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Yes, You Can Make Great Money Doing What You Love:
11 Strategies that Will Help You Stay the Course!

Part 1 of 2 (this article will continue next week)

I know that sometimes it may be hard to believe you really can follow your passions and purpose AND make money, touch lives, AND have all the peace and security you want.

I've said many times before that I can't think of many things better than being self-employed. But self-employment isn't something to enter into lightly, or take for granted. You will have to work for your dream. You may have to make sacrifices. You'll definitely have to practice patience. But in the end, living your life "in service" of something GREATER makes it all worth it.

I'm often asked HOW I personally turned my passions into profit. Fair enough! Below are 11 strategies I credit for helping me stay the course in my soul- inspired business.

1. Take 100% Responsibility for Everything You Create in Your Life and Business, including Your Feelings

This seems obvious, doesn't it? And yet, I think there's a part in all of us that would rather have someone else make the decisions, do the work, and walk to the edge. I learned very early on that NO ONE was going to do for me what I could do for me. Somehow, deep inside I knew that it has always been up to me to create the life, business, happiness, success, and good fortune I want...that no one else will or even should do it for me.

For me it all comes down to this, when I take 100% responsibility I know I'm coming from a power-filled place...if I don't I become a victim and that is never OK with me.

If you haven't already, make a commitment now to take 100% responsibility for everything you create in your life and business...including your feelings and reactions to events. Once you do (if you haven't already and I know many of you have) you'll step into your power to create the outcomes you want.

2. Surround Yourself with People that Care About You and Your Success

I know you've heard me say this one before and it's always #1 or #2 on my list. You MUST HAVE people in your corner who believe in you, who will support you and guide you, you even need people that will challenge you and get you to see your challenges in a new light.

I'm talking about people that will see your light when you can't and who will remind of just how capable you are of making your biggest dreams come true.

>From the day I started my business I've been surrounded by friends, colleagues, mentors and mastermind teams that support me in amazing ways. I know today my business wouldn't be in the shape it's in if I didn't have so many people helping me along the way.

Don't try to go it alone. Seek out the people you need in your corner...the people who will love you, guide you, nurture you and even challenge you to be all that you can be!

3. Gain Profound Clarity About What Makes You Unique

Let's face it; there are probably many business people who do what you do. Don't let that reality stop you, but do find a way to stand out in a crowded market place.

How do you do that? By becoming profoundly clear about what makes you unlike any other. The next step then is to find a way to leverage your brilliance in the marketplace.

No one else has your same set of passions or life purpose. No one shares your enthusiasm, spirit, or wisdom. No one else has the same way of putting the pieces together like you do.

The key is to VALUE who you are. Once you awaken your brilliance, VALUE your brilliance. Once you do, others will too.

4. Develop and Trust Your Intuition

Early in my business I took an intuitive development class because I wanted to learn how to use and trust my intuition. What started out as a curiosity for me has become one of my most reliable business assets.

Your intuition has a direct connection to divine guidance, did you know that? When your gut speaks, LISTEN. It means something.

I've done my best job of steering my business when I have listened to my intuition and acted on it. if you're not listening to your own gut, you should be.

Now, that's not to say I don't listen to the help and guidance of others. Remember, I have teams of people that help me gain clarity, play big and see how I get in the way of myself. And I value their wisdom, but I never adopt their wisdom for my own...I always check in with myself to see how I really feel about the advice I am given. Doing so has allowed me to expand my horizons and helped me stay on track.

Bottom line, no one will ever know what's better for you and your business than you will. TRUST yourself...you are very wise.

5. Work on Your Mindset

Along with developing my intuition I've also been very committed to developing my mindset. Early in my business I knew my mindset wasn't aligned with my BIG DREAMS. So I had to work on bringing my mindset into alignment.

What did that entail? Lots of self-reflection. I've spent a lot of time and money dissecting my fears and beliefs. To this day I listen to experts, read tons of books, and regularly visit with a gifted intuitive healer, as well as other colleagues.

I do this because early in my business I discovered the more I worked on my mindset the better and more peaceful I felt AND I kept seeing my results improve!

I've had the pleasure of spending time with very successful entrepreneurs and you know what? They are just like you and me! They have the same fears. They often wonder if they have what it takes to make their dreams come true. And yet, they have found a way to move forward in spite of their fears. They surround themselves with a support structure that helps them breakthrough their limiting beliefs and because of that they go on to create amazing results.

I've often said to my clients that just on the flip side of our dreams is all our "stuff" In some ways I think our dreams are an amazing catalyst for our healing. It's as if the universe wired us in a way that in order to turn our most burning desires into gold we would have to also heal what must be healed. IN that way our dreams are a tremendous gift...they assist in our healing.

Come back next week for 6 more strategies!

(c) 2008 Cari Vollmer / LifeOnTrack(tm) / LifeOnTrack.com

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