Lets play with our phone camera and street photography?  

Sound intriguing?

I'll share something I've learned personally about taking leaps in your business.  If you really want a big shift...you can't keep doing the same thing over and over again.  It's not about "do more" harder and faster.

The truth us you have to change it up. Do something different. Be willing to rock your refined schedule, ditch the urgent emergency only actions. Youve got to Take time for you...to grow personally.

Because when YOU leap....your business leaps.(and so does your personal life but I know you probably have to justify this personal creative growth I'm calling you to by making it all about your biz!)

When you open up your creativity within yourself it gets translated in all sorts of ways into your business...more confidence, practicing that muscle of being courageous, creating from the heart, opening up your vulnerability in new exciting ways which are scary and yet make you more accessible and relatable to your clients, readers and fans.

That's why I'm starting off this year with more emphasis on my own creative growth rather than just focusing on business how-tos. (Those are important, but we're talking about how to grow by leaps and bounds).

I want to share a cool creative program I'm going to be a part of. It's called the Photo Essay Project. It's led by Bindu Wiles who is helping me open up my deeper creative reserves in many ways. In this program we are going to take photos with our iPhones and droid mobiles of people around us. Reminescent of street photography we used to see in LIFE magazine.  It's part about the creative process but what I'm learning about Bindu it's really about finding mirrors of ourselves within others. 

I'll share that for me it sounds like fun and yet I'm scared. Its vulnerable to bring your creative mess, er, process to a group...and yet I know it's a valuable part of being able to break down my own barriers for a deeper sense of connection...with others, myself and the creative spirit.

What I know is that my growth will show up for you too. It'll help me access a deeper wisdom and creative wellspring to be more of service in my life and through my business.

Want to join me for a creative escapade in street photography? I'd love to share about our creative journey..you can check out Bindu's program and let's see where our courageous leaps take us!

En-Joy!

Laura

[I'm please to share this guest expert article with you from my colleague Adela Rubio…]

Joint venture strategies and tactics aren't rocket science. They're not difficult to grasp, or even implement, though they may take some elbow grease.

Navigating the inner landscape, is another story. More often what holds you back in approaching a potential JV partner is the perception that they are so much further along than you…

They are more successful.
They are well known.
They are experts!

Why would someone who has SO much together want to partner with you? There are plenty of ways to position the answer so that you feel comfortable, and justified, in approaching JV partnerships. There are even tools that you can use to muster up enough energy and confidence, to bridge the momentary gap.

The truth is that nothing is more compelling than certainty… your certainty. Certainty does not live in your intellect, it resides in your being. You could go off on a tangent and find ways to increase your sense of self worth, but you'd be walking on shaky ground. Self worth lacks the substance to sustain profound vision. It is a surface exploration devoid of the depths of your Essence.

How to Partner Authentically

Your Essence is not powered by fame, fortune, or fulfilling a legacy. Your Essence is powered by Life and awakens in creative expression, cosmic communion and cascading abundance.

Here are some recommendations for partnering with others who reflect your light:

1. Reclaim Your Essence. Own your own light! As long as you are feeling 'less than' someone or something, you are in the playground of illusion and are at the mercy of misunderstandings. These show up as fear of rejection, self deprecation, and self doubt. You have intrinsic worth, just by being here. Life is intricately designed, and you are in perfect partnership with creation. You serve no one by being less than who you really are. Bring your fullness to the party!
2. Relish Your Partner's Essence. Make it a practice to hone in on your partner's brilliance. Focus on what has impressed you about their work, or even how their work has impacted you. The world so often points out what's wrong, how refreshing, empowering and enlightening to reflect on what's right!
3. Be Powered By Your Vision. Take the focus off you, and instead, bring it to what you are passionate to bring into being. Often the problem is that your vision isn't big enough. You should, at first, feel nervous to speak it aloud. Once your focus is powered by your vision you'll be surprised how easily you can dare to go to the edge and do things you've never done before!

Life is always in partnership. You are in partnership with your own essence, your partner and your vision. In the end, the only sure thing is YOU and the force that propels you to embody what you are here to do and be.

You are a child of an infinite Universe, here to engage and express your unbounded BEing. Embody your Essence and gift it to the world! The power of partnerships will help you reach more people. The more people that reclaim their light, the sooner we bring a new world into being and that's an extraordinary vision to partner on!

Interested in getting ready for your own Juicy JV's? I'll be sharing details soon on my upcoming Juicy JV Bootcamp where you'll receive training and personal mentoring to help you package your brilliance and set up everything you need to share your message with more people, in less time, through the power of Juicy JV's. Want to know more? Join the early registration list and I'll keep you posted.

Image: Stars, Robb North

Written by Guest Author:

Adela Rubio Adela Rubio is a Joint Venture Strategist who helps coaches and creatives share their message and build their tribe using engaging listbuilding strategies. She is an expert at creating experiential online virtual events that position you to free your Unique Essence, share your Authentic Message and power boost your reach with Joint Ventures. Let Adela teach you how powerful partnerships can be. Download Adela's free audio "Creating Powerful Partnerships" at http://adelarubio.com today!

This time of year we are surrounded by reminders to remember to acknowledge the blessings in our lives. A reminder to feel profound gratitude for all the miracles – big and small – that show up in our lives and in our businesses.

This appreciation and acknowledgement shouldn't just be a one-time thing.

I have found that the more we allow in miracles and the more we celebrate and appreciate, even more good things happen to us.

I want to help you be in this energy throughout the whole year. I've been recording Miracles and Gratitude weekly audio messages for my private and group program clients for the past three years.

And now I feel called to let everyone in my community get these audio messages from me – for free.

Every Monday you'll receive spiritual marketing messages on topics such as using your creative power in your business, abundance, energy, personal creative branding, smart marketing strategies, and more.

Plus, you'll receive my Online Success Gratitude Journal to start off your week focused on what's working in your biz.

You don't have to do anything to get this free gift. I want you to have this with my compliments.

So watch each Monday for your Miracles and Gratitude audio and Journal in your email in box starting this Monday.

Thank you for being a miracle in my life.

En-JOY!

PS: As always, if you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can just hit unsubscribe at the bottom of your email. But I will share that my clients say this is one of their favorite things I do! They feel like they start the week off with a little “Laura Infusion”! I hope you en-JOY!