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July 3, 2015
Recharge / Getting back in the Zone

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Ok, I’ll admit it :::

Getting married was kind of like a month long (or maybe longer) vacation from the real world. Wedding planning kind of took over, and at least in my case, once it’s over there is a lot of cocooning. By that I mean all I wanted to do was a whole lot of NOTHING. I was so physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted (in the best way possible) and I wanted to just settle into being a wife. I used my gorgeous Caribbean blue le Creuset pot (once) to make a really amazing chicken dish that my husband now pleads with me to make again. This is newsworthy because my kitchen is mostly used as our dog’s bedroom and the counters make a great shelf for all the gadgets I don’t use and our nightly delivery order.

I released the frantic state that I was in for the better part of a year, and instead took longer showers, started to meditate again, got back into a workout routine that felt good as opposed to one that was goal driven towards my wedding physique. That meant switching my hard-core weights and cardio with a full week of feel good yoga, and skipping some days if I felt like it! I pampered myself and kind of just took time for me, and time for us.  It was exactly what I needed. I tried to rest and get back to homeostasis.

I took it easy. Well, that’s not entirely true. I did get back to getting clients and work done the following week and I did a live Illustration event for our company Chic Sketch at Sephora Times Square with Allure Magazine and Lancome (which was AMAZING by the way and super exciting to partner with these great brands that I admire!)

All in all I definitely rolled it back a few notches. I treated myself to foods not on the wedding diet, I stopped work at 2 am instead of 4 am (ah!), I listened to my body and I found myself zoning out a lot. I’m human. It’s ok. I had to give myself a break and I deserved it after all of the stress I put myself under for the last few months as the wedding got closer.

If you haven’t noticed I put a lot of pressure on myself.  I’m here to say, if you do too and you need it, listen to your body and recharge!

Recharge, Reimagine. Getting married, and then BEING married felt like I just wanted to yell out “HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!” and open up a brand new calendar. I felt like it was a fresh start, a clean slate and a world of open possibilities. Now that this amazing, and huge goal was checked off – it was nice to feel proud of myself and fulfilled with my accomplishments.
Designing and executing my wedding dress, making a TON of decisions, funding a good portion of the wedding, co-designing the stationary, working hand in hand with our wedding planner. Not to mention finally absorbing the fact that we launched and promoted a brand new company Chic Sketch in the last 3 months prior to the wedding. It went so fast that I didn’t even have time to take it all in. There is a lot of coordination that goes on.  As an entrepreneur, it seems a lot of times that I keep doing and doing but don’t always have a big WIN to show for it. Occasionally that happens but its mostly after a huge event or launch which doesn’t exactly occur every day.  I thrive on the reveal and that’s just me.  I recognize I need to take more pride in the daily wins and that is something I’m going to work on, but never being completely satisfied is part of what makes me a great entrepreneur.

I digress.  Back to my point – recharging for me means reimagining my next steps and that is something I love doing.  For me it’s planning the rest of our summer and the fall. We have a lot of big things in store and I’m so excited!!!!

What would it mean for you to reimagine your next 3 – 6 months?

Reimagining things also means reimagining my blog, my businesses, my art, my writing, my fashion design, where I want to take it and what that’s going to look like.  It’s not like I have all the answers yet (some are being fine tuned now) but its so nice to be in this stage where the possibilities are endless.

Zoning IN For me, when I zone out that’s because my body is telling me I need a break. The only way to completely zone IN is to ZONE OUT, BIG TIME.  Put the pen down. Take the pressure off. Take a walk. Take a bath. Get to bed. Go on an adventure. Plan a trip.

It’s summer. If you feel you are zoning out, do what your body is asking of you. Take a day off for Gosh Sake! It IS summer (I know it doesn’t feel like it with this weather) Take a long weekend. Do some yoga.

Your body will tell you what to do. Listen to it.
Only after you have sufficiently zoned out can you zone back in.
This is where the genius moment can slip in and hit you right smack in your face while you are out talking a walk in the park.  Your epiphany will happen.

I love taking a notebook and just sitting outside and seeing what amazing ideas my brain can come up with when I turn the electronics off and let my inner voice guide me.

This weekend, (maybe you can even start today) take a load off, roll your sleeves up, take your hair down and relax.  Happy 4th of July!

Hope that inspires you!
xoxo
Emily

P.S. This weekend, now thru July 11th use promocode CHIC4th for 10% off any chic sketch order to get your patriotic weekend look turned into an illustrated fashion sketch.

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April 26, 2013
Live out LOUD

Screen Shot 2013-04-25 at 1.56.05 AMSometimes you just have to Live out LOUD.

I just watched a youtube video from Carli Bybel and she has been one of those people who have inspired me ever since I started watching her vlogs. She is a beautiful beauty vlogger who teaches you makeup and hair tricks to look gawwwgeous on the outside, but more than that she also vlogs about inner beauty. Her optimistic outlook on life actually reminds me a lot of myself when I was younger. I was curious to see what her video  “Draw My life” was all about.

Watching the video reminded me about what we all forget when we are in a happy place. It reminded me that we’ve all been thorough rough patches in our lives but we emerge from our cocoons an even more beautiful butterfly.

When you are happy, and believe me, it takes plenty of work to get there – I guess sometimes you overlook the hardships that you have overcome in your life and the things that shook you to the core.  I myself have had many obstacles from age 2, up until a few years ago.  From dealing with divorce, my father passing away when I was 12, repeated near death family health issues, loosing my grandfather, self-confidence issues, immense heartbreaks in love and business and more; you have to keep rising to the occasion and remember that this too shall pass.

But what about when it DOES pass? Although we as humans don’t want to go back and think about hard times when we are experiencing massive amounts of JOY right now, it is pretty awesome to glance it over and give yourself credit for how far you have come. Be proud of yourself for the amazing human being that you have evolved into, and the process that you are in. In the grand scheme of things, you are only a baby in this world; we (hopefully) have so much more to live.

We all never know how much time we have here on earth but time is what you make it.  As an entrepreneur I am always learning, always reading and scouring the internet and books to discover anything I can about growing as a person, an artist and growing as a CEO.

Tony Robins said something in Haute Time Magazine about time that really stuck with me.  “I tell people – If you’re having a good time, time flies. But a minute can feel like an eternity if you’re miserable at what you’re doing. Time is emotion, but most of us trying to manage our time don’t realize that it’s really about getting what you want out of life. That’s how I look at time – I make sure that time serves me, and I don’t serve time… Time is emotion and life is finite duration, so it’s amazing how long a minute can feel, or how short it can feel – and it’s all based on how much enjoyment you extract from your life.”

And in the book that I am reading The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks it says “You’re where time comes from.” This profound statement may take a while to sink in but when it does, it changes how you see time.

We are the creators of our life, perhaps with some divine intervention but when we say no to life’s opportunities we block the flow of reaching our calling.  When we say yes to life and trust that there will always be enough time and resources we open up a creative capacity to grow and soar way beyond what we could have even imagined.

In times like these, and in life we must live OUT LOUD. We must give it our all. We must give it our personality, our struggles, our victories and our own flair.  If you ever question yourself along the way and think why me, am I being too out there, why is what I have to say important – remember that the world needs EXACTLY what you have to give. Be completely original because the world has only one YOU and you were given all your quirks not to blend in, but to show them off like the unique gem you are.

This theory applies to business just as much as it does personal.  When you are truly yourself, you may rub some people the wrong way – and they may not even want to work with you or hang out with you. However, in the long run THAT IS A GREAT THING because you don’t want to ever have to change WHO YOU ARE to fit in some job or to fit in with someone.   You create the career and life you want by expressing yourself fully and you will attract the perfect fit for whom you are and where you can make the most impact for the world.

So don’t hold back. Be proud of yourself and always, Live out LOUD!

Hope that inspires you!

Xoxo

Emily

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