Self-Care & Business-Care
Self-Care as a Business Owner (Thoughts + Video)
As a business owner, it’s entirely possible you forget to take care of yourself. Or you take care of yourself in fits and starts. Or you find yourself working a crazy amount, then burning out for the next week or so. Maybe this sounds familiar to you, or maybe it’s just me? (yikes!) August is…
Read MoreMore Thoughts on “Including That”
In these past weeks I’ve been playing with July’s theme, “I think I’ll include that,” watching all the ways it seems easy for me to include things, and feeling a bit sheepish about the ways I push against things that just are. This past week, I had another chance to notice this. On Fridays,…
Read MoreI Think I’ll Include That (+Video)
What if, rather than pushing against what you don’t like, or don’t want, or don’t know what to do with, you instead choose to include it? By including something, you’re not endorsing it. You’re simply acknowledging what is, and allowing it to just be. I don’t want to do marketing. I think I’ll…
Read MoreStillness & Freedom
There’s a stillness in the air, a stillness that’s not normally present. Of course, this is a forced stillness, unanticipated and unprecedented, yet nonetheless, here you are. This can be frightening, to be sure. It can also be freeing. The normal busyness of life makes it tricky to drink in what’s around you, to feel…
Read MoreNow’s the time
Imagine back to when you were working “normally.” If you’re like a lot of us, you may have been wondering about changing things up – maybe you were thinking about introducing something different, like a new direction in your business, or switching the focus of what you offer and to whom. Or maybe you were…
Read MoreSome Things To Do – and Not Do – Right Now
Things to consider doing – and not doing – in this alternate universe of Covid-19. Do Set aside at least one day each week dedicated to rest & renewal Follow your energy Be gentle with yourself and practice self-compassion Tune into your own inner guidance Innovate, experiment and explore (if you’re so moved) Adjust…
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