Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy

E is for Easy...

Do you ever wonder, what other Health and Clarity coaches need to run their business? 

I AM ABOUT TO SHARE WITH YOU... WHAT YOU WOULD NEED IF YOU WERE JUST STARTING OUT AS A HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACH~

1.)  www.godaddy.com or www.greengeeks.com
Everyone needs a good domain name
I used the IIN website for a year or so. I wanted to put money into other things first.

2.) www.timetrade.com or www.acuityscheduling.com
I did it on my own for a year, and then I found it so much easier to pay a service or get a few months free of scheduling with clients. I set up my availability and they schedule. The calendar also travels to my smart phone no matter where I am.


3.) www.constantcontact.com or www.mailchimp.com or www.madmimi.com
Both of these are helpful, I used constant contact for all my newsletters, events, and mailings. I just moved over to mailchimp as it can do more of what I need it to do like opt in's on my webpage and more.

4.) A virtual assistant~ at some point you have to get a small team together. start thinking about what you don't love to do.. and think about having someone help you with that. I am not great at all the technical parts of building a website- so I use a VA.
www.taskrabbit.com or you can use www.Zirtual.com
Virtual assistants can range between $20 dollars an hour to $45 depending on what you want them to help you with.

5.) www.fiverr.com
I used Fiver to design my first logo after my IIN logo. I than used it for some promotion pages, covers for my ebooks and more. I have always been happy with the price and the turn around time. I had my first logo done for $10 dollars.

6.) www.picmonkey.com and www.canva.com
I use all the time for my social media marketing and for Fun facts of the day, YOU use it to place images on text. I use it a lot when I take a picture of a food, smoothie or exercise and put words or the recipe on top of the image, I can add a border and more. I use both of them and they are Free for normal things and upgrades get you more fonts, etc.

7. www.dropbox.com
I use this for all my documents, health forms, photos, waivers for clients to sign, video.
You can share all the documents with friends, clients and more. They can go to computer, phone or tablet. It is safe and secure, and sharing is easy.

8. www.weebly.com or www.wix.com or www.squarespace.com  ( website builder)
When your done with you IIN site you might want to use one of the above sites... or wordpress. I use weebly right now, but I  used wix before. I plan on moving to wordpress in 2015.

9.www.wepay.com, www.braintreepayments.com,
www.stripe.com  ways to sell your products and get paid.

10.www.quickbooks.com 
If you have an accountant or bookkeeper this is still a great website.


Bonus:
Social Media Managment
helps manage vimeo, twiter, facebook, google plus and more.
www.hootsuite.com and www.meetedgar.com


I hope this list helps empower you to get started thinking about some of the things you may need to start your coaching practice, and some of the expenses you may have monthly.

letter D for Doubt

I want to tell you a story:

A story about me and my business.

This is a story about a client and I.

A story that I thought would leave me derailed, feeling worthless and devalued- 

I had graduated from IIN ( the largest nutrition school) when I started doing many  more consultations ( health histories) and I was starting to get a nice client base, and building my email list. 
I met a women who was a Pilate's trainer, she came to one of my lectures. After the lecture she asked for my business card. For a number of months she followed me on my facebook fan page and commented and wrote me often.

Finally, the day came when she met me for a consultation. ( on a side note- "While I was at IIN I was Vegan and lost 35 lbs, While I was working on my business, I wanted to save money and so I did not hire a team I began doing everything myself. I spend more and more time in front of the computer, learning SEO , marketing, website codes and more. I let my food and my exercise slide")

Have you ever seen a coach of a football team, a basketball team or something physical and they don't look very fit? Well, I was that coach. I was not a fitness trainer or a fitness coach. I was just a coach. 

We sat down and had a great chat, I did the health history and she was really digging deep giving me good answers. I felt a connection.

NOW, it came to the part where I have to "close the deal" I had done it many times before so I wasn't nervous. If she chose not to work with me, it wasn't going to be a personal knock to my self-esteem, I had done a lot of personal growth over the year, and I know if she chose not to work with me~ I would be fine- I would get right back on that surf board and keep riding the wave.

She leaned over and said," LisaRenee I think you have this passionate charisma that I love, and I know you know a lot about health and clean eating, but I don't think I can work with you as a client, as your body type, the size you are -isn't fit in my eyes- and I wouldn't be able to be inspired by you. "

You could hear a pin drop.

Did I cry? NO- Did I want to cry? honestly no NOT THIS TIME... she did not rock me to my core with these comments. They were hard to hear as I was 190 at the time- but they motivated me to get back to taking care of me.

Why wasn't I angry or sad by this shocking comment?

Because she was HONEST
RAW 
and it showed me she wasn't my ideal client.

We wouldn't have been a good match.

She might have wasted my time, at each session by not really connecting with me, and not doing her action steps or meeting her goals.

IF she hadn't been honest with herself and her feelings, she may have signed up with me, and then if she didn't get the results, she would spread negative feedback- 

So don't let doubt get in your way- If a client sits with you in a consultation and says, no thank you. 

Don't doubt what you worked so hard to do.
Don't give up your dreams and go grab the want ads.
Don't  doubt your self-worth.
Don't let doubt paralyze you.

They were NOT your ideal client or they would have opened up their wallet~ and paid you.

Take some time to write down today- 
what is your ideal client?
Where do they hang out?
What do they do for fun?
What movies do they like?
What blogs or websites or magazines do they read?

TOP TEN

As a wellness coach and clarity coach, people often ask me what I recommend... to help with balance, stress and to make my days easier.

This is my TOP ten things I can't live without right now:

1. My gluten free- paraben free lipstick
www.redapplelipstick.com

2.Meal planning  

I can't go without menu planning ever... even if we decide not to eat at home one night, I have to cook on Sunday's and prep meals for the week. I use www.plantoeat.com 

It is a terrific service, there are lots out there but this is one of my favorites. I have also done freezer parties with WildTree, and having 10 finished meals waiting in my freezer is very appealing to me.

Another fun website for meal planning is Once a month meals www.onceamonthmeals.com

3. Email decluttering- cleaning- what I mean by this is a way to unsubscribe to things I might have been interested in a few months, or a year ago, but I am NOT interested now, and they are cluttering my email. So I use unroll me. (www.unrollme.com) it is so fast and easy and it rolls them up into one awesome daily email so I can read them there, or save them in a folder to read later. BEST thing I have ever done to feel like I de cluttered my computer.

4. Magnesium Salve

I have never had trouble sleeping, but I have trouble having restful sleep or not waking a lot. So a fellow friend who is a Health Coach makes Magnesium salve and she sent me some samples, it worked I had a well rested sleep and felt like I didn't wake up as much or at all. Her name is Beth Anne Kelleher and she has an Etsy store called Healthy balance Beth.

5.  a book -
You know I can't live without a current book I am following or reading and right now it is The Joy Diet.
By Martha Beck.

She also has a free download of worksheets to follow on her web page.

6. DoTERRA oils

In my quest to heal my gut, I stopped using OTC medicine. So I began to purchase oils. I use Oregano oil for sore throats. I use peppermint oil for headaches. I use oils for stomachaches, bug bites, ear infections and more.

My son has ADHD and I was diagnosed with adult ADHD a number of years ago. I have started using Frankincense with him, and I have seen a difference in how he acts. If you want to order something or just look around you can go to http://mydoterra.com/fountainofhealthhealingoils

7. Coconut oil-
I use it to cook with, to make my bullet proof coffee and to take off my makeup.
Nutiva is my favorite, but sometimes I buy other kinds.

8. Happy Herbivore-
 Meal planning I pay for from time to time.
www.happyherbivore.com

9. Kris Carr's newsletters and smoothie recipes
www.kriscarr.com

and drum roll please... the number 10 thing I can not live without.... right now....

10. The Farmers Market
I love going and finding new things I have never tried, herbs, lettuce and anything new.

C is for Cookbooks

C is for Cookbook

I am a huge fan of cookbooks... and I have a large collection. The collection I had when I was not a health and clarity coach, are different than the ones I love now... Here are a few I found this weekend in Hyde Park, NY in a store called Hammertown

Plenty is beautiful and it has been on my wish list for a few months.

This one my grandmother purchased me... so I own this one.

Now here are my favorites that I own:

I have tons more favorites... but I hope you enjoyed the list, and maybe you will check out a few.

THE beginning

So Let's start at the beginning

I was a Pre-K teacher for 14 years.

I started down a wellness path( to heal my auto-immune disease)

 to 

a school...

IIN

The Institute of Integrative Nutrition

I completed the school, graduated...and.... I spend 2 years working with clients. Busy moms who wanted to stress less and live more.

I enjoyed helping moms find a balance. I facilitated and helped women with Fibromyalgia, lupus and other auto- immune diseases, change their diets.

I loved guiding clients in seasonal detoxes to find out hidden food sensitivities, and food intolerance.

But I have been working with health coaches and women entrepreneurs, and have really enjoyed it.

I have found the tools that help

me get clear on my target market, get crystal clear on what I do and what I offer.

So I find myself at the Beginning again.

As I transition from working with busy working moms to working with entrepreneurs.

It's been exciting.

We have a connection.

I understand their struggle.

I help them identify action steps

I provide accountability to create change.

So if your also at a place of new 

Beginnings

and want to have a complimentary session with me, email me at

helpatfountainofhealthcoach@gmail.com

Letter A is for abundance

Today is Day one letter A of the A-Z challenge. 

Today's letter is A.

I want to talk about  Abundance (in your life).

You may think, what does Abundance have to do with being healthy and well.  I think the mind and body connection is a huge part of how we heal and how we feel.


The dictionary has a few meanings for abundance: One says the quantity or amount of something, which is ok- but I like the definition I found at Positively positive www.positivelypositive.com

Their definition says:" The essential meaning of abundance is that you are solidly happy who you are no external events good or bad can subtract your from your happiness."

Top 5 tips to having and receiving abundance

1) Look at the way you look and care for money. 
Are you open to receiving more money- new jobs- meeting possible new clients or prospects. How do you feel about money? Do you save? Do you keep money in your wallet or pockets all crumbled? or do you keep it neat, and show it how you appreciate it by facing all the money in one direction, and flattening out crinkled dollars.

2.) Remember your thoughts are real and can they carry energy. SO if you say I am never going to get paid more- than you won't. If you say I am never going to have more clients, than you won't. IF you say I a won't find a new friend, boyfriend  or significant other- chances are you might not.

3.)You can reduce your resistance to new things and raise your vibration, with exercise, positive thoughts in a nightly gratitude journal. Write down at night 3 things you were grateful for that day.

4)More self-acceptance of who you are and what you are- brings you closer to more abundance- I did the book A course in Miracles by Gabrielle Bernstein and I felt this book helped me slow down and think about who I was, and that it was ok to be ME the way I am without changing.

5) Try practicing mantras or affirmations that say things like:
Things always have a way of working out for the best…”
“Life has a way of working out for me…”
“I love waiting for what the Universe has in store for me…”
“There is a bigger and better plan I can’t see yet…”

Before I enrolled in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition I never nothing about the Law of Attraction, and if I did, I didn't believe it. Now that I have studied it, read books about it, and continue to work with other health coaches and female entrepreneurs and we focus on it, I have seen it work. I know positive energy has a powerful connection to abundance. The key is that you must be a good receiver, if you are not good at accepting compliments, gifts or hugs- you may not be receiving some of the energy and abundance that is coming your way. Practice being more open and receiving of help, gifts, and compliments. 

IF someone says, " I love your dress." Don't say, " Oh, this I got at target on a 50% off sale." Just say- Thank you.

Practice some receiving today and let me know what abundance comes your way. If you like this post share it and If anything resonated with you leave a comment below.