December

How Floating Can Improve Your Wellbeing

How Floating Can Improve Your Wellbeing

Okay, I can hear you now: “Floating? Carlee, what are you talking about??” I’m talking about float therapy! This month, I’ve been talking about treating ourselves this holiday season on The Stress Less Show and when I say treat ourselves, I don’t just mean eat an extra piece of pie at Christmas dinner! I’m talking about really listening to what we need to take care of ourselves. The holidays are a stressful time of year and there are always stressors that threaten our personal well being. We all need to find ways to step away from the holiday madness and really devote ourselves to our health and well-being. That is why I brought on Keri McGinn, owner of Halcyon Floats, to talk about how we can start taking care of our well-being and how float therapy can play a role in our self-care…

How to Treat Yourself and Shop with Intention

How to Treat Yourself and Shop with Intention

‘Tis the season to treat yo self! Now that we are officially in the last month of 2019 (the last month of the decade!), the holiday season is here which means we are in a giving state of mind. While we may spend hours rushing out to buy presents for our friends and loved ones, when was the last time you gave yourself a gift? This month on The Stress Less Show, we are talking all about how we can treat ourselves for a change and head into the new decade committed to taking care of ourselves and who we want to be. I am so excited this week to have personal stylist, Susan Padron, back on the show to share her tips for treating ourselves and transforming ourselves through our style this holiday season…

Get Ahead This Holiday Season!

I found myself at the gym this past week and I noticed something there that I think is so important for all of us out there who are looking to be more successful in our lives and careers. I usually go to the gym early in the morning and see tons of people working out. Typically, my gym is pretty packed at all times, so I’m used to walking into a pretty busy gym each morning. This time, however, my gym was a ghost town. I had noticed that I had been seeing almost no one at the gym for several days and so when I walked in and saw no one in the gym that morning, I had a realization about what makes successful people so successful.

What are the things that can set us apart as successful people and business owners? What makes some people more successful in relationships? What can we do to be that successful in our lives? Well, what I realized in the gym that morning is actually very simple. My gym has become a ghost town recently because it is the holiday season and this is the time of year when so many of us just kind of give up on our goals. We stop going to the gym, throw out our healthy meals and unbutton our pants to eat all of the holiday food we want. We push all of our professional goals out of our mind, let them fall to the side and tell ourselves that we’ll come back to them in the new year. It’s the holidays, I get it, but here’s the thing. Now is the perfect time to get ahead of the competition.

You have a unique opportunity at this time of the year when everyone else is slowing down to ramp it into high gear and do the best you can to beat out everyone else who is taking a break. If you are searching for a new job and haven’t looked at your resume and cover letter in a while, now is the time to sit down and update them. If you want to start your own business and get out of cubicle land, now is the time to start developing a clear plan.

This is the time to start doing the things that everyone else is giving up on for the next few weeks like going to the gym. No one is going to the gym right now. You can spend as long as you want on any machine without worrying about anyone else and have a much better time working out than you will next month when everyone is trying to work on their fitness New Year’s resolutions. The same is true for all of your professional goals. Now is the time to start preparing behind the scenes. Apply for open jobs if you can or get to know your cover letter and resume inside and out. Do whatever you can to work towards those career goals so that when everyone else comes back to the grind in January, you are already ahead of the game.

A lot of people spend December completely in vacation mode and that is important. We all need to take a break and recover when we are feeling stressed and overwhelmed. However, there is a reason why I was able to quit my job and work full time for myself. When everyone else is chilling out, I am still working hard to set myself up for the next year. I know that so many of you reading this right now have been dreaming of making a real and positive impact in the world. Taking this time off your 9 to 5 job will push you ahead of the game so that you can start your dream business or career and make a true difference in the world. If you want to set yourself apart from everyone else and be more successful, be the person that speeds up instead of slows down this holiday season.

If you need help starting 2019 off on the right foot, sign up for a complimentary clarity session with me here. Together, we will discuss where you’re at, where you’re going, what’s getting in the way and start developing a clear path towards work you love!