We all know there’s such a thing as working too hard, but how many of us know how to stop ourselves from going overboard with our work. Especially for us entrepreneurs out there, burnout and overwork may feel like the price of doing business these days, but the reality is that we don’t have to be working ourselves to the bone day in and day out! We can put an end to the busy burnout! I sat down with Client Generation Strategist and International Speaker, Mary Cravets, to discuss the easy way we can begin to change the way we approach our businesses and avoid burning ourselves out all the time…

How to Use Tai-Chi Techniques to Bring Peace Into Your Day

A lot of times when I talk to people about stress they mention trying meditation but not quite being able to make it work for them. if you are a newbie to meditation and mindfulness, you might be wondering how sitting down in silence for 25 minutes is going to reduce your stress when your mind just keeps going and going and going. Fortunately, there's so much more to meditation and mindfulness and just sitting down in silence and there are actually simple ways to start incorporating other mindful practices into your life and begin to understand your stress in new ways…

How to Use Your Senses to Stress Less

Sometimes stress management can feel like a daunting or overwhelming challenge, but the truth is that it really doesn’t have to be! This month, we are focusing on all the simple ways there are to stress less and to kick us off I brought on founder of Vibrant You Coaching, Nancy Smith, to give us a few pointers on how we can start stressing less by using our…

How to Manage Illness While Creating a Successful Business

While there are a lot of reasons we may want to work less, one important reason is one we don’t always talk about: Illness. Chronic illness is something that affects a lot more of us than we realize. Whether it’s physical or mental, chronic illness has the potential to seriously impact our personal and professional lives; and when we are entrepreneurs trying to build a business, a chronic illness can feel like an impossible obstacle to overcome. But it’s not. I brought founder of the Solopreneur Academy, Sue Allen Clayton, back on The Stress Less Show, to give us some tips for managing illness and a successful business!

How to Be More Efficient in Your Career

Happy New Year on The Stress Less Show! It is our first episode of the new year and the new decade and we are kicking our productivity into high gear this month by learning new tips on how to work less while achieving more! In this week’s episode, I am so excited to have executive coach, Erin Owen, back on the show to share some of her tried and true tips on how to be more efficient in our careers…

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

‘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…

How To Reduce Your Heavy Workload

Busy is the new status symbol - how many of us can relate to that idea? We talked a little bit about the dangers of busy culture last week on the Stress Less Show, but there is a lot more to unpack here if we are going to start letting go of the pressure we put on ourselves at work. Ensuring that you are working a reasonable amount of hours is a great step, but I know what you are probably thinking: How can I cut back on the hours I work when I have so much work to get done?? Managing a heavy workload is tough, and so this week I brought freelance digital marketing strategist, Sarah DeGeorge, on the show to share some of her tips for dealing with a heavy workload…

How To Stop Working Long Hours

Hello May! It is mental health awareness month and on the Stress Less Show this month, we are talking about one of the top stressors for people in the United States. I'm willing to bet that this stressor has probably impacted your mental health at some point in your own life - I know it has for me. Yes, this month we are talking about job pressure! To start off this month’s topic this week, I decided to bring on the show, Sue Allen Clayton, the founder of the Serene Solopreneur to discuss how working long hours contributes to the pressure we feel about our jobs, careers and businesses…

What Sets You Apart From the Rest? [The Stress-Less Career Show - Episode 7]

Oh my goodness, I am so grateful that we've made it to episode seven of The Stress-Less Career Show! Last week, we had a great conversation with personal stylist, Susan Padron. She gave us phenomenal tips on how to ensure that the way we dress aligns with our personal brand. This week, we're continuing February's theme of personal branding by talking about something you have likely been trying to avoid.

At the end of the day, your personal brand is your reputation. It's what people think of when they think of you. What I really want you to think about this week is how your quirky characteristics and…

How Your Style Plays Into Your Personal Brand [The Stress-Less Career Show - Episode 6]

The Stress-Less Career Show had its very first guest this week! I told you last week that I couldn’t wait to talk about how your personal style influences your personal brand and that is because I brought in someone very special to discuss style and branding with me. Susan Padron is a personal stylist here in Philadelphia and she is absolutely amazing at what she does, working with countless clients to help them define their personal style. As I have mentioned in the last couple episodes, your personal brand goes beyond just the basics - your website, your social media, etc. - it includes every part of how you show up in the world. Since February is all about personal branding, I thought…

Digging Deeper Into Your Personal Brand [The Stress-Less Career Show - Episode 5]

Branding, branding, branding! This month, we have been talking about personal branding on The Stress-Less Career Show and how your personal brand plays into finding work you love and having the career that you've always dreamed of. Last week, we talked about how core values are the foundation of your personal brand. This week, I really want to talk about a new way of thinking about your personal brand. I want you to think about your personal brand as a TV show. I hear you now: Carlee, what does that mean? Well…

What is the Foundation of Your Personal Brand? [The Stress-Less Career Show - Episode 4]

We're on a fourth episode of the Stress-Less Career Show and I'm super super excited to be back with you for this month’s topic. It's the beginning of February and we are going to focus in on your personal brand, how your personal brand plays into your career and why it is important. Today, we're going to start with something that I believe personally is the foundation of your personal brand and that is your core values as a person, as an employee - and if you own a business - your core values for your business as well…

How to Create an Annual Plan That Doesn't Freak You Out [The Stress-Less Career Show - Episode 3]

Welcome to the third episode of the Stress-Less Career Show. I'm super super excited that we made it to episode number three! If you haven't seen the last two episodes, I highly encourage you to go back and watch them. Our first week we talked about intention. The second week we talked last week we talked about your purpose versus your calling. Today, we're going to be talking about the importance of planning. I'm sure you have heard this saying time and time again: if you fail to plan you plan to fail. Now that January is over, I cannot stress enough that…

Determining Your Purpose VS. Your Calling [The Stress-Less Career Show - Episode 2]

Welcome to the second episode of my brand new show, The Stress-Less Career show. Each week, I will be talking about career, how do we manage stress in our career, and how do we be more strategic about it. So tune in or keep reading below for this week’s dose of The Stress-Less Career Show! This month, we have been talking all about purposeful planning. Last week, we focused on setting intentions in your career and why it is so important when you start planning for your year and beyond. This week’s episode is also related to that big picture view we…

Why Setting Intentions for the Year is Key to Your Success [The Stress Less Career Show - Episode 1]

I hope you guys are as excited as I am today! I have just released the very first Episode of The Stress-Less Career Show and I am so glad it is finally here. I teased last week that this first month of the year, my brand new show about being your best self in your career would begin by discussing planning so that we can all start 2019 feeling confident and excited about what this new year has in store for us. So we are kicking off The Stress-Less Career Show by talking about the first step in planning: setting intentions.

New Year, New Show! Announcing The Stress Less Career Show

Happy New Year! I am super excited because we have finally said Bye Felicia to 2018 and 2019 is here and happening. However, that is not the only reason why I am excited. If you have followed me over the years, you have seen me evolve from a budding YouTuber to a business owner. I’ve gone through so many changes, but the one thing that has stayed consistent is…

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