Timothy Leary would be proud of you!

Timothy Leary has permanently imprinted my brain- no, not because of LSD! I can’t seem to shake off his 1987 interview for Rolling Stone Magazine, where he said that to create your own images was a revolutionary act! He said, “Whoever controls the screen, controls consciousness, information and thought!”

He’d sure be proud of us entrepreneurs creating our own TV channels with our own special ‘programming’- we constantly contribute to consciousness with our own information and thought! We sure are powerful, aren’t we?

Here’s my little ode to Timothy, but it’s more to inspire YOU to keep sharing on video or to encourage you to take your next step toward creating videos to share YOUR one-of-a-kind thoughts and ideas so a larger audience can be imprinted by YOU!

And to continue on this revolutionary path of creating our own images and content, I am very excited to step into my very first stint as a ‘talk-show host!’ when I do my first Google Hangout interview!! I’ll be interviewing Nicole Holland, a Master Business Coach who’s going to be talking about business basics to beef up your biz!!

Nicole LOVES helping entrepreneurs get really clear on their purpose, message, and packaging. It makes her do happy dances around her kitchen! She really does get super excited and you’ll get super energized and inspired when you hear her!

I hope you’ll join us this Wednesday, April 1st at 1 pm PT! No registration required! Just click this link and you’re in!

Here’s to being a video revolutionary and beefing up your biz with business basics!!

Michelle

PS: If you’ve been a little lack luster in your business and need some fresh inspiration to move into action, I invite you to hop onto my interview with Nicole!

Unraveling Layers of Visibility

It’s funny how I used to think writing a blog was less exposing than making a video. And now I feel like making a video is less exposing than writing a blog! That seems utterly paradoxical, but the truth is- it’s all visibility! Writing a blog ‘exposes’ my truth, my values, my thoughts, my feelings…

I’ve had issues with ‘exposing’ myself in front of other people – like a special group of fellow students that I was learning with over a 10+ year period. I found this terrifying for years, but forced myself to do it as it was a safe place. Yet we’re only as safe as we feel inside and I came to realize that though it had been an incredibly expanding learning experience all those years, I came to a point in my growth where I uncovered the trauma I was ‘muscling’ through and I couldn’t push myself anymore and had to take a break.

This actually took a lot of courage as I had been with this group for a long period of time and it felt like defeat and cowardice to step away. A part of me felt like I had regressed. Whereas another part of me felt like I was finally listening to a part of me that had been screaming to be heard and cared for.

I share all of this to compassionately say how complex and multi-layered and multi-dimensional visibility is. Visibility means vulnerability and that requires courage and safety. And I have come to respect and value that we go through phases and highs and lows of being able to be visible. I know after being very visible during a launch, I tend to crash and retreat into my safe cave. It’s like my visibility boundaries get stretched like a rubber band way, way out there and then they rebound way, way back for a while.

I truly am working on how to prevent this extreme cycle, so that I don’t have to crash so hard. I never hide out completely– luckily. I keep certain channels of visibility open, like posting on Facebook, making some videos etc… but my Klout score, for example, goes way down and that’s fascinating to have my visibility cycle exposed so concretely to me.

Have you checked out Klout? It measures your social media presence and though I don’t get too hung up about it, it is an interesting tool to let you know how visible you are on social media.

For example, when I was launching my “Authentically Glamorous on Video” group program, last December, my Klout score peaked at 67.29 – the day after my Google Hangout. Fascinating! But, makes total sense! I was building and building my social presence to get people to come to the Google Hangout and so my Klout score peaked the day after as there was a lot of activity afterward.

However, what I really don’t like about my visibility crashes are the low self esteem crashes and those don’t get accurately reflected on Klout. Those are more debilitating than my Klout score going down. That’s what I’m really working on- to prevent extreme low self-esteem crashes. They are painful and affect my relationships, my ability to attract clients, my eating habits, my health, my joy– you name it! Can you relate?

So, I’m starting to see that my visibility cycle resembles my push- collapse cycle. During these launches I push myself really hard and so the combo of being really out there and all the pushing to make it happen is what makes the crash so hard. So it’s both visibility and my energy reserves that are tanking.

I’ve been learning how to not push so much, but these launches can be intense! I’m coming to realize that there are less intense ways to get my message out and attract clients. I’ve been exploring new avenues- like emailing my list or posting on Facebook. I’m enjoying exploring these new methods. Some people call this a more feminine approach when you don’t push so hard.

Do you notice your own visibility cycles and what activities push them over the edge? Are you tracking how hard you are pushing yourself? And how does your self-esteem respond to all of this?

I’d love to hear more about this in the comments below. Isn’t it all fascinating? Maybe we can all help each other to keep expanding our visibility incrementally, sustainably and more enjoyably!

Help Me Give 75 Free “Authentically Glamorous on Video” Sessions in 90 Days!

Authentically Glamorous Visibility-Stretch Alert! Yikes! Before I get into sharing my newest challenge as well as sharing some ‘intimate’ numbers with you, I’d like to take you on my recent branding adventure!

In December, I decided to Vamp up my brand with the launch of my “Authentically Glamorous” Video Program. Though it was thrilling to “Dive In and Do It!”, there were not enough women signed up to make it fly, so I decided to put the program on pause.

It was a bit of a roller coaster as I was really jazzed and excited but also a little doubtful of this new, more up-leveled direction. I thought, “Video is super challenging and being authentic is challenging enough!!! Do I really need to up the ante and advocate being authentically “Glamorous”!!?? On video? Is that not adding insult to injury?!!

It felt like I was ‘inflicting’ unnecessary torture on my highly sensitive, fem-preneur peepettes!! Tell me, is that how you felt?

I ask because sometimes it’s excruciatingly challenging for me to be authentically, freakin’ “Glamorous”!! And I doubted whether I was even the ‘right’ person to be leading this movement! Many of my colleagues, coaches and friends have told me flat out that they don’t think I am glamorous!! Harrumph!!

I must say, that does not feel good, and it’s been rather confusing because I sort of agree with them… sort of…. And yet….some part of me, is being ‘called’ to reclaim this long, misunderstood, “Glamorous” piece... hmmmm…..

So I took about 9 magical weeks to really tune in and wait for a kinesthetic knowing of what to do next…drumroll please…

My body got the message to guide highly sensitive women, coach-preneurs deeper into being more authentic and more glamorous on video!

(And by ‘glamorous’ I really mean- their next step in up-leveling their image.)

Our outer image is very much a part of our female entrepreneurial journey. We simply can’t ignore it– as I’ve tried to do when at all possible! I mean, I’m a barefoot-lovin’, nature girl, with strong hippie tendencies for Goddess’ sake!

Can you relate?

I have struggled with body image, eating disorders, yo-yo dieting, binging and hiding since my teens! And I have come a VERY long way!

In high school, I was fashion and diet-obsessed and an exercise bulimic- here at 121 lbs. You can’t even tell I have a pear-shaped body!

(Pssst! I designed and made this white satin, lace ‘slip’ dress, BEFORE Madonna broke out her lacy, lingerie trend in the mid 80s!)

By the end of my first year of university, I had gained 25 lbs. And by my second year of university, I weighed over 170lbs….

But it’s actually NOT about these intimate numbers, right?

No, as you can see in this photo above, I was HIDING– big time!

I hid for many years, no matter what my weight was… I hid ‘behind the camera’ during my film editing career through most of my 20s and 30s.

And then I discovered somatic modalities to work through my body image shame, my self-expression straight-jacket and my fear of visibility.

Nowadays, I hover around the lower 160s, and I expose my curves, more than I’ve ever done in my entire life! I’m not even freaking out about baring my ‘intimate numbers’ with you! It’s so liberating!! Because they truly don’t matter!! Whoo hooo!
Though I’d much rather weigh 20+ lbs less, I am NOT waiting to look perfect!!

And I’m NOT hiding anymore.

I’m not hiding my body.

I’m not hiding my beauty!

I’m not hiding my POWER!!

And I’m really enjoying the perks of being seen!

I have women coming up to me, thanking me for sharing my curves! And thanking me for up-leveling my image and sharing my beauty!

I seem to be getting more respect from all kinds of different women,
and the best news is…

I am getting more clients!!!

I’ve helped hundreds of women coach-preneurs move through their fear of visibility and make videos that attract clients from around the world!

And now I’m super excited to be helping women come out of hiding, and embrace their body and their beauty and claim their Authentically Glamorous birthright on Video so they can really rock their businesses!

It’s not about the ‘intimate numbers’ and it’s not about trying to emulate a certain type of beauty. It’s about, not hiding and not holding back. It’s about stepping into your videos and owning your authentic POWER!!

DON’T HIDE your body/beauty + Show up on Video
= Own your POWER
= Get More Clients!!!

I’m really passionate about sharing my work with more women. I know that body image and shame hold women back by making them less visible and less successful in business more than any other reason.

So now I’d like to dive in even deeper into this Visibility-Stretch and really up the ante!

Over the last 2.5 years I’ve helped hundreds of women coach-preneurs and a few awesome men get past the fear of being visible, make their own videos and attract clients from around the world. When I left my day job 3 years ago, I had no idea of the transformative, expansive impact it would have on my life and on my new business. It feels like I am finally living a soul-satisfying life and purpose that I have wistfully daydreamed about for decades. I am delighted and grateful that I love my life and that I get to do the work that I love.

On the not so bright side, I’ve also failed a LOT. I’ve set many goals that I still haven’t reached. I tried a bunch of different ideas to build my business during the past 3 years. A few worked surprisingly well and many sank like the Titanic.

So it’s feeling a little edgy to be sharing the goal I’ve set for the next 90 days. It’s a big stretch for me and I am excited to embrace it but I need and would be so grateful for your help.

My goal is to give 75 free “Authentically Glamorous on Video” Breakthrough Sessions in the next 90 days to highly sensitive, out-of-the-box fem-preneurs who want to step into greater visibility and have fun fully expressing themselves on video so that they can attract clients all over the world and build a profitable dream business!

What motivates me? Because there are 10 million women-owned businesses in the United States alone and less than half of those earn more than 25K. I know what that’s like! It super stressful!

Many women are held back in their businesses by their body image issues and fear of being seen. I am proud to say that I have bust through a ton of visibility and body image issues and put myself in over 150 videos and gotten over 30,000 views on Youtube! And I know how to help women do the same! I want to help those statistics and teach women how to transform their visibility fears and own their “Authentic Glamour” so that they can own their power on video and build successful, cutting-edge businesses and fulfill their purpose!

There are many, many multi-dimensional, undiscovered, highly talented women entrepreneurs who doubt their gifts and feel like no one really gets what they do. They are intimidated by their own self-criticism of how they look and how they sound and they are hiding, scraping by. They are stuck and can’t really expand in their businesses and have no idea how to get past their own glass ceiling.

I want to help. That’s why I am committing to giving 75 free “Authentically Glamorous on Video” Breakthrough sessions in the next 90 days! These free breakthrough sessions help women shift the fear that is straight-jacketing them and get excited to make videos and attract their soul clients from all over the world!

So… Would you hold this vision for me of helping 75 women have a Visibility breakthrough?

And, if you know any creative women entrepreneurs who are committed to stepping into their beauty and power on video to grow their business in 2015, would you please share this post with them?

I would LOVE to offer them a 30-minute complimentary “Authentically Glamorous on Video” Breakthrough session and get them started on the path toward a visibility breakthrough in their business.

Though my schedule is more booked than ever- yay!– I’m committed to helping women in a more expanded way. So, if you know of anyone who could benefit from a Free 30 minute “Authentically Glamorous on Video” Breakthrough Sessions, I’d love to talk with them, Please send them to this post so that they can schedule a session! (To schedule, Click here!)

So what happens in these Free “Authentically Glamorous on Video” Breakthrough Sessions?

In this private 30 minute session, I look at 3 main areas:

1. What are a woman’s challenges when it comes to being visible, up-leveling her image, owning her power, making videos, attracting clients and building her dream business.
2. What her life would be like without these challenges.
3. I’ll give her my best recommendations to help her live a life without feeling straight-jacketed by her fear of being seen on video and feeling empowered and excited to fully express ALL of her on video and attract her soul clients from all over the world!

These recommendations have worked for many of my clients and I promise that she’ll be transformed from our short time together.

We’ll also take a few minutes to explore whether we would be a good fit to continue to work together. There is absolutely no pressure or strings attached… just a transformational conversation with someone who listens deeply, sees her Super Powers and believes that she can transform her fear of visibility into showing up “Authentically Glamorous” and POWERFUL on video!

If you know someone who is ready and really wants help being “Authentically Glamorous” on Video, then encourage her to sign up right now for a Free “Authentically Glamorous on Video” Breakthrough Session. (To schedule, Click here!)

Thank you so much for assisting me in reaching my goal to offer 75 complimentary sessions!! I can’t do this without you!!

To Your Expanded Visibility on Video and Beyond!

Michelle

How Earthing Helps you Make Magnetic Youtube Videos

So how do you get into a ‘magnetic state of being’- quickly- when you’re frazzled and need to make a rockin’ Youtube video?

Well I found out inadvertently while I was in my free floating surf mode on Sunday and stumbled upon 2 documentaries about *Earthing*!!

I was shocked at the power of these healing stories about Earthing. They were utterly mind-blowing! My love of self-healing was sooooo satisfied and empowered.

Earthing is sooooo simple and free and so utterly…. earthy!!!

I learned way more about the importance of going barefoot, which I’ve always loved doing!! So I immediately started Earthing again!

And then I had to put *Earthing* to the test and use it to help me ground and connect with myself and make a Youtube marketing video….. about Earthing! In it, I explain what Earthing is and how to do it. This is how it turned out!

I was really tired but determined. So I removed my brand new pink pumps

and put my feet on the ground for 20 minutes before shooting the video.

It felt sooooo goooood. I was able to completely relax and feel energized! The perfect combination for making a magnetic Youtube video!

*Earthing* got me out of my head and totally into my body without having to concentrate or do any kind of special movement.

I didn’t have to push my energy to connect, nor was I retreating into myself. I felt in total alignment with my energy and with reaching and connecting to my peeps!

Plus I managed to learn how to use my Monopod, too! I was inspired by the filmmaking in “Heal For Free”! It was really fun! And if it’s fun and I’m excited, then I KNOW I’m on the right track.

Just as I mentioned in last week’s post, I may not know exactly the significance of why I’m making a video at first, but if I”m following my excitement and inspiration, that alone is enough reason to make it.

I think Earthing is amazing! And I think it is INVALUABLE for making, grounded, connected, magnetic Youtube videos.

I can’t recommend *Earthing* enough and I highly recommend watching “Heal for Free” by Steve Kroschel– You will be forever changed by this film plus it is highly entertaining and heart warming!

And if you’d like to learn more about how to get into your body and really connect with yourself so that you can connect to your audience, snag my free Video Series here!

Happy Earthing and Making Magnetic Youtube Videos!

Michelle

Do you Suffer from “I-gotta-make-sense” Syndrome?

You may have heard me talk about ‘holistic marketing’ and how important it is to share ‘behind-the-scenes,’ fun, videos of your non-professional side or the ridiculous side of your of biz side every now and then, to spice up your biz vid repertoire.

Not only does this create greater engagement, because it’s unpredictable and entertaining- remember- video is primarily an entertainment medium!- but this is also a GREAT way for people to get to know, like and trust you in an ‘organic,’ right-brain kind of way.

So you may be inspired to share a quick, “on the fly” video of something you did that was fun or important to you, like your daughter’s birthday or going to the Farmer’s market!

But then you go into panic low-frequency mode: “I gotta give MASSIVE VALUE! Who cares about my personal life? What can people possibly get out of this?” You discredit your inspired impulse. You are now officially “in your head,” no longer in the realm of magic and inspiration— trying to “make sense.”

And guess what? Now, it’s No Fun! Ugh… It feels really Heavy… You might even feel like a loser and stupid for even shooting the video in the first place. What were you thinking?

You’ve officially ‘killed’ the original inspiration…

Well, I totally get it. I went through that with this video!

This moment that I shot of my Mom was magical to me. It was about 3 minutes of random footage, but I instinctively felt compelled to do something with it. So, on the plane ride home, I played with it and edited it down to a 30 second montage.

It really didn’t take that long, but then I was left wondering: “What’s the title? What SEO keywords should I use?!! (Ha!) What’s the point? Why the heck am I bothering?”

I had to journal for the last several hours of the plane ride, brainstorm with a dear, brilliant colleague, chew my nails, feel totally straightjacketed and particularly foolish since I advocate doing these kinds of ‘non-biz’ biz videos!

I was amazed that this teeny, tiny, little video was causing me such grief! I refused to cast it aside like sooooo many of my videos that I’ve dropped–never to see the light of day! NooooOoooOOOoooo! Not this one!

But why?

The torture lasted a week before I began to connect back to my original inspiration and my passion to fully express myself.

So, I say “YES!” to my inspiration, impulse, playfulness and I say “NO!” to “gotta-make-sense-or-why-bother!”

I practice and flex my inspiration-sharing muscle with this video. And I want to share a few steps on how I got through this to help you flex your inspiration-sharing video muscles!

Step 1: Ask yourself, “What inspired you to pull out your iPhone and capture this moment?”

Answering this question connected me to the joy and gratitude of seeing my Mom–who on my last visit could barely walk– walking and frolicking and sporting her groovy new pair of red snow boots she had bought to celebrate being able to walk!! [My Mom started taking Diatomaceous Earth that I had brought her on my last visit and within 3 days was starting to have less pain in her knees!! She’d also been yearning to get a dog (it’d been 35 years since she had a dog!) to inspire her to walk, and now she had Chloe and she could actually do it!!]
It was also the first time we were getting outside together after conquering a 5 Day liver detox! [I took 2 planes from Los Angeles to Ottawa and then drove an hour to the little artist colony of Merrickville to do this detox with her. I’d been wanting to do a Liver Detox for over 5 years!]
My Artemis spirit was elated being outside in the lightly falling snow, all bundled up, and walking with Mom and Chloe!

So all of this has helped me really receive how important it was to capture this momentous, victorious moment!! And that feels so good!! It makes sense! Right? And it is important….to me!

Great, so I was starting to back myself up, which is key when you are ‘breaking the rules!’

Step 2: Ask yourself, “Why is it so important that you share this video?”

I realized that I have a Very Strong passion to be Seen, and to be seen doing things I love! (Ask yourself: “But why?”)
I want to Break Free and feel free to share Anything I want, Without Apology! (Ask yourself: “But why?”)
I tapped into my childhood and adolescence, when I felt VERY straightjacketed by being a good girl, an A student, perfect, always right, etc… and how utterly UN-FUN and restrictive that felt. I made a vow at some point to not censor myself and really allow myself to express myself!

So now, it’s really making sense to me why this seemingly ‘dinky’ little video is so darn important to me!

I also realized that while I was struggling with what to do with the video, I was actually scared and embarrassed to share something so personal that seemed to have NO value to anyone else and therefore to be breaking the rule of sharing “Massive Value!”

However, once I got clear why it was important to me, I wasn’t worried what other people would think anymore!

Can relate to any of this? No doubt you might if you resonate with my video and visibility crusade tendencies! 🙂

If you keep digging deeper by asking yourself why the video is important to you to share with your tribe- the information will help you understand yourself better, the greater, spiritual meaning behind the video and help you tweak (if necessary) and complete the video!

So, emboldened by these new insights, I added some of this information into the titles of the video, which grounds the video and makes it more understandable to my tribe.

As you can see, I was compelled to make “spiritual sense” out of the video, in the end, but definitely not ‘business sense.’ I decided to break the video marketing rule of “Massive Value” that I was wrestling with and found so hard to follow.

I got to connect even more passionately with my holistic marketing philosophy. I learned to a whole new level that:

Sharing what is important to you is actually Massive Value to your tribe!!

So, my dear tribe, I’m excited! I intend to break free from video/marketing rules some more! I’ll definitely keep you posted!!

Let me know how this lands for you. I’m curious! And I encourage you to break out of any straight jacket you may be putting yourself in. Express YOUR joy, YOUR passions, YOUR values in your videos! You are the CEO of Your business! You get to decide! Watch how your tribe responds!!

To your freedom of expression and No More Straight-jacketing!

Michelle

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PS The not-so-closet Health Coach in me has been aching to make a video about the wonders of Diatomaceous Earth and to let more people know about it! But I kept straightjacketing myself with the ‘rule’ “Don’t confuse your tribe!” (yet again!) But no more! It’s a testimonial! Self-healing is one of my PASSIONS! And helping my Mom avoid knee replacement surgery makes me sooooo happy!!

And I take it every day for hip/arthritis issues. I want everyone to know about it! And it’s dirt cheap!!! I’ll probably make a ‘real’ video about it at some point!! This was just a teaser 🙂

There are MANY different brands out there. As long as it is FOOD GRADE, you’re fine. I chose this one (after doing tons of research!) because it comes in a plastic container which is the best way to avoid dust and mess and super convenient. And it’s an excellent price for 3 lbs! Don’t be foiled because it’s marketed for pets! It’s the same stuff and works equally fabulously for pets and for peeps! It’s truly the best kept health secret out there because pharmaceutical companies and vitamin companies can’t make money off of it! Give it a whirl and let me know how it works for you!!
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Easy Facebook Visibility Step to Kick off 2015!

Hope you had a wonderful holiday! I’m wondering how your 2015 has kicked off in the visibility department? I’ve been easing into it slowly, myself. December was visibility packed and so I enjoyed a low-profile holiday and beginning of 2015.

I decided I was doing “Enough!” and so I didn’t Push myself into visibility mode until I was good and ready. And that is making me a lot happier! Lets just say my ‘inner 4 year old’ is MUCH happier! Cuz when she ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!

I need to rejuvenate at times, so I can really SHINE when I want to! Do you resonate? That’s what dolphins do, too!!

I’ve been looking at lots of underwater video footage of dolphins (courtesy my dolphin communicating colleague, Jennifer Gilchrist- Intuitive Coach) and they chill, rest, glide, snuggle with each other.

And when they want to take the spotlight, they have the energy resources to jump up and spin and say “HELLO!” in a VERY Big, Splashy Way!

So, the way I decided to make a bit of a Splash in a Super Easy Way, was to change my Christmas, holiday Facebook profile photo:

From: Cartoon/ Joke Mode——–>
(BONUS HOT MARKETING TIP: It’s a Screenshot from the BitStrips app!! A great, playful resource for your marketing!!)

To: Authentically Glamorous Headshot Mode! — this is a photo that I have never used, possibly because it felt ‘too sexy’ up until now.

(I know, it’s not that bad… but sometimes my visibility prude comes out! Know what I mean?)

This photo actually feels really fun to me now! (Sometimes timing is involved in using some of your high frequency photos! It’s good to listen to your own visibility timing!)

It also has a sparkly, fun, dolphin energy in it. Don’t you think? So it felt totally in alignment with my New Year’s Intention:

To have EVEN MORE FUN in my business this year, while ‘upleveling’ my frequency and stretching my ‘authentically glamorous’ visibility!!

I also updated (much needed!!) my cover photo,
FROM: Christmas,Cartoon/Joke Mode

TO: Wacky, FUN, Adventurous,
and a little more glamorous mode!

Yes, it’s an actual Burmese Albino Python!
This is a screenshot from a video
I haven’t used yet .
So this was a great way to maximize this footage!

These photo changes created a fun, splish-splash and brought me some much needed visibility and ‘likes’ in a fun, easy way! It was the perfect way to dip my toe in and get more visible in 2015, so my ideal clients know I’m up and ready for business!!

Do you have a fun, easy way to make a visibility splash? Please share below! We can all learn from each other’s visibility tips!!

Wishing you a fun, splashy, visible, successful and soul-fulfilling 2015!!

Michelle

How To Step Into Spiritually Connected Leadership-and take a load off!

BOY oh BOY! It was a HUGE deal to “Dive In” and host my first Google Hangout ever, “Dive in and Do it! 3 Easy Steps to be Authentically Glamorous on video to attract High-End clients from around the world.” The Authentically Glamorous piece put me way out of my comfort zone, that’s for sure, it is very new for me, consciously, though very ancient for me, on a subconscious level.

And the Google Hangout was definitely daunting, having heard of people’s myriad technical problems in the past. I was not even sure how effective my marketing message was, if it was properly understood or if I reached enough women for the amount of energy I had put into it.

However, the one thing that grounded me and kept me going through it all was connecting to my deeper purpose and dedicating my efforts to something much greater than myself. My wonderful ‘performance/nervous system/shamanic coach,’ Sandy Dow, helped me tune into this bigger perspective- thank Goddess!!

With this inspired direction, I KNEW I had to step up my game and be MORE visible! I had to step into my Authentic Glamour and speak up as the leader I am here to be. Why? To take a stand for the women who have no voice and are forbidden to even show their faces– let alone their beauty! Like in Afghanistan and other parts of the world. Can you imagine being covered head to toe and having to look through a mesh all the time? In that heat! So intense!

I just kept connecting to these women, knowing that my Google Hangout was dedicated to them, and it helped me let go of whether I was ‘full of shit,’ totally diving in too quickly without enough prep time, not getting the numbers I wanted and so on. “It’s Beyond Me! It’s much bigger than me,” I kept coaching myself before and after, so I wouldn’t spiral into massive self-judgment and self-doubt.

I also KNEW that I wanted to have FUN doing this Google Hangout! So I dedicated it to the Dolphins as well! To thank them for all the love and healing they give us. I kept tapping into their joyful and playful self-expression and focused on:

Enjoying my massive visibility stretch.
Enjoying painting my beautiful pink background! I LOVE to paint and was thrilled to be able to include my love of painting into making the Google Hangout look really pretty!

Enjoying dressing up, putting on makeup and being the high heeled Priestess I am here to be!

As a result, I was able to tap into a MUCH BIGGER, spiritual force that supported me through it all. And I KNOW now, that I do not have to do this alone and I do not have to struggle and scrape through to survive. I will be taken care of if I stick to stepping up and connecting to my bigger purpose.

So guess what? No Visibility Hangover! At least not like I used to experience!! That’s truly amazing!! I’m hanging in and making a few tweaks and assessing what my next steps are, so I can transmit my message even more coherently and effectively.

So what I’m saying is that I didn’t do it perfectly- not by a long shot! But that’s not the point! It’s to keep going for it and to keep showing up. And that is so much more FUN than caving in and feeling like I may have bombed! Right? Because I certainly didn’t! I had women contact me after the Google Hangout and some out of the blue, who didn’t even watch my Google Hangout!!

I surrendered the Google Hangout to the bigger picture, to the universe and let the women entrepreneurs who resonate with my frequency, be magnetically drawn to me and find me. It was rather miraculous!!

I want this for you, too! Does tuning into your deeper purpose and surrendering it to the universe resonate for you? Perhaps you are already doing this! Bravo! Do share in the comments how you relate to this! I’d love to know!

To sharing your message as boldly and as brightly as you yearn to do and tapping into your deeper message and the higher frequencies that are here to assist you!

Michelle White Hart

Is Your Body Image Stunting Your Biz? 4 Easy Steps to Boost Your Body Image and Your Biz!

Hey Dearest Entrepreneuresse,

Are you hiding your body in your business?

Is your not-so-happy body image getting in the way of making your videos?

Yeowwwwww! I totally understand!

That’s why I find it is sooooo liberating to “Dive In” and Shift that massively deflating mental downer so you can show up in your high-frequency glory that goes way beyond the size and shape of your body!!

Can I get a Yes Ma’am??!!

I certainly haven’t always been able to do this though and still run into my own body image speed bumps. Let’s just say I’ve gone through a deep learning ‘curve’ with embracing my “curves” and I have done 2 things that have worked like a charm!

I have done a lot of body awareness work to dismantle that protective patterning that is hard-wired to hide my curves.
And I have had the good fortune of working with a transformational, brand stylist, Sybil Henry, who helped me understand my body shape, in addition to helping me dress for my body shape and brand style!!

I made a quick video about it here.

I believe it is very important to shift out of body image non-acceptance mode because it actually constricts your energy and message on video!!!

If you struggle with any of this, did you know that it could be impacting your business too?

Absolutely! When you aren’t comfortable embracing your wonderfulness and being at peace in your body, then it will infiltrate your energy and eat away at your authenticity in your business videos.

I used to try to not be a pear shape before I even knew that I was a pear shape! This was utterly futile and got me no-where as there was nothing I could do about it! It wasn’t until I learned about the 5 different body shapes that I realized that I needed to learn to love my curves.

I also learned that each body shape has it’s advantages and that pear shaped bodies are actually very desirable to curve lovers. I had thought that some body shapes were simply not as good as others, mainly, MY body shape. So, this was helpful for me to learn.

But then I had to uproot some deeper fears of showing my curves. There was a lot of fear, actually, of getting too much sexual attention and there was shame in there, that I had never voiced. My long standing embodied movement practice served me well as I connected to the sensations in my body and addressed each fear and shameful thought.

This is a practice that I use with my clients to work through visibility fears. It is profound and helps you permanently rewire these very inhibitive fears and self judgments.

I was able to accept my pear shape rather after a short while once I got the education about it and I took the time to identify the underlying fears. All those years of feeling my body as I moved in all different shapes and tempos, helped me shift into accepting my body rather than reject it as I had done in highschool and throughout my twenties.

4 Easy Steps to Boost Your Body Image and get into Body-luv Mode:

Find out what your body shape is! There is pear, rectangle, inverted triangle, apple and hourglass.
Wear clothes that suit your body shape- that accentuate your positive features eg. slim legs, small waist, hourglass shape, long neck, etc…
Wear brighter colors, so that you aren’t hiding behind black, brown, and dark colors. Keep those colors to cover the areas you don’t want to accentuate- like large hips for us pear shapes.
Do fun movement that you love and FEEL the sensations inside your body as you move! Check out my free video series to learn how to feel your body as you move it in different ways! This practice will help you connect and appreciate your body.

There are a few more steps here that are experiential. But this is a great beginning. I want to support you in getting out of body image shame and into feeling authentic AND glamorous in front of the camera!

That is why I am soooo excited about hostessing my first Google Hangout happening this Wednesday! I designed it to support you in learning how to be Authentically Glamorous on video!

“Dive in and Do it! ~ 3 Easy Steps to Be Authentically Glamorous on Video!”
December 17th, 11 am PST/2 pm EST/ 7 pm UK/
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

On this FREE Google Hangout, you’ll learn 3 easy steps to Dive in and Do it- NOW!

How to raise your Frequency so you can be seen as a Magnetic Leader on video!
A Body Awareness practice to bust through your fear of being seen on video, so you can stop undermining your true potential!
My easy tips for Makeup & Wardrobe so you can stop fussing and Own The Camera!

…and I’ll definitely be reviewing how to get going making your videos NOW!!!
And one lucky person who’s live with us at the hangout will
WIN a 30 Minute Authentically Glamorous Breakthrough Session with moi!

GO HERE TO REGISTER and I’ll send you the Google Hangout details on Wednesday morning…

and in the meantime, don’t forget to carve out time to join us LIVE! I can’t wait to help you get comfortable in owning the camera!

To Your #AuthenticGlamour!

Michelle

PS: Pass this on to your Goddess colleagues! Here’s the link for them to register for the Authentically Glamorous Google Hangout.

Are You Nervous About Sharing Your Beauty in your Business?

From one Goddess to another, did you know that holding back your BEAUTY has a major impact on your videos and your business?

I did not want to admit this for a looooooooong time, but it’s true. If you are not sharing your beauty with your tribe- you are holding back a part of you, part of your essence, your energy- your LIFE FORCE!

However, there is timing involved here. So if you haven’t been ready to share your beauty, there’s probably been a darn good reason! And I’ve had to work through a lot myself to be able to share it here and there and now a little more consistently.

So not to push you or prod you. Notice where you are sharing it and where you aren’t. Chances are you are doing it here and there- YAY! So that’s where you start and then you take your next incremental step- one step at a time. Right?

Examples of incremental steps:

Where a little makeup when you do your errands: something as simple as a little pencil under the eye and lip gloss, for starters
Add some earrings
Wear a dress- even a casual dress
Wear nice sandals, or low heeled boots
Wear a bright color

Just take one step at a time. Breathe. Notice how you feel.

Let me ask you. Are you NOT making your videos because you:

are super critical of your looks, your face, your body
worry about what others will think
don’t know what to wear
go into freeze mode when you just think of being in front of the camera

Or are you making your videos but you’re:

not appreciating your beauty
afraid of wearing makeup and attracting more attention
still managing to hide your beauty
holding back your femininity

Then have I got a treat for you today!

I am soooo excited to announce that I am doing my first-evah Google Hangout designed to support you in learning how to be Authentically Glamorous on video! Join me for…

“Dive in and Do it! ~ 3 Easy Steps to Be Authentically Glamorous on Video!”

December 17th, 11 am PST/2 pm EST/ 7 pm UK/

Go HERE NOW to Grab Your Spot!

And to learn more, check this wacky video I made!

You’ll learn 3 easy steps to Dive in and Do it- NOW!

How to raise your Frequency so you can be seen as a Magnetic Leader on video!
A Body Awareness practice to bust through your fear of being seen on video, so you can stop undermining your true potential!
My easy tips for Makeup & Wardrobe so you can stop fussing and Own The Camera!

…and much more!

And one lucky person who’s live with us at the hangout will WIN a 30 Minute Authentically Glamorous Breakthrough Session with yours truly!

Pop on over hereto join in the fun! Hope to see you there!

Here’s to letting your Authentic Glamour- your inner and outer beauty- SHINE on video! Whoo hooo!

Michelle

Pass this on to your Goddess colleagues! Here’s the link again! Go HERE NOW to Grab Your Spot!

How to have a Viral Gratitude Party!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I’m finally going to give Testimonials a rest- I promise!

And yet…. all this Thanksgiving Gratitude stuff is kind of similar to Testimonials- wouldn’t you say? He he he!!

I expressed my gratitude to my family on Facebook yesterday and got a lot of Gratitude action going there with my family and friends jumping in the mix and I realized- these expressions of gratitude are very much like mini-Testimonials!

So today, just now, I posted a “Gratitude to my Business” post on Facebook with fun pixes to thank Youtube and the iPhone!!!

How to have a VIRAL GRATITUDE PARTY

***HOT FUN TIP #1!!!

Thank and tag a TON of colleagues and mentors on Facebook (so much fun!!!) This started a whole Gratitude Party within seconds!!! They’re all popping in and commenting tons of love back to me!!! Is this an awesome way to start my day?!!! YES!!!

And the comments are continuing to flow in as I write!!! It’s creating a VIRAL Gratitude FEST!!!

AND NOW I want to THANK YOUfor being in my TRIBE!!! I LOVE having you here!! I would love to tag you and all of my tribe on Facebook and thank you, but that might take all day!!! So feel free to tag me in YOUR Gratitude Party on Facebook if you decide to have your own celebration!! I’d love to comment and PLAY with you there!!! Or comment below and I’ll comment back!!

The Gratitude Party was part of my ‘homework’ assignment, actually, from my business mentor and I highly suggest you have one too!! If not today, then anytime this “Thanksgiving week” or as an Apres Thanksgiving reflection or anytime during the year!! Gratitude never gets ‘old’!!!

It’s a way to:

Spread that high frequency vibration
Initiate that ‘testimonial’ energy
Get more VISIBILITY!!!

Sharing your gratitude raises your frequency, just like giving Testimonials. And raising your frequency is good for business!! And your health and your soul!

***HOT FUN TIP #2
Have FUN with this and post a few pix that show your appreciation and add text if you want!! I use www.picmonkey.com

Snap some pix of:

Your favorite dishes at Thanksgiving
Family members, friends, colleagues
Any FUN activities you do this weekend
Anything about your business!
Anything wacky that makes you LAUGH!

***HOT FUN TIP #3

Make sure you comment back to anyone who comments! It’s really important to thank each person who takes the time to comment. I tagged people I haven’t been in touch with in a while and if they actually comment, I consider that a HUGE gift as we just opened up the flow of energy between us again and are supporting each other.

Thanking each person who comments is another opportunity to laser in on them and give them a mini-testimonial right on the spot, since you can’t do it for everyone you tag in the initial post!!!

Hope this makes sense!! This further expands the positive field all around you that you created with this Gratitude Party and lets it continue to grow!!!

I know a lot of people feel overwhelmed when tons of people comment, but it’s worth thanking everyone- several in one comment is fine, too, like this:

And I see so many people who never comment back when people comment under their posts and I think, what a missed opportunity to thank them. They are contributing to your expanded Visibility! Don’t make this mistake! It certainly doesn’t expand the positive field of Gratitude, right?

Find time to acknowledge every person who comments on your post in a simple, easy way!

***HOT FUN TIP #4

And anyone you might have forgotten to tag, you can just comment and tag them in the comments like this:

Which elicited an immediate response!! It’s like instant Gratitude Magic!!

And the beauty is that so many of these people I knew in a business group and it’s like a:

Mini-Reunion and we get to Re-Experience that Wonderful Bond we all shared in this virtual, fun Instant Gratitude Magical Kind of Way!

Thank you for being in my tribe! I am so grateful to be on this High Frequency, Visibility Journey with you!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Love,
Michelle

PS I’d love to hear your Gratitudes !! Have you hosted your own Gratitude Party? Share your insights!!