I had a dream…. do you?

I am delighted to say I am writing you from Ireland- returning here is a dream that has come true for me! I am spending a year living between Dublin, Ireland and London, England. This was a dream that I held very close to my heart for many years. My journey here has taught me many lessons including; that jumping off the cliff without water, as I moved towards my dream, can be very risky, yet if I do not make a jump- I stay still. I also learned that when I have clear intention and dedication to this intention- anything is possible. I believe we all need to have updated visions or dreams as this is what motivates and guides me to create the new. Do you have a dream? What now needs to happen for you to be living it?

I would like to know. I ask because this is the question I asked myself when I realized I had reached many of my dreams and stopped dreaming. Often lethargy, a lack of peace and excitement for life are symptoms that show up when we stop dreaming.  The world is in a state of transformation. Old systems are falling away-violence and disharmony abound. This is more the reason for us to hold a vision or a dream and move towards making it real. Light and dark are forces that have always been on earth- for eternity. It is now time – more than ever to move towards your dream!
I am here to support you – take a look at how I can help.

Join me for a One- Time Guidance Session where we will explore how to get you to create what is next for you in your life. In this session we will:

• use intuitive guidance, yours and mine to create what is next for you in life and or business
• work with high level visioning and energetic alignment work
• do block clearing
• create support steps and follow up strategies to root the new vision or dream

1½ hour session- $299.00 (through August 15^th).

Are you in?  Your dream may not be as far away as you think.
Join me by hitting this link:

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Let’s custom design a plan to meet your needs.
For Information on How I work with you to grow your business take a look:
http://www.maureensimonconsulting.com/#!women-leading-business/c1c1a

Check Out Our Blog –
How to Ignite Your Dream (or find one if you don’t have one to ignite)?

A Featured Voice on The Huffington Post –
I will be writing for the Huffington Post this summer.  Stay tuned for the link to my blog and meet me there.

Our New Podcast –
We will be launching our podcast later this autumn- “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. The podcast will highlight the lives of women worldwide as they share information about their work, lives, the land they live on and the things are most important to them. Interviews are taking place now with women from Ireland and England. Stay tuned for the link this fall!

Remember to listen closely for what is next and do make a move towards you dreams!

Happy Summer.

Maureen
Maureen@MaureenSimon.com

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How to Ignite Your Dream (or find one if you don’t have one to ignite)?

After taking time off to regroup this past year I personally needed to check in with myself so I could kick start my life and evaluate what would be next for me. I would like to invite you to consider some of the questions I pondered when reflecting on what was next in my life:

• Is there a place you lack courage when you think about living your dreams?
• What stops you from moving forward?
• Are you getting niggling ideas or thoughts that you are putting to the side- not paying attention to?
• What risks do you need to take now to grow and to move towards your dreams?
• How can you now manifest the things you visualize and dream?
• Day by day what are the first steps you need to take?
• Dreams are a way to call us forward to live more consciously.

Are you getting any of these signs? If So, Listen Up!

A niggling feeling that something is not right…that we are not fulfilled

 Experiencing a reoccurring sense that there is more to life than the way I am now living.

 Or are you receiving information telling you to move on or make a change now!

 Always listen to these cues because they provide invaluable information and opportunities to move you towards your greatest dreams. Do not be afraid. The rewards of living in alignment with why you are here can be unbeatable and can lead to a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment beyond description!

Maureen Simon

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What are your personal feminine gifts? And are you now ready to step into your power?

There has been much conversation concerning how women and men speak different languages and look at things differently.  When researching my book, “Awakening The Essential Feminine: Claiming Your Influential Power” I learned that there really is a feminine perspective informed by specific attributes, gifts and talents.  Our brain biology; socialization and whole perspective is different.  Our sisters the suffragettes created an opening where our voices could be heard.  Our later sisters fought for the Equal Rights Amendment which moved us towards an equal footing in business and finance.  Today we face the next movement.  This is the movement to claim and fully live our Essential Feminine.

Often women’s confidence is shaken because we don’t fully understand or claim these natural gifts.  For many women they have been convinced that these gifts are inferior aspects of being.  For us to gain confidence in this world, we first need to “know thyself”.  Once we know ourselves, we then need to believe in ourselves and allow ourselves the opportunity to fully express the amazing beings that we are.  If your confidence has ever been shattered, stand back and rebuild it.  Bring yourself to the company of other women who can serve as models or guides.  If you have strong confidence, look at a sister who does not and guide her.  Point out what is amazing in her.  If she is young, support her to understand the unique and special meaning of her life.  Confidence prevails when we are deeply aware of our meaning.

Sometimes we just need support and clarity to see our own power and strength. You are unique and greatly needed in this world. Be sure to learn your strengths and to fully show up.

Maureen Simon.

PS- let me know if I can be of help- http://www.maureensimonconsulting.com/#!life-activation/c1m17

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You Are The One You Have Been Waiting For

These times are great times if we stay wide awake and ride the wild horse- called -life with a sense of adventure. You have so much– so many gifts, talents and you carry great power. Opportunities abound and life can now be easier than ever if you tap into and live from who – you really are.

Take a moment to reflect on wherein your life that there are more openings and opportunities for you.  I suggest that if you are interested in creating a life of greater ease and meaning that you answer this question.

·         How well do you know yourself? (Are there external voices and influences confusing you?)

·         What do you now need to create, allow or invite into your life?

·         Are you committed to taking your life to the next level?

·         If so, what does that look like?

·         If not, what’s stopping you?

·         Commit to one small step to move you forward on your path

If you need support- clarifying or creating this new way of being and living…

join me for a refreshing Life Force Activation Session this summer!

http://www.maureensimonconsulting.com/#!life-activation/c1m17 Happy Summer!

Maureen Simon

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To Grow Is To Change

“Deep within every life, no matter how dull or ineffectual it may seem from the outside, there is something eternal happening.  This is the secret way that change and possibility conspire with growth.  John Henry Newman summed this up beautifully when he said, “To grow is to change and to be perfect is to have changed often.” Change, therefore, need not be threatening; it can in fact bring our lives to perfection.  Perfection is not cold completion.  Neither is it avoidance of risk and danger in order to keep the soul pure or the conscience unclouded.  When you are faithful to the risk and ambivalence of growth, you are engaging your life.”

                                                                        John O’Donohue, Anam Cara

Take a look at your life and notice where you could grow or change at this time.  Where can you begin to see areas of stagnation or stuckness as opportunities for growth and the expression of your full potential.  It is important not to avoid risk but to be faithful to ambivalence and growth.  For it is in these areas of our lives that we become fully expressed and alive.

                                                                        Maureen Simon

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How to Move To the Next Great Thing in Your life and Work

Sometimes we slip into playing and living in a much smaller and safer way than we are really here and capable of living. The key to moving beyond this place is to get conscious and to begin to really live the life we most desire. For many of us this desire may feel distant or faraway or perhaps we have been there but lost our way and need to regroup. We often get cues or hints in or daily life that gets us thinking – am I happy , is this life really working for me? Some of us freeze like Bambi in headlights when we hear these messages and stay small- as change can be uncertain and staying where we are seems safer.  Some of us reach overwhelm and question our whole life, its meaning and purpose.  We all get a moment of pause that allows us to question how we are really living life.

When we are being called forward to live more consciously we usually:

➢  Get a niggling feeling that something is not right…that we are not fulfilled

➢  Experience a reoccurring sense that there is more to life than the way I am now living.

➢  Or get another sign in a way we are used to receiving information

Always listen to these cues because they provide invaluable opportunities and subtle openings for change and lasting success.

Recently I realized that I had a lot on my plate and that my priorities and my ability to accomplish what I needed to accomplish while still loving my life was becoming a challenge. I had one of those niggling feeling that something was not right. I had to stop- slow down – listen – take the bull by the horns and reprioritize my days based on what I truly desired most- that aligned with what I value most.

So where does getting VERY clear on our desires enter into the picture?

What we desire is central to designing a life of success and meaning. When you understand your deepest desire (and have tested it to see if it is linked with your highest reason for being here -your destiny) your life will take on a new rich meaning- fulfillment will be central to your every day. You then know that you are on the path to a life well lived.

Let’s get practical here is the roadmap I have used to anchor my deepest desires and values in my day and to measure- daily- how I am doing:

➢  First be clear about your dream– what do you really want to accomplish (be it in your life or a given month- the art here is clarity about what you want!

➢  Next, take small measurable steps to build more of this dream into your day (find a teacher or mentor who has already accomplished it, research about it – to build understanding. Do whatever you can to make it real.

➢  See yourself already there- picture yourself living or accomplishing this great desire ( it really helps to take the distance and blocks away). As you become more comfortable and familiar with the desire it slowly becomes a part of your world.

➢  Notice coincidences and synchronicities….these are gold dust. Every day here are signs, messages and intuitive knowledge available to us. We must be proactive and invite this wisdom in and use it.

➢  Close each day with a review of what was wonderful about the day and aligned your day actually was with your greatest desires and values. We are living in an era where great consciousness is needed. Be very conscious and very intentional.

These days that we are living in are absolutely amazing. We have many choices available to us each day. Live life fully. It is your choice.

Let me know if I can be of help. I am committed to your success- your success from the inside out!

www.maureensimonconsulting.com

Maureen Simon

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A Fun Radio Show Link and Life Force Activation comes alive!

Last weekend I was a guest on KGO Radio here in the Bay Area!  I was discussing Life Force Activation – my new work.  Many people have requested the link to the show.  Here it is!  http://www.maureensimonconsulting.com/#!resources/c1xyd

Women are craving more life force in their day-to-day lives.  Maureen Langan and I talked about this in the radio interview.  She is a wonderful comedian with a great personality who truly understands women.  During the interview she asked me a number of questions about why women need to activate their life force at this time.  To me it is very clear that women hold a unique power.  Unless we are clear about our gifts and how we want to use them we stagnate and lose energy and power.  After launching coaching in the U.K., designing hundreds of businesses with women, writing a book on our feminine attributes and hosting online courses for thousands of women, I can clearly see that the next step is to activate our life force.  Interested in learning more?  http://www.maureensimonconsulting.com/#!life-activation/c1m17

Let me know if a session would be useful to you. 
I’m extending the Life Force Activation session special through June.

Life must be lived well and fully!

Enjoy.

Maureen Simon

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Our Ancestors: Are They Still Around and Supporting Us?

“When we know about our ancestors, when we sense them as living and as supporting us, then we feel connected to the genetic life-stream, and we draw strength and nourishment from this.”

Philip Carr-Gomm “The Druid Tradition”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theoretically, we each have two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so on, back in time.  In practice, though, if each person alive continued that exponential progression for, say, thirty generations, we would come up with more people than were on earth at that time.  Genealogists tell us that if we each went back about seventeen generations, we would find many family relationships between ourselves and people of our acquaintance.  It follows, then, that we are all intimately related to each other, that our personal ancestors are shared with many thousands of people alive today.

I love our Celtic way of thinking as it naturally encourages the Laws of Interconnectedness.  The word interconnectedness has become almost a cliché these days as we look at the news and see how the markets are.  The same is true of the web of life.  I believe that our ancestors hold nuggets of wisdom that are important for us to understand at this time.  What do you know about your ancestry?  Does a family member have a particularly important message for you?  Begin to listen.  The web of life is precious and we are all interconnected. Is there an ancestor that comes to mind that may have specific guidance or support for you…today?

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The Power Within: How To Use Life’s Experiences To Guide And Support You Now

When we think about the influence we have in our life and in the world- the idea of our personal power and how we use or do not use it – it always becomes a central theme.  Women have been a part of cultures that place power over her, as opposed to power with or next to her, for far too long.  We need to realize that only when we ourselves recognize and claim our strength, voice and power – as a daily practice – will we fully manifest it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the best ways to allow our inner strength to manifest is by fully contributing to life- by sharing our gifts and the parts of us that we love. By sharing our competence through speaking clearly and sharing what is most important to us -we will create a true and deep excitement towards living!  Also remember to use your past experiences to inform the future and to provide you with strength to which you can begin integrating past lessons.  Never be victim to the challenging days that have passed but use them to your benefit and advantage today.

 

Gloria Steinem speaks to this in her comment below:

“ I had been raised to assume all power was outside myself, but they (men) had been raised to place power almost nowhere but within themselves.  Often, they were suffering, too.  Just as the fantasy of no control was the enemy of my self-esteem, the fantasy of total control was the enemy of theirs.  For both of us, the goal should have been a point of balance in between: a back-and-forth between the self and others, uniqueness and unity, the planned and the accidental, our internal selves and the universe.  As wise women and men in every culture tell us, the art of life is not controlling what happens to us, but using what happens to us.”

Gloria Steinem “Revolution From Within”

 

 

Use life’s experiences to guide and to support you. You have all you need!

Maureen Simon

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Happy New Year! What’s Next For You?

I love the beginning of the year. For many years, it has served as a point
or demarcation which has allowed me the opportunity to really look at what
is going on in my life. At this time of year I take time to pause, clarify
and energize my aspirations so that I can manifest them in the year to come.
I believe in order to be awake and conscious in the way we live our life we
need to take note of how we are living, to set intentions and to have a
sense for what our life will feel and look like when our aspirations are
fully manifested.

Each New Year after the festivities are behind me I settle into the year and
stop and ask myself:

* Am I aware of what is most important in life right now… am I
living with these riches in each day?

* What do I want to create in my life in the next 12 months?

* Do I need more time for inner reflection or contemplation (am I
hearing information available to me when I do quiet my mind)?

* What do I most need to change or commit to in order for me to
manifest what I most want to manifest right now?

This year I decided to share my New Year regrouping in a new mini
mastermind.

At the end of last year we had MANY requests for a short, reasonably priced mastermind group that would help women regroup and re-launch in 2014. I have created a mini mastermind to help you clarify your next steps through guided contemplation and inner reflection. We will then put the answers you get into practical use in an intentional plan.

The mini mastermind starts February 27th – lasts 4 weeks and it is priced at $99!

As my teacher John O “Donahue so eloquently said:

“Your soul knows the geography of your destiny. Your soul alone has the map
of your future; therefore you can trust this indirect, oblique side of
yourself. If you do, it will take you where you need to go, but more
important it will teach you a kindness of rhythm in your journey.”

I hope you can join me to get very clear in 2014!

Mini Mastermind 2014

Maureen is founder of The Essential Feminine Company™ (TEF)-a lifestyle and business design company that supports women to create successful powerful lives that incorporates their feminine attributes and gifts. Maureen has worked with women representing a wide range of businesses including Fortune 100 corporations, worldwide entertainment and media industries, government, and the creative arts. She mentors both Fortune 100 executives as well as leading edge business entrepreneurs. She is founding member of the Global Women’s Leadership Network at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business in Silicon Valley. To work with Maureen privately contact her today!

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