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What if changing your body wasn’t one of your main goals in 2021? Or if the change wasn’t at all about punishment, shoulds, need to, but gratitude and kindness? In a season with so many overt and covert messages about our bodies, let’s have a girlfriend chat about our beauty. Come share your thoughts below my latest IG post whatever it is @HilaryRushford or leave a topic suggestion at HilaryRushford.com/podvip.

Ever feel disappointed or nervous that you don’t or won’t do what you say you want to. Lose weight, start a business, write a book, clean out your garage, stop drinking. Whether big or seemingly small, I’ve got 3 Q’s to help us get clear on the repeating thoughts, goals, projects, fears that swirl in our head. Here’s to heading into 2021 with more space to live... PS Let’s hang out on Instagram (especially in Stories) @HilaryRushford Submit a Q or topic for the show HilaryRushford.com/podvip

My 5 P’s to a life of more intention. This is for entrepreneurs and the everygirl, and not only about social media but our time and attention. I took 1-2 weeks off Instagram in August and have been more intentional and aware since in my use of social media, my phone, my time off and more. For entrepreneurs don’t miss your chance to apply for my Elegant Excellence 2021 Mastermind

From a musical theater performer in NYC to a CEO with zero business background, I myself can’t believe my own journey. I had nothing that you don’t have. No money, connections, or knowledge. And therefore if I can do it, so can you. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or aspiring, a career change or dream could be in your future, or you simply love hearing behind the scenes, there’s insight and encouragement in the 5 Phases I share in this episode. ______ Don’t miss the application window for the Elegant Excellence Mastermind! And the free masterclass I’m teaching to kick it off: 5 Steps to Less Overwhelm in Business. Have any Q’s about the mastermind, business, or other podcast topics? Come join me on Instagram @HilaryRushford and in Stories and DMs.

Are you grateful... for yourself? What you’ve accomplished, who you’ve become? In this heart-to-heart episode we touch on anxiety, wellness, marriage, business and more. With a specific spin on how to catch ourselves when we are setting ourselves up for disappointed, self-blame and self-shame. Order your Elegant Excellence Journal before the shop closes. Join the conversation on Instagram @HilaryRushford and HilaryRushford.com/podvip.

6 Q’s to clarify who, what, when & why to give of our time, energy & finances. Today’s episode came from a great listener Q. There’s so much good we can do in the world, how do we not feel guilty we aren’t doing more or don’t really enjoy giving/helping in the same way someone else does? Get your Elegant Excellence Journal before they sell out! And on the waitlist now for the Elegant Excellence Mastermind. Come join the conversation on Instagram @HilaryRushford, especially in Stories, and submit a Q or topic for the episode at HilaryRushford.com/podvip!

Accepting a closed door, or rather being willing to close it yourself, can feel terrifying. Sharing my personal insights on how and when we listen to our gut, what breadcrumbs really mean, and the paradox of the grass always being greener. Whether starting a business, leaving a relationship, or any of your own life shifts, may this be a story of hope that supports you! ------- ORDER TODAY: ElegantExcellenceJournal.com Don’t miss out, get yours before they sell out! ------- Come hang out in Stories on Instagram @HilaryRushford or leave a voice memo with a Q or topic you’d love a future episode on at HilaryRushford.com/podvip.

What if you had plans in 2020 that didn’t come to be? #AllHandsRaised Today I’m speaking to a common Q in my DMs on how to think about having not made a business or goal happen in this wild year of 2020. Using my own experiences of working out, meditation, and organization with my Elegant Excellence Goals Journal. This is the conversation we should have every year before New Years to remember to both focus on, and have grace for, the one component that means more than any app or tool for our success: us. Spoiler alert: we’re the most powerful thing we have, so this is great news! PS Get your 2021 Elegant Excellence Goals Journal while they’re still in stock! Then join the convo @HilaryRushford or voice memo a Q or topic for the pod at HilaryRushford.com/podvip.

How do you choose between goals? Avoid overwhelm, biting off more than you can chew? But also not have FOMO (fear of missing out) that you might chose the wrong goal, regret it, be sad you can’t have both? Today I’m sharing my signature principle for goal setting in a way that brings all our dreams and projects together. Instead of competing against each other, leaving us unfulfilled and disappointed. They work together, to give us momentum towards the life we really want. Do not miss out on your 2021 Elegant Excellence Goals Journals + Workshops to use these principles with me all year! UPDATE: We were 25% sold out just in our first 24 hours of early access before the shop doors even opened so don’t delay! We have an even more limited stock this year so choose your cover collection today! Send love notes, Q’s, future topics to @HilaryRushford on IG or HilaryRushford.com/podvip.

There is so much power in saying and writing our dreams. In today’s special episode I walk you through delightful and insightful prompts to uncover what lights up your head and heart; has in your past and will in the future. Pour a cup, grab a pen if you can, and enjoy! Then be sure to save your seat for our Elegant Excellence Goals Journal Reveal Party or snag your journal as soon as the doors are open! P.S. My favorite pens to use with the journal: Pilot V Razor Black Pilot V Razor Color TUL Retractable Gel Pens Paper Mate Flair I’d love to hear what you’re dreaming about! Leave me a voice memo with follow-up Q’s at HilaryRushford.com/podvip or share over on Instagram @HilaryRushford

I’ve identified five elements of our personality that trip us up in dreaming gracefully, spaciously, authentically. Which of these descriptions sounds most like you? When you think about why you aren’t today, living out a dream, on top of the world in LOVE with your life, is it MORE because you’re: THE STATS DREAMER. Uncomfortable saying WHAT we want, unless we understand HOW we can make that happen, how it’s realistic. THE SIDEKICK DREAMER. Uncomfortable saying that we want more, want big things, so we play small, make our dreams only about making other people happy. THE SUPERSIZE DREAMER. So many dreams we’re trying to pursue all at once. We don’t want to have to give up anything, so often end up getting even less because of it. THE SPLIT DREAMER. Two dreams in conflict. In our mind they’re headed in totally different directions, and we’re paralyzed with indecision and fear of missing out. THE SLOTHFUL DREAMER. We don’t even do the work to figure out what our dreams are, or if we do we don’t take the action

Do you hate conflict, arguments, feel exhausted by all the tension in our cultural conversations lately? Let’s consider how we can have healthier conversations whether around the election, holidays, or anytime in our lives. This isn’t just about convincing someone (though that can be a lovely bonus!) or avoiding fights (ugh). The ultimate goal is that we feel more peaceful and positive ourselves, regardless of the other person’s tone or response. Would love to hear your thoughts on Instagram @HilaryRushford or HilaryRushford.com/podvip!

Lightness, joy and happy topics feel in order after so many heavy world events this year. I’m often asked if I have a blog post on my musical theatre story: how I booked a Broadway tour, the Radio City Rockettes, and all that jazz. Sharing some fun (okay and emotional, I keep getting choked up!) stories along with inspiring takeaways about chasing our dreams and supporting those in our lives as they do the same. Would love to hear your thoughts on Instagram @HilaryRushford or HilaryRushford.com/podvip!

What is in between laziness and productivity? This is the question I’ve been pondering myself during quarantine. And in some ways the core of a more sustainable lifestyle of rest I’ve been cultivating since a sabbatical in 2016. Reading the book How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell this year has given me further language for this unique journey, as well as clarity as to why it is truly imperative for our society and humanity that we choose to embrace it. Register for my Simplest Way to Launch workshop Join Creative Business Accelerator Would absolutely love to hear your thoughts in a voicememo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip or @HilaryRushford, including any topics or Q’s you’d like covered on the podcast! PS - Cheat sheet inspiration for your Edifying/Present brainstorm list: lowers anxiety, lowers envy, little financial benefit to you, little financial benefit to other people, increases thinking, increases listening, increases relationships, increases connection to nature and/or art, anchors you in the present

If you are busier than ever, let me pass along some insights from my slowness, to help you in the eventual-post-quaratine-season of your future. A general community report back on how we’re doing at this 6 month mark for most of us since Covid ish got real. Plus aha’s that have been rocking my world as I discover what happens when I have “plenty of time”... and still am not living the life I envisioned I would be. Links in this episode: Creative Business Accelerator is opening soon, get on the list! Would love to hear your thoughts @HilaryRushford or leave a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip.

After thousands of clients and years teaching women how to understand their own style recipe, I’ve discovered there are So. Many. Lies we tell ourselves and how we feel towards that woman in the mirror! In this episode, learn the truth and how you can rewire them to discover your true heart and self. You do not need to lose weight, or buy more, to feel more beautiful. Nor is it about fluffy words of positive affirmation. Learn the science and psychology of style, you whip smart woman you. Join Creative Business Accelerator today Get on the waitlist for my style class Leave a Q for a future episode at HilaryRushford.com/podvip More freedom, joy, peace, and beauty is waiting for you. Let me help you more on my feed and Stories @HilaryRushford.”

What if you could get out of a horrible mood? Without having to deny or downplay what had you hurt or upset in the first place? The story of 24 hours in my life, and the rainbow tool I discovered that day that helped get me from fearful and depressed, to joyful and optimistic, without simply putting on a happy face. Today we explore how these small choices can ultimately amount to big changes. Download a graphic of the Emotional Guidance Scale at HilaryRushford.com/podvip Get on the waitlist for Creative Business Accelerator Follow along for more teaching @HilaryRushford in my feed and Stories PS Things I’m loving lately pillow and chest patch.

In this season of seemingly zero control over our pandemic-ed lives, what can we learn about living with change? What can we take into the next season? This encore presentation of episode 7 includes tools that have helped me in this whiplash of a crisis and encourage me for the future. =========== Are you ready to be the CEO of your life? To accept change with more peace and courage? Many of us resist change because often we feel these choices are not our own. You get laid off work. Your relationship is failing. Your best friend is moving out of state. It’s powerful to remember that even when you don’t make a choice, or get to fully make it, we have so much control over our head, heart and soul to CHOOSE for it to be a yes, a blessing, a gift. Get a heads up if you can. If not, acknowledge swift change can feel jarring. Focus on your PRIORITIES. Then celebrate choosing priority #1, not focusing on having given up priority #2. ENVISION your choice and BE that person now, not waiting till you have something ex

Be honest. Will you still cancel on events after Covid? Listen in on this encore presentation of Episode 12 with an updated teaching at the top to think ahead to how we can avoid falling back into old habits. =========== We want to be invited and do all the things.. aaand sit on the couch to binge Netflix in silence. Sound familiar? Samesies. We want to be able to choose the right things to avoid overfilling our calendars with things that don’t really bring us joy; to avoid FOMO because we’re confident we did indeed make the right choice for us. I’m sharing 4 hacks to make decisions quickly. Discern what truly brings you joy in that moment - not just what will make your Instagram feed look cooler. Know that a “hell yes” will haunt you and anything less can be let go. Buy back your freedom! Slow down and ask the right questions so you can confidently and peacefully create that space for yourself. Come leave me a voice memo on hilaryrushford.com/podvip and tell me what you want to talk about next week! And shar

Why are we still anxious, competitive, or impatient? Even though we know we dislike that about ourselves and wish we were different? Enjoy this encore of Episode 3 with an updated teaching at the top! I have - get ready for it - the answers to all your problems. Yes, I’m talking to you, m’dear. That guy who won’t text you back? Friend who’s making you feel left out? Boss who gives you the worst anxiety? The answer to all their problems too. I reveal my “3 stages of ish” to get you to clarity, security, and change. PLUS an incredibly useful one-page worksheet at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. Tuck in your journal or pin to your fridge to track your growth over the months to come, see progress, and celebrate your wins. This step was truly game changing in my own path to more peace and less overwhelm. What do you think? Does the “3 stages of ish” help? Would LOVE to hear your takeaways @HilaryRushford. Leave me a note below my latest post, whenever you listen, as I read them all.