Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Joanna, The Healer. She is a Self Mastery Coach based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
I help individuals reach their higher potential by assisting them to become more conscious and aware of their limiting beliefs and programming. Once we become more conscious and aware, we then have the choice to transform and release those limitations and consequently become more conscious creators of our life vs. unconscious creators, which is the 'standard' human condition for most people.
Tell us about yourself
My work began approximately 20+ years ago when I started to study Clinical Hypnotherapy and work with the Unconscious mind. This very quickly became my fascination and playground. The human mind (not the brain) has always fascinated me ever since I was very young. I have always been drawn to the 'super natural' (e.g., Life after death, near-death experiences, mediumship and otherworldly, unexplained phenomenon, UFOs, etc.). In the year 1999, I had an extraordinary experience of an Otherworldly Being that appeared in my bedroom. I was fully awake when this Being 'appeared' out of nowhere. I experienced a feeling/state that I can only describe as absolute and total bliss. At that moment, everything became quiet, and my entire reality was 'suspended' as if the whole existence had stopped. I experienced the most extraordinary peace and love so profound that all I could do was just sit as tears were rolling down my face. This feeling radiated to me from this being who was dressed in a monk-like robe while holding a white book in his left hand. He did not say a word, though no words were needed! He was fully 3D, and if I could move, I could probably touch him, but I could not move (though this was not a scary experience, quite, on the contrary, it was something I will never forget).
I have never experienced anything like this before, and it was something that was outside of the 'normal' human experience, and this experience has etched itself in the deepest part of my being, and it has profoundly changed my entire 3D human existence from that point forward. That was the moment when my fascination with anything 'spiritual' went to a whole other level.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
My greatest achievement in what I do (though in actuality it's not so much what I 'do' but rather who I am that allows me to do what I do) is to see my clients transform from being fearful and stuck in limiting beliefs to feeling free and realize that they are capable of so much more then they have been 'trained' or 'conditioned' to believe about themselves and what is possible for them.
It is also the satisfaction of seeing my clients see past their own illusions of who they THINK they are vs. who they TRULY are beyond their conscious and unconscious thoughts and conditioned patterns. I am blessed to be able to do this with people all over the world regardless of their age, gender, geographical location, and social conditioning. The satisfaction I get from seeing a person see their own greatness is the biggest joy and accomplishment in my work.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
By far, the 'steepest' learning curve is organization and time management. Since I wear many hats, I have to be very disciplined and organized and look after not only my clients but everything that is connected to getting clients, i.e., marketing, social media, financial management/bookkeeping, scheduling, website maintenance, and everything else that is required to not only run a business but to make it be a successful and profitable business.
I have seen many very gifted and skilled individuals that did not have the understanding of what it takes to run a successful business. It is a lot more than just being able to offer a service or a product to a client or a customer. Also, learning to have strong and proper boundaries is something that has taken me a long time to master, and I am still working on it. That can be, for many people in my experience, especially those who are just starting out, something quite challenging as there is the tendency to want to say 'yes' to everyone. Unfortunately, this very quickly becomes something that creates problems and actually limits one's ability to grow and thrive in their business.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
First and foremost, look at one's beliefs around being successful. As strange as it sounds, many people have a fear of success. This comes from family and social conditioning and is a huge limiting factor. Unfortunately, because it is mostly subconscious, it is not easily 'seen', which is why I love working with the subconscious part of the human mind.
Second, issues around 'receiving' are very prevalent in our society, and I see this every day in my work. Again, this is mostly subconscious but can be easily investigated with a bit of self-reflection. If one has issues with receiving, one will put a lot of energy towards creating abundance only to realize the hard work does not seem to be paying off.
Thirdly, and this is very important, is to know what one is good at and own it!!! Far too many people are trying to do things like 'other people.' We are all unique individuals, and we all have something different and unique to offer, but unless we own and embody it, we will always be trying to be 'like someone else.' This always leads to a lack of satisfaction on some level because we are not supposed to be like 'someone else.' The Universe is an abundant place, and everyone can create their abundance based on their own unique abilities and skills. We just have to own that truth with all of our beings. At the end of the day, what we believe (consciously or unconsciously) is how we will create our 3D real-ity.
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
We live in times where higher levels of consciousness are available to us, which means we are able to release our old, limiting unconscious programming, but the only way we can do that is by becoming consciously aware of what those programs are, and that can only happen through self-analysis and self-reflection.
My passion is to help people master their own Self. I hope that more and more people will take accountability for their happiness and take charge of their own lives by becoming more conscious and aware individuals. I truly believe this would make our planet Earth a much better place for all of us.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://joannathehealer.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/JoannaTheHealer
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannathehealer/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoannaTheMedium
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoannaTheMedium/
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