Psychedelics and Business with Bijou Finney

"I'm not one of these extremely 'woo woo' people who start speaking and you're like, 'What the hell are you talking about?' I'm making this a little more accessible," says Bijou Finney, who teaches "conscious entrepreneurship" for businesses and business leaders through a plant-based therapy that revolves around psychedelics. As a former brand designer and videographer, she understands the challenges faced by creative professionals, and believes that the key to success in life and business is aligning yourself with your true nature and purpose.

Psychedelics, she says, achieve this by clearing out all the blockage caused by past traumas and old emotional wounds. This allows us to get quiet enough to find out what we truly want and who we truly are, without any outside noise. As a result, we can become not only better business people, but more mindful of how our work impacts those around us.

On this episode of A Little Impolite, hear Bijou discuss the lingering stigma surrounding psychedelics, the power of sitting still in silence, and how to get to the next level in the video game of life.

Quotes

• "I felt like entrepreneurs maybe needed to focus on being conscious entrepreneurs. Like how does my business affect the world around me? How do my choices affect the world around me?" (15:11-15:27 | Bijou)

• “You're able to have the creativity and ability to see problems from a different perspective because it takes you away from yourself. You're able to actually step back from yourself. So, it's almost like a coaching situation where the coach can see what's going on easier than you can. (44:14-31 | Bijou)

• "It starts with microdosing. Little bits that allow you to feel safe in your own skin to allow you to drop deeper into yourself really allow you to like, dip your toe in and get safe with the mushrooms and feel like they are your ally. (47:24-47:40 | Bijou)

• "I get so passionate about rebranding psychedelics because we—especially women—hold everything inside of us, which literally leaves very little room for new versions of ourselves to bloom." (51:03-51:19 | Bijou)

• "Everybody's psychedelic journey is completely different, and they need to feel supported and have clarity around what's possible for them to actually go down that path. Because before it's very dark and murky and scary." (1:05:26-1:05:40 | Bijou)

• "Your money and your love and your sex are the same thing: they're energy. You either have blocks in them or you don't." (1:24:26- 1:24:31 | Bijou)

Connect with Bijou Finney:

Website | www.storyxstyle.com

Instagram | @mushroommamasita

Connect with A Little Impolite:

Deevo Instagram | @fusionphotog

Lisa Instagram | @lisastaffphoto

Business Instagram | @sproutconnectors

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