How to have more Grace, Ease, Joy & Flow in your business & personal life
If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable in a sales conversation… G.E.J.F. may be the solution you’ve been looking for.
And if you’ve ever been in one of my trainings, communities, masterclasses, Instagram lives, or just talked to me on the phone… you know that whenever I face a challenge in my life, I embrace it by asking myself:
“Is more G.E.J.F. available right now?”
G.E.J.F. – pronounced GEH-jiff – stands for Grace, Ease, Joy & Flow.
If you don’t like the acronym, you should have heard me when my love, life & business partner Julian suggested it one morning in 2018!
And now, I love G.E.J.F. – because even in the most challenging conversations or situations, the G.E.J.F. lens creates a gentle guiding light, leading us toward a brighter future where more fun and play abounds.
And fun and play are necessary for professionals, practitioners, and Visionaries to continue creating what this world needs!
How To Have More G.E.J.F. In Your Life
First, let’s define what Grace, Ease, Joy & Flow look like. Your personal definitions may shift this for you, and customization is encouraged!
- Grace manifests as effortless elegance, a divine frequency free from blame, emphasizing humanity.
- Ease transforms challenges into opportunities for growth, embodying the belief that life unfolds for our benefit, not against us.
- Joy, a state of pure delight, invites us to align with its ever-present frequency, infusing playfulness into our challenges.
- Flow is the harmonious convergence of Grace, Ease, and Joy – a natural state of being.
When you’re practicing G.E.J.F., you’re moving in the world with genuine connectedness to yourself and others in each moment.
Whether connection looks like enjoyment, motivation, hope, aligned action, health, the ability to feel your feelings, or do a hard thing that has been holding you back… G.E.J.F. is always available as a path to more uplift and intuition for your next guided step forward.
To practice having more G.E.J.F. in your life, I invite you to ask yourself “Is more G.E.J.F. available right now?” in the next challenging situation you are in:
- “How can I let my contractor know I’m not enjoying our work together… with more grace?”
- “How can I move through this project with my team… with more ease?”
- “How can I have this sales conversation with my potential client… with more joy?”
- “How can I disconnect from my online day-to-day duties and reconnect with my family… with more flow?”
- “Is there more grace available for me in this hard conversation with my beloved?”
- “Is there more ease available for me in this assignment from my copywriter?”
- “Is there more joy available to me in this strategy session about finances?”
- “Is there more flow available to me in this emotional experience about losing my confidence?”
The G.E.J.F. lens is a catalyst for progress and change. It provides you with undeniable momentum towards solutions.
It’s not just about tolerating discomfort, it’s about reveling in the growth it brings as you step out of your comfort zones — whether that manifests as mental, emotional, or physical discomfort.
G.E.J.F. is a proactive practice of choosing personal growth over immediate comfort.
Without G.E.J.F., challenges can feel as difficult as walking through a mug bog.
(In fact, that’s the way many of us described sales before we discovered the G.E.J.F. lens).
This philosophy is about accepting the natural discomforts of learning and evolving, whether that’s in your selling skills or personal development (at the Ethical Sales Institute, these are the same thing!).
And by embracing the G.E.J.F. lens, you’re not only unlocking a pathway to greater business success, you’re also enriching every relationship in your life: fostering deeper connections and understanding across all your personal and professional interactions.
Marla Mattenson in collaboration with ESI team
With a 25+ year career, Mattenson is a trailblazer in transforming sales paradigms from transactional to relational for professionals who prioritize the integrity & fulfillment of their services. She is a champion of consent-based sales.
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