Please listen to that free call I mentioned earlier (the 7 Biggest Myths of the Living In the Moment) – it has a ton of great information for you. And DO keep learning and training yourself.

My stuff about living in the moment is friggin awesome (some people may think that’s arrogant but I don’t care I’ve got a Live In The Moment Booty Camp Part I and II.

Eckhart Tolle rocks the house (all his books and CDs are fantastic) Byron Katie has amazing stuff and so do Ariel and Shya Kane. Study them all!!

You’ll find the right “in the moment” mentors who you will resonate with. I personally love them all.

Shonika: Thank you for your words It makes me feel hopeful that I’ll eventually figure it out. I definitely feel pressure to just listen to conventional wisdom and do what everyone else is doing instead of trying to prove there’s a better way – but I don’t feel authentic when I try to follow some cookie-cutter model of how to achieve happiness and success. I think people operate out of fear – fear of rejection, fear of failure – and they get left behind in the rat race. I have always felt as though I could make a bigger difference and be more successful by not following the mold, which is why seeing ladies like yourself and Marie is so inspiring. So thank you so much!

Raquel: Thank you very much!

Love the pic! you make toilet paper very very chic

I was going to write @Amanda and @Marie in my response- but wanted to write a response to each..since they were getting so long! So the last post was actually @Marie and this one is:

@Amanda

who wrote about being 25 and not sure where she’s headed…I was so there a decade ago

And I found myself still there probably 4 years later. And by the time I thought I had finally figured it out, 5 years later I went a completely different direction (thanks to Mr. TPE himself, another time, another day for that crazy story). Seems that the entire time I was searching for my purpose and my thing but at age 36 my purpose found me. It was strange because reflecting back on my life experiences everything still seemed to somehow tie together. I have NO idea how that happened, LOL.

I think that is why I tell my teen CEO’s to just do what feels good to them. And don’t worry about the details. Go forward in everything you do whether you work for yourself, work for someone else, are in school, volunteering in your community, involved with your faith based organization what have you— even if people sometimes are ‘offended’, ‘annoyed’ or ‘sensitive’ about your presentation, your drive, your passion, don’t even trip off it. If your intentions from the beginning are good and you are genuinely selfless and seeking to grow and learn, you are going to get there. And once you get there, the good things, good peeps and good times are just going to keep on rolling in one after the other.

So hang in there and keep the good energy going. No worries, no rush. You are going to be alright…I promise

@teenbizcoach

Your profile is Pumpin’ Jumpin’ Booty Bumpin’….you go GRRRRL! That is all very very very awesome. And I especially liked that you made the point that the reason for your noting your milestones and accomplishments was not to impress us but to impress upon us that anybody and everybody can fit that model if they want to…although I think it might be a little too late for some of us to graduate Valedictorian at age 21

To piggy back on the other things that I especially liked about this profile-

1) Screw Conventional Wisdom: If you feel it in your heart, go for it. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t do.

Amen to that! I always tell my teen ceo’s, do what is good for you. Even if you are not really good at it, persay, do the thing that makes you feel fulfilled and happy. With good intentions, between your internal compass and the forces of the universe, everything else will work out in your favor.

2) Upgrade Your Personal Operating System: Train yourself to live in the moment as a lifestyle. (Yes it can be done.) In my experience, it’s the most powerful, mind-blowing, fast-acting, underground approach for business success and personal fulfillment.

A great book to help you learn how to do this is Dr. Richard Carlson’s Slowing Down to the Speed of Life. I read that book back in the late 90′s and I read it every year as my reinvigoration and get with the program book. It kind of reminds me that I am the reason that the way it is, is the way that it is

3) Become A Marketing Maven: Leverage the heck out of the Internet and direct response marketing. Remember, it doesn’t matter how life changing your product or service is if no one knows about it.

Yes, indeed. A coach who is knowledgeable about the web/leveraging social media can be helpful as well or even outsource it to a company that can support you with some of your programs. And a great resource aside from TPE (website and book) of course…is a book called Get Clients Now by CJ Hayden. It basically simplifies marketing into a menu like format and makes it very approachable whether you are beginner or novice. If you can understand marketing in the offline world, the online world is going to be a piece of cake.

Awesome, awesome profile and great comment thread!

@teenbizcoach

This is an amazing story on you! I love your real-ness about everything in your life. I bought your book back in the winter, and still refer to it at least once a week to remind me to get out of my head and live in the moment. Your story of yourself being 20-something and seeming to have it all but feeling completely unfulfilled reminds of myself now – I’m 25, and still not sure where I’m headed. I *love* to dance, I’m full of positive energy, and I know I could make a huge difference in this world… however I don’t know where to start! You’re an inspiration and I hope to be a part of one of your in-person seminars/workshops some day so I can see your magic up close! Thank so much for it all!

Amanda

Bonnie, Maryse, SP, Dinneen, Amanda, Melani, Helen and Vicky: Thanks seems like too small of a word. What I love the most is that you guys are all using the “moment magic” to unleash YOUR brilliance and transform your businesses and lives. I’m truly honored to be witness to that.

Jasmine: YES!!! I believe in you. Give your all to whatever is in front of you and trust your heart. A good friend of mine is a world class Concert Pianist AND a kick-butt entrepreneur (Angelia Jia Kim – she rocks!). Keep going darling. We’re all cheering you on.

Loads of love to ya’ll