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Episode Mindset shifts + Journal Prompts https://bit.ly/3MKoHPR Get all links mentioned on the podcast here. Margaretstevens.co/shop --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes When I mention the word rest, how does it make you feel? Guilty, sad, ashamed that you don't do it more often? Do you have all these rules that pop up in your head that have to happen before you rest? What about when you have a shit show for a week and just can't seem to catch your breath? Would you rest then? Would you stop and take care of yourself? Could you rely on some tools that could pull you out of that emotional roller coaster? Or would that shitty week turn into a shitty month. Would that emotion build and build until you either became bitter or burned out, like it was for me? This time, I chose to use a different way out of that sticky, shitty emotion instead of just numbing it away. I wanted lasting relief, not just a bandage that didn't really solve the problem. Today's episode dives into what I'm doing differently. How to stop a "they did me dirty" moment in its tracks. How to use it for good, for both you and others. Along with a very easy tool to use to get to the underlying emotion that you really wanted to feel all along. Best yet, this episode is something that you can use to feel relief before its over. Listen to the episode... Shift your mindset... Check out the recommendations below. You won't regret it.

Episode Mindset shifts + Journal Prompts http://bit.ly/3nBtWap Get all links mentioned on the podcast here. Margaretstevens.co/shop --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Do you ask for help? I didn't for a long time. I actually kinda sucked at asking for help. I used to create this mindset by denying myself and I became this martyr. I told this story of what I could do on my own. I would say all the time "Look at all the things I'm getting done". Plus, I'm not getting help from anybody. Regardless of how overwhelmed, resentful, and stressed out it made me. My head use to be a dark place. Now I'm breaking the cycle and asking for help all the time. It can be big or small. Like learning a topic I'm not great at. Or making sure that I listen to specific podcast or courses in the morning to start my day right. It can be honoring my schedule and knowing when to say yes or no to something. Which means instead of creating this horrible, non supporting story that no one helps me. That Im not supported. I cant do the things i want because I dont have the help or time. I now realize that none of that is real anymore. I'm supported every time I ask for help. It could be the the universe that I'm asking for help. A new course that I purchased to help shorten my learning curve. It could be for guidance in my next steps. Listen to the episode… shift your mindset.. Grab the recommended course below.You won't regret it.

Episode + Journal Prompts http://bit.ly/40M7M4g Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. Margaretstevens.co/shop --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Are you tired of feeling like you just manifesting frustration? Or what I call the daily yo-yo. You do everything you can to stay positive, while NOT seeing any results. It's such a soul killer. It also can start to train you that money doesn't feel safe. In todays episode. I go into my money story about not feeling safe, but not being conscious of it. I just felt that I could trust money until I got a huge wake up call from our accountant at the time. She called my business a heart attack in the process. I was so stressed out about money that I was trying to manage my clients money for them. Which would stop me from making recommendations, even if it made there lives better. We were burning through our cash too fast and not taking a paycheck. That hasn't been my reality for over 4 years now. Now ben and I are close to six figures in savings, investments are up and we are gearing up to buy our first rental property this year. We have leaned into the The 2.0 vision... having enough money to buy land in Tennessee buy 10 rental homes over the next few years have enough time to take more vacations, not just constantly work We even have taken two mini vacations this year. Change was so scary because I didn't believe that it could work for me. That I could be my own success story. That I could learn how to get over my money sabotaging ways and learn to monetize my skills. But I want you to lean into todays episode. Listen to my countless examples of how I learned to change my mindset, so that it could change my income.

Episode + Journal Prompts http://bit.ly/3XpLgff Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. Margaretstevens.co/shop --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Do you believe that multiple realities exist? I’m not talking woo woo other time line dimensions. Im talking about the current reality that you are living in today. And the one that is possible if you change, because other people are living it right now. When I started thinking about this. It made even my brain hurt a little bit. But I believe that its an important part of shifting our mindset and habits to create the new “version” of the reality that we want. It can be hard to believe anything is possible if your stuck in an old mindset. If you: Don’t believe you can make more money different than how you make it now that you can take all your pto and travel that marriage, kids, family has to be hard and draining you have to be born with those connections to make anything happen Then, not only are you not going to change. But you will sabotage any consistent, long lasting change so that you can “stay” the same. You wont become the person you keep dreaming about. The one that’s making more and more money every year. The person who travels multiple times a year. The one who is fully supported in doing things that they love. Instead of getting stuck and frustrated. Start with the idea that both realities exist. At the same time. The trick is to find someone that has a portion of the realty you want. Its the fastest way to create the life you want.  So you can start training your subconscious that this is possible. Which means that it will not fight you on changing your life to mirror what you actually desire. Thank you so much for listening to todays episode.  I’d love to hear how your using the journal prompts.  Or  tag me and show me where your listening to the episode. You can tag me on all the socials or drop a comment in the Esty store.

Episode + Journal Prompts http://bit.ly/3iimq1H Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. Margaretstevens.co/shop --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Are you tired of creating goals that never really seem to come true. Raise your hand if you've gotten all excited for a good new years resolution. Bought the journals, pens and fancy books. Started out strong. Maybe even made it through the January crunch. Only to wake up in September, look back and have accomplished only 1/10 of what you set to do. I was tired of scrambling at the end of the year trying to achieve goals that I should have been working on all year. Last year was different for me. I was able to: Hit my sales goal in both my podcast company & my day job Outsource some work for my website Pay for several acres of irrigation for our Palm Tree Farm without stopping our normal spending Go on 3 different vacations with Ben Hit our savings goal... then created another savings account for home renovations Instead of trying to juggle so many goals and feeling like a failure. And ending up with about 6 new fancy journals and only a bit of writing in each and nothing truly accomplished. I created a big picture habit tracker lets you get clear on your goals. It has room for both mini goals and year long goals. That way you can see what your trying to achieve. Which means you know where to spend your time, and what to say no to. No more shiny object syndrome. This weeks episode walks you through the mindset shift I use to rack up successes all year long. Plus some real life examples that I mentioned above. Listen to the podcast, use the tracker and create goals that let you thrive this year.

Episode + Journal Prompts https://bit.ly/3Nh9Qt1 Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. Margaretstevens.co/shop --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes  I finally got my voice back. Thank god lol. There last few a weeks have been challenging. I had a my third cold in as many months. And this last one was so bad, that it forced me to take a few days off work because I lost my voice, little mermaid style. Now, if you know anything about me, I love a down day like the rest of us. But to completely stop everything except for the basics for a few weeks, is just crazy hard for me. I Love To Work. I Love To Show Up And Make Money. I Love To Talk. My water rowing machine is my vibe. And when my body forced me to stop and rest, well I didn’t take it well. I’ve been trying to more aware when my body forces me to pause. My mindset shift is this, instead of looking at this as something that’s in my way and needs to be overcome. Instead, it’s the perfect time to pay attention to what’s not working and fix it. That has been part of my latest evolution with money. Before Money Didn’t Feel Safe To Me, So I Would Spend It As Fast As I Made It. I would pre-pay bills and pay off debts that we had even though it wasnt the right move. While those actions felt like I was doing the right thing. Those decisions would end up putting us back in debt because I still spent more than we had. Then, a few years ago I make it a point to become comfortable earning more money. To let elevating into overflow and having enough to truly save become my new identity. The downfall then shifted from spending everything we had and putting us into debt. To be afraid to spend any money because if I didn’t hold on to it, then it would again disappear. This was another version of making money not feeling safe. Once I was consciousness of that pattern. I vowed to change that bad pattern, the last few years I’ve been focusing on becoming the wealthy women. Part of that evolution meant hiring Amanda to teach me what I didn’t know about money. I loved her earlier courses and knew that her money deep dive is what I needed to fast track out of self sabotaging . So why am I sharing my latest money mindsets and shift patterns? Because I believe that being transparent with my journey helps both of us. It helps me see how far I’ve come. Especially on the days that I just want to stay in bed and already be a real-estate module with 10 Air B&B houses. LOL But, it shows you too that these lessons don’t have to be learned alone. They don’t have to take forever. It’s always smart to hire someone to teach you what you don’t know. But, most importantly there is no shame in asking for help. Or getting the gentle nudge to do a refresher on money principles when it’s time for that next level of growth.

Episode + Journal Prompts https://bit.ly/3yZKRqr Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. Margaretstevens.co/shop --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Right now, there are just so many things that we cant control. We cant control the gas price roller coaster we are on. We cant control how other people treat us. But what we can control is how we are reacting to it all. And that doesn't mean being passive and rolling over and just giving up. My nickname was feisty growing up after all. ;) For me, that means its all about the ego. Normally, there should be a healthy dance that we do with our ego. It help gives us confidence when we are trying new things. And it would be pointing us in the right direction of things we are passionate about. But when it is out of balance, it can be an ugly and messy thing. That normally looks like the areas that you holding on tight to something that your powerless in. A job. A belief. A ideal version of our self. Instead of getting stuck in this messy and not helpful area. I like to use trigger to wake us up when we are out of balance. Sometimes its the intense emotion that we are experiencing around the trigger. Anger, frustration and fear are normally the most common ones. Other times it's a friend or family member that is checking us before we wreck our selves. This happens when we loose sight of the big picture. We get over whelmed and distracted with all the minutia that doesn't matter. Instead of re-enter and get back to all roads leads too..... Staying the course is a muscle that we are constantly building. Its there to keep us on track to achieve the goals, dreams and desires that matter to us. Not chasing some petty vendetta or dying over a hill that doesn't matter. I cant wait for you to dive into todays episode. I'd love to hear how you are implementing the journal prompts into your day to day. Or where you are when you are listening to the podcast episode. You can tag me on all the socials or drop a comment in the Etsy store.

Episode + Journal Prompts https://bit.ly/3w6K0T5 Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. https://linktr.ee/xomargaretstevens --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes I don't know about you, but mercury in retrograde is kicking my butt. Its exposing all sorts of beliefs that I've out grown. Which is always fun when you are in the middle of it. And yes, even I still get surprised by some thoughts that got stuck in my brain from years ago. Now you might not be a astrology fan. But for me. I'm always open to using tools, astrology or friction in my life as feedback to see what needs to change. Where as some other people would use this as a sign to not go ahead with the project. To hold back until the timing is right on creating a project that they want. I use it as a way to see what's not working, then make a plan to fix it. By consciously removing the things that we don't want or that just are not working anymore. This is how we make space for our desires for the future. Its easy to crowd out your time. Its easy to have it so full of obligations and old ways of thinking that there is no room for anything else. To constantly say yes because you are suppose to. To neve say no or that you changed your mind because something no longer works for you. That just leads to burn out and feeling unfulfilled. So instead, with conscious choice. We can make space for the future we want. We can identify what isn't working and get rid of it. We can lean into automation and systems that support us. We can hire someone to teach us the things we don't know. We can grab the books to support new healthy habits.

Episode + Journal Prompts https://bit.ly/3vHfYE8 Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. https://linktr.ee/xomargaretstevens --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes We are all either being influenced or influencing others. Scary right? Its so easy to go on our day and not realize that what we do, what we say and who we are has power. I know that the last few episodes have been focusing on cleaning up our own metaphysical and emotional sides of the street. But, one area we haven’t talked about was what to do with all of the inputs that are coming our way. The company culture, that you really don’t like, but didn’t know you started adopting. The way you treat your self in certain areas. The way you seem to keep having to “relearn” the same lesson over and over again. Its so easy to not see what is lending a hand to our bad habits. My belief is that bad habits are just areas we don’t have a strong “muscle” in. Just like with any muscle, with a bit of working out, that too can be fixed. More so, if we look at the bigger picture. Everything we do is influencing others as well. Both our good and bad habits are our silent megaphones as to what we feel is ok. What we are willing to put up with in life and what our standards look like. So, instead of just letting these habits fester. Todays episode is how I teach you to identify the bad habit, and then shift it so that you can replace it something you actually choose. That way what you are silently prompting is something that you can stand behind. Not the residue of someone else choices.

Episode + Journal Prompts https://bit.ly/3uGku6B Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. https://linktr.ee/xomargaretstevens --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Burnout can be a sneaky thing. For me, I have gone through deep, soul sucking burn out two times in the last 10 years.  A burn out so deep that it took all my energy to get up and just show up for work. Even that level of showing up was more body than soul.  And it got so bad that during both burn outs it took me months to fully recover back to my bubbly self. But as I started to feel  burn out #3 kicking in, I read this quote in a romance novel. It basically said that its not the survival of the fittest, but instead survival of who adapts.  Which of of course got me thinking. What if burnout wasnt required? Crazy, I know right. Instead, what if it was my body's way of telling me that I wasnt adapting to my new reality. Which of course got me upset and wanting to play the martyr. That I was just not getting support, and that burnout is what everyone goes through. When I started recognizing that is what my belief was. It got me to stop and start writing  a new belief system. Im not longer available for burnout. Instead, when things get tough, overwhelming or too much to handle. I adapt. So in todays episode, I take you in the series out questions that I used to recognize where I was at. AKA beginning burn out stage and lead you to the other end.  An off ramp away from crazy burnout ville.  Again, burnout is not required. Plus I give you a pretty funny version of the tortoise and the hare story, with my own spin on it.

Episode + Journal Prompts  https://bit.ly/36Iv3gf Get all the other links mention on the podcast here.  https://linktr.ee/xomargaretstevens  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes I am always surprised when episodes seem to find there perfect timing. Todays episode is about developing unshakable faith in yourself. Its so easy to get discouraged with everything that is changing right now. Gas is crazy expensive, we don't know what the new normal looks like. Housing and interest rates are like a mini roller coaster. But through out all of this. I have faith. Not just faith in a job or in money or the economy. But in me. That I will always show up. That I will always do the work That I will always bring my A game Because of that mindset, its lead me to opportunities, that on paper never should have happened. I take you on the journey of developing my rock solid belief system to have faith in myself. That what ever habits I develop, I will bring them with me where ever I go. Which means you can take my examples and use them to build up your own unshakable faith. It can be in money. It can be in your health. It can be in starting your side hustle. Unshakable faith to me is building that foundation. That no matter what goes on in the world, you can always take care of yourself. Which is the best part. Once it becomes a part of your foundation, then it truly does become a part of you. You cant lose it or miss place it. No one can take it from you. Over time it becomes a part of your soul. Which will be able to grow with you regardless of what's going on in the world.

Episode + Journal Prompts https://bit.ly/3ieMKGr Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. https://linktr.ee/xomargaretstevens --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Todays episode took a lot of courage to publish.  I would never consider myself a jealous person. But, this was something that triggered the hell out of me.  I read a post on Instagram and hit angry and heartbreak in 2.5 seconds. I was so upset.  It had me going into the bathroom and crying in the middle of a work day. Then slipped into a mini dark place for about a week while I was trying to process how this was affecting me. Even though It took a few weeks longer than I was wanting to publish this episode. Im still committed to teaching you how to use everything that life throws at us to grow. Even when its painful. Im going to teach you what to do when you are jealous of someone else's results.  Plus, get the journal prompts that I used to walk my self out of hurt, jealously and anger. Which means that the next time you are triggered with a situation that is hitting every button you have. Its making you jealous, upset and sad that you don't have what the other person wants. You will know how to go from those emotions to peace, and possible action steps if they apply. Here is to love and growth and more kindness for ourselves.

Episode + Journal Prompts https://bit.ly/3gsJW7G Get all the other links mention on the podcast here. https://linktr.ee/xomargaretstevens --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes Do you ever turn down a tip or compliment? Do you ever downplay your abilities, or try and make sure that "everyone" gets the credit. Even though you did 80% of the work. If your not comfortable getting recognized, then your probably doing this with money too. Its so easy to not see how these small actions are holding you back. Todays episode walks you through the most common mistake we make trying to bring in more income. Where are you not sharing your links for the products your selling? Where are you adding unnecessary steps for your customers to buy and follow you? How are you underplaying your successes at your day job? How/why are you adding unnecessary friction so that there is something to hide behind. Which then reconfirms that you cant get paid more. Or even worst, that its hard to make more money. If its not hard, then you didnt deserve it. That you can only get rewarded once you have worked or strived hard enough. These are just some of the unconscious ways we make it hard for people to pay us. All of these seemingly little actions are both your body and minds conscious and unconscious ways to turn away money. Most of the time we do things to sabotage money because it doesn't feel safe. If money doesn't feel completely safe to you, then check out the resources to see which money course I recommend to start reprograming your brain. Once money feels safe, then its time to start removing the road blocks. Its time to simplify the ways money can make it into your life. Its time to embrace any form of "automation" when it comes to making money. To take away the stigmatism that making money has to always be hard and take all this time. Its time to embrace abundance.