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4 Tips to Find Balance in Running a Business and a Family

I had the opportunity to share with Smart Creative Mompreneur's on Charlotte's fantastic site. 

Please stop by her wonderful blog and leave a comment.


4 Tips to find balance in running a business and a family

"Although we no longer have children living in our home, the memory of having three children, a husband, and building a business doesn't seem like it was that long ago.

When Charlotte asked me to write for the blog, I was eager to say yes, because having “been there and done that,” I knew this was an opportunity to look back and ask myself what I would have done differently during that time. I also knew this was a great opportunity to look at the things I did right.... "

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Two Day Women's Retreat with Studio 1010

Refuel Your Focus and Ignite Your Passion Two Day Retreat.

Discover the Power of Being 
and Lift Off

There's a deep yearning within your soul that's dying to come out and Take Flight.

What is it? 

You may know yet quietly doubt is still lingering.

The unearthing and exposing of the uniqueness you hold becomes liberating. So liberating you beam and share the light without effort.

Your wings take shape. The wind begins to blow. You are ready. Yes, ready for lift off.....

Dig deep and unearth what is true for you.

Learn practical methods to live congruent to your truth.

Create a plan that will take you just outside your comfort zone and into your confidence zone. Best of all a plan that is do-able.

Dance in your own being and embrace and explore your own uniqueness.

Spend two days and one evening in a sacred place of standing in who you are with your head held high and your heart open to release the love camping within. 

Get inspired and learn how to keep aligned with that inspiration throughout the year.

Take home tools to continue the courage to Lift Off and soar.

Nourish yourself with Nia, Yoga, Creativity and Community.

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Sue Simpson is a Self Development and Business Coach who teaches business growth and life balance as a way of life. You can have your cake and eat it too. Through one-on-one coaching, group programs like the popular Live Your Purpose program, Speaking and teaching Business and Life Building workshops. Receive 12 weeks of Sue's FREE training audios, Mindset Mondays to your inbox by registering here.

The GREATEST thing that comes from filling your own cup 

is what you GIVE when the cup overflows.

Imagine with me if you will.....

An empty tea pot.

Beautiful cups waiting to be filled.

Now pour your pot and what do you give....emptiness, air, nothing that will benefit your guest.

This is how so many of us live our lives and run our business. We attempt to give without first filling our pot.

Now imagine that tea pot is full. So full it's overflowing. 

This is how we give with substance and matter.

My cup runneth over.

How then do we go about filling our pot so it may overflow?

1. Give to yourself.

Woa..you may be saying. That's selfish. NO, it is selfish to not give to yourself first.

By giving yourself love, grace, gratitude for who you are, gratitude for your wealth, your health, time to nurture your body and your soul, you are filling your pot with pure gold. As your pot begins to overflow you won't be able to help but give. And what you do give will have substance. Be authentic. From the heart and soul of who you are.

2. Receive from others.

This tends to be a hard one for many people and is so important. All too often we deflect someone's overflow.

When someone compliments you, do you receive it with a thank you or do you deflect it? When someone offers to do something for you, do you feel you owe them something in return? And how about from yourself, do you find yourself saying, "Damn I'm good at that"?

3. Give without any benefit to you.

When our cup runneth over, we give without any strings attached, not to get something in return. Shoot, when our cups runneth over giving happens so naturally that we often don't even realize we are giving.

4. Give what you would like to receive.

If you'd like to have more love in your life, give out more love. If you'd like more peace in your life, give yourself quiet time for peace. If you'd like more laughter and dancing in your life, begin laughing and dancing.

Watch and see...

Become aware.... If you've started laughing and dancing more you'll probably find more people laughing and dancing around you. 

There is a saying that if you give you shall receive. In the business world it's even coined as givers gain. Yes, these are true statements if used in the right context. Before you can give you must have something of substance to give. If not, you're just full of hot air.

As we dive deep into a season of giving, let us be of substance. Create and be from our hearts and from love. First for ourselves and then overflowing to others.

Today I received a gift from a family member who recently went through a major surgery. Here it is the holiday season and she can't talk, she's in a great amount of discomfort and pain, and she has a large amount of bruising and swelling. Within the text of her update from the doctor she ended with "remember I am a winner".

Please always remember, you too are a winner.

with love,

Sue


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Ever feel lonely or blue? Fear or Uncertainty? You're not alone.

As a Self Development Coach I work with clients and students on exposing and engaging with their inner core. Who they truly are. 

That can sound funny to some. What do you mean, "who they truly are?" 

So many people are living as a drone. Living the way they should live. Being who they should be. Acting the way they should act. So much so, they don't even realize they are doing it.

The purpose behind the work I do isn't to show them what they are doing wrong. Isn't to show them what would make them happy or happier. My purpose is to walk beside them as they stand in their own personal power. That's huge! Why huge? Because when you begin to really connect with your inner core, you truly begin to live your life. Love yourself as you would your neighbor. Treat yourself as you would treat your best friend.....Your world opens up.

Some are hesitant to this idea of what we'll call here, self-care. They see it as selfish. I beg to differ. I believe from my own experience and the experience of my students, clients and teachers that it's actually selfish to not treat yourself with care.

Self-care is a topic in the Live Your Purpose Program and this week we are looking at those times when we feel lonely or blue. Those times when doubt and fear creep in.

Yes, they happen to all of us. Through the program and teachings we know that what we focus on grows so what do we do when these feelings come up?

Ask yourself, "what can I do right now that would take care of me?" "How can I pamper myself a bit?"

Remember a time that brought you joy.

Smile. The physical activity of smiling can change your attitude and those around you too.

Remember an email you've received that was kind. I recommend that my clients have a 'when in doubt' journal. Each time they receive a card, nice email or unsolicited compliment from someone they: print, write or tape it in their journal.

Here are a few other things my clients do:

Stopping for a ten minute break and a cup of tea.

Take a walk outside with no agenda and just be.

Call a friend and tell them what you appreciate about them.

Make a list of things you can do to take care of you in those times of doubt or fear. Make it your go to place when those feelings arise. You'll be pretty happy you did.

One of my favorites is to:
Stop -
Breathe -
Stretch -
Smile

All to often we try to deny these feelings. Hide them or go, go, go to avoid them. All that does is make them stronger and often buries them deep. They will fester sooner or later. Might as well feel them now.

Lean into those feelings with your body and stay out of your head.

A little self-care goes a long way.
How will you care for yourself today?

Sue Simpson is a Self Development and Business Coach who works with women to live their personal strengths and share their purpose. Through one-on-one coaching, group programs like the popular Live Your Purpose program, Speaking and teaching Business and Life Building workshops, Sue teaches business and life balance as a way of life. 

Four Ways to Increase Your Energy

In the Live Your Purpose Program we spend an entire module on increasing your energy. This is a transforming module with big a-ha's and mounds of increased energy by those who put the following practices into action. And with the beautiful fall colors surrounding us here in Washington, a gentle tug that the holidays are just around the corner is being felt, which makes this a  perfect time to share four ways to increase your energy.

Lets look at how Debbie uses the tools for the holiday season.

  1. - Clarity. 

Clarity uses your creativity. Now that's exciting! Creativity puts you in a position of being pro-active vs re-active.


Debbie takes a half hour of her day and looks at the next three months. In this case the holiday season. She asks herself the following questions:

During these next three months -

What's important to me?

How do I want to show up?

How do I want to feel?

What would I like to experience?

Come the end of December what would be the very best outcome?

Mind you, Debbie doesn't just run through these questions in her mind. She takes the time to sit with them and allow the answers to truly resonate with her. She writes them down which helps her to remember them and stay focused on what's important. Debbie also knows that writing down her goals and setting an intention has been proven to increase the benefits and outcome.

   2. Saying No and Setting Boundaries:

Debbie now knows what she can say yes to and gives herself permission to say no to the activities and events that are not in line with her clarity. This will save Debbie tons of physical as well as mental energy. By putting boundaries around her family, business/work and time, Debbie will give her full attention to the activities she is engaged in. This is not only an energy saver for Debbie but a gift to those who she is engaged with because she is present and grounded in who she is and what she has to offer. It's like offering someone a half of an ice cream cone vs a full cone. She's a full cone kinda girl.

  3. Conquering Clutter:

This includes physical clutter as well as mental clutter. Knowing that digging in deep and spending the next week, 12 hours a day clearing physical clutter isn't in her best interest for increased energy, each day Debbie removes a bag or box of clutter from her surroundings. Because of her clarity she can ask herself the question, "does this/these item(s) support my energy for this holiday season. Is this item or items something I will use within this period of time or am I holding onto them for someday?" If the answer is someday, Debbie decides to give the items to someone or a charity that can use them now.

As for the mental clutter, Debbie begins really listening to what she is saying to herself as well as to others. She eliminates words like, need -should - have to- as well as complaining. She begins to replace this language with empowering words like, I choose to -today I will -I am and instead of complaining, Debbie asks for help when needed and sets the intention to communicate clearly.

  4. Self-Care:

All too often this becomes the last thing people put into practice. When this happens it's like having an empty pitcher of water and offering your guest something to drink. There just isn't anything there to give.

Knowing how important this is to maintaining her energy, Debbie schedules time for self-care into her calendar in advance. She makes a commitment to honor herself and those she loves by following through with the appointments.

Debbie creates a list of things that bring her joy and implements at least one a week. By being pro-active in her planning, Debbie is more likely to do the things that increase her energy as opposed to mindless energy wasters.

Debbie has now set herself up for this wonderful holiday season ahead.

How about you? What's important to you during the holidays?


Sue Simpson is a Self Development and Business Coach who works with women to live their personal strengths and share their purpose. Through one-on-one coaching, group programs like the popular Live Your Purpose program, Speaking and teaching Business and Life Building workshops, Sue teaches business and life balance as a way of life.