How often do you find yourself saying yes to other people and not leaving any time for yourself? Are you burnt out and still running around for others? I challenge you to say NO and put yourself first. Stop by and leave your results
Ever been really excited about your accomplishment and have zero recognition from others around you? Do you support yourself and surround yourself by others who will cheer you on?
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- I am glad I am a part of Success Rituals and even more excited we are Best Seller!!!!!! Thanks Gina xo
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Does the little monster in your head tell you that you can’t do something or you are not good enough? Ever think about where you have heard that from? Is it from a parent, growing up, society? Can you challenge that? Another tip from the lonely preneur journey.
Stop worrying about how others are judging you. Are you judging yourself and if so ask yourself why? What is the purpose of beating yourself up? There is none. My lesson when I realized I had an automatic behavior and judged Lady Gaga on her dress vs her as a person.
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Jun
How Many Times Have You Cut Yourself and Don’t Know How
By admin | Filed in Strategy Sessions Blog
Do you really know what you want to be when you grow up? Sometimes you do what you feel is expected of you without considering your feelings. Do you love what you do? Have you been influenced by others and in some way they have decided your fate?
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- This is exactly what I did when I was unhappy in my own business. Excellent advice Tricia!
Find out about my time off, what I learned and sure you have also gone through.
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- Thanks Greg, It is timing. Biggest lesson I learned is when we are ready something shows up
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Apr
Feel the fear, stare that sucker in the face and find your path anyway…….
By admin | Filed in Coaches Blog, Coaching BlogI am A Creator. A Visionary. A Survivor. An Achiever. I have a natural born ability to engage with people in person and I intuitively know how to get the best from them to reach great performance. I thrive under pressure and can deliver genius on impossible deadlines. I am an award winning retailer and restaurateur and have created ££millions of pounds of profits for the businesses I do work for. I create tribes of loyal teams who have followed me from project to project like the pied piper. Customers love what I do and come back for more again and again.
And when I really get my swag on I can even be a little bit Rock Star.
In short, I think I am quite good at what I do.
Oh my God! That was bloody hard to write.
It has taken a while, years in fact, for me to be able to think the thoughts above. Let alone believe them or even say them out loud. I am, after all, a wallflower, a shrinking violet as we say around these parts. I am far more comfortable to let my results do the talking and leave the self-publicity to someone else. I am British for a start and we are all a bit reserved over here don’t you know! It doesn’t appear in our DNA to strut our stuff and shout about our achievements.
It certainly didn’t for me. For a long time I would rather have poked hot needles in my eyes than actually stand up in a room and speak confidently about my achievements. In fact I would rather have not spoken at all. In short here is my confession.
I am an INTROVERT.
An introvert who was permanently STUCK in her own head.
And when asked to write an article, one that would inspire and inform other women, women like you, to keep going in the face of challenge and frustration in your own life and business. Write some words that might encourage and cheer you on and support you in some small way to say yes to the life you truly deserve. What was my first reaction?
Shit! What on earth am I going to say?
What on earth HAVE I got to say, that could possibly help? And by the way, who DO I THINK I am?
Perhaps I should just run away instead and hide myself back under my big, understated, rock.
Oh yes, that feels much better. That’s the plan. I am going to hide my light again. Much safer option.
Oh there you are, pesky little introvert! Great to have you back, I have missed you…
Yep, I have spent a longtime OVERTHINKING it. And whilst my capable brain and abilities have had me achieving great stuff, big results, lots of lovely praise and recognition, I had previously never allowed myself the opportunity to FEEL the ease and flow of allowing myself to go with my gut and intuition and trust the process.
In short, I had made a great career out of standing in my own way for a lot of the time.
And that’s really exhausting.
So, in short, I quit and resolved to change my strategy and choose a different way forward. That took some work and continues to do so. We are all on a journey but the change for me came when I chose to enjoy the ride.
Some key lessons hold me in good stead on the days where I need a swift butt kick to get me back on track and I choose to remember the following:
- Accept where you are in this moment. Don’t judge the past and the future just focus on the now at this present time. In that space you are free to focus on the infinite possibilities open to you and you can find creative solutions much more easily.
- Intuition is a most powerful tool. Listen to your gut feeling and know that the best guide for you is you. Don’t be swayed by daily trivia and stand for what has real worth for you.
- Build and strengthen your support system daily. Develop the key relationships around you, colleagues, friends and family. Trust that you can withstand life’s challenges knowing you are anchored. Every plant has roots to receive nourishment. What are yours?
- Be grateful. For everything you already have. When you start to focus on the good that you already can see, more and more good stuff comes into view.
I have I made it this far and whilst there are lots of bumps in the road the view is still stunning. I am giving myself a pat on the back for keeping moving.
Because secretly I am a little bit Rock Star and I have some great stuff I want to share with the world.
And so, my dear, do you………
Tamsyn Hawkins is an expert in coaching business owners to boost their revenue through branding and marketing. Specializing in creating brand and customer profiles for independent businesses, Tamsyn helps her client organizations identify exactly who they are and teaches them how to authentically represent themselves so they can attract their ideal customers.
Tamsyn has worked in sales and senior leadership roles for top UK companies including Pizza Hut UK, Mothercare, Top Shop, River Island, Gondola Group and New Look, and launched her own consulting business in 2008. Tamsyn teaches independent entrepreneurs how to craft their company image so they can engage with their customers on a personal level, foster brand loyalty, and create stronger, more profitable relationships with their clientele.
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Apr
From Virtual Assistant to Culinary Connoisseur
By admin | Filed in Coaches Blog, Coaching BlogI was a Virtual Assistant (VA) for 3 years, not only a VA but a TSVA (tech savvy virtual assistant). I enjoyed working with small businesses to help brand online through their websites and social media. Watching these businesses grow and seeing the owners so excited made me wonder about what I was doing and I started to question if I really loved being a VA. Seeing the positive results from my work led me to express myself even more and I created my little guy, a cartoon character.
The cartoon character is no ordinary character. He is A frog dressed up in a chef’s outfit promoting laughter, healthy eating and nutritional awareness for all ages! I called him “Coqui The Chef”. Years ago, I wasn’t much of a cook and with tight schedules, raising two kids on my own, food became time consuming and only when I had the time would I make a home cooked meal. If not, then we went to the drive up window or called for delivery. When I noticed my health and my children’s health decline, I had to look into the source of this. When I started to read about health and nutrition, I noticed that food is a major contribution to our being, our bodies. If we feed it junk then junk is what we get and see. I started to change our diet slowly, I knew fast food/take out has chemicals that entice our smells and make us want to eat it even if it’s not good for you.
Through Coqui The Chef, I taught my kids a new way to look at food by introducing food in a fun and loving way. I also started mixing herbs and spices with veggies and meat, they loved it! That is when the idea of sharing Coqui The Chef with everybody was born. Using my talents and with the help of my talented friends, I was able to make my dream come true. I learned to love fine food and appreciate taste; I became Coqui The Chef’s Culinary Connoisseur.
As a Culinary Connoisseur, I go to cooking demos, read culinary books, food festivals, etc. I love my new job, my new business and I get to spend more time in the kitchen. I cook awesome meals for my family, teach them how to cook and spend quality time with them at the table.
I still do some social media branding but gave myself a different title which is “social media strategist” I love my new jobs!
Tania Lopez, social media strategist and woman entrepreneur, who enjoys the simple things in life: food, networking, her work, family and friends. Her background includes work with… small entrepreneurial establishments and large companies. Her dual strengths are creative imagination and a strong business sense.
She is also the proud owner of “Coqui The Chef” a loving coqui (frog) dressed in a chef’s outfit. Coqui The Chef inspires people to return to their indigenous cuisine. Their mission is to help YOU eat healthy and love cooking! Visit her websites: http://vbuzz.biz/ and Coqui The Chef: http://coquithechef.com/
We are all faced with dozens of choices every single day. We usually make them automatically, with little or no thought. All too often we make our choices from our heads and not our hearts.
Three years ago, I made a big choice to leave my marriage. I was 48 years old. About a year and a half later when my divorce was final, I started really thinking about my life and how I wanted my new life to be. That’s when someone asked me a question that has become the basis for making decisions when I’m faced with a choice.
That question was: What brings you joy?
As women, we are so conditioned to automatically put everyone else first – husbands, children, career, charities we’re involved – the list can go on and on. And this is usually reflected in our choices.
I work with many women who choose to go from one marriage or relationship right into another one, usually because they just don’t want to be alone. But most of these new relationships end too, because they’re looking outside of themselves for answers that can only be found inside.
I know, because I had a relationship for several months not long after I left my marriage. It was a long distance relationship, so I had a lot of time alone. I cut out a lot of noise and distractions and reconnected with my heart and my intuition again. I realized I was in a rebound relationship, and it was time to end it. Not long after that was when I was asked what brings me joy. I knew the answers had to come from deep within me, from that quiet, still, all-knowing place that I was becoming reacquainted with.
The answers to that question, and the choices I’m making as a result, have been completely life-changing. They’re challenging me to move out of my comfort zone in big ways, rather than live the status quo life I’d lived for many years. I’m designing my life now, rather than letting life just happen to me. Now when I’m faced with a choice, I ask myself “will this bring me joy?”
So take time alone, time to get quiet and find that place deep inside that so many women have lost touch with. Learn to listen to your heart again – and to trust it. Because that’s when you’ll find your true essence, and that’s when you’ll find what brings you joy.
What about you? Do you know what really brings you joy as a woman? Do you take quality time for yourself? When faced with a choice, do you choose joy?
Always say yes to joy!
Lori Latimer Lori Latimer helps women work through the issues they face as newly-single women. After working as a paralegal in family law for over 20 years and going through her own divorce, she discovered a way to heal the pain of past relationships, find her true purpose, and build a new life full of joy and passion. She now helps newly-single women find their true life purpose and passion so they can fall in love with themselves and their lives. http://lorilatimer.com
WHAT someone thinks you will FAIL
When you started your business you were on top of the world and the thought of anyone close to you thinking you would fail was just obscene. Listen to a 2 minute audio when people close to you think you will fail and what to do about it. Would love to hear your thoughts leave your two cents.
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