Sarah Palkovic

Your mind will always believe everything you tell it.

Feed it with faith.
Feed it with truth.
Feed it with love.

Hope.
If you only carry one thing throughout your life, let it be hope. Let it be hope that better things are always ahead. Let it be hope that you can get through even the toughest of times. Let it be hope that you are stronger than any challenge that comes your way. Let it be hope that you are exactly where you are meant to be right now, and that you are on the path to where you are destined for…because during these times, hope will be the very thing that will carry you through 🤍

Monday motivation ✨

It’s all about mindset y’all!

Going through tough patches in life is totally normal. I know, cuz I’m IN it right now. But if we have the right attitude, focus on what we can be grateful for and keep our mindset on the positive it can make a world of a difference. Don’t give up when life gets tough friends, YOU CAN AND WILL GET THROUGH IT 🤍

Real talk: right now I‘m kinda going through it. Our AC keeps freezing up, our washer/dryer unit won’t dry, and we came home late last night to water coming in through our living room ceiling from the condo above us. In addition, my grandfather is on hospice care and more than anything right now I just want to be with family. At my current 9-5 we are short staffed so there’s not much wiggle room for me to take the week off to handle everything that’s going on 🤦🏼‍♀️

But I’m still looking at the current situation with gratitude - gratitude that we have a home to live in, gratitude for my family, and gratitude that I have found an amazing opportunity and am working towards a life of freedom from being chained to a 9-5. That just gives me even more motivation to continue pursing my goals - it’s only a matter of time before we are living the life we dream of ✨

Spent my weekend away from social media + relaxing at home with my family.
I find it’s super beneficial to just detach sometimes from the busyness of day to day life (including the internet)and just allow myself to be present. We will never get this day, this moment in time back so let’s be intentional with our time, even if that means detaching once in a while!

I will never stop talking about gratitude, y'all.
Gratitude makes all the difference ✨

Walking into the weekend like.. 👸

And a gentle reminder, we're all doing big things just taking different size steps. So STOP comparing your journey to anyone else - this is YOUR life ❤️

Happy Friday, friends!
Remember when I talked about consistency? Well consistency takes discipline. And while motivation and mindset are important keys, self-discipline will take you further and reap the greatest rewards in the long run.
For me the word discipline has always had a negative connotation to it but I'm shifting my perspective to realize that discipline is one of our greatest tools in achieving long-lasting success!
So be consistent in doing the things that will help you achieve your goals, even if they are uncomfortable or you don't enjoy them - because these will be the things that get you to where you want to be next month, next year and in the future!

Vacations are fun and all but have you ever tried building a life that you don't need a vacation from?
This is the type of life I'm working on creating 👇
A life with a work/life balance that is actually BALANCED. A life where there's no PTO requests or clocking in or out. A life of freedom and flexibility. A life that I get to ENJOY NOW, not just some day when I retire.

Where are you focusing your energy + time?

Instead of wasting precious time worrying about what we cannot control, let's shift our energy to what we do in fact have control over.
Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Focus on your character, not your reputation. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes.

Anyone else struggle with insomnia? 😴
It can be a struggle to resist reaching for the phone when winding down for the evening but time and time again I've found that this habit only leads me down a rabbit hole of scrolling through social media no closer to sleep and often more anxious and restless than before.
My go-to now when I'm having trouble sleeping is to grab a personal development read or my bible and a journal 📖 I have found that not only are reading and journaling a powerful tool in personal growth but it tends to calm me down so that I can easily rest - or invigorates me and I end up spending a few quiet hours deep in study - but its never time wasted.
Part of my "training" for my new business emphasizes personal development and mindset work and I find incorporating this kind of thing as part of a "must do" each day - whether its a few minutes here and there throughout or at night before sleep - helps me realign and remember that while I'm building my business, I'm building myself too. And that time is never wasted.

Work on you, for you.

Taking care of yourself IS productive, because you are your greatest project. You are so, so worth it. So do it for you, you'll be glad you did!

Take a step back today & look at all the beautiful things you have to be grateful for 🤍

Even on days when I feel like I haven't been as productive as I would like, or haven't had a great attitude or things just didn't go my way - I find that ending my day with gratitude can be just as therapeutic as starting my day with the practice. Reflecting on all the beautiful things around me and all that I have been blessed with help me shift my perspective and ease my mind into rest.

Patience, consistency, and self-belief are 3 🔑 ingredients to make your goals a reality.
So be positive, patient and persistent in pursuing the life you desire, so that one day that dream will be your reality.

Four day weekends should be every weekend, am I Right? 🙋‍♀️

Today was a holiday for my daughter's pre-k, which meant that I had to take the day off work to stay home with her. We spent the day painting, exploring and playing at the playground.
I mean not going to complain about a four day work week but... a whole 8.5 hours less on my next paycheck, that's a real bummer when you live paycheck to paycheck.
I so am filled with motivation and hope though,
knowing that this business is one day going to allow me to financially provide for my family without sacrificing my time (aka NO MORE HOURLY WAGE, thank you) I can work my business for home or literally wherever I so please and if I need to take the day off to take care of my child, am sick, etc I can do so stress-free.

I can't wait to have more days like this 🌸

Just your daily reminder that your get what you focus on 💭

Your life follows where your mind repeatedly goes, so let's make sure our thoughts are in line with positive things like gratefulness or our goals rather than our past failures or disappointments.

Sundays are for family time ❤

I used to dread Sundays. Seriously, like loathe them with everything in me. Because Sundays mean prep for the week. I would prep meals, clothes, ect just so that the upcoming week could go by..more smoothly.
Now, there is absolutely nothing wrong with prepping yourself to have a successful week, but does it have to be so rigid and stressful that if Sunday doesn't "go as planned" the rest of the week is doomed? I think not. What is the point of ruining a whole Sunday with anxiety about what is to come the next 5 days?!

I've heard the quote so many times before but let me just remind myself here: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again." So I'm making a conscious effort to be more present, enjoy the family time I get on Sundays and focus on the gift of this day rather than waste it stressing about Monday. One of the amazing things about this business is that because it is all automated, and fully online I will one day get to work from home and those Sunday Scaries will be a thing of the past!

What do you want?

Have you ever thought :
“I’ll be happy when…
I lose weight
I get that promotion
I get married
Have children
Retire

I know I’ve been there, but the truth is.. your circumstances do not determine your life or your happiness. No, you may not be able to control your circumstances.. BUT you can control your reaction to them and your overall attitude towards your current life.
And I’m going to let you in on a little secret to finding happiness in any circumstance you may find yourself in.
That little secret is GRATITUDE.

I have been intentional in practicing gratitude daily for the past few weeks and wow 🤯
GRATITUDE IS A GAME-CHANGER.
Want to be happy now?! Give gratitude a try, I promise it is the real deal.

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity..it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.” -Melody Beattie

This past July, we took a 2 + 1/2 week vacation to New England to visit family. And let me tell you, it was MUCH needed time away. We feel so incredibly blessed that we had this opportunity to experience so many things as a family that trip, and so many firsts for my girl - including a visit to Nantucket Island (its simply magical, by the way).This was the first time in a LONG time that I felt completely present and relaxed - not anxious about money, worrying about work or things that need to be done at home. This time we shared was filled more joy that I can express and I will remember it for a lifetime.

Still, once we got home it was back to the same. old. cycle: WORK, EAT, SLEEP, REPEAT.
Is that all we have to live for?! A sweet vacation every once in a blue moon? I don't think so.
I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE CREATED FOR SO MUCH MORE. That we can have a life of freedom, joy and abundance. That we can live a life with intention and purpose, while being present and enjoying every little moment as the gift that it is. That waking up every single day with the same joy as if you’re on vacation is actually an attainable, real possibility.

So that’s what I’m doing. Working towards a life of balance + flexibility, one of joy that’s overflowing. 🤍

Change.
Change can be scary, to say the least.
But real talk - we simply cannot grow if we do not ever leave our comfort zones. We cannot become what we want, by remaining where we are.
Are you ready to make a change in your life?
Start taking small uncomfortable steps, TODAY.
Little things, are what make the BIG things happen 🖤

This, this right here, is my ✨𝕨𝕙𝕪✨

They are the reason I desire to make a big change.
They are the reason I am working to break free from the same old cycle.
They are why I crave balance - in my time, in my work, in my health, in it all.
They are my biggest motivation and my constant love + support.
And they deserve the world + more - including more of me, the best of me.
And so do I 🤍

𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 & 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 ❤︎︎ 𝙸’𝚖 𝚂𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸’𝚖 𝚜𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚓𝚘𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚢 𝚓𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍, 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 - 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚙𝚑𝚢𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢.

𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚎𝚝/𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚙𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚊 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚛.
𝙱𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚢 𝟿-𝟻, 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚊𝚢𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚊𝚢𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚋𝚢, 𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝙸 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎. 𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚐𝚘 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍, 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸’𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞!