Conscious entrepreneurship is a spiritual journey.
ONLY THE BRAVE STAY ON THE PATH
Have you noticed that running a business often feels like madness?
You have ideas, inspiration, and vision, but wonder how it will become fully manifested.
You act AS IF and then you BECOME IT.
And then you engage the magic inherent in life and everything slides into place!
IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF INTUITION & ACTION TO CREATE A BUSINESS THAT RADIATES YOUR UNIQUE MISSION.
It definitely did for me!
I was born with a gift
People have always been magnetized to me, even fighting over my friendship.
I had no idea how I created that, since it was never my plan.
My only plan - MY OBSESSION, REALLY - had always been to succeed and fit in.
I could make my parents beam with pride by attaining every academic goal they had for me.
I could be the person who could always make you feel good.
I was the perfect friend, the perfect student, the perfect daughter.
What could be wrong about being accomplished, gregarious and fun?
IT ALL CAME AT A PRICE.
Nobody knew that, deep inside of me, my soul was shrinking and life was draining out day after day. There was no room for my desires, my interests, and my beliefs.
I felt empty.
I was the person everyone wanted me to be.
And, in the process, I was completely falling apart.
Making it big in corporate
After graduating from college, getting a job in the corporate world made a lot of sense.
I knew so well how to push myself to keep up, be a productive team member, and become everyone’s BFF.
I was accomplished.
I was in demand.
I was living the perfect life.
But I felt like an imposter everywhere I went.
I was a slave to proving my value and maintaining my image.
Underneath it all, I was struggling with anxiety, depression, and panic attacks. I felt trapped in the web of my own accomplishments.
I was trying to grasp onto meaning in my life, but it kept slipping through my fingers, like a Teflon-coated carrot dangling before me.
It was during one of my frequent panic attacks, curled in a ball, eyes burning from days of sobbing, that I realized that I couldn’t continue to live that way any more.
Choosing a different course
That’s when I met two spiritual mentors who modeled who I wanted to become.
For the first time, I saw that I could have a completely different life - one that was not following the script others wrote for me.
I received divinations and engaged in ritual work. I felt life rushing back into me on all levels.
My focus shifted from the forward-facing illusionary facade to life behind the veils - the implicate order.
I got to witness what it’s like to live life as a fierce, compassionate, empowered and integrated woman.
I understood how to be sovereign and authentic.
I started weaving all parts of myself into a unified whole.
There was no going back! I needed to live life on my own terms. Spirit was calling me to step forward.
Starting my own business
Throughout my life, I had always loved the process of creation and helping others bring their desires and gifts into form. I effortlessly attuned to their greatest potential and encouraged them to step into their full power.
Witnessing my colleagues - coaches & healers I greatly admired - spinning their wheels, not being compensated for their gifts and losing faith in their path BROKE MY HEART!
I could so easily see how their wisdom, talents, and modalities could be structured into a course or program that leveraged their time and increased their income.
I FELT CALLED TO INTERVENE!
And as soon I set that intention, many of them serendipitously started seeking my guidance.
It was magical and healing to see how my natural gifts and calling were exactly what people needed.
Life now
The little girl who was once imprisoned by her compulsion to please and achieve has grown into a woman who uses her natural organizational skills and charisma to create magnetic offers for her clients.
Supporting coaches, healers and visionaries in midwifing their vision and bringing the essence of their business into an aligned form is one of the things that lights me up the most.
Doing this work has given me the highest level of freedom I've ever had in my life.
I am more integrated, authentic, and aligned than ever. I feel fulfilled and I experience genuine joy and ease. I'm no longer denying any parts of myself and I’m effortlessly attracting to myself what I need.
MY JOURNEY OF INTEGRATION
Dr. Vivien Monroe
THE HARD WORK:
Studied personal growth and spirituality for over 30 years.
Created and presented more than 1,000 hours of content.
Created curriculum for a girls’ empowerment program that has been used internationally.
Designed and led private and public rituals for connection and healing.
Presented at the following conferences: American Academy of Religion, Faith and Feminism, and the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology.
Interviewed in Deborah Santana's documentary, “Women’s Spirituality in Higher Education.”
THE BENEFITS:
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
BA in Classical Civilizations (ancient Greece & Rome)
MA in Women’s Spirituality
PhD in Philosophy and Religion
Priestess in The Seven Sisters Mystery School under Marguerite Rigoglioso
Initiated diviner in the Dagara tradition
Your Friend & Cheerleader, Viv
OBSESSIONS:
I love Blistex and use it a particular way - I don't put it on my lips, but instead all around my lips in a thick line.
Wandering around office supply stores brings me joy - I get so excited by all the possible ways I can organize myself and my life!
Cheese. Enough said.
RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME:
My taste buds don't work beyond the basics: sweet, sour, salty, bitter. I can't discern flavors.
I am a bibliophile and become emotionally attached to various books.
I adore dogs and was a foster home for 13 dogs (over the course of a year). In January 2021 I adopted 2 puppies: Lilith and her brother Luke.
Numbers have personalities for me. 1-10 are distinct individuals in my imagination.
WHAT I DAY-DREAM OF:
Living on a Greek island.
Touring Tuscany.
Touching ancient history in the sands of Egypt.
Swimming in a Hawaiian lagoon at the base of a waterfall.
Being surrounded by doggies, kittens, and bunnies. Because, FLUFFY!!!