Being the creative person and/or a creative entrepreneur that you are, I bet you have a plethora of passions: perhaps art, writing, photography, knitting, and salsa dancing.

Maybe you dream of running a yoga studio in Costa Rica and in the same breath you can see yourself opening up a vegan bakery or writing your first mystery novel or designing high-fashion shoes.

You like to dabble in loads of creative projects and love to constantly learn new things.

If you feel like you can never “just pick one thing,” don’t you worry. Just because your best friend knew since she was five that she wanted to be a vet. Or your great aunt says, “Now what are you doing?!” when you sign up for yoga teacher training, it doesn’t mean that there is anything wrong with you.

In fact, when I look at the many wonderful creatives who’ve been part of my Right-Brain Entrepreneur Mentorship Program over the years, I see how many of them have multiple passions that they’ve beautifully blended together into a business that is authentic to them.

Here are a few ways to embrace your love of variety and make it work for you:

• Spend less time worrying whether your latest interest is the “right” thing or merely a flash in the pan. Spend more time paying attention to whether it brings you JOY.
  Be willing to let something go when it’s run its course. Ask yourself what did you gain from that experience. How did you grow? It may have nothing to do with the subject matter and all to do with your learning process.
• Allow yourself to try new things and see what sticks. All to often people get caught up in the “deciding what to do” mode. They research and fantasize and wonder if they’ll like it or not when they could actually be out there experiencing it NOW. Pick one thing that you’re interested in and take action on that this week.
• Use your right-brain to see the patterns or bigger picture that might tie all of your passions together. Write out of all your passions and interests on separate Post-It Notes. Or clip out magazine images that grab your attention. Group them together in ways that make sense to you. What threads do you notice? What various themes can you start to string together?
• Simply enjoy your passions as hobbies. Just because you’re passionate about something and you’re creative entrepreneur doesn’t mean you have to turn every interest into a business idea. You can just enjoy it as a hobby or side project. Or you can find ways to have your interests inspire or influence your main moola-making method rather than add in a whole new income stream. For example, I’m a certified yoga instructor but I don’t teach yoga nor do I get paid from anything directly yoga related, however, yogic principles and practices inform my business approach and leadership style, so I’ve found a way to integrate that passion into my work indirectly.
• Hang out with other Multi-Passionates. Find your tribe of creative souls who get what it’s like to have so many different interests. Instead of feeling like a freak who can never finish anything, you’ll feel understood and supported in your quest for variety.

When I first left my corporate job 9 years ago, I struggled to define what I did. How could I “market” myself if I couldn’t succinctly describe my business? I longed for a simple label that would capture everything I was up to… coaching, writing, art, yoga, painting, etc. Now, rather than confining myself to one thing, I embrace all of the facets that make up my life and career and that feels much more ME!

What are the many hats that you wear? What happens when you allow yourself to dabble with all of them? Be sure to check out the Multi-Passionate Must-Haves mega sale that’s going on May 12th-14th. You’ll get 26 products from 28 expert contributors worth $1,730 for only $97!!!!

Wow, the 5th (and most likely final) Right-Brainers in Business Video Summit has come and gone! We had a record turnout. Thousands of creative souls from all over the world gathered together to explore the question “What’s Next?” This is probably the last time I’m running this wildly popular event, so that inspired our theme of tuning into what’s truly next for you and your business.

Here are a few quotes from our vibrant chat room from our final day.

nevadamc: As I open my eyes I’m looking at my Big Vision board and it’s all coming true piece by piece! 🙂

Barbara: It’s time to step out from behind the scenes and show myself

andrewanzalone: Thank you so much to everyone!! You all have been such an important part of an incredible turning point in my life! Love you all <3 andrewanzalone: already having withdrawals lol Julie InJoy: feeling much better about getting out there and making it happen! Kiala Givehand RBBP AC: One thing I've learned from you Jenn is that it's okay NOT to know for now.

And as Kiala said in that last comment, YES, it is okay for you to not know exactly what’s next or how to get there. The important thing is to connect with your inner wisdom AND take the small steps forward that will give you clarity.

I’ve been modeling that throughout this whole summit and will continue to with the Premium group and folks in my Mentorship Program. I hope by seeing me and the summit speakers and spotlights walk the talk, that you’re inspired to… listen to your heart and go after what’s truly next for YOU!

Want to get a taste of what the event was like? You can watch the week 2 highlights video to see practical and inspiring tips from Sara Avant Stover, Katherine Carey, Tad Hargrave, Kate Northrup, Virginia Simpson-Magruder, Dr Eric Maisel, Sheila Pai, and SARK.

And good news, if you missed some of the summit… we’ve extended the final 3 replays. You can still catch up (or binge watch) through Monday, March 23rd 8pm PDT on these amazing sessions:

• Kate Northrup best-selling author of Money: A Love Story who shared her secrets to achieving financial freedom. She even even got people excited to look at their bank statements with a practical and telling exercise. Plus live Show and Tell Spotlight Virginia Simpson-Magruder who was LIVE and in-person with me. You’re going to be motivated to get your own creative juices flowing after seeing all of her inspiring artwork and hearing about her studio, her altered books, and her first e-course that she recently launched. It’s wonderful to see our Mentorship peeps sharing their gifts with the world.
• America’s foremost Creativity Coach Dr. Eric Maisel’s informative interview on how to get out of a meaning crises and how to quiet your racing brain. His thought-provoking perspectives sparked lots of light-bulb moments for our viewers about how to look at what’s next in their life and business. We also had our last Show and Tell Spotlight with Sheila Pai who shared her journey about writing and launching her book Nurturing You. She amazed people by how she’s able to run her business while raising two kids and holding down a full-time teaching job! Her secret is mindfulness!
• And one of my all time creative sheroes SARK gave us simple yet powerful practices for getting in touch with our Inner Wise Self. This is something that has helped SARK accomplish all that she has in her life, work, relationships, finances, and more! We even all got to sing together! You don’t want to miss that! It was the perfect way to close out 5 amazing years of this event. Plus I shared a simple practice to help you tune into what’s next for you.

Sign-up here to catch these extended replays now before they’re gone!

Enjoy!

We had an amazing first week at the 5th annual Right-Brainers in Business Video Summit!

We’ve been daring ourselves to ask “What’s Next?” in our business and learning from an inspiring line-up of speakers including artist and author Lisa Congdon, Amethyst Wyldfyre of the Empowered Messenger, Corbett Barr of Fizzle, author Sam Bennett of the Organized Artist Company, and Andreea Ayers of Launch Grow Joy plus live Spotlights with Monica Garcia, Jo Klima, and Alison Finlay who are all part of my Mentorship Program.

I’ve also been giving some mini-teachings around the material in my book Building Your Business the Right-Brain Way including highlighting some of the colorful playsheets and exercises.

If you missed our free live video chat sessions or 48-hour replays, you can catch some highlights here. I’ve put together some of my favorite highlights of the event to date, so take a peek at the video above to see what you’ve missed (or to be re-inspired!).

What this video doesn’t capture is the energy of our vibrant chat room filled with hundreds of entrepreneurs from around the world connecting and learning in real-time. So if these videos spoke to you, imagine what it would be like to share your light-bulb moments or ask questions of me, the speakers, or your fellow cohorts in real-time.

Our next session starts at 10am PDT Monday, March 16th, so check it out! I’d love to see you.

You can still join us for free and catch up on these amazing interviews.

During our final week of the summit we’ll have interviews with Sara Avant Stover, Tad Hargrave, Kate Northrup, Eric Maisel, and SARK. Plus Spotlights with Katherine Carey, Virginia Simpson-Magruder, and Sheila Pai who are all part of my Mentorship Program.

We’re also giving away more than $700 worth of prizes throughout the whole summit!

Looking forward to connecting with you!

Until then, you can see what nuggets participants are taking away by checking out the #rbbiz hashtag on Instagram.

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I’m sure that at least one point in your life you’ve had a teacher, mentor, or guide who helped you reach a certain goal, become a better person, or simply learn more about yourself.

You may not even realize it, but you’re probably that guide to someone else, too. We make a meaningful impact on others through how we show up in our lives and work.

Last week I learned that my book coach, Jan King, passed away. I met Jan at a conference several years ago. On the plane home from that event, I declared in my journal that I would become a published author. Jan played an instrumental role in helping me land a publisher for my first book and patiently held my novice author’s hand as I wrote The Right-Brain Business Plan. I’m so grateful for all the wisdom and sage advice she shared with me during that intense process of giving birth to a book for the first time. I know there were many other authors who she helped get published, too. And those authors influence and help so many others through their books, so Jan’s impact continues to ripple out.

In 2011, right when I kicked off my first Video Summit, my yoga certification teacher Larry Schultz, founder of It’s Yoga, passed away. I can still hear Larry saying, “Where are your hands and feet?” as he walked around with his yard stick making sure we were paying attention to our alignment. He helped me improve my practice on and off the mat, especially when he unexpectedly invited me to lead my Dream Box workshops as part of his teacher training. What an incredible experience!

Even though I hadn’t been in touch with either of these mentors around the time of their passing, I had been and still am touched by their teachings to this day. Their legacies live on.

I know it can seem like a morbid and taboo topic to be talking about death, and yet looking at our limited time on earth helps us explore some deep, purposeful questions like:

• Are you fully living the life you want to live?
• What impact are you making through your work and life?
• Whose lives are you making an indelible impression on now?
• What legacy will you leave behind?

Don’t think that your legacy needs to be some big, lofty, solve-world-hunger type of goal. You’re creating your legacy through the every-day actions that you take. Perhaps you’re touching the lives of your family, your local community, the people you serve through your work, or even strangers who you’ve crossed paths with in some small way.

With that in mind, are doing what you can to have the meaningful impact you want to make? If not, what conscious and courageous actions can you take now to live a life on purpose? How will you leave the world a better place?

Remember, the world needs you and your unique gifts!

With 2015 in full swing, it’s a great time to clarify your vision and goals for the year. One of my favorite practices is to revisit my Right-Brain Business Plan®. While I don’t make one every year (because it usually takes some time for my dreams to manifest), it does seem like every other year is the sweet spot for me. And I was due for one this year. I’ve been using this method since I made my first RBBP in 2007 and have since built my multi-6 figure business based on this right-brain approach.

If you want to make your own, you can join is in the Right-Brain Business Plan® Home Study.

Here are some highlights of the goals I’ve reached from these past RBBPs…

From 2007 RBBP: doubled my income, achieved target number of coaching clients, led workshops, created products, made TV appearances, hired a bookkeeper, got my yoga teacher certification

From 2009 RBBP: landed my first book deal, set up an integrated e-commerce and e-mail management system, led first of many RBBP e-courses, hired first VA, got my Expressive Arts Intuitive Painting teacher certification

From 2011 RBBP: launched first book The Right-Brain Business Plan, led first Right-Brainers in Business Video Summit, launched my RBBP Kit, launched Right-Brain Business Plan® licensing program, launched Unfolding Your Life Vision® licensing program, launched my Mentorship Program in 2012, hit 6-figures

From 2013 RBBP: Hit multiple-6 figures, landed book deal for second book Building Your Business the Right-Brain Way, was one of the first business teachers on Creative Live, spoke at Emerging Women where I shared the stage with the likes of Elizabeth Gilbert, Brene Brown, and Alanis Morrissette, grew my RBBP community and team, moved to a new house and focused more on home, started to explore RBBP licensing program for non-profits, launched second book, redesigned my websites, brought on Associate Coaches, expanded Mentorship Program to include in-person Shooting Star level and led retreat at my home, launched the Product Development Playground e-Course

2015 and beyond RBBP: My latest RBBP focuses on a continuing theme of health, home, and happiness so that the success of my business helps to nourish my personal life even more. I want to simplify and streamline our infrastructure so we can embrace more ease. And that in turn will help my team and I better serve our growing community and also focus on being more strategic. I want us to do more with less and still rock it out! I’ve also been dreaming of having a studio space where I can do my big intuitive paintings, host in-person mastermind retreats, and invite other awesome teachers to lead creative workshops. I know it would feed my inner muse and I like that it brings more of a face-to-face, local touch to our virtual world. Not sure if it will happen this year but I’m holding the intention lightly. Most of all, I want to have fun, spaciousness, and to keep making a positive impact on our family of RBBPers.

We’d love to have you join our RBBP family with our flagship course that will help you kick-off the year with a plan that makes your heart sing!

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