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Yesterday, Matt showered me in encouragement and k

Yesterday, Matt showered me in encouragement and kisses while I navigated a really frustrating tech issue. It didn't change the situation, but it made me feel more supported through the process.⁠
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Sometimes you just need a pep talk to get you through. ⁠
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In this week's episode of @thebeschoolpodcast, I shared three mini pep talks depending on where you're at. ⁠
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I hope they feel like a hug, a kick in the pants, or just the right combination of both. ⁠
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Be encouraged, friends.

School started in Chicago this week, and I've got

School started in Chicago this week, and I've got some of that back to school feeling. ⁠
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I've spent so much of 2020 thinking about what I don't want to return to: ⁠
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- A schedule marked by obligations ⁠
- The "normal" ways of doing business⁠
- Keeping quiet so as not to rock the boat ⁠
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But there are some things I'm finding my way back to. Top of mind is the fact that my ideas flow so much better when I take pen to paper. I'm honoring that as part of my process.⁠
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What are you coming back to in this season?⁠
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Tell me something good from your week, OR tell me

Tell me something good from your week, OR tell me the title of my debut album since this photo is looking real indie artist 😂.

I’ll start! My dog is finally getting over his fear of peeing outside at night. A combination of seeing a fox and weeks of fireworks made him super afraid.

As for album title, I’m thinking Quarantine, and it’s just an acoustic cover album of all the songs I’ve had stuck in my head since March—including some commercial jingles.

Part of my inner work right now is going to the ba

Part of my inner work right now is going to the bathroom as soon I notice that I need to pee. ⠀
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I know that might sound weird considering the fact that I’m a grown woman, but hear me out. I realized how often I’d say, I’ll get up and go when...⠀
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- I hit send on this email ⠀
- I finish this paragraph ⠀
- I cross this off my list⠀
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Basically, I was acting as if I needed to earn the right to relieve myself— what an unfortunate way to relate to my physical self. ⠀
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If I can’t honor my body in the most basic of functions, I’m basically training myself to ignore my body’s whispers. ⠀
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Maybe bathroom breaks aren’t your issue, but I bet you’ve got an area where you struggle to heed your body’s call. ⠀
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- Maybe you put off eating ⠀
- Maybe you stay up even when you’re dead tired ⠀
- Maybe you force yourself to push through, even when a movement doesn’t feel good ⠀
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What would it look like for you to honor your body’s needs today?

I posted this photo two years ago today. My collar

I posted this photo two years ago today. My collar says #selfemployed2020. The first time I posted this photo, I'd just put in my notice at my full-time job. The plan was to work part-time while growing my own companies so that I could be fully self-employed by the end of 2020. ⁠
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What actually happened was a circuitous path of changing business models and offerings, refining my vision, and ultimately letting go of my self-imposed deadline. ⁠
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A few weeks ago, I quietly transitioned into full-time self employment. It looks almost nothing like I thought it would back in 2018. There's so much that I didn't know that I didn't know about myself and the type of life and business that I wanted to build. ⁠
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If you want to hear the long version of the story, listen to this week's episode of @thebeschoolpodcast . The link is in my bio. ⁠
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