Raise Your Vibe

Attending a business retreat or conference can feel like a scary, big investment. Save money where you can with these tips on attending those events that will change your business.

It's common to model your paid offers off of what is working in the industry. There are many ways to structure your offers. Lean into your intuition and structure your offers in a way that works for you.

When you manifest from a state of gratitude and master the art of letting go, your manifestations feel like magic. You are manifesting every day, whether you are choosing to or not.

Have you ever been to an event where you are surrounded by visionaries and dreamers like you that want to impact the world? Women who embrace your ideas, flaws, and strengths.  That feeling is why attending a mindset retreat is so transformational.

For our 100th episode, we are talking about embracing your intuition within your business. Do you make decisions off of the logical answer or your intuition?

It can feel difficult to stay positive when everything is going wrong. The key is understanding that this is the universe's way of putting you back on track.

When you focus on cultivating a positive mindset in one area of your life, you can see the trickle effect into the other areas of your life.

Doubting yourself is a mindset issue and using The Mindset Switch approach will transform your life. Work through the 5 D's with these 5 questions.

It is natural for your family to ask about your business, but the feelings that come when you talk to your family about your business can be stressful.

Even if you don't think you fear making money, even a sliver of fear will shape your success. We all have conflicting emotions inside of us, battling fear.

So what is a mindset hack?  Well, for starters the definition of a hack is to jury-rig or improvise something inelegant but effective, usually as a temporary solution to a problem. So it is not pretty, but it works and the problem becomes once you see how well it works, you'll repeat it and it will become your new normal, no longer a temporary solution.  While hacks aren't usually pretty, this mindset hack is one that you will want to keep applying to your business. Are you ready for it? IN THIS EPISODE Let's talk about the problem then we'll get to the solution. Does this sound like you? Problem: Focusing on the How Every year you set goals for the new year. Bright eyed and bushy tailed, you say to yourself, "This is my year!" Something about the new beginning gives you a mental reset. Out with the old, in with the new. The new you! Ready for anything. This is the year your dreams come true! You start dreaming about what you want to accomplish in a year. You make a vision board. You buy one of those pretty n

IN THIS EPISODE Each event benefits you in a very different way and each is a critical component of a balanced business. Think of your business as a 3-legged stool, with each of these components being it's own leg. Too much or too little of one component and you'll be off balance and your business will come crashing down. Networking Events When you attend a networking event, the purposeful intention you need to set is to meet a specific person or type of person. You go to meet potential clients, collaborators or referral partners. The event you choose to fulfill this need will depend on your intention. If you want to mingle with potential clients, you'll choose an event that is filled with audience members that meet your ideal customer avatar.  If you're interested in guest appearing on podcasts, for instance, you might choose and event that caters to podcasters or if you're planning to write a book, you might attend an event that caters to publishers and editors. Lastly, if your purpose for attending an even

IN THIS EPISODE When we are in a state of resistance we are missing what's easy and right in front of us. We don't open up to possibilities because we are sure what's in our head is the only way. It feels hard. You feel frustrated. You're not able to focus on anything else.  Of course, we want the results. But when we are not clear on how to get to those results we push and struggle to find the answers. The harder you try the more frustrated you feel, which leads you to question yourself. You are fighting the universe. What Happened When I Let Go Recently, you've probably heard that I've pulled the plug on a few things because I had taken on too much. I was at my wit's end. I was in a state of chaos. My calendar was absolutely out of control and my inbox was overflowing. I knew something was wrong, but I just couldn't figure it out. Finally, I cracked. I had a breakdown and my husband said to me, "The answers will come to you when you stop looking for them. They always do." He totally gave my medicine back to

IN THIS EPISODE Beliefs come from repeated "proof." When I say proof, I don't mean factual evidence but repeated events that become proof in our minds.  For example, a child will  Santa take at face value, but as they get older they examine and question it. They begin to feel out of alignment and look for honesty, truth or "proof" that Santa is real. As aware adults, we get to analyze our beliefs and question if they are serving us. We get to ask if we like the way the belief is manifesting in our life and the results that we are getting. We choose to think thoughts that cause emotion that, on repeat, create a belief. Limiting Beliefs and Mindset Layers I like to think of our mindset as layers. You start with the circumstance and the words surrounding it. Those thoughts become your emotions which lead toward a belief. The words we use to describe a circumstance start the domino effect. The description you use is what gets you thinking about it and creates a series of thoughts in your mind. Our brains then cre

IN THIS EPISODE The Mindset Behind Christmas Spending What is your reason for spending so much money during the holidays? Is it because of status, guilt, wanting to fit in, how you tell your kids "I love you," or are you trying to outdo others? It is important to know what is the logic and the mindset behind your spending habits. If you have no plan and act on impulse and emotion, you will spend too much. You need to ask yourself, "what is the purpose of gift giving?" Do you like your gifts to be meaningful and heartfelt or do they need to be elaborate and expensive? Once you identify your purpose for gift giving and your reason for spending so much money, then you can create an accurate plan. Save Time and Money With A Budget Before you begin spending for the holiday season create a budget for everything. You want to make sure you have a budget for food and entertaining in addition to your gift budget.  Figure out alternatives for you and your family. These alternative options that benefit you, might benefit

IN THIS EPISODE For you to avoid these money mistakes, you need to have a strong healthy mindset and sense of discipline. It's going to be tempting to ignore these, especially as you are boot-strapping in the beginning. Money Mistake #1: Not Paying Yourself First I have seen seasoned business owners and 7-figure businesses make this mistake. Because of this mistake, many of them have lost their businesses. You must pay yourself first. It completely changes your mindset and the way that you value yourself and the way that you show up every day. If it seems difficult to pay yourself, ask yourself this: "Are all of the things that you are paying for in your business a necessity?" I know it hurts sometimes to have to make really tough choices and to scrimp and not splurge. Girl, let me tell you something, there is a time and a place.  You will have the time to spend money on business growth and  the impressive things. Whenever a client comes to me and has splurged but isn't seeing results it is usually a hiccup i

IN THIS EPISODE You want to be in a money mindset that is in line with your values, beliefs,  and alignment with current reality.  This is going to be the big shift.  When you have the "put it on a credit card mentality," and spending more than you are bringing in, you are creating a deficit and, even, manifesting debt. Instead, you want to get into the driver's seat and tell your money what to do instead of allowing your money to manipulate your emotions. Here's how to do that. Create a Splurge Fund Back in the day, it was the money (birthday, chores, holidays) you would put in a jar to save for something big. Back then your money wasn't allocated for the shoulds, it was all pleasure. You can still do that now. If you are a cash-based household, use an envelope or drawer for your blow off money. If you do online banking, open a separate bank account. Make sure you set aside a certain amount every week. Get disciplined about the only money you spend coming from your splurge fund until you are ridiculously ric

IN THIS EPISODE Think of the decisions you have made in the past, whether you were really on board or maybe it wasn't such a good decision. Imagine how different things would have been if you hadn't made that decision. All of the time we say "I wish I had done this instead." But I'm a firm believer in no regrets. Instead, let's focus on what you can do today to ensure that you have the best future ever.  How I learned to have my best year ever For me, it's all thanks to Hal Elrold and his Best Year Ever Blueprint. I found my way at this event during a crucial pivot in my business life. I was pivoting from interior design to business coaching and I was feeling doubt, fear, shame, insecurity, uncertaintly and more.  I started asking myself, "Can I really do this? Is this really possible for me?" Then I would argue with that voice and shortly after that the voice of fear would kick in. I was in a spiral. Not only was I struggling with all of these negative emotions within myself, but I was feeling alone because

IN THIS EPISODE Whenever it comes to doing something for ourselves, our default responses are that we don't have enough time or money or that your husband won't go for that. We don't even know that we are automatically disempowering ourselves and blaming it on everybody else. I bring it up so that you are aware. You are holding yourself back with these statements. Instead, I want you to replace your responses with one of these three statements.  I can... Instead of "I cant do it because" I want you to think to yourself: is it really can't? Is it really physically impossible for you to do this? Most likely, you actually can do these things, but you are using this phrase instead of saying no. You can choose to say no. You can be capable of doing something but choose to say no to it. When we default to "I can't" we take that power away from ourselves. It implies that we have no choice or skill. It means that we are not in control. But you are in control. Saying the words "I can" tells your mind that you are capa

0:49 Last night, we cuddled up and watched Central Intelligence. That's with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart. Super funny. I love anything with Kevin Hart in it. Its destined to be good, isn't it. So we're watching this and there was a speech at the end of the movie that brought me to tears.  1:09 So, let me give you a some context in case you have not seen the movie. It is based on their high school career. It starts off when they are in high school and The Rock is a chubby kid in the locker room. He's got the radio on, singing and dancing buck naked and a couple of the kids walk in, the grab him and carry him and throw him out into the gym buck naked and on his belly where there is the senior pep assembly going on for Homecoming. So insanely embarrassing moment for him and it kinda messes him up for the rest of his life. He has a hard time with these social situations and this inner fat kid always lives inside of him. Although he becomes absolutely gorgeous and buff and muscular and he has a great