As I drove to my destination today I realized GOD was sending some messages as it related to The Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Awards. There was a reason he put two big mega churches in my path. The message was turn in and drop off the flier for the event with my business card. I followed that message and did just that. I then of course sat and thanked GOD for the message that was being delivered and allowing me the opportunity to act on the message.
Way back when I was in high school this was one of the first albums I owned. I didn’t know the message that would be contatined through Frampton’s songs would influence me in my spiritual awakening. By coming alive and using your gifts you reach heights you never imagined. In his book, The Seeker, The Searcher, The Sacred, Guy Finley speaks of awakenings and when somneon’s spirit is awakened and they are conscious of it great things come. There is evidence all around of of awakenings. This will be one of the topic that the speakers at The Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Awards on 3/24/12 at Unity Church will be discussing.
Robin Williams had a memorable show “Reality What A Concept”
As I began to think about it what I was going to write I remembered Robin Williams doing a routine called Reality What a Concept and thus decided to explain the concept of The Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Awards. It all began when myself, Coach Shantel Springer, Founder of www.gratitudecoaching.com, and Barbara Theodosiou, Founder of The Addict’s Mom, www.theaddictsmomgroup.com sat at a table discussing what we can do to bring Spiritual Entrepreneurs together while also helping the community. Shantel mentioned that Marie O’Riordan, The Irish Barbara Walter’s had mentioned creating an award and presenting it to people during The Power of 3 Workshop and thus The Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Awards were born. The date has been set for 3/24/12 from 9 AM – 4 PM at Unity Church in Pomapno Beach.
Cam Newton with Heisman
Is it buying an honor when colleges spend thousands of dollars hyping their athletes for The Heisman Trophy? Is is buying an honor when The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society base their Man and Women of The Year on the amount of money they brought in? Is it buying an honor when The American Cancer Society requires someoneone to raise $1500 to be recognized as a Star Supporter?
| Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— | |
| I took the one less traveled by, | |
| And that has made all the difference-Robert Frost |
My journey of enlightenment and manifestation began by follwing the idea of taking the path less traveled by. I have always been one to do things differently or perceived to be out of the norm. There are many that refer to me as a flake, as was the case whenI presented the concept of The Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Awards to members of The Florida Junior Chamber International Senate. I stated this is a way we can make money and help The Reaching Out To Cancer Kids Program. Many reacted stating that the idea of making money off of a charitable endeavor was wrong.
When I was in high school I used to break dance and many people would look at me strangely and then all of a sudden movies featuring break dancing came out and my peers realized what I was doing. This gave me the reputation as someone who would go for it. While at college I would attend sporting events and run up and down the bleachers cheering on my team and attempting to get the crowd fired up as I knew our energy would fuel our team. Again my attitude was I am going for it.
I am often asked how do I promote my message so as to build my brand as a spiritual entrepreneur and monetize the work that I do. The answer I give is to follow these steps to maximize your message:
1: Outreach- make a list of people that you are going to contact and determine what you are going to present and how you are going to present it. A great example of this is when I worked for The New York Liberties of Major League Volleyball as a PR Intern. I formulated a list of media contacts and one of the names on the list was Peter Axhelm, a well known sports writer and journalist, I called introduced myself and asked for him to come to a game. he was unable to attend however he sent a reporter and our game was covered in Newsday. The lesson here is do not be afraid to reach out.
As I sat in my local Starbucks I started to think what are people doing to make a difference. I then saw the bottle of Ethos Water and read that for every bottle bought Starbucks will donate 5 cents to support humanitarian programs in coffee growing communities, providding clean, safe, water to those in need. As a Returned U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer I was very moved to make a purchase of this bottle of water.
As I was out today collecting donations for The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of West Boca Raton I had some instances where I showed some anger. I started to question my own spirituality and wondered is it okay to show anger? I came to the conclusionn that being angry was coming from inside and as a result of angry feelings that I transferred to other people and realized being angry and showing anger wasn’t going to solve anything thus I recentered myself and realized that it was time to assume the attitude of gratitude.
As I was reading one of the many books I have on personal development I came across the concept of being of service and value. I immediately thought of the Zig Ziglar quote “Help enough people get what they want and you get what you want,” and thus started to think what is the one question we should ask everyday in our spiritual awakening and I came up with How am I being of service and value in my personal and professional life? Think for a minute have you helped someone with their goals, have you encouraged them, have you found a way to help others.
These words will lead you to be of service and value.