Are You Missing a Great Opportunity?

January 31, 2012 By Cara Lumen Leave a Comment
Have-a-planLife is like an adventure.  You plan a trip, make some detours, get lost, and meet some fellow travelers who help you move ahead.  I’m not certain we end up where we think we are going, but the journey is the fun part.  And our unique path is constantly being opened up and guided by the Universal Mind in the form of signs and signals that show up in every facet of our life.
 
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to offer a problem to the Universe and have it come back with an answer that day?   

Would you like to have your next steps laid out for you?

You can, when you ask for, notice, interpret and apply
the signs and signals in your life every day. 

 

How to Read the Signs and Signals 
That Help Build Your Business 
From Your Inside Out

The subtle and not-so-subtle signs

We miss out on a huge source of aligned guidance when we ignore the subtle and not-so-subtle signs and signals offered by the Universe.  Once you learn to notice and interpret this ever-present guidance your choices expand.  A sign or signal may be as small as the look someone gives you or as big as a new job offer out of the blue.  It can be life-changing and it can be moment changing. 
 

How to Read the Signs and Signals 
That Help Build Your Business 
From Your Inside Out

How to Read the Signs and Signals That Help Build Your Business From Your Inside Out helps entrepreneurs who want to connect more deeply with their target community learn to listen and interpret the Universal signs and signals the show up in their lives every day so that they can easily align themselves with their destiny and attract the people they are meant to serve.

Signs and signal can prompt positive action

I love to be alert to sign and signals and see where they lead me.  I received an email from a friend inviting me to be on her radio show again.  That was the sign.  As we looked for a topic I wrote her back some of the books I was working on.  She thought this one sounded interesting but it wasn’t quite finished.  The signal given by her interest was for me to get on the ball and finish and publish this book. Many signs and signals become motivators.  Others are simply guides to help you map out your journey. Learning to both recognize and interpret these signs and signals will keep you moving forward and on track.
 

How to Read the Signs and Signals 
That Help Build Your Business 
From Your Inside Out

Table of Contents 

  • How to Notice the Signs and Signals Meant for You and You Alone
  • How to Interpret the Signs and Signals that Show Up Every Day
  • How to Ask for Signs and Signals in Order to Answer a Question
  • Learn to Visualize Your Answers
  • Signs that Suggest New Relationships in Your Business
  • Signs that Suggest a Change in Direction
  • Signs that Inspire New Work
  • Signs that You Should Take the Leap
  • How to Make an Intuitive Decision
  • How to Practice Reading the Signs and Signals
  • How to Get Out of Your Own Way
  • Make Your Choice and Take Action
  • How to Apply the Guidance You Receive from Signs and Signals
  • Intuition is a core part of my life.
I have been consciously working on and with my inner life since I learned Transcendental Meditation over fifty years ago.  I am a metaphysician trained in such energy techniques as a Reiki Master Teacher, Certified Bach Flower Counselor, Falun Gong practitioner, T’ai Chi Student, yoga student and crystal intuitive.
 
In my coaching work I constantly create new processes and worksheets that help my clients access their Inner Guidance so that they can successfully build their business from their inside out.

Look for the guidance offered to you throughout your day

Our days are filled with insightful nudges, some big, some small. We always have the Universe listening to us, watching us, and offering suggestions.  We have free will, of course, but who doesn’t want the guidance of a wise mind?
 
If you can’t see it or interpret the signs and signals that are present throughout your life you lose out on powerful insights and awareness that could make your path, shorter, easier, more direct and definitely more effective.
 
It is simple to learn to notice the signs and signals and once you set up your criteria for interpreting them it will be a little like opening a direct line to spiritual guidance.
 
If you think you have a ton of ideas now just wait until you start listening to the Universe.  But the difference is that you can also use your intuition to make a decision about what you should do next.  It’s like hiring a whole team of incredible advisors who are there to help you with every choice you make.
 
The more you practice this awareness the more alert you will be to the subtle signals that surround you.  Your options will increase and your choices will be more on target because they are energetically aligned with who you are
You can apply this awareness today.
 
Everyone can do this.  It just takes a little practice. This is a short book. You can read it right now and start reading the powerful land insightful signs and signals that move consistently through your life. By the end of this book you will be able to notice and interpret the signs and signals that surround you and use them to make the best choices for your life and business.
 
Buy this book but more importantly READ THIS BOOK.  It’s how you begin to build a stunning business from your inside out.

 

 

How to Read the Signs and Signals 
That Help Build Your Business
From Your Inside Out

$3.33

  
 
 

 

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What My Search for a Bissell Sweeper Taught Me about Marketing

January 8, 2012 By Cara Lumen Leave a Comment
close-lookThis is really a story about targeted persistence. 
 
I wanted to replace my small hand-run Bissell sweeper that I keep handy for light sweeping between major vacuuming.  So I went on line to Amazon and looked around. I put a couple of models in my cart but did not make a purchase. 
 
For Amazon that could have been the end of the story because I ultimately found what I wanted locally.  But Amazon doesn’t give up; it kept sending me options – sweepers on sale or sweepers like the ones I was interested in. 
 

They kept trying to fill my need!!!!!

That is so brilliant and so basic.  Our products and services must fill the needs and wants of our target community.
 

Sometimes we have to educate our target community

Perhaps we need to help our target community understand what our product or service can do for them.  We can help them see how they will benefit from using it and what it will help them accomplish. We can talk about the change they will experience.  I’d never heard of a lightweight electric Bissell.  How long did it run between charging?  How good was its suction?  I read the promotional material and I made a decision that was different than the one I started out with.
 

Sometimes we need to show why we are unique

When I found what I wanted in a local store I had two choices with a little different price range.  What made one better or more appropriate for my use than the other? What makes you unique? What about your work is different from others and won’t be duplicated anyplace else.  We need to let them know about that. Our personal uniqueness and how we express it will ultimately provide the final attraction.  They will identify more with us than with someone else. 
 

Sometimes we need to build trust

I trust Amazon.  They have earned it over time.  I trust the Bissell brand because it’s been around for years.  What are you doing in your business to help people trust you, to know that you will over deliver and the quality will be outstanding? 
 

Be persistent, not annoying

Since I bought my sweeper elsewhere there will be a point where I don’t want Amazon to send me any more suggestions on sweepers and I bet you they know when to quit.  But what if I still wanted a sweeper?  What if I hadn’t found what I wanted?  What if I felt better about spending the money on it a few weeks later?  There are many factors that influence a purchase.  Time and the degree of desire are primary.  A little persistence can go a long way. But know when to quit.
 

How do you put this lesson into action?

Look for and understand the needs of your community. You can find that in the comments on your blog, the questions from your clients, the ideas expressed in the blogs you follow.  Then you need to adjust your approach to include what you find.
 

Keep showing up  

I’m a business coach and everyone who has joined my community knows it.  However, in a recent newsletter when I wrote a gentle observation on what I can do for others in my coaching capacity it inspired several people to step forward to work with me.  They had been considering it and were finally ready.  My nudge was low-key and gentle.  And I had been consistently showing up in the form of my emagazine. 
 
I don’t remember the statistics and they may have changed but at one point I was told that a contact has to be made nine times before a sale is made.  That’s a lot of gentle persistence.  What are you doing to continue to deepen your relationship with your target community?
 

© 2012 Cara Lumen 

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This Day is Mine

December 12, 2011 By Cara Lumen Leave a Comment

 

I opened the door
And the day tumbled in,
Clear, joyous, full of Life.
Puffy white clouds
Float peacefully above.
Yellow, pink, purple and salmon glowers
Wave "Good Morning" from my patio garden.
Peace comes to my heart.
 
This day is mine, 
Every nook and cranny of it,
To sense, to savor, to hold.
I listen to Spirit for Guidance, 
I open myself to signals and signs, 
I hold my vision in my heart, 
And step forth into life.
 
Cara Lumen
March 27, 1997
Spring Equinox
 

 

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