The Bold Collective

I have two heart check questions for you today: Did you make 2021 New Years goals and/or resolutions because you wanted to or because it’s the norm and everyone’s talking about it right now? Are the goals/resolutions you made things you genuinely want for yourself or do they mirror the goals of the people around you because they sound good and/or you feel pressured to be like everyone else?... Here’s your friendly reminder that just because we rang in a new year does not mean you NEED to create new goals right now (unless, of course, you want to or it’s time for new goals). But also, if you did make goals for the year, give yourself a heart check and make sure they’re goals that truly speak to your heart. Goals made based off of what others are doing or others desires for your life aren’t goals you need to implement. Just because everyone else is screaming health and fitness right now doesn’t mean you also need to go on a diet and drop x amount of pounds. Just because your dad and brother are both excellent lawyers doesn’t mean you need to apply to law school this year. Or do.. just make sure it’s because you genuinely want that for yourself. Permission to live life in the way that’s best for you, officially granted!

Here's why you need to implement some personal boundaries... STAT. You often feel guilty or selfish when you decline an invitation or request. You find saying "yes" to things a lot easier than saying "no".... You blame yourself when others get upset about your boundaries. You often feel like people take advantage of your time and kindness. You don't like disappointing others and so you often choose their comfort over your own happiness, wants or needs. You find yourself often trying to be everything for everyone and as a result, you feel burnout, exhausted and a little resentful. Are you feeling a little called out?! As a recovering people-pleaser, I 100% have been there before. Saying "yes" to things that I knew I should be saying "no" to.. but I felt like I "should" help them.. "should" do the thing. I've learned over the years that it's a lot healthier to do things because we genuinely want to.. not because we feel obligated to. In the wise words of @heymeganreed, "should's make us feel shitty. When we live by should's we aren't living with intention." Are you ready to start implementing personal boundaries without feeling selfish and guilty? Ready to stop doing things out of obligation but rather because you genuinely WANT to do them? You NEED the Personal Boundaries Mini-Workshop! It's a bonus feature in the membership and it's incredible. But, don't take my word for it. Scroll right to see what others' have said about Megan's course. And then go sign up for the membership. You know where to find the link @ Lethbridge, Alberta

I see you because I was you. For years I struggled with my self-worth + confidence. I woke up feeling like I wasn’t worth more, filling my mind with self-doubt and hurt. I would tell myself this is it... this is all my life’s ever going to be.. nobody will ever see me or value me.. It even got so bad that I would occasionally consider ending my life; ending the pain.... Slowly but surely I started to see that I was in control of my actions, how I felt and how I allowed others to treat me. Life didn’t have to be this is all but rather, I could reach for more. I could start saying no to things. I could start treating myself better and asking others to do the same. I could start being more intentional with my life. I could chase my dreams. I could say no to people who didn’t truly care about me but only wanted to control me. I could take my life back. I know that sometimes it feels like there’s no way out, but there always is. Trust me. You’re not meant to run in circles daily. You’re meant to thrive. You’re meant for more. If you’ve ever felt like this, I’m sending you love! I’m here for you

Some of my favourite's from Zedona's session We had so much fun dancing, twirling and kicking our way through these gorgeous golden fields! What's your favourite photo from this session? Leave it in the comments

Twirling, kicking, skipping + laughing at imaginary friends is just some of the fun to be had at your photo session. And for real- how beautiful does @zedonabruinsma look slow-mo skipping through a golden field? If you haven’t already, go check out the rest of her sneak peeks in my story! And if you want to dance through golden fields and have your very own confidence-boosting, empowering and fun photo session then send me a DM! I’d love to hangout with you!

I have a confession to make! . If you check back on one of my last Boldly Beautiful Instagram posts you will see that I wrote about the good of taking a pause... but I didn’t write that intending to pause. I ended up pausing and I didn’t plan for it to happen.... Even more, I struggled through a lot of that pause. I didn’t know if the pause meant it was time to close the book. I struggled because despite all the ideas that had flooded my brain, I let the overwhelm win and I stopped. The enneagram 9 in me kicked in hardcore and rather than act on all the ideas, I napped... and watched HGTV... and contemplated multiple other career paths... and cried because of how stuck I felt. I also homeschooled four kids, parented five and did the whole quarantine thing too but, funny enough, those feel minor compared to the rest. All that to say- I’m done pausing. I’m taking my passion back. I’m taking my dream back. I am doing the work because it’s. about. time. And to prove (to myself more than anyone) that I’m really serious about making this happen, I dropped a podcast episode today. Gulp. If you’re unintentionally pausing in a non-healthy, complacent type of way, then THIS IS YOUR NUDGE. It’s time to take your dream back, friend!