One of my all time favourite life strategies, "Fake it till you make it" has allowed me to achieve many goals in my life and business. I know, I know, we all want to have our shit together before we put ourselves out there. We want to feel confident, know what we are doing and have as little chance as possible to make a fool of ourselves. But if you wait for that, you won't get very far in life. That said, you CAN put on a great show so that people THINK you've got it together!

Listen up to see how this strategy helped me get through some tough times in my life and why you should start practicing it too!

INJOY!

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While I’m not a mom yet, I recently watched the oh-so-amazing movie, Bad Moms and was completely stunned by the lessons I learned. I saw the movie from both the perspective of an entrepreneur and a woman: how we take on so much, how we set the bar so high, how we struggle to get through our to-do’s lists each day and how this takes us away from actually enjoying life and being more present. I remembered how being bad can be actually quite fun and liberating sometimes.

I remember the beginning of my journey as an entrepreneur. I was “hustling” do get things done every single day and the feeling of being busy would make me feel “successful” or feel as if I were moving towards success. But now I know, from the bottom of my core, how that is not true.

Busyness takes us away from our full potential, keeping us scattered, rather than focused and present. We miss out on opportunities for success and for enjoying simple pleasures in life. In this podcast, I’m asking you to break the rules, have fun, and try doing something a little different from the norm, toning down the intensity of achieving things in order to enjoy life more.

INJOY!

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On the podcast today, I’m expanding on the “getting quiet” theme from last week and how you can make smarter decisions by being an observer rather than a reactor. By doing this you take conscious and strategic actions (and sometimes you’ll see that you won’t need to take any actions at all) and you will get better results in your daily life that are more sustainable. I like to refer to this as your emotional intelligence!

Being the observer – non-reactive and tapping into your wisdom and intuition – instead of listening to the “story” going on in your head, is extremely valuable. I know if I react from a fearful or emotional place from the start, I’m not going to make the best decisions and do things I may even regret.

We think that we have to deal with things immediately… to fix the problem right away. But when we just observe and let things be, they’ll either fix themselves or the next step will be made very clear to us. My coach once told me “You’ll know what the next right move is, when there is an instruction manual that comes with it”.

Key takeaway: tap into your emotional intelligence (which is often a much more calm and clear space) rather than a reactionary and fearful space. INJOY!

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I recently felt like I was running on empty and I decided to take a break, to press pause. Or maybe I should say I listened as life was screaming at me to do so. Oprah says that life whispers important information to us and if we don’t pay attention to the whisper, it gets louder. Well mine got real loud! Honestly, my sense of direction felt scattered and I knew deep down that getting quiet and stepping back from things was the only way I could gain perspective.

Not to say that pressing pause means we don’t do anything at all. What I mean is to be more present in the “listening space”, to pay attention to what’s going on and what you actually really want.

When we’re always in “action”, we often end up being on auto pilot. We don’t have time to make conscious decisions, we’re just going from one thing to the next, functioning automatically.

So getting quiet and pressing pause helped me gain perspective and re-center myself so that I could get back on track with what I knew for sure! And in that space I found my flow again, which for me is moving forward with little effort, good results, feeling happy and fulfilled.

I’d like to encourage you to also take a breather and see if it helps you gain clarity, both in business and in life. I know it’s scary to slow down and it feels so counterintuitive, especially when we feel like we need to make changes or we want results but trust me, you won’t regret it. Because then, when you do take action, it will feel more like it’s coming from a place of “this is the next right step”. And taking action from that place is so much better than when we do something we think we “should” be doing. INJOY!

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Today’s podcast is all about RESULTS.

As human beings, we’re naturally programmed to reach outcomes: to plan and take action. But here’s what I’ve learned about focusing on results…

When we’re waiting on them, they often seem to come a lot slower and we end up feel more frustrated and impatient. We’re not showing up to the responsibilities of our day to day life nor are we seeing what is right in front of us. We’re too focused on the actual outcome, rather than being present with what is, in this moment: the journey, the day to day tasks that will get us to where we want to go. The real magic of life is always in the now and by not being here we can miss out on some pretty amazing opportunities!

Please, don’t sit around and wait for results because life is not about the destination, it’s about the journey your on as you move forward towards your goals. Your goals are just there to give you a sense of direction. And you don’t always end up where you thought you would ;). INJOY!

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For many different reasons, entrepreneurs often suffer from anxiety, including myself. And what a hurdle it can be. When anxiety hits, everything looks like an everest in front of us. But what if I told you that anxiety is actually something positive that you can use to your advantage?

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about:

» The difference between anxiety and stress

» How you can shift your anxious energy in a positive way

» How to understand there is a way to live peacefully

» The loneliness that can come from not only being an entrepreneur but also suffering from anxiety

» My personal story on how anxiety severely affected my life and what I did about it

I also share with you information on a new community that I just launched called Heal My Anxiety that helps people (entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs alike) who suffer from anxiety learn to deal with this struggle. By sharing our stories, it helps us feel more normal, less stuck and scattered and more connected to others. In this space I will be by your side as you become more empowered to live a peaceful and happy life. INJOY!

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Holly Mother Teresa is entrepreneurship ever a journey. Successes, failures, struggles and lots of surprises that you wouldn’t expect. But why are more people not talking about what’s real? We are over saturated right now with success stories and posts going by on Facebook about how this person made so many millions and how that person got published on the Huffington Post. This is fantastic and I’m always the first to send a virtual high five to people succeeding, because I know what it means when you’ve put sweat in tears in for so long. I also think results are important but stories and the truth of it all is even more valuable, especially if we want to really serve others following our path.

Don’t get me wrong, becoming an entrepreneur is the best decision I’ve ever made. But I think we need to stop trying to make everything so shinny to make our marketing strategy stronger. Telling it like it is, is exactly what we’ve done in this podcast. I got two of my good business buddies (and super inspiring entrepreneurs) on a call with me to have a conversation about what it takes to succeed in business, lessons learned and to bring forth some very vulnerable parts of our journeys to share the real deal with you all. This conversation is insightful, funny and very helpful for any entrepreneur walking this path. INJOY!

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Being present is probably one of the hardest things to master as human beings. Often times it's because we think that the grass is always greener somewhere else. We believe we'll be happy when we reach a certain goal or be less stressed when a certain person is no longer in our life. And if you are an over achiever like me, being present is hard simply because you can't wait to reach that new goal/chapter or start working on the super inspiring next project you have in mind. That's called the shinny object syndrome!

In this episode I talk about how you can determine if the grass is actually greener somewhere else for you right now or if it can be greener exactly where you are right now simply by watering it. By looking at where you need to focus your energy (Intention, Action or Letting go), you should get a pretty quick sense of what you need to be tending to (new grass or the one you are currently standing on). INJOY!

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Struggle can sometimes feel like the story of our life. We seem to be working so hard, giving it our all with very little results. There's a big difference between working hard and struggling though and that is, if you're swimming up or downstream. Working like a maniac every single minute of the day is not a reflection of success and is not what will lead you to success either.

How would you feel about simply taking the right consistent actions on a daily basis while feeling energized and getting results? In this podcast I share my thoughts on how to do just that. INJOY!

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Because we are so passionate about what we do as entrepreneurs, we often get caught in the mindset of ‘If I build it, my customers will naturally come to me’. Whether that’s your entire business, your website or your Facebook page, this concept just doesn’t work. Being passionate about what we do is the starting point. Building what’s necessary to get our amazing work out into the world is the next step but it doesn’t stop there. Like tending to a garden, there’s a lot of conscious actions that need to be taken in order to see what we’ve built flourish into it’s fullest potential so that it can generate the results we’re hoping for.

In this podcast, I share from my experience what I feel are the most important things entrepreneurs need to do so that they can actually reap results from what they put out into the world PLUS I share a special program that we are launching at Injoy Business that can help you reach your goals online.

Ps – this special program only has 4-5 spots so make sure to get the link with the info at the end of the episode!

You can also listen on the ITUNES PODCAST APP from your iPhone or on the SOUNDCLOUD APP from your Android device + if you have a minute rate the podcast on iTunes and share your comments to let me know what you think! Here’s how: http://bit.ly/2aUoy6Z