A Love Challenge

Because February is the month of love, I want to offer a unique challenge to you.

First, I want you to write a list of the things you love about yourself.

About how you look…

About who you are…

About how you treat other people…

About what you’ve accomplished…

The list can be as long as you want it to be.

Side note: if you struggle with this, it’s even more important that you complete this exercise.

Once you’ve completed your list, I want you to stand in front of a mirror and read the list aloud, glancing into your own eyes so you can see and feel the truth of it all.

Deep breaths as you move through it without rushing.

Even feel free to close your eyes as you allow the emotion of those things you love about yourself to sweep through your body and amplify.

Do this every day for at least a week.

Feel free to add to the list at any time.

Until you do this exercise, you can’t imagine how powerful it will be.

So, will you trust me and do this?

I hope so.

Because loving yourself more is the key to making progress in so many other areas of life.

Let me know how this goes or what comes up for you once you’ve completed the exercise, ok?

I can’t wait to celebrate you. <3

Why Is Loving Ourselves So Hard?

I know you are an absolutely amazing human.

 You show up powerfully in the world, give so much of yourself, and you’re the best for others that you could possibly be.

 So, why do we often struggle so much to love ourselves?

 Seriously…we spend all day taking care of business and forget to acknowledge all that we are and all that we do.

 We feel not good enough for so many reasons…

 -standards placed on us by society we feel we haven’t met

-scars from childhood

-sadness from unkind words spoken to us or looks of judgement thrown our way

 We put these pressures on ourselves to DO, but it’s just never enough – even if we are the last ones to get our own attention.

 Life in 2019 leaves us feeling drained and chronically behind.

But I want you to know, that right here and right now you have more than earned your own love.

You’ve done and given to exhaustion, and I want to HONOR YOU for your selflessness.

So, take a moment…

Now close your eyes. Take a deep breath in. And with that breath, breathe in love + gratitude. And as you exhale, release everything you feel for yourself that isn’t love.

Repeat at least 10 times.

How do you feel?

Start everyday by using this technique. Always remember that Loving Yourself is the best first step towards living a healthier lifestyle and now more than ever the world could use a little more love.

4 Ways To Show Self-Love

Most people think of candlelight bubble baths, drinking wine, or eating chocolates as self-care.

 And frankly, it can be.

 But if this stuff doesn’t resonate with you or help you move your life forward, there are other waysAnd because showing self-love and self-care is so important, here are 4 ways you can express self-love that don’t involve baths or consumption J…

 1.     Create space for yourself daily to reflect and dream – this can look like visualizing the life you want, journaling, or meditating. There’s no right or wrong, but you should feel inspired when you’re done. It doesn’t have to take more than 10 minutes per day.

2.     Take up a new hobby (or spend more time with one you already have). Uncovering new skills or finding ways to re-focus and release stress will do wonders for you.

3.     Spend time with friends. Too many people get caught up in the grind, hustle, and responsibility of life. So, make a commitment to yourself and your people to get together to share, talk, and laugh 2-4 times per month. It’s totally rejuvenating!

4.     Set a goal to help you level up and work toward it. This could be a fitness goal, a career goal, a money goal, a relationship goal, etc. It doesn’t matter what the category is, but humans thrive best when they have something to work toward.

 The key with creating success from these strategies is consistency and following through on them even when you don’t want to or you’re short on time.

 I promise this can change your mood, success, and your entire life