Are you waiting for others to give you the ok?

To tell you that you did a good job or that you are on the right track?

STOP right there.

Ask yourself what does it matter what others think?

You know deep within yourself the right path to follow. You know this because everything in your heart yearns for it and bursts with joy at the thought of it.  Maybe you are a creative deep inside. Maybe you love accounting and the way numbers fit together. Maybe you love being a stay at home mom, nurturing others. Maybe adventure is in your soul. Whatever it is embrace it!

Other posts have gone over exercises to help you find that one true path.  I’ve shared several of my techniques for understanding yourself, unblocking yourself and for dancing inside.

Now you are ready to take your bows and to be applauded!  Step forward and have garlands of flowers tossed toward you,

Swirl and Dance to Your Own Rhythm

raucous applause and standing ovations. If you are wondering where is the crowd? Stop for a moment: Breathe deep – remind yourself of the joy of your decisions, choose one moment and hold it tight.  Relax into the memory and let yourself sway with the inner dance of joy, light and bliss.

Climb into yourself on stage. You are strong and confident, you are dancing. It may be a soft ballet, or it could be a wild salsa. Your dance is your expression of your choice to be authentic and you are perfect.

Keep dancing but now imagine a second you sitting in the front row.  A You that watches with pride.  Clap wildly, shout out, toss a bouquet or a single rose.

You are your own audience. You are the only one whose opinion really matters.

Appreciate your efforts, what it took to get you to this point. Often my clients have trouble with this.  You like them may still be held back by thoughts of unworthiness, fear or concern about what others are thinking. So many of my clients started there but now full of confidence, self appreciation and are moving forward in lives they now love. Call me if you are having trouble feeling the dance, taking the stage or applauding yourself.

I applaud my own efforts and am thrilled with all that I am!

Laurie Polinski,  is known as a “connector,” always finding ways to make things happen and bringing new perspectives to familiar challenges.  “Let’s get started!” is one of her mantras.

Visit www.spinninggoldlifecoaching.com or call Laurie at 630-515-1722.

We all have cares, stresses and problems. It’s a natural part of life. It is how you manage these challenges that determines your success.  Have you ever met a person who seems to have difficult circumstances.  Perhaps someone is chronically ill or is disfigured; perhaps someone has lost everything they held dear; perhaps they have lived in poverty or amid war.  Yet they appear content, perhaps even happy. Somehow they manage to still see the beauty in life and to meet it with a smile.

How can they do this? The answer is simple. They focus on the positive. They find something to smile about in every moment.  And by finding that positive they charge their hearts and their hearts charge their mind — creating the infinite loop of positive loving energy that effects everyone and everything around them.

You can be this radiating glow. You can begin to shift your own thinking and find joy in every day.

First, put your entire focus on anticipating that whatever you’re concerned about will go well. Your positive expectations about your situation will steer it in the desired direction.

Second, look for the positive.   Every day remind yourself of ten positive things.  They can be little – your cup of coffee was hot. Your child ate all of his dinner.  It doesn’t matter how small because you will have begun to create the positive flow. It will naturally begin to surge and effect every thing you do.

Third, write these positives down.  Holding positive or negative expectations takes the same amount of time and effort. Stop using your journal to vent and turn it into a gratitude journal.  List everything that you are grateful for.

The outcome of your current situation is guaranteed to be good, yet your experience of the process of getting to that point is influenced by what you think will happen.

If you foresee problems, you’ll come across them along the way; on the other hand, if you anticipate harmony, then that’ what you’ll experience. This is the Universal Law of Attraction. Either way, everything is going to turn out just fine – but which path would you prefer to take? Your expectations set your course.

Use this affirmation to stay on course:

“I Do not give in to fears –  I deliver them to the angels.  I know that by doing this the outcomes will be positive”

In our hearts we already know the directions we need to take.  Play with it for a moment. Remember a wonderful time in your life, feel the joy. Re-live the moments. If you need a start: picture a sleeping baby, remember cuddling your pet, or looking in to the eyes of a loved one.

Where do you feel the experience in your body? Your heart.

When you are on the right path, making the right choices your heart will feel warm and full.  Relax into it and allow the knowledge to flow into you.  Use your heart as an inner guide; it is a clear message from your higher power.

Your inner self is wise beyond limits.  When you learn to tap into your inner Guidance, you are tapped into the universal source which has access to all knowledge.  Feel the messages from your higher self, higher power, God.

People who appear to be most brilliant are those who listen to their inner wisdom and put it into action.  They have known in their hearts what is right and listened.

Do you find this difficult? I often work with clients who have to unlearn listening to their head and learn instead to feel their heart messages.  Creating that light for them is my heart’s work.

One first step is a simple affirmation:

“I trust my inner knowing, I hold positive expectations about the outcome of the changes that I’m making in my life right now.  It is safe for me to act on my inner wisdom.”

Laurie Polinski,  is known as a “connector,” always finding ways to make things happen and bringing new perspectives to familiar challenges.  “Let’s get started!” is one of her mantras.

Follow your heart and get started visit www.spinninggoldlifecoaching.com or call Laurie at 630-515-1722.

Embracing Transformative Times

 This is a time of change for so many.  Whether it be a change in career, relationships, or a deeper desire to contribute to something bigger; many are feeling a need for physical, emotional and/or spiritual movement.

 Have you ever wished that someone would hand you a map and directions on how you can find and fulfill your deeper purpose in your life?  Are you looking for a sense of clarity, more meaning, and alignment with your greater calling?

You are a significant piece of the universal puzzle.

 Perhaps you long to find how you best fit into this puzzle.  You feel you’re in the right vicinity, but have a desire to find that one space where everything neatly and easily clicks in.  You know, in your heart, that once you find that space the whole picture will come together; make sense, you’ll feel empowered and confident again, you will feel . . . complete.  Until then, you move through the big picture, managing all that is on your plate along the way – waiting, hoping and longing for something more.

 Edgar Cayce, the modern-day sleeping prophet, said: Each soul enters the earth to fill a role that no other soul could fill so well.  When an opportunity occurs for a soul to enter the earth (a pregnancy) the ideal soul is selected to come into the specific situation.

 Often we feel lost in the crowd, insignificant in the big scheme of things.  Yet what Cayce is saying is, you are so important.  You are that one piece of the whole puzzle that no one else could fill!  Without you filling your role, the picture is incomplete, the right connections are not made, and there is emptiness where your light is most needed.

 As you move toward your deeper purpose, it’s important not to resist or fear change.  Embrace transformation by attuning your heart and mind with the energies of change so you can advance out of limitation and into the unwavering, expansive, all-knowing being that you are.  Learn to move with the energies of transformation and you will find that all the answers are right before you.  Open up to the currents of change, align with your divine destiny, and experience the balance and harmony of being part of the complete picture.

 Laurie Polinski, is a results-oriented intuitive guide and life purpose coach who helps people see greater possibilities and break through hidden barriers so you can quickly and gracefully reach your highest potentials in your life, relationships and career.

To learn more about Laurie’s methods, visit www.spinninggoldlifecoaching.com or call her at 630-515-1722.

 Open Your Life to the Abundant Flow

If aren’t receiving the abundance and prosperity you want, you may be unknowingly blocking the flow. Many people, through self-sabotage, actually push abundance and prosperity away. The question is, how do you open the flood gates to the abundance life that you deserve and know is possible for you?

Abundance is the experience of plenty. Plenty of what you truly need and want in your life; material and otherwise. Catherine Ponder, in her book, “Open Your Mind to Prosperity,” says “You are prosperous to the degree that you are experiencing peace, health and plenty in your world.

When you are experiencing true abundance, you have passion in your life, positive relationships, life experiences that you cherish and desire, personal and professional growth and development, and individual moments that you savor.

People often come to me saying, “I’m not sure what I need, but I know I need something. I’m just not happy with my life the way that it is.” When I ask them what they want, virtually all of them say they want more peace, more meaning and more fulfillment in their lives.

So, what’s the missing link? In our culture, abundance is often equated with getting more money. Yet, the pursuit of money often draws our body, mind and spirit out of balance. Having money isn’t a bad thing and you should feel free to pursue any amount of money that feels good to you. However, many people have made the pursuit of money the main source of abundance which in turn can leave them feeling drained, searching for more meaning, fulfillment and peace in their lives.

What does abundance mean for you in your life?

1) What kind of life would be ideal for you?

2) What positive priorities would support that vision?

3) Who and/or what are your most precious possessions, relationships and experiences?

4) Are you allowing yourself the time and energy to do the things that spark your most creative power?

5) How do you currently use your gift of time?

Write a summary statement of your answers. Are you currently living your life according to what is most valuable to you? Are there some things that you would like to change?

So many people postpone pursuing their dreams because we think we’ll get to them later, when we have more time, or when something happens first. As a result, too many people go through life feeling weighed down by daily responsibilities, “shoulds,” “have-to’s,” and “musts.” We become prisoners of our own self-doubts and being disconnected from our values, our purpose, and what brings us abundance in every moment.

Abundance and prosperity is about doing what matters to you in every moment, and feeling fulfilled and alive now. If you’re like most people, getting clarity on your purpose, values and your right path that brings you the true and meaningful abundance you want may seem like a nearly impossible task. For many years, I have been helping people transform their lives by unearthing their gifts, their true potential, and creating their plan to let their most rewarding path unfold and lead a life of fulfillment, success and meaning.

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away.”

Laurie Polinski

Spinning Gold

What Is Your Highest Potential? 

  Your highest potential is when there is no limit to what you can have, do or be.  You are fully connected to the center of our soul.  You know your purpose and you feel joy, satisfaction and freedom every day.

  You have within yourself, the potentiality to create whatever you desire.  The problem is that most people are so disconnected from the center of their soul that they don’t even know what they truly desire.

  Who are you when you are still, quiet, and fully connected to the center of your soul?  This is where your truth and your power live.  This is the seed for your highest potential to arise from.  When you peal back all of the “masks” that you have created for yourself, what, or who, lies beneath?

  I spent 40 years of my life creating new masks for myself.  Masks that would allow me to “fit” into each new life’s experience as it came my way.  With each new experience I needed to figure out what would be expected of me, how did I need to show up in order to be accepted and fit in?  Who did they want or need me to be?

  It certainly is no wonder that I felt so disconnected from my own truth and the center of my soul.   And it certainly is no wonder that I had lost my power.  No, wait, I hadn’t lost it ….. I just didn’t know how to access it.

  This is the feeling of being stuck.  You know that there is something more for you to experience, or express, but you just don’t know what that is.  Like me, you may have felt frustrated, dissatisfied for no apparent reason, restless, struggling to find more meaning and satisfaction in your daily life.  

  So, when you are in this stuck place, how can you begin to go deeper beyond the masks that you may not even realize you’ve placed upon yourself?  Use this simple exercise to help you begin to connect with what lies in the center of your soul and lead you to experience your highest potential:

  Begin your day by taking some time to image what your life would look like, and feel like, if you were living it at your highest potential.  You may even ask your higher self for guidance about what you are to do, and allow it to take you there.  Allow yourself enough time to see and sense all of the rich details that lie along your true life’s path. 

  Once you connect with your truth and purpose, your power naturally shows up, like the clouds parting for the bright, strong, warm power of the sun to shine through. It is natural, it feels good, and it is right.  Suddenly, everything is right.  Then the flow happens.  Doors open, opportunities arise and other powerful, helping people appear in your life that you could have never dreamed of for yourself in the past.  It is then that you are in alignment with your highest potential to reveal itself to you over and over again.  And you will be amazed at what begins to quickly and effortlessly show up for you.

~Laurie Polinski

Spinning Gold


  Laurie Polinski is a highly intuitive and gifted “empowerment” coach.  She partners with those who “still don’t know what they want to be when they grow up” and helps them see parts of themselves that have been left behind or buried for years.  Laurie’s clients say she helps make them whole again.  If you are looking for a way to connect with your true inner self that will open your eyes to a new world of potential and possibility, Laurie can help you in her signature  B.A.I.S. Camp (Brilliance, Abundance and Inspired Success) Program. Schedule your free 20 minute consultation now and see if B.A.I.S Camp is right for you.

 Find Yourself, By Taking Time For Yourself

  “The myth is, when you focus on yourself you are being selfish.  The reality is, if you don’t know your true self and cultivate an ongoing relationship with her, you can’t truly be with or give to anyone else.”  Jennifer Louden, Author of The Woman’s Comfort Book

  “No Boys Allowed!”  I recall being 9 or 10, and creating a girls-only club with my best girlfriends.  We created our exclusive clubhouse out of sheets and dining-room chairs, and we hung our sign, No Boys Allowed!  Did we always know, even back then, how important it would be for us women to retreat?  And, what exactly does it mean to retreat?

  According to Jennifer Louden, in “The Women’s Retreat Book,”    “A woman’s retreat springs from and is guided by a woman’s inner knowing.”  Perhaps we did have this internal knowing when we were 9 that it was important for us, at least for a period of time, to shut ourselves off from the noise and distractions of our outer world.  So, if this is true, what is this woman’s innate guidance trying to tell us?  Louden goes on to say, “A woman’s retreat is about stepping out of your ordinary existence to listen to and attune to your truest, most authentic self.  It is about being self-referenced to become self-restored.”  Somehow I know that I did always know that particular truth.  And that is the reason I have been doing mini-retreats with girlfriends and clients my entire life.  

  Recently, I have partnered with a brilliant life coach, Jeannie Anderson, author of the Women’s W.E.A.L.T.H. program.  Together, Jeannie and I have co-created our own women’s club; “Abundant Young Women Over 40.”  This club is for women who want more for themselves and are ready to step into their biggest game yet.  We will host a live experiential retreat in October, in the secluded mountainous area in the heart of Arizona , for a small group of women committed to going deeper into their own existence and reclaiming their dreams.  Jeannie and I will be releasing more information about “Abundant Young Woman Over 40” in the near future.  

  Last week, I hosted a free teleclass called “Discover the Energy of Success.”  I am so excited to say that we had an overwhelming positive response to this teleclass!  Thank you all for your kind and supportive comments and feedback, it is sincerely appreciated.  This 6-week teleseries, “Journey for the Best of Your Life,” begins on June 24^th and I am thrilled to have many of you joining me!  If you missed it, you can find out more here: “Journey for the Best of Your Life.”

  There is a definite power in self-discovery.  A power that comes from being in total integrity with who you were born to be.  A power that arises only from being deeply connected with your true passion and purpose.  And a power in being of service to yourself, your family, friends, community and the world, in the way that only you, through your own unique purpose and brilliance can serve. 

  Make sure you take the time to do your own mini-retreats to deeply connect with your true self.  When you are connected with your authentic nature, you become centered in your own personal power.  You are in total integrity with who you were born to be.

Here are 5 simple ways you can take yourself on instant mini-retreats: 

 Remember to be selfish at least once every day.  As Louden said, “ … if you don’t know your true self and cultivate an ongoing relationship with her, you can’t truly be with or give to anyone else.”

  Your unique brilliance is what you are inherently good at, and what you enjoy doing so much that it doesn’t even seem like work to you; it’s what you get so lost in that you completely lose track of time. Determining and harnessing your unique brilliance will allow you to provide your talent to others in a quality that no one else can, and will make you stand out against the competition. Understanding your unique brilliance will help you get paid for doing something that you would do even if you weren’t getting paid!

Uncovering Your Unique Brilliance

  Although everyone is born equipped with a unique brilliance, not everyone is able to recognize theirs immediately. Throughout childhood, years of nurturing often (and often times involuntarily) causes people to lose touch with their natural talent. For example, you might grow up thinking that you want to be an astronaut because a parent or teacher encouraged you to be. Once more cognizant of yourself, however, you realize that you hate math and are terrified of heights and cannot stand the smell of burning rocket fuel, so you pick up the paint brush that you’ve been eyeing since fifth grade and become a world-famous artist, just as you were born to be.

Transforming Your Unique Brilliance Into a Business System

  When you use your unique brilliance with your business, you focus on what you are truly exceptional at, or what comes natural to you. Concentrating at what you are truly great at will allow your business to flourish and the tasks which are not in alignment with your brilliance get delegated or just pushed aside. Identifying your unique brilliance is not always easy, so specialists have developed professional personality assessments to help people better understand themselves. As a marketing and soul coach, I am certified to assess multidimensional awareness profile evaluations that will help you pinpoint your innate talent.

Laurie Polinski

Spinning Gold Marketing

Spiritual RockStar talk radio show host, Dan Hanneman, did an Energy Scan on me, live on his show!  How cool is that?

Dan asked me to be a guest on his show because his work and mine are very complimentary. We both have a deep passon and desire to help Spiritually-Minded Entrepreneurs, who are ready to step into their true power, move forward and take their businesses out into the world in a much bigger way.

While my coaching with brilliant heart-based business owners is based on helping them develop and grow their businesses and define their unique branding message around who they authentically are, Dan works with entrepreneurs who are ready to move forward but may feel somehow stuck or blocked.

Since I was a guest on Dan’s live radio show, he did not do a full “clearing” on me, but he did do the Energy Scan, which took only about 12 minutes! I must admit that I felt vulnerable. Even though the Energy Scan was done over the phone, Dan in his office, and me in mine, I didn’t know what to expect! And I had no idea what Dan might find and report… live on talk radio for all to “see!”

As you know, I am all about helping people awaken to and understand the importance of Transforming Back to Who You Are Born to Be.  I have been helping entrepreneurs transform the way they do business, literally on-the-spot! Once you unearth who you were born to be, your entire persona illuminates ~ radiates ~ It can’t not!

Dan’s unique gift is to “scan” a person’s body, energetically, and identify where they may be experiencing blocks, and “read” what is holding them back from moving into their fullest potential. It is amazing! You really must listen to Dan do a live scan on his radio show to realize the deep benefits of Dan’s work!

Unearth Your Authentic Being

We all have that deeply buried ache within, perhaps it is a tiny voice.  For me, it was a tiny fairy-like personality I named “Gracie.”  When we allow our deepest truth to come fully into the world, everything begins to align beautifully! I encourage you to unearth your “Gracie,” or whomever/whatever is deep in your heart, and allow the real You to shine with glory and radiance!

Imagine a silver dollar buried in the mud for years. It is unearth and someone runs pure water over it, gently takes a cloth and wipes it clean, and…. its true brilliance is allowed to shine! You see, its the same with us; When we unearth the deepest part of ourselves which has been buried under so many years of “shoulds,” “ought to’s,” other people’s definition of what’s good and right, and other people’s expectations of us, our best, brightest internal Being radiates! This truly is the most freeing and joyful experience one can have!

I’d like to thank Dan Hanneman for inviting me on the show and doing his Energy Scan.  He helped unearth some parts of me that have been buried and now need to be looked at.  When we know what our shadows are we can face and overcome the challenges they may present.  Then we are able to more easily and freely move toward the brilliant person we know we can be.

Act 2 Reinvent, founded by visionary, Leah Young, and co-owned by a Dream Team of gifted coaches, is a new on-line reality show committed to helping women over 40 step back into their authentic life  and move forward with power and purpose. 

Act 2 Reinvent is still in the filming stages, and the first episodes will air this fall.  Viewers will be able to watch the Dream Team coach each one-on-one with these women, and will follow the brilliant transformation that occurs.  Viewers will also have an opportunity, through an on-line community, to have access to the tools and techniques these women were given so that viewers can transform their own lives right along with the participants!

Dream Team Coach, Laurie Polinski, walks Leah Young through the Personal Branding Wheel

Get acquainted with the Dream Team Coaches and the fabulous, courageous show participants, by visiting www.act2reinvent.com.  Go there now to learn about the Dream Team coaches, the participants, and how you can become part of the transformation!