I’m going through some exciting shifts in my business right now, and even though things on the outside appear to be moving forward, I noticed recently there were some things on the inside that were bubbling up and creating some anxiety and unrest in my soul.   I decided that I needed to take some time off to dig a little deeper and find out why I was feeling what I was feeling.

In my unique process, The Sparkle Effect, the first principle I teach about Mindset & Marketing Secrets is to Spend time alone Unlocking Your Truth.  I needed to take my own advice and Unlock my Truth to figure out what was going on with my mindset that was holding me back from stepping forward on my next big adventure.

One of the projects I am working on right now will require me to become more visible, transparent, and outspoken as I refine my message and prepare to boldly share my expertise with a wider audience.  Normally, being outspoken wouldn’t scare me at all, but this time was different.  After a lot of reflection, I had cleared my mind from all the daily clutter of running a business, and was able to hold the space open for my heart to be free to express what was going on deep down in my soul.

Taking the time and space necessary to reflect on these feelings, I suddenly realized that the anxiety I was feeling was coming from a place deep inside that still held an open wound from a previous position I had resigned from a few years ago.  That was one of the most hurtful life events I have ever experienced.

What occurred to me was that I was never given the opportunity to speak up and be heard in that situation.  I was never allowed to speak my truth, or publicly say goodbye to the people I had become so intimately engaged with on a daily basis during that season of my life and purpose. 

It was a hurt so deep that at the time I had described it as being more hurtful than my divorce several years prior.  I wasn’t just grieving the loss of one relationship this time, but multiple relationships all at once, some sweet, some bitter, but most of them treasured relationships.

Regardless of the circumstances, this was my truth, my reality, and my hurt.  Over the past few years I thought I had dealt with the hurt, but apparently there was still a piece of the wound that hadn’t been fully exposed and allowed to heal.  It was as if it had just been temporarily closed with a butterfly type bandage, and now that bandage had given way and the wound was once again exposed.

I realize that part of unlocking my truth going forward is two-fold.  Not only do I need to acknowledge the hurt on a much deeper level, but to finally verbalize and release that hurt once and for all, and choose to no longer settle for not speaking my truth, expressing myself and being heard, no matter what the circumstances.  I have a divine right as a daughter and a soul on this earth to be acknowledged, to be visible, to be heard, and so do you.

Instead of being temporarily held together by a butterfly bandage, today I feel like a real butterfly that has just struggled, fought, and finally squeezed my way out of this cocoon I have been in.  I am now released to be fabulous and free to express my voice and my strength as a women entrepreneur.

I had already dealt with this on a heart level to some degree, but I still needed to make a shift in my thinking to unlock that mindset block that was still connected to the past hurt.  I had to unlock my truth, accept it for what lessons that experience taught me, and move forward as I boldly live out the beauty of my unique purpose.

That’s what I call Mastering your Mindset so that you can Magnetize your Marketing.  When you take the time to identify blocks, or feelings of paralysis in your business or life and make a simple mindset shift, you are then able to authentically and confidently embody your brand, connect to your fans with your unique story, and engage your market in a very energetic and powerful way.

What cocoon are you trapped in? What mindset shifts do you need to make in order to step up and take a bold leap and change your world? I would love to hear from you.

I want to invite you to let me know if you have ever struggled with a mindset block that has kept you from being fully visible, speaking your truth and being heard as a woman or as an entrepreneur.  What did you learn from the process and how did you overcome your fear of being visible?  Share your story so that the rest of us can learn from our collective experiences.  Alone you are Significant, but Together we are Amazing.