STOP!!!! Stop what you are doing right now! Take a deep breath. How did that feel? Pretty great, right? Take another one. A slow, deep breath. Remind yourself to simply breathe and take a second to step away from everything. Close your eyes and take another deep breath. You’ve got this. When I feel myself starting to tense up and my shoulders slowly creeping toward my ears, I remind myself to stop, take a moment. Breathe. Remember, to breathe. Previously, I’ve talked A LOT about self care in a series called “Love Yourself”. However, it’s soooo important that I’m going to rehash it now. Take at least a little time out of every single day to…you guessed it… Do something (literally ANYTHING) for yourself. We get so consumed in the tasks we “have” to do every day that we simply forget to take care of ourselves. We forget that in order to care for our families, help other people, or be successful at work, that we first have to take care of our selves. We have to make sure our proverbially batteries Read More
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2016: Simplify, Streamline, Self-care (part 2)
Welcome back!! In my previous post, I divulged the 3 major words Rachel and I elected to describe our goals for the new year that I have also adopted personally. I took on simplify in my last post. Streamline is a little trickier. It’s not a terribly fun or pretty word, but it is definitely essential in both the future of our company and my future personally. streamline (verb): to make (an organization or system) more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods. There aren’t many extra hours (or even extra minutes) in any given day. A lot of things get done at the last minute (or never) because there feel like there is no time. There are a lot of ideas that never even get started because I’m always playing catch-up. By taking a little time to find the methods/systems that work best for me and my company, I can become more efficient and effective thus creating more time and space in my life to do more of what I love and start on some Read More
Love Yourself: How do you self care?
This morning I made one of the best decisions I have made in a while. When I stepped outside to let the dog out, the sun was shining. It was cold, yes, but the sun was bright, smiling, and warm. I decided to take advantage, throw on my running shoes and head out for a short jog. I grabbed my fleece, my ear band, and sunglasses and hit the road! And it felt GREAT! I didn’t go very far, very fast, or hit any personal records, but simply getting outside, clearing my head, and being active got my day off to an amazing start. I didn’t realize how much I missed just jogging outside. For me, that is a form of self care. I don’t just mean in the physical sense of taking care of myself. It’s also emotional and mental self care. It has been a crazy busy few weeks and there are no signs of slowing down! I’m excited for what is to come in the next couple months but it is going to mean a lot Read More
LOVE Yourself Financially & Value Your Services
Working in a client-centered field, my primary concern is generally the well being and satisfaction of the individuals I work with. I want to make sure that their needs are met, that they are happy with the services they receive, and that they will continue to return in the future. I try to be reasonable, fair, and understanding in all of our dealings, taking into account the human side of my work. At the end of the day though, I have to remember that I am running a business and that I have to take care of myself and my needs. I have to take care of myself financially so that I can continue to keep my doors open and provide the same level of services my clients are used to receiving. I have to remind myself: This is not only my passion, but my profession, my company, my livelihood. When figuring out how much I’m going to charge my clients, how much I want to pay my employees, how much I’m willing to pay in rent, I have Read More
LOVE Yourself: A New Blog Series
I have had some seriously concerning conversations recently with music instructors, therapists, business owners, friends, family, students, and parents alike and have a few things we need to chat about. Originally, everything was going to fit into one quick post about about loving yourself, your body, your business, and self care, but the more I talked with people these past couple weeks the more I realized I need to write a series. I’m going to tackle this topic from a variety of angles over the next few weeks and hope that you will follow along on the journey. Some of the topics I want to touch on include: Self Care Financial Stability Better Business Practices Loving the Skin You Are In and Burn Out Do you have an ideas for this upcoming series? Anything you want to hear more about? Is there something YOU need to say?? Comment below or on my social media sites! I’d love to include you in this new adventure! Stay Tuned for the first post SOON!!! Read More