09. 3 Powerful Strategic Tools for Remembering Your "Why"

There's an awkward messy middle when transitioning from the mindset of wild-hearted creative/artist to visionary/business/entrepreneur.

I know that, for me, it was hard and almost debilitating to try to show up to my business with sovereignty because I was afraid. Even though serving creative entrepreneurs and creating space for them to liberate themselves through the process of sharing their work is, for sure, a huge part of what I embrace my dharma to be on this planet at this time, I was also feeling afraid of being seen doing this. I was afraid of being seen going all the way into this journey.

I was afraid of alienating people in the process. I resisted going 100% in on showing up to what I came here to build because I was exhausted by the idea of having to possibly shapeshift my essence online in order to build sustainability around my business.

What I learned is that for some of us, losing people is part of the process. Not everyone is going to get it. Not everyone is going to be a cheerleader. Not everyone is going to say yes.

The moments I forget, I remember my grandfather grounding down through his body--transitioning through every small rejection of essence tall black masculine essence, his bellowing sing-song voice to build a home for my grandmother. To create a place for his family. To bring food from the garden.

He learned to enjoy the heat of the sun as if God was embracing him. And in the warmth of the sun, he became God embracing his own power to heal and bring SUSTENANCE from the soil.

When we shrink or self-silence—when we hide our light to keep from being "seen" a certain way, when we adjust our behavior or mute our voices to try and maintain control of how people see us—we might keep people around but we will continue to feel SCARED. We will shrink into their shadow.

We will forget the sacredness of what we're here to build.

How can we shift the creative process from scared to sacred without the risk of losing people? Well, maybe we can't. Being our true and authentic selves might cause us to lose the people we may love, but who were attached to our willingness to be inauthentic.

You will lose some people on the way to your dharma. And this is a gift. This is a gift of sacred self-initiation. This is the gift of walking directly into your purpose with joy and honor toward yourself.

You don't have to shapeshift your essence in order to show up to your business, life path, or calling. Actually, I bet your work is calling you to drop the narratives that have kept you in little worth and smallness and EMBODY your true nature so that you can own your essence on this earth.

This is the transition. This is the messy middle of moving from wild-hearted creative to entrepreneur.

In this episode I share strategic tools you can begin implementing to help you remember "why" you're here.