“In the company of women, it’s easier for each of us to remember our own truth. We remember that our lives depend on our capacity to drop all facades and pretenses. We remember the bliss of just accepting that we are here to be ourselves. And we remember, together, that the most powerful place for us to be, even if it is sometimes terrifying, is fully in our body, so that we can move with the vulnerability and compassion of a broken-open heart.”

~Excerpt from REVEAL: A Sacred Manual for Getting Spiritually Naked by Meggan Watterson

Since my ladylove Meggan was a little girl, she has been compelled by a singular passion to answer this question: “What does spirituality look like for a woman who hasn’t abandoned her own body?” This uncompromising passion led her to earn two theological degrees, to go on two pilgrimages, and to devote two decades of her life unearthing the Divine Feminine.

Ultimately, by finding the voice of the Divine Feminine she also found her own soul-voice, the one buried beneath veils of fear and self-doubt.

What she has desired most is to share her story in a way that might help other women do the same- to find the voice of unfaltering truth and love inside them. It is that desire that has led Meggan to write the book REVEAL: A Sacred Manual For Getting Spiritually Naked and to create REVEAL: The Event, a day-long urban retreat that is a triumvirate of one part fiery soul-voices, one part ritual, and one part dance party!

On Saturday, May 18^th, 2013, join Meggan, Gabrielle Bernstein, Alisa Vitti, Latham Thomas, Dawn Copeland, Joanna Lindenbaum, Jamia Wilson, Donna Freitas, Morley, Rha Goddess, Rochielle Schieck and more as we share our passion for encouraging women to hear and heed the audacity of the soul.

REVEAL: The Event

Union Theological Seminary in Manhattan

121^st Street & Broadway in NYC

10am – 6pm EST

The most illuminated goal of REVEAL is to come together- to lift & light each other up. REVEAL is a communal affair, for us each to expand our soul.

Join us to connect to the wisdom within you, claim your bodies as sacred, and become soulful agents of positive change in the world. For more information about REVEAL The Event- http://megganwatterson.com/reveal-the-event/

Enter Discount Code REVEAL2013 to receive $75 off!!!

Tickets are now available at http://revealtheevent.eventbrite.com/

This day will light you up, mind, body, and soul. Speaking at the last Reveal conference in 2011 stands as one of the most transformational experiences of my life. My book was born at that event, as well as friendships and insights that will be with me forever.

Join us. Your soul with thank you.

Don’t forget the discount code to save $75: REVEAL2013: http://revealtheevent.eventbrite.com/

I’ve been getting little messages for the past year or so, though, that producing all the time, even if I’m jazzed about what I’m doing, is probably not the best way to go.

Last year at the Hay House Ignite conference in San Jose, I was keynoting along with my friends Latham Thomas and Alisa Vitti.

These women are leaders in natural women’s health, and during each of their talks I took a note to myself in my notebook:

Start blocking out my period in my calendar and planning downtime around it.

Both Latham and Alisa talked about the cycles of the seasons and the cycles of the body. They suggested organizing life (and business) around these cycles instead of trying to work at a uniform pace in spite of them.

Two weekends ago, at the Ignite conference in NYC, I took the same note in another notebook–roughly 11 months after the first time I took this note.

Here’s my confession: Until this very morning I still had yet to block out time in my calendar around my period.

My mom practically wrote the owner’s manual for listening to and honoring the female body. The chapter on the menstrual cycle from her book, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of women. I know that her work has also deeply inspired my friends Latham and Alisa.

But the truth is, I have IMMENSE resistance around taking a break around “that time of the month.” There’s a part of me that feels like I shouldn’t need to. And, quite frankly, I often get annoyed by the whole thing.

As a woman who frequently talks and writes about honoring our bodies and listening to their wisdom, this is not something I’m proud of.

So that’s why I’m writing this and outing myself here. Just before I wrote this post, I sat down and blocked out the week around my next expected period to chill out. Finally.

The idea of taking a full week off to let my body do its thing and go inward freaks me the hell out. Here’s what goes on in my head:

• What will I actually do, just sit around on the couch all day? I’ll be terminally bored.
• What if I fall behind on all of my projects?
• What if there are important interviews or emails or meetings that I miss that week because I’ve gone within?
• If I do this every single month, we’re talking a quarter of the year gone. I just don’t have time for that.

I’m thinking these thoughts and taking the action to block the time out in my calendar, anyway.

I would imagine that, when it comes to taking time off, whether it’s for your period or otherwise, you might have had some of the thoughts I wrote above .

But I’m trusting my girls Alisa and Latham, and my mom, and believing them when they say that my body and soul need a break during that time. And I’m trusting that if I take that break, my body will thank me and there will be more than enough time and energy to do the things I want to do during the other times of the month.

Because there is a deeper, wiser part of myself that knows that if I follow through on the commitment to honor my cycle, my body will be happier, and so will I.

This is the part of me that said yes to participating in Sara Avant Stover’s I Heart My Moon Cycle Month. It lasts for one lunar cycle, February 18 – March 17th, and it features myself and 27 other feminine leaders talking about our periods.

When she asked me to shoot a video talking about my cycle, I cringed. I thought:

• That’s so weird! 
• Why would I talk about that on video?
• That’s far too private.
• I talk and write about money. What does this have to do with money?

But I shot the video anyway, because there’s a part of me that knows how important this is.

Half of the world’s population has a period. The reason any human being is here on the planet is largely because of the cycles of the female body. Therefore, this is important and relevant to EVERYONE.

So even though it weirds me out, I’m sharing my contribution to Sara’s I Heart My Moon Cycle Month.

Watch the video here. (You’ll have to scroll down a bit–I’m Day 13.)

This conversation is long overdue–for me, for you, for us, for everyone.

Check out my video and those of the other 27 women who are part of this inspiring (albeit uncomfortable–for me) movement.

I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments:

Does talking about your period make your skin crawl?

Do you organize your time around the cycles of your body, the moon, and/or the seasons?

How do you feel about your cycle?

May we all continue to deepen our relationships with our bodies and with Mother Earth, even if it makes us nervous :)

How glorious is it that there are so many wonderful people with platforms promoting a course that gives you everything you need to know to start and grow a successful online business?

B-School has already changed a lot of lives and with this year’s launch and people shouting it from the rooftops everywhere, even more lives are poised for change as a result of this exceptional program.

Awesomesauce.

And guess what — the cart is open for B-School! If you know you want in already, go get ‘em, girl (or boy) — click here: http://ow.ly/hS2Ni

Over on the site, Marie has detailed exactly what you’ll learn — and what you won’t — in this 8-week training designed to help you leverage your online presence for more sales and higher impact.

B-School is one of the most comprehensive programs I’ve seen and Marie’s got thousands of graduate reviews to prove that it works — including my own happy testimonial that taking B-School helped me increase my revenue and my list size by 400%. Not too shabby, eh?

I heard from Marie that B-School won’t happen again until 2014, so if you want to change your business and your life in the near future, now is the time.

If you’re wondering if B-School is right for you, scroll down to the bottom of the page when you click over to the B-School site. In Marie’s classic no-BS fashion, she addresses virtually EVERY concern or question you could possibly have.

Need a little more enticement? You’re in the right place because I’ve cooked up a divine bonus for you.

Anyone who joins the program through my link (http://ow.ly/hS2Ni) will receive a complimentary seat in a brand-new online course I’m running with my man this spring, called Heart Hustle: Make a Profit and a Difference.

Heart Hustle is a digital experience in learning the fine art of service-based selling. It’s the perfect complement to B-School for people who:

• want to get better at moving potential clients or customers to buy
• want to become master communicators (in business and in life–the stuff we’re going to teach works for both!)
• want to be able to communicate what they do and how it can help someone without bumbling around or feeling like they’re trying to convince anyone to do anything
• want to get better at attracting clients/customers AND keeping them for a looooooong time
• struggle with what to say and how to say it in one-on-one communication about their products or services
• have trouble charging what they’re worth or asking for the sale
• have ever, in any way, felt that selling is sleazy or smarmy
• have an inkling that improving their sales skills in a really authentic way could majorly increase their bottom line

B-School will teach you everything you need to know to effectively build a profitable business online.

Heart Hustle will teach you everything you need to know when you’re building your business and interacting with people individually — in person, over the phone, or via email.

No matter how amazing your web presence is, as a business owner you’re still going to find yourself:

• having conversations with potential clients to explain how what you offer can benefit them
• networking with potential joint venture partners, referral partners, or clients in person
• pitching your ideas to business partners, investors, or donors
• talking to people on the phone, over email, or in person about how what you offer can help them specifically
• needing to find the words and appropriate attitude on the fly to effectively convey how your product or service can help people improve their lives

In Heart Hustle you’ll learn:

• the hidden talent you already have that, when unlocked, will have new customers banging down your door
• the single most important skill you need to never feel like you’re trying to convince anyone to buy your product or service ever again
• why women are perfectly wired for sales rock stardom, and how to take advantage of that fact in your business
• the 10 crucial steps to moving people to take action in a way that feels great, both to you and to them
• the kiss of death in any sales conversation and how to avoid it
• why what you think about sales might be holding you back from making the money you deserve — and how to get your mindset aligned for optimal success and service
• a foolproof formula for ensuring that you always say the right thing to every potential client/customer
• why the internet will never replace meaningful interaction with your clients/customers and how to stand head and shoulders above the business owners who are getting lazy about relationship building
• the crucial thing you need to do in order to have your prospects fall in love with your business and keep coming back forever
• the art of the “no” and how to use it to your advantage in any business conversation
• how to combine selling with service to make lots of money and a big difference in peoples’ lives
• a step-by-step blueprint for using effective, heart-centered selling to make the world a better place
• and more!

My guy, Mike, and me.

My guy, Mike, and I are top income earners and growers in one of the world’s leading direct selling companies. We also both have long histories excelling in sales. When Mike sold windshields door to door one summer he outsold the other guys on the job within 24 days of being hired. I won a 5-lb. Hershey bar when I was 12 because I sold the most magazines in a school fundraiser. We know from whence we speak, and we’re excited to share our collective Heart Hustle wisdom with you this spring.

Here are the details:

• In order to get Heart Hustle for free, you have to sign up for B-School through my link. This is the correct link: http://ow.ly/hS2Ni
• Heart Hustle will be sold later in the spring for over $400. You’re getting a major bah-gan on Heart Hustle if you sign up for B-School now. (That’s “Mainer” speak for “bargain.”)
• Heart Hustle will begin after B-School is completely over. You won’t have to worry about being overwhelmed with too much information because the two courses won’t run at the same time.

Need one more reason to sign up for B-School other than the amazing training you’ll receive from Marie in B-School and the spectacular material you’ll get from me and Mike in Heart Hustle?

B-School and Pencils of Promise have teamed up to build a school in Laos, funding all the supplies and teachers’ salaries for 3 years. Every enrollment in B-School helps provide funding towards this beautiful mission of educating kids.

It’s not for nothin’ that B-School’s tagline is, “Make Money, Change the World.”

If this is your year to learn the skills, mindset, and strategies you need to grow your business and help oodles of people, then click here to sign up for B-School: http://ow.ly/hS2Ni

When you sign up you’ll also get exclusive access to my private B-School online forum. You’re going to be learning a lot and I want to make sure you get the support you need during the process. The private online forum will ensure that this isn’t just another course you sign up for but don’t take action on. Me and the other ladies in there will cheer you on, hold your hand, and keep you accountable.

Just click “It’s Your Time” below to sign up for B-School and I’ll see you in the private online forum and in Heart Hustle later this spring!

And if B-School isn’t for you this time around, know this:

No program, coach, mentor, or teacher can ever replace your inner wellspring of wisdom. You have unlimited potential and everything you need to make your dreams a reality already within you. Teachers and classes might support you in getting where you need to go a little faster and with fewer diversions along the way, but you don’t need them.

You are whole and complete and lacking in nothing. And I love you.

P.S. Even if you’re not going to do B-School this time around, if you haven’t gone through Marie’s three free training videos on building a business online, do yourself a favor and watch them while they’re still up.  This is value-packed, free training. Marie could have easily charged hundreds for the information in these videos. But luckily, she didn’t, and they’re yours for the watching!

The 6 Pillars of a Successful Online Business: http://ow.ly/htliD

Marie’s Dirty Little Secret to Making Bank Online: http://ow.ly/hyw5T

Behind the Scenes of a 7-Figure Online Business: http://ow.ly/hH3sw

This campaign, headed up by one of my best friends, entrepreneurial dynamo Carissa Reiniger, is out to heal the economy. And we can all help.

First, here’s how Thank You Small Business can help YOU:

• Free Resources to Grow Your Business: Carissa and her team are giving away TONS of free resources and discounts on products and services that help small businesses grow from companies like Citrix (the GoToWebinar folks), American Airlines, Nespresso, and yours truly :) Get them here: http://thankyousmallbusiness.com/resource-center/

• Free, mind blowing events where you’ll get at least one ten-thousand dollar idea and the strategy to implement it: There’s a 10-city tour going on right now. If you want your mind to be blown and your creativity to be expanded in terms of how you can grow your business, do whatever you can to attend one of the remaining stops on the tour. The insights you’ll gain from the exercise Carissa takes attendees through will be worth thousands, possibly millions to you and your business. The remaining cities are Denver (it’s tonight!), Tucson, Las Vegas, Oakland, Philly, and Dallas. Register for one of these FREE events here: http://thankyousmallbusiness.com/live-events/ten-city-tour/

• Free webinar series: There’s a free webinar series for small business owners with topics like Setting Your Business Up for Freedom Instead of Burn- Out (I’m hosting that one :), Building a Great Brand on a Budget, and Travel Perks for Entrepreneurs. This is HIGH value stuff that you need to grow your business and it’s all FREE. Go register for the webinars here: http://thankyousmallbusiness.com/live-events/webinars/

And, here’s how you can help Carissa and Thank You Small Business heal our economy:

• Spread the word about this amazing movement via Twitter and Facebook: start by using this tweet or FB status update: 

I’m helping heal our economy by thanking small business and helping them grow. Join me: http://ow.ly/hBTGx #TYSmallbiz  (Click to Tweet)

• Tell your friends about the 10-city tour, webinars, and resources: think of all the small business owners you know and let them know if the tour is coming to them and also about the webinars and free resources on www.thankyousmallbusiness.com.

I interviewed Carissa for Glimpse TV because supporting small businesses to grow so that we can change the financial well being of millions of people, and our entire country, is something that I can 100% get behind. She’s also one of my dear friends and I wanted to share her brilliance with you.

Carissa is someone who inspires me to think bigger. She’s a farm girl from Edmonton, Alberta who managed to grow a $10 million company by the age of 30. She’s one to watch. Check out the episode below.

Visit www.thankyousmallbusiness.com to get free resources for your business and joint the movement to heal the economy.

In the comments, tell me how you’re going to take advantage of the Thank You Small Business campaign to grow your own business. Then, tell me what action step outlined above you’re committed to to help heal the economy. Thank you small business!

P.S. Want to learn specific strategies that work to grow your business online? That’s a way to heal the economy too! The BEST training I’ve found for growing your business online is from Marie Forleo. She’s got a new 3-video training series on exactly how to build a profitable, sustainable business online that helps tons of people – and the training is free! Grab it here while it’s still up: http://ow.ly/htliD

Marie, Josh, and me on the beach, Summer 2010

Two years ago I spent the summer living in Sag Harbor, NY to get out of the hot, smelly city.

One of the highlights of the summer was spending a ton of time at yoga, at the beach, and just plain hanging out with my friends Josh Pais and Marie Forleo.

Marie was in the middle of launching round two of a course I mentioned on Wednesday called B-School (stands for business school.) I got the blessed chance to absorb some of the mechanics behind the scenes of her seven-figure online business just by osmosis. It was awesome.

You see, Marie is a business genius. I don’t just say this because I love her and she’s my friend, though both of these things are true. I say this because every time I come to her with a business pickle she responds with golden nuggets, each of them worth thousands.

For example: The other day I had my panties in a wrinkle trying to fine tune a tagline for my new website (due to launch in a few weeks!) Her advice: a simple change in the order of the words that changed the impact of the copy immensely.

Lesson I learned: Make sure you put the words you want most emphasized first. Don’t put them last. Don’t put them in the middle. Put them right up front.

And this lessons is just one example from the treasure trove of Marie-Forleo-widom-land.

Elegance. Strategy. Heart. Proven business methods that work to make people tons of money while helping tons of people, too.

Why is this combination SO profoundly powerful when it comes to building a business that you love and that pays you well?

Because the times they are a changin’. The tactics that used to work to build businesses, on and offline, have to be updated to meet the demands of the savvy consumer who’s inundated with oodles of messages every day.

If we, as business women, are going to cut through the constant din of information overload that our customers are receiving, we have to be modern. We have to be smart. And most importantly, we have to care deeply about making our customers’ lives better.

This is where Marie shines the most. And this is why I’m telling you about her twice this week.

Not everyone will get the chance to learn from Marie by osmosis like I have. But, what’s great is that she’s packaged her best business wisdom into a free business video training series that just dropped this week.

Trust me, you’ll learn as much as I did that one summer in Sag Harbor from this series, if not more.

If you haven’t grabbed Marie’s new training series, go get it while it’s still up – it’s free.

Video #1 gives you a 6 pillar map that you can follow to start or grow your business online.

Video #2 gives you the inside scoop on a key to financial freedom that I haven’t talked with you much about yet, but that will make a HUGE difference in your bottom line and ability to move people once you get it.

Marie’s got one more training video for you to be released next week so keep your eyes peeled for that one.

Once you watch the videos I’d love to know how you plan to incorporate the information that you learned into your business. Sharing the action you’re going to take is a public commitment that sets things in motion that wouldn’t have happened were you not to make that declaration. I’m excited to hear fro you and to cheer you on.

P.S. Full disclosure: I’m an affiliate of Marie’s course, B-School, because I’ve taken it and have received HUGE value from it. This course has helped me increase my reach by over 1,000% and go from being stuck at five-figures for years to popping right into the abundant land of six-figures. And the jump wasn’t even close to as hard as I thought it would be.

Marie taught me simple, time-tested strategies that worked like a charm to grow my business significantly. And I continue to learn from her curriculum every day. (You’ll see some what I’ve learned in action when I unveil my new website in a few weeks!)

I’m offering a bonus to anyone who enrolls in B-School through my affiliate link. The cart opens on Wednesday, February 20th. I can’t tell you all the details of the bonus yet, but it’s worth over $1,000 and it’s the PERFECT compliment to what you’re going to learn in B-School.

So, if you’re considering taking B-School this year, be sure you watch your inbox for the details of my bonus on Wednesday, February 20th. Use the link in the email I send that day to purchase the program. You’re going to LOVE B-School AND what I’ve been creating for you. This one has been brewing for 14 years. Seriously. It’s gonna be good.