IMPACT.
That word rings loudly in my head these days! For someone quickly rounding the corner to 33 and with five years under my belt as an entrepreneur, I’ve done a lot of thinking about this.
Like- what exactly do I want my impact to be? What do I truly care about, at my core? What makes me uniquely me?
And the same goes for you. What are your values? What’s important to you? What impact do you want to have?
Because I know, my dear Luv Cooks readers, that besides our collective love of food, there are lots of other loves in our lives too. For me, I’m realizing more everyday what I want the impact of my entrepreneurial life to be. I want people to feel loved, encouraged- like they experienced a bit more JOY in their day than they otherwise would have through encountering either myself, my videos or my recipes.
I also realize that there are LOTS of things that vie for our attention. I mean- the emails, the family events, social obligations, community or work shin digs, chores, texts, facebook messages- you get it.
But here’s the thing that Sarah and I talked about last night on our Instagram live teaching: you don’t HAVE TO allow these other things- the things you don’t really care about, I mean deeply, at your core- to ruin the impact you want to have in your life. That’s right, I said “allow those things.” We actually have a choice- to choose to pursue the things we are uniquely gifted at, to build the dreams only we can accomplish- or, we don’t. We choose other things instead. And the missing key for us to BUILD THE IMPACT that we want? One word: boundaries.
Boundaries are a game-changer.
Boundaries define us. Literally- they allow us to communicate to the world where we end and others begin. They teach us to take responsibility for our decisions because WE (not other people) are the ones who have to deal with the consequences. They give us freedom to decide to do the things that make us happy and others’ lives better (it’s soo good y’all, what we are going to teach about boundaries in our course!!)
So, to help us ALL develop that boundary-setting skill a bit more (because it’s VITAL to our impact) Sarah and I came up with a list of the TOP 4 WAYS to RECLAIM your impact for GOOD!
KNOW YOUR VALUES
- What’s important to you?
- What annoys you? You VALUE the opposite of this!
KNOW YOUR GOALS
- What do you want to accomplish this year?
- What feels exciting to complete?
KNOW YOUR LIMITS
- How to spot when a boundary is crossed?
- Check your “emotional check engine light”- You may feel disappointed, insecure, exhausted, angry, unhappy
SET BOUNDARIES
- Make a conscious rule to protect your values and goals
- Start slow with small “no’s” (i.e. if a restaurant gets your order or coffee wrong, send it back)
- This teaches us NOT to ultimately care what people think
- These decisions build self-worth and confidence, which leads to impact!
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Take Action Challenge:
Look at your list of goals, and pick one. Actively set a boundary around that. What will you say no to and yes to, to ensure it will happen?
*Take a goal, then turn it into a rule. Add it to your schedule!
Also, don’t miss, FOR FREE, this Reclaim Your Impact boundary-setting worksheet! We included it in our teaching last night and it is CLUTCH for making those boundary commitments LAST!
Also, we will both be going into much more detail on boundaries and impact during our 3-week Resilient Entrepreneur course! You can register and check out more info on the ways we are going to teach you to be an overcomer here. Happy weekend my loves!!
