About Leonie | Leonie Dawson | Shining Life + Biz

I’m a massive Hippie, introverted, Weirdo and I’ve been able to achieve all my dreams!

I’ll show you how you can too!

CEO who has generated over $10 million in revenue

International best-selling author of books used by over 370,000 people

Built a massively successful business in 10 hours a week

Finalist for myBusiness Australian Business Woman of the Year

Blogging since 2004 and followed by over 100,000

Former editor of business.gov.au, the United Nation’s award-winning small business website

CEO who has generated over $10 million in revenue

International best-selling author of books used by over 370,000 people

Built a massively successful business in 10 hours a week

Finalist for myBusiness Australian Business Woman of the Year

Blogging since 2004 and followed by over 100,000

Former editor of business.gov.au, the United Nation’s award-winning small business website

Fuck feeling less than.

Fuck feeling like you need to be anything but what you are.

What you are is:

magnificent.

Divine.

Holy.

Perfect

just as you are.

Whatever makes you tick. Whatever your lifestyle looks like. However you decide to parent. Whatever choices YOU make in life. Please know it really is ok if you don’t fit into this tiny, tiny box of what is considered normal.

I help highly sensitive oddballs (like me!) discover their big glorious dreams, feel less alone and change the world!

I know you’ve always feel misunderstood and like the rainbow black sheep in life.
Like an outsider, a bit of a hippy weirdo with alternative ideas.
You’re an introvert arty type who loves a simple life and your own space. This doesn’t seem to fit with the kind of person you imagine finding success in life.
You’re wondering if maybe, your time has passed and that you shouldn’t be chasing pie-in-the-sky feeling dreams when you have a family and a million ways your energy is needed by others.

I believe our stories

heal

I will joyfully and happily talk about the most painful experiences of my life. If it means you feel less alone.

If it means you know it’s okay that you’ve gone through those things. For you to know that there is nothing wrong with you for going through big and hard experiences. I offer up comfort, solace and insight. I offer up my experiences and stories with so much love and service to let you know you’re not alone in this world. That you really are good enough.

Read my most powerful stories….

I Fucking Love Anti-Depressants

Dearests, I fucking LOVE anti-depressants. I will shout about this from the rooftops. Yep, I'm an essential oil loving hippy... but DAMN am I grateful for allopathic medicine too! Anti-depressants have been an essential part of my self-care for the last 9 years. The...

How I Have Sold Over $1 Million In Books

Blossoms, Since I’ve launched 40 Days To A Finished Book, I’ve had a bundle of questions and conversations about the why + hows of book writing and publishing. So I thought I’d take some time and write some posts for you to answer them. I've already written about Why...

How I Saved $15,000 in 2 Hours (with FREE Template!)

Party peeps, Tis the season to be a good financial custodian! FA LA LA LA LAAAAAA LA LA LA LAAAAA! In the spirit of No Spend Experiment and doing my 2019 goals workbooks, I thought it would be an awesome opportunity to review my business expenses as well. I do this...

Falling Off the Cliff of Depression

I fell off a cliff a while ago. It took me by surprise, but maybe the signs had been there for a while. I’d been off medication for six months, my anxiety levels managed. And of course, in doing so, had removed that invisible protection against depression. The one...

How to not be a social media trainwreck

My loves - This is the story of two small businesses selling handmade stuff online. And how they used social media differently, with great affect. This is a true story - the one me + my team saw unfold before our eyes. One story is one of those wonder stories - of...

My Life

Born

My first word was “beautiful” and I started riding horses

I wanted to be an artist or writer when I grew up and wrote & illustrated my first book

I spend my weekends & holidays mustering cattle on our farm

My eldest brother Clinton dies in a farming accident
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I sent myself off to boarding school

I fell in love at first sight with the tech guy from work
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I moved to Canberra to work in Parliament House and as editor of business.gov.au

I began blogging and wrote my first book

I sold my art at markets and online

I married myself
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I ran creative and spiritual retreats and workshops

I got Engaged. Started running workshops online and wrote and released the very first goals workbook in 2010… who would have known it would go on to be used by over 350,000 worldwide???? Get the workbook >

We had our first daughter, Ostara.
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I had post natal depression. Read more >

I got married on our 10 year anniversary Read more >

We became pregnant again.

Spent 9 months in bed & hospital with hyperemesis gravidarum. Read more >

Gave birth to our second daughter Beth Read more >

Finalist for Ausmumpreneur of the Year award and myBusiness Australian Business Woman of The Year award
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I ran a 2 day conference in Canberra for 200 women from around the world.

Homeschool my kids for two years. Miracle years filled with memories!

I ticked off a huge dream from my bucket list – met James Taylor!!!!!

Signed a publishing deal with BenBella. Read more >

My goals workbooks hit #1 & #3 out of ALL BOOKS on Amazon Australia at the same time!!!! Read more >

Moved to an acreage on the Sunshine Coast.

I wanted to be an artist or writer when I grew up and wrote & illustrated my first book

My eldest brother Clinton dies in a farming accident
Read more >

I fell in love at first sight with the tech guy from work
Read more >

I began blogging and wrote my first book

I married myself
Read more >

I got Engaged. Started running workshops online and wrote and released the very first goals workbook in 2010… who would have known it would go on to be used by over 350,000 worldwide???? Get the workbook >

I got married on our 10 year anniversary. Read more >

Finalist for Ausmumpreneur of the Year award and myBusiness Australian Business Woman of The Year award
Read more >

Homeschool my kids for two years. Miracle years filled with memories!

My goals workbooks hit #1 & #3 out of ALL BOOKS on Amazon Australia at the same time!!!! Read more >

Moved to an acreage on the Sunshine Coast.

Want to learn more about me?

Has lived location-independent laptop lifestyle for last 8 years

Currently living on the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Artist, author, book-whore + ginormous hippy

Aspire initrovert with a ridiculously loud personality

Official Bio

Leonie Dawson is a teacher, mentor and inspirer, helping highly sensitive oddballs (just like her!) discover their big glorious dreams, feel less alone and change the world!

She is world-renowned for her internationally best-selling ‘Create Your Shining Year Workbooks’ which have been helping women create the vision and map out the plan for the dream lives for over 10 years now.

Leonie generated over 7 million in revenue, all while working part time hours, being a hippie weirdo and spending lots of time enjoying life with her two daughters and husband in the most beautiful parts of Australia.

Find her:

www.leoniedawson.com
Instagram: @leoniedawson
Facebook: @leoniedawson

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