So, I’ve decided when my brain wants to explode, I have to remember something important: This is life. No one said it would be easy. And creating a business through the chaos is a journey that should be enjoyed rather than forced. And the best way to enjoy anything, no matter how challenging? With laughter!

Did you know that laughter isn’t just fun? It is actually good for your health.
Knowing this, we MUST laugh more. How can you LIVE BOLDY and be intentional by LAUGHING more?

My top 5 tips to help you LIVE BOLDLY and LAUGH MORE:

1. Understand just how beneficial laughter is for your health.

• Physical Effects of laughter:
• Boosts immunity
• Lowers stress hormones
• Decreases pain
• Relaxes your muscles
• Protects your body from damaging effects of stress

2. Smile more. 
   Be intentional about SMILING more. We walk around with our faces in our phones. Think about how many smiles are lost just because we aren’t looking at people and smiling at them. This has created a general acceptance where we don’t even expect the smile or smile back any more. This has to stop. I encourage you today to smile at three people and watch the response. Be intentional and start practicing that SMILE. You won’t believe how quickly smiling can become a habit. And what a refreshing response you will receive. Who knows? That SMILE could lead to a good LAUGH.
3. Be vulnerable. 
   With the age of social media, everyone looks like they have it all together. It creates an illusion of perfection. But perfection is unattainable. No one has it all together personally, professionally, and in every other aspect of life, and that’s OK. Even thinking about attaining perfection is exhausting and draining. Wouldn’t you rather be with people you can be vulnerable with? And just be yourself? And have a great laugh, knowing no one is perfect?
4. Be grateful. 
   Having gratitude for the little things can be life changing. It’s so easy to get bogged down with stress and forget what we are grateful for in our lives. Make a list of five simple things that you are grateful for right now. And take a moment to intentionally smile about them. Gratitude takes the heavy off your heart and will make the laughter come more easily.
5. Find a smile buddy. 
   Grab a smile-accountability buddy. Sound silly? Good. Everyone should have one person in their life they can be silly with. Grab that person and say, “Hey, I’m taking the next 30 days to be more intentional and find the laughter in life. Let’s do this together!” You’ll be glad you did!

Fun fact:
Did you know?
Laughing can help you burn calories: If you want to burn some calories, just laugh! Laughing for a few minutes can effectively burn 10 to 40 kilocalories.

Hemp Hightlight of the Month:

Meet Dr. Damon Silas Psy.D., CH
Clinical Psychologist, Hypnotist, EFT Practitioner, Mental Health & Wellness Coach

“I first began using hemp oil after hearing about its benefits with trauma-related symptoms. As a practitioner who works with many who have trauma histories, I was intrigued to offer them a natural solution to help their coping mechanisms. I also wanted to be a product of the product – if I’m going to suggest something to people, I better know what it does for me! Well -my chest immediately felt a sense of calm. I noticed a clarity in my work begin to emerge; an increase in energy; and an ability to tap into more creativity in my sessions. Then- I went to my doctor for my 3 month follow-up. In the last year I had been admitted to the ER for heart-related concerns, as well as, a high lipid profile. I was put on meds, though was always leery about them. My doctor was so impressed with my numbers when I followed up – that she took me off my meds and told me to keep on doing what I was doing, and she would see me in a year. Wow. The numbers truly don’t lie! I am so grateful to have come across this product and to be able to share this with my clients who no longer need to suffer the ways that they have been.”

Thank you Dr. Damon for sharing your story with us!

I challenge you to BE BOLD and intentional by smiling more, being truthful to yourself and others, showing gratitude and finding the “silly” in the simple things.
I promise the more you laugh, the more joy you will find!

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Your best life?

Or are you silently comparing yourself to someone else?

Social media makes it easy for us to compare ourselves to everyone else. Doesn’t everyone often appear happier, fitter, smarter, luckier, and their vacations definitely seem amazing! So what do we do? Blame social media? Cut it off? I’ll be the first to admit, taking a break from social media can be a good thing. But I would rather see you try live YOUR bold life and have peace and self confidence, and maybe even PRIDE. So much pride that you can be happy with yourself and stop this dangerous comparison game. BUT… this takes work that I know you can do if you put your mind to it. I want to inspire you to look at yourself in a new light.

I want to inspire you TO LIVE YOUR BEST AND BOLDEST LIFE. I believe doing this creates confidence and joy. And this leads to motivation. And can lead to an internal happiness. The quality of your future depends on what you focus on now. And I encourage you to set goals to live more boldly.

Follow these five tips to help get you started:

1. Stop COMPARING

“Comparison is the Thief of Joy”

“Lean into becoming who you were meant to be. You are not here to be someone else. Put all of your energy into what you are doing not into what others are doing.” – Oprah Winfrey

If you are constantly comparing yourself to others, then you have simply forgotten who you are. Or you have forgotten your strengths and what makes you unique. So take a few minutes to take a deeper look and remember them. Put your ENERGY into remembering YOU.

2. Step out of your COMFORT ZONE

To truly find your gifts, strengths, passions and live your BOLDEST life, you may have to step out of your comfort zone and try something new. This may be scary, but it’s so worth it! The result of Being Bold is accomplishing what you never thought you could. Now that’s a great feeling. The confidence you experience will inspire YOU. There is no substitute for inspiration.

3. Let go of PERFECTION

This is about being the best YOU, but not about being perfect. One thing I have discovered that holds people back, crushes drive and causes misconceptions of success? The idea of PERFECTION. I have good news for you. Perfection is a lie. It is a myth. And its significance is highly overrated.

“Perfect does not exist! We must walk into the arena (whatever that means for you) rather than sitting on the sidelines and hurling judgements. We must DARE TO SHOW UP. …And if you dare to show up, you WILL have failure.” – Brene Brown from her book Daring Greatly

4. Strive to GET BETTER

I believe this has two parts. Physical and mental health, which are equally important. How can you possibly be bolder, happier, step out of your comfort zone and try anything new, if you simply don’t feel well? This goes back to last month’s newsletter featuring tips on how to be your own health advocate.

Let’s talk about your mental health. I have two words: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT There is so much to learn from many amazing authors, speakers, podcasts and personal coaches. Don’t stop yourself from living boldly! Focus on what you can do! Two of my favorite authors to help inspire you: Brenee Brown Daring Greatly Jen Sincero You Are a Badass

5. Just BELIEVE

These 4 topics are so important, but they all culminate in BELIEVING in yourself! This is perhaps the BIGGEST obstacle. If you don’t believe in YOU, who will? Do you even realize what A BADASS you are? You have to!!!

“It is just as easy to believe we are awesome as we are giant sucking things? It takes the same amount of energy either way! So if you are going to spend the energy, focus on the positive, not the negative.” – Jen Sincero

But it takes practice! Start practicing today by replacing those negative thoughts with your list of strengths that you came up with from tip #1. Above all it takes LIVING BOLDY and trying new things to take back control.

I challenge you to pick one area that you will begin to live your BOLDEST life! What will it be? Believe in yourself. YOU can do it!

Hemp Highlight of the Month

Meet Cheryl Kelly!

Im a wife, and mom of 3 and have always been active and have made healthy food choices for myself and for our family. For months I had been searching for solutions to naturally help our 9 year old son focus better in school. I was trying all kinds of supplements and foods and nothing was helping him enough to notice. Then early October 2017., our family of 5 started using hemp oil and we noticed results right away. I had more energy, was sleeping better, and had a sense of peace and calm that I hadn’t had for a long time. My husband noticed his legs and feet weren’t as stiff in the mornings and also noticed the energy and sleep. Our 15 year old daughter said, “Im just happier! And we were noticing her smiling more and happier in the mornings and throughout the day. And our son, the reason I was sending strong prayers and doing so much research, well he told us he really noticed a difference and felt better. When I spoke to his teacher 2 weeks after starting to use hemp oil, she thought for a moment and reported that he had no missing assignments, he wasn’t zoning out in class, that she had moved his desk away from the front of the room and that he was doing great. She said, whatever you’re doing, keep doing it!

Thank you for sharing your story with us Cheryl!

Be honest:
Do you start something new, get excited, then find yourself losing interest and never finishing?

Do you lose interest when you try to change an old habit?
Do you try to be positive, then let life’s negatives get in your way?
Do you lose confidence in yourself in one area, then find it spiraling into so many other areas of your life?

Do you feel frustrated and even depressed thinking this only happens to you?
I have good news for you. This is normal human behavior. And it is not just happening to you.

There is actually a name for what is happening. It’s called DECEPTION.
Every time you change your mind, your direction, or feel like you need to quit, you have hit DECEPTION. Did you know when you hit Deception you are right at the fork in the road for actually making a really awesome change? What you do next at the Deception point is the deciding factor.

So now that you know it’s a real thing, and not just you, what can you do about it?

5 tips to live boldly and FIGHT Deception:

1. Change your mindset
Now that you know Deception is an actual thing, change your mindset. Be ready for it instead of surprised and frustrated when it hits. Have a mindset that when it hits, you will hit back! Have a plan and be ready to fight it off instead of giving in to it.

2. Envision Your vision
What is your goal? Now IMAGINE it! Your greatest tool and unused part of your brain is your imagination. Did you know if you aren’t intentional with what you imagine, your brain takes from what it knows? It does not know the difference. This is one of the hardest habits to create. But you can do it. Truly imagine your success. What does it look like, feel like, and focus on that creative imagination. Remember that “what you focus on, you find” so give your brain a vision of success to focus on!

3.Write out Gratitude
It’s amazing how easy it is to focus on the negative. We have to take time to focus on what we are grateful for instead. Write out 3 things daily that you are grateful for. It is incredible how it opens up your heart and the door to acceptance of yourself. It clears negativity so you can be grateful for what is around you. This simple act changes the lens we look through daily.

4. Mini goals matter.
Set smaller goals leading to the larger one. Be sure to acknowledge each success along the way! How many of us do this? We wait until we have accomplished X to be proud of ourselves. Wait, this means to acknowledge success we have to reach a huge goal? It must take one tough cookie to continue on the journey without acknowledging any success until the BIG DOG goal has been met. When you think of it this way, isn’t it so much easier to see why you quit? Of course! What have you done this week that you can be proud of?

5. Take time to truly and genuinely appreciate yourself! (And the YOU that is on the journey.)
If we are masters at anything it is the art of being hard on ourselves. We are perfect at finding our flaws and what we have done wrong. What we have not achieved. It is the way our brain works. So TODAY take time to write down 5 things that are amazing about you. And read them every day for 30 days. Every day.

I want you to picture for just a moment how your life and/ or business would change with a few simple changes in conquering Deception instead of giving into it.

If this sounds like something you would benefit from, contact me to learn more about a 45 day (online program) with group coaching that teaches you these tools to LIVE BOLDLY and live the life you truly deserve and stop letting NO get in your way!

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