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What Can We Learn from Rejection? Rejection can be one of life's greatest teachers if we choose to learn from it.

Ways To Bounce Back from Rejection Rejection is a part of life, but it's how we bounce back that defines us.

How Does The Fear Of Rejection Hold You Back The fear of rejection can be a powerful barrier to achieving our true potential.

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How Can I Get Over My Fear of Rejection? Historically, a human without a social group faced a quick death as survival was dependent on being part of a community in times of old. Conditions were harsh, and it took an entire village to survive. As a result of this fact, our brain sends us intense signals of pain when we face rejection to make efforts to reconnect with our community. In today's world, we can better survive on our own; however, the brain still sends these signals when they feel we are being isolated. However, rather than value this warning sign, most people end up living in fear of it. You can get over your fear of rejection in the following ways. Sometimes, expect rejection. Everybody - no matter how attractive, amiable, rich, or skilled - has experienced rejection somehow. It's the way of life. No matter how nice and impressive you look, someone will get tired of you or find someone they consider better. You wouldn't be able to meet the needs of everyone at all times, and you are not compatible with everybody. Once you accept this fact, you'll get rid of your fear of rejection and keep living your life. Most rejections aren't about you.  Rejection is twofold; however, rejection speaks more about the person rejecting you than it does about you. The person rejecting you has their history and experience that influenced their decision to accept or reject you. A person with a string of bad experiences with people named Dave might be skeptical about having relationships with someone named Dave, no matter how perfect the person is. A person with a bad experience with people who can't stick to time might decide not to accept you if your very first impression is a missed deadline. When this is the case, we can learn from such experiences and become better. Do not make rejection your whole life story. As previously stated, everybody has been rejected in various ways. Most people consider rejections as a learning opportunity to fix the reason for the rejection, while some assume the identity of a victim. The more you linger and cry over being rejected, the more hurt you will feel. Rejection is a common occurrence in life, and there is more to you than being rejected. Accept that to grow, you must take risks. Risk is an ever-present part of life. You risk a loss when you decide to fall in love. You risk your finances when you invest. You risk injuries when you hop on that amazing surfboard. The examples are endless, risks are a part of life, and life would be extremely boring if we all decide not to take any risk. According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, "All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better." Research has proven that we require connections to thrive, and avoiding these connections because of a fear of rejection leads to an empty life. #FearOfRejection #OvercomeFear #PersonalGrowth #SelfImprovement #MindShift #Motivation #MentalHealth #ConfidenceBoost #Resilience #FaceYourFears #EmbraceVulnerability #SuccessMindset #MindShiftMinutes #MotivationalPodcast #EmpowerYourself #GrowthMindset --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah-sevenfold/support

Why Does Rejection Hurt So Much? Rejection hurts. That's a fact that's been proven scientifically as well as by our individual experiences. It negatively impacts our well-being and inflicts emotional pain. However, why does rejection hurt so much? Researchers have pondered these same questions, and we have our answers. Rejection played an essential purpose in our evolution.  In our past, when we were all hunters and gatherers, being rejected by our village was truly a death sentence. This is because no one could survive alone for long. Psychologists believe that our brains developed a warning system to alert us when we risk being ostracized. Getting our attention was so important that this warning system had to be as painful as possible so we could correct our behaviors and be allowed to remain in the tribe. We relive and experience social rejection just as we experience physical pain.  Researchers at UCLA noticed that physical pain and social pain (the pain of being rejected) are felt in the same parts of our brains. This means that our brains cannot differentiate between physical pains ( say, a broken arm) and the pain of being rejected. This is the reason why a break-up can leave you feeling broken, just like with most physical injuries. Our brains prioritize the pain of rejection because being ostracized from the "tribe" was akin to a death sentence. Being rejected destabilizes our "desire to belong."  Humans are social animals, and we need to belong to a tribe. Rejection destabilizes that need, and this adds to the pain we feel. Research has proven that being in a group or reconnecting with people who love and value us soothes physical pains and makes us feel happy. It unleashes our insecurities. Most times, the pain rejection leads to is much more than that of being rejected. We often take rejection to mean we're unlovable, unworthy, or undeserving. Rejection awakens all our doubts and insecurities about how we assume we are viewed by others, especially the person who rejected us. So, while being rejected alone can be especially painful, these self-doubts and uncertainty about the reason we were rejected in the first place can put these insecurities in our minds. These might lead to self-loathing, low self-esteem, and other really serious psychological concerns. This is especially true with emotional rejections, where most people might consider having a certain body shape or attribute as the reason for being rejected. This leaves people feeling as if they aren't worthy of being accepted rather than accepting that the person might have rejected them for an entirely different reason. While the rejection itself would hurt, these self-doubts and suspicions will leave you feeling even more pain. #RejectionHurts #OvercomeRejection #PersonalGrowth #SelfImprovement #MindShift #Motivation #MentalHealth #EmotionalResilience #SelfCompassion #HealFromPain #EmpowerYourself #GrowthMindset #SuccessMindset #MindShiftMinutes #MotivationalPodcast #UnderstandEmotions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah-sevenfold/support

5 Ways To Get Out Of Your Own Way Stop holding yourself back and step into your full potential!

6 Benefits to Having an Unwavering Belief In Yourself Every day we make dozens of decisions. Our whole day is nothing more than a series of actions, one after another. We're used to it because this is part of what it means to be an adult, right?   The thing is, sometimes, we become worn down by the challenges of life. We miss the mark and start to doubt ourselves. Life becomes more difficult.   What does this have to do with the decisions we make or the actions we take? Simple. When you start faltering, you lose your belief in yourself. Everything becomes a little harder.   Now consider what it would be like to simplify things again. By believing in yourself, amazing things happen.   You Show Yourself Respect When you doubt yourself, you run yourself down. You're saying you're not good enough or smart enough to know what you're doing when in truth, you are. You wouldn't allow someone to do this to your best friend. Why would you do it to yourself? Instead, by choosing confidence, you're also choosing to acknowledge just how awesome you are.   You Learn About Yourself We all have a lot of knowledge we're not even aware we possess. This knowledge is an accumulation of wisdom we've collected in our lives that we tap into when making decisions. When you trust your instincts, you discover just how much you truly do know.   You Push Yourself Sure, some decisions are easy. History tells us exactly what to expect when we make them. But when you take a leap of faith into unwavering self-confidence, you're also challenging yourself to see how much you truly know and just how right you can be. It is a pretty powerful feeling.   You Gain More Nothing is ever gained by standing still. When you hesitate because of self-doubt, you're going to miss all kinds of possibilities. Lack of confidence keeps us from trying new things. After all, if there's no chance of success, why even try? But confidence knows you've got what it takes to seize an opportunity when you see it.   You Learn Tenacity When you don't trust yourself, you tend to avoid the hard decisions entirely, stalling out any progress in your life. By choosing to believe in yourself, you keep going, learning how to hang in there during the rough stuff. This is also where you achieve real growth as an individual.   You Feel Motivated When you're down on yourself, it's easy to think there's no point in even trying. Self-doubt will drop you right into depression if you're not careful. But unwavering self-belief creates optimism. The whole world looks brighter, and you can't wait to be part of it because you know you have what it takes to succeed there.         --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah-sevenfold/support

5 Tips for Keeping Self-Sabotage at Bay We want to be productive. You might even wake up in the morning with all kinds of enthusiasm for the projects you're going to get done during the day.   Now fast forward a few hours, and suddenly you're dragging yourself home at nightfall wondering where the day went, feeling like you never accomplished anything at all.   If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Most people feel this way at least sometimes. The trick is realizing this isn't something entirely outside your control. Sure, things are going to happen, that derail you, but more often than not, you're reaping the fruits of self-sabotage. You've derailed yourself, through your negative self-talk.   How to get past this? Simple! Start with these easy tips:   Listen to Music It's hard to get yourself going if your mood is what's dragging. Thankfully this is a quick fix.   Get up and Move Like listening to music, putting your body in motion will build your energy levels (so long as you're not trying to run a marathon).   Look Inward Conversely, sometimes what you need is some quiet time.   Reassess What's Important It might be you're not getting things done because you no longer find the value in your goal.   Contribute When all else fails, if you do not feel your work has value, offer to help someone else.     5 Tips for Keeping Self-Sabotage at Bay   We want to be productive. In fact, you might even wake up in the morning with all kinds of enthusiasm for the projects you're going to get done during the day.   Now fast forward a few hours, and suddenly you're dragging yourself home at nightfall wondering where the day went, feeling like you never accomplished anything at all.   If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Most people feel this way at least sometimes. The trick is to realize that this isn't something entirely outside of your control. Sure, things are going to happen, which derail you, but more often than not, you're reaping the fruits of self-sabotage. You've derailed yourself, through your own negative self-talk.   How to get past this? Simple! Start with these easy tips:   Listen to Music It's hard to get yourself going if your mood is what's dragging. Thankfully this is a quick fix. Put on some music you love, something fast-paced and catchy for a quick pick-me-up and watch your productivity soar.   Get up and Move Like listening to music, putting your body in motion will build your energy levels (so long as you're not trying to run a marathon). Dance around the room, take a brisk walk or try a few jumping jacks to get the blood flowing. Then tackle your task again, wide-awake and energized.   Look Inward Conversely, sometimes what you need is some quiet time. If you find your mind racing and yourself unable to concentrate on what you're going, try meditation to slow things down. Find a quiet place, close your eyes, and focus on your breathing. Take deep breaths, nice and slow, and focus yourself on the present until you feel calm again.   Reassess What's Important It might be you're not getting things done because you no longer find the value in your goal. If this seems to be the case, take some time to ask yourself some very crucial questions about why you're on this journey. It might be you either need to shift your goal to something else entirely or, at the very least, adjust the outcome to serve your present needs.   Contribute When all else fails, if you do not feel your work has value, offer to help someone else. Mentoring is one of those win-win situations where you bring your life skills and experience to help someone else who truly needs it. At the same time, you rediscover your passion through the act of teaching others what you know.   Do all this, and it's good-bye self-sabotage, hello accomplishment. Soon you'll be more productive than ever!   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah-sevenfold/support

4 Ways You Can Deal with Self-Doubt Everyone experiences self-doubt from time to time. It's part of life. The important thing is that when you do experience self-doubt, you handle it in the right way. This will ensure that you can overcome it and get back on the road to success in no time at all. Keep reading to find a few ways to deal with self-doubt when negative thoughts arise.   1.     Resolve Not to Compare Yourself With Others   Often, thoughts of self-doubt come when you compare yourself to someone else. Resolve in advance not to let this happen.   When it does (which it probably will at some point), remind yourself that you aren't the other person. They have a journey completely different from your own. Look at how far you've come on your journey. Your journey is yours and yours alone.   2.     Remember the Past is the Past   Many people experience self-doubt when thinking about the past. Whenever the past comes up in your mind, remind yourself that it is over and done with. If you dwell on the past, it will make self-doubt worse.   Look towards the future and all of the plans you have instead. It can also help to list all the things you are grateful for in the present.   3.     Remind Yourself that Failures are Lessons   Everyone will have failures at some point in their life. This is inevitable. When you experience a failure, you will likely have some thoughts of self-doubt.   Don't let these get you down. Instead of focusing on the negative, resolve to focus on the positive. Run through the lessons you have learned to feel confident you won't make the same mistake again.   4.     Have a Support System   There is nothing worse than experiencing self-doubts and feeling alone simultaneously. You should do everything in your power to have a support system in place when these doubts start to creep in.   The support system doesn't have to be physical. It could also be a forum or an online support group. Either way, it should be someone you trust to talk to when the going gets rough. They can help remind you of what an amazing person you are and the journey you've embarked on to get where you are.    Overall, battling self-doubt when it pops up is never easy. If you follow the four suggestions on this list, you will find yourself well equipped to deal with self-doubt when it does arise. Before you know it, you'll be back on your way to achieving your dreams as your confident and amazing self! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah-sevenfold/support

The Essential Role of Self Discipline in Overcoming Obstacles Life is full of barriers. Sometimes, the impediments you encounter on your journey seem impossible to overcome. Usually, though, there is a solution to life's problems. Make the following considerations when you require discipline to overcome a hardship.   Take The First Step   Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher in the 6th century BCE. As with most philosophers during this early age of enlightened thinking, he had several views on living that still apply today. Here's a quote credited to him that can help you improve your discipline. "Beginning is half of every action."   It's only natural to stop dead when you have a big obstacle in front of you. It makes sense. You have to judge how this impediment to your progress can be overcome. The key is to avoid getting stuck in this assessment process.   Discipline means taking action. It's like courage in a lot of ways. You act even though you are uncertain about the outcome. When roadblocks appear without warning, take some time to formulate an action plan. Then act. The key to finishing is starting, so don't let life's obstacles keep you from progressing to a great outcome.   Become Your Hero   Do you have a favorite movie star? There may be a leader in finance, politics, or some other field that you look up to. You are their biggest fan. One way to develop rock-solid self-confidence is to model that person.   What would they do if they were going through the same situation you are encountering? How would they react? Certainly, they would succeed. That's one of the things you respect about them: their ability to reach new levels of achievement reliably. When it's tough to push on, be the person you admire in your mind. This can give you the discipline to keep going.   Answer This Simple Question   Life gets difficult at times. You've already encountered this natural law. You wouldn't be here now if you weren't a survivor, someone who has overcome difficulties in the past.   There have been times you had to practice incredible self-control. Even though you have succeeded in these situations, it might be tough to see yourself getting past some difficulty now. Answer this simple question when self-doubt threatens to keep you from creating the reality you deserve.   What am I willing to do to change my life?   Will you confidently take a step today to overcome an obstacle when you prefer to wait until tomorrow? Discipline is about choosing to do something you'd rather not do right now to improve your life. Answering that question fills you with the energy and confidence needed to push forward and gives you the first action you need to take to create change.   Remember that you can't control everything that happens in your life. The only thing you can control is your response. Choosing not to react when life gets hard will change your situation. Disciplining yourself to take action when obstacles appear is its own reward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah-sevenfold/support

Don't Let Your Circumstances Dictate Your Self Worth Star Trek was a groundbreaking science fiction TV series of the 1960s. A matter transporter was one of the technological wonders the show employed in many episodes. An object or a person could be teleported from the Star Ship Enterprise to a transporter on board another spacecraft or a nearby planet.   Imagine that the fictitious transporter worked. You could teleport yourself from your current location to anywhere else on earth. You could leave any environment or situation in just a few seconds and transport yourself to a much more favorable location.   If you are familiar with the original Star Trek television series or the many TV and movie shows and films it spawned, you know how timely the transporter could be. Captain Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy, and others were often saved from imminent death when transported to a much safer and friendlier location.   Transporting Your Self-Worth   You have a virtual transporter in your mind. You can transport yourself to another reality whenever your experiences change. When things are going great, many people live in a high self-worth reality. When life gets tough, they shift their self-worth to a lower-quality reality.   We often allow our perception of ourselves to change due to our experiences. We allow people, places, and things to change our feelings. If we already struggle with self-worth, it happens more often than not. It's part of being human, a flawed human that we all are. That doesn't make it right. It just means you need to be aware of the possibility of it happening.   Keep this in mind, your environment and your thoughts might change but it doesn't change the unique individual you are. You are a good person soul deep. You are capable and worthy. So, wherever you go, no matter what external factors are involved, there you are.   There's No Need to Shift Your Self-Worth   Feeling the need to flee doesn't happen to someone with a high level of self-worth. They recognize the person that they are inside no matter what external factors are happening around them.   People with a great self-image and high self-esteem are comfortable in their skin. They don't change their opinion of who they are just because of the surrounding circumstances. This is good because our circumstances and experiences frequently change without us being able to stop them.   Value yourself. Embrace who you are, warts and all. Intimately get to know your strengths and weaknesses, your skills and abilities. Respect the fact that you are a unique individual that has never existed before you came along and will never exist after you are gone. That's reason enough to respect and love yourself greatly.   Admire who you are. You were created uniquely and are valuable to the world just as you are. Don't let your present circumstances change the way you perceive yourself because they can change without any control on your part. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah-sevenfold/support

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Focus On This When Change Is Out Of Your Control To watch this article via video format click here. Change equals difference. That's a basic definition, but it's truthfully what the change is. Something is different than it was before. This could be your job, a relationship, mother nature, or anything else. Where change is concerned, you come to grips with it before you've lived very long on this planet. Almost all change is out of your control. Even the most obsessively compulsive person who strives every minute of every day for control is taunted by this fact. Try as you may, your world will largely spin in any direction it wants. It doesn't stop and ask you what reality you'd like to experience. You can try and influence it, and you might be successful in some ways. For instance, you can work really hard to get promoted. You go out of your way to find out what your boss needs from you, and then you make sure that happens. You outwork your coworkers, take extra courses that help you move up the corporate ladder, and nail a big promotion. While patting yourself on the back for your hard work and how it paid off, remember one thing ... your boss or someone above him still had the final say in whether you got promoted or not. That's pretty humbling when you think about it. Take a look at any area of your life. You'll see that you don't always have as much influence as you previously thought you did. The best you can do is work on yourself, your relationships, and your environment to create a favorable reality. Then when life steps in and throws some negative change in your face, remember to ask yourself this question. "What Can I Control?" Imagine that you are going for a walk. It's a beautiful day. The world has treated you to a spectacular experience with sunny skies, birds chirping, and stress-relieving nature all around you. Then immediately in your pathway, a brick wall appears out of nowhere. It wasn't there, and then it was there. It's only a few feet wide, so you can easily walk around it. Instead, you repeatedly try to walk through it. You can't control that this change has happened. What you can control is your response to it. Claim your sphere of control. Do what you can do, which is to move around the wall and continue your enjoyable walk. Life will give you a lot of change you'd rather avoid. When this happens, don't waste a second of your time trying to influence something you have no control over. Determine what you can influence and what you can't. Then take action to turn something negative into the best possible outcome. Focus on what you can control when you experience negative change. Trying to influence things that are blind to you is pointless. It wastes your time, cranks up your frustration, leads to anxiety and stress, and all of that can be avoided. You take away the power of negative change when you use your sphere of control to put it behind you as quickly as possible. -The Beautiful Nerd ❤ Check out these resources: https://www.youtube.com/@themindshiftchannel https://www.youtube.com/@thebeautifulnerd https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBeautifulNerdShop https://www.etsy.com/shop/SelfHelp411 Save money on products - better than Amazon! https://bit.ly/3FKjvHC   #AdaptAndThrive #EmbraceUncertainty #ResilienceInChange #NavigatingUnpredictability #FindingInnerStrength #ThrivingThroughChange #EmbracingTheUnknown #ChangeChallenges #MindsetMatters --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah-sevenfold/support

Are Your Priorities Holding You Back from Becoming the Best You Ever? What does the best version of you look like? Seriously, think about that for a minute. You're reading this right now because you want to grow and improve. Your current reality might be good, but you know it can still improve. You want to do something to change in some way so that your experiences change. You realize your relationships, financial picture, or health can improve.   So you're taking action. For people like you that are driven to create significant and positive change, effort or desire is never in low supply. You've probably tried to do things in the past to create change. Maybe you succeeded at some level. Many of us who attempt to create better versions of ourselves will find early success, only to eventually return to the undesired reality where we started.   This can happen when priorities are out of place.   You know what you want. You consciously desire to become better. You gather the knowledge. You take action and are determined to create the desired result.   That can't happen if your priorities aren't in line with what you tell yourself you want to accomplish.   Change Your Priorities, and You Can Change Your Experience   If you want better, more fulfilling, and healthier relationships, what are you doing to make that happen? Do you have a detailed game plan? Or do you work on strengthening your relationship whenever you think about it?   What we're talking about are priorities. You may desire a wonderful relationship more than just about anything else. That will not happen if your actions reveal that you prioritize other activities ahead of strengthening your relationship.   You might be working too much. Your idea is that the more money you can make, the better reality you can give your significant other. So you pour yourself into your job and have very little time to spend with the person that's so important to you.   In this situation, you need to prioritize more time working on your relationship and less time on your job.   Look at what you do habitually. You might not consciously prioritize activities and habits that deliver a negative experience. It may be happening unconsciously. If the things you do regularly aren't creating the best version of yourself, change your priorities. When you prioritize making changes that relate to your core values and beliefs, you'll see more success in creating that reality. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah-sevenfold/support

There are two major types of content creators in the world. There are those who make their content for fun - fun for themselves and fun for their audiences. Then there are those who make content to make money. The more they create, the more money in their bank accounts. Being part of the second category is a lot harder than you would think. While it might be easy for some to come up with content, it's not easy to make money off of that content. But there are many ways for content creators to start generating income, based on their creations. Today, let's take a deep look at the ways that you can make money as a content creator, even if you never have before. Become a consultant. This is a great way to make money as a content creator. Now, this doesn't just happen right away. You first have to build an audience and build a brand. You need people to believe that you are listened to, and that you have a group of loyal followers. Once you have done that, you can consult businesses and other content creators and give them advice on expanding their audiences. You can also consider a brand partnership if you are trying to make money as a content creator. Brands will hire influencers to talk about their products. Make no mistake, you will be advertising with this approach but there is nothing wrong with that, especially since it will allow you to keep making your content. You can sell items too! Don't forget that when you have your audience's attention, you can then sell them things. Maybe you are selling your art, clothing, or something else. Whatever it is, content creators often make money by pitching sales to their viewers. Another way to make money as a content creator is to turn your content into a subscription service. Subscriptions are paid memberships for those willing to spend the money. They will see your content free of ads and might get bonuses. Speaking of bonuses, this is another way to make money with your content. If you offer special items that are only available to those willing to pay a recurring membership fee, you will garner some good funds as more and more people see the value in turning out money every month. If your website is thriving, you would be smart to consider direct advertising if you wish to make money off your content. By installing ads onto your site, you will start to see the income trickle in as more and more people view the ad. Setting up ads on a website is actually quite easy now, too, so it will not take much time either! Listen to this episode to learn more. Grab a copy of my latest eBook, "The Creator Economy: How to Build an Audience & Monetize Your Skills, Passions & Hobbies from Content Creation" https://bit.ly/3FD2le5 For helpful digital resources: https://www.etsy.com/shop/selfhelp411 Need to talk? Call me! Lets-talk-today.com SarahSevenfoldLifeCoaching.com SelfHelp411.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

It doesn't matter what you are posting in your creative endeavors, and it doesn't really matter what you are talking about, the most important thing about your content is that it engages your audience. If you create content and no one cares about it, it's pretty much worthless and a waste of your time, energy, and money. But how do you make the content that is going to work best and really find people to connect with? How do you make something engaging? How do you engage the people watching your content? How do you make something that can connect with others outside of your usual audience and find new viewers and fans? In this tutorial, we will talk about the tips you should keep in mind when you are choosing the content you will create. Keep these ideas in mind as you attempt to forge forward on your path of being a content creator. Firstly, you need to always understand your audience. Do not create content that will not work well with the people who have been loyal to you. How did you first get your start as a content creator? What initially drew people to you? Don't rock the boat too quickly or change the type of content you create. You want to always engage with the audience that first found you. Make your content timely! Do not create content that is about a fad or trend that is about to be out of date. In fact, try to only make content that revolves around ideas and products and items that are “evergreen” and always going to be popular. You should also make sure that you always focus on your audience and not yourself. Of course your own personality will shine through in your videos and that's a good thing, but you should always remember you are making your content for them and not for yourself. You are pitching to these people and that means you should speak directly to them and also talk about their needs and lives. An important tip is to update often. Do not just create content once a month. You are going to find more success with a strict, up-to-date, constantly updated schedule of content. You should often be releasing something new, and always thinking of the next thing you will release. Continuing listening to learn more. Grab a copy of my latest eBook, "The Creator Economy: How to Build an Audience & Monetize Your Skills, Passions & Hobbies from Content Creation" https://bit.ly/3FD2le5 For helpful digital resources: https://www.etsy.com/shop/selfhelp411 Need to talk? Call me! Lets-talk-today.com SarahSevenfoldLifeCoaching.com SelfHelp411.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

5 Tips For Using Social Media Advertising If you wish to really reach an audience and create a strong, reliable following, you need to use social media. That is just a modern truth that cannot be avoided nor denied. Without social media, most of the content creators we know would not have the legion of fans - or the bank accounts - they do. Social media is a great way to find people who are interested in what you offer and also a wonderful way to advertise and sell yourself, products, services, and so much more. This is something that the most successful companies and content creators have figured out but the world of social media advertising has changed a lot over the years. Only a few years ago, the only way to advertise on social media was through Facebook or Twitter. Nowadays, there is Instagram, TikTok, and a slew of other social media apps and sites that will allow you to reach out and speak directly to your audience and base of support. But what's the best way to use utilize your social media for advertising? What are the tips to keep in mind and what are the ideas and things best avoided? Today, we are going to go over the smartest concepts to hold close when you are finally turning your social media presence into one full of great, effective advertising. First and foremost, you need to have a strategy before you begin advertising on social media. You wouldn't throw a party without a plan, you wouldn't write a book without a treatment, and you wouldn't film a movie without a script. Along those lines, you shouldn't start advertising on social media without a solid plan. You need to create something that is consistent and reliable with goals. What are you hoping to achieve? How do you plan to do that? What sort of tone and attitude do you want your advertisements to have? Before you craft your first ad, you should come up with a definitive plan that you can turn to again and again. You also need to always know your audience and who you are talking to. You're not going to create good ads if you have no clue about the people receiving them. Make sure you know the ins and outs of your audience. You should be aware of what they are interested in, their age group, their demographic, the things that will call out to them. Don't just blindly make ads that could appeal to everyone. Instead, you should be laser-focused on speaking directly to your audience - and the audience you want to have too. If you want to expand your reach and create a stronger base of supporters, you can do that via ads. But you must know what sort of audience you are hoping to attract and figure out the best way to do that. Don't change your brand! When you are making an ad, you shouldn't become someone you are not. Don't let your audience down by changing your tone, attitude, atmosphere, sense of humor, personality, and more. This will be the best and fastest way to not only lose a chance at bringing in new viewers and fans but also lose the ones you already have. Another tip to always keep in mind is that you should monitor your results but also always be realistic. You may have created a kill ad and distributed it across all your social media platforms, but don't expect overnight success. This sometimes takes time. But if a good amount of time has gone by and you're not seeing the results you want, you should be pragmatic about that, tweak your ad campaign, and try to forge a new path forward. Be open to change! Finally, do not just post an add on one social media account. Whenever you are trying to find an audience, you should reach out across all of your platforms, from Facebook to Instagram to Twitter to TikTok to YouTube and more. If you have created a great ad, it should play well on every form of social media so don't be afraid to use every avenue of social media. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

Making it in the digital world isn't easy. Finding an audience that will remain loyal to you is no small feat. But, in this day and age, really finding success for yourself on the internet is something that could make you a lot of money and, more importantly, an entire career. If you want to take this lifestyle seriously then you need to become a real content creator who can compete with all the others. But before you can do that, you need to know what a content creator is, and you need to know which ones you can learn from and be inspired by. By listening to and following the path of these popular content creators, you can carve a path for yourself that is both unique and proven to be successful. The digital world is always changing, evolving, and presenting more opportunities. But that is only true if you are willing to do the work and put in the effort as well. Today, we are going to look at some content creators who have found great success on the web, talk about what has made them a hit and what they can teach you about finding great success on the internet. A content creator is simply someone who is responsible for the creation of content on the web. Perhaps they are doing makeup tutorials, maybe they are talking about current events, maybe they are reviewing movies or music or TV shows. It doesn't matter what a content creator does. What matters is that they have found an audience, they keep them engaged, and they have also manufactured a personal brand for themselves. There are literally millions of content creators throughout the web, all specializing in different things. But who are some that you should pay attention to? When it comes to content creators, few are bigger or better than PewDiePie. The man, who had a name that can sometimes be a mouthful, is actually named Felix and he has created an entire empire for himself. His path to fame has been pretty straightforward. He plays video games and makes personal video blogs about himself and his life. The thing that makes PewDiePie so special and so popular is that he lets his real personality shine. He is 100% authentic and the audience can tell that. They stick around because PewDiePie not only makes fun content - who doesn't like watching video games - but he also shows off his colorful, fun personality. To learn more content creators, listen to this episode. Grab a copy of my latest eBook, "The Creator Economy: How to Build an Audience & Monetize Your Skills, Passions & Hobbies from Content Creation" https://bit.ly/3FD2le5 For helpful digital resources: https://www.etsy.com/shop/selfhelp411 Need to talk? Call me! Lets-talk-today.com SarahSevenfoldLifeCoaching.com SelfHelp411.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

If you want to be a successful content creator then you have to actually, well, create content. You can't just find success and an audience in your field if you don't continue to put out creations that will catch the attention of your audience and then build a bigger one. But sometimes it is hard to stay on the ball and keep putting out new stuff on a regular schedule. There are many reasons for this. Perhaps your day job gets in the way or life throws you a few curve balls. Maybe you just feel like you are drained of ideas or you're face writer's block. Whatever the reason, being consistent isn't always easy when you are a content creator. But it is always essential because you cannot build success by not staying consistent, especially in this day and age when certain creators are communicating with their audiences every single day via their website, vlog, Twitter account, Facebook page, and more. It seems that they are always active - and always making new content for their audience. There are ways to get more consistent and better about staying on a regular schedule. Sometimes you just need to hit the books and take the advice of the experts. Today's tutorials will take a good look at some literature that you should add to your library if you wish to be a constituent content creator. Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content by Ann Handley is a terrific book that will teach you a lot about consistently creating entertaining content for your fans that they will love. The author also goes to great lengths to teach the reader about storytelling, something that is crucial for successful online personalities. Without storytelling, whatever your content is won't be engaging and it won't hook your viewers or readers. Handley's writing is easy to follow and her tips are easy to implement too. How To Shoot Video that Doesn't Suck by Steve Stockman is another book you should keep with you. The title says it all, doesn't it? With Stockman's book, you will learn how to create videos and streams that captivate the audience. There are so many bone-headed, simple mistakes that content creators make again and again - and they don't even notice them. A book like this will break down the basics. Born To Blog: Building Your Blog for Personal and Business Success One Post At A Time by Mark Schaefer and Stanford Smith will help you craft the best written word for your site. Blogging is still very essential, even though many content creators have pivoted to videos. Once you know how to make eye-catching, fun, entertaining blogs, you will see that your audience will return again and again. A successful blog will be both personal and professional. It will be fun to read, with strong personality in every paragraph. But it will also serve a purpose: it will create a loyal audience and it will also successfully pitch your goods and services in an attractive and enjoyable way. Whatever sort of content you are creating, you will not find the right audience unless you are able to master SEO. That is why the book The Art of SEO: Mastering Search Engine Optimization from Eric Enge, Stephan Spencer, and Jessie Stricchiola is another must-have book. It doesn't matter if you've never touched SEO or if you have a decent amount of experience with it, this book will teach you so much of what you need to know to make your content really thrive online and pop up on multiple search engine results. If you don't know how to pump up your SEO, your content doesn't stand a chance. Grab a copy of my latest eBook, "The Creator Economy: How to Build an Audience & Monetize Your Skills, Passions & Hobbies from Content Creation" https://bit.ly/3FD2le5 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

When a business starts out and gets going, many owners believe that they can go about things on their own without the help of many others. This is how many new businesses are run, especially in the first few years. People want to forge their own path, do their own things, create a brand and personality for a company that feels completely their own. Plus, it's also not always easy to find a brand partner in those early days. Most other brands and businesses aren't eager to sign on with another that hasn't proven itself yet. However, at a certain level, creating branded partnerships isn't just easier, it's downright essential for the growth of a company. By making a strong partnership with others, a company can grow and find a bigger audience, a more loyal fanbase, and more ways to improve their bottom line and expand their reach. In this tutorial, we are going to focus on a few tips to keep in mind when you are attempting to bond a partnership between your business and another. It doesn't matter what you are selling or how many loyal customers you have, a branded partnership can go a long way to making a good company great. A branded partnership is the act of two parties coming together to make their own business success even stronger. You might not be aware of it but you have seen plenty of branded partnerships throughout the years. That's because they work. When two companies come together in an intelligent way, they can reach new levels of financial flourishment. The first tip to remember when creating your branded partnership is to find ways where the audiences of both parties come together and combine. Where do they align? What commonalities do they share? You can imagine how this will come in handy when it comes to attracting your customers and marketing. If you can find the overlap between both customer bases, you can really craft a campaign that will speak to all of them at once. If your customers don't care about the products provided by your partner then you will quickly see that the partnership isn't working and you should rework your plans. Rely on research to figure out how you can speak to both customer bases at the same time and really improve the bottom line for everyone involved. To learn more, grab a copy of my latest eBook "The Creator Economy: How to Build an Audience & Monetize Your Skills, Passions & Hobbies from Content Creation" here: https://bit.ly/3FD2le5 Helpful Digital Resources: https://www.etsy.com/shop/selfhelp411 Need to talk? Call me! Lets-talk-today.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

3 Challenges To Expect As A Content Creator If you wish to become a content creator then you need to come up with a plan that will work for you. This plan needs to focus on many things, of course, such as the sort of content you will make, the scripts you will perform, and the ways that you will attract and keep your audiences engaged for years. If you play your cards right, creating content can become your full time career and can quite literally change your life. But if you don't do things the right way, the idea of being a content creator will remain a pipe dream that is always just out of reach for you. When you begin making your videos or online content, you need to keep in mind that there will be some serious challenges that present themselves and attempt to get in your way. It won't always be an easy path. Today, let's take a look at three of the biggest challenges that will make your life as a content creator a bit more difficult. These are not impossible to overcome but they will certainly require some hard work and ingenuity. Firstly, you need to always remember this challenging aspect about being a content creator: this profession takes a lot of time. You will spend hundreds on hundreds of hours coming up with content, writing it, filming it, editing it, advertising it, and continuing to pitch it to people long after it has been released into the world. This is a big challenge, especially for people who have full time jobs. Sometimes it's very hard to come home from your 9 to 5 job to only spend several more hours working on your content. But this is something that needs to be done. You need to devote so much time to your content and there will be times when you feel drained and completely exhausted. But without setting aside so much of your personal life for your content, you can't expect for it to succeed. You should also keep in mind that staying original and creative isn't easy either. You are going to tax your brain, sometimes to the limit, to always create something that is inventive, fresh, different, and fun. It doesn't matter what sort of content you are making, you need to put a lot of energy into ensuring that it is attractive to your audience. You need to always be on the cutting edge of what is modern, what is fun, what is engaging, what is going to bring in your regular audience as well as new people. Finally, you should know that actually making money from your content is challenging because it will take time. In fact, there is a good chance that you may never make money because of your content. You will need to secure so many views from all over the world before you are able to start seeing some money come in from your content. Now, there are other ways to make money via your content. Perhaps you create a partnership with a company. That is a great way to generate income from your content. However, that also will take a lot of time and doesn't happen overnight. To make money off your content, you need to have an audience and that often takes time. Do not expect to see your bank account flourish the morning after you release content. You need to commit to your content and strap in for the long haul. Accruing money because of your content can happen but it certainly won't happen quickly and you should not expect it to. Grab a copy of "The Creator Economy: How to Build an Audience & Monetize Your Skills, Passions & Hobbies from Content Creation" eBook here - https://bit.ly/3FD2le5 -Sarah Need someone to talk to? Call me! Lets-talk-today.com SarahSevenfoldlifecoaching.com SelfHelp411.com Helpful digital resources: https://www.etsy.com/shop/selfhelp411 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

Heal Your Loneliness with This Guided Meditation You Don't Have to Live with Loneliness: How to Tell if Loneliness Is a Serious Issue for You Everyone experiences loneliness from time to time. Loneliness is a part of the very wide, vast spectrum of human emotions. However, if your loneliness seems to last for a long period of time, you may be suffering with loneliness on a more serious level. Find a quiet relaxing space then listen to this guided meditation on how to heal feeling lonely. Listen to this meditation often and as many times as needed on a daily basis so you start to feel inspired and uplifted. Grab a copy of my latest guide on loneliness today! "Heal Your Loneliness: The Complete Guide to Loneliness and How to Reconnect with the World" by copying/pasting this link into your search bar. https://bit.ly/3UgcEuT Thanks for listening! -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

5 Things to Remember to Improve Your Self-Esteem Are you overly concerned about what other people think about you? Do you find yourself worrying about what others say about you? While it is natural to seek the approval of others, those who have a high self-esteem, and are self-confident, are able to discount the negative opinions of others and to remain assured of their own self-worth. Focusing on building your self-confidence can be made easier when you keep these five things in mind the next time you find yourself worried about what someone else believes about you. 1. Never guess what others might be thinking You cause yourself much unnecessary suffering when you waste your energy imagining that others may intend you harm. You truly have no idea what anyone else is thinking. Train yourself to avoid making any assumptions about what others may be thinking - and train yourself to avoid making any assumptions about why other people choose to do or to say something - or to not do or to not say anything. 2. Live your own life There is no way your life is "supposed" to be lived. There are no "authorities" appointed to judge the worthiness of your life. You have no responsibility to please anyone other than yourself. Be of service to humanity, but never be anyone's doormat. Live your own life full out. Live boldly with vision, purpose, and commitment. Establish your own life purpose, and live your own life. 3. Make your own choices Your plan for your life is the only plan that matters. Your parents and your family, perhaps your church and your friends, have plans for your life, but those people are mere spectators of your life - the life you get to live every day. 4. Value your own opinions Why would you consider someone else's opinions, or wishes, to be more important than your own? In fact, why should anyone else's opinions carry any weight whatsoever in how you live your life? Make your life choices sincerely and deliberately. Then never second-guess your own values and choices simply because they may not be approved of by those around you. 5. Choose to associate mostly with positive people who support you You can't completely avoid negative people - there are probably a few negative people in your extended family and where you work. However, you can make the choice to limit your exposure to negative people, and to cultivate friends and acquaintances who have a positive outlook on life, who share many of your essential values, and who value you as a person. Thank you for listening! selfhelp411.com sarahsevenfoldlifecoaching.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

5 Reasons You Should Practice Mindfulness Today As more people are becoming aware of the importance of mental health, mindfulness is becoming an increasingly popular topic, and for good reason. Mindfulness positively impacts the mind, body, and soul dramatically, allowing you to be happier and healthier. Let's look at 5 specific reasons why you should practice mindfulness today. 5 Reasons To Practice Mindfulness Today 1. Benefits Your Mind Whether you are in school or in retirement, it is important to keep your mind in tiptop shape. If not, you will not feel or perform as efficiently as you could. This could negatively impact your career, hobbies, or relationships with other people. Mindfulness has wonderful benefits for your mind. Studies have found that mindfulness increases the density of gray matter in brain regions associated with learning and memory. What this means is that mindfulness makes you a better learner. 2. Increases Focus Focus is an incredibly integral aspect of our minds. It affects all aspects of life, from driving your car to getting coffee with a friend. If we cannot focus, then we will have trouble learning, improving our skills, or connecting with those around us. Luckily, mindfulness increases focus. Several studies have found that mindfulness helps you tune out distractions. As a result, this improves your attention skills, which then allows you to learn and recall information better. 3. Benefits of The Body In addition to improving your mind, mindfulness greatly benefits the body. From boosting your immune system to reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, mindfulness is one of the best ways, besides regular exercise and eating healthily, to improve your physical health and fitness. Research has found that mindfulness boosts the immune system, making it easier for your body to fight off illness. Additionally, studies have found that mindfulness also encourages healthier eating habits, helps people lose weight and helps them savor the food they eat. As a result, mindfulness helps to prevent obesity. 4. Regulates Emotions And Improves Mental Illness Emotions and mental illness are difficult topics to improve and regulate simply because they are more difficult to detect and diagnose. Mindfulness is a simple way to both regulate emotions and improve the effects of mental illness. Countless studies have shown that mindfulness decreases emotional reactivity and increases cognitive focus. This will allow you to better regulate your emotions since you have fewer negative ones to start with. Additionally, mindfulness has been thought to help with the effects of mental illness. For example, there have been studies that show mindfulness reduces the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, in veterans. An important note to make about this is that mindfulness will not cure the mental illness, but it will help you better cope with it. 5. Fosters Compassion Compassion and altruism are two characteristics that most people strive to have. They allow us to connect with other people and help those in need. Though some people seem to be more compassionate than others, there are ways to increase your compassion, such as through mindfulness. Research suggests that mindfulness increases activity in the regions of the brain associated with compassion and emotion regulation. As a result, it improves your compassion for others, making it more likely that you will help someone in need, as well as boosting self-compassion. Final Thoughts To recap, everyone wants to be the best version of themselves, and mindfulness is one of the best ways to accomplish this. It will allow you to have a healthier mind, a healthier body, and a more giving spirit. For these reasons, you should start mindfulness today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

3 Ways To Be Mindful During A Chaotic Day At Work Work can be one of the most stressful parts of a person's life, and chaotic days at work are even worse. To both be productive at work and enjoy your life, it is important to learn how to be mindful amidst the work chaos. Here are 3 ways to be mindful during a chaotic day at work. 3 Ways To Be Mindful At Work 1. Use Your Breaks Wisely Although it can be tempting to pull out your phone and mindlessly scroll through social media, one of the best ways to be mindful at work is to use your breaks wisely and intentionally. Try to use your break time to recharge and reset physically, mentally, and emotionally. For example, try meditative breathing, gratitude journals, or journaling, in general, to try to be mindful during your work break. If none of those ideas work for you, then simply find a way to recharge your batteries while still being present in the moment. If you use your work breaks more wisely, you will be more energized and level-headed when you get back to work. As a result, you will be able to be more productive, handle your projects better, and connect with your coworkers. 2. Learn How To Say “No” At work, it can be tempting to agree to nearly every project that gets placed on your desk. Obviously, you want to do your best and put your best foot forward for getting a bonus or promotion. However, saying “yes” to all tasks is not always in your or your company's best interest. Whenever you feel overwhelmed or overworked, you need to learn how to say “no.” If you agree to all projects, especially when you feel overwhelmed, both you and the work will suffer, which is not the best strategy for being an efficient and functional worker. When you say “no” to a project, make sure you remain professional and respectful. Simply explain that you have too much work on your plate already, ask if someone else can handle the job, or ask if you can accomplish the task at a later date. Chances are, expressing your stress and inability to properly perform the function will be the better option in the long run. 3. Be A Single-Tasker Everyone likes to think of themselves as a multitasker, which is when you try to do two or more tasks at the same time or switch back and forth between them. Even if you think you are a great multitasker, our brains are best at operating on one task at a time. For this reason, it is wise to be a single-tasker, meaning someone who focuses on one task at a time, at work. When you focus all your efforts on one project or task, your mind is able to fully process and comprehend the challenges in front of you. As a result, you perform better, are more productive, and feel more connected with the work. To become a single-tasker, try to keep a time journal because it can be difficult to know when you are multitasking. In your journal, write down exactly what you achieved in a certain block of time. This will tell you when you are single-tasking or multitasking. Adjust your habits accordingly. Final Thoughts To recap, work can be extremely stressful, making it important to be mindful throughout the day. Using your breaks wisely, learning when to say “no,” and becoming a single-tasker are the best ways for becoming mindful at work. Grab my latest eBook on mindfulness to learn more here https://etsy.me/3y2D7lM The Largest Info-Product Store SelfHelp411.com Thanks for listening! -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

3 Reasons Mindfulness Helps You Grow As A Person Everyone is familiar with the physical cycle of life: you are born, grow, and eventually die. During the growth stage, you grow mentally and emotionally, not just physically. Mindfulness is one of the best ways to help you in all parts of the growth phase. Here are 3 specific reasons that mindfulness helps you grow as a person. 3 Reasons Mindfulness Helps You Grow 1. Makes You A Better Learner Many people assume that learning is done in a classroom when you're young. Although this is a form of learning, we as humans are designed to learn throughout our entire lives. From the time we are two years old until the day we die, we are constantly learning about our world, ourselves, and those around us. To get the most out of life, we must enhance our learning abilities. By doing so, we can have better careers, more fulfilling personal lives, and better understand our loved ones and the world in general. Many people assume that learning capabilities are something you're born with. This is not true; there are things you can do to make yourself a better learner. Studies show that mindfulness increases the density of gray matter in the brain regions associated with learning, memory, and focus. As a result, it allows you to better focus on topics, comprehend the material, and recall it at a later date, thereby making you a better learner. 2. Increases Compassion As humans, we are naturally driven to care for those we love, as well as other humans in general. One sign of immaturity is the lack of compassion and empathy for other people. As we get older, our compassion often increases since we learn that life is not as straightforward as it once appeared in our youth. For this reason, increasing compassion is a way to help you grow. Luckily, mindfulness is one way that you can actively increase your compassion and altruism. Studies show that mindfulness increases activity in the brain regions associated with compassion and emotion regulation. As you become more compassionate and able to regulate your emotions, you can help those around you better. This allows you to grow into a human being that is more helpful to society. More so, studies also suggest that mindfulness increases self-compassion. Self-compassion is important for factors such as resilience and satisfaction with life. The more self-compassionate you are, the more you are able to grow, learn from your mistakes, and enjoy your life. 3. Increases Resilience Resilience is one's ability to bounce back from tough and difficult situations. This is something that is not easy by nature. To grow into the best version of yourself, you must learn how to become resilient. Mindfulness increases your resilience because it increases self-compassion and promotes optimistic thinking. As you become more self-compassionate, you are able to give yourself a break and understand that you are only human. As a result, you're gentler with yourself, allowing you to overcome adverse situations more easily. Similarly, optimistic thinking allows you to not be bogged down by negative thoughts and feelings about your life and self. As you become more optimistic, you'll become more resilient to any challenge that you might face. Final Thoughts In conclusion, growth is a necessary but difficult aspect of life. Mindfulness is a great way to grow your mental and emotional abilities since it makes you a better learner, increases compassion, and increases resilience. As a result, the more mindful you are, the more you will grow into the person you are supposed to be. To grab a copy of my latest Mindfulness eBook click here https://etsy.me/3y2D7lM The Largest Info-Product Store SelfHelp411.com Thanks for listening! -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

Change Your Life Listening To These Affirmations Everyday: Achieve Wealth, Health, Fortune, and Success Achieve Your Dreams By Declaring to Yourself that You Already Have It! Affirmations and positive thinking work by drawing in energy and focusing it with the subconscious to bring about change. I strongly think this and we have limitless power to alter the world around us, to produce the life we wish, to draw toward us positive and advantageous events, experiences and individuals. Similarly, we may also draw toward us damaging destructive events, experiences and individuals. This is the basis of the Law of Attraction. Listen to these affirmations daily to change your life and achieve your dreams! To grab a bundle of affirmation eBooks click https://etsy.me/3N0zJNn Thanks for listening! :) -Sarah SelfHelp411.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

5 Consequences of Unrealistic Expectations Without even realizing it, we may be setting unrealistic expectations for ourselves and others. They may not have been unrealistic at the time, but circumstances constantly change, and what was realistic at one moment may not be the following day. When we stick to unrealistic expectations, there are a number of consequences that follow. Today, we're going to tell you exactly what those consequences are. Unrealistic Expectations Breed Frustration and Disappointment Setting unrealistic expectations for yourself and others leads to disappointment and frustration on both ends. On one end, the person who created the expectation will feel disappointed and frustrated when the other party fails to complete what was expected. On the other end, the person completing the expectation will have the same feelings with themselves and possibly with the other person for expecting too much. Unrealistic Expectations Lower Self-Confidence Trying to live up to an expectation that is unrealistic can also mess with a person's self-confidence. When a person feels like they're failing something, it's extremely easy to attack our self-confidence and self-esteem. When our self-confidence takes a hit, it becomes exceedingly more difficult to complete tasks and live up to the expectations set for us. Unrealistic Expectations Lead to Burnout Another common consequence of unrealistic expectations is experiencing burnout. If we're constantly trying to reach high expectations, eventually we're going to feel numb to the task at hand. That numbness turns into burnout, which then causes a variety of other issues. These issues may include mental health struggles and physical health issues due to excessive stress. To avoid burnout, it's essential to take breaks when needed and know your limits in terms of what you're capable of, and willing to do. Unrealistic Expectations Result in Rush Jobs When we set unrealistic expectations for ourselves or others, it may cause whoever is responsible to rush, in order to meet a deadline. While reaching a deadline is ideal, this sometimes means quality is sacrificed as not as much time can be spent on the assignment. Instead, it's important to create expectations that are doable for whoever is tasked with taking them on. In this case, it's always best to allow ample time for someone to complete a certain task for you to avoid being stuck with a rushed and half-done task when a deadline rolls around. Unrealistic Expectations Contribute to Overwhelm Unrealistic expectations are a common cause of overwhelm in the person responsible for living up to them. If an expectation is set too high, that person may spend all of their time and energy focusing on that one expectation, while ignoring other obligations. By ignoring these obligations, they mount up and that person is left with a huge pile of responsibilities after completing the high expectation. As a result, overwhelm kicks in and stress levels rise. Conclusion Although high expectations aren't necessarily unrealistic, it's always important to adapt your expectations to an individual person's skill level and capability. This way, you can set reasonable expectations that a person can complete in a timely manner without sacrificing the quality of the task. In turn, you gain a reliable comrade and they gain a sense of trust from you for the future. To grab a copy of Life of Contentment eBook click https://etsy.me/3NU1Cbc SelfHelp411.com for the largest info-product store! -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

The Metaverse is a virtual platform that is slated to become the successor to the internet as it ushers in the next stage of technology. As a fully immersive 3D experience, the inner workings of the Metaverse can get complex. With that said, there are three key aspects of the Metaverse that allow it to work in the way it does. These aspects are presence, interoperability, and standardization. Each one has a unique and important job in allowing the Metaverse to run. Without one, you won't get the other three. In order for the Metaverse to run smoothly, all three aspects need to work together in unison. In this guide, we're going to explain each of the three key aspects and why they're important to the Metaverse. What is Presence and Why Does it Matter? Presence, in regards to the Metaverse, is the actual feeling of being within the virtual world. When you can physically feel your online presence, it's been shown to greatly improve the quality of your experience while online. To achieve that feeling of being present, it's easiest to use a VR headset to immerse yourself in the world. The same sentiment is true for anyone who likes playing games or interacting on social media outside of the Metaverse. When we can feel the presence in a game with excellent graphics, it makes us want to play the game longer. When we post on social media and feel seen and heard, it makes us want to continue conversations with online friends. What is Interoperability and Why Does it Matter? The next aspect we're going to cover is interoperability. Interoperability refers to a person's ability to jump in between virtual worlds with ease. Rather than changing digital assets within each world, interoperability allows you to jump through Metverses while using the same avatar and other digital items. There are a variety of applications that allow users to create an avatar to be used throughout hundreds of platforms. Some of these include ReadyPlayerMe and Animaze. These two apps not only allow you to create game characters, but you can also use your avatar in zoom meetings. As far as the transferring of these digital assets goes, the process is typically carried out on the blockchain through the use of cryptocurrency or NFTs. What is Standardization and Why Does it Matter? The third and final key aspect of the Metaverse is standardization. Standardization is what enables interoperability within the platforms across the Metaverse and beyond. In retrospect, you can't have interoperability without standardization. When it comes to standardization in the Metaverse, standards are created by the Open Metaverse Interoperability Group. This group's mission is to bridge virtual worlds by designing and promoting protocols for identity, social graphs, inventory, and beyond. With a world as large as the Metaverse is designed to be, having standards is important to ensure smooth operation. Why is the Metaverse Important? Within the global tech industry, the Metaverse has been talked up to be the successor to the internet. Those are some pretty big shoes to fill, so who builds it and how the Metaverse is built is integral in ensuring it can live up to the expectations we're putting on it. While the Metaverse isn't the fully immersive oasis we want it to be yet, spending as much time as possible ensuring it runs smoothly is essential. After all, what are we supposed to do if we rush the process and the entire world crashes as a result? As the next in line to the throne after the internet, the Metaverse is important for a myriad of reasons from connecting with friends and family to revolutionizing medicine. -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

The Science Behind the Power of Affirmations Lots of people are using positive affirmations in their daily life to help them reach their goals. But affirmations are more than motivational slogans. There is plenty of scientific evidence to show how and why affirmations work on your subconscious mind. There are even health benefits to using affirmations! The research that supports the use of affirmations tends to fall into two camps: psychological theory and neuroscience. Affirmations and Your Identity - Self-affirmation Theory Most forms of psychological therapy or counseling are based on the idea that you can improve your mental health by changing your view of yourself. You can change the script about who you are and bolster your self-esteem by acknowledging and focusing on your positive aspects to become more confident about your capabilities. Self-affirmation theory asserts that your self-identity is flexible and that you can change your view of yourself as a person. This means you can choose to see yourself as strong, smart, and capable of doing whatever you want. And this is where affirmations that align with your personal values can be particularly powerful. Affirmations and Your Brain There is increasing research that shows the physical impact of affirmations on the structure of your brain. When you practice positive affirmations, you are introducing new concepts to your brain and opening up new neural pathways. This is what helps to change your mindset from negative self-doubt to positive confidence. Scientists have mapped the changes that occur in the brain when we choose to move to a more optimistic frame of mind, building, and reinforcing those neural pathways. When you think about your own personal values, you are activating the part of your prefrontal cortex that is involved in self-related processing of information and positive valuation. Repeating your affirmations regularly throughout your day keeps activating this part of your brain, reinforcing positive self-identity. Affirmations and Your Health Science has also proved some surprising physical health benefits of practicing positive affirmations. Daily practice of affirmations has a measurable impact on your resilience and how well you deal with stress. As well as having a positive effect on depression and anxiety, regular and consistent use of affirmations can help lower your levels of cortisol and adrenaline, both harmful stress hormones. As your stress response declines, your heart rate and blood pressure will decrease, reducing your risk of stroke and heart attack. People who use affirmations are also more likely to lead healthier lifestyles, exercise more, and eat a healthy diet. Science shows us that we have nothing to lose and everything to gain by using positive affirmations daily. If you ever need someone to talk to contact me - you are not alone. SarahSevenfoldLifeCoaching.com Thanks for watching! ~Sarah #science #affirmationscience #powerfulaffirmations #affirmations #positiveaffirmations #powerofaffirmations #sciencebehindaffirmations #abundance --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

The Power Of Guided Meditation Meditation as a practice is possible for all people and can help to ease stress, increase peacefulness, and can lead to greater overall happiness. Learning how to meditate is easy enough, but the practice is lifelong and will go through phases if we continuously practice throughout our lives. The purpose of meditation is to create a space within the mind where thoughts cease and we can experience relaxation, a sense of oneness, and deep breathing. During meditation, the thoughts may come back and the mind may wander. Some days and moments, the mind is more active than others. Sometimes sensations will arise in the body or there can be a distraction from events occurring around you and outside of your control. You might have a thought pop in or get lost in a daydream or other ideation. This is normal for the active mind and our thoughts come and go just like our breath does. Yet, we do have control and choice over both if we choose to make it so. Meditation is a practice of conditioning the mind to recognize thoughts and slow them down or eliminate them and come to a place of peace where we can have a clearer mind to move forward. When a thought comes in to distract us during meditation, we can take notice of it and pause and then return to the breath and the present moment and not allow us to be taken on a ride. Mindfulness Guided Meditations Meditation is a practice that can be done by anyone at any time. This is one of the most beautiful aspects of the practice. Yet sometimes we are feeling distracted and have trouble quieting our minds. When we are highly stressed or overwhelmed it can be difficult to bring ourselves back to a balance and sit silently in inaction. Sometimes we feel like our minds are moving too fast to even get a handle on, and the outside world is distracting and overwhelming. If and when this happens, we can look to guided meditations to help set us on the path to empowerment with meditation. While meditation is often done sitting silently, there are also other meaningful ways to adapt the practice to our lives. Guided meditations can be very helpful when first beginning a meditation practice. When we listen to a guided meditation we are led by a professional who can remind us to come back to the breath and to be gentle with ourselves throughout the process. This is a great practice for people who are self-critical, disempowered, or for anyone who needs accountability. It can be difficult for many of us to sit in silence for 10-20 minutes but listening to a 10-20-minute guided meditation can be relaxing and more directed and engaging. Guided meditations help us to direct our energies in a particular direction or on a chosen area of focus. Insomnia Insomnia often goes hand and hand. Having the right mental tools is essential when dealing with stress. Insomnia and anxiety affect everyone in different ways and can come on at any time. Guided meditation is a great tool to help ease anxiety. Insomnia and anxiety is the overwhelming feeling of panic or worry that can happen for many different reasons. It can come as a normal reaction to stress, but it can also come from overthinking or fear of the unknown for people with an anxiety disorder. Guided meditation is a start to a way to a calmer and less anxious life allowing you to get the sleep your body needs. Please, always consult your medical practitioner. -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

The Power Of Guided Meditation Meditation as a practice is possible for all people and can help to ease stress, increase peacefulness, and can lead to greater overall happiness. Learning how to meditate is easy enough, but the practice is lifelong and will go through phases if we continuously practice throughout our lives. The purpose of meditation is to create a space within the mind where thoughts cease and we can experience relaxation, a sense of oneness, and deep breathing. During meditation, the thoughts may come back and the mind may wander. Some days and moments, the mind is more active than others. Sometimes sensations will arise in the body or there can be a distraction from events occurring around you and outside of your control. You might have a thought pop in or get lost in a daydream or other ideation. This is normal for the active mind and our thoughts come and go just like our breath does. Yet, we do have control and choice over both if we choose to make it so. Meditation is a practice of conditioning the mind to recognize thoughts and slow them down or eliminate them and come to a place of peace where we can have a clearer mind to move forward. When a thought comes in to distract us during meditation, we can take notice of it and pause and then return to the breath and the present moment and not allow us to be taken on a ride. Mindfulness Guided Meditations Meditation is a practice that can be done by anyone at any time. This is one of the most beautiful aspects of the practice. Yet sometimes we are feeling distracted and have trouble quieting our minds. When we are highly stressed or overwhelmed it can be difficult to bring ourselves back to a balance and sit silently in inaction. Sometimes we feel like our minds are moving too fast to even get a handle on, and the outside world is distracting and overwhelming. If and when this happens, we can look to guided meditations to help set us on the path to empowerment with meditation. While meditation is often done sitting silently, there are also other meaningful ways to adapt the practice to our lives. Guided meditations can be very helpful when first beginning a meditation practice. When we listen to a guided meditation we are led by a professional who can remind us to come back to the breath and to be gentle with ourselves throughout the process. This is a great practice for people who are self-critical, disempowered, or for anyone who needs accountability. It can be difficult for many of us to sit in silence for 10-20 minutes but listening to a 10-20-minute guided meditation can be relaxing and more directed and engaging. Guided meditations help us to direct our energies in a particular direction or on a chosen area of focus. Insomnia Insomnia often goes hand and hand. Having the right mental tools is essential when dealing with stress. Insomnia and anxiety affect everyone in different ways and can come on at any time. Guided meditation is a great tool to help ease anxiety. Insomnia and anxiety is the overwhelming feeling of panic or worry that can happen for many different reasons. It can come as a normal reaction to stress, but it can also come from overthinking or fear of the unknown for people with an anxiety disorder. Guided meditation is a start to a way to a calmer and less anxious life allowing you to get the sleep your body needs. Please, always consult your medical practitioner. -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

The Power Of Guided Meditation Meditation as a practice is possible for all people and can help to ease stress, increase peacefulness, and can lead to greater overall happiness. Learning how to meditate is easy enough, but the practice is lifelong and will go through phases if we continuously practice throughout our lives. The purpose of meditation is to create a space within the mind where thoughts cease and we can experience relaxation, a sense of oneness, and deep breathing. During meditation, the thoughts may come back and the mind may wander. Some days and moments, the mind is more active than others. Sometimes sensations will arise in the body or there can be a distraction from events occurring around you and outside of your control. You might have a thought pop in or get lost in a daydream or other ideation. This is normal for the active mind and our thoughts come and go just like our breath does. Yet, we do have control and choice over both if we choose to make it so. Meditation is a practice of conditioning the mind to recognize thoughts and slow them down or eliminate them and come to a place of peace where we can have a clearer mind to move forward. When a thought comes in to distract us during meditation, we can take notice of it and pause and then return to the breath and the present moment and not allow us to be taken on a ride. Mindfulness Guided Meditations Meditation is a practice that can be done by anyone at any time. This is one of the most beautiful aspects of the practice. Yet sometimes we are feeling distracted and have trouble quieting our minds. When we are highly stressed or overwhelmed it can be difficult to bring ourselves back to a balance and sit silently in inaction. Sometimes we feel like our minds are moving too fast to even get a handle on, and the outside world is distracting and overwhelming. If and when this happens, we can look to guided meditations to help set us on the path to empowerment with meditation. While meditation is often done sitting silently, there are also other meaningful ways to adapt the practice to our lives. Guided meditations can be very helpful when first beginning a meditation practice. When we listen to a guided meditation we are led by a professional who can remind us to come back to the breath and to be gentle with ourselves throughout the process. This is a great practice for people who are self-critical, disempowered, or for anyone who needs accountability. It can be difficult for many of us to sit in silence for 10-20 minutes but listening to a 10-20-minute guided meditation can be relaxing and more directed and engaging. Guided meditations help us to direct our energies in a particular direction or on a chosen area of focus. Anxiety Living with anxiety can be challenging, especially if you don't know good techniques to help alleviate it. Having the right mental tools is essential when dealing with stress. Anxiety affects everyone in different ways and can come on at any time. Guided meditation is a great tool to help ease anxiety. Anxiety is the overwhelming feeling of panic or worry that can happen for many different reasons. It can come as a normal reaction to stress, but it can also come from overthinking or fear of the unknown for people with an anxiety disorder. Anxiety can interfere with daily activities like work, school, and social interactions. For someone without an anxiety disorder, short periods of mild anxiety can cause a boost of energy and help focus. Anxiety disorders can cause daily activities to feel impossible and eventually deteriorate your quality of life. Anxiety is different for everyone, but most people experience similar symptoms. Guided meditation is a start to a way to a calmer and less anxious life. Please, always consult your medical practitioner. -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

The Power Of Guided Meditation Meditation as a practice is possible for all people and can help to ease stress, increase peacefulness, and can lead to greater overall happiness. Learning how to meditate is easy enough, but the practice is lifelong and will go through phases if we continuously practice throughout our lives. The purpose of meditation is to create a space within the mind where thoughts cease and we can experience relaxation, a sense of oneness, and deep breathing. During meditation, the thoughts may come back and the mind may wander. Some days and moments, the mind is more active than others. Sometimes sensations will arise in the body or there can be a distraction from events occurring around you and outside of your control. You might have a thought pop in or get lost in a daydream or other ideation. This is normal for the active mind and our thoughts come and go just like our breath does. Yet, we do have control and choice over both if we choose to make it so. Meditation is a practice of conditioning the mind to recognize thoughts and slow them down or eliminate them and come to a place of peace where we can have a clearer mind to move forward. When a thought comes in to distract us during meditation, we can take notice of it and pause and then return to the breath and the present moment and not allow us to be taken on a ride. Mindfulness Guided Meditations Meditation is a practice that can be done by anyone at any time. This is one of the most beautiful aspects of the practice. Yet sometimes we are feeling distracted and have trouble quieting our minds. When we are highly stressed or overwhelmed it can be difficult to bring ourselves back to a balance and sit silently in inaction. Sometimes we feel like our minds are moving too fast to even get a handle on, and the outside world is distracting and overwhelming. If and when this happens, we can look to guided meditations to help set us on the path to empowerment with meditation. While meditation is often done sitting silently, there are also other meaningful ways to adapt the practice to our lives. Guided meditations can be very helpful when first beginning a meditation practice. When we listen to a guided meditation we are led by a professional who can remind us to come back to the breath and to be gentle with ourselves throughout the process. This is a great practice for people who are self-critical, disempowered, or for anyone who needs accountability. It can be difficult for many of us to sit in silence for 10-20 minutes but listening to a 10-20-minute guided meditation can be relaxing and more directed and engaging. Guided meditations help us to direct our energies in a particular direction or on a chosen area of focus. Anxiety Living with anxiety can be challenging, especially if you don't know good techniques to help alleviate it. Having the right mental tools is essential when dealing with stress. Anxiety affects everyone in different ways and can come on at any time. Guided meditation is a great tool to help ease anxiety. Anxiety is the overwhelming feeling of panic or worry that can happen for many different reasons. It can come as a normal reaction to stress, but it can also come from overthinking or fear of the unknown for people with an anxiety disorder. Anxiety can interfere with daily activities like work, school, and social interactions. For someone without an anxiety disorder, short periods of mild anxiety can cause a boost of energy and help focus. Anxiety disorders can cause daily activities to feel impossible and eventually deteriorate your quality of life. Anxiety is different for everyone, but most people experience similar symptoms. Guided meditation is a start to a way to a calmer and less anxious life. Please, always consult your medical practitioner. -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

Everyone puts off tasks now and then, but if you find yourself constantly putting off things you need to do, it's probably time to make some changes in your life. There are several simple ways to help get yourself motivated and stop putting off tasks you've been avoiding. Don't Make It A Big Deal When people put off tasks frequently, it's because they are making the task out to be something much bigger or much more serious in their minds than it is. It's time to put a stop to this practice in your mind. Tell yourself that the task isn't that big, and put it back into proportion. It may help to develop a mantra to remind you that the task isn't so bad and repeat it to motivate yourself. Focus On Long Term Gains When you procrastinate, it's often because you are focusing on short-term annoyances. Such as that you don't want to get up off the couch right now. Instead, it's time to focus on the long-term gains of what completing that task will do to benefit you. It may also help to visualize how you will feel after you've completed the task and all the benefits you will experience. Break It Up If you are putting off a massive task, it may be because it just seems too big to handle all at once. Do yourself a favor and break the task up into smaller, more manageable tasks. You'll find that you'll feel less overwhelmed and can conquer the task much easier than you could before. Set A Deadline If you constantly tell yourself that you will do something "someday" or "when I have free time," you will only continue to put off that task. Now is the time to make a schedule and set a deadline for yourself. Schedule a time to complete each of the tasks you need to get done or each part of the more significant tasks you broke down, as mentioned previously. And if you finish on time, consider rewarding yourself as motivation to keep you on task. Becoming and staying motivated can be very difficult, especially when it is a task you don't necessarily want to do. But with a slight change of mindset and breaking it down into more manageable pieces, you can accomplish anything, so set a deadline for your tasks and get moving today! -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support

Everyone procrastinates sometimes, but if you find that procrastination is a constant problem for you, it's time to make a few changes in your life. Below are several tactics you can use to help yourself stop your procrastination habit. Divide Up The Task Often, when you procrastinate, you may feel you are facing a massive task that you don't believe you will be able to finish. Put a stop to this thinking by breaking up the task into more manageable pieces. For example, if you were supposed to clean your basement, resolve to clean one of the four corners each day instead of trying to tackle it all at once. This tactic can help make any task more manageable and feel less overwhelming. Make A Deadline Now is not the time to tell yourself you will do something “later.” Instead, set a strict timeline for yourself, with sections of your goal having deadlines. This way, you know when you will be completing something. It may also help to have a small reward for yourself along the way. An example of this would be a student needing to write a four-page paper. And for each page the student completes, they would reward themselves with fifteen minutes of phone time. Stop Your Common Distractions Usually, when someone procrastinates, it's for the same reasons each time. Like when you were going to clean the kitchen, but then you just had to watch a new TV show instead. Put a stop to this by eliminating common distractions or procrastination tactics for yourself. If the TV is a distraction for you, maybe it's time to work in another room. Spend Time With Motivated People There is nothing quite like hanging out with someone motivated to boost your motivation. Find a friend or colleague whose motivation you admire, and resolve to spend more time with them. Or get a buddy in on your plans and decide to help keep each other motivated regularly. Either way, it's much easier to stop procrastinating when you've got others around you accomplishing remarkable things! Overall, discontinuing your procrastination habit can be extremely difficult, but it can be done just by changing some minor things in your life. Start by dividing up the task, making deadlines, and getting rid of your most common distractions. Then surround yourself with other positive people, and you will soon find you procrastinate tasks less than ever before! -Sarah --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-sevenfold/support