Skool owners, what's that ONE thing you keep putting off that you KNOW would move your community or business forward? 😅 Recording that welcome video? Reaching out to potential collaborators? Finally fixing your onboarding? Making the offer? After 20+ years coaching people to build better habits, I've learnt that procrastination isn't always a discipline problem. Sometimes it's a PRIORITY problem. And sometimes, the smartest thing you can do is STOP trying to get everything done! Here's my 3-step Procrastination Escape Plan — equally useful for building your Skool, your business or your health. 🌱 STEP 1: DO IT. DELEGATE IT. DELETE IT. Before trying to force yourself into action, ask: A) Is this VALUABLE and MINE to do? → DO IT. Try my Procrastination-Annihilating Trifecta: 1️⃣ Is there REAL value in doing this? 2️⃣ Will putting it off make it any easier? 3️⃣ Will I feel better once it's DONE? Three questions that can cut through a remarkable amount of resistance! B) Is this VALUABLE, yet NOT mine to do? → DELEGATE IT. You don't need to be the designer, video editor, tech expert AND community leader. Sometimes the best use of your time is letting someone else shine at what THEY do best. C) Is this NO LONGER valuable? → DELETE IT. That task that's been on your list for six weeks? Maybe it doesn't need more motivation. Maybe it needs to GO! Being productive isn't about doing MORE. It's about doing more of what MATTERS. 💪 STEP 2: SCHEDULE IT. SYSTEMISE IT. If it's important, give it a place in your calendar. For example: 🌱 Monday: Community engagement and member support. 🎥 Tuesday: Create one valuable piece of content. 🤝 Wednesday: Reach out to potential collaborators. 📈 Friday: Review what's working and what needs to change. Your schedule doesn't need to look like this. It needs to work for YOU. The goal? Stop relying on motivation to make the same decisions over and over again. 🚀 STEP 3: MAKE DISTRACTION DIFFICULT. Your environment can either support your priorities or sabotage them.

Most of us grew up getting red X’s in school for wrong answers and not gold stars for what we did right. If I asked you to name 10 things you messed up this week, you could probably rattle them off. When I ask for 10 wins, it gets quiet. That's because our brain remembers what came with the most emotion, and for most of us, that was mistakes. So we underestimate how much we’re actually getting right. We set the bar so high that the everyday wins don’t even register. That matters more than it sounds, because it affects your self-esteem. Think of your self-esteem as a stack of poker chips. Every win you notice is another chip on your stack. The bigger your stack, the more willing you are to take chances, because one miss won’t knock you out of the game. And the more you risk, the more you win in life. In midlife, many of us look back and see the same patterns show up again and again. This is one worth breaking. That’s why every Wednesday is WINSday🎉 inside Midlife UNpaused, a community for women living their BEST midlife. We celebrate at least one win. The bar is low on purpose. Took a shower? Counts. Asked for help? Counts. If you want a place to notice more wins and stack more chips, join us. We'd love to celebrate you.

Ever feel like you KNOW what you need to do… you're just not DOING it? Maybe your healthy habits have slipped. Your motivation has disappeared. Or you're putting plenty of energy into life without feeling like you're moving forward. Here's something I've learnt from 20+ years of coaching: You don't need to FEEL motivated to start making progress. In fact, it's often taking ACTION that brings the motivation back. Here are 6 strategies I come back to when I'm feeling stuck. 🌱 1️⃣ Take Back Your Power. You can't always control your circumstances. You CAN take responsibility for your next choice. Even changing "I can't" to "I'm choosing not to right now" can be surprisingly empowering. 😱 Real life example: I caught myself stuck in the "I can't — all I do is work!" earlier this year. And when I thought about it, it's 100% my choice. I LOVE what I do. It's absolutely my number ONE this season. So I've swapped to, "I'm choosing work first right now — it's my priority" (it feels SO much better!) 🌱 2️⃣ Reconnect With Your WHY. Why does this matter to YOU? Not what you should want. Not what everyone else is doing. What would changing this one thing make possible in your life? 🌱 3️⃣ Give Yourself Credit! We're often so focused on how far we have to go that we forget how far we've COME. Stop measuring your progress against someone else's highlight reel (or AI-generated perfection!). Notice what's working. Celebrate it. Do MORE of it. 🌱 4️⃣ Ask for Help. Sometimes the smartest thing you can do is stop trying to figure everything out alone. A fresh perspective, a little accountability or simply someone cheering you on can make ALL the difference. 🌱 5️⃣ Make the Helpful Choice the EASY Choice. Want to eat more plants? Have delicious food ready. Want to move more? Put your walking shoes by the door. Want to journal? Leave your journal beside your bed. Set yourself up to succeed BEFORE motivation enters the equation. 🌱 6️⃣ Start Smaller Than You Think You Need To. You don't need to overhaul your entire life by Tuesday!

You made yourself the person who has it handled. On purpose, over years, and it worked. The part nobody warns you about is what it costs later. When you need something, there's no easy way to ask, because you've spent years showing everyone you don't need anything. Nobody checks on you. Why would they. You've never given them a reason to. Being capable isn't a mistake and there's nothing here to undo. It just gets very quiet around a woman who never drops anything. The Room to Breathe is a room of women who all have it handled, saying the thing they don't say anywhere else. Nobody has to ask you first. Join us inside The Room.

One of the things I love about Empowering Animals is finding different ways to raise money for the organizations doing the hard work of rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting animals. Through my Cause & Chaos shirts and mugs, donated artwork, private donations, and our Premium and VIP memberships, we're building different ways to give back. Some of our designs donate 100% of the net profits, while others contribute a percentage. Proceeds from our Premium and VIP memberships go directly toward helping animals, too. My digital children's book, Love Doesn't Stink, gives 100% of the net profits to the care and protection of skunks. I'm sharing a few examples of how we're doing this with the help of two very talented artists: a one-of-a-kind linocut print gorilla design by Kate Bullock and a beautiful oil painting of Luna, the screech owl ambassador for All Things Wild, by Michelle Cyr. Both original pieces were donated to help raise funds for wildlife. Every month, our community also gets to vote on which animal organizations receive our donations. And everyone gets a vote, whether they're a free member or a paid supporter! Empowering Animals is about bringing people together who love animals and finding ways, big and small, to make a difference. Want to join us? We'd love to have you come be part of our mission to help the animals! Membership is free, and you're welcome to come see what we're all about. 🐾 Empowering Animals And if you're a talented artist or craftsperson with some creative ideas for raising money to help animals, I'd love to hear from you! Let me know in the comments.