Operation Optimism

HEY, friend!

It’s been a while, but I’m so glad to be back at it.

Podcasting has always been fun, and I feel like I’m not done yet.

I’ve spent most of the year invested in the offerings I’m currently providing, whether it’s the mindset membership or one-on-one coaching for podcasting or social media, and my bandwidth had been met.

Let’s get intentional with living a life of optimism without sugarcoating our actual experiences or needs.

I’d love to hear what you want to hear more of by sending me a DM on Instagram @YourFriendKatrina!

This is a super vulnerable episode for me, but there were some things that really needed to come into the light and be talked about.

I touch on things such as cutting toxic energy from my life, my body image journey, my history of people pleasing, energetic boundaries I’ve set up for myself, social media and how our children are affected by it all.

I’m BACK with my first episode of 2022!

Where have I been the past few months?

If you don’t follow me on social media and/or are not in my memberships, then you may be out of the loop with it all.

You should pause now and go follow me on Instagram (where I’m most active)

https://www.instagram.com/yourfriendkatrina

Business has been so fulfilling for me as of late and It truly feels like everything is expanding and it’s beautiful!

I’ve been guiding my ladies to feel more intentional and optimistic around their day to day lives and within their businesses inside The Bright Side membership.

Aside from that, I’ve been behind the scenes working 1:1 with clients launching memberships, courses, podcasts and Virtual Assistant services between it all.

I have big visions for 2022 and I’m ready to step into that energy.

This podcast is one of the things that I’ve been thinking about what I want to share and how specific I want to get.

The truth is, I started as a lifestyle content creator. It takes time for me to shift that into businesswoman hat with all the content. Because at the end of the day, I truly do enjoy sharing my life and connecting through it all.

I plan to share stories of others who are leading intentional lives and the wisdom they have to offer.

I will continue to share my experiences in womanhood and in business.

I have a list of intentions for 2022 and definitely will be documenting the process of making them come true!

I reflected a lot on how life could look a lot different if I had stuck with my original idea at the start of my membership last year. A membership for introverted moms… the space I call The Bright Side would definitely look different than it does now had I stuck with that.

Moral of this episode is to JUST GET STARTED. Start before you’re ready. Your business will evolve just as you do.

There are people out there who need what you have to say and what you have to offer the world, so please just get started and keep moving. Know that your message, story, energy matters so much.

I am cheering you on, as always.

DM me on Instagram if you need a bit of help with the process.

I chat with Karen Peters from Camp HaHaHeaven about her journey to finding joy in togetherness!

You can find Karen below:

https://camphahaheaven.com/

https://www.instagram.com/camphahaheaven/

Do you feel like you’re struggling with your mindset in the mornings and just can’t seem to get your thoughts and perspective off on the right foot? Have no fear!
 I’ve put together 100 of my favorite affirmations for you to reflect and speak into truth. BUT ALSO, I’ve recorded all 100 on a single empowering 15 minute vocal track for you to listen to in the morning and feel like you can truly do anything in your day or handle anything that is thrown to you.

You can go to www.katrinachavez.com/extras and grab your bundle for just $14.00 today!

This vocal track was previously exclusively for my members in the membership, but I feel a pull to offer it to you for a low price as well because we all are worthy of starting our day with a positive mindset!

TAKEAWAYS

-You often create the thing or space you need and by doing that, you truly open up so many possibilities.

-Whether you don’t want to leave the house or you CAN’T, there are still communities available that are there to support you and empower you.

-Technology can feel like a curse, but the more you stretch yourself and get curious of how to do things USING the internet, it can turn into something that is fun and no longer daunting.

-It may feel like you don’t have a choice in things, but you really do have a lot of power in how you react to things in your life. 

-LOVE doesn’t do you any good if you hold onto it. Share it with the world!

-Listen to your heart and take it as a clue as to what you have to explore in your life.

I’d love to connect on Instagram! www.instagram.com/YourFriendKatrina

TODAY, I welcome my friend Shannon to speak about her journey to creating happiness for both herself and for others and not letting a chronic condition take away her power and strength!

Here are a few takeaways:

1. You can be coached to happiness, despite your diagnosis!

2. When you’re faced with a chronic illness, the community can be very heavy and depressing. THIS community that Shannon has created is the one that fills the gap in between having a chronic condition and unearthing your strength and audacity to feel happy.

3. “What am I putting out into the universe, regardless of what is going on with my body?” You are powerful BEYOND the strength of your physical body!

4. As woman, we are trained to think “it must be somehow my fault”. But sometimes there is something deeper that needs to be addressed before the little tweaks with mindset, exercise, self talk can start making a big difference.

5. You can be loving and kind to yourself, but having a community that calls you out on your own BS is crucial.

5. You can have all of the feelings but still be living a happiness lifestyle.

6.  Invite your inner critic to the table and listen with a comforting tone that everything is going to be okay and you are making decisions to keep you safe.

7. Going through the process can be dark, but there is always brightness and hope when you have a guide who is by your side through it all.

8. You were never meant to do this alone, even though you may have felt isolated in your womanhood or with a chronic condition.

To register for Katrina’s Mindset Coaching week, do so below:

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You can find more about Shannon’s Finally Effing Happy community below.

Shannon’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/finallyeffinghappy

Finally Effing Happy Podcast

https://finallyeffinghappy.podbean.com/

Shannon’s website

https://www.finallyeffinghappy.com/store

Hello, friend!

I’m coming on here to share a bit of raw and real truth with you. It’s actually inspired by a comment my husband often makes. In the rare chance that there is some truth to what he’s implying, I just want to pull back the veil and get totally vulnerable with you.

Yesterday, as I was crushing it in computer behind-the-scenes work for my business, he was helping by sorting the laundry. First of all. I need to really bring to light that running a business or multiple businesses , especially if you’re in the beginning phases of establishing healthy and organic growth, 95% of the “business” is working in the weeds.

By that, I mean that I’m reverse engineering my next launch, I’m reaching out to guests for events, I’m reaching out to potential podcast guests, I’m writing emails, I’m creating content for my membership to keep them moving forward in their dreams, I’m listening to mentors, I’m prepping content for my free Facebook group or polls for my stories, I’m figuring out tech things that aren’t working as I want them to. AND SO MUCH MORE.

Only 5% is what you actually see. The stories, the posts, the lives, the products, the free texts, the promo posts.

There’s a lot that goes on that many outside of entrepreneurship can’t even comprehend.

So, taking all of this into consideration, my husband, the dear man he is, says “OH, I don’t know HOW you do it all. You keep up with everything, you’re superwoman.”

I nearly every time give him THE look. You know the one, the look of “Do you REALLY want to go there?”

But it made me think… “Gosh, I hope I’ve given credit where credit is due more often than not.”

The reality is….

My husband helps with a lot.

He helps with dishes, because my hands cramp up  while I’m holding the dishes and I suffer from eczema, which shows up when I’m in hot water too long or too often.

He helps with laundry when I let it pile up (most of the time, it’s CLEAN laundry that is piled up). I’m good about washing the laundry. Sometimes I’m good about switching it over, but I’m awful about sorting and putting it away. And we have pretty minimal wardrobes, so it could definitely be more daunting.

The cold hard truth is that there will be seasons of life when one thing takes precedent over other things. Right now, it’s my business.

I still make time to connect with my children, I give them my attention when they pop into a Zoom call with colleagues, and I make a point of taking them outside at least ever other day.

I know that there will be a day soon that I have found a nice coasting energy, where everything is well established and growing without a lot of effort from my end. There will be a day when I don’t stress about my husband working in a factory anymore because I’ll be replacing and surpassing his income with my businesses.

If you’ve been round a while, you know I speak about the clutter in my small space of a home. It’s no secret. It’s something I’m continually working on and encouraging the rest of then family to do so as well. I low key wish we could just donate everything and live out of a traveling RV. LOL.

I want you to know that your dreams are STILL important, even if other things fall a bit behind while you get things established.

While you are crushing your goals and have tunnel vision of your dreams, take at least a day each week where you don’t work . This can be used to catch up on housework, go out as a family, etc.

Balance isn’t about having everything equal.

It’s about giving your energy to what is important to you in that moment.

I want you to give yourself grace as you navigate your daily challenges and don’t compare yourself to other’s on the internet.

Let them INSPIRE YOU. Look at them and say “wow, I want some of that!”, quoting the amazing Sheri Salata there. “I want some of what she’s got”. It’s a healthy spin on the jealousy feelings.

Hey friends!

Today, I sit down for my first in-person interview with my friend Amanda Ketterhagen to chat about how she knew it was time for a huge life change, what her best investment was in her business, what her limiting belief is in her life AND setting boundaries!

This conversation was such a joy and I hope you love it as much as I do.

You can find Amanda on social media below:

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Thank you so much for listening today!

Your friend,

Katrina

Why we stay in our comfort zone.

Who is comfy right now?

It feels nice, right?

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Naturally I tend to be a limit pusher.

A bit of a rebel.

I don’t want to be comfy.

I want to keep trying new things.

I want to keep pushing myself to grow.

Quoting Mel Robbins here, “Your mind loves what it knows. Anything that feels familiar, whether it’s good or bad for you, is what your mind wants more of because it can predict the outcome. Your mind is an efficiency machine designed to keep you safe which is why it loves patterns, routines, and habits. Predictability = no risk”

If you like a predictable life without any risk, let me know in the chat!

But even when we are in the familiar, we have limiting beliefs pop up.

Beliefs that we acquired as an adult, beliefs that were engrained in us when we were young, beliefs that were formed from observing others, beliefs that aren’t even ours but we’ve adopted and concluded they are true.

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Fear.

FEAR really just stands for

FALSE

EVIDENCE

APPEARING

REAL

Repeat that!

What are some common limiting beliefs that you have pop up ?

Are they around your ability to do something?

Are they around money?

Is there a pattern there?

I want you to notice these thoughts when they pop up.

I want you to look it in the face, acknowledge it, like “oh, you think that… I can’t make enough money to retire my husband from that factory job?”

And I want you to sit there with it and really think. IS THIS TRUE? Or is this False Evidence Appearing Real?

Who says it’s true?

YOU DO.

Do you want it to be true?

Or are you determined to debunk it each and every day?

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You have a bit of homework today

I want you to write down

THREE LIMITING BELIEFS

and an affirmation to debunk them.

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How to do this?

Example:

a limiting belief would be something like

“ I could never create something that people would pay me for.”

 

A mantra to debunk that would be – one that I actually personally use

“As I do what I love, money flows to me freely.”

Another example:

limiting belief

“Good things don’t happen to people like me”

A mantra to debunk that would be

“Happiness is my birth right. I choose to believe that I am creating the life of my dreams”

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A little hack that I regularly implement is to truly believe that the universe, god, insert higher power here is ALWAYS working in your favor.

 

Hi, friend!

Today we are diving in on a solo episode with how small town life could be stopping you from achieving your goals AND what to do to help fix it.

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Doors Close June 30th!

Bonus Morning Mantra Uplift to start your day off right AND a happy mail package from me

IF you sign up by 6/30!

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Hey, friend!

Today, my sweet friend Britni joins me in chatting about her journey to making beautiful handmade wooden toys for children and how she navigates running a business with two small children. She shares a bit of how she overcomes her limiting beliefs and beautiful advice for those who are intimidated to get started.

You can find Britni below on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/livingstonlivingllc/

Shop her creations below:

https://www.livingstonlivingllc.com/

DOORS are closing for The Bright Side Membership!

Don’t delay on moving forward with your dreams, the membership won’t open again until the fall and it will be a higher price than it is now (currently $34.99).

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