Episode 109: Ridiculous celebrations encouraged!

00:51 Welcome to Unfrazzle, a podcast for solo business owners with a big vision who are ready for a kinder more sustainable approach to productivity. I'm Louise Miller and each week i share bite-sized insights to help you step away from the hustle stop faffing and stay focused so you can make your brilliant ideas happen and make a bigger impact in the world Before we dive into today's episode, if you enjoy what I'm sharing here on Unfrazzle and you'd like to support the podcast. You can buy me a cuppa by going to BuyMeACoffee.com slash Louise Miller and making a one-off donation. I'll pop a link to that in the show notes. Okay grab yourself a cuppa and let's get started! Last week i invited you to go small or go nowhere when it comes to making progress towards what matters most in your life and your business

01:39 And today I want to stay with the idea that small is the new big and suggest that we celebrate the small things together. Because why should we save our celebrations for the big things? Sometimes it's fun to get overexcited about something, we might usually breeze straight past because it doesn't feel significant enough. For example a while ago I moved my office to a different part of the house and it never felt quite right Not least because I had my back to the window and found myself doing really precarious balancing acts with my laptop every time I had a video call trying to get decent background on my video calls. And it was driving me nuts until one day, I realised there was a configuration that hadn't previously thought of and moved my desk

02:24 And did that lead to more clients and more income or a greater impact with my work? No, of course it didn't. But did it lead to more ease and comfort and joy? Absolutely it did! And was I a little over excited? Probably but those niggling issues with my workspace had been bugging me for ages so when I fixed it felt really good Let's be honest, right? If we save all of our celebrations for the big things like signing a new client, a successful launch or finally launching your YouTube channel. We're not going to be celebrating very often because those moments don't happen every day they don't even happen every week depending on your business model but every small step you take on the road to those big accomplishments

03:11 Is you honouring your commitment to what matters most? Following through when there are a million other things you could be doing instead. So why should we only allow ourselves to celebrate and feel good when we reach the end point? If you can celebrate the steps along the way, the journey to those bigger things will be so much more fun And as a little added bonus, a brain in the positive state is 35% more productive than a brain in a stressed negative or neutral state. So you'll also be upping your chances of staying focused and making even more progress so it's a win-win! So this week I would love for you to join me in getting over excited about something small but great that's happened for you over the last week or so. It could be a step you took towards a bigger goal, or it could be a small thing that has made life easier like moving my furniture around or maybe tidying your desk or something. Notice that small thing that has happened, acknowledge it and celebrate yourself for getting it done – doesn't matter how small it is!

04:07 And if you're in the market for a challenge and finding something new to celebrate, then pick a small thing that's bugging you right now and get it sorted. And then celebrate that like a good'un! Honestly it doesn't matter how small the thing is getting it done and doing a completely over-the-top celebration can give you a real boost So if you want to up the ridiculousness of your celebration, I suggest an over-enthusiastic fist pump, punch in the air a high five or some kind of loud whooping or having a happy dance. Right? Give it a go at the very least it might make you laugh so I hope that this makes you smile and I look forward to seeing you again soon Thank you for listening to Unfrazzle. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend who needs a dose of calm productivity in their life and I'd love it if you could leave me a rating and review as that will help more people discover this podcast. If you would like to hear more from me to help stop faffing and take back control of your time, you'll find the link to join my mailing list in the show notes and I would really love for you to join us! So thanks so much for your support and I look forward to seeing you next time