Whatever your income, it is likely you have financial targets, whether that is saving enough money to put down a deposit on your dream home, paying off a loan or bettering your credit rating to buy a new vehicle.
If you want to know how to reach your goals, look no further than these top five tips.
5 Ways How to Set Financial Goals:
1. Make a Budget and Stick to It.
Making time to take a long hard look at your incomings and outgoings is the only way you are going to understand your finances.
Firstly, list your monthly incomings, salary, benefits, and any other regular income.
Next, record all your fixed payments. These cost the same each month such as rent, phone contracts and direct debits for insurances.
Thirdly, list what you usually spend on any variable regular expenses: fuel, food, debts. When you’ve listed all your expenses, the amount left is your disposable income.
This can then be divided up to pay for anything else you need until the next pay day or to top up the amount in your variable expenses. Stick to a budget and you are one step closer to reaching your financial goal!
2. Top Up Your Income with a Side Hustle.
If there’s nothing you want to cut out of your expenditure, why not look for a side hustle to bring in some extra money?
It needn’t be anything as tiring as getting an evening job (although it could be, we’ve all heard the stories of actors and actresses working as waiters to top up their income).
Dog walking and cat sitting are popular sidelines for animal lovers and taking surveys on dedicated sites can be a good way to quickly make extra money, the amount offered for each survey is small but soon adds up and the beauty of surveys is they can be done anywhere, on a bus ride, while sunning yourself in the park, even in bed!
Car washing, gardening, and doing handywork for friends and neighbors can also bring in extra money. Think outside the box, everyone has skills they can utilize to make some additional money.
3. Use Cash Instead of Card.
When you can visually see the money leaving your wallet you think twice about what you are spending.
Instead of tapping your bank card or using Apple Pay, why not go back to using good old fashioned cash? You may find it saves you spending unnecessarily.
4. The 48 Hour Wait Period.
This one is a simple rule, but it can take a bit of adjusting to if you are a signed up member of the ‘one click’ society.
You can add items to your favorites tab or place them in your basket but DON’T check out immediately.
Instead, give yourself 48 hours before going back to the site.
You may decide you don’t really need that third pair of Dr. Marten’s or yet another pair of black leggings after all.
5. Savings Pots.
Whether you go old school with a piggy bank or make use of a bank facility to save money in different subcategories of your account, savings pots are a great way to put money aside for a specific purpose.
What you should remember?
Facing your finances head on is the only way to reach your goals but you don’t need to do it alone.
There are masses of support on the internet with people Youtubing and Instragramming their own budgeting journeys.
Some, like Kumiko Love (also known as The Budget Mom), have free resources such as expenditure sheets and savings challenges to inspire you as you save.
You got this, all it takes it’s a little planning, not a big deal.
Ren Skubala-Szafir is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with her. She impressed us with her untiring dedication to her work.
She started with her coaching journey after a serious trauma in 2019, and she is progressing faster than most coaches we know.
Her dedication has pushed her to learn everything, from NLP, REBT, CBT to Christian coaching, fitness and nutrition in 2019 and she continues studying and upgrading her skillset. However, she is only using tools and techniques that she is certified to use.
But with the pace she is leveling up we are confident she’ll be able to tackle coaching from as many angles as there are really soon. She is such a wise person and shares really valuable lessons. Here is what she said.
Meet Life Coach Ren Skubala-Szafir:
Name: Ren Skubala-Szafir Pillar: The Mind, The Body Who is this coach for: Christian women who want help on their path in life, to revive and revitalize themselves, improve their health and wellbeing. How they can help: Various tools and techniques she is certified to use like NLP, also health and nutrition guidance.
First of all, how are you and your family doing in these Pandemic times?
Thank you, we are as well as can be during such situations.
I’ve actually had my hands full looking after family members for a variety of reasons. We’ve had our difficulties to face, but then again, I don’t know of anyone who didn’t have at least a few difficulties in the last few years.
How does the coronavirus pandemic affect your clients? Did it affect you at all?
Everyone has been affected in different ways and the one thing we can all hold on common are the strong emotions that arise from the pandemic issues.
What are the biggest lessons that you learned in this pandemic?
Several lessons I have learned from this pandemic that felt like it was an extension of my trauma in some regard.
I was triggered on a few occasions which sent me right back to the basics of my training: to work on myself in such an unprecedented time.
I learned about the value of freedom, the right to think for ourselves, the value of equality and rights, the extremes of human behavior and how people don’t even know themselves until faced with situations, limitations as well as other factors such as social division, discrimination and the ways in which we need to be discerning of information.
I also witnessed the love, careand amazing ways people can act. The ways we can all work around issues and find solutions.
I can say with full certainty this pandemic only pushed me further on my journey that only had begun a year prior. Fueling my passion for coaching even more.
The Origin:
Tell us about you, your career, how you started with your coaching career?
To tell you about myself at this point of time, I am essentially a new woman and leading a very different life to who I was just a few years ago. This is all the result of why I am actually in this field now.
I started because of a major trauma, the second actually in under a decade. In 2013, I had experienced a major trauma that I survived. However, in 2019 what I experienced had stripped me of my identity.
I only had one reason to keep going and that was the only tiny spark of light in a dark tunnel, or better I should describe it as a ‘sinkhole’. As I focused on that spark, I found myself being able to navigate my way back, out of that space to what I could describe as ground zero.
Proverbially speaking, once I climbed from the underground back to the Earth’s surface I have a very different perspective of everything and that was the start of my studies in coaching.
I went through NLP, REBT, CBT, Christian coaching, fitness, nutrition, image and etiquette sessions which then furthered into actual classes and courses. This was now my first foundation built, and I started with one client, then two, then more.
Being quite time restricted due to family responsibilities and studying a PhD in Life Coaching, I limit the amount of coaching I take on at the moment.
I practice what I preach and every day I grind to build more levels as I have a strong passion for this field and a desire to continue using my experience, acquired knowledge and tools to help others. I have also become an Ordained Minister and regularly serve at Church.
I have recently allocated my coaching services into my registered business “Tsarina” which is where all my certified coaching is unleashed.
I primarily focus on Women’s christian holistic life coaching which include NLP, Health and Nutrition coaching. Additionally expanding into a few other areas that I am qualified and experienced in, such as dance training (Oryantal Dance), among other areas soon to be included in my services.
What was your biggest obstacle that you had to overcome in your life that made you who you are today?
It was overcoming the trauma, to an extent where I could really know who I was and feel like ‘myself’ again.
However the catch to that is, I had to essentially reinvent major parts of my sense of self, reintroduce elements of my former life that were not serving as a trigger to my trauma as the essence of who I was.
Just to be clear, everything I used to be, in how I term my “past life” was beautiful. I didn’t even know how much I had lost, until I did.
Not just myself as a person, but so much more that builds into what makes up our individual identity as people. It had all been destroyed. I had limited time to reestablish myself as my family and new life depended on it. I worked in such a speed, literally burning myself out.
There were days I couldn’t sleep. So I worked, my brain worked on overload to find ways and figure things out. I was almost like a computer until my health reminded me I was human.
I was doing so much at the early stages toward overcoming my trauma, it was not the right way, but I had no guidance at the early point of time. It wasn’t until I was directed toward life coaching that I started on the right path again.
As I mentioned there was only one little spark that was reason enough to keep going through the darkness. For all of that, what I have had to endure and pass through, not only did it turn me into a different person mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually but also brought with it new perspectives, experiences, knowledge and tools. A new essence of self in the world.
The Coaching Style:
How do you innovate with coaching your clients?
Currently my style of Life Coaching are Transformation, NLP, Health and Nutrition focused.
Keeping within the scope of practice, I work with my clients on these areas to help them achieve the motion they seek on their current life paths.
What’s unique about your coaching approach?
I believe because of my own experiences of what prompted me to even walk this path is already a starting point as what could be defined as my unique approach.
I don’t personally set out to be distinctive, I just put my passion into what I do and that drives me to want to be better as a coach, better as a person, to level up.
Life will never stop presenting circumstances that force us to expand upon where we stand. I’m just more aware of these steps now than I was previously and have access to tools for a smoother walk.
What benefits do your clients get after working with you?
The advantage of working with me is that my coaching input provides a holistic perspective and with that approach I strive for the client’s satisfaction as I take an interest in their welfare.
I also make sure that, prior to working with a client we have a compatibility as that is vital towards working together to achieve a desired outcome.
Like any type of relationship we have as people with others, there must be a suitable connection for it to provide us with what can be termed the ‘benefits’ of that association.
Do you use any specific tools to be efficient with your clients?
All of my tools in my coaching approach stem from both my experience personally blended with my certifications.
I only use the tools I am qualified to use, even if I have familiarity with more. I feel professionally obligated to stick within the scope of practice.
I am open to expanding professionally and in that instance once equipped to do so is when I implement something new into my professional tool kit.
The Impact:
If you had a super megaphone that, when you speak into, the whole world will hear your message, what would you say?
There are so many messages that I would say to different fractions of the world that it’s hard for me to summarize just one message.
However, to reach every human being via one message, would be to care for others, and receive care from others. That is a core part of what humanity should morally function as.
What is the greatest lesson you have learned in your life?
The greatest lesson I have learned is how precious time is.
I have come to understand how quickly the sun sets everyday and the fact that we wake up to see a new morning, to see the sky, the faces of our friends and family and just being able to breathe, move, drink a nice coffee or have a nice meal with our closest ones is a gift to not be taken for granted.
Not everyday will present as a lovable one, but we need to love everyday regardless.
Nothing lasts forever, just as there is bad there will be good. Just as the sunsets and rises.
Your final thoughts?
The future is unknown, but we do have today, this moment to step forward on our path, or even step into a new one.
It’s important to be grateful for everything we have right now, for we have a chance to make a difference and make things happen.
Where Can You Find Ren Skubala-Szafir?
If you liked this interview and you would love to connect with Ren personally, you can do that via her LinkedIn profile until her website is up and running.
If you like to get a glimpse of her coaching, make sure to check her Instagram. It was an honor having this interview with her.
Dr. Dolores Fazzino, DNP, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Intuitive, Energy Whisperer.
Sovereignty, what is that?
It is the defining authority within an individual consciousness, and the power to do everything necessary to govern itself, complete independence, and authority. It is an independent path to becoming who you are, your true essence.
How many times have we given our power away to something outside of ourselves to determine our worth, abundance, or even our right to exist?
Maybe these have been subtle such as agreeing with another even though you do not agree, as to keep the peace. Or, very obvious, such as doing something out of fear, punishment, or retribution.
Spiritual Sovereignty is remembering who you are and why you are here on earth. It is reconnecting with the divine essence or energy of your soul.
3 Steps How to Reclaim Your Spiritual Sovereignty:
It seems counter to what many of us have experienced here on the earth plane. I believe part of my mission and journey on earth has been to reconnect with this aspect of myself.
Having lived through my unique journey here on earth, I have learned these three things that assisted me in becoming my independent authority.
1. Do what you can to raise your energetic vibration or frequency.
This can be done by doing mindful activities or anything that will get you out of your mind or head space and into your physical body.
Maybe going outdoors in nature, walking barefoot, listening to relaxing music, playing an instrument, cooking. Anything that makes you lose sense of time relaxes you. This is being in the present moment.
Meditation maybe another option.
The key to remember: it is not a one and done process.
Continue to do this regularly. Make it part of your daily routine. The more you are able to be in the moment, the easier it will be to stay there for longer periods of time.
Remember everything is energy, including our thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and our essence of who we are.
Work on your personal and spiritual growth, these are things that will raise your frequency and vibration.
As we raise our energetic vibration, we come in more alignment with ourselves. We attract situations that are a higher energetic resonance, because we become an energetic match to those situations.
The solution is very simple, yet us humans seem to complicate things more than is needed. It is about BEing more than DOing.
2. Take back your power.
This is where boundaries are essential.
Make the correct decisions for you, not on what society, your parents, spouse, siblings, employers, or anyone else thinks is the right thing for you.
I am sure we all have our moments where we did something that someone else projected what was right for you on to you and you lived to regret that decision. I know I have.
Make choices based on what you are feeling and sensing, even though it may not be popular with others.
Through the ages, the paradigm of control and manipulation has been the norm to herd the masses. Thankfully, this is crumbling, and many are waking up and stepping into their personal power to regain control in their lives.
3. Trust yourself and your feelings.
Us humans are wired to sense and feel, it is our natural birth right. Yet, we have been born into a world where the opposite is true.
We are told not experience our emotions or feel, or are judged, criticized, or even abused for doing so.
We have been led to believe that this abuse of power, control, and manipulation is normal. It really is not normal at all.
This takes us away from our sovereignty.
Out of fear, some have given their power away to this, something on the outside of themselves, instead of taking their lead from their inner knowingness and wisdom.
Feel your feelings. These are energetic experiences that allow you to go deeper within yourself. You may even grow and heal as you explore these precious gifts.
Trust yourself. It is your intuition, your sovereignty reminding you of who you are. This is your inner wisdom guiding you from within. It does not exist outside of yourself, leading you to where you need to go.
It takes courage and being brave to trust yourself and unshakeable confidence, which you will step into as you continue to follow the above steps.
These are the secret sauce to reconnecting and keeping you in a sovereign space of yourself.
Are you ready to reclaim your personal power back?
Good! Here are 3 things you can do to move a step further:
Sometimes what you need most is to shake up the system.
You’re comfortable in your job, your relationship, etc. and nothing is really exciting you anymore. Well, that’s when you need a new hobby.
If that sounds like you, take a look at our top ideas for hobbies you can try.
6 Types of Hobbies You Should Try:
1. For the sports fan.
If you’re someone who likes to keep active, but you’ve found your mind straying while on the treadmill, perhaps wondering when you can get out of the gym, you might need something new to stimulate you.
There are the team sports out there, that will have you making new friends (and friendly rivals), like football, basketball, volleyball, tennis and more, but there are also solo options that just get you and yourself in touch with maybe nature but also yourself.
If that sounds preferable you can try trampolining, rock climbing, and golf.
If you were a mermaid in another life, you can look into scuba diving or cold water swimming, for a shock to the system that actually has a lot of benefits for the body.
2. For the music fan.
If you’re a big music fan, you can look into DJing, or even producing. It takes some tech, but it is worth it when you are making music you can say is yours.
Every night turns into a party when you have your own decks. The same way people get lost practicing their instruments, you can practice your scratching and relax with your instrument.
You can find the right DJ equipment here, and even take it out into the world if you like. There are plenty of events like parties and weddings that are looking for someone who can offer some fun remixes.
3. For the crafty fan.
If you’re a tinkerer, dabbling in the occasional crafty hobby, no doubt you’ll be looking to try something new.
It seems to be the connecting tissue of every crafty person to try something once and then want to try something new immediately.
Well, we have lots of ideas.
Look into pottery, needle work, or rug making, for something that you can display in your home.
Try a sewing class and start making your own clothes. Or even a cooking class for another practical application at home.
You can look into photography, to get your memories looking professional or learn how to spruce up your furniture so that you don’t spend all your savings on a revamp.
4. For the dancing fan.
If you love music, but you’re more about the need to making moves on the dancefloor, you might want to look into some dance classes.
There are loads to choose from, each giving you something a little different. Tango is all about passion, street dancing all about attitude, burlesque and pole about seduction. Each of them will give you a massive confidence boost the more you get involved.
Everyone can dance. We’re not about to say that The Chicken Dance isn’t epic, but there’s something self assuring about nailing the steps and feeling your confidence grow with every tap.
5. For the mindful fan.
Sometimes the best thing for the mind is to refocus.
You can help this along by creating a vision board. Find materials for your board and assign them to your goals. They can be motivational quotes, the deposit for a house or other event, or photos and doodles of what you want out of life.
Rip vacation ideas out of travel magazines, career goals out of specialist magazines, etc. Or draw anything you can’t find an image for in the tabloids.
You might want to look into meditation too. It can significantly improve anxiety and sleep and is a good way to stay calm if you need it. And the best part is that it’s free!
You can find audio guides on YouTube and a whole host of other apps, and once you get the hang of it you can do it without a guide.
And then there’s journaling. You can get every valid thought of yours down, making either for a simple place to get everything out, or a moment in time recorded for the future.
6. For the book fan.
Along the same lines, you can take those writing skills from the diary and the factual (subjective factual, but still factual) and apply them to the fictional.
Platforms like Wattpad are taking off for a reason. We’re not saying you have to open your work out to the public, but you can stretch your writing hand across a Word document and see what comes out.
A good way to start is with NaNoWriMo, which means National Novel Writing Month.
It typically takes place in November, but who’s going to stop you if you start now? The goal is 50,000 words until the month is up.
No editing, no worrying about structure. That’s a problem for next month. Instead, just write and see where you end up.
If you are looking to purchase CBD products, there are many things that you have to bear in mind.
There are now many different CBD oil products that you can choose from, and this means that you can find the perfect ones for your needs by doing your research.
In addition, you will find that these products are available at different prices, so you will find something to cater to all budgets.
In addition, you can get some great deals on CBD these days as long as you take the right steps.
When you find the right CBD products, you can look forward to a range of benefits. For instance, you can look forward to reduced stress, a boost in general health, improved mental wellbeing, more energy, better sleep, and many other great benefits that can help to improve your quality of life.
Of course, you have to take your finances into consideration when it comes to buying these types of products, and this means looking for the best deals.
In this article, we will look at some tips on finding the best prices on these products.
3 Ways How to Find the Best CBD Oil Products:
There are a few simple steps that you can take if you want to save money by getting the best deals and prices on CBD oil products in 2022. Some of the ways in which you can do this are:
1. Compare the Options Online.
One of the key things that you need to do in order to cut the cost of these products is to compare the options available to you, which you can do with ease and convenience online.
By doing this, you will be able to look at the range of CBD oil products that are available.
You can also check the cost of the different products, which makes it easier for you to find the perfect product at the right price.
2. Subscribe and Follow Providers.
Another of the things that you can do if you want to save money yet still get high quality products is to subscribe to and follow providers.
By doing this, you can gain access to special promotions and discounts as well as being among the first to find out about special sales events and deals that are scheduled to take place.
This is something that you can do with ease and speed online, and it can benefit you hugely in terms of access to savings.
3. Get Deals in Sales Events.
Looking out for sales events is a great way to get your hands on some top quality CBD oil products at very affordable prices.
When you go online, you will often find sales events taking place, and this then means that you can afford to invest in top quality with far greater ease.
Also, subscribing and following retailers on social media will make it easier for you to find out when sales events are due to take place.
Ezekiel Harris is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with him. He impressed us with his unique approach to coaching using tarot cards.
From being unsure of himself to becoming an ambassador of authenticity, Ezekiel makes sure his clients reconnect with their true authentic selves.
He was always more spiritually inclined and wanted to find a way how to use his passion and gifts to serving others. When he discovered life coaching everything clicked for him.
We can say with certainty that he is the first coach that we found, possibly first one in the world, that utilizes tarot as part of his coaching process to help people find their next step forward. Here is what he said.
Meet Life Coach Ezekiel Harris:
Name: Ezekiel Harris Pillar: The Spirit, The Heart Who is this coach for: Anyone who wants to find the next step of their spiritual journey and reconnect with pure love. How they can help: By using coaching combined with tarot cards and continuous accountability.
First of all, how are you and your family doing in these Pandemic times?
My family and I are holding in there.
The virus has definitely done some damage to a few members of the family recently. However, we continue to hold each other up and are each others support system in the midst of all of the things happening in the world.
How does the coronavirus pandemic affect your clients? Did it affect you at all?
The pandemic hasn’t had a huge impact on my business since it is all electronically.
All of my sessions and readings are done through video chat so that my clients have the luxury of working with me from the comfort of their own home.
What are the biggest lessons that you learned in this pandemic?
It’s okay to feel unmotivated. It is a valid emotion!
It’s more than okay to be “lazy” and not feel like doing things sometimes.
Listen to your body. If it’s not feeling up to something (or someone), trust that feeling.
You can’t always put other peoples wants and needs before your own. “Selfish” is a form of Self Love.
The Origin:
Tell us about you, your career, how you started with your coaching career?
I am a self love coach and professional tarot and oracle card reader. A little about my background.
I am a recent graduate of my bachelor’s (2020) and Master’s (2021) in social work from UTK. During both programs, I struggled the most with trying to find out my niche and what I wanted to do with my degrees once I graduate.
During my sophomore year of my undergraduate program, I was introduced to spirituality and divination, or tarot. I knew from there that I wanted to have a more spiritual based career.
While the field of social work is very diverse and has many career options, spirituality isn’t really on that list of options. So I decided to carve my own path. I mean, why not?
So, fast forward to my last semester of graduate school, and I still did not know what I wanted to do after.
By that time, I had a couple hundred tarot readings under my belt and have started my own tarot business.
I can make accurate predictions all day about who your future spouse is and how you’ll meet, but what I focused the most on is how to prepare yourself for that relationship and attract that person into your life which is through self love.
I noticed that my style of reading was leaning much more into coaching, but at that time I had very little knowledge of what life coaching entailed nor had I even thought of it as an option.
I began to do tons of research on what life coaching is and how to become one.
A month before graduation, I happen to come upon a life coaching certificate program. I was immediately drawn to it and was happy that I had finally found a field that was aligned with my style of reading and it was something I could envision myself doing to help even more people.
While talking with my mentor, I realized that self love was my niche so I decided to become a self love coach to help others on their self love journey whether they are just starting or have been on for a while and need some direction.
I use the interpersonal skills that I have learned while in social work as well as the intuitive skills learned from practicing the art of tarot to create a unique coaching experience for my beautiful clients.
What was your biggest obstacle that you had to overcome in your life that made you who you are today?
Let me start by saying I am not bashing religion at all. However, I grew up in a very christian family where I was taught on both a conscious and subconscious level what to believe and what’s acceptable or not.
Growing up as the black sheep or the “weird” kid, I felt like I couldn’t be myself because I grew to fear what others may say or think.
So I spent most of my life suppressing a lot of things about myself and allowing others to walk over me.
I always felt differently about the things and people the church considered “evil” and “wicked” and “wrong” but never spoke up about it. While they casted judgement on certain groups of people, I felt like those groups of people were just being themselves and I was inspired by that.
As I got older, my passion became to help as many people as I can who have gone through similar experiences and want to learn what it means to practice self love and self acceptance.
No one deserves to have to live their life suppressed and unhappy. Sometimes you just need someone to encourage yourself to keep going and to put yourself first no matter who you make upset or have to walk away from.
The Coaching Style:
How do you innovate with coaching your clients?
To my knowledge there aren’t many coaching who uses tarot as a tool for their coaching.
I’ve seen therapist who use tarot in their sessions. I have even come across coaches that read tarot, but don’t use it as a coaching tool.
Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I would like to think that I’m amongst the first to do so and pave the way for those who are spiritually gifted like myself but not sure how to use it.
I also utilize tarot spreads, meditations, and affirmations along with “homework” for my clients to continue the healing process even after the coaching session.
What’s unique about your coaching approach?
My coaching sessions include the use of tarot and oracle cards.
I use a life coach oracle deck to pull a topic to start with for the session with the client. I use tarot cards during the session when needed to get a deeper dive into the subconscious since tarot is a mirror to the person being read.
This combo is unique because it combines life coaching with spirituality and divination creating a powerful and effective coaching experience for my clients.
What benefits do your clients get after working with you?
My clients are reintroduced to the part of themselves that they have forgotten or put to the side. The direct benefit of this is becoming more in touch with yourself and the energy of pure love. Through this energy of love you can manifest what you desire as well as have the confidence to do so.
You also gain an accountability partner (ME!) Who will ensure that you are staying on track and being consistent.
Your self love journey is a life long process. The 8 to 12 weeks that you spend with me as your coach is just the beginning. Be certain that you will always have me as a support system when you need it.
In addition to the support, I am currently working on making certificates as well as goodbye gifts to send to my clients upon completion of their coaching with me. I hope to have that running by this summer.
Do you use any specific tools to be efficient with your clients?
I use the art of tarot and oracle cards.
A tarot deck is comprised of 78 cards. 22 are the major arcana which depicts where a person is on there spiritual journey starting with The Fool (representing embarking on a new journey and taking risks) and ending with The World (representing completion of a cycle or journey).
The other 56 are the minor arcana which are split in 4 suits: wands (represents passion and drive), cups (represents emotions and feelings), swords (represents thoughts and mentality), and pentacles (representing stability and the material).
Tarot is not something to fear. It is just a mirror of your subconscious and using it to bring the information up so you can deal with it. Oracle cards are similar except that they are more straight forward and offer an overall energy.
I use a specific deck called the Life Coach Oracle Deck. I use that to pull a card in each session for a topic to focus more on.
The Impact:
If you had a super megaphone that, when you speak into, the whole world will hear your message, what would you say?
BE YOURSELF!
It’s okay to be yourself. What others think or say about your authentic self is none of your business, quite frankly.
Allow people to judge and hate on you all they want. It still does not change the fact that you are being your best self and it takes strong people to be brave enough to do so.
Continue to shine your light because you never know who you will inspire.
What is the greatest lesson you have learned in your life?
You have no love to give to others if you don’t have that same love and respect for yourself.
Self love isn’t an easy journey, but it is a very rewarding one.
It’s all about being committed to it and be willing to shift from a fixed to a growth mindset.
Your final thoughts?
I am so thrilled to have this opportunity to shed light on my business and give you all just a sneak peak into my world.
No I am not a devil worshipper, and no I do not eat children, or whatever the fairytales say. I am simply a loving soul wanting to help other souls to get back in touch with themselves through the practice of self love.
With patience and positivity anyone can be successful on this journey of self love.
Daycare services continue to evolve. In this article, we will take a closer look at a handful of trends that are making waves and enhancing childcare services.
What Is Daycare and Why Does It Matter?
Daycare is a service provided to children by professional early childhood education specialists.
Study after study has pointed out that high quality daycare programs help children as they develop cognitively, socially and emotionally.
Daycare services help children in developing skills that they will need throughout life.
High quality daycare can help children practice and know when to use these skills, setting a child up for having success in school and, more importantly, a healthy emotional life.
7 Daycare Trends You Should Know:
1. Daycare Is Considered Early Childhood Education.
Daycare for young children is not about babysitting a child.
Daycare centers are sources of early childhood education, where children become not passive recipients but active explorers and initiators of their own learning.
The transition to learning centers has come from expectations from parents and schools, and high quality daycare programs also rely on the multitude of research studies that point to the benefits of a robust early childhood education program for young children and families.
2. Five Day A Week Daycare Programs Are The Norm.
Drop in daycare is a thing of the past for the most part.
Parents and early childhood education specialists know that consistent, regular schedules are very important for young children, to provide them with a sense of stability and safety.
A high-quality daycare program may have long hours (from 7 am to 7 pm) to accommodate parents’ work schedules, and it’s open five days a week with intelligent and thoughtful programming available for the children, as well as free play times.
3. Daycare Attendance Figures Have Dropped Since The Pandemic.
The pandemic was brutal on the daycare sector.
Closures and lockdowns associated with the other pandemic protocols removed all daycare services from the map for several months.
Parents struggled with working from home in quarantine and having their children home as well.
Then once daycare services were permitted to reopen, so many parents had adapted to having their young ones at home when they worked remotely, attendance figures dived. They continue to be low and are anticipated to remain low for the next several years.
4. The Connection Between Provider and Parent Has Changed with Technology.
Parents and educators still talk at drop off and pick up, sharing valuable information about a child or the child’s day.
But daycare sites now use tech just as often, to make sure their connections with parents do more than just talking about a child’s day.
Email newsletters, blog posts, special announcements.. all these are extensively used by daycare providers to keep in touch. Photos and text about children at play or having fun learning are posted to daycare sites’ websites.
5. Most Americans Still Live In A Daycare Desert.
Just over half of Americans live in areas that have been identified as daycare deserts.
These are communities and regions that are underserved by the daycare sector.
Many medium to small communities do not have a single daycare provider. It has nothing to do with a lack of demand, either.
On a national scale, surveys have revealed that for each available daycare seat there is a waiting list of four children deep.
Daycare deserts exist because operating costs keep climbing making it difficult for service providers to get ahead.
6. The Bar Is Being Pushed Higher with Corporate Daycare.
More companies are offering in house daycare centers as an incentive to attract and retain staff.
Other companies have partnered with daycare centers to offer reduced rates or specific hours of care for employees.
Buildings are often designed, now, to factor in space to accommodate an on site daycare site for employees’ children that is managed by a daycare service provider.
This marks a huge step forward in workplaces acknowledging that their workers have families that need care and nurturing while parents are working.
7. Daycare Providers are Ensuring Enhanced Health Safety.
One of the biggest impacts of the pandemic on daycare has been a laser like focus on deep cleaning and health safety.
As the pandemic has waxed and waned, daycare sites have modified their procedures to ensure children wash hands, use sanitizer, learn basic health behaviors (like sneezing into the elbow, not the hand), and be mindful of keeping themselves and peers healthy.
Daycare sites, always bastions of cleanliness, have become even more rigorous about deep cleaning toys, surfaces, floors, their entire facilities. All of these help keep children, their parents, and extended families healthy and safe.
How To Find Quality Daycare Services?
There was a time when word of mouth or just a short drive through the neighborhood was all you had to do to discover a daycare provider.
Today, technology provides the answers.
The internet is the most common tool to locate quality daycare providers.
When looking for a service for your children, be sure to read online reviews and ask for references so you can do some extra research on your own.
All daycare services today must meet specific local and state standards to provide care.
You can find these guidelines online, and daycare sites will proudly display certificates of good standing and compliance.
What you should remember?
In the not too distant past, the neighbor who offered babysitting as a means of generating extra income was the best option available.
Eventually, childcare services started popping up everywhere and standards were put in place to keep all parties safe.
Today, daycare sites are big business but are also run creatively and thoughtfully, with programs and activities designed to help children develop cognitive and social skills before they go to kindergarten.
High-quality daycare facilities teach children skills they will carry well into their adult lives to cope with the ever increasing competitive world we live in. Fun games and interesting activities, learning how to adapt to peers, learning how to articulate one’s own needs, all of these skills that children may first start learning in daycare are vital to the mental and physical health of today’s children.
If you are a coach using Instagram, learning the secrets of gaining more followers must be at the top of your to do list.
With social media it’s much easier to attract potential clients. It’s a powerful tool. That’s why you, as a coach who wants to grow their business must utilize this tool and learn how to use it in your favor.
An Instagram follower is a user who follows your Instagram account. They obviously resonate with your content and can view, like, and comment on any post you make to your profile.
Gaining more followers doesn’t necessarily mean more engagement, however, it’s where your lead flow happens. Each new follower is a potential client if you nurture it the right way.
If you want to get more Instagram views and increase your following, simply read on.
14 Steps How To Gain 100 Instagram Followers Weekly:
1. Be Clear About Your Niche.
Choosing a niche you want to focus on is very important to gain followers. It will keep you focused and make content creation an easy affair. With a clear niche, you will know which group of people to target and how best to channel your marketing efforts.
For instance, if you have chosen travel as a niche, your target audience will be globetrotters. Because of your contents on travel, travel lovers who come across your profile will see common ground and tap on the follow button.
When you have a clear niche, there’s a higher tendency for you to make your profile well curated. Also, your brand will be well suited for brands that are up for collaboration.
2. Instagram Profile And Profile Aesthetic.
Your entire instagram profile is made up of different parts and sections. Let’s look at each of these sections and see how you can optimize each for improved followership.
Username.
The first thing about your profile that people will notice is your username. This name is the basic identifier for all accounts on the app. As such, you might want to make your username your brand name. Whatever name you choose, ensure that it is simple to spell and easy to remember.
Profile photo.
Use your logo if the account is for your business. If it’s a personal account, be sure to use an attractive and quality photo.
Description.
Your Instagram profile should have a short but concise description of you or your brand. You have 150 characters to make a pitch and convince people that you are worth following. Use keywords and hashtags relevant to your niche to make your account more searchable.
Links.
Your profile is the only spot on Instagram that can have a clickable link. If you have a website, put in the link so that your audience can know more about you. Also, make the landing page to your link captivating.
Profile Aesthetics.
Whenever new people visit your profile, they should see a beautiful page. To do this:
Choose a theme style. Use the theme consistently throughout your posts.
Choose a grid layout. It doesn’t matter which you choose. You just have to be consistent with that single layout.
Choose a color scheme for your brand. Ensure these colors are represented in each post. It’ll make your posts unique. It’ll also help your Insta fans spot you from a mile away.
3. Make Content On Trendy Stuff.
Trends are only fascinating for a while. Still, before something else comes up, you can get yourself some followers.
Watch out for trends in your niche and create content around it. Or even popular trendy news if you are creative enough. For example, Will Smith’s slapping Chris Rock, you can use that popular news while it’s trendy to create coaching content that explains how to deal with trauma.
4. Join Instagram Engagement Groups.
Instagram engagement groups (aka Instagram pods) are groups on Instagram DMs where members like, comment and share each other’s posts. This is to boost the engagement of everyone in the group.
Here are tips that’ll prove helpful when you join engagement groups:
Join an Instagram pod with members with whom you share a similar audience.
Be a part of multiple Instagram pods for more engagement.
Network and connect with whom you share similar interests. There may be an opportunity for a collaboration in the future.
5. Engage With Brands In Your Niche.
Check the explore tab for brands like yours. They could be large or small businesses.
Specifically, the comment section of top brands in your niche is a goldmine. Visit these comments sections and drop valuable comments.
Interact with other people, like their comments and even follow them. Your interactions will attract more Instagram followers to your account.
6. Post User Generated Content (UGC).
For a small business on Instagram, posting photos or videos of people using your products can be helpful.
This is a great way to build testimonials from your clients as a coach. Tell them to film a short video about your service and add each of those on your profile.
One of the biggest reasons people buy from accounts are testimonials. In fact, one of the biggest reasons people buy in general are the reviews.
Visitors will be easily convinced by the reviews of other people compared to your own words. UGCs are social proofs that will increase your following.
7. Post More Instagram Reels.
Instagram reels are 60 second long videos. This feature offers creative tools that let users make engaging and fun videos just like Tik Tok.
Reels can increase your brand awareness and following because they are trendy and are perfect for conveying useful information to your audience.
8. Use Relevant Hashtags.
Hashtags are one of the best engagement tools on the gram.
For one, people can follow hashtags just like they follow accounts. Using a hashtag relevant to your niche will make your post appear in the hashtag feed. This will expose your content to your target audience and increase your chances of being followed.
You can use up to 30 hashtags but it’s recommended that you limit the number between 3 and 5.
Tip: You can hide hashtags in the comments section. It works just like caption hashtags. Also, Hashtags generators can help you make the right choice for hashtags.
9. Use Location Tags.
Geotags and the location stickers in stories will reveal the location of your business or the city you are in.
This is an amazing way to get followers from around your community.
When users search for a particular location, a feed of different content with that location tag appears. From this location feed, people can see a wide variety of posts and your post might also pop up.
10. Run Contest And Giveaways.
Another way to boost your following is by hosting contests and giveaways. Your contest guidelines should include people following your account and liking or commenting on your posts.
11. Create Instagram Guides.
Creating Instagram guides will give people a good reason to follow you. This is because Instagram guides are educational and will offer value to your followers.
The Instagram guides tabs are where people can find your guides. The different types of guides you can create are product guides, location guides and post guides.
When creating guides, ensure that they’re based on the interests of your target audience.
12. Use Instagram Analytic Tools.
Analytic tools will aid in assessing the performance of your posts.
Using these tools will give you data on the type of posts that get more impressions. With this information, you can adjust your Instagram branding strategy by making the type of content that attracts followers.
Your Instagram business profile gives you access to Insight, which is the app’s analytic tool. However, there are other third party analytic tools that can help. Examples of these analytic tools are:
If you own a blog, promoting your Instagram account on it is a great idea.
By embedding your Instagram posts in your blog, you can lead your blog audience to your Instagram page.
Here is how to embed an Instagram post in your blog post:
Step 1. Write out your blog post.
Step 2. Go to the Instagram website and then to your page.
Step 3. Go to the post you want to embed and click on the three dots in the top right corner of the post.
Step 4. Click on Embed and copy embed code i.e the link.
Step 5. Paste the embed into the code section of your blog post.
14. Try Every Update.
Instagram always brings new updates. First it was stories, videos, then guides, Reels…
Make sure to try and use each new feature that Instagram is offering as soon as it is available to you.
Instagram’s algo prioritizes that type of content as it is promoting its new feature and competing with other platforms.
Use that in your favor by staying up to date with the updates.
If you are a coach that would like to get a free evaluation of how you can grow your social media accounts, engagement to more than 176%, and make more sales, contact me at [email protected].
What You Should Remember?
There you have it! Tips to gain 100 followers weekly.
In your quest for more followers, don’t get carried away.
It will be much better to have people follow you because you inspire and give them value.
Those are your real followers that engage and potential clients that will buy from you at the end of the day.
Focus more on creating useful content and the people will follow you and give you their double taps.
