On most days, I am a Realtor, but I also like to speak at events created by collaborating with local businesses such as Modest Fly Art Gallery located in the little unpretentious corner of Tujunga. Of course if you enter, you will notice the beautiful chandeliers and decorations that boasts of art classes and art shows. Iren is an amazing Art Center Grad that happened to receive one of my emails….get this, I actually found her card at an Art Center show and inputted her email into my list. I know that is technically considered spam, but she actually showed up at my art show.
From there on, we met and we decided to collaborate on amazing life changing events such as tomorrows’- Create The Life You Want Workshop….which consists of:
EVERYTHING which will kick off your dream life.
Exactly.
I’m not exaggerating.
You will create a detailed and EVEN visual plan to achieve all that you have EVER desired.
How?
Listen, speak, brainstorm and let me HELP you create the life you want, in just 2 hours.
Growing up, I always considered myself unique and different.
My mother nurtured the creative gift in me and brought my brother and I to sketch at museums. We were well-cultured, attending classical concerts and also learning the gift of independent-thinking. I knew I was different and even more so when I moved to different countries where I didn’t know the language and had to learn to “be cool”.
One thing I am extremely grateful for was the MENTORS in my life that nurtured the WEIRD in me. They believed in me and thought my crazy dreams were special and needed to be protected. Of course, sometimes mentors don’t stay mentors forever and seasons in life brings them to stop believing in you or to be busy with their personal lives, these are all understandable situations.
I started working when I was just 14. Now, not many people were selling makeup at school, but I learned to find a way to make my own money. Fast forward, I am living my dreams with bamboos and orchids on my desk, typing away this blog post on my Mac. Has it been easy? Nope.
Sacrifice IS a must for entrepreneurs.
If we teach our youth that they have to sacrifice their dreams for security, what are we really doing?
We are destroying their hearts.
Not every youth has a strong heart and is able to protect their dreams from their parents, peers, friends. Especially if the overriding message is – “BE SECURE AND STABLE”.
Pursuing your DREAMS is not a secure and stable path.
The sacrifices might include…..over the years of being self-employed, the beginning consisted of:
1. Sacrificing going out with friends and instead forcing myself to eat at home, and at times even being hungry
2. Using second best office supplies, sometimes found at yard sales
3. Bearing the judgements and rebukes of family and friends alike, even people you thought you trusted.
And the list goes on….Though…
The Benefits:
1. Creating exactly and however you want your dream life and career to look like
2. Creating your life based on your top values such as freedom, love, flexibility
3. Leaving town and working at the same time – being completely MOBILE.
4. In the beginning it can be difficult, but if you persevere, the results are amazing!
5. Taking naps when you feel like it.
6. Working from cafes and libraries, choosing beautiful environments to work in versus a cold ACed room with neon lights (ew).
If you would like to hear more, I invite you to join me as I help you map out your dreams to reality in just 2 DAYS here in Los Angeles: Register here: http://modestflyartgallery.com/workshops-seminars/ and see you August 4 at 10-12 noon.
Do you feel stuck? Do you feel like you are REACTING to life circumstances instead of being the Creator of Your Own Life? Do you have DESIRES and DREAMS that you are afraid to live? Do you have Fears that are stopping you FROM MAKING THE LEAP into YOUR GREATNESS?
JOIN Rebekka Lien in this Interactive, Life Transforming workshop designed to catapult you into making your dreams a reality. This is a HANDS-ON workshop which forces you to create a creative roadmap and blueprint and ACTUALIZE what’s on paper.
Rebekka Lien will share her inspirational story on how she started from nothing after quitting her FULL TIME job in the Fashion Industry and created multiple businesses based on her Blueprint. Her Trial and Error Approach, Bootstrap and Grassroot style will inspire YOU to take action! No more excuses- the FIRST STEP is to REGISTER.
In This Workshop I Will Teach You How To: Clarify Your DESIRES and THE WHY? Capitalize Your Skills and Talents Create INCOME Based on Your PASSIONS Create LIVE connections with other participants who may have similar VISIONS
“A hunger for the good life lies deep within us all. But it requires an honest evaluation of who we are and how we are living. Some manage to avoid these hard questions for years, or even for a whole lifetime- diligently going with each year’s flow without pausing to imagine other possible destinations. With the passing of years, our childhood dreams are pierced by reality. Our daily lives are filled with obligations and pressures. As we grow older, we drift away from ‘what could be’ toward a life shaped not by personal vision or calling but by circumstance and compromise”- Life Entrepreneur
An Exerpt From A To Be Published Book In The Future….By Me When I quit my full time job:
“The common question was “how are you going to pay rent?” This question would constantly pop up in my mind throughout the year.
Now I realize that question was never mine, but the naysayers, the doubters. That question will never be mine. I will always be able to pay rent. Nothing I did made sense. It still doesn’t. One thing that I started doing more was listening to the spirit, the creator, a higher being. I took time to meditate and slow down. The meditations caused me to focus on what I felt and what I wanted in life.
When I quit work and had a goodbye party, I thought to myself, “Instead of continuing this ugly and painful rat race, why don’t I do what I’ve been yearning for all this time?”“
Who is this workshop for?
For anyone who is YEARNING FOR MORE in life, you feel like there is something missing and you want a taste of what life CAN be like.
For anyone who has GIVEN UP on yourself, on your dreams, maybe even life itself.
For anyone who is thinking about STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS, but don’t know how to or have no idea what to do
For anyone who is THINKING ABOUT MAKING A MAJOR LIFE CHANGE– quitting your job, moving, traveling, volunteering overseas, writing a book, focusing on people in your life, whatever IT IS.
This is a workshop YOU DON”T WANT TO MISS- Register NOW TO SAVE $10 before July 22- Choose You
I am really loving the Photofunia app on the Iphone, it creates pictures like these in seconds!
It has been awhile since I blogged, so I wanted to discuss DIFFERENTIATION in business. As you know, I am a Realtor that happens to have been in the Fashion Industry, Coaching Business and have done a plethora of things in my 25 short years.
How do you differentiate your BUSINESS?
1. BE authentic, BE yourself.
2. Know and Live Your Vision – This is a mission statement of what you want to be, achieve in life. What is the bigger picture, everyone has GOT to have 1!
Mine is to empower others to live the life they were created to live, so I live that throughout any careers or jobs that I ever had.
3. Get Away From Your Business to Gain Perspective– When you are stumped, sometimes you need to walk away from your problem in order to glean new perspective and solutions in a physically foreign location.
4. DON’T try to be like someone else! – Just because someone is doing something and they are succeeding DOES not mean that you are to do the exact same thing…people are different in work methods, learn to find your own pace and path.
5. Chase the PASSION, NOT the money– Chase your passion and you will grow in wealth, chase only the money, and you will fail because there is no passion to lead you.
6. Find a NICHE – If you are the GREAT niche, that is great…but REMEMBER one or two instance when you REALLY hit it off with that person. People who have similar commonalities tend to be YOUR target market. People who have personalities that meld well with yours might just be your target market. But you could totally target a market that is NOT like you, but loves to work with you because you SOLVE their problems.
In the end….simply BE authentic to your vision and humbly listen well to the needs and problems around you. Bite your tongue and tactfully tackle the problems with wisdom. That’s all for today!
I am sure most Americans believe that they are free, free to FREE speech, free to be, and I also wonder how many people in this world long for true freedom within. The majority of humanity is longing for something more, whether it is happiness, freedom, peace. Even though we are given the human rights to speak up, to earn a living and to be with whoever we want to be, do whatever we like and want, many are still living in FEAR, COMPROMISE, and CONFORMITY.
When I was in my teenage years, I did not fit in and longed to fit in with all my heart. I tried hard, but to no avail. I was not meant to fit in and I accepted that. When I started creating my own opportunities in life, creating the life I wanted to live, I received a lot of criticism.
The criticisms were either that I was NOT patient enough to sit at a desk from 9 to 5 or that I should JUST accept reality. This reality that people painted for me was not pleasant. I wondered why people would sacrifice their own happiness to conform to this dreadful reality.
What is my definition of Freedom?
1. Freedom is knowing and accepting all of who you are and loving who you are created to be. It is listening to your desires and your ideas and allowing YOURSELF to be the fullest expression of who you were created to be. Many of us have abandoned our true desires and have tried to fit in to appease those around us.
2. Freedom is accepting others for who they really are, not for the expectations we have of them. It is loving them for who they are, but also understanding that you CANNOT change a person, you can only influence them.
3. Freedom is letting GO of societal expectations and what people think of you. If you listen to yourself enough, you will hear the true desires in your heart versus the voices outside of you. When we embrace who we are, we start to walk in the fullest confidence of our being…we then no longer need peoples’ approval.
4. Freedom is LIVING out the fullest expression of who you are. The great thing about living in freedom is that you will start to meet like-minded people that speaks your language of vision and creativity. Live in the wisdom that comes with being you.
5. Freedom is ALLOWING yourself to fail to create something great. I have probably failed many times in my entrepreneurial career, but I never thought of them as failures….I thought of them as free education. I knew that every step was a step up, a puzzle piece fitting into the perfect picture that was to come 10, 20, 30 years down the line.
6. Freedom is allowing yourself to be YOUR NAME _________________, and not the title the world has given you. Status is so important in America, it defines your worth. That is a lie that we have believed in, but need to replace with the truth of our worth in __________(your name). Our worth is infinite, beautiful, sacred. Our worth as human beings are spiritual, eternal. Today I connected with another entrepreneur and was so inspired by his story of building up his insurance business from scratch, in that moment, there was beauty….not because of what he had accomplished, but in the goodness that was in his actions and heart. I was impressed by the way he treated his employees and how he gave with an open heart, we need more goodness in this world! I believe it is because he has accepted the true desires of his heart to be a giver and a gift to the world.
Are you stressed out trying to meet other peoples’ expectations? There is a difference between living in excellence and meeting other peoples’ demands which are rooted in their own negative energy.
In the end, we can only control ourselves and our own emotions and feelings. In this audio I talk about setting boundaries in your career, relationships and life. I was lucky enough to have read the Book Boundaries by John Townsend when I was young, this helped me to take blame and guilt off of me when other people tried to blame me. I also learned to live in freedom versus expectations of how others should be.
What are some boundaries you need to set in your life? Career? Relationships? Yourself?
Learn HOW to start selling your Products and Services with Super Dope Chicks- a partnership between Jasmine Powers of Ambitious Diva (www.ambitiousdiva.com) and Rebekka Lien of Unlock Your Destiny (www.rebekkalien.com)
+ How to buy great stuff to sell – Buying, testing, trends, moving product
+ How to sell on ebay?
+ How to create your online/offline store (WordPress plugins, HTML, ecommerce platforms)
+ Marketing & PR to build your buzz
+ Finding people who will buy your goods
+ Creating a blueprint to a successful life/career
+ Inventory and Biz Stuff – Inventory Management, Accounting, Tools
Panelists:
Rebekka Lien, Unlock Your Destiny & Rebekka Lien
Jasmine Powers, Ambitious Diva
Tiffany La Vonne, Tiffany La Vonne Couture
Other funky fresh retailers and design professionals to TBD
REGISTER TODAY • LIMITED SEATED • IN DEMAND PREMIUM EVENT •TICKETS GOING FAST –
A Workshop for Funky Fresh Creatives and Business Folks!
Learn HOW to start selling your Products and Services with Super Dope Chicks- a partnership between Jasmine Powers of Ambitious Diva (www.ambitiousdiva.com) and Rebekka Lien of Unlock Your Destiny (www.rebekkalien.com)
+ How to buy great stuff to sell – Buying, testing, trends, moving product
+ How to sell on ebay?
+ How to create your online/offline store (WordPress plugins, HTML, ecommerce platforms)
+ Marketing & PR to build your buzz
+ Finding people who will buy your goods
+ Creating a blueprint to a successful life/career
+ Inventory and Biz Stuff – Inventory Management, Accounting, Tools
Panelists:
Rebekka Lien, Unlock Your Destiny & Rebekka Lien
Jasmine Powers, Ambitious Diva
Tiffany La Vonne, Tiffany La Vonne Couture
Other funky fresh retailers and design professionals to TBD
Who are Super Dope Chicks?
Rebekka Lien: Rebekka Lien is a Serial Entrepreneur, Life Coach, Realtor and Business Artisan who started her business with nothing after quitting her full time job. She guides her clients to UNLOCK THEIR DESTINY through Transformative Coaching & Business Consulting. http://www.rebekkalien.com
Jasmine Powers: Digital Marketing Strategist, Blogger, Graphic and Web Designer, Author, Speaker, and Online Retailer aka Creative Marketing Diva. She helps female entrepreneurs reach their personal and professional life goals through her integrated marketing agency, Ambitious Diva Company.www.ambitiousdiva.com
REGISTER TODAY • LIMITED SEATED • IN DEMAND PREMIUM EVENT •TICKETS GOING FAST –
This is the beauty of divine synchronicity! I met Elizabeth Hunt at a cafe and we hit it off right away. I was enlightened with the idea of helping her raise funds for her volunteer trip to Bangalore, India and will be donating 50% of all jewelry proceeds to her trip. She is a delight and joy to humanity.
Join us this coming Sunday for Chai Tea and Jewelry, Accessories and Handmade Soaps!
Rebekka Lien 