Commitment – Kayla MacArthur

May 21, 2021

What a Bad Surfer Taught Me About Hitting Home Runs

I learned something new this week: Ryan is pretty bad at surfing. Most days around 5pm, we close our computers and head down to the beach. While Ryan typically surfs in the gray dawn of morning, on Tuesday, he decided to bring his board. Knowing how fond he is of the sport, I was excited to witness him catch a wave. I mean, he’s surfed in Portugal, Australia, and Peru; he had a business training professional athletes; and he was a YES to Sayulita FOR surfing! He must be good, right?! After picking out an empty spot on the sand, I unfolded my chair, sat down, and scanned the horizon for...

February 4, 2021

Being A Stand For Your Declared Future: A Case Study

Reinvent

When Ryan and I came back to New England, he was craving a purpose.After receiving “no” after “no” from corporate wellness positions due to COVID, he felt stuck. To get the ball rolling, he took a different route—he decided to call around the local area and pretty quickly, landed a full-time job that he was overqualified for. Receiving this easy and effortless YES felt like a sign, so he got to work. Three weeks in, however, he knew it wasn’t where he wanted to be. The job was taking time and energy away from a project he really wanted to be working on—writing his book. He wanted to quit, but...

December 18, 2020

Love in the Time of Corona

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“I’m sorry, but I don’t choose you as my person.” I remember Ryan’s face falling from across the table. It was Saturday night—the night before we moved to our separate apartments while his family came to visit. We had been dating for a few weeks and he was curious to know where my feelings were. From the beginning, Ryan was like a laser. He knew what he wanted—he knew I was who he wanted. I’ll never forget when he asked me out on our first date. He said, “you are everything I want in a woman and I’ve been searching the world for you. Can I please take you on...

November 6, 2020

When You’re Not Creating What You Want…

Create

I thought relocating to Tulum would create exponential growth in my business. Turns out, I was wrong.The truth is: I’ve received “no” after “no” since being here, and it’s been disheartening to say the least. Last Thursday, when I had the chance to be coached by one of my mentors, this is what I brought to her. And what I discovered was quite intriguing… When we took a look at what has been behind the “no’s,” I realized that many of the people I’ve been in conversation with have not been crystal clear on the vision of what they want to create in their lives. Therefore, why invest a significant...

March 8, 2020

Bali Silent Retreat

Create, Explore

Mist hangs above the jungle in delicate swathes of silver. Beyond my narrow, single bed and the mesh canopy that fans around it, darkness is beginning to fill the cracks between the trees. The jungle and its night time noises grow louder. And I—I grow lonelier. I’ve spent two days with a group of people I do not know, and can not. We share space, hovering like ghosts at meal times, sitting in circle for meditation, resting soundlessly on cushions and couches that scatter the second floor lounge. We’re here, but we’re not. We’re not here for each other. We’re here for ourselves. Typically, this would be a dream for...

November 13, 2019

What Are You Committed To?

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Here’s what I’m committed to right now: Waking up by 7:30am.Meditating.Journaling on possibility. Starting work by 9:30am.Writing.Sharing my writing.Inviting all kinds of people to connect.Inviting people who inspire me into coaching conversations.Inviting people I vibe with to work with me.Astonishing my Clients. Doing my own inner work. Going to the gym. Tracking money.Paying for things in cash. Reading.Going to bed by 11pm. Notice: Everything on this list—it’s inside of my control. Too often, we attach our sense of accomplishment to results we have no control over. Then, when the results do not occur, we feel we failed and hopelessness replaces happiness, worthlessness shatters confidence, and fun fades to frustration. We...

August 2, 2019

Is Marketing Affecting Your Bottom Line?

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If you’re a new Coach {or any service-based business owner, for that matter} and you think you have a “marketing problem,” you most likely have an avoidance problem. For you, marketing is alluring.It promises the epic thriving practice you dream of; the one you imagined when you first signed up to be a Coach. Seriously— If only you could pinpoint your ideal Client with the right words, in the right way, they will FLOCK to you! If only you had a solid brand that stands out, Clients will trample your inbox WITHOUT you having to do a thing! If only you had an ad campaign and email funnel, Clients will sign up for your...

July 19, 2019

The Best Two Investments to Fill Your Coaching Practice

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Last month, I accomplished something BIG. And I didn’t share it. I intended to. Especially when it happened; when I was bursting at the seams with excitement. But then, like it tends to, the thrill of accomplishment faded and I had nothing left to fuel my words. I was also scared to share a win that might make you feel uncomfortable. But now, I want to share it {PROUDLY} because if I can do it, so can you. Last month, I officially filled my coaching practice! I booked an additional $22K in services in three weeks {a record for me} and I’ve had to start a waiting list! I’ve been...

November 13, 2018

Where Are You Directing Your Willpower?

Reinvent

When you want something, you want it. You’re persistent and determined. You’re in it for the long haul. You don’t give up or quit easily. It’s a blessing, right? It can be—when you’re using it as fuel to create more of what you want. Willpower is tricky because it keeps you in the game, but it makes it difficult to see when you’re playing for the other team. Just like willpower is the magic that conjures what you intend to create, it can be the bars that hold you back. Maybe you’re pinning all of your hopes and dreams onto a specific outcome that’s not in the cards for you....

June 12, 2018

Overcoming the Experience of Feast or Famine

Create, Reinvent

Money has always been a struggle for me. It’s something I’ll be mastering for the rest of my life. While I’ve increased my capacity to earn over the years {from my own hands, tears, and heart}, hanging onto it has been a different beast entirely. It’s easy for me to live into feast and famine—to create large sums, reinvest them, and deplete to the point of pain before replenishing again. In November, I had a powerful insight followed by an even more powerful question: How can I relate to money as a circle instead of a pendulum? A circle has no edges. It is infinite. It travels around and around...