The 10 Essential Keys To A Divine Feminine Lifestyle Business

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve often been asked what was the inspiration behind my interview series, 6-Figure Secrets Of Divine Feminine Entrepreneurs.

The answer can be summed up in that now-famous quote by the Dalai Lama: “The world will be saved by the Western woman.” I believe it to be true… and what’s more, I believe that spiritual women entrepreneurs are the ones poised to have the greatest impact and make the biggest difference. But… we don’t want to give up our relationships, our self-care, our lives to do it.

So I coined the term “Divine Feminine Lifestyle Business” to describe a business that…

• Creates a generous in-come (think 6-figures or more)
• Creates a big contribution. Women business owners giving back.
• Truly supports you and your feminine spirit.
• Truly supports the life you wish to live.

When I asked myself, what does it really take to create a business that hits the “sweet spot” of all four elements above, certain key pieces immediately came to mind. Here’s a quick checklist of the 10 essential components you’ll need:

1. Solve a pressing problem for a specific person. Yes, I’m talking about – say it with me now! – your niche. It’s important to have a compelling niche because people invest in problems they want solved. If you’ve been hearing, “Sounds great, but…” from your potential clients chances are, you’re not solving a problem that’s pressing enough for your peeps.

2. High-end offers. Offering 1-on-1 work at low fees (or giving away too much of your time) is a recipe for burnout, frustration and resentment. It’s also a guaranteed way to keep yourself stuck at a low income level.

One of the biggest mistakes spiritual entrepreneurs make is thinking they’re “not ready” to create a high-end program. Truth is, your high-end offer is what you want to launch first, in order to generate cash flow and guarantee that you work with ONLY highly motivated, committed clients.

3. A business model with multiple streams of income. Even 10 Platinum clients can tap you out quickly, especially if you only want to work 20-30 hours per week. Offering your service in different formats such as teleseminars, group programs and information products allows you to serve more people, without a cap on your time and income.

4. At least one leveraged offer, such as a group program, information product or membership site. In addition to more income in less time, leveraged offers allow you to help people at different points on their path.

5. High-service team. Hear me now, ladies – you can’t do it all yourself. Nobody creates a 6-figure business alone… and quite frankly, why would you want to? Build your team early and if it feels hard, stop and receive support.

6. Systems. Truth is, certain tasks need to happen in your business consistently in order for you to generate in’come, such as marketing, follow-up and client care. You need systems to make sure that they don’t fall through the cracks. The beauty of systems? They can be handed off to someone else, freeing you up for your brilliant work.

7. Your email list. While you don’t need a big list to create multi-six-figures (I’m living proof), at some point you’ll want the leverage that a list of ideal, qualified potential clients gives you. While you don’t want to put your email list before creating in’come, you do want to give it serious attention if you wish to create a business that generates a lot of in’come without you having to work all the time.

8. Strategic alliances. A single partnership with the right strategic alliance can fill your business with clients, add thousands to your email list, and much more. No matter where you are in your business, start creating these relationships now. And if you know some movers and shakers already, now is the time to ask, “How can I create a win-win-win partnership?”

9. Extreme self-care. You can’t give when your cup is empty… or when you’re constantly responding and reacting to every quote-unquote “emergency.” Instead, practice extreme self-care and put yourself first. (I first learned this valuable lesson from a multi-six-figure mentor who freely admitted to putting herself before her kids and her husband.)

10. A “goddess state of mind.” Many spiritual women solopreneurs carry a deep-seated lack of deserving. This completely undermines your ability to receive and serve. Instead, flex your receiving muscle and expand your wealth consciousness by practicing a goddess state of mind using this simple question throughout the day: “Is this fit for a goddess?”

Treating yourself like the goddess that you are will uplevel your experiences, raise your standards and expand your sense of authentic possibility!

Want to hear the full call where I go deeper into each of these keys? Be sure to register for 6-Figure Secrets Of Divine Feminine Entrepreneurs to grab the recording, plus receive invites to every single call – all f’r’ee.

Every moment is an opportunity to receive

Recently I attended a workshop with Debbie Rosas, founder of the Nia Technique, called Awakening The New Feminine Spirit. At the beginning of the workshop, Debbie lead us through a powerful exercise on receiving.

All around me, women were experiencing breakthroughs. Meanwhile, I was having a mini-meltdown.

(This is what the coaches in my mastermind call “The Elizabeth Purvis Transparency Model” – ha!)

During the discussion that followed, women shared their insights – some small, some profound… almost universally positive. Am I the only one struggling with this? I thought.

Finally, I raised my hand. “Um…” I said tentatively. “Am I the only one with the big blocks to receiving right now?”

Debbie smiled at me with kindness and said, “How can it be hard? You’re receiving all day long.”

I pondered that as she walked over (in possibly the most awesome boots ever in the history of anything) and held out her hand. “See? Hi, I’m Debbie.”

And finally, I got it. Hi, I’m Elizabeth. We are receiving all day long.

Receive a breath.

Receive your food.

Receive the sunlight.

Receive a smile.

Every moment is an opportunity to receive. Problem is, we don’t stop, so we don’t receive. And so we want more, more, more.

As women, we are designed to receive. “And when you do,” says Debbie, “all sorts of amazing things begin to happen.”

(Yeah, I can vouch for that. )

My coach’s request to you this week is to consciously receive. To help you, I’ll share a little mantra I created for my Goddess Business School goddesses:

As a goddess, I receive.

Bright blessings and massive success to you…

Want more Debbie wisdom? Be sure to register for 6-Figure Secrets Of Divine Feminine Entrepreneurs, where she’ll be sharing on how to create a sacred livelihood, and so much more. Register here: http://www.DivineFeminineEntrepreneur.com

Next Free Training Call: Spirit Rich Launch Secrets

“Spirit Rich Launch Secrets: How To Quickly Sell Out Of Your Next Life Changing Program… Even If You Don’t Have A Big List (Yet!)”

March 18, 2010 at 7pm EST

Registration: http://budurl.com/spiritrichlaunch

Many spirited, heart-centered entrepreneurs believe that you have to have a huge list to successfully launch a new product or program. (And why wouldn’t they? It’s what all the marketing gurus tell us, no?)

Thing is, it’s just not true!

Over the past year, I’ve had multiple 5-figure+ launches of new programs and services. The kicker? My list size is still well under 1000 – yes, really!

In this call, I’ll reveal a few of my best kept secrets, and yes, bust a few myths along the way. You’ll learn:

1) The biggest “launch myths” most spirited entrepreneurs buy into that set them up to fail

2) How to beat the “Ta Da!” syndrome (where you pour your heart and soul into a new offer, present it to your peeps with a “Ta Da!” and nobody buys)

3) The one thing your launch MUST have to be successful (without this, it’s just not happenin’)

4) The 5 key mistakes that keeps spirited entrepreneurs from making money from their launches – and what to do instead

5) How to set your launch numbers (what’s realistic, what’s pie-in-the-sky)

6) Simple, empowering mindset shifts that make the difference between a launch that fizzles and a launch that sells out

To grab your seat, simply register here:

http://budurl.com/spiritrichlaunch

The call will be recorded if you can’t make it, but I encourage you to be on the call LIVE if you can – I have something special in store!

See you on the call!

Does The Abundance You Seek Have A Way To Get To You?

I know it’s not always cool to admit it, but back when the movie The Secret came out, I was overjoyed. And not for the reason you might think.

One of the things that I am a passionate stand for is the value of metaphysical thought. Even with the boom in new age publishing and the prevalence of mind-body-spirit disciplines like yoga, the esoteric thought that is the basis of so much of our self-help literature still doesn’t get the respect it deserves.

Frankly, this makes me crazy! So when movies like The Secret (and Da Vinci Code, for that matter) peek out from behind the veil, so to speak, I get very excited, despite their flaws.

In the case of The Secret, I was truly taken in. And the next thing you know, I’m writing $20k checks to the Universe and posting them on my bulletin board. I wrote pages of affirmations, and spent waaaay too much of my morning altar time concentrating on said checks and re-reading those affirmations and visualizing very, very hard.

Inevitably, I would get disappointed time and time again when what I’d wished, hoped, prayed, and affirmed for failed to show up. (The fact that I’d been a practitioner of manifestation for over a dozen years just made it worse. Hello, shouldn’t I know better? Hello!)

As you might imagine, there were many times when I called my faith and manifestation skills into question. For many long months, I was down on myself.

But throughout all that time, I never doubted the process. I knew the process worked, there was just something that I was missing. Finally I realized that amid all of that affirming and visualizing, I’d overlooked the most important thing of all: creating a path for the abundance to come in.

One of my mentors likes to say, “The Universe wants you to have what you want, even more than you do.” But if you’re not prepared to receive what you want, you will never experience it.

Creating a path for the abundance to come in takes place on 2 levels: inner and outer. Internally, you have to do the work to bring your beliefs about money and yourself (i.e., self worth) into alignment so that you can receive money. You can say you want more money ’til the cows come home, but if you don’t truly believe yourself worthy to receive it, you will push it away… again and again and again. (That was my challenge for a long time.)

Meanwhile, on the outside, abundance will come to you quicker and easier when you give it a path to follow. For example, let’s say that you want to manifest $20,000 in one month, and you currently offer your service in 1-on-1 single sessions of 30 minutes each. How easy is it going to be for Spirit to bring you what you seek? (As opposed, to, say, a package that you can easily and ethically charge $5k for.)

Of course, Spirit can always find ways to give us the abundance we seek, even when we can’t see them. But I also believe in following the path of least resistance. That includes creating products, programs and services as channels for Spirit to bring abundance to me.

If you’re struggling to manifest something in your life and business right now, I invite you to take a look at where you may be putting up the barriers. Does the Universe have a clear path to bring what you want to you? Be sure to look on the inside first, at your limiting thoughts and beliefs that may be choking the flow. Then be proactive and practical on the outside, and look for ways to make Spirit’s job a little easier. (This is an energetic alignment as well.)

Remember, the Universe wants you to have what you want, even more than you do. Bright blessings and massive success to you…