by Tara Joyce | Dec 13, 2009 | My Journey | What's On My Mind
I’m in my head a lot
\’\’I can be pretty nasty to Me. I have some pretty insane expectations of Me and I rip myself apart when I feel I don’t perform to the standards I set.
A shift in perspective does Me good
My bubble needs to be burst. Frequently and often. I need to get outside my head and my little world and the silly little things I tell my Self.
I need to experience other people’s reality
It’s crucial for Me to interact with the greater world, the unfamiliar world, and move outside my routine. Without a break from the usual, I find it difficult to maintain perspective in my own life and the expectations I set for myself.
A getaway from the everyday
Sometimes I need nothing more than a swift slap in the face with a good dose of not-my-reality. For empathizing with other people’s joys and trials helps me to understand and accept my own.
photo by: TheRouge
by Tara Joyce | Dec 6, 2009 | Innerpreneurship
I’ve been tracking a few things.
\’\’I’ve been Googling “Innerpreneur” since June 2008 or maybe before… but I didn’t start collecting data on the results until this year, 8 Jan 09.
When I first started Googling the term, the first 10 or so pages were about the Ron Rentel book, Karma Queens, Geek Gods and Innerpreneurs.
On January 8th of this year there were 8070 results on the web for “Innerpreneur”.
When I checked again, just right now (December 6th – 4:12 EST), there were 40,300 results for “Innerpreneur”.
That’s 500% growth. How you like them apples?
The results for “Innerpreneur” are no longer just about the book anymore either. They’re now about the soul of the matter, they’re about us. Our businesses and our dreams.
I’ve been following your links. I’ve been learning about you. And it’s been a wonderful pleasure to meet each of you. Our voices are beautiful.
We’re starting to talk and connect.
You’re talking with me. And I am so grateful for each connection. But you want to talk to each other too.
How do I know? The forum. Since I launched it in August, it has sat empty and quiet, apparently not a visitor in sight. No one wants to connect, it seems. Except the most visited page on this site is the forum. Since I launched it in August, there’s been 33,205 visits to the forum. So I know you’re interested in talking to each other.
We’re starting to develop services and products.
You’ve been telling me about them. From educational workshops, to coaching, to newsletters, you’re shaping products and services to fulfill the needs of our niche. That them there is the beginning of a sustainable community. We’ve got a marketplace growing.
We’re a serious force for shaping a more meaningful capitalist culture.
So you want to talk. And you want to do business together. How can I help us to do that?
Help spread the disease.
I can create an online community for us to connect in… but I need to know your dreams for it. What would you like to do with other Innerpreneurs?
Share media? Buy and Sell? Chat? Hold events?
Help me help us.
photo by: placbo
by Tara Joyce | Dec 3, 2009 | Cultural Creativity
It’s fitting that the day my inner critic (aka The Vile Bitch Upstairs) is screaming I would mention an article I wrote about trusting my Self above all else. That’s easier said than done on days when She won’t shut up. I can barely hear my Self through Her noise.
Authenticity & Cultural Creativity
Laura Cococcia over at the Journal of Cultural Conversation asked me to reflect on the Cultural Creative values of:
- Authenticity, actions must be consistent with words and beliefs
- Engaged action and whole process learning; seeing the world as interwoven and connected
- Idealism and activism
- Globalism and ecology
- The importance of women
And write on those values that have resonated with me the most. In my article, Authenticity and Cultural Creativity, I determine that “I see my authenticity as the roots of my values and that everything else springs forth from what I find inside. I’m driven by me, being true to my Self.”
I go on to say, “It’s all about me and I won’t apologize for it“. And I mean it.
Except on a day like today. Today, I would apologize for it. Maybe.
Read the entire article here
