The Nun Karma Repatterning

Lately I’ve become aware of just how much most of us (myself included) continue to hide behind false modesty, being good and a reluctance to fully present our gifts. It’s as though we’re still in veil and wimple. This was pointed out to me by a marketing friend who was evaluating websites I’d written. “They’re fine”, she said, “but you have to stop hiding!”

Aha! She had spotted another aspect of Nun Karma at work! So many of our websites start out with generic language that describes a service. Her website goes boldly to the point: “My name is Kristin Zhivago. I’ve been helping CEOs and entrepreneurs market and sell more effectively for years.”

So I took her advice and have started to root out language that keeps us hidden. One client, Arcady Mediation, no longer starts with a discussion of intractable arguments. Instead it presents the owner right from the beginning as: “I’m a Boston area mediator and conflict resolution coach. I help companies like yours get through the sticky wickets of business conflicts—so you reach new solutions that move you and your company forward.”

Another client now claims her power up front by saying: “I’m an Episcopal priest and a performance consultant. I help executives make better business decisions faster”

And my website now begins: “My name is Gail Glanville, and I am a brand makeover coach. I help caring entrepreneurs refresh their identities and marketing strategies when they’ve grown too stale or small.”

I’ve now realized how many layers there are to good girl Nun Karma and how we continue to hide even though we know better, so I hope this insight helps!

Have you fully set aside your veil and wimple? I’d love to know.

Gail Glanville
gail@changebistro.com

We launched the DIY Repatterning on Nun Karma a year ago, and I’m delighted to know that many hundreds of people have viewed or downloaded or incorporated it into their lives. So it seems like time to look at what this particular Repatterning perspective  has meant to me personally.

Yes, there have been some big changes in this past year. I find intensified spiritual pursuits, exploding creative expression, courage, friendships and an exciting new business opportunity. I’ve moved,  learned how to charge what my work is worth in the bigger marketplace and am excited to be attracting more and more of my ideal clients. I’ve even created another Repatterning book anyone can use (www.foodrepatterning.com ).

What I let go of were the residual vows of obedience, poverty and silence. I stopped hiding my own needs and feelings. Yes, there is the “good of the whole,” and I serve that better by being true to my self (talents, experience, education, intuition) than by obeying outdated rules and authority figures.

Last week I attended the Inaugural Quality Conference sponsored by the Women’s Health Council of RI. I had written their website and all the collateral materials. During the Conference, the over-riding theme – speaker after speaker – was of the need to create a new environment in which desperately needed change could happen in the healthcare industry.

I realized that when you do a Nun Karma Repatterning for yourself or your clients or your friends,  you are creating a new internal environment. One that is free of outdated rules and thinking – so your energy is liberated and you can focus on the new opportunities life holds for you.

Like becoming the leader who helps the seeker in industries like healthcare “drop the silos,” so more integrated modes of thinking and practice can emerge.

I’m wondering how you too may have benefited from this new internal environment?

Gail