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Kitty Photo Friday

Haven't done one of these for awhile but I couldn't resist sharing this doggy-brother/kitty-sister cuteness with you all! They just love each other, it's SO sweet.

Phew! It's been a busy week with the launch of The Catalyst. We're so thrilled about the group of ladies we have signed up so far! Lots of talented, creative, inspiring people in the bunch- we're going to learn a lot from each other!

I've also been working on a new site and a "how-to-pitch" ebook for Miss Modish PR that will be released very soon! I'll have a special pre-order deal for you guys here next week, if you'd like to scoop it up at a discount- so be sure to check in!

Hope you all have a great weekend and see you next week!

<3 jena

The Catalyst Course, now open!

Doo-doodle-ooo! (that's a trumpet noise :)

We're officially opening up registration for The Catalyst today, wahoo!

You can read full details about the content and schedule on The Catalyst info page here, but for now, we'd like to actually speak to you, via a short little video about our course, and what we hope participants will take away from it.

(and by the way, this is me totally facing one of my fears right now- video blogging!!! ahh!)

The simple changes that I've been making in my life over the last year have left me feeling more calm and focused than I think I've ever felt. I am more grounded than ever. Happier than ever. My relationships feel richer and fuller than ever!

And I'm working just as hard as I ever did (how many jobs you got mon?) yet those feelings of stress, anxiety and unfullfillment that I was so riddled with before, now feel miles and miles away from here...

I am a lazy asshole, reformed! And believe me, if I can do it, SO CAN YOU!

We are so passionate about helping you make the changes you want to see in your life, too! And we've got the tools, strategies, experience and support you need to make it happen.

You in?

Day Brightener

Hello! Just popping in to share some pics of this stunning double rainbow that shined right over PDX this weekend. It looked so vibrant across the whole sky, it brightened my whole day and I thought it could brighten yours too, today!

Hope you're having a great day!

The antidote to fear? Trust in yourself

The only way I know to conquer a fear is to, quite unfortunately, face it head on.

Yes, I know you know that. And I know it's so much easier said than done. But I have been kind of terrified of many things in my life, many of which I have faced head-on and have seen how that takes the power right out of those fears.

And we all know that feeling after facing the things that scare us- it's invigorating! We feel surprised by ourselves! Proud! Grateful! Energized!

Yet the how part is incredibly hard. Just how are we supposed to muster the get-up-and-gusto to look our fears right in the face?

That's the opposite of what our minds want- they're saying, "What will they think of me? What if I fail? What if I can't handle it? Nooo, it's scary!"

But somewhere below our always havin' some sort of excuse, over-analyzing brains, lies our intuition.

You may feel it in your heart, you may feel it in the pit of your stomach, who knows, you may feel it in your feet! But the more we listen to the what-ifs in our heads, the further away we get from the heart-throbbing, belly-tingling intuition that KNOWS, you got this. You can do this. The place that knows what you're capable of, and what you really want for your life.

So the HOW part of facing your fears, for me, becomes:

STEP 1: Prepare. Do the research, do the practice, get organized, have all your ducks in a row. Know it, own it, be prepared to rock it because, there's a high likelihood that you will.

STEP 2: Envision it. Imagine yourself doing it, speaking it, creating it, facing that fear! Play the whole thing in your head how you hope it will go, from start to finish- just like an track athlete runs laps in his head before the race- envision yourself doing the thing that scares you and being a-ok.

STEP 3: Reconnect with your intuition. Once you're prepared, it's time to take a breath, get out of your head and back into your body where your intuition lies. Because if you can better connect with your intuition, you'll be your own encouragement, your own source of motivation, you'll be able to do the things that scare you because you trust yourself, you know you're going to be okay and you know you want this for your life, scary or not.

So when the fear starts to kick in and anxiety is rising- find your breath. Find some stillness. Connect with your deep down self. Find movement. Create! Dance! Sing out loud! Go outside!

The what-ifs are always going to be there, but if you can free yourself from them just for a moment to connect back to that place of knowing, of inner trust, of faith in yourself, you'll realize that no what-if is strong enough to hold you back from pursuing your dreams and facing whatever fears come up along the way.

"Ultimately, we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom."
    - Marilyn Ferguson

Trust yourself. You're braver than you think.

PS: if you'd like more support in facing your fears and other mean ol' mind gremlins, there's one week left in our special deal for The Catalyst course, before we open up registration to all- join our inner circle today & receive our special discount tomorrow!

A life with no regrets

This post by Bronnie Ware, about the regrets of people as they are dying, really stuck with me and pops into my head sometimes, perhaps when I need to remember it most. Bronnie worked in pallative care for many years and was with people during the last 3-12 weeks of their lives- she noticed some recurring themes in what people regretted most as they reflected back on their life.

Can you guess what the most common regret of all was?

From Bronnie's post on her Inspiration and Chai blog,

    I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.

So many of us get stuck in what is comfortable, what we think we "should" do or what's best for everyone else around us- but you have to consider what's best for you, too.

What's the back of the mind dream that you find yourself longing to bring into reality? What do you wish you could change in your life? What do you feel passionate about? What is calling to your deepest, truest self? 

And what's stopping you from doing what you know you need to do to start turning those dreams into waking, breathing, real life?

Well, I have an idea. Maybe it's fear of failure, fear of success, fear of the unknown, fear of change, because it seems too big, because it seems too impossible, self-doubt, nagging perfectionism, feelings of guilt, laziness and procrastination, waiting for the "right time", feeling like you already "missed the boat", because you're too young, because you're too old, because of one circumstance after the other, because you can't "find the time".

I know all these feelings very well, because I go through the gamut of them each time I try something new, each time I make an effort to hone in on what really fulfills me the most. I could easily let my mind talk me out of making any changes.

But once I start to move, to act, to progress towards wherever my passion is driving me, I start to feel engaged. Enthused. Invigorated. My motivation, determination and will start to kick-in and I suddenly feel supported by my own mind in that, together, we're gonna make things happen!

And it's not because the fear, doubt, guilt and everything else went away, oh no. It's because in the MOVEMENT, the ACTION, the DOING of the things you know will bring you closer to your dreams, you can suddenly see those dreams as achievable, realistic, within reach.

Suddenly, YOU CAN DO THIS and no matter what the critical voice in your head has to say otherwise, YOU WILL.

Taking action gets you out of your head, out of your own way, and lights that little fire within your gut that will help keep you focused on your goals to take you where you want to go.

We all deserve to follow our passions and live a life with no regrets. A life true to ourselves, one that feels rich, whole and happy.

Think about your life right now- what is one unfulfilled dream that you'd later regret not acting on? And what's the FIRST STEP you can take to help bring that dream down into reality?

And if you'd like some support on getting moving towards your dreams, The Catalyst course might be just the spark you need!

*psst: course registration starts Feb.1, but we'll be sending out a special pre-registration offer to inner circle members this afternoon- get on the list to get first dibs and a good discount!*