In this issue:

• A Note From the Catalyst
• Purposeful Resource
• Soul-Driven Business Article
• Resource Review
• About Lynn Scheurell

There are a few more than 100 days left in 2009 - can you believe it? What a summer it's been... since it's been awhile since we connected, there's a lot to catch up on! I'll focus on three highlights from the last couple of months…

First, I celebrated my birthday in July, which now seems forever ago… for me, that's always a time of reflection in what's happened since my last birthday and inspiration for my next year. (I have to say it's nice that my birthday and New Year's are six months apart… I get to revisit my plans every six months!) I've come a long way since my last birthday, and the momentum has continued in a big way!

Then I celebrated a special lunch with Carrie, a client and friend who flew in to treat herself to a fabulous milestone birthday. Here we are overlooking Lake Travis near where I live - due to the serious drought here, it might be better called Puddle Travis (the 'island' behind us is usually underwater)!

Then I had an unexpected adventure on August 3… at 2:30 am, I woke up with my chest contracting, my left hand tingling and going numb and not feeling well. I decided to google my symptoms (of course…) :+) and everything I said to go the ER as I might be having a heart attack. I thought about it, because I don't have health insurance, but I did go to the ER. While providers still aren't sure what happened with me (I'm feeling stable at the moment), the bills for treatment experience tripled all my highest expectations.

I shared this situation with a client and friend, Kelley, who decided to put together a "Cause" on Facebook to let people know of my situation and to ask for support. It's incredibly generous and creative… she based her idea on "benefit concerts" that are given to support uninsured musicians, and calculated that a $12 donation from enough people could help make these bills go away (which would help with stress levels and help me get the necessary aftercare). So far, through the generosity of people I both know and have yet to meet, $1600 has been raised, which has covered the ER physician, cardiologist, labwork and first payment to the hospital. I'm so grateful. Here is the Facebook 'Cause' page and if you'd like to donate via PayPal, click here.

It's been both odd and transcendent to share my personal experience publicly. I've never done it before, and it's definitely out of my comfort zone. I'm doing it anyway, as scary as it is… and I'm hearing back from people who are sharing with me their stories. People who are uninsured who are checking out their options, who have been without insurance and facing big bills, who are happy that I've finally shared with them how to give back, how their contribution helped them to see what they have to give (and be grateful for), how my candor is allowing them to ask for what they need now… the list goes on. I am touched by this experience on so many levels, finding diamonds everywhere (see upper right quote). It's definitely a sacred teaching from the Universe for me on learning to receive - and it's happening in a big way, thanks to all my teachers.

To Your Soul-Driven Success In Every Way ~

Lynn

Receiving Catalyst

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The Five Spiritual Laws of Business

As a soul-driven entrepreneur, you take on a big commitment through your business… to become your best self. Sometimes it's not easy to understand how that happens, or what you need to do, or what your lessons are really all about because you're going beyond where you've been before, transcending what's familiar into something completely new. Your experience is unique, and you learn your lessons your way. However, there is a way to understand in practical terms the teachings that you are receiving from Spirit. I call them the Five Spiritual Laws of Business.

I am teaching a teleclass next week, on Thursday September 24 at 9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 noon Eastern, on this very topic. The tuition is $9.

I hope you'll join me there… www.LynnsClasses.com.

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SOUL-DRIVEN BUSINESS ARTICLE

Everything that you are seeking right now is already within you. That’s a big statement but it’s based on my belief that we are here as a physical representation of Divine energy. That is, the Universe lives through each of us, and that (naturally enough) includes living through you.

When you recognize that you are special, that there is no one else like you, and that it is only through you that your particular light energy will ever shine for all of our collective benefit, something magical happens. You realize that if you live with your brakes on, if you turn down your light so someone else won’t feel bad, if you ‘take more’ because you can and so you think you should, you are cheating not only yourself but the Universe from full expression. You allowing the gold (or platinum or titanium or whatever) of your soul to shine is your gift and it’s your responsibility. That’s why you are here.

Some people refer to that as knowing your calling, others as knowing your purpose, and still others name it living your truth. Whatever you want to call it, the concept remains… you are a light being with a particular frequency that is completely unique, and it is your essential animation, or life force energy, that makes it shine.

Further, you get to choose how you want to direct it in this lifetime. By mining that which you already are, you get to choose what you want to share with the world in alignment with your values. And it’s the path to personal fulfillment as a soul-driven entrepreneur when you channel that energy into your business.

Three Things You Can Do Today:

1. Look for what shines for you. You may already know what makes your cells sing… from helping other people recognize their gifts to organizing to having interesting conversations to creating connections to conquering technology. Whatever your ‘gold’ is, if it already shines for you, it’s time to refine and share it with the world.
   
   
2. Mine the deepest, darkest part of you. Often in the darkest corner, the most compressed shadow place is what you have put aside as your greatest weakness. It’s that very part of you that can be your greatest strength. For example, if you feel like your creativity is stuck or doesn’t express, it could be your invitation to help others learn to express their creativity. If you feel the pain of isolation or abandonment, it could be your invitation to help people connect more fully to themselves and each other. You can take your darkness into the light.
   
   
3. Think about who will benefit from your gold. The people that will resonate with your gold are the people whose lives will be changed. There is no need to sacrifice your gold for the lowest bidder; rather, it is through you sharing in some reciprocal agreement (in the case of business, it’s usually money) that you express your sacred purpose and others benefit. It’s a win-win scenario.

Go within and find the riches for the sake of not only yourself, but the rest of us who will benefit by you sharing your gold.

@2009 Lynn M. Scheurell All Rights Reserved. Feel free to use this article if full attribution is give to Lynn. M. Scheurell with the following description:

Lynn Scheurell, Creative Catalyst, works with soul-driven entrepreneurs to create a livelihood from their true purpose. This type of business development requires extreme personal clarity in combination with innovation and active implementation of proven business practices. Download a free report to learn "The Seven Deadly Mistakes That Keep Soul-Driven Business Owners from Making Money" at www.mycreativecatalyst.com.

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There are two paths to soul-driven business:

1. You are already in touch with your soul and need to understand how to make money through business.
2. You are already in business and need to understand how to access your soul to feel more meaning and fulfillment in what you're doing.

Either way, you are leveraging who you are as whole person to be of service and make a both a living and a life while doing / being it. And it can be invaluable to understand the energy patterns that are guiding you through your business choices, decisions and outcomes.

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Lynn Scheurell, Creative Catalyst, helps soul-driven entrepreneurs strengthen their inner systems for faster business results. Having walked the path of being a soul-driven entrepreneur for over a decade, she teaches renaissance souls how to gain clarity on their purpose. From there, it's vital to align everything they do to be an expression of their gift through their business while working with practical business systems. Download a free report to learn "The Seven Deadly Mistakes That Keep Soul Driven Business Owners from Making Money" at www.mycreativecatalyst.com.