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The Conscious Collaboration Podcast brings together entrepreneurs, changemakers, and thought leaders. We aim to highlight the people who embody the idea of aligned mind, body, and business. Each week, we share, discuss, and learn from the various experiences and ideas of our guest experts. Through our discovery, we find a path to aligned mind, body, and business.
The conscious collaboration brings together entrepreneurs, change makers and thought leaders. We aim to highlight the people that embody the idea of aligned mind, body and business. Each week, we share, discuss and learn from the various experiences and ideas of our guest experts. Through our discovery, we find a path to an aligned mind, body, and business.
Emily:What up y'all? This is Emily.
Lisa:And I'm Lisa, and we are the Conscious Collaboration. Well, I'm conscious.
Emily:Mhmm. I'm semi semi conscious,
Lisa:but we're drifting into unconscious. Yeah. So why why is that? Are you are you talking about it openly?
Emily:Oh, Yeah. I mean, I guess it's fine. I am I am doing another bikini competition this weekend and so by choice, I am, quite hungry and tired right now.
Lisa:Well, that's it's worth I'm excited. I forgot. It snuck up on us.
Emily:I mean, I snuck it in there. I literally didn't talk about it.
Lisa:Yeah. I just
Emily:kinda like, I'm doing
Lisa:this. Gal. Everybody knows. So
Emily:Yeah. No. I mean, it's fine. I'll I'll if anything happens, I'll post pictures and stuff like that. I just honestly, I'm I'm the weirdo who's like, what can I do to relieve stress during this time?
Emily:I think I'll I'll jump into a bodybuilding competition.
Lisa:That's not weird. I I think Who does that?
Emily:It is. Way to relieve stress and probably not an effective way to relieve stress for for most people. But, you know, if it is by choice, I I don't know. I've always kind of been a person who can find some comfort in in intentional discomfort, the ice bath and the small one. And so having, having a little bit of structure with a little bit of healthy external pressure to stick to it has been helpful in the most chaotic last 6 weeks, you know, with all the storms and and just kinda giving me you know, if I'm already being disciplined about this one thing, then it makes it easier, I guess, to to just not fly off the rails in terms of business and and other responsibilities.
Emily:So
Lisa:I feel like I've been channeling all of my energy into doing different things in business. So it's been like I mean, I'm still showing up in all the different areas, but amidst all the other crazy projects that I've come across in the past 6 weeks from the storm and car issues and property damage and so on and so forth. I've just been, like and I don't know. I think I've been more creative in other areas, and being more creative in other areas is helping me deal with all these other projects that are so overwhelming. So I'm just chipping away at them.
Lisa:Not trying to rush. Well, and it's kind of
Emily:the same energy. Right? I mean, creating something, bettering yourself, you know, and really just applying some some discipline and and, some innovative type of energy is is, I think the more positive way that you could take this type of thing where it's on the surface, it seems like everything's falling apart around us, you know, or literally everything's falling apart around us.
Lisa:Yeah. For me, it's easier for me to take care of everybody else's projects and put all of my energy into that. Mhmm. And then it kind of spills over into my own.
Emily:Yeah. It's a place to, I hate to use the word control, but it's a place to to feel like you have some agency when there is no control over so much.
Lisa:A sense of control. Before we know it, it's gonna be the end of the year. The holidays are right here. So I thought it would be a good time for us just to consult the I Ching and see what the general energy is around everybody. So that means whatever it is that you're doing right now, put some thought and intention into what it is you have some questions around you're seeking clarity and what's different for what I'm seeking clarity in is different than what you are, Emily, and everybody, at, you know, at home listening or in the car listening.
Lisa:Please drive safely if you're if you're listening to us in the car, but put some thought around your intention. Maybe even put it into a word if you can put this on pause, to write it down in a journal, that's sometimes helpful. And then we will consult at the I Ching, and Emily and I will just riff on it. And you can work with us too. You can jump on inside of the conscious, collaboration collective and let us know what your thoughts are.
Lisa:So we're gonna ask, please share with us what is the general energy around us right now, and what can we, what can we look for in the coming 1 to 3 weeks to help give us an edge that we need? Is that too far of a distance one week? Because you have your competition. Yeah. 1 to 3 weeks to give us an edge towards, as Steve would say as Steve would say,
Emily:I'm not a fucking time lord.
Lisa:The universe doesn't the universe doesn't go by the Gregorian calendars. I love, everything I'm seeing on Instagram about people saying is it 16 or, like, what did they say? Is it 16 o'clock? Or Yeah. Yeah.
Lisa:Yeah. Clock right now. Yeah. Because the time changed, and I feel really good. But I've been waking up at 5 o'clock in the morning, so that's gotta stop.
Emily:I've been waking up super early intentionally, but I real I don't like the early darkness, and I'm not a fan. I've never been never been a fan.
Lisa:No. I know either. I'm still looking for some energy to present the general energy around this call right now and the collective listening with your intentions in mind. So it is limits and connection. It's hexagram 60.
Lisa:I think you probably have these memorized by now, Emily. I think I do. I mean, over
Emily:I'm I'm not familiar with that card.
Lisa:So this one shows, like, a waterfall scene, and there's, like, a pool it's pulling into. It's got the colors of, self wisdom, self journey, career oriented. So, there's a lot of going deep within self.
Emily:There's, like, different there's like different a lot of different textures and shapes, you know, going on. Like, there's a good mix of, like, curvy lines, more circular type shapes, and organic type shapes to more, like
Lisa:That's what I got.
Emily:What are the lines? Yeah. Linear. Linear. That's the word I'm looking for.
Lisa:Linear. And the fern itself, has the pointy pointiness. There's a little bit of fire element in there. See all the elements. It's representative of fire above and lake below.
Lisa:So, oh, this one looks almost exactly the same. So in the coming 1 to 3, oh, appropriate coming to 1 to 3 weeks is the energy of hexagram 36 darkening of the light. It's the chaper keeper card.
Emily:It is. I was just thinking Lisa Frank with the
Lisa:Yep. Sunset and Every time we get that week. Yeah. That's a good one. So telling a little bit about this story.
Lisa:Keep it keep it brief. Limits and connections, the energy that we're in right now. Limits are necessary to channel energy, guide purpose, and to lend direction to life. Oh, we were kind of talking about that in the beginning. Mhmm.
Lisa:Constantly swimming in a sea of boundless opportunity leads to exhaustion. Mhmm. Yeah. Winging it alone, wild and free in a sky of unlimited directions and opportunities only leads to becoming lost. In human affairs, the making of decisions and alliances necessarily implies limitation, where in choosing one path another must be left behind.
Lisa:So a key to a successful life is to select your limits consciously and carefully to be discriminating in the setting of personal boundaries, but also knowing when to fly information. So it's a lot of letting go and then gravitating towards your intentional groups, organizations, disciplines, and rules. The best path is one that allows for the unfolding of individual potential of encouraging self discipline and focus along the way. So I I think this is what we were talking about
Emily:and a lot of So yeah. Boundaries in a, you know, in a chaotic time and setting some limits and and, yeah, the word discipline.
Lisa:Yeah. I think I said a
Emily:couple of things.
Lisa:You did say discipline. Mhmm. But, yeah, there are some limitations, and we're really having to choose and put focus into what we're putting our energy into to be able to move forward. It's kind of like, like walking in mucky sands or like, you know, thick sand. You have to like you can't just be walking all over the place.
Lisa:You have to really forge a path through it. It says, do not ask others to wear a yoke you would be unwilling to carry on your own shoulders. Impose no rules that you yourself cannot live by. This is especially true if you are in a position of leadership. If you impose limits on others that fit the circumstances and do not overly limit their freedom.
Lisa:Great success is possible. I think I'm pretty good about that
Emily:at least in the, trainer scenario. Yeah. That's immediately what I thought of. What do what do I tell you every time I give you a a really hard exercise? I'm like, I would never
Lisa:I would never give you an exercise that I I haven't gone through myself. We do that in parenting too.
Emily:Mhmm. But I
Lisa:think that applies to to what our expectations are to people that we work with. Well, yeah, and the client scenario is true too, to give each other some grace, but to also not give so much leeway that it's a free for all. So there's gotta be some guidelines that you're also willing to adhere to or to demonstrate or to walk the walk. So I think that's kind of interesting. It makes me think of, like, a Sherpa when you're going up a mountain and everybody's carrying packs.
Lisa:But if you're the Sherpa, you wouldn't like them all the people following you after your packs. Here you go, guys. Carry this up the hill to live a life of leisure before having contributed to society, to act willfully and selfishly in violation of reason and rules and customs to defy social conventions for the thrill of doing so. These are excess that lead to seriously unfavorable consequences. So take initiative and find pleasure inside the bounds of what is fair and honorable.
Lisa:So if you're if you desire a life of leisure and freedom, it means be willing to put in the work and embody what you say you're gonna do. And that that goes back to we're not all going to be coddled in everything that we wanted. You know, here, give us money. We're pretty.
Emily:Mhmm. Good deal. And discipline or limits create freedom.
Lisa:Mhmm.
Emily:I kinda heard in there too.
Lisa:Yep. Says when limits in a particular situation have become have suddenly been overcome, nervous so nervously hesitating to act is bound to be a mistake, so seize those moments. So this is where we are right now. Everybody's in this dance between limits and connections and to find joy in putting the guidelines and framework around our day and ourselves and uphold our expectations for ourselves if we're looking for that in others. And then moving forward, talks about darkening of the light, which is also appropriate for the season that we're in.
Lisa:Mhmm. Here, as we go into winter. When the light goes down, it may be wise to become invisible. When this is my favorite line, I think, in the I Ching. When the darkness of stupidity reigns and you miss theirs, it is best to keep your brilliance hidden under a bushel basket.
Lisa:Let your thoughts and efforts be quiet, self contained, and protected as much as possible from har harmful influences. Don't let yourself be swept along on the current of conventional wisdom wisdom and too many dangerous uncertain when there are too many dangerous uncertainties. Try not to become too depressed or anxious. This period too shall pass. Just endure it for now and persevere your self confidence while remaining cooperative and flexible.
Lisa:The time to assert yourself will come. Avoid looking too far ahead if you've not achieved your goals. I will only stimulate feelings of regret or longing or eating away of your inner strength. Now is the time to be cautious and reserved and troll yourself. Do not needlessly stimulate forces of opposition.
Lisa:During dark and unsettling periods, it is best to step gingerly around the sleeping dogs.
Emily:It's kind of election season vibes, isn't it?
Lisa:Right? Well, it is awesome.
Emily:Like, oh, we're gonna slink back here while we're on.
Lisa:Have your Yeah. It is it's election season vibes for sure. It's holiday season vibes as well. I think also a lot of holiday season vibes. I'm not saying it can't be joyful and fun and abundant, but especially during election season, there's a lot of gatherings where people aren't gonna be agreeing on either side of the table and family tension, guests coming and going, having to see people you might not wanna see.
Lisa:But in regards to I think even this is the time when our calendars fill up with all these personal events and holiday parties for work and clients and so on and so forth. I would say based on that, to survive and and come on the other side, even more brilliant is to keep, like I said, keep your brilliance a little bit tampered down and not necessarily the topic of conversation wherever you're going. Mhmm. You wanna make sure that you're sharing your brilliance with people that are safe to do so and are gonna be supportive of that and contribute, rather than someone looking for some good gossip. Mhmm.
Lisa:So but that comes with conscious collaboration too. I mean, I'm not saying it's not safe. Like, you and I are still gonna collaborate and talk about ideas and growth and and so on and so forth, but it might not be something to put out a trumpet, like, broadcast everywhere. I don't know. It's hard it's hard for marketing and PR strategies when you have an initiative that you want to launch in Q4 or in the seasoning of, darkening of the light?
Lisa:Because it might not be received very well. So I don't know. I think I would look to team members for if it's a work related thing, organic marketing, conversational marketing strategies, not so much like telling people what to do or this is what you're doing necessarily, but reveal it quietly if that makes sense
Emily:rather than Yeah.
Lisa:Gracefully rather than on a silver platter, like or boastfully. Yeah.
Emily:Subtle.
Lisa:Subtly.
Emily:Mhmm. Yeah. Well, Audrey had her in.
Lisa:Yeah. The next 3 weeks, you don't have to stop what you're doing. But She's pretty. Yeah. What?
Lisa:I'll listen to her because she's amazing. I'll give her money too. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's it's 1 to 3 weeks, and I think that's good advice for us because that is just it's gonna be a hot pocket of probably stupidity.
Lisa:The Audrey Hepburn. The Audrey Hepburn amongst the sea of stupidity. Mhmm. Yeah. I don't know.
Lisa:I mean, you can back
Emily:on this a couple of weeks from now and and reevaluate whether that was a smart thing to say. Like, whether it makes any sense or not.
Lisa:It makes sense to me. It makes sense to me. In fact, you can channel some Audrey Hepburn vibes while you're, in your competition.
Emily:Yes.
Lisa:Just that makes sense to me. Just kind of
Emily:like champion vibes, whatever that may be. I'll take them. Yeah. That would be amazing. We're just a good experience and whatever happens happens because it's subjective sport.
Lisa:Yeah. It's subjective. It's gonna be fun. It's a good challenge for you. It was a great way for you to transmute some chaos into extreme focus.
Lisa:Yes. And we all found our own way of doing that.
Emily:Yes. Yes.
Lisa:I've I've gone yes. I've gone down the rabbit hole of seasonal decor, and I'm helping, some people rebuild and remodel and redecorate, which is therapeutic for me in some way and helps me to organize my thoughts for my own. But Yeah.
Emily:Do what
Lisa:we can. Humans. Humans be humaning.
Emily:Mhmm. Yes. They do, especially today.
Lisa:I know. Today is actually election day. So when you're hearing this, no matter when it is, for Emily and I, it's election day. Mhmm. And, yeah.
Lisa:I took Benjamin for the first time, but he's the only kid I've ever taken to the polls before. He really enjoyed it. They gave him stickers, and he got to meet yeah. He got to meet some of the beauties.
Emily:Sticker age where, like, you give me
Lisa:a sticker? We're we're cool. Adults, adults were in line for the stickers as well too. It's a big deal. Oh, yeah.
Lisa:Everybody wants to pose with the stickers, your little, I voted sticker. And take a selfie with it. And, yes, I didn't I didn't do that.
Emily:But I will not be taking any selfies today.
Lisa:No. You won't remember today happened. No. So we saw, like, a, like, a 98 year old bet, at the voting polls, and he was he was so excited to see Benjamin as a 5 year old out voting. It was cute.
Lisa:It was a cute interaction. I mean, it was meaningful for the man and it was adorable to me, but Benjamin was just like, what's up? A
Emily:sticker. I think, yeah. I've, we probably the location that you probably vote at, I think I voted at before. Oh, yeah? Yeah.
Lisa:Yeah. We got relocated because of the damage. So, they they condensed.
Emily:Well, yeah, you were probably downtown. Mine was more like, yeah. Yeah. Down the street in Gulfport when I lived in Pasadena. I
Lisa:remember yeah.
Emily:Going somewhere there. I think I was on 49th. Anyway, not not exciting podcast material.
Lisa:No. But, I mean, we do we do have I mean, where our demographics are, we do have a lot of older war veterans here. And I don't know what the science is behind it, but people live a long time in Florida and in Gulfport and in Town Shores area. It's like, you know, it's a good good location to live out, and, yeah. So it's neat.
Lisa:Yeah. Need to see. It'd be interesting to see what happens. So, Yeah. Well, I'm so Interesting
Emily:is one word for it.
Lisa:It's one word. I am so proud of you for for staying alert and
Emily:Alert might be a little strong of a word, but I'll take it. I'll take it.
Lisa:Using all your intuition for today's session. Yeah. We have a a few people I'm reaching out to. So, anyone that wants to be a guest, we're slowly but surely getting through the inbox. That's one thing that fell by the wayside in October, so my apologies, but we will have some guests coming up.
Emily:We got some guests coming. Yeah. We've been we've been pretty guest rich lately.
Lisa:Ah, it's been nice. People are listening. They have things to say. Mhmm. Exciting.
Lisa:So well, I appreciate it too. I love meeting everybody, and then we can make connection. I was able to introduce Copel to, a client or a potential client. And when I met her, I was like, oh my gosh. You need to talk to Copel.
Emily:So Collaborations on collaborations
Lisa:on collaboration. Collaboration connectors here. Mhmm. So if that's something that interests you and you want to talk more with us, you can join us inside of the Conscious Collaboration Collective, our closed and private Facebook group, or you can message us on Instagram, email, and all the things. But we're happy that you listened to us, and Emily won't remember this next week.
Emily:The memories are are will be in the recording.
Lisa:Yes. That's right. That's why we do it. Alright. Well, thanks for showing up.
Lisa:Thanks for liking and subscribing us and sharing with your friends and family and coworkers and
Emily:Smash that like button.
Lisa:Oh, you got to say it. Alright. We'll talk to you in 5. Talk to you in 5. Bye, guys.
Lisa:Bye.
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Emily:See you in 5 minutes.