The Deep Question The Colour Green Asks

By Sara DiFlow

The question above is a powerful one to consider… and it is not surprising to learn that hardly anyone focuses on who they are being moment-to-moment.

Every single one of us has been conditioned during the first 18 years of our life, in our first family, then in the education system, to identify with what we do. We have no idea of the power in our being. As a result, all of our attention and resources are invested in getting better at doing. Doing a better website. Doing better video. Doing better social media. Doing for the sake of doing ends up being all about keeping busy. This is what each of us learned in school - work hard, keep your head down… and trust that if you keep doing better every day… somehow, you will succeed.

Alternatively, when you ask self-reflective questions like the ones above, you begin to identify with who you are really being. This is when you start to scratch the surface on how important it is to be authentic, to be true to your inner spirit and … what the f*ck that even means!

When we focus on who we are being, our focus changes from “out there” to “in here first, out there, second”.

I have found that when we love ourselves only for what we do, it can feed a false sense of who we actually are. We can get so far off our authentic path that we never bother to take a moment to look up and look within and ask, am I really in love with who I am?… Am I happy here? … Am I getting what I actually need? … Are my choices allowing my heart to sing? …

Once we start down the path of looking within, we find we’ve burned ourselves out and exhausted our resources in attempts to ‘fit in’, get visible, hit 7 figure months, peddling stuff that’s not actually aligned with our soul.

To find sustainability with what we do for work in 2023 and beyond, it must connect with our heart and our true nature.

Typically, when we spend almost all of our time focused on “doing”, we convince ourselves that we will begin to love ourselves once we reach x,y or z. The problem that most people are not able to see for themselves, is that what we are really invested in, is ‘fitting in’, which ultimately wears us out and keeps us living outside the moment.

The journey of becoming a powerful and on purpose entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. We must be willing to constantly selfreflect and ask questions that may end up changing our whole world. It will require letting go, which is not always very easy or obvious. The kind of visibility I write and speak about is not the kind of stuff you’d hire an SEO or algorithm expert about. My take on visibility is a result of my own life experience as well as the many artists, entrepreneurs and business owners I’ve worked with over the years who focused on their outside visibility first, when they really needed to look within, on who they were being. I’ve learned the power of making our authentic inner spirit visible to ourselves and letting go of the parts that keep us small. Looking within allows us to make subtle and profound shifts in how we be in the world. This is truly what creates the deepest impact and widest reach beyond what our minds or old world business strategies could possible comprehend.

To find sustainability with what we do for work in 2023 and beyond, it must connect with our heart and our true nature. If what we do and who we be doesn’t light us up, we run the risk of serious burn out after exhausting our time and resources.

Many have already reached that point and because of this, we will see a rise in conversations around honouring rest, doing what we truly love, and work life balance. Self-reflective questions such as the ones opening this article are essential for sustained success in this transformation economy.

Here are a few more questions to reflect on with some space to capture what comes up for you.

Why do you want more visibility in your business?

What does that look like?

Why do you think that is important?

What will happen in your life then?

Is that what you really want?

If you resonate with the power of making changes in your business with subtle shifts within, you may enjoy my Marketing from the Mat Yoga Series. I’m giving it away for free. Email me sara@FlowNetwork.ca for 4 free sessions that will enhance your visibility from within.

I’ve learned the power of making our authentic inner spirit visible to ourselves and letting go of the parts that keep us small.