I’ve shared before one of the main money stories I’ve had to work through, and am still working on, is the narrative that wanting to make more money is greedy. For most of my career, I never set income goals or new asset goals. My internal story was that if I took care of people and did the right thing, money would take care of itself–which I still, and always will, believe is true. In the past, I was always afraid that if I set a financial goal, the Universe would interpret my intentions as...
2 days ago • 3 min read
“Jimmy: Sometimes, a little reminder that life is short can be a gift. Can give us that little extra push that we need. Alice: That’s pretty stupid, thought isn’t it? Jimmy: What? Alice: Needing something bad to happen to make you do the thing you should have done all along. Jimmy: I’m not so sure it matters how you get there. You just gotta hope that when you do, it’s not too late.” The closing dialogue to this week’s episode of Shrinking. Don’t let it be too late for whatever it is you...
3 days ago • 1 min read
You probably know the old proverb, “Curiosity killed the cat.” I’m sure at some point in your life, someone has recited that to you in order to keep you from exploring your curiosity. But did you know that the cat’s “death” is only half the actual saying? The second part says, “but satisfaction brought it back,” which suggests that the result of the curiosity was worth the risk. It’s interesting that society has chosen to leave out the proverb's positive aspect and has allowed it to become a...
4 days ago • 1 min read
“Abundance isn’t always about accumulating more. Personally, the less I want, the more I feel I have.” -Erik Smith See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
4 days ago • 1 min read
“Doing your best is taking the action because you love it, not because you’re expecting a reward.” - Don Miguel Ruiz The more pure the intention, the closer to coming from a state of love, the more genuine the action, the more likely the Divine will reward you with what you need, right when you need it. Do without expectation of anything in return, and you might find your Self receiving more than you could have ever imagined. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
6 days ago • 1 min read
I hope you had a great week! I come to this week's Weekly Note with a ton of creative energy. If you read either today's Daily Note or the Omen from this week (they are the same post), you'll see that I am leaning into spending more time creating content for the AlignedLife podcast, the AlignedLife blog, and YouTube--I have a ton of ideas I want to am going to implement and tonight I'll be working on creating a regular schedule for everything. You'll also read how I plan to create new...
7 days ago • 3 min read
I shared this as an Omen yesterday, but I know the Omens are relatively undiscovered at this moment and might be seen in the Weekly Note that you’ll receive later today, but I wanted to share this as a Note to give it a chance for more people to see. I hope that it: 1.) Encourages anyone thinking of doing something similar, or not similar, to follow their intuition, even if it goes against past experiences and “logic” as accepted by society. 2.) Encourages more people to respond to Notes,...
7 days ago • 5 min read
“In indigenous ways of knowing, it is understood that each living being has a particular role to play. Every being is endowed with certain gifts, its own intelligence, its own spirit, its own story. Our stories tell us that the Creator gave these to us, as original instructions. The foundation of education is to discover that gift within us and learn to use it well.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer Thanks to The Leading Edge for putting this quote in front of me today–it may have to go into the copy on...
8 days ago • 1 min read
If what you are directing your energy towards is not aligned with your Authentic Life, redirect it towards things that are. Not only is it a waste of your energy, which isn’t infinite, but it will probably begin to weigh on you over time and begin to spill into other areas of your life. Use your energy as an extension of your Authentic Self, directing it as much as possible to things aligned with your Authentic Life. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
9 days ago • 1 min read