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Weekend Design & Wellness Project

PROBLEM SOLVING

What bothers you so much that you have mentally invented a product or created a solution? If you have not created an actual work around, then how much would you pay for the solution if it existed?

This weekend, solve a common problem that would make your life easier. Write down the major issue followed by a big vision void of obstacles. Draw a quick sketch if it’s a product or write out the functional characteristic if it’s a process solution.

Name it and possibly take it further and price out manufacturing costs or hours needed to create and implement a process solution. (This is where you fall down the research rabbit hole.)

There you go! You are now a problem solver and possibly an inventor. Shark Tank, here you come!

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Intuition Tune-Up

Everyone naturally has intuition, that inner knowing or spidey sense. Think back to those moments when you thought of someone and then they called or when you had a bad feeling that something was about to happen and then it did. Pay attention to that little sour feeling in the pit of your stomach, those chills down your spine and a contracted feeling in your shoulders and chest when they happen. This is intuition manifesting through various physical reactions in the body. Intuition can also indicate something divine and positive is about to show up in your life. These physical sensations may feel like an expansive chest opening, a joyful flutter in the stomach or tingles in the lower spine. There could also be a premonition of a moment that hasn’t yet occurred. Tuning in to strengthen intuition is emotionally draining and can be difficult for some to handle. When you’re ready to slowly tune in, try these meditation below. Listen to them before you go to sleep or first thing in the morning.

Intuition meditations to connect with your inner wisdom:

Guided Meditation from Natalie - Roaming Yogi
853 Hz Meditation from Meditative Mind

natalini 4/21/21 natalini 4/21/21

Website Types & Extensions

Ever wonder what type of website would best serve your mission in life? Take a look at a few listed below to get an idea of which would communicate or showcase your message clearly.

MAIN TYPES OF WEBSITES:

Business
eCommerce
Portfolio
Blog
Non-profit or “for purpose”
Educational

WEBSITE EXTENSIONS: A website extension is the abbreviation that follows the “dot” after the domain name of a website. Although dot com is the OG of extensions, industry specific extension have been gaining popularity over the past few years. A few new extensions include; .cafe, .art, .cars, .pizza, .dentist, .diy (coming soon) .dog and our favorite, .design.

What website type best suits what you’d like to create? Which extension would best describe your service or vision?

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5 Questions With Purpose

For Purpose Questions:

Ever think about your purpose or significance of your life?
What is a compliment or praise you’ve gotten a number of times?
What do you love doing more than anything?
Do you share that skill or passion with others already?
Are you really skilled in something that you could train or teach others to do?

A great way to find your purpose or impact is to share something you already know with someone who may be interested. Sharing information and specific tips helps us to connect with one another. We are all just beings bumping around in these goofy bodies learning hard lessons and figuring out what the heck we’re all doing here.

How about we all share our specialty with someone today to feel a bit more connected to one another for a moment?

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Honest Selling

Have you ever purchased a product and felt as if you were lied to about the outcome? That is going to be an unfortunate, yes. We have all experienced this and it causes hesitation and distrust for the next time a great looking product claims to provide exactly what we “need.” If you were to create a product or service, what would it be and what would be three main benefits? Think about some brands you trust and why. What should be disclosed to consumers so they can make the most informed choices?

If you have business and are looking to hiring an ad agency or design studio, think about how your copywriting, photos, graphics and colors communicate an honest depiction of your products or services. Even if you have to share an unfavorable attribute, it could be done with humor and a refocus on the major benefit. People can relate to honesty especially an insecurity. Humans have insecurities and so do businesses. Focus on the strengths while keeping an eye on the weaknesses.