Well, that was lovely, wasn't it? You've just finished hosting your event. People turned up, asked questions, had a good old chat, and somebody even told you how brilliant it was. You're feeling rather pleased with yourself. You thank everyone, wave goodbye, close Zoom, put the kettle on and congratulate yourself on a job well done. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. WHAT?! 😂 You've spent weeks planning this bloody event, promoting it, encouraging people to register and making sure they actually turn up. And now you've finally got a group of people who are interested in what you do, you've practically shoved them out the door! I remember from my networking days, and when I was a Bob Proctor Consultant, there was a saying we heard time and time again: “𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪-𝗨𝗣!” And do you know what? It's just as relevant today, especially when it comes to hosting events. Because your event finishing doesn't mean your opportunity to build relationships has finished. In fact, some of the most valuable conversations can happen afterwards. So before you disappear into the kitchen for that well-earned cuppa, here are three things worth thinking about. 𝟭. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. Within 24 hours, send a thank-you message. Not one of those dreadful automated-sounding things that reads as though it was written by a washing machine. A genuine thank-you. Remind them of something useful from the session, and if you promised a resource, make sure they get it. 𝟮. 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗢. People can leave an event feeling wonderfully inspired, but by Wednesday they're back to dealing with emails, the dog has thrown up on the carpet, and everything they've learned has disappeared into the great unknown. Give them one small action they can take. Something simple enough that they'll actually do it. 𝟯. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴. Did someone ask an interesting question? Was there a subject people wanted to explore further?

It’s such an ordinary experience that we rarely question it. You walk into a room and suddenly feel uncomfortable. Someone arrives and the atmosphere seems to shift. You spend time with someone anxious and notice that you feel different afterwards. Inside my Energy-Wise Parenting community, I’m starting to give members small experiments around experiences like these rather than simply posting more parenting information. This week’s practice is simple: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱? No need to immediately explain it or work out where the feeling came from. Just notice. That’s the kind of awareness we’re building inside the Energy-Wise Parenting Hub - becoming more curious about emotional experiences and the shared environments we live in. If that makes you curious, you’re welcome to have a look. 🌿

Do you ever sit down to rest and hear a voice that says you haven’t earned it yet? Or one that turns a slow day into proof you’re failing? Or one that compares your real, lived life to someone else’s curated one? It isn’t a flaw in you. Rest guilt is usually something you learned early, from caregivers, culture, or places where staying busy felt like safety or worth. It believes it’s helping. It’s just very loud, and it’s wrong about what you need. Join me for a free live workshop: Rest Without Guilt. We’ll look at: - Where your guilt about resting really comes from - Why “I’ll rest when I’m done” never works, because the list never ends - What rest can look like on your low, middle, and high energy days - How to build your own Rest Menu, three ways to rest, one for each energy level, that you can use without earning it first - What to do on the days when rest still feels impossible You won’t stop feeling guilty overnight, but you’ll have a plan that makes rest easier to choose. You’re welcome to just listen if that’s all your energy allows, and I’ll share the worksheet afterward. At the end, I’ll show you where this fits in Low Tide, my membership for energy that changes without warning, in case you want to go further. 📅 Thursday, November 12 at 2pm Central (3pm Eastern, 1pm Mountain, 12pm Pacific) On Zoom. Save your spot and your Zoom link will arrive by email: https://www.sacredfoxstudio.org/rest-without-guilt It’s free, and everyone is welcome. 💜 Can’t be there live? Sign up anyway and I’ll email you about the replay.

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We have this little part of our brain that I like to call the razzmatazz just for fun. It's the reticular activating system. I like to start imagining that something wonderful will happen during the day. And when I do that, I know my brain is going to work Something wonderful is going to happen to me today. Some of you may read this and think it's just more toxic positivity, but it is not. What if you imagine that something wonderful what happened in your day. You don't know what it will be. You don't know when it will happen. But what happens if you set up a positive expectancy for the day.But what happens if you set up a positive expectancy for the day? Something in our brain is called the reticular activating system. Basically, it means that when you're looking for something, it will run around and show you examples of that. If you're looking for a particular type of car, you will suddenly see so many of them on the roads that it will surprise you. If, on the other hand, you stub your toe in the morning and decide that there goes the rest of the day it's all going to be downhill from here, you're a little reticular activating system will dutifully show you everything that's going wrong or is broken or has gone sideways. So, each of us gets to choose the outlook. I prefer to lean into something wonderful happening today. And at the end of the day, I can look back and find some wonderful things Today, this gorgeous view of interesting clouds captivated my imagination. It was a little challenging to get a photo because of the position of the sun and not wanting to burn out my phone's camera on the sun! But I managed to get this beautiful shot. Other wonderful things today... Emmi give nuggets kisses. The cats played and had such a wonderful time. I enjoyed crafting and playing with paper. All wonderful things and the day isn't over yet. So, what if you tried this outlook for yourself? What wonderful things might your brain show you? Will you try it? Drop a comment and let us know.