Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part I: The Soul Coach, The Entrepreneur, The Synchronistic Meeting
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
Part II: Clarity of Change
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
Part III: The Energy of Relationships
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
Part IV: Cyber-Coaching
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
Part V: The Psychic Entrepreneur
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
Part VI: Change or Die
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
Part VII: Full Circle
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
The entrepreneur
The entrepreneur
The soul coach
Afterword
Soulbook Workbook for the Soul
First published 2009 by Wrightbooks
an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
42 McDougall Street, Milton Qld 4064
Office also in Melbourne
Typeset in Berkeley LT 11.5/14.5pt
© Troy Hazard and Maria Elita 2009
The moral rights of the authors have been asserted
National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry:
Author: Hazard, Troy, 1963-
Title: The naked entrepreneur: a journey from fear to true wealth/Troy Hazard.
ISBN: 9781742169323 (pbk.)
Subjects: Hazard, Troy, 1963-Entrepreneurship — Psychological aspects. Success in business — Psychological aspects. Entrepreneurship — Biography.
Other authors/contibutors: Elita, Maria, 1973-
Dewey number: 338.04092
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Author photo of Troy Hazard © Kit Campbell
Author photo of Maria Elita © Sheila Sissons
Disclaimer
The material in this publication is of the nature of general comment only, and does not represent professional advice. It is not intended to provide specific guidance for particular circumstances and it should not be relied on as the basis for any decision to take action or not take action on any matter which it covers. Readers should obtain professional advice where appropriate, before making any such decision. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the authors and publisher disclaim all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any person taking or not taking action based upon the information in this publication.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Troy Hazard — the entrepreneur
For me, writing this book has been nothing short of epic! I never imagined that after 20 years in business I would end up getting naked to the world in an effort to help show others the way. So now it’s time to honour those who have helped get me to this wonderful place in my life.
My family has been stellar. Thank you to my father, for instilling his work ethic and integrity in me; my mother, for standing by me throughout my entire life, including almost two decades in business; and my grandmother, for always supporting me and being behind me, without question. Thank you, too, to my sister for always wanting to lend a hand unconditionally.
A big thanks to three lifelong mates: Peter Hogg, for always being there when I need him, John Hubbard, for always cheering from the sidelines like a big brother at a footy match, and Steve Price, for opening up the creative me and convincing me I could write.
To Kerrie, thanks for being magic. To Ruth, thanks for teaching me how to type. (Without that I would have been screwed!) And to my many business mentors and partners over the years, thank you for the lessons. To the countless friends that have helped take this story from scrappy manuscript to what you read today. You rock! Without you, this most valuable life lesson would have been lost.
Thanks to my new friends of the River House: Matt, Heather and the boys, Dave, Anne, Trent, Suzie, Steve and William. You guys keep it real for me in the house of truth.
To Eve, thank you for trying to set me on a new path even though I lost my way. To my wonderful co-author, Maria Elita, thank you for putting me back on that path, and helping me remember there is a better way of life. I dare not think how life would be without you there on my 28 December. Without your guidance, support, love and understanding I would still be an empty soul stumbling through the universe. Also, thanks to my wonderful friends Leeza and Jason for your strength as I set out on my journey.
To my beautiful partner — I love you! You have shown me true joy in my life. Every day you amaze me with your unconditional love and your endless excitement at just being in the moment. I am blessed to have you in my life. You are every bit my dream girl, and it makes me smile each day to wake up and know the dream is real.
And finally, to everyone that will make the choice in life to face their truth as they read this book, thank you, for having the courage to do so.
See ya, mate.
Troy Hazard
Maria Elita — the soul coach
It is always the greatest pleasure with any book I write to thank the intimate circle of friends and family who support me. Once again, I am blessed with this joyful opportunity, which for me completes the written works of another episode in my life.
I’d like to first thank the goddess women of my family. My mother, Shirley; you are so strong and gallant — a real heroine. My devoted sisters, Toula, Kristina and Ellen, who have time and time again supported me beyond belief, and have never let me fall — not even once. What an honour it is to be caught by you all!
Immense love and gratitude to my children (and all my nieces and nephews — you know who you are!) who keep me grounded, and remind me of true joy, especially when I want to fly.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, to Ursula, Lidia, Kim and Leaone, for seeing my truth years before I knew who I really was. Your blind faith in me has always been immense, and is the reason that I’m still doing what I do. Now that’s a real miracle!
To my soul friends: Lucy Cavendish, Scott Alexander King, Charmaine Wilson, Kyrona, Janna Excel and Anita Revel. What wonderful authors you all are, yet a library of words could never truly express how much you’ve all changed my life.
A mountain of gratitude and blessings to Jacqui and Robert for believing in me, and actioning your beliefs in so many ways. You are such a pleasure to have around me and my family.
Loving thanks to Paul Scurrah for agreeing to embark on a journey with me of pure honesty and truth. Your desire to openly learn the language of the soul will always inspire me. Warm wishes also, to Meagan and Cameron, who I fell in love with immediately.
Leela and Jo, from Spheres — The Spirit Guide, your faith in my miracle message has been phenomenal and I greatly appreciate everything you have done for me.
Michael Dayes, you are wise beyond your years. Peter Murray, you are perfect just as you are. Barry and Di Hogg, you are both my spirit mentors at heart.
Jak and Ari (AGAPI), you are the most generous, kind and loving ambassadors of truth. Brian and Simon Kerle, thank you for your kindness. Annette Taylor, you will always be trusted and true.
Peter Noutsatos, my baby brother who never lets me down. And all my other family (including my father Spiro and my brother Nick) who help me discover how to be me . . . and free.
A huge thank you (with many hugs and kisses) to the team at John Wiley & Sons for believing in us, in the book, and in our story. For me it is always a phenomenal experience to have a publishing house commit to my work, because it is the ultimate ‘I believe in you!’. So thank you to Katherine Drew for making the decision to ‘believe’ (makes me feel so special!) and to Jana Adzic for lovingly editing our ‘baby’ (you’re the best!). As I always say, I believe in my dreams, and my dreams believe in me. Wiley has made this true, once again.
Lastly, I’d like to express my immense gratitude to my co-author, Troy Hazard, for the courage and honesty he has shown in writing this story with me. We laughed, cried, sang and collected our thoughts over what this book should represent. I believe you did a brilliant job, Troy. Thanks so much for getting truly naked in your story. I’m sure there are many people who will learn from you to do the same.
Miracle be!
Love, ME
PS: I’d like to thank Pirate Pete (you’ll meet him in this book) for letting me see him in my imagination. You are such a funny little pirate and I hope that everyone reading this book will also be able to find their own Purple Patch.
PREFACE
The soul coach
What would happen if you began to examine your whole life, as if re-evaluating a business plan, and started to live life another way, where there are not as many certainties, not as many expectations and you aren’t able to predict all the outcomes? One thing you would be doing as an absolute — you’d be living in truth every day.
Tell me, are you living your life in truth or fear?
The entrepreneur
Now don’t get me wrong; not for one moment do I feel like I’ve heard a higher calling, nor do I feel ‘reborn’. In fact, to the contrary, I feel like a part of me has just died. Upon reflection, I realise that I did not start shaving my head seven years ago with the psychic vision that I would become a monk in the new millennium. The fact is, I’m just bald! And there’s no way I’m about to ring my Porsche dealer and tell him to put my car on the market as I no longer need material possessions. And if you think I’m going to go sit on a hill with my legs crossed in the lotus position, holding my fingers together, humming with my eyes shut or taking long treks and talking to yaks, then you’re sadly mistaken.
But there is something different about today . . .
