Most solopreneurs and small business owners struggle with all the day to day distractions.
If you're looking to jump start your existing business, or launch a new one, I can help.
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For starters, you need to be crystal clear on the following:
Before you begin your day, ask yourself: “What is the most important thing(s)I need to accomplish today, and why?
HINT: The most important things each day need to get you one step closer to attracting another client, and/or generating income, and/or building a key relationship with someone who will be an asset to you – personally or professionally.

When someone wants to meet with you or take up a chunk of your time, ask yourself: “are they an asset or a liability? This might sound harsh, but think about all those times you respond to a text message or email or take a phone call from someone who uses up your time and energy, but has nothing to do with growing your business. The only people and things that deserve a space in your day are those that are directly impacting your business in a powerful way.

You need to be eating, drinking, breathing, and sleeping all things pertaining to your business goals and strategic plan. I repeat, if you want to succeed with your business, you must eat, drink, breathe, and sleep all things pertaining to it!

Equally important to all of the above is how you choose to “end your day.” Sometime before your head hits the pillow at night, I challenge you to sit in total silence. I call this my time of solitude, and yes, I do this every night. Review in your mind how your time was spent, what you did well and what paid off, and also where do you need to improve? What tasks need to get carried over into the next day? What can you let go of?

I guarantee you one thing. Follow everything I listed above for the next 30-60 days and you WILL see a noticeable shift and improvement in your business.
Good luck and let me know how it goes!!

Grateful always,
Lynn

​Have you had some challenging life situations lately? Does it ever feel like there's no end in sight? I'm guessing some of you can relate. I sure can. I'm usually good at focusing on what's going well and placing my energy on all the good things, but these past three months have left me feeling like I've been sucked into a big black hole!

I want to share some tips from Gabrielle Bernstein (New York Times best selling author, motivational speaker and podcast host). She first got my attention a few years back when I listened to her speech titled, “The Universe Has Your Back.” These tips have helped me and many of my clients out of those “rough” chapters in life that we all have from time to time.

So let me be perfectly clear, ALL the credit for this beautiful content goes  to Gabrielle Bernstein, not me. I'm simply the messenger trying to get some good content out into the ether so that others can get some relief!

In order to get relief you must tune into your own Inner Voice. Trying to control things more, only creates resistance. It is in the absence of resistance that we are able to re-align and re-boot!! 

1. Take your hands off the wheel in prayer (in silence, in meditation, in solitude); Stop asking for what we “think” we need. Instead, ask or pray for what is for the highest good of all.
2. Focus on what's thriving or going well in your life.
3. Remember, obstacles are detours in the right direction.
4. Ask the Universe/God for a sign that you're on the right path and then slow down and “listen.”
5. When you think you've surrendered, surrender more.

I'm curious if any of you have done some version of this and had good results? It does work, but it's not necessarily an “overnight fix.” It's a process...............

Good luck on your journey and let me know how it goes or if you want more information.

Let's dive right in here. How many times have you agreed to something and immediately
regretted it? Maybe you were blindsided or were in a hurry and didn't have time to think it
through, so you just said yes.

Whether you agreed to help with the annual fundraiser at your kids school, or a friend pressured you
into placing an order for an online party she's having (but you don't even like or need the product
being sold).
Maybe your spouse wants a night out with his/her friends but you've been feeling run down with
mild cold symptoms and you know deep inside you do not have the energy to deal with all three
kids. Not to mention the next morning when your spouse needs to sleep in because he/she was out
late.
Maybe your manager asks you to take on yet another project but you're already in over your head. To
make matters worse, this manager asks you in front of ten other co-workers during a meeting.
Oh the pressure!

I'd like to give you some simple yet effective tips on how to prevent yourself from saying “yes”
when you really mean “no” or “maybe.”

First, it IS OK to say NO. This one powerful word stands alone and is considered a complete sentence.
Second, For those of you who feel like you need to soften your response just a bit, you can consider
saying something like this: “I appreciate you asking but I simply cannot commit to one more thing
right now.”
OR
IF you're caught off guard it is fine to say: “Thank you for asking me but I already have another
commitment that day.”

Reminder, there is no need to apologize, or sheepishly say, “I'm sorry” but......I hear SO many people
do this. Please don't. It's an energy drain and places you in a less powerful state. There is no need to
apologize. You are not meant to be all things to all people!

HELPFUL TOOL to use in every situation: It is essential to “pause” before you answer someone.
I preach and teach and practice “Take the Pause” all the time. How is this done? You simply draw in
one or two slow deep breaths to get you back to your center. THEN say something like this:
“Hmmm, you're kind of catching me off guard here. I need some time to think about this and check
my schedule. Why don't I get back to you by (give them a day/time).

PLEASE NOTE: If you've been a people pleaser most of your life, or you don't like letting people
down you will most likely feel guilty at first. It will feel awkward. DO IT ANYWAY. Saying “no”
and setting boundaries is a crucial life skill that everyone needs. I repeat, setting boundaries and
learning to say no is a life skill we all need to learn and get comfortable with.
Practice. Practice. Practice.

READING TIP: Many years ago when I was going through a divorce and trying to figure out
my “adult child” issues, my very wise counselor suggested this book: “BOUNDARIES”
by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.

It's funny to look back on this now, but when he first mentioned that I grew up in a family
without boundaries I remember cocking my head to the side and looking at him and shaking my head
saying “what do you mean, I don't get it?” I had no idea there was such a thing!
Reading that book was one of the best gifts I ever gave myself.

IN SUMMARY: Go forth and “Just say no” - starting now! Good luck.

 A recent question posed to me sounded something like this: “My social life is non-existent.
How can I start connecting with others again?”

I keep hearing phrases like this from people who want to get out and have more fun, but they are socially “stuck.” Where to start? If you're reading this and thinking that's you~please know that you are not alone!

Social isolation is real. There are more people working remotely than ever before and more of them connecting online and with phone apps, but we all know it's not as beneficial as “in-person contact.”

Let's dive in to this, but first I'd like you to read my recent post from 4/11/23 titled: “Social
Isolation - a New Perspective.” In that post I talk about your presence, and making a good first
impression.
 
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1- Sign up for a “live” class (preferably). This increases your chances of talking to others at a
deeper level and exchanging numbers for future meetups. If you do opt for a “live” class, you'll want to read my blog post from 2/17/21 titled: “How to Connect with People.”

This will be incredibly helpful once you do join a group or attend an event. It will teach you specifically how to draw people in. It's all about being interested in the other person first and making them feel special. They will in turn be interested in you, guaranteed.
 
2- Sign up for an online class (if #1 is too big of a stretch for you). Remember, you will still need to be open to putting yourself out there and chatting with someone in the chat room and asking if they'd be interested in further discussion around a certain topic. This could be done via zoom for starters until you feel safe enough to meet in person (at a public place of course). Remember, you set the pace here. Listen to your gut, let your intuition guide you.
 
3- Get out and walk around a lake or go hiking on some beautiful trails, or check out the upcoming Farmer's Markets. They are plentiful in the twin cities. As you're strolling, look at people, don't be afraid to make eye contact and SMILE.  If they don't smile back, that's fine. Nothing is personal here. If they do smile, feel free to strike up a conversation. Ask them if they're familiar with certain vendors, or certain foods here, or whatever. I do this all the time and it works! Sometimes you need to just get over yourself, right? Feel the fear and do it anyway! It will build your confidence.
 
4- If the above suggestion is too much, you can find a “MeetUp” Group – they are plentiful in this city.
 
5- Start volunteering for an organization that you feel a heart tug for, where you will most likely meet other people with similar interests. This will give you some common connecting points.
 
Now, if you've read this along with the other two posts mentioned and you still feel “stuck” and isolated, please reach out to me so I can help you get “unstuck.”

You deserve to get your life back and thrive and be happy again. 

Be grateful, Be Well.