Jill Ethier

You have a story to share

You have a story that you need to share. We all do.

Have you shared yours yet?

If you have, have you shared enough of it?

I’ve shared mine in a book (When the Meaning is Lost), throughout my work with clients in my online programs and in my podcast Ninja Jill KNOWS.

It is the most powerful thing that I have ever done. I believe sharing your story is something that we should all do more of.

It connects us with others. 

It allows us to remember how far we have come. 

And it creates hope and peace in others when they know they are not alone in their story.

We all have a story.

It can be one of defeat and triumph. One of pain and peace. One of shattered trust and hope renewed.

It doesn’t matter which it is, there is someone out there that needs to hear your story because they are going through something similar and need the hope that you can provide.

Don’t quiet the desire to share.
Embrace it.
It is one of the scariest things that you will ever do and one of the most powerful and important as well.

Listen in to Episode 236: Why share your story of Ninja Jill KNOWS to find out why it is so very important to share your story and what I learned when I shared mine.

If you are ready to share your story but don’t know how, I have a project that I am working on that may be the perfect fit. Click here to find out more about that.

xoxo
Jill

What a difference a year makes

I’m celebrating a birthday here today at my house. No, it’s not my birthday yet (that happens in early March), it’s not one of my girl’s birthdays….it’s my book’s birthday.

Yep, When the Meaning is Lost is one year old today.

(If you haven’t read it yet, I would love it if you did. If you have and it impacted you, I would love for you to post a review on Amazon. Click here.)

I can vividly remember how I was feeling a year ago when I hopped onto my computer and I searched Amazon for my book. There it was. I was more terrified than proud. My mind swirled with the possibilities of getting bad reviews, of the book offending people, of me realizing that I couldn’t really write…you name it, I was probably thinking about it.

At that point, a few close friends had read and reviewed it for me but that was it. My own family hadn’t even read it yet. As the reviews came in, I realized that it was going to be okay. The book was creating the impact that I had hoped for. Publishing it wasn’t a terrible idea.

I had never thought I would be an author. There’s a lot of things actually that have happened in my life that I never thought would happen (as I am sure you can relate to as well). I felt called to write this book. I fought my intuition and the calling for as long as I could until it was time to give in and get to writing.

A year later on this book’s birthday, I realize that it was all worth it. I have received so many messages of how the book has helped people move through their loss, the tough times in life and have hope again.

But most importantly, I can celebrate the fact that I did it and now I know how much more I am capable of. I know that the risk was worth it. I know that the hours writing and editing were put to good use. And I know, that heeding the call is ALWAYS a good idea.

What a difference a year makes.

This book has inspired me to want to share your story. I want to share the stories of 100 women in 2019 and I am creating a book series to do just that. If you have a story to share about overcoming something, creating more of what you wanted in your life against all odds or a story that will inspire others to live more fully, I NEED IT! Click here for more info! (And please, pass this on to anyone you know who has a story to share.)

While this post seems to be about my book’s birthday, it is really about something bigger…

It is about encouraging you to go after that dream and make it a reality. 

It is encouraging to listen to the call and take the action. 

It is encouraging you to do it even if you are terrified. 

It will be worth it in the end. And a year from now, like me, you will be so glad that you did!

Remember you are here to create the life that you desire most,

Jill

What’s happening around you?

This week so far has had a weird vibe to it.

There’s lots to do which is normal but things seem to be falling apart around me or becoming more challenging with each passing day.

Today, I took stock of what was happening energetically not only around me but more importantly with me.

This week…

The vacuum has decided to only work for 60 seconds at a time.

The dandelions I’ve been working so hard at getting rid of have reared an attack of greater proportion.

The tree that I planted last week is trying to die.

And this morning on my way into the city, one of my tires was pretty much flat.

None of these things are huge but on top of an already full week, it can create more stress and intensity and some feelings of frenzy and not being able to get it all done.

I was beginning to feel the pressure today, so I stopped for a moment and I asked myself this:

What does it all mean energetically when I look at how I am feeling…

No matter how much I am trying to keep up, it’s not working (like the vacuum).

The busywork and the menial tasks have overtaken my personal work time on my purpose and passions (like the dandelions are taking at the acreage).

I am starting to feel weaker, get tired and my energy is leaking faster than I can fill it up (like the tree and the tire).

So, late this morning, I stopped and I took a few deep breaths. I performed a fire and earth space clearing in my home and I committed to slowing down the energy.

Just like the external events have been spiraling this week, so has my personal energy.

But, I’m in charge of the energy and how it appears and how I’m impacted by it. So, I consciously chose to slow it all down.

By doing this, the pressure released, my energy felt lighter and I created space for the things that I feel called to do to fulfill my purpose. The rest of it will still get done but it doesn’t hold as much energetic pull as it did.

So, take a look at your life. How is your external environment mirroring your internal energy experience right now?

What needs to shift and change?

Remember, you create each day and your experience of it. You are in charge of the energy.

You just have to choose to be.

You are ENOUGH

You have everything you need inside of you already to go after what you want. You are capable and always have been.

What you don’t know, you can figure out along the way and learn as you go.

All you need to do is start. And that’s one of the hardest parts.

Know that if you don’t believe in you, I believe in you.

I want everyone to win. And that includes you, whether I know you really well or not.

In my work, I get the opportunity to help people remember who they are, decide what they want and then go after it strategically.

Because life, like business, prospers more when there is a plan.

So, start.

Your time is NOW.

Because you actually do have everything you need inside of you already and that is…a desire of something more.

Let that desire propel you forward.

Live your life with Purpose, be YOU.

Jill

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Here’s why commitment matters to me…

One of the most valuable things that I feel that I can show and teach my girls is the importance of COMMITMENT and DAILY DEDICATED EFFORT.

I spend my days showing and teaching them this because I feel that is the best way to create success and the life that you truly want.

I know that…

It is because I was committed to my health that I have recovered to this point (nothing about the protocol was easy to begin with).

It was because I was committed to put the book out that I made it happen (my brain wanted to fight what I felt called to do on a daily basis but I committed and now it is making an impact in the world).

It was because I was committed to create the life that I truly want that we found this home on the acreage (it took me almost a year of looking and traveling to make this happen for us).

A high level of COMMITMENT CREATES the best chance possible for SUCCESS.

My oldest understood commitment when she danced at a high level and she is now understanding commitment and dedicated effort in an even bigger way in her first year of Engineering.

My youngest is realizing that committed effort is enabling her to move up in rank in her gymnastics program quicker that had been expected.

My red-headed girly has already shown that commitment can conquer anything. She, at age 10, has already committed hours of clay work through the Ron Davis Method to create an easier solution to reading and math because her dyslexia and dyscalculia. In fact, the teachers didn’t even know this year.

There is something that you want.

How COMMITTED are you on a daily basis to taking the action required to make it happen?

Are you willing to do whatever it takes?

Are you willing to say NO so that you can say YES to what you truly want?

Are you modelling commitment to your children, your team and those closest to you?

Commitment creates success.

If things aren’t happen as fast as you want or not happening at all, you have a commitment issue.

Get committed to doing whatever it takes on a daily basis. Your health, your relationships, your work and your life will radically change when you do.

It likely won’t feel easy but it will be worth it.

Live your life with purpose, be YOU.

Jill

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