Designing & Manifesting Your Dream Life Through Journaling and Affirmations: With Mindfulness Speaker Cheryl Sutherland

Entrepreneurial Elevation

In this episode we explore the power of journaling and affirmations. Using these tools to tap into your inner guidance system to make decisions from clarity, certainty, and abundance. What would your life look like if you trusted yourself fully and believed that everything was working out for you?

Cheryl Sutherland is a mindfulness speaker, confidence coach, and the founder of PleaseNotes, a for-purpose company of affirmation-filled products.

All her life, Cheryl struggled with feelings of not belonging, never being enough, and was very judgmental of herself. When she began to change the way she saw herself through journaling and affirmations, she was finally able to acknowledge that she was successful, worthy, and deserving of her dreams. In doing so, she was able to drop the illusion of not enough-ness, lack, and limitation. She now lives a life of abundance, freedom, and certainty and teaches others to do the same.

As a women's empowerment expert, author, and entrepreneur, Cheryl Sutherland and PleaseNotes have been featured in InStyle, Huffington Post, Forbes, Fast Company, American Express OPEN Forum, Thrive Global, Brit + CO, Travel Noire, Good Morning LA, BlogTO, and more.

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Transcript

[00:00:00] Cheryl shares how journaling helped her connect with her inner truth, saying it opened up a level of vulnerability and allowed her to realize that the answers she was seeking externally were within herself all along.

[00:01:15] Kelley Beveridge introduces Cheryl Sutherland, the founder of Please Notes, a for-purpose company offering affirmation-filled products. Kelley highlights Cheryl’s journey from leaving her 9-to-5 job to building a successful business.

[00:03:00] Cheryl describes her first experience with journaling during a seven-day workshop in California. Initially skeptical, she realized how much she had to say to herself and how journaling helped her access her inner knowing.

[00:04:22] Cheryl explains how journaling became integral to her decision-making process, enabling her to leave her job and move to California. She emphasizes the power of writing down what you want to manifest, leading to the creation of her business, Please Notes.

[00:07:14] Cheryl advises getting clear on why you want to journal, suggesting that a guided journal is helpful, especially for beginners. She created guided journals for this purpose, aiming to make journaling accessible and consistent for users.

[00:09:46] Cheryl discusses how writing down worst-case scenarios can help alleviate anxiety, providing clarity and better decision-making. She explains that journaling allows you to approach problems more rationally.

[00:16:16] Cheryl emphasizes the importance of reiteration and consistency when practicing affirmations. She uses pattern disrupts, like sticky notes, to remind herself of positive affirmations and integrate them into her daily routine.

[00:19:00] Cheryl shares her personal affirmation, "I am a worthy, courageous, beautiful woman," and how repeating it helped her grow into her identity, shifting her mindset and how she approaches life and business.

[00:27:00] Cheryl gives examples of how affirmations have led to real-world outcomes, such as securing a business loan and collaborating with a renowned coach, Denise Duffield-Thomas, which resulted in 6,000 new subscribers to her email list.

[00:32:19] Cheryl advises against doing affirmations out of scarcity or disbelief. Affirmations should feel expansive and aligned with positive energy, rather than forced or rooted in doubt.

[00:34:17] Cheryl encourages listeners to switch from “I want” to “I am” when affirming goals, and to focus on the feeling they want to create, which attracts the desired outcomes more effectively.

[00:36:52] Cheryl shares how journaling amplifies the power of affirmations by writing down intentions and goals. She highlights the positive ripple effect of asking the universe for what you want, often leading to unexpected results.

[00:41:57] When asked about her current version of success, Cheryl shares that she’s living it now, enjoying freedom and abundance in her life, with her only desire being an increase in the amount of money in her bank account.

[00:42:33] Cheryl encourages listeners to sign up for her free five-day journaling challenge to start practicing and building a habit that will lead to self-discovery and greater success.

[00:44:19] Kelley closes the episode, reminding listeners to try Cheryl's journaling challenge and use the tools discussed to help them achieve their personal and business goals.