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My 15 in 2015 {Part 2}

‘When dreams take flight’…

My 15 in 2015 {Part 1}

Starting the New Year right, with Surya Namaskara

Happy New Year, 2016

15 New Year Healthy Resolutions You Can Stick To

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PINCH ME moment💃🏽 I'm selected to represent

PINCH ME moment💃🏽 I'm selected to represent @jayshettycertificationschool @Thinkific Amplify 2021 Summit - over 30,000 people & an incredible speaker line-up (some of whom I've looked up to & now I'm one of the speakers, WHAT?).⠀
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Come to my 'Workshop: How to turn your tiny passion into your life's purpose. Make an impact & an income!' & get ready to spark some fire! Also get a peek at the umpteen mistakes I've made, link👆🏾⠀
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🎤 Last year, right before COVID hit I attended a weeklong conference. On day 2, I told myself that I was going back to @altsummit this year as a speaker & present to that community of 1K people to make an impact. Shortly after that JSCS opened its doors. Given the circumstances, Alt Summit is canceled this year. But, I'm handed this amazing opportunity to speak to a community of 30K people instead, without even trying. ⠀
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Intention & Manifestation at their best 🤲🏽⠀
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A girl who’d barely have conversations in English until she was in 3rd-year undergrad. Yep, that's me! ⠀
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Now, I haven't done anything extraordinary in my life, but given my background, all this is beyond my wildest dreams. Coming to the US & making a life here was a dream that wasn't remotely accessible to me & my family. But 12 years ago I came to the US to do just that. From working b2b shifts day/night (16 hrs), sleeping on the floor of my grad school classrooms, walking miles to save $2, to the life I live today 🙏🏾⠀
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Prior to that, I lived in a small bubble & my worldview was even smaller (one that didn't go beyond my immediate family & a handful of friends).⠀
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But, I created opportunities, didn't give up, broke barriers, forged my own path, set a precedent & here we are today.⠀
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I'm only getting started.⠀
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As a woman, I'm not (just) about #kitchenhacks #momhacks & earn $ so we can live a decent life (while these are all life essentials, the buck doesn't stop there, it shouldn't stop there) but I'm also about (larger than) life hacks - to make an impact out in the world so BIG that is beyond my wildest imaginations 🔥 ⠀ 💥So keep showing up for yourself & the right people/opportunities will show up, MIRACLES will happen!⠀ OTN see you at #amplify2021 👉🏾

One of our parenting goals this year is to practic

One of our parenting goals this year is to practice conscious parenting on a much deeper level than we previously have. ⠀
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It's no breaking news that parenting is one of the most demanding & one of the most rewarding adventures. Much like a roller coaster ride, one moment you are in seventh heaven & the very next minute you are pulling your hair out wondering 'what the hell was I thinking?', also quite similar to my threenager's reactions, you never know when he is all hyper, excited & happy, & when he will open the flood gates & bring the roof down, & within seconds he is back to his cheerful self again. ⠀
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That's just 1 piece of the parenting puzzle. ⠀
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Conscious parenting is predominantly about parents letting go - from ‘I know what is best’ to ‘I’ve more experience’ to ‘I know how it should be done’ to everything else that we believe is true, which stems from years of our own conditioning & baggage that we have carried. ⠀
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It requires us to look inwards & heal our inner child rather than trying to ‘fix’ our kids. ⠀
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When we understand our ego, desires & attachments, & work towards letting it all go aka trash our own checklists, it allows us to free ourselves from forcing our own conditioning, beliefs, fears & shortcomings onto our kids, thus making room to reset expectations & encourage our kids to grow/develop into their own true beings. ⠀
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I strongly believe that kids are our biggest teachers in life, they always hold a big fat life-size mirror, it's like in.your.face, as long as we dare to look at it & then willing to do the hard work that follows. ⠀
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So yea conscious parenting is more about improving ourselves & less about our kids their behaviors & their accomplishments. ⠀
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But being a conscious parent is challenging & requires huge efforts/change on our part, it's doubly hard with being a #desiparent IYKYK ⠀
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OTN I went through @doctorshefali 's Conscious Parenting @mindvalley program quite a while back, finally sharing the 411 on the blog - what does it mean, challenges, do's/don'ts, tips, etc, head over now.⠀
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💥Yesterday was a huge milestone but YKW, it all begins at 🏡 it begins with us, each of us needs to step up & do the self-work!

Trying to find a balance between stretching & push

Trying to find a balance between stretching & pushing myself to newer & newer heights & slowing down, surrendering & letting go!⠀
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First, a little #BTS —⠀
What got me here won’t get me there - I first paid close attention to this phrase while watching one of Rich Litvin’s videos in August. ⠀
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While I do understand its meaning I wasn’t at that time able to make sense of how that applied to me? ⠀
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See what I mean when I keep referring to intellectually knowing something but the inability to internalize & live it!? I am NO exception, we are all a #workinprogress in our own ways! ⠀ Between the time I asked myself that Q & December, I came across several circumstances that kinda revealed to me how exactly & in what ways that phrase applied to me/my life. ⠀
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A result of one of those revelations was —⠀
The 1st bit above, I got that in the bag, in fact, I’ve come to become a pro at it, it's how I’ve done all that I’ve & gotten to where I am today, pushing past all the boundaries & overcoming all the hurdles that came my way, all along. ⠀
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And suddenly, BOOM, Rich's phrase...⠀
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The 2nd bit above, I need to slow down, surrender, & let go - a staggering realization that I had in the second half of 2020. ⠀
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While I do great with letting go when it comes to certain aspects (also what has helped me be who I’m today & get me here), I’m also the worst at it when it comes to certain other aspects (which is exactly what won't help me with who I want to be & what will get in the way of where I want to go). ⠀
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And the only way to let go is to surrender, for someone who is all about taking things into my own hands & making things happen, the act of surrendering (spiritually speaking) at all times is certainly a challenge of a lifetime that I've now taken on. Though I do believe in divine timing & trust that everything happens for a reason, it is hard to come to terms with the very thing at all times.⠀
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Hence my mantra for the year! ⠀
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Mind you, my version of slowing down is quite different from most, more on the blog along with why slow down to speed up?⠀
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📸 from 5 years ago, swipe for a blurb on the significance of '108' from that blogpost of mine. TIMING! 👉🏾

#couplegoals not talking about couple goals but ab

#couplegoals not talking about couple goals but about goal-setting couples, see what I did there!? Couples who set (and accomplish) goals together grow (old) together! 👵🏼 🧓🏼⠀
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My hubby & I setting goals together is one of my most favorite ingredients of our relationship secret.⠀
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💑🏽 A secret ingredient if you will! ⠀
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What once started as only setting travel-related goals together (a decade ago) has now evolved into us both thoroughly auditing the previous year(s) and coming up with not just better goals year after year but also a better vision (and mission) across all aspects of our lives. ⠀
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Setting & achieving goals as a couple has certainly brought us closer & closer allowing us to go through different seasons of life & grow & evolve together. ⠀
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🗻 It's made way for us to deeply understand what truly matters to the other as well as oneself - sharing our hopes & wishes, talking through our fears & struggles, & laughing at our silliest imaginations, & daring to dream our wildest dreams! ⠀
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We —⠀
⚡Challenge, encourage, inspire & support each other ⠀
⚡Call each other out on our limiting beliefs aka BS ⠀
⚡Push each other outside our comfort zones ⠀
⚡Appreciate the differences & use those to our advantage ⠀
⚡Show up for each other & support one other ⠀
⚡Share each other's mistakes & insights ⠀
⚡Learn from each other, teach/mentor/coach one another ⠀
⚡Don't drain energy but enliven & recharge each other ⚡Sync up & review progress as needed - daily/weekly/quarterly/yearly ⠀
⚡Reflect & celebrate successes & failures together ⠀
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🔥We are each other's safe space & dumping ground, & there isn't any judgment. When one of us slips the other is always there to keep a check, a prompt reminder - an in-house accountability partner. ⠀
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💝We dream together & intentionally design & co-create our present and future, and have built/building a life that we both love.⠀
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⚓ But none of it happened overnight, it's years of 'labor of love'! #evolvingtogether⠀
🔩 Do we both slip up from time to time? You bet! #workinprogress⠀
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Your turn 👉🏾 Do you & your partner set goals together? If yes, then would love to know what you do? If not, then this year is as good as any to start.

5 HUGE MISTAKES you are making as you set those go

5 HUGE MISTAKES you are making as you set those goals! ❌ ⠀
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Studies show that only 3% of people set goals. If you are one to set goals then you are already ahead of the game, I'm so dang proud of you! ⠀
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Science also indicates that only 8% of those who set goals actually achieve them. ⠀
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Why's that? ⠀
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❌ MISTAKE 1: DON'T make resolutions & mistake them for GOALS, they are both very different. How many of those resolutions do you even remember at the end of January? Yep, I thought so. ⠀
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❌ MISTAKE 2: You are all about WORK related goals. I get it, you are ambitious, want to excel at work, get that next promotion, eyeing the next big salary hike. BUT, you are doing all that at the cost of neglecting the other 8-10 aspects of your life. Result - feel guilty, regret, and/or burnout. ⠀
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❌ MISTAKE 3: Setting too MANY goals. In your enthusiasm, you want to go from 0 to 100. While I love that zeal setting too many goals only leads to disappointment as no one can ever invest enough time/energy into a dozen different goals all at once. Set a few RELEVANT goals, no more than 3-5, get laser-focused about them.⠀
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❌ MISTAKE 4: Not being SPECIFIC about your goals. Sure, 'losing weight' is on many people's list, but is that cuz everyone else is 'skinny' or you were several years ago, or is it for your own health? What's your WHY? truest desire? motivation? POA? timeline? Losing weight & being fit are 2 completely different goals! ⠀
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❌ MISTAKE 5: NOT investing in yourself! Do you save up/have a budget for your travels, kids' education, dream home, but no budget to invest in your own growth? See what's WRONG with that equation? Enroll in that certification, get a life coach, evolve so hard that you'll be shocked at how many goals you knock out of the park! ⠀
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So don't just dream it, but be it, do it, make it happen 💥 If you don't know how to get started or want to level up your game, book a complimentary coaching session with me. ⠀
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✅ Testimonials, go read what my coaching clients say about how working with me has helped transform their lives, one baby step at a time. Now get started by reading the ultimate guide to setting & achieving your goals, on the blog.

Start 'em young! You know that I am a podcast ju

Start 'em young! You know that I am a podcast junkie & looks like my little one is soon going to beat me at it 🎧 [ Ad ] We discovered @PinnaAudio during our holiday break and it's been such a great audio streaming service with some of our favorite podcasts (and more) curated for kids 3-12. ⠀
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Podcasts spark the imagination, build listening skills, and gets kids actively interacting, participating, and moving.⠀
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✅ From science and fantasy to game shows and mysteries, Pinna has hundreds of hours of safe, age-appropriate audio content to get kids giggling, guessing, puzzling, and participating — a great companion for my little one (and us parents) at-home or as we hit the roads. Headphones on when mama and dada need some quiet time to get work done, headphones off when we want to join in on the fun!⠀
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⚡️ But don't take my word for it, go to pinna.fm and start your free trial today!⠀
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⚡️ Currently loving on Pinna - Daytime Explorers, Relax and Be Happy: Mindfulness for Children (and parents alike), 5 for 5 Trivia, Don't Break the Rules, Julie's Library, Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious. ⠀
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⚡️ Currently listening to the most important debate of all-time - team pizza or team taco on Smash Boom Best. Who do you think is gonna win?⠀ 💥 P.S. I also have a round-up of 30+ best kids podcasts on the blog, head over there now! ⠀
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#PinnaAudio #PinnaKids #IC #momsofinstagram #workfromhomewithkids #workfromhomelife #kidsactivity #kidsactivitiesathome #streamingservice #audiobooks #podcastlife #seattlemom #seattleblogger

Back with a bang after time away from the real-rea

Back with a bang after time away from the real-real! Now, who's ready to LEVEL UP, grab 2021 by the horns & TOTALLY CRUSH IT? 👊🏽 In case anyone needs to hear it, don't let another year escape you without fully truly living it, nothing changes if nothing changes!⠀
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Hope that you all had a rejuvenating break. If not, I urge you to take some time for YOU (I'm especially looking at you parents & entrepreneurs)⠀
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🥳 Lot of randomnesses happened over here but there's a method to our family's madness —⠀
- Cooked/baked up a storm & savored every bite ⠀
- Watched TV daily, from new mystery to old classics⠀
- Went up to the woods to play in the snow⠀
- Got the best gifts from parents/in-laws, their haath ka khaana👇 ⠀
- Reorg'd pantry to make space for those 30 lbs of homemade yummy goodness⠀
- Audited the 💩 outta our 2020 goals (& past 2 decades), fine-tuned our goals for 2021⠀
- Refined our 3, 5, 10-year vision, dream (future) life in the making, BIGGG decisions in the works⠀
- Woke up around 4:30 AM daily, even without an alarm⠀
- As the ⏰struck 12 on Jan 1st, made the biggest investment in myself ~20K 💰worth every penny (both for myself & the clients I serve)
- Worked on backend website changes, as always ran into issues, spent too much time debugging ⠀
- On the bright side, realized my blog views been through the roof 💥 avg of 150K monthly pageviews in 2020⠀
- Planned/scheduled out the entire month⠀
- Gave me & the boys a haircut. Should get an award for being able to cut my little one's hair, no easy feat⠀
- Took down Xmas decor, who am I? You know I hate bringing down any kind of decor⠀
- Did Fit'mas yoga & 108 Sun Salutations to kick off NY with my boys & @flexandflow⠀
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This is not to flaunt my own accomplishments but instead to inspire you to take action, if I can do it, so can YOU #leadingbyexample ⠀
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P.S. Tons of GOALS discussions/challenges to happen the next few weeks on here, stories & FB Group, if that's not your jam then my page is likely NOT for you. Stay here if you are an action-taker (every honest effort counts), not to offend/discourage - I too struggle like everyone else but I keep moving without making excuses 🤲🏽 📷 @peppyfitfoodie

2020 turned out to be a year that no one could hav

2020 turned out to be a year that no one could have ever imagined or planned for, and yet, it is one of the most crucial years for many (if not all)! COVID turned out to be a life-changing event that wasn't part of anyone's wildest dreams, and yet, it has been the most eye-opening event in recent history!! A worldwide pandemic in the year 2020 was something we would all ROFL about in the year 2019, and yet, here we are 10 months in #maskedup #isolated but more together than ever!!!⠀
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I believe 2020 was the much-needed human awakening our world needed - the year that stripped us of all our comforts and put all our insecurities to test, through & through. Adaptability, Creativity, & (Virtual) Community prevailed above all else. Strength, Resilience, Kindness & Compassion shined through all around. ⠀ While I could write pages upon pages of lessons that I (and my family) learned in 2020 but to sum it up here in 3 words - a year of TOTAL HOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION 💥⠀
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2020 certainly was our best year yet (something I genuinely wish, hope, & work towards every year, & also receive each passing year, despite all the hurdles & hardships)! ⠀
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🙏🏾💝Albeit everything, I’ve nothing but GRATITUDE & LOVE for 2020 (there's something about that number) ⠀
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A special shoutout to @jayshettycertificationschool @jayshettygenius that entire like-minded & like-hearted community, words will never do justice to what this community means to me & my family (ripple effect)! 🎁⠀
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🥰 So 2 things happened to me in 2020 - COVID & JSCS, both helped me realize my life's true purpose & brought many incredible souls into my life! #Grateful #Thankful #blessedbeyondmeasure⠀
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The lifelong mantras that keep me going when things get hard - 'Everything happens for a reason' & 'This too shall pass'. We’ll continue to (surrender &) embrace all that 2021 brings our way, with wide-open arms! ⠀ 🥳 From our family to yours, 🥂 to a Healthy & Fulfilling New Year 2021. May this be your best year yet!!! ⠀
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Lastly, “As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.” Carl Jung⠀
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#lessonsfrom2020 #2020reflections #newyear2021

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