Activate Your Best Energy This Season

Last week I spent four remarkable days in Texas attending a retreat led by my coach. 

Making time for this retreat is always a priority for me. And even though this retreat came at an especially busy time, I made it work.

Why?

Because being there never fails to open my heart and enrich my spirit. I always leave with deep new insights, as well as tools I can use in my life.

And I bring my new way of being, and what I learn, to my client work — with my private coaching clients and with the women who attend my retreats.

I am happy to share some of what I brought home from this retreat.

Change can align with the seasons

This retreat was timed to happen during the transition from winter to spring.

Spring, in addition to being a time when leaves unfurl on trees and flowers bloom, is when we can feel excited about activating new ideas that often emerge in the quiet of winter. 

And it's a time to step into making those ideas a reality.

That calls on us to show up more decisively in the world, to make clear choices, and show up more dynamically. 

And, of course, it means creating in new and bigger ways.

Positive energy is a key to making big ideas real

When you feel the urge to do something big and new (whether your ideas are fully formed or less clearly defined at the start), new levels of energy are required.

That elevated energy doesn’t simply appear — it needs to be cultivated.

And building energy can be a challenge if tough emotions are moving through your system, or if you have a physical issue you are dealing with, or if your spirit is flagging.

Rather than try to muscle through, there are effective ways to build positive energy and in turn, experience less struggle.

Great ways to build great energy

Something wonderful happens when you find your way (or ways) to build great energy. Energy that is heavy or stuck at the start can be eased and released — and that opens space for inspiration, realizations, and excitement to fill your spirit.

So think about where positive energy is easy for you to access. We will not all tap into more positive energy the same way!

Consider these possibilities:

Spending time in my studio works brilliantly for me. I get deeply absorbed and let go of distracting thoughts. Whatever I may be feeling at the start — from frustration or anger to joy or excitement — moves through me onto the page or canvas. Time disappears and my spirit expands. (This approach works for people who love to garden, or cook, or sing, or build with their hands.)

For others, connection is the key. That can include meeting with friends, connecting to nature on walks, connecting to their hearts in meditation.

Some people build energy first thing in the morning, by stating an intention for their day and making it their mantra.

Some love moving their bodies early in the day, often outside. They find the somatic awareness to be uplifting as they relish feeling fully alive.

Many people find writing in a journal to be a great way to start their morning, or when they pause to write during the day. They simply allow themselves to write freely, or start with a prompt from an oracle card, and feel great afterwards.

Take a moment to think about what appeals to you to make a regular part of your life that will help you build and sustain positive energy.

And be assured, even small efforts can have a significant impact!

How to sustain your elevated energy

After you try some approaches, share what works for you with others.

You and a friend may want to experiment together and then keep one another accountable for practicing the ways you find are best for each of you.

Because getting inspired is wonderful — as I experienced at the retreat I just attended.

And, we all know that inspiration can fade.

It is in the ongoing commitment to staying aware of how you can keep your energy building to live your best life, and your commitment to incorporating small new practices into your routine, that meaningful change will become the new normal for you.

Let me know the ways that keep you feeling great — and what you are excited to create in this new season.

Email me or make a date to for us to chat.

The magic I watched unfold

Have you witnessed magic lately?

I am delighted to say that I have.

Not only has it been magical to be in Paris for nearly 3 weeks, a few days ago I reveled in the joy of witnessing real magic unfold.

This is what I was privileged to see.

A group of remarkable women spent three days with me (virtually) at the winter Live Big Live! retreat, shaping their personal visions. Each faced the doubts and fears that cropped up for her, and each made concrete plans for how she will make her vision real.

The truly exciting thing was seeing how each woman found profound and deep insight about herself as we moved through the retreat.

Their discoveries not only helped them shape their visions clearly, they helped them commit to creating the futures they dream of.

Why the women came to Live Big Live!

Some of the women are launching new businesses, reshaping existing businesses, or envisioning new possibilities for their work. 

Some have recently embarked on a new professional journey. Some are focused on how they will simultaneously pursue two significant interests with ease.

All got clear about what they will do to propel their endeavors forward.

And excitingly, each is now aiming higher than she ever dared before, and each is excited to have a new level of impact.

This ambition is grounded in a solid foundation of belief in all that is possible.

And as each woman mapped out how she will actually make her vision real in the coming months, she was guided to focus on and value more than just her work.

Each is also considering the ways her relationships, her care for her physical health and well-being, attending to an environment that will support her, nurturing her spirit, and considering her legacy will help her enjoy the best quality of life.

The creation I saw unfold

All of the magic I witnessed at the retreat was fueled in significant ways as the women had a big creative experience each day.

(It’s likely, as a reader of my Big Ideas, that you are aware of how strongly I believe in the creative power we all possess, and that I advocate for both expressive creativity — think singing, drawing, writing and lots more — and appreciating and adopting the mindset of a creator.

With the mindset of a creator, you are able to create all day, every day. As you make each decision, and as you consider your response to each new possibility, challenge and opportunity, you stop reacting and are able to generate new ideas for what is possible.)

On each day of Live Big Live! I introduced a specific creative experience to support the focus of our day.

These experiences facilitated deep access to emotion, resulting in new insights and perspectives for all.

And the visual power of everything they expressed was remarkable!

Check out the images below to see some of what emerged.

What are you ready to create now?

If you are thinking about the truly fulfilling life you yearn to live — whether you have had a setback, are at a crossroads, yearn for something to change, or have a burning desire or dream you want to make real — let’s talk about it.

I believe in the power of a great conversation. I can share more about the ways Creative Core Coaching leverages the power of creation, and we can explore whether the next Live Big Live! (or other support) may be a good fit for you.

Whatever the outcome, I will be happy for us to connect. 

I invite you to email me, or find a date on my calendar.

Here are two wonderful collages (each with the front of the collage on the left and the back of the collage next to it), that were created at the Live Big Live retreat last week.