Commitment Integrity and Discipline

H.A.L.T. Why we need to rest more

On this bittersweet episode, the All the Stuff gals Jen Turrell, Financial Personal Trainer for Women, Lisa Carpenter, Transformational Life and Nutrition Coach, and Lisa Sharp, Empowerment Coach and Clutter Expert, say Farewell, and share their takeaways from hosting this podcast.

Lisa Carpenter begins by sharing her story regarding debt, and how, over the run of this podcast, she has been able to come to terms with it, do the work to get herself out of debt, and most importantly, into a new mindset.

Jen also shares her big changes, including a rebrand of her podcast Financial Fluency, and her desire to talk about a lot more topics than just finances.  She plans on focussing a lot more on her writing as well.

On her side, Lisa Sharp summarizes that the issues we have in life are because we think we are the only ones.  Being isolated and thinking it is just you, is so painful and so not necessary.  Sharing our feelings with honest conversation is one of the biggest gifts we can give each other.   Taking inspired action is great, and when it is time to let go, it is time…

Thank you to all the listeners who took part in the journey that is “All The Stufff”.  Past episodes will be available on iTunes and on the YouTube Channel.

All listeners are invited to contact the ladies using the links below, to share and connect!

Lisa Carpenter

Email:  [email protected]

Website:  Lisa Carpenter

Lisa’s E.A.T.! Program: E.A.T!

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/lisacarpenterinc/

Jen Turrell

Email:  [email protected]

Website:  Jen Turrell

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jen.turrell

Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/financialfluency/

Financial Fluency Podcast:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/financial-fluency-speaking-the-language-of-money/id1060546721?mt=2

Lisa Sharp

Email:  [email protected]

Website:  http://clearcalmspace.com

Lisa’s Blueprint Group Program:  http://clearcalmspace.com/blueprint/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ClearCalmSpace/

Are the cold, dreary days of winter giving you the blues?  Today, the All the Stuff gals Jen Turrell, Financial Personal Trainer for Women, Lisa Carpenter, Transformational Life and Nutrition Coach, and Lisa Sharp, Empowerment Coach and Clutter Expert, share their thoughts on seasonal mood swings and how to manage them.    

When Lisa Sharp discovered she was suffering from S.A.D. she immediately started research to find out what could help the feelings of sadness and depression that come along with this ailment.  Fish oil and a sun lamp proved extremely beneficial to her and helps her  combat the effects of the gloomy weather.

Lisa Carpenter lives in Vancouver where it is quite grey and gloomy from the months of November to February.  She also suffers from S.A.D., and has a huge sun lamp to regenerate, along with vitamin supplements including vitamin D and omega 3s.  She also recognizes that this time of year is a time where she has to up her self care and be as kind and compassionate towards herself as possible.

Omega 3s, or fish oil, is extremely important in supporting your emotional health and moods both during periods of S.A.D., and PMS.  Flax oil is also very beneficial and can be added to foods such a soups and salads.  Lisa Sharp suggest a subscribe and save through Amazon so you never run out and use your timer or alarm on your phone to remind you to take it.  Decluttering your environment is also a great way to clear out heaviness.  

While it is normal to have days when you feel down, if you spend days at a time feeling blue and are not motivated to do things you once enjoyed, you may want to see your doctor. Antidepressants may help you balance out your moods and allow you to enjoy life once again.   

Be sure to share your thoughts with the “All the Stuff” gals in their Facebook Group, a safe place to share and connect!

You can find out more about our resident experts and their programs on their websites:    Lisa Carpenter’s Program E.A.T!, Lisa Sharp’s The Blueprint Group Program, and Jen Turrell’s Money Matters Mastermind.  

Resources:

Barleans Fish Oil:  http://www.barleans.com/swirls

Do you feel like every day is filled with commitments, business activities and “doing”, but little time for fun?  

Today, the All the Stuff gals Jen Turrell, Financial Personal Trainer for Women, Lisa Carpenter, Transformational Life and Nutrition Coach, and Lisa Sharp, Empowerment Coach and Clutter Expert, discuss how we can add more fun into our lives.  

For business entrepreneurs, it is very often difficult to tear away from work in order to balance out the days with some fun-filled activities.  In fact, it can be downright uncomfortable for them to change their habits. The ladies share some of their challenges and revelations about this topic and how important it is to maintain a healthy balance.

Do you have some suggestions on how to add more fun into your life?  Be sure to share your thoughts with the “All the Stuff” gals in their Facebook Group, a safe place to share and connect!

You can find out more about our resident experts and their programs on their websites:    Lisa Carpenter’s Program E.A.T!, Lisa Sharp’s The Blueprint Group Program, and Jen Turrell’s Money Matters Mastermind.  

Resources:

The Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware

Today, the All the Stuff gals Jen Turrell, Financial Personal Trainer for Women, Lisa Carpenter, Transformational Life and Nutrition Coach, and Lisa Sharp, Empowerment Coach and Clutter Expert, share their thoughts on mental health, and the ongoing stigma that keeps many from sharing their stories.

In the entrepreneurial world, there is a common stigma that in order to be successful you have to act like you have everything together.  Fact is, everyone struggles at certain times, some more than others, without exception.  Rather than being vulnerable and authentic, many entrepreneurs only show the successful side of themselves and their businesses, and deal with their issues in silence.  This keep them in a terrible loop of feeling ashamed, overwhelmed, and alone.  In fact, statistics show that among entrepreneurs, a staggering 30% suffer from depression.  

Fact is, being open and honest about mental health issues with those that you trust, opens doors for fantastic conversations that remind us that we are never alone and it is not only OK, but cleansing to talk about it.  And hearing (or speaking) the words “me too” can create strong connections that brings people closer together.

Be sure to share your thoughts with the “All the Stuff” gals in their Facebook Group, a safe place to share and connect!

You can find out more about our resident experts and their programs on their websites:    Lisa Carpenter’s Program E.A.T!, Lisa Sharp’s The Blueprint Group Program, and Jen Turrell’s Money Matters Mastermind.  

Resources:

Danielle Laporte - http://www.daniellelaporte.com/

Gary Vaynerchuk -  https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/

With tax season looming ahead, the All the Stuff gals Jen Turrell, Financial Personal Trainer for Women, Lisa Carpenter, Transformational Life and Nutrition Coach, along with Lisa Sharp, Empowerment Coach and Clutter Expert, share their thoughts on handling all the paperwork that comes along with owning a business.  

Paperwork can overflow, and cause great stress to people.  In fact, Lisa Sharp shares how most people keep way more than they need to.  For example, unless you are writing off electricity as a business expense, there is no need to keep years and years of utility bills.  In fact many receipts can be destroyed after only a year, without any worries. There are exceptions, but now with online billing, history is available on the internet for a lot of things.

Taking care of paperwork is really about self-care.  It is time consuming, but not doing it can lead to lost documents and costly replacement fees, and intermingling of paperwork from different years, which leads to a huge mess that becomes overwhelming and causes people to not take action.  Lisa Sharp’s Blueprint Program starts off with setting up a paperwork system that by the mere fact of having it, reduces stress and enhances your quality of life!  

Be sure to share your thoughts with the “All the Stuff” gals in their Facebook Group, a safe place to share and connect!

You can find out more about our resident experts and their programs on their websites:    Lisa Carpenter’s Program E.A.T!, Lisa Sharp’s The Blueprint Group Program, and Jen Turrell’s Money Matters Mastermind.  

Resources:

Book:  Worth It by Amanda Steinberg

Book:  Getting Things Done by David Allen

IRS Resources - what documents should I keep:  

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/what-kind-of-records-should-i-keep

CRA Resources (Canada Revenu Agency) -  what documents should I keep:  http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/records/

YouTube Link:

https://youtu.be/itChwm_4mpQ

Today, the All the Stuff gals Lisa Carpenter, Transformational Life and Nutrition Coach, along with Lisa Sharp, Empowerment Coach and Clutter Expert, and Jen Turrell, Financial Personal Trainer for Women, share their thoughts on handling disappointment when things don’t go quite as planned.       

Sometimes, even when you are doing everything you need to do, the end result is not forthcoming.  Lisa Carpenter, who was fresh out of a launch for her program E.A.T. at the time of recording, offered this question:  “Are you willing to keep moving through the discomfort of not knowing when you are going to get there, but having unwavering faith that it is coming?”   In weight loss, as in business, and pretty much anything endeavor we undertake, time, tenacity and consistency is what gets us closer to our goals.

Jen Turrell, an avid writer, shared a snippet from the book Big Magic, where a famous author was giving a talk, and at the end, a man stood up.  This mad said he has been writing as long as he had, and despite trying and trying again, he had never had anything published.  The author offered empathy, and then suggested that he walk away from writing.  Go and live your life, he said, and then if you begin to miss it, and rediscover the passion that led you to start writing in the first place, go back to it.  For Jen, it is the act of writing that gives her the greatest pleasure.  She shared how she has dreams and goals of getting published and has three books in the works.  Even if that never happens, she will still write every day.  The passion has to be there before the expectation of an outcome does.

Lisa Sharp offered this cautionary thought.  In your face down moments, it is important to share with people who hold a safe space for you and will support you when things get tough and you are at your most vulnerable.  It is much easier to fold and give up in those times. Seek out your support network - your cheerleaders and remember why you were doing it in the first place!

Closing thought…

The journey is the destination…  It is important to make peace with the process and the stories we are telling ourselves about the process.  And sometimes, we need to walk away from it in order to appreciate just how much the actual process, or journey makes us feel.  

Be sure to share your thoughts with the “All the Stuff” gals in their Facebook Group, a safe place to share and connect!

You can find out more about our resident experts and their programs on their websites:    Lisa Carpenter’s Program E.A.T!, Lisa Sharp’s The Blueprint Group Program, and Jen Turrell’s Money Matters Mastermind.  

Resources:

Book:  The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy.

Book: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Today, our ladies Lisa Carpenter, Transformational Life and Nutrition Coach, along with Lisa Sharp, Empowerment Coach and Clutter Expert, and Jen Turrell, Financial Personal Trainer for Women, share their thoughts on managing stress and anxiety when big changes come around.     

Currently, the US election and resulting change in power has created much change, and for Lisa Sharp, the dismantling of things that she holds dear.  One of the things she undertook as self care was to unlike and unfollow anything in her Facebook feed that made her feel anxiety and stress.  Instead of allowing the bombardment of news and social media, she now choose which ones to engage with, and limits the amount of article she reads.  She emphasizes that self-care is even more important in times of change.

Lisa Carpenter spoke of a difficult time in her life five years ago, when her husband went into rehab, and she thought her life was over.  In order to be able to cope with this huge change, she learned to focus on what she did have control over - her health, her mindset, and her non-negotiables.  She also learned that this change, however difficult, was necessary in order for things to get better.  Her advice is for others to show up as best as they can for themselves, so they can then support others who need help.

For Jen, the change in the country is bringing out correlations to her childhood, which was fraught with domestic violence and abuse.  She feels that there are some hard-won rights that women have gotten used to, that are now in jeopardy, and that we have to fight back and stand strong for our rights.  She is taking action, and although that makes her feel better, she recognizes that she does have to have boundaries and protect her sanity.  

Closing thought…

When it comes to managing stress & anxiety with change, recognize where your feelings are coming from, what parts you need to address, and taking the opportunity to find out what you really need to heal within yourself.   

Be sure to share your thoughts with the  The “All the Stuff” gals in their Facebook Group, a safe place to share and connect!

You can find out more about our resident experts and their programs on their websites:    Lisa Carpenter’s Program E.A.T!, Lisa Sharp’s The Blueprint Group Program, and Jen Turrell’s Money Matters Mastermind.  

Today, our ladies Lisa Carpenter, Transformational Life and Nutrition Coach, along with Lisa Sharp, Empowerment Coach and Clutter Expert, and Jen Turrell, Financial Personal Trainer for Women, share their thoughts on letting go of old habits and the discomfort of creating new ones.   

Lisa Carpenter, at the time of recording, was in the final stages of planning her Masterclass.   During past launches, she had used anxiety as the fuel to get her through the planning, which was always at the last minute and on the fly.  Needless to say this was extremely stressful, and she felt as though she had been swallowed whole by the end of it.  

She has had to change her approach, and now plans ahead and comes from a place of ease.  The temptation to stray from the task at hand to check out Facebook, respond to a text, or whatever other “itch” is calling her, is a very real challenge. Putting her phone in another room, and clearing her calendar has allowed her to give herself the space she needs to do what she needs to do, in a timely fashion.

Lisa Sharp, a notorious self-proclaimed procrastinator, shares that her last minute mentality is in fact a protection mechanism that she uses to not hold herself accountable for the success of her endeavors, because she puts things together at the last minute.   Even though it is uncomfortable, it is the known variable, and her default.  

She shares that focussing on one thing at a time, and staying the course, allows you to accomplish so much more.  She suggests using timers to keep on track and recommends them all the time to her clients.  

In the throes of writing her first novel, Jen Turrell is also very familiar with the issue of time wasting, and distraction from the task at hand.  Writing is a long term endeavor that doesn’t have an immediate return on time invested, so being conscious of time management is very important.  

For her, social media can be a total waste of time.  On the other hand, she also finds it to be very useful both to spread her message, learn about the goings on in the country and around the world that interest her.    She has the 90 day year planner, and it really has helped her stay on track.  She uses 15 minute increments to stay on task with a timer as well and has found she is much more productive that way.  Having a daily theme is also helpful - i.e. Monday is planning day, Tuesday is Podcast/Promo day, Wednesday is Writing day etc.  

Closing thought…  

“Stay in the room, both literally and figuratively until you have done what you said you were going to do.”

The “All the Stuff” gals invite listeners to join in the conversation in their Facebook Group, to share about their own struggles and wins dealing with bad habits.   

You can find out more about our resident experts and their programs on their websites:    Lisa Carpenter’s Program E.A.T!, Lisa Sharp’s The Blueprint Group Program, and Jen Turrell’s Money Matters Mastermind.  

Plus, be sure to check out Lisa Carpenter’s Masterclass HERE.

Mentions:  

90 day year planner:  http://www.toddherman.me/90DYwaitlist/

Today the “All the Stuff” gals Jen Turrell, Financial Personal Trainer for Women, Lisa Carpenter, Transformational Life and Nutrition Coach, and Lisa Sharp, Empowerment Coach and Clutter Expert, discuss Diet Fads, and how they don’t work.

Over the years, the diet industry has rolled out all sorts of fads for weight loss, like low carb, low fat, gluten free, lactose free to name a few.  These seemingly quick-fix solutions end up being unsustainable, and often extremely unhealthy.  After all, as Lisa Carpenter mentions, both cocaine and broken glass are gluten free, but would you eat them?

Listeners will hear how learning the basics, and making choices that support how you want to feel is the key to healthy weight loss and a healthy body. In fact, we can get so used to feeling poorly, that when we do start feeding our bodies properly, the change is remarkable.  

In a world where food packaging is riddled with marketing schemes, it is very important to read labels and understand what you are eating. Eating whole foods is truly the best way to care for your body, and helps combat digestive issues that are so often aggravated by refined processed foods.  

Want a safe place to share?  Be sure to come on over the the “All the Stuff” Facebook Group for more tips and stories!

As a follow up to the exciting news of an “All The Stuff” Retreat, find the application to participate HERE.  You won’t want to miss it!  

Lisa Sharp’s program The Blueprint Program is always open.  Jen Turrell’s program Money Matters Mastermind can be found at http://jenturrell.com/money-matters-mastermind/. And be sure to check out Lisa Carpenter’s E.A.T.! Program.

YouTube Link:

https://youtu.be/lLUat0O8KN4