Weekly-ish notes on navigating big change

mindset

182: Fear of disapproval: get over it

Fear of rejection and disappointment are too real when it comes to running a creative biz! In this episode learn all about how to let go of the fear of disappointing people so you can get unfrozen and keep moving forward in your biz. Listen in at TaraSwiger.com/podcast182

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Are you unsure of your next step, because you’re afraid of the reaction you’re going to get? Are you avoiding rejection, because you want to have the approval and acceptance of your customers and audience?
Yeah, me too.

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Working on getting over my fear of disapproval with this ep of #ExploreYourEnthusiasm!

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Mindfulness: our favorite tools with Kara Gott-Warner

Mindfulness is essential to success in your creative biz, listen in to this episode of Explore Your Enthusiasm to listen to Tara Swiger and Kara Gott-Warner chat about about their favorite mindfulness tools. Listen in at TaraSwiger.com/podcast177

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In today's episode I talked with Kara Gott-Warner of The Power Purls Podcast, we talked about mindfulness, and some of our favorite mindfulness tools including apps and of course essential oils.

Kara is a knitter, podcaster, business coach, and also a certified nutritional consultant. She focuses on working with individuals who wish to create a holistically – balanced life and business that converges creativity with mindful living, – “knitting together” creativity, body, mind and spirit.

Be sure to visit The Power Purls Podcast for more about Kara's favorite mindfulness tools!

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Getting TONS of insights on mindfulness from this conversation btwn @TaraSwiger + @karaknits

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Habits make the business

Success in business is about focus and consistency. But how do you remain consistent when life get’s overwhelming? The simple answer is HABITS. In this episode of Explore Your Enthusiasm with Tara Swiger where we talk all about creating solid, sustainable habits so you can keep your creative biz successful even when life gets chaotic - listen in at: TaraSwiger.com/podcast176

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If you read any business book, it all comes down to the same things: your business is built from your beliefs, which affect your actions, and the most important of those actions need to become habits. Habits are what you consistently do day after day, and, as we talked about in last week’s episode, those habits build up to create success (or failure).

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Are you limiting yourself?

Do you ever tell yourself you’re “not the type of person who…”? Did you know this is a form of limiting yourself? Learn more about how to stop subconsciously limiting yourself (both in life and in your creative business) on this episode of Explore Your Enthusiasm with Tara Swiger: TaraSwiger.com/podcast175

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I'm not the kind of person who….
makes a lot of money
has a super successful business
would ever be good at sales
could ever be self-promotional

How many times have you caught yourself saying a version of this: “I'm not the kind of person who….” I know I do it all the time, and my recent experience is the inspiration behind this episode. We'll talk about why it's true that you really aren't that kind of person and how to become the kind of person who reaches your goals and lives your dream. It all comes down to the habits you have now and the habits you can create.

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How to apply The Slight Edge

This Slight Edge by Jeff Olson is all about making slight changes to your daily choices to bring more happiness and success into your life. On this episode of Explore Your Enthusiasm, I talk all about applying the principles of The Slight Edge to your creative business, listen in at TaraSwiger.com/podcast174

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There is no shortcut to success.

To be a success, which is just another way of saying, to reach your goals and dreams, there isn't a secret sauce. There isn't something special that successful people know that you don't. It's super simple: You do the same habits, the same things you know to do, day after day. Over time, they build upon each other into a successful business, succesful relationships, and a successful life. That's the premise of The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, and in today's episode, I share how to apply it to your life and creative business.

I highly recommend this book! Buy it here. 

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Happiness and Radical Responsibility

Happiness isn’t something that “just happens.” You have the power to change your mindset, and spend more of your time feeling happy. Learn how to shift your perspective, and why happiness is essential to success in your creative biz at TaraSwiger.com/podcast167

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Let’s talk more about happiness and work – how to shift your perceptions, so that you can get more done.

A grumpy person doesn't get much work done. A person who is focused on all the reasons something WON'T work doesn't make much progress towards making it work. The good news is: you're in charge of this.

You are responsible for your perception and your attitude. And that, in turn, affects how smart and hard you work, and that affects your results.

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How to make every day a great day

Your happiness is one of the keys to success in your creative busness. Learn how to set up your day to be a great day, every day at TaraSwiger.com/podcast166

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“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” -Albert Schweitzer

Today I share my own morning routine, and how it reflects habits that increase happiness. We’re also going to talk about the role of happiness in your business and how it can help you do what you do.

I use essential oils to help me create habits, have a great morning, and shift my mood. If you wanna learn more about the oils I mention in this episode, join me for a free workshop tomorrow!

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On my 35th Birthday

On mindset, lessons learned in my creative biz, and how you need to celebrate even the small wins in your crafty biz!

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Each year on my birthday, I look back at the past year, and at past birthdays, and try to make sense of it all. So today I'm going to share the big lessons of this last year, and well, the last 35 years.

It's important to celebrate your wins, but sometimes it's hard to actually make yourself do it!

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I have written online about my birthday for the last 8 years – this will be the ninth!

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How Joeli uses Affirmations

How mindset can improve your creative biz - use affirmations + grow your craft biz today!

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In this episode I'm talking to Joeli about mindset – how to get your mind in the right place so that you can do the work you need to do in your business. Do you struggle to do what you actually need to do in your biz? Do you get to a point where you feel so stuck that you get bogged down in feeling bad, and then you don't take any action? If so – you're not alone! Watch or listen to the episode for commiseration from Joeli and I and some tips for getting in the right mindset to do your best work.

Your thoughts affect your ability to take action. What's YOUR mindset?

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Reframe it: Turn obstacles into action

Overwhelmed? Stuck? Bummed? Learn the tool that therapists use and apply it to your creative business!

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Last week we talked about the difference between a Threat vs a Challenge. At the very end of the podcast I gave you a way to turn a threat into a Challenge. This is an example of reframing, or changing the way you think about a problem, in order to see more possible solutions. If you're an email subscriber, you got an email that walked you through the reframing of my own recent obstacle (Didn't get it? Subscribe here!)

I recorded a podcast about this 2 years ago, episode 3, but Starship Captains asked me to dive into it deeper this week. We'll discuss what reframing is, how to do it, and how to turn it into a habit.

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