The Super Green Dot Project

Fay Hart is a slow coach for people in the fast lane. With the motto
do less, accomplish more taped to her MacBook, Fay has built a practice from a house she ‘bought at a yard sale’ in Mexico. She now assists clients from as far afield as New Zealand to make great changes in their lives by doing less.
Fay is the author of a beautiful new paradigm of healing, the Steps.

Sophi’s note: I discovered Fay Hart while watching an interview with her on youtube. I found her to be an engaging speaker with a very interesting story. She is 57 years old and has been working for herself as a Self-Awareness Coach for 13 years. When I asked if her pursuit is financially successful, she answered: Finally, yes!

What did you do for work in your last full time/part time job?
I haven’t had a full-time job for years but I used to work as a psychology tutor and counsellor at a college in London, U.K. After throwing caution to the wind and leaving London after 30 years, I wound up working as a Starbucks barista for seven bucks an hour.

When was the last time you worked for someone else?
2004

What are your passions?
Making poems and helping people free themselves from suffering.

Tell us about becoming your own boss?
Well, the first thing I did when I became my own boss was to give myself a year off!

Do less, do less, do less, is what I continually tell myself. I’ve spent the last year and a half living like a hermit, meditating, soaking at the hot springs, spending lots of time in nature in between learning how to use social media and cutting edge technology.

Through a series of small miracles, I have created my dream of living in Mexico and having clients all around the world via Skpye. I have learned how to relax and trust that things are always moving in the right direction, even if things don’t always appear to be.

My work is so enjoyable and the more clients I see, the more energy I have. Feeling this good and making enough money to have the life I want has been a long time coming, but so worth it! I had to drop all my old beliefs about not being good in business and not being good with money, which took some dedication, but now I am a success on my own terms, with no self-doubt or self-sabotage to undermine my good fortune.

Do you have a trust fund that supports you?
In a way I do – I have come to Trust that there is a power greater than my intellectual understanding that can assist me in experiencing unshakeable faith in a providing world. Working to develop mindfulness and clarity about what it is that I want has proven to be the catalyst for abundance unfolding in all areas of my life in mysterious ways and forms. That sort of trust fund is extremely supportive.

Sophi’s note: I actually meant financial trust fund in my question, because I often wonder if people who are able to pull it off have one!

How did you get started and what pushed you to stop working for other people?
I had never been career-minded, never had a job that I was head over heels about. I just did what I needed to do to support myself as a writer. Though I’ve fallen into some great positions by sheer luck over time, I always thought regular jobs took up too much time. Working for other people was never an option for me, so I had to find a way to support myself independently. It took quite some time.

Do others support you emotionally or are they always asking you to get a “real” job?
I have a good support network. A lot of people have believed in me, even when I couldn’t fully believe in myself.

How do you support yourself financially?
Through seeing clients, giving workshops, and I also take lodgers, which helps me with my goal to pay my house off within two years.

Do you have health insurance and if so, who pays for it? If not, why not?
I don’t have health insurance and rarely think about it. I bet the other way – that I can heal myself. I was talked into taking the health insurance when I was working at Starbucks – it was ridiculous how expensive it was – a real bite out of a minimum wage paycheck – and I never used it apart from getting my teeth cleaned.

How much time do you spend looking for business?
Very little. I allow business to come to me.

Are you happy you chose this path or do you wish you could go back in time?
I am happy. So happy!

You can find more about Fay Hart at her website followfay.com