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CROSS THE FINISH LINE WITH YOUR 2024 GOALS - 4 WEEK BREAKTHROUGH​ Friend, if you've found yourself at the end of the year with dreams still on the shelf, you're not alone. Many people set out with big goals, only to find life getting in the way. But here's the thing: there's still time to make progress, and you don't have to wait until January to start! http://itstartswiththedream.com/4-week-breakthrough/ DM me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstartswiththedream

In this video podcast I want to talk about managing mental health during difficult times, specifically focusing on how to cope with bad days and weeks. A few weeks ago, I experienced a particularly bad day. This rough patch stemmed from some unresolved health issues that I thought were behind me but resurfaced unexpectedly. This led to a period of low mood and increased anxiety. For those of you who don't know, I've battled postnatal depression and anxiety. While these feelings still surface from time to time, I've learned ways to support myself and continue working towards my dreams. On this particularly bad day, I struggled to maintain my usual self-care routines. I broke my boundaries, sought comfort in unhelpful habits like excessive TV watching and unhealthy eating, and felt overwhelmed with emotions. I cried on and off throughout the day, even while out and about. It was tough, but I came out of that lull and wanted to share some thoughts that could help you. Want to design a life you love? https://itstartswiththedream.com/design-your-dreams/ www.itstartswiththedream.com

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Life crises can be daunting, but did you know they can also be a powerful catalyst for self-discovery? In today's video, we explore the transformative potential of navigating through life's challenges, helping you uncover your core values and true desires.

God meets us in the gap. I've been looking at the dreams of my life and the steps and journey of how they came to be. I realised I'd unintentionally not really talked about the bit I couldn't explain. The God part, the miracle or the divine. Well I'll be sharing the whole thing with you going forward. I realised I probably hadn't touched on the God part because I'd been focused on sharing repeatable steps, the how to, the practical. And how do you teach people a miracle? But the God part has been a big part of all the bigger goals and some seemingly small and mundane things. So I'll share the whole shebang, having dreams, turning them into goals, making plans and supporting yourself with routines, mindset and more. But I'll also share on leaving room for the divine. Having those big dreams and goals even when on paper they don't look possible. Writing down and committing to the dream in your heart that you have no idea on how to make possible. I really think that when we dream and decide and start to move towards our goal something mysterious can happen that brings a new solution, a way forward suddenly becomes possible! If you're interested to hear more stick around, and if not for you feel free to find other more aligned support

Get the free printable at: https://itstartswiththedream.com/2-beliefs-keeping-you-stuck-in-life/ Have you been feeling hopeless and stuck when it comes to achieving your goals and living your dreams? Do you feel down and unmotivated or frustrated like you're spinning your wheels? If so, this episode is just for you. I'll be sharing 2 lies we're believing that will have us stuck and feel hopeless and what we can do to dismantle them so we feel inspired, encouraged and get back into taking action! When you're having a bad day or week it's easy to think about all the things that aren't working out. Our brains have a bias to focus and remember the negative things. You may have even made great progress on your goal but if something negative happens it's our human tendency to focus solely on what just happened that went wrong. When you're feeling like this, 2 thoughts or lies have likely come to mind. Is the thought or belief that nothing ever changes, I'll never make changes and reach my goals I never change, I'll never think, act or believe differently. Both of these are not true and all it takes is a shift in our focus! Was this helpful? Like, subscribe and share! Want more content like this? I have a course called Design Your Dreams and it includes mindset work as well as guiding you to create a vision for your life and turning those dreams into actionable plans! Head over to https://itstartswiththedream.com/design-your-dreams/

Inner healing and forgiveness - processing childhood hurts that are causing blocks or resistance from achieving your goals In this episode I share about my experience of having a Christian based RMR session (Rapid Mindset Renewal) to process and face childhood painful experiences that are affecting me as an adult. We all go through hard, painful or traumatic experiences as a child, our minds then create a story which we subconsciously hold through to adulthood. We don't always realise that childhood experiences are affecting us and causing blocks or resistance as we try to design our lives and go for our goals. RMR which also comes in non religious forms or more spiritual based forms really is about uncovering the subconscious thoughts and feelings around particular childhood or past hurtful experiences then healing and processing them so they don't affect us anymore. You can also do this work by being curious about the challenges you face or the resistance you feel to taking action on your dreams. What's going on? What am I feeling in my body? What are the thoughts in my mind? When did I first feel like this? Was there an incident that I felt the same feeling? What happened? Was the story/meaning I assigned to that situation true? What would I say now to that child or younger version of me feeling and experiencing that? What meaning do I choose or does my God tell me is true, that I choose to assign today that empowers me? I hope sharing my story helps you uncover some things that have held you back and start the journey of healing. If you aren't sure what you want form your life then I created Design Your Dreams to help other women do just that! https://itstartswiththedream.com/design-your-dreams/

We go through life absorbing and picking up beliefs and ways of thinking from the world around us. You may have grown up in a culture or society that placed a high respect for elder or those in authority. As the 'good girl' persona you followed, but what happens when you start to realise you think something different? This episode talks about that and some ways to deal with going against authority. Want to design you life? Get clear on what matters to you? Get clarity and live a fulfilled life of purpose, on purpose? Check out my course Design Your Dreams https://itstartswiththedream.com/design-your-dreams/

I want to invite you to the Creative Spark Summit created by @kimberlycostaillustrates and featuring amazing creators like @jayme.ballard @wildandsolo@paperplannerclub and more!I'm also excited to be hosting my workshop "Your Deam Planner: Design a planner to help you craft your dream life."Plus if you buy the Spark Pass you'll get access to the workshops after it's finished and a whole host of courses and products.Sign up on my affiliate link: bit.ly/iswtdsparkGet your free ticket today

7 ways I make money online using my skills, God given gifts and my story My first online sales came from creating my own branded products that I sold on Amazon FBA. I loved the way I had grown as a person in starting my business and wanted to share that so I started creating printables, planners and sharing my story and content. I opened my Etsy shop itstartswiththedream and remember how nervous I was, then getting my first sale. I then sold my printables on my website, then physical planners. I relaised I had to make my own traffic. I built my 100 or so subscribers by sharing free printables in Facebook groups. I created blog posts, used instagram and Pinterest. I then started making Youtube videos which I post on my blog, and use the audio on my podcast. Next I took a course called Passive Income Planner Girl by Michelle Rohr and this was the best $99 I ever spent in my business! I became an affiliate which means you get paid if people buy a product through a link. This is my affiliate link if you love planners and want to check it out. https://www.secretowlsociety.org/piwp-sales-page?affiliate=sos2020 I went on to create a course about how I make my physical planners as I had a lot of people asking me how I go about it. I offered a low price to buy the course before I'd made it to the people who had said they were interested. I then taught the content live in a FB group and they gave me some feedback. https://itstartswiththedream.com/plannersondemand/ Some of my students in my course became my affiliates. They promote my course and get a commission. That's one of my favourite ways to make an income. You have people who like what you do, simply share it with their people who it could be a great fit for! It's a win win situation. As I had these creative skills I had people ask me if I could design their printables. I started to offer creative service doing all the creative things I do for myself in my business. I have space for 2 retainer clients if you're a course creator or run a membership or program. Finally the 8th way I've made money online is by coaching or mentoring. I've run a membership where I coach women through goal setting. I also offered one to one sessions with my planner students as some wanted more help or accountability. I love sharing what I know and find this a really fulfilling way to make an income. Join me in learning some new creative skills at the Creative Spark Summit, 22nd - 24th March. Get your free ticket here: https://thecreativesparksummit.com/?affiliate=itstartswiththedream I'll be hosting a workshop called “Your Dream Planner: Design a Planner to help you Craft Your Dream Life. I'll be sharing how you can craete a planner to help you cultivate your dream life. Can't wait to share!

I'm taking part in a new 30 day journaling experience with live coaching from Aimee and Michelle of the Magic Is You. It's built on their framework for the Magic Is You put into a 30 day journaling experience with 3 live coaching calls. Yesterday was day 1. I'll be sharing a mini diary of what I'm doing on the program. You can join us here bit.ly/releasecol this is my affiliate link which means I will get commission if you buy from my link.

Have you experience that thing when you feel unsettled, tight chest or throat, butterflies? and everything in your body wants to pull back and shrink back? You've just pushed through (or about to) an upper limit and it feels uncomfortable! You haven't quite fully caught up with ‘being' the person who has or is the new thing? If you have felt this, little reminder to you - DON'T SHRINK BACK. It's ok, these feelings are to be expected and you can live with them and grow through this next stage.

In this episode, I talk about what we can do when things go wrong in our life or business. The reality is that starting a business isn't all smooth saily. It's easy to focus on the glitzy results others are having and to think something must be wrong with you because things aren't working out, or stop working the way they did. I wanted to share from my own experiences how these challenges have been 'Stepping Stones' to something better. I share some mindset shifts that have helped and currently helping me in my own life and business journey. Use the prompts I share to journal deeper and find a way to use this challenge to move forward. Visit the Etsy store for the "Pause Planner" digital: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/799561294/goal-planner-and-mindfulness-journal physical: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/807541402/goal-planner-and-mindfulness-journal www.itstartswiththedream.com for more on mindset, starting a business and designing your lfie

Do you want to create a physical planner? How to create and sell physical planners on Etsy - My story, how I got started with Etsy, and more! In this video, I share how I turned my printables into physical planners for an opportunity with Etsy. How I got into my niche and why printables and print-on-demand planners was a great place to start with little investment costs. I share some of the challenges with finding printers. What to consider when choosing to go with print on demand, local printers (in your country) or Far east manufacturing. What do you do if you have no email list or audience? Which fulfillment type will be best for your lifestyle goals? Pros and Cons of packing your self v print on demand. When does it make sense to manufacture in China? Want to save yourself years of research and wasted money? Learn from ' I created my course "Planners on Demand" after often getting asked how I started making physical planners and journals. BUY NOW https://itstartswiththedream.com/plannersondemand/

In todays episode I share on what daily routines are, how they help. I cover things like self care, goals and mindset and how that fits into your daily routine. I talk about the difference between your morning routine and your evening one. I cover the things to include in your daily routines and why. Then I share on creating your own routine and tracking it. For more around crafting your dreams visit www.itstartswiththedream.com How to create a daily routine that works for you to feel your best, improve your mindset and enjoy your life BuY the routine tracker Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/My-morning-routine-C-Fajardo/dp/B0918B6C6K Buy the routine tracker Amazon USA: www.amazon.com/My-morning-routine-C-Fajardo/dp/B0918B6C6K/

I share how we can have a version of our goals right now. What would it look like if you took away the "shoulds" and "musts" from your goals or dreams so you can have a version of them today. If we take away needing certain outcomes or prescribed way of making our goals happen then how can we adapt them so we get to start living out that dream or goal today, this week or month. I share a recent example from my business where I had been waiting and when I took away the shoulds and musts I found a way to move forward. #momorewaiting

I interview Joddie Taylor about creating a daily routine of exercise or "a movement daily practise". She's been helping me ease into regular movement and I've had a lot of mindset shifts from her. We talk about things like an "all or nothing' mindset, being ok with being terrible, celebrating slow growth and steps. Joddie moves her body every day and shares her story of creating that lifestyle and shares her tips on how we can do the same. Find her: https://www.snackysays.com/work-with-me/ https://plannergirldirectory.com/listing/joddie-taylor https://www.etsy.com/listing/875445962/skin-in-the-game-100-day-challenge We mention: The Magic is you coaching (affiliate link which means if you from this link I will get a commission, at no extra cost to you) https://www.secretowlsociety.org/join-the-sos-club?affiliate=sos2020 Sarah Beth Yoga: https://www.sarahbethyoga.com Millionaire Hoy: https://millionairehoy.vhx.tv/

I'm decluttering and organising paper when I come across my 2018 life design/ dreaming sheets. I'm shocked to see one of our long terms dreams has come true. I share what it is, what I did and why you should do the same. I mention my planners, course and upcoming membership to craft your dreams today. #nomorewaiting www.itstartswiththedream.com

I'm recording live as I speak out my own declarations this morning as part of my daily routine that builds my mind, body and soul. I'm using the book Scripture confessions by Keith and Megan Provance. I believe our words are powerful, what we speak we think, what we think we become. I've been using my daily routine tracker planner to schedule our my morning routine and tick off each activity when it's done. I'll be adding the link to my website soon www.itstartswiththedream.com

This guided visualisation was created to help inspire imagination and is suitable for any faith. Perhaps you've tried visualisations on Youtube before but the wording or ideas didn't quite sit with you due to your religious or life beliefs. I've created this visualisation to help you get inspired, see your life from a new perspective and see the whole big picture. Future self daydreams can help you see what's important not just now but in the future. They can help you see hat matter and the impact of your choices today. Above all this future self visualisation should be fun and inspire the wildest of dreams and open you to the possibilities of all your life could be! For more content around crafting you dreams and creating an intentional life of fulfilment, joy and impact then visit www.itstartswiththedream.com

This episode is all about money - wether you're too scared to invest in yourself or you sell products and are too scared to charge what they are worth this episode is for you. I talk and share around some reasons why people don't buy or feel things are expensive. Learning to invest in yourself and trust yourself. I finish off looking at price "steps" and how you can serve people at different financial levels and best help them reach their goals. If you're interested in my planners on demand course check out bit.ly/pod2021. If you want to buy Michelle and Aimee's course or coaching with my affiliate link visit https://itstartswiththedream.com/fave-things/ if you found the episode helpful, like subscribe and share! Leave me a review and let me know what you thought over on Instagram www.instagram.com/itstartswiththedream

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How to create your dreams with habits and planning | Digital planner walkthrough with Aimee Johanan from the S.O.S Club LINKS If you want to buy Aimee's Digital 2020 calendar planner my affiliate link is: bit.ly/aimeecol My life goals planner bit.ly/lifegoalscol www.calledoutliving.com Instagram.com/calledoutliving 2:30 Feeling bad about wanting what she wants 4:00 Beginning of the month brainstorms all the thing she’d like to do for the month 4:30 Using your imagination, brainstorming what you want 7:00 Aimee putting her dreams down first 7:30 How to turn those dreams into reality 8:00 Daily practise of checking in with the Calendar 10:00 Launching planner girl and other amazing ventures 12:45 Pro’s of digital panning 15:00 Aimee started to bring in her art and personality into her work 15:30 Benefits of accountability and community/ a group of like-minded women/ mastermind 18:00 Introduction to Aimee's dated 2020 calendar and digital planner 19:45 Why an annual overview ill help you be more realistic 20:22 Monthly sections 20:45 Planning should be an experience – Chi - “You’re planning your life - Let it be beautiful” Aimee – "You can put yourself in a new environment and uplevel how you feel about yourself" – “Your dreams and plans deserve a beautiful container to live in” 21:45 Calendar with weeks 23:00 Monthly intentions for areas of your life 25:00 Planning your day, breaking goals down 26:00 Habits, how Aimee builds habits so they’re easy and fun 28:30 Tweaking habits 29:30 Breaking down the top 3 goals for the day 30:30 Time tracking 31:30 Time blocking your day 33:00 Recap If you want to buy Aimee's Digital 2020 calendar planner bit.ly/aimeecol

How to get unstuck in life 7 hacks for momentum - Are you feeling stuck in life? Do you feel like you don't know what to do next? You're unsure of whats the right thing to do next? Perhaps you're stuck in a rut, doing the same thing day in and day out? We've all been there - feeling flat, stuck and frustrated in life! It's not a great a feeling, and the more we tell ourselves we feel stuck, the most tuck we seem to get! (or is that just me?) Even though you may feel like you're stuck with no way forward, there are tactics and tools to try. I wanted to share in this weeks episode 7 tips and actions you can take to get you unstuck, create momentum and get moving and out of that funk! This podcast or video covers these ideas: Having a vision for your life - Do you have a picture of how you'd like your life to be? Getting crystal clear - It's time to get specific about what you'd like from your life and see how you're doing across 10 area of life Work it out - When you know what you want, work your way backwards Make S.M.A.R.T goals Taking inspired action - Make your goals into smaller steps to reduce overwhelm - what 5 minute action can you do to get going again? Check in - Have a look over your progress How you doing? Are you taking care of yourself? Do you feel burnout? This will affect your progress. I share some things that will help you feel better, mind, body and soul. I'd love to know what helps you get unstuck? www.calledoutliving.com/freebies to sign up for the free printables

How to set goals for 2020 and succeed New Years Resolutions/ intentions In this podcast I’ll cover 10 steps to setting your 2020 goals so you can achieve them! You can design your life and create it just how you want! To do that’s you’ll need to have a clear vision for your life and learn how to set goals properly. To download the free workbook sign up at www.calledoutliving.com/freebiesor visit the blog post at bit.ly/setgoals20col

How to choose your word for the year 2020/ New year resolutions and intentions www.calledoutliving.com/freebies for free printables bit.ly/wordfor2020 In this podcast I share what a 'word for the year' is or 'guiding word'. I talk about how a word for the year can help you with super charging your efforts. A word for the yea can help you as it acts as a compass for the year. I go over 4 steps from my free printable workbook on how to choose a word for the year. We look at what you'd like to be, feel, do, have. We review 2019 and what we have learnt from it. We brainstorm words and experiences from 2019. We choose 3 words to dig deeper into and finally, we choose our word for the year! Comment below your word for 20202! or tag me on social media @calledoutliving #calledoutplanners

How to achieve your goals! 3 reasons you're not achieving your goals and what to do instead. In this video I'll go over 3 common reasons we dont reach our goals and 3 tips to overcome them. To download the free printable goal planner mentioned the link is www.calledoutliving.com/freebies To check out the life planner bit.ly/lifeplanner19 We've all been there, set goals that flopped. In the video I share tips and hacks that will help set you up for goal setting success! After all we don't want to just set goals, we want to achieve them! I cover things from what can help us be committed to our goals, what can help wire our goals into our brains and how emotion/feeling can help. As we end 2019 and approach a brand new decade, 2020 I want us to smash your goals out of the park! A brand new decade and a new year to help us focus in and set goals that align with our values, goals that will excite us and get us jumping out of bed each morning! A brand new decade to start it the way we want to finish. STRONG! A brand new decade to let go of the past and set our intentions for the future. If 2019 was good to us, then let it be 10 times better. If it wasn't how we wanted it, then make it 100 x better with goals you will achieve. Watch the video or listen to the podcast and leave your comments. What goal will you be working on? To download the free printable goal planner mentioned the link is www.calledoutliving.com/freebies To check out the life planner bit.ly/lifeplanner19

My guest Michelle Rohr had a dream for her life, and it wasnt cleaning houses! In this inspiring interview podcast, Michelle Rohr from www.secretowlsociety.org shares her amazing story of how printables helped change her life. She's made over $30,000 JUST with printables! She covers: - How she got into the printables business - why you're not JUST making printables you're actually on a self development journey! - The midset is takes to be sucessful - The importance of going deeper If you've ever wanted to make passive income then this epiosde is defienetlty worth a listen! We talk about Michelle course 'Passive income with printables' and how she's making it easier for her students to open their Etsy store's in one weekend! IF you'd like to know more visit this link (an affilaite link) bit.ly/piwpcol to read more! The current bonus which is a huge bundle of Pinterest, Etsy and planner templates ends 1st August 2019. bit.ly/piwpcol We talked about her membership which I'm a part of, it's the SOS CLub www.secretowlsociety.org/sos-club which is hands donw the best mebership I'm part of in regards to enagement, supportive community and Michelles very chilled but oh so deep advice. This post includes an affiliate link. This means that If you purchase from that link I will get a commission. Results aren’t guaranteed and depend on your efforts. If you want to know more please email hi@calledoutliving.com www.calledoutliving.com

In this episode you'll hear prompts and questions that wil help you feel posiitve about difficult decisions you're making. Living an intentional life does mean that you sometimes have to make diffcult decisions. While you know they're good for you they don't always feel good or easy! This podcast episode aims to provide you with prompts and questions that will help you view your decisions in a positive light which will leave you feeling empowered about these big decisions and changes you're making. You can find the free printable worksheet that accompanies this podcast at bit.ly/decisionscol

In this Episode I cover an excersise about fear setting that is included in my Life Planner this lesson is included in my Life Planner members hub. When you buy your Life Planner you get bonus access to this hub full to videos and "how to's". We often set goals but not so much consider our fears. Whether we think about them or not fears will affect us and have the power to stop us moving forward. This is a proactive approach to fears and facing them head on by defining them and diving deeper in to understand what is really going on. www.calledoutliving.com www.instagram.com/calledoutliving

In this Episode I share some recent AHA moments I've had personally. I realised I'd been believing lies about myself, what I had to offer and my experience. I share my perspectives on these all too common lies or limiting beliefs we have. 3 Lies we believe and a new way to see things. For more on Self Care, Mindsets and making big change in your life or business visit www.calledoutliving.com Let me know in the comments or social media what you think! instagram.com/calledoutliving

In this Episode I walk you through a fantastic exercise you can do with just a piece of paper that will really help you connect with your dream life. This excersise will tap into your emotions, visualising and your deepest reasons why. It uses those things to help you really connect, get excited, feel how real it could be and understand the true costs of your actions. You can get the printable planner here bit.ly/lifeplanners on etsy store. www.calledoutliving.com

In this episode, I share from a Galentine's blog post on Self-care, why it's important, how it helped me - and can help you. I also shared on celebrating your success as a way of self-care. Read the blog post and find your free printable at bit.ly/selfcare2

Hi, this the first podcast! I'm sharing a bit of my story and why I've started this podcast. My aim to serve mums and female entrepreneurs making big life changes, stepping through discomfort, and not letting fear stop them. find out more about me your host Chi at www.calledoutliving.com