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🎙️New Podcast Episode 🎙️⁠⠀
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Today I have a mediation episode to share with you - it’s key as we build our successful businesses that we take the time to also work on our mindset, and take some time just for us in the day as well. ⁠⠀
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Today we will do a short visualisation to relax and to set us up for the day ahead in the best possible way. ⁠⠀
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If you have enjoyed today's meditation, or any of the previous episodes please do leave a review as this helps others to find the podcast and start building their successful wedding business. ⁠⠀
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If you're yet to listen in - head to wherever you listen to your podcasts and search for me, Faye Cornhill.⁠⠀
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Enjoy x⁠⠀

Did you ever play the game in the car when you wer

Did you ever play the game in the car when you were a child where you look for red cars? Before the game started you feel like you hadn't seen one for ages, suddenly you see LOADS. ⁠⠀
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I experienced the same thing when I was struggling to get pregnant. I felt like everywhere I went I saw people with babies or pregnant women.⁠⠀
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Of course it wasn't a case of an influx of red cars when I was playing that game and I hadn't accidentally ended up in a Mothercare shop. No, it's the fact that I had subconsciously 'opened my eyes' to these things.⁠⠀
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When I go to a beach I 'look' for a heart shaped stone... and you know what? I always find one. The kids think it's magic but I tell them it's because I set the intention.⁠⠀
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So think about it - if you're looking for problems you will find them, if you're looking for scarcity you will experience it, if you're looking for the negative you will find it.⁠⠀
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What can you start looking for instead?

Let's talk about FEAR. Urgh, feels like such a hea

Let's talk about FEAR. Urgh, feels like such a heavy topic doesn't it. And us humans are programmed to run from fear, literally. When we are children this programming is enforced because our parents, teachers and guardians want to protect us from danger.

So is fear always a bad thing?

Well no, of course not. Fear protects us and saves our lives. Fear acts as a warning signal to flag up potential hazards. Going back thousands of years, when man heard the padding of a sabre tooth tiger, that acted as a signal to enter fight or flight mode. A wonderful human instinct.
But it's not always helpful. Certainly not in modern day living and certainly not when running a business.

Stressful situations can trigger all sorts of chemical reactions (which are the fight or flight mode) and we can find ourselves dipping into this mode multiple times a day.

But we don't need to run from tigers, our physical lives generally are not at risk.

As a child and a younger adult I suffered with panic attacks. They were triggered by the most insignificant things - being on my own, the prospect of being left or the deafening silence of a quiet house. When the panic came is was big, overwhelming and left me in a completely irrational state.

Since prioritising my mental health and working daily on my mindset I don't have these any more. Your mind is a muscle and the more you work on it the stronger it becomes. I'm no psychologist but I know how I felt and what the implications would have been if I'd not done something about it. There is NO WAY I would've got to where I am now without prioritising my mindset.

This picture is of me in a cave in Thailand in November and it's the closest I have come to a panic attack for about 15 years. The cave was small and we were inside for nearly 2 hours - over 1.5km in and under. No escape. There were snakes on the floor and the noise of animals in the dark all around me.

My body said NO. My fight or flight response had kicked in and I could literally feel my mind controlling my body. You can't really see it but I was DRIPPING with sweat, like nothing I had ever experienced. I could barely string a sentence together. (CONTINUED IN COMMENTS).

🎙️ New Podcast Episode 🎙️⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I

🎙️ New Podcast Episode 🎙️⁠⠀
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It’s a pleasure to be joined this week by Vaani, founder of Sugar Plum Bakes @sugarplumbakeskingston to share her insight and experience of working in the wedding industry. ⁠⠀
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Vaani is a true artist, creating unforgettable bespoke wedding cakes inspired by nature, made with love and care. In this episode she shares how she made a career shift from chemical engineering to making cakes. ⁠⠀
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As a member of The Wedding Business Club Vaani has done a huge amount of work to know and understand her ideal client, so we chat about how key that has been in building her business. By knowing who she wants to serve, Vaani has been able to reach out to those ideal clients and talk to them through their shared interests and an appreciation for the same things. ⁠⠀
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Through listening and trusting her intuition Vaani has grown her business, built strong industry relationships and has a clear vision for the work she loves to create. ⁠⠀
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Please don't miss this episode, it is jam packed with some much wonderful advice. Thank you Vaani for being such a superb guest.⁠⠀

Sunday mornings feel more Sunday-morning-ish than

Sunday mornings feel more Sunday-morning-ish than ever right now. My favourite combination includes: 🛏 lazing in bed
☕️ coffee
👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 snuggles with my babies
🐈 Sid snuggles
🐶 dog walk

Using just emojis, tell me your favourite Sunday combination ❤️

Gratitude is something I talk about a LOT. I know

Gratitude is something I talk about a LOT. I know it sounds like some new age clap-trap kind of thing but I promise you it’s a game changer. And if you snigger at the idea or criticise people who talk about it, I’m guessing you need it the most.

You see it’s really hard to feel negative or behave negatively when you’re grateful. Being grateful changes everything.
Try it right now. Think of the one person you feel grateful for today. Think about everything in your life you’re grateful for.... maybe even jot them down.

I find standing in the shower in the morning or lying in bed just before I go to sleep are the best times for me to think about these.

This is a screenshot of Grace’s gratitude journal. She’s trying hard to write in it every day and agrees that it makes her think and feel more positively.

So tell me, what are you grateful right now?

Motivate / Energise / Inspire

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Motivate / Energise / Inspire

Copyright Faye Cornhill / PRIVACY / TERMS