TURN UP THE VOLUME Recently I was talking to world class producer, Anne Archer Butcher about how she was able to manage all that was coming her way between her book launch and speaking tour of Inner Guidance: Your Divine Birthright (which is an awesome book, btw), her ongoing work with people like Donald Trump, and her family life.  Here's what she said to me, "When I think I'm completely maxed out, I ask the universe to help me turn up the VOLUME." WHAAAAT?  Bio hacker that I am, I thought, this I gotta try. Let me clarify something.  She didn't mean turn up the VOLUME on what I thought I should do, she was talking about turning up the VOLUME on asking for inner guidance AND then listening to the inner guidance you were getting and acting on it. As soon as I switched over to this different approach, I put myself into alignment with the law of economy. Suddenly, everything I did went more smoothly and I began seeing these amazing and unexpected results. For example, I'd ask, "What new work should I be expanding into?" The phone would ring with a new client request that challenged me to mash together my skills in a different and unique way. Or when I asked, when should I exercise? Out of the blue a two hour window would open up and off I'd go on my bike.I didn't just use my day time to turn up my inner guidance volume, I used night time as well. Before I went to sleep, I'd ask to be taken to where I was needed to serve. Yep. Awesome. Took my dreams to a whole new level. Out went those old dreams where I regurgitated and processed my day, and in came dreams of insight, new people, new places. Skeptical?  Bio hack your own dream time!  Einstein did! Why not turn up the VOLUME on your inner guidance (IG) and raise your IG quotient? How?  Next time you are wondering which direction to go, tune in to that super power inner you that's linked to "for the good of the whole" and ask (your version of), "Here's what I want more of, life. What can I do right now that will help me step into that experience with grace and love?" Then listen for that quiet inner nudge. In my case, I find it's not that loud voice that's sometimes driven by my ego. It's the soft one ;-). Also I find that when I'm over obsessing about work, I have to say, "Make it so LOUD that I can't miss it!"  Another person told me she asks to be shown that guidance in 3 different ways.  Biohack that one! Where might you want to turn up the VOLUME? Expanding the Creative Genius YOU - Check In On a scale of 1-5 (1=never, 5=always) how often are you challenging yourself to learn more and be more of your true self? Physically (health, food, workouts) Mentally (focus, flexibility, learning new things, challenging old mindsets) Emotionally (ability to give and receive love, being kind) Spiritually (feel part of the bigger whole, ongoing spiritual exercise, tune in to IG) If you are ranking under 3 on any of these, it's a perfect time to turn down the guilt and turn up your own activation volume. Then align yourself with IG to turn the volume up on the right actions for you. Whatever part you are focusing on, above all, remember that you are loved. Turn the VOLUME WAY UP on self-love. Speaking of love, I am so grateful for all of your kind notes, calls, tweets and FB posts. Thanks to all of you that sent me your stories this past month! You make my speaking SUPER EASY when I get to talk about YOU.   VISION TO REALITY, BABY! PORTLANDIA CLUB, INC. Awesome group who invited me to give a keynote on Drawing Solutions, Visual Goalsetting.  If you need your team to get revitalized or realigned, this 45-90 minute key note is a perfect way to do it! GET BUSY! DON'T WASTE THIS LIFE Now is the perfect time to make a change.  If you need a kick start, watch my TEDx Draw Your Future If you need to Up Your Creative Genius in the health category department, I can't say enough about Bulletproof Coffee and awesome Dave Asprey. Check it out. BIG MAJOR SHOUT OUT! MULTNOMAH COUNTY DCS Offsitarama: OMG these are the awesome people working for us in Portland. I had a blast illustrating for them. Here they are watching me draw and a piece of the drawing I was working on. Thanks Multnomah DCS!!!

Time to Come Out - Meditators!

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TIME TO COME OUT Confess. You're a meditator. I went to the Wisdom 2.0 conference and I was blown out of the water by Arianna Huffington. Her opening line was, "Business people all over the world are coming out. Not as being gay, that's so yesterday, but as being meditators."  LOL! But it's true isn't it?  People who never talked about spirituality are bringing up the idea of past lives, or amazing spiritual experiences they are having.  This conference was about spirituality in business. Google, FB, Twitter, Medium are starting meditation groups in their high tech start-ups, beginning meetings by taking a moment to become present. I love this, because, why not? Why not start everything with a moment of inner calm?  Open an inner ear to guidance and reflection? In all of the news that HuffPost offers, did you know that the religion, GPS4Soul and the Third Metric columns have the highest reader ratio?  It just happened in January.  We toppled over into soul awareness. Please join me in celebrating, no matter your faith. #awesome. #wearewakingupandtalkingaboutit This past week I saw so many cool speakers and one of them I have to give a big shout out about.   His name is Kevin Carroll and his company is Katalyst.  His story will break your heart and then heal it up again and inspire you to stay motivated into your greatness.  Follow him, find him, hire him - Nike did for 7 years and he is on his own now speaking around the world. His message is about the power of play. "You can find out more about a person in 1 hour of play than in a year of conversation."  How true it is. BIg shout out to all of the people from the TCI Learning Lab  program who I drew for this past weekend - all of you are so committed to innovation. Thank you so much for changing the face of education at the community college level. You're amazing. Tomorrow I will be illustrating for the Disrupt Education think tank at Pepperdine, so stay tuned to see what they are up to. Orchestrated by none other than Frank Fitzpatrick - check him out. Shameless Promotion in the Braggatorium: Read this awesome blog post and win a free copy of Drawing Solutions - by Monica Bourgeau from LifeOhm.com She's a really great blogger, btw, who falls into our category of awakening soul messages. PORTLANDIA Club Inc!  For those of you women who enjoy networking, I am giving a short talk over lunch this Thursday, March 6th. If you need a tune up, why not get one over lunch? That's a cheap and lively consultation plus you get to meet awesome Portland women. Inner Guidance:  Your Divine Birthright There's an amazing woman coming to Portland (and she may be coming to your town as well).  Anne Archer Butcher and she wrote an excellent book called "Inner Guidance: Our Divine Birthright."  She'll be speaking at the conference Travel the Road to Spiritual Freedomat the Unity Church on March 7th. I am the opener, so I'd love it if you came to see Anne and I both!  Anne will share some of her profound stories with inner guidance. Me, I'm talking about…what else, love ;-) Not to be missed!  One final thing - a question really... isn't Jimmy Fallon awesome on the Tonight Show? Hashtag LOVE HIM! #changingtheworldonesweetmomentatatime TEEN RESETTING SEEKING YOUR HIGH SCHOOL I need a few more classes in Portland to run Vision to Reality groups now that Open Meadows is closing (boo!) So if you have a line in to a great high school,please contact me. CREATIVE GENIUS U GET READY! We are coming out with some really fun things this year. Learning Videos. Box Kits. Creative Genius Tools you are going to love! Stay tuned! SHOUT OUT MINDY FELDBAUM & DEB BRAGG This team makes it happen. They are orchestrating the most incredible convenings with educators or influencers across the nation.  Big shout out to theCollaboratory and University of Illinois. Thank you!

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5 STEPS TO KEEP YOU YOUNG, FIT & AWESOME 1.  BIOHACK YOUR DIET In this day of paleo, full fat, fast food, or gluten free veganomix, YOU have to decide what's right for you to eat. period. The days of "Doctor's Orders" are long gone. To find out the latest biohacking techniques check out the top rated iTunes podcast BulletproofExec. 2.  GET FIT Mental & physical fitness is key if you want to live your best life. Pretend this is your last window to optimize you, and make the most of it!  Walk, run, bike, do something to get yourself back into your body. Include in that new you, Lumosity or some brain games. Research shows you better use it or you'll lose it. Garbage in, garbage out applies here! 3.  DAYDREAM OFTEN 48% of our time is spent daydreaming. Use your daydreaming wisely! Derail those wasted thoughts of worry or fear. Fantasize that perfect you and perfect life to align your passion with your reality. #youarewhatyouthinkyouare 4.  ASK FOR HELP If your big fat ego thinks you're the brilliance behind this scenario, think again. If you aren't meditating yet, there's no time like this lifetime to get started ;-0 True help comes when you tap into your innate and ever present Inner Guidance. 5.  DISRUPT YOURSELF No matter how fantastic your life is, the S curve applies. Appreciate this moment AND change something in your daily routine so you can meet tomorrow's challenges with flexibility and openness. Here's some upcoming events to help you Up Your Creative Genius... RADIANT LONGEVITY SUMMIT FREE ONLINE SUMMIT WITH AMAZING SPEAKERS This is a must listen event that takes place Jan 17-23rd I'll be interviewed on the 23rd, so please tune in. Here's your free link to sign up! ON PURPOSE    YOUR PATH TO  FULFILLING LIFE  WORK - RIKK HANSEN Tune in to this show onJanuary 30th 10AM PST - Rikk will be interviewing me about how"Imagination Changes Everything" SHOUT OUT DREW DRAWING IT OUT This guy is going to get work from me. We were shooting a new training video so you can download and watch at your leisure how to draw your dreams into reality. Drew jumped up there and did some amazing drawings.Watch out Scott Ward! #newstudioartistinthemaking