BMP195 Holly Worton ~ How to Stay Grounded + Strong in Your Vision

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I’m back with another solo episode! Today I’ll be discussing how to stay grounded and strong in your big business vision. When I asked in my private Facebook group what topics they wanted to hear solo episodes on, answers included how not to get sucked into all the marketing hype, how to feel good about moving into your power and purpose, procrastination and perfectionism, connecting to your intuition and knowing the right actions to take. As I browsed through the list, I realized that these are all symptoms of not being grounded and strong in the vision you have for your business and life. So, in this episode I explore all of the above, and how you can stay grounded and strong in the vision you have for yourself.

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How not to get sucked into all the marketing hype
How to feel good about moving into your power and purpose
How to avoid procrastination and perfectionism
How to connect to your intuition and know the right actions to take
How to stay grounded and strong in your big business vision

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How to Stay Grounded and Strong in Your Vision, with Holly Worton

Hello and welcome to the Business Mindset Podcast episode 195. This is your host Holly Worton and I am back with another solo episode.

Today I am going to talk about how to stay grounded and strong in your vision for your business. In this episode, you are going to learn:

How not to get sucked into all the marketing hype that is all around us;
How to feel good about moving into your power and purpose in your business;
How to avoid procrastination and perfectionism; and
How to connect to your intuition and know the right actions to take in your business.

So that’s kind of a lot of things and I got these inspirations from my private Facebook group which you can find at hollyworton.com/group and that redirects to the Facebook group.

Now, in my group I asked the women, what would you like me to talk about? And these were some of the things and as I made the list and looked at the list of things that they had questions on, I realised that the common solution to all of this, is really staying grounded and strong in your vision for yourself, and your business and your lifestyle, and of course doing the mindset work you need to do to achieve that.

So, you know I talk about this a lot in my webinars, and my online trainings and my Facebook group, but the first step really, is to get clear on your vision. Now, I have a guided meditation to help you get clear on your big business vision – I maybe updating that later this year, I have been thinking about that lately – but for now, it is something that I have had available on my resources page; that’s hollyworton.com/resources; and you can get it there, and it is a really great meditation that just helps you really get clear on the details of the big business vision that you have. So, getting clear on your vision is your first step.

The second step is to figure out who you need to be to achieve this vision and to achieve your goals. How do you need to change, how do you need to change your attitudes, your beliefs, who do you need to become, in order to achieve this?

The third step is what do you need to believe to achieve this? And this is really digging into some of the mindset stuff. So, what are the beliefs that you need to have to support you in achieving this big business vision? Now, conversely, what might get in the way? And this is kind of the shadow side of your mindset, so what fears, what blocks, what limiting beliefs do you currently have that might get in the way of achieving this big business vision?

And then, finally, take inspired action toward your vision. So, every single day you should be doing at least one thing that takes you one step further towards your vision. Now if you are the kind of person that does three most inspired actions a day, or most important actions each day, one of those things, at least one of those things, should be something that takes you towards achieving this vision. And I think that’s really, really, important. Mindset stuff, super important to help you take that action and get there, but you have also got to take the real life practical business actions.

So that’s kind of the main format, and I think that’s getting clear on that vision, getting your mindset in order, so you can achieve that vision, and taking action towards that vision is really the secret to how to stay grounded and strong in your vision. Because if you have a clear vision, and of course that vision might change and adapt over time as you change, and as your business changes, but if you have a clear vision and you believe that you can achieve it, because you have done the mindset work; and if you are taking action towards it, then it is really easy to stay grounded and strong in this vision. Now, if you are not grounded and strong in your vision it can be really easy to get sucked into all of the marketing hype that we see out there. I mean, it’s so easy, I am very good at actually resisting and not buying stuff, unlike other people, I have had this conversation with some friends lately about how it can be really challenging to avoid the stuff when it is not the stuff that you need.

So, I have been looking at these Goddess Temple Priestess Trainings that are being offered at Glastonbury at the Goddess House, the Goddess Temple. And I have been really interested in one of them. Now, it just started in February, so I wouldn’t join this years; and I haven’t even looked into whether I can start next year, or whether it would be the following year, because it is a two-year programme; but, that’s not something that is not my #1 priority right now. Releasing my heart-centred energy work out into the world that’s my #1 priority. So, speaking with a friend Rebecca Kane the other day, who was just on the podcast recently, and we were speaking about a Priestess training that she is doing in Glastonbury and she recommended another Priestess training through Molly Reimer I think her name is, of Brigid’s Grove; she has an Etsy shop and a website. And she really recommended that Priestess training, it is kind of an introduction, it is like a six -week training, so I kind of thought: “ooh interesting” so I got in touch with Molly so I said “when is your next live version of it?”, because she is offering one starting right now, and again, I know that now is not the time to do that because I have got to focus on my heart-centred energy work. And she said: “okay, the next one is probably going to be in August but possibly not because I am updating the course.” And again, I had that kind of temptation to just sign up for the one now, but then I stopped myself because I know that’s not my #1 priority, my #1 priority is getting heart-centred energy work out into the world, in a really big way. So, I resisted. So that means I will probably be doing it next year, if next year ends up being a good time to do it. But, you know these are things that I want to do, they would be great for my own personal development, and I think they would be a really important part of me and my growth and my business and… but now is not the time. Now is not the time, because now is the time for releasing heart-centred energy work out into the world.

So, do you see how this shows up? It is a matter of just brining yourself constantly back to your #1 priority, and if you need to sit down and write that out, make a sign, paint a sign, hang it on the wall by your desk, whatever; do it. “My #1 priority is _____”. And then fill in the blank. That can be a really good visual reminder of what you need to be focussing on, and I am actually thinking of doing this just to make it easier [laughing] because so far I have been really good at drawing my focus back to my #1 priority, but it takes a lot of energy because I get excited about these other things. You know, and there are other online trainings and things that I have seen and I thought: “ooh that looks really interesting” “ooh that would be really useful” but is it going to take me towards my #1 priority right now? No. And if it is not then don’t do it.

Now, some of these things these bright shiny objects, that you might be coming across, might help you achieve your big business vision and take steps towards your #1 priority; and if that’s the case, then analyse whether or not they are a good thing for you to do right now, they might be. But, so many times the things that distract us, the marketing hype that gets us sucked away from focussing on our priorities, those are things that will not help us get towards our #1 priority and work on our #1 priority and achieve our big business vision. A lot of these things are distractions and that’s not to say that they are not fantastic programmes, there is so much great stuff out there, but you can’t do it all, and there has to be a time when you stop learning and you start realising that you already know everything you need to know to take action towards your #1 priority. So, I think avoiding, getting sucked into all that marketing hype is really important, and you know maybe that involves spending less time on Facebook. So, I have stopped (well I haven’t stopped) I have reduced the time that I read my Facebook timeline, the newsfeed and I started focussing more on my Facebook group. I have been spending a lot more time in my Facebook group lately, I have been doing some Facebook live videos, and I have been trying to make them more like mini-webinars, kind of half-hour videos where I talk about a very specific topic and then give people a chance to ask questions. I also did an “ask me anything” call for my Facebook group, where people just asked me all kinds of tech questions and stuff. So that can be another way to not get sucked into the marketing hype by just not paying attention to what’s going on in your Facebook newsfeed. You also might want to unsubscribe from newsletters. I have been doing a lot of that. I just unsubscribed from a ton more newsletters. Stuff from people that I know I am not going to buy from now, and while I like hearing from them, it is distracting. So that’s another way. Avoid reading the stuff, just focus more on your stuff and not so much on other people’s stuff.

So, the next thing I want to talk about is how to feel good about moving into your power and purpose. Now, if you are clear on your vision, and your #1 priority right now, and you have done the work to figure out who you need to be to achieve this, what do you need to believe to achieve this, what might get in the way? You have done the mindset work, transforming your mindset and you have taken inspired action. Then that should be helping you to feel good about moving into you power and purpose. Because let’s think about this, what can get in the way of feeling good about moving into your power and purpose? Fear! “Who am I to achieve this goal? Who am I to do this big stuff? Who am I? Am I worthy? Am I worthy of doing this stuff? Do I know enough? Who am I to be doing this? I am not good enough to be doing this. I don’t have the confidence to be doing this. I am terrified.” All this mindset crap can get in the way of you feeling good about moving into your power and purpose. So, if you are not currently feeling good about moving into your power and purpose and you are not feeling grounded and strong in your vision, go back to thinking about: who do you need to be to achieve this big vision? What do you need to believe about yourself and your abilities to achieve this big business? And what might get in the way? What is getting in the way? What fears do you have? What blocks do you have? What beliefs do you have about yourself that are not serving you? What mind-crap-stuff is keeping you stuck where you are and keeping you from taking the actions you need to take to move into your power and purpose. Sometimes you need to really dig deep into the shadow stuff and clear that stuff out.

So, procrastination and perfectionism: how to avoid it?

Same kind of thing. If you are procrastinating on setting up a YouTube Channel; if you are procrastinating on doing webinars, if you are procrastinating on getting a new website done for your business, if you are procrastinating on writing a blog post. Whatever it is that you are procrastinating on I am going to guess that it is probably stuff that is going to make you visible, it is probably stuff that is going to make you speak your truth to step up in a bigger way and take up space, even if it is just taking up space online. And, again, that’s stuff that is scary, so you need to clear the fears, the blocks the crap that is getting in the way from you taking these actions. Perfectionism is the same thing. Oftentimes, we suffer from perfectionism because we are afraid that if we are not absolutely 100% perfect, our video isn’t 100% perfect, our webinar isn’t 100% perfect, our podcast episode isn’t 100% perfect, our blog post, whatever, isn’t 100% perfect then we open ourselves up to criticism and god forbid we should be criticised! That’s really scary, we have seen online trolls, we have seen nasty people, and no matter how much you realise or focus on the fact that trolls are people who are deeply messed up [laughing] and when they attack you it is not about you it is about them. You are just a catalyst for them to release their crap into the world. Even if you focus on that, even if you realise that, it can just be really hurtful to experience that, and it can be really difficult I think unless it has happened to you enough times that you have just managed to get over it, it can be hurtful. However, I have to say the fear of that is usually much worse than the reality. And, again, you can do the mindset work to help release those fears. So, think again about why you might be suffering from perfectionism. Is it fear of criticism? Is it something else? Get clear on what those fears are, what those blocks are and do the mindset work to release that.

Then another thing that I wanted to discuss is connecting to intuition and knowing the right actions to take in your business. And, again, I think that all relates back to staying grounded and strong in your vision. Now, if you want to learn how to connect to your intuition and know the right actions to take in your business, I think the best thing to do would be to read my book Business Intuition because it is all about that. It is practical stuff you can do to connect to your intuition, to turn up the volume on your intuition, on that little voice that it has; and start taking action based on the stuff that your intuition tells you. I wrote that book because that is my #1 way of helping people connect to their intuition. It is a really powerful book, but it is the kind of book where you have to take action on the stuff that I write about. It is not a book where you can just read it and then just magically you connect to your intuition. It is a guidebook to help you take the actions to connect to your intuition. So, that is my #1 tip on how to connect to your intuition and know the right actions to take in your business.

But, again, if you are grounded, and you are strong in your vision, that makes it so much easier to trust yourself and trust that you are taking the right actions and to trust that you are taking inspired action. So, if you feel like you have been struggling to connect to your intuition or to listen to your intuition. And, if you feel like it is just not working for you, even though you have tried, go back and look at the mindset stuff. What’s stopping you from connecting to your intuition? What fears do you have? What blocks to you have? What beliefs do you have? Maybe you believe that you are not worthy of receiving guidance from your higher self. Maybe you have fears that your intuition is wrong and it is going to stray you off the part or that you are going to misinterpret it? Maybe you have some blocks around your ability to connect to your intuition. Maybe you think that that’s something that either you have or you don’t have. That’s what I used to think. I used to think that I was not an intuitive person. But the reality is I am very, very intuitive person, I just needed to give myself permission to trust myself and to trust my intuition. And, again, if you are not trusting yourself and your intuition, do some mindset work around that. I have done so much work, both with my business coach Lisa Wechtenhiser and my mindset work, over the last couple of years, in terms of getting really strong and grounded in my trust for myself and my trust in my intuition.

So, if we kind of recap a little bit, and look at all of these, kind of, symptoms, of not being grounded and strong in your vision, so:

getting sucked into the marketing hype;
not feeling good about moving into your power and purpose or having fears around it;
being a perfectionist and procrastinating on stuff; and
feeling disconnected from your intuition and not knowing the right actions to take.

So, I think again, these are symptoms of not being grounded and strong in your vision. So, whenever you see one of these symptoms: whenever you feel like you are getting swept up by the marketing hype for some new online course; or whenever you feel like you are wobbling in stepping up into your power and purpose; whenever you are procrastinating on doing something, whenever you see yourself being a perfectionist; whenever you feel disconnected from your intuition; stop and go back to the core, get clear on your vision for your business; get clear on what your #1 priority is right now. Get clear on who you need to be to achieve this vision and to complete to realise this #1 priority. Who do you need to be? Get clear on what you need to believe to achieve this. Figure out what might get in the way of achieving this. And that’s digging up your fears, your blocks, your limiting beliefs and then it is doing the mindset work, so it is releasing those fears and blocks. It is programming beliefs at a deep level, that’s either the subconscious level or the energetic level. Programming beliefs that support you to take action, and to focus on your #1 priority and achieve your big business vision. Mindset work is really, really, important, but it is just as important, equally important, as the last step which is taking inspired action toward your vision. Every day, doing at least one thing, even if it is really, really, small, one thing that will take you towards your vision and to focus on your #1 priority in your business.

There is no magic wand, you know even doing this mindset work, it is not magic, you need to do the work, you need to take the action, you need to take the practical action and that’s why at the end of every session with my clients, I always create an action plan. Now it is not like a massive list of 10 things they need to do; sometimes it is just one thing, one really important thing. It is pretty much never more than 3 things. And it is 3 things that will help reinforce the beliefs that we work on, reinforce the mindset changes that we have worked on, and they are steps that will take my clients towards their big business vision and achieving the goals they want to achieve. So, doing the mindset work makes everything so much easier; it makes taking the action so much easier. But, you have still got to do the work and if you are not for whatever reason. You are doing this work and you are still not feeling grounded in your vision do some visualisation work, do some journaling. Get clear again on the more details of what your life is going to be like, what your business is going to be like, when you have achieved this business, when you are living the vision. Sit back and kind of meditate on it, and visualise it and really tap into what it looks like to be living that vision, what it sounds like, what it feels like, how your life and business are different once you have achieved this vision. Really tap into what that looks like, feels like, sounds like. And again, you can either just sit and meditate on it, and just focus on the feelings, and the vision, or you can write it, write it in your journal, get clear on all the details.

Now, some people are going to be drawn to one or the other or you know maybe both. I usually tend to spend more time writing, working on my vision. I tend to find it easier to tap into my intuition and kind of make that deep connection through writing more than sitting and meditating and focussing on it. But, everyone is going to have a preferred method of doing this, so you need to do what works for you. So, do the things you need to do to stay grounded and strong in your vision. And the vision that you have for your business and the vision that you have for your life. This is important. If you don’t do this work, and it is work, and I don’t think work is a dirty word, I have said this before. That’s why my new mindset transformation system and energy transformation system is called Heart Centred Energy Work, because it is work and I think work is a good thing. But, I think work can be easier than sometimes we make it out to be. So, if you are not doing this work to stay grounded in your vision, it makes it so easy to get distracted by other things. So, whenever you are feeling distracted, call yourself back to either sitting down, visualising your vision, journaling on your vision, journaling on your #1 priority, make that sign, look at that sign, make it as big and bright and colourful as you need to. Do whatever you need to do, to get clear on the details of your vision and to remind yourself to focus on it, that’s really, really, important. And, again, if you are getting distracted call yourself to focussing back on the vision in whatever way you need to.

So, if you have any questions please get in touch via my website, you can send me an email at: [email protected] and join my Facebook group, hollyworton.com/group and ask me any questions in there as well, I am in there every day Monday through Friday, sometimes I will pop in on the weekends, but usually not. And I look forward to connecting with you and discussing this topic a little bit more, because I think it is really, really, important to stay grounded and strong in your vision that you have for your business and your life, because that makes it so much easier for you to work towards your vision and avoid distraction.

So, thank you for listening. I mentioned my private Facebook group Business Mindset Alchemist several times today, it is a group dedicated to exploring business mindset and how you can get the mindset you need to achieve your dreams. I am a lot more active in the group lately, doing lots of livestream videos which are like mini-webinars, where I teach on one topic and I allow women to ask me questions. So, it is kind of like one of my solo-episodes but more interactive, because you can show up and ask me questions and if you can’t make it live, I ask people to just post their questions beforehand on the event page for the Facebook live stream. So, if you are a women entrepreneur I would love to see you in there, just go to Hollyworton.com/group and you will be redirected to the Facebook group. I would love to see you in there and I would love to work with you on your mindset stuff as well. So, if you are interested in that just head over to my website hollyworton.com click on the work with me link and you can see how you can do that.

So, thank you so much for listening today, I hope you found this useful and interesting, and I hope that you apply some of this stuff that we discussed today, because again, you may find these podcast episodes useful and interesting and inspiring, but if you don’t do the work you are not going to really get the benefits from it. So, please, do some of the work that you need to do to stay grounded and strong in your vision, because that will help you avoid getting stuck in the marketing hype, it will help you to avoid feeling icky about stepping up into your power and purpose, it will help you avoid procrastination and perfectionism, it will help you avoid that feeling of disconnect with your intuition.

So, again, really quick to wrap up – I know I have said this a thousand times today: get clear on your vision; focus on your #1 priority; get clear on who you need to be to achieve it, what you need to believe to achieve it; what might get in the way. Do the mindset work and take inspired action towards your vision, every single day, take that action. So, again, thank you so much for listening, remember to visit https://www.hollyworton.com/195/ for the show notes on this episode. Thank you.