How keep Your Mind at Ease ...
our mind can be a messy playground or your greatest asset. Are you someone where your mind runs wild often? It’s okay, it happens to the best of us. We are constantly experiencing life events frequently, so it’s no surprise that we get lost in the sauce. At HoneyBeNatural, we believe in helping you to live life well and a big part of that is keeping your mind centered and at ease.
Your mind can be a messy playground or your greatest asset. Are you someone where your mind runs wild often? It’s okay, it happens to the best of us. We are constantly experiencing life events frequently, so it’s no surprise that we get lost in the sauce. At HoneyBeNatural, we believe in helping you to live life well and a big part of that is keeping your mind centered and at ease.
Why is this even important? We know that stress is a silent killer and the dramas of life can steal your peace. Over time you start to carry the weight of life on your shoulders and honestly, why would we want that for you? Just be assured that there are solutions and we hope out of these three resonate with you. Here’s three things you can do to keep your mind at ease:
Number one: Make a list of all of the people and things that you love. This activity is laced with gratitude. It's a simple way to think of everything you have as opposed to what you don’t have. If you find there’s a deficit in any area, then you know your areas of improvement. Although we can’t control the families we’re born into, romantic partners we met, when we have kids or get married, we can control how we show up and the ways we open ourselves up to receive. Think of love and let the rest fall into place.
Number two: Create one positive ritual that you do each day. This can be something as simple as creating a nourishing face care routine or as extensive as winding down with a glass of wine after a warm bath soak before bed. Rituals give you something to look forward to. It’s dedicated time that you take out for yourself to just be. Rituals give you time to think of who you are becoming and how you create better days for yourself and anything attached to you.
Number Three: Getting ahead of your stress. Anticipate the areas in your life that can cause you the greatest amount of stress. You can make a list of your pet peeves in business and create a strategy to deal with those things. Set healthy boundaries to ensure you remain in your square. An example of this can be setting office hours, creating communication and feedback forms for your clients, setting a window for shipping product deliverables or even having a predetermined discount for family and friends so your boundaries in business are not constantly tested. Rules are a necessary evil, but setting rules for yourself can be imperative to keeping your mind at ease.
Your mind is a terrible thing to waste. Remember peace is possible and you can live, life, well. Visit us at www.honeybenatural.com for tips, tricks and wellness content. You can also shop our plant-based feminine and skincare brand Aloe.Curves
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Being an Entrepreneur is hard work and there is no one size fits all way to do it. There’s time when throwing in the towel seems like the best option coupled with times where it’s time to reevaluate and reset our foundation.
Being an Entrepreneur is hard work and there is no one size fits all way to do it. There’s time when throwing in the towel seems like the best option coupled with times where it’s time to reevaluate and reset our foundation. As an entrepreneur for over 15 years, what I can tell you is that it does get better. For me it took therapy and changing my mindset. It took taking a hard look at what wasn’t working and finding the things that do work. I had to get very clear on what I wanted my life to look like and take the steps to get there! If you’re in a place where you just feel stuck, remember we all have the ability to LIVE LIFE WELL and that peace is possible. Here’s a little list to keep in your back pocket when it comes to your business and your creativity.
C - Create Boundaries create a schedule, self-care routine and boundaries that align with your goals.
R - Remain Resilient - realistically find balance, alignment and set realistic expectations.
E - Evolve Constantly - begin with acceptance, subscribe to a growth mindset, focus on the positive, enhance skills often, stimulate your mind and eliminate what’s not working.
A - Build Personal Autonomy - self-advocate, identify stressors and triggers, focuses on automatic thoughts, anxiety, frustration and personal growth.
T - Take Care of You - listen to your body, incorporate realistic self care, find support, don’t isolate and use coping strategies and wellness practices often.
E - Emphasize the good - Separate personal happiness from business performance, affirm yourself and your wins. Use losses as opportunities for growth.
If you need support, join the CreateWell Support group created by our editor Isha Gaines. CreateWell is designed for Creatives who are frustrated a lot, anxious often, stuck or those who feel alone in business. Join by clicking ‘support group’ at www.ishagaines.com
Mistakes can Motivate & Inspire
Have you ever made a mistake and punish yourself for an extended period of time after the mistake was made? Whether replaying the event over and over, talking to yourself in a negative way, living in fear or simply not owning up to the mistake, making a mistake can appear to be the end of it all. Although making a mistake can be defeating and honestly quite frustrating, how we respond to a mistake exposes what we believe about ourselves, others and the world around us. Although we feel like we don’t have any control over our mistakes there are some ways we can still win.
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month and we’re kicking this month off by talking about Mistakes and how to make them work in your favor!
Have you ever made a mistake and punish yourself for an extended period of time after the mistake was made? Whether replaying the event over and over, talking to yourself in a negative way, living in fear or simply not owning up to the mistake, making a mistake can appear to be the end of it all. Although making a mistake can be defeating and honestly quite frustrating, how we respond to a mistake exposes what we believe about ourselves, others and the world around us. Although we feel like we don’t have any control over our mistakes there are some ways we can still win. Here’s four ways your mistakes can motivate and inspire:
Reflecting on a mistake increases success the next time the event takes place. No you know what not to do, the hope is that you’ll face the event differently. When we make mistakes it’s okay to meditate what we would have done differently and use that conversation to increase our success the next time. You can face that event with a new perspective and increased confidence that you can handle it differently this time.
Making a mistake leaves room for personal growth. Ask yourself, why did the mistake happen? Was the mistake based on irrational thinking, lack of resources, little time, human error? With this kind of clarity you can identify your own areas of growth so that the mistake happens less.
Making a mistake teaches us valuable lessons about our feelings. If we are hard on ourselves this communicates how deeply affected we were about the event. I’d stretch and say it’s a feeling you don’t enjoy. If those feelings alter the way you see yourself, then we want to change our behavior. Conducting a body scan can teach you about how a mistake made you feel so you’re inspired to approach the situation differently.
Making a mistake identifies where self-compassion is needed. How long did you punish yourself after a mistake was made? Did you call yourself names? Did you self-destruct or emotionally deflate. Did you give up your dreams? Did you act irrationally that led to a bigger problem? Did you lose yourself? That’s okay. You always want to honor your feelings at every stage - recognize them, identify them and call them by name and then give yourself grace. Giving grace means accepting it. Once you’ve accepted it, you can approach it differently.