She Makes Waves

There are years of my life that I gutted things out, thinking once I get this over with, I will ______. I can remember feeling like I didn't have a choice regarding how I lived my life. This usually starts in our childhoods, shocker! I have since learned that when I think, "I need to get this over with," it tends to be a strong indicator that something is off. These patterns, AND we all have them, are worth getting to know so that we don't keep living out of autopilot. We lose more and more trust in ourselves when we don't slow down to tune in. 

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This is a tough one; I wish I could answer how to do this thing called forgiveness magically. All I can do is share with you what has worked and continues to help me in my journey with forgiving. I have found grieving to be a HUGE ingredient in forgiveness. The answer to most things is to grieve, and it's not easy. When we do this work, we can move through forgiveness with compassion, humility, and wishing others well. As I said, this is not easy, but it is the work. The work that I continue to do and hope helps lighten the load on the journey as well. 

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I can look back over the first twelve years of my career and see where my "selflessness" was something else entirely. I was controlling the interaction and getting a lot out of being the gal that can do it all! I was the person that anticipated your appointment time and your beverage of choice. I have since learned that I was forfeiting genuine, meaningful connections when I did that. The very thing I craved most was canceled out by my inability to show up to the moment honestly, with limits and preferences. It turns out I wasn't as selfless as I thought I was.

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I have been doing my podcast on a folding chair next to my treadmill since covid began. I had a moment of clarity when I said I need space to make the stuff I want to! Fast forward, I grabbed a console table from the dining room and all the art lying around to create a gallery wall in my new office space (in my guestroom). I had everything I needed to make this happen, and it got me thinking... How often is the solution to our lack, something we already have? I now have a literal space to create and go to be with myself. I share this because maybe there is a console table somewhere in your world that's asking to be seen another way, and all it involves is a little creativity. 

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One of the most important skills I believe we must acquire in living out our dreams is to tune out other people's limiting beliefs. At every big move in my life, I have been met with a little voice, whether real or not, saying, "you can't do that," and I have had to choose to tune it out and believe in the possibilities! I tune in to what I think can happen, working towards what is possible. I am so glad that I have and continue to do this because the older I get, the more I realize that other people are telling you what they believe is possible and that it never had anything to do with me anyway! Life is a real tricky bitch sometimes, isn't it?

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Guardrails, you got any? I believe that we have to have them to keep us living on the up and up. When it comes to my day-to-day life, things have been going swimmingly, but throw in a business trip with my husband, and the whole thing goes to shit! What I mean is that when we don't have a designated plan for how we handle xy&z, we find ourselves falling right back into old habits that do not serve us. I am giving myself grace and guardrails moving forward!

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It's my birthday, and I'll cry if I want to. I'm just kidding; I don't feel like crying at all. This week I turned thirty-five, and I am pumped to share some of what I have learned over the last five years. When I turned thirty, I had a plan... and I thought I had executed it. I was a girl boss business owner, had the power couple marriage, and really I had killed it, or so I thought. I am looking back over the last five years and sharing some of my most significant shifts this week! One of them was planning my life for the person I "thought" I was vs. the person I was. In this episode, I am going deep! Happy Thirty-fifth birthday to me!

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Amy Galvin is coming in hot with the realities of being a woman in the workplace and the home. She has built a very successful real estate business alongside her husband. During the pandemic, Amy got honest with herself about where her heart was at, and it was in helping women have equity in the home, allowing them to thrive in their own lives. She saw how many women (working moms in particular) had become the she-fault parent in most typical dynamics. Enter Fair Play, the book, and training Amy received to support and educate other women about what is happening that leaves them empty. What a game changer this book and system truly is! Women have over 100 tasks that float around in their heads, that is until they identify who is doing what! Don't miss this episode, ladies!

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Fair Play Book + Method

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I believe that the work we do that no one sees makes the stuff people admire possible. Michelle Wheatley is a walking example of this right here. She has done a phenomenal job of putting herself into a position that allows her to act when the opportunity arises. Michelle never had aspirations of owning a hair salon, but her money management skills had her making moves! We could all learn a lot about living within our means and thinking big as Michelle has in her career and life. Did I mention Michelle has six kids?

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Have you ever wondered if you are making the "wrong" choice? What if I say no to what's for me and yes to what isn't? The more life I live, the more I learn that you can't make a wrong decision if you make one. Hear me out because you will gain knowledge and information that will get you closer to what you do want in making a decision. You can't get where you are going if you don't get going. Your foundation by making moves is far more impactful than standing still and never "getting it wrong."

Meet my trainer: David Castle @industryaligned

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