Archives for May 2016

May 31 2016

Flipping The Switch

How was your Memorial Day weekend? Did you do anything fun? Any outdoor bbq’s?

This weekend I did something I hadn’t done in ages – EXERCISED!!! I’ve been so bad lately about exercising – making excuse after excuse and spending more hours just sitting in front of my computer.

Even though my jeans are getting tighter, my girls are telling me my butt is getting bigger, I’m tired all the time and I know exercise is good for me, I just couldn’t talk myself into it.

A few things made me flip that switch.

1 – I saw a picture of myself from a day trip we took this weekend up to the country – Sugar Loaf Mountain. Wow! That was a real eye opener but sometimes you really need a mirror thrown up in front of your face to see the reality.
2 – If I was going to exercise it had to be enjoyable so somehow I had to mix in other things that I love to do. Right now walking is my exercise of choice. I can listen to some great podcasts so I can tie in personal development work. It’s visually really pretty where I walk so I also have opportunities to take some photos along the way. Photography has a way of sneaking in to most things I do!
3 – When I exercise, it makes me more intentional about eating healthier that day and that in turn makes me less tired so I have more awake hours to do the things I want to do.
4 – It has to be convenient (and not too hot) so I walk in the morning when I get up or right after I do school drop off. Then I get it out of the way for the day.

It was almost instantaneous as soon as I made that decision and started to look at it in a different light. This morning I also went so I feel like I’m on a roll! I also recently discovered fitness guru Tracy Anderson from the business show Follow The Leader and was really inspired by her drive and her brand. Her exercises actually look fun!

Flipping the Switch can really apply to anything in your life whether it’s personal or business related.

Is there something you’ve been dreading that you can possibly look at in a different light to flip that switch?

A few images from my walk – soon to be making an appearance on my Instagram feed!

May 24 2016

Friday Night at The Plaza Hotel, NYC

How are you? Is your week off to a good start?

Wanted to tell you about a great event I attended this past Friday night. I got all dressed up to go to The Plaza for a networking event.

When you have your own business, or want to start one, it takes investing in yourself, not only financially but with time as well.

Sometimes it’s hard to stay motivated but when you have a goal in mind, it makes it somewhat easier. I had plenty of excuses for not attending:

I had to get dressed up! I live in jeans so having to put on a dress is a big deal for me – including having to shave my legs!!
Dragging my butt into the city on a Friday night knowing if I drove I’d be stuck in traffic so I opted for the subway
I didn’t have any friends going so of course I was thinking who am I going to talk to – I’m not the bravest about just going up to strangers
It was my anniversary! So yes, of course I felt guilty!

The thing is, I knew the women attending this event are all highly successful and killing it in their coaching businesses. I was intimidated but I wanted to be around that high vibe energy. I busted through my excuses and went for it.

It was amazing! It wasn’t a typical networking event where everyone was just passing out business cards. It was more like a mastermind – exchanging ideas and helping one another in a collaborative, rather than competitive way.

It was refreshing not to be speaking about our kids, playdates, homework and what we’re cooking for dinner. None of that stuff was ever mentioned! Was it scary to go up to people? Hell yeah! Putting yourself out there and getting out of your comfort zone is always scary but it’s what makes you grow.

After speaking to these women, I realized they’re just people – like you and I. We’re all trying to figure things out. It was inspiring to be around women that were really going after what THEY want for their life – making themselves a priority!

Think about something that you want, just for you and see what steps you can take this week towards making it happen.

Life Happens Now!

May 23 2016

Mindset Monday – Feeling Trapped

As far as mindset goes, today I want to talk about feeling TRAPPED. Is there something in your life that you’re feeling trapped about?

Maybe you have kids and you feel TRAPPED by their schedule?

TRAPPED by not having enough money to move forward,

TRAPPED by lack of time.

TRAPPED by your own feelings of not being good enough.

TRAPPED by a job that you need for the money but you know you hate being there.

Feeling trapped can feel like you’re in a cardboard box taped up all around you with no way out. You’re struggling – banging for help but no one is answering. You feel like there’s no hope – no way out.

Then miraculously you see a tiny little hole in the corner of the box. You start to relax and you can breathe and the panic starts to diminish. You get a sense of hope just from that tiny little hole.

So again I ask, what is it that is making you feel TRAPPED and what is that tiny little hole that can give you HOPE? It could be as simple as an unexpected email or something you read in a book.

For me I’ve been getting tons of inspiration and motivation and starting to see things differently by watching the interviews in the 30 Days of Genius at CreativeLive series.

I really can’t express how great these have been. Even today as I watched Daymond John‘s interview, I was inspired by his goal setting and visualization practice. Going to definitely make tweaks in my own routines!

If you need to find that little glimmer of hope, inspiration, and motivation, go sign up for this series now and start catching up on the previous interviews. It won’t cost anything except for your time.

If you have been watching, which has been your favorite interview so far and what have you learned?

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May 13 2016

Organizing Your Passwords + Free Printable

When you start to be very active online – signing up for various courses, paying your bills and creating new social media accounts, you’re going to end up with a whole lot of passwords to remember.

With security getting even tighter, the passwords need to be more random and I don’t know about you but I can’t remember them all! I was scribbling them on a piece of paper, putting post it notes all over the place, then I realized I needed something much neater and more organized so I created this Password Cheat Sheet.

I know some people create a document on their computer and have all of their passwords listed there but what if you system crashes or the power goes? Then what?

I also know there are apps that you can use to store your passwords but I haven’t tried any of them.

I’m going old school here and just writing them down!

I’m trying to get myself more organized and neaten my office area and figured this was an easy place to start.

If you’re tired of having little post its all over the place and need a better way of remembering, grab a hold of this printable. Print as many as you need and if you trust everyone in your home, keep it nearby your work area, of if there is a trust issue, file it away but at least you know they’ll all be in one place.

Remember to:

change your passwords often – at least once a month
don’t use the same password for all of your different accounts

How do you manage all of your passwords?

May 09 2016

Money Mindset Monday – Opposites

I hope you had a great Mother’s Day weekend to those that were celebrating.

I’m listening to more of Bob Proctor on YouTube. I can’t seem to get enough of him. He appeared in The Secret and has tons of videos you can watch and listen to in the areas of personal growth.

Something stuck out to me on one of the recent ones I was listening to. He said something like if you’re cold, you’re not going to focus on cold to get you warm. Your thoughts go to heat whether it’s to sit by a fireplace or turn on the heat in your car, etc. The opposite of cold is heat

You can use this about money as well. If you’re in debt and you keep thinking of how to get out of debt, you’re basically still thinking about debt so that’s what you’ll continue to get more of. Remember you get more of what you focus on.

So what’s the opposite of debt? Prosperity! Turn your thoughts instead to what you can do to be prosperous. I’m trying to put this into practice in my own life. I’m definitely not saying it’s easy but it takes willpower to put your focus onto what you WANT rather than what you want to avoid.

Do you see the difference? It’s really just a mindset shift but it puts you in a more powerful place.

If there’s something you’re struggling with, think of what the opposite could be and focus on that instead