by Erin Owen | Sep 17, 2013 | Ezine
I don’t want to be a downer, but sometimes life is a painful struggle.
You feel completely and totally overwhelmed by the most basic responsibilities that need to get done to keep the household running… to just keep the lights on in your business… to just get up in the morning.
Where is there room for joy?
This back-to-school period is incredibly challenging for most of us—even if we don’t have any kids in the house going back to school.
With so much going on, it’s not a great time to start something new, and yet—this time of year (autumn) is when we start to harvest the fruits of our labors earlier in the year.
If you planted healthy seeds and nurtured their growth these past six months, you’re now benefitting from all your conscious, steady effort.
If on the other hand you never fully weeded your garden, or perhaps planted seeds you didn’t really want to plant, you may now be dealing with the aftermath of overgrowth and tangles and maybe even prickly, painful situations.
Wherever you are this time of year, it’s likely the seasonal shift has you feeling the unbearable heaviness of being.
Perhaps you’ve already started to emerge from the weight and are (gratefully) feeling a bit lighter and freer.
But… if you’re still struggling to break free from the overwhelm, the fatigue, and the general feeling that you’re stuck in a place that you don’t want to be in, don’t despair.
For nearly 10 years now, I’ve supported successful, high performing professionals, leaders, and entrepreneurs just like you in breaking through those frustrating invisible ceilings that unnecessarily hold you back. [You can read about my clients’ experiences here.]
Here are 3 Options for YOU to consider:
(1) If you’ve never worked with me and are curious how I might be able to support you, I invite you to join me for a free 15-minute call.
“Erin quickly identified the #1 issue holding me back” Diane Young Sussman RestoreInnerWealth.com
(2) If you know it’s time to learn better time management strategies and how to create better boundaries between work and the rest of your life, but you’re not sure where to begin, then I invite you to join me for a full 1-hour private assessment.
“I am now more productive in less time at work and spend more time with those I love” Nina Berryman, Farm Manager, Philadelphia PA
(3) Or if you’re ready to dive right in and experiment with my simple, time-tested and Eastern-inspired strategies for simplifying the complexities of modern living, I invite you to take my Boost Your Performance program that features a brand new component—1:on:1 private calls with me after each lesson to ensure you follow through and get the most out of your investment and the best possible results so you can work less, make more money, experience more joy, and live life more fully.
“Our work together turned everything around” Sarah Van Aken, CEO and Fashion Designer, Philadelphia PA
by Erin Owen | Jun 18, 2013 | Ezine
Thank you to EVERYONE who took the time to respond to our survey on “What drives good work performance?” The survey is now closed and we will soon be sending out a report of the survey results.
DID YOU WIN?
This email announces the lucky people who won one of the prizes we awarded as a thank you for taking the time to help us with this initiative. Please look through the list below to see if you won!
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$100 gift card for Whole Foods Market (or equivalent at a locally-owned food retailer of your choosing)
KS Philadelphia PA
$50 AmEx gift card
KF Melrose MA
$25 Amazon.com gift card
NB Philadelphia PA
DYS Philadelphia PA
SF Haddon Township NJ
EW Wynnewood PA
Digital download of the resource “Boost Your Performance In and Out of the Office” workbook, quick guide, and professionally recorded audio lessons ($350 value)
XO Wynnewood PA
Author-signed copy of the book “Refuel, Recharge, and Re-energize: The Conscious Entrepreneur’s Guide to Taking Back Control of Your Time and Energy” ($15 value) or a Kindle-version of the same book (not signed by author)
JSR Middlebury VT
BG Philadelphia PA
JN Lenni PA
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If you are a prize winner and we have not yet contacted you directly about receiving your prize, then you will hear from us shortly. If you have any questions or concerns, or simply wish to celebrate with us, please reply to this email!
NOTE: We used the website RANDOM.ORG to randomly and objectively select winners from the total list of those who responded to the survey. It’s a cool site, so check it out if you ever have to do something like this!
Thanks, again, for your support of this project. We’ll be in touch soon with a full report of the survey results.
by Erin Owen | Apr 17, 2013 | Ezine
I want to know.
What’s your big idea?
The one you’re itching to get into the world?
- Is it a new product or service for your existing customer/client base?
- Is it quitting your job to launch a community service organization?
- Is it a new initiative to improve access to healthy food?
- Are you hoping to downshift your business to focus more on your own pursuits and wellness?
- Is it the masterpiece inside you that you’ve not yet shared with the world?
What is it? What is your big idea?
I truly want to know…
And while you’re at it, tell me what stage of development it’s at.
Which of the following statements would best describe where you are:
This is “The Spark”, where you have the inkling of something you’d like to do and start to daydream about how you need to metaphorically weed the garden of your life and cultivate your soil to allow for the seed to get planted in the future.
This is when you get even more excited and you have what is like a really detailed, full-color “Visual Picture” of your idea in your head. You imagine your idea as being real, out in the world, and where you’re further along in the metaphorical weeding and cultivating stage and have ideas about the seeds, tools, soil conditions, and nutrients you’ll need to plant and cultivate – but if you’re planting, you’re still in the greenhouse.
This is the “Co-Creation” stage, where you’re planting in your metaphorical greenhouse and inviting others to come in and take a look and see what tools and expertise and supplies and nutrients they can offer up to help bring your seeds to life.
You’re deeper into the “Co-creation” stage, not only tending the metaphorical seeds you’ve planted in your greenhouse and using the support that’s come your way, but preparing the site where you’ll move your seedlings or more developed baby plants into the field outside.
You’re even further along in the co-creating stage, planting your seeds in the outside field or transferring your starter plants to the field, cultivating growth. It’s exciting to be out in the world and have it be real.
Your idea is solidly planted in the outside world, and you are cultivating its growth, while you continue to weed and prune and water and add nutrients.
You are beginning to see metaphorical buds or flowers or berries or first bits of harvest-able growth in your beautiful plants, and further along in this stage you’ll be harvesting wholly formed flowers or fruits or yields and celebrating successes more and more.
Next week I’ll write more about the challenges and opportunities of each stage of growth in bringing your big idea into the world.
For a sneak peek at my mastermind incubator group program, Spring Into Being®, launching later this Spring.
by Erin Owen | Apr 2, 2013 | Ezine
In this post, I’m sharing Rich Resources you’ll want to Keep Forever:
- Details and bonuses for next week’s free call “How to Lose Weight Effortlessly Without the 3 Dreaded D’s”
- Ideas you can implement NOW to lighten up, feel better about yourself, and have more energy, and
- Additional resources to do a seasonal cleanse and release excess pounds.
Are you feeling heavy and sluggish? Do you have a desire to lose some of the excess weight you put on over the winter months?
Are you dreading, though, that you’ll have to do it by Dieting? Or by taking some experimental Drug? Or, that you’ll have to enter the dreaded zone of Deprivation?
This is an important time of year to acknowledge the hardships you’ve been through, by reflecting on the cold, harsh winter months or your challenging past experiences, or by celebrating Passover or Easter.
By releasing your burdens and crossing over to the other side, you create space to emerge into a fresh, inviting place of new beginnings.
When you let go of excess weight, think of it as Spring cleaning for your body or de-cluttering your internal environment. When you do this, you feel lighter and more energized. You feel better about your body and yourself. And that positive shift of energy and outlook support the planting & cultivating of new seeds in your life.
What will I talk about on next week’s free call?
To celebrate Spring, and as part of my on-going expression of gratitude to you, next week’s free call will reveal:
- The #1 Eastern-inspired secret for losing weight effortlessly
- Foundational Principles I teach my private clients that are essential for letting go of what no longer serves you
- How to Go with the Flow to lose weight naturally and without the 3 Dreaded D’s (Dieting, Drugs, and Deprivation)
But, first… The Bottom Line: What do you have to gain? And what do you have to lose?
My least successful client who experimented with these ideas lost only 3 pounds in a month, and my most successful clients lost more than 40 pounds in three months. Best of all, they were all successful in losing weight.
How to Lose Weight Effortlessly
Without the 3 Dreaded D’s
April 11, 2013 at 12 noon Eastern
To learn more or sign-up to grab your spot on the line for this call, click here now.
Exciting BONUSES for Joining the Call LIVE
When you receive email confirmation of your registration for the call, you’ll also receive details about the 4 bonuses you’ll receive for joining the call LIVE at the scheduled day and time. (And, yes, these are unique bonuses just for this call!)
Why am I offering bonuses? I know you’re busy, so I want to make it worth your while to commit and follow through to joining me live! Plus, I love hearing your voice and having you be present on the call.
Register now, put the details on your calendar and don’t miss it!
Four Fabulous Trusted Resources You Should Know About
One of the best ways to boost your energy and get ready for Spring is to release excess fat from the liver that gets built-up over the winter months. On next week’s free call I’ll include resources that show you simple, manageable ways to do a seasonal cleanse without extreme measures or fasting or products.
If you want to explore the idea of participating in a professionally-facilitated seasonal cleanse from the comfort of your home, I invite you to consider one of these:
Mela Stevens of Whole Body Works is offering her 9th annual Cleanse, which is a one-week (virtual) workshop focusing on total self-care. For full details, contact Mela.
Here are the basic details:
When: Monday, April 22 through Monday, April 29, 2012
Focus: A 3-to-8 day purification helping the body (mainly), the mind (follows naturally) and the spirit (always) adjust to the change in seasons. Rest and renew to be in full preparation for living extraordinarily.
The Cleanse support includes:
- Online group coaching
- Online group conversation/dialogue with other cleansers
- A mid-week one-hour teleclass (Wed, 4/24, 9-10 PM Eastern time)
- Moderated instruction
- Informational handouts
- Recipes
- and Fun!
The 10-day Spring Detox program offered by Linda Petursdottir of Simple Well Being begins April 19. It’s a bit longer and involves even more supporting resources, so this is perfect for the person who needs a full-court press in shedding those extra pounds.
You can find all the details about Linda’s detox program, including some pretty inspiring success stories from past participants, on her website here.
Both Mela’s and Linda’s programs focus on eating fresh, whole foods, and neither involve the 3 Dreaded D’s. I have participated in both of these in the past and highly recommend them. I may be doing one of them again this Spring, but have not yet decided.
My own incremental cleanse started yesterday with cutting out alcohol and refined sugar. I’ll share more about my own cleanse on next week’s free call.
Are you the DIY type? If so, my colleague Priscilla Stephan of Sweet Path Wellness has just the thing. Her 10-Day Eat Clean Challenge is a whole foods approach to living more and weighing less. No diets or deprivation. Just a gentle but very effective way to cleanse your body from winter and holiday toxins with delicious foods that will never leave you hungry. Hello loose clothing, glowing skin and doubling your energy and good-bye to those extra pounds. You can sign up here to get her 10 day reboot: www.10dayreboot.com. Priscilla has taken over 300 people worldwide through this super effective and fun program. If you are a beginner or a foodie, Priscilla walks you step-by-step through her program. You’ll never imagine how good healthy feels “Eat Clean Reboot”.
More details here.
Note: All these ladies and I were educated at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, so we have a similar outlook and foundation of knowledge on healthy eating and self-nourishment.
And the final resource I recommend is my own recently released Clutter-Clearing, Performance-Boosting Home Study Guide. The Workbook, Quick Guide, and audio recordings share 18 tried and true tips for shifting your energy out of neutral into forward gear to get un-stuck and invite a light, fresh Spring-like vitality into your life and business.
Included are 3 of my Eastern-inspired secrets to rev up your metabolism, energy and improve your sense of well-being that don’t require hitting the gym or eating super foods. More details here.
Ideas You Can Implement Now
Implementing just one of these ideas consistently and mindfully can result in lightening your load and supporting your body in coming to its ideal weight.
(1) Chew your food.
Instead of swallowing your food too quickly, focus just on eating while you’re eating and chew each bite at least 20 times but ideally a lot more (even 50 to 100 times). I’ll share more details on why this is important on next week’s free call.
(2) Write down what you eat and drink.
The simple act of documenting in writing everything that passes between your lips increases your awareness of mindless and emotional eating and naturally motivates you to make better choices. One of the foundational principles I’m sharing on next week’s call will shed more light on this.
(3) Declutter your kitchen.
Taking the time to clear out all old packaged and processed foods from your cupboards and pantry closet, and remove all outdated jars and bottles in your refrigerator and spice collection shifts the energy of your kitchen and makes room for fresh, seasonal food. The #1 Eastern-inspired secret for weight loss that I’ll reveal on next week’s call helps explain why this is the case.
Remember to sign-up for my free call How to Lose Weight Effortlessly Without the 3 Dreaded D’s and plan to join it LIVE to receive the 4 special bonuses.
This time of year we’re all in it together! Let’s support each other on next week’s call. In the coming days and weeks, I look forward to hearing your successful weight loss and cleanse/detox stories!
by Erin Owen | Mar 5, 2013 | Ezine
The Bottom Line: Decluttering can save your sanity, your well-being and your bank account. Read on to learn how I did it and how you can do the same for yourself!
It’s true. I am my own best client.
Whatever I’m working on in my own life informs how I support my clients.
If there’s a challenge I’m struggling with, I try a bunch of different approaches to see what works best. Then, implement, refine, implement, refine over time until I’ve created a habit and added it to my list of Platinum Practices.
After the holidays, I started to get behind on putting things away. And, I have some new activities in my life that involved new materials and folders that did not yet have a home. One thing led to another and voila: my messy desk.
It’s happened before, and it will probably happen again.
But, the impact this time was even more destructive.
The Ugly Truth of What I Discovered Amidst the Piles and Chaos:
Not only could I not find the business card of the prospect I was supposed to follow up with, I misplaced an invoice I needed to pay. That translated into potential lost revenue and potentially harming my credit rating.
In the process of re-applying my tried and true strategies for getting organized and staying organized, I found a rebate check that had expired. Lost money. It was only worth $4, but still – every dollar adds up!
I also discovered (thankfully) a reminder to cancel my business insurance policy before the end of the month, since I had found a more appropriate and more affordable replacement. And, not only did I find that prospect’s business card, but I also found the cards of three others I want to follow up with in my network.
The FANTASTIC Results of Investing JUST 3 hours of my time:
In just 3 hours, I re-organized my desk, my shelves, and my filing cabinet. What kind of return did I get on this investment?
- Relaxed shoulders, open mind, and more free-flowing creative energy when I look at or sit down at my desk to work – PRICELESS!
- Ease of work and being able to find what I need when I need it – PRICELESS!
- Prevented loss of the monthly rate I was paying for that redundant insurance – $50/month
- Future income from the prospect who wants to work with me (and the income from the referrals she will give me in the future) – $$$$ (thousands!)
So, how did I tackle my desk and get it done in such a short amount of time with such great results?All my easy-to-follow tips, simple strategies, and inspiring (and often humorous) ideas are included in my new Clutter-Clearing, Performance Boosting Home Study Guide.
And right here, right now, I’m going to share 7 Simple Steps for Re-discovering your Joy, your Freedom, and your Money — at home or in the office.
Why Bother to Declutter?
Decluttering your physical environment helps to:
- Melt away stress
- Increase our productivity
- Boost your happiness
- Save you real money (see my story above)
- Improve relations with your officemates/housemates
- Free-up your mental and physical energy and creative flow
- and much more!
Nothing is better than that ahhhhhhhhh feeling that comes from feeling good in your body, performing at your optimum level, and receiving the resulting prosperity that flows freely into your life and business.And when there is room for free air flow, to see the surfaces and for light to shine through, there is room for new abundance to rush in. Welcome the new, positive energy that will come from investing a few hours (or less) in clutter-clearing.
Step 1: NAME IT! Pick a small decluttering project you can tackle in half a day or less AND potentially have a big impact on your well-being and effectiveness.
Consider what is draining your energy the most AND impeding your forward progress on the work that inspires you in this world and brings meaning to your life.
It could be your email In Box, or your work area (especially if it’s a disaster like mine was), or your car, or your bedroom (especially if it’s affecting the quality of your sleep). It might be your refrigerator, a oft-used pantry closet, or your living room. Anything goes!
Step 2: BLOCK IT! Block time in your calendar and create an appointment with yourself to tackle the project.
Step 3: PREP IT! Consider what you’ll be doing and what supplies you might need. For example, I knew that I would need some additional file folders and labels, a permanent ink pen, an empty container beneath my shredder, and a storage box or two.
Step 4: DO IT! Protect that time in your schedule and follow through. Think of it as an appointment with your most important client or customer.
Step 5: DOCUMENT IT! Take before, during, and after pictures, to track our progress – it’s so incredibly satisfying. Trust me!
Step 6: LAUGH AND DANCE THROUGH IT! Make yourself a cup of tea or another special beverage, put on some great music to keep up your spirits and laugh at yourself with each new discovery you make.
Step 7: CELEBRATE IT! Savor the moment of completion by sharing your success. Show it off to your co-workers, your spouse, your friends, and others. Post your photos on Facebook or Instagram. Ask them to pat you on the back. Or, do what I did: I scheduled a massage for 2 PM that same day after I spent the morning re-organizing. That was a fantastic reward for the hard work I put in!
So, what project will you tackle? And, when will you do it? Send me an email and let me know so I can help hold you accountable!
Need more support?
For a limited time, before the official release of my new home study course, you can reserve your copy of the Clutter-Clearing, Performance Boosting Home Study Guide at a special pre-release price.
Here’s an Overview of What’s Included:
Week 1: “Retrain Your Brain for Maximum Peace and Productivity” Get ready to say goodbye to middle-of-the-night wake-ups full of anxiety, forgetfulness, impatience, headaches, and mental exhaustion. In this week, you’ll choose one of the three simple strategies that will bring you greater peace of mind, improve your ability to focus, and reclaim control of your over-active mind. And no, it doesn’t require overhauling your life, your office or your home.
Week 2: “Increase Your Energy without Exercise or Health Food” Before you even consider changing your exercise or eating habits, try my less-is-more approach to feeling more alive and ready to receive opportunities. I’ll share three of my Eastern-inspired secrets for revving up your metabolism, energy and improving your sense of well-being that don’t require hitting the gym or eating super foods. You’ll choose just one of three simple strategies and you will be amazed at how quickly you’ll see results in your weight, your focus, and your drive.
Week 3: “Ward Off Those Time-Sucking Vampires and Discover Hidden Pockets of Time You Didn’t Know You Had” Take a deep sigh of relief, because after this week’s call you’ll have a fist full of garlic to ward off those people and dreaded tasks that suck away at your time like a thirsty vampire. Think of this week as the opposite of a Franklin Covey Time Management course. In fact, I’ll introduce you to Eastern cultural perceptions of time. Choose one of three simple tips to wipe clean hours of wasted time each day and re-inspire a more youthful buoyancy in your every day routines.
Week 4: “Feel Totally Together and Organized By Decluttering Your Everyday Routines” Do you sometimes wish you could press pause on your mail and email delivery so that you could get on top of all this stuff once and for all and finally have some peace and quiet? Well, you don’t have to! The simple strategies I’ll share with you will streamline how you experience your work day, how you go about achieving your goals and will make you feel sane in a relentless world of constant requests of your time. You’ll choose one tip to implement for maximum impact!
Week 5: “Lighten Your Load to Feel In Charge Of Your Life and Keep More of What You Make” Did you know your work and home environments can either propel you forward or weigh you down and hold you back? In this fifth week, I’ll show you how decluttering your office and embracing conscious consumerism can actually increase your bottom line, improve your relationships and fuel you with unlimited energy. You choose just one of the three ideas I share and the pay-off to your performance (and your wallet!) will be huge.
Week 6: “Discover My Secrets for Staying On Track No Matter What Comes Your Way” Want to learn the number one secret that keeps my clients on track for successfully walking their talk and living the life they dreamed? Listen in to learn how the minor set-backs, major detours, and energy-draining failures of everyday life and business can be leveraged to create a gold mine of guideposts to fuel your on-going and upward-evolving optimum performance.
And the special bonus is a free Q&A call with me!
More details here.
Here’s to you feeling lighter, more inspired, and more in control of your time and energy!
