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Welcome to another episode of the Style
and Strategy podcast.
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So today is all about really trying to
support many of you who really struggle
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So today is all about really trying to
support many of you who really struggle
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with the morning and trying to get up in
the morning and get more done in your day
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with the morning and trying to get up in
the morning and get more done in your day
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where you actually get a little bit of
time to yourself.
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So I know I chat with a lot of women.
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who sometimes aren't necessarily a morning
person but would like to go through that.
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So today I've got on the show Jada who is
the founder of the Rise and Shine
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Collective who was a former night owl
turned into a morning optimization
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advocate and mentor.
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So Jada, she is a long -term lover of
living a big and healthy life and is a mum
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to three boys.
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In a past life, she was a Latin dance
instructor and owns a Latin dance studio
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In a past life, she was a Latin dance
instructor and owns a Latin dance studio
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actually with her husband as well.
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Her passion though, now lies in supporting
women to rise and shine both in life and
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in business through morning optimization
programs and creating success habits,
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in business through morning optimization
programs and creating success habits,
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aligning her coaching and holistic
business strategy and development
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consulting.
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So I really hope that you can walk away
with a few hints and tips and tricks along
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So I really hope that you can walk away
with a few hints and tips and tricks along
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the way to make your mornings that little
bit easier.
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Hi everyone, welcome to another episode of
the Style and Strategy podcast.
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I am so excited to have Jada here with me,
who is founder and CEO of the Rise and
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I am so excited to have Jada here with me,
who is founder and CEO of the Rise and
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Shine Collective.
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I've known Jada for now for almost, I
think it's about 18 months or so, and
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we've done a couple of lives together on
Instagram.
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But really, I am so excited to bring her
and
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But really, I am so excited to bring her
and
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the conversation that we're going to have
today together, because it's going to be
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the conversation that we're going to have
today together, because it's going to be
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the conversation that we're going to have
today together, because it's going to be
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all about your mornings and really
optimizing those because that's where she
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really specializes.
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And I know that many of you either have
really good at mornings and are a morning
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person.
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But I know I speak to many who are not and
really would like some tips, tips and
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tricks around how to really accelerate in
that area.
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So Jada, welcome to the podcast.
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Thank you Sonia, I'm excited to be here
and have this conversation and share this
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conversation with all of your listeners.
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Amazing, thank you.
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So why don't we start off at the
beginning?
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Because I always find fascinating people's
journeys to get to where they are today
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Because I always find fascinating people's
journeys to get to where they are today
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from a career perspective.
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So maybe if you could share with me, how
did you go from being a complete night out
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to now becoming a morning optimization
advocate?
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to now becoming a morning optimization
advocate?
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Yes, good question.
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Yes, good question.
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And people often think that I just must be
a natural morning person.
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And it's not the case at all, quite the
opposite really.
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And it's not the case at all, quite the
opposite really.
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So I came to wanting to become a morning
person when I was running, when I was the
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So I came to wanting to become a morning
person when I was running, when I was the
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So I came to wanting to become a morning
person when I was running, when I was the
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CEO of our family Latin dance studio and a
mum of two at the time and now have three.
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CEO of our family Latin dance studio and a
mum of two at the time and now have three.
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CEO of our family Latin dance studio and a
mum of two at the time and now have three.
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And I was in a cycle of
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working, I would say I was a workaholic.
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working, I would say I was a workaholic.
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working, I would say I was a workaholic.
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I only realized that afterwards.
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But had fallen into Yes, yes, I'm sure
people can kind of relate or might maybe,
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you know, might be trying to pretend
they're not but maybe they are have a
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think about that.
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yeah, and so I was really in a cycle of,
you know, working through the days and
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yeah, and so I was really in a cycle of,
you know, working through the days and
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then I guess, have always been juggling
and balancing with the kids and worked
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kind of
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flexibly, I guess, which has been great in
that running our own business and making
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sure we could still pick up the kids and
all that kind of thing, which then meant
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that I was often working at night, or I
guess I was choosing to work at night in
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that I was often working at night, or I
guess I was choosing to work at night in
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hindsight.
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And so I would, well, first of all, prior
to that, I was a Latin dance teacher for a
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decade.
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So I had just generally always been a
nighttime person, you know, since
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teenager, young adult, became a Latin
dance teacher, would be up teaching till
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10, 10 .30 at night, rehearsing after
that, you know, not going to bed till 12,
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one o 'clock in the morning.
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So I'd always been a nighttime person.
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So when I had kids, that kind of
continued.
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So when I had kids, that kind of
continued.
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And then especially once they were a
little bit older and I was back working, I
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would often then get into that work cycle,
I guess, at nighttime, and stay up working
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again till 11, 12, one o 'clock in the
morning.
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and I just didn't feel good.
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I was exhausted.
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I would say I was burnt out, although I
didn't realize it at the time.
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you know, I was, I've always been really
interested in personal development and
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business development.
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So I was always studying and learning
around, you know, developing my mindset
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and success habits and you know, how I
could create the success that I was really
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looking for, how I could.
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create the lifestyle that I was looking
for, reading all of the personal
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development books and business development
books and all that kind of thing.
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And so I knew that I needed to change or
do more of the success habits.
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Things like, you know, I'd always been an
active person, but once I had kids and I
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stopped teaching Latin dance and things
like that, I wasn't as active as I'd just
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stopped teaching Latin dance and things
like that, I wasn't as active as I'd just
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always naturally been.
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So I was exercising, but not super
regularly.
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So I wanted to exercise more regularly.
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I wanted to do things like meditate.
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I wanted to do things like meditate.
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I knew that things like journaling and
learning and, you know, on a daily basis
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I knew that things like journaling and
learning and, you know, on a daily basis
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would all be helpful.
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Those really core, you know, daily success
habits that I'm sure, you know, lots of
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Those really core, you know, daily success
habits that I'm sure, you know, lots of
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people have read about or heard about.
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people have read about or heard about.
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And I just...
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would never fit them into my day.
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You know, I'd think, I'll do that, you
know, once the kids are in bed, you know,
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I'll read a chapter of that book, or I was
often reading business development books
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and things like that right before going to
bed, which was actually wiring me up
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instead of calming me down.
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And just not being regular with any of
those habits.
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And it was just getting to that point
where,
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You know, the business and lifestyle
weren't moving in the direction that I
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wanted to be going in, even though I was
working really hard and working all the
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wanted to be going in, even though I was
working really hard and working all the
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time.
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And I just knew that I needed to make a
change.
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And I don't, I don't know.
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I don't know where I got as in, I don't
know exactly.
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I can't remember exactly where I got the
idea of then.
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becoming a morning person and doing a
morning routine, like as in, I don't know
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if it's because I must've heard something
or whatever, but anyway, the idea kind of
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landed for me and kind of grew.
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And I was like, I think I need to
completely change, I guess, my daily
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And I was like, I think I need to
completely change, I guess, my daily
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habits and my routine and from being a
night person to a morning person to fit it
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in.
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And I feel like that would be life
-changing for me.
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I just kind of grew this sense of this is
going to be life -changing.
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in so many ways and I need to do this it
just kind of grew and grew that did not
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in so many ways and I need to do this it
just kind of grew and grew that did not
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mean that I started doing it straight away
but I started to try I started to set the
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mean that I started doing it straight away
but I started to try I started to set the
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alarm earlier and started to read more
about it started to look into morning
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alarm earlier and started to read more
about it started to look into morning
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routines started to look into how to
change those habits and all that kind of
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thing so yes before we kind of then I
guess go down that whole path that's
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that's how I I got to it I guess from that
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desire to implement more daily success
habits and just basically realizing that I
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just never I was just never doing it
regularly within my day when I left it
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till later in the day and I knew that if I
wanted to make a big change in the way I
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was feeling in my life and in the success
that I could create then I needed to
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change something.
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Yeah.
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I think a lot of people can relate to
that, that you see people around going,
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I think a lot of people can relate to
that, that you see people around going,
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I think a lot of people can relate to
that, that you see people around going,
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yeah, I've got up really early.
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You know, and I've managed to do all these
things, or that morning time is the only
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time you kind of get to yourself before,
you know, chaos ensues, especially when
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you have kids and things like that, that
have to get sorted.
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you have kids and things like that, that
have to get sorted.
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I guess that challenging piece is being
able to go, you know what, I want to go do
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this.
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And yet,
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then to actually implement it and start
putting it in action.
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So tell us a little bit around what, how
do you get from that vision?
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I really want this because this is, it's
very similar to like, yeah, I really want
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to lose five kilos or I really want to
start exercising more.
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It's all good to say it, but to actually
then go, how do I start that?
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Even think about starting that process
and, and what are some of the challenges
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that you face sort of along that journey?
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that you face sort of along that journey?
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Yes, and so now having studied it for many
years and then been sharing and teaching
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others to do so, I have much more
understanding compared to when I tried to
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start putting this into place.
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So that's why I'm really passionate, I
guess, about supporting other women to do
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that and make that journey quicker and
easier.
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Because if you understand some of these
core aspects, then...
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Because if you understand some of these
core aspects, then...
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then it's a whole lot easier and it's a
whole lot faster.
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then it's a whole lot easier and it's a
whole lot faster.
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then it's a whole lot easier and it's a
whole lot faster.
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So one of the core things that you really
need to look at if you want to make this
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change, and I think it's the part that's
skipped over.
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And it's one of the aspects in the Atomic
Habits book, which is a very popular book.
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And it's one of the aspects in the Atomic
Habits book, which is a very popular book.
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And it's one of the aspects in the Atomic
Habits book, which is a very popular book.
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And it's one of the aspects in the Atomic
Habits book, which is a very popular book.
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And it's that you need to really align
your yourself, your self identity with
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the new habit, like you said, whether it's
losing weight, whether it's changing what
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you're eating, whether it's whatever
habit, becoming a morning person, getting
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you're eating, whether it's whatever
habit, becoming a morning person, getting
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you're eating, whether it's whatever
habit, becoming a morning person, getting
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up earlier, creating the habit of
exercising five days a week, whatever it
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is, whatever habit, people usually focus
and I did this, I focused on the outcomes
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that I wanted, which is definitely
important, we need to focus on the
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outcomes.
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and be clear about that, what we're trying
to go after and really connect into that.
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So that is very important.
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And also on the steps, like what are the
strategies?
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So I was there, of course, you know,
Googling and, you know, listening to
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podcasts and reading all the books, like
what are the steps and strategies to
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become, you know, because for me, I needed
to become an early riser.
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You could probably imagine if I was
staying up till 12 or one o 'clock in the
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morning and I had young kids.
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I probably needed to get up earlier than I
was, which I did, to be able to fit a
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morning routine into my life.
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So for a lot of women, that is the thing I
think that holds for a lot of people
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really, but I think especially, you know,
as moms as well, working moms, it's that
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really, but I think especially, you know,
as moms as well, working moms, it's that
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time crunch in the morning, right?
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So, and then our days are nonstop.
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Like that was what it was for me.
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And I know it's a lot of women.
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who we work with as well, who are working
moms, there's not, doesn't really seem to
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be another spot or, you know, pocket
during the day.
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It's hard to create another pocket during
the day.
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And so for most of us, we, if we want to
do a morning routine, we need to get up
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earlier than we probably were, plus change
the way in which we're using our mornings.
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There might actually be a pocket of time
there that we're just not utilizing well
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or that we could utilize differently.
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But for most,
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women I work with, they need to get up at
least a little bit earlier.
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So it's changing the habit of what time
they're getting up.
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And that is often the, like the block to
actually having the morning routine.
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We want the morning routine, but we want
the morning routine because of the
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outcomes it's going to give us and the
flow and effects.
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So we really want the actual flow and
effects.
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So then we go, okay, we need a morning
routine, but then hang on a minute.
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We have to wake up earlier, probably to
fit a morning routine in.
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And so.
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There's actually, I think what's really
important to understand is there's
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multiple habits that we have to break and
create to create a morning routine.
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Generally speaking, for most women that I
work with, it's going to be habits around
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your evenings.
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It's going to be habits around maybe your
waking time.
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It's going to be habits around how you use
your mornings.
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And so we're not just forming one new
habit, like I want to drink more water.
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or I want to move my body for 10 minutes
each day.
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That's like a part of hopefully your
morning routine should be.
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It's multiple habits and that's why it
actually, if it feels hard, it's because
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actually it is quite hard because you're
doing multiple habits.
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So when we talk about changing those
habits, you're a lot of people focused on
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the outcomes and then the steps and the
strategies, but they miss what I mentioned
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first, which is aligning themselves.
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the way they see themselves, their self
identity, the way they talk about
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themselves, the way they feel about
themselves.
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So their self identity needs to become a
match for the new habits that they're
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wanting to create.
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And that is often kind of skipped over.
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And so if we skip over that, we might be
able to stick with the new steps and
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strategies for a few days or even maybe a
few weeks.
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But it's hard to have those habits stick
long term and for them to become your new
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way of life if you don't match your self
-identity with those habits, if that makes
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sense.
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yeah, no, it doesn't.
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And so when you say that self identity,
what does that mean to you?
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And so when you say that self identity,
what does that mean to you?
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And so when you say that self identity,
what does that mean to you?
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And so what, what tangibly could someone
potentially say, okay, so yeah, I want to
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And so what, what tangibly could someone
potentially say, okay, so yeah, I want to
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And so what, what tangibly could someone
potentially say, okay, so yeah, I want to
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be a morning person, but is that actually
like self actualizing it and saying, I am
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a morning person because of XYZ?
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I love that question because you know, we
hear so often right in, you know, in the
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entrepreneurial world and you know,
business success and all that kind of
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thing.
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Like we need to become the woman that is a
match for the success that we want.
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And it's true.
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It's true.
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But I'm always like, how I think I'm a
very kind of like, but what are the what
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are the steps and strategies?
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It's partially that but it's also
partially else.
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It's partially that but it's also
partially else.
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So yes, so very tangible things that we
can do to match ourselves with Match our
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identity with the new habits in this case
in this case the habit well multiple
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habits in relation to becoming more of a
morning person and doing a morning routine
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that's going to
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that's going to
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both nurture and grow you in a way that
supports your goals and your season of
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life.
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I think that's what I help people with
specifically.
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Is to change some of our, I guess,
sometimes we have to change some of our
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core beliefs about ourselves.
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So for example, so our core beliefs and
also our thoughts and what we say about
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ourselves are some areas we can really
focus on.
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in relation to this.
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So for example, it's so common, you know,
I know I used to have, you know, I would
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So for example, it's so common, you know,
I know I used to have, you know, I would
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say, and I would think, and I believed
that I was a night out, I was a nighttime
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person and that I wasn't naturally a
morning person.
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Like that wasn't naturally, maybe even I
had many times where I was like, maybe I
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just like, it's not in my DNA.
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Like maybe I just have not made up to be a
morning person.
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And so,
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We'll have this in all areas, you know,
all sorts of areas in our lives.
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We just see ourselves as a particular
thing.
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And so when it comes to shifting that, for
example, it can be, it can be challenging
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And so when it comes to shifting that, for
example, it can be, it can be challenging
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or feel uncomfortable to start off by
suddenly saying before you really, you
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know, before you're actualizing it, like,
I'm a morning person that can feel fake,
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or it can feel out of alignment.
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So there's a couple of things we'd have to
kind of dig into.
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You can still do that and say that and
start thinking that because our
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subconscious mind is going to take that
in.
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So whatever we tell our subconscious mind,
it's going to take in.
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And so when you start saying those things
repeatedly, your subconscious will start
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to take that on as truth.
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So you can absolutely say that.
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to start with even if you're not yet.
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But I know for a lot of people that feels
uncomfortable.
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So it's actually catching and shifting
things.
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Like for example, instead of saying before
you really are, I am a morning person or I
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love mornings or I love getting up early,
which might feel like a stretch of the
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imagination, I understand.
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You can start with things like, you know,
my mornings support me.
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You can start with things like, you know,
my mornings support me.
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Mmm.
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my mornings in a way that support me and
my goals.
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Or I am becoming a morning person.
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You know, so you starting and so when you
start to think or say, you know, I just
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You know, so you starting and so when you
start to think or say, you know, I just
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it's so hard to get out of bed in the
morning.
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Or whatever it might be like if you think
about some of the I guess like negative
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quote unquote,
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negative or unhelpful thoughts or beliefs
or things that you might say about
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negative or unhelpful thoughts or beliefs
or things that you might say about
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yourself in relation to the habit you're
looking to change like being a morning
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person or if it's more around the getting
up early or if it's more around the
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morning routine whatever is like the
strongest part for you in relation to that
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you start you could make a list of all of
the negative or unhelpful thoughts
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feelings beliefs words that you say in
relation to that about yourself.
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feelings beliefs words that you say in
relation to that about yourself.
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and then kind of flip them to the positive
and come up with some statements that you
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can replace those with and basically look
to catch yourself in the moment when
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can replace those with and basically look
to catch yourself in the moment when
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you're thinking it or saying it to
redirect that to the more positive and
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supportive one and purposefully read, say
and write down the positive ones regularly
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to feed your subconscious mind that new
message.
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So there are other ways to go about it,
but that's a place, like that's an
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exercise that's really tangible that you
can start with to help you start to shift
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the way you see yourself, think about
yourself and some of your core beliefs.
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And we can go a lot, you know, a lot
deeper into shifting core beliefs and all
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that kind of thing.
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But yeah, that's a really good place to
start because it's about shifting, yeah,
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But yeah, that's a really good place to
start because it's about shifting, yeah,
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how you think about yourself, how you see
yourself and.
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and some of those core beliefs.
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and some of those core beliefs.
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Definitely.
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And I think you'd be able to use those
techniques, as you said, in lots of
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different places in your life, depending
on what it is that you potentially are
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different places in your life, depending
on what it is that you potentially are
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going after.
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So when it comes to the morning, is there
a, like some obstacles that I guess women
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So when it comes to the morning, is there
a, like some obstacles that I guess women
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come up with when they finally start to do
it and they start to get up in the
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morning, you know, should they be having a
particular, or is there a recommended,
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like you should be,
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I don't know, going in exercise, you
should be going gently.
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Is there a particular path of things
that's a great way to kick off a morning?
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Yeah, well, so I really work with, you
know, women who are ambitious and they
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Yeah, well, so I really work with, you
know, women who are ambitious and they
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want to do, you know, they want more
success in their life, either in their
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career or in their business.
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And but they want to do that while they
feel good and not at the expense of their
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health and their family, their
relationships and all that kind of thing.
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health and their family, their
relationships and all that kind of thing.
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And so I always say that you really want
to match your morning routine to your
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And so I always say that you really want
to match your morning routine to your
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goals and also your season of life.
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So it might look slightly different.
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for different people.
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But there are some core things that are
going to give us a really holistic
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outcomes for how we, I guess, for our
wellbeing, but our mental wellbeing, our
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outcomes for how we, I guess, for our
wellbeing, but our mental wellbeing, our
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physical wellbeing and our emotional
wellbeing.
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And we really want to look at including
things for all of those areas so that it's
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a holistic experience.
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Because a lot of people come into it and I
know that...
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part of what I was looking for is to be
more productive and help my success in
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life and business and all that kind of
thing.
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Only to realize after a number of years
that we get that from self care and self
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nurture and growing ourselves internally.
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And so really the mornings are focused on
that, which will create more productivity,
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more clarity.
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more energy, all of those things for our
days, which will allow us more capacity,
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energy and productivity to go after the
things we're going after.
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But the morning itself is the morning
routine.
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Like, yes, it's a great time to be
productive and to work, but we actually
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want to fill and fuel ourselves and fill
ourselves up first thing in the morning so
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that we are feeling good.
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that we are feeling good.
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so that we are growing our capacity, so
that we're choosing how we move into the
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day, where our focus is and all that kind
of thing.
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And so yes, a few key things to include in
a morning routine for that kind of outcome
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or those kinds of outcomes, it's
absolutely moving our body.
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We don't wanna just exercise because of
the physical outcomes of doing that, but
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We don't wanna just exercise because of
the physical outcomes of doing that, but
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it's also how it's going to help us feel
emotionally and what it's gonna do for
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our...
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brain and our mind.
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So the exercise is going to help us in so
many different ways.
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So the exercise is going to help us in so
many different ways.
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So exercising is absolutely part of a
recommended really holistic routine.
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Journaling is really wonderful and it does
so many different things and it can be
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used in so many different ways.
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used in so many different ways.
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But even at a base level, you know, it's a
time to reflect.
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and process our thoughts, which is really
important as leaders.
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and process our thoughts, which is really
important as leaders.
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When we are busy through our days, you
know, we're leading families, we're often
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leading teams, all that kind of thing.
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We need time to think and we need time to
process and we need time to just kind of
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We need time to think and we need time to
process and we need time to just kind of
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We need time to think and we need time to
process and we need time to just kind of
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be still as well.
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Like, you know, just go and to go inwards,
like rather than looking outside, you
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know, if there's a big challenge in our
life.
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or there's something difficult that's
going on, often we're looking outside.
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We're checking, you know, what's the best
way to go about this or, you know, what's
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a strategy I can use or what's a
leadership this or, you know, we're
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looking outside, but taking that time to
go inwards and feel, well, what, what do I
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feel like is the best next move or how do
you know, how do I feel about this or what
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do I really want to get out of this
situation or.
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you know, what would my own advice be for
myself if we stop and think about it in
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that time so we can use journaling in so
many different ways.
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You know, and some key parts of journaling
from for the clients I work with, we use a
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You know, and some key parts of journaling
from for the clients I work with, we use a
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little bit of a like daily based
journaling to give some really tactical I
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love giving tactical things is just a
little bit of time, just free form
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journaling, which I always found, like I
wasn't a journal and I was like, I don't
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really know, like, it feels a bit weird to
be like Dear Diary.
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but actually having that time and not
worrying about it, just writing down
00:24:04:10 - 00:24:07:09
whatever comes out and it might be
thoughts, it might be processing, it might
00:24:07:09 - 00:24:10:08
be ideas, whatever it is that just kind of
flows out.
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It can even be just a couple of minutes.
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It can even be just a couple of minutes.
00:24:12:03 - 00:24:16:02
and spending some time as well, writing
down things you're grateful for a
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gratitude practice.
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Again, I found that awkward to begin with.
00:24:20:11 - 00:24:23:05
I'm like, what should I write down?
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Like, and.
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And I find people are like in the
journaling camp or they're outside of the
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journaling camp.
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And the same thing with gratitude.
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Like, I'm just really not into gratitude.
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I'm like, interesting.
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Cause I used to be a bit like that.
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But what I've found is that when I focus
on that gratitude, I see, I see more all
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through the day after having practiced it
now for a long time, you start to see more
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that you are grateful for.
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And the more you see it, the more is
likely to actually happen.
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I mean, that's like a whole other path.
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But.
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Yeah, a little bit of gratitude.
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And also planning, like we live such busy
lives that we often will just go into our
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days by default.
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And then the day just like runs away from
us.
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We kind of maybe have stuff in our
calendar and, you know, appointments and
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we kind of have an idea of how the day
needs to go.
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But taking that little bit of time in the
morning to kind of really think through
00:25:16:11 - 00:25:17:16
your day.
00:25:17:21 - 00:25:22:05
Check in with what your top priorities are
for the day, personally and
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professionally, so that you are setting
yourself up to prioritize those through
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the day.
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And to feel like you've got more control,
like where do you need to have boundaries?
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What is your focus?
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What do you want to bring into the day?
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How do you want to feel through the day?
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And actually choosing some of that.
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And actually choosing some of that.
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And so we can do all of that through our
journaling.
00:25:43:08 - 00:25:49:03
And then the other two core parts that I
would suggest, especially for ambitious
00:25:49:03 - 00:25:49:20
women, working women, business women, is
some meditational visualization, which is
00:25:49:20 - 00:25:52:07
women, working women, business women, is
some meditational visualization, which is
00:25:52:07 - 00:25:55:15
women, working women, business women, is
some meditational visualization, which is
00:25:55:15 - 00:25:57:07
just bringing that stillness in.
00:25:57:07 - 00:25:57:11
just bringing that stillness in.
00:25:57:14 - 00:25:59:21
And also some learning time.
00:25:59:21 - 00:26:04:00
It's so important to be learning and
sparking our brain.
00:26:04:02 - 00:26:07:19
And, you know, this, again, it's not just
about learning the thing.
00:26:07:19 - 00:26:10:22
Obviously, by learning something new each
day, we can...
00:26:10:22 - 00:26:15:23
you know, move forward in our career, we
can learn how to do different things to
00:26:15:23 - 00:26:20:08
help our business grow, we can even use it
to learn a hobby for fun or whatever.
00:26:20:08 - 00:26:27:23
But we also helping our brain, you know,
become fast, become better at remembering
00:26:27:23 - 00:26:33:04
things, you know, getting our neurons, you
know, wiring and firing, which is good for
00:26:33:04 - 00:26:36:06
longevity, like there are so many
different aspects as well to learning.
00:26:36:06 - 00:26:39:14
So it's really that exercise, journaling.
00:26:39:14 - 00:26:42:19
some meditation or visualization and some
learning time that is really recommended
00:26:42:19 - 00:26:44:12
some meditation or visualization and some
learning time that is really recommended
00:26:44:12 - 00:26:48:06
for that really holistic, I guess, success
morning routine.
00:26:48:06 - 00:26:49:01
And so if someone really wanted, if I, so
if someone actually needed some help
00:26:49:01 - 00:26:51:10
And so if someone really wanted, if I, so
if someone actually needed some help
00:26:51:10 - 00:26:57:04
getting that morning routine down part,
what sort of support do you give in the
00:26:57:04 - 00:26:58:09
program around that?
00:26:58:09 - 00:27:00:10
How does that actually work?
00:27:00:15 - 00:27:06:19
So the first thing that I focus on with
people is aligning their identity with
00:27:06:19 - 00:27:07:10
So the first thing that I focus on with
people is aligning their identity with
00:27:07:10 - 00:27:07:15
this, combined with getting into action.
00:27:07:15 - 00:27:10:19
this, combined with getting into action.
00:27:10:19 - 00:27:15:20
So a lot of the time we can learn, learn,
learn, but it's really in in kind of
00:27:15:20 - 00:27:16:16
So a lot of the time we can learn, learn,
learn, but it's really in in kind of
00:27:16:16 - 00:27:20:12
combining that belief in what we're
wanting to do ourselves and where we're
00:27:20:12 - 00:27:25:09
wanting to go with something and the
action and putting those together.
00:27:25:09 - 00:27:28:17
And so I really focus on
00:27:29:02 - 00:27:35:16
captivating women to get into something to
begin with, so taking some kind of action.
00:27:35:16 - 00:27:35:23
captivating women to get into something to
begin with, so taking some kind of action.
00:27:35:23 - 00:27:41:22
And so it's really about both aligning
that belief and that identity with the
00:27:41:22 - 00:27:44:07
action to begin with to kind of kickstart
the habit.
00:27:44:07 - 00:27:44:08
action to begin with to kind of kickstart
the habit.
00:27:44:14 - 00:27:50:10
And some of the first areas that we really
focus on are the evenings.
00:27:50:10 - 00:27:52:11
So the evenings are usually can become
like a bit of a road bump.
00:27:52:11 - 00:27:55:11
So the evenings are usually can become
like a bit of a road bump.
00:27:55:11 - 00:27:56:17
bump in the road because everyone focuses
first on the morning.
00:27:56:17 - 00:28:00:02
bump in the road because everyone focuses
first on the morning.
00:28:00:02 - 00:28:03:18
Like I'm gonna set my alarm earlier, I'm
gonna figure out what to do in the
00:28:03:18 - 00:28:04:11
morning.
00:28:04:11 - 00:28:08:06
And yes, we focus on how do we make that
easier.
00:28:08:06 - 00:28:13:02
But when we focus only on the morning and
don't really focus on the evening,
00:28:13:02 - 00:28:17:09
oftentimes our evenings aren't supportive
to the morning that we're desiring.
00:28:17:09 - 00:28:22:21
So we, one of the first things that we do
is focus on how do you set yourself up the
00:28:22:21 - 00:28:24:00
night before?
00:28:24:00 - 00:28:25:00
for your morning success.
00:28:25:00 - 00:28:30:04
In part because I know that that's what a
lot of people struggle with and also in
00:28:30:04 - 00:28:34:09
part because it wasn't until I put that
piece of the puzzle into place for myself
00:28:34:09 - 00:28:36:11
and that was a big struggle for me.
00:28:36:11 - 00:28:43:20
Like it's always the point, you know, if I
go through anything at all, it's, my
00:28:43:20 - 00:28:45:13
evenings are slipping again.
00:28:45:13 - 00:28:49:12
I need to focus back on my evenings, but
really your morning success is going to
00:28:49:12 - 00:28:51:00
start the night before.
00:28:51:03 - 00:28:54:01
And so it's setting up a supportive
bedtime that is going to support the ideal
00:28:54:01 - 00:28:57:05
And so it's setting up a supportive
bedtime that is going to support the ideal
00:28:57:05 - 00:28:58:18
rising time that you want.
00:28:58:18 - 00:29:03:06
It's setting yourself up to already be
prepared for your morning routine.
00:29:03:06 - 00:29:05:20
So you have out what you need for it.
00:29:05:20 - 00:29:07:08
You know what you're going to do.
00:29:07:08 - 00:29:14:23
And it's also getting into the habit of
winding down.
00:29:14:23 - 00:29:20:06
Like so often we kind of go to bed in this
kind of heightened.
00:29:20:07 - 00:29:25:16
nervous system state, whether you know,
like I used to, you're reading a business
00:29:25:16 - 00:29:30:05
or personal development book right before
going to bed and your brain's like wired
00:29:30:05 - 00:29:31:19
around that like with ideas.
00:29:31:19 - 00:29:35:23
Or whether we're scrolling on social
media, which can seem relaxing, but
00:29:35:23 - 00:29:38:19
actually it's very stimulating.
00:29:38:19 - 00:29:42:08
And, you know, all the other things that
come with that.
00:29:42:08 - 00:29:44:04
You know, these people are, I should be
doing more.
00:29:44:04 - 00:29:47:16
These people are doing that or whatever it
might be, whatever it might be.
00:29:47:16 - 00:29:51:19
Switching on you might feel like you're
kind of in a relaxed state, but it's not
00:29:51:19 - 00:29:55:10
really helping you to to wind down your
nervous system Or you know depending on
00:29:55:10 - 00:29:56:23
really helping you to to wind down your
nervous system Or you know depending on
00:29:56:23 - 00:30:01:12
what you might watch in the evening if
it's like I don't know stimulating as
00:30:01:12 - 00:30:04:15
opposed to relaxing So it's also just
about Learning what you need what it was
00:30:04:15 - 00:30:07:21
opposed to relaxing So it's also just
about Learning what you need what it was
00:30:07:21 - 00:30:12:19
suits you what you like to do to bring you
know Calm down your nervous system.
00:30:12:19 - 00:30:14:01
So you heading to bed?
00:30:14:01 - 00:30:19:11
not just at a supportive time to get
enough rest, but also in a way where
00:30:19:11 - 00:30:20:18
you're going to have quality sleep.
00:30:20:18 - 00:30:24:12
So we definitely focus on that evening
side of things as well.
00:30:24:12 - 00:30:30:14
And I will say this does not mean you have
to like be a total nana and go to bed
00:30:30:14 - 00:30:35:09
early every day of your life from now on
to be a morning person and you can never
00:30:35:09 - 00:30:40:01
go out for cocktails with your friends and
you can never watch a few episodes at
00:30:40:01 - 00:30:40:10
nighttime.
00:30:40:10 - 00:30:42:23
Like a lot of people are worried about
that and I get it.
00:30:42:23 - 00:30:48:11
you have to never do any of those things
again, just saying, but yeah.
00:30:49:00 - 00:30:49:12
Love it.
00:30:49:12 - 00:30:50:11
Love it, Jada.
00:30:50:11 - 00:30:53:23
And so I'm taking a slightly different
tack.
00:30:53:23 - 00:30:59:23
Well, actually, firstly, if someone wants
to find you and maybe, you know, get some
00:30:59:23 - 00:31:01:13
more help around that, where's the best
place to do that?
00:31:01:13 - 00:31:04:12
more help around that, where's the best
place to do that?
00:31:04:12 - 00:31:08:14
And for my listeners, if you are
interested, I will have it all in the show
00:31:08:14 - 00:31:12:04
notes, but Jada, maybe if you could let
everyone know where to best find you.
00:31:12:13 - 00:31:16:05
Yeah, come and connect to me on Instagram
if you're there because I just find it's a
00:31:16:05 - 00:31:19:06
lovely place to connect and chat in the
DM.
00:31:19:06 - 00:31:19:14
So you can find me at the Rise and Shine
Collective on Instagram and come over and
00:31:19:14 - 00:31:25:05
So you can find me at the Rise and Shine
Collective on Instagram and come over and
00:31:25:05 - 00:31:26:11
say hi in the DMs.
00:31:26:11 - 00:31:30:09
I'd love to have a chat and talk to you
about what your goals are with your
00:31:30:09 - 00:31:34:14
mornings and see how I might be able to
help you or just connect because I love
00:31:34:14 - 00:31:39:07
just connecting with other women out there
and making new friends.
00:31:39:08 - 00:31:40:09
That's probably the best place.
00:31:40:09 - 00:31:43:09
If you're not on Instagram, I am on
Facebook as well.
00:31:43:09 - 00:31:45:15
The same, the Rise and Shine Collective.
00:31:45:15 - 00:31:46:23
So yeah, come and connect.
00:31:46:23 - 00:31:47:14
So yeah, come and connect.
00:31:47:16 - 00:31:48:04
Amazing.
00:31:48:04 - 00:31:48:21
Thank you, Jada.
00:31:48:21 - 00:31:53:06
So now I'm going to fire off with three
fast questions.
00:31:53:06 - 00:32:02:10
So what is your go -to signature style
piece that you feel truly represents your
00:32:02:10 - 00:32:06:18
brand and why is it an essential part of
your wardrobe?
00:32:09:09 - 00:32:13:14
and I knew we were going to have these
style questions and I still don't have a
00:32:13:14 - 00:32:14:16
really good answer.
00:32:14:16 - 00:32:18:02
Like I said, I'm like, I think I need to
do some work with Sonia.
00:32:18:02 - 00:32:22:03
And I spend far too much time these days
working from home in my active wear.
00:32:22:03 - 00:32:23:06
And I spend far too much time these days
working from home in my active wear.
00:32:23:06 - 00:32:26:08
So maybe my active wear is my signature
style.
00:32:27:04 - 00:32:33:15
say in my current wardrobe, a go -to of
mine and so interesting Sonia because we
00:32:33:15 - 00:32:35:07
were at an event together and I was
wearing something that I love that I feel
00:32:35:07 - 00:32:38:23
were at an event together and I was
wearing something that I love that I feel
00:32:38:23 - 00:32:45:03
like represents me and you pulled out a
card in a game that was around you know
00:32:45:03 - 00:32:49:00
something about style or like why are you
dressed like how does your clothes today
00:32:49:00 - 00:32:53:06
represent let represent you anyway I was
wearing this piece which was so funny.
00:32:53:06 - 00:32:58:22
which is kind of like a kimono -y, I don't
know, slip jacket?
00:32:58:22 - 00:33:00:01
I don't know what you'd call it.
00:33:00:01 - 00:33:01:13
The yellow one?
00:33:01:13 - 00:33:01:18
Yes, it's kind of, and I just, whenever I
put it on, I can wear it, you know, it can
00:33:01:18 - 00:33:05:07
Yes, it's kind of, and I just, whenever I
put it on, I can wear it, you know, it can
00:33:05:07 - 00:33:10:00
kind of go over like a singlet and jeans,
or it can go over a dress.
00:33:10:00 - 00:33:13:13
You can kind of dress it up for evening,
or you can wear it during the day, or I
00:33:13:20 - 00:33:16:12
And it's yellow.
00:33:16:12 - 00:33:17:07
I love yellow and yeah, I feel like it's
just a combination of things.
00:33:17:07 - 00:33:19:01
I love yellow and yeah, I feel like it's
just a combination of things.
00:33:19:01 - 00:33:21:05
I love yellow and yeah, I feel like it's
just a combination of things.
00:33:21:05 - 00:33:27:05
It's kind of vibrant and it's a little bit
classy, but it's a little bit kind of
00:33:27:05 - 00:33:33:05
casual as well and patterned and it just
makes me feel good and just yeah, like
00:33:33:05 - 00:33:34:03
myself.
00:33:34:03 - 00:33:37:03
I don't know if that really answers the
question properly.
00:33:37:03 - 00:33:37:04
No, I think it does.
00:33:37:04 - 00:33:38:14
No, I think it does.
00:33:38:14 - 00:33:39:16
I think it does.
00:33:39:16 - 00:33:44:20
So, you know, it is all about you and what
makes you feel like it's representative of
00:33:44:20 - 00:33:49:02
your brand and actually thinking about
that conversation that we had with that
00:33:49:02 - 00:33:50:00
card.
00:33:50:06 - 00:33:51:08
Yeah, definitely.
00:33:51:08 - 00:33:56:02
I think you can really see that when
you've got that on, it represents that
00:33:56:02 - 00:34:00:09
sort of vibrancy that you've got about
you, which is all about your personal
00:34:00:09 - 00:34:01:21
brand as well.
00:34:01:21 - 00:34:02:18
Yes.
00:34:02:18 - 00:34:08:18
So second question is for our listeners
looking for inspiration.
00:34:08:18 - 00:34:14:07
What book maybe are you currently reading
or have read or listened to that has had a
00:34:14:07 - 00:34:18:16
significant impact on either your personal
brand or maybe your leadership journey?
00:34:18:16 - 00:34:19:01
significant impact on either your personal
brand or maybe your leadership journey?
00:34:22:01 - 00:34:25:18
yes, I've always got a number of books on
the go.
00:34:26:02 - 00:34:31:05
And I'm gonna have a mental blank now
because about the ones that I'm currently
00:34:31:05 - 00:34:32:08
reading.
00:34:32:15 - 00:34:39:15
But I've been reading, I think it's the
Seven Laws of Leadership by, is it John
00:34:39:15 - 00:34:40:17
Maxwell?
00:34:41:21 - 00:34:43:11
21, yeah.
00:34:43:11 - 00:34:46:10
I'm like the seven habits of highly
effective people is another one.
00:34:46:10 - 00:34:48:23
I've definitely read, but this is the 21
habits.
00:34:49:02 - 00:34:53:21
of leadership, which I've been really
loving.
00:34:54:20 - 00:34:57:12
That one at the moment has been on the go.
00:34:57:12 - 00:34:58:19
I've also been reading and I'm not going
to get the name right.
00:34:58:19 - 00:35:03:10
Yeah, this other one is Stolen Focus by
Johan Hari.
00:35:03:10 - 00:35:10:03
And I've been really loving it in relation
to, yeah, where our focus goes.
00:35:10:03 - 00:35:15:12
what we kind of need for that thinking
space and just the current, you know,
00:35:15:12 - 00:35:17:08
environment of busyness.
00:35:17:08 - 00:35:17:21
environment of busyness.
00:35:18:15 - 00:35:23:08
You know, and how important it is to have
that free thinking time, like the two way,
00:35:23:08 - 00:35:24:17
yeah, the thinking time that is just kind
of open ended thinking, just not thinking
00:35:24:17 - 00:35:28:23
yeah, the thinking time that is just kind
of open ended thinking, just not thinking
00:35:28:23 - 00:35:34:19
on a specific subject, but letting your
mind wander is what he talks about in
00:35:34:19 - 00:35:35:00
there.
00:35:35:00 - 00:35:36:18
And I was like, wow, that is so true.
00:35:36:18 - 00:35:38:16
Like we often are so
00:35:38:16 - 00:35:43:15
I'll listen to a podcast while I walk,
I'll listen to an audio book and all this
00:35:43:15 - 00:35:47:18
kind of thing, but it's really interesting
how we also need that time, which is
00:35:47:18 - 00:35:51:10
something again, you can do in your
mornings to just have, just open thinking
00:35:51:10 - 00:35:52:21
something again, you can do in your
mornings to just have, just open thinking
00:35:52:21 - 00:35:57:19
time to let your mind wander, as well as
focused thinking time where we're not
00:35:57:19 - 00:36:02:11
being distracted by other things and we're
thinking on a particular topic.
00:36:02:11 - 00:36:04:01
Anyway, I've been finding that
interesting.
00:36:04:01 - 00:36:06:01
That's one I've been reading lately.
00:36:06:15 - 00:36:07:15
a good one.
00:36:07:15 - 00:36:12:15
We're talking about mindset and I'm sure
you've got a plethora of these.
00:36:12:15 - 00:36:16:09
We all have those days where we need an
extra boost.
00:36:16:09 - 00:36:22:06
What's your quick mindset ritual that
helps you feel empowered and ready to
00:36:22:06 - 00:36:23:14
tackle anything?
00:36:24:05 - 00:36:31:21
Well, obviously, like my mornings are a
big one, where we're doing a few different
00:36:31:21 - 00:36:32:08
things.
00:36:32:08 - 00:36:37:12
And honestly, so I was sick the other week
and I didn't get up early in the morning.
00:36:37:12 - 00:36:38:19
I didn't do my morning routine.
00:36:38:19 - 00:36:39:14
I rested, learning to rest.
00:36:39:14 - 00:36:41:01
I rested, learning to rest.
00:36:42:04 - 00:36:45:17
And then I was feeling better and I was
back up doing my morning routine again.
00:36:45:17 - 00:36:49:14
And I was like, my gosh, like you just
feel, I don't know, just...
00:36:49:14 - 00:36:49:18
And I was like, my gosh, like you just
feel, I don't know, just...
00:36:49:18 - 00:36:52:18
the life feels more magical, like the
world seems more magic, like you see, you
00:36:52:18 - 00:36:53:01
the life feels more magical, like the
world seems more magic, like you see, you
00:36:53:01 - 00:36:55:22
see more, it's, you feel more optimistic
and energized and like there's, yeah,
00:36:55:22 - 00:37:00:18
see more, it's, you feel more optimistic
and energized and like there's, yeah,
00:37:00:18 - 00:37:04:15
there's more magic in the world if you,
for one of a better way of putting it.
00:37:04:15 - 00:37:10:18
But other than that, because there's a
few, I guess, mindset -y types of things,
00:37:10:18 - 00:37:16:04
is to, a couple of things I do, I will
pause and just kind of go outside and just
00:37:16:04 - 00:37:17:15
kind of get some sunshine.
00:37:17:15 - 00:37:21:19
rather than just trying to keep on keeping
on, which is what I used to do, just
00:37:21:19 - 00:37:22:19
pausing or yes, disengaging.
00:37:22:19 - 00:37:26:17
pausing or yes, disengaging.
00:37:26:17 - 00:37:31:03
So something to disengage, whether if it's
a bigger thing, you know, going and
00:37:31:03 - 00:37:35:17
actually having a bath or something like
that, or going for a walk rather than just
00:37:35:17 - 00:37:38:03
trying to push through something to
reenergize.
00:37:38:03 - 00:37:38:20
trying to push through something to
reenergize.
00:37:39:00 - 00:37:40:22
But I use a variety of different things.
00:37:40:22 - 00:37:43:21
Sometimes I'll just do a quick five minute
meditation.
00:37:43:21 - 00:37:45:20
Sometimes I'll go for a little walk.
00:37:45:20 - 00:37:49:12
Sometimes I will just walk outside and
take a few breaths, just some little
00:37:49:12 - 00:37:52:01
things, you know, through the day you need
to just have that shift and reconnect.
00:37:52:01 - 00:37:53:18
things, you know, through the day you need
to just have that shift and reconnect.
00:37:53:18 - 00:37:57:22
And you can feel yourself disconnecting
with how you'd like to be and just
00:37:57:22 - 00:37:59:17
everything becoming overwhelming.
00:37:59:17 - 00:38:03:20
It's just taking that pause and doing
something to redirect that energy and
00:38:03:20 - 00:38:04:19
mindset.
00:38:05:07 - 00:38:05:16
Yeah.
00:38:05:16 - 00:38:11:04
such an important point because I think,
as you said, because we're so busy and
00:38:11:04 - 00:38:16:09
you're going through the motions that
actually being able to deliberately take a
00:38:16:09 - 00:38:22:05
pause and disconnect becomes so important
and so critical.
00:38:22:07 - 00:38:23:00
Jada.
00:38:23:00 - 00:38:24:06
is the core thing, right?
00:38:24:06 - 00:38:26:04
It's not what you then go do.
00:38:26:04 - 00:38:28:20
Obviously there are purposeful things you
can do, but it is the habit of pausing and
00:38:28:20 - 00:38:30:09
Obviously there are purposeful things you
can do, but it is the habit of pausing and
00:38:30:09 - 00:38:33:02
disconnecting rather than just pushing
through.
00:38:33:02 - 00:38:33:18
Yes.
00:38:33:20 - 00:38:34:20
Definitely.
00:38:34:20 - 00:38:39:15
Look, Jada, it's been absolutely
fascinating to chat with you all about
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things morning.
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So hopefully, we've inspired everyone to
have a little bit of a deeper think about
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So hopefully, we've inspired everyone to
have a little bit of a deeper think about
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how they could get there or and or use
their mornings in a different way.
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Again, if you want to connect with Jada,
her details will be in the show notes.
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But thank you so much Jada for the chat
and I really enjoyed it today.
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Thanks so much for having me, Sonja.
