Hi, I’m Phil Powis, half of the Sacred Business Flow Team. I’m joined by my partner and Chief Energy Officer, Carolina Wilke. You’ll meet Carolina soon, but first, let me tell you about the hardest time of my life.
By 35, I was managing a consulting business bringing in over 100K a month in revenue.
This was beyond what I imagined for myself. I had a thriving business, was driving a fancy car, and had recently bought a beautiful house in the suburbs of Boston.
On paper, my life looked like a dream. On the inside, it was a very different story.
No matter how much I achieved, I wasn’t feeling connected to the abundance or joy of these accomplishments.
Overtime, the disconnect grew deeper.
Years of ignoring the warning signs of overworking, playing the “lone wolf” who didn’t need the help of others, and not listening to my inner wisdom finally culminated in a complete breakdown of my health, several autoimmune conditions, and the final straw:
The discovery of a golf ball-sized tumor growing in my neck.
That’s when the doctor dropped the bomb. I had a 50-50 chance that I was walking around with cancer.
As I saw my mortality flash before my eyes with my tumor diagnosis, I zoomed out in a way I’d never before experienced.
Halfway across the world, Carolina was experiencing her own critical moment with her health.
The stress of living for years in a fast-paced corporate lifestyle had left her with consistent chronic migraine headaches making it hard for her to function in her daily life.
Carolina exhausted all conventional medical solutions for getting help, eventually giving way to trying lesser-known treatment modalities.
One of the most extreme attempts was enlisting the help of a small old Chinese woman who aggressively cracked her jaw to improve the flow of Chi.
Carolina remembered thinking, “Oh no, is this woman going to break my face?”
But she was desperate to find a solution.
She was in and out of hospitals, often experiencing intense vomiting because she was too sensitive to be exposed to light.
One day she found herself in Montreal, locked in a dark room, crying as she asked herself a simple question:
“I wasn’t born like this; how did I get here??”
She didn’t know what it was going to take, but she felt a strong conviction that she would find the answer.
This essay is Part I of VII in the Sacred Business Manifesto: Everything Is Connected series.
Coming Next in the series:
Part II – The allure of the fragmented path.
I always thought this was a strategy problem but turns out it’s a safety issue. Embodiment can only happen when we feel safe to integrate all parts of us in every aspect of life. Reconditioning the program is a process that requires grace, self compassion and understanding. Beautiful article. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
I've been fortunate enough to be working with you both and a part of the community for some time now. Long enough to know taking the Harmony Map before and now has changed quite a bit. Those that are willing to do the work, the results come. And these aren't number results only, these are wholesome results. The kind that says this type of work moving forward is a sustainable path toward success in all areas of my life. Love what you've done with Part I. Looking forward to seeing the ones coming.