Most grandparents buy the coloring book... @Tina Alexander, on the other hand, made one. Then she made four more! Not bad for someone who says she's not an illustrator and has never taken a single art class. She just really wanted to give her grandkids something 𝘀𝗵𝗲 made, not something she grabbed off a shelf. And when she was done, it looked like a real book... Because it was! That's when she had her aha moment. The leap from "a gift for my grandkids" to "a book for sale on Amazon" was a whole lot shorter than she thought. Between August 20 and September 16, she published five books in total. Four are for kids ages 4 to 8, with robots, animal careers, community helpers, and girls who build things. One is for grown-ups. All are under her own name. 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵? $𝟬. Now, you all know I'm all for getting things done for as little as possible, but this next part is what really 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Did you know that when you price your books on Amazon, there's a big difference between $8.99 and $9.99? It's way more than a dollar's worth. Most of us would pick $8.99 because it feels safer and friendlier... except Amazon pays a 60% royalty at $9.99 and up, and only 50% below that. On one of Tina's books, that works out to: $8.99 → $2.20 in her pocket $9.99 → $3.69 in her pocket One dollar on the price tag puts about $1.50 more in her pocket on every single sale. Playing it safe would have cost her roughly 40% of what she earns per book. Tina did the math before she hit publish, because that's how she rolls. She figures out how it works before she jumps in. She wrote the whole story on her blog, including what it costs, what you keep, and everything Amazon asks of you that nobody really warns you about. You can click straight through to check out all five books from there. 👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗮'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 And with Christmas right around the corner, why not gift a coloring book made by a real grandma to the little ones in your life? 🎄

31% of Americans get at least one of these per day... what is it?! @Kristi Rieke

Sparkles of JOY. Glimmers. ✨ These are little things I consciously sprinkle into my day because I know they're good for me. And things I turn to when life (or business!) gets a little tough. Yesterday, listening to Chris Williamson chatting with Spencer Greenberg on the Modern Wisdom podcast, I heard another fabulous way to think about them: GLAD YOU DID IT things. And there's a deeper layer here that I LOVE. As Chris puts it: 💬 "Glad you did it things aren’t just things you enjoy doing in the moment. It is so recursive. They are also the story you tell yourself about being the type of person who does that thing." Because every choice isn't just an action. It's also a little vote for the person you're becoming. (As James Clear would say!) 🌿 Example ONE: You're feeling stressed, flat or overwhelmed. You take yourself off for a short walk in nature. Maybe you don't feel amazing afterwards. However, you've strengthened the story: "I'm someone who looks after myself and takes action to feel better." VERY different to automatically reaching for your phone and losing another 30 minutes scrolling. That might become a Sad You Did It. 🌿 Example TWO: Something feels uncomfortable or a little scary. You fire up and take the next step anyway. Maybe you reach out to someone. Pitch yourself for an opportunity. Share something you've created. Have the difficult conversation. You've strengthened the story: "I'm someone who can do hard things. Who backs myself. Who takes action even when the outcome isn't guaranteed." VERY different to avoiding the thing AGAIN and later wishing you'd acted. That's a Sad You DIDN'T Do It. ✨ And here's what I find SO exciting about this... It doesn't matter how many times you've chosen the scroll, the avoidance or the easier option in the past. And it certainly doesn't matter how SMALL you start. Literally TODAY, with the smallest possible next step, you can start collecting evidence of the person you WANT to be. One Glad You Did It at a time.

Maybe you don't need another diet. Maybe you don't need another intense workout program. Maybe you need a place where you can work on your health 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. That's why I created 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. It's for women who want to get healthier and stronger while still living their actual lives. Inside we're working on things like movement, strength, sleep, well-being, consistency, and confidence—with support along the way. There's a free foundation course to get started, and additional levels of support for women who want more. If you've been looking for a supportive place to work on you, I'd love for you to take a look. ❤️

Your body talks to you all day long. But are you listening? The problem? Living with multiple sclerosis and all the symptoms you are experiencing wasn't just out of the blue. And when you’re already exhausted, foggy and just trying to get through the day, it’s really easy to miss it. One of the foundations of my 𝗠𝗦 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 is awareness. So today I want you to try something ridiculously simple. 🦋 After-Meal Check-In: About 30–60 minutes after one meal today, ask yourself: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹? Not how you 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 you should feel. How do you actually feel? ⚡ Energized? 🥱 Sleepy? 🧠 Foggy? 😌 Calm? 😣 Bloated or uncomfortable? 🍪 Craving something else? Just take notice. Because awareness comes 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 change. That is a micro-win. 💗 I'm Jen, The MS Wellness Coach — teaching women around the globe how to heal their body from the inside out, naturally. Come explore what living a holistic lifestyle is all about. Welcome to 𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗘-𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.