Friend, I know you hear about the importance of self-care all the time.  You know you have to take care of yourself.  But that doesn’t mean it’s easy.  Even when your mind and body are literally screaming at you to take care of yourself - in the form of stress, frustration, panic attacks, or something else - you still hustle and grind and put in more work.  I’ve been there.  In today’s episode, I’m sharing about the time I literally broke out in hives from stress after secret shoppers left devastating reviews for my store. I’m not even kidding. For two weeks I had these awful, painful, full-body hives.  What’s worse is that I just felt completely lost. Like I had no tools or ideas for getting myself grounded and back into a state of calm again.  If you’re in this place today, I am here for you. You are not alone.    Think of this as your permission, from a coach, to finally put some tools in place for how you’re going to take care of you.  Not just tools, but real chunks of time on your calendar to make it happen. My body being covered in hives was the wake-up call that I needed to start a self-care routine.  Before that, it was seriously lacking!  But I’ve since incorporated a handful of self-care habits that I cannot live without. I call them ‘woo’ self-care habits because my husband and family kind of tease me for some of these things! So if you have some self-care rituals that your friends or family think are a little “weird” too, good for you! Be unapologetic in taking care of yourself! I’m proud of you, and I’m over here cheerin’ you on. Keep doing those things that allow you to show up in the world as your best self.  Feel free to steal some of the habits I mention here or let them inspire you to create your own! Alright, let’s dive into these “woo” self-care habits of mine. Press Play!     Resources Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, click here to learn more.  What is this Reiki Thing Blog Post Beginners Guide to Smudging your Home Blog Post Essential Oil Blends I Love Insight Timer Meditation App (Free) Episode #12- “Failure with Chelsea Giedd” Bonus Meditation for Chakra Alignment Bonus Meditation for Anxiety & Fear 

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48 - My top 5 ‘woo’ self-care habits

Friends, I am so glad you’re with me for today’s show! My friend Alexander Kriech is here, and he’s sharing how numerology can help us understand our strengths, habits, and personal relationships. Alex is a numerologist, intuitive, energy healer, and teacher. He helps people get clear on their own energy by validating their soul’s experiences and putting that into words.    Today, he’s going to explain what numerology is and how it can give you insight into your past and future.  To show an example, he’ll be doing a live reading with me of my life path number. And you’re going to want to stick around until the end, because he’ll also go through all of the birth date life path numbers from 1 through 9.  So you can do a quick chart of your number by looking up your full birth date, and then listen along and see if you relate to his description of your soul! If you’re thinking, “What? Life path number? How do chart that?” It’s actually really easy! Just take the numerical value of your birth year, month, and day, and keep adding all of those numbers together until you end up with a single-digit number. Or, simply plug your birth date into this Life Path Calculator by Token Rock.    Ready for my conversation and numerology reading with Alexander Kriech!?  Press play!   Resources Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more.  2. Connect with Alexander Kriech at http://www.akriechintuitive.com/. You’ll find links to his podcast, Youtube channel, Facebook page, and newsletter here!

47 - Finding your life path number

My beautiful friend, if there was just one piece of coaching advice that I could put in the heart of every woman leader out there, it would be this: In order to find your purpose, to lead from abundance, and to live a life of fulfillment ~ it is crucial that you quit ignoring your strengths. I believe this with every fiber of my being.  Discovering my strengths is what literally transformed me from an exhausted, overworked entrepreneur into a business owner with a schedule full of only things that light me up.  I know you might put up some resistance in hearing that I spend every day only doing tasks that I love, and that I do not run my businesses, or my life, from a place of hustle.  Even so, my company is having its best year yet. All the while, I’m also enjoying my relationships with my husband and our family and friends more than ever, and working less.  This may seem unreal to you because we are so conditioned to live in this push-through, work-harder mindset.  But I am dead serious when I tell you that once I quit trying to do it all, and started leaning into my natural gifts and talents and creating my to-do list around using them, my whole life changed.  From my own experience and from working with clients, I’ve come to recognize a pattern in people who are ignoring their strengths.  So for today’s episode, I put together a list of 3 signs that indicate you have a routine or schedule that does not match up with your gifts and purpose.  If you see yourself in any of these signs, I want you to know that today is not a day to feel down about your schedule or your choices. Today is a day to celebrate that you are taking a huge, important step in becoming the leader and woman you want to be.  Doing self-inventory is no joke, and I’m proud of you for showing up.  Follow these signs and see if you relate to them. If you do, at the end of the episode, I have a way you can get $10 off of your Strengthsfinder assessment, so you can discover your strengths and take this important step in turning your life around, too. Ready? Press Play.    Resources Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more.  Episode #5 and #13 of the podcast. Email Chelsea@mypurposeful.life with the subject line: Strengths to get $10 off your Strengthsfinder assessment. 

46 - The One Thing You Can't Ignore If You Want To Discover Your Life's Purpose

Friends, I literally cannot wait for you to hear this interview with the beautiful and talented Molly Bruggeman.  Molly and I connected when she became a coaching client of mine this past spring.  As you’ll hear her explain, when we started our coaching sessions, on paper, her career looked like a dream. She worked full-time, was using her degree, had benefits, earned a salary that paid for everything she could need, had her own desk inside a big office…. And yet..even though this job seemed like it should be something she felt excited about...she found herself waking up every day and dreading going into work.  She felt completely drained when her shift was over.  She knew she wasn’t using all of her talents to her full potential at work.  Can you relate? ✋✋ I can totally see myself in Molly’s story, and I’m willing to bet many of you can, too. You’ll hear how she uncovered her strengths and took that first leap in believing in herself (even though anxiety was rearing it’s ugly head and telling her not to) and completely turned things around in her work and life.   I have goosebumps just thinking about it.   I can’t wait for you to join us in today’s episode! Press play now.      Resources Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more.  Connect with me on Instagram @My.Purposeful.life  

45 - How to Take Your Strengths and Apply Them to a Career You Love

Show notes Beautiful friend, you’re a woman leader who shows up for others with a huge, giving heart.  So I know you’ve spent at least some of your time being a people pleaser and putting yourself last on your list of priorities. That’s why the word “boundary” might make you feel uneasy. We’ve been conditioned that boundaries are a bad thing. A sign of weakness or missed opportunities. But today, we’re going to shatter this belief. Because here’s the real truth: Boundaries do not hold you back. Boundaries set you free!  They block out all the distractions and noise that keep you from going after your purpose.  They force you to understand what really matters to you most, so you can guard your precious time and energy for just that. In this episode of the podcast, you’ll walk away with 5 steps for setting boundaries in your own life, so you can start taking control of your time and energy today. Press play to listen! Resources mentioned in today’s episode:   Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more.  Episode #41- The art of saying no  

44 - How to set boundaries

Show notes This episode was written for you, beautiful friend. The one who has a tiny stirring in her heart that says, “Something about my life is off, and I want to feel whole.” The one who thinks, “I feel content, but I have this goal that I really want to bring to life, and I would love someone to walk with me and help me put a plan in place to get there.” I want you to know you are so loved. You deserve to have an amazing life where you feel confident and secure and fulfilled. There’s a lot of chatter out there about coaching right now. You may be wondering how it can help you or if the investment is worth it.  To help you sort out if a coach is really the guiding force you need right now, I came up with this episode of 6 questions you can ask yourself to take an honest inventory of your life as it is today.  Press play and let’s get this free mini-coaching session started! Resources mentioned in today’s episode: >> Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes. Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more.  >> Intentional Life Quiz ~ https://mypurposeful.life/pages/intention-quiz

6 questions to ask yourself before hiring a coach

Show Notes If you’ve ever put off having a tough conversation with a loved one or a colleague because you knew it was a delicate subject, and you had no idea where to even begin, this episode is for you. I’m sitting down with Sarah Kurtenbach as she teaches us a 4-step method for handling any difficult conversation with confidence and grace.  Join us as we learn how to have honest conversations that effectively address an issue but still come from a place of love. Press play! Resources mentioned in today’s episode: Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more.  FREE download: 3 Things to Not Do during a Difficult Conversation by Sarah Kurtenbach ~ https://www.moveher.co/freebies. Connect with Sarah at www.MoveHER.co or search Sarah Kurtenbach on Instagram. 

42 - How to have difficult conversations

Every other Thursday, I'm releasing a new hypnosis, meditation or visualization to help you relax your mind and body. Today's BONUS is a hypnosis for chakra alignment. Disclaimer: This podcast is to educate and inspire you on your journey towards health, peace and happiness. It is not intended to replace care best provided by qualified professionals and it is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. 

BONUS Meditation for Chakra Alignment

Save this episode! Take notes! Put it on your favorites playlist! Do whatever you need to so you can come back to it the next time you find yourself saying “yes” to too many things. Because today, we’re going to be talking about how to kindly, but firmly say, “No.” Specifically, we’re diving deep on how to gracefully say “no” when you get an email or a DM from someone asking you if they can meet you for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and “pick your brain.” It’s called the “Yes-No-Yes” method of saying no as outlined by author Michael Hyatt in his book Free to Focus. If you’re ready to say “no” in a way that extends grace to the person reaching out and protects your time, then friend, you need to press play now! Resources mentioned in today’s episode: Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more.   2. Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt ~ https://michaelhyatt.com/books/

41 - The art of saying no

Did the pandemic drop a bucket of ice water all over your goals and plans for 2020? Yep, me too! But guess what, friends. Life shakes us up. All the time. Pandemic or not. And no matter what, your goals should take your breath away. They should light you up and give you goosebumps just thinking about them! If they don’t, it’s time for some new goals. In today’s show, I’m walking you through how to set and reach the goals you really want post COVID.  Press play now! Resources mentioned in today’s episode: Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to my website at https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more.   2) Cultivate What Matters Goal Setting Powersheets (with goal refocusing worksheets) - www.cultivatewhatmatters.com. 

40 - 7 tips for setting goals post COVID

Every other Thursday, I'm releasing a new hypnosis, meditation or visualization to help you relax your mind and body. Today's BONUS is a hypnosis for anxiety and fear. This script has been adapted from the book Spiritual Hypnotherapy Scripts for Body, Mind and Spirit by Holly Holmes-Meredith. Disclaimer: This podcast is to educate and inspire you on your journey towards health, peace and happiness. It is not intended to replace care best provided by qualified professionals and it is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. 

BONUS - Hypnosis for Anxiety & Fear

Show Notes: If you’ve ever taken on more work to avoid dealing with a hard season in life, this one is for you. 2020 has been a difficult, complicated, gut-wrenching year.  But I’ve also learned more about myself and grown in ways I never have before.  I’m grateful for 2020 because it showed me what grace feels like. And that’s something I never want to forget. Tune in to reflect on what you’re grateful for this year.    Resources mentioned in today’s episode: Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to my website at https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more.  “What if 2020 isn’t cancelled?” Poem by Leslie Dwight: @lesliedwight. 

39 - Why I'm grateful for 2020

We’re baaackk! I’m kicking off Season #3 of the podcast with some exciting news: Underneath the Clothes is now My Purposeful Life! Join me in today’s episode as I talk about what this change means for you as a woman in leadership, what I’ve been up to since the pandemic, and what you can expect from this podcast going forward. 2020 has been quite the ride. It’s brought more challenges and changes than we could have imagined. That’s why it feels amazing to be back at the mic hanging out with you again. I can’t wait to finish this year together.  Press play now!   Resources mentioned in today’s episode: Win a free distance or in-person Reiki session with me! Step #1 ~ Write a positive review of this show on iTunes.  Step #2~  Email your name and a screenshot of your review to Chelsea@mypurposeful.life That’s it! You’ll be entered to win. I’ll pick a new winner every month, and your name will stay in the drawing until it’s chosen.  Your free Reiki session can take place in-person in Sioux Falls, or it can be a distance session from wherever you’re located in the world. And if you’re wondering what exactly is Reiki, head to my website at https://mypurposeful.life/blogs/blog/what-is-reiki to learn more. 

38 - Why My Purposeful Life?

Episode Show Notes: If I could meet each and every one of you for a face-to-face coaching session and teach you my hiring process, girl, believe me when I say: I would be there in a second with the coffee on!  But since there are only so many hours in a day :) I did the next best thing: I’ve taken everything I’ve learned, and coached to others, about hiring the right people and put it into an online course: The Hiring Blueprint!???? If you’re working around the clock in your business and feeling exhausted, I made this course for you. I want you to be able to delegate some tasks off your plate & get back to working only in your strengths and giftedness! If you’re working in a business that will crash into the ground once you leave, because you are the driving force behind every single thing that happens, I made this course for you. I want you to have freedom! Freedom to be able to step away from your business if you need to, or want to, and to know that it will still keep going without you.  If you’re working hard and loving what you do, but barely paying yourself because you’re trying to make a go of it, I made this course for you too! As weird as it may sound, you have to hire people to do some of the “in the business things” so you can work on the business and increase your profit.  This course is anything but the same corporate, stuffy, HR hiring process that you’ve already heard before. You can hire the right people and get your freedom back - freedom to love your business, love your life, and have control over how you spend your time. I would be honored to support you on that journey with The Hiring Blueprint. Press play to learn more about how this course can serve you! PS - Get the course outline freebie HERE

#37 - How to attract your ideal employees & win back your freedom with the Hiring Blueprint

Have you ever heard the saying, “You create the content you need to hear?”  Isn’t it true that when you’re looking to feel encouraged in your own life, you find yourself uplifting others through a post on social media, or by sending a text to a friend cheering them on?  Or when you’re feeling like you need to get motivated, suddenly you find yourself creating a list of goals for your day or week. (This is a huge one I think for a lot of us now that we are deep into February and that initial excitement of our New Year’s goals is almost two months behind us!) This thought that you create what you yourself need really resonated with me!  I realized that while I have been spending a lot of my time recently creating an entire podcast season and an online course dedicated to teaching women business owners how to hire the right people, I have also been right there in the trenches alongside all of you!  Over the past few months, I have been hiring in my own business and making some notable hiring blunders too.  Since I talk to so many women entrepreneurs and coaching clients who share their hiring successes and failures with me, I thought today’s show would be the perfect opportunity to flip that script and let you in on my 7 biggest hiring mistakes that I’ve made within the last year.  You guys know I am a huge believer in learning by failing forward. Failing when you own a business (or do anything really that is worth doing!) just comes with the territory.  I can honestly say that with each of these mistakes that I am going to share with you, I learned so many valuable lessons that have only made my team and hiring process all the better going forward.  My goal is for you to learn from my hiring mistakes too, so you can hopefully avoid having to go through them yourself.  So if you’re ready, let’s tackle some of my biggest hiring mistakes and learn from them together.  Press Play Now!  P.S. Where are my purpose-driven women entrepreneurs at?! If this is you and you’re ready to hire right in your small business, but not sure where to start, I made an online course that will walk you step by step through the entire hiring process. I want to make sure you hire the people who will love your business as much as you do. Sound amazing? Click here to get more info on my course, The Hiring Blueprint. 

#36 - My 7 Hiring Mistakes

With each episode, my goal is to inspire and empower you take charge of your life and your business. Being an entrepreneur for over a decade has taught me a lot fun, but often hard lessons. I have gained a ton of knowledge in almost all realms of owning and operating a business and I know I can help you save money and grow your profit all while working less and taking control over your business, instead of it controlling you.

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