Carin Rockind, Author at Carin Rockind

March 19, 2018 By Carin Rockind Leave a Comment

Get Motivated!

Happy Monday! I took last week off because I caught a cold, and this week, I need some MOTIVATION to get back on track.

So I'm wearing my “MOTIVATION” tank and using my own tools. There are a few questions I love so much to get me motivated that I taped them in this video to help you get motivated as well! If you've wanted to start a business, lose weight, create art, or do anything new, but you just can't seem to step away from Netflix to get motivated, this video is for you!

I'd love to hear your dreams, goals, and vision so that we can motivate each other! Post in the Comments section below!

With so much love – to your purpose!

XO,

Carin

PS – If you desire some personal attention to your dreams, here are a few ideas:

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Employee Happiness: The Key to Success
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March 4, 2018 By Carin Rockind Leave a Comment

Are You Pretending? Do You Live By SHOULDS?

“I don’t know what I want.”
“I just want to be happy.”
“I feel lost.”

When I first met Libby, she was the first to admit she was not living the life she had dreamt of for herself. Although she kept appearances expertly, her life felt hollow.

The thing was, to all outside observers, Libby looked like she had it all together. She looked happy. The online version of Libby was thriving: she went to Princeton, she made a great paycheck at a hot new startup in San Francisco. When people asked how she was doing she told them she was Great! In that false chipper voice that only half disguised how unhappy she really was.

But underneath she was in deep pain. She was on autopilot, hammering through her days, toughing it out until the weekend when she drowned out the emptiness every way she knew how.

She was cruel to her body.
She numbed her pain.
She pretended her way through life.

When we first met, I asked her what she really wanted – deeply, truly wanted.
And then we got clear what was getting in her way of having it.
I took her through powerful exercises to get clear on the masks Libby was wearing: all the SHOULDS in her life that were trapping her in unhealthy patterns.

It turns out that Libby’s SHOULDS had a powerful hold on her. Maybe you can relate. After untangling a web of fears keeping her from living her most joyful life, we got clear on Libby’s innermost desire: she wanted to be a writer.

Step by step, we created her path to purpose.
She first left her tech sales job and city life in San Francisco to travel the world.
She then started caring for her body, mind, and spirit.
And now, she has nearly finished her first book.

Libby transitioned from living a life of SHOULDS to a life of purpose, and it has completely transformed her life.

Every single one of us has an innate, deep-seated purpose in life, and when we peel back the layers of SHOULDS, when we drop the masks, when we discover who we truly are and what we deeply desire, we step into our true selves and greatest happiness.

You, too, need to drop the SHOULDS to activate your happiest life. And I want to teach you how.

If Libby's story resonates with you, if you're tired of living according to the SHOULDS and crave deeper happiness and fulfillment, I invite you to click here and get in touch with me. Let's talk.

XO,

Carin

February 27, 2018 By Carin Rockind Leave a Comment

Life Wasn’t Supposed to Be This Way…

“I feel stuck.”
“I’ve made a lot of choices to please others, instead of myself.”
“I want to feel again – all the feelings – joy passion, love.”
“I'm not living up to my potential, my dreams. Something got lost along the way.”
“Life just wasn't supposed to be this way.”

Have you ever said any of these things to yourself? I know I have.
I just finished my first 5 Day Purpose Course and these are just some of the comments that the women shared about why they were taking a course with me to live on purpose.

My heart sank with every comment because I've felt all of this. It was August of 2008 and I was staring at my computer screen, lost. I felt like such a fraud. Everyone thought I loved my job but I knew deep down that it wasn't for me. My whole life felt like a fraud. The city I lived in, the job I had, the relationship I was in.

But I didn't know how to move forward. I was too scared.

Then my friend, Sue, suggested her life coach. Sue was growing so much – she had so much confidence and was taking new risks. When I met her coach, I burst into tears. He was so gentle, so supportive, so encouraging about me and my purpose.

But when he offered to work with me, I said “no.” I felt guilty spending money on myself. I felt like I should be able to do it myself.

But a few weeks later, I was back to feeling like a fraud again. I wasn't moving forward. I needed help. So I called him again and with his support, I applied to graduate school, the first step on this journey to being your life purpose coach. I needed help to move forward.

We all do. At the end of the 5 Day Course, these same women said:
“So enlightening & having more clarity now that I never realized.”
“Feeling so inspired. So grateful for the wisdom, Carin.”
“I now believe in myself.”

I want you to believe in yourself and have clarity too. My deepest is desire is for you to live on purpose. I so badly want to inspire and empower millions of women to change their lives and go for their dreams that it sometimes hurts my heart.

Living on Purpose gives me the greatest joy I've ever known.
Living on Purpose fulfills my heart and soul and lets me leave a legacy.
Living on Purpose gives me freedom to travel the world (& be paid for it).
Living on Purpose makes me feel PROUD, COURAGEOUS, and BADASS!

I want you to live on purpose too.

As I've told you, it took being robbed at gunpoint to finally take steps toward pursuing my purpose. But with a coach's help, I realized that I'm worthy of my dreams. I'm worthing of feeling joy. I'm worthy of loving myself and making a huge impact on the world.

And so are you.

xo,

Carin

February 19, 2018 By Carin Rockind Leave a Comment

Why People Fail {video}

I was working on my first book when I learned why some people succeed and others fail.

I was 28 years old, newly divorced and the words were flowing out of me. My story of love, heartbreak, and how every young woman could heal from young divorce. I was sure I had a best seller.

And then I met a top agent from a top agency in LA and I was sure this was IT!!

But after reading my manuscript, he rejected my book.

Let's face it, at 28, I felt like he had rejected ME.

Having grown up thinking I had to be perfect at everything, I had no idea how to deal with this rejection. I felt like a loser and failure and the shame was more than I could bear.

So I gave up. For years.

I hear this story all the time. You were doing great with your exercise and eating plan until someone sent you candy for Valentines Day and months later, you're still beating yourself up and far away from the gym. You were almost done with your business plan when a family member got sick and you had to take time off and then you were too tired to start again.

You fall off the wagon and figure, “What's the point? I knew I couldn't do it.”

There's only ONE difference between people who succeed and people who fail. The #1 difference between people who realize their dreams and those who don't. In this week's Happy Monday motivational video, I share what that #1 difference is so that you can fulfill your purpose and succeed at all of your dreams. Watch it below:

Here's to YOUR purpose and success!

February 13, 2018 By Carin Rockind Leave a Comment

Happy Monday: How Do You Treat Yourself? [Video]

How do you take care of yourself? Where do you put yourself on the priority list?

I'm just back from Tulum, Mexico, where I led a transformative retreat for 8 beautiful brave women. We practiced meditation and yoga at sunrise, swam like mermaids in turquoise fresh waters, and claimed our desires with a Mayan shaman.

Though I lead a lot of retreats, a lesson hit me loud and clear this time:

Self care is no longer optional. Self care is critical for a happy, purposeful life.

For example, one of the retreat attendees became widowed just a few months ago. She has a young daughter and between taking care of her, her husband, and her stepkids, she had always come last. However, she knows that how she treats herself will make the difference in how her daughter treats herself.

So here she was.
In Mexico.
Treating herself like a Goddess.
And declaring light after a new dawn.

Tomorrow, February 13 is International Day of Self-Love, so I taped this video for you to declare your own light this week – for you to start treating yourself the way you deserve.

I'm celebrating Self-Love day with a massage, coffee with a friend and time to journal. How will you spend it?

With so much love,
Carin