Momentum – Kayla MacArthur

December 1, 2017

What If Awareness is Actually Keeping You Stuck?

Awareness is awesome. Until it isn’t enough. You can rattle off your resistance and describe every inch of how you hold yourself back. You can paint a picture of your patterns and how they keep you stuck. Yet, for how well you see your shadow, you don’t know how to move beyond it to create what feels impossible. You’re stuck IN IT. And all you want is to be free of it. That’s because awareness doesn’t cut it. You have to USE IT. When you’re aware of how you’re blocked, you’re not actually blocked—you’re choosing to be. Where it looks like you have a problem, what if there’s simply a...

September 29, 2017

How to Make Progress When You Want to Give Up

Create, Explore

I’m currently stuffed into a sunken arm chair facing shelves and shelves of books. They’re faded and worn, some crumpled and torn at the edges. If I’m lucky, a soft, cool breeze floats in through the window to my left. It carries with it conversation and a tinkle of silverware from the tables below. If I listen hard enough, I can hear the Sawmill River rushing over its rocky bed. For quite some time now, I’ve wanted to visit the Book Mill. It’s quaint allure has called me closer and as I sit here, finally here, I can feel the magic and the charm I hoped it would have. In...

May 23, 2017

What a Lack of Motivation Really Means & What to Do About It

Create, Reinvent

It rained in Massachusetts for a month. Every day was cloudy, cold, and bleak. Winter was clinging desperately, digging its heels into the fresh soil of Spring. While it would have been easy to blame my lack of motivation on Winter’s inability to surrender, I knew deep down that my energetic rut wasn’t about the weather, but rather—it was the same old pattern coming back for more. The pattern you think you’ve healed, only to have it show up on your doorstep wrapped in different paper. For a good majority of my life, I’ve struggled with cycling through energetic highs and lows. The highs are always great. Who doesn’t love...

May 3, 2017

What Tulum Taught Me About Manifesting More Success

Explore, Reinvent

It took me THREE DAYS to completely turn off. In one of the most beautiful paradises I’ve ever been to, it took me three whole days to leave the computer locked in the tent and to pack the personal development books back in my suitcase. Three whole days—lost to the illusion that one can be “on” while simultaneously turning “off.” Tulum, with all of its beauty and magic, taught me how to relax again. And I’m not talking about the kind where you kid yourself by having one foot in and one foot out—I’m talking FULL ON RELAXATION. The kind where you melt into one of the canvas beds propped...

January 4, 2017

5 Ways to Trust More & Worry Less in 2017

Create

As I look out onto the forest before me, a thin mist hangs in the air and lichen clings to the damp, dark trees—their tiny branches like veins pressed against the gray sky. Raw, cold, and wet, the weather today feels cleansing. Like it’s washing away any stale, lingering heaviness from the last week of 2016 and inviting in its place, a new year with new desires to manifest. Have you taken time to set new intentions & goals for 2017? Are you feeling overwhelmed, but also excited by the possibilities? Are you up for the challenge of expansion? With each new year comes the strong desire to be better,...

July 26, 2016

Plagued by Overwhelm? How it Serves You & How to Get Rid Of It!

Create, Reinvent

Let’s talk overwhelm. I know it’s an issue because it’s popped up countless times in my coaching sessions recently. What I’m hearing is this: “I just feel so overwhelmed. I’m unclear as to where I’m going. I’m so confused and it’s all too much. I know I need to take action, but I don’t do it because I’m paralyzed.” Overwhelm is a typical reaction as you forge a new path, doing something you’ve never done before. When you feel the call to go BIGGER in your life, to step it up, and to chase down huge goals and dreams, overwhelm occurs… and completely stops you in your tracks. You: 0...

June 8, 2016

Get Your Community On: Five Ways to Create Strong Connections to Manifest More Success

Create, Explore

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn If you’re ready to take the leap towards your biggest dreams and desires or maybe you’re just ready to manifest more success in pursuit of them—you need to take stock of what & who you’re surrounding yourself with. Is your environment conducive to the direction you want to go? Are your relationships supportive? Do you have access to people who are where you want to be? Community is crucial. If you want to rise, you have to surround yourself with people who also want to rise + have already risen. Why? Like Jim...

December 29, 2015

16 Magical Habits For 2016 ➸

Create, Reinvent

Let’s talk about habits! What kind of magical habits do you want to cultivate in the New Year? Here are my 16 magical habits for 2016… ::Body:: Go to the gym 5 days per week. If I happen to miss a day or two here and there, be gentle with myself. Eat with the seasons. Support local farmers and buy organic as much as possible. Meal plan & prep for the week ahead. Cook a scrumptious + cozy meal with Jon once per week for date night. ::Mind:: Complete a daily mindset practice. Right now, my practice includes meditation + EFT tapping. Read a little bit every day. Watch an inspiring...