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My mom, Fredrica Parlett, recently finished a first draft of her first novel, at the age of 74! You can read all about how she did it here: http://jennaavery.com/finish-your-novel-at-any-age While it has absolutely nothing to do with my business, or my work, it is a beautiful example of finding your voice, and taking steady steps [...]
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In this video, I share another inspirational insight on how smart and complicated business owners can make money in fresh, new ways by discovering and delivering the wisdom that life has developed in them. In it I share a story and an exercise that helps you move past the shadow or phantom desires so the [...]
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On December 16th, I led a group of nearly 80 people through my out-of-the-box annual planning process. What’s cool is that instead of just asking you for your goals, I have people “call in” what they want to experience in the coming year by creating a multi-sensory, right-brain vision of the coming year. This vision [...]
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This is an excerpt from some of the writing I did on retreat this summer in response to the question “what did I learn by writing my story?” I learned that we give up reaching for the work we want in small degrees. By quietly closing doors to paths we had imagined wandering down. By [...]
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What I learned this year is that nothing is sweeter than coming home to yourself. My sweetest moment this year was reawakening this summer to my love of helping people name the True Spirit of their Work. Of finding the words to help them own and express the profound insights that are capable of coming [...]
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What I learned this year is that the big, deep, challenging changes that we desire happen over time, bit by bit, like a big ship turning. I learned it’s easy to lose faith in the process, or to discount my progress. To judge myself that I still, still, still struggle to make time in my [...]
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This is part two of a six-part series called “Before You Do Anything”. This 7 minute video reviews the four high-level questions you want to ask before you set a new financial goal for the year. These questions help you find the mojo to stretch into new territory with money, and make your financial goals [...]
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This is part one of a six-part series called “Before You Do Anything”. This 9 minute video reviews the four high-level questions you want to ask before you plan your year. What I’ve seen is that if you aren’t clear on the big picture of what you want, you often get bogged down in the [...]
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What’s important to me this week is coming home to the rituals that feed my soul. What’s important is cracking this shell that keeps me timid and hesitant. That wants so hard to please. What’s important is breathing deeper, and allowing the whisper in me to grow into a growl. What’s important is finding my [...]
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An amazing thing happened last night — I downloaded 7 poems. More poems than I’ve written in my entire life. Here’s the first: Reveal Your Wild, Free Spirit Reveal Your Wild, Free Spirit And I will find the courage to show you mine. To leave behind the sad, small footprint of my hesitant desires. And [...]
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