Laura Tucker

Photographer, Writer, Podcast Host

Free Your Inner Guru™ Connection Channel

Human beings are hard-wired for Connection.

You have the power to create a sense of belonging for yourself and others when you share your story with compassion, kindness and love.

Tune into your Connection channel to experience the sense of contribution and meaning that comes with empowering relationships with others in your immediate circles, community and society.

Posts and podcasts in the Free Your Inner Guru Connection Channel are filled with stories and wisdom about the power of using your voice with the intention to affect change in the world around you.

Q&A: About the Free Community, Connection and Coaching Calls

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The same 2 questions keep coming up about the Free Community, Connection and Coaching Zoom Calls I’m hosting.

The calls are my response to show up and be of service during this time of upheaval.  They are consistently Fridays at 10 am and one other time slot on Tuesdays.  They will run for the foreseeable future.

If five people have asked me the same questions, that means many more are wondering.  So I made a short video you can find on social media and Youtube.  The links to the video are below, but here is the jist of it:

Question #1:  Am I expected to be on every call?  Twice a week is a lot.

No!  You are not expected to be on every call, but you can if you are receiving benefit and have the time.  Come when you can.  Right now they’re twice a week because of the heightened need and interest.

When you sign up, you’ll receive a Zoom link for the next call.  A unique link will be sent out prior to each session.

Question #2:  Is every call the same, like a webinar?

No! This is not a webinar.  It’s a conversation.  Each call is as different as the people who attend, and the topic I bring to the conversation.  If you want an example of what we’re talking about, read Wednesday’s Daily Letter,  When We Get Through This.

 

All are welcome.  If you’re in need of community, connection and coaching, join us here.

For those of you who can’t get enough of me 😜, here’s the video with a little more detail:

 

Make a Difference From Home

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If you’re like me, you’re motivated to make a difference, not by obligation to a task list.

So how do we make a difference when we’re physically isolated from one another?

When we’re isolated in our homes during these strange, challenging times?

We become resourceful, creative, and make a difference from home.

In light of the pandemic, I’m offering my skills, free of charge to help like-minded people thrive together, as a community.

Join us on the next Free Community, Connection & Coaching Call.

Here’s what participants of last week’s call had to say:

  • “I like how we’re honouring the urgency, and maintaining connection.”
  • “We’ve got to participate to get a new perspective and positive energy shift.”
  • “I knew it was right to come on. Other people phrased what was amorphous in my head.”
  • “Thank you for saying we’re allowed to be excited and feel good about being creative.”
  • “This is an opportunity to rest, reset our minds in terms of how we can move forward.”

I’d love to see you there!

Do More, Do Less in Uncertain Times

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When do we do more? What do we do less of?

There is a lot of talk right now. Some of it is fact. A lot of it isn’t. All of a sudden we have two new practices: hand washing and social distance. And a lot of uncertainty.

We are flattening a curve, not putting up a roadblock. We need the experts in epidemiology and public safety to lead us right now. So we can manage our microbes and ultimately save lives.

But what about the rest of it?

That’s where our personal leadership comes in.

It’s hard to know what to do more of, and when to do less.  But we can each have an impact with
The tone we set
How we interact (especially when we do leave the house)
By how we adapt our work or business

Once we’ve had our fill of facts, we can choose:
Less media, more music
Less avoidance, more eye contact
Less panic, more presence
Less isolation, more connection

Less of what weakens you, more of what makes you feel strong.

For a little levity, here’s Paul Rudd and Jason Segel’s Do More, Do Less surfing scene from the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.  I can’t help but think we all feel a little like Jason Segel’s character right now.

Do I Have Your Permission to Make a Change?

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Dear Reader,

Change is happening and I need to run something by you.

If you’ve been reading my recent emails, you’ll know that I have committed to writing a daily blog, Laura’s Daily Letter, starting the first of the year.

I’m inspired by leaders I admire – particularly Seth Godin and Dian Griesel, who both blog daily.

My hope is that sharing stories and insights every weekday will create more dialogue and connection with you.  And, that like the best of the communities I am a member of, you will receive value from what is shared.

Giving myself the impetus and permission to create every day is liberating, and exciting, just as you would expect from any new initiative.

But, there’s a “But..”

But, just because I’ve decided to publish daily, doesn’t mean you have given me permission to land in your busy inbox every day. To be honest, it feels awkward to know that you might be feeling bombarded.  Not cool.

I want to be respectful of your permission.

You’ve had a few days to receive the daily letters.  To get a taste of what it’s like.

Now I’m putting control back into your hands, in the way of 2 options:

Option 1 – Do nothing, and receive a Weekly Digest: Do nothing, and you will receive a weekly digest of the daily letters and Free Your Inner Guru Podcast on Friday mornings.

Option 2 – Opt In to receive a Daily Letter:  You just need to do one thing. Since you’re reading this on the online version, click here to go to the home page and enter your email to receive Laura’s Daily Letter.

Freedom to choose (and freedom to create) feels good, doesn’t it? 😉

Laura

PS. My fingers are crossed that I’ve got this set up right. If things don’t work the way you expect please drop me a line.

PPS.  The Winter of Self Care online program begins on Friday, January 17 – in less than 2 weeks.  Click here if you want to learn more.

A Moment of Gratitude

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I couldn’t sleep last night. Looking back, I can see the four dystopian punches that knocked me out.

What were they? A powerful combination of images and words.

1. Friday night, we saw the powerful and raw movie 1917 on the big screen.
2. I’m reading The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s continuation of The Handmaid’s Tale.
3. Small doses of the news here and there, dominated by the possibility of being dragged into war by the Narcissist to the south.
4. I scrolled Twitter and Facebook just before bed to see “what’s up”.  Horrific images from Australia. Animals burning. People taking refuge on crowded beaches.

I’m not saying not to see the movie (do!), or read the book (must do!) or take in doses of the news (if you can handle it), or look at the pictures of our burning planet (just not right before bed).

A sleepless night is a small price to pay.

Twenty years ago I would have been overwhelmed, paralyzed, depressed. And stayed that way.
Ten years ago I would have skimmed the surface, in a full-on spiritual bypass, numbing myself with thoughts of “it’s their journey, there’s nothing I can do about it”.

Now, in my restlessness, I understood that I am not powerless. There are ways I can help.

I realign and keep moving forward, renewing my commitment to raise consciousness on our wounded planet.

How do I realign?  With my early morning routine:

Wake up before or with the alarm. (No snoozing!)
Pee.
Brush my teeth.
Take my water bottle that I filled the night before and get my phone out of my office.
Resist the temptation to check social media or email. (Apparently I’m stronger at this in the morning. Noted.)
Go downstairs if I have the house to myself, or back to the bedroom if I don’t.
Set up my meditation cushion.
Sit.
Drink as much water as I can tolerate, ideally 2 cups or more.
Start meditation app. (I still use Headspace.)
Meditate for 15 minutes.
Get off the cushion.
Eat breakfast.
Drink a cup of hot tea.

And relish a moment of gratitude that unlike many others, I can sit in my front room and just be still before moving on with my day.

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