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Powerful Resources from 10 Years of Retreat-Leading Experience
About Darla
There are two things that have made a difference for me more than anything else on my journey to right here.
- Alignment. Aligning with my spiritual Truth has created a priceless internal freedom.
- Retreats. Connection heals and healing frees. To risk being truly seen, in a retreat community, creates permanent transformation.
Kurt Wright said, “We can only trust that part of ourselves that we have revealed to another person and had validated instead of violated.” This simple statement demonstrates why small, safe-space, truth-based retreats are such powerful tools for empowerment. Once we experience ourselves in a new way, we can’t un-know who we now are. And live retreats create experiences in a way no self-help book (or virtual program, or information-packed big event) ever could.
If you are someone who creates a safe space of non-judgement in which people can share their Truth (or people just tend to tell you stuff), or if you love to dig into the root cause of an issue to shift it at its core, you might a transformational entrepreneur and a powerful retreat leader. Join us!
Recent Posts
What We Focus On, Grows
I've recently taken up exercise, in the form of a boot camp. The other morning I was doing my chest presses (yes, I surprise myself with this topic of discussion here) and my instructor, Jennifer, reminded us to focus on working the muscles in our chest. That little...
My Magic Wand Has Limited Powers!
3 Costly Ways Mission-Driven Business Owners Can Try To Do Too Much. Are you a mission-driven business owner who wants to make a big difference, yet you're overwhelmed and exhausted? Perhaps you have overestimated the powers of your magic wand! See if you recognize...
There Is No Finish Line: The Death of the Sweet Spot
This may be news for some of you. I’ll be honest, it’s kinda like news for me every time I remember it. There is no finish line. We never get it all figured out. We never have all of the answers. It never ends! This could be a bummer, or it could be the most freeing...
Stop Helping. Serve and Be Served.
Many of my clients are “helpingpreneurs.” Service-based entrepreneurs who want to make a difference in the world. I attended coaching school with many “helpers.” I myself have been a “helper.” (In truth I still slip into that role from time to time.) A helper is a...
Top 10 Reasons to Mastermind in Business
The ‘Master Mind’ may be defined as ‘coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.' – Napoleon Hill I’ve enjoyed the power of a Mastermind as a key source of ideas and energy to move...
It Takes a Village
I’m going to tell you two stories of my most recent major successes. Allow me to paint a picture of what it takes to achieve a goal --- or even believe the goal is possible. The story of how I lost almost 30 pounds in 4 months – the Cliffs Notes version: Became aware...
The Disempowering Energy of Explaining
Imagine these two conversations: Conversation A: Jan: Would you like to attend the event with me? Jo: No, thank you. (Polite with a smile). Conversation B: Jan: Would you like to attend the event with me? Jo: I can’t, I’ve got friends coming into town this...
Continue Their Conversation – The Key to Great Messaging
The thought in my head: “This sounds awesome – I wonder how true it is? I’ll have to google it for product reviews.” The next words of the infomercial: “Want to know what other people think of this product? Check out the 5 star reviews on these major websites.” ...
Is Marketing or Clarity the Key to Success? (Struggling, Striving, Building, or Thriving?)
If you could wave a magic wand and choose between only one of the following to have firmly in your grasp tomorrow, which would you choose: Flawless execution of all of the latest Internet marketing strategies and tactics? Complete personal clarity and confidence in...
Business Lessons in the Trees
I took my private clients on a tree-climbing adventure to get a glimpse into how they are operating in their respective businesses. If I can impress anything upon you in this article, it is this: Who you’re being anywhere is who you’re being everywhere. Or, said...
ACTION OR FAITH?
A client in my Biz School program asked me this question about making decisions and creating intentions for good to come into our world: How do I think about making things happen vs. letting it just come to me? I’ll rephrase that. How do I think about action as...
Packaging For Delight
The Client Journey is the way I talk about how we structure and package our services to bring clients on at different levels and get them to the destination they seek. One aspect of developing your Client Journey is to think about how you package and price your...