You know That Thing you KNOW you should be doing in your business? (Emailing your list. Posting in your community. Launching that offer. Raising your prices. Finishing the thing you've been working on for the past three quarters… 😅) And yet… you're not doing it. Before you decide you just need to try harder, it's worth figuring out WHY you're resisting it! Because in my experience, we resist things for one of three reasons: 𝟭. 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 You genuinely don't have the time, energy, attention, money, or other resources for it right now. That's legit. Sometimes the plan simply needs to change to fit your actual season of life. 𝟮. 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 You could do it… but something doesn't fit. Maybe you're following a business rule you don't agree with. Maybe it doesn't match your strengths or zone of genius. Maybe the goal itself isn't even something you want anymore! Resistance is information. 𝟯. 𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 So, this one's different. You desperately want the result. You actually have reasonable capacity for it. It fits where you're trying to go. And yet… you avoid it. (And often we even SAY we have Capacity or Misalignment issues, when reeeaaally it's Avoidance… 👀) 👉 This is where I start looking for Mind Monsters. 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻…) 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀.We all have them, and we often don't know they're running the show behind the scenes, holding us back. So, if there's something you've been resisting lately, don't immediately assume you need more discipline. Ask yourself: Is this Capacity? Misalignment? Or Avoidance? And if it's Avoidance… you might want to meet your Mind Monsters. 👀 I made a free Field Guide showing you the four Mind Monsters, how they show up in your business, and one small move you can make to tame each one: 👉https://mindmonsters.thebluebellgroup.com/ Then come back and tell me which one(s) you recognize!

The launch date for Olive + Grey is approaching quickly!! 10 days and counting. Here's the behind-the-scenes peek #3 at how we're building the business: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pbVl9lKm2QcvL3W60DrLkj00HmaOkFCil31higWGoRE/edit?usp=sharing And if you want to catch up, here's #1 and #2 😊

Today we're going back to a simpler time... A time when the internet made noises... When you couldn't use the phone AND be online... 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁: 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Choose your side: 💬 AIM or MSN Messenger 📼 Blockbuster or Hollywood Video 🖥️ MySpace or early Facebook 🐣 Tamagotchi or Furby ☎️ Calling your friends' house phone or passing notes at school 🎮 Nintendo 64 or PlayStation 📚 Goosebumps or The Baby-Sitters Club 📸 Disposable camera or Polaroid Drop your answers below! 👇

Another week of building this little business in real time...and this week's update involves Etsy backend work I absolutely did NOT want to do, a surprisingly helpful lesson about motivation vs. decision-making, a family create day, an art festival field trip, and one VERY shiny idea that has been firmly placed in the "not now" pile. (Or so I keep telling myself...) 😂 I'm also sharing where we stand with that October 1 launch date and what we're focusing on next. 👉 Read the BTS #2 here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1htdLF15DFMdEyc08qfNN9mVRCf3wEoy5NhV3OSWOQdE/edit?usp=sharing (If you're sitting there thinking, "What in the world is she talking about?" - check out this post first!)

Due to me being in the middle of the woods thoroughly enjoying a field trip with my dad and 6yo yesterday, this week’s FriYAY has become a SaturYAY! 😜 Pick a side! This or That: Food Preferences to Live By Edition 🥞 Sweet breakfast OR savory breakfast 🥗 Ranch OR literally anything else 🍕 Thin crust OR thick crust 🍫 Brownie edge OR brownie middle 🍟 Ketchup on fries OR another dipping sauce 🍍 Pineapple belongs on pizza OR pineapple is DISGUSTING 🥓 Crispy bacon OR chewy bacon 🥪 Mayo OR absolutely not 🌮 Hard shell tacos OR soft tacos 🍪 Crispy cookies OR soft & chewy cookies