Happy October! Each month we strive to provide you with a variety of helpful resources, tips, and practices to support your continued success, both personally and professionally. Because we work with a diverse demographic of clients, industries, and backgrounds, we aim to provide content equally as diverse. If a particular section doesn't resonate with you, that's okay! Our hope is that everyone can find at least one gold nugget per issue. 

Below, you will find information on this month's article from Crum Consulting, this month's development challenge, as well as general wellness reminders. We have a number of knowledge-forward articles available that explore a variety of professional and personal topics, all of which will challenge your current perspective, and push your continued growth. Each month, we aim to provide you with a new challenge to help facilitate your ongoing growth. These challenges will range in topics and applications, in an effort to focus on a variety of aspects of your life. If you are a recurring client with us, we will be following up on this month's challenge with you in session. If you don't currently have any sessions set up with us, and would like to discuss this challenge and others like it, please feel free to reach out to schedule a session with us! You can reply directly here if we have worked together in the past. If you are a new client, please click here to fill out a consultation form, and we will be in touch to schedule a session with you. We also provide new wellness reminders in the form of our stretch of the month, and wellness tip. Regardless of your background, these reminders will help improve your day to day health and wellness. 

October Article: This month's article is: Wait, I Can Do That?. I have worked with countless business owners and individual clients throughout my career, and some of my fondest moments are those in which a client says, “Wait, I can do that?”. These moments can vary in catalysts, but all stem from the client receiving permission or encouragement to do something completely opposite of what they view as the way it’s always been. In this article, we explore the differences between the way it has always been vs. the way it should be, the effects of external influences, and our favorite all time "wait, I can do that?" moments. If you have any questions surrounding this month's article, or would like to further explore opportunities, please feel free to reach out to schedule a session with us! You can reply directly here if we have worked together in the past. If you are a new client, please click here to fill out a consultation form, and we will be in touch to schedule a session with you.

October Challenge: I challenge you to focus on your finances; personal and professional.

→Review your finances for cost-reduction and cost-avoidance opportunities. How often are you engaging in luxury services? How often do you eat out? What memberships do you pay for that aren’t providing an equivalent ROI? When was the last time you checked in with your subscription services to see about getting a better rate? When was the last time you executed a comparative quote between your current services and alternative options?

→Set your accounts up for success. Do you have auto-pay set up where available? Do you have calendar events with reminders set up for bills not on auto-pay? Do you interact with your bank daily to ensure adequate balances for pending charges? When was the last time you shopped around for better rates or features on your credit cards? When was the last time you shopped around for banks? Does your current bank charge you transaction fees, or insufficient funds fees?

→Start planning today for tomorrow. Do you have a savings account set up and in use? What percent of your income are you allocating to savings? Do you have some form of retirement fund actively in use? Do you have a budget in place and in use? Do you regularly forecast future revenue/income projections? What is your proven process for roadmapping out a new project in relation to your finances? How are you diversifying your monetary assets? What investments have you made?

Stretch of the month: Eagle pose - this stretch improves balance and focus, and postural and body awareness. It stretches around your shoulders, upper back, and thighs, as it strengthens your core, thighs, legs, and ankles. Click the (external) link to learn more, or simply google "eagle pose"!

Wellness tip of the month: Make yourself your number one priority at every opportunity. Self-care is not selfish, it is actually selfless. The truth of the matter is, you cannot give to others, that which you do not give to yourself first. This applies to every aspect of your life. How can you provide someone with quality time if you are burnt out, run ragged, exhausted, defeated, or otherwise uncared for? How can you give someone advice that you don't practice yourself? How can you offer someone your time, when you've convinced yourself that you don't even have time to take care of your basic needs? The answer is clear and easy - you cannot. Making yourself priority number one allows you to show up as your best self, regardless of the situation, every time. 

"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." -Babe Ruth

Thank you for being a pivotal part of our journey here at Crum Consulting. We would be nothing without you, and your continued support. Please feel free to share our content with others to pay it forward. We relish in receiving feedback, so if you have any suggestions or if you'd like to share your opinion on any of the content we have provided here, please let us know! If you have any questions about anything we covered here, or if you'd like to explore potential opportunities with Crum Consulting, we are here for you! Reach out anytime!

Until we meet again, take care of yourself, and others. Thank you.