The Power of Knowing Yourself

I just listened to a great podcast by Andrew Huberman - one of my new fave podcasts called Huberman lab. He’s a neuroscientist who talks about everything from brain functions, to the effects of alcohol on your brain (I haven’t drunk alcohol in 14 years and my husband and kids don’t drink either) to the negative effects of porn on bonding and so much more.

His podcast and all the amazing podcasts I listen to and books I read for that matter are vehicles for me to understand myself and those I love and work with better, and a way for me to make refinements in my lifestyle choices that allow me to level up in mental, physical, emotional, sexual health - something that is a priority for me. I am in my mid-fifties and I want to experience maximum energy, vitality, passion, harmony, love, and success in all areas of my life.

This personal growth journey has taken me on a deep dive to know myself, to know my husband and my children. The cool part is that we are all learning together. We all listen to and watch podcasts that inform, educate and enlighten us, and multiple times a week we have amazing conversations about what we are learning, and we share podcasts and books with one another.

I have learned so much from my daughters who are so well-informed about mental health and who know themselves so well for their young ages, far better than I knew myself in my twenties. Never think that because you are older than your children they have nothing to teach you. Remain open, communicate and be humble. Our relationship with our girls is such a gift and I am so grateful for their friendship, their insights, and all the countless ways they have pushed my husband and I to be our best.

As I come to understand myself better, I understand my husband better, and our relationship grows deeper in connection. That has brought us closer than ever.

If personal growth isn’t part of your day and you struggle in any area of your life, I strongly encourage you to listen to a podcast or read a book. Start with something that intrigues you, or something you feel is a challenge for you so you can learn to overcome it.

The beautiful thing about us humans and our brains is that we are malleable - we are capable of growth and change, metamorphosis and transformation. In fact, change and growth are hard-wired into us. We are MEANT to grow. It is truly the most magnificent and humbling experience to look into your own soul, take responsibility for where you are, and commit to the journey of developing into the best, highest version of yourself. Not only does it change YOU, but it also changes your relationships with others for the better.

I want to look back over my life and see the transformation and the ripple effect that had on the people in my life. To know that the example I set for my loved ones and colleagues inspired them to grow as well. And just like a great movie, I want to track the character growth and know that the legacy I left was the best I could make it. That is WORTH investing my time and energy into. YOU are worth the investment into understanding yourself.

If anything I have shared here inspired you to begin your own personal growth journey, please shoot me a message I have a library of books on a variety of topics I would be happy to recommend to you.

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

Create more moments

My hubby and I are on our way back from a beautiful trip to Maui, Hawaii that was half business and half pleasure. I was invited to attend the annual leadership retreat with a few hundred of the top leaders in my company from around the globe.

I have heard that this retreat is “magical” because of the location. Maui is thought to be on a fault line that is a window to miracles.

Jeff and I went a few days early and stayed on the north shore before the conference started on the other side of the island at the Hyatt Regency. We rented a car so we could explore during our downtime.

It’s hard to put into words what we saw, and how we felt - in short, the “experience” of Maui. From the coastline views of the majestic mountains against the beautiful blue ocean, we could see humpback whales and their babies making the journey from Alaska back to Maui in the harbor, prehistoric-looking sea turtles on the beach and swimming in the ocean, surfing and kiteboarding (for my hubby), we even got to see a handful of professional surfers take on Jaws - one of the worlds largest waves that only happens a couple of times a year. And there was the training, the inspiring community of incredible men and women I am so honored to have the privilege of working with and a luxury, certified BCorp company and brand of wellness products that have not only changed my health, the business has changed my life and I am so proud to be a part of it all.

Jeff and I both had this realization that life is short and time goes by fast and all we have in the end are experiences that create moments.

You don’t have to go to Maui to create moments, you can create them every day in your regular life. Stay awake and aware of your days and how and who you spend them with. Get off the mundane cycle of the rat race if you aren’t fully alive and LOVING what you are doing and where you are going. Create a legacy life that you can look back on and be proud of. Live with intention and most importantly a heart full of gratitude for all the blessings you have in your life - including breathing in your lungs today.

Create moments - like beautifully hand-crafted chapters of an amazing novel starring YOU as the hero!

This is YOUR life - make this YOUR year!

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

I Didn't Know That About You - Learning New things About Your loved Ones

My eldest daughter is a voracious learner. I have always admired her dedication to understanding herself so she can not only be her BEST but show up in relationships with others as her best as well. She began her journey at 14, digging deep into learning. She has continued her self-growth journey every day since then.

It’s incredibly forward-thinking and selfless to behave this way from such a young age. Not only has it inspired me beyond measure, but I have learned so much from her, about her and others in my life. Knowledge truly is power, and understanding ourselves, true self-awareness, and responsibility for ourselves - is liberation.

One of the important revelations she made was learning that she is an HSP - A Highly Sensitive Person. There are beautiful qualities that come with this, but sometimes, living AS an HSP or WITH an HSP can be confusing and challenging.

You may question yourself and be overly critical of yourself simply because you can’t put words to feelings and emotions that feel as though they take over you.

Understanding WHY you may respond to things with, what often appears to those closest to you, as irrational intensity and emotion allows us to better “KNOW THYSELF,” while also allowing your family to know you. This awareness, creates both peace and harmony, two incredibly important things in our home (although there have been times, a year ago, that peace and harmony was not the predominant energy).

My daughter shared what she was learning with me, as she processed the information which inevitably helped her settle down from judging herself so harshly, loving the qualities of an HSP that she could see as strengths, rather than weaknesses and it shifted the dynamic in our home. I remember thinking, “I didn’t know that about you. I am so grateful to know this and I love you for it.”

My husband, as it turns out, is also an HSP. And when my daughter first suggested this, then sent me a movie about it to watch with my husband, we were both dumbfounded and enlightened all at the same time. How could he have reached the age of 52 without this understanding? A veil was lifted and so many things, including many of our conflicts, suddenly become crystal clear.

Learning this about my daughter and husband has given me a new appreciation for them, a new understanding of them, and an even deeper love for them.

My encouragement to you is to get to really know yourself. Study yourself for a few days, and ask yourself why you think you do what you do. Do you have big goals  & visions for yourself that allude you? Peeling back the layers of self-awareness can literally set that glorious masterpiece that is YOU - FREE!!!

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

We are all Connected

On my morning walk the other day, in the solitude of being alone with my thoughts, I shifted to an intense awareness of the world outside my mind. I saw the bare trees in the forest, with few hints of color in the dead of a warm winter’s day.

I was thinking of some of the challenges I had been dealing with over the holidays and the sadness of missing family… and at that moment my focus was directed toward two trees tangled together as one. A larger one, that looked healthy and strong, with a smaller thinner trunk leaned fully against it, branches growing up around the trunk of the larger tree, as though it was hugging it - leaning on it for strength.

I slowed down and took a picture. Then walked a few feet, only to see a beautiful sight of multiple trees to the right, all separate, growing in the formation of a circle, yet growing together. The branches in this community were so interwoven that it was hard to see where one tree started and the next ended. It was a beautiful, awe-inspiring sight.

At that moment I was taken out of my own thoughts and immersed in the awareness that we are truly all connected in life. At times we are the big sturdy tree - providing strength and support. At other times we are all playful soulmates, taking up equal space, but still connected together in a harmonious dance.

This felt inside me like a reminder to be kind to one another

A reminder to be kind to ourselves

A reminder that we are all connected in the dance of life

Take time to stop, get out of your thoughts, look around you and truly acknowledge the beauty of nature and how its own stories align with the very nature of human beings.

There is power in walking outside, in nature, and connecting to the beauty around you - for your mental health, to ground you and bring you back to magic and miracles that are always around us, and to tune in to the universe that holds us safely.

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

The Joy of “Clubbing”

Being around a group of people who are all VIBING high is the MOST empowering experience!

Those “high vibers” I am referencing are my fellow book club members! Other like-minded people who share a common interest in personal development and a growth mindset.

Over the past few years, I have run a book club almost every single month, focused on non-fiction, personal growth, mindset and business books! From 6 - 24 people attending, all reading, discussing and sharing ideas and personal relevant stories from the book, chapter by chapter, as we learn from one another and grow together.

The power of a book club is that you aren’t JUST reading the book, putting it aside and then on to the next book. You are talking about HOW you are incorporating the learnings from each chapter along the way, into your daily life.

What I love abut this is that learning and growing is an ACTIVE process. The book itself doesn’t change you, knowledge alone isn’t power. It is the application of knowledge, that changes you.

A few of the benefits of BOOK CLUBBING for me include:

• Community and Connection with others

• Exhilaration of learning new tools to become the best version of you

• Developing new skills for thinking, manifesting, running a business

• Expanding your awareness

• Being exposed to a variety of authors with both similar and different approaches to life

• Sense of fulfilment in reading and learning

• Developing a new understanding and awareness of other peoples ability to overcome hardship and grow

• Respect and empathy for others

• Being of service to others through shared stories

The Joy of Book Clubbing is exhilarating! I leave every call feeling uplifted.

If you haven’t been part of a book club before, I highly recommend it.

If you want tips on my top book choices (I have read hundreds of books) send me a message I’d be happy to share.

If you want advice on how to start a book club of your own send me a message.

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

I Turned 54 + My Philosophy

I am back after an absolutely crazy few weeks including; emergency surgery (appendectomy for my daughter), business conferences and medical appointments.

Stress was high but so was learning and inspiration.

As is always the case… life was a mix of challenges, celebrations and emotions on both ends of the spectrum.

Have you ever had those weeks that you are just grateful to have BEHIND YOU?

Amidst it all… I had a birthday celebrating turning 54!

I didn’t expect this one to feel like a milestone but it does.

My beautiful mom passed away at 53 from colon cancer, that started as breast cancer (at 41). So 53 felt emotional to me in many ways. It was a realization of just how YOUNG my mom was when I hit her age with so much life and so many dreams and goals in sight for myself.

But 54 - that’s a whole new level of feels. It’s a major BONUS year, compared to what my mom had, and with it, I have some reflections, declarations and commitments to myself.

Here is the philosophy I am choosing to live by in my 54th year:

1. Life is a gift to be celebrated

2. Create a legacy life you can be proud of

3. Be kind

4. Set healthy boundaries around anything/anyone that is toxic

5. Take full responsibility for your life

6. Workout consistently

7. Stay youthful and vibrant

8. Nourish your body with healthy foods & clean supplements

9. Use good skincare

10. Choose happy thoughts

11. Tell those around you that you love them daily

12. Take note of all the things you have to be grateful for every morning and night

13. Aim for a big beautiful life and be courageous in creating it

14. Believe in yourself

15. Encourage others to believe in themselves

16. Laugh so hard you cry at least once a week

17. Enjoy downtime with your loved ones

18. Believe in Miracles

19. Read, listen, learn daily

20. Love with your whole heart

21. Be silly, playful and fun

This year ahead is going to be FILLED with MIRACLES and WONDER, LOVE, LAUGHTER, GIVING BACK, DREAMING BIGGER and JOY!

I am going to give it my all and fill another chapter of my life story with the very BEST experiences.

Stay safe and stay healthy my friends and appreciate this journey of life… it truly is a gift!

What has been your favourite year to date? Which points above resonate for you? I would love to hear from you.

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

Finding Your Tribe

In 2009, I was reading a book recommended by a colleague called TRIBES, by Seth Godin!

“Tribes is a self-help book about how to create and lead your own tribe—a group of people who are connected by a leader and an idea. Godin contends that, thanks to the ability to connect easily via the internet, there’s never been a better time to build a tribe (or step up to lead an existing one).”

At the same time, one of my best friends, Erika Heller, was battling colon cancer at the tender age of 31.

Up until this point, I had written 3 books, including 2 children’s books endorsed by Celine Dion to help raise awareness and funds for cystic fibrosis, a health condition my eldest was born with. I was wrapping up writing my last book about the power of womanhood BEYOND just what you look like or the size of your clothes. I was also rebuilding my marriage, while raising my 3 little girlies.

The most effective way for me to overcome my challenges, adversities and struggles, up until this point, was to channel my energy into something meaningful and BIGGER than me. Some way to help others.

Everything I did was “mission” and “purpose” driven!

Reading TRIBES spoke to my soul!

It put into words what I had felt deep inside.

It was short, to the point, easy to understand and it CHANGED MY LIFE!

It was this book that gave me the vision to launch a grassroots movement with a flashmob, in honour of my friend Erika.

I had NO online presence. NO following. NO Youtube. BUT I had a MISSION and a VISION to unite 1,000,000 people to recognize the amazing women in their lives for who they were (just as Erika had demonstrated so effortlessly despite her cancer journey) and the challenges they had overcome with grace, class, dignity and resilience.

If you are feeling STUCK and uninspired in your life, being a part of something BIGGER than yourself, transforming your struggle into leading or joining a mission, a grassroots movement for the greater good, could help you feel connected and overcome your circumstances. It could in fact, as it has for me time and time again, TRANSFORM YOU!

Responding to our life circumstances with leadership in this way, confirms the adage, that things don’t happen TO US, they truly do happen FOR US.

Today, that little grassroots movement has almost 4 million views on YouTube, has been duplicated around the world from Japan to Germany, Bijeljina to California and beyond. It was written up in the HUFFINGTON POST and many other blogs and amassed over 13,000 people sending messages to the AMAZING WOMEN in their life.

LEARNING can change your life!! Stepping into your leadership can change your life! Reframing your adversity can change your life! We are made for more!

I am reading “Tribes” AGAIN from new life experiences. I am ready for another epic adventure and the next chapter of this beautiful, more relevant than ever, grassroots movement. Stay tuned.

Share below ONE woman YOU BELIEVE is amazing and tag her to let her know how you feel… in the moment! We don’t do that enough!!

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

You Don’t JUST Become Who you are Surrounded By…

You have no doubt heard the quote by motivational speaker Jim Rohn: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” He went on the say that, “The people you spend the most time with shape who you are.”

To add more significance to this statement, based on the Framingham Heart Study that has spanned over 30 years and studied the breadth of social influence on a variety of aspects, the study concluded that not only are you influenced by the people in your inner circle, you are ALSO influenced by the people in your inner circle’s - inner circle. From obesity and heart health to smoking and many more factors, including the ever elusive “happiness” - our social networks play a major factor.

The study demonstrates the powerful impact of our social networks and how things become not only acceptable but normal amongst friends and family. For example, if your spouse is obese, your likelihood of becoming obese is 37%.  If your friend is obese however, your likelihood of becoming obese shoots up to 171% likely.

It’s safe to say we have all experienced the impact of our friends on our lifestyle choices, habits, choice of music, style of dressing & appearance and more, in both good and bad ways. I have seen people change to heavy drinking, hanging out at strip joints, partying, using drugs and more.

Take an honest inventory of your friends and what you are doing with them the majority of the time? Do you drink and gossip every time you’re together? Neither of which feels good. If you notice a downward spiral in how you feel and you and your friends are getting increasingly complacent, unhappy, letting go of health standards… it may be time for you to make some difficult decisions and set some healthy boundaries while you actively seek out and create a new healthier social network.

Look for people talking about ideas, working on progressive projects that get them ahead, people that are reading books and listening to podcasts that grow and expand their minds… those are the people who will influence you positively to grow, encourage your to try new things and even help to improve your feelings of happiness and self worth.

I teach my daughters this concept. My husband and I have experienced it on both fronts (unhealthy and healthy) friends and family, we can’t escape this truism. Fortunately, we play a role in our destiny by consciously choosing a better community tone surrounded by. IF you are committed to living a healthy, happy, successful life… the data proves it’s a non-negotiable!

Personally, my stress levels drastically decreased, my health rapidly increased, my marriage improved exponentially and my business took off - all when I got honest about who I was surrounding myself with, did some necessary editing-out of toxic people, and became super intentional with what I wanted my life to look and feel like and who I allowed in my inner circle.

I feel grateful to be surrounded by the most amazing family and friends I have ever been surrounded by. It’s taken me a solid 53 years to sort through all the toxicity but it is sooo incredibly worth it. I hope sharing this info inspires you and reminds you that where you are currently is NOT you final destination.

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

You can check out info on the amazing, enriched community of like minded entrepreneurs I am surrounded by through my work and learn more about my online business:

Our children are watching us!

When I was a stressed out corporate executive, twelve years ago, my eldest was 11 and my twins 8 at the time.

I started my online business part-time, 10 hours/week, in the nooks and crannies of my life.

I realized that in order for me to BECOME the version of myself I needed to change my mindset by inputting NEW information and then implementing that new information.

The ONLY PROBLEM was I was freaking busy!

3 kids, a husband, a full time job and then this extra business on top was a FULL schedule!

One of the MAIN things I did to maximize my time was that I started using my driving time (and I had a lot of it between my commute to work and driving the girls across the city to competitive dance classes) to LISTEN to self development and business books on audio.

The first book I listened to was called The Slight Edge by Jeff Olsen! I must have listened to that for 3 or 4 months straight over and over again. The kids were in the car and initially they were not thrilled with the idea of having to listen to my CD OVER and OVER AGAIN!!!

But guess what happened over time?

I began to CHANGE, my business began to GROW, and my girls were absorbing the info like sponges.

They even made a few funny videos with the audio from the Slight Edge because they were so familiar with it (one of which I have included below for your amusement!)

All of that time spent listening in the car literally turned my car into a UNIVERSITY on wheels and shifted my thinking!

And you know what else happened…. my children’s young minds got moulded to believe they could do ANYTHING they set their minds to.

Today my three girls are working on creating TV shows and a production company together. It amazes me to hear them regurgitate what they have learned through both osmosis and observation, in part, by watching me learn and grow. My journey to achieve big goals, talking about what I was doing, and then actually following through and DOING IT - gave them the proof that they could do anything too.

So the next time you have a dream to start something new, or you want to transition into a new line of work, or pursue a passion project… adopt the “university on wheels” method to maximize your time, eliminate your excuses and GO AFTER your biggest best most beautiful life!

I am here to provide recommendations for books if needed! Just DM me. I have read hundreds!

Do you use car time to listen to podcasts, books on audio or personal growth materials? Share below.

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

We are Hard-Wired for Change

We are all hard-wired for growth & change!

One of the most profoundly OVERLOOKED but LIFE CHANGING phenomena in the world is… to have a VISION for the highest, best version of your life AND then to get to work to make it your REALITY!

Reflecting back to almost 12 years ago when I didn’t have a VISION for my life - I recall feeling foggy, unclear and restless. I was a corporate executive working 60 hours a week - driving 90 min to work and 90 min home. I was working in an industry that was NOT my area of INTEREST or expertise BUT I needed to help pay our mortgage, feed our small children and pay for their very costly competitive dance lessons. Who has, like me, ever taken a job just to collect an income?

Well there I was.

The challenge was that I was growing increasingly anxious about my lack of passion at work. I had no sense of fulfilment in my job. I only had 11 days off out the whole 365-days a year so I had to take a leave of absence just to attend my girls dance competitions. My eldest daughter has a health condition cystic fibrosis and I had to take her to Sick Kids every 3 months it was stressful, long days, and I would field calls and emails from work while trying to navigate the difficult tests and emotions my young daughter was undergoing.  I wasn’t challenged in my job and while I worked hard, I only received a 2.5 % pay raise (which wasn’t even the cost of living) after 3 years of growing the business.

C-R-A-Z-Y!

When I learned that I could partner with an established luxury brand, with NO overhead or inventory AND build a business part time alongside all of my responsibilities, including my job, that lit a spark of HOPE inside my soul that I hadn’t felt in a really long time. HOPE that I could actually change my circumstances without giving up my job instantly - since I needed that income while I grew my eCommerce business.

The question asked of me when I first learned about the uncapped POSSIBILITIES of this eComm biz was…. “If you keep doing what you are doing now… where will you be in 5 years from now” got me thinking. I realized I didn’t have a VISION in my life. I didn’t have a plan! Up until that moment my plan was- maybe change companies in a few years. But I would still have someone else telling me how many vacation days I got, when to take lunch or when I was WORTHY of a raise!

The person presenting the business went on to say, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result!” Well I honestly think I was CRAZY to have done that for 20 years and ignored the growing pain of “quiet desperation” that weighed on me everyday from the moment I opened my eyes.

Okay so now let’s talk about VISION again. The definition of vision is… “the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom.”

BOOM! Learning about a business that could allow me to CREATE a life by my own design, work it from my phone, help other people, get healthier and earn amazing money if I worked at it and gave it time…. that provided me with major WISDOM… and as author and poet Maya Angelou so beautifully said… “When you KNOW better you do BETTER.”

Learning about this alternative way to have flexibility in my life and career was the “BETTER” I had been longing for!

SO I jumped ALL In with my soul on FIRE!

I plugged in to the success of those around me.

I fell in love with the brilliant eComm industry, the products changed my health,  I fell in love with this brand and I started to DREAM AGAIN!  I will tell you something….it felt SO GOOD TO dream again! I saw success all around me from different ages 18-80 year olds, different backgrounds; doctors, lawyers, engineers, corporate executives, nurses, teachers, fitness enthusiasts, nutritionists, students and stay at home moms, and I began to cast a BIGGER VISION for myself, my family and the impact I could make by helping other people all over the world live their best lives!

Here is my take away:

Q: You want to have a good life? What should the AIM be?

A: Do something that’s worth doing. Live your life the way you want to live it.

You could become an inspirational example to others. Take the vision and possibility of a beautiful future and turn it in to something good. Your life doesn’t have meaning without an aim (mic drop right there!) As humans we need “meaning” to sustain us through the challenges and adversities that life will inevitably throw our way.

So if you feel an internal PANG for change… if you have that inner feeling of KNOWING that you are meant for MORE than your current circumstances… I encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and create change! TRUST, KNOW & UNDERSTAND the truth that as human beings we are WIRED for growth and change!

You are going to be BETTER than OKAY with change - you are going to freaking SOAR!!!

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. that one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

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The Power of Believing in Yourself and Others

When I was a young girl my mother told me that I could do ANYTHING I set my mind to.

I remember when Madonna first came on the scene and I was singing along to her song “BORDERLINE”. I said to my mom, “Wow she has such a great voice! Do you think I could ever sing as well as her?”

My mom (who had an AMAZING voice by the way) replied, “If you practiced and devoted time and energy to training your voice consistently - I think you could 100% sing like Madonna!”

Now let me be very clear, I DO NOT have a Madonna-quality voice - but what my mother said to me set me up for MASSIVE success throughout my life! She simply BELIEVED IN ME! She told me with loving kindness that with hard work and consistency I could accomplish ANYTHING and I BELIEVED HER!

That life lesson not only allowed me to accomplish countless BIG THINGS ... it allowed me to approach EVERYTHING I took on with her voice in my head and a heart FULL of unwavering confidence. My mom’s encouraging words allowed me to:

• Create the first breast cancer awareness campaign in Walmart stores across the country in honour of my mom (who had breast cancer at 41) raising over $40,000 in our first year

• Secure an endorsement from Celine Dion for 2 children’s books I wrote about my eldest daughter

• Raise over $400,000 for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) from the sales of my children’s books (our eldest has CF)

• Create a FLASHMOB to honour my friend who passed away from colon cancer at just 31 - even though I had ZERO online presence. I surpassed my goal of over 1,000,000 views globally and we are at almost 4 million views globally today

• Build a successful 7-figure online business PART TIME alongside my full-time corporate job so I could transition out of corporate and be more present for my children

• Reach the top 1% of growth in my business and coach hundreds to create successful businesses along the way

• Get in the best shape in my 50’s and coach hundreds to reach their best health at every decade

I have passed this unwavering belief onto my own children who have accomplished BIG things, including launching a successful KICKSTARTER campaign and writing and publishing a novel when they were 19 and the twins 16… they are working towards HUGE goals now.

The reason I share this is because we are ALL capable of literally ANYTHING we set our minds to if we JUST BELIEVE in ourselves!

When we are unsure, or in a challenging situation… the difference in helping us reach our goals is often just ONE person believing we CAN!

It’s not surprising that the work I do today is coaching and mentoring entrepreneurs to build successful online businesses. I am saddened by the number of adults who lack confidence, self-esteem or belief in themselves. I think belief in ourselves is one of the greatest things we can possess.

Whether you are a parent, a sibling, a teacher, a friend, a business colleague… YOU have the ability to lift someone UP and believe in them! The ripple effect of this simple act of kindness is far-reaching!

In a world where we can ALWAYS find things to judge, condemn or criticize… KINDNESS and believing ONE PERSON CAN make a difference is a simple, FREE and legacy-creating gesture that we are all capable of exercising in our day-to-day lives. And you never know… YOU could be responsible for helping someone achieve unbelievable things in their life, simply by believing in them... and that is NO small thing!

Be kind to one another friends! It will come back to you tenfold AND it just feels really good!

With love,

Your friend,

Kimxo

What NEW EXPERIENCES can do for you…

Last week my hubby and I drove 2 ½ hours to visit friends for the afternoon and stay for dinner.

They live outside the hustle and bustle of the city on a 34-acre property.

I had no preconceptions of what to expect - I was just looking forward to the visit. What we experienced that afternoon was absolutely magical.

An older small green home was the first thing we saw driving up the long road, this is where his spry 97-year-old mother lives. Beside it was a larger home attached to an old barn. All of it is surrounded by lush flowers and vegetation. This is where D and his wife and their 2 daughters live. On a tour of the homes we went on later, the barn was filled with old race cars of all kinds, at different stages of being refurbished, one of D’s passions.

We were NOT in the city anymore!

We went into the house and to the kitchen which D designed. It looked like something out of an Italian film. High ceilings, a huge stove and sink area, rustic benches (brought by his dad from France) and tables covered in fresh fruits and vegetables.

D immediately sliced open a fresh cantaloupe that he picked that morning from his garden and offered us a snack of cantaloupe and prosciutto. Jeff and I had never had this combination of foods together and it was delicious.

We then put on our long pants, sweaters and hats and D took us for a walk to the far reaches of his property. It stretched on for what felt like forever. He shared the history of the property and how he spent 15-18 years old there as a young boy when his parents first purchased it. Years later, when they announced they were going to sell it - he and his wife S, bought the property.

As we walked through the rolling terrain, dense with trees he shared that his father worked with inmates from the local jail to help rehabilitate them and one of the things he had them do was come out of the property and plant trees. Needless to say, decades on, these trees are big and beautiful holding this compelling history in their roots.

We walked through a wide river bed, dried up in the summer heat, that flows spectacularly during the spring and fall.

We returned to the main house and met up with S who had returned from work. She had started dinner while we were out walking and the kitchen now smelt like a combination of fresh produce and marinating fresh seasonings. She gave us each a small cardboard basket and we headed out to the garden behind the house to pick the veggies for dinner. Fresh potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, fresh cucumbers and fresh basil and cilantro.

The meal S cooked for us was one of the BEST Jeff and I had ever eaten.

We felt like total city slickers for the day. I would have PAID to have the entire experience, my heart was so filled with gratitude! It served as a reminder to Jeff and I of the importance of getting out of your regular routine to experience NEW ways of living & new places to expand and shape your understanding of the world. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy just an openness to NEW experiences.

More memory building coming at the end of this month when we head off to South Carolina for our summer trip. I can’t wait!

Have you had an experience that changed the way you looked at things? Would love to hear about it!

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. That one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

Do you have a Growth or Fixed Mindset?

Life is the most incredible journey, isn’t it?

Just when we think we have things all figured out - something happens to create a shift.

When I was 17 in my final year of high school, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was only 41. She was my best friend and the picture of health on the outside. My parents had just gone bankrupt and my mom was the one that had to deal with all the creditors for years leading up to that point. I believe the toll that took on her mentally and physically massively contributed to her cancer diagnosis so young.

At that moment, my life changed. I was the pillar of strength for my mom. She would wake up at 2 am in absolute fear at the sound of rain on the roof- it was my job to comfort her, stay awake and talk to her until she calmed down and was able to get back to sleep.

It was at that time that I started diving into reading any books I could about the power of the mind to heal, to overcome adversity and any challenge that anyone in my family, including me, was dealing with.

Without being fully aware of it back then… I embarked on a journey of building “a growth mindset”

A growth mindset is defined like this…

“Someone with a growth mindset views intelligence, abilities, and talents as learnable and capable of improvement through effort. On the other hand, someone with a fixed mindset views those same traits as inherently stable and unchangeable over time.”

Developing a growth mindset has meant, incorporating reading, listening to books on audio, and listening to podcasts EVERY SINGLE day. In addition to a healthy lifestyle, eating clean, working out and writing affirmations and daily goal setting - the personal growth you can do on the muscle that is the BRAIN can change your life more than ANYTHING!

We are all capable of doing amazing things but If we aren’t aware of our weaknesses or the things we need to do to CREATE that change we will remain stuck in the same thinking. If we remain stuck and nothing changes we will never challenge ourselves, stretch out of our comfort zone and develop new skills, awareness and understanding to develop the potential that lies within.

Human beings are actually hard-wired for change. We are hard-wired to grow and serve and connect and create meaning and purpose. Life is meant to be a journey of learning, self-awareness and growth.

Along my own personal growth journey, the greatest revelation was the sense of responsibility and self-awareness that could help improve my life and relationships. It meant letting go of trying to be “perfect” (that doesn’t exist anywhere) and embracing growth.

I know that without this commitment to growth and the journey I am on… I wouldn’t be the wife, mother, friend, or business coach I am today. I wouldn’t have been able to create the business and life of my dreams without embracing a commitment to daily personal reflection and growth.

If you are looking for a great place to begin your self-growth journey - send me an email. I have read hundreds and hundreds of books on every topic that I would be happy to recommend to you - wherever you are in your journey.

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. That one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

Be Kind

Have you ever walked away from an interaction with someone whether in person or on a call and had a fabulous experience? An interaction that left you feeling BETTER than before? The first thing I always say is… what a KIND person!!! The ripple effect of that interaction is wide and deep.

In the same breath, have you ever had an interaction with someone and felt yourself dragged in to drama, conflict or feeling the need to defend yourself in what should have been a straight forward communication? Whether the person is just having a bad day or struggling with something personal… I generally try to let it go. However, when ongoing communications with the same person ALWAYS turn sideways and put you on edge… it’s more than just a bad moment for them - it’s a behaviour that can be incredibly toxic to have to deal with.

I have immense empathy and compassion for people. Maybe too much sometimes. I have been known in the past to make excuses for people’s poor behaviour. However, the truth is this… EVERYBODY and I mean EVERYBODY including me… is fighting a battle you know nothing about!!! That does NOT give ANYONE the right to be UNKIND or to behave like an ASSHOLE! Regardless of what you are going through, it is not OKAY to drag people down with you - especially people who truly want what’s best for you.

As human beings, I believe it’s our responsibility to do our own inner work. I work on myself every dang day! It is HARD WORK!!! And it is WORTH it! It takes self reflection and owning our actions and being aware of how those words and actions affect those around us. It can be helpful to seek the proper professional care, was we continue to do our own work along the way. AND, when we are human and mess up… it’s useful when we are quick to apologize, in order to make things right!

The most amazing part of taking ownership of our behaviour is that we become AWARE of our impact on others. I often hear people say… “My intention was…xyz”  It’s not intentions that matter. It’s ACTIONS! We are what we DO and SAY, not what we INTEND to do.

When in doubt, choose KINDNESS!

Choose self reflection!

Choose to take ownership of your words and actions!

Choose to live by the golden rule - treat people the way YOU want to be treated!

Choose to leave people better than you found them!

These old adages sound so simple don’t they? In my ongoing journey I have discovered that working on myself, even though it’s hard work, has ultimately lead to a more simple life. It frees up our energy as we move from FIGHTING our way through interactions with others to a new healthier, more self aware approach to communications. Developing a new sense of self allows us to better regulate our emotions, choose our words and actions with greater consideration for their IMPACT.

There is plenty of chaos around us, and sometimes within us, our job is not to create MORE CHAOS, it’s to simplify our lives and to grow! Always striving to be better today, than we were yesterday.

NOT perfect by any stretch… GOD knows that perfection does not exist for ANY HUMAN BEING. But to be KIND… now that’s something to aim for.

How do you deal with these types of situations in your life?

Are you looking for any good books or podcasts to reference on your journey? Message me -I am happy to share what has worked and continues to work for me.

Grateful to be on this journey with you! I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. That one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

If you can DREAM it - you can LIVE IT!

If you can DREAM it - you can LIVE IT!

Are you where you want to be in your life?

Do you feel a KNOWING inside that you are meant for more?

My entire life I have felt this way.

I know I was put on this earth to do BIG things! I have lost my way more times than I can count. I have wound up in jobs doing things so far from my passion. I have cried in my bed questioning everything I thought I knew! I have sat quietly in my car and contemplated how I got where I was… so far off track from what I had envisioned for my life! I have passed time with an anxious feeling in my gut that led to me living for Friday so I could get to the weekend, and then on Sunday, dreading Monday when the whole cycle started over.

I am here to tell you - YOU ARE meant for MORE!

If you have a feeling, a calling, a KNOWING inside that there is something greater for you… PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE IT!

Whatever you want… wants you!

Decide that you are going to step out of your comfort zone and START!

If you aren’t sure where to begin… start by writing down all the ways you want to feel, and what your life will look like. You don’t have to know exactly what the THING that will get you there is… BUT you do have to be CLEAR on what THERE looks and feels like!

11 years ago - I had a tug. I got a call to look at something NEW to me. I FOLLOWED my tug and my entire life has changed forever as a result.

Know that your dream life won’t always show up the way you saw it… so remain open to everything! The universe is a magical place that brings you just what you need, right when you need it! Remain OPEN and I promise you magical things will show up!

If you are looking to create change and live out the life of your dreams please reach out to me! I have mentored hundreds of people to do just that… to transform their lives. I would love to learn more about your dreams.

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. That one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

How to Set Healthy Boundaries

This has been one of the most challenging lessons I have learned over my 53 years… how to set HEALTHY BOUNDARIES! And to be totally honest… I am still working on it!

If you struggle with people-pleasing, getting caught up in other people’s drama, or having a hard time limiting your exposure to toxic behaviour from ANYONE - colleagues, friends or family - perhaps this will give you some strength and tools to be able to make new, ultimately HEALTHIER decisions for yourself that will have a profoundly positive impact on YOU and those around you who actually DO want what’s best for you!

Let’s start with what you might be experiencing as signs that you need to set healthier boundaries:

1. You feel that it’s your responsibility to help make others feel better

2. You feel guilty when and IF you take personal time - you have a belief that you should ALWAYS be available to anyone who “needs” you

3. Regardless of the valid reasons why you cannot help someone - you feel terribly guilty, like you’ve done something wrong

4. You are nervous to speak up for yourself and let your personal needs and desires be known

5. A great percentage of your time is spent listening on the phone, in the office, in person - to others who are constantly venting to you - as you’re the sounding board for all - with no support returned. This leaves you feel taken advantage of

“Shining neon lights” that a relationship is in need of some healthier boundary setting, include:

1. Your behaviour around this person is not in line with your personal values

2. This person can’t accept you for you and is constantly trying to change you

3. Even when you have attempted to set boundaries, they don’t pay attention to them and treat you as if you haven’t set any at all

4. This person cannot be happy for your happy moments

5. You’re afraid to disagree with even the most basic things with this person because they will “lose it” on you and lash out at you

6. This person will manipulate you emotionally disguising their behaviour and saying they care about you

Have you experienced any of the above? I certainly have!

It’s EASY for people to rally around you and support you when you are going through a challenging time… BUT… the measure of a healthy relationship with someone is that they want what’s best for you and they celebrate your wins with you - they aren’t resentful, minimizing or belittling.

When you do decide to set a boundary - be clear and direct and let the person know by using the word “boundary.” Then DO NOT WAIVER or be talked back into the relationship with false promises. They will be upset and challenge you but just remember the only people who will take issue with you setting boundaries are the people who cannot respect them.

Last year I had a few toxic relationships in a few different areas of my life. I could feel my self esteem slipping, my self respect declining and the unhealthy relationships I was entrenched in almost daily, were taking a toll on my stress levels and were causing me signs of physical illness.

I remembered my beautiful mom, who had a hard time setting boundaries and passed away at 53 of cancer, I realized that my life quite literally depended upon healthy relationships and healthy boundaries.

A NEW me was born!

The big epiphany came last year when one of my trusted business mentors said to me, in response to my asking for coaching on how to manage a challenging business colleague, and she replied with the adage, “We teach people how to treat us by what we are willing to accept.” That sunk in DEEP! I realized I had enabled this poor behaviour and if it was to change it was up to me to create boundaries!

Trust me when I tell you this will be difficult and you will feel sick about it… BUT only at first as you transition into new behaviour. You will feel 1000% BETTER on the other side of it - with your dignity and self respect in tact when you prioritize HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS!

One of my fave quotes is.. “The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships” ~ Tony Robbins.

What do you ultimately want the quality of your LIFE to be? Do the hard work of “editing out” the toxic people. You can still LOVE THEM where they are… and not have them in your day-to-day life. I literally put all the people I have created a safe and healthy boundary around in a heart on my affirmations page daily and write “I bless and release you. I send you love and wish you well.”

Let me know if you try this? I promise you your life AND your health will improve immensely.

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. That one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

How I got out of the 9-5 GRIND

When I was a young girl in university I had these grand illusions of what it would be like to work with a big company, have my own office, have business cards to give out and sit in "important" meetings discussing work and creative ideas with motivated people I was learning from daily. I imagined how inspiring it would be to earn a big paycheck and all the things I could do with that; like travel, buy nice things like towels (I always wanted nice towels for some reason), drive a nice car, live in a nice home, have a great family...you know...the DREAM LIFE.

And then I did it. I worked with some of the largest companies like Walmart, Amazon, Disney and Alliance Films, amongst countless others (many of which are actually out of business today). While working with these companies was rewarding for a time, I quickly realized it wasn't EVER going be ENOUGH to satisfy my internal feeling of being on PURPOSE, of making a DIFFERENCE in the world or of having more time FREEDOM and CONTROL and OWNERSHIP of my own life, to actually do all the things I dreamed of doing.

I also realized that the growth curve to get ahead and earn the kind of income I dreamed of through the corporate channel was long, drawn-out and actually left me with VERY LITTLE time for my family and ZERO ownership in my life. I had anywhere from 11 days to 15 days holiday in corporate. And I took the jobs anyway because that was all I knew, all I saw around me.

While I was ALWAYS dreaming up ideas to make money "on the side" and tried countless things including, creating TV shows that I tried to pitch, writing books, doing consulting work, life coaching...nothing provided me with the FINANCIAL solution I had been looking for, at the global scale with the massive reach I dreamt of.

Fast forward to 2010, I was back in the corporate grind, surrounded by very Uninspiring people, many of whom spent most of their day BITCHING and COMPLAINING about how much they hated their job or how frustrated they were and I wasn't learning ANYTHING new from any of them that was helping me grow as a person...other than that I DID NOT want to be LIKE THEM and waste my time complaining about what I hated about my life but remain STUCK and doing NOTHING to change my circumstances.

I started thinking there has got to be a BETTER way to make a living and earn money and feel good and have time freedom and create the "Life by design" I had always dreamed of. The harsh reality after over 25 years in corporate was that corporate was NEVER going to give me what I was looking for TIME and FINANCIAL FREEDOM.

So I began praying for a SIGN (isn't that what EVERYONE does when they feel like they are at the end of their rope?).

Have you ever been there? Just wishing something or someone would show up with a magic solution to all your problems and all your desires. I frantically searched online watching Youtube videos on "how to manifest your greatest life," on anything I could do online but most things seemed too hard to learn and a bit sketchy. I worked on trying to shift my mindset. It was hard and frustrating. With our children all in the VERY COSTLY sport of competitive dance, our costs were mounting and we never seemed to be able to get ahead of all our payments. My husband and I were both working hard, getting paid well, but STILL all our money was SPENT before it even hit the bank account.

I was so stressed out about bills, I felt so OFF track with work and extremely unfulfilled and EMPTY that I even developed HIVES on my elbows and waist from stress (STRESS is NOT good for your health...and it will do a number on your body!).

I believe in divine intervention...that our thoughts and our prayers are heard.

At that moment, a contact on Facebook whom I did not know, but who occasionally "Liked and commented" on my posts reached out to me and invited me to hear about a "business opportunity." This is where my spidey-senses were BOTH piqued and sceptical all at the same time. I was curious, to learn more about other options to creating change and somehow creating a PLAN B that could allow me to get out of my full-time job, without interrupting my full time job.

I will tell you this...the answer to my prayers came in an entirely DIFFERENT package than I had imagined...to be honest...an entirely DIFFERENT package than I had ever even been OPEN TO. But I was sick and tired of being sick and tired of my daily grind, my lack of time, my desire for more money and MORE purpose and MORE ownership and MORE wealth and MORE inspiration and MORE MEANING and MORE positive people I could learn from and grow with. Being OPEN to NEW ideas...to NEW opportunities is the best gift you can give yourself because, as I have learned, nothing NEW or GREAT or life-changing comes from within the confines of your comfort zone.

That openness and desire for more led me to a meeting where I heard, for the first time ever, about an online health and wellness business in the social marketing space, that I could start part-time (8-10 hours a week) alongside my full time job and that with consistent effort and vision, I COULD replace my full time income, just by switching my brand and using better safer products - products I was ALREADY using from a couple of dozen different store bought brands. AND AND AND AND I could build this business GLOBALLY on my laptop or cell phone with a wifi connection and the courage to share this with other people, who may be feeling that sense of "quiet desperation" reaching for their THING, their way to belong and feel meaning (just like I WAS feeling).

So I JUMPED IN!

I started my own side hustle, part-time, in the form on an online franchise with a mega-established brand (almost 40 years old now), in the fastest growing industry, health and wellness and beauty. I plugged in and followed a simple system, LEARNING new concepts of business I had NEVER understood or had knowledge of from my 4 years in university OR from over 25 years in corporate. I was learning new concepts, from successful-ordinary people who had done what I was setting out to do and who were teaching ME to do the same.  I started CRUSHING limiting beliefs about what I was capable of, what my life could ACTUALLY FOR REAL look like IF I got off the hamster wheel of working for someone else, and EXACTLY HOW to, not only have dreams and visions, but to MANIFEST and LIVE them out! The important thing to know is I STARTED afraid and not knowing how it was all going to come together, but TRUSTING I would learn and IT WOULD HAPPEN with consistency and FOCUS on my end goals!!!

All of what I dreamed of AND MORE has come to pass! My next level of dreams is set. I LOVE that I get to LOCK arms with people all over the world, who like me, have drive, ambition and a desire for MORE but no IDEA how that looks or how to create it!

OPPORTUNITIES don't always arrive in the shape you think they will - but they can offer the GREATEST gift of change if you just take a little leap of faith, step out on the skinny branch and JUMP IN!!!

As the famous thought leader Jim Rohn said, "For things to change YOU have to change. For things to get better YOU have to get better. For things to improve, YOU have to improve. When you grow everything in your life grows with you."

I continue on this amazing mission to empower, uplift and unite people to help them step off the crazy GRIND of an unfulfilled life and take steps towards building their version of "LIFE BY DESIGN" just as I have been blessed to do with this business. We are a global team of over 350 people and we are JUST GETTING STARTED!

If you ARE NOT where you want to be in your life, in your work, in your health, with your finances but you KNOW you are meant for MORE - I would LOVE to chat and share my business and journey with you! I am on a mission to locking arms with hard-working, kind, determined people with GRIT to teach them my strategies for living an abundant life and ESCAPING the 9-5 GRIND and join our growing TRIBE of visionaries!!! Message me today to schedule a call: kimmacgregor@rogers.com

Thank you for being a part of this journey.

Never stop believing one person can make a difference... that one person is YOU!

With love and gratitude,

Kim xo
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What it TAKES to create CHANGE in your life

There are have been MANY years where I have struggled in my relationship, not had the BEST health, years I have gone to work feeling like a “hamster on a wheel”  totally UN-inspired and stressed, and MANY MANY years where finances where tight and I KNEW in my gut I was capable of far MORE!

Ever felt ANY of that?

Trust me you are not alone (sadly!)

IF you felt RELIEF hearing that you are not alone – that’s GOOD and BAD! It’s good because you don’t want to feel like you are the only one struggling, but it’s BAD because we have this bizarre from of “social bonding” where we love to get together and commiserate about just how shitty our marriages and jobs are, how stressed we are financially and how it seems everyone else is getting ahead – EXCEPT US!!! The danger in that is if you CONTINUE to hang around OTHER people who are all as miserable, uninspired and as BROKE as YOU – you will ALLLLLL continue to go NOWHERE!!

“You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with,” motivational speaker Jim Rohn

Think about that for a moment.

IF you aspire for MORE…you have to break away from the pack that’s going nowhere fast and get around NEW people who are LIVING the life you aspire to live, even if it’s just listening to an audio or watching a motivational YouTube video. You have to create CHANGE. The minute I did this…learning from the WINNERS, from those living the LIFESTYLE I craved…everything in my life started to change for the better.

“For things to change, you have to change.” Jim Rohn

This isn’t as hard as it sounds, but it does take reflection, being HONEST with yourself about where you are AND where you really truly want to be, and a decision to ACTUALLY do something different (over and over and over again) in order to create the relationship, the income, the passion, the LIFE you KNOW you should be leading!!!

How do you start? With ACTION. Start with baby steps in the direction of where you want to be!

When I was rebuilding my broken marriage it took CHANGE – from ME first! When I wanted to get healthier and feel better – I needed to CHANGE what I was eating to healthier options and exercise daily (even if it was only for 20 min). When I was ready to level up my income, get out of debt and replace my corporate salary I had to create CHANGE by layering in a #SideHustle that would provide the EXTRA I needed. ALL of those things took learning, growing and consistent action repeated over time AND MAN OH MAN where they ALLLLLL ever worth it! To be THRIVING in all areas of my life today because of a DECISION to CHANGE is something I WISH for EVERYONE to experience as you become a NEW & improved version of yourself – which ripples into every aspect of your life!

If you aren’t where you want to be yet! If you are SO SICK AND TIRED of being SICK AND TIRED….that’s a NEON flashing sign your body is giving you to pull yourself together and change so the REAL you that’s buried inside can SHINE THROUGH.

Are you ready to create change?

Are you ready to level up?
What areas do you need help in?

Make 2019 your BEST year yet! Your future self with thank you (a million times over).

If you would like to contact me with questions, for tips or to lock arms and join my global tribe of leaders, I’d love to hear from you. Please email me at kimmacgregor@rogers.com

Thank you for being a part of this journey. Never stop believing one person can make a difference… that one person is YOU!

With love and gratitude,

Kim xo
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Embrace Aging…it’s not as bad as you think!

So it happened!

FINALLY!

I turned 50!
Actually, I have to laugh at myself because I have been talking about it so much for the past 6 months that when “the day” FINALLY arrived it was all rather uneventful. My brother called from LA and asked if I felt different, and I replied that I didn’t. And I still don’t.

Aging, like so many things, is a matter of mindset.

If I feel old….I will most certainly see myself as old and I will bet you that if I see myself as old, others will see me in that light too.

The truth is LIFE, VITALITY, ENERGY, JOY is timeless. It defies age – really and truly – defies age. I don’t mean to assume that you are going to look exactly the same at 50 that you did at 20, that would be unreasonable to expect and I actually don’t want to look the same. Nothing about me is the same…I’ve grown so much as a person! BUT I DO BELIEVE that you can be more radiant, more glowing and certainly feel better from the inside – out. Particularly if you make a commitment to look after yourself. To work on your relationships, to work on your mind, to be healthier, to take better care of YOU…mentally, physically and emotionally! To lead your life with a greater sense of meaning than ever before…because I do believe that meaning gives your life more beauty and depth and purpose.

So this whole 50 -thing – this aging thing…I am really rather liking it. I am grateful to be ALIVE and to be healthy and to be getting healthier every day and every year. My beautiful mother-in-law who is about to turn 80 (but actually looks like she’s in her early 60’s) told me that she liked her 50’s but that her 60’s and 70’s have been her favourite decades so far. Isn’t that awesome to hear! I could see how that could happen too.

I have found this magical elixir to life that oddly, has come to me partially from the brand I represent, Arbonne. It sounds so silly to say, but what we put on our skin impacts our health. What we put in our GUT (which is our second brain) affects our health…our clarity of mind, focus, brain-fog, bloating, inflammation, our skin. If you think you can keep living on coffee and bagels and cheat yourself to a healthier body you’re sadly kidding yourself. Luckily I clued in to that at 42 …but at ANY age you can make changes that will buy back YEARS of health and literally help to turn back the hands of time.

WHO KNEW?

If you have decided that 2019 is going to be YOUR year (regardless of your age) and you are ready for a healthy nutrition reboot (we have an AMAZING 30 day reboot nutrition program that is my SECRET weapon – I am on now and LOVING the energy, reduced inflammation and bloating and glowing skin), or to chart a NEW more meaningful path, to stretch out of your comfort zone and start an online business…wherever you are at, whatever you are looking for to make this year BETTER…I would love to have a conversation with you and see how I can serve you on your journey. You never know what magic you can create until you try NEW THINGS!

I wish you health, love and adventure this month…this year…and for all the days of your life. YOU deserve to live your most amazing life!

Always remember one person can make a difference…that one person is you.

With much love always,

Kim xo

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How to make 2018 Different…LEAP!

As I write this blog post, it’s almost 1:00am, I am finishing up editing a short video for a 30-day healthy reboot/detox program I’m running, and I should be in bed (to get my 8 hours beauty sleep LOL).

But here I am writing a blog post that I have to get out!!!

We are almost finished the first month of a new year and I am filled with determination, reflection and excitement for all that this new year has to offer. Crazy isn’t it, that we are the only creatures on Earth that treat days, months and years with so much significance, while all the other animals just go about their habitual behaviour with little regard for whether it’s Monday, Friday or January for that matter? But isn’t that (one of) the most AWESOME parts of being HUMAN – our capacity for reflection, growth and change.

And what better time to create change than the beginning of a new year!!!

I am ramping up to create the very BEST year of my life (so far). I’ve had some really really really rough years (who hasn’t), and I’ve had some really really really awesome years. I am in full swing towards making this year ALL that I desire. Accomplishing this involves not only raising my game to be BETTER, but also recognizing what I have accomplished in the past because that serves as a reminder that I truly CAN do anything I set my mind to…and so can YOU…so can ANYONE in fact!!!

What I’ve learned from a combination of; writing and publishing 3 books securing an endorsement from Celine Dion; creating a grassroots movement with a YouTube video that went viral and has garnered almost 4MILLION views; writing 4 songs (and recording ONE professionally); creating a soulful amazing marriage; raising 3 AWESOME, confident, strong teenaged girls; AND starting a health and wellness business in the network marketing industry part-time, alongside my full-time job that allowed me to replace a full-time income in under three years…is that (drum roll please) you’ve got to LEAP!!!

What exactly do I mean by that. Let’s break it down…L-E-A-P:

LEARN

You’ve got to learn from what you HAVE accomplished as well as from the goals you missed. Each misstep has just as much to teach you as each WIN does. You have to be honest on both ends so that you can quickly figure out where the gap is between where you are and where you want to be – between what IS working and what is NOT.

This “learning” piece isn’t going to last for JUST the month of January, or ONLY the first quarter of the year. Heck it won’t even end when you finally achieve all your goals. LEARNING is an ongoing component of getting to where you want to be in life.  Because your goals will constantly be growing and changing, your learning will have to keep up. Think of it like bathing – you don’t do it ONCE and call yourself clean for the rest of your life, it’s a daily practice (I paraphrase from the motivational speaker Zig Ziglar).

ENVISION

I love this word because I love the power of it’s meaning to create MASSIVE change in your life. Here is the dictionary definition:

verb (used with object)

1. to picture mentally, especially some future event or events:

to envision a bright future.

And that is exactly what you have to do to get yourself to an entirely NEW place in life – you must SEE IT as IF you already have it. You must see yourself living the way you dream of, FEELING the way you will feel when you achieve that goal. Take a moment, every day, to ENVISION your dreams ACCOMPLISHED with FEELING and gratitude and joy and excitement. The more you can attach positive feelings and good VIBRATIONS to the realization of your dreams the better chance you have to accomplish them.

Successful athletes, including the most decorated Olympian in history with 22 medals, swimmer Michael Phelps, stays ahead of the competition by using visualization and mental preparation techniques that allowed him to see the outcome he wanted – over and over again – before it actually happened.

Using positive affirmations, paired with envisioning is a powerful tool in achieving what you want.

ACTION

It’s not enough just to learn and fill your mind with information, or just to visualize and say positive affirmations WITHOUT the crucial step of getting into ACTION!

Action = Motion!!!

Without motion – nothing moves – nothing happens. Many people miss this crucial step and it is THE single greatest tool to get you going and turn your GOALS and DREAMS into reality.

Figure out your ACTION – what it is you need to do (if you’re writing a book – you need to WRITE, making a product – you need to MAKE IT, building a team – you need to connect with people) and take steps EVERY SINGLE DAY that will get you closer to your desired outcome. Which leads to the next point which is…

PLAN

In order to take the necessary ACTION, you must make a plan and then FOLLOW the PLAN. The best way to do this is to determine WHAT you need to do, HOW much time you need to do it, and WHEN you want to get it all done by. Then break that down into your day by scheduling time in your calendar daily as a NON-NEGOTIABLE, to take at least 3 steps each day towards pushing your goals ahead!

I’m sure you’ve heard the famous saying, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Doing all the steps above and leaving out the planning part, will inhibit you from actually achieving your goals. We are easily distracted, we procrastinate and can even lose sight of our vision if we don’t have a plan and we haven’t actually scheduled TIME to make it happen. When we sit down to work on our goals, without a plan, we can be AIMLESS and just spin our wheel sin circles, without making progress.

Be aware too, that in setting your plan, with limited time, you WILL need to give up certain things that are not going to help you get to where you want to be. For example, if you work full time, have a young family, and you are attempting to write a book, you will need to have at least 2-3 hours a day scheduled into you calendar that is non-negotiable time to DO the work that needs to be done (in this case writing). You may need to get up earlier than usual and repurpose what used to be downtime (give up TV time – this will buy you HOURS each week)?

I write out my schedule and my “What I AM ACCOMPLISHING TODAY” list (I like the INTENTION of this wording better than a “To DO” list) – THE NIGHT BEFORE, so that when I wake up in the morning, I know exactly what needs to be done and I can check it off as I accomplish it!

This four part strategy LEAP is simple and has been the key to achieving so many things already, and so many more things to come.

Borrow this strategy for YOUR own goals this year and keep me updated as to how it goes!

You’ve GOT THIS BABY!!! THIS IS YOUR YEAR!!!

GO make a difference and create the most amazing life of your dreams!!!

Always remember ONE person can make a difference, that one person is YOU!

With love,

Kim xo