Here it is, a Shining Academy Review just for you! xo
Thinking of joining Leonie Dawson‘s Shining Academy? In this Shining Academy Review, I will share about my own Shining Biz + Life Academy membership experience over the past few years.
I’ll also give you the scoop on everything you need to know to decide if Shining Academy membership is right for you.
Shining Academy Review Overview
My Shining Academy Review will help you learn more about Leonie Dawson and all that Shining Academy membership includes, so you can decide if it’s right for you! Also, it’s always fun to talk about unicorns, mermaids, and empowering women, which this Shining Academy Review most certainly does. So, let’s get started!
Who Is Leonie Dawson?
Leonie Dawson is an inspiring, totally herself, totally woo woo, and self-described hippie mama from Australia. She is also a creative, heart-centered, and super smart entrepreneur.
She went from working in a government office job while selling her artwork and running women’s retreats on the side, to creating a 7-figure business teaching other creative women entrepreneurs how to follow in her footsteps and create the businesses of their dreams.
With an irreverent, quirky sense of humor and a love of colorful language (ie, if you can’t handle the f-bomb used in humor, she’s not for you), Leonie’s fun, devil-may-care, completely honest personality is one thing that makes her stand out from other business teachers.
Loving her family is one of her passions, along with helping other creative women find success in their businesses.
Leonie loves mermaids and unicorns and being honest and real. She has shared so much of her own trials over the years, both in business and in life. For example, during her second pregnancy she shared about her struggle with hyperemesis gravidarum. And more recently she shared about how she was going through a time of not feeling like her creativity was coming to her as it had in the past, and how scary that was. Such honesty and openness is refreshing.
One of my favorite things about Leonie is her huge heart for helping others, and the fact that she lives it out through her actions. Leonie Dawson International supports a number of charitable organizations.
What is the Shining Academy?
So, now that you know a lot about Leonie Dawson, what exactly is the Shining Academy, you ask? The Shining Academy is Leonie’s online membership program for creative entrepreneurs, or for women who want to be creative entrepreneurs.
What Does Leonie Dawson’s Shining Academy Membership Include?
The Shining Biz + Life Academy includes ALL of the courses and products Leonie has created and continues to create, every month.
Members of the Shining Academy have access to thousands of dollars worth of business courses, life courses, meditations, recordings of live calls and trainings, and more.
The community, or Mastermind, of Academy members is another awesome perk. There are monthly live calls in which you can ask Leonie questions and get her feedback. Plus her team is active in the community group, answering questions and making sure the group stays positive and supportive.
Shining Academy Membership also includes her life and business workbooks and yearly diary, mailed to you, for free.
I share more about these life-changing workbooks below.
Who Is the Shining Academy For?
The Shining Academy is for you if you…
- Are a creative woman who would like to start a business or grow your business
- Would love to be part of a diverse community of creative, heart-centered women from all over the world
- Like the convenience of having tons of useful resources immediately available to you for use whenever you wish
- Resonate with Leonie: her warm personality and fun sense of humor, her colorful artwork, and her love for other women and the world
- Would love to set goals and reach them so you can create the life you desire
If you are a photographer, designer, life coach, shop owner, health coach, or any kind of passionate liver of life who wants to make a living being creative or spiritual or whoever you truly are, the Shining Academy will be a good fit for you.
My Shining Biz + Life Academy Experience
I somehow came across Leonie, maybe through a blog post, and I quickly downloaded her Biz + Blog Star Workshop. I was so inspired by her story that she shared. At this point I was thinking of starting a blog, although it was still a twinkle in my eye.
My first purchase from Leonie was the 2013 Amazing Biz + Life Planner/Workbook. (At that time, the Shining Academy was called the Amazing Biz + Life Academy.) I printed out the pages of the Workbook, filled them in, and put them in a three-ring binder. I LOVED my yearly planner.
In fact, I loved it so much, I’ve been using them ever since, and they’re one of my favorite parts of the Academy.
Then in April of 2014, I decided to join the Shining Academy, and I haven’t looked back.
While I love my planners, my other favorite part of the Academy is the friendships and connections I’ve made there. They have enriched my life beyond measure (as wonderful people do), and they have helped me grow my blog and coaching business.
During the time that I’ve been a member, I have achieved so many of my goals, and I have learned so much. I created this blog, Happiness Mama, and I created The Happiness Mama Podcast. I love being part of the Shining Academy, and for me it has definitely been a worthwhile investment.
My Shining Academy Community
I actually signed up using the affiliate link of a blogger I admired. She later became a mentor and a friend.
Some of my best friends online continue to be friends I’ve made through the Academy. I’m thankful to count as dear friends lovely Academy members from England, Canada, New Zealand, Denmark, and across the U.S.
Friends from the Academy have also been wonderful podcast guests, and I have done guest blogging for other Academy members. It’s a great place to meet some amazing women doing amazing work.
Last year I went to Denver for a special Academy live event, and it was wonderful, too.
And I’ve had the opportunity to do other members’ programs for free as a beta tester, and that has been really amazing, too.
Some of My Favorite Academy Courses
Two of my favorite Shining Academy courses are Business Goddess and Radiant Goddess.
While not technically a course, the yearly life + biz planners and the new Diary are among my favorite things about the Academy, and using them has been a great inspiration and support for helping me meet my goals.
Want to check out the other courses, trainings, resources, and meditations that are included in the Shining Biz + Life Academy membership? Cool! You can click here to see the curriculum in greater depth.
Should You Join Leonie Dawson’s Shining Academy?
If you are a creative, heart-centered entrepreneur or you want to be, Leonie Dawson and the Shining Biz + Life Academy are definitely worth considering. It is a treasure trove of support, community, and practical knowledge to help you grow your life and your business.
Leonie Dawson started the Shining Biz + Life Academy in 2010. While starting a family and working just part-time hours, from home, Leonie has grown the business to $3 million. She has been a finalist for Ausmumpreneur of the Year and Australian Business Woman of the Year. And she donates significant amounts of money to people around the world who are in need. For example, they recently built a school in Kenya!
It is an investment, it’s true. If you are at a place where you feel ready to invest in yourself, your business, and your life, then this investment will be worth it. You can click here to read all about the Shining Academy and tons of testimonials from happy members.
The Shining Biz + Life Academy will be closing its doors to new members at the end of September. If you feel called and ready to join, now’s the time. Doors won’t be opening again until sometime in 2017. So now’s the time to make it happen!
Shining Academy Review Questions
I hope you found this Shining Academy Review to be helpful. If you have any questions about the Shining Biz + Life Academy, I will be happy to answer them. Feel free to share them in the comments below. You can also send me an email at heather (at) happinessmama (dot) com, or join me in the Happiness Mama Community to chat and meet other like-minded mamas.
I’m passionate about helping creative mompreneurs to create the lives they most desire while being the moms they want to be. And I know that if the Shining Academy resonates with you, and you decide the time is right to jump in and make the life and business of your dreams real, then it’s a no brainer.
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