There’s no doubt about it, this is the most exciting time in history for entrepreneurs.

There is more technology in my handbag than existed on the planet 20 years ago, and I can work from wherever in the World with web connection, including the beaches of Hawaii, mountains of Tahoe or even the middle of the Amazon jungle. It’s a cool time to take off on your own and create something from the heart, not to mention the fact that most entrepreneurs genuinely want their businesses to stand for something, to have meaning, and make a difference in the World.

The entrepreneurs of 2010 aren’t just ‘in it for the money’; we are hungry to be part of a global paradigm shift. In our own small way we desire to become agents of change through the way we live, love, and envision the promise and potential in ourselves, our ventures, our staff clients and our collective future as a human family. Idealistic? Sure! But what better time than the ‘tipping point’ of 2010 to take quantum leaps and forward somersaults into the entrepreneurs Life? A life of challenge, intense experience, and massive rewards- that might just result in true ongoing transformation for yourself and your World!

Here are my 10 top tips for entrepreneurs:

1. Love Who You Are- ‘Being’ necessarily comes before ‘doing’. In order to experience real success- i.e. fulfillment on all levels- spiritual, financial, physical and emotional  you first need to feel valuable and worthy in every cell of your body. If you have issues around self-esteem they will show up pretty quickly and sabotage your business. It is possible to boost your confidence, self esteem and general well being- and it’s not only free but it’s available to us all. Take a daily practice of 20 minutes ‘sunbathing’ – sitting in the sun of your being and experiencing  your true value. If you don’t, you’ll always be seeking approval from others and trying to ‘get’ something only you can give to yourself.
2. Love what you do- Do what really inspires you and makes you happy. Whatever you are pursuing, make it worthy of your highest self. Find the thing that makes you really ‘come alive’ and be sure to sing your own song. I love the saying to ‘be yourself- everyone else is taken’ and in business I think this is true for long-term success. When you find something that makes you feel that alive, tingling, happy vibe then follow it -with your whole heart, because it is a sure sign you will meet with success. Never do anything just for the cash- apart from being unworthy of your true nature that just won’t hold in 2010 and beyond.
3. Live in your gifts… outsource the rest- Life is too short for you to be stuck doing everything in your business and doing your own admin or books (unless that is your greatest gift) is a false economy. Even though you might wonder how you will afford it you must get support and get stuck into what you do best. You have to trust that the £20 an hour you pay your PA will come back to you 10-fold when you start to value your time. Your time is your life- and the one thing you can’ get back.
4. Share what you love & share more of yourself- With twitter, facebook, and all the other ways we connect you can’t get away in biz in 2010 without being real- more and more people want authenticity and people buy from people- ultimately it’s not about clicks, hits, seo, rankings or anything else – it’s really about the magnetism and genuine enthusiasm that you bring to your message and marketing. This is the year of the face- we all want to connect more deeply and feel a sense of community- this is a powerful reason to be yourself, and put more you into your marketing. As John Lennon said to Muhammad Ali at the start of his boxing career- ‘The more real you get,  the more unreal its gonna get’
5. Love Sales - Sounds obvious I know, but it amazes me how many entrepreneurs don’t like ‘selling’. Listen, I can’t do ’10 top – tips for entrepreneurs’ without this being in here, and you can’t really flourish until you get really comfortable with selling. Maybe you have ideas about what a salesperson is or does, but you must know that there are ways to sell that don’t feel slimy. Fall in love with the idea of helping your prospects make a decision about whether or not your products and services can help them, and if you can’t then genuinely advise them where to go to get help. That makes you a consultant rather than a pursuer and sets you up to succeed. You are on this planet to help more people, if you have got your ‘mojo working’ the ones you can help will connect with you and want to work with you. Simples. Hit the phone and learn to sell if you want that biz to fly- it’s essential!
6. Focus On The Flow without cash flow the only way is down. With so many distractions in 2010 you have to keep your eye on the ball- and the ball is your cash flow. Every day you must be focused on the best income generating activity. So many start-up entrepreneurs go get sites, photos, facebook, everything set up and yet aren’t bringing in the cash! It’s like saying you want to find a romantic partner and sitting at home in full make up and your best outfit but never going on a date! You have to get in the game if you want to play- so turn off your email, take some quiet time and get to grips with the numbers and how you can increase them starting today. For more spiritual types, keep in mind that money and spirituality are not mutually exclusive, in fact money is energy, and mastering money is a part of every conscious entrepreneur’s spiritual path.
7. Love Your Clients- People know when they are just on a conveyor belt or aren’t appreciated. Let your clients know you love them! They have to come 1^st and the little things that let them know you care about them go a long, long way- especially in 2010- where the industries and companies out of integrity are crumbling and people become more disillusioned with powers that be. Genuine authentic leadership and biz is necessarily becoming more and more transparent with the emphasis on sustainability, service and quality. I always notice the extra touch, and often send my clients unexpected gifts or simply give them my number or personal email so they can get hold of me if they need to ask anything after a session. It makes the whole process so much more human and rewarding for both parties.
8. Find A Mentor- I love short cuts, hate queuing and prefer not to be stuck in traffic, life or my business. As soon as I start to feel myself slowing down or getting stuck I find someone who is smarter, wiser, more experienced and generally sassier than I am, before I start going backwards. Seek out people for help and advice, and  don’t expect to get something for nothing…Most successful entrepreneurs know that you have to be invested if you really are serious about learning from them, it’s how you get yourself to commit and take action on their good advice. Investing in yourself with a mentor is one of the smartest business decisions you can make. When you see that window of opportunity and get the chance to work with someone you just know can help you… walk through- you have to rise up to meet your destiny and your goals, so go the extra mile and invest in yourself with the best mentor you can find. At the same time be sure to…
9. Use Your Intuition- Successful entrepreneurs are some of the most intuitive people in the World. Many a mystic is hiding behind that CEO title. Get used to checking inward on your decisions, and hearing your inner wisdom, from the broader eternal part of you.  Only you have your vision in mind, and the in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of your business may be only accessible to you. If you know in your heart or gut that something does or doesn’t FEEL right then do something about it- Ignore the voice of your intuition at your own expense!
10. Get The Blend Right – Us entrepreneurs can be an ambitious lot, and I’ll confess it’s not uncommon to find me prizing my fingers off the keyboard to go and walk my dog or spend time with my loved ones. I know how important it is to work towards a blend- so make sure you schedule your holidays, free-days and down-time in advance. Base your business around your lifestyle goals as well as your financial ones. Decide how often you want to work and set your lifestyle up so you know what you are aiming for. This is especially important for mum-preneurs and family players who don’t want their life to be all work. To create balance and achieve a healthy blend without burning out you must see to it that your business works on your terms. You’ll find your business can go to new heights when you make time for any courses or events you want to attend and take down time for yourself to re-align, re-charge and switch off.

You know that saying ‘you’re really flying’? Isn’t it great when you are in that space? Everyone has had glimpses of what it feels like when you feel like you are totally ‘on your game’ and everything is going well. Of course, as we all know in this World of contrast we also experience the lows aswell as the highs as part of life.

But if you have been feeling somehow ‘off’ your game recently and you want more than anything just to get into the flow again try these three tips to help you get back into your ‘zone’.

1 Assess your now:- take a look at your life and discover what is holding you back…Are you shaming some part of yourself that you actually need to embrace? is there some area where you just feel funky and don’t know why? What could be holding you back? Allow yourself to investigate honestly without judgement and just release what is not working- it’s ok to let go of what no longer serves you. This might involve some physical as well as energetic cleansing. You might decide to go on a detox, have a big clear out of your living space, or perhaps let go of people or habits that don’t match your vibration in the same way and stop you from being yourself. You don’t have to blame, feel ashamed or guilty… It’s O.K. to change! You may benefit from repeating the mantra ‘I am free, you are free’. Release all that you are not.

2. Go Within : Take some time to reflect, to be with yourself and hear your own song inside yourself. avoid harsh environments TV and negative people for a few days and put yourself in nature if possible. Perhaps you can visit a forest, the ocean or a mountain and find that inner sanctuary where you feel at peace. You may like to walk, work our, run, pray, meditate, journal- whatever you like to do when you tune in to your innate wisdom and the Divine knowledge within you. Once you are there ask about your direction, what you need and the best next step. Also check in and see what your heart needs and wants, you might want to put your hand over your heart whilst asking this. I have a special 5 minute heart meditation if you’d like to do a guided meditation.

3. Spread Your Wings : have the confidence and self-belief to live your fairytale life! As George Bernard Shaw said “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” So now that you have released the past enjoy stepping into your brightest future!

One final note:

When I work with clients in my mentoring and courses the thing I find over and over is that (women especially) fail to see how brilliant they truly are. i honestly believe that if some of my clients could just see themselves through my eyes forever they would never have any problems with self-worth, self-esteem or self-belief again. If you are having a hard time seeing your own strength, gifts, blessings or greatness do yourself a favour and ask a trusted friend, coach or partner to tell you what they see and admire in you. Just say “I know this sounds crazy, but I’m doing an exercise and I have to ask someone I trust to tell me how they see me and what my gifts and strengths are” I promise you will be blown away by the answers!

Until next time, sending you joy, love and wisdom xx

The conscious path of an aware life, is not necessarily an easily walked one.

Very often it’s rocky and uncertain underfoot, you don’t know where you are going and there is some thick undergrowth to cut through before you find your own way. You’ll encounter lions and tigers and bears- oh my (!) in the guise of money issues, trust issues, surrender challenges and at times the inability to distinguish perception from reality- Truth from Ego, Love from deception and a challenge or disaster from a blessing.

You’ll experience the paradox of wanting to ask for help and reach out whilst at the same time wanting to shrink and recoil, feeling totally isolated and completely misunderstood.

Ultimately the name of this game is that after stubbornly trying to do it on your own and hitting your head against the wall at dead end after dead end you will hold your hands up and admit you need help, and you’ll ask for it.

But when you ask, this time it comes from a place so sincere, so humble, so painful that you find life breaking you wide open – in a way that you can no longer hide from the light.

And once you allow the light to find you?

Then you find yourself, your answers, and the help, love and abundance you thought was outside of you and that you wanted all along.

So to paraphrase Winston Churchill- “When you are going through Hell, Keep going”… Because Heaven is waiting on the inside.

This is an intense time on the planet, but don’t make the mistake of thinking your alone or feeling like the only way to get through is to stress more, work more, worry more and be harder on yourself. That kind of thinking will just stress you more, put you under a huge amount of pressure and cause you more pain.

We need to take time to be with ourselves and our loved ones, indulge our senses, laugh and be kind on ourselves. Everyone I know is going through some kind of intense situation right now, whether it’s divorce, cancer, money worries- the fact is that we are experiencing so much and as a human family we must come together, share and be honest and move through this time with love.

So, instead of recommending any particular product or service, book or course, this month my heart felt recommendation is for you to let your hair down, kick your heels up or put them up and enjoy a good belly laugh. I thought I’d share a couple of my favourite laugh-out-loud funny movies in case you want to check them out!

• Happy Gilmore- Adam Sandler in a mad cap golfing movie that makes me laugh like a school girl!
• The Hangover- When I saw this at the movie theatre in Santa Cruz I laughed so hard I thought I’d be sick! My boyfriend had to literally stuff his hand over my mouth- it’s silly but I found it hilarious!
• Monty Python & the Holy Grail – the surreal and ridiculous Python boys crack me up and lighten me up!

Today’s article was inspired by my excitement by the ‘chaos’ we are seeing in the World,

Let’s join together visualising a World that is healed, each one of us contributes to World healing & creating World peace or an atmosphere of chaos and fear from our own thoughts, words and deeds.

How are you using your thoughts in this moment?

What kind of a World are you contributing to and focussing on?

If you find yourself adding to the fear, doubt and scarcity instead of giving thought to all the harmony, peace and joy available to us perhaps you need to see the ‘chaos’ in a new light, from a different perspective.

Let’s consider that the World is in a healing process now.

Let’s imagine that it needs our help. We need to love it, ourselves, and each other- the love that we can share today and every day is the most important thing. We are not lacking anything on this planet- there is enough food, enough time, enough money for everyone. The only places we do not see evidence of that are places needing our love.

Did you know you have love in every cell of your being?

Take a deep breath now and in this moment increase your awareness of how much love is in your heart.

We know that we have infinite wisdom inside us and that our thoughts are powerful, so let’s choose to see the abundance of love, joy and beauty of the human spirit that is all around us, from works of art to workmen ensuring our roads are safe for us to travel on.

Choose to take nothing for granted, and see yourself as a powerful loving healer of your life, and of your World.

Join me in blessing everyone and everything in your life, sending love and holding a vision of a healed reality for all.

Today breathe deeply and feel your deep connection to everything.

Make time to dance, sing, love, pray and rest.

Turn off the news and instead affirm some positive statements whenever you feel afraid and regularly throughout your day, you can use your own or try one of these:

“I am an unlimited being accepting from an unlimited source in an unlimited way”

“I am full of love and my heart is open and free”

“I trust the process of life to bring me my highest good, all is well.”

Most importantly, try not to get caught up in all the doom and gloom. You know who you are what you, you know that you are born of Love and given life in this amazing time on Earth to bring more love, light and joy to the planet. Life wants to support you in that job, so allow yourself to open to all your good, and all the support and abundance that is here for you now.

Join with me every day, upon waking light a candle and sit quietly giving thanks and doing the following meditation:

“I visualise our World as peaceful, whole and healed.

I bless our governments & leaders with love,

I affirm that each person is loving, honest, honourable

and working for the betterment of all people.

I love the Earth and say a prayer for the health of our planet,

I bless the planet with love and am kind to all creatures.

I contribute to harmony, wholeness and healing and I know peace starts with me.

I see each & every child fed, every person free, every one of us divinely protected.

I am creating with love and hold the vision for a sustainable future for all life. Thank you”

Is there any feeling worse in the World that “I screwed up?” I know in my own

life when things don’t go as planned I can really go inside myself and ‘do one’

on myself. I can be so hard, rather than just think “well, at least I had a go.”

Now I know that the answer to this question must be ‘yes!’- there are plenty of

feelings worse than the idea that you messed up- It’s just that when we do

screw up we become so engulfed in our drama that we forget to see that things

could be a lot, lot worse.

For instance, if we have running water, a roof over our heads and live in a

part of the world where we can safely leave the house then we have to feel

very fortunate…

In a World where 50% of the population live on $2.00 a day or less and 20% live on less than a dollar, we need to keep a good deal of perspective around our ‘problems’ and the things we complain about.

However, when we do screw up it’s important to experience the feelings

and move through or process them- disappointment, grief, maybe some

anger, frustration or resentment and shame. It can be painful, ultimately

though, on some level we needed the screw up.

That might sound strange, and as a powerful creator of your life you might

wonder “Why would I create this?” Well, actually, that is a great question.

If you can take a step back from the situation and begin to examine it

you can ask ‘what were the gifts, strengths, lessons and insights

I have received from the experience?’ You may find you can totally see the

necessity of this ’screw up’ and find a piece of gold, a precious gift for you in

amongst the rubble. This gift, this lesson is just for you- write about it in a

journal and make a note to integrate it, so that you really do learn it (and the

Universe doesn’t need to teach it to you again – this time with a bigger frying

pan- Ouch!)

We all make mistakes, we all make a mess sometimes. Be compassionate with

yourself, smile, take a deep breath and try to see the funny side or at least,

simply forgive yourself, make peace with what happened as part of your life

experience, and move on- taking the blessings with you!

I’d love to hear from you: Tell me about the gifts you have received through

your experiments with life! Was there a time when you had a disaster or

disappointment but found a golden opportunity or blessing in disguise?

Call upon Michael for help with your life purpose

No…not the kind of pickles that you get in a jar at the supermarket, the kind of pickles you get in when you are trying to answer the age-old question of “Why Am I Here?”

In fact, if there were a jar of life purpose pickles I am sure that my story would be in amongst the shelves- to find out more about that check out my complimentary ‘Get Your Gift Out’ call at www.bettermorphosis.com/giftcall.htm

This post is actually about how to get out of the pickle and onto the clear long, straight road of living your life purpose. One you know the answer to the question “Why Am I Here?” A whole lot of arbitary nonsense just seems to dissappear.

Maybe that is why Archangel Michael is the guardian angel of this area of living your highest purpose in the World- his big sword cuts away the webs we weave to keep us tangled up, resistant, confused and un-engaged with the work we are really put here to do. The good news is that once we call upon him for a hand, follow the signs and trust our instincts before we know it we have a good idea of the answer to this question!

For me, I am happy to finally feel like I have fully stepped up and into my life purpose and my gifts- spreading love is really what its all about and I feel blessed I get to share with you and create products and services that reflect my heart and passions.

I’d love to hear from you with any comments on this subject…And if you are stuggling in this particular area do yourself a favour and call on michael to help you out of that pickle jar

With all my love

Katharine xx

Sometimes things can happen in life that seem to be a complete disaster.

Relationships break down, businesses collapse, things just don’t work and we feel powerless and unable to ‘get it right’.

It can take years before we look back and see the blessings that situation had for us- we may have been called to become more of who we are, to step in a direction other than what we had planned for ourselves (that usually turns our better for us in the long run), or to shift or change a belief that doesn’t serve us or anyone such as “I can’t”.

Oftentimes when disaster befalls us we are tempted to blame someone else- we blame the church, the state, our ex, or his/her new partner, we blame the economy, the neighbours, our parents or our spouse…When actually, all along the projection of blame is never really the issue. Even if something is 90% the other persons ‘fault,’ we still have a responsibility to adress the 10% which is ours.

You see, for everything in life there is a reason and a purpose. At times of great chaos we often see huge quantum leaps taking place or great courage and creativity- we get to find out what we are really made of. A good example is the entrepreneur who manages to thrive in a time of chrisis against all odds, or the incredible literature and poetry that came out of ireland during one of the most troubled periods of their history. We must change our perspective on chaos and disaster and see it for what it is if we allow it- opportunity in disguise.

So when the sky seems to be tumbling in and you notice yourself blaming anyone or anything outside of you, simply realsie that you are giving your power away. You are the creator of your World, and everything in it- so if you don’t like what you are experiencing on a day to day basis now may be the greatest potential time to change it, and it all begins with your own heart and mind.

If you want to take back your power today, and do something positive rather than destructive in your life, here are 3 ways that can help:

1) Allow yourself time in nature, to walk, think and breathe. Feel yourself settle into the awesome power of life, and know that that awesome power is inseparable from you. Take a pen and paper with you and jot down your thoughts- what can you commit to today in order to take the chaos around you and turn it into something creative or worthwhile? How can you re-channel any dissappointment you feel and transmute it into an energy that makes you want to take action instead of remain a victim?

2) Do something that terrifies you- invest in yourself with a course, take a new class, meet with different kinds of people or simply make the decision to encounter your fears head on- whatever they may be- speaking in public, sky diving, holding a snake (within reason!)

3) Work with someone who can guide you through this time of challenge and help you to see yourself and your life in new ways such as a coach, tao master, spiritual teacher or counsellor. Just make the decision to stretch yourself, no matter how uncomfortable it has to be better than feeling helpless and refusing to claim your power! You are an important person, with a life to fulfil- discover your true values and priorities and make a commitment to something bigger than yourself! It works wonders and can make a difference to your life on every level. If you want to take action today, and discover how you can walk through a process of finding your life purpose simple email me katharine@bettermorphosis.com

Lately I have been thinking a lot about words.

Every time we speak we cast a spell, we ’sentence’ ourselves or someone else.

Lately I have been watching my words and become more aware of the words that exit my mouth and enter my ears and eyes.

I had a profound realisation…The ’saying’ is the bridge between ‘being’ and ‘doing’ -.

In other words, the thoughts we have are crystallised by the power of spoken or written word- and the ensuing behaviours and decisions result in our circumstances.

What words are you thinking, speaking and acting out today? “I am broke?” “I don’t have enough? (time, money, love)” What’s your poison, so to speak?

Here is my invitation, to accept your poweras a child of the Divine and co-creator by carefully choosing words that reflect your highest good and highest truth. Recognising the great power of the word will help you to bring into your life whatever your heart truly desires.

The more you speak, the more power you give those words- so choose with discernment and refrain from speaking from your fearful, ’small self’.

Think of Gandhi, who spoke himself to greatness through faith. I found this quote which speaks to this same idea of this trinity of thought, word and action

“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.”

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Gandhi

Start your day with a ‘beingness’ ritual whether that is meditation, prayer, exercise – or a combination, whatever it takes to still your mind and centre you in the heart of your being.

Let that stillness be the place from which you speak,and watch how you and your World transform.

Your doing

Comes from

Your saying

Comes from

Your being

Be and rest in your silent greatness.

With love,

Katharine