YouandTheTarot

 What sales representatives and those in the loop for that broad continuum of what we think of as "marketing" aren’t experiencing challenges in this perfect storm of an economy. That’s obvious. So, what to do new or do the status quo differently? Way back in recovering times after The Great Recession - 2016 -  Entrepreneur  ran an article on the Zen approach to sales. The focus was on how to manage the myriad variables that can’t be “controlled” in the selling process. Currently, of course, it seems everything is beyond the control of the salesforce. That makes Zen a must-consider. So, what is "Zen?" A simple but profound understanding is presented by  Science ABC : " ... [Zen] centers on a personal relationship with your own mind, and a higher, undefined entity outside of yourself. “ Yes, Zen is both an inside job - focusing in on one's mind - and an external reach to what is, including the existence of a force field beyond what the consensus is about ...

   " ... change often begins with precontemplation, which is before you know that change needs to be made, and moves from there to contemplation, preparation, action ...[and] after to adjust to your new life."  - From Chapter "Wheel of Fortune" from the 2021 book  TAROT FOR CHANGE  by Jessica Dore.  This is a volatile era in the world of work. Whole industries such as the PC category are downsizing and could be on their way to extinction. Others are in such a desperate crunch to improve earnings that they are reducing, probably permanently, manpower. Some startups will never get off the ground given that so much funding has dried up. Your dream of being an entrepreneur became derailed.  What those realities have triggered is a need for career change that most professionals aren't aware of on the conscious level. But it is swimming around in the subconscious.  The New York Times  highlighted the Tarot as a tool for digging up the content that ...

No, don't beat yourself up. If you want to change, honor where you are right now.  Start there. Essentially that was the message American Buddhist nun  Pema Chodron  introduced in her youth. It caught fire. CHASING PERFECTION At age 86, Chodron is still reaching out with that message to those locked into a lack of self-acceptance. Of course, given America's Puritan background, it takes time for Chodron’s message of being gentle with ourselves to sink in. Actually most of us need “permission” to embrace ourselves as we are – then go on from there. After all, our nation's founding fathers told us we must be perfect. In contrast, it was William Shakespeare who showcased in his dramas that human perfection was impossible. Only one part of us can be angels. That other part is pretty grim. Shakespeare put it this way: We human beings are “cankered in the grain.”  Roman Catholicism labels that flawed state “original sin.”  Alcoholics Anonymous classifies it as "charact...

  "The [Tarot] cards allow us to safely see and understand the less palatable aspects of ourselves."  -  From Chapter "What Is Tarot?" in 2021 book  TAROT FOR CHANGE  by Jessica Dore.   We all have our dark side. William Shakespeare called that reality "cankered in the grain." Roman Catholicism labeled the condition "original sin." In the workplace they position and package those traits as "weaknesses" and detail them in Proposals for Improvement of Performance.  All of that tends to make us push back on identifying and accepting our highly flawed nature. But if we don't leap into acceptance the consequences can include health problems.  That is because:  1) We are repressing a natural part of our humanity.  And 2) We are not managing what typically triggers personal and professional ruin.  Had Hamlet accepted his own and others' imperfections he might not have wound up in such a downward spiral. Aren’t we all selfish screw-ups...

  "Doug Leone, Sequoia’s global managing partner, said FTX’s implosion may affect its investing principles in the near term: 'For the next three to six months, we’re going to dream a little less.'”  -  CNBC , November 18, 2022. This "dream a little less" applies to not only the investment world. In my intuitive career coaching, clients have become very pragmatic. They request guidance how to navigate a workplace they experience as toxic. And in my  Tarot readings , clients are focusing on how to cut back on consumption to make ends meet. Their objective is to stay out of overwhelm by balancing their income and expenses.  Not that dreaming has been purged as a fool's path. Part of the message of the Walking Away Card in the Tarot -  The Eight of Cups  - is about confidently walking toward. For example, a client is embracing the reality of having to do a job he hates, for now. He needs the paycheck. But simultaneously he is investing his sweat equity in ...

"Psychic mediums are the new wellness coaches." -  The New York Times , March 19, 2019.  What is driving this movement? What isn't! There's a convergence of so many trends. Data Smata At the top of the list is the loss of confidence in rationalism. Over and over we are learning that we have to trust our gut or intuition more and expert opinion and even data lots less. Recall how those scientific polls were so wrong about the Midterm elections.  The challenge, though, is to be able to re-awaken our intuition. That's what we psychic mediums help you with.  Family-of-Origin Issues Along the way, of course, we continue to make it possible for you to message with those humans and pets who have crossed over. There could be plenty of unfinished business there. Messaging back and forth can finally resolve the family-of-origin issue. Self-Awareness A second driver for you to seek the guidance of a psychic medium is to find out who you are, right now. A major reason, ...

"The cards have meanings, but they often shape-shift, so depending on the context, a card may appear in the form of an aid, charm, talisman, or benediction."  From the Chapter "What is Tarot?" in the 2021 book TAROT FOR CHANGE by Jessica Dore.  Here  it can be ordered from Amazon. Too often, unfortunately, confidence in the mystical  Tarot  is shaken because clients receive a range of interpretations from several psychics when the same card is pulled. For example, the first card in the major arcana is The Fool. Sure, there are traditional ways to read any Tarot card. Typically The Fool card sends the multi-layered message of acceptance of risk, new beginnings, and ability to cope with any bumps on the road of the new journey.  But that messaging could veer off in whole other directions. One could warn of recklessness that will not end well.  Such a deviation from the norm depends on these variables: The reader.  The more experienced and ...