375 Pages - 9.25 X 11- Illustrated Interactive Workbook
Author and Illustrator by Shiloh Sophia McCloud
With:
Mary MacDonald, elizaBeth Benson,
Caron McCloud and Shannon McCloud
And contributing authors:
SARK, Nancy Ballard, Jean Shinoda Boden, Alisa Franzone-Davis, Dori Etter, Kelly Takunda Orphan Martinez, Jenett Miller, Marilyn Nyborg, Caterina Rando, Gennifer Mountain, Nikiah Seeds, Sherri Morris, Julie Lampros-Trad, Ananda Fong, Ama Zenya and Alice Walker.
Illustrations by Shiloh McCloud and Sue Hoya Sellars
“The Heart of the Visionary” is an interactive workbook featuring a fill-in-the-blank business plan template, a vision plan process, how to get started, resources, inspirational stories, poetry, illustrations, and teachings on money, management, marketing, sales, relationships, and so much more, all done with a woman’s creative flair and a heart for helping and healing others!
From the Book...
This Work of Women by Shiloh McCloud
This work of women
Yes. It is time for a revolution of women and path,
women and money, women and business, women and art,
women and marketplace.
We do not choose to give away
our works for nothing.
We are not starving or frivolous artists.
We are creators whose creations
save lives, heal the world, heal wounds.
This work of women, priestesses and practitioners of every
kind is VISIONARY WORK.
Your work is vital. Essential. Needed. This work
of women must include creating livelihood. This is
not easy, quick, fun nor likely. This is not accepted
or encouraged. But this is what we must do:
Create and abundance revolution
We must create our own path.
We must create our own money.
We must create art.
We must create our own marketplace.
We must be compensated.
We are creating our own mystical cosmic luminous
overflowing BANK.
A bank that does not cause,
contribute or condone
the suffering of others for profit.
A women’s bank. Believe it. Create it.
Deposit into it. Draw from it.
Invite other women into it.
Enter the income stream in your little
golden boat and dream
and work and pray and play
and do not stop. Keep going.
It will almost always seem impossible.
But we will make miracles.
Miracle are organizing themselves around our dreams
our work, our visions,
right now.
Let us go out, armed with what matters
and the prayers of our grandmothers,
shining.
By Shiloh Sophia McCloud
Is this book for me?
This book is for:
Women Who
are starting a new business
are thinking about starting and want to explore
visionaries who want to take their project to the next level
are creating projects that need to be run like mini-businesses
are going to college and want to treat their career like a business now
are thinking of leaving a corporate job
are in a corporate job and want to create a side business
are interested in turning ideas into income
want to improve their existing business
have been in business for a while and are ready to go to the next level
have a side business they know could be more profitable
need to create a business plan and want to create a business with heart!
desire to create a life work in alignment with their values
want to SEE what a business looks like on paper before beginning
want to quit their day job, but can’t yet
would like to create a vital life work
have always known there was a ‘greater work’ for them.
are rebellious and wild woman who cannot bear a traditional model.
Are you a woman with an idea and a desire to make it happen?
“I wanted to create a business know-how workbook for women who are starting or wanting to improve their business,” says Shiloh. “Most of all, I want women to see that they CAN do business, that they CAN do it their way, that they do not need a ton of money, a lot of people, or even a traditional business plan to get started. I am hoping that women will see business as a spiritual and creative path that can empower us to live a life in alignment with WHO we are. When we are doing what we are here to do, the world becomes a better place for everyone. I define ‘female business paradigm’ as a movement that stands for justice, ecology, beauty, abundance, service, fairness, spirit, and love. In this context, all business decisions are based upon wholeness for mind, body, and heart, with every single part of the process in alignment with our values as mothers and guardians of life.”
Shiloh McCloud, whose artwork has generated sales in excess of a million dollars, previously published five Color of Woman journal/workbooks, all of which are still in print, widely collected and used by tens of thousands of women as a tool for transformation through creativity. These books, originally conceived as tools for therapists, are being used by cancer survivor groups (Toledo Hospital), in women’s recovery programs (Pine Grove), as curriculum in school programs (New College and Mt. St. Mary’s), Aids Survivor Circles (Foothills Aids Foundation), and Native American Circles (Owen’s Valley Tribal Taniff), in women’s prisons, and girl’s educational programs. The list goes on and on!
