//radical rebirth//
With Practices & Book Recommendations
I seem to grab my phone for social media hits more than I want to admit.
It’s an interesting place in there, right? One moment I see a photo of the devastation of Maui and my heart hurts. Then the next moment I’m laughing at a spiritual meme, then some influencer trying to sell me hair oil, then someone pouring their heart out talking about a breakthrough and I send a clap emoji. This happens in a matter of 8 seconds. several. times. a. day.
While I have so much resistance to this. This is the life we live in now. And this is not going away.
I’ve been grappling with this dichotomy for some time now, and more specifically professionally.
It’s been a struggle, to say the least. Finding clarity on where I’m going with my marketing career feels like moving in thick fog. Am I even going forward? As if forward is the only way to go.
While I love working as a marketing coach to solo entrepreneurs (many of you who are reading!) or providing tips here on TCC, that isn’t and was never what paid the bills. What does pay the bills is working with organizations that have budgets of $2-3K+ per month.
But, have I continually set myself up to fail?
Many of these contracts have amazing full-time visions for their marketing goals but there’s only a part-time budget for me to take on.
I’m finding myself in this continual pattern where with each client I feel defeated. I can’t provide what I think I need to provide. Social media requests outnumber my strategic voice. And in order for me to thrive, I need to take on 3-5 clients at a time. $2k per month might sound like a lot but it’s really not. There’s no way I have the time, energy, and mind space to execute full-time marketing visions for 3 clients at a time (I’m probably making this more complicated than it is, I tend to do that, but here we are 🙃)
I’ve come to realize that I’m at a phase in my life where I’m planning for my future family.
Yes, the family where I invite kids into my life. There’s a part of me that can’t access this expansive creativity (because at the end of the day the womb is the ultimate form of creativity) while trying to close deals with high-paying clients.
Because once I land the client, there’s an onboarding process. Then there’s research. Then there’s building from the ground up and full force creative. And so forth, repeating again and again. So, I’ve updated OM Marketing to look more like the direction my body and mind need to go in. Take a look at my portfolio, it still feels somewhat like a draft but ya’ll are my community. Feel free to send me feedback. Does this sound like the work I do?
This is turning out to sound more like a journal entry but I hope through my reflection there’s an acknowledgment that
𑁍 It’s ok to change direction
𑁍 It’s ok to change your mind about something
𑁍 It’s ok to embrace radical rebirthing to call in a new phase of life
That it is often our Ego Mind or ahankara that feels the confusion, or sadness, defeatedness, or inner criticism.
Our ahankara can’t fathom being wrong. Or making a wrong choice. Or struggling. It wants perfection. But it is our Buddhi — that wise inner knowing — that we call in these moments. Our Buddhi can remind us to
🪞 step up, step wide, spread out, spread light, speak up, shake it out, say it out loud, move past it!!! 🪞
And so full circle moment here, part of the ebbs and flows of life are totally connected to the digital whirlwinds we experience in 8-second increments. Resisting it won’t work, but adapting and putting boundaries might.
There is something that the writer
said in his Substack, which deeply resonated and relates to this topic, “ Every gain in your life is a trade-off. You must let go of “something” to gain what you want — even if you do things out of love and passion.”Life is not about learning but simply about re-learning, right?
In this month’s Contentment Corner you’ll find:
△ “In My Corner” with Dr. Adrienne Danyelle
△ How to work with me if you still want 1:1 work
△ 3 Practices for these times
△ Book recommendation for mindful marketing
△ Activating the Wise Heart Retreat June 2024! Early Bird Pricing ends Sept 1.
Talk soon,
Reader Spotlight
Dr. Adrienne Danyelle is a poet-educator, hip-hop scholar from Little Rock, Arkansas currently living in the SF Bay Area. Follow her Instagram or Website and send her some love!
P.S. Adrienne is an amazing healing writing coach. She was my writing coach and the first to read my poetry! She is also finishing her 9-month mindful marketing incubator this month with me👏🏽
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For Your Heart & Mind
Mindful Marketing 9-Month Incubator (1 spot opening up next month)
For Practice
✨ The Loving-Kindness Meditation (Metta Meditation)
✨ Love (Aham Prema) & Light (Aham Prakash) Breathwork and Meditation
✨ What anti-aging conversation should really be about
For Mindful Marketing
📚You know, I think this book could apply to anyone — we all now face communicating digitally. Through email, text, short captions... Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less really gets to the point and power of fewer words. A must-read for anyone running their own business and determined to be their own copywriter. And a great read for anyone that uses emails for work.
For Your Soul
Would you like to awaken your mind and transform your life?
Experience the lush beauty of Costa Rica, where the symphony of the jungle and the gentle caress of ocean waves create the perfect backdrop for self-discovery and transformation. Activating the Wise Heart Yoga & Meditation Retreat invites you to expand your dreams, desires, and purpose from the depths of your heart on a 7-day experience.
Take a pause on the demands of daily life and truly listen to the deep wisdom of your heart, experiencing any truths and insights that reside within you.
Early bird pricing to save $300 ends Sept 1! Read more about the intention, practices, booking and location here. If you have more questions, just email me back. Hope to see you in person next year :)
Thanks for the shoutout, Brenda!