She Owns It

Celebrating, Connecting, and Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

One simple decision in the morning will transform your lifestyle and well-being! by @AnuMeera2024

by Leave a Comment

by Anu Bhatnagar

As a business owner, your life is all about smart decisions and making the most of the resources on daily basis.  Are are you taking that one very simple, profound decision that can transform your health and wellbeing?

The decision to have a well balanced breakfast on regular basis – how about it?

Breakfast – yes, this simple step can be an anchor of your well-being and better health.

Health studies have time and again pointed out that the breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In the next 400 words, I share why and how you can make it a part of your life.

Six benefits for a winning start:

  • Fuel the brain and start with optimal performance, including better thinking and more clarity.
  • Give your body a signal to regulate vital functions and reduce cravings.
  • Helps balance your hormones and prevents sudden drips in energy throughout the day.
  • You can stay on track with weight and fitness goals. Science says we consume lesser fats, eat more fruit and vegetables and have higher daily fiber intake after a breakfast.
  • Lower tendencies to eat junk food.
  • Better cardiovascular health is a result of overall good lifestyle habits including regular breakfast, moderate exercise and sleep.

But where is the time – the I – am – too – busy struggle is real.

Yes, you are busy, you have 100s of tasks to check and you are running an entire brand on your own. However only ten minutes a day or less for your self-care is a very good decision.

I will make it easier for you to make it an enjoyable and easy experience!

No-excuse Breakfast under 5 minutes!

  • A fruit and green smoothie is a winner. All you need is a cup of milk, yogurt or coconut water plus a handful of spinach, some fruits and your breakfast is ready in less than three minutes.
  • Yogurt and fruits is well balanced combination of whatever fruits you have. Pick out of full fat, low fat or any variation and simply layer with a mix of fruits of your choice. Strawberries, blueberries, banana, apples are all great choices.
  • The power of dry fruits is unmatched. Dry fruits are nutrition dense foods which mean a handful is enough to add good value. Almonds, walnuts, dates and raisins with yogurt or a glass of milk or coconut water and you are set.
  • If you can plan in advance then use oats and quinoa, fruits, milk, and any number of ingredients to make simple, creative and filling breakfast bowls

Not a sweet person? Try savory breakfast that can be ready in less than 10 minutes.

  • Boiled eggs salad with simple toppings of diced tomatoes or salt and pepper.
  • A multigrain toast with scrambled eggs is a perfect choice. You get bonus points for adding greens to your eggs.
  • A savory muffin is an easy filling choice and there are ample organic varieties and if you are a baker yourself then you can choose n number of veggies that can go in it.

With ten minutes of planning, better shopping and quick adaptation, anyone can start having a well balanced breakfast. Anyone, including very busy entrepreneurs like you!

 

 

Do You Have Creative Regret? by @ArtistThink

by Leave a Comment

Do You Have Creative Regret? | Carrie Brummer on She Owns ItSomeone I was friends with found out they were dying.

I won’t lie, while I appreciated their humor, I knew they weren’t the easiest person to get along with; many colleagues struggled to work with them at their job. I enjoyed their company but I also knew it was an acquired taste.

I was thinking about them the other day and something they said has really stuck with me:

“If I knew how short life is I would have been less of an a**hole.”

It is perhaps, one of the most heartbreakingly genuine things I’ve heard someone say about themselves. I admire them for those words.

There are so many lessons we can learn from this person. It makes me wonder: what in their life led them to have a more abrasive nature? Were they harboring other regrets while still living?

Bronnie Ware is the nurse that wrote The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying. Two impact our discussion today: (1) “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me,” and (2) “I wish that I had let myself be happier.”

Countless people continue to tell me about the novel they wish to write, or about the art class they took in college and how happy it made them. They tell me these stories in wistful, sorrowful ways, looking at a distant memory. They explain it away with work, family obligations, life, etc. I’ve lost count of the number of people who tell me this because so many people have a story when I mention my mission on Artist Think, or that I’m an artist.

Do you want to build your list of last regrets?

The world of entrepreneurship comes with so much hardship, filled with all kinds of uncertainty. I just read an article that finds entrepreneurs have much higher rates of anxiety than the general population. There is a price that comes with the freedom we crave.

Would we feel that way if we allow ourselves the creative outlets we need for release?

The proverbial “life is short” is true. It is fragile and unpredictable, so as Jim Carrey said, “I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”

It is such irony to me that in entrepreneurship we can take such risk and embrace it with love, but to pick up an old paint brush? “We just don’t have the time!”

Not a single person Bronnie Ware interviewed said, “I wish I worked more.”

All of this, makes me think of my friend. They realized the changes they wished in their life, and in themselves, just before they died. Because they understood the immediacy of their death. In some ways maybe it was too late, but they had a choice with the way they spent the remainder of their time on this earth. And so do we.

********************

Carrie Brummer – Educator, Creative Play Advocate, Arts Empowerer – living in Muscat, Oman (for now!)

Carrie Brummer Carrie Brummer is an artist educator nomad. Teaching and leading in school systems for 9 years in the USA and the Middle East helped her see the gap in education that prevents people from accessing interests they love. She has tired of the countless stories from people all over the world saying, “I’ve always wanted to learn how to draw,” or, “I wish I could write a novel someday.” It’s become her mission to share her passion for the arts and encourage everyone to take creative risks in their lives.

Carrie’s current creative baby is to encourage creative play for adults; everyone can use an opportunity to slow down from their hectic lives. Creative play is not only important for children, it makes adults happier, healthier, and more fulfilled human beings. Carrie actively exhibits her artwork worldwide and teaches courses in art history and the arts.

When Carrie isn’t painting, doing yoga or baking chocolate chip cookies, she is playing board games with her husband, looking for new learning opportunities, or planning their next trip. You can read more about her adventures in travel and the arts on Artist Think.

Twitter   —  Facebook   —  G+   —  Pinterest