7 Secrets to Becoming a Morning Person

Running low on motivation? Keep reading for 3 Mindset Hacks that are sure to set the wheels of change in motion on your motor scooter.

I don’t know if it’s just me but one of the seemingly hardest parts of adulting is all of the not sleeping. Being tired all the time sadly seems to be one of the universally accepted parts of adulthood. And, if you’re not a morning person by nature, getting up early can be one of the most agonizing parts of the day.

I should know. I’m one of those people who should absolutely be avoided pre-caffeine in the morning. I cannot think of anything worse than having to speak to another human the first hour that I’m awake. Like, literally-- don’t even look in my direction.

And because snapping at people for doing basic stuff, like breathing, is frowned upon-- I’ve had to figure out a way to make mornings easier for everyone. But mostly for myself. Here are my go-to tips for easing into the morning like sunshine.

Slide out of bed as soon as you wake up

Personally, I like to give myself 20 good minutes to luxuriate before actually getting up and moving so I can recall dreams and the like. But if I don’t want to risk falling back asleep, I will literally slide out of my bed and sit on the floor to think and let myself gradually wake up by sitting upright.

Take a shower

Nothing gets me going and washes away the sleep like a quick splash in the shower, especially if I have to wet my hair. Morning showers are my fave.

Listen to something uplifting or motivational

Feed your mind with positivity instead of mindlessly scrolling the ‘Gram or checking in on everyone else on FB. You can feed your brain while making your bed, in the shower or making the caffeinated beverage of your choice.

Replace your blaring alarm with something more soothing.

I haven’t used an alarm clock to wake me up in quite a few years. But when I did I had a great app called Sleep Cycle, that would wake me up at or before the appointed time when my body was experiencing a lighter sleep so I’d feel more refreshed. The app senses your movements in bed and calculates your sleep cycle accordingly. And my favorite part was the alarm tone was quite soothing.

Add something you enjoy and look forward to in your morning routine.

Whether it’s tip-toeing around your house before everyone else is up, or watching the sunrise with your green juice (ok, coffee), find something to love and look forward to in the morning that makes you excited to toss back the covers and get your day started. One of my fave motivations is breakfast. When I know I’ve got something good to look forward to I’m more excited to get moving in the morning.

No caffeine past 5-6 pm

You’d think this one would be a no brainer. But on more than one occasion I’ve found myself talking myself out of that last cup of yerba mate, or in the summer iced tea. Because the sun is staying up later, it seems more acceptable to have a casual cup of tea later in the evening. Then, the next thing you know, it’s 1 a.m. and I’m wide awake googling flight deals to anywhere but here.

Sleep train yourself to go to bed earlier.

There’s literally no substitute for adequate sleep. It’s like water or vegetables-- without it you’ll die. Like, not right away, of course. But you will start to resemble a sad little wilted flower. Droopy, with all of your best days behind you. Start pushing your bedtime up by 15-30 minutes a night to add time to whatever your standard bedtime is.

Similarly, if you want to get up earlier, try setting your alarm for 15-30 minutes sooner in the morning. It’s really important to keep the same (similar) schedule on the weekends, especially in the beginning so that you can keep up the momentum of early to bed, early to rise.

So, go ahead and put your phone down and get some sleep… goodness knows we could all use more or it.

Are you an early or late riser? Leave a comment here or on social.

Want to take back your mornings for greater productivity? Check out my FREE 3-day mini-course The Sacred Art of Being the F*ck Quiet. It's all about creating space and pockets of quiet in your life, starting in the morning-- or wherever you can grab it.

Solitude in our day is powerful. It's a space we can retreat to anytime we need to. And it's especially impactful in the mornings to give us the boost we need to create next level transformations in our life.

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Kiss & Grind Day 14: It’s Your Mid-Week/Month Check-In

Do you have an accountability partner in life? No, well... I'll be yours today. And here's a little story about why you need one, STAT:

Girl, I don’t know about you, but ‘I’s tied.’ 

I know we’ve all had weekends or vacations that were SO epic that we needed a vacation after our vacation. 

That’s the kind of birthday weekend I just had. I celebrated my 40th Solar return on Sunday, and it literally wore. me. out.

(Sidebar-- still, no kissing action though… but that’s another post. And anyways, my hopes are getting higher. This month is barely at the half.

I ain’t took no calls-- except for 2 clients.

I ain’t been outside.

I ain’t really posted on social.

I hardly had the energy to sit up at my desk to write.

A visual representation of how magical I felt this weekend.
Art by @Lady_Nefertitii

Before you come for me for neither kissing nor grinding, let me explain:

I’d completely forgot how healing work can cause you to feel all out of sorts afterwards. Even though my practitioner warned me ahead of time, I was still completely unprepared for the spiritual hangover that ensued. 

I was thinking I’d jump start my personal New Year with some major glow-up to let my aura bring all the boys and opportunity to the yard. So, I went and made all these plans filled with different energy work and healing modalities. I had a 90 minute reiki session on Saturday, followed by a 4 hour meditation hike on Sunday in the redwoods and several hours at the bathhouse getting my whole past, present and future body scrubbed and then kneaded like pretzel dough.

And yes… it felt amazing during the sessions. My physical body was as soft as a newborns bum after. Plus, I slept like a baby fresh out of my mom’s oven.

And then came Monday and it all came crashing down. I wanted to “push through,” I really did. But I literally could not.

Now, I’m not usually one to complain about Mondays. But when Tuesday crept around and I was still wasn’t feeling it-- I started  to get down on myself for you know, feeling tired from all the awesome I'd just experienced.

But then, these beautiful memes came to me from some extraordinary folks I follow on IG and made me feel so obviously seen, and well... human. 

That's the thing I love about social, it's always there to remind me that we're not alone in these earthly struggles. And that it’s completely okay if, at times, you only have the energy to be in this body. It really is. And as your accountability partner that’s exactly what I want to leave you with during this mid-month, mid-week Kiss & Grind check in. I want you to know, we ALL feel struggle in some way at one point or another.

It’s okay not to be be on the grind at all times. It's okay to not feel like superwoman everyday. It’s not even realistic to think that you can be “on” every single day. That’s how we burn ourselves out-- whether through pushing ourselves too hard, or in my case, foolishly underestimating the magnitude and time it takes to ground and re-center after a self-initiated healing.

The thing, is I KNOW this about energy work. The after effects are sometimes messy and can take a lot out of us so that it can be replaced and fortified with the strength and power that we need to live in our purpose and more fully. Bet no one has ever told you that.

And because I too, am working on practicing what I preach, I’m going to ask something of you. I want you to promise, right here and now that the next time you feel like you are at a critical breaking point and you can’t carry on, please stop and check in on yourself. Call, text your accountability partner. If you need to, you can email me!

Then ask yourself what you need to do for yourself to be alright in the moment?
Is it a quick cry in the bathroom? Is it to go home and binge watch Netflix? Take a walk? Scream?

What is it? 

Then give it to yourself.

How's your Kissing & Grinding going so far? Leave a comment below or on social. Click here and let's talk about your dreams and how you can live a more high-vibe, well-balanced life. 

Summer is hot and the nights are long, let's make the most of them download and print your copy of Kiss & Grind today! Get on this month's email list you'll not only get tips on how to kick-a** implementing this month's productivity suggestions, but some real a** girl talk, straight from you know who.

Want to take back your mornings for greater productivity? Check out my FREE 3-day mini-course The Sacred Art of Being the F*ck Quiet. It's all about creating space and pockets of quiet in your life, starting in the morning-- or wherever you can grab it.

Solitude in our day is powerful. It's a space we can retreat to anytime we need to. And it's especially impactful in the mornings to give us the boost we need to create next level transformations in our life.

How to Balance Having a Social Life, Dating & Professional Productivity

Hot August nights are upon us! It's my birthday month and idk about you, but I'm ready to let loose a bit. I had a dope reiki session with my boo, Fabulous & Grounded and one of the things that came up is that energetically, I've been putting out a real anti-social vibe lately.

As a busy entrepreneur, I often go waaayyy over board and become borderline obsessed with my work and business projects. And, I know plenty well, that's not conducive to meeting new people and having some much needed fun. That's why, for my birthday month, I'm making a better effort to not only stay busy grinding and hustling, but maybe I'll do a little kissing as well. Aaaand, in order to do that, thou must get active.

Hence, the theme of this month's calendar is Kiss & Grind. It's fully dedicated to making time for both, because life is about balance, right? RIGHT!

Now go ahead, download and print your copy today! Let's twerk sumthin' & have some fun in the sun while the days are long and the nights are sultry!! Also, when you get on this month's email list you'll not only get tips on how to kick-a** implementing this month's productivity suggestions, but I'll be sharing all the (hopefully) sordid details of my adventures in dating. Will Tea kiss again? Stay tuned... the drought maybe coming to an end!

How well do you balance being a professional boss babe and your personal life? Leave a comment below or on social. Click here and let's talk about your dreams and how you can live a more high-vibe life. 

 

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Want to take back your mornings for greater productivity? Check out my FREE 3-day mini-course The Sacred Art of Being the F*ck Quiet. It's all about creating space and pockets of quiet in your life, starting in the morning-- or wherever you can grab it.

Solitude in our day is powerful. It's a space we can retreat to anytime we need to. And it's especially impactful in the mornings to give us the boost we need to create next level transformations in our life.

The Simple Hack to Convert Your PDF Downloads and eBooks to your Kindle eReader

Today's blog post is inspired by our Summertime Self-Care Calendar. Reading is a great escape and wonderful way explore new worlds when you need a break or simply want to fill the downtime. I've included a video + 2 ways you can add your personal PDFs and ebooks to your Kindle E-reader. Also, if you're looking for some new titles to download, OceanPDF is a great source for free books in PDF form... check it!

So, you’ve got a PDF download from every cool blogger you know (myself included). But it’s not doing you any good just sitting idle, not being read. Since getting my new Kindle White, I’ve discovered a cool, quick hack that lets you save your personal PDFs and other e-books you might have that you surely intended to read when you downloaded it.

1. Open amazon.com and hover over accounts & lists
2. Select Your Content and Devices
3. Click on the settings tab
4. Scroll down to Personal Document Settings
5. Click Add a new approved e-mail address
6. Enter your personal email address
7. Make note of your Send-to-Kindle E-Mail Settings for your Kindle account (Name@kindle.com)
8. Open a new tab for your email provider (Gmail, for example)
9. Compose a new message
10. Type your Kindle email address in the TO: field, ‘cause you’re sending this doc. to yourself (Name@kindle.com)
11. In the Subject field, type Convert. (Very Important!!!)
12. Click attachment and upload the PDF you want to sync to your Kindle
13. Hit Send
14. Open your Kindle, and SHAZAM! Your new PDF is on your device

Another easy, alternate way to move those files is to use your Kindle like you would an external hard drive.

1. Plug it into your USB port using the included Kindle cord.
2. Once mounted, open the device like you would with any other external device. 
3. Open a new finder window to locate your file.
4. Drag your file from the finder window to your Kindle, and that's it. When you open Kindle, it should appear the same as any other converted files. 

Though this second method is much more simple than the first, I think the downside is that the file is not synced to the cloud anywhere and you would not be able to read it on your other Kindle apps, like on your phone, for example.

Either way, you get to take your reading material with you on the go. My fave place to post up and read is anywhere I can fit it in-- preferable at the pool or on a beach.

Want more summertime self-care tips? Download and print your calendar here today. It’s a FREE love gift to you from me!

Where is your favorite place to read when you're not busy? Want more time to enjoy more of life's simple pleasures?  Leave me a comment or hmu here and let's talk about how you can design and live a life that you love-- not just in the summer, but all year round.

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Take back your mornings for greater productivity! Check out my FREE 3-day mini-course The Sacred Art of Being the F*ck Quiet. It's all about creating space and pockets of quiet in your life, starting in the morning-- or wherever you can grab it.

Solitude in our day is powerful. It's a space we can retreat to anytime we need to. And it's especially impactful in the mornings to give us the boost we need to create next level transformations in our life.

Let's Talk About Failure & Why It's A Stepping Stone to Greatness: 3 Motivational Speeches to Listen to Now

Monday has a notoriously bad rap, even for folks who don't clock in or out for anyone but themselves. Chasing a dream seems glamorous, until you fail. On your face. Repeatedly. During these seasons, getting out of bed, making phone calls and just sending a flipping email feels agonizing. It’s like being caught in an endless loop of Ground Hog's Day, which happens to fall on a mysteriously bleary and particularly sucky Monday.

Those are the breaks and what we call symptoms of failure. We allll experience it in some form. Whether you failed to finish a report for work, you blew an important presentation, failure happens. It happens to entrepreneurs, it happens to parents, it happens to all of us at some point. But that doesn't have to define you. Failure can be a launch point-- a gift, even, depending on how you look at it.

If you've failed at anything recently, or just need an extra boost to help you set the tone for your week the following 3-4 videos are for YOU, friend! 

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Love these 4 videos inspired from our July Self-Care Calendar?✨ All month we’ll be revisiting and working through tiny upgrades to make sure you stay stress free and productive all Summer ‘18.

Ready to get your summertime self-care on? Download and print your free calendar here today. 

Want to live a more high-vibe life? Leave me a comment below or hmu here and let's talk about your path to world domination! Because you can do ANYTHING your put your mind to. 

 

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Want to take back your mornings for greater productivity? Check out my FREE 3-day mini-course The Sacred Art of Being the F*ck Quiet. It's all about creating space and pockets of quiet in your life, starting in the morning-- or wherever you can grab it.

Solitude in our day is powerful. It's a space we can retreat to anytime we need to. And it's especially impactful in the mornings to give us the boost we need to create next level transformations in our life.