I’m feeling a bit nervous about claiming a word this year. In the past i’ve had some profound changes and experiences due to that process, however three years ago i chose the word Joy in a somewhat desperate attempt to feel, well, better.
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A journaling practice and ritual to support you in the shift from this year into the next.
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When I first started my own business I was really proud of the term solopreneur. It felt like a badge of honour and there was this little voice in my head saying ‘Girl, look at you doing it all on your own!’
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Telling the stories of our businesses is actually a really helpful approach and I find a much easier one to understand. We are, after all, a species that has relied on the telling of stories, parables, tales, and fables since time immemorial.
What this approach is really about is creating connections and fostering community with the people who want to invest in us and our vision, products, or services.
Going to the pool, a bar, a restaurant, a concert, a fitness class is not a right. It’s a privilege. How do we know this? Well, because for generations people with privilege literally banned folks of Colour, Queer folks, disabled folks from entering, visiting, or participating in these spaces.
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There are dozens of words and phrases in the English language that are rooted in racism, colonialism and patriarchy. Using these words in our businesses can cause harm to our communities and exclude others. Being aware of and open to learning about language is a small, yet important aspect to engage with when communicating.
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When we apply storytelling to our businesses, it shifts the narrative and relationship we and our customers have with the products, services, offerings, and experiences that we provide.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about capacity these days. What it means for me and how that compares to others.
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For years, my go-to was seeking. Seeking teachers, guides, leaders, authors, coaches, influencers to help me navigate my way back into alignment.
When I first heard folks using this term I wasn’t entirely sure what they meant. Alignment felt like some mysterious energetic and spiritual experience that I was meant to be aiming for.
While I now think I know what people are referring to and have a sense of how it feels in my body, my day and my mind, there are times - a lot of them - when the sensation of alignment feels impossible. And the attempts to come back into it are exhausting.
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And most of all, she taught me to love in a way that even now feels somewhat foreign. It’s the kind of connection and love that I think only exists between a person and their four-legged beings after many years together. It’s a quiet, understood, always present and patient love. I suppose some might call it unconditional, and maybe that’s what it was.
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