Adore yourself
Can you imagine what it would be like to be Serena Williams winning Wimbledon. The crowd cheering you, everyone wants a piece of you, it would just be a round of adoration for a successful act?
Can you imagine what it would be like to be Beyoncé? To walk on stage and have the crowd cheering for you through the whole show.
Can you imagine winning an Oscar? You will spend the rest of your life with people preceding your name with that very success.
The problem is, with being a female entrepreneur is there are no cheering crowds. When you get a new client, no adoring fans, when you pass your revenue goals there is no big trophy just kids are more interested in their dinner, when you finish writing that course there is no pat on the back, I could go on.
So, I know this is not a normal state for women but you need to create some space for some self adoration. This is where your success jar comes into play.
Make the Success Jar investment
The first thing you need to do is to invest in a gorgeous jar. One that you would love to have sat on your desk. A jar that makes you smile and your heart leaps a little bit because it is so beautiful.
Here are a few suggestions. If you like the one in the image above then click the image to be taken to Niche Living. I really love this jar and have one myself.
Flower Market Enamel Canister – £87
How gorgeous is this? It is actually a canister but how special would this be on your desk.
If this is your taste then you can go to then you can click on the image above which will take you to the Amara.com website.
Alessi Circus Jar – £25
This is really cute and a fun way to gather your successes.
This is another Amara.com jar you can click on the image above to go to the website to make the purchase.
Forest & Brass Tota Jar – £47
This is another Amara jar, I promise I have no association with them, they just have some beautiful products that would make the perfect Success Jars for all tastes.
This one is beautiful it either comes in this gorgeous green or rose. Click on the link to make the purchase.
LSA Bonbon Jar – £27
A classic from LSA that you can purchase through Amazon. Instead of filling it with sweets or biscuits you can fill it with your successes. Click on the image to make the purchase.
Celebrate Your Successes
Once you have invested in your beautiful jar, every time you have, what you consider to be a success, when you break through a barrier, when you achieve something big or small that feels like a win to you then you are going to get a little piece of paper, write the date on the top, write the success down and place it in the jar.
There are several ways to use your success jar. Pour yourself a glass of champagne at the end of the year and review your successes before you plan for next one. If you are having a low period, mix yourself a cocktail and take time to realise how far you have come and the barriers you have broken to get here. Or when you get to the end of your business year, grab your favourite drink and set aside time to read through everything you have achieved and remember how it felt and the work you put it to get you to that point.
Make it ritual to celebrate your successes, make it part of your self care to pat yourself on your own back to recognise how far and how brave you have been and allow yourself moments of self adoration for the fact that you are a bad ass female entrepreneur who can prove it because you have beautiful jar of successes.
I love this idea. I have heard it before but never did it. I am the worst person at reaching a goal, getting amazing feedback from a client, or achieving something and moving on to the next thing, and saying that anyone could have done it, it wasn’t that hard etc. I’m going online now to find my jar!
Would love to see your jar and I am sure it will not be long before you fill it.