My eBook On Spiritual Entrepreneurship

Finally! My eBook “Lightworker’s Guide to Self-Employment” is ready for your free download.

I feel strongly about self employment. I love being my own boss, and I envision more and more people will be self-employed in the New World. Having made the transition from a corporate employee to a small business owner recently, I also know there are a lot of questions and fear among aspiring entrepreneurs.

This eBook guides you from the embryonic phase of “Can I possibly start my own business? Do I have what it takes? What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur anyway?” to the point you make the leap of faith with a clear vision of your success. It consists of three parts:

Part I: Myths & Reality
Part II: 5 Steps to Self-Employment
Part III: Your Success

A lot of materials comes from the posts I wrote on this Yes to Me blog, but I have added new ideas and insights, and put them all together in an integrated one vision, one process. It discusses paycheck mentality vs risk management skill, our attitude about marketing, very practical suggestions about business names (which is a key to effective marketing), the unavoidable issue of money, our secret fear of success that deters us, and a lot more.

Spiritual entrepreneurship

Throughout the eBook, I point out how spirituality can help you in the endeavor of starting a new business. If you think spirituality has nothing to do with the real world challenge of making money, you are in for a good surprise. If you think spirituality is a drawback, putting you to a disadvantage against those aggressive “practical” type who would do anything to make money, you are in for an even bigger surprise.

I know this from my own experience. I don’t think I had the courage to quit my cushy corporate job if it wasn’t with my spirituality. I don’t think I could survive the transitional phase when nothing much was happening (at least on the surface) if I didn’t have the willingness to contribute to the world. Now, this year, which is my second year, I’m making more than I did in the corporate world and my business is growing. Doing what I love and by helping people.

This eBook is a gift to you and to the world. You can just click on the icon on this page or on the sidebar to download it. You are also welcome to share it with your friends.

Social entrepreneurship

The eBook is free, but if you find it valuable, please consider making a contribution to Kiva. Kiva is not a charity — they help entrepreneurs in the developing countries by lending money for their businesses. Those entrepreneurs will pay you back. You can then take back your money or re-loan to another entrepreneur.

When I think of the many small business owners all over the world, I feel so inspired and I’m sure the feeling is doing me good in my business. Plus, by making them rich, we are developing a worldwide market — for your business.

I appreciate if you could leave a comment with your thoughts on this eBook. Perhaps I will revise and enrich the eBook in the future to make it even better, and your feedback is priceless in such an effort.

My gratitude also goes to those many entrepreneurs who have inspired me through the interviews and other communications. Entrepreneurs are never alone (which is another critical point I make in the eBook). In fact, I will be publishing several more Interviews With Successful Entrepreneurs soon — interviews with some spirited business owners that I came to know recently. (Stay tuned!)

Online Gratitude Journal June 2009 Edition #30

I just had a mini revelation. Perhaps I’ll develop this into full article in the future, but here is the heads-up: (Photo by Mr. Greenjeans)

Occasionally I receive emails from people who want “free” readings, and I’ve wondered why. Is psychic reading typically offered free and I’m violating the rule? Hmm, no, there are plenty of psychics who ask for far more than I do. Is it because they don’t think I’m worth their money? But if so, why do they ask me for reading ever?

Is it because they don’t have money? This may seem right, but then, it hit me: It’s because they don’t pay the due that they are poor. They don’t pay what is due, so what is rightfully theirs don’t come their way in their life. They believe they don’t have the money so that is how they are. Look at the energetic exchange (or the lack thereof, in this case), and it’s quite plain and simple.

I’m not advocating to spend lots of money. When I receive bills that I don’t agree, I go after the merchant and straighten things up. I do advocate paying properly. Sometimes I pay more than the bill my, say web designer, charges me. With gratitude. Because I think the work was worth it.

If you want to be treated well for who you are, treat others well. (Plus there are plenty of articles in this blog’s archive about how to start a business and make money )

June in Review

As promised in last month’s Gratitude Journal, I wrote about love and sex — and was discouraged with the low level of comments. Okay . . . if my readers don’t like this topic, maybe I’ll write about something else. But are you sure? I was ready to write more juicy stuffs . . .

I started writing about various starseeds groups. This is going to be a long series. I don’t think there are sufficient information about this, so I take it to my responsibility to write about it.

Fun

In 12 Steps To Raw Foods, Victoria Boutenko, the leading raw foods advocate, writes about a few other healthy habits beside eating raw. One of them is sleeping naked. She cites several studies and maintains sleeping naked promotes surface circulation. (I guess, then, being naked anytime is good, but we need to balance healthy habits with social life requirements. Plus it can be too cold outside the bed.)

Well, the weather is warm, this is the best time to try this. I do think I sleep better this way. Plus it feels good. (My sheets are 100% organic cotton.)

Victoria Boutenko also recommends jumping into cold water, sleeping on hard surface, keeping windows open for fresh air, etc. I started taking cold shower occasionally and try to keep the windows open. Not sure if I can keep doing this in winter, but for now, it works.

Challenges

Blog marketing, I guess. I simply don’t have time to go around promoting my blog. I love writing, and many articles here will be included in the book I hope to publish about Ascension and Akashic Records, so with or without large audience, this blog is very meaningful to me. At the same time, I wish I had more readers. Writing gets lonely sometimes, and there is nothing like reading comments at such time.

Lucky Synchronicities

For this, I’d like to record the great synchronicities I experience in my life. It confirms the benevolent mystery of life

Saturday evening, June 13th. I went out walking to my local supermarket. It’s 15 minutes walk and I find it to be a good way to exercise. There is sidewalk all along lined with lots of trees and flowers.  When I was leaving home, the sky was mildly overcast but it didn’t seem like it would rain any time soon.

I bought some mangos and grapefruits and came out of the store to find rain pouring down. Haven’t I learned the lesson of living in Oregon yet? It can rain any time. The sky changes in 10 minutes.

So . . . I was standing outside the store. Do I want to walk back in rain and just pretend I went swimming? Shall I wait until it clears up?

It was dark with the severe rain, but I noticed the car in the parking lot. Hey, that gray Scion is just like my friend’s. Is she here shopping, too?

I stood there looking around for several minutes. She did come out from the store, looking surprised to see the rain and me.

I got the ride home. I’m lucky. My spirit guides work hard for me. Thank you.

Where in the blogosphere Akemi has been

I’ve always been interested in eating healthy and mindfully.  Here are two videos that inspire you.

First one — by the end of this short video, foods start to look different to you, I hope.

And here is a movie trailer about the miracle of eating raw. It reversed diabetes in 30 days. (HT: Evita)

A year ago at Yes to Me

I started this Gratitude Journal series a year ago. Over the course of the year, I’ve changed the format and posting frequency, but all in all, I think this is a great way to share a bit of my personal side. Namaste.

I personally like “Embrace The Big Questions Worth Spending Your Life For”. It’s about how “quick and easy” answers deprive the joy of living.

Word of month

“Cultivate a sense of gratitude for your food. Each time we remember to eat with awareness, we return to that place of inner peace.”

By earthmother. I learn a lot from her blog about eating raw, which I think has a lot to do with spiritual development. Thank you!

Thank you for your readership and comments, as always ^_^ I hope you are enjoying the warm weather.

Spirituality Is About Anything And Everything In Life

Do you consider spirituality as a special day (maybe Sunday) treat?    Do you think certain activities such as meditation or religious worship is spiritual while your other activities are not?

Many people compartmentize spirituality.  And this is so counterproductive to your spiritual development.  Because (hold your breath) ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in life is spiritual.  You are a spiritual being living in a physical body, so you cannot not be spiritual.  Thinking you can is delusional and detrimental.  (Photo by Paulaloe)

Eating is spiritual

For instance, eating is spiritual.  All your meals, snacks, and drinks.  It’s not a “low” activity while “spiritual work” is holier.  And I don’t mean certain diet, such as vegetarianism, is spiritual while others are not.

I stopped eating meat after my soul shift, but it’s because my new soul (therefore my body) simply rejects it.  It’s not about some spiritual or religious beliefs.  I actually hated the self-righteousness of some vegetarians.

Eating is about feeding the body with other lives, whether they were plants or animals.  It is a way to connect to other life forms, along with the people who have contributed to the harvesting, processing, distributing, and preparing of the foods.  Each one of us are connected and supported by the whole, and eating is a solid way to realize it.

Eating is also about caring for our physical bodies.  While we are incarnated, the condition of the physical body affects our soul.  So you do want to eat healthy.  And this is true 24/7.  You cannot binge eat and then somehow “purge” or forget about it.

You may insist vegetarianism enhance your psychic power.  Sure.  This is why traditional psychic mediums and religious figures were vegetarian.  If you want to follow their path, I also recommend abstinence.  Attachment to anything and anyone can affect clear channeling.  Ideally, stay virgin all your life.

Fortunately, we can also develop our intuition and psychic power while enjoying meat.  Of both kinds.  So again, all eating is spiritual.

Sex is spiritual

And I don’t mean certain style of sex or certain sexual relationship is spiritual while others are not.  You can be as kinky as you and your partner want.  I don’t even think monogamy is the spiritually-correct form of intimate relationship.  As long as you can be honest and open, you can experience love and sex in many ways.

Sex is a way we exchange energy with another person.  Every single act – whether you were serious or just playing or whatever, causes this interaction.  Saying something like, “Oh, that was just my animal instinct that surged on Saturday night.  I have nothing to do with her and the real spiritual me is looking for my soulmate.” is a lie.

(I have nothing against men.  I like men.  But I think men are more likely to say BS like above due to their hormone effects.  There are other BS related to sexuality, and I’m sure women use them, too.)

And of course, sex is also about creation and procreation.  What can be more spiritual than love and new life?

Work is spiritual

Again I don’t mean certain jobs such as religious jobs, teaching jobs, or non-profit jobs are spiritual and others are not.  Work is about service, whether it is about sweeping the floor, repairing a computer, or figuring out how to sell a handmade jewelry.  It is about exchanging energy, and many times, about helping others exchange energies.

Money is a form of energy, too.  Thinking money is dirty and low is a socially supported yet nonetheless erroneous idea and is an effective way to refuse God’s blessings.  In our current system, exchanging value and money works, and empowered lightworkers can make good money.  (We are moving on to the New World where we’ll be just freely giving away value, but that is another topic I will be writing at another occasion.)

Money is fine, but thinking your work has no meaning other than earning a paycheck is a huge neglect of your own value, which is spiritual.

I can go on and on saying how everything in life is spiritual – every friendship and other relationships you have, every physical activity you do, the way you sleep, get up, drive, etc etc. — but I hope you get the idea.  There is not a minute you are not spiritual.

Lies to our spiritual nature

Anything and everything in life is spiritual.  Accepting this fact can help you streamline all aspects of your life, reconciling what is out of alignment, and so will promote your spiritual growth.  Rejecting this fact and lying to yourself and others distance you from truth.

And perhaps I’m repeating myself, but this alignment with your true spiritual nature is NOT about being a “good” person.  The idea of a “good” person, or what is “good”, is severely manipulated by darkworker authorities.  Most of us are more or less brainwashed with the various ideas of “good” that have been taught to us in schools, families, and in society in general.

We need to review all ideas of “good”.  At this time, the only thing that I think is no good is to mis-align with the basic energy flows of Love, Light, Truth, Abundance and Power.  Lying is mis-aligning yourself from Truth, so I don’t recommend it.

Does this idea of everything is spiritual work scare you?  If so, why?  Please let me know in the comment.

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