Who you hang out with determines your level of success because they influence your Confidence, Clarity and Collaboration opportunities.

Discover a heart-centered community of spiritually-oriented entrepreneurs who revel in your success.  Other people really do want you to succeed beyond your imagining.  You just have to connect with them to find ways you can support each other.

Join me for a fun, engaging conversation about the power of community to grow your business.

About the Guest:

Are you collaborating with the right people?  Community matters!

Few people have had the kind of life that Sophia has had and ended up running a worldwide organization dedicated to the Empowerment of self & others.  Born with a Genetic Disorder and undergoing about 30 operations, Sophia has faced many challenges and has transformed her life with the power of Positive Thought, Self-Esteem and Sound Healing.

Sophia is creating a global movement of Love, Growth & Connection through her organization ‘Our Sacred Community.’

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Please support Sophia by visiting her website and joining her community at: https://oursacredcommunity.com/

Social Media Links:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/osfcom

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sacredu/

WEBSITE: https://oursacredcommunity.com/

About the Host, Elaine Starling:

An international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach and mentor, Elaine Starling is recognized for her video show and podcast, The Abundance Journey. After a comprehensive conversation with our higher power during a stroke, Elaine created The Abundance Journey 6 week course to share what she learned. As the Abundance Ambassador, Elaine mentors spiritual, growth-oriented women to align with Divine guidance to achieve their dreams. Elaine’s clients experience more clarity, confidence, and commit to action that achieves their goals. 

Elaine Starling Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.starling1/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eXgwdMYYzLicCEcB1Ddrg

TEDx Talk, “Abundance Is a Choice” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMQ0D4sfEys&t=1s

Website: www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

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Welcome to The Abundance Journey, the show that helps spiritual entrepreneurs create an abundance mindset that accelerates revenue. Secretly, every few experience your life is actually abundance. Once you understand how to activate abundance, you find yourself in flow of your business and clients. So it's easy to create the revenue you want. The abundance journey is the only show that activates abundance for you. So you enjoy rapid results in your business. Here's your host, the abundance ambassador, Elaine Starling.

Hey, are you collaborating with the right people? Because you know, community really matters. This is Elaine Starling the abundance ambassador and the host of the abundance Journey podcast and video show. And I'm really excited to get a chance to chat with Sofia today. because so few people have had the kind of life that Sophia has had, she's faced a number of challenges. And it doesn't matter how many challenges have shown up in her life, she's still running a worldwide organization that's dedicated to the empowerment of herself. And others say Sophia was born with a genetic disorder. And she had to undergo 30 different operations 31 would be stressful enough 30. And she's faced all kinds of different challenges in her life. But Sophia soul has been able to rise above that and transform her life, using the power of positive thought, self esteem, and sound healing. This is my jam. This is right where I live. This is why I was so excited to have the opportunity to interview Sophia soul. So welcome to the abundance journey.

Thank you, Elaine. Thank you so very much. I mean, this is it's an honor, it really really is an honor, I think we're going to have a wonderful conversation. Well, I

know you're super passionate about this, because obviously having the right kinds of people around you to be a supportive encouraging uplifting environment, it makes a big difference. But what got you so passionate about creating that kind of community? Really, honestly,

it's just been through guidance, total total guidance. And I, all my life, I've known that I'm here to help people. I'm here I live by my guidance from the universe from whatever you want to call it, the guides everything else. But I'm here to be of service all my life. And one of the biggest things that I really enjoy so much, is seeing other people grow other people empower themselves, other people flourish. It you know, it just, it just helps so much because there's there's an abundance of opportunities out there. And I just love to share those opportunities with other people.

That generosity of spirit really pays off. It really does. I think, honestly, Sophia, you have found a secret sauce. So many people make the mistake of thinking that oh competition, and I gotta get ahead, and I gotta beat you, or you are gonna beat me. And that's not how it works. Collaboration is the key to success. That's what really moves the needle. So given the kind of work that you do, this is called the abundance journey. So obviously, we're talking about abundance, but there's so many different ways you can define it. How How are you creating abundance with your clients? I think really, if it

comes down to the absolute essence of it, it's just the abundance, tapping into the abundance that is available. You know, yeah, I mean, a lot of people when we talk about abundance, people automatically think of abundance of money, abundance of wealth and everything else. But there is so much abundance out there abundance of energy, tapping into all the abundance of what the earth provides the abundance of nature, when we can really connect with nature, nature can teach us so many things, and gives us so much energy, the abundance of opportunities just to help others to help ourselves to empower ourselves and, and to empower other people. You know, like if you people say that I've got nothing to do, it's like, well, there's an abundance of things. And, you know, like, like your beautiful self just to come and connect with other people.

Yeah, yeah. Thank you so much for that because you are right on the money at bats. truly what abundance is abundance is a feeling. Abundance is that energy that you can channel anytime you want. And as you are willing to show up and empower others, that's when you are most empowered. Because you get out of your own way you get out of that, oh, I'm having a bad day, you know, and freaking yourself out of a, what are people gonna think of me, you know, I'm not gonna say the right thing, I'm gonna miss up my words, whatever, we shut ourselves down, because we get so caught in our own story. And instead, you brilliantly showed us that we can step out of that story and into supporting other people. And that gets that ego out of the way off to the side. And it lets the divine flow through you as you that is absolutely brilliant. So Sophia, one of the biggest challenges that I think people have, we all have, we don't know what we don't know. We, we don't know that there's a problem. So what is a sign that someone could really benefit from the kind of work that you do?

Well, what is a sign just fairly, just really, one thing is just feeling lost. You know, like, whether or not someone is just feeling lonely, they might be living with themselves, or they might be, you know, have family and people around them. But they're just lonely, is one thing. Because we provide lots of opportunities, we have an abundance of them, to connect with other people and to also to connect with themselves. And when you get a lot of people who you know, who don't know what to do, they're, they're lost, they don't have a purpose, or they're not, they're not really sure what their passion is, anything else like that. And they're just really seeking connection. So we provide a whole platform for people who are willing to or wishing to connect with themselves with other people from all over the world, like minded people on any particular topic. You know, we have people who are interested in the metaphysical and abundance, we have lots of people who, who are into business, entrepreneurs and things like that, and they want to connect with other entrepreneurs, we have people who are into personal development, and health and wellness. And then there's just some who just want to chat. Yeah. We used to gathering community, genomic DNA now, yes, technology has brought the world closer, totally. But it's also taken taken us away from ourselves. And from community, we now have relationships that devices rather than ourselves and other people.

That is a sad commentary, but

it is it is. And so that's that's a we provide lots of opportunities and abundance of opportunities to reconnect.

That is so important. That's really important. So as people are participating with sacred you, as they are going through the programs that you have there, and the experiences, the networking experiences that you offer, what kind of shift happens for them.

Again, very various, various I've seen some people grow like a, you know, like, so much we've had people who've come in who are really, really shy, and they don't even want to come on to zoom or they don't ever want to turn on their camera. You know, we've had people say, Oh, we've been watching you for about three or four weeks. And now I've just decided that I've just come on to zoom just to say hello. And they've got so much confidence. You know, we've had people who are very, very shy and are now being hosts of their own tribes and doing live conversations. So much and just really making new friends.

That is so so wonderful. And I just want to reframe what you said just a tiny bit, because I heard three key benefits that people get from what you're doing and I'm definitely gonna check you out and I would love to support you. So there's three key benefits competence, because you're with like minded people and if you're not feeling secure, people who love you exactly as you are and empower you is such an important space to be in. So competence is number one. Clarity is number two, because as you're comparing notes with other people, you kind of get to see where your lane is what you excel at your gifts and talents and what people benefit from the most by connecting with you because you are such a gift and you As below too close to it to even see your own superpowers. So having that kind of clarity on the value you provide is incredibly valuable. And then the third thing is collaboration. Because people can join together to support each other and promote each other and empower each other and grow. So I love that. That's what you're all about. And I love that that's what you're bringing to the table. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, thanks. Okay, I knew I wanted to talk to you for a reason. That's really, you know, one of the biggest issues I think we all have to deal with, there's always something internal, there's something inside, that we have to be willing to move through, before the outside changes. So what typically has to shift for people what they have to be willing to change inside to be successful. For awhile,

I experienced the line. And this is with myself, that was still and it's an it's an ongoing process, right? Because there's so many different ways, it really is like peeling back that onion, truly, truly is. But it all comes down to my belief about myself. It truly is. I mean, we, we listen to other people's stuff, and we take that in, but we make that they're what other people think of us, especially in childhood, our own beliefs. And then we grow up and we compare ourselves to others so much. And we develop our own limiting beliefs. So it's just peeling back and changing those beliefs. And no, and stepping into our superpower. Stepping into the, the version that we were born to be.

Yeah, that willingness is so important. Because, you know, when you finally decide it's not about me, I can get the ego off to the side, and I can let the divine flow through me as me. Yes, it's such a big stressor. It's not all on you. It's not.

And that is so true. It really, really is, you know, when we when we really surrender, or connect to that universal power, that abundant energy, then everything just becomes so easy.

It really does. It really does. Well, I got to ask you, because obviously, you know, when the stuff hits the fan, and you're really feeling pressured, you really wish somebody had that magic wand and hey, presto, everything's good again. And sadly, that's just not how things work, right? There's a little bit of a lag time. Just a bit. So what would be like a tiny little baby step that we could look to that shows us we're on the right path, we're making progress.

For me, I can only go back was again, my guidance, my feelings, or you know, when I, I had no intentions of creating a global community or CO creating a couple of years ago, I was very happy traveling. And doing sound healing. But all I go back to is the how everything started. So whatever it is, whatever you're doing, and when the stuff hits the fan. It's like just going back to your purpose. Going back to your passion, going back to the got the original guidance, what is this all about? And you just keep going. You know, you know, the growth only really happens when the shit hits the fan, huh? Yeah. When we can go through whatever challenges that life brings up on a daily basis now. In and you look back and you go, well, that has changed.

Yeah, I love that. Because some of what I teach is that actually, you always want to be challenged to grow. And especially as spiritual beings, you know, we are tapped into our spirituality. And we know that you can grow to an unlimited amount there is no limit to what you can expand into. And the Divine is constantly challenging you and giving you new opportunities to grow. So the next time the stuff hits the fan, instead of going toward it. I want you to go hey, I just graduated to a new level. The Divine believes in me so much that I've been given this gift this opportunity to expand again, even more. And so often we make the mistake of but I wanted to stay in my happy space. But that's not true. Because trust me happy space gets really boring after a while you want a new challenge you want to thrive and grow. And yeah, that makes all the difference in the world.

It is. And it's really, you know, life. Life is meant to be joyful. I really believe that life is not meant to be hard, right? But we need the challenges to help us grow. It really depends on how we see those challenges on how we you know, how we react to those challenges, we can make, make those challenges really hard and become, you know, and get really down and whatever else and struggle, or we can see the challenges from a different perspective. Yeah. And you know, like you said that this has come to help me. So how can I see the benefit in whatever it is?

That is really cool. Well, so Sophia, I know that you were talking to me a little bit before we got started about a free gift you've got available to the audience. And, of course, we'll put the links in the show notes. But could you tell us a little bit about your free gift,

oh, we have a wonderful life life changing and is we'd have to do say it is life, life changing for people who do take advantage of it, it is an audio meditation, but it's an opportunity to really connect with that higher self with your higher self, to really meet your higher self. You know, we live in such a crazy world of you know, all we're here every day, I'm sure I'm not the only one that has I don't have time, I don't have time. But when we take that time to sit down and listen to this audio meditation only takes about 20 minutes or so. And do the work, do some a little bit of journaling, then you can really connect with your higher self and it is a life changing experience.

Ah, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Well, one of the things that we do, that's a little bit different than a lot of folks, we always turn the table on our guests because we know that when we give is when we truly receive the greatest gifts. So what can we do Sofia to support you.

Oh, thank you. We could be here all day. Really just just come and check us out at Sacred Our website is sacred you with the letter u dot Love is the website for our sacred community. And we're just really here to provide a platform for anyone who wants to connect in a way really whether or not it's lycett connecting to themselves connecting to their higher purpose connecting to other life like minded people connecting to if you've got a business and you're looking for like minded clients, we can help with that. So for to answer your question is just to come and check us out and tell all your friends and family about us. You know, come and experience right now. It's not gonna last forever. But right now we have an opportunity to just join us for one Australian dollar. And then you could check it out. Three weeks, and then come and come and connect to the to the global community.

That's wonderful. Thank you so much. I'm definitely going to take you up on that. Thank you for joining us, Sofia Seoul. Beautiful name, Sophia soul. Thank you for joining us for the abundance journey. And I want all the listeners and viewers to stay tuned, because we're going to activate abundance. My heart is just full after chatting with Sophia soul. Isn't she amazing? Isn't she just spectacular. We're going to take the time to activate abundance now. And I'm modeling this for you because I want you to do this all the time in every conversation. After every meeting, I want you to activate upon it. Now one of the things that I do is I take notes the whole time my guests are talking. And Sophia, of course is brilliant. She's got all these wonderful ideas. And I like to anchor something in. That's what the activated buttons process is all about. So step one is gratitude. I'm really, really grateful that I got a chance to meet Sophia and find out more about what she's up to what she's doing, and the difference that she's creating. Because this is a woman who has dealt with some pretty significant challenges. I mean, in comparison, my life has been super easy. And I still stress out about my challenges, but then I can look to someone like Sophia and what she's been able to do in her life. And it just inspires me It encourages me and uplifts me, and I'm so grateful to her for being that role model to me. It just it really illuminates my heart. And I'm so grateful to her and I'm grateful to connect my energy with hers. So step one is gratitude getting teared up over that. Step two is to acknowledge something that you've heard that really can move the needle for you and your life or your business. And you know, Sophia had such a profound message to share today about being in community with like minded people, and showing up with the intention of serving, because the more you show up with a desire to serve other people, the more you get out of the experience. Okay, I want to acknowledge that. And I want to appreciate that step three. So step one is gratitude. Step two is acknowledged. Step three is appreciate the difference that can make in your life. Here's the difference that can make in my life. It gets my ego out of the way, I get over myself, I'm not worried about my bad hair day, I'm not worried about messing up and saying the wrong thing, or using the wrong word, or, you know, any of that stuff. I'm here to serve. It's not about me, it's about the people I can help. And what could I do what tools or resources or suggestions or ideas or connections can I give them that enriches their life and all of a sudden, I'm on fire. It's not about me, it's through me. And I love that because when it's about me, it just, I hit a wall every time when it's through me, it's exponential growth. And I don't know where the growth is coming from, I don't have to know where the growth is coming from. All I have to do is show up, I loved what Sophia had to say about that just really, really moved the needle for me. Then step four is we actually activate abundance we do that by picking a trigger or putting something on the calendar. And given what we've got here with sacred u dot love, an incredible community of spiritual like minded people who are a lot of them are entrepreneurs like us, I am definitely going to put on my calendar to visit sacred UDOT love at least once a week, I want to touch base with these great people because I want to hang out with other people like that. Now, if you have checked out the episode that I did called connected, the three degrees of influence roll, you know that you have influence every single thing you think feel, say or do ripples out to 270,360,600 people just like that, just for you being you, you have that much impact in the world. It's energetic, and it's been proven by social scientists don't take my word for it, watch that episode. You are that powerful. So taking the time to connect with like minded people, you're connecting into their network. And the thing that's so cool about this, so with the three degrees of influence rule, there's three different rings, there's your friends, their friends and their friends. Well, that first ring is the 600 people that on average, the average American knows about 600 people according to another study that was done. So my number is somebody else's number. They did the math. So if you want to uplevel your 600 you know what that does? It Up levels there 600, which is three or 60,000 people and that up levels there 600 Was 270 million people. If you want to change the world in a heartbeat. You hang out with people at Sacred you that love. It's that simple. Okay, it doesn't take rocket science here to figure this out. So the last step is to apply this summer break, celebrate your progress, celebrate how much growth you've experienced, just by hanging out with Sophia soul for a few minutes. I mean, this girl really gets it she really rocks it. So you definitely want to visit sacred u dot love. Check her out, check out the other people that are there because you'll get so much value out of that relationship and out of that collaboration. Thanks for joining us today. This is Elaine Starling and make sure you stay tuned and check out the next episode of the abundance journey.