Firstly, I want to say that I don’t believe there is anything wrong with selling these kind of courses & I am definitely not judging money-making, or any version of financial success. I celebrate all choices & all successes, and I am here for the girl bosses AND the girl covered in mosses 😂 and those who do both, everything in between & beyond.
I also want to say that I wholly believe Spiritual chicks/medicine women & financial freedom can (and should) go hand in hand. Gone are the days of martyrdom & servitude.
As per, I’m just here speaking to the nuance, and why it doesn’t feel aligned for me to offer programmes that make these kind of promises for the field of work I am in.
I suppose it is also supportive to mention that I’ve had multiple 6 figure years, and yet equally important to say that I was I was in growing 5 figure debt for the first 3 years of business (at least), at a time where I did not have the outgoings or responsibilities I do now.
I’ve also had periods of time when I am unable to show up (in integrity) to offer the work I do because of my own personal life transits, which of course bares an impact on my income.
So there has been nothing consistent about my income.
In fact, there is nothing consistent about me 😃
I also have some areas of my business that are not-for-profit, and others even in deficit. I don’t see this as failure, because my leading why is my reason for offering the work I do. Which has always been because I deeply believe in the impact it has for others & the collective.
I also want to share that my drives & values have shifted (and continue to shift) ALL the time. Since becoming a mama especially. I am welcoming those shifts with open arms & a (relatively) trusting heart.
I share all this so you can feel me 🫶
When it comes to the business side of things I’m not going to pretend any of it is as simple as a how-to approach (though yes I do agree it can work for some people & in some industries).
But with all I have learned in my years of business (and my Master's degree in business - which I won't pretend gave me much mastery at all), I don’t believe that I can offer a fast-track for healers/medicine women because there are some things we just have to experience for ourselves, AND when it comes to healing work - experience is EVERYTHING. Plus, patience & surrender are important medicines for the journey.
In addition, in my experience & observation, financial success is complex to the highest degree. There is so much variance & nuance to a business plan depending on your heart calling, your service, your background, your experiences, your beliefs, and your trauma.
You can receive business coaching from an absolute expert in their field but if your trauma has you frozen, or your subconscious beliefs are leading the show, or you are going through a life-altering transformation, the knowledge/information is going to sit there in your brain or on a to-do list that never gets ticked off.
And specifically, for healers & medicine women there are a lot of wounds running when it comes to expressing ourselves, showing up consistently & running a business - and they can’t be papered-over for the sake of hurrying our ill-informed version of success.
Even without the complexities of trauma we are all so individual - be it our human design, soul essence or life path - I don’t believe there is a one size fits all.
Some people need more than a how-to.
I also do not feel many of these programmes (though some do) take into account the very natural seasons of life and shifts in perspective that come with healing work & living truly connected to one’s nature.
What I offer my mentees is bespoke support that includes but is definitely not limited to business advice (from the absolute truth of my experiences - that goes WAY beyond the financial) to create a life that, most importantly, fulfils you, serves a greater purpose towards collective healing & offers you freedom to live how you truly desire - which ultimately is completely different for every single one of us.
For me, that freedom is getting to spend lots of time with my family, especially my daughter - and adventuring & feeling safe to move through the absolutely polar-to-polar ride that is life.
Sometimes I like to buy nice things, and go on boujee trips (I have a thing for being in epic spaces), but I probably spend the most €$£ on my food (which is top quality everything) & on receiving healing & varying forms of self-care.
If you are a healer/medicine woman & resonate with what I’m saying here - maybe I’m the mentor/guide for you! I have just 1 space left.
Again, I want to reiterate, I’m not against 6 or 7 figure coaches AT ALL (I think they are epic actually!) I am just getting super clear on my service so my peeps can find me 🤗
With all my love, Felicity x
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