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    How to Create a Homemade BB8 Costume for Your Child

    If your child is anything like Zoom, they really love BB8 from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Even before the movie came out last year, my son was asking if…

    October 15, 2016
  • A Fun Halloween Dinner - check out these great ideas: monster mash (potatoes), mummy meatloaf for a main course, and Dracula's dentures for dessert. Click to find the recipes, Save for later! www.jumpstartyourjoy.com
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    Fun Halloween Dinner Ideas: Mummy Meatloaf, Monster Mash (Potatoes) and Dracula’s Dentures

    Happy Halloween! Here are some fun Halloween dinner ideas that are sure to scare and delight your guests. Last night we had dinner with my sister’s family and I whipped up…

    October 31, 2015

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  • The Golden Gate Bridge. She’s working the angles like 😍 Fun and foggy day out in the Marin Headlands. #goldengatebridge #goldengate #goldengatepark #marinheadlands #karlthefog #foggy #sanfranciscobay #sandrancisco #discoverandgo #adventureday #staycation #lovemycity #citybythebay
  • Number 5 on the countdown of the top 10 episodes of Season 4 is my solocast about creating a business and juggling a life and working a 9 to 5. The truth: it’s hard. Once I’d gotten mindful and clear about what I wanted to do (which was be a coach/consultant, create a company, and build a client base), I started building slowly. ⠀ I said yes to things that felt right. I became super mindful of what I was doing, and as Greg McKeown talks about in his book, I started focusing on not getting MORE done, but on getting the RIGHT THINGS done. I made sure that I was spending time on things that mattered, and right sizing my efforts to fit that.⠀ ⠀ Tune in to episode 200 to hear more, and find out the full list of the Top 10 episodes from Season 4! The link is in my profile. ⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneur #creator #businesswoman #entrepreneurtip #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurmindset #entrepreneurwomen #podcastersofinstagram #joy #lifecoach #jumpstartyourjoy #essentialism #200episodes #200thepisode #podcastersofinstagram
  • As part of the Season 4 Finale, I’m counting down the top 10 episodes. In episode 165, Andrea Owen and spent some time talking about how we humans process emotions. She shared a #truthbomb from her friend, Amy Smith @thejoyjunkie: “What if your feelings are just your body’s way of taking care of itself?”⠀ As Andrea points out, we don’t get mad or upset when we sneeze or sweat. We notice it and move on. What if we could get to the point where we notice an emotion, determine if we need to spend more time with it, and move on? ⠀ ⠀ Thank you for being on the podcast, Andrea! @yourkickasslife It was a true pleasure getting to chat with you. ⠀ To tune in the whole Season 4 countdown, click the link in my profile.⠀ ⠀ #podcast #strongwomen #womeninbusiness #amusing #hilarious #healingjourney #consciousness #recovery #mindfulness #anxiety #discomfort #jumpstartyourjoy #200episodes #200thepisode #podcastersofinstagram
  • I’m counting down the top 10 episodes of Season 4. Number 7 on the list is my interview with Alison Arngrim. Four short months after I started my show, I pitched Alison (known for playing Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie) to be on my podcast and she accepted. This was the first big name guest I would have on, and I was both delighted and terrified. Because as you probably know, Nellie Oleson is THE original mean girl. And I LOVE Little House on the Prairie.⠀ ⠀ The mixture of a first well known guest (that I didn’t know already), that happened to play a character the world loves to hate turned out to be the perfect recipe for triggering all sorts of inner mean girl stuff for me. I found myself at 3am on the morning that the episode was supposed to go live in one of those ugly cry type moments … questioning why I’d started a show and if I’d ever get this episode edited “right,” and well, yes, fear showed up big time.⠀ ⠀ I like to call this my Nellie Oleson moment because there I was, face to face with my own inner mean girl.⠀ ⠀ What I know is that we all hit these kinds of moments when we are in the middle of a creative pursuit. If you want to learn more about mine, and, the very happy ending that it inspired …⠀ ⠀ Tune in to this week’s 200th episode to find out the rest of the top episodes from this season- the link is in my profile.⠀ ⠀ #startapodcast #podcast #solocast #howtopodcast #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smallbiz #socialmediamarketing #business#entrepreneur #entreprenuers #training#onlinecourses #microbiz #microbusiness #lifecoachmarketing #marketing101 #businesstipsforwomen #businesstipsforcreatives #marketingforcreatives #womeninbusiness #womenentrepreneurs #womenbiz #learntopodcast #jumpstartyourjoy #podcastersofinstagram #200episodes #200thepisode
  • To close out Season 4 of the show, I’m counting down the top 10 episodes. Number 8 for this season is episode 175 with Sharon Prentice. Sharon works with the terminally ill and their families, and in this episode she talks about uncovering the darkness in your life, going deep into those places that scare you or feel too frightening to admit … and finding the power of love and light. We have a loving and lovely discussion about what it means to grieve and experience loss, and how you can experience joy and hope even when you are in the midst of a sad or desperate place.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this season, Sharon @sharonprenticephd⠀ ⠀ Click on the link in my profile for episode 200 and the countdown of the top 10 episodes of Season 4!⠀ ⠀ #spiritual #neardeathexperience #shareddeathexperience #becomingstarlight #soul #spirituality #religion #divinity #spiritualness #mindfulness #becomingstarlightbook #sharonprentice #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #200episodes #200thepisode
  • Number 9 on the countdown of the top ten episodes of season 4 is my interview with Renee Linnell, episode 177. Renee is an author and a serial entrepreneur, and she self identifies as an introvert and highly sensitive person. She recognized early on that these were unique parts of her personality. She also knows that she was born with inner guidance. ⠀ ⠀ One of the things she shared in this episode (along with her journey of joining, and then leaving, a Buddhist cult), is that she’s learned to turn up the volume on the things that make her different, or weird. In accepting herself, she’s come to truly know and believe that there is room for all of us, that we are all unique, and that each of us is very much worthy.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for joining me on the show this season, Renee! @renee.linnell ⠀ To find out the other 9 top episodes of this season, click on the link in my profile and listen to episode 200! ⠀ ⠀ #theburnzone #weareallone #weareallonehumanfamily #wearemadeofstars #wearemagical #wearemagicalbeings #loveyourself #healyourself #believeinyourself #believeinyourdreams #believeinyourownbeauty #confidence #iinspiration #reneelinnell #podcast #cult #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #200episodes #200thepisode
  • As Season 4 comes to a close, I’m doing a countdown of the top ten episodes this season. Coming in at number 10 is episode 179, where I talked about the temptation (especially when you are starting out as a business owner and needing to make ends meet) to be fairly open ended with what kind of work you do. Part of this is out of necessity; when you’re just starting you may not have a good idea of the exact kind of work you want to do. The thing I’ve seen in clients, however, is that many don’t want to “niche” down because they are afraid that by being clear and specific about what they do, they’ll alienate some of their potential client base.⠀ ⠀ What I’ve found is the opposite is actually true. By naming what you do, it creates definition for yourself, and for potential clients. You know what you do, and you can communicate it to others. Anyone who is looking for someone to help them (with say, a podcast), knows where to look and who can help them.⠀ ⠀ Want to learn more, and find out what other episodes made the finale? Click the link in my profile to hear episode 200 :) ⠀ ⠀ #kindness #kindbusiness #kindnessmatters #selfkindness #choosekindness #kindnessrules #kindnessiseverything #cleariskind #protectyourpeace #healthyboundaries #souldeep #cleariskind #peacemaker #peaceofmind #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #raisethevibe #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #200episodes #200thepisode
  • This week's podcast is a big one for me. It is episode 200, and it's the Season 4 Finale - both big milestones for the show and for me. So, for this post, I'm pausing to share my gratitude. ⠀ I'm grateful for:⠀ . the guests that have joined me, for their authenticity, for their willingness to share their story, and their willingness to share the episode they were on. ⠀ . my mastermind, my support network, my friends, my VA (and right hand wizard) and various cheerleaders⠀ . the listeners who keep tuning in, and keep sharing. I'm so grateful for the community that's popped up around the show. ⠀. the clients who have seen what I'm up to and asked for me to partner with them as they create a show of their own, and grateful for the many students who have taken my podcasting class and started a show. ⠀ . coaching clients who have filled out my intake form, and told me they've listened to every episode. ⠀ . my family who's heard me talk about this show nonstop for four plus years, and for them being there - what not everyone sees is that a show, or any creative pursuit, ebbs and flows in how much time, mental space, effort, and attention it needs. ⠀ . my husband Sean, son Zoom, and family have been there and understood that with me, and grateful to my Mom and Dad, who have been fans from the beginning, and who still ask me about the episodes and share their thoughts with me.⠀ ⠀ It's interesting to look back over the past four years and see how this show has impacted my life. I would never have guessed that it would lead me to where I am now, or even have guessed it would still be going. So, for this day, I am grateful. Thank you all for making this be such an amazing adventure, and for filling my days with SO MUCH JOY.⠀ ⠀ Tune in to Episode 200 - link in profile.⠀ ⠀ #grateful #spiritual #happiness #relationship #startwithwhy #livemoremagic #livethelittlethings #thehappynow #flashesofdelight #doitfortheprocess #communityovercompetition #dreamersanddoers #nothingisordinary #creativityfound #thatsdarling #solovelysofree #presentoverperfect #thegramgang #soberaf #sherecovers #podcast #shepodcasts #itunes #podcaster #200thepisode #jumpstartyourjoy #200episodes
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