4: Mari Smith: Raising Consciousness with Facebook and Her Very Bright Light

In this episode, Mari Smith and I discuss Facebook’s role in raising consciousness, why she shines her very bright light, philanthropy, unleashing your greatness, collaboration vs competition, abundance,  and redefining success.
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About Mari Smith

Mari Smith is one of the world’s top social media thought leaders, widely recognized for her Facebook marketing expertise. She is author of The New Relationship Marketing and coauthor of Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day. Fast Company described Mari as, “A veritable engine of personal branding, a relationship marketing whiz and Pied Piper of the Online World.” Forbes named Mari one of the top ten Social Media Power Influencers several years in a row, and Dun & Bradstreet Credibility named Mari one of the top ten Most Influential Small Business People on Twitter.  Mari’s background includes over twelve years in the fields of relationships, marketing and Internet technology. As a passionate social media leader, Mari travels the US and internationally to provide engaging social media keynotes and in-depth training to entrepreneurs and corporations. A self described “bubbly Scottish-Canadian,” Mari lives in San Diego, California. ..In this show….

Mari Smith’s Life Purpose

  • To Love and to shine my light as bright as I can.  (Life Purpose is really a state of beingness beyond day-to-day life.  I am a conduit through which I can bring that light and love.)
  • To take the complex, simplify it and teach it to others.

Life Purpose Ah-Ha Moments

  • Moving to the US from Canada in 1999 and becoming an entrepreneur after always working for others. Discovering Facebook.  The convergence of technology with human connections, two of Mari’s loves, impacted her life forever.
  • A Palm Reading:  After helping a palm reader get on twitter at a Los Angeles convention, the reader asked for Mari’s hand and told her,  “You’re purpose is to take the complex, simplify it and teach it to others”.  Mari burst into tears as she I felt so understood.

Major Life Events that Hinted at Your Life Purpose

Divorce influenced Mari to pursue a spiritual path and start studying with a spiritual teacher.  This helped Mari to really step into her truth.  As a result, she had more customers than she knew what to do with.

Spiritual Belief

Quaker upbringing that taught peace, equality, acceptance, welcoming. Higher power, God, Universe, Life Force.  Knowing that there is a spirit in you that lives through you.  People are in charge of their lives, not at mercy of it.

Recommended Personal Growth Resource or Practice

  • Book: eMyth,  Michael Gerber
  • Book: Man’s search for Meaning, Victor Frankel
  • Book:  How to Meditate, Pema Chodron
  • From Eckhart Tolle, Just stop where you are and take one mindful breathe.  Next time, take two breathes, then three, then four.

Click links to read more about these books and to purchase on Amazon.com.  We are a proud partner with Amazon.com and will earn a small commission if you purchase through this link.

Mari Smith’s Wisdom on Igniting Life Purpose and Personal Growth

Synchronicity is always around us if we are fully present.  Keep your mind clear so that you will notice when synchronicity is present.  Trust your intuition.  We aren’t our minds and our ego.  Detach and become the observer of the mind.  Use meditation and journaling.

Interview Links

Mari Smith’s website Mari Smith’s Business on Facebook Mari Smith on Facebook Free report on Thought Leadership

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