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It can be so easy to feel overwhelmed in life in normal circumstances. Add being an entrepreneur on top of that and if you are not careful overwhelm can be your go-to state of being. 

Today Loren is sharing how to work through overwhelm from an energetic standpoint. And if energetics aren't your thing and feel to woo woo don't shut down, you can think of it as right brain and left brain.

The more we stay overwhelmed the more we are pushing our goal further away. Tune in to hear more about:

• Energetics of overwhelm
• Balancing your masculine and feminine energy
• Aligning your vibration to match your goal
• Learn how to work through overwhelm faster each time it shows up versus getting stuck in a thought pattern on repeat
• Four steps to get out of feeling overwhelmed
• Overwhelm is a feeling, feelings are based on thoughts, change your thoughts change the overwhelm
• Tune into intuition to take aligned action instead of hustle action
• How to tap into feelings of calmness
• When you should use a to-do list (hint it's not when you think)

Here's the real deal friends, getting to your goal doesn't make the feelings of overwhelm go away. Learn new ways to handle it so you are on top of your game, always. 

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This week on the podcast Loren is chatting with Kelsey Low all about self love and tuning in and trusting your inner wisdom. Kelsey is a magical human to listen to and the empowerment behind her message is magnetizing!

Her powerful message surrounding perfectionism, procrastination and feeling like it's not safe to be seen is something you don't want to miss. 

Here's what else you can expect to hear on this episode:

• How we respond after traumatic events that can impact our self love
• They key to forgiving those that have hurt us without involving that person
• The benefit of forgiving ourselves
• How to increase self compassion, cultivate daily forgiveness and release the past for a new day
• Feminine and Masculine energy in relation to fostering a balanced approach to self love
• Willingness to be a newbie and take messy action
• 3 reasons commitment and follow through are difficult and how they are all results from a lack of self trust. 
• Releasing expectations

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Welcome to episode 16 of Mind Over Blog Podcast. This week on the podcast Loren is talking with Gretta Scholten and the conversation is awesome. This is definitely a can't miss episode, as Loren dives into the mindset aspect of time management with Gretta.

She shares her wisdom about how your goal isn't to change our circumstances, but to change how you feel about those circumstances and what you make those circumstances mean. 

Gretta Scholten is a certified life coach who specializes in time management. She exclusively coaches women 1:1 to understand why the time management strategies they've tried before haven't worked and what they need to do instead, so they can completely transform the way they interact and think about their time. 

Her approach is unique in that the focus to organization and time management is first fixed my working on your mindset. Gretta believes time management is the ability to spend your time intentionally instead of reactively. 

In this episode you will learn:

• What time management is
• The indicators you may be struggling with time management: feeling overwhelmed, not feeling focused, not getting things done that you keep telling yourself, feeling like there isn't enough time or too much to do. 
• How to practice watching what you think to notice your thoughts on time
• The steps to reframe time and become more intentional with your daily living, relationships  and business. 
• How using a calendar to try and fix your overwhelm and to do list is like just using a band aid 
• Thoughts that keep you in a disempowered state
• Lack of self trust, lack of confidence, camparisonitis

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Welcome to episode 15 of Mind Over Blog Podcast. This week on the podcast Loren has a solo episode diving into jealousy. 

Oh hey jealousy, its you....again.

Why does it feel like no one really talks about jealously. You never really hear people admit when they have it (like for real have the kind that makes you feel like a big piece of crap).

I am here to normalize talking about jealousy. I want to show you how to recognize when you are feeling it and how to move you out of the space in a safe and quick way.

In my opinion, if you don't get a grip on jealousy you are at severe risk for self sabotage. Why? Because it puts you into a lack mindset, it makes you fearful you can't have what she has.

Know that these feelings are ok, and the point isn't to avoid having feelings. The point is to feel them, recognize them, and work on releasing them in a healthy manner so you can get back on your game.

In this episode you will learn:

• Envy vs Jealousy
• Normalizing jealousy
• Jealousy to move you forward
• Steps to reframe jealousy
• How jealousy can lead to self sabotage
• Ego vs higher self thinking

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Have you thought about how you can stand out when pitching? Or how to start making money faster, while you grow your blog? In this episode Loren talks with food photographer, blogger and business coach Candice Ward (from Eat More Cake By Candice) on how to identify your strengths and use them in your business. 

Leveraging your strengths can help you speak to your target audience, pivot to make money faster, and even propel you to the business of your dreams by standing out with your unique talents and strengths. 

You are going to love the tips you take away from today's episode! Don't forget, if you loved this episode to leave a 5 star review and tag us in your stories on IG!

• 3:00 When trying to identify strengths, consider anything that comes easily to you but that also adds values to your life or others lives or your work
• 5:01- How do we identify what are strengths are 
• 5:43- Having the confidence to talk about our strengths
• 7:00- Thinking about strengths from other careers that you can use in your blogging or photography career
• 8:28 We tend to skimp over the fact what people come to us for advice for is a strength we probably have
• 10:10 Thinking about what comes to you with the path of least resistance
• 11:06 How focusing on your strengths early on in your career can make you stand out and make you special 
• 12:48 Your story and strengths can help you speak to your audience in a more meaningful and impactful way
• 14:16 How Candice relates her strengths to the audience she serves 
• 16:30 If you think about what your brand is, it is you, it is your strengths
• 17:51 What are you really good at in the kitchen- this is how you can find work and how to make yourself stand out when pitching
• 19:39 Recognizing how important it is that we are always changing, which means our strengths are always changing 
• 20:04 Why you should take inventory of your strengths quarterly 
• 22:12 Celebrating the small milestones to keep pushing you forward when things feel slow or hard, and how keeping track of your strengths and skills every quarter will provide you tangible proof of how much you have grown.
• 25:05 Understanding long term goals, but also knowing the importance of short term goals
• 27:27 Getting caught up in the “should be doings”
• 29:35 What holds people back in entrepreneurship 
• 33:33 Trust the process
• 38:16 What do you want your day to look like, what is bringing you joy 
• 43:13 Enhancing your strengths is the path of least of resistance, what to do if you are having a hard time identifying your strengths
• 45:35 Exploring “what is the worst that can happen” when we take risks
• 47:26 Getting “no’s” is not a fail
• 50:13 Getting a no, can still lead to building relationships 
• 52:19 Candice’s biggest takeaway

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Welcome to another ten minute meditation on Mind Over Blog!

For this meditation, I will be guiding you through a visualization exercise called the "pink bubble technique". This technique was created by Shatki Gawain and can be found in her amazing book Creative Visualization.

This meditation is effective, calming and easy to follow along. Be sure to find yourself in a comfortable upright position and get ready to relax while manifesting your big goals!

If you loved this meditation be sure to share it with your friends by posting it on IG stories and tagging @mindoverblog in too! I love seeing your shares.

As always if this episode resonated with you, I would be so grateful taking time out of your busy schedule to leave a 5 star review to help this podcast grow.

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Mind Over Blog Moments are quick episodes that are 10 minutes or less where Loren shares lessons or quick stories to keep you motivated throughout your week. Getting a closer look into what Loren experiences in her day to day on a more personal level and learn from her lessons and life!

In this Mind Over Blog Moment Loren shares a lesson she learned on letting go of the how.
She invites  you to let go of your "how" so that your goals can manifest quicker, with ease and come out better than you ever imagined. 

Also covered in this episode: 

• When we let go of the how we are opening up the channel for things to flow freely into our lives. On the opposite, when we try to control how we want our big dreams to come through, its restricting the flow. 
• Find out how trying to control the how is like telling God/ Universe/Higher Self you know better.
• Listen to the reasons why I don't believe in luck and what surprises in your business really mean. 
• The next step after letting go of your "how" is to tune and start listening to your intuition to take intuitive action.

I hope you love this episode and would love to connect with you even more. Send a DM to me on IG letting me know you listened so we can chat all things mindset!

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Woo! Get excited for episode 11 friends, because in this episode I am interviewing Sam Adler from Frosting and Fettuccini about how she uses mindset and manifestation to create her super successful business and blog.

Sam admits that she knows her business wouldn't be where it is today without using mindset tactics. She so thankful she learned about how your thoughts create your reality, how gratefulness always wins and how limiting beliefs can be conquered by choosing to do so!

We talk shop from mindset, money blocks, societal values that create limiting beliefs, morning routines and so much more!

• 0:29 : Sam intro’s herself, and talks about her journey from where she started to how she ended up where she is now
• 4:29 never stop learning, 
• 6:00 diving  mindset 
• 6:39 most important mindset pieces she applies to her business 
• 8:15 focusing on the gratitude 
• 8:30 how after she was first introduced to mindset “stuff” she felt like it was bs and totally turned away from it
• 14 money mindset
• 14:57 money blocks and decluttering the limiting beliefs, 
• 16:18 one of the biggest money blocks Sam conquered
• 17:48 how money blocks and beliefs can affect how you price your work 
• 18:49 dealing with copycats, how all art is not really new art, learn to make pieces of others work and make it your own 
• 22: limiting beliefs she had to conquer 
• 23:22 how in our minds the food blog community feels huge, but in reality it isn't
• 24:39 Sam’s advice for anyone who might feel paralyzed about  too many people are in the food blog space
• 26:41 the societal values that we grew up with that cause us to create limiting beliefs on what we think is possible
• 28:48 Sam’s morning routine and how she embraces the version of herself that already has the goals she wants
• 31:33 believing that what you desire is going to happen and being aligned with those feelings and vibrations
• 33:49 keep an open mind to using mindset in your business
• 36:34 how to deal with when things feel really slow and our goals are taking forever to get here

Resources Mentioned:
Books:
Steal like an artist by Austin Kleon
You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill
Think and Grow Rick by Napoleon Hill 

Podcasts:
Food Blogger Pro
Mind Your Business

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For your first meditation on Mind Over Blog, I am guiding you through a progressive relaxation meditation.

I find progressive relaxation meditations one of the easiest (and most relaxing) ways to meditate and is perfect for practitioners from newbie to long time practitioner.

Relax from head to toe, focusing on your body learning to tune inwards and keeping your thoughts focused on one thing.

This meditation can be done as often as you like. I hope you enjoy it and if you did don't forget to tag me on IG @mindoverblog!

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I have to tell it like it is. If you are determined to up-level your life, your mindset and your business, learning to be still is crucial for your success.

Meditation teaches us to calm the stormy seas of our thoughts. It allows for that break in the waves so that we can access who we truly are and connect with our higher self. Connecting with the part of us that already has everything that you need to succeed. 

But if you don't learn to still the waters aka, slow the thoughts down, your efforts in obtaining success, your dreams and desires will always feel like an uphill battle. 

Meditation allows blogpreneurs (blogger+entrepreneur aka YOU)  to slow down, be still. To listen, wait or learn what your next step or lesson should be. 

Without taking the time to slow down, those dreams and realities and desires you are trying to throw into the universe can't break thru the onslaught of troubled waters aka your constant thoughts. 

If you are serious about learning more about who you are, improving your life in tremendous ways along with your health and emotional wellbeing I highly encourage you to listen to this episode on meditation 101. 

Once you are finished you can hop on over to the next episode and join me in a progressive relaxation meditation!

If you loved this episode, don't forget to give it a 5 star rating and leave a review so we can continue get the word out about the power of mindset for bloggers.

• 1:40 Meditation is not something you master, its a practice. Which means you can’t do it wrong. 
• 3:07 What type of space to meditate in 
• 4:35 The point of meditation 
• 6:26 The phases of meditation 
• 8:41 When you meet resistance
• 10:05 What we find in the stillness
• 12:17 Difference between meditation and mindfulness

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