NEVER EVER go to the store without a shopping list of some kind,
whether it's written on paper or on your phone, and try to limit the
number of times you go to the store.  Here's why...

1.    As soon as you walk in the door you forget what you
needed to get in the first place.

2.    There's a whole marketing psychology on shoppers
that the stores use to make everything you see very
appealing and makes you want to buy it.
(I know because I used to work in retail)

So.... that leads me to the 3rd reason...

3.    You don't buy what you actually came to the store for.

4.    You end up buying things that you don't really need.

5.    You spend way more money than you can afford.  And,
a lot of times using credit to make the purchase!

Everything listed above is from experience.  So a few years ago what I decided to do was to make sure that before I went to any store that I would write down on a piece of paper the exact thing
or things that I needed.  I still do that to this day.  I make sure that
I write my list with a bright-colored pen making the words a little larger than usual - it's as if the bright words are reminding me of what I really need.

Now, I'm not perfect.  I have moments that I just feel like I don't want to write
a list and I go… and I shop … and I buy things that I don't really need.  But, I learn very quickly that I should have made a list!

If this happens to you, don't worry the main thing is that you
get back to doing the things that work, like writing a shopping
list on paper or in your phone - whichever works best for you.

Try it out this weekend and see what happens.  Better yet,
try it out for 7 days.

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Aloha, in this episode I talk about shame.

I referenced episode #011 on Fear and episode #012 on Doubt.   

Fear, Doubt, and Shame are the three main things that women 

suffer from.

Shame is a painful emotion that we need to talk about, woman 

want to just hide it under the rug, but I don’t want that for you.  

We need to figure out how to get rid of these feelings that are 

not serving us.

There’s no room in our lives for fear, doubt, and shame.

Growing up, have you ever had an adult say to you “shame on you”?  If you did, said, or behaved in a certain way?

We don’t think about how it’s going to affect our kids when we say those things to them.

Everything that goes on in our lives shapes who we are and who we become

and the feelings we have.  We take things on.

We need to work on letting go:

First - acknowledge that you have shame within yourself.

Shame will look different for everyone - some people have shame about how they look, shame of being in public, or speaking up, there are so many because we are all so different.

You can quiet down those feelings and let it go by understanding how it affects you in your daily life, being ashamed about so many things prevents you from achieving the things that you want or prevents you from moving forward on things.

The only way to accomplish things is to get out of our comfort zone and do the things that are scary and do the things that you feel are shameful even though they may not be.

I will always tell you to write things down on paper, writing with a physical instrument will make a big difference.  Write everything down that you can remember about the shame that you’re feeling when it started, why you think you have this kind of shame 
even though it might be scary, but in the end, you’ll be glad you did.

Get it out of your head so that you can work on letting it go.

This will help you move forward in the right direction.  Holding on to the shame that you have inside of you is not helping you at all.

Denial is also a really big enemy.

We have to have the good and the bad in our life, there’s no way that everything can always be good.  We have to have the bad so that we can appreciate the good -

opposition helps us to grow and overcome those things, that’s how God intended life to be.

Don’t be hard on yourself and get yourself down, it is possible to overcome all of these things.  It may take a little time because you’ve probably had these feelings for a really long time.  It’s amazing how long someone can hold on to feelings of fear, doubt, and shame.

Change is really hard and can be scary, but the more you experience change - you start to realize that “hey it’s not so bad after all”.

Letting go could mean the unknown, what’s on the other end. If we let go of something,

you'll feel much better and feel different.

Letting go will feel much better than holding on to the shame and other feelings that are negative that aren’t helping you.

Sometimes it's better to get some help with understanding and figuring out these things, so if you would like my help you can email me at aloha@janinjohnston.com  we can see if there’s any way that we can work together.  I’m here to support and guide you in a way that would be best for you.

If you know anyone who is suffering from shame, then have them listen to this podcast and share with them what you’re learning, it’s always good to help other people.

Women love to talk with other women and discuss the problems of their day, so how about you talk with each other about this subject of SHAME.

It always feels good when you help somebody that you care about, so I encourage you to share this podcast with the people that you know.

Shame affects our lives by making us feel like we're not good enough, shame has so many different faces.  If you don’t feel like you’re good enough to do very many

things, then you just go through life living the same-old, same-old not wanting to stretch yourself or to make improvements or to work towards a dream or goal that you have.

You are worth your dreams and it's worth going towards your
goals, we all have dreams and goals.

We let life get in the way because we aren’t paying attention to those things that are really important and shame seems to get in our way.

It pops up and gets in our face and makes you feel like you can’t
do it or you’re not worth it.

If you’re feeling uncomfortable, it’s OK, the feeling should pass, it won’t stay with you forever.  Feel those feelings because if you try to ignore it that's when shame pops up in your face, and you’re not going to know what it is or how to deal with it.  

It’s so important to know how to recognize it.

You’re worth it, you’re worth the time it takes to get out of the denial and face your shame and admit that you have it so you
can overcome it.

Good and bad words have power whether we realize it or not, everything you hear and say affects you emotionally, mentally, spiritually.  So if you ever hear someone that you know say
“shame on you” please encourage them to not say that. 

If you can learn to speak up and start to recognize these things
and be vocal about it will be so much more powerful in helping move you forward in overcoming this shame.

Fear, doubt, and shame hold you and keeps you down and makes you crazy because you just don’t understand why it’s there or why doesn’t it just go away.

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until we meet again) 

Aloha, Janin 

Music by: Dennis Pavao
Song: Ipo Lei Manu
Album: Wale No
Produced by: Pilialoha Production
Permission was given to use the music from this
artist.

Aloha, in this episode, I interview Kristianne Wargo who
empowers and encourages women from all walks of life to rediscover, rejuvenate and renew
who they are in mind, body, and spirit while reaching 
their health, fitness, life, and business goals. She is
the CEO and Founder of Create Your Now. Kristianne
is a Certified Professional Life Coach, Personal Trainer, and Fitness Nutritionist specializing in weight loss, metabolic training, functional fitness, and lifestyle transformation.

I hope you are enjoying listening to this podcast!

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Aloha, Janin 

Bridgit Danner who is an online womenʼs health practitioner at bridgitdanner.com. Her career in healthcare began in 2004 as an acupuncturist in Portland, Oregon. After honing her skills in community and private acupuncture clinic, and the Yoga- Health studio, Yoga Pearl, she opened her own clinic in 2007.  Her clinic, Blue Sky Wellness Studio, is located in the bustling, eclectic neighborhood of North Mississippi Ave. There she leads a team of two acupuncturists, 4 massage therapists, a naturopath and a chiropractor in integrated, holistic care.  In the excitement and stress of opening a clinic, getting married and having a baby all in one year, Bridgit became disconnected with health and spirit. She was fortunate to find the both the tools of online coaching, real food nutrition and functional medicine and the talented practitioners who helped her heal.  Using these new health care tools, and with a passion for online business, she opened Joyful Mammas, an online fertility enhancement program, in 2011.
Ready to broaden from the topic of fertility to holistic health for every woman, she established bridgitdanner.com in 2014 to provide a variety of expert resources in womenʼs health for conscious women around the world.

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In this episode, I talk about the "Unusual Things That
Inspire You", just by looking at something and
then you get that spark of inspiration.  Sometimes
it's the most unusual things and sometimes
it's the most unusual places and or places that 
inspires you.

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In this episode, I take you on a journey of what it's like to go on an emotional shopping trip that many women have taken in order for
them to feel better from any pain that they feel.  
I share 5 Things That You or Anyone Can Do Right Away
That Will Help.  I invite you to listen to this episode and see
if you've ever been on this same emotional shopping trip that I share.

Mahalo for listening

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Music by: Dennis Pavao
Song: Ipo Lei Manu
Album: Wale No
Produced by: Pilialoha Productions

Aloha, in this episode, I interview Erin Smith who is the Owner and Founder of The Starters Club.  After starting and selling several businesses, she heard time and time again from others how they wanted to start a business.
Their reason for not starting was always they didn't know where to begin.  The Starters Club's mission to layout the business fundamentals for anyone who needs them in beginning their online journey through courses.  You can also be inspired and learn business tips on her podcast The Starters Club.

In this episode, I talk about the first question I asked while interviewing women for the last two years.

That questions is:  What Is The Greatest Stress When It Comes To Your Finances?

These are the top four answers that I got:
1)  Lack of money or not having enough
2)  She does not know how to spend it the best way
3)  The kids.  There’s always something they need or want
4)  Not really knowing what she and her husband have, owe or need
to pay for taxes.

Listen in to hear about the number one thing that you can do to
deal with the stress that comes with dealing with your finances.

Having joy in life and while dealing with your finances is possible.

In this first episode, I talked with Jen about her journey from being a Principal at a private school then moving to California from Hawaii to follow her dream.

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Aloha, Janin