Vibrant Happy Women

Do you despise, loath, and hate your body, noticing every wrinkle, dimple, and curve? Then you need this happy bit.

We often know intuitively what we should be doing with our lives, but our inner critic can get loud in its efforts to protect us from the unknown, making it hard to move forward on the path of sharing our gifts. In this episode, Tara Mohr shares how you can more easily listen to your intuition, overcome the 2 types of fear, and keep moving forward on your path of purpose - even when your inner critic is shouting.   http://jenriday.com/87

Sometimes criticism can leave us feeling raw and frustrated, feelings we definitely want less of. What do you do when somebody seems to be hypercritical, constantly pointing out your flaws or how you "should" or "could" do something better? In this Happy Bit you'll learn a powerful strategy to stop criticizers (and whiners) in their tracks so you can stay in a more positive frame of mind more often. jenriday.com/happy86

Jen Granneman is changing lives and making it easier for other introverts to embrace their introversion and understand how to thrive, not just survive. Learn how introverts can dive deep within their relationships and their interests.

Learn the 10 happiness-promoting reasons you need to be sharing your gifts with the world. Hint: making a contribution doesn't just make others happier... As Albert Schweitzer said, "The only truly happy people are those who have learned how to serve." But don't panic, because I'll share a couple of very easy (and non-time-consuming) ways that anybody can serve. http://jenriday.com/happy85

As a busy mom of 4 boys, Erin Chase has mastered the art of being one step ahead in the kitchen so it’s easier to prep a quick and healthy meal. Erin not only shares great meal tips, but she explains her philosophy of being fully present for everything she’s doing instead of constantly focusing on the things she still needs to do. Nuggets of Wisdom from Erin: “What you don’t track or measure, you’re not going to improve. I track my fitness with 2 different apps… Map My Run for running and Orange Theory." "Walking through life with grace, with joy, with contentment, with happiness, and I’ll catch myself. You have a choice. It’s not going to help anybody if you yell. Try not to. That’s where the grind happens - just making that choice and choosing the positive, not discounting all the negative emotions. You still have to feel those things, right? Process through them and work through them and start making that choice. That’s what’s beneficial to me and my family now." "If I want to feel better, I need to be at my best to serve my family and to serve those in our online community and my business, right? And if I’m not at my best, I can’t go day to day like that. It has been a journey." "One of my biggest goals and strategies, both for myself and for what we teach ourselves (family) is being one step ahead of your hungry family. Like, what can you be doing for the next meal? I would be thinking for the next day, getting into the habit of doing one thing and that mentally checks off things on your list. I’m always doing something for the next meal." Some of Erin's Favorite Things: Morning Routine:  "Generally, get the children to school. Number one priority, right? My morning routine really doesn’t happen after that. I feel like my morning routine is flipped backwards. I have my coffee every day, I take my vitamins and supplements, which helps with my arthritis. Really, my morning routine is driving my kids to school or we have a carpool every other week. When I get to the office, I’m not a believer in the 'eat that frog' concept and have a very, very blocked out calendar. If anything needs my attention right away, then I’ll do that. It’s making sure that I have the big tasks for the day in the right order and then I start plowing through everything. My morning routine isn’t that much of a morning routine. I do exercise a couple mornings a week." Favorite Book: "Ken Follett books - series… 3rd one" and I also love personal development books and small business books. What does it mean to be a Vibrant Happy Woman?: "Being present where I am. Being present with my husband, with my boys - and not do more than I should be doing - being present in my business and helping the people in our communities." "It’s so easy to be a multi-tasker, but I've found out that to be present in that one moment, doing that one thing, then I just exude that happiness, that grace, that joy that we want. When I do more than I should be doing, that’s where it all dissipates. For me, I think, the thing that I work hard at is just being present and that helps me to be at my best. And therefore, that’s when I feel happiest in that moment." A Challenge from Erin: "Be one step ahead so you can be more present where you’re at. Understanding and feeling how that’s different and feeling how that’s easier. It’s not going to be perfect every day. Make progress and [take] small steps forward." Resources www.5dollardinners.com www.5dollarmealplan.com www.grocerybudgetmakeover.com www.myfreezeasy.com Ken Follett books - series The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom You can win a copy of this journal (we're giving away 5 of them) by leaving a review on iTunes, and emailing a screenshot or copy of your review to support@jenriday.com. Or you can post your review on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #VibrantHappyWomen. The winners will be announced on November 22.

Failure is a great teacher; fear is not. Learn how to analyze your fear, stop procrastinating and take charge of your life again with an easy fear-neutralizing strategy. Learn how to put fear in the backseat (Elizabeth Gilbert) and keep moving forward on your journey.

Being able to ask powerful questions is an important tool for good communication and happy living, and journaling is a phenomenal way to unlock the answers to those questions. Valorie Burton shows you how in this episode. For more about Valorie, you can visit her website at www.valorieburton.com Nuggets of Wisdom from Valorie: "If you love what you do and you are so passionate about it, you probably would do it even if you don’t get paid for it. That’s the ideal state."  "I discovered my purpose in terms of my actual mission statement. I had an epiphany of it one day at a bookstore in 1999, that I was meant to inspire women to live more fulfilling lives, that I would do it through writing and speaking. Within a few weeks after that, I began writing my first book. I’ve written 11 books. " "Things have unfolded not as I would have expected them, but in just the right way. I’m not sure I would have been ready for my husband. So I don’t begrudge my divorce or anything else, because it has led me to where I’m supposed to be." "I believe wholeheartedly in journaling and writing. Writing was a part of who I am as a kid. Journaling has health benefits. It can help us work through trauma. If we can write our best possible selves in our journals, it’s a very powerful exercise. I had written what I had envisioned in the present tense. My journal was full of hope. I think that helped me a great deal in getting to a place where I was ready for what I really wanted." "I’m a coach. What coaches do best is ask questions. It’s not about having the right answers, it’s about having the questions that help others to be able to come up with their own answers. Because I really believe everyone has their own answers. So the person who’s able to ask powerful questions, whether it’s the question that helps you negotiate better or the question that helps you connect with someone better. Being able to ask powerful questions is really an important tool for good communication." Some of Valorie's Favorite Things: Morning Routine:  "Meditate for 5 minutes, pray, think about what I’m looking forward to during the day, asking, 'What do I get to do today?' Always eat breakfast (perhaps a breakfast burrito - spinach/eggs/cheese/burrito)." Favorite Book: Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom" What does it mean to be a Vibrant Happy Woman?: "Being vibrant and happy is really a part of how I define success. My definition of success is harmony of purpose, resilience, and joy - knowing I’m here to inspire others." A Challenge from Valorie: "Just be happy right now. Stop waiting for things to unfold the way you want to. Stop holding your happiness hostage to your circumstances and make a decision right now to be happy. I made the decision to be happy. It’s a choice. It’s not always easy. It’s a whole lot better when we find reasons." Resources www.valorieburton.com Successful Women Speak Differently Coach Training Intensive : November 2017 Valorie Burton Facebook Page Follow Valorie Burton on Twitter Subscribe Valorie Burton YouTube Channel The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom You can win a copy of this journal (we're giving away 5 of them) by leaving a review on iTunes, and emailing a screenshot or copy of your review to support@jenriday.com. Or you can post your review on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #VibrantHappyWomen. Subscribe iTunes ·  YouTube · Stitcher Comments If you’d like to comment on the podcast, you can leave a review on iTunes. Not only do I read every review, but positive reviews also help my happy-living message reach more women. Questions? Send a voice memo to podcast@jenriday.com

When you plan your goals in 2018 - and MAP out your entire year, like many businesses do - you'll be able to accomplish WAY more of what's important to you. Share your thoughts in an audio message to me in the "Comments" section here: jenriday.com/happy83

Many women play small, staying stuck because they don't know how to become craftsmen of their lives and create true emotional and creative abundance. In this episode guest Mastin Kipp shares the steps for women to become more empowered through cultivating emotion that is shared with the world in the form of service. You can explore more at www.mastinkipp.com Nuggets of Wisdom from Mastin: “Not mine, but thy will be done.” ~Jesus "I’m a recovering Christian or a Christian mystic. Truth is truth is truth." "Religion gets in the way of trying to connect to a higher power - [Jesus] was a great spiritual teacher: being willing to die, metaphorically laying life on the line with faith to go after your purpose, paying attention to the signs that are coming, getting out of fight or flight and into a more intuitive mindset." "Typically, following your intuition is scary. That’s how great things come to be. When you follow that path and that pattern, the things that you thought you want into your life that are way better than you can possibly imagine - you are going to get through hard times to get there, typically." "Claim your power functional life coaching is really about accelerating results. It doesn’t need 10 years in therapy. It’s a cornucopia of how you can move forward. Claim your power is a systems approach to creating accelerated results using the process I just described." "What I care about is that whatever you are doing with your life, it brings you emotional wealth and you are lit up by it." Some of Mastin's Favorite Things: "Nighttime routine is solid. Wake up at 4 or 5am. Epsom salt bath. Cardio. Meditation. Gym-lifting. Parasympathetic activities of massage, yoga, stretching…" "I’m a creature of habit. I do everything I can to make sure my routine is on point." Favorite Book: Headstrong by Dave Asprey What does it mean to be a Vibrant Happy Man? "A vibrant happy man creates safe spaces for feminine beings. Masculine and feminine are not genders - they are energies! Masculinity is not some macho thing, but some cool, calm presence that’s unwavering, it doesn’t move. To me, that’s what it means to be a vibrant and masculine man is all about: being a safe landing space. Men need to be a container when feminine energy is coming out - to listen without trying to fix and solve and to try to understand why using the phrase, 'Tell me more.'" A Challenge from Mastin: Goddess Hour (Hero Hour): "Find an hour and sit down and ask yourself 2 questions: 'How am I feeling?' and 'What do I need?' And then to spend the next 20 minutes to an hour giving yourself what you need." Resources www.mastinkipp.com Claim Your Power Daily Love: Growing Intro Grace Female Brain by Luanne Brezendon Headstrong Time Mastery for women enrollment is closing soon! Learn more here: www.timemasteryforwomen.com