This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Series. This is the "Mindset" episode. In Episode 14, I go really detailed on the strategy around turning your dreams into goals and turning your goals into habits. In this episode, I get detailed on the Mindset, so you can go the distance and make it all happen! If you didn't listen to Episode 14, make sure you go back and listen to that one first, because I set the stage for what we're talking about today. And since I'm not Rachel Hollis or Ed Mylett, I figured you might not want to listen to an hour and half long podcast episode of me just talking. So I broke it up into two. Again, you're welcome.

This is the mindset episode.

This is where I share the very intentional journal prompts that you can utilize every single morning and every night before you go to bed. I include everything from affirmations and a gratitude practice, to setting daily intentions and steps to reach your goals. I discuss the importance of reflecting on both the positive and negative parts of your day, celebrating your progress, and the importance of play, even as an adult!

And the mindset work is just one part of the framework included in my new 30-Day Journal which I will be releasing on February 25, 2023.

Which you have an opportunity to get FOR FREE!

If you would like a FREE printable pdf version of my new journal which releases on February 25, 2023, leave me a written review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, screenshot your review, and send it to my DMs (linked below!) with your email address! And when the journal is released, you will be among the very first to receive a copy! FOR FREE!

Also!!

I'm doing another giveaway at the end of February! To be entered into the giveaway, screenshot this episode, share it in your stories, tag me, tag the podcast (again, linked below!) and for this episode, include one new habit you're going to start tracking for the next 30 days!

Your name will go into the drawing for every episode you share, so you can get multiple entries, and at the end of the month, the winner is going to get their choice of one of two books:

Wealth Habits by Candy Valentino: (Link)

or

Two Weeks Notice by Amy Porterfield: (Link)

PLUS one of my journals - the actual physical journal - for free!

Here's all the links!

Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Part 1: Episode 14 : The Strategy Behind Turning Dreams into Goals and Goals into Habits

Episode 11 : Why it's SO Important to Celebrate Small Wins!

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This is Part 1 of a 2-Part Series. This is the "Strategy" episode. I'm getting really detailed on both the strategy and the mindset around turning your dreams into real goals and turning your goals into real habits - and then actually making it all happen. And I'm talking the BIG dreams. And since I'm not Rachel Hollis or Ed Mylett, I figured you might not want to listen to an hour and half long podcast episode of me just talking. So I'm breaking it up into two. You're welcome.

In this episode, I'm challenging you to look a little further down the road than you might be used to doing when it comes to setting goals. I want you to visualize your dream life TEN YEARS from now.

Because, like Bill Gates once said, "Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years."

Then we break it down into 12 month goals; one month goals; and all the way into the little daily habits that you need to implement in order to actually get to that big dream you have for your life ten years from now. Because it IS possible!

This is the strategy episode.

And the strategy is just one part of the framework included in my new 30-Day Journal which I will be releasing on February 25, 2023.

Which you have an opportunity to get FOR FREE!

If you would like a FREE printable pdf version of my new journal which releases on February 25, 2023, leave me a written review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, screenshot your review, and send it to my DMs (linked below!) with your email address! And when the journal is released, you will be among the very first to receive a copy! FOR FREE!

Also!!

I'm doing another giveaway at the end of February! To be entered into the giveaway, screenshot this episode, share it in your stories, tag me, tag the podcast (again, linked below!) and for this episode, include one new habit you're going to start tracking for the next 30 days!

Your name will go into the drawing for every episode you share, so you can get multiple entries, and at the end of the month, the winner is going to get their choice of one of two books:

Wealth Habits by Candy Valentino: (Link) 

or

Two Weeks Notice by Amy Porterfield: (Link) 

PLUS one of my journals - the actual physical journal - for free!

Here's all the links!

Facebook: Strong Sassy Single Mom 

Follow me on IG: @therealjosiesmith

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Email: josie@strongsassysinglemom

If you want to change your life, change your environment. Our environments have so much influence over us. And that influence can be either positive or negative. Our environments consist of both the actual physical environments we spend our time in - our homes, our workplaces, where we "hang out" - and the people we choose to spend our time with. And it's equally important to be aware of how all aspects of our environments either help us stay on track to be or become the people we want to be, or hold us back and keep us stuck in old habits and routines. 

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Having a dream or a vision to guide your direction is so super important! But it's equally important to be open to allowing that vision to shift as you move in whatever direction you feel guided to go - even if it looks different than you may have expected. Because sometimes things come up along on our way to pursing our dreams, our visions, and our goals, that nudge us into a slightly different direction than we might have been anticipating. I believe our dreams and our visions are simply there to guide our steps, and that as we travel on the journey, sometimes the end destination changes into something so much bigger than we may have even dreamed of. But if we become too attached to the vision itself as the ultimate end goal, we risk losing the lessons, the growth, and a potentially even greater purpose than we ever imagined.

And if you want to be entered into my giveaway for the month of February, take a screenshot of this episode, share it in your stories, tag me and tag the podcast (below), and share your biggest takeaway from this episode!

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Too often, we set these big goals, and then we think we have to wait to celebrate until we actually hit the goal. But it's important to celebrate the progress and the milestones you hit along the way! Just like a basketball team celebrates every single point they score on their way to a tough win, you need to celebrate every single "point" you make on your way to your big goal!

Today, I'm celebrating Episode 11! And I explain why that number is significant to me, while not losing sight of what my current big goal is, further down the road.

If you don't take the time to celebrate the small wins you have along the journey, you rob yourself of the opportunity to find the joy and the happiness which are the ultimate reasons you have this goal in the first place! You don't have to wait until you reach the end of the journey to experience that joy!

Because you'll find that when you get there - when you reach that big goal you've set - if you didn't take the time to find the joy on the journey, you're going to have a hard time finding the joy in the destination.

So if you have a goal you're working toward, I want you to celebrate whatever milestones you've hit on your way to that goal THIS WEEK!

And if you want to be entered into my monthly giveaway, take a screenshot of this episode, share it in your stories, tag me and tag the podcast (below), and tell me:

1. What big goal are you currently working toward;

and

2. How are you going to celebrate some milestone you've hit on your way to that goal THIS WEEK!

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If you've found yourself in an uncomfortable season - a season that makes you feel a little stretched - there are some questions you can ask yourself to help you figure out how to move forward. Sometimes the hardest part of being in a season when you're feeling stretched is figuring out how to respond. To know whether you're supposed to actually do something, or whether you're just supposed to sit in it and feel the feelings. Is it supposed to mean something or teach you something? Is it the universe's way of trying to warn you about something or direct you in a certain way? Or is it just an opportunity to learn patience and to learn how to feel the discomfort?

In this episode, I give you three very specific steps to follow and questions you can ask yourself to figure out for yourself what this season means for you. Because what this season means for you may not be the same as what a similar season means for someone else.

And if you need someone to help you process through whatever this season is bringing up for you, to challenge you to be honest with yourself about where you are now and where you want to go, reach out to me. I can't give you the answers, but I can give you the tools to help you uncover them for yourself, and the accountability to keep showing up for the journey.

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Have you always wanted to start your own business, but you don't feel like you have time? Or you don't think you can afford it? Have you always secretly had a dream to build something on your own, but you're also working a full-time job and you're afraid of taking any more time or attention away from your family? Can you really be an entrepreneur if you're a mom? What about if you're a single mom??

In this episode, I talk about how to know if entrepreneurship is for you. How to know if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. I believe everyone CAN be an entrepreneur - if it's something you desire. But that not everyone has to be, and not everyone should.

After figuring out if you have what it takes, and if you actually have the desire to be an entrepreneur, I then share some real strategies on how to make it happen. Yes, even if you're a single mom!

Links:

Episode 7: Find Your WHY

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Single parenting is hard. Being married is hard. Divorce is hard. Having a spouse deployed is hard. Raising kids is hard. It's all hard. Every reality has its own set of challenges. Every reality is hard in its own way, and anytime your reality changes, that's hard too.

And we need to give each other grace in the challenges because we all have them. Even if they look different. Even if we don't fully understand them.

And if you need a safe place to process your challenges and your struggles, I am cultivating a small community of single moms, where you can find support on the journey. Because I want you to know you're not in this alone. And you aren't supposed to be. There are others who have gone before you and others who are going through it with you, and I would love to welcome you into the community, where we share the journey and support each other along the way.

Use any of the links below to reach out to me if you are interested in being a part of this community.

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If you've been anywhere near the entrepreneurial space, you’ve heard the phrase: “know your why” or “find a why that makes you cry”... but how do you really do that? And why is that important? And once you find your WHY, how do you find your WHAT? In this episode, I share my takeaways from a “Live Your Why” summit I recently attended, and I dig into my own thoughts on the topic of finding and living your why. You don't have to be an entrepreneur to understand the importance of knowing your why. I share how to frame your why so you can look at it from the right perspective, how to really dig deep enough to know you’ve found your true purpose, and how important it is to know what that is because it is what will keep you going when things get difficult. I also share my thoughts on how living a life that’s “good enough” is the enemy of living a life of greatness, and how to know if you’ve gotten stuck in the “good enough” when you’re really meant for something so much bigger. And finally, I share when you might be able to use your WHY to lead you to your WHAT, and when you might instead need to look outside your WHY in order to find your WHAT, and how to take the first steps into moving in that direction.

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I posted a poll asking people if they could choose to either have the power to multiply money or the power to multiply time, which they would choose. An overwhelming 75% of people who responded said they'd rather have the power to multiply time! Over the past several years, through various podcasts, books, coaching, and courses, I have learned several tricks to multiply time, so I'm sharing a few of the most simple ones with you today. And as a bonus, many of these methods of multiplying time have saved me quite a bit of money, too!

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