Archive | January, 2014

I thought I could jump back into running a business, solo. I thought I could do it on my own, until I found them.

A circle of supportive women.

Now, I have no idea how I’d do it without them.

I’ve written before about my tumultuous relationship with other women. I railed against needing them for so long. I always thought I preferred the company of men.

Men were easy. Non-complicated. Fun to be with.

Women were prissy, judgemental and flighty.

Or so I thought.

I still have wonderful men in my life - soul brothers - who inspire me regularly.

But being held by my soul sisters in our mastermind group is a phenomenal feeling. I feel uplifted by their presence, guided by their wisdom and inspired by their visions.

We weren’t always this close.

To be truly seen, heard and accepted by them required achingly raw vulnerability - on all our parts. And as Brené Brown says , “Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection.”

When you begin blazing a trail for yourself, no matter what it looks like - becoming an entrepreneur, an artist, or a parent - it’s vital that you have the support of your peers. Peers that are on the same journey as you, that get what it is you’re trying to achieve or be.

It can be hard for that role to be filled by friends and family as they often aren’t on a similar path to you. They want the very best for you so it’s hard for them to be objective.

So how do you find a support network? A circle of soul sisters? Or soul brothers?

You reach out. You ask a friend to ask another friend.

That’s how ours started. It was literally each person reaching out to one other person til we had 6 of us in the group. Some of us were already besties, some of us had only met once, and some of us met for the first time.

At first it was a little awkward to open up as we learned to trust one another. Trying to find time when we were all available to be together was tricky. We all have hectic lives, conflicting schedules and are scattered across South East Queensland.

Bit by bit we leaned into one another, making time together a sacred priority. And the blessings have been multiplied.

Community has been on my mind a lot lately. It’s a big part of why I launched Spectrum. But I want to go even further now.

I want to nourish The Attitude Revolution into a thriving tribe of supportive, playful and nurturing comrades. And I would LOVE your help to do so.

During our mastermind retreat, I saw a vision of this space growing into a huge tree watered by many hands.

With that vision in mind, I’d like to open up this blog to the whole community - so we can all share in the wisdom of the group. Let’s co-create a space where people can gather to be inspired, to gain insight, and to find joy in camaraderie.

If you have a burning, yearning desire to share your story of how you’ve done a 180 towards joy - I’d love to hear from you. Sharing whatever obstacle you’ve overcome in order to be more loving, kind and joyful in your life is music to my ears.

Drop me a line at [email protected] with the word SUBMISSION in the title, plus your story attached as a word document (*.doc please not *.docx)

What say you?