by Isabelle Peyrichoux | Nov 29, 2018 | Self-Care
Do you give yourself permission to slow down, rest, reflect?
Or are you always in “go-go” mode, doing and doing all the time?
If you are, this is time to STOP doing.
Yep.
This is what I said: STOP DOING.
DOING all the time won’t get you where you want to be.
It won’t.
Oh, shocker. Really?
Don’t get me wrong. Doing is important. And if you are inspired to DO and take lots of inspired actions, don’t stop that!
But if you are always in DOING mode, it won’t work.
You need time to slow down, reflect, and just BE.
To harvest the fruits of the year.
To reflect on what your true priorities are for next year.
To assess if you are living your life according to your values and what matters most to you.
If you are in doing mode all the time, you can’t access that.
Slowing doing and going within is what I’m practicing–imperfectly– right now after a very active past few weeks and months.
LOTS have been happening in the past few weeks.
I attended two 3-day retreats with my mentors and communities.
Lots of shifts are happening in my personal life.
At Wealthy Goddess LIVE, transformational retreat with my coach, Kendra in San Diego.
With my sisters, other visionary women up to great things.
photo by Lindsay A. Miller, Wealthy Goddess LIVE. (Del Mar North Beach, California)
on a 3-day retreat with my spiritual community in Mill Valley, California.
After these powerful weeks, I am back home, integrating, harvesting, and reflecting.
I’m giving myself permission…
…permission to slow down.
…permission to rest.
…permission to not have all the answers.
…permission to reflect.
…permission to take my time.
Photo by Lindsay A. Miller, Wealthy Goddess LIVE.
It is not always easy. I tend to overdo at times and I tire myself. My inner achiever gets impatient. The part of me that wants to know and have all the answers gets restless. Yes, she does!
Can you relate?
If so, this may be TIME TO SLOW DOWN.
Recharging so that you can be more present for yourself, your loved ones, and your life.
STOP DOING.
Start NOW.
yes, right now! I see you 🙂
Isabelle
P.S Comment below and tell me how this is going for you. I’m here with you. I get it, slowing down in this crazy busy world can be hard, but it will pay off dividends, at all levels, including in your work.
by Isabelle Peyrichoux | Oct 8, 2018 | Self-Care
The week before last, I wrote a bold message about what staying in work you hate is TRULY costing you. (you can find the article here if you missed it)
Well, I want to dive deeper into one of the BIGGEST costs I’ve heard so many times from the hundreds of people I’ve interviewed over the past 5 years.
It is the cost on your PHYSICAL HEALTH.
Yep, staying in work you hate is making you sick.
Not sure?
Well, I collected for you real words from real people over the hundreds of interviews I’ve done, in English and in French. (notes from an interview in the pic)
I can’t sleep at night.
I wake up in the middle of the night.
I get really anxious.
j’ai les nerfs a fleur de peau.
J’ai des crises d’anxiete.
I have high blood pressure.
I have panic attacks.
My mind is racing.
I am physically drained.
I am tired.
I have no energy.
I am exhausted.
Je suis tendu.
I am sick to my stomach.
I am gaining weight.
I eat to compensate from my stress.
I feel stress in my body.
I have a pain in my right shoulder.
Can you relate to any of these?
Or maybe you have other symptoms?
What are the physical symptoms you are suffering from as a result of work?
Not sure if they are related to work?
Well, I’m not saying that every single physical symptom you suffer from is the result of not liking your work.
However, I know that staying 5 days per week in work you hate is impacting negatively your health.
This is REAL.
Yes, staying in work you hate is making you sick!
Is that what you want?
If not, what are you going to do about it?
Today? This week?
Well, I can help.
I can help you feel alive, energized, and recharged at work and outside of work.
This is why I created my Roadmap To A Career You Love group program.
so that you:
- Wake up excited to go to work.
- Have a career you love that’s meaningful and fulfilling.
- Have a career that is good for your health.
This group program is open for a limited amount of time and I run it only twice a year.
So, don’t miss it!
>> Click here for the details and how to apply.
To your vibrant health doing work that energizes you,
Isabelle
P.S. Your health matters… this is time to take care of it!
Discover the work you love that is good for your body, mind, heart, and soul!
by Isabelle Peyrichoux | Oct 8, 2018 | Self-Care
The week before last, I wrote a bold message about what staying in work you hate is TRULY costing you. (you can find the article here if you missed it)
Well, I want to dive deeper into one of the BIGGEST costs I’ve heard so many times from the hundreds of people I’ve interviewed over the past 5 years.
It is the cost on your PHYSICAL HEALTH.
Yep, staying in work you hate is making you sick.
Not sure?
Well, I collected for you real words from real people over the hundreds of interviews I’ve done, in English and in French. (notes from an interview in the pic)
I can’t sleep at night.
I wake up in the middle of the night.
I get really anxious.
j’ai les nerfs a fleur de peau.
J’ai des crises d’anxiete.
I have high blood pressure.
I have panic attacks.
My mind is racing.
I am physically drained.
I am tired.
I have no energy.
I am exhausted.
Je suis tendu.
I am sick to my stomach.
I am gaining weight.
I eat to compensate from my stress.
I feel stress in my body.
I have a pain in my right shoulder.
Can you relate to any of these?
Or maybe you have other symptoms?
What are the physical symptoms you are suffering from as a result of work?
Not sure if they are related to work?
Well, I’m not saying that every single physical symptom you suffer from is the result of not liking your work.
However, I know that staying 5 days per week in work you hate is impacting negatively your health.
This is REAL.
Yes, staying in work you hate is making you sick!
Is that what you want?
If not, what are you going to do about it?
Today? This week?
Well, I can help.
I can help you feel alive, energized, and recharged at work and outside of work.
This is why I created my Roadmap To A Career You Love group program.
so that you:
- Wake up excited to go to work.
- Have a career you love that’s meaningful and fulfilling.
- Have a career that is good for your health.
This group program is open for a limited amount of time and I run it only twice a year.
So, don’t miss it!
>> Click here for the details and how to apply.
To your vibrant health doing work that energizes you,
Isabelle
P.S. Your health matters… this is time to take care of it!
Discover the work you love that is good for your body, mind, heart, and soul!
by Isabelle Peyrichoux | Sep 23, 2018 | Self-Care
Saturday was a NO-PLAN day for me!
I let the day totally open with NO plans whatsoever…
I let it unfold organically according to what my body, mind, heart, and spirit needed in each moment.
It was a day of exquisite self-care.
And it was the BEST.
- it started with going to my strength training class.
- then, my body wanted sauna and steam room. So, I drove back home to pick up my bathing suit and went back to my gym to enjoy a combo of sauna + steam room + hot tub + pool + cold shower. As many times as my body wanted. No questions asked.
- I got a green juice and treated myself to a healthy meal at one of my favorite local places.
- then, I decided to call my mum and brother who were enjoying dinner in France. We had a wonderful impromptu video chat.
- then, I got inspired to go for a walk at a local park I love (by the Bay).
- I had called my favorite local spa earlier to see if they had availability for a massage. They called me back saying a spot had just opened up. So I treated myself to a very relaxing full body massage.
- then, I was called to go back to the park I was at earlier (Point Isabel) to enjoy more of its beauty. So, I did. No overthinking, simply following the guidance of my body.
How often do you have NO-PLAN days and let the day unfold according to the inspiration of the moment?
If you don’t, you need to!
Our lives in our western societies (even more so in the busy overachieving US) are over planned. We need more unplanned days. Our body and mind need them. Our health needs them.
When is your next NO-PLAN day??
Seriously??
This is a very SERIOUS question.
Your health depends on it.
Doing the work you love depends on it.
Your relationships depend on it!
Your LIFE depends on it.
Start today!
Isabelle
by Isabelle Peyrichoux | Jul 17, 2018 | Self-Care
What do you do when you need to recharge?
What is your #1 medicine when you feel stressed, overworked, tired, or down?
Well, mine is the Ocean.
The Ocean recharges me every time.
Every time I am feeling down, tired, worried, overworked, or meh. It works. It recharges me.
At first, I doubt it. I resist it.
I wonder: “really? will it work this time?” “Shall I even bother?”
And then, as soon as I go BY or, even better, IN the Ocean, whether I put my feet or my full body in, I start feeling better.
The water washes my worries away.
The other day, I was feeling “meh.”
I knew deep down my body needed water.
But I resisted it at first. “Really? It’s a long drive. Why bother? Are you sure it’s worth it?”
I had the choice to go in a lake on my way back to the AirBnB I was staying at or to drive longer and go to the Ocean.
Despite my doubts, resistance, and the longer drive, I ended up choosing the Ocean.
I am SO glad I did.
It worked. Of course. It always does (at least 99% of the time)
I went in the Ocean. I swam and enjoyed feeling the water on my body for about 30 minutes.
And the magic happened. Again.
I went out and I was feeling refreshed and energized again.
Walnut Beach (Connecticut) – a few days before the wedding of my dear friend Stephanie.
After, I was so energized that I was feeling inspired to write.
Yes, the Ocean also helps me find my inspiration again.
Water and the Ocean are my BEST medicine. By far.
What is your medicine? What recharges you?
Every time.
Even if you resist it at first.
and wonder: “Why bother?”
Only YOU know what it is.
Deep down YOU know.
And it is important that you know and use it.
NOBODY can do it for you, even the best healer.
You are your best healer.
Your best medicine woman, your best medicine man.
Are you listening to your inner healer?
Are you using your medicine?
The medIcine for your spirit, mind, and body.
GO and DO IT. NOW.
And write in the comments! I want to hear what is your medicine.
Isabelle
by Isabelle Peyrichoux | Mar 21, 2018 | Self-Care
Last week, I did something I have never done before.
I treated myself with a FULL day 1:1 with my kickass business and transformational coach, Kendra.
Which means…all of her attention and coaching was on me between 10am and 7pm!
Yes! I had her all for myself for a full day!
Wow! Can you imagine this? My inner personal growth lover was ecstatic!
- The whole agenda was MINE. I could ask support and coaching on ANYTHING I wanted.
- I was the one to decide where I wanted to do our session: inside, outside, in the steam room, anywhere I wanted!
- She treated me with yummy and healthy food for lunch and dinner.
- She would ensure all my needs where taken care of: food, water, tea, comfort, temperature, etc
- She even gifted me this beautiful innerSPIRIT rattle after I mentioned to her I wanted one.
- I let her be of service to me and my expansion.
How amazing is that? Here is what I realized: Receiving this was a radical act of self-care and self-love.I was able to treat myself and receive in such a way because I value myself enough to have it.
I deserve it.
I am important enough.
I love myself enough to treat myself in such a way. Don’t be fooled though. This is the result of several years of focus and expansion in that area. I had to practice a lot to get to that point. And there are still times when I deprive myself of what I want. I’m far from being perfect at it.
How much do YOU value YOURSELF to treat yourself in such a way?
To invest time, energy, resources in what you truly desire.
Do you think you are worth it? you deserve it? OR do you short change yourself?
do you deprive yourself of what you truly desire?
Take time right now to ponder this for yourself…
How much can you give to you?
How much goodness can you receive?
How good are you at receiving? at letting others serve you?
Are there any areas in your life where you short change yourself? Do you deprive yourself of what you truly want and need?
- is it vacation or days off?
- is it time for yourself to relax?
- is it that thing that you really want?
- is it that class you have always wanted to take?
- Is it hiring a mentor or a coach to support you in an area of your life where you are stuck and have been stuck for a while?
- is it something else?
Stop and look within. Whatever it is, be honest with yourself.
What are you noticing? What are you going to do about it? Today? This week?
Awareness is great but it is only the first step. Nothing will change unless you take action….and if you are already pretty good at treating yourself well.
What would stretch you to the next level?
What is one thing you have always wanted to do and have not allowed yourself to have or do?
What is the next level of your expansion?
Whatever it is, I’d love to hear! Please feel free to comment below.
To your brilliant life and career!
Isabelle
P.S. Remember: Expansion is a journey. I’m still on the journey as you are. Be kind with yourself if you notice it is hard for you to give to yourself what you deserve. but DO something about it. Take action! Action is the only way to shift this pattern. Start now. Don’t wait!
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