Your Empire is Crumbling – Raindrops and Ripples Episode 5

I love this Jenny!  I've been on this page and felt like maybe I just wasn't getting it, but the empire thing hasn't worked for me and I was feeling like I was pushing my stuff, not trying to connect from a real place to make ripples in someone else's life.  One of my core beliefs in marketing is that people are smart and deserve love and respect...anything less is just empty business and I'm not doing it. That means that I don't use tricky (creative, sure, but we know the difference) titles or mysterious info to try to hook people, but can I admit that I see people really successfully doing that and I get a little pissy about it?  Well there it is!?!  Anywho, I'm loving the podcasts!!!

I love the Ryze empire, and only see it growing, and I'm at peace with that.

It's beautiful :)

Jenny, thanks so much for the thoughtful and soothing messages that you are sharing with us.  We absolutely don't hold it against you that you didn't post your audio yesterday. Some of us were busy with our own challenges and didn't notice. The rest who care also understand.

Empires are overrated. If I recall from history classes, empires eventually crumbled or were overtaken by enemies. How much better it is to create ripples that gently move into streams and rivers, eventually having an impact on distant shores.

Like Peter and Carol, my goal is balancing my life and business, and always with joy.

You seem to have your finger on the pulse these days JennyBBones . This is where I am right now. I've spent the last few months working to establish the balance between my projects and the rest of my life, and trusting that the projects I continue with will be enough. It's been an exercise in seeing my work as an aspect of my full self, along with other things.

I've had to make some tough decisions about what to continue with and what to let go of. But with patience and a lot of breathing the way becomes clear, and the strength to act on the clarity soon follows. I guess it's a good problem to have.

Thanks for the affirmation. It's good to know that this kind of impulse is in the air, and that others are feeling it, too. 

Somewhere along the way, I got brainwashed to believe that the easier, softer way was the wrong way -- that hard and effortful was the way it had to be, especially when it came to business.  So my business became about joylessness, contraction, and miserliness -- not about joy, expansion, and generosity.  And I was miserable.  So now I'm embracing the values and attitude you are suggesting, Jenny, because life is meant to be enjoyed, not survived.  I'm keeping your father and all your family, including you, in my thoughts and prayers.  I love you too. 

just love your voice and who you are and what you share.  empires are fine for what they are -- but you know, WE are the beings that are meant to enjoy this planet.  big big love.

Loved it @jennybbones - loved it.