How To Pivot And Step Into A New Power
Hi, you. My name is Miranda Horvath, and I ask you to join me in this shared picturesque memory to describe a feeling many of us may be feeling at this moment.
Hi, you. My name is Miranda Horvath, and I ask you to join me in this shared picturesque memory to describe a feeling many of us may be feeling at this moment. Picture yourself on a small secluded paradise beach, wearing your favourite sunnies. You can’t believe your own beautiful eyes as you look out at the water and see monumental waves crash towards the shore. You can’t believe the waves can reach so far towards you as they wash past your feet and ankles. The bright sun shines down dancing beams of warmth across your face and chest, the soft breeze flows through your body. You simply cannot resist looking up at the sky to smile, and gently close your eyes to feel Mother Earth’s comforting, natural gifts. You decide that the sun is shining, and the water is clear, and you want to go for a swim.
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You lift up your sandy toes and step towards the water, gingerly at first, and then you run right into the biggest, baddest wave you can find! You can barely contain your excitement! Your body cuts through the first wave like soft warm butter, you outstretch your arms, kick your feet and start to swim towards the majestic oceanscape. This is pure unadulterated bliss.
You start to get a little far, so you decide it’s time to turn back. That wave ahead looks daunting, majestic, and just a little too close. Suddenly, you’re turned upside down and you have no idea how it happened so fast. You try to scream for help as you realize, panicked, you’re being swept towards the point of no return, but all that comes out are the last bubbles of your life supply floating towards the surface, and you can’t regain control.
The more you fight, and struggle, the deeper you sink. You have no idea what to do, you’re sinking deeper, the weight of the water closes in on your chest as it becomes heavy, tight, and you fight so hard to deny your reality - can nobody really save me? Is there not one other soul that can see my fight, or hear my screams? I thought I was such a great swimmer, how did this happen? What about my family?
It’s too late as you can no longer see the sun beams, there is no warmth now. Only cold and frightening despair as you sink deeper and deeper down, never to be seen, or found.
This is what powerlessness feels like.
How can we find the strength to swim up from the depths, against the waves of overwhelm, and swim back to the safety and stability of land, when we have no oxygen, and zero strength? I want to talk about how to redirect, and reclaim your almighty power when you are feeling utter powerlessness.
I hope you could relate to how I have felt when you picture yourself in that same oceanscape. It’s okay, I understand. I got you. If you or someone you care about is in a mental state of drowning and overwhelm, just know you and we can hop on that surfboard, climb on up and make that wave your bitch.
I am a registered massage therapist in Edmonton and an online holistic personal practice consultant. I started my company, MassageByMir from the ground up. I turned nothing into something, and I nurture this beautiful life I’ve created for myself every single day, tending to it and nourishing it and being grateful for it and feeling the power from it because it is my passion.
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But now that’s gone, and I couldn’t get up for several days. I know some people didn’t feel the same mental torture that I did, and I’m really happy about that. But I did. I write in my journal twice a day to be able to record my process as emotionally and accurately as possible. I’ve looked back on all that raw personal data and created this personal culmination. I hope you get from it exactly what you need. Every day is a new process, and I’m finding a way to not only survive, and maintain my life’s priorities, but actually thrive in a new creative direction, my online business is growing, I’m learning so much every day and soak up every single second and every single lesson that I can. I’m so grateful for every moment despite all the hardships that came with this, in a worldwide trauma. I want that for you. If reading this could help and makes that even %1 more possible, then keep reading.
1. Prioritize the essentials before you give yourself time to fall apart. Start by examining what needs to be addressed immediately, and what can wait. If you have immediate bills due, pay them or if you are short on funds, research, get on the web, ask your family and community or make some calls and figure out how to get your bill payments extended, reduce or alternate paid monthly subscriptions for free ones, suspend services and come up with a game plan. You can do this!! But first…
2. Give yourself time to fall apart. Nap all day. Eat comfort food. Call everyone, and get the tissues. You’re allowed to stay in this sad zone for as long as you need, and give yourself permission to fully feel those feels. You can’t predict how much time you will give to this part of the process, but it will be unique and memorable to you and just remember that someday, this will all be in our past.
3. All we can do is give our best and work with the tools that we have at the time. Forgive yourself, allow forgiveness for others. Are you here for me? Cuz babe, I’m here for you. I forgive you for being stressed or sad or scared or for reacting any way that you may. Of course this is not limitless but give your beautiful self time to relax into your body and get reacquainted with yourself.
4. Love yourself. No matter what. Self explanatory.
5. Look inward and reclaim your power, beauties. The way I think about it is, it’s happening anyway, we can’t control it so let’s just steel ourselves and prepare to have to be badasses for awhile - let’s get our bearings, accept where we are, and decide to make the best of this, no matter what, hell or high water.
6. Start small and grow. Do the things that bring you joy, and if you’re not ready to go full on, start small. Instead of a grand canvas painting, start with a beautiful colouring book or just any expressive activity you can think of that will help you with your mental health and self love. Work on purposeful, soulful projects and if they’re productive or helpful, that’s great too! You never know where it will lead you, so be open to changes and opportunities.
7. Remember to continue to reach out for help whenever you need. Reach out and connect stronger with your community now than ever and be there for someone else if they need you to lend an ear too. If you can’t, that’s okay too. Take care of you and take care of others when you have more in your cup.
8. Finally...be respectful - no judgement here. No slamming, shaming or blaming. Let’s be chill, okay?
I hope my story identifies with you, powerhouse babes and I can’t wait to see us look back on this with as much gratitude and fullness as we can, to lighten ourselves up for opportunities and greater connection in our future with the ones we love. Swim back to shore and I’m waiting here for you with open arms.
Basically, keep being badass. I hope to hear from you and chat with you! Can we connect please?
Miranda Horvath
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Tips For Planning Your 2020 Social Media Strategy
Social media is now and will always be the best platform to connect with your audience and make an image for yourself. Social media is expanding and getting bigger and bigger each day. Take advantage of this platform and make a name for yourself, entertain your audience and now in 2020, create an outstanding social media strategy. Here are some tips on how to do it:
Now is the time to set some goals, make some changes and create an all-new social media strategy. Social media is now and will always be the best platform to connect with your audience and make an image for yourself. Social media is expanding and getting bigger and bigger each day. Take advantage of this platform and make a name for yourself, entertain your audience and now in 2020, create an outstanding social media strategy.
Here are some tips on how to do it:
1. Create Video Content
In 2020, the power of video will not be dismissed. With video, you can perfectly showcase your brand in an entertaining and engaging way that attracts various demographics. An important thing when creating videos is making sure it’s viewable across various devices!
2. Post on platforms used by your audience
Not surprising, I know, but this is vital to a successful social media strategy. This means you don’t have to be everywhere at once. Select one to three platforms that will be most interactive and make the most of your budget. This way you can engage with the right people in the right way for an effective social media strategy.
3. Use Google in your social media strategy
Google is not just for searching, it’s a logical place to put focus on. There are new features like Google Follow, where Google Map users can follow a business and see that brand’s Google My Business Posts in a “For You” tab on the app. There is also Google Posts that allows you to create content directly on Google. Take advantage of this in the new year to expand your reach.
Hopefully, these three tips can allow you to broaden your horizons and be even more successful this new year. Every once in a while, especially now in the new year, it’s a good idea to reevaluate your strategies and create new ones that emphasize the value you bring and appropriately adhere to your audience.
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How Decluttering Will Uplevel Your Business
When I think about it now, it’s pretty obvious why clearing clutter from my workspace has helped me be more successful in my business. But, hey, hindsight is 20-20, right? After I organized my home office, I found that fewer things were getting lost in the shuffle. Shawna from Practically Minimal will explain how decluttering will uplevel your business.
My war on clutter started with an out-of-control closet. Well, in all honesty, it was actually two out-of-control closets―each jam-packed with outfits to fit any occasion I could dream up. Whenever it was time to get dressed, I felt stressed, frustrated and just plain overwhelmed. Even with all those clothes, I still always felt like I had nothing good to wear.
Long story short, I finally got to a point where I’d had enough. I was angry at the chaos I’d created. I made my closets my battleground. I donated, consigned, recycled and threw stuff out. I fought the urge to keep things “just in case” or to “set this aside just for now.”
The whole experience was exhausting and all-consuming, but looking back, it was possibly the best time I’ve ever spent.
Photography: Emilie Iggiotti
Decluttering my closets made me feel lighter and happier. So naturally, I kept going. Nothing in the house was safe. I was ruthless― and it paid off. Decluttering has changed my life in ways I never expected. One of those ways was making me better at my job.
Decluttering set me up for success
When I think about it now, it’s pretty obvious why clearing clutter from my workspace has helped me be more successful in my business. But, hey, hindsight is 20-20, right? After I organized my home office, I found that fewer things were getting lost in the shuffle. (I guess that’s because there wasn’t any shuffle left for things to get lost in!) I wasn’t spending time searching for my interview notes from the other day or my stapler that “I could’ve sworn I put right here.”
A less cluttered desk also meant fewer distractions. With everything put away, it was so much easier to focus on one project at a time. I’ve learned that, for me at least, a clutter-free environment is a calm environment. When I’m calm, I’m more creative and, ultimately, I create better content. As a freelance writer and blogger, this realization is gold.
So, what the heck took me so long?
For me―and I’m sure for a lot of people―actually facing the clutter I’d accumulated over many years was a really big deal. Coming to terms with my mess and what I’d actually need to do to get rid of it was incredibly overwhelming. Where would I find the time and energy? For a long time, it was easier to tell myself (and others) that there was a method to my madness, and I thrived in my organized chaos. Back then, I saw decluttering and organizing a space as one big job I had to do all at once. If it wasn’t all done, it wouldn’t do me any good. Boy, was I wrong.
Even a little progress makes a big difference
When it comes to decluttering (as with many things in life), consistently taking small steps is the key to overcoming overwhelm. Clearing out your workspace is as simple as committing to one small project a day for, say, one work week. For example, on Monday you could schedule 30 minutes to go through your papers, folders, and mail, recycling, shredding or filing away as much as you can. Tuesday might be desktop declutter day. Set the same 30-minute timer and go through your computer desktop and documents folder, deleting the files you don’t need and organizing the rest into folders. You could dedicate Wednesday to whittling down your work wardrobe, so you save time deciding what to wear in the mornings.
Get creative, make room in your schedule and, most importantly, set small goals. If you soldier on for a few days, you’ll suddenly find yourself enjoying your clutter-free work life―and all the successes that come with it!
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To read more about how living with less stuff makes life better, check out my blog, Practically Minimal. Or, if you need help sharing your business’ story through your website, blog or marketing materials, shoot me an email or check out my online writing portfolio.
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