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Guest Post: Dr. Sarah Reiff-Hekking

Baby Girl will be six weeks old on Friday – and it’s the last week for my amazing guest authors. If you haven’t yet, be sure to get on their mailing lists so you can keep in contact with them. Each guest author was chosen because I KNOW you’ll learn something from them.

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Easing Re-entry:

3 Tips for Getting Back to Work After a Break

When the world feels unpredictable, it can be helpful to look to the things we can always count on. The first moments of a summer vacation or long holiday weekend will always be blissful. The last night before it’s time to go back to work or school might always seem tough, no matter how much you love what you do.

I’m feeling this. I’ve recently returned home from my own summer vacation. My family rented a house in Cape Cod, where we spent the week riding bikes, walking on the beach and doing puzzles. We were super careful about being socially distant, and it ended up being a wonderful break.

Looking ahead to the start of my work week, I’m thinking about how tough re-entry to “normal life” can be after time away. That’s true no matter what your normal looks like or what you’ve done with your time away. It doesn’t matter whether you’re finishing a month-long trip to the shore or a weekend camping trip. Getting back into work or school mode can be a painful adjustment but it doesn’t have to be.

Good Time Management Starts With Good Planning

For busy professionals, there can be a lot of time management work that goes into getting ready for a break. Clearing your schedule takes planning. There are projects to wrap up, emails to send, to-do lists to finish.

Planning is just as useful on the other side of your break. I have three key tips to help you make re-entry just a little bit smoother.

1. Consciously plan how you’re going to get restarted and back into work mode.

Ideally, if you’re traveling for vacation, this planning starts when you’re first figuring out those logistics. If you plan to go back to work on a Monday, arrange travel so you’re home on Saturday. That extra day is time to decompress, take care of errands and household chores, and start thinking about your re-entry process and the week ahead.

How to re-entry your writing after time away: tips from @TrueFocusCoach #amwriting Click To Tweet

This buffer time is important whenever you’re preparing for re-entry. It’s not just for summer vacations. Taking that time between [fun, relaxing activity] and [whatever you’re gearing up for] allows you to make a conscious shift in your mindset. For example, at the end of a long weekend or holiday break, you might block out the afternoon and evening of the last day. Make this your time alone to do whatever you need to do to get ready for the next day.

Also, get clear about what you’re going to do first when you do start that next day. What can you put on your schedule that will pull you into your work when you first sit down? Keep Reading!

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Guest Post: Stephanie LH Calahan

Baby Girl Galloway is a whole month old (yesterday) and MY birthday is tomorrow! To make my life a bit easier, I’ve reached out to some of the best voices in my sphere of influence and asked them to share their wisdom with you. Each guest author was chosen because I KNOW you’ll learn something from them.

How to Be an Outstanding

Guest Before the Interview

Being a guest on podcasts, radio shows, live internet shows, and television is a great way to promote the book you have written or the project you are promoting. Yet, many authors and experts are not ready when the invite happens.

When you are a guest expert, you can sell more of your offerings, because the audience can hear (and sometimes see) your passion when you show up and share your brilliance.

Your ideal clients will naturally magnetize to you because you are talking about a topic they have actively selected to pay attention to.

Just the other day I was contacted by a Chicago television reporter who had a 2-hour deadline to meet for her story and needed someone for a quick 5-minute Zoom interview. It could happen to you too!

Would you be ready to say yes if a reporter or podcast host contacted you for an interview?

What would a host, producer, or reporter find if they looked at your website?

Unfortunately, many fabulous writers and experts find their business growing “out of control” or experiencing the feeling of “invisibility” because they lack business processes to support their goals.

Could you say yes if a reporter or podcast host contacted you for an author interview? @StephCalahan Click To TweetHow well you balance everything that needs to get done determines how fast your business can grow.

Here are 9 actions you can take to make sure that you are an appealing guest when hosts, producers, and reporters are considering you for their show; and that you are top of mind for referral later and make sure that you leverage that appearance far into the future:

1 – Remove Your Visibility Blocks
If you’re like a lot of my clients, your biggest (I might even say only) barrier to “getting out there” may be an internal one. A Visibility Block is a belief that you knowingly or unknowingly have going on in your subconscious that is limiting your ability to get more visible. Getting interviewed or going on shows can bring out a number of them.

2 – Make sure Your Online Bios are Up-to-Date
When was the last time that you looked at your social media bios to make sure that they are current? Are the descriptions accurate? Do the links work? Does the picture of you still look like you? Hosts often go out and check your website and social media accounts prior to inviting you to be on their show.

3 – Create a Guest Expert Intro Page on Your Website
Hosts move at a quick pace. Some have web forms they ask you to fill out and others request information via email or phone or even Facebook messenger. Be ready when they ask! Have one page on your website you can reference that has everything a show host might need from you. (Guest Expert Page Sample)

4 – Create Social Media “Containers” for Your Appearances
One step that you can take before you ever get on a stage or share your wisdom on a podcast is to create social media “containers” to make it easy for you or your assistant to amplify your visibility.

  • Create a category on your blog for all of your guest appearances.
  • Create a media room page on your website to share all of your appearances. (Media Room Sample)
  • Decide on a hashtag that you will use to “collect” your appearances. (Instagram Hashtag Sample)
  • Make a board on Pinterest that is for your guest appearances. Pin your appearances to that board to make it really easy to see them all in one spot! (Sample Pinterest Board)
  • Create an album on your Facebook Business Page and/or your Facebook Profile to share your guest appearances.
  • If you already have some impact and reach, submit for a Wikipedia page to be made about you or your business. Within that page, link back to your guest appearances.

Once you have each “container” set up, create a checklist you can use every time you have an appearance to remind you to put content in those containers.

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Guest Post: Camden Hoch Radiance Coach

Baby Girl Galloway is growing every day – and I’m healing too. To make my life a bit easier, I’ve reached out to some of the best voices in my sphere of influence and asked them to share their wisdom with you. Each guest author was chosen because I KNOW you’ll learn something from them.

Camden produces quality content so I recommend you zip over to her website and join her list >>> https://camdenhoch.com/

I’m still on maternity leave (but I’ll slowly be picking up projects in the next couple of weeks!) One thing that I’m really looking forward to, once I’m cleared by the midwife, is to start exercising again. Pregnancy really… adjusts your body. And I’m looking forward to adjusting it back!

This week, I’m bringing you wisdom from my dear friend and client, Camden Hoch. She’ll share some yoga moves that are perfect for those of us who spend a ton of time at our desks. I don’t know about you, but after a day sitting at my computer, my shoulders are tight and my lower back aches.

How to Take A Yoga Break at Your Desk (Or Anywhere!)


Video Timeline

0:00 Intro

0:38 Meet Ms. Jackson the Wisdom Kitty

1:07 Why you should do this: The 7th Inning Stretch

1:43 Breath work

3:07 Maintain breath-work for oxygen circulation for mental clarity

3:32 Yoga poses to open shoulders and release tension: moving shoulders

4:52 Yoga poses to open chest to loosen upper back: breath work and stretches

6:29 Yoga poses to continue to release and relax back: Cow & Cat

7:51 Feel the energy circulation, vibrance, and radiance

8:07 Camden’s suggestions to open your hips as you work

8:49 Yoga pose to open hips: Chair pose

9:44 Yoga pose to continue to open hips: chair pose with twist

10:14 Conclusion

10:48 Bonus tip!

11:10 Sign off from Ms. Jackson

At 8:07 Camden talks about a chair she recommends. Here are the links:
Gaiam.com
Amazon.com

#Yoga poses if you work at a desk all day! Click To Tweet

About Camden
Camden Hoch is the Founder of Radiance Enterprises and creator of the Radiant Life and Biz Coaching Program. She is recognized as one of today’s leading experts in teaching methods to embrace life daily with attention and intention to balance. Her teaching style encourages connection through honest and rich relationships uplifting global value and connection. She has mentored and empowered hundreds of clients in choosing to power up their lives and businesses from the inside out!

Find her at CamdenHoch.com

You can also find a copy of her best-selling book, “Roadmap to Radiance” Here.

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Guest Post: Nancy Whitman Klotz

Baby Girl Galloway is two and a half weeks’ old (and today is Small Thing’s third birthday)! To make my life a bit easier, I’ve reached out to some of the best voices in my sphere of influence and asked them to share their wisdom with you. Each guest author was chosen because I KNOW you’ll learn something from them.

Nancy also has a great gift for you that I want you to download here >>> Get Your Audio

 

How Much Hydration is Enough?

*** Note from Kim:

Hydration is on my mind! The pregnancy with Little Bean was… hard. Partly because I was MASSIVELY dehydrated and didn’t know it. Once I started drinking 128 ounces a DAY, life got better. Now, as a breastfeeding mom, hydration is still critical to our health and well-being.

Drink up! ***

My girlfriend, Pam, and I were walking out on a forest preserve trail. Pam was carrying her water bottle and I had one in a fanny pack. She said to me, “I was stupid about water yesterday. I woke up in the morning and it was a beautiful day. I had my cup of coffee and got on my bike to ride along the Prairie Path. By the time I was ready to turn around, I realized I didn’t bring my water, and I only drank my coffee before I left. I swear on the ride home things looked blurry and the trail seemed to shift under my bike. I started to feel panicky and wondered who I would call for help if I couldn’t make it back.” Pam made it back okay, but the ride shook her up.

It’s amazing how even a small change in hydration can detrimentally effect your performance.

How much hydration is enough?

How much water should you drink (or fluids should you take in) daily?

Many of us have heard >>> drink 8 – 8 ounces glasses of water (or fluids) a day. This is a helpful guideline, but each of us may require different amount of fluids. You can get fluids from other liquid sources such as tea, soups, and juices. Fruits and vegetables contain significant amounts of water. I think if you have a way to easily measure your fluid intake, you will be more successful at keeping yourself hydrated.

Water helps your body:

  • Maintain your normal temperature
  • Lubricate and cushion joints
  • Protect your nerves and muscles
  • Get rid of wastes through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements
  • Improve digestion
  • Control heart rate and blood pressure

Dehydration is when you lose more fluid than you take in.

Causes of dehydration: Keep Reading!

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Guest Post: Kathryn Calhoun

Baby Girl Galloway is here! To make my life a bit easier, I’ve reached out to some of the best voices in my sphere of influence and asked them to share their wisdom with you. Each guest author was chosen because I KNOW you’ll learn something from them.

Kathryn also has a great gift for you, “Tech Resource Guide”, that I want you to download here >>> Get “The Resource List”

For Entrepreneurs: The Only 3 Techie Tools

You Need to DIY a Simple, Successful Online Business

When it comes to putting together an online business, the simple truth is that we have a tendency to overcomplicate things…

Some good (?) news though:

It’s almost certainly not your fault.

I mean, if your Facebook feed or email inbox are anything like mine, they’re full-to-bursting with pitches for things that seem like they would be super-duper helpful for your business…

As a result, your online business to-do list ends up looking something like:

  • Build/tweak website
  • Figure out ideal client
  • Get following on social media
    Start doing Facebook Lives
  • Create online course
  • Make Powerpoints
  • Put together a webinar
  • Figure out what the heck a funnel is
  • Learn Facebook Ads
  • Record videos
  • Find affordable tech person

Oof. It’s a lot.

Worse yet, trying to do all that stuff leaves you spending more than you need to, feeling like a failure, struggling with shiny object syndrome, and spending way, way, way more than is necessary.

If you’re somewhere in that ballpark and/or the above feels overwhelming to you, I have MORE good news:

You don’t need to do ANY OF THE ABOVE in order to have a successful online business.

In fact, you can keep it so simple that you can handle the tech BY YOURSELF without an expensive techie person or virtual assistant…

…Even if you’re not techie.

…Even if you’re really, really, really not techie.

I promise.

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Guest Post: Holly Doherty

Baby Girl Galloway’s arrival is imminent. To make my life a bit easier, I’ve reach out to some of the best voices in my sphere of influence and asked them to share their wisdom with you. Each guest author was chosen because I KNOW you’ll learn something from them.

Holly also has a great gift for you, “The Confidence Key: The Essential Tool to Unlock Your Worth” that I want you to download here >>> Get “The Confidence Key”

Let Your Writing Dreams Come True

Dreams.

When you were a little girl, no doubt you had many of them.

Maybe you wanted to be an astronaut AND a doctor.

A baker AND a pilot.

A singer AND a veterinarian.

You didn’t worry about what was “possible.”

You didn’t care about the odds.

Your heart wanted what it wanted.

But somewhere along the way, you started to think about “reality.”

People told you it wasn’t possible – or at least not likely.

Maybe your family encouraged you to get a back-up plan.

You lost hope that your dreams would ever become a reality.

Maybe you gave up on them altogether, convinced that you weren’t good enough or that they just weren’t worth the effort.

Sound familiar?

Just Keep Writing.

Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be an author.

From the day I learned how to construct a paragraph, I’ve written stories.

Yet, as I grew up, I knew I had to get a “real job.” I decided I’d make a living as a journalist until I “made it” as an author. In a bizarre twist of fate (long story), I ended up with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences instead of journalism, and a master’s in physical therapy. My love for words took a back seat to scientific inquiry.

And yet, I never stopped writing.

Some of my stories were published in school newspapers and journals. Teachers in high school and college submitted some of my research papers to national contests. I even had a research paper published in a national trade journal on sports medicine when I was in my master’s program.

But I still had the burning desire to write a BOOK.

So I kept writing.

Then, eight years ago, that dream became a reality when I published my very first book on Amazon.

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Guest Post: Dr. Sarah Reiff-Hekking

One of the two P’s that my clients are always into: overcoming Procrastination! So I’m bringing you and article by the time matters expert, Dr. Sarah Reiff-Hekking. Dr. Sarah also has a great free masterclass 3 Keys to Getting Started on the Important Things >>> register here.

Do You Know How to

Convert a Great Idea Into Action?

Do you have a big, great idea?

Have you dreamed up an invention that will revolutionize modern life? Have you sketched out the outline for a motivational book that rivals Tony Robbins? Maybe you have an idea for a side business that you’re sure could work and become full-time – if you ever actually launched it. Or maybe you’re so busy that you’ve barely had time to think beyond what’s on your plate this week… but you *have* always daydreamed about converting a spare room into a writing retreat or recording studio.

March is as good a time as any to let yourself daydream about the ideas you’d like to turn into reality. Frankly, there’s no bad time for that, but March is also International Ideas Month. It’s one of those mysterious made-up holidays whose origins are impossible to trace. At some point, International Ideas Month just showed up on holiday websites devoted to things like National Cheeseburger Day (September 18th 😉)

March is International Ideas Month! Here's how to turn your ideas into action. @TrueFocusCoach Click To Tweet

The origins of International Ideas Month don’t really matter, though. Any excuse to celebrate the power of new ideas is a good one. When you’re feeling stuck and uninspired in your current life, it can be really useful to reflect on what you still want to get done with your time.

Keep Reading!

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