We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Angela Sol Rose a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Angela, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Almost all entrepreneurs have had to decide whether to start now or later? There are always pros and cons for waiting and so we’d love to hear what you think about your decision in retrospect. If you could go back in time, would you have started your business sooner, later or at the exact time you started?

I was 24 when I started offering readings and energy healings to more than my family and friends. It felt like the perfectly ripe time to start.

When I think about starting sooner, I can only imagine it would have been possible if circumstances were different than they actually were. From a combination of my own efforts and natural inclinations, I knew probably exactly enough to start when I did. At the time, I didn’t have a mentor which means I had to pave my own way. I could see starting sooner if I had had a mentor or someone to help show me the way, show me the ropes a bit more. Without that, I just didn’t know enough to start any sooner than I did. It was hard not having a mentor earlier on in my work. I always have felt things would have been so much smoother if I had. The cool thing about that was that I was really had the opportunity see dig deep and bring forward what I was made of.

Add to that, that my field was rapidly growing and underdeveloped. There is certainly some opportunity in this, for example it allows space for new and better ways to emerge in my field and I can be a part of it’s growth. It’s mold-able. The downside is you can fumble around a bit as you try to move forward. I, like anyone could, chose to lean into my strengths and over time, things came together. For me that was mostly my intuition.

Being a mom and where my kids were at has always been a huge piece in shaping my work. Of course right? Funny enough though, I don’t think they really effected when I started. I could say that I would have started sooner without my attention needing to go to them during the birthing years, but that’s not true because without them I wouldn’t have been matured and motivated enough to start. So that’s interesting to reflect on.

The main thing that would have had me start later would have been fear. Looking back, I’m so glad I had the courage to put myself out there and just start. Fear and uncertainty could have easily held me back though as they were there. I was lucky to be guided by an inner knowing, a divine determination of sorts that gave me the energy to go forward even with the uncertainty. When the time felt right, I began, just taking steps at a time. There was definitely a part of me that was gritting my teeth at times as I stepped forward. In my being I knew it was time. I had that feeling like there was no going back, which told me I was ready even though that was not a conscious process. The risk, the fear, the uncertainty, they resolve as you step in and allow yourself to become something new.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I’m a psychic reader, medium, channel, herbalist, aromatherapist, dream medicine practitioner, healing guide, ceremonialist and soon to be author.

I was born a seer and it’s really the extensive and lifelong spiritual and mystical experiences I’ve had that called me forward in the work I do.

I’m very mission driven and passionate in my work. It’s far more than a business to me, it’s my heart and my service to the world.

I help people to remember and reconnect to their deepest truth, to divine and spiritual (non-physical) awareness. I support and guide folks to heal and find wholeness. My work serves as a reflective reminder of the brilliance a person is calling them back to walking their highest path of life and truth.

My lifelong experience dancing between the worlds has served to help me guide and heal others to the pathway to wholeness and divine wisdom. I teach others to access their light and develop their intuition and knowing on the basis of integrity and genuine connection to the divine that promotes healing, transformation, empowerment and spiritual growth.

I offer online and in person readings as well as lead others in sacred healing containers and ceremony. I have been reading for the public for over 14 years and refining my own psychic perceptions through experience and training. I teach courses and workshops on psychic development, channeling, dream medicine and holistic wellness.

I’m most proud of my integrity and ability to keep coming back to what’s real. My work is just my piece in the greater work, the good and the interface that mixed through us all.

Can you open up about a time when you had a really close call with the business?

At least several times a year I consider not offering readings anymore. Sometimes I feel pretty serious about it. It’s incredibly rewarding work and I honestly feel privileged to be able to do it. It also can be challenging in ways many don’t understand. I guess that’s true of many things in life that are rewarding.

As the business is centered around me and my skills this wavering can be pretty challenging and obviously deeply personal. It highlights though the hats I need to wear, my practical business hat and the work itself. Then there’s balancing that with family, relationships and self care. For me especially this balance is essential. I really can’t show up to hold space and offer my highest service unless I am well resourced and balanced. What I have found is that if I am feeling like I want to throw in the towel, most often it comes back to needing to fine tune that balance and get resourced again.

I believe our culture has led us to be so success and productivity driven that we often end up doing exactly the opposite. We burn out or miss the genius available to us with the balance of down time, The rest, quiet, down time, going into the cave is just as important, if not more important right now to address the imbalance. Maybe you’ve heard but some of our greatest artists, thinkers and scientific minds all say how important this is.

The other piece I have learned from this recurring feeling that I should stop my work is of the importance of allowing creative flow and truth. Each time this comes up I give myself the space to honestly get clear on whether I want to continue forward. Often time it can be a message of sorts showing me about a small or big tweak to make in what or how I offer my services. If I decided to just ignore it and push through, I totally miss that opportunity, which is shame because they without fail always turn out well or lead me in the right direction. It’s how my mentoring container was birthed. Now that’s my favorite offering.

What’s worked well for you in terms of a source for new clients?

Building relationships that lead to word of mouth referrals have been the best source of new clients for me. I think this way takes time to build but it’s a stable foundation and ultimately worth it.
Second to that doing things that offer visibility at low or free price points and offer folks a taste of what my work can offer. My focus is alignment and quality rather than quantity and that works for me.

Contact Info:

• Website: http://solrose.love
• Instagram: @angelasolrose
• Facebook: https://facebook.com/angelasolrose

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Robin Glass