by Cassie Howard | Feb 15, 2017 | Blogging |
I just finished a 2-hour journaling session, and this is part of what came up – “I wish I had woken up earlier so I could have more alone time to myself. I feel so behind already! At least I notice when I do this and I recognize that sleeping in never makes me feel better. Maybe in the momeny, but never once I wake up. It’s just not worth it. I am re-commiting to making it a priority to go to bed, and wake up early. And if I go to bed late, too bad, I still get up early. I know sleep is important, but damn it, it’s just so inconvenient! So – I sometimes must compromise sleep to get stuff done. And more often, I must go to bed at a decent time.” This is one of those days where I ignored my morning practice and just did whatever I wanted, which was to sleep in. But the thing is? I didn’t even have a valid excuse to do so. And I suppose I don’t need one, since I DO preach to do whatever the fuck you want to do, whatever makes you feel good. But – This is different. Because my morning practice, including what time I wake up in the morning – Is what sets the tone for my day. So now that I slept in an extra 2 HOURS longer than usual, I am 2 hours behind. And I have a lot of stuff to do today before we pack up and head back home tomorrow afternoon. I’m pissed at myself for allowing...
by Cassie Howard | Feb 14, 2017 | Blogging |
We’ve been told for ages that “temptation” is a dirty word. Temptation is “bad”. A sin. Something only “evil” people give in to. But when you think about it, isn’t that ridiculous? Answer: YES. Temptation is what drives you. It’s what forces you to do what needs to be done to get what you want. It’s EXACTLY what you need to give in to way MORE, don’t you think? Avoiding giving in to your temptation keeps you playing small. It keeps you playing at the same level over and over, and never allows you to grow. Temptation FUELS you to go after what you want. Temptation is one of those feelings that you truly feel deep in your gut. Pushing you. Guiding you. Leading you down the path that you’re too scared to admit you even want to travel on. Temptation will take you there. Temptation will take you to the deepest, darkest parts of your desires and get all up in your face with a – “Show me that you really fucking want this!” You’ll need to pay your dues. You’ll need to do some scary shit. You’ll need to PROVE that you really do want what you say you do. Temptation is what you need more of in your life because it forces you to do what’s necessary. Give in to the temptation. Give in to the temptation. Give in to the temptation! How many times have you said you were gonna do something and then never did it. You may or may not have tried to make it happen, but nonetheless, you didn’t do it. Because...
by Cassie Howard | Feb 11, 2017 | Work At Home Mom
Today is going to be an amazing day. So much good is about to go down. Expect it and receive it! Honestly – I sometimes can’t believe how much I love my life – Talking about Pinterest and Snapchat, list building and marketing Hanging out with people I don’t have to apologize to for being on my laptop and phone all the time Sipping on champagne that I never bothered to check the price of Taking pictures of elk in the front yard and staring at the mountains from my living room window Eating sugary fried dough, plus incredible amounts of healthy vegan food Writing and speaking and really sharing my TRUTH Sometimes I have to stop myself when I’m feeling scared and frustrated about shit that’s happening – And remind myself that I should be GRATEFUL I even get to FEEL those emotions! I’m LUCKY to be frustrated about the fact I haven’t yet hit $100K/month (because I HAVE hit $75K) I’m LUCKY to be scared, thinking about the possibility that no one ever buys from me again (because it inspires me to hone my sales skills even more) I’m LUCKY to be frustrated about the fact that I have 11 calls booked on one day (because I have amazing clients, big interviews & a thriving biz) It’s all about perspective. Shift your perspective, shift your mood. You’re having those fears Those uncertainties Those frustrations Because you need to address them, clear them, and move past them. If you continue to go on, allowing them to win, giving up complete control of your thoughts and feelings, then you...
by Cassie Howard | Feb 9, 2017 | Blogging |
I’m up in the sky, writing this in the plane on my way to Alberta for a week of cold-ass weather, snow, and a million things on the schedule. The cats are home with the house-sitter, surely being treated like royalty. I’m travelling with my family, my mom and mother-in-law included. We’ll be skiing (ahhh I’m terrified!), pampering ourselves at the spa, eating insane amounts of vegan food, and going on 3-hour snowmobiling trips. Some may call this a vacation. I don’t. To me, this is just life. I’m still doing the things I normally do (okay, minus the winter sports!). I’ll still be writing, I’ll still be creating, I’ll still be Snapping and Instagramming. I’ll still be playing with my kids. I’ll still be shopping. I’ll still be staring at gorgeous mountains for hours. I’ll still be journaling and growing my list and engaging with my community. I’m just gonna be in another part of the world while I do it. I’m doing the same things I ALWAYS do. Every day. And the reason? Because this is LIFE. I get paid to be me. That’s how I make money - being myself, sharing my thoughts, giving value around what I’m able to help people with. The things I’m great at: Building an online empire and making money being YOU. So this trip people assume is a “vacation”? Is nothing of the sort. It’s me, living life, doing “the usual” – Which happens DAILY, no matter where I am: In an airplane, an airport, in the car, in hotels, at the closest coffee shop, or warm & cozy by...
by Cassie Howard | Feb 7, 2017 | Work At Home Mom |
People look at my life and ask “wow, where do you find the time to do all that?” and exclaim that I must be Super Woman because they “could never do that”. They could never work so hard They could never get so much done in one day They could never write so much, create so much, sell so much They could never make so much They could never get up so early They could never ___________ And a lot of the time people will say that my life is chaos (mostly family and friends that think I’ve gone a bit crazy) and how can I do it? WHY do I do it? Don’t I just want to relax and work less? Um, no thank you! Instead, I embrace they chaos. I let it consume me. Because from the chaos comes the RESULTS. And I want the fucking results. You get what I mean, right? We are hungry for the results. We’d BLEED for the results. Would give our last breath for the results! Because the truth is, the chaos is what we want, as it allows us to truly live our life in flow, with ease and to the point where what we do doesn’t even feel like work at all. Sometimes we get paid and we’re like “what? I get paid to do this?“, like it’s some big fucking joke and the guys from Candid Camera are gonna pop out and say “HA, FOOLED YOU! You need to go back to a 9-5 now, you definitely can’t make money doing only what you love!”. What a nightmare...
