You would never know by looking at her, but at one time, Laura Hollick was a truck driver. (Have you really looked at this picture of her…as a unicorn, no less? Hard to believe!)
Today, she is an award-winning artist, thriving entrepreneur, and founder of Soul Art Studio, a business devoted to guiding people to connect with what she calls their “Iconic Essence” (more about that below), and create a life and a business that expresses it.
She’s also half of a wildly dynamic duo that includes her ‘creative soul mate,’ über-talented photographer Kevin Thom, the genius behind all the photographs and video in which Laura herself stars. You can see some of their magnificent work here.
Laura's latest innovative creation is her upcoming online event called the Global Vision Quest. The event, happening October 4-17, is designed to support the next wave of new paradigm leaders in discovering their own Iconic Essence, and receiving a vision for what they are uniquely here to be and do on the planet.
Having gone through an extraordinary transformation in her own life, and using vision quests to guide her along her own path, Laura created the Global Vision Quest to support other new paradigm leaders to open to their own next level of growth and expression.
I interviewed Laura about the event, and how it will literally change the future of our planet:
What is Global Vision Quest?
A vision quest is really this idea where you take a journey to get an insight and a vision, and when you have that, your life changes. It's undeniable. If you have an insight, and you've got clarity on who you are and what you want to do and be in this world, then it's almost like you get this fuel tank filled up, and you're ready to do what you need to do…
I've done many vision quests, and I knew I wanted to bring this to people on a global level. I also feel that we're kind of ending the age of the lone wolf. A lot of the vision quests that I did felt very lonely in many ways, and that there's value to that to doing it on your own. But now, as we're entering this new paradigm, I do feel that there's something about connecting. We amplify the energy.
So I wanted to guide people on a vision quest to help them in their life, to get a vision of their iconic essence (to find out) who are you really, and what is your true career path, and have the fuel to go there.
And I wanted to do it in a global way to amplify that energy so that everyone collectively could step into their own iconic essence and start all of us carving out the path that we are here to take. I feel that that is what will co-create this new earth.
What is an Iconic Essence?
To me, an iconic essence is: What are you really? What is your core flavor, energy, unique voice, unique expression?
When you let that move through you purely and totally, it's iconic because it's original. It's unique. It has a flavor that's like 'Wow!', that's just real. And so I love being in my own creative zone in that core place, and I feel iconic.
I know the traditional idea of iconic is that it's Michael Jackson and Marilyn Monroe, and you're superstar famous. And some people, that is their iconic essence; to be superstar famous. Some people, iconic is communicating with animals or it's doing accounting – making someone feel safe with money. It's whatever it is, and it may be a small audience, it may be a big audience. To me it's about being the full expression of who you are in your embodied reality now.
How would you describe your own Iconic Essence?
I feel my essence, my unique energy – if I was to put it into one word, I would say inspiration. Like, being in spirit. And so, part of my work to maintain, and train, and cultivate my Iconic Essence is about being a clear channel so that spirit can move through me. That involves doing art. It involves taking hikes in nature. It involves eating well — anything that allows my channel to be pure, clear, and clean so that spirit can flow through me, so that I can inspire, I can be in inspiration myself, and also exude that to people. That is how I would describe my iconic essence.
How can people participate in the Global Vision Quest to discover their own unique Iconic Essence?
The event is live and virtual, and is happening October 4th-17th, and it's free (you can sign up here). There's going to be interviews where we're interviewing new paradigm icons, and we're doing very creative photo shoots to express their Iconic Essence. And then on Oct. 11th, there's actually a guided vision quest, and this is for everyone to get their own vision of who are they and what's their Iconic Essence?
Very cool, and something that’s never been done before. I (Lisa) will be enthusiastically participating in the Global Vision Quest to receive a vision of my next level of expression of my own Iconic Essence.
You can learn more about Laura and her fascinating story by watching our full in-depth interview here.We covered a wide range of topics that are rich with golden nuggets for you, including:
- How Laura, the artist, became Laura the truck driver, and how that led to the birth of Soul Art Studio
- The unique contract she created to discover how she could thrive and make money by being herself in the world
- The core lessons she needed to learn along the way to shift from struggling artist to thriving entrepreneur
- What she learned about incurring debt and breaking family “rules” when growing your business
- What is exquisite self-care, and how it relates to the clear expression of your Iconic Essence
- And much more!
If you were to sum up your Iconic Essence in one word, or a simple phrase, what would it be? (If you don’t know, join the Global Vision Quest to find out!)
Photo: Kevin Thom
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