In today’s video I am sharing 5 rules that I follow for managing my email inbox. Reaching email inbox zero is a productivity and organization practice I use to keep me from missing important information or tasks that come from my emails on a weekly basis. But in addition to that process, I try to follow some simple rules when engaging with my emails on a day to day basis to ensure I remain focused and efficient with my email management.
If you would like to watch a dedicated video on my Email Inbox Zero Process, click here! Both videos are great resources to help you efficiently organize your email. I hope you enjoy!
I can’t believe Halloween is a few days away and November starts over the weekend. I wish I could say I haven gotten into the Halloween Spirit, but other than decorating my house and listening to Halloween Lofi Playlists on YouTube, I really haven’t done much by way of spooky celebrations.
I, like many people, are still prioritizing lockdown and so this year my fall looks much different than years prior, and perhaps that’s why I am at such a loss for how it is that one of my favorite holidays is nearly here!
I guess I need to make myself some Halloween plans LOL. Maybe this blog post is as good a place as any to start brain dumping some ideas.
Certainly, a Halloween movie marathon seems to be the obvious activity for lockdown. But what movies should I watch? Here are some of my favorites!
Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp
The Wolfman starring Benecio del Toro
The Craft (90’s favorite)
Hocus Pocus (classic)
Halloween (I prefer Michael Myers to Freddie or Jason)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (cult classic)
Practical Magic (because we can’t do all scary)
Chilling Tales of Sabrina (Netflix series)
Yea, I’m feeling good about that list, how about you?
Okay, so to wrap up October and this post in a nice little bow and prepare ourselves for November ahead, I have your free downloads for November ready! Another Half Page November Dashboard with 30 Days of Thankfulness Gratitude List on the back and some Thanfulness themed tech wallpapers.
Over the last few weeks and months, I have acquired three more luxury planners and after sharing a sneak peek with my Instagram followers, you asked for me to do an unboxing.
I also get many many questions about how to find luxury planner covers as they are not always easily available online.
So, Saturday I posted a full video on all these topics!
Just a warning…
This video is pretty long and chatty, but I have added timestamps to help you find the information you may be looking for. If you click through to the full video on YouTube you will be able to access the timestamps and the full description of the video where I also left plenty of links to additional resources.
I hope you enjoy this video and if you have any additional questions I missed in the video, leave a comment on the video and I will be glad to help if I can!
ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN FOR MY PRODUCTIVITY + PLANNING MASTER MIND MEMBERSHIP GROUP!
You read that right!
A Productivity + Planning Membership dedicated to Functional Planning and Productivity, hosted by yours truly 😉
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Essentially, the Productivity + Planning Master Mind Membership is a private, group coaching community centered around the topics of productivity, functional planning, time management, mindset, and success. Everything I teach and create content around in order to help you get all your big thoughts, plans, dreams and ideas out of your head and onto paper.
The foundation of this Membership experience is the idea that Productivity and Planning aren’t just things you learn about once and then you are set for success the rest of your life. Like many things, Productivity and Planning are a lifelong pursuit where we find the right tools, learn the best strategies and gradually build up the skills that support our ability to plan, act and create the outcomes we want for our lives.
So, if you enjoy my products and content, love my live free master classes and get a ton of value and inspiration from them, this Membership is a way for you and I to go deeper to overcome your specific obstacles and develop the skills you need to achieve whatever success you are looking for in life!
WHAT DO YOU GET?
When you enroll in the Productivity + Planning Membership, each month you get access to some amazing resources hosted within a private membership website and chat group:
✔︎ LIVE MASTER CLASSES: Each month I will host a live Master Class on a new Productivity, Planning or Personal Development topic. During these Master Classes, you will have the opportunity to chat with other attendees and ask me open Q+A to make sure you are learning and integrating the information in a way that makes sense to you. Classes will be held on the first Saturday of the new month at 2pm EDT- so our first class is Saturday November 7th @ 2PM EDT (New York, NY Time Zone)
✔︎ FREE WORKBOOKS + ACTIVITIES: To accompany each Master Class, you will also get access to downloadable class workbooks and materials with additional homework and activities to put the principles you learn into immediate action in your life and planning.
✔︎ A LIBRARY OF EXCLUSIVE PLANNER INSERTS + TOOLS: Each month I will be creating new fun inserts and planner designs to share with you. You will get the first look at my latest designs, get a chance to test my latest products and I’ll share exclusive designs with you that I won’t have available anywhere else.
✔︎ A PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY: Not only does the Master Mind have its own dedicated membership website where all our downloads and resources are housed, but we will also have our own Private Slack Channel so we can stay in touch via chat throughout the day. I will be sharing extra content on the Slack channel and you can use it to share content as well, chat with your fellow Master Mind members and ask me additional Q+A!
So, I know- that is already a TON OF VALUE packed into one membership, but of course I had to throw in some additional BONUSES!
When you enroll for your membership TODAY, you unlock these 3 value packed bonuses:
🗝 PRODUCTIVITY + PLANNING COURSE: When you join the membership, you get instant access to my 12 Week Productivity + Planning course that will help you learn the essential strategies I teach for Functional Planning and achieving success. This course is packed with 12 video classes, printable worksheets and class materials to help you set goals, make plans, master habits and much more!
🗝 A PRIVATE BOOK CLUB: For years my community has been asking me to start a book club and I am pleased to announce I will be hosting one from within the Master Mind. I’ll be sharing all my favorite books, plus choosing a title each month to read together and share key lessons from so we are continuing our education on productivity and success together! For those of you interested in Metaphysics + Alchemy topics, don’t you worry- I’ve got you covered too!
🗝 WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUP: I don’t know about you, but I have certainly packed on the Quarantine 15 since the pandemic began and I am on a mission to restore my health and wellness to a place that feels good to me. Many of you know, I lost nearly 100lbs back in 2017 using the Keto diet and I would love to share more details of my wellness journey, recipes and meal prep hacks with you inside the Master Mind.
WHAT IS THE INVESTMENT?
So, here is the best part about this whole experience- the price!
I know, I know, that’s usually the hardest part to swallow but in this case, I have priced this experience so competitively because I want this to be an easy YES for anyone who is truly interested in getting the ongoing support, inspiration, encouragement and information to help them achieve their best life.
I know personal development classes and courses can cost in the hundreds.
I know personal development coaching is generally thousands of dollars a year.
BUT, I really want to help as many of the wonderful women in my community as possible see their potential, map out their plans, and get to work achieving them!
So, your investment in this membership experience is just $22 a month!
Now, to be fair, that is my introductory pricing offer. Which means, if you ENROLL NOW you only pay $22 a month for as long as you remain part of the membership.
However, I do intend to raise the price on this membership in the future, so you will want to ACT FAST + SECURE THIS SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE so you are grandfathered in!
I’m sure right now some of you are excited and ready to get yourself enrolled, and perhaps others of you are interested but have a few more questions first.
So, click the link below to check out the sales page, ready more about this experience and when you are ready to enroll, click any ENROLL or JOIN button on that page to be transferred to my shop to checkout!
If you have any questions of course, I am here to answer those for you! So, shoot me an email or drop me a comment and let me know how I can help you or what key information I have missed in this post!
Talk soon and I can’t wait to see you inside our private membership community for some dedicated productivity and planning support!
How many of you feel as though your life is in intermission?
Like you are waiting for the show to start again, and that everything in life has been paused for the last several months.
Or perhaps you feel like life has sped up to an overwhelming pace?
Like now you are carrying the weight of all the priorities in your life on your shoulders and have absolutely no time to spend on your own personal objectives or development.
If you finding yourself asking IS 2020 OVER YET? You are not alone!
I have some tools and strategies to help you shift your mindset and motivation and get you back into alignment so that you can continue to move forward with your life even through this pandemic.
In this two hour free workshop replay, I will share strategies for:
✔︎ How I deal with grief and what I’ve been doing to manage my own emotions this year
✔︎ Identifying and managing triggers in daily life that keep us from taking action
✔︎ Getting clear on our responsibilities so we can map a clear and productive path forward
✔︎ At the end of this class, I am going to share something new I’ve been working on that is intended to help us move forward as a community and stay on track with our goals for 2020 and beyond, together!
How many of you feel as though your life is in intermission?
Like you are waiting for the show to start again, and that everything in life has been paused for the last several months.
Your goals are on pause.
Your plans are on pause.
Your happiness is on pause.
Or perhaps you feel like life has sped up to an overwhelming pace?
Like now you are carrying the weight of all the priorities in your life on your shoulders and have absolutely no time to spend on your own personal objectives or development.
You are not just mom, you are also teacher.
You are not just a daughter, you are also a caretaker.
You are not just a home based employee, you are a home based everything.
You are expanding into new roles you never anticipated in a world that seems to be shrinking around you.
How do you get grounded?
How are you supposed to be productive?
How do you accept and integrate this new normal without loosing yourself even more than you already have?
If you finding yourself asking IS 2020 OVER YET? You are not alone!
I have some tools and strategies to help you shift your mindset and motivation and get you back into alignment so that you can continue to move forward with your life even through this pandemic.
Join me on Saturday the 17th @ 2PM EDT on my YouTube channel for a FREE LIVE Workshop designed to help you navigate this unprecedented time, align your priorities and start living your life with clarity and purpose once again.
I’d love to hear how you’ve been managing in this unusual time, so drop me a comment below and let me know what you have been struggling with specifically that I can address for you in the workshop.
In today’s video I am sharing my opinion on why you should start your business right now if you have been thinking about doing it. There is a revolution in the paradigm of work in the world. Now is the time of the rise of the female entrepreneur. Right now women more than ever need the financial and time freedom that entrepreneurship offers. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this paradigm shift because I think this is an important conversation we need to be having about women, their place in the workforce and the necessity of female owned businesses.
If you would like to watch the full 2.5 hour business training class that this clip came from and receive the free workbook, click the link below to register!
Today I wanted to share with you a little hack that I’ve been using as part of my content marketing strategy to help me reuse my valuable content, spread my message across my various platforms and save myself time and energy filling my monthly editorial calendar.
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed that I have been posting my weekly youtube videos to instagram tv as part of my monthly editorial calendar.
There are 3 reasons why I have been reposting my YouTube videos to Instagram TV.
First, is because a lot of time and effort goes into creating a video for YouTube but I know that not all of my audience are seeing those videos. For me, although I love creating video content and I think I’m pretty good at it, realistically, creating a video is the most time consuming type of content I create. I don’t want that time and effort to go to waste if I post a video to youtube and my audience doesn’t take the time to watch. I know I put good energy and effort into creating a valuable video and I want to get as many eyes on that video as possible so I can help the maximum amount of people who need the information.
Second, I repost my YouTube videos to Instagram TV because I want to spread my message consistently across all my platforms. In my specific case, YouTube does happen to be the platform with the most followers, however, I know there are people who follow me on Instagram but don’t follow me on YouTube. So, if I have something valuable enough to say in a video, I want to make sure as much of my community as possible gets a chance to see the content. As much as I am all about creating as much original content for your platforms as possible, I have to be practical and if I want a message or piece of content seen so that it reaches my full audience, I know I have to share about it in all the places I hang out online.
Third, it save me so much time and energy when I can repurpose high quality content across to other platforms. With my current editorial calendar, I post on one of my platforms each and everyday. Creating 30 pieces of fresh content a month is a lot, so whenever I can take a piece of content and repurpose it, that is time I am saving myself.
HOW DO YOU REPOST VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE TO INSTAGRAM?
Now, you might be wondering, how the heck do you even repost content from YouTube onto Instagram because Youtube videos and IGTV videos are in two completely different aspect ratios.
Youtube videos are posted ideally in the 16:9 landscape ratio and IGTV posts are ideally 9:16 portrait ratio.
Well, the little hack that I have been using to successfully accomplish this is to use a 9:16 ratio template to edit my videos into. That way all I have to do is edit my template each week and then drop my latest fully edited video into it via Final Cut Pro X and then export an IGTV version of the video.
MY INSTAGRAM TV VIDEO TEMPLATE
On my template for IGTV, I include a frame for the video, a title, subtitle, my own branding and a call to action to open the video description for more information.
Here are a few examples:
I create and edit these templates in Adobe Photoshop, and you may notice I also switch out the background image just to create some additional interest. When I create the file for the template, I insert the youtube cover image art in the video frame so that the template itself is also the cover image for the IGTV video too. Then in Final Cut, I layer my video clip over the cover art and shrink it down to fit the frame so that the video exports properly for IGTV.
Of course, in final cut, I need to start with a project that is 1080 x 1920 dimensions to begin with. The default for a normal video is typical 1920 x 1080 so I just need to swap those dimensions so the video exports portrait style for IGTV.
UPLOADING MY VIDEO TO INSTAGRAM TV
From there, I typically use the web version of Instagram on my computer to upload the video, cover image and write my description. If you didn’t know, you can use Instagram on your web browser so you don’t have to bother sending the video to your phone to post it. It’s very helpful, you just go to http://www.instagram.com and log into your account and you can use the web version very similarly to using the mobile app.
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I hope this post has been helpful and informational to you. If you have any questions about this process, let me know! I hope this helps you reuse and repurpose your video content if you are also using Instagram and helps you spread your message and content to a wider audience that needs it!
This video covers 5 common misconceptions about content marketing. So if you are someone who wants to start creating content, especially for your brand or business, this video is going to lay down the truth about what is absolutely possible for you!
Don’t let other peoples misconceptions, failures or lack of knowledge on content marketing frame your view and mindset on it. I have had tremendous success with content marketing for my business and know that it is truly the way to go for many businesses, especially right now in these unprecedented times.
If you would like to watch the full 2.5 hour business training class that this clip came from and receive the free workbook, click the link below to register!
If you have been following along with this Entrepreneurial blog post series for a few months, you know that I have been experiencing a series of break-throughs with my mindset, my business and my content since lockdown started. So, it shouldn’t really be a surprise to anyone that September was my BEST MONTH EVER for my business so far.
Not only was September my personal best month of sales, it also now holds the record for my top three individual days of earning ever in the history of my shop which opened in 2014.
Because of this massive influx of abundance, I was able to hit a bunch of goals I had set for myself for the year, and unsurprisingly, these goals were things I had been manifesting on intentionally through my daily manifestation journaling practice.
I did a significant amount of mindset work leading into September and, well, it worked! I was able to attract an amount of money I have never reached before in my business, with what truly felt like a fraction of the effort I have put into previous months, campaigns or launches.
I have always believed that manifestation and law of attraction worked. I have played with it for years and years, but September truly proved to me that my reality and my level of abundance was completely under my control.
So, of course, I am now left wondering…
How do you follow up your best month ever?
Clearly, I have hit a new level, I tapped into a new high for myself and my business and frankly, I do not want it to end. I desire more, I know I deserve more, I know I am ready for more, I am ready to show up and do the work to receive more again in October.
I am still playing with all this but I want to teach you how to do this too. I want to go deeper on this idea of mindset and manifestation with you. Either for your business or your productivity in general, this is a tool and a skill everyone should understand how to use.
We have three months left in 2020, and I know many of us just want to throw in the towel for this year, but there is still so much time for us to do the deeply important work of breaking down our mental barriers, getting clear on what it is we desire and taking inspired action on plans to change the trajectory of our life and year.
Look, I know many people are going to say 2020 was the worst year ever, and I certainly don’t blame them. But for me, it wasn’t the worst year. It was actually quite an amazing year for me. And I know if I could accomplish so much for myself in such a tough year, holy smokes I can do anything!
So this is what I want to do.
I want to have another live class with you this month.
I want to talk to you about how 2020 has been going and I want to hep you shift your mindset on your outlook for this year and I want to inspire you to take action on the life you want.
Let’s get together LIVE on Saturday October 17th @ 2pm EDT.
We’ll call the class IS 2020 OVER YET? Because I know that’s how many of us are feeling right now, and it is my intention with the class to help you break out of this mindset.
Don’t worry, we still have time to shift out of this mindset, and we can build momentum starting now.
We don’t have to wait for 2020 to be over.
We can have the shift now,
We can feel better now,
We can take action and have exactly what we want, starting now.
So, mark your planners for Saturday October 17th @ 2pm EDT.
AND get yourself on my list so I can send you the direct link to the class in the morning a few hours before we begin!
(If you are already on my list, you can skip this step!)
