The Calling: 3 Fundamental Shifts to Stay True, Get Paid, and Do Good

by Rha Goddess, Gabrielle Bernstein (Contribution by)

Overview

A game-changing book offering a six-step approach on how to find and follow your true calling and redefine success from entrepreneur and soul coach Rha Goddess.

Are you willing to believe in you?

Every single one of us has a calling.

For most it’s the thing you have to force yourself not to do.

When you try to ignore it, you can’t stop thinking about. It is the thing that both terrifies you and brings you the most joy. Already living yours? Great! How do you make the most of it?

The Calling will provide readers with a road map, via 3 fundamental shifts, on how to stay true, get paid and do good. The steps that will help lead you there include:

RECOGNIZING—it always begins with awareness. If you can’t see it then you can’t do anything about it.

ACCEPTING—means embracing, and taking responsibility for yourself, your life, and the things that want or need to be changed.

FORGIVING—yourself and others.

AND MORE!

The Calling will be the resource that people have been asking Rha to write for years, and there has never been a better time for her to share her proven method.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250204691
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/21/2020
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	1,075,592
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.40(h) x 2.40(d)

About the Author

Rha Goddess is the entrepreneurial soul coach behind hundreds of breakthrough changemakers, cultural visionaries and social entrepreneurs. From multiple New York Times Bestsellers to multi-million dollar social enterprises, Rha’s unique methodology has empowered a new generation of conscious entrepreneurs to stay true, get paid, and do good. From the onset of her more than 30-year career as a cultural innovator, social impact strategist and creative change agent, Rha has drawn on the power of creativity, culture and community to move hearts, minds and policy. Rha’s work has focused on issues of racial justice and equality, electoral politics, offender aid and restoration, mental health and youth and women’s empowerment and contributed to initiatives that have impacted millions of lives. Her work has been featured in Time Magazine, Ms Magazine, Variety, Essence, the Source, Redbook, Forbes, Fast Company and the Chicago Tribune, among others. In 2014, Rha was chosen as a Top 10 Game Changer by Muses & Visionaries Magazine. In 2017 Rha was chosen as one of 50 Founders to watch by Essence Magazine. Additional awards and honors include Meet The Composer, the NPN Creative Fund, a semi-finalist for Do Something’s Brick Award and a two time semi-finalist for Leadership for a Changing World (nominated by Eve Ensler).

As a sought-after speaker, Rha has led the conversation around a “whole self” approach to entrepreneurship as key to a more just, harmonious and sustainable economy and culture. She has presented at SOCAP, Bioneers, SVN, Women Donors Network, High Performance Academy, Equity Now, Netroots Nation, TedX BroadStreet, Emerging Women, Women and Power, S.H.E. Summit and more. As CEO of Move The Crowd, Rha is galvanizing a movement of 3 Million entrepreneurs dedicated to re-imagining “work” as a vehicle for creative expression, financial freedom and societal transformation. Rha’s book, The Calling (St. Martin’s Press) leverages her unique methodology into a step by step blueprint for finding your purpose and making your most profitable contribution.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

A Word About the Stories in This Book xi

Foreword Gabrielle Bernstein xiii

Introduction: You Have a Calling 1

Part I Stay True

1 Step #1: Recognizing Your Creative Strengths 15

2 Step #2: Accepting Responsibility for What You Believe About Yourself 34

3 Step #3: Forgiving Your Self and Societally Imposed Limitations 54

4 Step #4: Visualizing and Redefining a New Self-Narrative 73

5 Step #5: Aligning Your Actions with a New Vision for Success (Your L3) 91

6 Step #6: Celebrating Your New True Reality 112

Part II Get Paid

7 Step #1: Recognizing Your Relationship with Money 129

8 Step #2: Accepting Responsibility for Your Current Financial State 146

9 Step #3: Forgiving the Constraints of Your Financial Past 163

10 Step #4: Visualizing and Redefining Your Role in Your Personal Economy 183

11 Step #5: Aligning Your Business Propositions with Your Values 199

12 Step #6: Celebrating a New Way of Doing Business 225

Part III Do Good

13 Step #1: Recognizing Your Power to Do Good 253

14 Step #2: Accepting Responsibility for What You Believe About the World 271

15 Step #3: Forgiving Your Fear, Ignorance, Apathy, Guilt, and Resignation 286

16 Step #4: Visualizing and Redefining What It Means to Do Good in the Age of the Citizen 306

17 Step #5: Aligning Your Power with Your Movement 328

18 Step #6: Celebrating Your Next Level of Contribution 349

Editorial Reviews

11/11/2019

Entrepreneurial consultant Goddess explicates in this hopeful debut her theories on how to unleash one’s purpose and find success. Divided into three sections corresponding to the book’s subtitle, Goddess mines her own early career as a singer, as well as stories of her clients to provide concise advice on building the self-awareness necessary to recognize and pursue one’s “calling.” With exercises and case studies, she helps readers accept responsibility for limiting beliefs in order to move toward purpose. Four behaviors, she posits, keep one’s calling at bay: complaining, blaming/judging, justifying, and avoiding. She recommends doing a “Belief Inventory,” to understand one’s inner drive, and provides weekly routines and mantras to help readers “elevate what it means to be a deeply fulfilled, well-paid, and happily engaged citizen of the world.” The uplifting prose reads like a conversation with a life coach, and each chapter reinforces Goddess’s concepts with worksheets and questions. This easily implemented work will help anyone develop concrete goals and the tactics to see them through. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

"Provide[s] concise advice on building the self-awareness necessary to recognize and pursue one’s “calling.” . . . This easily implemented work will help anyone develop concrete goals and the tactics to see them through." - Publishers Weekly

"Entrepreneurs, readers looking for a career change, and other seekers may find her message, a blend of self-help and business advice, inspirational." - Booklist

"In The Calling, Rha will do for you what she did for me. She’ll guide you to become aware of what holds you back, and then she’ll help you take responsibility for your life while cultivating immense self-compassion. This book is both grounding and inspiring. It’s exactly the book we need right now." — Gabby Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestseller, from the foreword

“Rha Goddess is a seasoned veteran when it comes to helping others find their path and their purpose. From corporate CEOs to incarcerated youth, I’ve had the privilege to know Rha for almost two decades and she is nothing short of MASTERFUL when it comes to getting to the heart of what matters. If you believe that you are here to make a difference in the world then The Calling is your new blueprint for self-determined success.” — Van Jones, New York Times bestselling Author, CNN political contributor, social entrepreneur and host of The Van Jones Show on CNN.

“As someone who has worked with tens of thousands of young girls every year, I know the potential of the underestimated. The Calling is based upon the premise that every single one of us can achieve our purpose. I can’t think of a more important or timely invitation than the one posed in this book. You owe it to yourself to discover what is calling you - be brave and answer.” — Reshma Saujani Founder & CEO of Girls Who Code and author of International Bestseller Brave, Not Perfect

“Are you hungering for more, but not sure what that is or how to find it? You’re in luck. The Calling reveals a powerful and innovative approach for discovering and pursuing your purpose unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Rha Goddess has created a profound (yet surprisingly simple) formula for finding meaning, making a difference and being richly rewarded. But even deeper, she’s offering a map for personal and global transformation for those who are ready to play a bigger game.” —Barbara Huson, bestselling author of Sacred Success: A Course in Financial Miracles and Overcoming Underearning.

“As income inequality and other world challenges grow, understanding the false dichotomy between our personal success including our relationship to money and our commitment to the impact we want to have in the world becomes even more crucial. There are very few people who have the level of mastery in this area that Rha Goddess does. Her book, The Calling, provides each of us everyday citizens the inspiration and game plan for reclaiming our power to act on what matters while reaping the rewards of honoring our highest callings.” — Lynne Twist, bestselling author of The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life and co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance

“Finding your calling and activating it will change your life. The Calling is your guidebook for that—it helps you recognize your creative strengths, visualize your ideal future where you are doing what you love, and then shows you how to make it happen and get paid for it. There’s no gimmicks or hype here—Rha Goddess is an incredible teacher who will take you deep into your heart and help you create a life and career that matters. A must read for those who want to find and serve their highest calling." —Brendon Burchard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Millionaire Messenger and High Performance Habits

"Outstanding! This book is the definitive blueprint for how to live your life on your terms. Every single one of us can take our power back from the limiting beliefs and situations that hold us back. The world is waiting for us to show up and this book shows you exactly how to do that. If you're done hiding, this is your jam. If you're ready to love yourself like never before, read this book. If you're called to finally own your magic and share your genius, this is your go-to guide! Rha, thank you for masterfully showing us the way." — Kris Carr, New York Times bestselling author and Wellness Activist

"We may not know it, but every single one of us has a calling. Rha’s inspiring book helps us figure out who we want to be, what we want to have and how we want to contribute in these times. Rha’s passion, humor and candor shine through as she walks us step by step demonstrating how to turn our aspirations into actions. If you know that you are meant for something greater than the status quo, then this book is for you." — William Ury, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Getting to Yes and author of Getting to Yes with Yourself

"Rha Goddess’ The Calling gives us a roadmap to become whole - on behalf of a world that is waiting for all of us to arrive as our true selves. A force of transformation and good, Rha Goddess’ words will resonate for anyone seeking to make change." - Eve Ensler, Tony Award Winning Playwright, Author, and Activist, Creator of The Vagina Monologues

"Rha Goddess has dedicated her life to helping others find their passion, their purpose and their profit. The Calling, gives you a front row seat to her innovative and timely approach." - Daymond John, New York Times bestselling author, Celebrity Entrepreneur and Investor, ABC’s Shark Tank

"Each of us has something amazing to offer the world that no one else can. No matter how many times we’ve failed to do the thing we know we should, there is always another chance to say “yes” to ourselves. The Calling, doesn’t just remind us that we have a mission in this life, it actually shows us how to achieve it. Step by step, breath by breath. Love yourself enough to receive this book and its many blessings." - Lisa Nichols, New York Times bestselling author, Motivational Speaker, and Founder of Motivating The Masses

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