What keeps us stuck
a deeply personal share
What's keeping you stuck isn't what you think.
Let me share my own recent experience...
Earlier this year I was in a particularly frustrating moment with my work - I could feel the potency of the new offers I was creating, the content I was sharing, the leader and coach I was embodying.
But I wasn't seeing the results I wanted externally. I was having quieter launches, my content wasn't getting as much traction on social media, my audience wasn't growing.
I convinced myself that what was going to fix my situation was growing my social media account and that I needed a better strategy to do that.
Side note: You *do not* need a huge social media following or even email list to make a living as a coach or creator. I'm a good example of this! I've made multiple six figures without even 5K followers or thousands of email subscribers.
I had just found this woman on Instagram who's primary offer is her digital course on content batching. She shares how she makes sales every day "passively" by batch creating content once a month, and how this allows her to make six figures, working part time and traveling the world. Sounds great, right?? I was seduced by this offer.
I have no doubt to her authenticity and that her strategy works. But what happened next is the most important, and really highlights how a better/different strategy wasn't actually what I needed because there was an energetic block in my way.
I bought the $47 course and dove right in. I started implementing her strategy - creating the folders on my phone, looking at my analytics for top performing posts, even gathering b-roll videos to create new content from.
And then, as if a magical wall appeared in front of me, I stopped. I told myself this strategy wasn't actually going to work for me, I didn't follow through on batching and posting in the way she outlined. Even when I tried, I couldn't make myself revisit the course.
Have you ever been in a similar situation? You buy the course, you sign up for the free training, you commit to the workout plan, but then can't follow through? There's nothing wrong with you. Keep reading for what's actually going on...
As this is the work I do with clients I was able to realize pretty quickly: Oh, Emily! There's something deeper here. Your social media strategy was never the block.
So I got to investigating, or listening really.
A few weeks later I signed up for a course called "Birthing Your Wild Voice" (with the incredible Hanna Leigh who's music and programs I can't recommend enough!). There was no real intention besides desire - I wanted to be a part of this program and received multiple signs that it was meant for me.
This course - which was an 11 week exploration into the voice, including ceremonial style activation and research into our ancestral song lineage - did more for my business by helping me clear blocks around my voice than the strategy course ever could.
I personally have never identified as being someone who was scared to share their voice - I was in choir all through school and was always told I had a beautiful voice, I led national trainings for hundreds back in my accountant days, and for the last ten years I've shared consistently here and on social media.
What this container activated was a realization for me that there was an inherited fear holding me back, particularly from my Jewish lineage - for people in my ancestry, it was not safe to speak up. It was not safe to be big, especially in their success. There was an upper limit I was hitting with my audience, my leadership and my visibility because of this belief that was living in my bones.
By the end of this program, I felt my voice had returned on a bigger level.
Whereas earlier this year I questioned myself a lot on what to share, now I am clear and confident, stories and teachings flow through me almost effortlessly even when what I'm sharing feels edgy.
I'm showing up more consistently, I'm posting more easily. I'm hearing that my words are resonating in a bigger way. And the best part? I no longer feel stuck. I feel the momentum growing inside my business, which I know leads to results.
This is the power of energetic, emotional and somatic work. The inner work is what creates the shift, what creates the space so that the strategy can be executed without the struggle.
If you've felt stuck in a particular aspect of your work...
If you've done the "right" things to grow, but aren't seeing the results yet externally...
If you know there's a much easier and more aligned way for you to do your work, but not sure exactly what that is...
And if you already know an energetic shift is what you need to quantum leap into your next level...
I created my new workshop, Unblock Your Business, just for you.
Inside Unblock Your Business I'll be guiding you through a powerful practice to work with the energetic, emotional and somatic blocks that are holding you back from your next level of success.
Notice I didn't say "clear" - our blocks are not problems to be solved. Like with my vocal block, they hold potent information for how we can move forward in a more aligned way. How we can be a conduit for healing, not only for ourselves and our businesses, but for our entire lineages.
Unblock Your Business is happening next Friday, September 27th at 12PM ET.
Yes, there will be a replay if you're unable to join live but I highly recommend you do what you can to be there. Not only is there always more juice on live calls, but there will also be a truly insane gift for everyone live on the call. Let's just say you don't want to miss this ;)
Register for Unblock Your Business (it's free!) here.
Big hugs,
Emily