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What is a Magic Maker & how do I Know if I am one?

My name is J.Nichole Smith

But you can call me Nic. I believe that as humans, time is our greatest resource and we aren’t meant to spend it “hustling” or “crushing it”. In my universe, doing good, being real and finding happy are the definitions of success.

As a marketing consultant, artist and author, I help entrepreneurs find their ‘big why’ and apply it: building brands that matter instead of just businesses, to fund a lifestyle of freedom, fulfilment and ease. Read more…

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I hate the words ‘morning routine’ but I use it all them all the time....
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Because how you start your day matters... and routine suggests something so habitual it just happens. It’s easy.
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But there’s no magic in a routine. It’s boring and beige.
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So this year I’m working on being more intentional with my language and instead of morning routine I’m going to start saying ‘morning ritual’.
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Rituals are celebratory and special. There is magic in rituals.
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The two non-negotiable parts of my morning ritual is to take vitamins, and the other is to repeat my identity mantra over and over in my mind.
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The third part that doesn’t happen everyday but I know when I need it... is to draw a spirit card (I’m obsessed with the @the_wild_unknown spirit guide cards) - it’s such a lovely, delicious, magical way for me to connect to something bigger than me, and get some perspective before the demands of the day sink in.
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Morning rituals (or routines) are not meant to be static or perfect. They’re dynamic. They ebb and flow. .
So it’s imperative that we don’t beat ourselves up for ‘falling off the wagon’ - and on the flip side- getting ourselves back into the habit of the morning ritual happening no matter what, automatically, as fast as possible.
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What are the things that bring you the most joy, space, ease, confidence or energy in the morning?
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How do you get back in the habit when travel, overwhelm, illness or other distractions get in the way?

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How great is a new haircut?
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Even better, how great is a new ‘look’ that makes you feel like a million bucks?
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It can be as simple as trusting a stylist to try something you’ve never tried before and having it totally thrill you (instead of disappointing you like you’re used to).
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This may sound ridiculous, but a couple years ago I finally figured out how to do the ‘beachy wave’ with my hair...
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It took me ages because I had always assumed because I have curls I had two options; natural curls or straight. Using a curling iron or tongs never occurred to me!?
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I was thinking today how often we do that... we just assume that something we want just isn’t for us.
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Maybe we think we don’t deserve it.
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Maybe we think we can’t pull it off.
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Maybe we think we are ‘too this’ or ‘not enough’ that to have it.
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All that stuff is bullshit.
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I almost married the wrong person because I was so bought in to the belief that I didn’t deserve everything my heart and big imagination desired...
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I almost settled for ‘good enough’ because that’s what I felt aligned with...
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Not perfect, but just good enough to be at ‘my level’.
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Fuck that!!
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When I woke up from that coma of settling, I ended the relationship, moved to California, had the best financial year I’d ever had in my career, met my husband, got my first coffee table book deal, scored two of my biggest dream clients, won a prestigious award and was in the best physical shape I’d ever been in.
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I consciously set about to FEEL aligned with my wildest dreams and it worked like crazy.
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I manifested SO many incredible opportunities, wins, pleasures, great health and the love of my life.
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All of this starts with KNOWING what your wildest dreams ARE... and for heaven’s sake WRITING them DOWN!!
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All the magic you desire comes from within you. You simply have to decide. Choose. Commit to doing whatever you need to do to FEEL aligned. To FEEL, to believe (not hustle to become) but KNOW you ARE worthy of the life you desire.
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What will you CHOOSE to align with in 2020 simply because you want it.
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Who will you BE to create that alignment? .
Not how will you change, but today, right now... you are a person who...?

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So I am staring down the gauntlet of a challenge I have taken on once before with great success... but it’s not one I’m excited about...
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I’m going no sugar, no white flour, no fried food, no alcohol, very limited dairy for a while.
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Well, when I say I’ve done this before... what I mean is I’ve done the ‘no sugar no flour’ bit before and obviously I didn’t drink for the bulk of the last 16 months because I was growing a human... I’ve never tried to do all of these all at the same time!!
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I have had crazy joint pain since having Chloe and I think I’ve figured out the source - but until I can get a diagnosis and start treatment (omg NHS is amazing as a free resource but that health machine is sloooowwww) - I’m going to try to blast it with diet, supplements and tons of water.
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Wish me luck! (I do reserve the right to snarf the occasional treat because #lifestooshort - donuts, sourdough and pasta are at the top of the list!!!)
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On our Mastermind call this week we were discussing replacing ‘bad habits’ with good ones by stepping into a new identity (ie being a person who doesn’t drink soda or being a person who doesn’t eat sugar) instead of just attempting to use willpower to try to battle temptation.
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Have you ever tried that? Making decisions from a place of ‘being the type of person who...’ instead of trying to battle the ‘I should’ and ‘I have to’ in your head? Spoiler:
one of them works like a dream and one doesn’t! Guess which is which!?
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We all have a rebel inside that does not like being told what to do- because our natural state is freedom - so instead trying to control that wild child who wants what she wants when she wants it- ask her: ‘wouldn’t it feel great to have x result?’ or better yet, just decide first thing each morning who you want to be and then stick with that instead of embarking on the individual battles for each little choice.
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Today I was a person who doesn’t eat sugar or flour or drink alcohol - I might choose to be her again tomorrow - I might not - but it will be a choice I make consciously based a desire to have pain free days...
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Who do you need to be to have what you want? Photo via @risingtidesociety 📸 @b.ethanygrace

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Last year this time I was struggling. I was pregnant, super-duper nauseous 24 hrs. a day, anxious because we hadn’t yet had our 20 wk. scan and generally feeling overwhelmed by all that needed doing before baby arrived and secretly scared that once he or she did, I would want to, or wouldn’t be able to run my business anymore.
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So because of that, every decision and commitment I made, felt stressful and tentative... I found my annual planning for the coming year really difficult because there were just so many unknowns!
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One thing that did make sense, however, was batching the shit out of my content.
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With everything else up in the air- I was sure I wanted to make sure no matter what, the messages I wanted to share got out into the world.
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They were NOT perfect, but we recorded 40+ videos and podcasts in just one day... an effort fuelled by pastries, water (since I wasn’t really drinking coffee omg how did I survive this?) and one very long lunch break!
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Having a location, hair, makeup and a videographer booked ensured that ready or not, I did actually have to show up (something I may have put off indefinitely otherwise) and once the camera was ready - it was go time: we recorded back-to-back messages varying from launch videos, to MMBA course videos to video podcasts to thank you videos and more.
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I did not have scripts for any of these... just a long check-list of topics and must-haves.
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This year I am soooooo excited for the new year, and with three weeks yet to go to Christmas, I have most of my revenue planning done.
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I’m contemplating booking another batching day like this one - but might not since most of what I need for this year is audio & I’m finally getting good at getting it done on the fly without tons of accountability.
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The Magic Maker podcast has just passed a happy milestone of 10,000 downloads ... while the ‘get there faster’ hustler in me feels this is not enough, most of me is very pleased with this, as I can now start to feel and see a bit of momentum, which is in turn motivating my commitment to consistency.
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What were you doing last year this time? Anything feel different? What are you committed to in 2020 no matter what?

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When I hit what felt like rock bottom... when I felt like I had no where to go but up, I had this thought: .
‘Assuming all that manifesting crap is true, the more I fixate on what I don’t have, the more I’m attracting the feeling of not having’
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Then immediately after that I thought...
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‘Why am I so obsessed with what I don’t have anyway, because what I’ve got is pretty damn great! What the hell?’
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It’s criminal how our programming (from society, the media, our parents and other authority figures) instills in us this tireless quest for perfect / better / bigger / more.
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It teaches us not just that the ‘correct’ state of being is to never be satisfied, but it also builds this seemingly impenetrable tie between our self-worth and our ability to meet the toxic expectations of our own obsession with perfect, or whatever trend currently defines our ‘free pass’ to belonging.
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Fuck. That.
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Here’s the real, raw, legit truth: as soon as you decide that all your excuses and bullshit aren’t going to get in the way anymore - they won’t.
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It might sound trite but if you look at any major transformation in just about any human scenario - big change happens when someone decides they are simply no longer willing to accept their current state, and then with wholehearted, focused commitment, they make change.
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Sure sure sure easy to say, hard to do... But perhaps an easy place to start is to make a list of all the things you’ve got that you’re the least bit grateful for, and focus your attention, love, appreciation, time and feelings of deep, grounded gratitude on those things... and work towards a state where they and you... are enough.
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With shiny doodads, without performing like a dancing unicorn, without EARNING it. You just ARE enough. Not in the internet meme sense, but really... as you look, what you weigh, what you’re wearing, how you speak, what you have, what you know, who you ARE right now... you have everything you need.
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Use it.
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It is your secret weapon.

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