Brett Cortell Wellness

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So excited about this episode!

🎉NEW EPISODE🎉

We’re coming to you this week with our guest - hosts health coach extraordinaire - Tara Roscioli. Is it possible to have balance when it comes to staying healthy? What is it REALLY like to start a business from scratch? We talk all about Tara’s mantra of “nothing is off limits”, her career trajectory, and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while ALSO keeping the things we love.
Something Good indeed! If you are interested to hear about following your passion, and a peek behind the scenes into what it’s REALLY like to be an entrepreneur in the wellness world, (hint: it’s not all matcha and meditation), this one is for you!

I did a thing today!!! I put on adult clothes, went to real life office with other adult humans, and actually produced work! Sure, it felt a little like the first day of school and why yes, that WAS me walking into a storage closet instead of the bathroom 😳but I did the damn thing! ⁣
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In September, as I gleefully sent all 3 kids off to full day school for the very first time, I imagined myself getting right to work and hitting all sorts of records for productivity. The reality has been a bit different.⁣
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As I’ve come to realize in the past few months, I can see that I have become very undisciplined with my own time. I haven’t had long stretches within which to focus in SO long, that I tend to find ways to distract myself. Working at home is amazing, but I always seem to find something that needs to get done, and it doesn’t involve anything to do with my own business. Also, after years of drawing inward and being in survival mode with my young children, I am really starting to crave human interaction and some variety every week. ⁣
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This year I have promised myself to really push my growth edge, which means facing discomfort. I’ve long thought about co-working spaces but always found excuses to put it off. I’m still not exactly sure what this will look like for me, but it’s something I very much want to happen, most likely on a limited basis…but I know even that is going to move the needle.⁣
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My first act was in corporate America. I shifted my focus to my boys…and they still remain my first priority. However, I’m working on carving out a place for myself in all of it now, and will keep sharing that process here…ups AND storage closet moments. 😉 Who else can relate?

Is this the year you said you’d finally put yourself first?⁣
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Is this the decade you said would be about really finding your purpose?⁣
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Scratch that….let’s get more micro 🕵🏻‍♂️ —have you done anything this week to take care of yourself?⁣
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I’m what’s known in Ayurveda as a “vata” dosha (body type). Long story short, this means my body type is cold. I like the sun, heat and anything that generates warmth. Thus, this time of year is tough for me both physically and mentally. I felt depletion kicking in last night and decided to carve out some time for myself in the infrared sauna asap.⁣
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Just like that, my week was improved. I think it’s so easy in January to hold ourselves to lofty standards, but how about just making incremental, day by day changes? I gave myself the gift of some down time, doing something I knew would make me feel better at a cellular level, and this helped me make a positive shift. ⁣
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More on today’s experience is in my stories, but even if you don’t do a sauna….give some thought to how you can just take a little time this week for yourself. Making the decision to put yourself first, even just for a few minutes can lead to big changes.

Leg Day 😉.

One of the principles of manifestation right here, and if you follow my stories you know that this moon is particularly powerful.
Moon or not though, this idea applies to goal setting too, don't you think? If you carefully and lovingly share your goals and dreams with your biggest supporters, they should hold that vision for you right up until the day your dreams come true. If you never share, they can never keep you accountable. ⭐️ This is why I am laser focused these days on surrounding myself with friends who are boldly living in ways that align with my own values.