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Do you dread that afternoon energy slump that leaves you reaching for a coffee or something sweet as a pick-me-up to get you through the rest of your day? We’ve all been there and there’s a very common reason why this energy crash happens that few understand.

It all comes down to your blood sugar. Now when I say blood sugar, I am not talking about Diabetes, which most people think of when I bring up this term. We all experience blood sugar fluctuation in response to what we eat, when we eat and influenced by certain lifestyle factors.

When you eat a meal (or have a drink or snack) your blood sugar will increase. How much it increases will really depend on what you ate and how quickly glucose is released from these foods and/or drinks into your blood stream.

Carbohydrates break down into glucose in our blood stream. The carbohydrates with short chains (a.k.a. simple Carbohydrates) reach the bloodstream much more quickly than those with long-chain (a.k.a. complex Carbohydrates), resulting in higher blood sugar spikes.

Simple Carbohydrates are things like your cookies, pastries, most breads and cereal products, processed grains and their flours, white rice, refined sugar, candy, soda, corn syrup and high-fructose syrup, fruit juice concentrate and many processed foods.

Complex Carbohydrates include things like legumes, whole grains, beans, vegetables, and fruit. A whole grain in it’s unprocessed form contains three parts and when it’s processed two of those parts are stripped away and you’re left with the blood-sugar spiking starchy part that is void of nutrients.

Repeated blood sugar spikes, over time, can lead to a condition called Hypoglycemia. I want you to think of it like a rollercoaster – your blood sugar spikes up after a meal, and then it crashes in a few hours, leaving you with low energy, cravings, and irritability. We all know that “hangry” feeling right?! Over time this also has a negative impact on your hormonal balance, especially your stress hormone Cortisol and sex hormones.

Learning to stabilize this blood sugar rollercoaster is really the key if you want to feel more stable energy throughout the day, have less cravings, support weight-loss and better hormone health.

Here are three simple tips that will help stabilize your blood sugar levels:

1. Eat Breakfast within 1 hour of waking up – ensure you have a good source of protein with this meal. A few great options may include something like Greek Yogurt (unsweetened) with hemp seeds and berries, Ezekiel toast with 2 eggs and hummus, Tofu (always chose organic non-GMO) veggie scramble made with high quality Olive Oil.
   
   
2. Don’t have your Coffee on an empty stomach ever – only have it after you’ve had your Breakfast or within 1 hour of another meal.
   
   
3. Prioritize Protein with each meal – this can be an animal-based protein or a plant-based (I typically like to mix up the two). Great choices include 100% grass-fed beef, organic/pasture raised poultry, pasture-raised eggs, wild-caught fish, hemp seeds, nuts, seeds, legumes, tempeh (great for your gut health) and tofu.

Navigating proper nutrition can be confusing in today’s day and age with so much conflicting information. It can leave you feeling overwhelmed and lost on what’s right for your unique body. If you find yourself in a place where nothing seems to be working for you, and you want to know which foods will support your unique needs, I encourage you to check out the Metabolic Balance Program. This is a fully customized nutrition program for women looking to support weight-loss, better hormone balance, energy levels and digestion. Best of all your plan will be entirely based on the chemistry of your bloodwork, taking out all the guesswork!

Ann is a Holistic Nutritionist, Metabolic Balance Coach, and thyroid guru who helps women gain confidence in how they look and feel in their bodies. Ann works with a scientifically backed metabolic approach to nutrition by using in-depth analysis of blood chemistry to develop truly unique plans to balance each client’s metabolism. The blood analysis reveals exactly which foods are right for each client to lose weight, and improve hormonal balance, energy levels, and gut health without any pills, shakes, or yo-yo diets. Analysis of blood chemistry + food chemistry = your unique metabolic prescription! Ann is also passionate about thyroid health, as she herself has experienced the lonely and confusing journey that came with the diagnosis of an autoimmune thyroid disorder, and loves supporting other women who may be struggling with thyroid related symptoms.

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If you’re reading this, chances are you feel much like I did 18 months ago—overwhelmed, overworked, underappreciated, and disconnected. You go through your days managing your life and everyone else’s, rather than truly living it. 

Does it ever feel like no matter how much you accomplish, it’s never enough?  Do you find yourself giving endlessly to others, but feel drained and disconnected when it comes to your own needs?

The title of this article likely caught your attention because, deep down, you’re ready for a change. You want to break free from this vicious cycle of operating in survival mode and start shifting your reality. Am I right? 

One of the most common questions I hear from women seeking transformation is: “Where do I start?”

No matter their circumstances, my answer is always the same: Start with personal accountability.

What is Personal Accountability?

Personal accountability is about stepping into ownership of your experiences in life. It’s recognizing that you have the power to choose how you respond to the events and situations you face and understanding that those choices shape your reality.  It’s about shifting your mental narrative to one that supports the life you desire, rather than one that reinforces powerlessness. 

At its core, personal accountability is the foundation of SELF-leadership—a crucial skill for anyone looking to live with alignment and intention. While we won’t dive into SELF-leadership in this article, it involves intentionally guiding your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours in alignment with your core values, purpose, and desired outcomes.

Now that we understand personal accountability and why it matters, let’s look at 6 simple strategies you can start applying in your life today.

1. Self-Awareness: The Foundation of Accountability

We can’t change what we aren’t aware of or willing to accept; real transformation starts with self-awareness. Begin by identifying the areas of your life where you feel stuck or unsatisfied.

Once you’ve identified these areas, ask yourself the following questions:

• What feelings and emotions come up for me?
• What is the desired outcome I am seeking in this area of my life?
• What am I resisting?
• What habits, thoughts, or beliefs keep me feeling this way?

Once you identify the areas where you feel stuck and recognize some underlying root causes, you can take intentional steps to break the pattern. Personal accountability begins with recognizing where you need to make a change.

2. You Are the Creator of Your Life, So Start Creating

When you embrace personal accountability, you move from feeling like life happens to you, to realizing that life is something you actively create. Often, we become stuck when we identify with our past experiences, instead of shifting our focus toward intentionally taking action to create the life we desire.

Remember: Our current reality is the result of our past decisions, and our future is actively being shaped by the choices we make today. Every day presents a new opportunity to create the future you desire. Start now.

To take this a step further, the next time you feel stuck, instead of asking, “Why is this happening to me?” ask, “What is this teaching me? How can I respond in a way that aligns with the outcome I want?”

3. Shift Your Mental Narrative

Our thoughts are powerful and have so much influence over our reality. This step is about noticing when you fall into negative thinking patterns, such as “This is just the way things are” or “I have no control over this.”

When this happens, pause and reframe. Ask yourself, “Are these thoughts actually based in truth?”

Then, choose thoughts that empower you: “I have the power to respond differently” or “I can influence the change I am seeking by rewiring my thoughts.”

Learning to shift your mental narrative is essential to taking responsibility for the life you want. It requires the willingness to recognize limiting beliefs, challenge them, and let them go.

4. Choosing Aligned Actions

Taking responsibility for your life means prioritizing choices and taking actions that align with the version of yourself you want to become. It’s about showing up, day after day, especially when it’s uncomfortable, and making decisions from a place of empowerment, rather than fear or discomfort.

When and only when you are willing to accept that you are the only one who has the power to shape your life, you reclaim your agency and become empowered to keep moving forward.

5. Compassionate Self-Reflection: Progress, Not Perfection

Personal accountability isn’t about perfection; it’s about making progress. By building a habit of compassionate self-reflection, you’ll stay committed to the process of creating the lasting changes you desire.

At the end of each day, ask yourself: “Did I make choices that align with the person I want to become?” rather than “Did I accomplish my goal?” Learning to move away from black-and-white thinking and pausing to celebrate all wins, big or small, builds the momentum needed for continued personal growth.

6. Embrace The Journey

Many of us become so focused on the “goal” or “desired outcome” that we lose sight of the journey itself—and all the growth that happens along the way. I know firsthand the importance of fully embracing the journey, approaching it with a beginner’s mind, and detaching from desired outcomes. The real magic and alignment happens when we remain flexible and committed to ourselves from a growth perspective, rather than an outcome-driven one.

Part of the magic of living in alignment with your true self is trusting the process and believing in something bigger than you.

If there’s one key takeaway from all of this, let it be this: Surrender control, detach from expectations, embrace the journey, and watch the magic unfold.

The Path to Joy and Abundance Begins with Personal Accountability 

To create the life you truly desire—one filled with joy, abundance, and purpose—the first step is to take full ownership of your experience. When you do, you’ll start to see that every choice you make will either bring you closer to the life you want or keep you further from it. The choice is yours.

I hope this article has inspired you and sparked the motivation to start applying these personal accountability strategies in your life today.

If you found this article helpful and want to dive deeper, I’d love to connect! Join me at my Downtown Toronto Happy Healthy Women events, visit my website, or follow me on Instagram for more resources and support on your journey!

Emily Zhuang is a Certified Health Coach, Lifestyle Transformation Coach, and creator of The Balance and Thrive Method. Emily specializes in empowering purpose-driven female entrepreneurs to define their self-worth and gain the confidence they deserve, so they can create the life they truly desire. By guiding women to realign their time, energy, and resources inward, Emily enables them to live in alignment with their true purpose, and experience a life of freedom and true fulfillment. Her client-centered approach focuses on whole-person health, addressing the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual states of being, utilizing sustainable lifestyle shifts rooted in her Core Pillars of Health to deliver lasting results.

Creating sustainable health goals is key to long-term optimal health and wellness. The first step is ask yourself what does the healthy YOU look like?

What does this person look like? How does she feel waking up every day? What is her lifestyle like? What are habits you have as your healthiest self? This step doesn’t just allow you to envision the person you want to become, but it also provides you the opportunity to picture a reality where maintaining a healthy lifestyle does not feel like a chore; but instead, a tangible and fulfilling lifestyle.

That person you want to become is the star you are reaching for in the sky. You have a goal, so let’s talk about how to reach that star. The roadmap to get there is just as important as the end goal itself. Creating that roadmap and all the steps, make it a structured unique pathway suited for you.

Now that we know what your healthiest self looks like, the next step is to create tangible goals. With every goal you set, you want to make sure you can measure your progress. Whether it is weight changes, energy, or bowel movements, ensure your objectives are measurable to help you stay motivated on continuing your health journey.

With these goals, you create several little goals on this roadmap. These little goals are less intimidating and more achievable. It is so much easier to think of losing 1 lb/week than losing 30 lbs in 1 month. Your goals are doable, and you can now celebrate all of these little wins on your wellness journey.

Next is making sure these goals are realistic and that they fit your lifestyle. Your lifestyle is unique, and that is why your goals need to be unique as well. It also allows you to implement these goals in your day to day life, balancing work with your personal life, and optimizing both of these aspects of your lifestyle. Creating these realistic goals helps you stay on that roadmap, despite obstacles that may come in the way.

So now you have a picture of what your healthiest self looks like, you have determined what that roadmap to your healthiest self looks like, you have created tangible goals that are realistic and measurable, and you have the dedication to start this journey; so, what are you waiting for? Let’s start your health journey together!

Dr. Ishani Patel is a board certified Naturopathic Doctor practicing in Toronto, Ontario. She has taken a clinical interest in women’s health, fertility, endometriosis, hormonal imbalances, gastrointestinal health, fibromyalgia, and autoimmune-related concerns. Dr. Ishani has always believed that with commitment, education, and encouragement, the body can repair itself back to a state of health and wellness. She utilizes a combination of traditional medicine with evidence based medicine, to put all the puzzle pieces together and determine the root cause of your health concerns.

Ultimately, she is dedicated to assisting her patients in achieving their health goals, establishing a long-term plan for wellness, and helping them feel like their best selves!

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As a high-achieving woman entrepreneur, you're no stranger to setting ambitious goals and pushing boundaries. But have you ever wondered why, despite your remarkable accomplishments, you sometimes find yourself doubting your abilities or focusing on perceived shortcomings? The answer might lie in a fascinating cognitive phenomenon called confirmation bias. In this post, we'll explore how understanding and leveraging this bias can be a game-changer for your entrepreneurial journey.

What is Confirmation Bias?

Confirmation bias is our brain's tendency to seek out, interpret, and remember information that confirms our existing beliefs while disregarding contradictory evidence. While this can sometimes lead to errors in judgment, it also presents a powerful opportunity for personal growth and achievement – especially for driven women like you who are shaping the business world.

The Double-Edged Sword for Women Entrepreneurs

As a woman entrepreneur, you may have experienced how confirmation bias can work against you:

• Reinforcing imposter syndrome
• Amplifying self-doubt in male-dominated industries
• Focusing on criticisms rather than praise
• Self-doubt 

But here's the exciting part: once you understand confirmation bias, you can flip the script and use it to your advantage.

Strategies to Harness Confirmation Bias for Your Success

1. Reframe Your Narrative

Instead of dwelling on perceived shortcomings, actively seek evidence of your competence and resilience. Remember that pitch you nailed? The investor who believed in your vision? The team you've built from the ground up? These aren't flukes – they're proof of your capabilities.

Action Step: Create a "Success Journal" where you document your wins, big and small. Review it regularly, especially before important meetings or decisions.

2. Cultivate a Growth-Oriented Network

Surround yourself with diverse perspectives that challenge your assumptions and broaden your horizons. Seek out mentors, join women's entrepreneurship groups, and engage with peers who inspire and push you to grow. 

Action Step: Attend at least one networking event or conference per quarter focused on women in business or your specific industry.

3. Embrace the Power of Visualization

Use confirmation bias to your advantage by clearly defining your goals and visualizing success. When you prime your brain to look for opportunities aligned with your vision, you'll be amazed at what you start to notice and attract.

Action Step: Create a vision board for your business goals. Include images of women leaders you admire, representations of your target revenue, and symbols of the impact you want to make.

4. Challenge Negative Self-Talk

When you catch yourself in a spiral of self-doubt, pause and ask: "Is this thought helping or hindering my success?" Replace limiting beliefs with empowering affirmations that reflect the leader you are becoming. 

Action Step: Develop a set of personal mantras tailored to your entrepreneurial journey. Examples might include: "I am innovative and resilient" or "My unique perspective is my superpower."

5. Seek and Celebrate Feedback

Instead of fearing criticism, view it as valuable data for growth. Actively seek feedback from mentors, clients, and team members. When you receive praise, don't brush it off – internalize it as evidence of your capabilities. Feedback is a gift, and I’ll never forget the mentor who helped me understand this notion. 

Action Step: Implement a regular feedback loop in your business, both for giving and receiving constructive input.

The Ripple Effect of Your Success

By harnessing confirmation bias for positive change, you're not just transforming your own entrepreneurial journey – you're paving the way for other women in business. Your success challenges societal biases and creates a ripple effect of inspiration.

Remember, the key to leveraging confirmation bias lies in consciously directing your focus toward the outcomes you wish to manifest. By doing so, you're not just building a successful business; you're reshaping the landscape and inspiring women entrepreneurs everywhere.

Are you ready to harness the power of your mind and take your business to new heights? The world is waiting for your unique vision and leadership.

Elaine Dickens, MA, Registered Psychotherapist, is a dedicated advocate for high performers and recovering perfectionists seeking to overcome burnout and deepen their emotional connection with others. Through her practice, Live Inspired Wellness, Elaine combines evidence-based strategies with actionable insights to guide clients toward sustainable success and well-being. Her expertise in mindset optimization, emotional intelligence, and ADHD empowers ambitious professionals to thrive both personally and professionally. Elaine's mission is to reshape the narrative around high achievement, proving that peak performance and personal fulfillment can coexist harmoniously. For inspiring resources on mindset and emotional wellness, follow Live Inspired Therapist on Instagram or visit our website.

What does burnout look and feel like? It may be hard or really easy to identify early signs of burnout. Our ability to recognize, identify, and address burnout begins with awareness of it. 

Burnout is usually associated with our occupational experiences, however, burnout is becoming a universal term to describe the layering of prolonged and unmanaged stress, therefore we are all at some risk of burnout. 

So how can you look for ways to resolve stress? I’m going to give you the bullet list and then my recommendations. From my experience, a gentle, loving holistic approach to burnout, is extremely transformative. 

• Movement 
• Connection
• Boundaries 
• Breathwork 
• Seeking Support
• Stress Management Techniques 
• Emotional Freedom Tapping (EFT)
• Observation 
• Play
• Rest
• Reflection 

If you’re reading this list and you feel resistance, irritation, or overwhelmed, there’s a good chance you are in burnout. Or maybe you’re already doing some of these things but still feeling stuck. Everything you feel is valid and taking care of yourself may feel like an effort now but will transform how you live, think, feel, breathe, and be. 

I suggest picking one or two of the stress reduction tools and practicing for a few weeks until it feels more like a daily habit. The regular integration of self care action is key to managing everyday stressors, that can compile, and lead us to burnout.

Burnout changed for me when I became more curious about how things could look or feel different for me. I started seeking my own answers, which led me to alternative forms of healing and new learning. Unfortunately, there is no one-and-done solution to burnout. It requires ongoing monitoring, management, and adjustment to maintain equilibrium. 

I have experienced burnout during my nursing career, personally and also among colleagues. The COVID-19 pandemic created so much pressure and strain on the healthcare system, leaving many burnt out.

First responders and healthcare workers are already at risk for burnout, and we tend to forget that the average person will never have to experience the same challenges in their workday as someone within this profession. Respectively, we tend to gloss over the nature of their duties and responsibilities. But at the end of the day, these individuals experience real trauma and death. This is why it’s important that we nurture the responder within each of us.

Christie is a dynamic wellness practitioner. As the founder of Wellness Haven and Health Christie offers a circular approach to wellness with offerings that honour the seven principles of wellness: emotional, environmental, mental, occupational, physical, relational, and spiritual. Christie is a life skills coach, happiness coach, a breath work facilitator, as well as a medical aesthetician. Christie is joined by her daughter, Abigail, who offers home organization and a decluttering service. At Wellness Haven and Health we encourage and support others in their wellness journey.

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Receiving feedback is an integral part of personal and professional growth. However, it can also be one of the most challenging aspects of developing any project, especially something as personal and meaningful as a course that you've poured your heart into. The art of receiving feedback really goes beyond just listening to others’ opinions; it involves processing, understanding, and using that feedback to refine and elevate your work.

I’d like to share my own journey with feedback, especially as it relates to refining my courses. It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s been one of the most rewarding experiences since I started in the online space.

The Emotional Side of Feedback

Let’s face it—receiving feedback can be emotionally taxing. When someone critiques your work, it’s easy to feel vulnerable, especially if the feedback isn’t entirely positive. We often tie our self-worth to our creations, making it hard to separate constructive criticism from personal judgment.

For me, creating courses is not just a job; it’s a passion. I’ve spent countless hours crafting content that I believe will make a difference. So, when I first started receiving feedback, there was an internal struggle. I had to learn how to take a step back and look at my work objectively. Was the feedback coming from a place of helping me improve, or was it just a matter of personal preference?

This distinction is crucial because it allows you to filter out the noise and focus on the feedback that truly adds value.

Embracing Feedback for Growth

Some of my students and clients have been sharing feedback on Course Design School, my signature course, regarding the content, the delivery, and the experience so far, and their feedback is inspiring some incredible changes. It’s amazing how their insights have opened my eyes to new ways of enhancing the course, making it even more impactful.

I could kick myself for not thinking about some of these ideas sooner, but instead, I’m embracing the gift of their feedback and getting back to work. Every tweak and adjustment is bringing me closer to creating the transformative experience I’m striving for.

The Refinement Process

As I  embrace this feedback, I have now started a process of refinement. I am revisiting the course material, tweaking, adjusting, and sometimes overhauling entire sections. The process isn’t easy—it requires time, effort, and a willingness to let go of certain elements that I had initially thought were essential. But as I make these changes, I am noticing a shift. The course is going to be more streamlined, the content more focused, and the overall experience more impactful for the participants.

This process is teaching me a valuable lesson that I know but needed a reminder of: no matter how good you think your work is, there’s always room for improvement. Feedback is not a sign of failure; it’s a pathway to excellence.

Tips for Receiving Feedback Gracefully

Based on my experience, here are a few tips on how to receive feedback gracefully and use it to your advantage:

1. Listen Actively: When someone offers feedback, listen without interrupting. Let them express their thoughts fully before you respond.
2. Separate Emotion from Feedback: It’s natural to feel defensive, but try to separate your emotions from the feedback itself. Focus on the message, not the delivery.
3. Ask for Clarification: If you don’t understand the feedback or need more details, ask for clarification. This shows that you’re genuinely interested in improving.
4. Reflect Before Responding: Take time to reflect on the feedback before deciding how to act on it. Not all feedback requires immediate changes.
5. See Feedback as a Learning Opportunity: Approach feedback with a growth mindset. View it as an opportunity to learn and enhance your skills.
6. Express Gratitude: Thank the person for their feedback, regardless of whether you agree with it. They took the time to share their thoughts, which is valuable in itself.
7. Implement Changes Thoughtfully: When making changes based on feedback, do so thoughtfully. Ensure that the adjustments align with your overall vision and goals.

The Continuous Journey

The art of receiving feedback is a continuous journey. It’s about embracing vulnerability, being open to change, and constantly striving for improvement. My experience with refining my course taught me that feedback, while sometimes challenging to hear, is an essential component of growth. It’s what transforms good into great and what helps us evolve in our work.

As you move forward in your own projects, remember that feedback is your ally. Embrace it, learn from it, and let it guide you to greater heights. The path to excellence is paved with the insights of others, and it’s up to us to walk that path with an open mind and a willing heart.

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Tracy Sherriff is a Certified Course Creation Expert who helps coaches, consultants, and other experts transform their expertise into a profitable online course in 90 days with just 5 hours a week—no overwhelm! Connect with Tracy by visiting her website, tracysherriff.com, or finding her on Instagram @tracy.sherriff.

As a woman entrepreneur, you're no stranger to juggling multiple responsibilities and striving for excellence. But in the pursuit of success, it's easy to fall into patterns that lead to burnout and diminished productivity. As a psychotherapist specializing in high achievers and individuals with ADHD, I've developed strategies to help ambitious women like you thrive. Here are four powerful techniques to enhance your productivity while maintaining balance:

1. Master the Art of Prioritization

In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, everything can feel urgent. However, true productivity lies in focusing on what's truly important. Here's how to prioritize effectively:

• Utilize the Eisenhower Matrix to categorize tasks based on urgency and importance.
• Identify your "big rocks" - the tasks that will have the most significant impact on your business.
• Limit your daily priority list to 3-5 essential tasks to prevent overwhelm.
• Regularly reassess your priorities to ensure alignment with your business goals and personal values.

Remember, prioritization is about quality over quantity. It's a skill that can significantly reduce stress and increase your effectiveness as a business leader.

2. Embrace Strategic Breaks

As counterintuitive as it might seem, taking breaks is crucial for maintaining high productivity. Here's how to make breaks work for you:

• Try the Pomodoro Technique: 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break.
• Use break time for quick rejuvenation activities like stretching, deep breathing, or a short walk.
• Practice mindfulness during breaks to reset your focus and prepare for the next task.
• Don't forget to hydrate and nourish yourself throughout the day.

These intentional pauses can help you maintain energy and focus, leading to more sustained productivity over time.

3. Implement Time Blocking

Time blocking can be a game-changer for busy entrepreneurs. Here's how to make it work for you:

• Schedule everything, including work tasks, breaks, and personal time.
• Be realistic with your time allocations, including buffer time for unexpected issues.
• Color-code your calendar for different types of tasks or energy levels required.
• Include flexible time to handle unforeseen tasks or catch up if you fall behind.

This technique provides structure while allowing for the flexibility that dynamic business environments often require.

4. Set Clear, Adaptable Goals

Goal-setting is crucial for business success, but it's important to approach it with flexibility:

• Use the SMART criteria (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) for setting goals.
• Break larger goals into smaller, manageable tasks.
• Regularly review and adjust your goals as your business evolves.
• Celebrate progress, not just end results.

Remember, goals are guides, not inflexible mandates. Be willing to adapt as circumstances change.

Implementing These Strategies

As you incorporate these techniques into your routine, remember that productivity isn't about doing more—it's about achieving what matters most efficiently. Start by implementing one strategy at a time, and be patient with yourself as you develop new habits.

If you're finding it challenging to maintain productivity while avoiding burnout, you're not alone. Many women entrepreneurs and recovering perfectionists struggle with this balance. As a registered psychotherapist in Ontario, I'm here to help you develop a personalized approach to productivity that aligns with your unique needs and goals. 

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Remember, investing in your mental health and productivity is one of the best things you can do for your business. Let's work together to unlock your full potential as a woman entrepreneur.

Elaine Dickens, MA, is a Registered Psychotherapist and Founder of Live Inspired Wellness Inc. Specializing in guiding high achievers, recovering perfectionists, and ADHD warriors, Elaine helps clients avoid burnout, build resilience, and deepen their emotional connections. Through her expertise, she empowers individuals to balance their drive for success with personal well-being, fostering a more fulfilling and sustainable approach to life and work. Elaine is happy to be a Happy Healthy Women Uxbridge, ON Branch Director

Our bodies have the extraordinary power to let us sense when danger is present, and oftentimes they do so without us having to think about it. We become acutely aware when dis-ease sets in and hampers our normal functioning. As a nurse working in the hospital setting the changes experienced by people are often managed by medication.

Have you ever experienced a sense within your body that doesn’t fit into the usual five categories? It is fascinating to note that our body has over twenty senses internally and externally. These incredible sensory functions manage to keep us safe and connected to the world around us. Without going into the scientific depths of how our sensory receptors function, exploring with a curious mind can help us tap into the wonder they hold. 

We have all experienced pain in our lives whether it be at skin level, deep into the muscles, organs, or emotionally. Each one of these has special properties that can stop us in our tracks when triggered. When the pain response is activated, we have a choice of what we do with it. As a nurse, I ascribe to the definition of pain as “pain is what the experiencing person says it is, occurring when they say it does.” Pain provocation, quality, radiation, severity, and timing are all explored.

The other sense that we recognize as important is our temperature. Our body identifies heat and cold and has built in processes to allow heat to escape or trap it in. This is another protective process. 

We also have mechanical receptors that sense our body position, balance, and muscle stretch. Such complexities that we do not have to think through. We do not have to think about the way our joint is positioned in space. There is structure and organized function aligned within our body.

We could also explore the internal receptors such as blood pressure, blood oxygen content, bladder stretch, having a full stomach, and lung inflation. All senses that we are fortunate we do not need to think about, recognizing how marvelous our body really is. 

So, what happens when dis-ease sets in or medications interfere with the natural function of these senses? We become misaligned with our body and our internal senses can become dulled or impaired. It takes practice to stay in touch with these senses beyond the five. Taking time to activate your senses and observe them through meditation can help you live in harmony with your senses.

Christie is a dynamic wellness practitioner. As the founder of Wellness Haven and Health Christie offers a circular approach to wellness with offerings that honour the seven principles of wellness: emotional, environmental, mental, occupational, physical, relational, and spiritual. Christie is a life skills coach, happiness coach, a breath work facilitator, as well as a medical aesthetician. Christie is joined by her daughter, Abigail, who offers home organization and a decluttering service. At Wellness Haven and Health we encourage and support others in their wellness journey. 

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En tant qu'entrepreneur, vous prenez des décisions chaque jour. Certaines sont petites, comme choisir une heure de rendez-vous. D’autres sont énormes, comme le lancement d’un nouveau produit. Mais toutes ces décisions façonnent votre entreprise. Un facteur clé pour faire les bons choix ? Confiance.
Voyons comment la confiance affecte la prise de décision et comment l'utiliser à votre avantage.

Les bases de la prise de décision
Lorsque vous prenez une décision, votre cerveau envisage plusieurs options. Il prend en compte les expériences passées, les préjugés personnels et même votre humeur. La confiance agit comme un filtre pour tous ces facteurs. Cela change la façon dont vous voyez les risques et les récompenses de chaque choix.

Confiance et préjugés : un exercice d’équilibre
Parfois, nous sommes trop confiants. C’est ce qu’on appelle le biais d’excès de confiance. C'est lorsque nous pensons que nous en savons plus que nous ne le faisons ou que nous sommes meilleurs que nous ne le sommes réellement pour prédire les résultats. En tant qu’entrepreneur, votre passion peut vous rendre particulièrement enclin à cela. Être conscient de ce biais peut vous aider à prendre des décisions plus équilibrées.

Confiance dans des temps incertains
Lorsque les choses sont incertaines (ce qui est souvent le cas dans le monde des affaires), la confiance devient encore plus importante. C'est ce qui permet de prendre des décisions sans avoir toutes les réponses. Être confiant ne signifie pas ne pas avoir de doutes. Cela signifie que vous avez confiance en vous pour gérer tout ce qui arrive.

Les deux visages de la confiance
La confiance est cruciale, mais il y a un piège. Il y a une grande différence entre une vraie confiance et le simple fait d'agir avec fermeté. La vraie confiance vient des compétences, de l’expérience et de la connaissance de vos limites. Cela vous permet de rester ouvert aux nouvelles idées. Une fausse confiance peut conduire à des décisions hâtives et à des occasions manquées d’apprendre.

Construire votre confiance dans la prise de décision
Vous voulez renforcer votre confiance pour prendre des décisions ? Essayez ces conseils :

1. Revenez sur les décisions passées. Qu'est-ce qui a fonctionné ? Qu'est-ce qui n'a pas fonctionné ? Pourquoi?
2. Demandez des commentaires. D’autres perspectives peuvent vous aider à voir les angles morts.
3. Acceptez l’incertitude. Cela fait partie du métier d'entrepreneur et peut conduire à de nouvelles idées.
4. Continue d'apprendre. Plus vous en saurez, plus vous vous sentirez en confiance.

Emballer
Comprendre comment la confiance affecte vos décisions peut faire de vous un meilleur entrepreneur. N'oubliez pas qu'il ne s'agit pas d'avoir toujours raison. Il s’agit de prendre des décisions en toute confiance et d’en tirer des leçons. Lorsque vous dirigez votre entreprise, laissez-vous guider par la confiance. N’oubliez pas de l’équilibrer avec humilité et conscience de soi. Cette combinaison vous aidera à naviguer dans les hauts et les bas de l’entrepreneuriat.

Être audacieux. Soyez confiant.

Karen Vaile est coach de confiance et d'état d'esprit et fondatrice de Karen's Coaching Korner. Elle aide les femmes d’affaires à acquérir la confiance nécessaire pour prendre des mesures audacieuses et atteindre leurs objectifs personnels et professionnels.

La mission de Karen est centrée sur la transformation de l'incertitude, du doute de soi et de l'appréhension en assurance et ambition décisive. Grâce à son programme de coaching 1:1 « Créez votre confiance », elle adapte son approche aux besoins uniques de chaque client, aidant chacun à atteindre son plein potentiel, à atteindre ses objectifs, à faire preuve d'audace et à incarner la confiance et la grâce dans tous les aspects de la vie. Karen est joignable via DM.

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Dans le paysage en évolution rapide de l'entrepreneuriat, se démarquer ne dépend pas seulement de ce que vous faites : il s'agit également de l' efficacité avec laquelle vous partagez vos connaissances et votre expertise avec le monde.

Un moyen puissant d’améliorer simultanément votre croissance professionnelle et personnelle consiste à créer un cours en ligne. Voici comment vous lancer dans ce voyage peut vous aider à devenir une meilleure version de vous-même en affaires :

1. Approfondissez votre expertise

Créer un cours vous oblige à distiller vos connaissances dans un format structuré et exploitable. Ce processus renforce non seulement ce que vous savez déjà, mais vous met également au défi de combler les lacunes et de rester au courant des dernières tendances dans votre domaine. Au fur et à mesure que vous recherchez, planifiez et enseignez, vous approfondissez votre expertise et devenez une autorité incontournable dans votre créneau.

2. Affinez vos compétences en communication

Une communication efficace est la clé du succès dans toute entreprise commerciale. L'élaboration d'un cours exige de la clarté pour transmettre des idées complexes, impliquer votre public et favoriser la compréhension. Au fur et à mesure que vous créez du contenu, expliquez des concepts et interagissez avec les étudiants, vos compétences en communication s'améliorent naturellement, améliorant ainsi votre capacité à influencer et à vous connecter avec les autres.

3. Construisez votre marque et votre crédibilité

Le lancement d'un cours bien conçu fait de vous un leader d'opinion dans votre secteur. Cela démontre votre engagement à partager des informations précieuses et à résoudre de vrais problèmes pour votre public. Cela positionne votre marque comme digne de confiance et faisant autorité, attirant des clients potentiels qui recherchent votre expertise et vos solutions.

4. Développez votre réseau

Les cours fournissent une plate-forme pour se connecter avec des personnes partageant les mêmes idées, des collaborateurs potentiels et des clients. S'engager avec votre communauté de cours favorise des relations fondées sur des intérêts partagés et un soutien mutuel. Ces connexions peuvent conduire à de nouvelles opportunités, à des partenariats et à des commentaires inestimables qui propulsent à la fois votre croissance professionnelle et personnelle.

5. Mettez-vous au défi d'innover

Créer un cours vous pousse au-delà de votre zone de confort. Cela nécessite de l’innovation dans la diffusion de contenu, les stratégies d’engagement et la résolution de problèmes. Relever ce défi nourrit votre créativité et votre résilience, vous dotant des compétences nécessaires pour vous adapter aux changements et saisir les opportunités dans un paysage de marché en constante évolution.

6. Générer un revenu passif

Au-delà des avantages immédiats, les cours offrent une source de revenus durable. Une fois créés, ils peuvent être vendus à plusieurs reprises sans effort supplémentaire important, vous permettant ainsi d’exploiter efficacement votre temps et votre expertise. Ce flux de revenus passif soutient non seulement vos objectifs financiers, mais libère également du temps pour le développement de votre entreprise ou vos activités personnelles.

7. Épanouissement personnel et impact

En fin de compte, créer un cours, c'est avoir un impact significatif. En partageant vos connaissances et en donnant aux autres les moyens de réussir, vous contribuez à leur parcours de croissance. Être témoin de la transformation et de la réussite de vos étudiants apporte un profond sentiment d'épanouissement et renforce votre approche des affaires axée sur les objectifs.

Créer un cours en ligne ne consiste pas seulement à développer votre entreprise : c'est un parcours transformateur qui améliore vos compétences, étend votre influence et favorise votre croissance personnelle. Il s'agit d'un investissement pour vous-même et votre avenir, offrant des récompenses qui vont bien au-delà des gains financiers. Saisissez l’opportunité de partager votre expertise, d’inspirer les autres et de devenir la meilleure version de vous-même en affaires et au-delà. Commencez dès aujourd’hui et libérez le potentiel qui réside en vous.

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Beaucoup d’entre nous ayant une idée, une vision ou un projet créatif sont souvent confrontés au même problème : l’écart entre avoir une idée brillante et lui donner vie.

Les problèmes courants de perfectionnisme, de procrastination et d’accablement vous gênent et vous empêchent de faire des progrès réels et significatifs. Vous tergiversez pendant des mois, des années et parfois même des décennies, sans donner suite à vos rêves créatifs.

Je le sais parce que j'y suis allé. Mais au cours des dix dernières années, j’ai pu surmonter ces problèmes et lancer les projets passionnés de mon cœur – et je veux la même chose pour vous.

J'utilise tout ce que j'ai appris pour décrire les 5 erreurs que vous faites qui vous empêchent d'agir – et les 5 solutions pour y remédier.

Erreur n°1 : essayer de « tout comprendre »

Vous souhaitez créer un blog afin de commencer à rechercher le meilleur hébergeur, les meilleurs outils de publication croisée, les meilleures stratégies de référencement pour les titres et les métadonnées. Mais quand commencez-vous réellement à lancer ce blog ?

Vous souhaitez démarrer un podcast afin de commencer à rechercher les meilleurs microphones, le meilleur logiciel de montage, la meilleure façon d'insonoriser une pièce. Mais combien de temps faut-il avant d’enregistrer votre premier épisode ?

Vous voulez commencer à écrire un roman afin de commencer à décrire l'histoire de chaque personnage, chaque rebondissement de l'intrigue et à rechercher chaque paramètre pour une précision totale. Mais à quel moment vous asseyez-vous réellement et écrivez-vous votre première page ?

Il y a un moment où essayer de « tout comprendre » cesse d'être une question de planification et commence à être une question de perfectionnisme et de procrastination.

La solution?

Limitez vos recherches et votre planification.

Si vous vous retrouvez coincé dans la phase de recherche et de planification sans jamais avancer vers l'exécution, il est temps d'ARRÊTER et de COMMENCER. Fixez-vous une limite : définissez les éléments les plus importants à connaître et découvrez le reste plus tard. N'oubliez pas : aussi douloureux que cela puisse paraître, vous n'avez pas besoin de tout comprendre à tout moment.

Erreur n°2 : attendre « l’inspiration pour frapper »

Lorsque vous attendez que l’inspiration vous frappe, ou lorsque vous attendez d’en avoir « envie », vous ne parvenez souvent jamais à la contourner.

La solution?

Eh bien, voici un secret que les créatifs à succès ont découvert : votre muse n'apparaît pas d'elle-même. Vous pouvez invoquer votre muse, simplement en vous présentant avant il semble.

Le grand Steven Pressfield, auteur de The War of Art, dit :

« Lorsque nous nous asseyons chaque jour et faisons notre travail... La Muse prend note de notre dévouement. Elle approuve. Nous avons gagné sa faveur.

S'asseoir, se présenter et se préparer à travailler est la façon dont vous invoquez votre muse pour pouvoir faire avancer les choses.

Erreur n°3 : se fixer des objectifs ambitieux

Cela vous semble-t-il familier ?

"D'accord, je vais m'asseoir et décrire tout mon roman."

"Très bien, je vais m'asseoir et structurer l'intégralité de mon site Web."

"Super, je suis prêt à m'asseoir et à finir de mixer mon dernier morceau de musique."

Et puis que se passe-t-il ? Vous commencez à vous sentir dépassé par l’énorme tâche. Ou vous commencez à vous enliser dans les détails et les minuties. Ou vous commencez à penser que cela va prendre une éternité pour finir et vous commencez à vous décourager.

La solution?

Utilisez des limites de temps. Donnez-vous un certain temps pour travailler, puis arrêtez-vous lorsque le temps est écoulé. Peu importe que vous accomplissiez la tâche en une seule fois ou non. Tout ce qui compte, c'est que vous ayez progressé. Fixer une limite de temps empêche le dépassement et la procrastination, car vous savez qu'il vous suffit de commencer – vous n'avez pas besoin de terminer. Ce qui nous amène à l’erreur n°4.

Erreur n°4 : essayer de donner une « apparence correcte » ou un « son correct »

Vous commencez à écrire votre roman et passez des heures à peaufiner le premier paragraphe ou la première page. Vous passez tellement de temps à essayer de trouver les mots parfaits pour transmettre ce que vous essayez de dire que vous ne dépassez jamais le premier chapitre.

Ou vous commencez à travailler sur un design et vous vous retrouvez à ajuster à plusieurs reprises la palette de couleurs et les choix de polices, en faisant des allers-retours, sans jamais vraiment accéder au reste.

La solution?

J'ai un dicton : « Make Bad Art ».

Cela ne signifie pas produire un travail de mauvaise qualité. Cela signifie simplement que vous n'avez pas besoin de réussir la première fois, ni même la deuxième, la troisième ou la dixième fois. Quand on crée avec l’intention de mal le faire – exprès ! - vous vous débarrassez de ce perfectionnisme et de cette procrastination.

N'oubliez pas que vous pourrez toujours le réparer plus tard. La clé est simplement de progresser, petit à petit, même si cela ne ressemble pas ou ne sonne pas comme vous le souhaiteriez au début. Donnez-vous la permission d'être mauvais dans quelque chose et je vous promets que vous verrez des progrès qui changeront votre vie dans vos activités créatives.

Erreur n°5 : penser que votre idée n’est pas originale

Combien de fois avez-vous pensé à quelque chose comme ceci :

"Quelqu'un d'autre met déjà en œuvre mon idée."

" Qu'ai-je à dire qu'une douzaine d'autres personnes ne l'ont déjà pas fait ? "

"Il n'y a rien d'original sous le soleil."

Beaucoup d’entre vous craignent que votre idée ne soit pas originale. Vous voyez d'autres personnes le faire et vous pensez que cela ne vaut pas la peine de le faire vous-même. Vous souffrez du syndrome de l’imposteur. "Qui suis-je pour faire ça, quand d'autres le font mieux ?"

La solution?

Trouvez votre « torsion ».

Parce que voici le secret : ne pas être original est en fait une BONNE chose ! Cela signifie qu'il existe un marché pour ce que vous créez. Cela signifie qu'il y a un public pour cela. Les gens veulent ce que vous faites.

Il vous suffit de comprendre ce que VOUS apportez et que personne d’autre ne peut apporter. Quel est le différenciateur qui vient de votre point de vue, de votre personnalité, de votre parcours, de vos expériences ? Trouvez le « twist » qui vous est propre et vous vous démarquerez, même si vous pensez que vous n'êtes pas original.

L’une des choses les plus difficiles en matière de créativité est de combler le fossé entre avoir une idée brillante et lui donner vie. En limitant vos recherches, en faisant appel à votre muse, en fixant des objectifs limités dans le temps, en adoptant le « mauvais art » et en trouvant votre touche unique, vous pouvez surmonter les obstacles qui vous retiennent. Il est temps d'arrêter de tergiverser et de commencer à agir.

Prêt pour la prochaine étape? Visite candicelee.ca pour voir comment nous pouvons travailler ensemble pour enfin donner vie à votre vision créative.

Candice est une entrepreneure créative aux multiples passions qui se consacre à l'écriture, à la musique et aux changements de mentalité. En tant que romancière à succès à plusieurs chiffres, fondatrice d'une boutique en ligne de bien-être, conceptrice de produits d'affirmation et productrice de musique amateur, elle apporte une richesse d'expérience à son rôle de facilitatrice de créativité. Candice aide ses clients à surmonter l'indécision, à remplir leurs réservoirs créatifs, à se débarrasser des blocages et à passer à l'action sur leurs projets passionnés. Avec une approche enthousiaste et responsabilisante, elle propose un coaching individuel et des ateliers pour guider les gens vers leurs objectifs créatifs. La mission de Candice est d'inspirer et de soutenir les autres dans la réalisation de leurs rêves afin qu'ils puissent trouver l'épanouissement et la joie.

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