It’s been a very mixed few days for me. Yes there’s been lots of love and insight and incredible connections. I mean super incredible. As I sit enjoying my coffee, playing hooky (as Elsie Spittle used to say) in the warmth of the Spanish sun , feelings of gratitude light up every cell in my body. And I as I percolate on what I’m hearing, I realise that the gratitude is not just for the feelings I like. But also for the feelings I haven’t been too keen on. The client that cancelled with ill will - that email hurt. Stung for a while. Until I found my humility. And then the ‘honest’ conversation a peer felt they needed to have with me. Old feelings of lack, of being scared, of wanting to defend. Arose and caught in my throat. Again humility restored me. Owning my part without falling on my sword ⚔️ It doesn’t mean those feelings left my body - the cells felt the thinking they came from. But something that’s been present within in me is that ‘this is growth’ this is the edge of what I know, this is the space from which creativity arises. From where I’m called to step into my power in a stronger, more grounded way. This is what it means to be in the unknown. It’s not meant to be comfortable. And then the story of the spider. 🕷️ Barb Patterson, an incredible speaker, entrepreneur and human being, told of the spider who is not born with all the silk thread inside of them. They have to mobilise and move. They first have to mobilise the elements within them to create the chemical changes. They then have to move and physically pull the liquid out of their body to align the molecules into a solid thread. I saw that the painful feelings, the doubt, the insecurity, the imposter syndrome - they are the chemicals that we can use to poison ourselves and shut down. Or we can use to mobilise our unique abilities to turn pain into silk. Once mobilised we then have to move to allow the thread to come out of us. It doesn’t do anything kept inside. In my story that could mean an appropriate response to an email that serves the client and me. An apology to someone who has felt hurt by my behaviour and an opportunity for a reset. A surrender to the feelings without attachment. Not necessarily easy things to do. But from within humility there is no vulnerability.

I’m very proud of @Louise Knighton who has written her first ever business case. She definitely experienced growing pains and uncomfortably but she kept resetting. Asked for support. Asked questions and went again. She even enjoyed it in the end. Here’s her email from last night: “Thank you for your help with this. Initially it was hard but I really enjoyed completing the business case.. 🙂 Louise“ Please join in and send Louise some love 💕

I've always thought Black Friday is a bit sleazy and noisy, and, apart from the 'book mob' last year I've avoided it! After an amazing call with @Ess Green I now have a new perspective of how we can capitalise on Black Friday with integrity and be offering HONEST value. No discounts. No sleazy marketing. Just a no-brainer offer that is linked to what you do that allows people to experience what you do! Ess is offering a weekly step by step on how to build your offer with a call every Monday to support us along the way. I'm in. Come and join me :) You have to be part of UK Skoolers Premium - which is usually annual only, but until midnight on Sunday 1st November you can join monthly for $25. This allows you to 'try' it out with virtually no risk!

I discovered something today about creating a lead magnet. I was downloading a conversation with a prospect, and I'd given her some tips on creating a winner's mindset and podcast strategy. Then I saw that AI had renamed it "MamaJ's Growth Strategy." I asked Claude to create two lead magnets, and I love what it's created. It got me thinking: this is quite a fun way to create lead magnets with words that you're already using in conversations. Would you like to see what me and AI created together?

One of the things I've been doing as part of this Mastermind is testing my promise, my niche and my offer. My existing promise is: How to get paid for your genius (not just your time) - after listening to my story and my passion for helping women overcome the confines that have been placed on us by society, the patriarchy and, of course, the prison of our own minds the team came up with a new promise. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Are you ready?........