Written by: Cindy Van Arnam, Executive Contributor
Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.
In a world full of noise, it is challenging to know what to do. When it comes to running an online business, it’s even noisier. We are inundated with ads about the next best thing and how it’s possible for us to make a million dollars overnight. We are told we need funnels, ads, email lists, nurture sequences, the perfect graphics, and that posting to social media 50 times a day is the only way to be seen.
It’s overwhelming, and as a result, very few healers, coaches, and spiritual teachers succeed in this space because how is one to ever know the ‘right’ strategy? How could we ever get it right if we’re always being told we’re doing it wrong? Now don’t mistake me, I’m all for a good strategy, and a good strategy only works when it is in alignment with your core beliefs and how you want to show up in your business.
What you don’t need to be a successful online business owner
Let’s begin with what you most definitely do NOT need in the beginning. I have worked with thousands of clients who believe that a website is the starting point for any kind of success online, and I’m here to tell you that belief is brought to you by web developers who would like you to spend thousands of dollars before you have any kind of clarity on what it is that you actually do. You do not need a website.
Many of my students have asked about delegation and outsourcing, wanting to hire someone else to write email sequences and website copy and even manage their social media. What I can tell you from experience, and from having been one of the people to whom those tasks were delegated, is that for healers, coaches, and spiritual teachers, it simply doesn’t work. There is a time and a place for outsourcing, and I can promise you it probably isn’t now for you. It is a rare moment that I will recommend someone outsource until they are well established and ready to scale.
If you’ve seen it in an ad, you probably don’t need it. If someone has told you they are an overnight success and it came from this one thing they did differently, it’s probably a lie. If you are following the advice of a mentor who’s telling you to do things exactly the way they did it, it won’t work. Step-by-step processes are a waste of your time. It is all just noise.
The first thing you need to be a successful online business owner
There is infinite power in knowing the truth of who you are. We hear it all the time in the personal development world that self-love and self-actualization are important, and very few stress how crucial it actually is. Knowing yourself is an exploration that will never end and is your most powerful tool. Yet, how many of us know that truth?
There are personality assessments that will support you and lots of tools out there that help you navigate it. I believe there’s some sort of stigma that knowing yourself is a destination, that one day you wake up and magically know yourself. The thing with understanding self is knowing that you’ll never fully know. We are so expansive, creative, and infinite. It’s like asking yourself to understand and know infinity. I don’t know if that’s possible.
What I do know for sure, and for so many of my clients, is that self-discovery is an ongoing process. By constantly exploring and being curious about our beliefs, thoughts, emotions, creative drive, and all the spaces in between, we open ourselves up to growth and expansion. We open ourselves up to the possibilities that are available to us as creators. One of my favorite modalities of self-discovery is Quantum Numerology. After discovering my own unique code and constantly exploring what that means, I have been able to unlock so many treasures in my life. If you want to know more about your own code and explore what’s possible for you, I invite you to book a free reading with me HERE.
The second thing you need to be a successful online business owner
One of the biggest challenges for anyone is getting clear on what we really want. We are so programmed by society and our upbringing to think that we ‘should’ want certain things. Some think they should have fancy cars, a mansion, and trips all over the world. Some think they should have the perfect family, the white picket fence, and the beautiful holiday family photos that go out every year.
But how many of us allow ourselves to really be with who we are and get radically honest about what we want? Deep down, we have core desires that have nothing to do with what our caregivers told us we should have. Our souls burn for something more. Something beyond the labels, the material experiences, and the outcomes. Our souls burn for things like peace of mind, deep connection, belonging, and stability. None of those come from the material world, and we can choose to experience them right here, right now.
By releasing attachment to the things we think we ‘should’ want and getting real with ourselves, we can tap into our true desires, which unlocks our ability to achieve the things we want to achieve. If we’re constantly chasing after something we don’t actually want, it creates chaos. Before starting a business, it’s crucial to know what it is that you really want to experience.
The third thing you need to be a successful online business owner
Knowing who you are and what you want are the first two pieces of being a successful online business owner. The third is what drives our actions and creates the results. We need to understand our deep driving WHY. We need to know why we are striving to achieve our dreams and why it’s so important to us. We need to feel it deeply.
It’s a common misperception that we can think our way to success. The mind is powerful, but it’s not running the show, and with all our programming and limiting beliefs, it isn’t the most efficient way to create a successful business. When you know who you are and you’re constantly exploring that, you start to become excited about what might be possible. This, in turn, unlocks possibilities in the mind that have been so far untapped. But it is our feeling state that opens up the inspiration and gets us moving.
We cannot function on sheer willpower alone. We cannot force ourselves into action when we aren’t feeling inspired. That is nothing less than control, and it has its limitations. When we are tapped into our core desired feeling or our deep why then we open up our total being to the opportunities waiting for us. We open ourselves up to the magic, and our intuition goes into hyperdrive.
Most healers, coaches, and spiritual teachers know how to feel, and yet, when it comes to business, their mind tends to want to take over. We’ve been taught to do things a certain way and to play by strategy in the online business world. It’s time for us all to take a step back and get clear on why we’re doing what we’re doing and let that drive us forward.
The power of three for becoming a successful online business owner
When you have these three things - who are you, what you want, and why you want it, success becomes inevitable. We are told by all the greats that focus is the success key that will bring it all home. But they don’t tell us what to focus on! These are the keys to success. When you know who you are, you stop doing what everyone else is doing and start living and working in a manner that’s true to you. When you know what you want, you stop chasing after the things you don’t, and when you know why you want it, you are driven forward into inspired action through your intuition, and the Universe joins you there to co-create alongside.
If you’re tired of trying all the strategies online and would like to tap into the simplicity of the Universal success code, I invite you to book a free 30-minute call with me to see if we are a fit to work together. You can book a call with me HERE.
Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and visit my website for more info!
Cindy Van Arnam, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
I’m Cindy, a Simplicity Magician, who has spent years in training and understanding the Law of Divine Timing. Through the work of Joy and Jonah, their teaching of Universal Laws, and the numbers, I have transformed my life from one of barely surviving to absolute THRIVING. And I did it MY WAY, without the strategy and cookie-cutter bullshit the online business world bombards us with.
Having shifted from a life of addiction to one of ease, bliss, and simplicity, I now certify healers, coaches, and spiritual teachers in doing business their way through activating the 3 secrets to success and the Law of Divine Timing. Having created a thriving community of devoted rebels, I am passionate about sharing this simple wisdom with the world.
Lovingly known as Yoda within this community, I am the Exclusive Trainer for Mastering the BrainGAME™ Certification, a Master Quantum Numerologist, and host of the Rebel Radio Podcast.
