Getting a Grip on Reality

Getting a Grip on Reality

photo by TheRogue

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

We’re No H1N1… But We’re Spreading

We’re No H1N1… But We’re Spreading

Spread the Disease

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

My Self and the Vile Bitch Upstairs

My Self and the Vile Bitch Upstairs

Visual Psychology

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

Gen Y Gives Thanks: Challenging the Norm

Gen Y Gives Thanks: Challenging the Norm

Generation Y

\’\’Have you heard the stigma surrounding my generation, Generation Y? Apparently we’re lazy and ungrateful, and, we only care about ourselves.

I’m sure you can guess how I feel about a ridiculous generalization that supposedly applies to every person born in the ten year period between 1980 and 1990.

Talk about black and white thinking. Talk about conventional thinking. How is it that every generation manages to claim that the one proceeding it is going to shits? Didn’t the Boomers call the Gen X’ers slackers until they went and developed the Internet?

I’m representing the grateful members of Gen Y on Examiner.com

Sharalyn Hartwell of Generation Y Examiner is attempting to prove that Generations Y isn’t a pack of selfish fools with her series, Gen Y Gives Thanks. Sharalyn interviewed me about what I am thankful for and you can read the article in it’s entirety here. For the lazier of us in the crowd, here’s my favourite excerpt of what I said… Damn, that sounds egotistical. Maybe they’re right about me and my entire Generation;)

I am grateful that a change in consciousness is occurring in society, that the accepted rules of business and life are being challenged and that new ways of thinking are being embraced and cultivated. I smile each time I see someone casting aside the chains of our society’s ‘shoulds’ to explore what they intuitively feel is right.” Read the rest here!

photo credit: dalechumbley

The 2 Determinants and Derailers of Your Business Success

The 2 Determinants and Derailers of Your Business Success

Two4Success

1. You

\’\’Don’t worry about the business idea before you’ve come to understand your Self and your gifts, and what you want from your business. Starting with the idea is starting the process in the middle. Your idea isn’t going to make your business a success, you are. So do the work and find your answers. Discover what it is that you would really love to do. For it’s not the idea that that is going to shoot you into the stratosphere, it’s the quality of You that is turning the idea into a reality.

2. Your Relationships

Don’t worry about finding an accountant before you’ve taken the time to determine the role your most important relationships will play in your business. They, and you, need to have a realistic picture of how your relationship, and your time together, is going to change. Conscious effort is needed to realistically plan how your relationships will support your efforts and not derail them. Many businesses are destroyed by lack of support, unexpected demands, unmet needs, unspoken expectations or personal loss.

If you’re supporting, and being supported by, both You and Your Relationships, you’ve got “what it takes” to turn your dreams into reality. For it’s what’s within you and what supports you that will bring you the success you dream of.

photo by: Derrick T