Who is the person you break the most promises to?

That’s right - yourself.

We’re try our hardest to keep our promises to other people (and literally can drive ourselves CRAZY in the process) -

but when it comes to the promises we make to ourselves…. we break it.

+ I’m going to get up and workout in the morning.

+ I will drink 100oz of water today

+ I will send in my application to grad school this month

….. the list goes on and on.

Why do we do it? Well, we don’t value our own time. And we think we will always have more of it.

But if we are learning anything right now - it is that the future is unpredictable. In order to value your time and keep promises to yourself, you have to start with your DAILY HABITS.

One of our best tips? Schedule out your day and stick to it!! You can do this on your phone in your calendar app, or if you love pen and paper like we do, write it down!! There is power in putting your intentions in writing. It makes it harder...

It’s ok NOT to be OK...

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𝐒𝐢𝐬... 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐊 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 "𝐎𝐊" 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰.

A LOT of us don't.

Maybe you've been...

𝘏𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘻𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭...

𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯...

𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘛𝘪𝘬𝘛𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘦...

𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘉𝘘 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯...

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨...

𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴...

𝘚𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳/𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺...

YOU GET THE PICTURE.

𝗪𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨 "𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭" 𝐨𝐫 "𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠" 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 "𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧"-𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.

𝘐𝘴𝘯'𝘵 ^𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘛^ 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘋, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘓𝘐𝘝𝘌 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩?!

So although you (already) know Girls Guide has always been about spreading positivity, replacing distraction with action + adding real *VALUE* to your feed, we just wanted to hop in and remind...

CHOOSING Thoughts that SERVE + EMPOWER You...

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PSA: You are WIRED to think negative thoughts. All. Day. Long.

Literally, your brain’s own limbic system (think: the oldest/strongest/most cave-man part of your noggin’) is literally DESIGNED to hit the panic button at the slightest sign of danger.

Now, back in the day of loin cloths and sabertooth tigers (Joe Exotic would be thrilled…) - this wiring was superrrr useful in keeping us, well… ALIVE.

BUT, lucky for a lot of us - that daily need for survival isn’t the same anymore…

Our beautiful BRAIN however, IS.

Now, fast-forward to a world-wide pandemic, economic recession + a world where Charmin Ultra has basically replaced the dollar… + that brain of yours is having a fieldddd day!

All of those negative thoughts you’ve been having?

All of the worst-case-scenarios that keep running in the background?

The insane amounts of...

Transform MAJOR OBSTACLES MASSIVE OPPORTUNITIES!

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Imagine this: 'future you' came to visit from the year 2023 (*cue Jonas Brothers 'Year 3000' song...*) + she's wearing the cutest black booties EVER...

She assures you that all things COVID-19 are old news.

We're ALL healthy or healing - and you and your business are absolutely T-H-R-I-V-I-N-G (instead of just surviving, like so many others...) - DAMN.

It's a pretty mind-blowing thought, isn't it?

The truth is this: a LOT of what's happening in the world right now feels super out of our control, yeah?

So, HOW can you take the POWER back in your life/business?

Ask yourself this question:

If THIS obstacle what the BEST thing to ever happen to you or your business - HOW would the next 2, 6, 12 months look???
PROFESSIONALLY:
How could you prioritize the activities that actually help make more sales (think: new discounts, connecting in the DM's etc.)?...

Purging Yo’ Feed + Protecting Yo’ Energy!

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REAL TALK: who else has spent an *embarrassing* amount of time stalking their ex’s new girl on Facebook?

**literally everyone slowly raises their hand… LOL**

Yeah SAMEEEE ‍

+ We get it… + whether it’s:

…stalking old frenemies/hookup’s on Snapchat…
…eye-rolling your aunt’s racist FB posts…
…scrolling through insta-influencers photo-shopped bikini pics…
…following the most cringe-worthy celeb rants on Twitter...

...most of us have accidentally curated our feeds to make us FEEL totally MISERABLE a LOT of the time! (#OhSh*t...)

So, gal - we want to ask you this: what’s the ‘PRICE OF ENTRY’ that you’re charging to get access to yo' PRECIOUS feed/mind?

Why’s it important to curate?

…because girl, ALL of the content you see online IS taking up...

CORONAVIRUS + #Social (Media) Distancing!

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WHAT. A. SH*T. STORM. #AmIRight?!

This week has honestly felt like a scene straight out of 'Contagion' or 'I Am Legend'... + there's nothing like a nation-wide plea for toilet paper to remind us of the importance of the BASICS (literally).

However, as crazy/uncertain as these times may be... it almost feels like the fear and overwhelm that we're all dealing with is just as infectious as COVID-19 itself... + our addiction to the feed isn't helping anyone feel ANY better.

We WANT to stay informed. As humans, we CRAVE being in the know and we have a VERY hard time dealing with the unknown. We're wired for answers - and when it seems as though we're not getting any, our natural instinct is to... F*CKING. PANIC.

*breatheeeeee, sis....*

REMEMBER: the STRESS that you're inflicting on your body from freaking out - is DETRIMENTAL to the strong, badass, beautiful white blood cells that...

The Importance of CELEBRATING your PROGRESS!

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How ironic (+ pretty screwed up, TBH...) is it that we're SO BUSY searching for positive reinforcement (read: validation) from:

‍ ...our bosses...

...our besties... ‍‍

‍‍‍ ...our partners...

‍‍ ...our parents...

‍ ...that one co-worker we don't actually like but still weirdly feel the need to impress...

-- that we basically forget to spend ANY energy/time on celebrating our own progress along the way?

The truth is, we're often so preoccupied with trying to impress everyone else (usually with the best intentions!) - OR so focused on what's up next (on the to-do list, in the inbox, answering the kiddo's)...

...that we don't even give our inner cheerleader the game-time to shineeee!!!

+ even when we do, we usually keep the 'megaphone' reserved for our critiques, instead of our triumphs...

...yikes...
...

When to Add VALUE to your AUDIENCE!

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Doesn’t it frickin’ suck when you put ALL this time, effort + energy into creating content that no one actually SEE’s?!

...or worse...

You put you/your biz out there + get... crickets

Zip

Nada ‍

UGH... the. Literal. Worst.

Not only does it feel like a waste of your precioussss entrepreneurial time — but then you’re also missing a chance to get your products/services in front of those dreamy clients that actually WANT WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER + CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!!!

It’s OK - we’ve all fallen into the black hole of insta content...

But there’s a light at the end of the feed tunnel, sister...

We get it... because we’ve BEEN THERE — and we’re here to teach you how to kick those crickets (gently n’ lovingly) to the curbbbb

So — exactly what TIME / DAY is the most active on the ‘gram?

How do you...

The POWER of Setting CLEAR INTENTIONS (with your biz!)

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Let's be honest, sis…

One of the most ANNOYING realities about owning/promoting a biz online is actually knowing what the F to post every day

Whether your struggling with:

INSPIRATION (what to say/why should anyone care?)

CREATIVITY (making content that looks better than your 8th grade powerpoint on homeostasis... #WeHope)

ORGANIZATION (not rushing against that dailyyyy #Insta clock... *sweats*)

....or you just feel like you’re posting to post, but not reallyyyy putting out anything of QUALITY

Then THIS guide is for YOU, boo!

We put together this SIMPLE + INTENTIONAL freebie to give you ideas of what to post Every. Single. Day. Of. The. WEEK. *#bless*

In this DOWNLOAD you’ll get:

A DAILY breakdown of TOPICS to post about each week with examples…

The WHY behind how your content is really SERVING your audience…

...

PRO-TIP: Promote Like a Pro with Pexels!

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Ever get sick of having to use your own photos ALL. THE. DAMN. TIME..???

YUP - we hear you, sister…

Don’t get us wrong - we’re allll about branding yourself EFFECTIVELY (obvi) - but sometimes recycling the same overused images on alllll of your graphics just gets lil’ old… (?)

But as always: WE GOTCHYU BOO!

Using creative, beautiful + diverse photos/video’s in the content that you’re producing or the products that you’re developing:
- Sets you APART from the competition!
- Allows your audience to see THEMSELVES in your content!
- Makes your creative way more DYNAMIC!

You can use these stock collections for:

Free PDFs to grow that precious email list!
Adding a little life to your pitch/presentation!
Showcasing results in your next webinar!
Crafting graphics to share on social or in your newsletter!
Marketing...