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What Does It Mean to “Live Your Truth?”

Elizabeth Potts Weinstein — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:14:00 +0000

I talk about Live Your Truth all the time (it’s even tattooed on the inside of my wrist!), and every so often someone actually asks me straight out, “what do you mean by live your truth?”

As I’ve said many times, I can’t tell you what it means to live your truth.

Because it’s your truth.

Not the truth. Not my truth. Not the truth written by the gurus or dictated by institutions or governments or your parents.

But your personal truth.

Now, that’s all nice and good, but you may want a little more freaking direction than that.

I define “living your truth” in two different ways … one is the mission of my company, and other other is my personal definition & the tools I use to apply it in my life.

Live Your Truth empowers solo-entrepreneurs to make a greater contribution to the world and become more successful & fulfilled by doing what is a natural extension of who they really are.

(thanks to Ken Moorhead for yanking this out of me during a late night consulting session)

But that’s not *my* truth and it’s not *your* truth … that’s just what I’m doing here in this business.

Living my truth is about begin 100% myself 100% of the time, about speaking the things that everyone thinks but no one says, about choosing to be uncomfortable every day, about being a visible leader of this movement.

But what could Living Your Truth mean to you?

During the first weekly #lytchat (live your truth twitter chat) we discussed this very question, and here are some of the responses:

idance_iwrite: Actively letting go of what other’s want from you and listening to your ‘inner voice’
JanieC: letting the real and best you out of it’s hiding spot
LisaMHines: Being courteous to others, but not letting them persuade your actions, words, etc.
kymleeisawesome: knowing what you are & are not responsible for. not doing anything that doesn’t fit your vision for yourself
tarufisher: For me, #LYT is saying “no” when I mean “no”, and “yes” when I mean “yes”.
ACCompanyC: disregarding the “shoulds’” – or at least questioning why should I?
LisaMHines: LYT means staying in a centered place, honoring my true self in everything I do.
JanieC: getting rid of barriers, real and imagined
bethearle: For me it’s living my values
JennaAvery: Having the courage to say what I mean, mean what I say, do what I love, and love what I do, in all things.
bethearle: practicing outwardly what my inner self knows intuitively
lizschneider: keeping soul-level promises that i make to myself.
jaladesigns: 4 me, its simply just being myself instead of trying 2 b perfect. It’s living & operating w/ honesty, integrity & decency.
lorilatimer: Doing what’s right for me, not what anyone else thinks or wants
lizschneider: Living my truth means, “walking my talk”, speaking what I think and doing what I speak
truthlifecoach: It’s about honoring my core values and trusting my “gut”
jhaubein: Being yourself no matter what others might think of you. Staying true to your values.
daniellemmiller: making sure my purpose and values are not compromised by my head worrying about what others think
jenngbob: Living my truth means not feeling guilty for doing what I intuitively feel I should be doing right now
ChristineVenart: For me, living my truth means to show up as myself always, push myself past my fears, and to say the hard truth
kymleeisawesome: not being afraid to take that leap of faith, facing down the fear and moving forward into uncertainty
lorilatimer: It also means saying “no” when that’s what’s best for me – something I didn’t used to do
KyraHowell: Living my truth means knowing my vision and allowing that to be my life.
m_michael: Living my truth: Being fearless w/o recklessness
YourGoToGuy: Simply doing instead of worrying.
daniellemmiller: complete trust in my intuition and “gut”
chrisarcucci: speaking & living my truth with compassion and clarit
lorilatimer: Getting out of my head and listening to my heart/intuition
bethearle: not following the crowd/ marching to my own drum
MarySchaefer: Giving myself permission to be BIG and small and loving myself in any state

So … I’d love to hear your thoughts & ideas, by you commenting below …

… do any of these resonate with you? What do the words “live your truth” mean to you?

And, we love for you to RSVP and join us for the next Live Your Truth twitter chat (#lytchat) - it’s free and open to anyone to join (yes, to participate in the conversation you need a twitter account). See you there!

Why I’m Letting Go of Things That Make Money

Elizabeth Potts Weinstein — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:31:48 +0000

In the last 30 days, I decided to not relaunch The Money Tree System, to put my book Grow Up! Strategies on clearance, and to shut down TheWealthSpa.com.

These decisions seem completely unreasonable.

The program makes money. The book was already printed. The website got google organic traffic.

But sometimes the only way to move forward is to let things go.

Is there anything in your business that’s distracting you from what you really want to be doing?

What’s in your business that’s leftover from who you were yesterday?

What do you need to let go of so you can be 100% yourself?

The Real Reason I’m Moving to San Francisco

Elizabeth Potts Weinstein — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:12:01 +0000

Yes, I was planning to move to San Diego. Yes, I’ve been talking about it since August. Yes, now I’m moving to San Francisco.

And yes, you are not the only person to wonder, what the heck is up w/ that?

Here’s the video to explain why ….

So what do you need to do to restructure your life & business so you can meet your goals & design your ideal lifestyle?

Do you need to move, change your business, modify relationships, get rid of your stuff, quit clubs, simplify your life?

Know Your Dealbreakers

Elizabeth Potts Weinstein — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:06:17 +0000

Do you have difficult clients who are driving you up a wall?

Are there parts of your business you *hate* doing?

Then you probably have compromised on your dealbreakers.

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I Don’t Give a Crap About Making $1 Million

Elizabeth Potts Weinstein — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:06:12 +0000

I used to think there was something wrong w/ me because I’m not motivated by money, that perhaps I had a limiting belief that needed fixed … but instead here’s what I’ve found about motivation, what I want out of life, and what I want to create with you.