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  • I've been reading Atomic Habits by James Clear over the weekend. Thanks to @charlotte.argyrou for the recommendation! Even in the first chapter I loved how the numbers were so motivating - if you improve something by just 1% each day over a year, you'll be 37% better at it by the end of the year. Big leaps are very exciting and get you where you want to go. But big leaps can also be overwhelming and lead to burnout - and then you're right back where you started. Finding your sweetspot is like the nirvana of working for yourself!⁠ 🌿⁠ I've recently restarted my habit of meditating before I start work each day. It's a small habit that will have a compound effect the more I do it. It takes 10 minutes each morning. ⁠ 🌿⁠ What about you? What would you like to improve by 1% each day this year? 🌿⁠ ⁠ #flexfreedom #workthatworks #flexappeal ⁠ #smallmomentsofcalm #myslowandsimple #actionagainstoverwhelm #simpleauthenticbeautiful ⁠ #worklifeharmony #worklesslivemore #momentsnotthings ⁠ #momentsnotthings #myhappymoments #habitstohappiness ⁠ #elevatetheeveryday #finddailyhygge #daysofsmallthings #slowandsimpledays ⁠ #boundariesarebeautiful #begentlewithyourself #sayyestoyou
  • Yesterday you might have seen my stories about having breakfast on the beach. It was a truly joyful way to start the day. I took my time about it and was at my desk by 10am (I'm not an early riser!). But throughout yesterday all sorts of feelings came up from my inner critic about being lazy (she can be a bit of a dick sometimes).⁠ 🌿⁠ Yes, I take time away from my desk regularly because although I LOVE my work (both the coaching and the freelance editing), I don't want work to be at the front and centre of my life all the time. I want to have mini-adventures every day, I don't want to wait for holidays to have adventures (especially this year, I'd be waiting a LONG time!)⁠ 🌿⁠ So I told my inner critic to button it. Being lazy couldn't be further from the truth! I'm currently working my little socks off designing a course for women who work for themselves who want life and business to feel simpler, easier, and more fun! And that's on top of supporting my 1-to-1 clients who are just making my heart burst at the moment with the things they're achieving! Oh and running a freelance editing business. So, yeah, definitely not lazy 🙄⁠ 🌿⁠ There are a million reasons not to do the fun things, the joyful things, the mini-adventures in life - your inner critic will beat you up about it, you will waste precious time to work on your business, you will take longer to get to your work goals, and your parents will judge you because you
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  • I've got that new term feeling today as I've moved back into my office after painting it. I had a week off last week and although I wasn't working it ended up being a very full week so it was a relief to have long lie ins at the weekend and take things super slow. I'm excited to get back to my clients and also get started on putting together the outline of my new programme for women who work for themselves (yaaaaay 🥳💕🎉). I always find when I step away from my desk my creativity goes into overdrive so I'm bursting with ideas - it's going to be so much fun putting this together and I can already see how much value it's going to hold! If you work for yourself and loooove your business but find it hard to step away to rest, find it hard to make time to work
  • Rest is part of the work. I've not had proper time off since Christmas, so this week I decided to take a few days off after my workshop. I've paddleboarded, I've had picnics with my family at the beach, I've met up with my book club besties on the beach, I've done jjigsaws, I've read fiction, I've gone for long walks in the woods. Sounds like a lovely week off doesn't it. But I'm exhausted⁠ 🌿⁠ I struggle with not being productive. Resting properly is a constant learning process for me - some weeks I think I've nailed it, and then other weeks I say I'm going to take a few days off and then I get to the end of the week and realise I'm exhausted because I've done all the lovely things I'd planned to do during my week off but I've also managed to squeeze in a fair amount of work around those activities. Doh. 🤦🏼‍♀️⁠ 🌿⁠ So next week I'll try again to have a couple of proper days off with NO work at all! One of the joys of working for yourself is that you make the rules⁠ 🌿⁠ Do you struggle to take proper time off as a business owner?⁠ 🌿⁠ ⁠ #flexfreedom #workthatworks #flexappeal ⁠ #smallmomentsofcalm #myslowandsimple #actionagainstoverwhelm #simpleauthenticbeautiful ⁠ #worklifeharmony #worklesslivemore #momentsnotthings ⁠ #momentsnotthings #myhappymoments #habitstohappiness ⁠ #elevatetheeveryday #finddailyhygge #daysofsmallthings #slowandsimpledays ⁠ #boundariesarebeautiful #begentlewithyourself #sayyestoyou⁠ #minimalismmyway #chaostocalm #habitstohappiness #heartoverhustle #calmversation
  • 5 years ago I worked in London's docklands area with a window seat overlooking the water. In summer I used to watch the canoeists, windsurfers and stand up paddleboarders and wish I was down there on the water too⁠ 🌿⁠ I didn't even consider at the time that it would ever be possible for me to enjoy being on the water during a work day - success at the time was all about just getting through each day without crying in the toilets⁠ 🌿⁠ This week I'm taking 3 days off just because I fancied it. It's warm and I want to spend some time hanging out at the beach with family and friends. This to me is what success looks like right now 🌿⁠ Sometimes I can't believe how lucky I am. But then I remind myself that it wasn't luck that got me here. I've spent the last 5 years working out what I want my life to look like and creating it bit by bit⁠ 🌿⁠ If you'd like a hand crafting a life that looks like your idea of success, I'd love to help you feel the most
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