Confession: “I made a BIG announcement that resulted in half my mailing list leaving me.” - Alex Jamieson, bestselling author
Alexandra Jamieson is an author, podcast host, chef, and rockstar mama bear. She coaches women going through big life shake-ups on the topics of self-care, nutrition, pleasure, and mastering a positive mindset to help them create the energy and peace they desire in their bodies, so they can be resilient, effective and happy in their lives. You may have seen her on CNN, Oprah, FOX News or in the Oscar-nominated documentary, Super Size Me.
Alex has built a business around her passion -- helping women live their healthiest, happiest lives -- and in her interview she openly confessed that it was not always sunshine and smooth sailing.
In fact, there were some major hiccups (or maybe to be accurate, derailments) along the way that could have left her questioning everything and ready to give up. But, that isn't Alex's story. Hers is a story of perseverance, dedication, authenticity and heart, and today, she's sharing her brave entrepreneurial journey with you.
Watch Alex's Clarity Confession to learn…
The 2 activities most aspiring entrepreneurs overlook but should actually make up the bulk of your time
How she structures her day for maximum impact and success
The BIG announcement that resulted in ½ her list leaving her...only to be rebuilt better, bigger and stronger than ever
When it’s time to ditch a product/service/element of your brand and how to weather the fall-out
How to restructure content to appeal to a new audience/ideal client
What keeps her grounded
The MOST important thing you need to channel your passion into a business
Watch Alex's Clarity Confession now.
Now, Alex and I want to hear from you! Listen until the very end to hear how you can enter for a chance to win Alex's Cravings Clarity Course. Visit the FB page to enter.
I promised you last week that I would share more details of my favorite meditation with you.
This is the meditation I do nearly every morning, and it has had a profound impact on me personally and professionally. Some benefits being...feeling all-around happier, more grounded, and more successful, as well as feeling aligned with my creativity, innate potential and purpose.
In short, it’s a winner.
As a pre-holiday gift for you, I want to share this practice which has been so meaningful and transformative for me.
I’ve recorded a version of this meditation for you to enjoy. It’s only 8 minutes in length and will leave you feeling calm, clear and confident in your abilities to become the very best version of yourself both professionally and personally.
The holiday season is officially underway. (For me it’s ushered in with Santa arriving at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade :-)
For many of us, myself included, this time of year requests that weput a little more focus, time and energy into our personal lives -- connecting with family, friends, attending celebrations and planning gatherings -- and give our CEO brains permission to slow down a bit.
This is an important time to remember there’s an ebb and flow to life. And, I'm here to tell you that it’s OK to put more emphasis on loved ones this time of year and give yourself time off and away from your business. It’s actually vital to your peace of mind, success and happiness. Otherwise, the holiday season just feels like a long list of to-dos piled onto your already busy schedule.
But, if we instead embrace this season as an opportunity to find harmony (not necessarily balance!) between our lives and businesses, we can emerge on the other side in 2016 feeling replenished and reconnected instead of frazzled and exhausted.
The reason I say harmony and not balance is that harmony encompasses the ebb and flow. It encourages us to move in response to our lives and not harden in rigidity against it.
If you want to make this holiday season the most fulfilling one yet, I suggest that you make time to be with loved ones, make time for yourself and make time for gratitude for all the good things 2015 brought you. (Do that, and the business will take care of itself!)
In honor of the season of giving, I have three things that you should give to yourself.
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks.
This book will change your life if you let it.
In it, Hendricks explains that we all have a threshold for feeling good, and when we hit that limit in any area of our life (work, relationship, etc.), we have a way of self-sabotaging in order to bring us down into our “comfort zone”.
If you want to feel good on a daily basis and increase your capacity for abundance, success and love in all directions, this is a must-read. If you’re a personal development junkie like me, this book has to find its way to your nightstand!
Order a copy as a little pre-holiday gift for yourself. (You can thank me later :-)
Meditation.
I meditated daily for nearly 2 years up until my daughter was born last October. When she arrived, I gave myself permission to take a break (because it was feeling like another to-do for a tired new mama). But, now that she’s over a year old, I’ve recommitted to my practice, and it honestly feels better than ever.
The first time I sat on my cushion after my hiatus, it felt like coming home. In the dark morning quiet I sat, following my inhales and exhales and then completed a future self meditation (one of my favorites). Before I knew it, over 20 minutes had passed (it felt like mere minutes), and I decided then and there that meditation had to be reintegrated into my life.
If you’ve ever tried or considered meditation, but haven’t yet committed to it, I urge you to consider giving yourself this gift. We all need time to center, reconnect with ourselves and just be without the pressures and stresses of daily life infiltrating our mind space. Meditation can give you that. And, if you’re able to sit in the morning (which I highly recommend), it will change your outlook and thoughts for the entire day!
Plus, I've noticed that EVERY successful, inspiring person I admire meditates. Every single one. There's got to be something to that, right?!
When you meditate regularly, you’ll start to function from a place of possibility and hope rather than stress or lack, and you’ll feel more like yourself. You'll be clearer in your efforts, more focused in your life and business and feel more positive about all areas of your life. It's really remarkable.
Next week, I’m going to share more details of my favorite meditation with you, but until then, I recommend that you carve out at least 5 minutes each day to sit in a quiet spot and enjoy your calm, steady breath.
Your Highest Potential.
2016 is just around the corner, and every new year is a time for goal setting, self-reflection and big picture thinking. It’s a time to look forward and devise a plan for attaining your highest goals and aligning with your highest self.
If you’re ready to bring your best self to the forefront and live each day (professionally and personally) in alignment with your fullest potential, I would love to work with you in the new year.
My clients are amazing. They are passionate, driven, inspiring women who I am honored to know and coach. They have BIG dreams for their lives, and they do everything in their power to make those visions come to life -- and they do!
Everything you imagine is possible. You were given those dreams within you for a reason. They are yours to pursue; to pull you toward your fullest potential and highest self.
If there’s a fire in you that is ready play bigger and burn brighter, capitalize on it! Fires don’t last forever -- they eventually burn out. Realize that fire within you is telling you it’s time to step up, claim the success you desire and deserve, and live in the fullness of who you are every single day.
Feeling ready to do that?
Let’s set up a time to chat about how we can make that happen for you in 2016! Give yourself the gift of living your fullest potential in the new year and every year thereafter. Click HERE to schedule a complimentary consultation.
You are brilliant, amazing and talented. I know that! Now, say that to yourself and feel it in your body. Live with that knowledge every day, and know it’s the truth!
In this season of giving, be as kind and generous to yourself as you are to others. You deserve it my friend.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the United States.
It’s one of my favorite holidays.
There’s something about gathering in my childhood home by the roaring fire with the smell of oven-baked goodness filling the air and watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that makes the world and everything in it just seem right.
Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude -- for thanks and giving -- and I want to honor YOU in this moment and thank you for being here with me.
Thank you for all you do, all that you are right now and for your big dreams that lie in wait.
Thank you for opening your mind and heart to me.
Thank you for letting me be a part of your day.
You are magnificent, and it is my honor and privilege to have YOU in my life.
Thank you.
Today, I give thanks for you.
Wherever you are in the world, I invite you to stop for a moment and join me in giving thanks for the good things in your life right now.
There is always something to be thankful for. Always. No matter what.
