I recently attended a free 5 Day workshop online. What was learned? To be honest, it is not anything I had not heard before. However, the way this 5 day course was organized was so inspirational! Sifting out all the bullshit, that comes through your socials, along with what you allow to impact your mind -- and it's a lot more than you realize, until you step away. 

I was finally allowed to be "bored," (a little) haha! I am still a mom! The 4 hard and fast rules were:

1. No Socials
2. No Creating
3. No DMs
4. No Posting

I joked about scheduling posts! My Aquarian self was like, rules are made to bent, if not broken, right?

Here's the kicker! This was on a weekend Wednesday through Sunday! 
My immediate thought, "What if I miss something?" Really, so...what if you miss something, is it really going to affect you? 

Surprise! Surprise! This is the best thing I could have done for my mental health. My creative juices were flowing like crazy once I removed everyone else's opinions, and figured out my ick factor. We all have it. 

I learned so much through this 5 day program. I will be implementing this again. It was to good. This time, I may just schedule posts. As my views were growing even when I was offline not posting. Umm Hi! Did we just crack to code? Code to what? --more followers, more likes, more offers, more sales. Maybe depends on what your strategy is.

Edited to say: It's been 60 days since I did this and my soul is craving it again. I need to reset with nature, music, good friends, and great conversations. Lots of introspective writing and meditating. Understanding how to set myself up for success for my mental health so every thing else seamlessly falls into place. 

First off, I do enjoy therapy, but I seriously feel like it's such a waste of time until the moment I get into the office and sit down and talk things out! I for some reason build this idea in my head,​ that I don't have the time for this right now.

Time is my biggest commodity right now. As a working mom, who home-schools, and runs a business. It is hard to find time to do anything, especially when it comes to my self care/ mental health!

I'm not knocking therapy I think it's actually amazing, but when you're overwhelmed and have a long list of things to do. You don't exactly want to waste your time driving to your appointment to sit and talk for an hour, but I do it, because I know I need it! 

So, my last therapy session we came up with originally with 5 P's to make my life more manageable and in hopes relieve some overwhelm and anxiety I deal with on a daily basis. You can see a short version of this on my Instagram as a reel and carousal. 

Patience! This to me is laughable! I'm one of those people who likes things to happen fast!  The only thing that slows me down is my responsibilities, like my children & my spouse! I take time for the people I love, but having so many responsibilities makes this very difficult.

Also, having patience in business is very difficult! You spend all this time on your "baby", your business. Then wonder why it's not working for you? There usually are a few reasons things don't roll out for you right away, but that's another topic for another day!

Mind of Matter is truly a real thing! Keeping a positive mindset definitely helps with the daily overwhelm and responsibilities throughout the day to day!

You want to make sure your mindset remains positive. Plus, positivity truly is contagious! No one wants to be around a "negative Nancy!" Now, I want to be clear I don't want you or me or anyone to go around being a "Pollyanna!" There is definitely a healthy balance to it! 

It's incredibly easy to get wrapped up in the world around you and lose track of all the things. Instead what I like to do, is focus on what I CAN control. Rather than, focusing on what I can't control!

This is simple if you're this type of person! I'm not! I'm chaotic! I have to make an extreme effort in planning to get anything done at all! It's truly a vice, but I want to say I'm getting better at it!

Batching my content and getting things done when they need to be done. There is  a term "Eat the Frog." This basically means get your hardest task done first in the day that way it's finished, and you can move on to easier tasks.  

Also time blocking is huge in our house! We home school so we have to block out our time or it's complete chaos! Plus most of us thrive on routine. So get one set in place. Even if it's not set in stone. You'll eventually figure out your rhythm of the day and what works for you and what does not work for you!

We are big on the pomodoro method, which means you work for a certain amount of time then allow yourself a break. I typically can work longer by myself. My 2 boys are much different I'm lucky if I get 20- 30 minutes out of them sitting still and working. They need "brain breaks" to shake off all that extra energy!