CLICK HERE to listen to my tribute to Princess Diana for the 15 years anniversary of her death. Her brother Earl Spencer said “Her greatest gift was her intuition”. The Princess of Wales was nicknamed The Queen of Hearts for her commitment to global charity work, giving an abundance of love to those less fortunate and opening people’s hearts.

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Love,

I love reading. I have this habit of reading several books at the same time, however not literally. I have this desire to devour information. I was watching the new Steven Spielberg TV show SMASH this weekend. I am hooked! On Saturday morning while my husband was out at a transportation city-planning meeting, I watched three episodes back to back. There’s a scene where Jack Davenport’s character says, “I need more information,” so they could decide which actress to cast as Marilyn Monroe. This information was acquired through callbacks, private meetings at bars and even in the bedroom.

The character of Ivy Lynn has been on Broadway for ten years, she knows how to do perfection. The new girl Karen Cartwright is naïve, she doesn’t have experience of how to handle relationships on or off the stage but she radiates pure God given talent.

The point I want to make is whether you have years of experience or not, don’t let your past stop you being the true you.

You don’t have to let your past patterns and behaviors write your life story. You can create whatever you want this week. You can plant seeds that will eventually become fruit from your labor.

On Friday night, I had dinner with a dear friend and business associate. She wanted my advice on a TV opportunity that was being presented to her with a huge talent agency. My mind went into involuntary panic mode. I had a bad past experience with this talent agency and I wanted to protect her from getting hurt. I launched into all the ways she needed to protect herself with the producers, production company, agents and TV network. Later that night, I felt bad for what I had said. I was making an assumption that because I had gone through a bad past experience, that the same would happen to her, yet there was no evidence that this would be the case.

All I needed to share was how to prepare for the meetings with the agents, producers and TV network. My past drama and failure was not helpful for her because I was responding from fear.

How is your past shaping your decisions today? Are you making choices based on your past experiences in relationships, career and money history?

Today, I challenge you to let go of the meaning of your past. Your past experiences are not you. You can do whatever you want. I’m not suggesting you don’t do your taxes or refuse to go through the TSA security check. I’m hoping that instead of rushing through your day, numbing your underlying pain, all the while making effort to hold your life together, that you will choose to take actions that are harmonious with your spirit, soothe your soul and make you feel good.

Here are 3 things you can do to release the limitations of your past:

#1 Write down 10 things from the past that are bothering you. Be aware that if you are struggling to get something on paper or feel resistance to writing them, there is clearing to do.

#2 During your day, as you feel yourself check out and dive into your past, gently bring yourself back into the present. Look at your surroundings, take a couple of conscious breaths to get back into reality.

#3 Stop focusing on why something turned out the way it did. You can’t change the past. When your mind goes to a situation that hurt you, remind yourself that it is old energy that is not relevant today. Today is a new day and you can create a new positive outcome.

I want to confirm that you may get frustrated by these three exercises, it’s likely that you’ll skim over them and carry on with your day, doing things the old way. When you are ready to let go and try something different, you create space for spirit to come in and assist you. Your intuition can expand.

I would love to hear your breakthroughs and if you like what I am sharing, forward it to a friend who would benefit from this message.

Have a beautiful day and remember you are not your past!

Love and Miracles,

Joanna Garzilli xoxo

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For those of you who don’t know me well, I grew up in London, UK. Yes, I have a British accent. Sometimes this accent works to my advantage, for example one friend said to me “You could swear and it would sound polite.” Ordering water in a restaurant is challenging because the waiter usually looks at me puzzled and then I attempt to make my request with an American accent, still unsuccessfully and then my husband steps in to assist me.

I had a realization this week. It’s time for me to move on from being “America’s Intuition Coach” for several reasons:

#1 I’m not American

#2 I get this cringing feeling inside when being introduced on radio shows

#3 I don’t want to label myself anymore so I can be compartmentalized in the appropriate box

#4 I’m limiting myself with this title because I’ve outgrown it

I want to acknowledge that presenting and identifying myself as “America’s Intuition Coach” for the last four years has had the following benefits:

#1 It gave me the courage to speak confidently on the topic of intuition

#2 I felt valuable and qualified when fear was lurking in the recesses of my mind

#3 It gave me purpose and helped me remove my focus from fear about competition

#4 I took action outside of my comfort zone

So what next? I will be Joanna Garzilli. I am Joanna Garzilli. So how does this relate to you?

Right now you may be employed, unemployed, self-employed. You are an entrepreneur, actor, coach, author, graphic designer, accountant, mother, TV producer, healer, personal assistant etc.

Have you noticed how you can have an awesome connected conversation with someone and as soon as you both start talking about your career, labeling yourself that your energy either elevates or deflates?

You’re having what looks like a simple conversation about what you do for work but your subconscious mind is making judgments, scheming, fearing, competing, engaging, detaching and getting confused. You are checked out and you don’t even know it. What’s your elevator pitch? It may roll off your tongue perfectly but do you feel aligned with the perfectly scripted label you’ve given yourself? Is that really you? Is that what you truly do? And you love doing it, really?

Today, I’m asking you to drop the façade. I’m not saying go all “New Age, let’s not talk about what we do, let’s have no identity because then we won’t be One with the Universe”. I’m saying, be present with yourself first and when the question arises in new conversation, “What do you do?” Take a conscious breath and pause if you need to. Make sure you are grounded in your body and if you aren’t, at least you are aware, that’s progress.

Today, I’m asking if you can keep you real. Not superficial like some internet marketers and spiritual gurus who tell you in books and at seminars that the key to your success is being “authentic”. They are doing the best they can to be authentic but let’s face it, you don’t necessarily have to be psychic to feel when someone is being inauthentic.

You are enough as you are. Whether you have millions in the bank or are ten thousand in debt, your office space feels like a jail cell or being unemployed feels like being abandoned in the desert, you have a big family with too many responsibilities and not enough time or you have too much time on your mind and life looks free but you feel a longing to share your heart with another.

You are enough.

Love & miracles,

Joanna XoXo

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You have to make decisions everyday. What to wear? Where to eat? What brand of toothpaste to buy? Which phone service provider to use? What emails to read first? Birthday gifts to shop for loved ones? Where to live? Who to date? Marriage??

• Are you aware of how many decisions you need to make in a day?
• Do you know how to prioritize your decisions?
• Are you overwhelmed yet?

Don’t blame yourself if you procrastinate or slip into denial. It takes persistent practice to make smart fast decisions.

The more you practice, the faster you’ll trust yourself.

Let’s take a look at the seven basic steps of successful decision-making.

1. Stop Thinking

Do you know why you get overwhelmed? Exhausted? Irritable? Frustrated? Worried? Stressed? Doubtful?

The problem is thoughts are swimming in your head, tons of thoughts. They don’t stop until you make a decision.

Do you know why you don’t make an important decision?

Because you’re always thinking, and even when you think you’re not thinking, you are!

You’re on autopilot and decisions that need to be made are still swimming in your head. Then when you reach your deadline and have to decide, you make a poor choice because you feel rushed or lack clarity.

When you become aware of your thoughts you can stop thinking.

Here’s what you need to do next…

2. Create Space to Feel What You’re Really Feeling

Each thought has an emotion attached to it. That’s why the more decisions you put off making, the more overwhelmed you will get.

Overwhelm creeps up on you slowly. It starts off as doubt, turns into worry, increases to stress, leads to irritability, frustration and finally exhaustion and overwhelm.

Would you like to bypass that rollercoaster of feelings when you have to make an important decision?

You’ve got to allow yourself to feel. When you numb your emotions, they become destructive.

Grab a pen and paper, no excuses and let yourself feel.

What do you feel?

3. Write Down a Challenging Decision You Need to Make

When you experience denial, you don’t even know what you need to decide. This is a great way to cause chaos, miscommunication and upset in your life. The problem is not going to go away.

Do you leave your job? Stay in the unfulfilling relationship? Ask for a raise? Spend money on a much-needed vacation when a credit card debt is due?

Don’t skip over this. Write down your question.

4. Ask Yourself Why You Have to Make This Decision

When you look at the question you’ve written down, ask yourself why this decision is important to you.

For example: Do I end my relationship with boyfriend?

There’s a reason why you feel like you need to make a decision. You need to use your intuition to look inwards and discover your true feelings. The only reason you don’t have the answer or are scared to see the truth is because you have an unconscious fear.

When you break down the decision-making process into steps, it removes fear.

This opens you to the energy of creation.

5. Create the Outcome You Want

You know what you want. What stops you deciding is fear of making the wrong choice.

There is no poor choice if you’re doing the best you can.

Close your eyes and bring your awareness to your solar plexus (a few inches above the belly button and below the heart). Now move your awareness inside this space.

Feel deep inside yourself. You are connecting to your Will that guides you to live purposefully.

You will always make the best choice when you make decisions from this space of awareness.

6. Release Attachment to the Result

Once you’ve made a decision; let go of how you think things are going to turn out.

If you worry or obsess over your choice; you’ll drive yourself nuts.

What’s done is done. There is a learning curve in using your intuition to ensure good decision-making.

Better to decide, than let people, circumstances and life control you.

7. Allow Yourself to Receive Intuitive Guidance

The biggest mistake I see people make is they look for answers outside of themselves.

Can you get quiet enough to hear your inner guidance?

The guidance is always there. In fact every aspect of your sixth sense is giving you support.

Do you know how each one of your intuitive senses can give you guidance?

When you are in tune with your intuition, you’ll feel confident about your next step.

When you allow intuition, it will become a strong presence in your life.

Tune In, Trust It

It’s simple to make successful decisions once you get in tune with your intuition. Depending on how receptive you are will determine how fast you trust yourself.

Start off with making small decisions faster and then when you feel ready, tackle the more challenging choices you need to make.

Keep following these 7-steps above and you’ll soon eliminate self-doubt and become a powerful leader.