When only one of your grows?

What do you do when you find yourself with this relationship gap, that gap that's been created, because you have committed to developing personally your partner hasn't and now you find you're not even on that same page. Well, that's what we're talking about in this fourth episode of the, your rich life podcast. If you're ready, let's dive straight in.

Now, this is something that I see very commonly. So if you're feeling this you're not alone, and if you're feeling this, there is absolutely a way for you to navigate through this. And that's what I'm going to give you today. I want to give you some different perceptions to look at and some tools to use to help you bridge that gap. Because you becoming successful and building a successful business, doesn't have to mean the end of the relationships that really matters to you.

But there is probably a necessity for you to understand that you're going to need to uplevel your communication, to keep people on...

 It's easy to think that you are not getting results because you're not good enough. Or you don't work hard enough.

But what if that's not it?

What if you are too busy doing the things that don't count?

What if, just by tweaking a couple of things you could double or triple results in a shorter period of time.

Well you can, and that's what this video is all about. I've got THREE TOP TIPS to help you start getting results today...Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and hit the bell, so that you get notified when my new, weekly content goes live!

"What if happiness is more than simply the absence of sadness?" asked Martin Seligman in the late nineties. And psychology as we knew it, changed forever. 

I'm sure we've all said it. "When X, I'll be happier" and the X could represent everything from a different weight, relationship, bank balance or residential location. And much as we'd like to truly believe this, we cannot deny that this thinking simply perpetuates longer cycles of unhappiness and dissatisfaction.

Science tells us the following:

Happiness doesn't come from genetics luck or chance.

Happiness has a LOT less to do with circumstances than we think it does.

It isn't the result of some big, out of reach event or attainment

Happiness is created by simple, easy things we do, every day

Unhappiness is created by NOT doing those things 

(List taken from The Slight Edge by Jeff Olsen)

Why This Is Important to Your Business

There are some incredibly talented and soulful business owners out there who are sacrificing...

Who doesn't LOVE pizza (if you don't, I'm afraid we can't be friends ).

So what if you are on a fat loss plan, can you still eat pizza? YES

OK, so what about if you want to be gluten free and vegan, can you eat pizza? YES

I don't know about you, but the shop bought GF, Vegan pizzas are not only hard to come by, but not awful nice. I had a great experience at Pizza Express (although they were a tad tight on the "cheese").

What's the answer Louise - I want pizza

The simple answer is create your own. I took a recipe from my Joe Wicks #90dayveggieplan and gave it a gluten free and vegan makeover that I'm going to share with you right now!! 

Ingredients 

35g+ (see notes) gluten free self raising flour

35g gram flour (chickpea flour)

65g of non dairy yoghurt - I used KoKo 

1/4 tsp baking powder

Pinch salt (I added a few sneaky chilli flakes too)

1 dsp tomato puree

45g vegan cheese (your choice - I used the grated mozzarella type)

Toppings of your choice - I used antipasti...

Last week I started the Series on "Mind Mastery" by talking about clarity. (If you didn't read it, get it here). 

So now you have a whole new meaning around Clarity and I hope that it's given you breathing space and that you've been able to make a decision on how you can simply choose to win each day, knowing that it's ALL creating the bigger picture. 

Direct Your Thoughts

I think it's fair to say that most people have very little awareness or control of their thoughts. Just like a pinball machine, it's a series of random conversations in their heads, each one bouncing off and activating the next, leading to 95% of the SAME thoughts every day and over 80% of those negative. I think this is one of those facts that scare me the most. The same internal conversation every single day and biased toward negative. It's no wonder the world is in the state it's in - it's a direct reflection of mass consciousness. Sorry, I digress. 

Not, this lack of awareness means that most...

I was controlled by my mind from a very early age. By the time I was 11 or 12 I was aware that I didn't fit it. Soon that judgement became that I was too ugly and fat to fit in. 

Over the years, that talk penetrated every area of my life and little did I know, that the reality that I found myself living, was created from that negativity. After suffering with over 5 years of severe post natal depression, I noticed an immediate shift when I had the courage to leave my relationship and choose to be a single mother to my two daughters. 

For the first time in what felt like an eternity, I could breathe. I remember touching my face as I smiled because, this time, I felt the smile in my body. It wasn't a mask. My circumstances were far from great but the fact that I'd made a choice that served by sanity was like being lifted high on top of a wave, where I could see new choices. New beginnings. And hope. I saw and felt hope. 

I still didn't know it at the time

But that was my...

I love to sleep. I've tried all kinds of different routines in the past. At one point I even bought in to the "getting up at 4am" mentality. It didn't work for me. It meant I had to go to bed super early so I missed out on time with my family. I absolutely had to have a "nana nap" every day or I Just felt awful. 

In the end, you know what I did? I decided to find a way that works for ME and wish all the 4am'ers and happy life. 

Scientifically Proven

It's been proven over and over, that sleep counts when it comes to the way you feel and function. The suggestion is a 7-9 hours of QUALITY sleep every night. Now I'm not going in to sleep cycles and circadian rhythms here.. I just want to keep it simple. So let me give you a few tips to help you get better sleep so that you have bring the energy you need every day to chase your dreams!

Bedtime Routine

Do you have kids? If you do, I'm sure you had them in a routine. I remember when I had my first, I had NO idea what I was doing....

This is a really simple recipe and one that I've adapted ever so slightly from Joe Wickes' 90 Day Veggie Plan that I'm currently on (and loving it).

Soups are great for so many reasons. They tend to be quick to knock up (especially if you have an Instapot), helps toward your 5 a day and they are really filling so great if you are on a health plan. 

Ingredient (serves 2)

2 tsp vegan butter

2 carrot (pref organic) washed and finally chopped

2 stick celery - as above

2 cloves garlic - crushed or finely sliced

2 tsp (or to taste) of finely chopped fresh rosemary. You can substitute dried if you like.. start with 1 tsp and add depending on your taste 

1 good tsp of turmeric 

4 tsp tomato puree

1 or 2 vegetable stock pot (depending on your taste)

600ml boiling water

1 can tinned beans (I like haricot or butter bean)

Couple handfuls of kale or cabbage (pick out those big chunky stalks!)

Salt and pepper to taste

60g vegan feta cubed

Instructions

In a heavy based pan (or...

Are you holding back from taking action because you're not clear on where you're going? What you are actually aiming for? I hear you cry...

I just need to know my purpose

I get it. I was drowning in that space. So I want to share my story with you here, in the hope that it might help you see a new perspective and take some action toward creating your life of Purpose, Passion and Profit. 

#1 - We all share a common purpose

The chances of YOU being born are 1 in 400 trillion. You are an integral, energetic component of the world. You are born, like a seed, with the potential to become something absolutely incredible. 

Therefore, our common purpose is to live each day ON and WITH purpose. Yeah, yeah Louise, what does that even mean?  Simply, it means that you give a . You think about the kind of person you want to be, with your family, lover, colleagues, strangers. You decide what you can CHOOSE to be excited about or engage, with each day. Consumption (of mind numbing,...

I'm not writing this article in an expert capacity but rather to provide some resources that will help you make up your own mind about using a foam roller.

What is a foam roller

It's basically a tube, made of compressed foam/plastic that is used to help release muscle tightness, soreness and inflammation and may increase flexibility as the muscles regain flexibility. In other words, it helps you perform self massage!

As with everything, if we don't know how to do something, we can risk doing more harm than good. So in this article I just want to share some useful resources to help you make the decision if a. the practice if for you b. if it is, how do you do it property. 

Why does it hurt?

If you've ever used a roller (or had a good sports massage), you know that it can be SUPER painful. Why is that? Should it be that way? These articles will explain more for you..

What is a foam roller, how do I use it and why does it hurt?

How uncomfortable should foam rolling feel?

Is there...