No-one’s skips this equation, because
that’s life.We all have families,
friends, work, health, home, possibly kids, grandkids, extended family, all the
relationships with all of these, and then there’s grief, and a multitude of anxieties
about so many different ‘threads’ from these!
Considering that, it’s a wonder that we can
get through life at all! I’m feeling dizzy just thinking about it!
The fact is, we are, only human, we’re not
perfect, and cannot be ‘The perfect………….’
Enter your own word lol!
I’m no different, cos I’m human too, I’m
experienced in guiding you through, whatever, but, when it comes to myself,
like you, I cannot see a bigger picture sometimes!That’s cos I’m embroiled in my own stuff!
What I’m trying to say is, it’s okay to
feel that, it’s ‘normal’, whatever ‘normal’ is.
But sometimes, do you get that feeling,
like something is missing in the jigsaw? Or your soul longs for something, that
you cannot, for the life of you, put your finger on? Or maybe, your soul,
yearns, for so much more, and you know what you want, but just don’t know, how
to get there?
I’ve been there too many years ago, and
since! Cos as I said ‘life happens’ through no ‘fault’ of our own, or maybe it
was, but hey, there’s no judgement here.It doesn’t matter ‘why’, if you still want to move forward, everyone can
make mistakes, and work them out, if only we were born with an instruction
booklet, but no we’re not, we have to figure it out, as we go along.
I know too, there can be so much around
shame, or guilt with mistakes, but that's our way of learning.
Sometimes, many of us never had a ‘role
model’ to follow, or come from broken homes, that give us insecurity issues –
There’s so many different ‘stories’ out there, and of course my work is
strictly confidential.
Sometimes, your inner self, needs, to talk
about everything that’s going on. I’ve experienced
those ‘big’ questions about what is, life all about?Then you hit other challenges, such as grief,
or loss, that brings so many other big questions, it’s never ending, but that's
what life is about.We have to accept
the good and bad, and deal with it all step by step.
Honestly, it is normal, you are no
different to me, we’re all learning in life, as long as we’re here!Learning and growth never stop, and as long
as most of the time you ‘feel’ happy and contented with your life, you’re not
doing bad at all!We cannot expect life
to run smoothly all the time, we are spiritual beings having a human existence!
As long as we still truly ‘feel’, and
are not ‘avoiding’ our feelings with multiple distractions, or suppressants to
escape our realities, then we are truly ‘living’.
It’s good to express yourself in whatever
way, it’s usually bad, to ‘hold it all in’, that’s when dis-ease can get a
hold.
So walk your talk, say what you need to
say, (even if you’re talking to yourself!) express your soul, because you only
get one life, make it a brilliant one!And don’t wait too long to reach your dreams, or tell those you love,
how much they mean to you regularly.Don’t wait, the time is now!
Well I have a BIG birthday coming up this
weekend, and I guess, because it’s a big one, I feel and apparently, everyone
else around me does, that I need to have something for my birthday, that is,
representational to the amount of years I will be.Really?
Of course, all birthdays are important and you
should celebrate them!But do you make the
ones with the zeros more important?Every birthday is an achievement don’t you think? An achievement of
being wiser, sharing your life with those you love, enjoying yourself, ‘being’
happy, isn’t that what everyone wants?
I was drawn in, I must admit, to the idea
of some diamond earing’s, my first thought!I’d had some Pearl one’s last year, though not a zero birthday, and I absolutely
love them!
The thing is, I don’t know about you, but,
can you see a difference in real pearls? In the quality of them, so that they actually
mean something to you?Now I don’t want
you to think I’m spoilt, cos really, I’m not, but looking at the size of the
diamonds in earing’s I saw, for a substantial amount of money, I just thought no,
theydon’t make me feel good
or special!
So, I looked around for something else, I
saw a nice chain bracelet, a cheaper sparkly necklace, (this was just to have
something ‘on the day’ yeah I know crazy!) – I could not find anything that spoke to me,
really!When I walked into the shop, a
lady said to me, it’s all beautiful isn’t it? Don’t you just want
everything?And I thought, well no, I’m
having trouble finding the right thing for me.
That’s the thing though, do you ever realise you’re going
for ‘the things to buy’ instead of ‘what they make you feel like’?The emotions they conjure up, maybe your own self-worth
is far more than you realise, because it’s not about the money, it’s about what you’re feeling,
in your life that matters the most to you!
This is a revelation in itself!Do you find you don’t even look at ‘real’
jewelry because you can’t afford it full stop? Does it make you feel less worthy?But then you suddenlyrealise, if you’d looked at them, as if you were going to buy them, you may
not want any of it? cos you’re really not, feeling it?
Do you do that? Do you stop giving yourself
even the experience, of finding out, ‘what you want’ without thinking about the
money?If you suddenly had excess money
would, you know exactly what you would buy?
The answer to this is not ‘DiamondEarrings’ no, no no, you need to know:
What type of diamonds as in:
caret
colour
setting
design
style
in gold, silver, white gold
whether they suit you
what shop they’re in
and finally, what price they are for the
‘energy’ or money exchange
Ah but no, wait a minute, the most
important of them all is whether they make you ‘feel WOWZA!’
But, you do need, all this information,
otherwise you’re going to be running around like a blue a…d fly frustrated
because you don’t really ‘know’ what you want.
And that goes for everything in your
life…If you don’t focus on what it is, you want, then the universe is going to
give you all those things you don’t want…It’s all just focus
Yes, that’s it, in a simplistic way, but so,
so true
I now give you permission to go into any
shop you want, and shop with all your heart, (no money involved here!) just
‘how it would make you feel’ I want you to look at everything until you find
things that make you feel like a ‘million dollars’ – but, remember it’s not about
the money! It’s about the ‘feeling’ – because you never know what the universe
has in store for you, and to be honest it’s not really helping you much
focusing on the limits of your life is it?
I was talking to someone about the FREE
assessments I give you, I realised why they are so needed, because no, I don’t
take everyone on as a client.That may
surprise you, you’d think I’d want to grab every last penny of work I can?
Well it doesn’t work like? Cos you only
have so many hours in the week, so it makes sense to be choosy ‘who’ you work
with right?
Especially when you’re in ‘the better I am
at my job’ the less time my clients stay working with me?
And I can see how crazy that looks, for my
work, but you know I’d rather work with people who are really committed to
doing the work, than those messing around and not even wanting, to do the work
on themselves.
Literally, I have seen some amazing people,
mainly women, who are upping their lives to exactly, what, and how they want
it, in business and in life, these women truly inspire me, I feel so grateful
to love my job and my clients.
They do ‘get it’ truly, and that means I get
to be the best coach or counsellor for them.And in turn that is what gives you a good reputation for what you do!
This is another ‘conscious choice’ that you
have to make, because again, it has to mean something deeper to yourself,
what’s the point in spending all your time dealing with people who don’t ‘get’
where you’re coming from.
If you’re looking for some real focus in life
or biz, and want to work with me, have a look at whether you fit the criteria
below:
a) You’re committed to doing the work, you
really want to change your life for the better, I’m really not in the business
of wasting anyone’s (yours or mine) time and money…and
b) The work you want to do is an area I’m
experienced in
If this fits you get in touch for your free
assessment, take action NOW
ACTION will always move you forward!
Email me: sally@absolutelyfabulousminds.com
– Just ask for your FREE assessment, we’ll have a 15-minute chat for me to take
details about you, what issues you want to work with, and see if we feel
comfortable talking to each other and working together!I’m here to enable those like you, to achieve
your dreams of feeling happy and prosperous in your life! Don’t wait till the next big birthday lol
I can do face to face coaching /
counselling sessions in mid wales or…
I now have uber super-fast fiber optic
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Some people prefer theanonymity of Phone coaching / counselling,
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I have to touch upon a ‘touchy’ subject
with some people here, ‘money’
While some
have a good relationship with money, others do not, sometimes, through, no fault of
their own, health problems, unable to work, there are as many varied hard luck stories
as there are people. Whatever the 'story' lots of people genuinely need some help, and may not have the money to get it.
There's usually a lot of shame and guilt around ‘not
having the money’ or taking benefits or even 'accepting' help!
I’m reading some horrendous stories about ‘tax
credits’ in the UK, just being taken off people with nothing, and them being made
homeless, referred to a telephone ‘counsellor’, except they are not
professional counsellors at all.One
telephone so called counsellor told someone to go outside and have a cigarette?
I came across this as a counsellor, many years ago in a 'proper job', with
mergers being made, I was offered another position as a ‘counsellor’, BUT it wasn’t for a
counsellor, it was for a ‘Addictions worker’.Yes, I could’ve applied for the job and probably got it, being an ‘insider’,
and continued to take my ‘reduced’ monthly ‘living’ wage, but nevertheless, a ‘wage’.
I was appalled, of this idea!
True, some
of them, who took the jobs, were proper counsellors, but, to work with others that had no professional
training, just threw me a huge ‘curveball’.You may say, I could’ve made a difference, on a ‘living wage’, but
here’s the thing…
I would have had to ‘renounce’ my
professional capacity as a counsellor
UNLESS, I worked part time, on top of a
full time job, to fund being a counsellor.If a counsellor ‘stops’ working, they cannot just ‘start’ again, it has
to be continual, unless you don’t mind not being a member of a professional
body.
With expenses of training over 5 years in
the first place to be qualified, monthly supervision, Insurance, being a member
of a professional body BACP, marketing, counselling directory, website, domain
name, continual professional development (a stipulation of the professional
body BACP) office supplies, Office rental, Tax, Accountant – All these expenses
are not cheap.
I’m not complaining here, only in that,
some people are NOT getting the help they need NOW.It’s such a tricky one, we as counsellors,
cannot help ‘friends’ or people we know, and cannot work with anyone without a
monetary exchange.I've occasionally
found myself in the grey area of this, well arguably facebook ‘friends’ are
people you don’t really know anyway, but THEY FEEL you could just switch
on your counsellor hat for them, and quickly solve a problem?
It’s an anomaly of counselling that, only if
you’re a counsellor, you would understand?
It’s a bit like expecting a doctor to do an
operation on a moving train?
It’s not
the time or place, and the profession has strict boundaries to follow that
cannot be broken, because, otherwise counselling just doesn’t work - A doctor needs all the history of the patients illnesses, risk issues, mental and physical, all the details, life story etc. The same goes for a counsellor, It's not something you can sort in an instant, of course that depends on how complicated the issue is, and how honest a client is first of all to themselves.
Where am I going here, well, yes the people
that need the help don’t usually have the money, but I don’t feel offering my
time for £5 an hour is ever an option to be able to continue being able to
afford being in my job!I’ve seen this
done in some places, I believe it cheapens the profession, and is saying to
government funding, that its okay for counsellors to pay all their expenses and then
just work as a ‘volunteer’?
I’m attempting here, to tell it exactly how
it is
Of course I do concessionary priced sessions, but most of the
clients I have, are working, so they enable me to be working too!I also, do have a very small percentage of
funding available to me, for those who don’t have any money left to deal with their
issues, so if this fits you, then please do get in touch with me.
I believe, it is so important to get the
help you need when, you need it.It is
brilliant to ‘be positive’ in the most awful circumstances, BUT not if you’re
just ‘avoiding the issue’It isn’t going
to get any better, by burying it, I know that.
Believe me, that is a huge mountain to get up and over yourself, on
your own.Sometimes, you need to ‘let it
out’ otherwise it’s like a human volcano, that is going to erupt, and possibly
put you in a dangerous position.
You are better than that, YOU can do this,
I do believe in YOU, and I CAN help and enable you…
It’s just a question of ‘if you’ll allow’
yourself to realise, there is an ‘issue’
That needs dealing with, and this can
take many years sometimes, but until you do, you’ll be like a ‘bouncy ball’ and
you’ll never really experience being truly ‘happy’.
What is the point in that?
Especially, when I can apply for the funds for YOU to get the help you need...
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Can
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With
whatever you’re passionate about doing, whether it’s to do with your life, or
beginning a business and making it successful? Maybe you’ve already, spent x
amount of time attempting to ‘make a mark’, but you’re still feeling like there’s
a ‘missing piece’ in the jigsaw? And
this missing piece, is stopping you somewhere.
Or
maybe your ‘big ultimate dream’ has been put on the backburner, cos you need
money now, but find yourself doing something, that doesn’t light up your heart
at all?
I’ve
been in the ‘Self Development’ area of business, for over 30 years now.When I say, I’m passionate about what I do,
its, undeniably, an understatement!
Cos,
my business, IS my life, IS what reaches into my heart, and touches my
soul!It’s so difficult to explain, sometimes,
but, that feeling I feel, for those I love, it’s the same feeling?
I’ve
always believed ‘I’ve something special to give’ and that’s not ego, it’s
because I’m a thinking, creative person, in whatever I do.I’ve succeeded in my own business because, I’m
not prepared to do, what I don’t believe in!
That
means, I CAN put my hand on my heart, and say, that I’m achieving great things
because:
a)I love what I do, and repeatedly,
my clients reach exactly, where, they want to go in their lives, and:
b)Because I’ve joined Leonie Dawson’s Academy, http://tinyurl.com/goxgjdjwhenever I need some practical help, or
accountability with my business/life it’s there, on hand, daily, hourly even
through the night! (it’s worldwide).Note – My supervision is a separate entity to this obviously.
Looking
back, this year has been an incredible achievement, I’m not saying, there’s no
further improvement to be made, in my life, business or financial situation, no,
cos I’ll always be stretching and growing, in every direction to bettering
myself. This is exactly, what I work
with, together with my clients, the exciting thing is, that ‘wherever’ you put
your expectations, is, wherever you will go.
Honestly,
the skies the limit, but, like all things, it’s been a learning curve, but hey,
why would you expect for instance to have a six figure business without putting
a little work into it?And when I say
work, woops I mean PASSION!YES, doing
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Anyhow,
I’m just explaining, how, why, and what ‘business’ is to me, in my life, and
more importantly, my soul.I don’t
entertain anything that I don’t want to do, or doesn’t touch me soulfully in
some way.Which is why, I can,
wholeheartedly recommend Leonie Dawson and her life/business Academy, because I’ve
experienced what it can do, while keeping your own ‘self’, ‘passion’ not only alive,
but thriving and growing along with your business.
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The
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I
personally have experience of Biz goddess, Double your business, and various
meditations and talks too the beauty is, that you can go at your own pace.Double your business for example sends you an
email a day to work on individual items, but you can stop and restart the
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on newsletters, marketing, websites, surveys – it’s gold dust, even down to the
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Then
of course, you can ask for volunteers, to give you feedback, testimonials, or
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groups.That, in itself is awesome, as
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I
would never recommend anything that didn’t stand up to my, quite high,
expectations.Not only that, Leonie gives
back to affiliates, a generous 50% which I think is amazing!Leonie also gives earnings to charities too,
she’s passionate about giving others their voice, she’s just built a school in
Africa!
I
believe, when making big money that is the right thing to do? What do you think
of this?
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Everyone gets to a point, when they just
have to stop
You run out of steam and need to recharge
your batteries!
And I should know better! But we all do
that don’t we? Not recognize, you don’t have to be superwoman, you need a
break sometimes!
Well it’s been a learning curve! For me.On the day we left my new Card Deck arrived! And
wow I was so excited!But, we were just
setting off for holiday for a whole week, yes, of not working, and yes of not
talking about or doing any work!
Here's a quick preview...
That’s the trouble with something you’re
passionate about? How do you just ‘stop’?
I swear, me and my husband hardly spoke, cos
we were both there, biting our lip, and just ‘being’ ha ha! I tell you what,
when you’re running your own business’s that’s so difficult to do, no don’t
even mention it! Well we were suffering colds too!
I think the worst thing was, having those
cards and resisting looking at them, well, I did once! But I knew, if I did
again, it would not be a holiday at all and my mind would carry on at a million
miles per hour!
That’s passion for you!
And I’m pleased, that I am passionate about
my life and work, cos looking around on holiday, its’ like this is what
everyone else does, for their only holiday in the year, because, they don’t
enjoy what they do as a job, or I like to call it a life!
That is what my whole life has been like, I’ve
sacrificed some ‘things’ for ‘being me’ which I’ve never regretted, I believe
life is so precious, and will not sacrifice it to becoming ‘not me’
Always said I’m stubborn! Oh and I loved
the beach walks every day, searching for sea glass, bathing in the sun and sea –
but no, I don’t enjoy the throng of tourists, who have so much to say all the
time, non- stop, or the tourist shops with so much ‘stuff’ you cannot imagine
who’d buy?
This is the stuff, I’m decluttering, I’m
moving out with clean, bright, lines throughout my house.
You realise, it’s the simple things of life
that are the best, that give you the most, people you love and who love you,
the warmth, the cosyness, the sea, maybe cos it’s opposite to the green hills
of home.
Yeah it’s like our passions, are part of
us, we’ve been developing them for so long, it just dos’nt compute to put it
down for a week.And really, I’m
grateful it was only a week, after getting back I was like a taughtly pulled
elastic band! And that says something after feeling like you need a holiday
All I can say is, I love my life, I love my
work, all aspects of it along with my home and family.Sometimes it’s only when you go away you can truly
appreciate what you have.
When is the last time you had a true break?
It’s a very important time to reflect and chill, to come back with energy and a
view of the bigger picture
This is from the chilled out desk of mine,
covered in sea glass and ahhhhh
Who am I? I'm Sally Hope Woodroffe a Professional, Registered
Counsellor, Hypnotherapist, Artist, Musician, Singer Songwriter,
prolific creative woman hopefully creating a better world in many
ways.
I want to introduce you to the fabulous Ms Leonie Dawson!!!
Who on earth is she?
Just Absolutely Fabulous Darlings!!!
And you need to know more about her! really you do...
I know you’re like me: you believe deep in your heart that you can have a soul-full life and success-full biz, and do a lot of good in the world as well.
I absolutely believe that, totally and utterly.
Which is why I want to tell you today about someone who is showing us EXACTLY how to make that happen.
My friend Leonie Dawson has created something that’s changing the lives and businesses of so many people around the world, and doing it in such a heartfelt, empathetic and real way that I am blown away.
If you don’t know Leonie yet, let me tell you a little about her now.
She’s a woman who really walks her talk.
She’s managed to create a million dollar a year company, working a few hours a day, spending loads of time playing with her family + making art + living a really fun + full life. And she is an amazing philanthropist. Just like me, she believes in making this world an amazing place by giving generously to causes she believes in.
I can’t begin to tell you how much I really resonate with Leonie – and I think you will too. (PLUS: she knows her stuff when it comes to business!)
Leonie created the Shining Biz & Life Academy, a training academy and mastermind, which gives you over $10 000 (!!!!!!) of business and marketing programs to create a powerful and profitable business, zen-your-mind meditations, creativity courses to supercharge your right brain, spirituality guidance for everyday life and home and health e-courses to help you live your best life yet. It’s a complete toolkit for transforming your WHOLE biz and life, whatever you want to focus on.
You’re probably thinking “I don’t have time for more information!” and here’s the great thing: when you join the Shining Biz & Life Academy, you get a full year of membership for the one really low price, so you can go at your own pace, and pop in and check out the materials whenever you want to.
The Academy site even tracks your progress and when you log back in, you can resume where you left off, in any course that you’ve started! No more losing track of which .pdf you were up to downloading, or which video you’ve watched!
So whether you want to spend time working on your biz, or you just only have 15 minutes to get some zen, the Academy accommodates your life, and your schedule.
Go to the link above to see a ton more information about Leonie and the Academy – it’s something that I am in awe of, and want to really share with everyone who might need it. I hope you’ll check it out.
And if you’re in the mood to be inspired, and fired up, definitely check out the “Reviews” tab on that page. It’s full of the amazing stories of what Academy members are accomplishing! Reading inspiring stories like these lights me up and makes me hopeful for the world. I’m sure reading them will make your day brighter too.
Here’s the link again – take a moment to take a look!
PS: Investing in your own education is the very BEST way to make your dreams come true. Especially if you learn from someone who has been there before and done what you’re trying to do. Leonie is a gifted teacher who can really simply explain how to make it happen, in a heart-centred, open-book, let’s-change-the-world-for-real kind of way. Click through below, and check her out.
Who am I? I'm Sally Hope Woodroffe a Professional, Registered
Counsellor, Hypnotherapist, Artist, Musician, Singer Songwriter,
prolific creative woman hopefully creating a better world in many
ways.
