In this morning's fireside chat, I'm sitting in the garden on the last day of March, surrounded by nature - with birds chirping and a cheeky monk jack deer in the background. I'm wearing my robe and slippers, embracing the arrival of spring and keeping it real over here. This chat was impromptu and that was perfect.
Life’s been feeling really good for me. There are beautiful new threads in my life in the form of new love, new clients and the literal bloom of Spring.
As I’ve been finding my way back to my authentic expression, I've realized how important it is to trust my natural process and not get caught up in comparison of how other people are living their lives or urgency culture. As discussed in previous episodes, this is really hard to do.
The pressure is real….
Everywhere we look there is an invitation towards speed. I truly believe that it is a revolutionary act to do the opposite of speeding up just because you think you should or everyone else is somewhere else.
Where you are taught to look outside, I say look within: in-source. Find your own lane and learn how to stay in it. Understand your strengths and what you do rather effortlessly and organically. Who are you and how do you want to live.
My core message for today’s episode is about thought leadership - not just as a professional skill, but as a way of being. Again, playing to your strengths - the things about your that are timeless. I've always been someone who thinks deeply and processes life through my experiences.
People hire me (and I believe enjoy talking to me) because yes, I’m a skill coached, facilitator and holder but also because of the way I think, make sense of things in my own unique way and share that perspective with my own flavour, opinion and language. We forget that it’s the thing that we naturally embody that is attractive and inviting for people.
I have been told this a lot - “I love the way you think, see and authentically navigate your own life. I want to learn how to do that for myself and in my own way. You inspire me to know myself in a deeper way and to find a way to thinking and seeing that really works for me.”
I share this because it’s a simple truth that has really helped me remember myself and come back “home” as I’ve been starting to create and build my next business. Can we own what’s true and build from that place organically and authentically. Especially when we feel lost at sea.
“Our strengths are timeless” - Dielle Charon
What are you truly good at? What are you already doing? What’s natural for you? What do you do with relative ease? Where are you skilled and strong? What thoughts are you leading with in your own life?
This to me is authentic expression. Everything you’re already doing, enjoy doing and are good at doing.
For myself, this year of allowing myself to be fulfilled and prioritise enjoyment of my life over sharing my life, it reminded me what’s my organic way of moving through the world, how do I think, what do I value and what’s my natural creative process and rhythm. I deeply believe that these are extremely important things for you to pay attention to in yourself and in your own life. Do you know yourself well through the different seasons of how your particular life ebbs and flows.
This process brought my back to the old Liv again and my goodness it has been a lovely and glorious reunion. If you’re needing a little homecoming yourself, perhaps these questions will serve as a beautiful compliment to today’s episode.
Are you striving to be someone that you're not really?
Do you feel like there are tender, messier parts of yourself that you have to hide from the real people in your life?
Do you have a process of sitting internally with yourself to understand what's actually going on in your life?
How do you feel about your current situation?
Are you in alignment with your current path?
Are you willing to sit with discomfort and uncertainty?
Do you have a vision for your life, or can you at least see the next step?
I also make a strong case in this episode that your life is ideally for you to live. Live first, share and create from your life second. Like really really live your life. Know yourself inside of your real life. Care and cultivate your live, your days, your passions, your friendships. Only share that you really want to share.
Especially online, I believe we have a massive over-exposure problem. If you’ve spent years in the spotlight without ever taking stock and actually attending to the real life that you’re living without sharing about it, then you will eventually have to contract and recover. It’s the natural order of things.
We can only sustain certain speeds and intensities for so long and so many more things are sacred than we give them credit for. In an online world where we are hyper-connected, letting ourselves be in processes that other people don’t see is really a very loving flex. And I of course do value sharing my process, because I do that a lot here and writing for me is a big part of my understanding of myself and staying connected to my people. Within that I’m very mindful of what I share, especially now. This to me is building with integrity. Being clear on why you’re doing what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. Again, playing on your strengths of writing, expression and discernment.
So please dive into the video or audio podcast my friends. I hope it nourishes you and offers you a very important reminder: You’re good at many things. Start with those things. Embrace your organic rhythm. No need to re-create any other wheel other than the one you’re already driving.
Please let me know thoughts on this below. I absolutely love hearing from you.
I love you very much,
Liv
Ps: I’m offering a brand new 1:1 8 week container and it’s been selling really really nicely to some really wonderful clients. If this is a bit of you and you want to work with me, keep reading below.
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Something I’m shouting from the rooftops about right now is my new offer - a Soul Retreat offer with 1:1 integration coaching over eight weeks. This is the perfect introductory container for you and I to create a journey to hold you through your next transformation.
This is your next crucible with shit getting really clear for you inside of a journey that brings clarity and is full of compassionate holding having you feel really well loved and well seen.
The way I hold and create space is designed for you to return to the deep well of inner knowing inside of you. We are working with everything that’s already inside of you so you walk away knowing and understanding yourself with a generous level of precision, care and certainty.
It’s the kind of container that’s deep, has a really clear start with a Soul Retreat Deep Dive and is in constant motion and flow with the 6 week integration weekly coaching sessions. It’s an experience where things are going to move.
If we work together:
You will have accessed some kind of vision and you will know what steps you need to be taking towards that vision. You will likely have already taken some.
You will be basking in a lot of insights, beliefs, powerful thoughts, embodied desires and inner jewels that mean something to you after this process.
You will have had the experience of being in a boutique coaching experience where the journey is deeply tailored to you, your essence, your character, your sensitivities and your unique desires.
You will feel closer to yourself than you may have ever felt, remembering that the relationship that sets the tone for everything else in your life is the one you have with yourself and you will feel empowered to be working towards higher standards of care and love towards yourself with every step forward.
You will be hearing your own voice more clearly and your inner authority will be sounding more and more like your own. You’ll be feeling a lot more trust towards that voice as it becomes more and more familiar to you.
You will shake off some thick layers of conditioning that you’ve been carrying around about what makes your worthy or successful and you will be feeling sparks of inner liberation from external pressures.
Your life pace will be more determined be your inner essence and true capacity and you’ll have tasted what it feels like to move slower, with more intention and grace in most important in alignment with your soul.
This offer is for you if you feel a deep resonant with what I wrote above and you find yourself as:
A creative entrepreneur seeking clarity, structure and direction
Someone preparing for a significant life transition like building a family, marriage, finding a life partner, building a business,
Feeling stuck in a "messy middle" where you’re in full chaos and you need a guide
Craving genuine, transformative guidance
I work great with creative souls who are reimagining their path, entrepreneurs seeking deeper alignment, people who want to consciously craft the next season of life, budding parents who want to prioritize family building, people who are in the messy middle of life and anyone who values creating an original life that is guided by your desire and values.
You won’t leave clear on everything, you may have questions when you walk away from the eight weeks…but what you will have had is a really rich experience of what it feels like to have a lot of attention lovingly on the things that matter to you - your desires, your needs, your capacity and your values. And there’s no greater medicine than that.
If you're feeling drawn in, here are more of the details of what's included:
3 Hour Deep Dive Soul Retreat including full access to the You are an Opulent Creature of the Divine ceremony & recording to prepare for your experience
6 x 1:1 60 minute Coaching Sessions
Bespoke designed programme for you
Daily text & voice note support throughout the 8 weeks
Your own digital nest full of resources, guidance and support
The investment for the programme is £1800 and you are welcome to pay in instalments of 2 x £900 or 4 x £450.
This is collaborative coaching - your life, a potent vision and a beautiful collaboration.
For those of your genuinely interested in this, book a real-talk, no obligation complimentary call with me below:
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