With June coming to a close, it’s time to engage in self-reflection – contemplating the lessons and experiences that have shaped the first half of 2023. For Alexis, these past few months have been filled with moments of growth, challenges, and surprising discoveries, all of which have left an indelible mark on her journey. In this week’s solo episode of Too Smart For This, she dives into what she’s leaving behind in H1 of 2023, what she’s bringing into H2, and the products/resources she’s picked up along the way. 

Show Notes

0:18 Mid-Year Check-in!

0:51 Benefits of planning in quarterly increments

1:15 What we’re leaving in the first half of 2023, and what we’re bringing into the next 6 months!

2:45 Let’s review H1

6:35 Importance of making the right decisions for YOU

7:13 Trust your timing! Peaks cannot exist without valleys

9:03 Stop chasing perfection and just be you

11:45 What’s being left in the first half of 2023

12:55 What we’re taking into the next half

15:26 Radical acceptance as a means of minimizing your suffering!

17:21 Everything (products, routines, etc) I’ve loved about the past 6 months

22:36 Self-Care/Mindset favorites

24:45 Not letting astrology define/dictate your life

26:24 Body/Skincare/Hair favorites

32:01 Utilizing quarterly vision boards to visualize your upcoming success

Resources/Mentioned

Elix Cycle Balance Drops: https://rb.gy/vf7mm

Alive by Whitney Simmons: https://rb.gy/llvwd

Lululemon Align Mini-Flared Pant: https://rb.gy/6rmsq

Lululemon Cropped Define Jacket: https://rb.gy/u5w31

Ratio Food Protein Yogurts: https://rb.gy/4s1nv

Premier Protein Shakes: https://rb.gy/y11c9

The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power by Katherine Morgan Schafler: https://rb.gy/2zf84

Conscious Luck: Eight Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune by Gay Hendricks, PhD: https://rb.gy/nwp35

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: https://rb.gy/ms9zz

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay: https://rb.gy/vj9f8

Superhuman App: https://rb.gy/dot84

Big Conversations with Haley Hoffman Smith: https://rb.gy/qitg4

The Twelfth House Podcast: https://rb.gy/xdyzt

Balanced Black Girl Podcast: https://rb.gy/w95ru

The Colin and Samir Show: https://rb.gy/ig101

Female Founder World: https://rb.gy/8j5l8

I’ve Had It Podcast: https://rb.gy/hjnny

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: https://rb.gy/pwyws

Bravo! We're Black Podcast: https://rb.gy/itfo4

Hot Off The Mess Podcast: https://rb.gy/jmvwn

Ouai St. Barts Body Cleanser: https://rb.gy/p0ib0

Summer Fridays Dream Oasis Serum: https://rb.gy/96e0f

Peach & Lily Glass Skin Refining Serum: https://rb.gy/fauxa

Bread Beauty Supply Hair Cream: https://rb.gy/flbak

Bread Beauty Supply Hair Gel: https://rb.gy/46a3u

Act+Acre: https://rb.gy/blpuo

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