Face This and Live The Dream
When I first started my business, and began working with clients professionally, I noticed a pattern...especially among high achieving, driven, and ambitious women entrepreneurs. Yes, we go for it! We say YES to doing something different, playing life by our own rules...seeking the create a livelihood ( a career AND a lifestyle ) that not only breaks with tradition but one that allows us to experience everything we've ever dreamed to experience in life.
But let me be real...entrepreneurialship is not for the faint of heart. As my mentor Gina DeVee reminds quite frequently, running a business is like building an airplane while flying at 30,000 feet. And from personal experience in building my own bespoke version of A Love Styled Life, I am here to tell you that there couldn't be a statement more close to the truth. But the key to success...the key to living this amazing life and livelihood you dream about...is to keep flying and to keep building the plane.
I see so many women give up on the idea of living a dream life, often times way before they even get started. Even when their idea is spectacular, their ambition empowering, and their drive to make a difference in this world inspiring. They don't start. Or they stop right before things are about to get really good.
Why?
This week's short 3 minute video breaks it down to one simple thing:
FEAR.
FEAR is the thing that holds us back...that keeps us small...and that prevents us from trying, taking chances, and from doing everything it takes to create the life inside our wildest dreams. But what I've come to know is this...FEAR is meant to be faced. FEAR is meant to be loved. Because what we FEAR is often THEE thing we must overcome. It's the thing that will take us from spiraling out of control to flying our planes in smooth air at 32,000 feet.
For me, when I faced the FEAR of failure...the FEAR that success would take me further and further away from those I loved...the FEAR that I wasn't worthy of the dreams within my heart...that's when I knew what my thoughts and beliefs were saying. And once I knew what my thoughts and beliefs were saying...only then could I actually begin to shape my thoughts and beliefs to ones that supported the life I dreamed to live.
So in the spirit of going after your dream life and livelihood, this week's #StyleTruthChallenge asks:
WHAT is your biggest fear(s)?
For this week's challenge, I want you to face your FEAR. What are your thoughts and beliefs saying, and what do you need to change? Be brave, know that everything is happening for you, and that your FEARs are pointing the way.
Be sure to head on over to Instagram to participate, using #StyleTruthSundayChallenge ! Also...have a topic you'd like covered in #StyleTruthSunday? Email me or leave a comment below (I'd love to hear from you).
Cheers to facing your FEAR and living A Love Styled Life!
xo, Cynthia
ps...Tired of feeling tired, overwhelmed, and confused when it comes to your life and livelihood? Ready to experience more clarity, confidence, and ease with it all? Let's talk! Click here or on the image below to schedule your complimentary discovery session today.
The Eagles & The Chickens
I can't believe my week in Italy is coming to a close (right now, as you're reading this, I'm in the air...probably drinking coffee and watching my third movie of the long trans-atlantic flight).
What an amazing adventure it's been, with more growth and expansion in my life and my livelihood than I ever thought could be possible in just seven days. For this week's #StyleTruthSunday challenge, I share with you one such growth...something I became vividly aware of while traveling abroad this week. And more importantly, something that can easily keep us playing small in our life and livelihoods.
What is it, you ask?
Well...
it all has to do with whether or not you have eagles, or chickens.
Huh?
Yes, you did read that right.
Don't worry, I explain all of it in this week's short 8 minute video (filmed live from my hotel in Milan). Check it out below:
Be sure to head on over to Instagram to participate, using #StyleTruthSundayChallenge ! Also...have a topic you'd like covered in #StyleTruthSunday? Email me or leave a comment below (I'd love to hear from you).
Cheers to living, and living well...Ciao!
xo, Cynthia
ps...Tired of feeling tired, overwhelmed, and confused when it comes to your livelihood? Ready to experience more clarity, confidence, and ease with it all? Let's talk! Click here or on the image below to schedule your complimentary discovery session today.
The Vision For Your Life
There's so much happening this week in preparation for my journey to Italy (I can't believe I leave on Sunday!!!!), that I chose to share one of my favorite videos of all time with you for #StyleTruthSunday. It's a video taken of Oprah, speaking with student leaders at Stanford University. It's a truly moving speech, all about her journey, and some of the most pivotal and inspiring moments of her life...including never asked questions that had even the queen of talk completely stumped and impressed!
My favorite takeaway?
"Align your personality with your purpose, and no one can touch you"
I love this so much, because I've seen the power of this in my own life. Not just in my relationships, my health, etc...but also in my business & career. The minute I started approaching everything from my authentic self, everything started moving, shifting, growing, and shaping!
Watch the full video below (and be sure to check out this week's challenge below the video):
For this week's #StyleTruthChallenge, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway! Let me know in the comments below, or head on over to Instagram, using the hashtags #StyleTruthSundayChallenge!
Also...have a topic you'd like covered in #StyleTruthSunday? Email me or leave a comment below (I'd love to hear from you).
Cheers to living, and living well...
xo, Cynthia
What Are You Communicating?
This week I'm on the road and sharing your #StyleTruthChallenge from my childhood bedroom...that same childhood bedroom that became my comfort zone while hitting rock bottom at the age of 30. So the significance of this week and this topic could not be more timely, especially as it relates to truly creating your own bespoke version of A Love Styled Life. See what I mean in this week's short 8 minute video below (plus you'll see a few personal objects that mean so much to me and my life).
Be sure to head on over to Instagram to participate, using #StyleTruthSundayChallenge ! Also...have a topic you'd like covered in #StyleTruthSunday? Email me or leave a comment below (I'd love to hear from you).
Cheers to living, and living well...
xo, Cynthia
What You Resist, Persists
If you're not happy with any area of your life right now, then this week's #StyleTruthSunday is just for you! And quite honestly, it was the perfect message for me, too... as I've begun to up-level a few different areas of my life. Find out what two shifts you need to make to transform these areas of your life by watching this week's short 8 minute video below (plus more personal deets on what I discovered about myself, too).
Be sure to head on over to Instagram to participate, using #StyleTruthSundayChallenge ! Also...have a topic you'd like covered in #StyleTruthSunday? Email me or leave a comment below (I'd love to hear from you).
Cheers to living, and living well...
xo, Cynthia
Decision Time
Wow! What a week...
I have to say I've been reminded so much about what it requires to live #ALoveStyledLIfe over the course of the last 7 days, especially as it relates to decision-making. Making decisions is the foundation of living your life...but making thoughtful, intentional, aligned decisions (decision that lead you in the direction of your dreams) can be difficult if you're faced with the dreaded four letter word that seems to plague us all.
What's this four letter word, you say?
Well...for this week's #StyleTruthSunday I talk all about it, including how it showed up for me this week, and how I was able to shift back into making decisions from a place of love.
Be sure to head on over to Instagram to participate, using #StyleTruthSundayChallenge ! Also...have a topic you'd like covered in #StyleTruthSunday? Email me or leave a comment below (I'd love to hear from you).
Cheers to living, and living well...
xo, Cynthia