by forgiving myself for mistakes and being compassionate towards myself? Do I show love to myself by honoring supportive and healthy boundaries in my marriage, with kids, family, colleagues, team members and clients?

These are some great questions to ask yourself and notice where you may be able to make a shift. As you Well for one, I never even asked notice, create your own definition him to help me. Secondly, I did of what “having it all” means for have a choice to take a few minutes you and how you can show love to relax but chose to do more work towards yourself to tap into your instead which is what actually made own New Superwoman. You have me feel so resentful. The truth is everything you need inside to have I was mad because he was doing it all in your business and life. Love what I wanted to do, but I wasn’t yourself enough to give that gift to giving myself permission to do it. yourself.

Having this awareness of the problem and thinking about how I could take responsibility empowered me to make a new choice to love myself enough to give myself a break.

I also realized how much power I really had to change my life overall.

I started to shift other challenges in my life because of this new awareness.

Sending love to you now and praying that you tap into the power that comes from self-love.

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Entreprenuerial & Wealth Mastery

To Quote an Expert,

Make Yourself One Too!

by Angela Mosley

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take my purpose as an Intuitive Editor very seriously.

That purpose is to help each of my clients speak in their most authentic voice and communicate their message in the most powerful way possible. Part of my purpose is to help my clients, most of whom are gifted public speakers, communicate their message in the written word in a way that is just as powerful as their spoken words. I want my clients’ books, blogs, and articles to be quotable for years to come.

But, I see something all too often in the writings that come to me from world-class coaches and entrepreneurs. I see an overuse of the quotes of other leaders, and sometimes even a reliance on the quotes of others to further my clients’ messages. Don’t get me wrong—there is nothing inherently wrong with quoting someone whom you admire. We all do it. But, if it isn’t done properly, it can weaken your message (at best) and even send your reader to the source of the quote for expert information instead of looking to you as the expert with that information (at worst). If you

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are going to quote someone else in your book, article, chapter, blog, or even interview, doing it a certain way will lend credibility to your own expertise and strengthen your message.

First and foremost, if you quote someone else, remember to tell the reader who said the phrase and where you first found it.

Maybe it seems as if this advice is obvious, but I can assure you that many times I read something from a client and come across a sentence that is in quotation marks. I have to ask, “Is this your idea or someone else’s? If it is someone else’s, who said it and where did you find it? Point the reader back to the original source.” You may remember this concept from your days in school. It’s called plagiarism.

Most readers recognize that when something is in quotes, it is probably not your original material. Preserve the readers’ belief in your integrity by telling them who and where that quote came from. It garners their respect and also begins to establish you as an expert on par with the person you are quoting.

If you quote someone, make certain that whatever material you are presenting adds another dimension to the discussion that will be triggered by the quote.

Too often, I see writers quote an expert or an inspiration and then go on to restate the quote in a number of different ways. I challenge you to go deeper. Chances are good that if you and I were having a conversation, you could easily go deeper, but many people freeze up when writing and rely on the quotes of others to get the writing process started. With the expert quote in front of them, my client forgets the power of his/her

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own message because the expert’s wisdom is glaring at them. For example, Jaques in Shakespeare’s As You Like It said, “All the world’s a stage…” If that were your starting quote, and if you were a life coach who works with women, don’t just talk about the different roles a woman might play in her relationships. We all know that. Instead, talk about the transformational process that can happen when a woman frames her own stage in each life season, or talk about the power and connection a woman can find when she makes a conscious choice to stand in front of a particular type of audience. You’ve still used a quote to jumpstart your writing process, but now you have expanded upon what Shakespeare said and made those five words of his much more relevant with your own words.

Finally, if you quote an expert or inspiration, strive in that same piece of writing to become quotable yourself. This is where an Intuitive Editor could be helpful to you. Every single person I have ever spoken to has verbally spoken to me words of power, words and phrases that can be quotable.

But then I read what they write, and the quote isn’t there! Something happens between mouth and pen to block the power. If this happens to you as well, you are not alone. That is why it is so helpful to have an editor who can intuitively feel where the power is in your message and ask the right questions to get you think-

ing about that power. Your powerful quote may already be present in your writing, but it could be in the wrong place so it doesn’t shine. Or, it could be buried in prose without a clear pathway to it. Powerful quotes can be anywhere in your writing, but I think it’s always a bonus to have a power quote at the end of what you’ve written. It serves as the proverbial final nail to hammer your point home.

In this digital age, when writing to communicate your personal feelings or your business ideals has been shrunken to the size of a tweet or a Facebook post that can be read in thirty seconds, it is even more important to write with power and clarity. Your resume, your bio or marketing materials, or your letter to the PTA all convey you and your brand in the form of written words. Don’t be afraid to make those words memorable. No one else can say what you have to say in the unique way that you could say it.

All the world’s a stage, but you have the power to write your own script. Make it powerful. Make it quotable.

Expert meet the

Angela Mosley Angela is a Writing Coach and Editor/Ghostwriter for the thought leaders and spirit-led transformation coaches of today.

Combining her intuitive understanding of the power and emotion of words along with the message of each client, she is able to help her clients articulate their message with greater clarity, emotion, and beauty.

Website: www.angelamosley.com

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Emotional & Mental Mastery

Freakin’ FEARLESS

by Lisa D

What does it mean to be fearless?

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was 18 and had never spent time away from home. And yet, here I was, getting dropped off at the bottom of the entrance ramp… the entrance ramp to the Air Force Academy, the entrance ramp to the beginning of a new life: Air Force cadet and, 4 years later, military officer. I paled when I looked at those sleek and modern buildings. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, and what if they found out that I wasn’t really a good fit, that yes, I had been top of my class in high school, but my high school was tiny and maybe I wasn’t as good as everyone else here. What if I couldn’t keep up, what if I flunked out, what if the physical training was too much, what if—“Enough.” I said. I picked up my bags, straightened my shoulders, head held high, and I walked up the ramp and entered my new life.

the divorce paperwork as soon as he resettled. We drove home, my baby son and me, and I wept. The enormity of this, of being a single parent, of balancing a career and a home and 1-year old—there was no life training for this. This was a giant wave threatening to swallow me, threatening my ability to keep it together. What if I failed, what if I wasn’t a good mom, what if I was alone forever, what if—“Enough.” I said. I wiped my tears, reached over and grabbed my son’s tiny hand in mine. We would get through this, one day at a time.

Fearless looks an awful lot like cour-

age, which is feeling the fear…and doing it anyway. But what creates that ability to move forward, to feel the fear and not get stuck there—what creates that willingness to forge on?

Fearless at Age 39

I was 39 and I got in the car and I drove away. Away from my husband, away from my kids, away from my home, away from feeling like an empty husk. I sobbed, the fear overtaking my head and heart—what if I don’t get better, what if I remain an emotional wreck, what if I never feel anything but shame and sadness, what if—“Enough!” I said. The pain

Fear looks like being scared. It is an emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous and might cause pain.

But fearless? What, then, is fearless?

Is it the absence of the emotion? Is it immunity to feeling scared? Is it a belief that there will be no pain?

Fearless at Age 26

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of staying had become greater than the pain of healing… and healing had to happen if I ever wanted to feel whole and full and alive again. And able to come home, truly come home, again. I would do this hard thing, to be able to feel again.

Sometimes, forging on happens because the pain of staying (small, unnoticed, unchanged, unhappy) is bigger than the fear of movement. Sometimes, forging on happens because the prize of movement is bigger than the comfort of immobility. And sometimes, forging on happens because you simply refuse to live life in fear.

Fearless at Age 50

I was 50. It was just this morning, in fact, and I was so, so scared to join a mentorship program, because of the cost. I believed, absolutely, in my mentor. I believed, absolutely, in the value of my work. I believed, absolutely, that brilliant things could happen. And yet—what if I can’t pay for the program, what if I make offers and no one wants to work together, what if I fail at running a business, what if I’m the only one who does not succeed, what if—“ENOUGH!” I cried. I stopped. I looked back over my life. I noticed all the little things and the big things, and how, each and every time that I felt fear and did it anyway, the magic happened and my life lined up in an exactly beautiful way. What if I trusted that? What if I trusted that I knew what I wanted, and I could face my fear and do it anyway? How you do anything is how you do everything, yes? And this time is no different. I refuse to let fear stop me from having the life I want, the life I am willing to commit to and create, a life that is the greatest vision of my Self and work in the world. For that, yes, I’ll face my fears. I called my mentor. “Yes. I’m in.”

How to Be Fearless Decide what you want to do.

Do it.

Fearless. It doesn’t have to mean “without fear.” It can mean it’s not enough fear to keep you small or quiet or unhappy or dissatisfied with life. Sometimes, fearless simply means you feel the fear and do it anyway. Create the life you want. Be Freakin’ Fearless.

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Lisa D is a Transformational Intuitive Master Healer with 2 Master’s Degrees and 25 years of committed leadership to her country and community. She works with women from all around the world who are on the path of self development and are seeking wholeness.

Lisa D has two spirit guides and combines 10+ healing modalities to help you remember, embrace, and love the woman you were born to be.

Contact her at lisa@lisadalessio.com for more inforomation and to schedule your complimentary information session.

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Relationship Mastery

7 Steps to Create Your

Ideal Relationship

by Becky & Corey Center

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re you ready to create the romance you have always wanted? How about that perfect relationship that you’ve always dreamed of? Well, today you’re in luck because we are going to share with you the seven steps to an ideal relationship. This system will work whether you are single or not, so if romance is what you long for, you’re in the right place.

Step one in creating your perfect relationship is to realize that you are responsible for creating your reality. This doesn’t mean you are in control - that is another conversation altogether - but you are the one in the driver’s seat when it comes to your life. No matter what your spiritual beliefs are, you are the one who makes the decisions in your life. You may be influenced by others, you may act on the messages you receive from the Divine, but you are the one who takes action. This does not negate any of the guidance that you receive, absolutely continue along your spiritual path and accept the guidance of those who love and support you.

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self looking at another person and thinking that everything going wrong is their fault, or that you are doing all the work and they’re the problem or whatever other variation this takes on for you, remember: This thinking will never help you, whether it is true or not.

In step one you have already taken responsibility for creating your reality, and that applies in this situation as well. When you take responsibility for the situation, you can start to explore what actions of yours have contributed to this situation, and from there you can choose to change something.

Now, there is nothing wrong in having insecurities, everyone has them. The point here is in choosing how to deal with the things you are sensitive about.

Step three is to take responsibility without placing blame on yourself, others, or the Divine. It can be easy to take responsibility for a situation and point out the mistakes someone else made, or to get down on yourself for the actions you have taken. It can even be easy to blame the Divine for the situation when it seems like something happened that no one could have done anything about. When you place blame, you disempower yourself and anyone else involved in the situation; but when you take responsibility you are standing in your

power, and in doing so you give others the opportunity to stand in their power as well. When you take responsibility you are not at fault, you are responsible. If you are at fault, you are the one to blame, the one whom the shame is placed upon. When you are responsible, you have the power to effect change in the situation.

This is a subtle, yet powerful distinction, and it can make all the difference in your relationships - romantic or otherwise.

Step four is to face the fears that arise with responsibility. One fear that we often help our clients navigate through is that of overwhelm. When you take full responsibility for your relationships, there is a lot to manage.

Each situation is not only within your power to change, but it is now your responsibility to do so. Another fear that often arises with responsibility is that you will lose some of your freedom.

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you will actually experience more freedom. In taking responsibility, you are creating a structure to act within, and that structure allows you complete freedom within it.

This may seem counter-intuitive, but trust us: it works.

Step five is to claim your true power. Most people that we have ever known deal with one of two limiting beliefs, “I am not good enough,” or “I am too much,” or sometimes both. These beliefs are two sides of the same coin, both of which will keep you from accepting the fullness of who you are. For the record, you are an amazing person, capable of doing anything you set your mind to no matter what anyone might tell you, this is a fact. Ask Cory about his story sometime if you don’t believe this to be true. Claiming this power is an immense act of responsibility. You know the old

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adage, “With great power comes great responsibility.” While this is true, accepting your full power is one of the most freeing things you will ever do in your lifetime.

Step six is to cultivate clear communication. Notice the word cultivate. This takes practice; it may not be comfortable to share your needs and desires right away. In fact, this can be very vulnerable at first. There is no way to create a romantic relationship without communication. You have to be able to tell your partner what you like and don’t like. You have to be able to clearly articulate what you need, and you need to be able to say no when you mean no. When you can cultivate this congruence with your feelings and actions, your partner will practically read your mind - but you have to cultivate clear communication first.

Finally, we come to step seven: follow through. Taking responsibility is only step one. You can take responsibility and take no action, but this won’t change anything. You have to follow through with your actions. When you take action, you are showing your commitment to growth, to which the Divine will respond accordingly. Follow through also creates connection and trust, both of which are key to creating romance and relationships of any kind. These actions don’t have to be grandiose by any means, just take an action that is in alignment with the change you want to see.

You have the power to create the romance you have always dreamed of. The power is, and always has been, yours.

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Becky and Cory Center are on a mission to help women be seen, heard, and felt for who they truly are so they can attract their ideal romantic partner. They are the creators of The Relationship Detox, a 21 day detox program that allows you to let go of past relationships while transforming your current ones. Becky and Cory have also created The Embodied Voice Program, where you are able to clear past pain and limiting beliefs out of the body, calibrate who or what you’re attracting, and call in your desires.

Becky is currently working to finish her Ph.D, combining several aspects of her background including psychology and therapeutic vocalwork. With over 15 years of group facilitation, she has learned the secrets to effective and compassionate communication - a skill she gladly passes on to her clients.

Cory is the creator of Attention Training, a unique meditative style designed to teach your mind to focus and reprogram your thought patterns. He is also a published poet and author; first published at 19, writing has remained a strong passion for him and is the way he has tapped into his authentic voice and expression.

Website: www.mantramed.com

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Entrepreneurial & Wealth Mastery

Money...

I Just Need More

$$$$$$

by Rebecca Hall Gruyter

Money Myth:

I just need more sometime soon and if I keep hoping for that and wishing for more then it will happen.

Powerful Truth:

Money--and you--both respond to clarity, commitment, and specificity.

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oney does, and you do. If you say “Someday I want to weigh less” or “I want to weigh more” or “I want a bigger house,” it is very vague and it is scheduled to happen someday (but not any day soon). Is weighing one pound less or one pound more enough of a change, or is there a specific number or range that you want to lose or add? How big of a house do you want? When do you want it? When we get specific about exactly how much we want and set a date for having it, everything changes. The specificity sets a different commitment and priority level within and around us, and our energy shifts it to achieve the goal.

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money. We need to develop a greater level of clarity regarding what we want, and we need to make the commitment to lead our relationship with money on both the practical and profound levels towards our goals. We need to be willing, daily, to lead ourselves AND our money towards where we want to be. The way we interact with money day by day and month to month adds up to our year and our future. Make sure you are leading your money with purpose and on purpose towards your goals.

When you can get clarity and are specific about our goals and timeframes, then it’s much easier to craft a plan and clear steps to get there. As long as you keep it “someday” and more or less in amounts, you don’t really have

clear goals, timeframes, or expectations. It can keep being “someday,” with “some amount,” and it’s really hard to know if you’re getting closer or farther away with the actions and steps you’re taking on a day-to-day basis. It is important to be specific, have clear goals and really know what you want, how much of it you want, when you want it, and have measurable metrics so you can see if the steps you are taking are getting you closer to or farther way from your goals.

This way, you can make course corrections as you go along to get closer and closer to your goals.

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know how much you need, and together you can start to build the step-by-step plan to get there. A financial expert can help you develop a personal, practical, and step-bystep approach tailored to you and your goals. They can help you develop a plan that will clearly lead where you want to go and will create the life you want to build.

Because we are part of the equation to get to where we want to go, we have to be committed. One thing I always tell my clients is that I can’t be more committed to it than they are. I will be as committed, but I can’t be more committed because I can’t do it for them. Your commitment is the driving part of the equation for your financial prosperity. As the leader in your relationship with money, be committed to doing your part to make your money plan move towards fruition. It is important that you are not waiting around for someone else to build your financial future for you. You get to lead the charge…this is your life and your plan.

Money responds to clarity, and you do too. Gain clarity on how much more you want/need; be specific. When do you want to retire? How long do you want your funds to last? How much will/do you need? Be willing to do the specific planning, to step forward and be part of making your plan and future happen. Money will respond to your commitment, your decision to take the steps forward to go where you want to go and build what you want to build. Money responds to specific, clear goals and to your energy as you connect with it powerfully as a leader in the relationship. The quicker and more decisively you take action, the more you create results in your life. This is true in all areas, including money. The sooner you get support and commit to a plan or program and goals to move you forward, the sooner you are able to shift your money relationship forward. This will build confidence in you and in your relationship with money.

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Commit to a plan. Schedule a time to meet with a professional and get support in putting together a personal plan for you--one that you can commit to and that will lead towards the goals and results you want in your empowered life! I look forward to seeing you step forward, lead, and shine as you build the life and financial future you want. www.iamenoughmagazine.com

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Rebecca Hall Gruyter Rebecca Hall Gruyter, founder/Owner of Your Purpose Driven Practice, Creator of the Women’s Empowerment Series, Best Selling Author, and International VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Show Host. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business, Strategic Management Concentration, and a strong background in corporate and entrepreneurial circles as an in-demand Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Community Leader, and Coach. Rebecca is committed to helping people impact the world powerfully, helping them line up their business and life with their core values and unique gifts.

Rebecca is a frequent guest expert on success panels, live stages, radio, summits, and television. She is Creator of the Speaker Talent Search, Rebecca’s Money Summits™, Step Into Leadership™, Offers That Serve™, and Your Success Formula™. She has received the Circle of Champions, Circle of Excellence, Notable Networker, and Client Coach of the Year awards for her transformational work.

Rebecca wants to help you be seen, heard, and shine!

Website: www.yourpurposedrivenpractice.com

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Entrepreneurial & Wealth Mastery

The Sky is the Limit in Your Business…or Is It?

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by Blaze Lazarony

he truth is, for the last few nights, I keep having these dreams. Dreams that wake me up in the middle of the night,” Michelle said as she kicked a little sand into the air with her right foot.

“What type of dreams?” I asked.

“You know, the kind that make you question everything—who you are, what you’re doing, and why you’re doing it!” she said emphatically as she sent a bigger pile of sand flying toward the clouds.

“Oh those dreams,” I said. “Let’s sit here on the beach and talk. I can hear you’re ready to share something really important.”

Together we began our session where she shared it all: the anger, fear, frustration, and then the overwhelming desire to throw her hands up in the air and scream, “I QUIT!” For the last two months, Michelle has been working the three-part strategic business plan that we created together and bottom-line, she’s tired,

and she’s been pushing herself really the last five days.

She’s also scared, really scared that this is never going to work. As a Transformational Business Strategist, I created a 7 Level Entrepreneur Business Life Cycle System, and Michelle’s business is currently in the middle to latter third of Level 2.

It is the point where your business is creating feelings of frustration, fear, and even anger.

Truth be told, Michelle’s frustrations were right on track for her level in business.

Why? She had been pushing herself too hard, and she didn’t even know it. Actually some part of her did— that’s why her dreams were keeping her up at night. The challenge was that she initially thought the dreams were telling her to stop or quit, or that this was never going to work-when actually her dreams were her body’s way of pleading with her to slow down and rest.

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Yes, slow down and rest. When I shared this concept with Michelle, she rolled her eyes. Maybe you’re rolling your eyes right now too.

As business owners with so much passion for what we do and how we want to serve in the world, we sometimes don’t notice that we are pushing ourselves too much.

“Fly straight and true on one wing of effort and one wing of grace.”

– Rev. Dr. Jaine Ryder Trust me: I’ve done my fair share of pushing myself in business, especially when I worked in corporate America. Today I live my life differently, and I shared with Michelle some key concepts, ideas, and ways to start making changes in her life and business. Now it’s your turn.

Here are three ways to continue reaching for your dreams, while still being responsible, moving forward, and having fun in your life and business.

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Blaze Lazarony is a Transformational Business Strategist, Founder of Blaze A Brilliant Path, Best-Selling Author & Speaker. For 20 years, Blaze held high-level positions in Fortune 500 companies, including Macy’s, Inc. Today her passion is leading the charge for conscious women entrepreneurs at the two-plus-year mark, to stand in their value by helping them design custom-fit businesses and live soul-based lives that light them up!

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Three Ways to Reach for Dreams Without Grasping 1. Embrace an Attitude of Non-Striving

This single concept opened up a totally new way of being for me after I learned it in Jon Kabot-Zinn, Ph.D.’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program. Early in life many people learn to ‘Just Do It’ in order be successful. As adults we translate those messages into thoughts that we don’t matter unless we exert a great deal of energy to achieve our goals.

You see, non-striving turns the entire concept of working so hard upside down! Non-striving encourages a way of more non-doing and a mindset of seeing how things really are in the moment--including the part of you who is a human being who needs to rest from time to time.

Non-striving is a difficult concept to grasp in our fast paced American lifestyle; and yet our friends in other countries already understand it fully. Travel to Italy, France, or Spain and you’ll understand the practice of an afternoon nap, which is another version of non-striving.

2. Know You are ALWAYS at Choice

Clean, clear, and well-defined boundaries are critical to having a successful business; they allow you to inherently know where the line is before you cross it.

When you take the time upfront to determine your boundaries, as well as to understand that you always are at choice to say “Yes,” “No,” and even “I don’t know,” business life can become easier. And by defining your exclusive boundaries in your business, you give yourself the gift of clarity and insight when challenges arise…because they will!

Here are three boundary-strengthening questions to ask yourself: 1. Do you know if you are overthinking, overanalyzing, or pushing yourself too much?

2. Do you have a solid knowing of how much time and effort you’re reall putting into a project, product, or service?

3. Do you know whether or not your daily actions are directly serving you, your clients, or your business?

3. Come Back to Your Center

Your center is your heart and soul, the part of you that knows what you need to do to become your best self. The center is your place of inner grounding, where you know that being successful means that you need to embrace both equal parts of effort and grace.

Here are three questions to ask when you’re ‘efforting’ too much: 1. What can you let go of?

2. How can you make yourself a priority?

3. Does this matter for the short term and/or long term?

You know what being back in your center feels like. People refer to it as being in the flow and sometimes even pure bliss in business. This is a place to strive for feeling on a regular basis.

As Michelle and I wrapped up our session on the beach, we brainstormed a few practical steps that she could put into place in her daily life so she could slow down and not push herself so hard. She knew she wanted to take care of both herself and her business, and she also got the message that her dreams were a sign to encourage her to rest for a little bit…and then to soar.

I’d love to answer your questions in a future edition of this magazine, please feel free to reach out, and until then I’ll be at the beach practicing non-striving.

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Powerful New Mindset …

“I Like Sales”

by Anne Johnson

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coached a talented artist in Germany who was struggling to overcome her fear and resistance towards selling. After our initial sales coaching session she said, “Wow, you shifted my whole perception of sales from trying to sell, to understanding the clients’ needs, and helping them help themselves. This feels so different. I like it!” This powerful shift allowed the artist to quickly overcome the biggest issue hindering her ability to sell: a deeply rooted internal belief that the sales process is manipulative or deceptive. It’s a common obstacle. Many women are afraid that engaging in sales means they can’t be authentic. Intellectually, they know sales is the life blood of a business, but emotionally they feel a big disconnect between sales and being authentic.

The purpose of this article is to share the same insights if give my coaching clients, to create a powerful shift in your perception of sales, so you can eliminate the holding you back and begin to succeed in business immediately!

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about getting them to say yes, no matter what. Closing a sale is not manipulating someone into buying things they don’t need or want. It’s about holding space for them until a decision is reached.

Whether the final decision is Yes or No, is not up to you. In the end, it’s their decision. Your only obligation is to stand beside potential buyers, asking the right questions, at the right time, until a resolution is reached.

Bottom line, Sales is just a conversation. Yes, the sales conversation has a definite structure.

It includes specific questions to ask and a process to follow. But understanding the purpose behind the sales process is key to facilitating the shift my client had in which she created a new mindset and could begin to like sales. The sales conversation (aka process) does not exist so you become polished enough to smooth talk people into buying. Rather,

• The structure ensures you gather ALL of the data • The specific questions ensure you gather the PERTINENT data and • The process ensures you FOLLOW THROUGH and reach a decision The authenticity in sales comes from your agenda being in alignment with the client’s. Remember your goal is to guide their decision … not trick them into buying!

There are many misunderstandings about the sales process that compound our false belief, making it feel pushy and aggressive.

Asking questions is one of these misunderstandings.

I admit the questions I teach people to ask are calculated. Now, fear will interpret that statement to mean that these questions are a way to take advantage of someone. In reality, a calculated or July 2015

well thought out question is the most efficient means of discovering the truth on the prospect’s behalf. Those questions allow you to quickly clarify the prospects needs, wants, and desires in order to determine if the product or service you are selling is a good fit.

By now you are starting to understand that Sales is not about manipulation. The sales process exists to be sure all the required information is uncovered so a decision can be reached. Sales is focused on the prospect’s best interests and on gathering the data required so an educated decision is possible. It’s easier to like sales when you understand that everything you are doing is actually for the client.

Being authentic in sales is all about being totally focused on the client and not worrying about yourself! When you are so intent on understanding your client’s need that you are not thinking about a sales pitch, you are in alignment and the buyer feels it.

Anne Johnson

Success in Sales comes from learning to guide the conversation on behalf of the client.

Warning: you never get to a point of being so good at selling that you sell everyone. That is not possible! If everyone says yes, it’s not authentic. Statistically, some people say “Yes” and some people say “No.” Sales is a numbers game and the way you increase your success is to become skilled at asking the questions and guiding the conversation so that it moves along quickly. As you become more proficient, you save time. With the extra time, you can see more clients which allows you to find more buyers who say “Yes”!

Remember you are the guide…. you are not the Enemy. Allowing the client to pass over a question and not hear their own answers to your questions is a common mistake. It’s when you emotionally put yourself on the same side of the desk, aligning yourself energetically, sitting beside them and asking questions until they are totally clear about

*What they Want *Why they Want it *If they can Afford it *If they Want it Enough to take action!

Knowing you are going through the sales process for them, not you, eliminates the fear and resistance. Your obligation in sales is to be sure that both you and the client are totally clear about what’s needed, that both of you are in agreement about what you heard, and that when the client hesitates, you lean in and quietly ask questions knowing your heart is in the right place. The process is about understanding that your goal is to keep them focused until they make the decision--not forcing the decision in your favor.

With the picture I’ve painted, of you standing beside your client, guiding the conversation, asking questions, holding space, and championing the decision… I trust you will embrace a powerful shift, own the new mindset, and join the cheer “I like Sales!”

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Master Sales Consultant and Trainer Anne is the Bold and Classy Selling Expert, who shows people how to effectively sell without feeling pushy or aggressive.

With 20 + years of experience working with Entrepreneurs, Not-for-Profit Organizations, Business Owners, and Fortune 500 companies including MetLife, AIG, and Citi Group; Anne teaches everyone from beginners to sales superstars, exactly how to harness their fear and overcome their resistance toward selling… so they can quickly accelerate their results and truly thrive in these changing business times.

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When Magic Happens Health & Wellness Mastery

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by Sharon Otness

top for a moment. Take a few deep breaths. Get out of your head. Listen to your body. Do you hear her? What is she telling you? Is she saying “Please, do more, be busier, take on more projects, take care of everyone, but me”? Hmmm, I don’t think so.

kids, my husband, my business, first…There aren’t enough hours in the day...

These are the comments I hear women make all the time about time and making their health a priority. I always counter it with, “If you don’t make the time, then who will?” Your well-being starts I know my body asks for what with you. You have the power and she wants, and I have learned to the choice to make your health a listen. She murmurs “Oh, please priority. I will say that again. You slow down.” She whispers, “Please have the power, my Dear, and pay attention to my desires.” She you’ve had it all along. shouts, “Please nourish me,” and she says, “Oh yes, thank you.”

We all have the same 24 hours. Let’s break the 24 hours But I don’t have time….I’m too down. If we quickly take off 8 busy….I need to take care of my hours for sleep and 8 hours for

work, that leaves us with another 8 hours. That should be plenty of time to have 3 meals, a snack, play for ourselves and with loved ones, and have time for exercise and self care. To see it a different way, consider this little math equation: 8:00 hours: sleep 8:00 hours: work 3:00 hours: meals 1:00 hour: exercise 0:30 minutes: self-care +1:00 hour: errands, grocery shopping, etc.

21:30 hours (you have 2 hours and 30 minutes left!)

RECIPE Zesty Shrimp and Avocado Ingredients

• 1 lb. large cooked shrimp tails removed, each shrimp cut into 2-3 pieces • 1 ripe avocado • 2 limes • 1/4 cup red onion, chopped • 1 medium tomato, or 1/2 dozen cherry tomatoes chopped

• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped • 1 tsp olive oil • 1 T. cilantro, chopped • sea salt and pepper to taste • lime essential oil, optional

In bowl add juice of 2 limes, olive oil, salt and pepper and jalapeño, plus 2-3 drops of lime essential oil if using. Add shrimp pieces and toss. Allow to marinate while you chop red onion, tomatoes and avocado. (If you like keep the avocado shells to serve the salad in).

Add all ingredients into bowl. Lightly toss and serve.

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Sharon Otness

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Sharon Otness is a certified holistic health counselor and interior designer living in Santa Monica, Ca. Her holistic approach to emotional health and wellness allows her to help women of all ages meet the challenges of food, ultimate vitality, and creating sanctuary in a fast-paced world. Sharon is passionate about supporting clients through depression, anxiety and life transitions so they can discover the balanced and amazng life they were meant to live, full of meaning, love and without self-deprivation or guilt.

Her mission is to help people “Live Life on a Natural High.”

Website: www.sharonotnessfoot.com

On the weekends (or whatever your days off are) make sure you don’t just do chores and errands.

Schedule in the playtime and self-care you may not have maximized during the week. Enjoy lunch with friends, dinner with your partner, a lazy Sunday morning doing absolutely nothing.

Please don’t underestimate how much fuel that down time can put back into your tank.

What happens when you really give your mind, body and spirit the attention that it deserves? Magic happens. You will be happy. Your mind will be focused so that tasks get done with more ease. You will feel in charge and be more confident.

You will know you are walking your talk and your body will move in a whole different way.

You know when a woman walks in the room and just exudes Here are some ways that you can confidence? That can be you. You maximize your “me” time. If I am all about making meals will be the healthy female animal you need to, hire out cleaning simple. When you keep the ingre- that you are. Relationships will be and laundry, and get groceries dients fresh and keep your pantry more fulfilled as you are structurdelivered. There are many groand freezer stocked with staples, ing time to nurture them. You will cery delivery companies only you can easily make meals and live in radiant, abundant health too happy to get that weekly list snacks in minutes. I am happy to and need far less down time due to your door if grocery shopping send you my Healthy Pantry sheet to sickness and disease. You will isn’t your thing. There are many if you email me. Keep a running be able to bring your gifts to the services that will even deliver grocery list on your smartphone. world and honor yourself. Please healthy meals to your door, either A simple one I like is FastShop. make enough time for that. Make with ingredients ready to cook or Enlist help with simple choptime for the magic. fully cooked. Amazon and Thrive ping, meal planning, and cooking.

Markets are able to send you Please don’t get into the trap of super foods at a reasonable price making three different meals at right to your door. CSA (Commu- dinnertime. That is a total time nity Supported Agriculture) boxes suck. www.iamenoughmagazine.com

of farm fresh produce can be delivered weekly. Make sure that if you have family you enlist them to help you around the house. I know I was so guilty of thinking I had to be the one to do everything or it wouldn’t be done right. Trust me when I say I wish I could have a do-over on that thinking.

Looking back, I realize I didn’t necessarily do it better and I lived with far too much stress. Learn when to just let it go.

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Experts Read What the

Compiled by Angela Mosley, Executive Editor

This new feature in I Am Enough will give you a glimpse into what our Featured Experts read.

Take a look at what books have inspired the I Am Enough team members, and maybe take the time to check out a few of their recommendations for yourself!

On Blaze Lazarony’s Bookshelf: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live,

by Martha Beck

Finding Your Own North Star was the impetus for me to earn my first Coaching Certification in 2003 under the direct tutelage of Martha Beck herself. The book began my trajectory to where I am today as a Transformational Business Strategist. This book is part personal growth primer, part workbook, part witty and wandering insights of a Harvard trained Sociologist, and full on deep dive into how to live a better life with guidance from your own internal compass, otherwise known as your “essential” self. For years, I have kept a stack of copies of this book at my house and love sharing them with anyone who is remotely interested in following their own star home. This is a must read for anyone interested in personal growth, transformation, and a brilliant life.

On Sharon Otness’s Bookshelf: The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success & Happiness,

by Jeff Olson

The Slight Edge is all about a concept that I fully embrace. All of the small things you do add up and make an impact on your life. I teach my clients to embrace small changes in their diet and lifestyle that, when combined together, give my clients the power to live life on a natural high.

On Anne Johnson’s Bookshelf: A Happy Pocket Full of Money: Infinite Wealth and Abundance in the Here and Now,

by David Cameron Gikandi

A Happy Pocket Full of Money is by far the best explanation I have ever read of the power of our personal vibration, the universal laws of abundance, and how we have the power to create a new reality for ourselves and (by extension) those around us.

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