Focus on how far you've come, not on how far you have to go.
Most things worth accomplishing take time. And when things take time, it's all too easy to become impatient or grow discouraged. We like things to happen instantly and so often we can find ourselves dwelling on how much progress we haven't made and how we still aren't at our goal. We focus so much on how we aren't already there yet and then we stop trying altogether.
What a demotivating and discouraging place to be in.
What if instead you focused on how far you've come? What might that feel like?
Celebrate the wins along the way to where you are now, however small they may be. Celebrate the growth and the lessons learned. Celebrate not being in the same place you were yesterday. Celebrate not being in the same mindset as the day before. Celebrate learning how to bounce back from the setbacks better this time - because each speed bump and set back better equips you for the next one.
What would it look like if you focused on how far you've come instead of how far you have left to go?
Happy Monday, cheers to another week.
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Theme for the week: It wasn't a waste of time if you learned something.
The lesson learned is always the silver lining, even if sometimes it takes a little time or distance to appreciate the lesson.
And if you don't think you learned anything, try looking a little harder. Ask yourself a few rounds of "why?" or "what feelings did this bring up, and why?" and the lesson may reveal itself. A little introspection can go a long way.
Booster Stacks tie in to this theme - Sam and I have been working on a large project the last few months. There have been a few delays and speed bumps and rather than let it get overly frustrating, I like to step back and ty to remember that it's always just a new lesson presenting itself. Is it fun for projects to get delayed? Absolutely not. Is it extremely frustrating for my impatient and instant-gratification self? Absolutely yes. Are these valuable lessons that make us better at what we do and help us to grow and are absolutely worth learning? Hell yeah. Finding the lesson means turning those moments of impatience into gratitude.
Fall is just around the corner and we're excited to reveal all that we've been working on soon!
Happy Monday.
]]>Short and sweet, I think we'll just leave this one as it is - pretty self explanatory.
Happy Monday.
]]>Following up on last week's post ("The first step to getting somewhere is to decide you are not going to stay where you are"), the theme for this week is consistency.
So you've taken the first step and decided where you want to go. Great. Follow through, and more importantly, consistent follow through is where the magic happens. Continuing to show up for yourself every day and putting in the work sounds simple - but it's one of those easier said than done things. There's always going to be some distraction in life that pops up (and if you're trying to find a distraction, they are even easier to find), but it's what we do in the face of these distractions that matters. When the detours pop up, remember why you started and remember how important that consistency is. Continue to commit and re-commit to your goal, take baby steps - but take those baby steps every damn day, and before long you'll get exactly where you want to be.
Happy Monday! Stick with it, whatever it may be.
]]>Thought for the week: The first step to getting somewhere is to decide you are not going to stay where you are.
Change can be scary and making the choice to take on something new can seem overwhelming. There's a certain vulnerability with deciding to make a change for the better and the journey that follows that decision. Whether the somewhere you are trying to get to is a new habit, a goal, or however it may look like - the simple act of deciding, truly choosing and committing to yourself is the first step to getting there.
What goal or "somewhere" have you set your sights on? What would it look like if you achieved that? What can you do to get started?
Happy Monday.
-Roya
P.S. - Save 10% on all orders in the shop this week with code "SUMMER10" at checkout, valid through 11:59pm PST, August 8th, 2021.
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Thought for the week -
My worth is not defined by how much I can do for others.
Fellow people-pleasers, this one might strike a chord for you. It struck a chord for me. As someone who often finds themself bending over backwards, going so far out of the way, above and beyond, and never trying to inconvenience anyone, this is an excellent reminder. While it is great to do things for people and to receive a sense of accomplishment and pride in that, there still needs to be a boundary there.
Your worth is not defined by your ability to do things for others (and we can not, nor should we try to, convince someone of our worth this way). Your worth exists regardless of what others think of you, and rather than expelling energy attempting to win people over, what if you poured that energy into self care and self love? Your energy and effort are precious. Spend these things on others out of kindness, not in an attempt to seek validation and worth in outside sources.
You are already whole and worthy, and you do not need to convince anyone of your worth.
]]>Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear the path.
Much like a silver lining in a cloud, sometimes things happen in our lives that could easily be interpreted as disasters but actually provide us with something much better than what we thought we wanted.
These storms can be a good reminder of how little control we actually have and serve as a practice in how to roll with the punches. And when the storm has passed, it serves as another reminder of "I can deal with tough shit". From here on out, we know we are capable of dealing with a lot more than we ever thought was possible and when the next storm rolls around, you know what you've faced and conquered in the past.
You are stronger than you think.
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Go after what makes your insides feel like sunshine.
There is a special kind of magic around certain activities and people that make your soul light up. This could be putting in work on a passion project or those five minutes of quiet solitude in your morning routine or quality time with a special person - it can take many forms. Observe how certain activities and certain people make you feel in your body. When you find the ones that make you feel like sunshine - pursue them. Find ways to incorporate more of this into your life.
Conversely, be aware of those who have the opposite affect. Listen to your nervous system. If an interaction with a certain person continuously leaves you feeling a certain sort of "ick" or "off", pay attention to this and honor yourself as you decide how to manage this going forward.
Self care is just as much about what we add in to brighten our days as it is safeguarding ourselves from situations, activities, and a people that we know are not good for us.
Look for the sunshine, and when you find it, keep going back for more.
]]>Theme for the Week: Make Someone Smile Everyday. (And Remember, You Are Someone Too.)
Much like our card "Kind Words Cost Nothing", this one is a great reminder that there are a lot of little things that we could do that might brighten someone's day. Kind words, a nice gesture, whether for a loved one or a stranger, can all really brighten someone's day. Very little effort or cost to you, but an opportunity to create real impact. You never know what someone is going through and what may be a small insignificant moment for you may be the best part of someone's day.
And remember - you are someone too. What kind words or gestures could you bestow upon yourself this week?
Challenge: consider what small thing you could do this week to make someone smile.
]]>Theme for the week: Once in a while, blow your own damn mind.
Reminder to do the thing, even if it's scary or doesn't seem possible.
Short and sweet this week.
-Roya
]]>Self care takes many forms, and sometimes one of the most challenging is doing less. Yep, long time over achiever and sometime people-pleaser here, in case you can't tell.
It's easy to find yourself juggling a lot of different things and still taking on more and more. Especially this year, as life seems to be returning to normal and we begin to add in more and more things. Opportunities arise, new projects or hobbies come up, family and friend obligations, jobs, school, invitations to social things that we agree to do even though we don't really want to...it's easy to be so busy doing all the things that you forget to do things for yourself.
Before adding in more things, take stock of your current commitments under the lens of "if this a hell yes? if it's not - why not, and why did I sign up for it?". If we ask the why enough times, sometimes it can reveal interesting reasons or core beliefs.
Regardless of the deep dive - the challenge here is to consider "is this a hell yes?" the next time you find yourself at a crossroads of options.
Happy Monday.
(P.S. that last week of no blog post, well sometimes even us over-achievers need to learn to say no and rest...which possibly helped inspire this post too)
]]>Theme for the week: You've Survived 100% of Your Worst Days.
It's Mental Health Awareness Month which helped inspire the choice of intention for this week. When things get overwhelming or situations seem impossible, that's the time to remember that you've dealt with hard things and made it through just fine and this too shall pass.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we want to encourage normalizing talking about mental health struggles and share the reminder to check in on your friends. Social media is an easy place to paint a picture of the perfectly curated life when inside someone might really be struggling, and sometimes just know that someone cares can really make a difference.
My challenge for you this week is to reach out to someone you know and simply check in on them. Strike up a conversation, tell them a compliment, or just say a simple hello.
In Booster Stacks news, a reminder that our shipping is on pause this week of 5/3 - 5/9, any orders placed during that time will ship out on Monday 5/10.
Happy Monday.
Roya
]]>Thought for the week:
Be so completely yourself that everyone else feels safe to be themselves too.
I honestly don't think this one needs a lot of rambling thoughts, I think it sorta speaks for itself.
There is something special about people who make us feel at ease and completely comfortable to be ourselves. To be present with no fear of judgement or negative comments. To just be. That feeling can be pretty rare, and I think it's a great gift to put out into the world. It's a nice aspirational goal - to live authentically and be the person that makes other people feel safe to be themselves also.
No long ramble this week.
Be you. Let your presence be a space that other people feel safe to be in.
Happy Monday,
Roya
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Thought of the week: Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.
Consider this: how often do we get frustrated when we don't see a change that we were hoping for? When you don't magically get the promotion, wake up with a different career, in a relationship, more in shape, happy, etc. Without putting in the work, or modifying the status quo, we just expect one day for things to have changed.
Status quo is status quo for a reason. Things will continue on the trajectory they are on, unless something changes.
Now, I'm all for the power of thinking positively and dreaming big and manifesting, of course, but you have to also take responsibility and get in the drivers seat. We can't just think about the goal and how great it will be when we've achieved the goal without actually taking steps towards it and expect it to just happen to us.
Whatever the goal is - new career, more friends, to fit back into your skinny clothes in the back of the closet - whatever it is, are you actually doing the steps you need to take to be moving toward that? Or are you just thinking about how nice the end result would be and getting annoyed or down on your self every day you wake up and have somehow not yet reached that destination?
Things happen for those who make things happen, not those who wait around complaining why things haven't worked out without putting in the effort.
Motivation Monday this week I suppose.
Hope this gets your wheels turning on something that you could add in to your life that would help get you a little closer to that life you want.
Happy Monday!
Roya
P.S. Get 10% off all week with code "APRIL10". Ends April 25th, 2021 at 11:59 pm PST.
P.P.S. So I got to the end of this draft, and decided to look back at the previous week....and realized how extremely similar this post is to last week's (In case you missed it, last weeks theme was "old keys can't unlock new doors"). It takes a few weeks for new behaviors to become habits, and maybe that's part of why this theme has been resonating so strongly with me lately.
]]>Thought for the week: Old Keys Can't Unlock New Doors.
This one may simply be reworded as: if you keep trying the same things, you're going to get the same results. If you want to go somewhere you've never been, you're going to have to try something new.
A great idiom I came across that never made it into the deck was "If you plant corn, don't be shocked when you grow corn", which also conveys the a similar sentiment. A wordier way of the classic, "you reap what you sow". This one reminds us of the importance to be intentional with our actions, because the results are directly related to the work put in.
It's really easy to be on autopilot, to be comfortable going through the motions and maintaining the status quo. Quite simply, it's the path of least resistance. Comfortable familiarity, safety. But to grow, to reach new heights, to uplevel, all of that requires a change. What that change is depends on where you want to end up, but without a change, you'll simply stay right where you are.
The old keys will keep unlocking the old doors. Stagnant. However, with a change in tactic, perhaps a new key will open a new door. What you plant will reflect what you are trying to grow.
The challenge for this week is to consider this - what is the result I'm trying to reach and how can I be more intentional to be moving towards that? What new tactic, habit, or action can I add in to help move towards the life that I want?
Happy Monday!
-Roya
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Theme for this week is: Do More Things That Make You Forget to Check Your Phone.
It's really important to take time to unplug. This has become one of those general aspirations we all talk about vaguely, "Oh I want to spend less time on social media" or "be on my phone less". The ambiguous "less". Well, "less" is hard to stick to and it's one of those goals that unless we are intentional about it, nothing really seems to change.
In an effort to be on my phone less, I recently set my social media to notify me when I've been on for an hour that day and it's been a great reminder to put the phone down.
Anytime you're trying to do less of something, it's always helpful to focus on adding in more of something else - it helps shift the focus off of the restricted thing and onto something else that's filling the habit. Finding something else to fill the space has been very helpful in cutting down phone time. What that thing looks like will vary person to person - it could be going on walks outside, having a conversation with a friend or family member, listening to or reading a book, etc. Make it something you enjoy and can look forward to, something that makes your day a little brighter. By filling up time with things we enjoy, it leaves less room for the mindless scrolling.
Swap the less desirable habit for something you enjoy. Sounds far more achievable and easier than just the "I really should do this less" vague vow, doesn't it?
What is something enjoyable that you could add in to your day? How can you be intentional about remembering to add it in?
Happy new week, let's add in some things that help us forget to check our phones so much.
Roya
]]>Theme for this week is: If It Doesn't Open, It's Not Your Door.
It's really easy to get set on ideas of things we want. It might be a job, or relationship, or whatever the fantasy may be; we build up these ideas of how marvelous things would be if they only worked out just so - and when things don't pan out exactly like we envisioned, we get disappointed. We become so attached to the story we created about the thing we wanted that when things ultimately unfold differently we are then left heart broken and defeated.
When this happens, it's a great opportunity to remember that sometimes the universe (or life, or God, or whatever system you follow) has a better plan. When one door of possibility doesn't open for us (or gets slammed rudely in our face), rather than take it personal and throw up our hands in defeat, crying that the world is out to get us and there is no point in ever trying anything ever again (sounds silly when phrased like this, but let's be honest, we've all had that moment of defeat where we dramatically swear something off), instead take a deep breath and remember that things unfold a certain way for a reason and there's something better waiting around the corner.
How many times in hindsight have you looked back and realized that thing you thought you wanted so badly and didn't get was actually a huge blessing? A bullet dodged? I know I can think of many times this has happened for me, and every time I reflect back I have to sigh with relief and think "I am so glad I didn't get what I thought I wanted at the time".
So next time you're feeling disappointed that something didn't pan out the way you wanted - remember this mantra. If it doesn't open, it's not my door. It is absolutely okay to feel disappointed too! We're human, and it's a very normal emotion to feel. Feel it, embrace it, but then remember there is something better coming and release the feeling. Holding on to the negative disappointment and stewing in it certainly doesn't help anything.
This, like all things, is a practice. It's something I've been tested on and gotten to practice a few times over the last year. It's not an easy switch to flip and totally shift your worldview. It takes time and practice and being intentional. But that's what we're here for - finding little ways we can intentionally make small shifts and become better.
Happy Monday,
Roya
]]>Thought for this week: Surround yourself with people who say "keep growing".
I don't think this one needs much explaining or dissecting. As much as you get to choose where your energy goes, you also get a choice in what energy you surround yourself with. Choose to spend your time around people who inspire, support, and encourage you. Life has enough obstacles and roadblocks as it is, so why surround yourself with negative people who might distract from your goals or discourage you from reaching them?
And remember the adage, "you are most alike the five people you spend most of your time around". If you wish to elevate, consider how this looks in your own life. Are you spending your time and energy around people who have qualities you admire and would like to reflect in your own actions? Another beautiful side effect of when we spend time with those who encourage us to grow, we become more like them and then can spread that mentality to others as well.
Happy Monday,
Roya
]]>Thought for this week:
Focus on the good, and the good will grow.
Focus on the Good and the Good Will Grow. It's a great concept and though it may sound too good to be true, it's something I've noticed seems to really work out.
But how does this work? Here's an idea that my help explain the mechanism here. It's confirmation bias. For those who aren't familiar with this theory, it's the tendency to subconsciously interpret new information to fit pre-existing beliefs. If you hold the belief that good things will happen, when faced with new situations, your brain is more likely to interpret them as positives to fit that pre-existing belief. Pretty wild, huh?
Similarly, another theory that comes into play here is the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is the seeming appearance of a newly learned (or paid attention to) concept in unexpected places. An example of this is when you first learn a new vocabulary word then somehow see it everywhere shortly after. This is also known as the frequency illusion.
Our brains are funny creatures and they like finding patterns and reaffirming their own thought wiring. When you start to build the habit and the neural pathways of seeking positive thoughts and outcomes, you can start to train your brain to look for these occurrences as patterns too. Confirmation bias and the frequency illusion could mean that subconsciously your brain will start to seek out evidence of positivity and twist new information to be interpreted more positively. So by focusing on the good, it not only becomes a habit, but also will make your brain begin to notice more "good" due to the frequency illusion and also naturally piece together more evidence of the "good" due to the confirmation bias.
Now, a disclaimer, I'm not a psychologist or trained on any of these things. Just drawing some connections and some musings based on a variety of readings because I find these things wildly interesting. I might be making some leaps or connecting things that aren't necessarily proven and therefore I highly encourage everyone to do their own research.
While I do believe in manifesting and the power of positive thought, I also appreciate this more grounded explanation here. When we first talked about including this card, I worried it might be too much in the vein of manifesting and spiritual. It's a little magical, the idea that by simply thinking good things, then good will happen. The cynical part of my brain thinks that is too easy - so for days when I'm feeling a little less magical in my thinking this explanation of how the brain likes to seek things in align with how it already thinks really resonates.
We all have those days where one small bad thing followed by another and another gets us deeming the whole day as "bad". Well when we think that way, of course our brain will be looking for evidence of the "bad". I have a friend who's convinced that they are cursed (no joke here, they actually believe that) so of course in any situation, they twist and interpret things to reaffirm this belief. We can see this negative twisting and self-affirming happen often. So the challenge here is to shift our thinking to the positive. Rather than being cursed or having a bad day, if you view your day as being incredibly lucky, thankful, and filled with gratitude, your brain will then start to look for evidence to affirm this.
And that there is how the good can grow.
Happy Monday,
Roya
]]>Theme for this week is: Everything is Falling Into Place for Me, Even If I Don't See It Yet.
Whew, let me tell you, this theme is hitting HARD for me this last week. I've been interviewing vigorously the last few weeks with a few different companies and dealing with change and rejection on both the job hunt and personal life front. Totally part of life and something I'm okay with - but I'm still human and it can be a little frustrating when things don't play out how we'd like.
Last week I took a few days to unplug and hike down in Arizona. Because I'm a workaholic and a small business owner (and mildly obsessed with these cards), I set aside some time for content creation and product photography while there. On one hike in particular, I wanted to film some card pulls (where I shuffle the deck and randomly draw a card). This just so happened to be at a vortex site - places with unique energy and great for meditation and mindful moments. And I then proceeded to pull this card seven times out of the next dozen draws.
Okay Universe, messaged received. Now what to do with it?
It's easy to get attached to potential outcomes, to fantasies, to possibilities. We romanticize an idea of how something might play out or how we think things are "supposed" to look. And then when real life doesn't behave according to our made up story, we get upset or disappointed. But that thing you think you wanted? Maybe you didn't get it because something better is coming. Maybe there's a lesson you needed to learn, a different place in life you needed to be in, or maybe the Universe just saved you from something that would have been a disaster. When we're able to separate from these made up stories and not take things personally, it is much easier to realize that there are many more opportunities out there. When we realize that, we can also see that everything is falling into place for us, even if sometimes we don't get to see evidence on the how and why. We can begin to know that opportunity is lurking unseen around the corner instead of dwelling on the disappointment of the last missed opportunity of something not even meant for us.
This means having faith that everything works out, even if it's not the way we envisioned it would. With that comes learning to let go of any attachment to the outcome and just trusting that it will in fact work out.
Easier said than done my friends, but we're working on it.
The challenge for this week is really to just breathe, let go, and trust. Exhale the stress and know with a deep certainty that it will all work out in your favor.
Now on a Booster Stacks note - we want to give another huge shout out to the King5 Evening Magazine team for featuring us again last week and a big thank you and welcome to any newcomers who joined us this week!
Happy Monday,
Roya
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It's MARCH already. Wow. Did February go by in a blink to anyone else?
Thought for the week: Go where you are appreciated, not tolerated.
Oh man. I think we've all been in these situations before, where we are "tolerated". Maybe it's a relationship, a friendship, a work environment. Maybe it's not outright bad or toxic, but they tolerate us. No appreciation or excitement, just a ho-hum tolerance of our existence.
Well babes, it's 2021, and to be just tolerated simply isn't good enough anymore, not for the elevated versions of ourselves that we're becoming. Everyone deserves to thrive and to be appreciated, not merely exist and be tolerated. Read that again. If you're like me, perhaps you've let negative self talk or poor boundaries let you give too much weight to other's belittling views of you. Maybe you accepted being "tolerated", or worse. Just because we've accepted and settled for something in the past, does not mean we need to continue to.
Every day you have a choice, and you can choose to seek out places where you are appreciated and will thrive. If a situation is no longer suiting you, you have the power to recognize that and either communicate what you need to change or walk away and uplevel.
Do it for your future self. (A double-whammy of Booster-isms).
Happy Monday! Thanks for joining us for another week of thoughts here on the Booster Stacks page.
Roya
P.S. Thanks to everyone who participated in our promotion with "My Little Renaissance Girl"! We love seeing creative women chasing their dreams and the team behind this project is absolutely that. If you haven't checked them out yet, please do.
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I will not stress over what I can't control.
This one is a lesson that may be one of the big themes of the last year but I feel has been extra relevant the last week or two with all the storms and unusual weather activity. Whether its other people, work, the weather, the pandemic - there are a lot of things outside our control that can contribute to our stress. Stressing out over things outside our control and outside our ability to change is not productive or helpful. Sure, it's very easy to do, there are a lot of things outside our control! However, stressing ourselves out with the projections and stories we make up in our heads most often does not actually help anything. We dramatize and worry and often times that worry is for no reason.
So for this week, the intention I'm setting is this: I will not stress out over what I can't control.
Taking a moment to recognize when this is happening, pause, and release the thought and stress can be a bit of a practice. This phrase can serve as a helpful mantra to say to ourselves when we catch ourselves in these moments. Because this, like many things, is a practice. You won't be able to say the intention and just release all stress or attempts at control. Things are going to pop up, and you're going to find yourself mid-stressball situation. It's okay. Just take the moment of awareness, breathe, consider if it's something within your control; and if the answer is no, remind yourself of the mantra while letting it go with a deep exhale.
It's a practice. Be kind to yourself and don't expect perfection instantly.
Those are my thoughts for the week. Happy Monday!
-Roya
P.S. In other Booster Stacks news, reminder that our promotion with "My Little Renaissance Girl" continues on through Feb. 28th. All orders placed with code MLRG10 at checkout will receive 10% off and we'll also contribute 10% of proceeds to the films fundraising efforts. For more info, on the film, please check them out here.
And we've got three new sticker designs available now in the store! If there is a specific card phrase you'd love to see in our next batch of stickers, be sure to let us know.
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The thought for this week is "Never Forget How Wildly Capable You Are".
Imposter syndrome, self doubt, and an overall lack of confidence can all add up to make us forget how capable we are. Often times, capable is an understatement! We can be so far beyond just capable - we can have advanced skills and still find our selves unsure of our worth or ability. When this feeling sneaks up, you've got to remind yourself that you are in fact actually a bad ass and very, very capable, even if that little voice in the back of your mind makes you doubt it. Squash that little voice of doubt and remember - you got this.
Short and sweet this week, but it's a good one to remember.
Oh and a quick note on Booster Stacks happenings this week - we're partnering with an amazing project, My Little Renaissance Girl.
My Little Renaissance Girl is a surrealist dark comedy feature film that follows Amy in modern-day Chicago as her physical world is overtaken by Renaissance-themed fanfare and clothing. While comedic, the film deals with heavy themes of mental health, body image, and how ultimately it's love that sets us free. With a women-led producing team, writer, and director, MLRG is part of the movement for more representation both in front of and behind the camera. The film represents women of varying body types and the team believes strongly in the power that media has to shape perception of ourselves and our communities.
All orders placed between now and 11:59 pm PST on Feb. 28th, 2021 with code "MLRG10" will receive 10% off and we will also donate 10% of proceeds to the film's fundraising efforts.
If you wish to learn more about the film, check out the website here and fundraising efforts here.
Happy Monday!
Roya
]]>Intention setting thought of the week is "Be Scared and Do It Anyway".
Last week we talked about the idea of taking steps that your future self will thank you for and this week is an inadvertent continuation of that. So say you have a goal in mind that future you will be really grateful for. Maybe it's starting that business, getting healthier, putting aside a little bit more money into savings - whatever it is, it's something that will make your life better in the future. Great. But then the fear creeps in. What if I fail? What if it's too hard? What if I get judged or laughed at?
That's where this week's message comes in.
Be scared and do it anyway.
It's a really simple thought in theory, very "just do it"; but we've all experienced this in the past when we've set out to accomplish a goal only to get stopped in our tracks by our on internal dialogue of fear and what-ifs. We get so wrapped up in the fear of what could go wrong that we stop ourselves before we even start.
Change is scary. Taking action is scary. Doing the damn thing is scary.
But great things never happen in comfort zones and anyone who's accomplished anything great has had to deal with these same doubts and what-ifs. Most of these fears are unfounded, not super likely, and honestly often times they aren't really even that terrible. Let's logically think it out. What's the worst that could happen? Will you ultimately be okay? Even if you fail, will you probably learn a lot along the way? Will you still get better in some way or another? I'm going to guess whatever the fear is, it's not that bad. Sure, it may seem terrifying - many things are, but then we do it and realize that we did in fact have what it took all along, even if our silly brains told us otherwise.
You can do hard things, you're a bad ass. You got this. And even if you don't got it yet - you will.
So my challenge for you is to be scared, and do it anyway.
Have a lovely week,
Roya.
P.S. -
Some Booster Stacks news! I got to visit our first retail partner in Seattle this week! Shoutout to Badder Body - an amazing local female founded skincare company. Check them out online or at the Georgetown Trailer Park Mall every Saturday and Sunday and pick up a Better Days stack while you're there.
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February 1st already, and the start of a new month!
For this week's Boost, I drew a card and the card that came up for me was "Do It For Your Future Self" and this one resonated particularly strong with me. January is typically the month of resolutions, of vows for "new year, new me", and promises of healthy eating and gym routines. But by February, motivation can begin to falter so this week is the perfect time for a reminder that whatever it is you set out to do in 2021 - keep going and "do it for your future self".
Sometimes it's all too easy to let instant gratification in the moment derail our plans. It's easy to procrastinate and avoid taking the steps toward your dream or to self sabotage by saying you'll just start the diet over again tomorrow - or whatever it is the getting derailed may look like for you and your goals. But when this happens, think of your future self and how that version of you will be SO thankful that past you put in the work and stuck it out. Future you is going to reap the rewards. Consistency is where the magic happens!
A bonus reminder thats been helping to keep me motivated: the day we plant the seed is not the day we eat the fruit.
Patience, consistency, and showing up for you (and really, for future you) is how we create the life we want. The grind isn't always pretty or fun or glamorous, but it's how we make shit happen.
And change can happen at any time - we don't need to tie it to a resolution, or the start of a new month, or even a new day. You can start anytime, but what matters is that you start and keep with it.
Happy Monday everyone! Let's stay consistent and do something(s) this week that your future self will be thankful for!
Roya
]]>Hey all,
Reminder that this week we're participating in a fun giveaway hosted by San Diego based skincare brand Organic Fiji. The contest is on their instagram page, and linked in ours as well, and here's a link with all the instructions here.
Now onto the thought of the week, or weekly boost...
"No Rain, No Rainbows"
This line is featured in the Better Days stack, and it's one that came up twice on the same day in our tagged posts and I pulled it from my own deck. Sometimes messages just resonate, and sometimes it's like the Universe is trying to hammer in a point to you and that's how this felt by the third time it came up.
So what do we do with this message?
Well, much like last week's post about finding the win-win in every situation, this concept is a way to make the bad stuff seem not so bad. The rain, or the bad stuff, isn't always what we want, but sometimes it's necessary for the magic to happen. This is one that particularly resonates with me lately, as without all the chaos and challenges in the last year, I wouldn't have created Booster Stacks. Would I have unknowingly chosen all these difficult things? Absolutely not, but I couldn't have known all the good that would shortly follow.
When one door closes, another opens. In the darkest night you can see the stars. The universe always has a plan, even if you can't see it yet. No pain, no gain. Every cloud has a silver lining. These are all dancing around the same idea, that out of something that seems bad, there's always a brightside waiting just around the corner.
So my challenge for you this week is to remember, "No Rain, No Rainbows". When there is a difficult situation, can you shift your thinking to remember all the wonderful magical things that could be coming out of this moment. And remember, sometimes the magical things are subtle, inner things and personal growth.
Have a lovely week everyone!
Roya
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We're participating in our first giveaway!
The January Self Care Giveaway is hosted by our friends over at Organic Fiji, an awesome skincare brand out of San Diego. The contest runs January 22 through 29th, with three winners picked on February 1st.
The contest is taking place over on Instagram, but here's a link with all the info and links as well.
Here's the details:
Giveaway:
We have teamed up with seven awesome brands to offer three lucky winners a January Self-Care Giveaway Prize, valued at over $300! It’s simple and free to enter, keep reading for more details. Now it is time for YOU!
Prize Overview:
Three lucky winners will receive a January Self-Care Product Bundle, valued at over $300. All the fabulous items in your prize work together to curate a sense of well-being, peace, balance and self-care. Enjoy some well deserved and necessary indulgence. Your prize will be shipped directly to your address from Organic Fiji’s HQ in California for free*.
Prize items breakdown:
To Enter:
For 5 extra bonus points: share the giveaway to your Instagram story and tag all the brands!
*Conditions:
As a small business, it's both a huge amazing blessing to have sold out and while simultaneously extremely frustrating. Like most things with this project (and life), there's always an opportunity, even in the things that might seem less than ideal at first glance. This month, that opportunity has been learning forecasting and anticipating lead-times with our manufacturer. It also gave me some time to reset and get creative on some new products and items that will be coming out in 2021.
Though it may not seem like it at first, most things in life are a win-win. There's the good ol' "win"; that thing we want, the goal working out, level completed, mission achieved. Then there's the less obvious "win", the one that maybe at first hits like a loss or a struggle. The road bump. The unexpected hurdle. The missed deadline, the disappointment, the challenge. Whatever it is, this too is a win. It's an opportunity to grow. It's the Universe looking out for you, setting you up for something better, putting you in the right place at the right time for something else, a surprise plot twist, or an unexpected comeback. Even though we can't see it, there's a plan and a reason for everything, even if that is simply learning and growing.
As we head into this week, I invite you to join me in this mindset shift challenge. When something comes up that does not immediately feel like a “win” - take a moment and consider the good sides, the potential silver linings, the lessons or growth opportunities, and all the ways the universe may actually be conspiring in your favor.
Happy Monday!
Roya
]]>I wanted to create a space to share updates, news, happenings, and occasional musings and intention setting and a space where that could live here on the site.
Thank you all so much for joining Sam and I on this journey! We launched the site on October 28th, 2020, so just about 10 weeks ago at the time of writing this. What an incredible 10 weeks it has been!
A huge highlight for us during our launch was getting featured on Seattle's KING5 News' Evening Magazine.
We can't thank KING5 enough for the coverage. Check out the full article as well.
As we continue on into the new year, we're working on some fun new products to keep the intention setting going strong. In the meantime, we're absolutely loving seeing all of your posts and hearing stories of how you are using the cards, please keep sending them in.
Happy 2021, and stay tuned for more.
-Roya
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