Tell us about yourself, your story, what you do?
Back when I started the Clarity journey 15 years ago I was leading a reasonably good life. My career had been good, my marriage was good and I enjoyed my family.
Yet there was challenge. I realized that I had lost my passion for my work. I started asking; what’s next? What do I want to do that has meaning, and purpose
and that ignites my passion? I read books, listened to tapes, attended seminars, read newsletters and while I did gain a lot of knowledge and how-to advice, I never got the “what” and NEVER got anything about my passion.
I realized there had to be a different approach, a counter-intuitive approach, and I summoned up the courage to change directions and leap into the unknown. There is a Zen Saying “Leap And The Net Will Appear” – that’s what I did! I left my “safe” career and started my journey to Living Lights On. During the next 18 months I refined my focus and learned new distinctions between passion, energy and life purpose. I began operating with a new model that Learning = Behavior Change. No longer was learning about gaining more knowledge. I realized that true learning meant I had to apply it in my life by changing my own thoughts and actions in order to attract the life of passion, energy and joy that I so desired.
I realized there was a huge gap between the theory of energy and passion and the actual practice of discovering my energy and passion. I kept studying and learning and following my energy… I was having fun. I began to look and feel years younger, like a new person. By the end of my 18 months I had become so radiant that people began to ask what I was doing and they began to ask if I could guide them to achieve similar results. This was the clue that sparked the creation of Clarity and the Lights-On Learning Method(R).
The energy of my life had become so noticeable that I began to attract new relationships and business opportunities. Clients began “showing up” immediately and I noticed I was attracting people with a vision for creating a better life. Applying the lights on learning method allowed me to “see” who was showing up to discover passion, energy and joy and who was not. I wondered why some were so resistant while others wanted more. This curiosity about the energy of “Flow”, of resistance VS embracing, is what led to the development of our River Map. As I was coaching with clients, the image of a river kept appearing to me. Fast flowing rapid change, calm stretches where it seems like you’re barely moving, eddies where you go nowhere, log jams that require outside help and waterfalls into the next level of the journey. Lights-On Learning was helping others by showing them where they were on their own river’s journey with tools to guide them along the way.
It was at his point that I decided to create written materials and graphical representations for use with clients during their coaching. It also turned out that I’d reached a log jam on my own river’s journey that seemed like the “dark night” of my own soul. My 28 year marriage was coming undone. I took time out from coaching and dove back into my own energy and passion by returning to my own vision map and getting back into flow. Then came doubt. After 28 years could I make it on my own? Could I engage a totally new team and run this all by myself. Would I be alone from this point on or would I attract a love that would light me up? My Monkey Mind was chattering non-stop. I moved from doubt to worry and back to doubt. Luckily I had found a way (the Lights-On learning Method) to stay true to my own vision, energy and passion.
Ending the marriage was difficult; a major disruption. I moved from my home of 30 years, had to get my son into a new school and create a new way to activate my vision for teaching others about living Lights-On. By becoming an observer of what was happening and embracing the log jams and eddies I was able to learn and embrace gratitude for all the lessons presented. The journey to spiritual change was worth it. Two years later I was introduced to the man who would become my partner for life. I entered the relationship from a place of new perspectives. We married and as synchronicity has a wonderful way of working, Gary is also a coach and has joined Clarity International as a partner. We live and work together, and clients often remark that we are modeling a powerful way for men and women to be in the world.
Thanks to the tools to check my own energy and intentions, I was clear about my vision and I am clear that there are no “accidents” in this life. With Gary as my partner, and our 2 rescue dogs, I have plunged again into a new destiny on my own river and began a new spiral upward.
What does it take to be an Illuminated Woman?
You may not face the exact same eddies and log jams along your river’s journey as I have, but with the courage to look at your life from the perspective of lights-on and make the changes necessary to create that energy, you will find ways to enhance your relationships, both personal and business, by bringing to them more energy, passion and joy. You can create flow in your life and live Lights-On.
Why should every woman you know be at this event?
This will provide the retreat time necessary to step away from the day-to-day distractions, learn and grow, and see your life from a new perspective. Sometimes the best strategy to advance is to retreat.
What tips do you have to be an Illuminated Woman?
Start by creating a vision for your ideal life making sure that it is lights-on/energized, and put that on a vision map. Then see what areas, if any, are out of alignment to your vision, and begin immediately to create strategies for doing less of what is lights-off/draining, and more lights-on/energized. Be creative and access the field of all possibility!
What do you do daily to seek Illumination?
I utilize two rituals– one is the daily check-in with 5 key points to review (including gratitude & intention) to set my personal energy field before getting involved in the day’s activities, The second is my exercise program which I do 6 days a week – 2 days of strength (yoga & gyrotonics) and 4 days of aerobic (treadmill, bike, walk). These I do in the morning, no matter how busy the day is, and then start my coaching at 10 AM. I love the 10AM start to business because I am an entrepreneur and can choose to design my day in a way that lights me up……….and 10 AM works.
How can we connect with you?
I welcome calls from people who are interested in coaching so that I can discover if the method I use is a fit -303.388.7507. Our website has a lot of video content – which is a good way to see how I interact – www.getclarity.com.
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