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04/01/2021

Burn out is a real and serious problem, especially among those entrepreneurs who work solo. If you’re “burning the candle at both ends” and feel like you can never get ahead, you need to set some boundaries and discard some bad business habits that are hampering your success.

All the responsibility falls onto you, which is nice not having to deal with partner problems but very often you probably feel like you need an extra 18 hours in your day to accomplish your to do list.

Doing it all alone creates stress. Your business has challenges, including challenging clients or customers. How you deal with these challenges is directly related to how well you take care of yourself in body, mind, and spirit.

If you’re on the verge of burn out—or you see yourself headed in that direction, then check out my new course, “Self-Care for Entrepreneurs." We delve deep into why you need to nurture your whole body; how to strengthen your business by discarding destructive practices; how to set boundaries; and how to find your deepest motivations.

01/12/2021

Are You Building a Business or Longing for Someone Else’s Success?

As Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” And when it comes to making comparisons between your business and others, you are fighting a losing battle and sucking the joy out of life and your business.
When you compare your business with others, you’re only looking at the outside image; you’re not privy to the inner workings of that business and we all know how deceiving outside images can be. Just take a look at you social media feeds! You don’t know what happens “behind closed doors” nor do you have control over the actions of another business owner. Instead of focusing your attention on what THEY are doing, focus on YOUR end goals and the actions that YOU can control.

Change Your Mindset

I hear so many small business owners say, “I should be further along than I am,” meaning “I’ve been in business for X years so I should be making so much more money.” It could also mean your name recognition factor should be higher after so many years. These comments usually come on the heels of seeing the successful endeavors of their competitors. Who wouldn’t want that kind of success, right?
In reality, these comments stem from jealousy. Success always seems to come easily to others, right? But you’re forgetting – or simply don’t know – how long that person has been struggling to succeed or how many ‘NOs’ they heard before landing their first high paying customer or client. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, create your own action plan to reach your goals (which don’t have to be the same as those in this example). Take notes about how your mentors reach these goals – some may even publicize their process in a blog post or eBook – but take that action plan and tweak it to fit your audience and your business.

What’s Your Definition of Success?

While you may marvel at a seven-figure product launch or extensive speaking calendar, you need to define what success means to you. Your goals do not have to match those of your mentors or other coaches you admire. Your goals should be very personal; your WHY should make you cry, as some people like to say. Once you define your success, you can more easily create an action plan to reach that success. Just remember that everyone has a path to success but they will certainly not be identical.

How Do Your Relax?

One way to get clear about your end goals and to plan action steps is to take time daily for self-care and relaxation. You need time away from your desk to quiet your brain and simply focus on something other than business. It may sound counter-intuitive but we hear stories all the time of people getting inspiration while in the shower, or standup comics who keep notebooks by their bed because they’ll dream about their next great joke. Relax your mind and spirit and allow creativity to find you.

Need Help Relaxing? You’re Not Alone…
Business owners complain all the time that they don’t have enough time in the day so how can they possibly relax and do something fun. This takes time away from the business, of course. But sometimes inspiration comes from that time away from the office, away from the successful brags of others in your circle. Practice self-care and take time to step away from your business. The rewards are worth the effort.

12/07/2020

As we enter into the holiday season and the coming of a new year, I wanted to share some things to consider as they are a reminder that one of the most powerful things you can do to finding fulfillment is taking good care of yourself.

Self-care is as individual as each of us. I can't tell you what your body, mind, and soul needs. That's why the most important advice I can give you is this: Listen to yourself. You are your greatest source of wisdom. You actually know exactly what you need to feel your best day in day out. Do that!

However, over the years of coaching clients, I've come up with a self-care framework that you can use as a starting point to make self-care a priority in your life:

Body:
• Sleep enough. For most people, that's 8 hrs minimum. Don't tell yourself that lie that you can manage on 6 hrs. It's very likely not true.

• Eat whole foods with a focus on fresh vegetables and fruits. Load up on vegetables at every meal (especially greens). Avoid processed foods, especially refined sugar, additives, and bad fats.

• Cut out the foods that cause you troubles. Get tested or do an elimination diet to find out your personal troublemakers. Start with having a look at the most common culprits: gluten, dairy, soy, caffeine, alcohol.

• Move daily. It doesn't matter as much what you do, just move. Find something you love and do it multiple times per week. When you don't work out, prioritize walking and stretching throughout the day.

• Listen to your body: Feeling tired? Rest. Feeling hungry? Eat. Feeling sick? Stay at home. Although this is Self-Care 101, it is probably the hardest thing to do.

Mind:
• Create a morning ritual: What do you need to feel motivated & excited for the day? Think about including the following aspects: meditation, morning journaling, affirmations, visualizations or simply listening to your favorite music while getting ready or sitting down with a cup of tea for 5 minutes to plan your day — whatever it is that gets you in the right mindset to tackle anything that comes your way.

• Manage distractions. Distractions make us unproductive and anxious. Identify whatever it is that truly distracts you from focusing on the task at hand and set up a rule to deal with it. This might be setting fixed times to check your email, turning off notifications, having a designated office space when working from home or putting on your headphones to signal you are in “NO DISTRACTION” mode.

• Calm your Monkey Mind. Yoga, meditation and walking in nature can be great ways to calm down your thoughts and recenter yourself.

• Get out of your head. What are activities that you can do the recharge your mind after a long week? What are the things that truly make you stop worrying about your 2-Do list? Make it a habit to do them every weekend so you start the week refreshed. Whether it is going for a long run, spending some quality time with your loved ones, watching a great movie or going on a weekend trip.

• Get some perspective. What can you do to regularly reflect on your week, your work, your relationships and everything else that is going on? Think of coming up with a set of reflective questions for a weekly recap or just scheduling some thinking time for yourself every week.

Soul:
• Practice gratitude. Design your own gratitude ritual — trust me, it will do wonders for your soul. Whether it is thinking about the things you are grateful for whenever you want to complain about something or writing 3 things you are grateful for in your journal every night — there are endless ways to invite gratitude into your daily life.

• Connect with loved ones. Spending with our loved ones, especially if it includes physical touch like cuddling is true chicken soup for the soul. But even if it's just taking a few minutes to send an encouraging text to your brother before his exam, call your Mum or send a funny pic to your BFF - connecting to others makes us feel good.

• Schedule Soul-Time: What are the things that make you feel warm, loved and cozy? Maybe it’s taking a bubble bath, getting a massage, cycling through dreamy towns (my favorite one!), reading a novel or laughing with your girlfriends at brunch. Make a list of the things that nourish your soul and do one thing every week (and maybe even a small thing every day.)

• Trust your intuition. Follow your heart.

• Be kind to yourself. When you are suffering, be aware of your pain and be kind to yourself. Ask yourself: What can I do right now to give me the warm care my soul is longing for? And then go and do it. Sometimes we suffer because we made a mistake. But even then, what your soul really needs is being treated with kindness. Make it a habit to forgive yourself and treat yourself with compassion every time you want to bury yourself in self-hatred and criticism. Return to a place of self-love and worthiness and then reflect on what you could have done better and go and make things right.
We need a strong and healthy body to create the life of our dreams. Because when our bodies are tired from working too much and sleeping too little and sluggish from not moving enough and eating high-sugar and high-fat foods without much nutritional value, we can tell yourself all the affirmations we want but we won't be able to create success in your life. We need to take care of our body first. Our body is our vessel to take the necessary actions to achieve our goals. Don't neglect it!

We need a calm, focused and inspired mind to go after our dreams. Because when our mind is jumping around like a monkey, from one thought to the next, constantly distracted by everything that's going on around it, it becomes impossible to keep our eyes on the prize and diligently work towards our dreams.

And last but not least, we need a happy soul to stay persistent on the path to our goals. Because when we deprive our soul of the things that truly make her happy and only focus on the future, we become frustrated, impatient and unfulfilled.

Here’s to reaching the life of your dreams….

10/27/2020

How well do you adapt to a change in your personal or professional life?

Can you cope when things get really challenging?

How do you respond when you are given more responsibility or asked to do something you’ve never done before?

Being resilient is being able to bounce back or recover quickly. It is being able to endure tribulation without cracking.

Join us for our Friday Meeting when we’ll discuss proven methods for being resilient during times of change and uncertainty.

09/02/2020

DM me if you are serious about uncovering what's holding you back from getting what you want in your personal life or career and want to learn how you can get it. I can help. Let's talk!!

06/04/2020

Are you getting what you truly want? Do you keep yourself from what you want because something always comes up that keeps you from attaining it? Comment me if you want to discuss how I can help.

04/29/2020

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS - Are you prepared to reopen your business? Do you have a plan to ensure proper communication with your employees and customers? Do you know how you will promote remote working as a competitive advantage? These are just a few questions to consider. I offer a free discovery call to discuss how to be better prepared to reopen your business so you will be profitable when this happens. Contact me, let's talk.

04/08/2020

Control what you think, feel, and how you behave. Be resilient and keep the faith the outcome of this shut down will be favorable.