When you want to shrink, that’s exactly when you need to double down.
When you feel freaked out and want to retreat into safety, that’s exactly when you need to expand.
The purpose-driven business you want is on the other side of thoughts you think.
The other side of wanting to give up, feeling like you can’t push through any more.
Except you can.
And you will.
Because that’s when your breakthrough will come.
Recently I recognized a desire to grow my audience in a big way.
I’ve always half-heartedly wanted to grow my audience. By half-hearted, I mean —
I really wanted to, but wasn’t willing to step out of my comfort zone.
I was full of ideas about how my audience should grow on it’s own.
I appealed to the social media gods, sending good vibes to the algorithm I gave my away power to.
I noticed a story that said —
If I was good enough, my organic growth would be faster.
And because it’s not growing fast enough, I’m not good enough.
As you can see, this wasn’t really about audience growth.
It was about feeling not good enough.
Like every other problem we experience in life.
Last week, I decided — F this. I’m done waiting.
My work is beyond powerful. My clients understand and release their fears in record time, allowing them to take clear, consistent action toward their soul-aligned business dreams.
This isn’t just about me, and my desires, but the calling on my heart to make sure that no woman shrinks herself to fit into a life that feels too small simply because of negative beliefs that aren’t even true.
When you connect to the higher purpose of your vision, which in turn activates your own higher potential, a magical energetic force rises from within, and suddenly —
You see ideas where before there were roadblocks.
You notice potential where before there was only setbacks.
And you find courage where before there was only waiting.
It was time for paid marketing.
The first ad I ran did really bad.
Even though people joined my free email course, Monetize Your Creative Genius, my costs were super high.
Immediately, my brain spiraled:
I suck at this.
I’ll never figure out a way to grow my audience.
Why are FB ads so much easier for other people than me?
But instead of reacting, I regulated. I realized this was a make or break moment for my next level.
I reminded myself that in all the parallel lives playing out, there was a version of me whose work attracted a large community of ambitious and creative, purpose-driven women.
These women support each other as they push beyond their boundaries. They overcome so many inner and outer roadblocks to create lives so extraordinary, that people look at them and ask — how did you get so lucky?
And they shake their heads, think of their sisterhood who’s seen the moments they wanted to quit and walk away but persevered instead.
Instead of answering such a silly question, they just demurely smile, knowing that people with such limited mindsets will sadly never experience any of the beauty life has to offer.
The beauty that comes from climbing the mountain to the top, looking down at the view, and feeling so damn proud of yourself for never giving up.
Practically speaking…
I assured myself some combination of words and images popped into Ads Manager would generate my desired result.
I remembered that negative thoughts won’t help me create the life and business I want, and that becoming the most abundant, successful version of myself requires the deepest level of certainty and resilience.
I also recalled the times in my life where everything worked out like magic.
Meeting my husband, finding my purpose, creating my first courses, signing my first clients…
It all happened in those beautiful moments when I surrendered, creating the space for the graceful hand of God, the Universe, to rearrange my mind and life.
Every life milestone happened after letting go, trusting, and allowing the perfect idea, opportunity and insight to come exactly when I needed it.
Then one morning, I opened Ads Manager expecting disappointment, but instead, the numbers made me blink twice.
The cost per lead plummeted. My free course was filling up. Notifications rolled in. So many beautiful people signed up.
93 as of last night!
For a split second, I didn’t believe it. My brain tried to convince me it was a fluke. But every time I opened the app, more people joined, and I realized:
It’s working. I figured it out. I didn’t give up. And this is the reward.
I felt relieved, calm and excited all at once. A deep, quiet peace that everything I’d worked so hard for was clicking into place.
This isn’t because of luck.
It’s because I invested in learning new skills. I equip myself with mentorship and support to achieve my goals.
I do inner work daily to match strategic, practical action with the right mindset and emotional connection to my vision.
The whole experience was a powerful reminder:
Pursuing your deepest dreams, goals and desires will scare you sometimes.
Your brain will convince you giving up, starting a new project or strategy, or ignoring it all and cleaning your house instead, is the safest thing to do.
But every time you seek safety, you block the soul-aligned business success you’re meant for.
And not fulfilling the purpose you came here to fulfill should scare you much more.
If you want to monetize your soul’s truest gifts, I’m looking for two women to guide through my 3-month coaching program, Creative Genius.
If you are:
Creative, ambitious and hard-working, meant for more but doubt your vision and aren’t sure HOW to bring it to life.
Feel pulled in a million directions, debating between ideas, projects and plans, never making progress which makes you doubt your dream
Struggle to stay consistent with your efforts, mostly because you compare yourself with others and it makes you doubt yourself.
Sometimes make progress and get in a groove, but get knocked out somehow and have difficulty locking back in.
And you want to:
Build a business or otherwise make money as a natural extension of your soul
Identify a clear, simple 90-day plan that gets you into consistent action while creating measurable results
Use your true gifts to create something iconic that outlives you
Make your inner child super proud and happy because you’re living her dream
Then Creative Genius is for you!
My special gift is combining deep emotional healing with powerful mindset shifts so you think like the woman you’re meant to become.
Loving every part of you opens the door to freedom, abundance and possibility!
My purpose is to help others understand themselves so they can live their purpose. If you’re feeling called, trust your inner guidance!
Respond to this email or DM me for a no-pressure convo. 🌹
Only two spaces available! For those done wasting time waiting.
All the love,
Suzanne
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