Life Made Lovely

What a random time for a random podcast. But the fact of the matter is that I had been putting off any sort of update because I had a serious case of the shoulds. Of what this podcast, and my life, should look like. In this weeks episode, I'm catching up with you on some heart to heart talk. Why I avoided hitting record for so long and how those negative feelings can tangle us up as entrepreneurs. Grab your tea; we're digging in deep, friend.

This week on the podcast, we're talking about life lessons. Because there are a lot of lessons involved in running a business. It doesn't matter how long you've been in business.   For an example. I've been in business for 7 years. And I was hit with some crazy obstacles that could knock a girl down. But instead, I decided to learn from those obstacles so that I could follow my own advice to keep going and growing.   This episode is coming from a place of exhaustion. There's no denying how tired I am after this life lesson. And that's okay. Most lessons are just mentally and emotionally draining in some way. But I brought this lesson back to you in another off the cuff manner. There are no pretenses, no planning. Just full transparency about what happened. In December of 2016, I started dreaming of a big event. A summit. One that would focus on empowering beginner female entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, multiple surgeries and downtime meant that putting it into motion had to wait. In June of 2017, I s

There's a lot of chatter about unhealthy relationships. You know... if it's a significant other. But when it comes to our every day relationships, our friendships, there isn't a lot being said. And in this day and age, it's important that we actually have these conversations because there are those that will leach the joy right out of our lives.   Show Notes Summer vacation is rapidly coming to a close. I'm not totally said. But I'm not totally happy either. I miss the normalcy, I miss the routine. But I will totally miss my kids. One of the things I learned over the summer is that I had been making excuses for another person to treat me poorly. Rather than allow myself to put a stop to unhealthy behavior, I absorbed the blame and told myself that I was feeling off by interactions because I was tired, overwhelmed, introverted, etc. What was actually happening is that I was in a relationship with a person who was insecure with their own success. That insecurity led this person to belittle, berate and cri

When I first started Life Made Lovely, it was a passion project. It still is. I never anticipated that this podcast would turn into something like this. And this is why I'm feeling so overcome today. Welcome to August. And this new season of gratitude.   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS It's Tuesday. And August First. And that makes it my favorite day ever! The content break is over and I am so excited to be back and in business! I've been feeling a little stressed, a little overwhelmed, a little excited and it's all been because of the shifts I've been making in my world. More importantly, I'm feeling immensely grateful. Gratitude is life changing. It's proven to make you healthier, happier, more relaxed and more successful. See, mindset plays a huge part in everything that we do. And without that positive mindset, we cannot attract the success we desire.  I woke up in the midst of a crazy season realizing how as stressful as everything seemed, nothing was without it's beautiful start. My stress about my home impr

Want to know what most online business owners don't take time to do? Practice self care. It's easy for us to put it off when we're busy trying to hustle our way to success. But it's not ever in your best interest to skip out on that. Oh no. In fact, you need to be practicing self care in order to really make the most of your business and your life. Don't believe me? Don't take my word for it! This week we're chatting with Ericka Eller and she's totally got my back here. And more importantly, she's got yours. Ericka is a wife and mom of 3, a career woman, and an entrepreneur. She understands the struggle women are faced with to manage all the things all the time and still find time to be healthy. She has a passion for sharing with other career-minded women the best ways to manage stress and maximize success. You can find this incredible wellness coach over at ErickaEller.com. Show Highlights Self care is so so necessary. And yet when we're working online, or working at all, we struggle with remembering to tak

There's a beast in the entrepreneurial world that a lot of people don't talk about. And that's the relationship aspect. When you're in a relationship as an entrepreneur, it can sometimes get downright tense. Which is why this week, we're talking all about how to make sure you're tending to your relationships while chasing your dreams.   Show Highlights   Yeah, I know. I said I was on a content break but I couldn't resist this opportunity to talk about relationships. I can't talk about relationships on my own! That's not fair. So this week you get to sit with me AND my husband while we dig deep into our own relationship road bumps. Jon and I began our relationship while I was already immersed in the entrepreneurial world. He thought he got it. I thought he got it. He didn't. And that wasn't because of just him. It wasn't because of just me. It was lack of communication. Communication is at the heart of so many relationship issues. We often expect our partners to be mind readers and know exactly what

It's time that we say it. It's time that we drop it. It's time that we get over it. And I'm not talking about anything crazy. I'm talking about something that we all do every day. Something we all can get caught up in. It's time to stop turning reasons into excuses.   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Happy 4th of July, y'all! I hope your day is full of fireworks, friends and fun! 5 years ago, my life turned upside down. And that shift made me the queen of coming up with reasons for why I couldn't and wouldn't succeed. I thought these were all valid reasons and while some were, others were not. Fast forward to January of 2017. I had a surprising turn of events and everything changed. It was then that I realized I was the one holding me back. Excuses are easy to make... it gives us a reason to stay where we are and to not move ahead. Fear is often at the root of excuses. And we're often guilty of making up the silliest of excuses to prevent ourselves from growing. Here's a liberating fact. There are no rules in business.

  I had a different topic planned this week. I wanted to talk about something different all together. But then I had a moment that just knocked the wind out of me. A realization that I had put myself in a rut and I had been doing it for a while. And it was time to change. Show Highlights   Confession time. I love Tuesday. It's the unsung hero of the workweek. Want to make a HUGE impact on my life? Rate and review the podcast! Click here to rate and review. Once you get to the site, click "view in iTunes." I'll love you forever. Despite constantly preaching to do what lights you up, I found myself in this rut of going through the motions despite it no longer serving me. I had absorbed a lie about what it means to reach success. There are no rules in business. But we do this thing where we observe others and their success and determine that what they're doing must be the key to success. So we take it on as a rule. And we apply it, even if it doesn't serve us fully. We often have a lot of things shove

Want to know what a lot of people get hung up in business that has nothing to do with strategy. Comparison. Competition. Feelings of jealousy. These feeling are all real and can leave a bad taste in your mouth. This week, we're going to dive into it and why competition isn't a bad thing at all.   Show Highlights Jealousy is a normal emotion. It happens. But the truth is that jealousy is simply veiled admiration. Unfortunately, that veil is a negative one. We decide that it makes the other person somehow wrong or that there's something wrong with us. That's simply not the case.  When we find ourselves jealous of others, it's typically because we feel a struggle within ourselves. We feel like we're somehow not performing well enough. There's something wrong with us. There is room at the table for everyone. But if you continue to see the business world with a scarcity mindset, it'll be an ugly place. One that you won't want to be a part of. The comparison trap is easy to fall into. But not realistic.

Fear is a powerful emotion. It has the power to hold us back. But it doesn't have to. In this debut episode of the Life Made Lovely Podcast, I'm digging into a topic that often weighs quite heavily on me. We're talking all about fear. I'm going to share with you my journey with fear, what research says about it and why we need to rid ourselves of this overwhelming emotion as much as possible. Show Highlights Fear is a normal emotion. And it's okay to feel it. In fact, it would be more concerning if you were completely fearless in your life! While it is a normal emotion, often it can feel like it's suffocating us. It can prevent us from moving forward, putting us in a place of crippling anxiety. Many don't realize that fear will rob us of joy. We self sabotage our way back into a comfort zone. Which a place that fear doesn't exist. "Great things never come from comfort zones." You know it, I know. Comfort zones are good for just that... comfort. But when you're ready to grow and make big things happen, you ha

We're starting from ground zero. Starting this brand new relationship awkwardly but together. Join me for the very first episode of the Life Made Lovely Podcast, learn more about my why and the the future of the podcast. And more importantly, get ready to be BFFs.