 January
27, 2011
Vol. III, Issue 2 Published twice a month. You are on our list because you signed up for this ezine. To change your subscription, see link at the end of this email. Sign me up for this ezine.In This IssueWelcome to the ezine for evolving women entrepreneurs. - A Note from Marcy Please add ezine@marcystahl.com to your whitelist or address book in your email program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues! Problems viewing this in your email program? Read it online.Note from Marcy
Back in 2005, I made a radical decision - to leave the company I co-founded, to leave a job that was paying me well into the 6-figures, in order to do ... NOTHING. I had almost no idea of what I wanted to do for work but I did manage to realize that I desperately needed a lot of white space and empty time in order to de-stress. Given that I come from a long line of people who are great at taking care of others and lousy at self-care, it's no surprise that my self-care was practically non-existent. During my year off, I worked out regularly, got a massage every month, slept as much as I wanted, and gradually learned to how to cook easy and nutritious meals for myself. All of that was key to restoring my physical and mental health, as well as helping me grow as a person. Fast forward to this past Monday, when my mastermind group met in Manhattan to plan out our businesses for 2011. As we went around the room sharing our goals for the year, many of us talked about our goal to amp up our self-care. Great self-care feels wonderful AND it's key to your business's growth, as I share in today's article. Best wishes for your success, Marcy Stahl Upcoming Events2/7/2011. Do you want to become a Team Leader in Direct Sales? I'll share more on the problems and possibilities for direct sellers who want to successfully and easily make the jump from consultant to team leader. Registration info coming soon. 2/17/2011. Are you a direct selling consultant who's serious about moving into leadership? Are you worried about your recruiting skills? If you're ready to learn how to recruit successfully and feel more relaxed than ever while you earn more, then check out the 8-week Moving Up! group program for women just like you. Learn more and register here. Feature ArticleWho's Taking Care of You?
Practice excellent self-care. What is self-care?
Why is self-care important? It turns out that self-care affects you and therefore your business
Superficially, great self-care gives you energy, and YOU are the engine for your business. This is like putting your oxygen mask on first, before you help others with their mask. If you become unconscious from lack of oxygen, you can't help anyone, period. In order for you to do your best in your business, to continue helping others to the best of your ability, you need to feel GREAT! Not just good, GREAT! If you want to receive more in life, try this: expect more. Feeling just OK, or mildly sluggish, or constantly stressed yet still able to function, is not aligned with expecting more or with receiving more. You have a right to feel great, vs. feeling crappy. One of my favorite sayings is: Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. If you're suffering, it's most likely coming from your choice to do that. If you feel poorly, it's typically your choice (underlying physical illnesses excluded of course). Are you trying to get by on less sleep than you actually need? Do you even know how much sleep YOU personally need? Are you eating comfort food that's low in nutrition and high in sugar and fat? Great self-care helps gives you energy to do what you need to do, in an easy and relaxed way. Here's the deeper level around self-care: if you cannot take care of yourself - I'm not talking about taking care of other people, I'm talking about YOU taking care of YOU - if you cannot do that, that's a warning sign that you may have a problem with your deserve level. People with a low deserve level feel unable to give themselves adequate self-care, much less GREAT self-care! If you feel you deserve only the burnt toast, only the leftovers, only the scraps while other people get the full table, then you are not going to experience full abundance in your business. If you treat yourself as "less than", what kind of message are you giving to the universe about how you DESERVE to be treated and how you EXPECT to be treated? You are telling the universe that treating you as "less than" is OK, because that's the example you are setting for yourself. It's easy to overlook self-care and think: I just need to stay up late (or skip lunch or whatever) in order to grab an extra hour to work on this urgent task. However, when that becomes your "normal", that pattern you've established of cutting yourself off from what you need, of accepting less than ideal operating conditions for your precious body and soul, is what you're sending out to the universe as OK. If you want abundance, prosperity, and profits in 2011, then self-care is KEY to your growth and success. Feel free to take a nap or schedule a massage right now - you deserve it! CALL TO ACTION
If you answer NO to all or most of those questions, then self-care is a problem for you. It's also an area that you can invest some energy, time and money into in 2011, and be confident that it WILL make a difference for you and your business this year. If you want to feel GREAT physically and mentally, as well as make more money in 2011, then it's time for a complimentary Success Session with me. I can support you as you create an abundant mindset, as well as help you with practical business-building strategies. You can easily schedule your complimentary Success Session by clicking here. Here's what a recent Success Solutions participant had to say about their experience. "I felt that the time that we spent discussing my business and where I am poised to go with it was worth every minute. You know what you are doing and it is obvious that you have spent many hours (probably as obsessively as I have) in developing your services/product in to a truly elegant offering. I SOOOO appreciate the investment of your time and expertise in this little mini-session. It has already paid off, as far as starting to redirect my thought patterns and my expectations." Gwynne C. Mason, Owner © 2011 Marcy Stahl WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete description with it: Marcy Stahl motivates women entrepreneurs to move from having only a trickle of clients to an abundant full flow of more clients, more money, and more decision-making power. If you're ready to empower yourself AND boost your business, if you want to share YOUR passion with more people, schedule your free 30-minute Marcy Stahl Success Session by clicking here. About MarcyMarcy Stahl is an entrepreneur whose purpose in life is helping women entrepreneurs achieve world domination, by earning more money and creating more decision-making power. Because the world will only be a better place when more women are in charge! She effectively guides her clients to move from struggle and lack, to abundance and ease, by creating effective systems and marketing strategies. She uses this same powerful success system to help direct sales consultants improve their recruiting and leadership skills. To learn more about her services, visit http://www.marcystahl.com/contact-marcy.html and sign up for your free 30-minute Marcy Stahl Success Strategy Session (and get great free resources, too!) Your FeedbackI'm always interested in your feedback on the topics in this ezine. I'd be delighted to hear from you about your experiences as they related to any of our ezine topics, your thoughts on the ezine itself, as well as topics you'd like to see in future issues. Send an email to ezine@marcystahl.com and let me know what's on your mind. I appreciate your perspective. If you know other women entrepreneurs who want to THRIVE, instead of simply surviving, please forward this newsletter to them. I respect your privacy and do not give out or sell our subscribers' names or email addresses. Copyright
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Hi
there,
It
has many forms: it means getting enough sleep, providing yourself
with high-quality, nutritious and beautiful food, taking appropriate
action when you don't feel well - whether that's taking the day
off work in order to rest or going to the doctor. It means fueling
up your internal energy gas tank, by connecting with nature or
doing something creative. It means liberating yourself from constant
mental stress and anxiety. It's all this and more - it comprises
the many ways in which you nurture yourself, physically, emotionally,
and spiritually. It ranges from the basics: food and sleep to
the extras: surrounding yourself with beauty or getting a massage.