039: Planning For 2025: What Am I Doing To Put My Word Of The Year In Action?

Jen Thyrion: Hey there, I'm Jen Thyrion. I'm so glad you're here. I'm a former nine to fiver that dove into entrepreneurship eight years ago with zero business experience. I'm a wife, mama of two young girls, boutique owner, jewelry designer, and now the proud owner and coach leading Goldie Links Permanent Jewelry. I have a passion to empower fellow business days.

This podcast is made to equip you with everything you need to succeed from actionable marketing steps. to digging deep on your mindset. I know firsthand the heart, hard work, and let's be real at times of struggle that makes up this amazing journey. You want to know what has enabled me to shine the brightest coaching plus community here at Goldie Links.

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If you want to level up your business with handmade supplies, not made by a machine, but made by hand with love, then check it out at GoldieLinkSupplies. com. Now onto the show. Hey there, it's Jen. I'm finally recording part three of this three part series. I know it's January 29th as I sit here today. We are closer to Valentine's Day than we are the new year, but it's never too late.

all about reflecting on your: 2024

ish your goals and dreams for: 2025

you wrote down in January of: 2024

And also to your goals can kind of say, we're constantly evolving. So it's also really interesting to look back and see, you know, maybe your goal in the beginning of January of last year. End up flipping, ended up switching at mid year. And you decided, Hey, this is not actually what I want. So it's really interesting.

ings you're most proud of for: 2024

was doing a lot of firsts for: 2024

That was going to get me out of my comfort zone. And I needed this word to remind me that like, Hey, let's have an epic year. Cause even if I fall flat on my face, we'll have a good story. It's fine. Everything's fine. So I needed that word to kind of stretch me. And now that I'm stretched, um, going into this year, I really just.

I just wanted to really just get more concise if you want to say like, I really want to now that I expanded and kind of like develop, I launched the podcast, like I talked about the supplies. I like tripled quadrupled my team of mama makers and with the supplies has been such an amazing experience and really permanent jewelry business was amazing.

And you know, being a vendor for the first time in a speaker, all the things I talked about, right. All these firsts and it was amazing and it still is amazing, but here I am like now I want to almost like perfect what is going on and also really like when I use the word aligned, it's it's so much it's like not just business, it's life, right?

Like I want to be present where I'm at, right? I think that, you know, I struggle with that as an entrepreneur and as a mother, you might relate, but I feel like I want to be present with my children. I want to feel. I want to do things that align with how I want to feel. So I don't want to feel all over the place.

I don't want to feel stretched too thin. I don't want to feel stressed. I don't want to feel like I am doing something out of obligation and I don't really want to do it or I feel like this isn't bringing me joy anymore. Like I want to feel everyone, everything to feel aligned with how I want to feel.

And make others feel like day to day. So I'll just talk about honestly, things I've done already so far this year that have I, how I've implemented my word. So I don't know where to start. Well, the biggest one, the biggest one, and granted, this has been happening in the work since like September of last year.

I signed a lease and I am opening a brick and mortar and how I feel this aligns with the direction of where I want to go. Okay. Um, and this is why I want to ask, because I know there's a lot of people in the groups and you know, and within who I just permanent juries, I talked to when I say in the group, even my membership and whatnot of people's ultimate goal of having a brick and mortar.

And I feel like sometimes that seems to be that should be your goal. And honestly, I think we have to ask ourselves what kind of lifestyle you want, what responsibility you want, what does that mean for you? Putting yourself in that position of having a brick and mortar and what your life looks like. For me, It has been a dream of mine for so many years.

d the first experience was in: 2019

And I was actually going to team up with a really good friend of mine. And we always had this dream at the time. Of course, I wasn't doing permanent jewelry. I had a boutique. Of course, I handmade a lot of things, but I had clothing accessories, all the things at the time. I had four locations. So I was about to sign this, this lease for a space.

And my friend, Tracy and I, we were looking at different locations and I was so close to signing one on a space here in Castle Rock where I, where I currently am. But it was very close to where my merchant market that I just put in my notice. Is and I was like a little wary of opening something was so close in proximity to that.

So I wasn't feeling great about that and I didn't feel good in my gut. So then at that, that point I kind of teamed up with Tracy and we were actually going, we were so close. We literally were going to put a coming soon sign in the window. That's how close we were. It was actually this restaurant that was, um, her husband was part investor in and they were moving out.

Well, last minute, the manager of that restaurant decided to buy. the restaurant and keep the restaurant going. And we were devastated. We were just devastated because we totally thought that was it. And we had this vision and we were going to like, rent out a couple of rooms to some lash artists. We were going to have like, we're going to have a more of a community feel, which I always wanted.

I always wanted something where I host classes or. You know, have, it was more of like more than just a shopping experience, more of a community feel. Right. And so we were just both devastated. And then we continued to look other places and just nothing felt right. And nothing worked out. I remember there was one place where we were also being like, okay, we can do this.

It was at a shopping center. We thought that was the one and we just could not get the broker to call us back. We sent in our business plan, like all these things, everything was just stacked against us. I don't know how you feel about this, and I've told the story before, but I actually saw at that time around that time a psychic, okay?

And again, take it with a grain of salt, right? It's not like it's end all be all what they say, but it was just funny because when I met with her, and I was like, really just so wanting answers. I feel like I was just so lost at that point, and I was so, I thought I was so ready for a brick and mortar. She was like, I just don't see it.

n mind. This is the middle of: 2019

So in the end, we look back and we were like, God, we're so grateful because also Life with her two girls took a turn and she wasn't around as much as she thought she was going to be. And so like, it was just, it was actually the best thing that happened to us that these locations just fell through. And it was so frustrating.

And we felt like we were just like, what is happening? Like we want this so bad. And I realized looking back, I wasn't thinking of it realistically. Like I knew I wanted to have another child. I knew I was going to start that process. Obviously I didn't know COVID was around the corner, but at the same time, it was like, that really didn't fit into like my life at that point.

I don't think I was ready for the financial responsibility at all either. And so anyway, and then also last year, there was two other instances where I was so ready to sign a lease. One was for a small studio space. I had no natural light. I think I was just desperate. I wanted to be somewhere else other than take appointments out of my home and be mobile.

And I was like, you know what, this isn't feeling right. And I just definitely feel like more and more I've leaned into my gut feelings. And so that one, I just did not. And then there was another one in the spring of last year. It was also one of those situations where I thought it was, I thought it was it.

I was like, yes, this is great. Um, it was a little house downtown and it was going to be in this like back suite. I wasn't going to start my lease and told him I couldn't start it to April. And I had seen it in late February and he really wanted someone to be in there right away. And I was like, okay, well, you know, I really just, because I'm taking these trips and I'm doing these things, I really just doesn't make sense.

I can't move into April. He's like, okay, I think that can happen. We'll just call me after the weekend. So I call him after the weekend and I'll never forget because I was at lunch with my husband, actually, he like got off work early and it was a Monday and I was meeting him for lunch. And finally he responded to me and he said he gave the space to someone else because someone came over the weekend and wanted it right away.

And literally my heart dropped. I was like, it was that moment, you know, those moments where you know exactly where you were. That's what one of those moments were because I was just like, so I'm like, why, what? Like this was meant for me. This was perfect. And so. Fast forward, always calling on places I called somewhere in September, just kind of seeing a sign somewhere and just kind of always out of curiosity, seeing how, you know, what a space looked like, you know, what the rent was, all the things.

And I ended up talking to the broker and that space wasn't going to work, but he's like, actually, I know a great space for you that you'd be perfect in and it wasn't even on the market. And so he had showed it to me. It was actually a building where he wanted to sublease part of the building. And so that's why it wasn't really on the market.

It was kind of like just a little side deal there and it worked out. And honestly, he needed to do a bunch of improvements to the building. So he worked on that the last few months of the year and I signed the lease. It started on the 1st of this year and we've been working on it. So it has been a whirlwind for sure.

So the whole month of January, I can't believe January is almost over. It's like, I almost need time to stop a little bit because my planned open date is March 1st. And I think that for me, okay, why I say this is aligned going back to my story, why I feel this is aligned. with me and what I want. And again, because so many times, of course, this was in my plans and always has been a dream of mine.

know, how like, The hindsight: 2020

And it's so hard sometimes because when you want something so bad and you feel like you're ready for it and you just want it to happen. And it's not happening. And you're like, what? Like, ah, you know, and so I just feel like now here I am in this position where this location is perfect. This building couldn't be more perfect.

Like, I just can't say that enough. The timing is perfect that I'm like, now I get it. Now I get why those other times weren't working out. I look back certain times of my life. It wouldn't worked out. That would have been very insanely hard, difficult to do that at that time. someone was looking out for me, right?

Something was happening and I have to trust. And for me, it's like, you know, like also I've always had the charm bar at my shop for like 10 years, but as you know, charm bar gained popularity. And I, I, I took that mobily starting in like May and that has done really well. And I realized I loved it way more than I thought I was going to.

And so I think like the idea of just kind of like, and then it just sparks this creativity. Like I've been making like. charm beanies, you know, with, I was gonna say Cheney's, charm Cheney's. Maybe I should call them Cheney's like charm beanies, Cheney's. I don't know. What do you think? Okay. So I made those, I actually made, you know, I don't know if you wear readers for permanent jewelry to see better, but I like the, you know, I drilled holes on the side.

Shari actually from permanent jewelry training gave me this idea, but I hung charms on the side of, uh, readers recently. And so, yeah, I'm all about like, All the things that I can hang charms on. So, but that idea just grew and it's been really fun to get more creative in that way. And just realizing how much I've always loved personalization, you know, obviously always personalizing jewelry with stamped jewelry and gemstones and loving the meaning behind gemstones.

rying to figure things out in: 2021

I took this really intense, um, I was actually in a mastermind, but she went through a really intense, like really in depth, I should say, like guide really, or questions that you went through to kind of pinpoint your values. And in the end, my values were creativity. community and connection. And so that is when I actually again, like built that little backyard by shed in the backyard and was going to make a backyard boutique.

And I had this vision of, of having like, you know, different like groups, maybe like a book club in there or like something, you know, I wanted to grow and not just be a shopping experience for me. I always wanted something to be more of a community feel and just connection, like women coming together and connecting.

Basically, and that's why, of course, like I've said before, I fell in love with permanent jewelry because it just combined all those things for me. Connection. Um, yes. Community. Always. And, um, creativity. It's like these things that I just so value, right? And so again, why this brick and mortar going back to is aligned with.

Where I want this business to go. I was getting to the point last year where I was getting really sick of being mobile. I was, I have, I had like quadrupled my inventory, you know, like from bringing the handmade chains and obviously adding more chains, the glow ups, the bangles, you know, I, I make obviously the stretchy bracelets and rings and ear mullets and.

Gosh, like I just felt like when I would go somewhere, people are like, Oh, you didn't bring this. Oh, you didn't bring this. And I'm like, and then I got an engraving machine. I never even brought it with me mobily because of course the rep was like, sure, you can bring it with you. And I'm like, yeah, I guess I could bring it with me, but do I want to bring this big engraver?

So in the end I got trained and never even implemented that because I felt like I didn't have the space to do it or just the bandwidth to do it. And you know, as my girls, they're now four and six and they started this and they were Barely two and four things are changing, you know, I mean, like life changes and I know that they're going to be more active on the weekends.

We're already getting invited to way more birthday parties now that they have like, you know, actual friends, right. Making friends in school and just like wanting to be obviously there more and not spend my weekends doing parties and pop ups all weekend because. Yeah. I'm in this phase of life with parenthood that I, that is not what I choose to do.

And that's okay. Not to say a brick and mortar. I'll never be there on weekends. I know that it's going to be, you know, especially in the beginning as I'm like manifesting the best team I can, you know, to hire where I can trust having them be the face of my business and trust for them to be there when I'm not there.

But that is my ultimate intention. So growing this a. Aligned with I've always wanted my girls to be a part of this business to see what's possible, you know, to see what's possible. You don't have to work a nine to five that you might not love. And if you do love a nine to five, that's okay too. But the point is you have choices, right?

And if you really want to do something, You can make it happen and that's what I want to show them. I want to show them the possibilities of what you can do and I want them to be a huge part of this, like a huge part in growing and in the sense of pride of growing this business alongside with me. So having this brick and mortar already, they've been there.

They helped me paint a door. They asked me questions. I asked Harper, Hey, do you like the chandelier? Like they take part in my decisions for it and I want them to feel a big part of that. And I think that so far it being a mobile business. And it does play into our, our home life when I'm always setting up for in home appointments and whatnot.

And, you know, so I would just love a home for the permanent jewelry where, okay, I have everything housed there. I'm not having to take everything mobile. I'm not having to set up a million times, take things and put things away. You know, it just felt so, it ended up feeling too chaotic. And I felt way or all over the place because, you know, I would have.

Things stored here and things stored here. And like, you know, just all these different aspects and facets of my business, it just felt too, like too much to keep to be a mobile business. So that is why opening a brick and mortar does align with where I want this business to go with what I wanted to provide for my family, what I wanted to mean for my family and my girls and having that impact and having that memory for them.

And possibly them who knows, like handing off a legacy for them, which is what my, my hope and dream is. But, you know, again, playing into the creativity of this business and entrepreneurship for me, I'm just so looking forward to offering so much more in the boutique, like, you know, I, again, going back to the backyard boutique and my, and my values that I really zeroed in on, right?

Connection community. It's like, I want this to be a community based. I want people to feel like they can come in and hang out and it's a feel good place. You know, do you, can you think of a place you love to go into and just mosey around and walk in the doors and just be like, Oh, this is just like my sanctuary.

You know, I remember back in the day, it used to be like Barnes and Noble. Okay. Like when I was in high school, I just, I would just, I don't know, do you guys do that when you're in high school? Like you just drove around just to drive around and now it's like, I don't love doing that. It's like when I have to drive, I'm like, dang it.

Like I don't want to just drive around. I have things to do. But in high school it was like, oh yeah, just drive around. Just take a drive. Go like, hang out at Barnes and Noble, get a comfy seat and like grab a few books and look through them and look through some magazines. And it was just like sip of coffee.

Like, I don't know, maybe I was a total nerd. I don't know. I like to do that. Anyone else? But yeah, so like, and then now it's like anthropology. I love going in anthropology. Okay, give me all the anthro, the smells. Just walking around seeing the unique items. It just feels so eclectic and so fun and so lively but warm, but like, ah, like it's so good, right?

It's just so inspiring. Don't you feel inspired when you walk in there? Definitely a different feel, like I said, than if you were walking to a, I don't know, dollar store, okay? Different feels, right? So, um, I just always wanted to create this place where it was more of an experience, you know? And now that I'm really in the experience of permanent jewelry and charm bar, I'm expanding to piercing and tooth gems and hats.

bar and lip gloss bar. You better believe it. Okay. I'm doing it. Um, I've done the bracelet bar before, of course, with bringing beads and you can make your own bracelet, stretchy bracelets, Swifty style, you know, whatever. And so we're doing all of it. Okay. Cause I just want, really want like a really cool place where also what I hear a lot from my customers is like, Oh, I want to host a party, but I don't know if I can get 10 people together and I don't know if I want to like, you know, and I know how it is.

I'm at the phase of life where I'd rather go to. a party like that, then host it because I have my girls at home, you know, there's toys everywhere. I have to like, you know, figure out how to maybe have some, have them maybe out of the house at that time, depending on, you know, if I'm going to host a party of that fashion and not just have couples here with their kids, if I'm just gonna have a purely girls night.

It just feels like I'm at the phase of life where I rather go somewhere else than bring my girls here. So I think that having a place where they feel comfortable hosting and it feels comfy and fun and inviting. Um, and also too, just for young girls, I totally imagine the younger, my girl's age, you know, throwing a birthday party there and then, you know, having packages they can choose from.

And so it really is such a dream of mine. It has a combination of all these things I love. I'm definitely gonna have a coffee bar cause I'm a coffee freak. And I'll have clothing and accessories, which I've always had in my boutiques, of course, but my main focus will be definitely the experiences and the DIY ness of it all.

Have finally my metal engraver out where you can, you know, design your own piece of jewelry, have all my handmade things housed in one place. You can come see it. It's there. So I never have to go to a pop up or a party and they're like, Oh, you didn't bring this. Oh, you didn't bring this. It's like, Nope, it's right here.

And you can make your own, you know, hidden message bracelet on the spot. spot or a fun beaded bracelet. I mean, there's going to be so many things you can do all in one place. So that is just aligns with again, how I want this business to feel, how I want other people to feel. I want to elevate the customer experience.

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Some personal things, um, I feel that, you know, I definitely, I don't want to say have let myself go, but you know, I talked about in my last episode, it's like, I just want to focus on my like self care and I want to feel better. And I want to feel strong and I want to feel good, you know, I do. And I think so much of my focus was my business and I let that go to the wayside last year.

And honestly, that's always been a struggle of mine, like I've talked about. So I think that the, you know, I'm making some changes and I'm also what I want to implement and also is, is really celebrating small. Micro changes. I think I'm a person that's very all or nothing. And when I put my mind to something, I really put my mind to it, which is amazing.

But also at the same time, I have a hard time just making micro movements and really celebrating. I feel like something should be an aha moment, right? I think I've always been like that, even as a child, you know, just thinking like, You know, it's like a movie. Like you wake up and have this like life changing moment and your change your life forever and you never go back.

It doesn't work that way. Life isn't that way. And it's taken me a long time to embrace that. But I mean, I really am working on consistency and small, consistent things that will, if you start that way and you work on one little thing, it'll bleed into the next. And so what I have started, to be honest, I have not.

Drank. And I know a lot of people do dry January. I am somebody who like, I get into this habit of drinking wine every night. I'm not going to lie to you. And I think towards the end of the year, it was getting a little bit, you know, just out of hand, maybe like, I don't see that in a crazy way where I was like, you know, it was a little drunk every night, but I mean, I do feel like I was, um, just overindulging for sure.

And I felt like it was getting to the point where if I didn't have wine that I was like, I would have cried possibly. I'm a creature of habit. I have to say, I definitely get into these things where I do do this on a daily basis. I do this and then I do this. And so I think like that fell into that. And also it was just something where I felt like I was just working so hard that it was something to look forward to every night.

You know, it was like, okay, five, six o'clock. Okay, cool. Had this day. I'm going to, I'm going to nightcap it with a glass of wine, which turned into two glasses of wine, which eventually turned into three glasses of wine, which eventually turned into the whole bottle. So. I think that, you know, I really, and I, I actually, what happened, I haven't drank since January 5th and I woke up and I knew I was already starting.

Okay. I signed the lease, you know, to start my lease on the first and I, of course, even though I knew it was coming, it was just all that was, it's definitely been an emotional rollercoaster, I think, cause I've been at the merchant market I've at for almost 11 years. And so there's a lot of like bittersweetness leaving that too.

And just how much I've learned and grown. And it's kind of like this montage of the last 10 years going through my mind the last month of like, what, you know, what has brought me to this moment and just kind of feel surreal, like I said, because of all my experiences of almost signing the line of a lease and it didn't happen.

And here I am, it's finally happening. And this is crazy. This is actually happening. And just a lot of mixed emotions, right? There was definitely a lot of nights in December. I would say I was on my fourth night and I say a lot, I feel like that's a lot, but I mean, I was, hmm. January 5th, I woke up at actually January 6th.

So January 5th was the last night that I drank and I woke up that well that the six on at 2am and I had done that. I think that was the fourth time I had done that in a few weeks and I could not fall back asleep. So I got up and started working. I started packing and shipping and doing stuff, which I actually made it productive, which is great.

But I just felt terrible though. Like I didn't feel good. And I, I woke up with anxiety and I was like, something has to change. Like I was like, and right away I knew it, my gut, like listening to those little whispers and whether or not you want to believe it's your gut. It's your higher self. Is it God?

Whatever you believe in, right? I truly believe. I'm going to get emotional. I get emotional all the time talking. I don't really, you know, I don't plan on this. I swear. I, I just, you know, it was like, kind of like the whisper really was like, you need to stop. You know what I mean? You need to stop. And just, you know, You need to reset.

And honestly, you know, it's funny. I felt like every night I was so looking forward to that wine time. And honestly, the first week was really hard. And after that, I don't even think about it. It's like, I kind of almost made this decision. I don't do that anymore. And I've moved on. Like, I, I mean, don't be wrong.

There are certain times like going out socially and stuff. Like we went to dinner last night and I was like, God, it would be really great to have a margarita at this new restaurant. Um, but honestly, in the end I sit there and I think about it and I'm like, what's that going to do for me? You know what I mean?

Right now. I mean, not saying I'm never going to drink again. Honestly, I don't think I had a problem where I, to that point where I feel like, and I'm not saying you have to have that problem to not drink again. Okay. I don't want to say, you know, but I'm just saying for me, myself, I don't know. I'm going to go day by day.

I remember reading this from somebody who, or she shared it where. It wasn't, she didn't make that pact with herself. She wasn't like, okay, I feel like drinking is a problem for me. I'm never going to drink again. But she's like, I just took it that I didn't want to drink that day. And I decided not to drink that next day.

And then the next day, and I realized how much better I felt. And then before he knew it, I had gone five years sober. And it was like, so for me, I don't know. I don't know. And that's the thing. I don't want to place these big expectations on myself or say. I want to take it day by day and I want to really check in with myself and feel aligned.

I want this to be again, like me going out and considering that last night of having a drink. I was like, okay, well, what would that do for me right now? You know what I mean? And how does it align? with what I want tonight to be or how I want to feel tomorrow and what I'm just doing with myself and my health right now.

I do want to get healthier. I do want to feel stronger. I do want to feel lighter. I do want to feel more active. I want to feel vibrant and is having a drink right now going to lend to that? No, it's not. And I can still have a good time without it. Like I just, I just, in the end I was like, yeah, I guess there's no point.

You know what I mean? Like, I guess there's no point in having a drink right now, you know, because. It's also to the sense of like pride that I feel not doing it as well. And so I want to, I want to just continue that for now. And I feel, I feel better. I do. I feel clearer. I feel less like fuzzy. I was having a lot of mind fog, you know, I think honestly, I remember the last few episodes that I was recording, I felt like as guaranteed, I mean, I, you know.

not saying, you know, during that time, I was drinking the night before, you know, and I just was feeling very, very brain foggy. And so I remember actually having, and I was also under the weather. I think I talked about my last episode of the one before I was like, I was not feeling well, I was dealing with this head cold that I felt like wasn't going away for weeks.

And I remember like actually, Speaking to my friend and being like, listen to this episode and do I sound like all over the place or, you know, cause I felt all over the place, you know? So anyway, I just feel better and I really want to focus on my health. And so I want to choose things that align with that.

So it's been a big thing for me. One of the things is I want to feel less crazy. I don't want to wake up and feel like, oh my gosh, the house is a mess. I have to do the dishes. There's a list of things to do. I don't want to feel, I don't want to wake up feeling crazy. I don't. And so honestly, as you know, if you're, you know, the situation, if you're a mom and of young ones, especially if there can be toys everywhere and you wake up and you have to make lunches and you have to get them stuff ready and you need to get them up and get them dressed and get them out the door.

And along with everything else that you have on your mind that you have to do and accomplish. It, you can wake up feeling very like, Oh, what do I do first? Oh my God, I feel crazy. And you feel stressed from the minute you wake up. I did not want to feel that way. So what aligns, what can I do that aligns with the fact that I don't want to feel that way and what can I do to prevent myself from feeling that way?

So now every night I do the dishes. I make sure everything Jordan, my husband takes the girls up and starts getting them ready for bed. And my new routine is staying down here for an extra 15 to 20 minutes. And I make sure their, their toy room is clean because. I'm a person that like, honestly, if my house is chaotic, I feel chaotic and I don't want to wake up feeling that way.

I just don't, it's, it's going to bleed into my day and it's not how I want to start my day. So I do the dishes. I make sure the coffee maker's full. I make sure sometimes I make their lunches for the most part. Sometimes I do it for straight in the morning, but I. You know, try to get that situated. I make sure their backpacks are full of what they need.

I just, whatever, clean my living room, the toy room, do all the things so I don't feel like everything's clean. Dishes are done. You know what I mean? No matter how tired I am. But I am so grateful I do that, even though there's some nights where I'm like, This is the last thing I want to do. I do not want to clean right now.

I'm so tired. I just want to go to bed. And I'm so glad I do it because I wake up not having to have that on my mind and feel scattered and feel rushed and feel like I have a million things on my to do list. Before 7 a. m. But one of the things too, you know, I've gotten, you know, there's not, I don't do this every day and I don't beat myself up if I don't do it every day, but I am doing and actually not drinking has helped me do this.

I have, my sleep has been better. I have not had my 2 a. m. wake up calls of anxiety. But I have been waking up around 430 to five every morning before I have to get the girls up at seven. And so I have time to just get some work things done and feel like I have time to myself before like the day gets started.

It just feels like a really peaceful time of day. And I just feel like that has been really, really helpful. And I kind of just pinpointed things like that. And I might have mentioned this before, like, you know, kind of pinpointing within yourself to like, certain times that you like to do certain things.

So for me, when I'm working on Canva and I'm making saying templates for the membership, or I'm working on a pop up template for my pop ups, or I'm sending someone an invite that I'm making for their party, or those are things that I, I tend to do in the evenings. So I'll sit down after the girls are in bed.

I do take my laptop to bed sometimes, but I choose to do things that aren't going to stress me out. They're kind of creative, but mindless. Like I, I make sure not to check email or DMs after around five o'clock. Honestly, I just, I can't do it. I, I'll, I'll answer them first thing the next day. Because these are things that like, I just want to put boundaries on myself.

And again, that'll align with how I want to feel and the systems and stuff that I want in place. I don't want to feel like I have to do something. I will get to it, but I want to do it on my, what works for me and playing into my stress levels. Because if I'm stressed, it doesn't help my business or my family.

And so I'm trying to stick to things. That I feel the most productive or things I want to do at certain times of the day. Like for instance, like packing and shipping, I'll do that first thing in the morning, I'll wake up early. And that's when I do that because that's when I've just have, like, I don't know.

That's when it feels the best for me, you know, creating and things like that. I rather do that first thing in the morning. And so, and then email, like those kind of, those kind of tasks, paying my makers, things like that, I'll do all first thing in the morning. So that is just something that, you know, I do to start the day.

It feels the best. It feels a good way to start my day. So, so those are just simple examples of what I've done so far in my word. Aligned. Um, and I shouldn't say simple things. Some of them are big things. Like, but, and I don't want to take away from the fact that like, honestly, Oh, also to like my house.

Right. So I always, like I had started this thing. Um, and I always have these, like, I'll have like a personal goal of the week, a business goal and like a house goal or something. Right. And my house goals used to be like, so big. It's like my house goal would be like cleaning out all my cupboards this week.

And I'm like, Oh my God, that is too much. Right. So I'm kind of starting like, again, these like, big. These micro things where my goal last week for my house goal was cleaning out the junk drawer. Everyone has a junk drawer. Admit it. If you don't, I envy you. But so I was like, okay, I'm going to clean up the junk drawer.

It ended up being a little, a little bit larger project than I thought because of course there was like then a junk above the, on top of the fridge. Like spot. And then there was a junk little drawer area in the pantry, you know, so I ended up being more than just a drawer, but, um, this week, literally I, cause I, I just feel like it's to the point where I'm like, oh my God, yes, I need to clean out all my kitchen cupboards, but I am not going to make that one goal of, of the week.

It's going to be split into. multiple weeks. Like, so this week I'm tackling another drawer and I, you know, and that feels better to me. It's like, it's progress, but it doesn't feel like I have to. And then I feel bad for not accomplishing this goal. I put on myself, you know, for cleaning up all the kitchen cupboards and wiping them out and doing all of it.

It's like, no, let's do it's okay. And a week flies by. It was like, I remember last week because after I did the junk drawer, I kind of felt like I was on a roll. So I'm like, oh my gosh, I should do, I should do another drawer. And I was like, no, I'm going to go do something else because that's what I need to do.

And I'm like, Cause I, once I get started, I can get obsessed and like, Jen, no, stop. So then I, you know, decided to do again, take on another drawer. And um, and so here, here, you know, I'm like, I'm like, cause I even thought about it. I know that's on my list for this week and today's Wednesday. And I'm like, oh my gosh.

Like. See how fast that week went by? And honestly, if I didn't have this little mini task on my list to do and take 10 15 minutes out of my time to actually accomplish that task, I would have done it the way I've always done it, where I'm like, all or nothing, where I'm like, nope, I need to clean out every drawer.

And now I'm going to like, move on to like, Clean out my pantry. And then it also leads to procrastinate cleaning. Have you heard of that term? Because I am a queen of procrastinate clean. It's like when you think something, you know, something might have to be cleaned in your house and you know, you have so many other things to do, but you're like, no, this has to be done.

So I'm going to spend a week cleaning out my pantry, my cupboards, my linen closet, my closet, my clothing closet and everything, because this has to be done. It's like, no, I did that last year with like the obsession of cleaning my basement. And I felt like there were so many things I wanted to accomplish in my business, but I.

chose to clean up my basement for two months. So anyway, so just these micro things and also just building upon that. So now that I haven't drank, okay. And I feel like I'm also with that, I'm being more conscious of drinking more water. It's like taking these little steps. So now I kind of, I would love to go back to hot works.

I really want to get back in the sauna and hear all the benefits of that and red light therapy and all the things that are involved over at hot works. So I'm actually going back. I'm taking a class tomorrow. And so I feel like I know that this is going to be something that continues and rather than making these big resolutions of being like, okay, I'm going to stop eating carbs and I'm going to work out 40 minutes a day.

And it's like, I honestly haven't worked out. I haven't worked out. I just have stopped drinking. And I have added more water and I know I'm going to continue to like continuously improve my decisions because that's going to bleed into something else right now that I'm feeling better. I actually like I'm desiring feeding my body better, you know, because I am feeling better already and just more clear minded and all the things with just kind of taking this break from alcohol, whatever you want to call it.

So I just think taking these again micro movements. And being patient, like I'm so, I'm, I'm sure a lot of us are in this boat. It's like you want things to happen overnight. Okay. It's with everything. It's like, have you seen that thing where it's like, yeah, I had a salad and went to the gym twice and I woke up, I expect to wake up with a six pack.

Like it's not going to happen. It's literally all these decisions and where we are in our life are these little micro decisions we've made along the way, which is why exactly we are the way we are and who we are today. So it's like, okay, taking that, you know, just like making these small decisions. To, you know, that align with your word, right, that just coincide and with your word and that in the end make huge difference.

Like if I continue to do what I'm doing and keep adding things that make me feel better and stronger and all the things that align with how I want to feel, I can only imagine how I'll feel and look and you know, all the things by the end of the year and continuing on right. And just letting that just keep evolving.

as I continue this journey of: 2025

I haven't been really wanting to share it or have announced even to my customers yet. We're announcing it this week and I'm putting a coming soon banner on the front lawn, which is so exciting that it's actually a little house. So I'm so excited. so excited to like decorate it for Christmas and put things, cute things.

I have a little front porch, you guys, like, I am just so excited. I'm so excited to share the journey with you. I've been sharing it with my members a little bit in the, in the golden society, but I'm really excited to open it up and share you got with you guys a little bit more on the podcast. And I think I'm going to share a few personal episodes coming up, but okay, I want to share, I know we talked about numbers and I shared my numbers.

I don't know. what my goal is for my business. And I, I'm just saying that to be totally transparent because I did 162, 000 in permanent jewelry like I shared last year. And that was a purely mobile business, right? I don't know what to expect this year. I know that I'm adding a lot of overhead. I know I'm adding rent and different insurance and an employee and employees possibly.

And you know what all the things. So my goal right now, as I sit here, which I might laugh at. at the year, I have no idea, but I would like to at least double what I did last year, right? So I would love to have the goal, you know, of three, like around 300, 000, like gross for the year. But I don't know if that's, if that's a realistic number, if that's too low, if that's too high, I'm not even sure.

So I really, I'm just saying that right now. And so that it's. So that I can look back at this maybe and refer back to this in January of next year. But I actually am talking to somebody who I would like to have on the podcast and to talk about numbers actually, and we are going to kind of review and go over mine.

So maybe it's helpful for you and so that we can actually kind of come up with a plan and a way to like, because also too, I've talked about this before. I'm not a big numbers person, right? I talk about the, I talked about the book profit first that I reread for like the fourth time. But this time it hit different with different eyes because of a, just my experience and with the way the business has and all the facets of business.

I, you know, opened up this past year, but also with me opening my own brick and mortar versus being in a merchant market that can be a little more, more comfy and more secure. I have different eyeballs, you know, when I, when I'm seeing this and when I'm reading this information and that's, what's so awesome too.

I don't care what book it is. It could be a bit, especially like a meet in the realms of business and self development. It's like so crazy how you can read it and then you read it again. Like two years later, even, or a year later, and it can mean something different for you, or it hits different. You're like, Oh man, I'm sure I've heard this a million times, but I'm in this place now to hear it and actually implement it.

You know? So I am at that place. And so we're actually going to have someone on the podcast to talk about that as well, and kind of maybe use my numbers as an example and kind of talk about what, you know, just budgeting and all that stuff that is really helpful, no matter what stage of business you are in.

It is literally, it's just the most important thing is your numbers, right? So I just want to say that out loud with a goal, monetary goal, although I don't know because I'm also expanding the business so much too, to be adding a lot of services. So I really don't know what an ideal goal is. Should or would be.

now, How you want to approach: 2025

I have so many new podcast episodes coming up. I cannot wait. Um, there it's going to be amazing. So anyway, happy new year again. And I also, okay. So I had talked about some zoom calls in the past couple episodes. I decided to change the structure. I felt like I was getting a lot of personal, like, you know, emails from people asking specific questions.

And so I felt like I just had this, again, it was a gut feeling because I just feel like an overall zoom call wouldn't have. This effect that I want it to, I guess. And so I decided to open up one on one, like, free little, like, strategy sessions. So, if you are interested, you can go to beagoldygirl. com, which I, that is actually part of, like, website that I had for when I did have a Goldilinks franchise.

Trust me, you're not signing up for anything. But with that, you are able to see all the information and fill out a form and sign up for the call. It's seriously free just to kind of like hear where you're at in your business and maybe help you kind of work through some things. Because I felt like that's what I ended up doing through email with people and messaging and voice memoing back and forth.

And so I felt like, you know what, maybe an overall zoom call. Wouldn't be the answer to this because to kind of like help gain clarity with people because I just felt like it ended up being like something we would have to like deep dive and like talk through for maybe 15, 20 minutes and kind of like gain some clarity.

s. So, okay. So excited about: 2025

I can't wait to be on this journey with you. I'm already on the journey with you, but I look forward to us continuing and sharing everything that is to come this year. And yeah, so let's do it. Okay. Have a beautiful day and I'll talk to you soon. Well, how do you feel? I hope you found value in today's episode and you walk away feeling inspired.

I would love to hear from you. Let's link up. You can find me on Instagram at goldielinkssociety. You can find out more about our permanent jewelry membership at goldielinkssociety. com Our handmade permanent jewelry supplies of connectors chain and more at goldielinksupplies. com Okay, I will see you next time.

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