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Ep #163: Shifting your Business to Suit Your Lifestyle with Beth Diana Smith

Latest Podcast Episode: Ep #163: Shifting your Business to Suit Your Lifestyle with Beth Diana Smith

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What does it take to be a leader in business? I s

What does it take to be a leader in business?

I spent a lot of time last year getting myself ready to be a better leader. Heck, I even made LEAD my 2021 word of the year!

I want to share two ideas with you because they were total gamechangers for me when it comes to leading:

✅ Think about how you can invest in your team so they can support you.

✅ Talk to your employees about the things they do really well and what you want more of from them.

Both will go a long way in developing your relationships. Then, over time, you can start to give your team more freedom and leverage their experience to grow your business in ways that feel good to everyone.

What can you do this week to connect with your team members?

📸Photo by @nancy_nolan_photography

#lead #businesswoman #gamechanger #leadinbusiness #relationshipsmatter

As a creative, you pay attention to all the detail

As a creative, you pay attention to all the details—even the hallway of a home—to get the best results for your client.
Are you paying as much attention to the other areas of your life (outside of work) to get the best results for yourself?

I know many entrepreneurs and creatives who are focused on the grind. Is that you too? If you’re sacrificing family time, rest, and the things you enjoy, I give you permission to stop hustling so hard.

This year, I’m finding more opportunities to say hell yes to the things that bring me joy. I’m seeking out more pleasure too. Don’t get me wrong—I’m still working hard. But I’m also being intentional about prioritizing my connection to myself. I’m doing what feels right to me. It feels more authentic, and I deserve to put myself first.

How are you prioritizing yourself this year?

📸Photo by @nancy_nolan_photography

#prioritizeyourself #dontsacrifice #joysoflife #beauthenticbeyourself #stayconnectedtoyourself

A beautiful, organized closet can bring more ease

A beautiful, organized closet can bring more ease to your mornings, don’t you agree?

Depending on the size of your closet, you might enhance it with fresh flowers, window treatments, lovely lighting—or all three, like I’ve done in my clients’ closet! Any one of these has the power to make this functional space feel glamorous, not to mention make getting ready a pleasure.

When clutter is gone and everything in your closet has a place, you’ll avoid unnecessary stress and wasted time searching for items. And that’s a gift you can give to yourself each morning!

What’s your approach to enhancing your spaces to elevate everyday activities?

📸Photo by @nancy_nolan_photography

#closetorganization #getready #springcleaning #goodmorning #clutterfree #organizedcloset

Are you behaving like a CEO or an employee? If yo

Are you behaving like a CEO or an employee?

If you’re hanging onto tasks instead of passing them off to a team member, you might be behaving like the employee version of yourself—not to mention creating a bottleneck. And that’s going to keep you working in your business instead of on your business in your role of empowered creative CEO.

Your timelines are also important. As CEO, you don’t want to hold on to tasks until it’s too late to delegate them. And you should avoid working late or rushing to finish something, especially when you wouldn’t ask that of one of your employees.

Friends, if you want to grow and scale your business, it’s critical that you hand off tasks to your team (with a reasonable timeline!) The best part: When they take work off your plate, you can stay in your zone of genius.

What is a task that you can hand off to a team member this week?

📸Photo by @nancy_nolan_photography

#CEOmindset #lead #delegate #bottleneck #growyourbusiness #scaleyourbusiness

Have you ever thought about how we tend to priorit

Have you ever thought about how we tend to prioritize the “public” areas of our homes? The entryway, the living room, the kitchen …

I think the “private” spaces within our homes (in this case, my daughter’s bedroom) are just as important—if not more so.

These intimate spaces are deeply personal and serve us by providing a calm area where we can rest and recharge. You shouldn’t put your personal space last! And that’s something worth modeling for my daughter too.

Are there other ways in which you’re putting yourself last? Remember to prioritize your own rest. Like they say, you can’t pour from an empty cup.

📸Photo by @nancy_nolan_photography

#springcleaning #teenbedroom #getorganized #breathoffreshair #restandrecharge

What do you see when you look in the mirror? (If y

What do you see when you look in the mirror? (If you’re in my client’s bathroom you can’t avoid seeing yourself with this amazing wall of mirrors!)

Do you see your flaws and compare yourself to others?

Or do you see your unique beauty and strengths?

What if you praised the hell out of yourself the next you looked in the mirror? Shut down all the negative talk and started to love all of the things that make you YOU?

I think that’s what your mirror would like and I know that’s what I want for all of us!

📸Photo by @nancy_nolan_photography

#bathroomproject #mirrormirroronthewall #selftalk #reflection #positiveselftalk #bathroomcabinets #bathroomdesign #designyou #bathroominspo

When my husband and I planned our anniversary dinn

When my husband and I planned our anniversary dinner this month, it was so easy to pick the restaurant. For the first time in YEARS, he didn’t have to ask me what and where I was “able to eat.”

It’s true—there have been many times in my life when I’ve been on some kind of diet or restricting certain foods. But now I’m practicing intuitive eating and nothing’s off limits.

It was so freeing to go out to dinner and be in the moment. I could focus on celebrating and connecting with my husband, rather than obsessing over the food. We had a delicious, satisfying meal that I was able to be fully present for and enjoy.

When was the last time you felt truly satisfied after a meal?

📸Photo by @nancy_nolan_photography

#intuitiveeating #enjoyyourfood #antidietculture #anniversarydinner #kitchencabinets

This client's living room furnishings really sing

This client's living room furnishings really sing because of the spaces left open around them. This space also allows for great flow through the room.

Like a room needs space for movement, your day and life also needs space—for breathing, for thinking and for, well…doing things you enjoy.

Open space in your schedule can feel scary and unproductive, but what if that open space turned out to be the best thing for you, your thinking and your productivity!?

Scheduling time for reading, journaling, napping or moving your body are all important parts of the work that helps you be your best self!

📸Photo by @nancy_nolan_photography

#spaceplanning #naptime #thinkingtime #bestself #designingspaces #designyou #productivityhabits #beyourbestself

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