TIPSY TUESDAY - Healing Stones

Healing Stones All BossBabes Should Have

Written by Kate Ko (Tinyzen Jewelry)

Howlite - Beautiful Mind Mala

If you were to have asked me few years ago to write about healing stones for business, I would have laughed and said “Who? Me ?”. I was not a person who could talk about it.

But, being pregnant with my son changed everything. People always talk about only beautiful things about being pregnant, but I can say to you “IT IS NOT EASY”. It is tough, but we do it because it is more than worth it.

I had several complications when I was pregnant so had lots of time to stay at home alone. I was so sad and depressed. I needed to find something to control my emotions and hormones, and I started making Mala necklaces with natural stones. One day, my husband told me I seemed much happier and more calm after working with stones. Yes! I did! That’s how I started believing in stones healing properties and started my Tinyzen Jewelry business.

Do you believe stones have healing properties? If you do, this post will be just right for you! If you don’t, it is ok! You don’t need to. But what are you going to lose if you have some stones believed to help you and your business!

1> When you feel overwhelmed in time management – Blue Apatite

Goal Achievement Mala

Owning a business means you need to commit 24 hours for 7 days. Even though you are a very organized person, you may feel overwhelmed for doing everything on your own sometimes. If you do, blue Apatite is the right stone for you.

Blue Apatite is an excellent stone in time management. As a motivational stone, it helps you to achieve your goals to promote independence and ambitiousness. Especially, if you work in business consultants, accounts or investment, this stone will work even better.

2> When you doubt yourself for success – Lapis Lazuli

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Do you have self doubt the same way I do?  One day I feel I am full of confidence and think I am going to be very successful!! Another day, I doubt myself and keep asking if I am going to make it. Whenever I lose my confidence, I always wear jewelry made with one of my favourite stones, Lapis Lazuli.

This is a great stone to promote your self-esteem. It helps you to focus on something you really need to and brings clarity in your thoughts. It also quickly releases the stress and brings deep peace of mind.

3> When your business doesn’t work well - Citrine

I guess businesses have small bumps on the way. If your business doesn’t work, then you may want to have Citrine, the merchant’s stone.

It will promote success and abundance in yourbusiness and help you protect your wealth.

4> When you feel stressed and anxious or when you meet rude customers

– Howlite, Amazonite

Amazonite - Clarity Mala

Feeling stressed and anxious is very normal. Especially, owning a business demands lots of responsibilities. I always try to enjoy the moments and focus why I am doing this, but sometimes, it is not easy to control my mind. When I can’t control my emotions, I usually wear howlite or amazonite.

Howlite and Amazonite are very calming stones used to release stress. Howlite is one of the popular stones these days, and it is great to reduce anxiety and tensions. Amazonite has healing powers to heal emotional issues. Also, it  sooth energies at work and helps to relieve stress.

5> Lastly I would like to mention the Lava stone 

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Lava stone is very popular as diffuser jewelry. These days, I am so into essential oils. Putting Lemon oil in the morning and Lavender at night on my jewelry became my daily routine. Other than using the Lava stone as a diffuser it also promotes strength, courage, protection and helps to control emotions. 

You started your own business because it is your passion or dream, and because it makes you smile. Being patient and waiting in uncertainty are very tough. Sometimes, we doubt ourselves, question our work and feel pressure. But, I hope you remember this, "If we don’t believe in ourselves and our work, nothing will happen".  If you have a chance to wear these gemstones I mentioned above, please believe the stone is going to help you to reach a goal in your beautiful journey, then enjoy positive energy from the nature.

With Lots of Love,

Kate Ko

Tinyzen Jewelry

https://www.tinyzenjewelry.com/ 

photo cred | Tracey Jazmin

MAD LOVE MONDAY - Tracey Jazmin Photography

We go Q&A style with the talented Tracey Jazmin. Her answers are so genuine and relatable to so many of us YEGBOSSBABES across any field.  Thank you for you sharing your journey with us! "I’m Tracey Jazmin, and I’m a wedding photographer and brand photographer. Since I was little, flipping through old photos has been one of my favourite things to do. I love getting to see what people looked like and did before I knew them. When I was 14, I got my very own camera and you could say the rest is history. Putting my two loves together, I had created a dream job doing what I love. I want to be able to document and capture genuine and intimate moments for couples so that they, their kids and their kid’s kids can flip through old photos the way I used to when I was younger. As a brand photographer, my why has always been the hope to inspire others and see them being successful doing what they love. If I can help in that process, thats when I feel genuinely fulfilled."

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1. What inspired you to start your own business?

I wouldn’t say I was ever “inspired” to start it on my own if I’m honest. I had so many others believe in me before I believed in myself to make my photography career my own business. Starting my own business more or less came about because I was getting so many bookings, I had to. It was then, that I started getting inspired and became the business person I am today.

2. Do you have a go to quote / motto?

Everything happens for a reason. This quote has been what I fall back on when my faith in myself, my business or my work waivers for the past five years.

3. What’s a personal goal of yours to accomplish? (time frame?)

In the next year or so, I hope to purchase an acreage with my other half. Being a business owner, it’s always tough to have financial institutions take you seriously so we’re working hard at making that a possibility.

4. Do you have a professional goal or set of goals for your business?

The list of goals for my business is always forever long but the big one right now is to book a destination wedding in Greece or Italy!

5. Why do you love being an entrepreneur?

The freedom it gives me. I’m a rebel at heart so I have always loved getting to make my own schedule and be my own boss. There is truly nothing better than that all while getting to do what you love.

6. Did you ever have a time where you wanted to give up? How did you overcome that feeling?

I have, and I did. When I moved from my small hometown to Ottawa, I packed my camera away in the back of my closet and had decided I was done taking photos. It was persistence from friends and family, that brought it back out again. However, that break allowed me to fall in love with it again and to date, I take the feeling of getting burnt out very seriously and make sure I only take on what I know I can handle.

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7. Whats your best boss babe moment? (First moment of reassurance).

When Style Me Pretty emailed me and asked to feature my work! I remember feeling like I had made it when I received that email. Getting published, especially on larger publications, is a feat and having them reach out to me gave me so much reassurance.

8. What platform do you find most success / interaction from? (IE. Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook).

Definitely Instagram! I’ve booked many brides from Instagram. Of course, I think it helps that it’s mostly a visual app but I also love telling stories in my captions that will educate brides and inspire them to plan a wedding that’s “them”.

9. Work-life Balance: What you do you do to destress? What is your must-have moment of the day (me time)?

My three favourites for de-stressing are mid-day dance parties, watching Ellen because she always makes me laugh and of course who doesn’t love a good bubble bath. Being a rebel at heart, I love mixing up my schedule every day so I’m not sure I have one. Some days it’s a morning coffee, other times it’s walking the dog and the next it will be reading a book.

10. What are you looking to learn from other YEGBOSSBABES in the community?

I want to learn how to grow my business past the size that it is now. I’m a solopreneur and I love the idea of having a team! I’m nervous, but so interested!

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Interested in being featured? email us at yegbossbabes@gmail.com 

TIPSY TUESDAY - Busy Boss Babe Baked Salmon

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The way to go with a delicious baked Salmon dinner is pre portioned Salmon filets that come flash frozen. Superstore & Costco are two places I have purchased these before. The prep time is almost nothing and the outcome tastes like you slaved over it / marinated and really did a lot of prep. And these types of hacks are probably my fav. Little effort - bigger reward.

• Preheat to 400F.

• Create a tin foil bed and bake with olive oil for 10 mins (half cook time as per instructions on packaging).

• Meanwhile, create your marinade / flavour kicker and pour on salmon and put back in the oven for another 10-12 mins.Here is a link to a great marinade for salmon in the winter time. (Oven Roasted Maple Salmon from Valerie's Kitchen). Cheers, girlfriends!