I have something very personal I want to share with you. It’s news about my next move professionally, but it’s not just another small move or change of focus, it’s coming from a place deep within – recognizing my true desire to grow in new ways and to experience new adventures.
It’s a new world and new era of business that we are in- and I have been seeking that renewal … and rejuvenation that would align me with this new paradigm of living, working and playing. SO, after 7 years in the one ‘job’ and 18 months ‘soul-searching’ for my higher purpose, the time has arrived … exciting times of change and new opportunity!
I feel a great weight off my shoulders – accepting a new era of opportunity.
It’s not easy to admit that changes need to be made and letting go makes way for new and exciting frontiers and experiences. I had an experience recently that highlighted just how precious (and short) life is … and that we really need to cherish and embrace the beauty and gift of this one go at life – and surround ourselves with people who uplift, support and embrace the same values too.
You may wonder why this is such a big deal for me … well, I have made a very deep and complete emotional investment in what I do professionally – so for me, it IS very personal. Every piece of news, views, feedback received from my clients over the years have deeply affected me – the good, the bad and the ugly. I love the beautiful friendships that have come out of doing business that way, especially those I know will be life-long friends. So making changes in how I serve, who I serve and why I serve is not a decision from the head, it’s a realization from the heart.
Moving forward and letting go of what was not joyful or fulfilling anymore yet loving the people I connect with so much, has taken me alot of courage and in finding that, I have also had the opportunity to feel inner healing too. It’s a new era for me – and a brand new paradigm of opportunity and breakthroughs for you.
The next chapter for you and me … moving in to joy in new and exciting times … and opportunities. Here’s a message I made a few days ago that I’d also like to share with you:
“It takes great courage to act rather than complain, blame and hold back.”
In the video above, I mentioned an upcoming Mastermind, in Melbourne February 2012. Here is another video that I filmed after a very deep meditation where I got the distinction and realization that Masterminds and Collaboration is something I love to do and do really well – so can make significant difference to the people I work with through them. Anyway, I was in a rather ‘deep’ mood at the time, hope you enjoy this too:
Many of us have experienced, or will experience, a watershed time in our lives – a time when we have “gotten it,” when an answer to a lingering, and sometimes painful question begins to reveal itself and we start the process of changing, growing and healing. Bon Jovi’s It’s My Life, reminds me I do indeed own my life. There is still plenty of time and there is still plenty of hope to create the experiences and new rewards that I want to receive, give and share. SO, thought I’d end this message with this great song.
Thank you for sharing my very personal journey of evolution with you. I never realized that working as a Coach and Mentor for others could impact my personal life so profoundly too – my heart is open and I thank you for opening your heart to me too.
A Cause Created For A Course To A Joyful World AND Life
There’s no doubt about it, social network sites like Facebook have brought people far away to be closer, through direct contact and also they have brought people together – in common thoughts and feelings and also, in support of causes that improve people lives and planet we live on too. One I want to share today is all about caring for others and the world by raising our energy for compassion.
One of my Facebook friends, Helen Bichel recently sent me invitation to attend an event she is hosting called “Raising Compassion Day”.
I loved the idea of it immediately and confirmed I would participate. In doing that, I connected with other people who love the idea and were following it too. People from all over the world have come together for Helen’s event already and they are also sharing their views, and information about their experiences with raising compassion. It’s great to be connected energetically to so many other people with the same aspirations and heart-felt desires for the world we live in – afterall, we create it. I felt excited enough about the ’cause’ that I wanted to share it with you too. Helen has asked us to spread the word and our view about raising compassion - and participating in Raising Compassion Day (7 July) too.
Here is what Helen is asking us to do: As part of celebrating Raising Compassion Day activities …
I invite you to post the message below in your own status on your social network profile and pages over the next few days.
Lets see how many more people we can inspire to rise to the challenge of living more compassionately. WE are the forerunners and need to be bold enough to share what we are up to, to make a difference, to be the change! Tweet it, blog it, write a local media release.
“I have decided to live more compassionately and have joined Celebrating World Compassion Day, I invite you to consider joining me in deciding to live more compassionately too. Let’s make the world a more joyful place” http://www.facebook.com/RaisingCompassion.
Thanks Helen, for leading the way.
Reaching out to others with compassion causes more than a ripple effect, it creates a wave of love for others to ride upon.
In finding greater appreciation and therefore compassion for others, especially those we have connected with that are like you and me, I found this healing affirmation on a link from the Raising Compassion page. I used it recently to repair a professional relationship that had real meaning to me but had fallen ‘off the tracks’, as they often do, through confusion, miscommunication and fear. You may want to use it too to heal your life and perhaps even your relationship in need of repair too:
THE COMPASSION AFFIRMATION
“Just like me, this person is seeking some happiness for his/her life.” ”Just like me, this person is trying to avoid suffering in his/her life.” “Just like me, this person has known sadness, loneliness, and despair.” “Just like me, this person is seeking to fulfill his/her needs.” “Just like me, this person is learning about life.”
After I read this affirmation out several times, thinking about that other person, I grew a greater sense of love and compassion for what they were going through and – my own emotions transcended the situation and moved me in to healing … allowing me to send a note to apologize and mend what was left between us as broken. And I’m delighted to say, it worked!
We have restored our friendship, we have both acknowledged we could have handled things better and we both desire to move forward – and we have. This affirmation gave me the courage to take the first step towards that, a step that could have ended in rejection. And if it did, my raised compassion for them (and myself) and what they were going through took away the pain I personally felt for me.
There is no greater gift in the world than that of Love and Compassion for self and other humans too. We are ALL doing the best we can do, with what we have available to us – and raising your compassion for others, even if they violate your values and expectations, allows you to transcend the personal pain and move in to healing and greater love energy.
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SO WHO IN THE WORLD CAN BRING MORE THAN A RIPPLE, MORE LIKE A WAVE OF JOY TO THE WORLD WITH COMPASSION?
New Economy Entrepreneurs = The Most POWERFUL People On The Planet!
With our powerful combination of: 1) innovation for better business, 2) value exchange for meaning and not just the money, 3) collaboration to accelerate growth and our messianic message and 4) courage and commitment to breakthrough and follow through … with passion!
Collectively, we can affect masses of people and the planet in a positive way because we are equipped intrinsically with all the attributes to lead the way. There is no other collective able to assemble, innovate and activate (quickly) like a collaboration of conscious, new economy entrepreneurs. Until now, we have been the ‘dark-horse’ – now however, we are shining brighter than ever before and illuminating all those around us too.
We not only seek change in the world, we claim the change because we are the change … and we are leading the way!
My Life Purpose is to help entrepreneurs raise our consciousness about purpose, people, planet and profit (become The Conscious Entrepreneur of the New Economy), to transcend challenges and lead the way by breaking through. Raising our consciousness includes raising our energy and expanding our hearts, so we can lead the world in economics, contribution, help and healing and of course, compassion, from Love.
My businesses and personal life continue to be a journey of discovery and emotional experiences. I have learned to embrace all of those experiences and heal as needed so I can also teach others on that same ascending journey – of improving people’s lives and the planet, using our business as a vehicle and as a tool.
Finally, I want to finish this post off with a bit of ‘mood music’ for raising your energy and compassion.
In raising my own consciousness (and to build confidence), I often turn to music of inspiration and also, as a catalyst to take action. I want to share this song with you. It ALWAYS raises my energy and aligns me with love so I can continue the work me and my business are assigned and aligned to do. This song works best when it’s played loud and sung ‘belted out’ as if no one is listening (especially the chorus). I do it often, why don you give it go, GO ON – you know you want to!
When you feel your renewed energy around compasssion (and love), connect your thoughts and heart to someone you feel could really use the gift of compassion right now from you. Is there someone in your life you have not ‘let off the hook’? Or is there someone holding YOU on a hook? You can use the affirmations I shared above if they suit you, then give the gift of your love and compassion for another, even if it’s done through a brief SMS or Facebook PM. You can use Raising Compassion – World Compassion Day as the perfect platform to do that too. It’s THE best gift you will also EVER receive.
With love, Jen xo
PS: Compassion consists of two key words: Compass and Passion. I like it! (Thank you for sharing that with me Alex Mandossian)
PPS: If you like this post, please DO share it and also leave your comments below.
THE SECRETS TO SUCCESS ARE NOT FOUND IN MORE INFORMATION – IT’S IN COLLABORATION!
I want to share a special moment for me in my career – a crescendo … and how I’ve evolved from a woman with little prospects who started with a couple of other people’s products to sell on the net back in 1996 to selling over 20,000 different products in a range of industries, all around the world.
I’ve paid off massive debts thanks to my entrepreneurial pursuits, especially thanks to the power of the internet. I’ve created a secure savings base and started to really enjoy the many riches of life!!
THEN, I started teaching, coaching and mentoring others how you could do it too.
THEN, I wrote the book about how you can do it too.
THEN, I travelled the world, several times over, to speak, share and teach all about how you can do it too.
And THEN … ultimately I have developed THE Success Blueprints for Entrepreneurs who want to achieve all or some of the same things I have achieved in my information marketing career too.
This presentation I gave recently at TEDx Byron Bay explains the Evolution of the Entrepreneur … and How YOU can go forward Empowered in the New Economy using a support system I’ve called “Collaboration Circles”.
… Spending the time, focus and energy to develop the concept of Collaboration Circles has been ‘taken’ from time and money I could have been doing other things for myself and my business. BUT, I wanted to create something that YOU can use as a Gift of Empowerment from me – a legacy item if you will … and so this also completes the cycle of empowering you to be all you can be … and to start to develop your Legacy item too.
IF YOU LIKE COLLABORATION CIRCLES and you would like to show your support for me I would be SO Grateful for you to share this post and particularly this video, which is on YouTube. You can share this blog post using the “Share This” link below.
Thank you for sharing it! I’d really appreciate YOUR Help and Your Support to get my message out.
Thanks in advance and best of success. Be sure to subscribe so you find out How to Start Your Own Collaboration Circle.
Recently I was interviewed by the TED Byron Bay event Promoter Deano Power about the topic of my talk and other points of interest for entrepreneurs in this new economy.
I now have access to the interview so I can share it with you (it runs for 20 mins):
“The Godmother Sees Opportunity in the New Economy”
TEDxByronBay Podcast Episode 3 – tedxbyronbay.com
Deano Power, Interviewer writes:
“Jennie Armato started her online business is 1996, at a time when many of us were still devoted to the fax. Since then Jennie has developed a powerful network of online businesses and helped thousands of others make money online too.
Jen is a sought after public speaker, best selling author and is known as ‘The Godmother of Web Success’.
In this interview Jennie talks about her journey in life and business, and her latest passion providing entrepreneurs with the insights and the tools to thrive in the New Economy.
There are dozens of nuggets of wisdom in this short podcast, so you might like to have a notebook handy.”
If you do not have your 2020 business vision, what will happen to you, your family, your business and your dreams?
Any Ideas Where will you be in less than 10 years from now?
Today, ‘things’ in our daily lives moves faster than at any time ever before. Faster than at any other time in the history of commerce. Recent revelations and revolutions such as the internet, mobile technology and social media have ‘hit us like a freight train’ – and now we are scurring to figure it out in the hope we will keep up.
How do you keep up? How will you cope with it all? Will you be able to lead your market or will someone else lead it for you?
NOW is the time to act - to learn, to change and to lead the way and position yourself at the front of this New Economy.
At the heart of the New Economy Entrepreneur is an ‘active’ presence on Social Media sites like Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Linked In and Digg. For most entrepreneurs and business owners, all this Social Media stuff is overwhelming to say the least for – where do you even start?
Until now, starting was the hardest part, but not any longer. You can now start with a proven, time-tested blueprint of how to get maximum outcomes and results for your business with minimum income and good leverage – that is the right way to start or restart. So I’ve created the first ever “Social Engine SuccessBlueprint” for business owners, entrepreneurs and marketers. Because, it really IS time critical to get YOUR social media success sorted out for you and your YOUR business, so you can move onwards to the Bigger Game! You must act now, there is no more time you can afford to lose.
IF YOU ARE NOT CONVINCED OF THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA YET, THIS WILL SHOCK YOU …
There IS a bigger game to play, but unless you get the basics sorted, started with your Social Media Success Strategy, you’ll be screwed! Think I’m joking? … stand still and we’ll simply speed past you and your business on the Platform of a ‘not-stopping-here station’! It’s a reality that NOW is one of the most critical times EVER for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and most are sitting and watching, wondering and taking alot of the wrong actions or no actions - they are on the wrong track.
It’s time to take Appropriate Action – it’s time to transcend the Old Economy Beliefs, Habits and Behaviors and move forward Empowered, Educated, Enlightened … and Excited into this New and Renewed Economy!
Sir Richard Branson is an Excellent example of the transcended entrepreneur – to the new economy. He has built his fortune delivering ‘old’ products and services in new wayswhile focusing on industries in which the customers were poorly served and serving them better.
Summed up perfectly by Sir Richard - the mindset of the New Economy Entrepreneur:
“I don’t think of work as work and play as play. It’s all living.”
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” This surely holds true for Sir Richard Branson, who has worked tirelessly throughout his career. The New Economy Entrepreneur will not ever have to work as hard as Richard Branson to create enough ‘luck’ in your life – for it be fulfilled and complete if you choose to use the power of the internet and the leverage available in it.
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