The Beetroot Cafe
Welcome To The Beetroot Cafe!
Welcome to The Beetroot Cafe! I’m so happy to see you here. I hope you get a lot out of your time here, and find a wealth of resources to help you make your life easier and more fun!
The best place to start is in the foundation area. Use one of the Balance Wheels to measure the different areas of your life – if you’re here to make your business life easier and more fun, use the Business Balance Wheel; if you’re here to make your life in general easier and more fun, then use the Life Wheel. It’s not as if you have to make one choice and that’s it, you can always do both now, or come back for the other one! [importance of knowing where you are now]
Once you have a good idea of where you are now, set yourself up for success by moving on to ‘Know Your Values’ and ‘Value Your Values’. Your values are key to having an easy and fun life, and these exercises are worth doing even if you’ve done something similar before. When my life is out of kilter I always come back to these exercises. After that, it’s up to you whether you follow the logical route, or pick and choose depending on your circumstances. If you want some advice about what exercises would be best for you, ask in the forum and I’ll be happy to advise you.
Have fun!
Samx
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