This spring I began offering a new teleclass for direct sellers called “The Financial Freedom Fast Track”.  And later this month, the first two pilot sessions of my Debt-FREE Direct Seller™ Training Program will begin.

Like I said, I’ve been talking about freedom a lot lately.

I even looked it up in the dictionary to see how it was defined.  It said that “freedom” is “the enjoyment of personal liberty; a not being a slave or prisoner”.

Over the past 13+ years, I’ve discovered that the process of accessing abundance (which, needless to say, includes freedom - financial and otherwise) requires us to regularly ask ourselves challenging questions.    I’ve been asking myself some challenging ones about freedom lately - questions like “What’s robbing me of my freedom?  What, if anything, am I imprisoned by or enslaved by?”

In my “Fast Track” teleclass and my Debt-FREE Direct Seller™ Training program, I talk about how debt robs us of our freedom - and not just our financial freedom.  That’s why becoming debt-free is such an important and necessary part of the process of accessing all of the abundance that is available to us.

But that’s not the only way we give away our freedom - that we become imprisoned.  We can also become imprisoned and enslaved by the choices we make and the thoughts and beliefs that create those choices.

I’ve REALLY been thinking about and working with this lately - and it’s all led up to me making a different (and freeing) choice.  As a result of that choice, this will be my last blog on this site and, at least for the near future, I will be taking a “leave of absence” from being one of the DSL experts.

That wasn’t an easy choice - or one I took lightly.  But as I began to consider it, especially in terms of the concept of freedom, I realized that my “heart” was telling me that I needed to give myself some space for reflection and rejuvenation.  I first began my company, Access Abundance!, nearly 13 years ago and have been growing it (AND myself!) ever since.  Lately, I’ve been practicing some of the same principles I coach my clients on.  I’ve been taking a step back and asking myself (once again), “What do I want in my life?  What is abundance to me?  What do I want my life to be about?  Who do I want to be? What do I want my business to be about and how is my business going to support and enhance my life?”

[I’m sharing these questions with you here because it will serve you to regularly ask yourself the same or similar questions.]

As I began to ask myself these questions, I began to see how “enslaved” I had become by all the commitments I have in my business - commitments that I thought I HAD to keep or couldn’t change for any of a number of (scarcity-based) reasons.  And as long as I kept running “full throttle” trying to keep all those commitments, I wasn’t able to really get clear on what I want, where my business will go and I was in REACTION rather than ATTRACTION mode.

Some of my thoughts that had been keeping me enslaved included “what will people think?” and “I don’t want to let anyone down” and “I should be able to do all of this and more” and “Once I start something, I have to finish it” and “If I don’t keep my commitments, I’m out of integrity”.  I even discovered I had been thinking ” I HAVE to keep building and growing Access Abundance! and being an “abundance coach” because that’s what people expect and/or because it’s what I’m “supposed” to be doing.”

[Question: Do you ever find yourself in REACTION versus ATTRACTION mode? If so, what are the thoughts, beliefs or “rules” you have that keep you enslaved rather than free?]

And what I realized is that if I don’t give myself the same opportunity that I encourage my clients to take to reflect, reconsider, regroup, change direction, change my mind, do something different , then I’m not walking my talk and I’m limiting myself and my abundance.  I’m imprisoning myself - I’m not enjoying personal liberty.

What I also saw is that if I’m being an “abundance coach” and continuing my business as I’ve always done it because I am afraid to consider the possibility of change, then I’m not only limiting myself, I’m doing a disservice for my clients.  At some level, I start doing it because I HAVE to and not because I WANT to.

[Note:  I hope you realize that the same holds true for you and your direct selling business.] 

So, my direct selling friend, all of this has led me to make the decision to “lighten my load” for awhile and get clearer on what direction I want to take as an abundance coach, with my business and in my life.  I’m excited about the new “freedom” classes I’m teaching for direct sellers and want to bring a lot of my creative energy to those projects - which is difficult to do if I have a zillion and one other projects and commitments.

And one of those commitments I’m choosing to “let go of” - at least for the near future - is being the “Abundance Expert” on this site.  I talked with Sarah Robinson and received her full support - but that did not make my choice an EASY one.  That doesn’t change the fact, however, that is is a FREEING and empowering one.  And in choosing freedom, I am still open to the possibility that I may again soon - with greater clarity, purpose and energy - FREELY offer my support and services to you as “The Abundance Expert”.

It has been a privilege and honor to have been able to serve you through these blogs all these months.  Know that even though I’ll no longer be on this website, I’m still around!  So if you want to stay in touch and see what new directions I head in - especially in my new programs for direct sellers - come visit me at my website at www.accessabundance.com.

Remember, always, to FOCUS on and enjoy the abundance you have in your life and within yourself - each and every day!   And remember to CHOOSE freedom and abundance!

Teresa