I lived through the apartheid changeover in South Africa. In fact I turned 16 the day after the famous 1994 elections. When I entered high school, I went into a racially-integrated school because racial segregation had been lifted.

Over the past nearly 23 years I’ve watched my country and people evolve… and it has gotten ugly, largely because people are determined to hold onto the ugliness and hatred.

An incredible forgiveness release

What an incredibly powerful and healing day yesterday (16 May 2017) was. In the space of an hour, we reconciled 17 years of pain, abandonment and misunderstanding and achieved a complete forgiveness release among all the parties involved.

Yes - in an hour, really. Then we went out for milkshakes as a family.

Basically everyone is battling with money right now

So this isn’t a fun post, and it’s not the kind of good news post we want, but it is the truth.

If you ask around, July & August were horrible months for just about everyone, with a lot being pushed to extremes, like actually becoming homeless.

It’s not pretty, and it doesn’t look to be getting much prettier as we go forward.

If you think about it, survival issues are our best hope for a catalyst that triggers global change and awareness - and everyone is in a hurry for stuff to change now. A collapse of the economic system fits those criteria - it can happen quickly, very quickly in fact.

How quickly? If we simply hit two or three months running where over 40% of people could not pay their debt, that could be enough to put a massive dent in the system. The knock-on effect would be staggering in its magnitude.

In beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we take an honest look at the trend of fat and skinny shaming that is so prevalent on social media nowadays.

It’s really difficult not to go onto a social media site nowadays and not see at least one post where someone is pointing out that the person in the picture is too thin or too fat… or pointing out a part of a (usually female) body, that honestly is usually far from visually appealing, and harping on about how this is definitely sexy.

It’s also impossible to pick up a woman’s magazine and not see some sort of ‘who looked good and who looked terrible’ type of feature, often analysing the usually more wobbly bits of some celebrity’s body.

Most often, these kinds of activities are often known as fat shaming, and involve pointing out how bad or less-than-perfect most women’s bodies are. In extreme cases the posts will attack obesity head on in a very denigrating manner.

Content marketing differs from traditional PR in that it is educational and informative entertainment – but importantly, it is entertainment.

People have to be interested and you have to keep their interest – and in our quick-fix world of instant gratification that can be a difficult thing to do.

So how do you create great content that gets noticed and has feet in our cluttered media space?

Betrayal, Empaths & Narcissists

As empaths we seem to magnetically attract narcissists.

I'm still in two minds as to whether there is a twin flame push pull aspect at play here: the purity of the empath further escalates the negativity of the narcissist maybe?

So in order to heal the world and fix it, I think we’ve all realised that it’s time to stop talking and start taking whatever action we can.

One resource that we have available to use is healing sessions – and arranging a worldwide proxy healing session for the planet is something we can all band together and do at little to no cost.

Christ Consciousness & the Religious Overtones for the Shift

Like so many other lightworkers, I come from a strict religious background.

My parents used to make us go to church sometimes every day of the week. My mom was in the choir and the church secretary. I grew to hate Christianity.

On 8 August 2016, we saw Lion’s Gate Portal, a release of the cosmic unity energy onto Earth’s plane.

Since then however, for spiritual peeps around the world, there has been a sense of coming back down to Earth, hitting reality and feeling decidedly human again – after years of being on a non-stop spiritual surge.

You’re not alone if you’ve been feeling this, and you’re definitely not alone if you’re battling to cope with moving back into human and secular reality.

Every now and again South Africa produces a really amazing speaker and business personality, and Vusi Themebekwayo certainly makes that grade.

A self-made millionaire and youngest ever Director of a JSE listed company, Vusi has been labeled the “Rockstar of Public Speaking” by former Australian Prime Minister, John Howard. Appearing on the local edition of Dragon’s Den, Vusi is a leadership genius that did more than 200 speaking engagements around the world in 2013 alone.

We're definitely butting heads with control structures and 3D souls who want to try and control what they see and cannot understand.

Luckily yesterday I did see a lot of stuff lift in that regard, and things are starting to flow more easily.

Converting someone to your way of thinking or faith by conversion

The whole idea that you automatically want to convert someone to your way of thinking because you're spiritual is somewhat annoying.

As is the idea that you want to change someone's mind just because you're talking to them.

Also, I find people glamorize their journeys, because it is the most exciting thing that's happened to them.

Truth is that most people's journeys compared to ours are quite boring. Their lives and issues and experiences are quite boring.

So the global lockdowns mean the world is falling down around you, and at the least, business has taken a few staggers backwards.

The only solution is to get your self moving again, and get out and find that business.

You know how to do this… even if you are starting from scratch again.

You know what it’s going to take to get the momentum going again… even if you are going in a completely different direction this time.

You know what you need to do… well, kind of… but you have no idea where to start.

You need to get your head straight.

You need something to help you think about your business in a new way: to help you re-envision your offering; to help you reimagine what you can sustainably do in light of this brave new world we are facing.

Usually, you’d get hold of a coach or your marketing agency and do a strategy session - like you do at the beginning of the year. And anyway, you wouldn’t even know where to start doing all that stuff on your own.

That’s where the Mission Statement & Elevator Speech Generator Resource steps in… it’s like a long strategy session packed into a digital tool. The resource contains:

1. Mission Statement Generator
2. High Energy Values Generator
3. Competitor Values Comparison
4. Define Your Brand Identity Tool
5. Define Your Ideal Client Tool
6. Brand Identity vs Ideal Client Comparison
7. Elevator Speech Creator Tool
8. SWOT Analysis Tool
9. Brand Colour Chooser, with Values by Colour Choice
10. Baseline Marketing Pack Choices

https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/

The Mission Statement & Elevator Speech Generator Resource will enable you to generate a whole range of necessary business and marketing materials, AND give you a fun interactive way to focus your mind while you go through the process of hatching your next business success…. because that v-shaped recovery CAN be a reality for you.

Each tool takes you step-by-step through the process, and you don’t need to know where to start. Starting points, and extensive examples, have already been populated for you. You’ll also find statement generators, a comprehensive values list (linked to colours!), formulas and structures to follow, and interactive playgrounds.

1. Mission Statement = Vision + Purpose Statement

Generate a Mission Statement From Scratch Tool-https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/missionstatement.html

Starting with an easy-to-follow formula, and statement generators in key areas, based on the 30 Customer Values, you will be able to craft a Mission Statement that represents you, and carries meaning for your business’s future. Statement Snippets have been crafted by a Senior Business Copywriter, and all you have to do is play with the sliders until you find something that you like. It really is designed with no starting point needed.

Generate statements and statement snippets using the 30 Customer Values:

Play with, and reconfigure, statements and snippets, while following and easy-to-understand formula:

The formula is explained in a page full of examples, and you’ll see how that formula can be applied to every great Mission Statement you’ve ever heard:

2. High Energy Values Generator

Generate a list of High Energy Values & Avoid Low Energy Words - https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/values.html

The High Energy Values Generator gives you a comprehensive list of the complete Power Patterns, both high and low, as well as a list of synonyms. This gives you a great starting point, and makes sure you don’t land up with the same few values as everyone else has! You know it happens ;)

Power Patterns ( read more at https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MirrorsOfRelationshipCoachingQuestionSets/01PlainQuestionSetNoTheme/powerpatterns.html ) were defined by Sir David Hawkins, during his extensive research into the field of kinesiology. These are the highest vibration values, as agreed by people around the world. Think of it like Pantone for feelings and values: a list that tells you what almost everyone perceives.

3. Competitor Values Comparison

Compare Yourself to a Competitor Using High & Low Energy Values-https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/valuescomparisonstart.html

Compare yourself to a competitor, or company you aspire to be like, and identify which values you share, and where you differ. This gives you a really effective place to start when changing or improving yourself or your organization - and tells you what you need to look at changing about your practices.

4 & 5. Define Your Brand Identity & Ideal Client Tools

Define Your Brand Identity - https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/definebrand.html

Define Your Ideal Client - https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/idealclient.html

Define your brand identity, and ideal client, using an interactive character & dress up tool, and by answering a series of guided questions. These questions will give you all sorts of insight, like where to focus your marketing budget, what media to consider, alternate avenues and venues for marketing, key messaging elements to zero in on, and so much more.

6. Compare Your Ideal Client to Your Brand Identity

Compare Your Ideal Client to Your Brand Identity - https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/clientvsbrand.html

Compare Your Ideal Client to Your Brand Identity and understand where these two talk to each other, where they’re compatible, where they totally miss the mark, and so much more that will help clarify HOW you need to structure your marketing, in order to more effectively reach your target market.

7. Elevator Speech Creator Tool

Create an Elevator Speech from scratch - https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/elevatorspeech.html

The Elevator Speech Generator Tool once again starts you with a formula and examples, and then allows you to generate statement snippets. From here, you can use the compiler playgrounds to play until you find the perfect speech. After that, there a timer and video record function that will allow you to practice until it your delivery is perfect.

8. SWOT Analysis Tool

SWOT Analysis Tool - https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/swotanalysis.html

Define, and understand, your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, using our SWOT Analysis Tool.

9. Brand Colour Chooser

Brand Colour Chooser Tool - https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/brandcolors.html

Use the brand colour chooser resource to make an educated decision about colours, taking into the meanings and values people associate to them. Choose your colours based not he meanings associated with them, and create a striking image for your business and brand. In addition you will find a variety of colour combinations or palettes, as well as a playground where you can select a colour palette.

10. Your Baseline Marketing Pack

Your Baseline Marketing Pack - https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MissionStatementElevatorSpeechGenerator/marketingpack.html

The Baseline Marketing Pack is all the important foundational choices you need to make for your business or brand, like typefaces, and look and feel, and can make a really big difference when you need to convey a tone to a designer, creative, or agency. Especially in a world where so many of us will be working from home now.

Completely Free To Use!

You will NOT require an account or a login. You will not need to provide an email address or credit card details. Nothing will be emailed to you, and none of your info will ever cross the Internet.

Read more about how we’ve 100% secured your data privacy at https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/FreeCoachingHealingTools/marelyejcmhmdlcbddahsac/MirrorsOfRelationshipCoachingQuestionSets/01PlainQuestionSetNoTheme/dataprivacyvideo.html

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There is no catch, honestly.

People need help, especially at a time like this. So all the apps on the https://lifecoachestoolbox.com website are always up for free, for people to use, whenever they need help.

If you’d like to buy us a cup of coffee, we’d be super grateful, and you can do so at https://www.lifecoachestoolbox.com/index.php/donate. Otherwise you can check out our paid-for, advert-free apps at https://lifecoachestoolbox.com/indexpages/tools/

CPTSD Core Wounds from Childhood Emotional Neglect & Abuse

An extensive list of common and subtle core wounds, along with examples of the active memories that may be at the root of those wounds.

In addition, the graphic covers unmet needs, the ways in which these wounds may express in your life currently, and the unfulfilled desires that underlie these wounds.

This set of exercises is designed to help you chip away at resistance and build hope that you can find love again.

A different take on the creation or evolution debate, unpacking how both can fit in according to spiritual principles.

The creation vs. evolution debate has been going forever - and with good reason: a definitive answer to the question would presuppose the answers to where we come from and what life on earth means. It would answer a lot of questions.

I – like so many of us – have been fascinated by human behavior my whole life, which of course has lead to a lot of reading books, biographies and watching documentaries, and I’ve loved the serial killers and cult leaders and their stories.

So this weekend I watched a completely new one, on a place in California called the Buddhafield, watching it with a new level of awareness obviously.

It dawned on me that there is a pattern in what all former cult members say about the evolution of cult leaders – they all start out as so holy and so pure, but then it becomes about sex eventually. And when the whole thing collapses, there’s always a sexual scandal attached – one of an extreme nature usually.

What can you do if your child’s personality and behavior has suddenly changed – and what is behind the shift?

Around the world, parents are experiencing situations where their children go from angels to demons - seemingly overnight.

Often there seems to be no triggering factor for this change, and the contrast in behavior can be extreme, in many cases leaving parents at their wit’s end.

Don't personalise the anger, depression, sadness, fear, frustration and anxiety you are feeling. It’s NOT you - it’s global…. and shit is hectic out there!

Global Check In - 17 May 2018

Within a few kilometers of my house today there were two Cash-In-Transit heists. This is in addition to the robberies, losses, accidents, illnesses and a complete halt to business and money flow that I am hearing about and seeing.

It’s every industry, everywhere in the world… and it’s not JUST happening to you. So do NOT personalize this.

You are going to have make a concerted effort NOT to personalize this, like reminding yourself every few SECONDS that this isn’t just happening to you and is part of a global energy.

Ego & People's Responses

If the person agrees with you, you're passionate.

If your point of view offends them or conflicts theirs, or seems to offer more logic than theirs, then you are aggressive.