Burned out but successful, Beth found herself yearning for something more. This seemingly ordinary moment of introspection sparked an extraordinary personal journey towards self-discovery and spiritual awakening.
In this blog post, Beth, now a personal development and spiritual coach, shares her unique path. Mystic Mag delves into the pivotal events that shaped her approach, from the life-changing power of silence to the profound influence of a transformative retreat.
What moment led you to transition from teaching to personal development and spiritual coaching?
I didn’t actually transition from teaching to becoming a spiritual mentor. I transitioned from teaching 3rd grade to becoming a financial advisor, developing and growing my business and then becoming a spiritual mentor and energy healing practitioner. Each one of these careers overlapped one another by a few years. I’ve always been interested in personal growth and development.
The moment that changed my life and started me on my spiritual journey was when I decided to do something completely different. But let me give you some background first. I was working as a financial advisor and on the outside everything looked great. I worked from home. I lived at the beach. Family life is great and my business is successful. However, I felt like I was missing something. I wasn’t quite sure what it was but I defined it as inner joy. My business took up a lot of time and I was constantly working and kept busy doing all the things I thought that I should do to be successful. But one day I decided to do something completely out of the ordinary, something I’ve never done before. I decided to practice being silent for 5 minutes. And I decided to call this my ‘silent practice’. I set my timer for 5 minutes and a question came to my mind and I said God, “who am I?” This moment, these 5 minutes, led me to another 5 minutes, and another and another until 90 days had gone by and I now admitted that I was meditating. Not only meditating, but I was also journaling and I loved it because this did not feel like work.
How did the retreat you attended after your mother’s passing influence your personal growth and current work?
The retreat that I attended after my mother’s passing influenced me greatly. When my coach asked me what are you going to do between now and dead it rocked my world. At the time I was a full-time 3rd grade teacher and a financial advisor. I was only a couple of years in my role of being a financial advisor and I thought that that role or career was going to be the what propelled me into a Life of purpose. It turned out to be a career that led me to much success and financial abundance, but it turned out not being my life’s purpose and passion. Years later when I started to meditate and discovered the law of attraction, then my soul’s purpose became evident.
How do you blend business skills with spirituality in your teachings to help others achieve success?
I’ve recently created a workshop called Wealth, Women and Woo. In this workshop, which I downloaded from my higher self, I am bringing forth my business and financial skills and combining that with spiritual insights about abundance and prosperity. I blend and balance left brain activities and right brain activities to demonstrate a balance between the two, to get women out of their financial comfort zone, and to provide a safe space to talk about money. I also provide a one-on-one session called a Business Clarity Session to help people tap into their intuition regarding their business.
Can you share a story of someone who experienced a breakthrough through your workshops?
Monica had a breakthrough when she took my 4-week course called Health, Energy, Alignment & Love (HEAL) in 2022 and she reminds me of it often. She was going through a difficult time and wanted to feel empowered in her own body. She has continued to thrive and flourish ever since. Here is what she wrote then:
“At the beginning of Beth’s program Health, Energy, Alignment & Love I had an idea of a personal shift I was wanting. Through the program Beth helped me gain crystal clear knowing as to what that shift was. I am so happy to say that by the end of HEAL I started to embody and sink into that shift and own that energy’’. Much Thanks, Monica.
What advice would you give to someone who feels stuck and is unsure of their purpose?
What advice would I give…First, I would ask them to get on a call with me. I provide a free consultation because I want to personalize any advice and I also want to feel into their energy. During these calls I give personal recommendations and meet the individual where they are. Perhaps I’ll send them my inspirational writing prompts, perhaps I’ll recommend that they read my book as it has 30 exercises that they can do to get unstuck and find their purpose and passion. I always recommend starting like I did for 5 minutes and quieting their mind.
Finally, I always remind people that they choose to come here and there are certain things that they are here to do. The tricky thing is we don’t remember what that soul plan is. So, be curious about everything and be easy about it and it will be revealed.
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