Table of Contents
Welcome! xi
A Loving Disclaimer xiii
Foreward xv
Introduction xix
Chapter 1 Website Disclaimer. Clarity. Root Chakra 1
First Know What You Want 1
Beware of Murky Waters 2
How Legal Documents Give You Clarity 4
How Legal Documents Give Your Clients Clarity 5
When You Get Legally Covered, You Can Go Bare 6
Your Legal Step: Website Disclaimer 8
The Purpose of a Website Disclaimer 8
Why You Shouldn't Cut and Paste 10
What Should Be Included? 11
Clarity and Website Disclaimers Align with the Root Chakra 12
Root Chakra Mantra 14
Just Get Clear and Take Action 14
Start with Identifying Your Milestones 15
Encountering Stuckness 15
Our Ego Just Wants to Keep Us Safe (and Eating Marshmallows) 18
10 Ways Lack of Clarity Seeps into Your Business 20
Give Yourself a Break and Pivot 21
Create an Opening for Clarity 23
What Happens Energetically When We Expand 24
How I Got Clarity 26
What to Do When You Can't Find Clarity Anywhere 30
3 Powerful Ways to Get Unblocked 30
Not Taking Action is Actually a Decision 34
Key Takeaways from This Chapter 36
Now It's Your Turn …Legal Checklist & Business Self-Assessment 37
Legal Love™ Bonus Content 38
Chapter 2 Client Agreement. Boundaries. Sacral Chakra 39
Boundaries Can Feel Scary 39
Legal Documents Create Practical and Energetic Boundaries 41
Why You Need Practical Boundaries 42
Why You Want Energetic Boundaries 44
Identify Your Boundaries 45
Create Written Boundaries 48
Enforce Your Boundaries 49
Are Electronic Signatures Allowed? 50
Your Legal Step: Your Client Agreement 52
Client Agreements are Gifts 54
How to Feel Good Using Client Agreements 56
Can't I Use One Contract for Everything? 59
Don't Ever Guarantee Results 59
Boundaries and Client Agreements Align with the Sacral Chakra 61
Sacral Chakra Mantra 62
Why is It So Freaking Hard to Set Firm Boundaries? 63
Being Compassionate Is a Good Thing (Except When It's Not) 64
Why We Let People Take Advantage of Our Kindness 65
Honey, My Boundary's Sprung a Leak 66
Key Takeaways from This Chapter 71
Now It's Your Turn …Legal Checklist & Business Self-Assessment 71
Legal Love™ Bonus Content 72
Chapter 3 Business Registration and Taxes. Confidence. Solar Plexus Chakra 73
Sleep-Depriving Fears and Worries 75
What Does It Mean to be a Sole Proprietor? 76
The Pros and Cons of Sole Proprietorship 77
Your Legal Step: Business Registration & Taxes 78
When Should You Register Your Business and Deal with Taxes? 79
Do I Have to Report My Income If I Only Have 3 Clients? 80
When Should I File a "Doing Business As" (DBA) Form? 83
Determine Where Your "Business Office" is Located 85
Confidence and Business Registration & Taxes Align with the Solar Plexus Chakra 88
Solar Plexus Chakra Mantra 89
The Gut is the Seat of Vulnerability 89
I Used to Be a Sugar Addict 91
Your Body, Your Energy & Your Business (Psst! They're All Related) 93
What if My Core Has a Muffin Top? 95
How to Feel Confident When You Don't Feel So Confident 96
6 Simple Techniques to Feel Confident Now 97
Baby Steps That Don't Go as Planned 103
Key Takeaways from This Chapter 104
Now It's Your Turn …legal Checklist & Business Self-Assessment 105
Legal Love™ Bonus Content 106
Chapter 4 Website Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Courage. Heart Chakra 107
My Favorite Church in the World 107
Courage Comes from the Heart 108
We're Rewarded When We Come From Service and Love, Not Fear 109
Lawyers and Entrepreneurs are Surprisingly Similar 111
Why Your Website is the Heart and Soul of Your Brand 113
You Have the Right to Protect Your Work 114
Legal Documents Don't Attract Lunatics or Lawsuits 115
Your Legal Step: Website Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy 116
Protect Your Content with Website Terms & Conditions 117
Protect Your Website Visitors' info with a Privacy Policy 120
Courage and Your Website Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy Align with the Heart Chakra 122
Heart Chakra Mantra 122
My Own Fear of Vulnerability and Visibility 124
The 4 Steps that Made Me Feel Safe to Film Videos 125
Don't Try to Remove Fear: Just Go Around It 128
How to Find Your Courage When You're Really, Really Scared 129
6 Steps for Taming Your Fear and Uncovering Your Hidden Courage 130
Courage (Like Crow Pose) Improves with Practice 131
Why It's Worth the Risk 133
Key Takeaways from This Chapter 134
Now it's Your Turn …Legal Checklist & Business Self-Assessment 134
Legal Love™ Bonus Content 135
Chapter 5 Terms of Use for Online Programs & Products. Communication. Throat Chakra 136
I'm the "Good Girl" 137
I Needed Permission 138
I Give You Permission 140
Your Legal Step: Terms of Use for Online Programs and Products 141
Your Terms of Use are Your Sales Policies 141
Protect Your Income & Practically "Refund-Proof" What You Sell 143
3 Big Reasons You Need Terms of Use 143
Do I Have to Use a Checkbox? 144
What Happens If Purchasers Don't Read Them? 146
Longer Is Better 149
How to Handle Copycats and Swipers 150
Presume Innocence First 151
What to Do if Someone Swipes Your Stuff 153
We're Tested Before We Expand 155
Communication and Terms of Use Are Aligned with the Throat Chakra 157
Throat Chakra Mantra 158
Declare It, Claim It, Own It 159
Show Up Fully Without Making Others Wrong 162
Losing Friends When You Speak Your Truth 165
Why We Can't Take Other People's Reactions Personally 166
Key Takeaways from This Chapter 168
Now It's Your Turn …Legal Checklist & Business Self-Assessment 169
Legal Love™ Bonus Content 170
Chapter 6 LLCs and S-Corps. Intuition. Third Eye Chakra 171
Just the Facts, Ma'am 172
Law and Spirituality are Intimately Interconnected 172
That Time I Ignored My Own Intuition 174
How I Brought Law and Chakras Together 176
Your Legal Step: LLC or S-Corporation 179
6 Reasons to Go Pro with a Legal Business Entity 179
What the Heck are Assets? 179
A Little Disclaimer About Big Business Entities 183
The 3 Most Common Business Structures for Solo Business Owners 183
Sole Proprietorship-The Simplest Way to Get Started 183
Limited Liability Company-The Easy Business Structure 184
The Pros and Cons of an LLC 186
Can I Create an LLC Without Hiring a Lawyer? 188
Corporation-The Most Complex Business Entity 188
What's an S-Corp, Exactly? 189
The Pros and Cons of an S-Corp 191
Thank You, IRS! 192
When's the Right Time to "Go Pro" with an LLC or S-Corp? 193
Which Type of Business Entity Is Right for You? 196
Intuition and Corporate Entities Align with the Third Eye Chakra 197
Third Eye Chakra Mantra 199
Our Intuition Is Always Talking to Us 199
10 Things We Might Not Want to Do After Tapping into Our Intuition 200
Even When Your Hands Are Tied, You Still Have a Choice 202
How to Access Your Intuition 203
Try This If You're Having Trouble Tapping In 205
Key Takeaways from This Chapter 206
Now It's Your Turn …Legal Checklist & Business Self-Assessment 207
Legal Love™ Bonus Content 208
Chapter 7 Trademark. Leadership. Crown Chakra 209
Stand as a Leader in Your Business 210
The Most Rewarding Charity Work I've Ever Done 210
That's Why They Say "It's Lonely at the Top" 213
You're Expected to Wear the Crown 215
It's Hard to Say No 215
Legal Superpowers Give You Grace 216
It's the Policy of My Business 218
It's Time to Recognize Yourself as the Queen (or King) 219
Ownership of Ideas and the Collective Consciousness 221
You Can Fight Back Against Copycats and Swipers 223
Your Legal Step: Trademark 224
What Can You Trademark and Why Should You Do It? 225
What About Copyright? 226
Don't Let Someone Beat You to the Punch 228
Step 1 The Trademark Search 229
Step 2 The Trademark Application 231
Oprah, an Entrepreneur, and a Trademark Walk into a Courtroom 233
Own Your Power 235
Is It Even Worth It to Trademark? 236
Trademark is the Crown Jewel 237
Leadership and Trademarks Align with the Crown Chakra 237
Crown Chakra Mantra 238
Key Takeaways from This Chapter 240
Now It's Your Turn …Legal Checklist & Business Self-Assessment 240
Legal Love™ Bonus Content 241
Going Forward 242
3 Things I Want for You 245
Congratulations! 246
Legal Love™ Bonus Content 247
Acknowledgments 249
About the Author 257
Endnotes 258
