Setting Up Your Holistic Business

SETTING UP YOUR HOLISTIC BUSINESS

Entrepreneurship: A Family Affair

Article by Darlene Dunn
Photo Credit: Sajas Minrah
Magazine: Issue #34

When my husband and I decided to open our holistic business 9 years ago, we decided we would not go into debt to do it. We took some cash from our household savings (this was later paid back to the household budget) and started our business. We started with a vision and a solid business plan over the years we have modified our business plan to reflect our goals for growth. 

Initially, we rented a small room and then as our business grew we were able to rent a larger space. We made several mistakes as we started our business; but we learned from them and grew. Remember, a mistake doesn’t mean failure unless you quit. We were naïve and allowed landlords too much control; these were painful and costly mistakes but we persevered and learned.

In our holistic business we have licenses and insurance fees that are on set schedules. We set up a business saving account so we put money into that account to save for these expenses; this way large chunks of money do not come out of our account monthly. Another big tip we have for any entrepreneur; save EVERY receipt. 

It is easier to determine you cannot deduct something than it is to reproduce a missing receipt.  

We are very proud that our small business has survived almost a decade now. Running our own business is a family affair. Our 12-year old daughter earns money by helping with data entry and mailings to our clients. I want to encourage everyone that it is possible to be successful as an entrepreneur. I still work full time as a nurse and part time in our business; however, my husband is full-time in our business. Our goal is for both of us to eventually be full-time in our business; however, this is not the season for that, and that is okay.

Decide on your business, make a business plan, and step out in FAITH! You got this!

3 Keys to a Total Money Makeover

3 KEYS TO A TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER

Article by Jasmine Sreenika Crystalsinger
Photo Credit: Sajas Minrah
Magazine: Issue #34

3 Keys to a Total Money Makeover

Are you a Global Glamazon on a mission to captivate the world with your wisdom and do you sometimes struggle to create the income and impact you desire?

If you've been in business for yourself for any length of time, you will have surely encountered one of those dark nights of the soul where you feel you've done everything but still remain stuck in a holding pattern when it comes to your finances.

This frustration can even lead to bouts of fatalistic thinking, visions of shamefully slinking back to a soul-sucking 9-to-5 cubicle or worse.

Self-doubt is normal, but sliding into a downward spiral of chocolate truffle binges serves no one. And it doesn't get you any closer to running your gypset empire from a private turquoise lagoon in the Maldives, either!

So, put that truffle down- it's time to start stalking success the right way, starting with what's between your beautiful, bohemian ears.

What's needed is a money mindset makeover and the great news is that you can begin today!

Pleasure, purpose, and prosperity form a sacred triad and I teach a specific process that allows you to activate the trident that is their power.

Sacred Success Key 1| Pleasure
The biggest mindset mistake I see with clients who are struggling to expand their wealth consciousness is thinking that they will be happy when they earn a certain amount of money or achieve a milestone in their business. 

While some achieve their goals this way, they're almost always unfulfilled and left wanting more.

Your emotions are a very important guidance system and when you don't feel happy, you are invited to stop, get clear on what you truly desire to call in, and decide to start feeling good RIGHT NOW. What lights you up? What fills you with energy? What makes you feel juicy and magnetic? 

When you operate from a place of joy in your business you become mesmerizing and will magically attract clients, fans, and allies who will help lift you to the next level because you've switched them on. 

In addition, journaling about your joy juicers will help you channel genius money-making ideas, AND attract more opportunities to feel good in your life and business!

Sacred Success Key 2| Purpose
WHY do you want what you want? What will increased income allow you to experience, create, and contribute to your own evolution and to the lives of others? 

Your WHY is your driving force and your north star that allows you to navigate to miraculous new continents of achievement. It's the lighthouse that brings droves of ideal clients to the shores of your business to be transformed by your truth and to finally achieve their cherished dreams. It's what allows you to remain committed and stay the course so you survive stormy seas and sail more swiftly to success.

Spend some time in nature connecting to what makes you feel passionate and what fills you with a profound sense of achievement. Write down an experience that made you feel that way. Revisit this in your mind with all of your senses as a way to ignite the fire of your purpose and watch as you attract more opportunities to fulfill your aspirations at the highest level.

Sacred Success Key 3| Prosperity
For many, prosperity equals money but when I question my clients, nine out of ten times, their goals for prosperity are quite vague.

To begin, ask yourself what prosperity means to you, not what your family, spouse, or society believes, but what you feel and wish for in your heart of hearts.

• Does prosperity equate to a certain amount of money? If so, how much, and by what date do you desire to receive it?
• Does it mean a certain freedom and ease? If so, what does that look like?
• Does it mean an influx of exciting opportunities, if so which ones?

Feel prosperous right now by regularly showing gratitude for all the marvelous abundance you have in your life already!

Imagine experiencing the prosperity you dream of as if you had it RIGHT NOW. Any resistance you may encounter could point to underlying negative or ambivalent beliefs about money. 

Write these down, then drown them symbolically in a bucket of water. Choose to pen a new prosperity story. Write in the present tense and describe your life in detail as if you were currently experiencing your money miracle. Know that you have all you desire available to you right now in your energetic treasure trove. 

Make it a marvelous morning ritual to ask your intuition: "How can I achieve this?" Then record the insights and synchronicities that appear to bring your desires into manifested form. 

Take inspired action consistently and you will be amazed how quickly you are able to achieve your dreams by overcoming the fear that keeps you safe and playing small so you can instead expand into pleasure, joy, and infinite possibility!

Success Strategies for Charging Your Worth

SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR CHARGING YOUR WORTH

Becoming an Empowered Woman

Article by Marinna Rose
Photo Credit: Sajas Minrah
Magazine: Issue #34

So many women have a difficult time asking for their value in the service they give, especially those in the holistic industry. The secret of receiving your value is not only being able to show others the value you have to offer, but first and foremost YOU valuing yourself! 

You may know that you are worthy and feel what you have is very valuable, but if you are not resonating that out to the world in everything you do, you will NOT receive the value back from others and your clients. 

This comes from complete unconditional value for who you are and what you have to offer. If you even breathe a sigh of “No worries, I’ll make this work for you and adjust my time for your schedule etc..” Your value is lost in that same breath. 

Think about this. If you are not valuing you, your time, and program first, then how do you expect anyone else to? You know who they will value more? Your competitor. Even though they may not have the best program or might not be the best match. If your competitor stands in their leadership role without wavering, not giving anything up to get the acceptance of the deal, then the client will organically feel it is a better value.

Why you ask would they feel it would be a better value just based on that? Well that is the million-dollar question. They are standing in their value, not showing any desperation, not giving any of themselves up to be fed by the client valuing them… they already know they are valuable and do not need validation.

The client feels this validation energetically and they are attracted to this energy, because that is how the Law of Attraction works. Also the Universe responds to you standing in your value, it now knows you are valuing yourself and your goods, so it now delivers that value back to you.

Success Strategies to Receiving your Value:

Strategy 1 :: Work on yourself first. Look at your own life and see if you are receiving the value that you deserve, not just in business, but also in your personal life, friends & family. This is where you will find the truth of what you are resonating to the world.

If you are not feeling that you are receiving your value back, then ask some questions, do some journaling about what is blocking your value from being received.

For example: are you one of those great friends, sisters, mothers etc.. that prides themselves on always being there for everyone, dropping everything when they need you…but maybe when you are in need everyone seems to be too busy?

Strategy 2 :: Are you feeling conflicted on what to charge for your work? If you are everyone will feel this and you will not receive your value. Do some journaling in why you are conflicted. Is it because you feel you do not have enough education or not certified in your area? Well that’s all hooey, most conflictions are stemmed from other peoples opinions. So be sure to ask yourself where this is coming from, you’ll be surprised it’s usually not from you.

Now be sure to become solid in your foundation of what you feel is the correct value of your service without the outside factors and practice, practice, practice delivering so you feel very comfortable and come from a place of certainty and power when delivering.

Strategy 3 :: Coming from your power space, do not waiver when the client makes excuses. Do not give any of yourself, time or value up in this moment. Only ask questions back to the client of what this transformation is worth to them. Make them tell you how valuable your service is in their own words.

Remind them that the value lies in showing the Universe how serious you are about your goal. So when you are willing to take that risk, the bigger the better and the better result. When the Universe sees that you have taken this action it knows you mean business and it delivers!

P.S. These strategies also work with friends and family, be sure to come from your power space when they ask of you and only say yes when your heart is all in and nothing is expected back on your end. When you come from a place of obligation you both become the negative ends of the magnet and the energy exchanged has no charge, if any it is negative…the whole process becomes null and void. This approach was life changing for me, I know personally these strategies will get you on the road to emerging your Empowered Women that is hovering under the surface!