self improvement
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Reach One Goal in 90 Days
How long does it take to reach a goal? What a loaded question. It takes as long as it takes, of course. But we put so much pressure on ourselves to get things done as soon as possible, so we can get on with our lives — never realizing that the process of learning and… Read more
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Overcome Creativity Blocks in Business
Creativity isn’t just being artistic — creativity is how we approach problems in new ways and think outside the box. Creative blocks are a common occurrence for artists, musicians, writers, and other creative professionals. However, they can also occur in business. When you experience a creative block, it can feel like you’re stuck and can’t… Read more
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4 Goal Setting Rules to Break
Everyone knows that goal setting is important, but most people have a hard time making the changes they want in their lives or businesses! Sometimes it just feels easier to stick with what we know. Why? Because the process of goal setting and achieving your goals can be overwhelming, and society is practically begging us… Read more
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Do You Have to Have Your Shit Together to Hire a Coach?
I used to think coaching was for a certain type of person. People with their shit together, really. I thought that hiring a coach was a pretty having-your-shit-together choice to make. Those were people who knew what they wanted, made a decision to hire someone to get them there, and never doubted that choice at… Read more
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You Can’t Give Your Whole Business Away for Free
I recently started a series of daily self care practices. Not necessarily new year’s resolutions, but things I wanted to literally practice daily. My morning routine now consists of Morning Pages — an exercise from Julia Cameron’s The Artists Way, three handwritten pages of journaling without any particular prompt — and a three card tarot… Read more
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moon to moon: 2021 in review
Tonight is the last full moon of 2021, one of my favorite events of the year because I get really deep into my journaling and reflecting and healing, I lay it all out in a notebook — what I am leaving behind in the year before, what I am creating for myself in the coming… Read more
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Is work-life balance 50/50?
We think of our career and self-care as a binary between work and life. We talk about work-life balance like that’s all there is. Work stuff, and life stuff — an even split. But it’s not 50/50. This is not a two-mode thing where sometimes you live and sometimes you work. Balance means that the… Read more
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7 Money Mindset Shifts
Money mindset is one of the biggest things holding people back from financial confidence. Whether you’re a business owner, stay at home parent, Average Joe, or anywhere in between, money is important. We need it to live — to pay for housing, medicine, food, and other necessities and desires. Yes, desires. You deserve nice things,… Read more
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How to Level Up Your Creativity
Human beings are creative. We just are. Left to our own devices, we make up stories, draw pictures, write poems, use color in different ways, and display beautiful things in our homes. We have been making art and telling stories for eons. You are creative. I am creative. We are creative. But over time, creativity… Read more
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How to Know What to Say No To
We procrastinate productively, because saying yes to doing the dishes or another load of laundry is ALWAYS going to be something we can argue is more important than our creative goals, rest, or play. So it’s time to be more decisive about what we say yes and no to. Read more
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