Feeling energized and positive all day isn’t as difficult to achieve as you may think. Simply taking care of your general wellness can do wonders for your mental and physical health, giving you the power that you need to hit the ground running and make the life you want for yourself. These helpful tips can…
Stay in your Own Lane
If you know me, you know I love Brené Brown. One of my favourite expressions that she uses is: “Stay in your own lane.” Take a minute and think about driving your car on a fast-moving highway. Think about that feeling you get when you’ve stayed in the passing lane a little longer than you should have.…
27 Power Life Statements
Every once in a while a blog post comes along that makes you get curious about yourself. Question your intentions, your values, your why, what you live by. Anchors you into your truth. The other day I was reading a blog post about the writers ’27 Life Power Statements’ + it peaked my curiosity about what…
Relationships and Small Business
The life of a small business owner can be a challenging, yet rewarding balancing act. Sometimes it seems like there isn’t enough time in the day to ensure that all our business needs are taken care of. Throw in a full time job, and this balance may become even more precarious. So what gets moved…
Entrepreneurship and Mental Health: Breaking The Silence
This is a bit of a new post for me. It’s also one of the most important. Quite recently, Instagram released a new campaign called #HereForYou. The goal of this campaign is to bring together stories from Instagram users around the world who struggle with mental illness. I love this campaign because it gives those…
When and How to Say No as a Small Business Owner
“No.” The most dreaded word that we small biz owners hate to use. Why? Because it says no to money, no to exposure and generally makes the person on the receiving end unhappy. But what happens when saying yes too many times starts to take its toll on us? Making us unhappy in the end? Last…
Emotional Support in Small Businesses
At the beginning of the year, I took some time to map out my blog post schedule. In my effort to blog with more regularity, I sat down and planned what days and which topics would be published all the way through to the end of June. When it came to this week’s post, my…
Stronger than Hate – Social Media and Cyberbullying
Does anyone else remember that time when Facebook (at least I think it was Facebook) allowed you to send anonymous messages to people? My memory is vague but I remember there was a either a pink female symbol or blue male symbol next to the message and no rules or restrictions. That is what…
One of ‘Those Days’
This post was originally published on April 18. 2016 on www.saltwatertea.com – it has been reposted here with permission. All photos by Sarah Beau Photo. We’ve all had that day where it feels like absolutely nothing is working. You try one thing and it doesn’t work, so you move onto the next, and the next,…
Boss Babe Breakfast: Banana and Almond Butter Overnight Oats
You know what’s really, really hard sometimes? Being a lady boss with a jam packed schedule and a million things to do while also trying to balance a second job, a little one, a pup and/or whatever else life has thrown at you. Eating a healthy and balanced breakfast gets kicked pretty low on…