I Keep Telling You to Tell Your Story, But What Does That Even Mean?! It is time to slow my roll a little bit and make sure we are all on the same page. I keep talking about storytelling, but what even is it?! Let me put on my English teacher hat for a minute and tell you that Dictionary.com defines storytelling as simply, “The telling or writ[...]
I took a week of vacation and here’s what I realized… This whole creating my “biggest, bravest life”... it is working. Did I need a hard reset? Absolutely. But was I eager to get back to my home and work and life? Big time. I don’t know if I have ever experienced this before, to be honest. The whole “wanting to get back to my life.” I[...]
Over the last few weeks, I have shared interviews with both Julie FitSmith and Alexis Duehren. I thought it would be fun today to answer the same questions myself. I want to dig into how my story built my business. I knew when I started my Instagram page, blog, and now business that it would benefit me tremendously. I was craving creativity and conne[...]
Can someone give me a report card? Or can I request whatever the adult equivalent of a Parent-Teacher conference is? I would really appreciate an opportunity to sit down with someone, see if I’m reaching all of life’s benchmarks, identify areas for improvement, gain a little guidance, and also get a good ol’ pat on the back. I could use that. Both[...]
How Alexis Duehren Claimed Her Story and Transformed Her Business Over the last few weeks I have been sharing about the importance of your story and the impact it can have on your business. If you had any doubt of the importance of your own story, that will be quieted today after hearing from Alexis C. Duehren. Alexis is the definition of owning your sto[...]
What if I let myself dream about having all the things I wish for everyone else? What if I let myself dream about… -the love -the opportunities -the smiles -the laughter -the joy -the support -the rest -the belief in my own enoughness -the kindness -the fullness -the acceptance -the belonging -the success -the[...]
How Julie FitSmith's Story Transformed Her Business Last week I promised that I would share real life examples of actual business owners who have seen how they can share their story and transform their own life and business. Today I'm chatting with Dr. Julie Smith. Julie has been such an inspiration to me in both my personal and professional life. She[...]
Trauma is weird. I feel like the last week or two I have been tiptoeing the line hard of allowing the healing from my trauma to move me and letting the trauma paralyze me with fear. The tug and pull of that middle space is intense. And exhausting. The constant pinballing back and forth between being grounded in confidence and riddled with anxiety makes me f[...]
You guys loved the wedding guest dress round up a few weeks ago so I wanted to make sure to get to the women's jumpsuits round up I promised! We are getting so close to the holiday party season. A jumpsuit is such an easy way to make a statement. One piece can accomplish so much in making you look and feel fashion forward, put together, and absolutely adora[...]
Best business practice used to be: professionalism first, all business all the time, keep your personal life to yourself. In my opinion that is incredibly dated and simply put: wrong. Especially in the realm of online based businesses and entrepreneurship. Over the last few months of building my business it has become abundantly clear that finding your voic[...]