Dear Good-hearted, hard-working, weary & wondering Is this all there is or Is the way I am working actually working anymore? leader,

A deeper wisdom has implored me to reach out to you today to help you wake up out of a trance that is beginning to imprison you and if we don’t get you out of there, it’s going to close up around you.

This Wisdom wants to tell you…

You are here to be waking up to something greater – for your own joy, and for the liberation of others that only you can bring in the way you are here to share.

This isn’t here to scare you. It’s actually here to LOVE you awake, to cajole you out of your trying to be a good boy or girl; trying to do a good job achiever patterns that keep sucking you in every day.

Please just take a breath right now and pause long enough to feel your heartbeat.

To feel your soul’s longing for something better than the schedule of zoom meetings and such that keep you busy. As well-intended as all of that is, and possibly applauded by the cheerleaders inside your head or around you, it is not allowing your genius or gifts or essence wanting to flow “all the way.”

What is wanting to get your attention?

Don’t ask for feedback or reference your performance review. Also beware of an inner critic evaluating how enlightened or soaring in your career or leadership potential you should be by now.

Let a higher LOVE love you up and listen only to what your infinite heart wisdom tells you about this. There’s a plate in my garden that says “Make your soul happy.” Ask your soul what would truly make it happy, not your personality or popular, endorsed paradigms we inherited.

It’s not easy to break out of the American dream prescribed story, habits and norms, but a part of you knows it’s become a lie. Inside of you, imagine there are well-intended plastic sword personas, trying to keep you safe & happy, have enough money, love, et al. It’s not easy to notice you are like the boiling frog, not aware of the slow killing until it’s too late.

Do not let Marian talk you into anything. Again, only check inside your own soul and heart. Not a Hallmark sentimental moment. Your deepest heart of hearts.

Breathe and ask yourself…

Am I living the life I sense is possible? Am I waking up to my greatest joy? Am I sharing my gifts all the way? Am I letting my Light shine fully and truly engaging others to let their genius out to play each day? Am I settling? Am I acquiescing to this adapting, performing, keeping up with what’s in front of me to not let them down while still feeling like there’s got to be more or a better way for each of us?

Am I playing small and going along because this is familiar and what everyone else says is the way to succeed or be a good leader, and I don’t know how to break out anyway?

You are not meant to keep trying in a dying paradigm, my dear. We bow to all of your good intentions and trying to do your best! The paradox is that letting go of trying (in those subconscious programmed ways) is going to liberate the real you in new ways that will have you surprised and grateful and living up to your heart’s desire. And making a difference while still making money and so on.

Please take a moment and just be open to the choice of settling or setting yourself free. Is this a journey you are meant to be on? Is it now?

Imagine your inspired, happier, healthier, flourishing future self loving you so much, wanting the best for you. What does he/she whisper to you now?