Batter Tasters Wanted.

By Andrea Schroeder / April 30, 2013

I?ve whipped up this cupcake batter which I am sure is going to result in the Best Cupcakes Ever. ?But before I pop these babies in the oven, I?d love to have a few people taste the batter.

I want to thank my friend?Victoria?for the idea of ?Batter Tasting?.? This is so much sweeter than the more common ?Beta Testing? of a new product or service, though the spirit remains the same.

As a Batter Taster, you are helping me refine and perfect my new service/product, so you will got lots of extra attention from me. ?I want to do my best to make sure you are thrilled with it, so that I can learn all about how to BEST bring this new thing to the world.

In return, you’re the first to get my awesome new thing, plus you get it at the lowest price it’s ever going to be.

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The cupcakes are Custom Made decks of Creative Soul Alchemy Cards.

Busting with colour and alive with magic, each card contains a supportive + inspiring a message from your soul.

They remind you of your truth and bring you back into alignment with your inner genius.

How it Works:

Your tasting experience begins with a Creative Soul Alchemy session where we’ll take a deep-dive into your inner world to activate the magic, power and creative genius that lives within you.

This is you and me, on the phone or Skype, for about 45 minutes. ?The call will be healing, magical and leave you feeling like you can fly.

We’ll capture the wisdom and guidance from your intuitive soul that will help you walk your path with ease and grace.

When we finish our time together, I will take these nuggets of inspiration and create a Custom Made Just For You deck of Creative Soul Alchemy Cards.

Your Inner Wisdom + My Creative Genius (and crayons!) = Creative Soul Collaboration at its best.

The cards will help you:

Connect to your Creative Genius and Inner Wisdom.
Get back into the flow, when you fall out of it.
Remind you of your unique truth.
Make you smile every time you see them!

Even my harshest inner critic described these cards as: life-alteringly gorgeous, like on a SOUL LEVEL.

Because each card holds a transmission of healing, inspiration and magic, meant just for you.

**Imagine an oracle created?just for you.**

With your words, with the messages and qualities that are profoundly meaningful to you, right now.

Monday Morning Messy Desk. Have a new art project to share this week. Excited! Your unique deck of Creative Soul Alchemy cards will be 100% hand made just for you, with love, on heavy cardstock. ?I’ll use markers, pastels, paint, glitter, collage? whatever I am inspired to play with after our session.

The size is about 3.5″ x 5″, with rounded corners – they are hand cut, so sizes will vary slightly and the lines will be charmingly wonky.

You’ll get at least 12 unique cards.

I?ll email you photos while I?m working on your unique deck, though I won?t send you a photo of each and every card – so that there will be some surprises for you when your deck arrives.

Imagine your unique Creative Soul Alchemy deck arriving at your door!

Each card, a message from your creative genius, shining out to you like a beacon leading you along your path.

There is something so magical about custom made soul art that can’t adequately be put into words.

Ways to Work With You Custom Made Deck of Cards:

Some cards will have important reminders that you?ll want to keep out where you can see them every day. You could put these into a picture frame on your desk, or hang it on your wall.
Or frame them all and cover a wall in inspiration + magic!
You can shuffle and choose a card when you need some guidance and direction.
You can pick a weekly card as your guiding theme for the week.
You can ask a question and then pick a card to find the answer.
You can use the cards as journaling prompts.
You can leave them on your desk, shining brightly and reminding you of your genius.

I am literally wiggle wagging with excitement to share this with you!

~~Right now, I have enough batter for 8 tasters.~~

There are no more batter tastings left.? I am now happily working with my tasters, creating cards and making magic.

Batter Tastings cost $275 (Canadian – but it’s super easy to pay in your currency – when you click the link and log into PayPal it will convert it for you).

Your session must happen within the next 4 weeks.? (DO NOT sign up for this if you can’t do it now, that’s the point of batter tasting!)

When you click the link below to order, you will be taken to PayPal to make your payment.? Then I’ll email you (within 24 hours) with the details to get our appointment set up.

There is no way to “hold” a spot. ?The 8 spots will go to the first 8 people who place their order.

~~>>> CLICK HERE TO ORDER NOW.~~

As a Batter Tasters you’ll be helping me refine and perfect my new service and product, so you will got lots of extra attention from me. ?I want to hear all about your experience, and do what I need to do to make sure you are thrilled with it, so that I can learn all about how to BEST bring my Creative Soul Alchemy Cards to the world.

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Talking to a Creative Block

By Andrea Schroeder / April 27, 2013 / healing

I?m happily working on my new thing and hit a speed bump. Nothing I write feels right.? Some part of my brain wants to say that this project is too big, too complicated, there is too much to do so I am lost and don?t know where to start.

Another part of my brain calls bullshit though.

Earlier this week I thought to myself, The Art of Bringing a Dream To Life could also be called The Art Of Not Bullshitting Yourself.

And here I am bullshitting myself, or attempting to anyway.

So, if I wasn?t bullshitting myself about not knowing what to do, what would I do right now?

And, not surprisingly, I hear an answer…

I?d totally finish part 1 before working on the draft of part 2.

That?s interesting, why would I do that? I always do a full draft first.

You know how the longer you work on something the better you get at it? You?re already at the place of being able to totally rock part 1. The act of finishing part 1 is how you get to be able to rock part 2. That?s why you could write part 1, and the first part of part 2, so easily. But now you need to go back and to a final version and record it and create artwork. The part 1 can nurture and fuel part 2.

Hmmm, that?s kind of brilliant.

But now I feel kind of tired at the thought of editing the draft, recording, editing the recording, creating artwork and putting it all together.

What’s tiring about that?

Well, no the project itself isn’t tiring.? Normally I’m inspired and energized by my projects.? What’s tiring is…

You’re doing it again. Bullshitting yourself.? You’re not tired, you’re in resistance.

Oh, right.

So what if you wrote out all the reasons why you resist this?

Oh man, that’s scary.

When I breath into the resistance the main thing there is that… this is so much work, what if it bombs?? Maybe I can’t afford to take all this time to work on something new.? Financially I’m really banking on it going well, because I can’t do paying work while I am working on this.? Holy crap that is scary.? No wonder I am in resistance.

And is this true?

Well, no.? It’s not 100% of my business.? I have that other thing I want to start doing.? And tons of other things in the works.? I don’t have to stop doing all income-generating activities in order to get this done.? Argh, I’m still bullshitting myself.

So where is the resistance now?

It’s a little lighter.? It’s seeing the long-termness of this project and feeling tired about the journey.

Is this more long-term than anything you’ve done before?

No, not at all.? It won’t even take that long, once I get into the flow with it.

So where is the resistance now?

I’m putting it in a bubble of creativity, enthusiasm and flow.? Ha, now it’s skateboarding around the bubble.? It’s giggling.? It wants to be creative and make stuff!? It wants to sew skateboarding costumes.

How do you feel now about your project?

Kind of excited.

What do you need?

To map our this project and make a list!? Oh Holy Crap!? A map! A list! How did I forget that?

It’s SO hard to get to where you want to go without a map!

Deep sigh of relief.

It’s mapmaking time!? I LOVE mapmaking time!

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I’m working on a new thing.

By Andrea Schroeder / April 26, 2013 / Manifest Your Dream Life

This week I am equal parts excited/inspired/in the magic and terrified/doubtful/wanting to hide under a rock.

When those 2 reactions are equal, I know I’m onto something really good.

Excited!

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What Happens When You Let Courage In?

By Andrea Schroeder / April 23, 2013 / healing

I’ve been having regular meetings with courage, in preparation for the?Playdate with Courage on May 3.

While I’m not expecting myself to feel courageous by May 3, I do need to be able to weave a field of healing and transformation for the group and hold that space as I invite Courage in. ?So I keep meeting with Courage to build my relationship and connection with it.

Courage keeps showing up as a little boy.

Sometimes he’s playing baseball, wearing a helmet. ?Sometimes he’s wearing a superhero cape.

Today he’s wearing his cape, sitting down cross legged, arms crossed across his chest, a scowl on his face, aimed at me.

So I sat down, we’re sitting on concrete outside a school. ?Oh, this is where I went to elementary school. ?He’s showing me the story of when I stopped playing with him.

He’s showing me the stories of what could have happened, going into junior high and high school, had we stayed friends.

Which, of course, makes me think of what could be happening right now, if we were to rekindle our friendship.

I take a deep breath.

I want to say I’m sorry about that story of when I stopped playing with him but he knows. ?And actually he is sorrier than I am about it. ?That scowl isn’t so much a scowl, he’s sad.

He understands that I got scared and he wishes he could have found a way to stick by me anyway.

Then he says that later on, he did figure out how to stick by me anyway. ?Showing me the trajectory of my life I can see where he came back to me.

But he’s done all he can while hiding in the shadows like this. ?It’s time for me to do my part and claim Courage.

Deep breath.

I don’t know what to do.

He shows me that of course I do know what to do. ?What would you tell yourself right now if you were your own client, he asks.

I’d bring this whole story into present time. ?I can’t claim seven year old courage, I need to claim thirty eight year old courage.

I bring us into the DreamLoft but no, that’s too uncomfortable.

We meet at Starbucks instead. ?I see myself sitting there, ready to meet Courage and now he’s an elephant, sitting the chair across from me.

I reach out and take his hands (hands? hoofs?). ?He transforms into me. ?A brighter stronger me, who floats through the table and merges with me.

I am Courageous.

I can feel that energy shift and can tell that there is Courage in me now. ?Of course, there always was, we all have Courage in us. ?But now I’m aware of it and making space for it.

I have a lot of energy work to do to acclimate to Courage and to create spaces in me, and my life, where it can live comfortably – so it has what it needs to do what it needs to do.

I have huge internal resistance to Courage. ?I can feel that part of me wanting to slow down this process, letting me know that I have more important things to do. ?And that Courage is boring, can’t we work on something more fun?

What does Courage do, inside of me?

It heads to the Department of Internal Steadiness and pours a solid concrete foundation for the whole department.

That feels very good. ?Even the parts of me who resist courage are pretty happy to have that new solid foundation for the Department, so they’re starting to appreciate that Courage may be helpful to have around.

ps: The May Courage Event is for Creative Dream Circle members, which you are welcome to join right?here. ?I?d love to have your courageous (or not-so courageous) self be a part of it!

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[Knitting Pattern] Rainbow Superhero Blanket

By Andrea Schroeder / April 22, 2013

One of my favourite self-care things is my Rainbow Superhero Blanket, which I designed and knit so that I could have something cheery to?wrap around me any time I need a shot of nurturing/refuelling/comfort or a little nudge of remembering that I am a creative genius.

And I leave it in a pile of colour on my giant hot pink cushion and it makes me smile all day long.

Because it’s one of my favourite things, I share a lot of photos of it in Facebook and people are always asking about it, so I am sharing the pattern, which is a very simple pattern I designed for it, so you can knit your own.

Let’s all be superheros!

Supplies

7.5 mm knitting needles (If you knit loose, use 6.5 mm needles)
14 balls of?Knit Picks Shine Sport yarn?(or similar, or totally different – your choice! Shine Sport is what I used – it’s soft and silky and easy care plus comes in bright colours)

There are 7 colours in the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) you can get 2 of each or 2 different shades of each (which is what I did – though some colours I used have been discontinued since then) or make up your own rainbow using just your favourite colours.

Blanket Size

14 balls will give you (roughly, depending on your gauge)?147 cm (58″) square.

You can, of course, get more yarn if you want a longer rectangle blanket.

Blanket Knitting Pattern?

Cast on 226 stitches in red.

Knit 1 row

Purl 1 row

Knit 1 row

Purl 1 row

Knit 1 row

Purl 1 row

Begin stitch pattern.

STITCH PATTERN

Row 1 (right side) ? knit

Row 2 ? knit 5, purl to 5 stitches from end, knit 5

Row 3 ? knit 5 *(K2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times; repeat from * to 5 stitches from end, knit 5

Row 4 ? knit 5, purl to 5 stitches from end, knit 5

To make the rainbow: Start with red, work your way through the rainbow??(red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple – or else make up your own rainbow!). ?What I did was knit each ball to the end, and just attach the new colour wherever the old one ended.

Continue in stitch patten until you have about 6 rows worth of yarn left (I measured it out, measuring 3X the length of the row for each row, and then leaving extra for binding off) then:

Knit 1 row

Purl 1 row

Knit 1 row

Purl 1 row

Knit 1 row

Purl 1 row, bind off.

Enjoy! And if you knit it, I’d love to see your photos on the?Facebook?page!

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Courageous. I don’t feel it.

By Andrea Schroeder / April 18, 2013

On May 3rd we’re doing something special in the Creative Dream Circle… we’re going to invite the Goddess of Courage to join us in the Circle of Miracles (AKA Tele-Playdate), and see what kind of treasures she brings us.

Even though I’m the one who planned this event, I am afraid of this.

I’m noticing that I often do things that I would define as courageous, but still I don’t feel courageous.

I imagine that a person who is courageous does brave things and never feels afraid.

Which is ridiculous! ?I know that the only people who are never afraid are the people who never do courageous things.

And yet – it’s how I feel.

I don’t feel courageous.

And I want to feel courageous.

Well, part of me wants to feel courageous. ?Most of me is scared!

Given the fact that I have done all sorts of courageous things even though I don’t feel courageous – what kinds of crazy risks would I take if I did feel courageous?

That is the fear.

It’s pretty ridiculous, I mean embracing courage and building a healthy relationship with her would probably only help with the work I’ve been doing in developing my Department of Internal Steadiness.

So I am really looking forward to inviting the Goddess of Courage into our Circle of Miracles.

It feels like she can help me.

I imagine, with the Goddess of Courage on my side, that I could:

deal with my inner critics even more effectively and quickly than I do now
feel more confident in deciding to do things that I know are right, even though they scare me
more forward faster with new ideas + plans

Which will help me:

be happier and more creative
have more energy because it’s not all tied up in making those decisions
make more money, faster

Wow, seeing it broken down and written out like this has already shifted something inside.

My fear about befriending courage is a grumpy little old man peeking out from under his hat and looking at this and is almost-actually-interested-but-totally-not-willing-to-admit-it. ?He is saying “Hmmmmm courage may be helpful after all…” ?

I’m going to leave this right there, if I try to push him, he’ll fight back. ?If I give him some space, I think he’s going to come around…

ps: The May Courage Event is for Creative Dream Circle members, which you are welcome to join right here. ?I’d love to have your courageous (or not-so courageous) self be a part of it!

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Creative With MONEY

By Andrea Schroeder / April 17, 2013 / money

I am so happy to share that my new program, Creative With Money, is now available!

Money wants to be your friend and your ally in bringing your dreams to life.

This self-guided program leads you through the process where you can start to create that kind of helpful and supportive relationship with money.

Participants say that this process has helped them heal and evolve their relationships with money and bring spaciousness and ease into how they handle money.

More than one person has called it “life-changing”.

>>> CLICK HERE TO READ ALL ABOUT IT.

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[note to self] The bigger your dreams are, the more steady your foundation needs to be.

By Andrea Schroeder / April 10, 2013 / creative entrepreneur, Manifest Your Dream Life

I have declared April, May + June 2013 to be a Creative Cocoon.? I am working on a new project and wanted to create this cocoon that is filled with all of the qualities it needs to grow into all that it cam be: spaciousness, trust, wonder, magic, creativity and structure.

What is really cool + different about how I am approaching this project is that I am creating it IN in the Creative Dream Circle.? So my fellow creative dreamers get to watch how I bring it to life – they get to see the magic unfold.

And, of course, they get to see my every stumble along the way.

What I really want to share with them is that you don’t just have an idea and then *pouf* make it real and it’s done.? You enter into the creative process with your vision, but the creative process itself changes your vision and it even changes you.

It’s basically walking through fire with your dream.

Dreams only stay perfect when you leave them on the shelf.

The path, the creative process, changes everything.? And it is so disorienting!? Some days I don’t even know what I’m doing or why I’m doing it.

This is hard/scary enough to do in the comfort and safety of my Dream Loft, but holycrapterrifying to do it with my fellow creative dreamers watching.

So I keep coming back to steadiness.

How I need to focus less on whatever is happening in my creative process and focus more on developing and maintaining internal steadiness.

This morning I am scared, scattered and confused.

I can’t connect to the deeper purpose of why I am doing this and so I can’t tell what direction to go in.? My internal compass is spinning around wildly.

My inner critics, fears, doubts, unhelpful patterns and limiting beliefs are trying to throw me off path.? To get me back safety into the center of my comfort zone.

My inner wisdom, spirit, purpose and infinite creative potential are holding onto the vision for me.? To call me forward along the next steps of my path.

So I am doing the work of creating internal steadiness.

Meditation. Energy work. Extreme Self-Care. Journaling. Creative Journaling. All the stuff in the Creative Dream Incubator – to access the courage I need to be able to see my next steps clearly.

You don’t always need to figure out what to do about the obstacles.

If you focus instead on developing internal steadiness sometimes you can hit them, and bounce over them without falling over.

I guess that is my assignment for today.

I started writing this because I couldn’t work on the thing I was supposed to be working on this morning.? So I am changing course and going to work on steadiness.

I’m going to create a Department of Internal Steadiness for this new project.

Oh!? That’s it – I’ve found my zing, my internal compass has stopped spinning and is now set on “GO!”

Yay!

PS: Yes my internal compass is a real thing.? And I taught a class on how to access your internal compass, you get it with the Creative Dream Incubator Kit.

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Permission to change.

By Andrea Schroeder / April 4, 2013 / creative entrepreneur

My creative journal kit has been in overdrive lately as I’ve been mapping out new plans.

I am taking 2 classes starting in April, 2 transformational classes that I am both super excited about and totally ready for.? They are providing me with the structure and support I need to make some really big changes in my life and my business.

And there is this part of me that is all geeeeeeeez, again?? You just changed everything, not that long ago.

Yup, I did.? And yup, I am doing it again.

Actually, that change led to this change.? Every change leads you to the next change.

There is this insane idea in our culture, that we’re supposed to do something once, and it’s done.

This is not how anything actually works, though.

And this idea actually makes it harder to start, because while it’s telling you that you have to get it right the first time it’s activating your inner perfectionist.

Perfectionism kills creativity.

Plus – how can you know the right way to do it if you’ve never done it before?

That’s IMPOSSIBLE.

Creativity is flow and joy and trying things in an atmosphere of delight and letting your work, and your self, evolve.

Learning as you go.? Building as you go.? Growing as you go.

It takes the pressure off right now and it makes much bigger dreams possible, because each new thing builds on the last.

With each new thing you’ve got a stronger connection to your vast internal resources, so your possibilities become larger.

Change is the best!? Change is magic!? Change is INEVITABLE, it’s the only thing in our world that actually stays the same.

And yet, here I am, writing this post to myself to convince myself that it’s ok to change.

Reminding myself that the “what will people think?” voice is not a voice that knows how to lead me to where I want to be.
Reminding myself that the “holy CRAP this is so awesome!” voice has always led me to somewhere really amazing.
Reminding myself that I am ready for this next step.? If I wasn’t, I wouldn’t be here, at the starting point of this new journey.

Deep breath.

One of the crazy/beautiful things about my work is that I am always in this container of transformation with my clients.? As I do the work of supporting their dreams in coming to life my dreams are supported in the process.

Taking classes and working with mentors creates this gorgeous smooth supportive space where you can get what you need, to create what you want in your life.

Teaching classes and being a mentor speeds that process up.? They say you should teach what you need to learn.? What I love is teaching what I want to learn.? Helping others grow in the exact same ways that I want to grow.? There is so much beauty in that.? And as long as I am actively engaged in this kind of work, my dreams will be actively growing

Any place where I fight change stunts that growth and that is actually more uncomfortable than the uncomfortable parts of change.

So in conclusion,

Change: Bring it on!

Consider this your permission slip to change anything and everything you want to change.? If you want to share your thoughts on change, join the conversation on the Creative Dream Incubator Facebook.

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Hello week: TKO

By Andrea Schroeder / April 1, 2013

I just woke up from a delicious dream… there was a cartoon marching band, making playful music (it’s still floating around in my head) and bopping around.? Each band member was a different kind of being, all shapes and sizes and types of instruments.? It felt like they were each playing their own song, but they came together beautifully.

It was sooooooo happy!

It feels like how I feel about the Creative Dream Circle – everyone’s playing their own song and then when those songs come together it’s beautiful music – all in tune with each other because we’re all playing from the same energy and intention: we’re here to make our dreams real.

We trust (more some days than other, but still) in the importance, beauty and magic of our purpose and are willing to do to the work of bringing it to life.? I am so grateful to be a member of this community and honoured to be the leader of it.

It’s Monday morning and I’m sitting here with three different journals open, looking over Friday’s Creative Genius Explore, Play + Plan Session.

Inviting in the qualities that I want in my week.

Looking over my schedule to see if it still fits my energy.

Looking at my plans to see if they still feel delicious.

Feeling my way into how I want to create this week.

This week I am opening up to a new layer of who-I-really-am.

We’re doing the Playdate with Authenticity on Wednesday. (You’re invited, of course)

Playdates always knock me out with the intensity of re-connecting with parts of my soul I’ve disconnected from.

This time, I’m giving myself lots of time to ease into the playdate, and then lots of post-playdate integration time.

So, I am basically playdating my whole week.

Wheeeeeeeeee!

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Reminder:

By Andrea Schroeder / March 25, 2013

For part of a new project I am working on, I am gathering all of the things that support genius and success and keeping them close to me, structured in such a way that I can always find the thing I need most, right when I need it.

I added this reminder on Friday:

Which is a great big deep sigh of relief every time I remember.

PS: Join me tomorrow! I’m doing an open call: Creative Spiritual Business Q+A. Click here for deets + to sign up.

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Creative Spiritual Business Q+A Call

By Andrea Schroeder / March 22, 2013 / creative entrepreneur

This is an open call to ask me anything you want to ask about turning your Creative Dream into your business and explore the process of how to bring your business dream to life.

The bliss of working from home in my creative studio.

Creative Business Q+A Call

March 26 at 11am Central.

Click here to find out what time this is in your time zone.

Registration is $23, includes access to the live call plus the recording.? If you can’t be there live, you can send me your questions and I’ll answer them on the call.

Of course, I am not a business expert!

But I am happily 100% self employed with my own creative spiritual business and have learned a lot along the way.

When I first started doing my creativity workshops seven years ago, I’d sometimes put workshops on (I did all of my workshops/courses/healing circles/coaching in person back then) that had ZERO attendees(!)

I’d set everything up, and sit there and wait and nothing would happen.? I thought I’d have to keep my day job forever.

Happily, I was wrong.? These days, I support myself doing the things I love most and that day job is a distant memory.

And I would love to help you do the same.

[I do have an entire Creative Business Incubator in the Creative Dream Circle, with hours and hours of videos about every aspect of growing a creative spiritual business. This call cannot replace all of that – it’s just a simple Q+A.? If there is anything you want to ask me about making money doing what you love – this is your chance.]

Registration is closed.? To get the recording, and a TON of other amazingly helpful dream-growing stuff, join the Creative Dream Circle.

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My notes on authenticity

By Andrea Schroeder / March 19, 2013

Authenticity is the place you access you superpowers.

When you’re not being true to yourself you cut yourself off from accessing your superpowers.

Authenticity holds your dreams.

No matter how far away they start to seem, or how lost you get, they’re always safely held, right there.

… ditto for your magic, infinite creative potential, joy and light.

Authenticity makes things so simple.

When you’re being true to yourself it’s easy to know what to yes to and what to say no to.

But authenticity is not a destination.

You’re not either there or not there, it’s about the degree of connection in the moment.

Authenticity can be buried by many layers of patterns, masks and the roles we play.? But it can’t be diminished or harmed in any way.

Even when you are far away from it, it is very close and accessible to you.

Today, as I explore in my creative journal, my authentic self feels like deep bright coloured leaves and freshness and openess and grounding and a shimmering golden light holding it all.

This morning I asked my True Self about my business and how she would run it differently.? Instead she drew me a map of how she sees my business which gave me a totally new perspective of, and love for, how I am doing things now.

She also explained that changes that I am thinking of making in terms of her map and showed how the changes are not “changes” as much as “natural evolution” and how, even with those things changed, the flow stays the same and I can relax into and trust that flow.

Advice from your True Self feels different than any other kind of advice.

There is something nourishing and colourful in it.? And it feels, well, true, right deep down in your soul. There is a steadiness and a grounding in receiving that kind of advice that is just not present when you seek advice from other sources.

Because there are so many layers to everything, most of the [internal and external] advice we receive is not good advice.

It’s easy to believe you are listening to your heart but really that’s a familiar old pattern speaking to you and the familiarity feels like comfort which feels like truth, but it’s not.? It’s aim is to hold you in that pattern often while making it look like it is helping you move towards what you really want.

That’s why it seems so difficult to create a life that is filled with all the things you really want.

I am so grateful that I took some time to draw myself into alignment to be able to receive that advice this morning.

Because it’s so different from what seems like the “logical right thing to do” and it’s not something I could have come to any way but through deep connection to my true self.

I think the thing that surprises me most about true self is how little we are connected to it, most of the time.? And then how much everything changes with a little mindful connection.

I’m exploring Authenticity today because it’s our theme for the April PLAYDATE.

How authenticity can help us bring our dreams to life with more ease (and fun!).

You are invited.

I do a monthly playdate in the Creative Dream Circle.? And for April you can join even if you’re not in the Circle!

Playdates are also known as How To Fill Your Life With So Much Magic It Actually Sparkles.

It’s an amazing process that allows you to plug into your creative genius so you can get whatever inspiration, intuitive wisdom and creative dream superfuel you need right now.

Words cannot convey how amazing these Playdates are. I?ve actually been sitting here trying to find the right words to describe the magic of the Playdate to you, and I can?t.

I can tell you that I have been running them monthly in my Creative Dream Circle since September and very month they deliver:

magic
miracles
life-changing shifts in perspective

Ready? Let’s play.

Registration: $37 (US)

We shall Playdate On April 3, starting at 11am Central (Click here to find out what time this is for you.).? It will be 3 hours long and include 4 phone calls, with breaks in between for playdating on your own.

It?s amazing if you can be there live, but people do report having just as much success working with the recordings.? You?ll still love this, even if you can?t be there live.

Registration includes:

access to the live calls and recordings of the calls
four Playdate ~~workbooks~~ playbooks

You?ll leave the Playdate with:

a new understanding of what Authenticity? means to you
a deeper connection to your True Self
unique + effective ideas for how to stay more connected to your True Self
which adds up to increased access to your SUPERPOWERS and ability to create your world

?What you need:

phone line and computer to access the calls, hear the recordings and download the playbooks
journal and whatever art supplies feel fun for you
three uninterrupted hours (or you can break it up into segments and playdate over a couple of days or weeks)

Looking forward to playdating with you.

PS: If you want access to regular Playdates and Teleclasses at a lower price, (plus a ton of extra stuff like my Creative Business Incubator and Advanced Creative Badassery Resource Library and an ongoing private forum) you are welcome to join the Creative Dream Circle.

If you are already a member of the Creative Dream Circle don?t register for this playdate! You get it all free in the Circle, of course.

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What is a Creative Dream, and how many can I have?

By Andrea Schroeder / March 18, 2013 / Manifest Your Dream Life

A Creative Dream is anything you want to create in your world.

It can be big like creating a thriving business.

It can be small like creating time every week to do something fun.

It can be an internal thing like learning how to be calmer and happier.

Or an external thing like learning how to speak French or fly a plane.

Also: figuring out what your dreams are is a perfectly legitimate dream.? People seem to think they can’t start making their dream real until they know what it is.? That’s not true.

Some dreams contain other dreams within them.

My business, for example.? The business itself is a dream.? Since it is my source of income, my dreams for material goods and a comfortable, supportive lifestyle are a part of it.? Also my dreams for traveling and having a flexible work schedule and making exquisite self-care a part of each day.? Each product I create begins as a dream of a thing I want to create.? Etc, etc, etc.

My biggest dream, of living my purpose, is the whole reason for my business.

It’s like the neverending matryoshka dolls of dreams.

Some days the dream I want to focus on is simply being who I am and radiating that out into the world.

Some days it’s much more concrete.

There isn’t a wrong way to do this.

If you have never made a dream real then I do suggest picking one, just one, to start with.? Pop it into the Incubator and make it REAL.

People tend to not be able to choose just one which only serves to put all their dreams on the shelf.?? It does not matter which one you choose, it only matters that you choose one or else you could spend the rest of your life trying to decide and and up with nothing.

Once you have learned how to make one dream real then you learn how to work on multiple dreams at a time.

At this point, I am juggling so many dreams I can’t even tell you how many there are of them.

And that is why I am writing this.

To remind myself that every dream is legitimate and important and beautiful.? And every dream needs space and it’s own unique nurturing practices.? Juggling them disrespects all of this.

What I am working on right now in my business is creating a new tool to help you (and me!) manage living with multiple dreams while growing other dreams.? “Manage” with play, creativity, spirit and fun.

So I am exploring, with a magnifying glass, the ways that I do live with multiple dreams while bringing others to life, looking for ways that I can do this that are more supportive, fun, creative and effective.

Today I am exploring each and every dream, opening up each nested doll to find the treasures inside.? Filling journals up with my dreams and all the things that each dream needs to grow and thrive.

ps: If you’re feeling stuck with your dreams: please get in touch! I have perfected the art of the QUICK UN-STICK. In a fifteen minute phone call I can get you happily grooving along the path to your dreams.

>>> Click here to read more + set up a call with me.

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Monday Morning Superpower Practice:

By Andrea Schroeder / March 18, 2013

You activate ALL superpowers by remembering why you do what you do.

What is your mission and why is it important?

Breathe into the magic of that and you’ll be able to access any superpower you need.

My mission is to help people activate their infinite creative potential and power to create their lives. This is important because people who are plugged into their creativity, purpose + power make the world a better place for everyone.

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