Hi Everyone!
You know what I find fascinating? It's our differences ~ especially those of us who can be a little left-of-center trying to function and find fulfillment in the mainstream world. This world values efficiency and productivity, which can require productivity techniques and hacks that some of us find mundane and soul-crushing, if not impossible, to follow.
These people also know they need novelty, something to look forward to, ways to motivate themselves, and not a one-size-fits-all cookie-cutter approach to productivity. They want to feel human and contribute their gifts, too!
And for me, I've found I can't follow mainstream productivity tools and hacks. I've had to learn to drive my brain, use its quirks and creativity to feel seen, contribute to the world, and enjoy both work and home.
That's why I work and coach with those who can seem unorganized, messy, and can't follow straightforward productivity tools like myself. I like working with smart people who are ready to dump conventional productivity techniques to learn their actual personal productivity by understanding their brains.
I enjoy helping others like myself discover their unique strengths and redesign their days with systems that complement their brains. If life happens when we are busy, let's make those minutes and hours leave our souls feeling purposeful and satisfied.
I'm DeShawn, and for the past decade, I've been doing one-on-one coaching as a side gig to focus on expanding a group coaching business once I retire. Now retired, I am carving down my email list to grow more engaging conversations with my two lists. I intend to focus on procrastination and create groups for people with unique minds.
I live in Indiana and Florida with my husband, visiting grandkids and our married sons. I play softball and enjoy walking in the sunshine. I love to learn, and I'm ready to enjoy coaching with highly engaged groups.
Hi Everyone!
You know what I find fascinating? It's our differences ~ especially those of us who can be a little left-of-center trying to function and find fulfillment in the mainstream world. This world values efficiency and productivity, which can require productivity techniques and hacks tha…
Find a piece of content where one of your values was clearly displayed. (Could be the same piece of content you shared in an earlier exercise.) What aspect of the content displays the value(s)? If you'd like, comment below with the link, inviting others to reply with what values they see… (If you don't see any comments below, it means you're not logged into the course, or perhaps not enrolled. If you haven't enrolled, you can do so here.)
Here is my lived experience of my values https://www.youtube.com/wat...
What are the practices that support a good energy baseline for you? What regular activities must you do, throughout the day, week, year? How do you remind yourself to keep doing these activities which form a good foundation for your energy signature? Comment below and share with us your answers to these two questions... Besides the comments below (scroll down), also check out the live chats from zoom for this segment here. (If you don't see any comments below, it means you're not logged into the course, or perhaps not enrolled. If you haven't enrolled, you can do so here.)
As someone trying to be authentic, I've noticed the importance of journaling. I did not connect that action to it until I started this course last year. Journaling has helped me gain clarity and build a larger picture of what I am working towards. This has been the number one practice that helped me go from a fantasy business to a real one.
I also need to have my morning routine that includes waking up at 7:30, softball or individual workout, and morning coffee with the hubs. Easing into work and planning 2 things for the days to complete also helps me.
Planning plenty of social time is important (softball, girlfriends, and husband), but I also count my work hours each week as part of my dashboard.
The most valuable part of this course is the natural filtering process that gathered us here: we each resonated with the energy of this course, then cared enough about working on becoming keen observers and expressers of energy signature, to be here! Let's utilize this precious opportunity 💛 Step 1 -- Find a piece of content that you believe strongly reflects your energy signature. It could be a video, piece of writing, an image you created, a podcast episode, a webpage, or a social media post. Step 2 -- Add a comment below and give us the link to that piece of content. (First make sure it is publicly accessible, so we can see/experience it.) Don't tell us what part of your energy signature it expresses. Let us discover it for ourselves. If you don't yet have a piece to share with us, just go to Step 3 for now and reply to others' pieces. In the (near) future come back when you have a piece to share with us and take the above steps. Step 3 -- Reply to 2 other people's comments, especially if they haven't received any replies yet, to let them know: What aspect of their energy signature is very apparent for you... try to name something that other repliers haven't yet named... ...and also, what potential do you see with their energy signature that you'd love to see them strengthen? Enjoy this exercise! Besides the comments below (scroll down), also check out the live chats from zoom for this segment here. (If you don't see any comments below, it means you're not logged into the course, or perhaps not enrolled. If you haven't enrolled, you can do so here.)
It was hard to choose. But here you go. This was from my private FB page. It's a post about CHECKING IN WITH WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART!
https://www.facebook.com/do...
This is about 1 year ago, but feels like it captures my essence: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpEATpNLros/
Thank you in advance for your feedback.
I'd love your thoughts on what you pick up from any of these offerings. Thanks!
VIDEO GIFT for my website https://youtu.be/kWjZLVlbj8...
TEACHING https://drive.google.com/fi...
To have a financially sustainable business will require you to have a sustainable time/energy management structure for you to work on your business. I'll call that your "joyful productivity structure". What does that look like for you? Comment below and share with us anything you'd like to share about your structure. Resource to help you create -- and keep integrity with -- your joyful pro structure: The 111 Formula -- Go to the BizPlan course and scroll down to the 111 Formula Module. The Weekly Plan -- Go to Joyful Pro course and scroll down to the module "Weekly Planning". The Q&A calls with me -- they start in January -- come to any Q&A call and ask for help to clarify your structure. Your monthly call with your Accountability Buddy (starting in January) is where you can revisit your structure, what you're learning about it (and about yourself), and recommit to the integrity of the structure. Besides adding your comment below, also look at some of the latest comments -- what do you appreciate about what they wrote? What can you learn from it? (If you don't see any comments below, it means you're currently logged out, or don't have access to this course.)
Well, I think my personal goals for the year align with the 111 Formula, and I didn't watch everything about it, but the overview looks methodically done and is focused on conversations and launches.
I want to grow my list authentically and create content that meets the needs and desires of my group. When I checked out the content requirements, I saw that much of the information is related to the challenges during the course with our clients and those we support.
I love that the approach is experimental so I can find my way. I tend to focus more on tasks rather than the list when managing my time. I think using time for these types of activities is an important aspect I've been missing.
BTW- I read the Mom Test book you suggested and I see there has been a big part of my work life underdeveloped in this area. Can't wait!
Brene Brown's viral Ted Talk on vulnerability is a standard of mine. She is real, humorous, and talks about her breakdown without flinching while teaching us. These are the values I hope to emulate: https://www.youtube.com/wat...