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There are so many misconceptions about self-compassion, about basically being nice to yourself, that have been shown by science to be completely false!! 

And, what’s even more annoying, is that they are holding you back. Totally holding you back.

In this episode, you will learn:

1. 6 misconceptions about self-compassion
2. How to think about them differently so that you can use self-compassion as the valuable tool that it is
3. Action steps to help you clarify your own beliefs about self-compassion, what’s limiting you and holding you back, and what to do about it.

Self-compassion is an incredibly powerful tool that can not only reduce that annoying negative self-talk that’s going on inside your head, but it’s been scientifically proven to help you with awesome stuff like...

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Self-compassion is an insanely powerful tool that is being under utilized by people.  I believe in using every tool and resource to my advantage, to curate my own health and happiness and sanity using whatever I can get my hands on.  And I believe that you will find that self-compassion, basically being nicer to yourself, is one of those tools that can change your life.  

In this episode you will learn:

1. Three core concepts of self-compassion that will change how you think about being nicer to yourself.
2. The benefits of self-compassion
3. One simple, clear action step you can take TODAY that will blow your mind and start making a difference in your life immediately.

Self-compassion: Worth your freaking time

Wait wait wait!  I can’t believe that I almost...

As an entrepreneur, business owner, solopreneur, consultant, coach - you are making decisions all day long....from what you’ll have to lunch, to your social media strategy, to what tax software to use.

There is no shortage of decisions to be made. 

How can you make sure that you are working at your best when it comes to the decisions you make?

In this episode you will learn:

1. What decision fatigue is
2. Why you care about decision fatigue and how it is impacting your business and life
3. 3 strategies to help you reduce decision fatigue RIGHT NOW

Decision Fatigue is Messing with Your Life

Decision fatigue is the idea that after making a bunch of decisions that you become tired and then your ability to make quality decisions decreases.  There is lots of science behind this concept that you can check out HERE and HERE.

But, bottom line, is that your willpower is influenced by more than just your inherent strength and self-control. ...

As an entrepreneur or business owner consultant freelancer, you have to not only prioritize what you are spending time doing but also how you are spending your valuable energy and attention.

What you’ll learn:

1. How to NOT waste energy and time on content you consume..
2. How to create a proactive plan to curate the content you consume.
3. How to have more energy and free time while still getting done what needs to get done. 

Information is coming at us from everywhere.  It’s inescapable.

It's coming at us via email, in blogs, in podcasts, books, TV, radio, and SOCIAL MEDIA.

It's a lot!!! 

What are you going to CHOOSE to allow into your life?

DOWNLOAD your FREE worksheet to help you prioritize your information so you can stop wasting time.

I Lost 2 Hours on Facebook!

Last week I went on to Facebook for a purely business reason - I don’t even remember why.  I got sucked down a Facebook hole for 2 hours!!!  I got NOTHING...

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What would it be like if you could get more done while enjoying it??

In today’s episode you will learn

1. What a flow state is and why it matters to you
2. How you can use a flow state to help you get big creative projects done
3. Steps to apply it in your life TODAY

What is flow

Flow is a concept created by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a psychologist.  In his book, Flow: The Pscyhology of Optimal Experience, he states that flow is “a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will continue to do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it” (1990). For him, flow is about optimizing happiness and improving performance - which are awesome and useful, and fabulous potential side effects. ...

In this episode you will learn:

1. Why figuring out what’s going on with you right now is worth your time
2. About a tool called the Life Balance Wheel
3. How it can help you get a snapshot of your life right now
4. How to prioritize your health and wellness goals 
5. How to find more balance overall with all parts of your life while running a business

Why Health Assessments are freaking awesome (and useful)

One of the awesome things that assessments or quizzes or exercises that are about your health and wellness gives you is knowledge about what is going on with you right now.  I think that the importance of this concept is often overlooked.

When you are looking to change and evolve and grow, when are wanting to be healthier, happier and more sane, when you are wanting more calm and more focus - it’s important to know where you are starting from.  

When I know where I’m starting from - I can discover the things that are already working AND...

What you learn in this episode:

1. Why you care about figuring out how to work at your best.
2. What supports you working at your best.
3. How to create more times when you are working at your best.

Why do you care about working at your best?

When you figure out what supports you in being able to work at your best, you can create more opportunities to work at your best.  It can help you to get more done and to be more focused when you are working on your priorities.  What would it be like to be able to show up as the best version of you for next meeting or sales pitch? 

What do I mean by "working at your best?"

Working at your best is different for each person.  We each have our strengths.  We each have times when we are able to accomplish a task as the best version of ourselves.  Maybe you had a sales pitch that went perfectly - you were confident, articulate, kept your emotions in check when challenged, didn't get flustered when...

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I created a 3 part series to help you pinpoint how stress is affecting you so that you can start to do something about it:

Part 1: How Stress Affects Your Body

Part 2:  How Stress Affects Your Emotions

Part 3:  How Stress Affects Your Mind

Welcome to Part 3 in a three-part series designed to help you learn more about how stress is impacting you - with action steps to help you manage stress right now!

As with all of my podcasts and blogs, I am scratching the surface of concepts and theories with a bunch of science behind them so that you can see if they might work for you. 

In this episode you will learn:  

1. How stress can affect your mind and your thoughts.
2. What thinking traps are and how they can distract you from getting stuff done.
3. Three strategies to start to pull yourself out of a...

Some of the resources/links below may be affiliate links, meaning I get paid a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you use that link to make a purchase.

I created a 3 part series to help you pinpoint how stress is affecting you so that you can start to do something about it:

Part 1: How Stress Affects Your Body

Part 2:  How Stress Affects Your Emotions

Part 3:  How Stress Affects Your Mind

The week we are discussing stress and your emotions. 

In today’s episode you will learn:

1. That your emotions can provide you with valuable information.
2. That your stress and your emotions influence one another.
3. That stress and emotions can both impact our performance at work (and everything else in our lives).
4. A 3 step process for understanding your emotions better

Emotions, while sometimes very inconvenient, are essential for providing information about how we feel about what is going on around us.  Stress influences our emotions and our...

Let's talk about stress baby
Let's talk about you and me
Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be
Let's talk about stress!
<thank you Salt n Pepa>

As I was creating this series that song was constantly in my head.

Stress can be incredibly useful to motivate and inspire us to accomplish things that we never thought possible.  But, mostly, stress just sucks.

Understanding how stress is affecting you is one of the most valuable steps you can take to start to manage it.  Once you build your awareness, you will notice when it's affecting you so that you can take action in real time.

I created a 3 part series to help you pinpoint how stress is affecting you so that you can start to do something about it:

Part 1: How Stress Affects Your Body

Part 2:  How Stress Affects Your Emotions

Part 3:  How Stress Affects Your Mind

What you will learn in this episode:

1. That different things stress different people out.
2. That stress impacts...