Hello.
Welcome.
My name is Lew Redman.
Thank you for listening.
I hesitate to share this with you.
Part of me feels that it will detract from my credibility as a coach or a teacher.
However,
I know that the greatest teaching I could offer is through example.
In short,
My business revenue has nosedived.
I went from averaging $10,
000 per month for four years to making only $5,
000 per month for the last few months.
At the same time,
My expenses are higher than ever.
My wife and I recently moved cross-country from New Jersey to Oregon,
And she stopped working,
So I've been taking on the load for both of us.
This devilish combination has brought a financial pressure I thought I would never feel again.
In 2021,
I went from making $50,
000 the year before to $100,
000.
And when this happened,
I assumed I flipped some switch and I was on a track toward millions.
I mean,
That's what all the spiritual business coaches say.
They rave about their quantum trajectory.
50K,
100K,
500K,
3 million.
I welcome this possibility.
However,
I didn't get in this for the money.
Don't get me wrong.
I love receiving money,
And if I had a choice,
I'd take more than less.
But it seems that some,
Quote,
Spiritual coaches make it all about money.
I've been meditating on the biblical verse,
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.
There are seasons of expansion and contraction.
Each a necessary part of the whole.
Each guiding us to awaken if we choose to see it that way.
This financial downturn has helped me shed light on an identity that had crept in around being successful.
As in Enneagram 3,
This one's hard.
If I'm not successful,
Who am I?
This humbling season has done nothing but strengthen my connection to God.
It has forced me to trust and surrender the process,
Just as I did when I quit my job in 2015 with no money saved.
Although I'm feeling the pressure,
I'm not anxious.
I'm grateful.
To quote the rapper J.
Cole,
There is beauty in the struggle,
Ugliness in the success.
I've seen the ugly,
But right now I feel the beauty.
Even with all the uncertainty,
There's unshakable faith.
In a strange way,
I feel I was made for this.
I love being an entrepreneur.
I love not knowing how much I'll make next month.
I love the journey.
I'm grateful because we don't change when things are comfortable.
I hit a revenue plateau for four years,
And this is forcing me to seek support,
Hire a new coach,
And take action that will help me break through to the next level.
I feel a renewed resolve to create more value,
Expand my work,
And have the resources to care for my family and steward my resources toward the greatest good.
Expansion or contraction,
I'm not going anywhere.
I'm in it for the long game.
The fake ones are there when it's good.
The real ones love when it's bad.
They know that's what makes it interesting.
If you're in it for the right reasons,
You are a real one.
No matter where you're at,
If you give all your faith to God while taking imperfect action and stay in the game,
You will find your way.
Thank you for being on this journey with me.
I am so grateful for your attention,
And it is an honor truly to be able to share and hopefully offer some support for your journey.
I'll be sure to keep you updated on how things unfold.
If any of this resonated,
Feel free to leave a comment.
I always love hearing from you.
And if you're feeling financial stress as well,
You might like a newer track that I just published on here called Transforming Financial Stress.
That'll be a bit of a longer meditation where we'll get to do some work around our financial situation.
All right.
I'll see you soon.
