Creating The Path

In today’s episode of Creating The Path, I’m talking about how to create a productive mindset because the thoughts we think affect the actions we take (or don't take). 

We often get stuck thinking thoughts that prevent us from taking the actions that lead to the results we want.

So today, I'm going to offer you 3 questions you can ask yourself to determine if a thought is productive or not and to reframe thoughts that help create a productive mindset - which will help you move you forward.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [01:04] Questioning your thoughts
• [05:29] Productive thoughts that help you achieve your goals
• [06:00] Making sure thoughts and feelings are aligned
• [08:40] A practical example of how to create a productive mindset using these 3 questions
• [13:23] Episode recap

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“The thoughts we think affect the actions we take or don't take.” 

“A lot of the time, we can get stuck thinking thoughts that prevent us from taking the actions that would lead to the results we want.”

“If we repeat things often enough, it just it gets into our subconscious.”

“Our feelings impact the thoughts we have. So it's really important to make sure that both your thoughts and feelings are aligned.”

“Everything that we think and do, it should all be serving the purpose of creating a life that we love living.”

Summary of the Podcast: 

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

In today’s episode of Creating The Path, I’m talking about giving yourself permission to let things go.

You may or may not have noticed that I didn't release a podcast episode last week. That was because I was working on a project, and I didn't anticipate how long it was going to take me to complete it.

So, I had to let things go. I had more on my plate than I could handle.

And letting things go can look like two different things, it can either look like not doing something at all or letting go of the need for it to be perfect. So, let’s talk about that.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [00:54] Why I didn’t release a new episode last week
• [03:09] Letting things go and prioritizing 
• [06:01] Letting go of perfectionism
• [07:24] Protecting yourself and your health

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“I realized that letting things go can look like two different things, it can either look like not doing something at all or letting go of the need for it to be perfect..”

“Letting go of things can mean learning how to accept and recognize when things are good enough. Because when you have perfection, perfectionist tendency, it's highly likely that your standards for good enough are way higher than other people.”

“Remember, it’s okay to give yourself permission to just let things go.”

Summary of the Podcast: 

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

In today’s episode of Creating The Path, I’m talking about working less and creating a 16-hour workweek.

Yup, you read that right.

I want to talk about why creating a short workweek is so important and share the three reasons I believe you should create a shorter workweek for yourself. So, let's get into it.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [02:37] What I think about the 40-hour workweek
• [06:24] 3 reasons to work less and create a 16-hour workweek
• [13:08] How my life used to be when I was working 50-60 hours a week
• [14:31] Episode recap

Resources from the episode:

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“I actually don't think a 40-hour workweek is good for most people. I just think that we got stuck in that structure because someone decided it should be the norm.”

“We got adapted to living at a certain level of tiredness.”

“There are just so many things to do, and so many things we can experience outside of work. And I think you deserve to have the time to do those things.”

“I know that I can do that and not have everything in my life fall apart because I have the flexibility to take care of myself when I need to.”

“I think we should all have enough whitespace in our calendar so that we can either use that free time to do fun things, or just relax. Or we can use that time to get the car repaired when it breaks down. Or to take care of ourselves a family member or pet when they get sick.”

Summary of the Podcast: 

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

In today’s episode of Creating The Path, I’m talking about the 4 states of productivity. 

This is something I posted on Instagram a couple of weeks ago. But I wanted to record this episode to dive a little deeper into these states of productivity. There's only so much information I can squeeze into an Instagram post. So, let's get into it.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [00:30] An overview of the 4 states of productivity
• [02:01] Productive and stressed
• [04:11] Busy and stressed
• [06:27] Busy and calm
• [08:04] Calm and productive
• [09:08] Redesign your schedule to align with your energy
• [10:26] Episode recap

Resources from the episode:

Check the Instagram post about the 4 states of productivity here or head over to @heathergracehanson on Instagram.

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“Obviously, it's not ideal to be stressed. But it's natural and it's going to happen sometimes.”

“You want to be aware of where you are within these four quadrants and be intentional about that.”

“It's good to get advice, especially when you're starting out. But it's easy to fall into the cycle of listening to too many people and switching between different strategies to quickly.”

“There's nothing wrong with being content and happy where you are currently.”

“This productive and calm state is such a revolutionary way of working, especially if you've spent a lot of time in the opposite state, busy and stressed."

Summary of the Podcast: 

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

In today’s episode of Creating The Path, I’m talking about the mindset needed to build and maintain a successful business.

Building a successful business takes hard work, but maybe not in the way that you think. When I think of hard work, I usually think of it as that hustle and grind type of work. And that can lead to success for sure. But you can also achieve success in a more enjoyable and sustainable way. With a few key mindset shifts. 

So today, I have three key CEO mindset shifts for you. Whether or not you think of yourself as a CEO, you are not only are you the CEO of your business, you're the CEO of your life. So, let's get into it.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [02:38] Mindset shift #1
• [03:27] Mindset Shift #2
• [05:46] Mindset shift #3
• [09:00] A few questions to help and guide  you through those mindset shifts
• [10:33] Episode recap

Resources from the episode:

Joyful Productivity VIP Day - If you're feeling overworked and overwhelmed, I can help you create a plan that allows you to be more productive, while working less. After one day together, you'll have a schedule that allows you to work fewer hours, by managing both your time and energy and the foundation to support your success.

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“You're the CEO of both your business and your life.”

“What we do outside of work affects how we show up at work.”

“Put focus on the importance of self-care and do that with intention.”

“You can also achieve success in a more enjoyable and sustainable way.”

“Your business relies on you taking care of yourself so that you can continue to show up, and not just show up, but being able to make the decisions that will grow the business."

“When you simplify, you amplify whatever you decide to focus on, because you're able to direct more of your energy to it - rather than spreading your energy or your efforts thin across a wide number of things.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Last week, we talked about just how important it is to rest and how we need to start a rest revolution to get rid of burnout culture forever. 

So, in today’s episode of Creating The Path, I’m talking about how to rest when you don't know how. Because I hear people talk about this and I experienced this myself. When I quit my 9-5 job, I was used to being in working mode 24 hours a day. I couldn't turn off my brain. My body was always set up to just go, go, go! 

And when you're in that place, you actually have to learn how to rest or at least reteach yourself how to rest and work your way into it slowly. 

So, let me share with you 5 tips on how you can rest if you are feeling like you have a hard time resting or just don't even know what to do. Let's get into it.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [01:58] Tip #1: Calm your nervous system with these simple techniques
• [11:45] Tip #2: Moving your body can actually help you to rest
• [13:03] Tip #3: Start small when it comes to rest (if you’re not used to it)
• [14:10] Tip #4: Reframing rest
• [16:33] Tip #5: Don’t beat yourself up
• [18:22] Recap of the episode

Resources from the episode:

Joyful Productivity VIP Day - If you're feeling overworked and overwhelmed, I can help you create a plan that allows you to be more productive, while working less. After one day together, you'll have a schedule that allows you to work fewer hours, by managing both your time and energy and the foundation to support your success. More info here: https://www.heathergracehanson.com/vipday 

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“The simplest thing you can do when you want to calm yourself down, is to take some deep breaths, but make sure that your exhales are longer.”

“The best way to complete the stress cycle is to move your body, to move it out of yourself.”

“Resting is not being lazy. It's intentionally managing our energy and knowing that in order to perform our best at work, or at anything that we do, we have to rest.”

“This is a process and we're all learning and we're all getting better at everything that we're doing all the time. So really, just be easy on yourself.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed

Let’s go deeper into Burnout Culture today. Yes, we want to help people who are burned out, but from where I see it, we should also want to stop more people from getting burned out. The Industrial Revolution changed our culture to expect that humans output like machines. And now I think we need another revolution to change it.

So, today’s episode of Creating The Path is all about The Rest Revolution. Join me in this conversation.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [01:38] Burnout Culture and the Industrial Revolution
• [03:41] What we can do about burnout culture?
• [04:50] The Rest Revolution
• [06:30] What the Rest Revolution is NOT about
• [09:40] The top 5 regrets of the dying
• [11:04] Recap of the episode 

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“Yes, we want to help people who are burned out, but we should also want to stop more people from getting burned out.”

“The industrial revolution changed our culture to expect that humans should output like machines. And now I think we need another revolution to change it.”

“The Rest Revolution is about reclaiming our humanity, our health, and our right to enjoy life.”

“Laziness does not exist. What we call laziness is just a lack of motivation. And there's nothing wrong with having a lack of motivation. Unless you want to be motivated, in which case, you can work on that.”

“The word lazy is too often used as a way to shame ourselves and other people. And it's a huge contributor, I think, to maintaining burnout culture.”

“We just need to develop the skills to rest so that we can continue to work and show up as our best in our work. Because if we don't get the rest that we need, our performance starts to decline.”

“Embrace the fact that in order to perform our best, show up the way we want to in the world, and have both success and happiness, that rest is a vital component.”

“Our worth is not tied to our work output. And we don't need to work to exhaustion to succeed.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Do you struggle to find balance in your life? Today’s episode of Creating The Path is all about finding balance. What is balance? How can we find it in our lives? 

I don’t see balance as this static thing that we ACHIEVE, I think of it more as something that we DO according to what we feel and need. Join me in this conversation.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [01:10] The topic of balance around work and home life
• [02:14] A simple example of finding balance
• [04:21] How can you find balance?
• [07:54] The feeling of wanting to do more
• [09:57] ay attention to your emotions and what they’re telling you

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“I don’t think we should burn ourselves out trying to achieve something other people think it’s ideal.”

“Instead of seeing balance as this static thing that we achieve, I think of it more as something that we do.”

“We don’t just achieve balance and then stop moving.”

“It’s up to each of us to figure out what polarities we need to balance in our lives.”

“We aren’t used to resting, so it can sometimes make us feel restless, fidgety, and overall uncomfortable. And that’s exactly why we need rest so badly.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is about dreams. But not the kind of dreams you have when you’re sleeping. The dreams you have for your life and your business. Inspired by Martin Luther King Day, I invite you today to write your own “I Have A Dream” speech.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [00:50] Martin Luther King famous “I Have A Dream” speech
• [02:07] Why I believe the “I Have A Dream” speech was so impactful 
• [04:05] The difference between dreams and goals
• [04:44] The importance of getting clear on your dreams before setting goals

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“You, living your dream life - whatever that looks like - is a great achievement.”

“Maybe some things are achieved by accident or by chance, but mostly, I think it all starts with a dream or an idea, which then leads us to take action in the direction of that dream or goal.”

“A dream to me is the big picture of what I want. And goals are the way to bring that dream to life.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing, and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.

Today’s episode of Creating The Path is about new year’s burnout, how to manage that initial excitement of working on new goals, and ultimately, avoid burnout before the first quarter is even over.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

• [00:30] What’s New Year’s Burnout?
• [01:34] How to manage the excitement so we don’t burnout in Q1
• [03:57] Intentionally holding yourself back to avoid burnout
• [06:17] An example of how to avoid new year’s burnout
• [08:30] Keeping in mind the future view and year goals

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“It’s a super common phenomenon where people will set new year’s resolutions and then, by February, they’ve already given up on them.”

“Even though I know I have the energy to do it right now, I know that if I do too much I’ll burn out or lose my motivation.”

Creating the Path is a podcast that challenges multi-passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their goals by working less and eliminating overwhelm, so they can create their own unique pathway to a life they love. My mission is to transform hustle culture and assist others to shift away from living life on auto-pilot to living intentionally and following your own path to a life you love instead.

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a certified positive psychology-based coach and creator of the Intentional Energy Framework, a system that empowers you to create a life and business you love without burning out. Heather is obsessed with all things personal development, running and walking in the park,  interior design, salsa dancing and most importantly, spending time with her pup, Barclay.