I would go to free events to display my work. It was a great opportunity but wasn’t very fruitful. It seems like an obvious thing to do because it’s FREE, right?
But there’s a huge time cost:
– day to prep and pack,
– day spent traveling to, from and at the event,
– half a day to recover, unload and restock.
So the events ends up costing me more than I made.
Just because something’s free it can still cost you something!
To find your Voice you have to #speak, #write, #journal 📓 Don’t wait DO. To find your Style, try new things, till you find something that sticks. Something that’s you! Once you find it it my change again. It’s all good. Go with the flow. #feelinginspired #somethingtosay
We need God to stir up the gifts in us.
When I think of stirring I think a pot of soup, I’m talking about Jamaican Soup here 😉 When you get in one of these pots and start stirring you’ll see chunks of potato, carrots, meat and dumplings.
Just opening the lid it doesn’t look like much. In one conversation upon meeting you someone might think there’s not much to you. You might not think there’s much to you but my God makes Masterpieces so I am 100% sure there’s more to you than meets the eye and we need to ask God to mix you gift pot and stir up what’s on the inside and laying dormant for too long.
When your gifts are hidden it’s a travesty because they’re hidden from you and you don’t know there’s more to you and more inside if you. You’re not fulfilling your potential. The second travesty is that the gift is hidden from others and from the world! Your gift is a gift from God, through you, to the world.
When we don’t do the part and be the one we were created to be the world is lacking and there’s a void only we can fill.
Spot the obvious I know but sometimes we can’t see who’s actually staring back at us in the mirror. Familiarity can breed contempt even within ourselves!
“Forgive yourself. Love yourself and see yourself through New eyes. Through the eyes of LOVE”
I’m really proud of a young lady I’m Mentoring. She’s made so incredible changes, she’s happier and less focused on the achievements of her peers and more focused on where she’s going. She’s like a different person.
“What you focus on get bigger!”
So when she focused on others their achievements got bigger and hers got smaller, insignificant and embarrassing. As she began to focus on herself, she get bigger and more significant in your own eyes. She started seeing great opportunities that were there all along but she didn’t/couldn’t/wouldn’t see them!
There’s so many places to diversify.
I’ve always wanted to do Business but didn’t do Business Studies cause it wouldn’t be interesting enough for me on it’s own so I studied Business at the London College of Fashion. Now I’ve niched into Clergy. One day I’ll be a Speaker and Author.
My Mentee Jessica started in Law and may end up in Law OR diversify into something similar.
What you choose today isn’t necessarily what you’ll be doing in 5, 10, 20 year’s. Look at me.
“Be firm in your convictions but flexible in your approach”
God has an incredible path laid out before you. He is a lamp to your feet and a light to your path. Give Him your plans, your heart, your desires and ask Him to lead you. Direct your steps. Tell Him He’s in control and you will have the life of your dreams!!
You are a perfect mixing pot of everything need to be You. So don’t try. Just BE YOU.
Ask God to help you discover who you are, because you are His incredible creation!! Wait till you get to know who you truly are. You’re gonna love (insert your full name here).
I highly recommend this book The Miracle Morning my Hal Elrod. It talks about daily habits that can transform your life before 8am. Here’s how I use the SAVERS.
My daily SAVERS:
What daily routine will you commit to. I recommend these because they cover so much of the bases. This could take 3hrs on some days or 30mins on other days but I guarantee you, if you commit to these daily you WILL grow as a person.
About to head for the gym! Side Note: I was going to start this “Before I run to the gym…” but decided to change my language to be more intentional. People always use language like “run to the…” and “doing the school run”. It just gives me the feeling of being out of control and late so it ends up being a dash to do this and that. No, I’m about to “head to the gym” and when I finish work I go and “pick up my girls from school!”
Where was I lol… Before I head to the gym I’m planning out my December Goals in my Charlene Johnson PUSH Journal. It’s a great tool I use to evaluate where I am in the different areas of my life and it highlight areas I need to work on. Where I need to be PUSHING.
I can also see improvements I’ve made since last month.
When your INTENTIONAL it is so powerful.
One of my push areas last month was Financial. One phone call ticked that box and made a massive difference to our finances for the next 5 years! Big statement I know. Now I could have made the call anyway without writing it down as a Push Goal and ticking it off but because I did and can see the massive difference it made I’m more committed to this monthly processes.
The call I made was to our mortgage company:
If I hadn’t written this down as a goal I may not have pushed so hard and found out the information I did to make the call at the right time to avoid fees yet still lock in a great deal.
The year isn’t over. There’s still time to make some changes in some or all areas of your life this month that will make for a better launch pad for 2018. Here’s some ideas:
Where do you need to focus some Push energy?
Be intentional. Have an amazing December, 2017 is not over!
Every few months I like to take time out to immerse myself in training.
Take some time to work ON my business and not just in it.
It’s so important to take time out. I know about vision statements, values, mission statements and SWOT Analysis but to refreshing to look at these things again, update them and reposition yourself.
“Your work is to discover your work…” Buddha
This statement jumped out at me.
I have lots of nieces and nephews but 2 in particular come to mind here. One is following his music dreams the other fashion and styling and they are doing extremely well.
So well in fact, that what they dream of doing, they’re doing now at just 19 & 20 years old!
My husband (their Uncle) was the same way. He accomplished all his dreams in his 20s then was wondering… “what’s next? What else is there?”
My concern for these twenty-something-goal-achievers is… what’s next? What do they reach for when the thing they wanted is in their hands.
So many others must have this day feeling;
– The business tycoon wanting to make a certain amount or build a business then sell it and they do… then what?
– The entertainer who wants to action/sing/write a certain role and they do… then what?
– The couple desperate for a child and the finally have one… then what?
– The list is endless
Then I saw this statement “your work is to discover your work…” for me, this means, you never reach because you then reach for the next thing. What in your 20s feels like an epic achievement, when you look back in your 70s it was merely a milestone.
There’s a much bigger picture, but when your focusing on (and living in) only one small section of that picture it’s a small perspective, till you step back and see the whole thing.
Where are you in your journey? Discovery, at a milestone, part way through, reflecting? Wherever you are, keep discovering your work!
Was just journaling about the amount of online criticism my brand is getting and this line came out of me and I had to share.
Last month was our best month in business, more new customers, more new sale, more exposure to people who need and want what we have but the exposure caught the eye of criticism too.
Top tips for when your work is being criticized:
The work you do when no one is watching… that’s the work that counts.
The workout you do when no one is watching… that’s the workout that counts.
The writing you do when no one is watching… that’s the one that counts.
The self-talk you do when no one is watching… that’s the one that counts.
The praying you do when no one is listening… that’s the one that counts.
The reading and learning you do when no one is around… that’s the one that counts.
Don’t live your life in show. Live on purpose! Everyday. All day.
