Jamie Walters
Jamie Walters is an inspired 'creative inquirist', transformation guide, inspiration catalyst, and "prophet of an emerging new economy of intelligent, caring, cutting edge entrepreneurs.She is the founder of Ivy Sea, Inc., author of Big Vision, Small Business the handbook for conscious SOHO/Solo enterprise published by Berrett-Koehler — and Leading at the Visionary Edge (forthcoming from ICFAI University Press). She is also the creatrix of Ivy Sea Online.
Jamie integrates her professional / business experience with her energy, shamanic, and Indigenous Wisdom training, to help individuals and organizations cultivate vision, intuition, creativity, and other innate and unique gifts, and apply them in the workplace and other areas of life.
This liberation of this innate 'genius' supports skillful communication, transformation, conscious business,and a meaningful, purpose-aligned way of being and working.
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Articles by this Author
COMPANIES THAT ARE YOUTHFUL, BUT NOT WISE
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 07/13/2011
- Leadership
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I've seen more than a few examples of companies -- both the small, fast-growing entrepreneurial tech companies and the more mature, well-known 'brand name' technology companies -- that haven't yet matured enough to truly value the wisdom in their midst, or their deficit of it.
BYE-BYE NASTY LITTLE VISION-ZAPPERS
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 06/2/2011
- Inspiration
- Rating: Unrated
We've all had it happen, I'd guess: an encounter with a Vision-Zapper. A new client had a heart-wrenching experience with one version of these Vision-Zappers (they don't mean to vision-zap, they just don't know any better!). Thankfully, she recognized that something was wrong with that picture and followed the shining breadcrumbs back to her heart's fiery passion and a vision that could take off because of it! Lucky for me, I got to help her do that. How cool is that?
Read the full scoop about her 'vizion zap' experience & find other vision-friendly things at Ivy Sea Online.
Read the full scoop about her 'vizion zap' experience & find other vision-friendly things at Ivy Sea Online.
Rat Race Fatigue (RRF)
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 03/22/2011
- Personal Development
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I admit it: I've had it -- Rat Race Fatigue (RRF). It's an increasingly prevalent syndrome. Have you experienced it? Have you felt it nipping at your heels? How can you tell? Well, the Rat Race has its tell-tale signs, and we'll get to a few of those in just a minute. It makes sense that, sooner or later, you'd get fatigued by the Rat Race. I mean, let's face it -- it's called The Rat Race for a reason. Yet it can be surprising -- really surprising -- where and how its tell-tale traits show up.
Cultivating Your Creativity
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 02/23/2011
- Creativity & Innovation
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Many people don't think of themselves as being creative at all, or see themselves as having no time to express their creative nature. Yet creativity is an expression of your very soul -- it's part of you who are at your very core. Creativity is your essence, which is why we all have an increasing yearning and need to reconnect, deepen, and express it in the world.
The Power of Your Heart
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 12/5/2010
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
As I write this, the wind is whipping and howling, the rain is falling, as if the wild-heart of Nature is calling to our own wild, authentic hearts -- that part of us that's natural, Divine, and hasn't been tamed or squished into the box of the status quo. Speaking of our hearts, maybe you've heard this: "Where your heart is, there you will find your treasure." There is a major shift of consciousness happening, to return us to our hearts. After wandering around in our heads for an age, our beautiful hearts are yearning for reconnection and fuller expression.
The Gift and Power of Your Full, Undivided Presence
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 11/23/2010
- Inspiration
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Whatever holidays you celebrate at this time of the year, and however you observe or celebrate them, there is a choice between deeper meaning and enjoyment, and stress, pressure, and consumption-focus. One powerful gift that we can offer to others is the gift of our full presence -- being fully present with and for another. Deeply listening, looking for and receiving the very best within them, and being open-hearted and kind.
A Prayer from St. Therese of Lisieux
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 08/23/2010
- Inspiration
- Rating: Unrated
May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise, and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise, and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.
Aligning with 'the Wish Fulfilled'
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 01/21/2010
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
There is a saying: "Pain pushes, until vision pulls." A vision reflects our sense of purpose. A clear vision is like our North Star, rich with a sense of who we are, what we're doing, and what we're doing it. It gives us a sense of direction and momentum, and guides inspired, efficient action. With our intention and attention on that vision, we navigate whatever is before us more easily, supported by the courage vision bestows.
Positive Expectancy
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 12/30/2009
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
Whether you're into the Law of Attraction, cultivating a strong vision and brand, looking for improved communication, or wanting to experience better relationships and interactions with others, positive expectancy is an essential component of your approach.
Giving the Gift of Your Presence
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 12/23/2009
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
With the holiday season upon us, and gift-giving a part of many traditions, many of us look for 'just the right gift' to give. Consider that one of the most valuable, precious gifts we have to offer is the gift of our full, true presence. So few of us experience the luxury of another person's full presence -- or our own -- that it's one of the most priceless gifts you can give.
Creative Adventure
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 12/11/2009
- Inspiration
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No matter how many times I've been immersed in the creative process, or found myself in that tense, creative transition-space between something ending and something new beginning, I've felt the tension and an almost unbearable restlessness in it. After all, creativity and stepping into the unknown take a lot of courage, along with a sense of heartful conviction and a strong vision. And we find all of these within us.
What Blocks Authentic Success?
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 11/18/2009
- Inspiration
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Rating:
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How do you define success? True, authentic success is not something defined by other people, but something that you have defined for yourself. Our deepest yearnings and values provide clues to the definition of success that is truest for us. Authentic success is woven from that which has real heart, joy, and meaning for us. It's an expression of our deepest purpose. What blocks authentic success, then?
The Art of Relationship
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 10/20/2009
- Personal Development
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Rating:
Unrated
If relationships are a mirror -- and they are -- what are yours reflecting back to you? Whether with people at work (boss, employees, clients), at home, or with yourself and particular areas of your life -- are your relationships hinting at untapped potential for growth, expression, refinement, meaning, creativity, harmony, and artistry? Imagine feeling more relaxed, more grounded, experiencing smoother interactions, more enjoyable relationships.
Lack or Prosperity? Making a Powerful Shift
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 09/29/2009
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
"Who would rather be perpetually stuck in cycles of fear and lack than in new experiences of trust, prosperity, joy, creativity, inspiration, and so on?" Which would you choose, if you had the choice? Lack or prosperity? Fear or faith? Grace and ease, or perpetual struggle? Joyful creativity or uninspired 'grind'? You know what's miraculous? You do have the choice (and so do I) to shed the old programs, which replay ad-nauseum as the same old issues or problems.
Crazy Outbursts
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 09/17/2009
- Communications
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Rating:
Unrated
I imagine most of us are aware of the story about a U.S. Congressman whose outburst during the President's speech caused quite a stir, for better or worse depending on which 'side' one is on. And yet all of us, me included, can no doubt remember times when we 'lost our cool', didn't stay centered, and let our reactions fly out of our mouths in ways that, in hindsight, we regretted.
Your Words are a 'Magic Wand'
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 09/7/2009
- Communications
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Unrated
Most of us don't think of ourselves as magicians, but in reality, each and every one is us is a magician. Everything within and around us is magical. Including me, including you. No kidding. Read on; you'll see what I mean.
What's the Quality of Your Communication?
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 08/23/2009
- Communications
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Rating:
Unrated
Communication has always been a mastery path -- one of those areas where everyone thinks that they're 'a good communicator' and everyone else has communication issues. But if you're not experiencing relationships, interactions, manifestation, or marketing, etc., the way you'd like to be experiencing them, it's an indication that you have opportunities to refine your mastery in communication.
Clearing Vision and Prosperity 'Derailers'
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 08/5/2009
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
Did you ever wonder why things seem to come up to derail the manifestation of your vision, or why you'd get close or even accomplish parts of it only to watch it 'wash away' in a series of events or waves? Or wonder why even when things are going well you have a sense of impending doom, dread, or loss? It wasn't until I started to integrate what I'd learned from my business and life experience with what I'd learned from my various energy/shamanic, Indigenous Wisdom, intuitive, and vibrational-healing teachers that I really started to understand the dynamics that were at play.
The 'F Word' as a Vision Clarifier?
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 07/14/2009
- Inspiration
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Rating:
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A month or so ago, a fellow from corporate-training company approached my publisher and invited their authors, including me, to contribute content to their training database. In his conversation with me, he invited me to contribute in areas of my expertise that were under-represented in their database. Wonderful! Then came the clincher: "I love your web site and the work that you do; you're obviously a thought-leader. But in the content you contribute, we can't use the "F Word".
Cultivating Your Creativity
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 07/8/2009
- Creativity & Innovation
- Rating: Unrated
Is your creative nature yearning for fuller expression? Do you feel that there's no time or place for cultivating your creativity? Do you find yourself saying 'I'm not creative...'? Many people don't think of themselves as being creative at all, or see themselves as having no time to express their creative nature. Yet creativity is an expression of your very soul -- it's part of you who are at your very core. Creativity is your essence, which is why we all have an increasing yearning and need to reconnect, deepen, and express it in the world.
You ARE a Visionary, Intuitive Genius
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 06/4/2009
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
Do you consider yourself to be visionary? Intuitive? Creative? Having some unqiue genius? Do you sense these gifts calling for greater expression -- personally or organizationally?
The 'Limited Vision' Problem
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 05/20/2009
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
What's the difference between a life of fear and a life of possibility? It's a pretty big difference. It's time to come alive, throw off the shackles, and move into a greater sense of connectedness and expansiveness. Just imagine … in a good way.
The Art of Surrender
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 04/18/2009
- Inspiration
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Rating:
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The 'fine art of surrender' seems strange to our Western minds, trained as we've been in 'efforting' -- planning, doing, rolling that boulder up the hill, and swimming against the currents. And that can be pretty exhausting, and not a little frustrating, can't it? It can feel like you're traveling incognito -- pretending to be someone other than the unique and radiant being that you are.
Dissolving or 'Shapeshifting' Obstacles
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 02/24/2009
- Inspiration
- Rating: Unrated
Can you dissolve or shapeshift the obstacles that are before you? Yes, though it may be in different ways from what we expect (or not), and it requires practices that take place despite current worries, fears, and old ways of seeing things. It's 'mastery practice', right in the belly of the crucible!
Giving the Gift of Full Presence
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 12/10/2008
- Inspiration
- Rating: Unrated
One gift that we can offer to others is the gift of our full presence -- being fully present with and for another. Deeply listening, looking for and receiving the very best within them, and being open-hearted and kind.
Let Your Light Shine
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 11/20/2008
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
There certainly is a lot of 'doom-saying' these days. As Jonathan Cainer, the witty and optimistic British astrologer, says, "There is a boom for doom-and-gloom!" We could easily collect ample evidence for doom-and-gloom -- we can work ourselves into a panic of fear and scarcity -- if we want to do that. But is that really where we want to invest our focus and energy? Is that really where we want to invest our power? Is that what we want to see more of? My point is this -- and it's something I've been reflecting on and living into for quite awhile now, and sometimes struggling with, too: the questions we ask and the thoughts and actions we choose are an investment of our energy and power. As we go through our days, are we investing more in Light-and-Love or Gloom-and-Doom?
Miracle-Marketing, Creativity, Intuition
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 10/16/2008
- Personal Development
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Rating:
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Fresh inspiration, empowered creativity, strengthened intuition, and a 'miracle friendly' perception can be our greatest allies in times like these.
Culture, Crisis and Opportunity
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 10/13/2008
- Inspiration
- Rating: Unrated
In these times of change, when systems and institutions seem to be crumbling, and fear and anxiety seem intense, it's helpful to remember that seeming crisis can also be an open door that invites us to unparalleled opportunity.
Tough-Times Survival Tips
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 08/11/2008
- Inspiration
- Rating: Unrated
These have been quite a wild and challenging few years for many small-business owners and solopreneurs (who make up a large percentage of the small-business-owner population). So much in the news about economic woes and other gloom-and-doom forecasts can affect the confidence and motivation, which are crucial when you're running your own business.
For spirit-centered solopreneurs, this is particularly true, because you're already doing something 'out of the norm' in approaching your work and business in a new way, with a new-paradigm perspective that moves away from the old Machiavellian 'the ends justify the means' approach.
So what's the best approach as you read the news and perhaps even experience a shift or seeming slow-down?
For spirit-centered solopreneurs, this is particularly true, because you're already doing something 'out of the norm' in approaching your work and business in a new way, with a new-paradigm perspective that moves away from the old Machiavellian 'the ends justify the means' approach.
So what's the best approach as you read the news and perhaps even experience a shift or seeming slow-down?
Time to Trust
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 07/23/2008
- Inspiration
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Rating:
Unrated
Trust, like faith, is far from a passive stance; it's very active, in that it requires diligence, cultivation, practice, discernment, and response. It requires us to choose, moment by moment, day by day, whether we give ourselves over to fear and anxiety, or to trust and greater purpose. Rather than clunking our way through life as an obstacle course, getting bruised all along the way, trust allows us to dance, connect, and perhaps even experiencing grace and synchronicity.
Doing What You Value
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 06/30/2008
- Work and Life
- Rating: Unrated
Spiritual and philosophical wisdom tells us that when we are out of alignment, or out of harmony, with Nature and our authentic natures, we will experience that misalignment in our mental and physical bodies. Modern-day statistics for those of us in Western industrial cultures tell a strong story that we are badly out of alignment.
Symbols
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 06/4/2008
- Inspiration
- Rating: Unrated
Your Powerful Navigation System
For those who feel aligned with Cultural Creative values, or feel called to use their gifts and experience to make a more positive 'ripple effect' in the world, symbols, metaphors, and archetypes can be an invaluable 'guidance system.' Many of the new ways of working, or yearnings for a new and healthier way of living in harmony with others and the Earth, don't conform to long-established norms or standards of what's been considered desirable or 'successful.' So the old maps aren't quite as useful as they used to be, because many people are feeling called to different destinations altogether. In order to create new maps, many people are turning to ancient and inner Wisdom. And just how, exactly, might you access that? How can symbols help you to navigate your own authentic power-story?
For those who feel aligned with Cultural Creative values, or feel called to use their gifts and experience to make a more positive 'ripple effect' in the world, symbols, metaphors, and archetypes can be an invaluable 'guidance system.' Many of the new ways of working, or yearnings for a new and healthier way of living in harmony with others and the Earth, don't conform to long-established norms or standards of what's been considered desirable or 'successful.' So the old maps aren't quite as useful as they used to be, because many people are feeling called to different destinations altogether. In order to create new maps, many people are turning to ancient and inner Wisdom. And just how, exactly, might you access that? How can symbols help you to navigate your own authentic power-story?
Blogs by this Author
For the Interim Time - John O'Donohue
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 01/17/2010
You might appreciate this beautiful bit of inspiration, perfect for all of those of us who are explorers and expedition-leaders of the new Way, and are in between what was and what is emerging .... Th...
Matter Follows Energy
- By Jamie Walters
- Published 11/16/2008
These days, it's vital (and deep practice) not to get caught up in the mass-hallucination of what's gone horribly wrong (and it's a compelling case!) -- and the collective fear, anxiety, and 'ancestra...