How To Be Awesome At Everything

Lindsay's Show Notes:

Today, I'm trying to convince you to start your morning with a FREEZING COLD shower! That's right, a freezing shower.

For a few reasons… first let's start with the health benefits!

A cold shower improves your immunity and gives you better circulation, lowers your stress, promotes faster muscle recovery and it's good for your skin and nails.

And the best part… it makes you stronger and more resilient!

This physical task develops your mental toughness… bottom line! Adding in this simple habit every morning, just for a few minutes, completely strengthens my overall mindset.

But then… the inevitable happens… at some point, you WILL want to quit. Throw in the towel, call it a day, whatever man I'm done with this! I'm freezing and shivering and miserable!

But it's soooo important that you don't. This is the most important part of the whole thing. If you quit halfway, you're telling yourself that if you're dedicated to something.. and then it gets hard or uncomfortable.. you'll just quit. And that's the opposite of the goal here!! Whereas if you bear through it… you are telling yourself… this sucks, I knew it would… there's no going back, I started this and I'm doing it, I'm not a quitter and I'm strong enough to power through it!

When you reach the end of your very long 2 minutes… you'll feel so alive! Refreshed and like you can literally do anything! You've already accomplished something HARD early in the morning and you are charging into your day!

I talk a lot on this podcast on how powerful your thoughts are… and how things don't happen to you as much as you react to them and interpret them to what they are going to mean. In this case… I used to cringe and cuss under my breath and shake… and then I was like… I'm tougher than this… yes my body FEELS uncomfortable but I get to choose how I react. So I changed my mind about it and I wasn't cussing and shaking anymore. The way you think about things is just so powerful and in this case, it changes how you look at and how you react to it during. You toughen up and work through the pain.

I love this hack and I hope you try it out … and let me know what you thought! Thanks for listening and cheers… to not being a person that quits when things get tough!

Lindsay’s Show Notes:

Today, I’m trying to convince you to start your morning with a FREEZING COLD shower!  That’s right, a freezing shower.

For a few reasons… first let’s start with the health benefits!

A cold shower improves your immunity and gives you better circulation, lowers your stress, promotes faster muscle recovery and it’s good for your skin and nails.

And the best part… it makes you stronger and more resilient!

This physical task

Lindsay's Show Notes:

So what is overwhelm?

As you go through life, your brain fills up with information… it's just like a full brain. You check your email, you check your texts, you talk to your kids, you have work meetings, theres a pipe leak in the house, someone is irritated with you… and before you know it … your brain is FULL and you're overwhelmed!

SO what do you do when you've hit OVERWHELM?

That in the moment sense that you can't handle it all.

There are 2 types of overwhelm that happen in my life and I think most peoples lives…

1. That moment when there is just SO Much going on… you're in a hurry… this is when I give myself a pep talk
2. Then, when it's not like I'm in a hurry to get somewhere… I do a brain dump!!

So you have to do a BRAIN DUMP so you have an empty brain so you can focus again.

So this is what I do!

I dump everything on a piece of paper- not in notes, not on computer- on paper! Write it ALLLL down… whats bothering you is now on paper. THEN, I go through all do all the things that can be done in under 5 minutes… send a text, write an email to solve.

THEN I highlight the 3 most important things. The rest is going to have to wait- or some might have to be eliminated!

And I focus on getting these 3 things done. I have a clear head so I can focus on these things and I'm not trying to do EVERYTHING so I actually accomplish NOTHING!

Then we get into how to avoid overwhelm!

I really think you have to plan ahead and start your day organized!!

Begin your day knowing how your day is going to go and have your day already set the night before.

Even doing all of this… sometimes it just happens… so what do you do when it does?

Rather than getting frazzled… I tell myself… YOU CAN HANDLE THIS! THIS IS NOT GOING TO BREAK YOU!

I am always working to master my own mind. YOU get to choose the energy that you FEEL and BRING into moments. You choose to generate your emotional energy.

The more that you are the person that stands SOLID when these moments happen the stronger you become. You start to respect yourself more and you have more confidence when tell yourself I GOT THIS and you believe yourself!!

Thanks for listening! And cheers… to knowing that whatever the day throws your way…You're awesome and YOU GOT THIS!

Lindsay’s Show Notes:

So what is overwhelm?

As you go through life, your brain fills up with information… it’s just like a full brain.  You check your email, you check your texts, you talk to your kids, you have work meetings, theres a pipe leak in the house, someone is irritated with you… and before you know it … your brain is FULL and you’re overwhelmed!

SO what do you do when you’ve hit OVERWHELM?

That in the moment sense that you can’t handle it al

In this episode, Lindsay has all the tips for traveling with your kids… all by yourself! And why she thinks you should do it!

Here are some of the highlights:

✅ Pick good times to fly when booking your trip

✅Pack lots of airplane snacks

✅Pack things for kids to do… little toys for kids to open.. and iPads!!

✅Send a box ahead of time with bulky things like diapers and practical things like cereal!

✅Pack your carry-on with things you need of the day!

✅Make reservations ahead of time - call concierge and kids club!

✅Try to pick a place that you can travel to then STAY there!

✅Lindsay's goal is to not even rent a car!

✅Think of it as an adventure and a trip.. its not the same as a vacation

✅Don't get overwhelmed!

So many great mom hacks packed into this episode! Let us know what you think by commenting on Lindsay's Instagram post about this episode. @LindsaysCloud

Hope you try out some of these tips! Happy traveling!

In this episode, Lindsay has all the tips for traveling with your kids… all by yourself!  And why she thinks you should do it!

Here are some of the highlights:

✅ Pick good times to fly when booking your trip

✅Pack lots of airplane snacks

✅Pack things for kids to do… little toys for kids to open.. and iPads!!

✅Send a box ahead of time with bulky things like diapers and practical things like cereal!

✅Pack your carry-on with things you

Lindsay's Show Notes on this episode:

Think about what a number one fan is!

Let's use me for example… I love Bon Jovi. At one point in my life I would have said that I was Bon Jovi's biggest fan. So that means… in you're mind, their just the best- the ultimate! No matter what, they are awesome! I'm not focusing on the 5 songs that Bon Jovi made that totally flopped, not for a second! I'm focusing on You Give Love a Bad Name and Shot Through The Heart!

We focus on the good and we get EXCITED about them… we go out of our way to give energy and effort towards them. We speak highly of them and our overall energy is so positive and happy

This is exactly what you have to do for yourself!

I really think it's the best thing you can do for yourself.

We're talking about how to remove poison that may have been given to you in the past and how to ignore any negative talk that may be going on now.

Here are some other things we cover that are so important for the process of becoming your own number one fan…

Think positive

Act positive

Don't compare yourself to other people

Take the time to get ready each day so you feel good about yourself

Stand talk

Speak clearly and directly

Be grateful

Smile

Exercise

Clear off your to do list

Be organized

I hope today's episode helped you get one step closer to being your own number one fan!

So you focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses and the self talk going on in your head is all positive, you've killed the negative!

Ping me on Instagram and let me know what you thought about this topic by commenting on my post about this episode. And if you didn't know already, I have another podcast, called The Million Dollar Tan podcast where I talk about everything related to sunless tanning & having healthy and glowing skin that radiates. Check it out, I think you'll like it! Thanks for listening… and cheers to being your own number one fan!

Lindsay’s Show Notes on this episode:

Think about what a number one fan is! 

Let’s use me for example… I love Bon Jovi. At one point in my life I would have said that I was Bon Jovi’s biggest fan. So that means… in you’re mind, their just the best- the ultimate! No matter what, they are awesome! I’m not focusing on the 5 songs that Bon Jovi made that totally flopped, not for a second! I’m focusing on You Give Love a Bad Name and Shot Through The Heart!

We focus on the good and we get EXCITED about them… we go out of our way to give energy and effort towards them. We speak highly of them and our overall energy is so positive and happy 

This is exactly what you have to do for yourself!  

I really think it’s the best thing you can do for yourself.

We’re talking about how to remove poison that may have been given to you in the past and how to ignore any negative talk that may be going on now. 

Here are some other things we cover that are so important for the process of becoming your own number one fan… 

Think positive

Act positive 

Don’t compare yourself to other people 

Take the time to get ready each day so you feel good about yourself 

Stand talk 

Speak clearly and directly

Be grateful

Smile

Exercise 

Clear off your to do list 

Be organized 

I hope today’s episode helped you get one step closer to being your own number one fan!   

So you focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses and the self talk going on in your head is all positive, you’ve killed the negative!  

Ping me on Instagram and let me know what you thought about this topic by commenting on my post about this  episode.  And if you didn’t know already, I have another podcast, called The Million Dollar Tan podcast where I talk about everything related to sunless tanning & having healthy and glowing skin that radiates.  Check it out, I think you’ll like it!  Thanks for listening… and cheers to being your own number one fan! 

In this episode, Lindsay talks about how to be awesome at not squashing your kids creativity. And she's not just talking about little kids… we're going deep and talking about kids all the way up to college.

In this episode, Lindsay talks about why we should let our kids splash in mud puddles, or have their own little experiments at home… because it gives them a chance to learn something and it keeps them curious and adventurous. As parents there are so many things we have to say no to.. things that are dangerous or disrespectful or will destroy something. So when it's not going to do any of those things (but might be annoying to clean up😆) trying saying yes, instead of no. Even if you're tired and it's the last thing you feel like signing up for, just try it. If we are always saying no to everything, how can they continue to be creative and curious? They slowly become programmed, and that's not the goal!

The goal is for them to grow up feeling like they had a voice and their opinion mattered and you let them get dirty and make messes (within reason) and you weren't more worried about the cleanliness of the house then them having fun and the freedom to explore.

Another way Lindsay changed what she was doing to embrace creativity is how she responded when they asked her a question. Rather than giving them the answer, she asked them a question back. So they have to think and it starts a conversation, rather than me shooting back the answer to their question. When they ask her a question about wanting to do something or go somewhere, she takes a second before she answers… so she has a better reaction. If they asked you, it has to be important to them at some level, so you want to give it a thought and not just say the first thing to come to mind. Maybe try to say yes more, or at least meet them in the middle 🤗

Then, in the second half of the podcast, Lindsay gets into schooling and not holding our kids to traditional standards. Let's really get to know our kids as they grow up… and allow them to be creative rather than programing them. Let's teach our kids to get out of their comfort zone… and that they don't have to do the same thing everyone else is doing. They can try new things.. and not be afraid to fail or make mistakes.

We need to see our kids creative capacities and encourage them to in whatever it is that makes them the happiest.

Lindsay says the happiest people she knows are the people that get to do what they want to do most of the time. And really what more could we want for kids?

Let us know what you thought my commenting on Lindsay's post about this topic on her IG @LindsaysCloud 💕 Thanks for listening!

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In this episode, Lindsay talks about how to be awesome at not squashing your kids creativity. And she’s not just talking about little kids… we’re going deep and talking about kids all the way up to college.  

In this episode, Lindsay talks about why we should let our kids splash in mud puddles, or have their own little experiments at home… because it gives them a chance to learn something and it keeps them curious and adventurous.  As parents there are so many things we have to say no to.. things  that are dangerous or disrespectful or will destroy something.  So when it’s not going to do any of those things (but might be annoying to clean up