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UnCagedPhoenix Magazine: February 2019

February is generally the month where people start to slack on all the life-changing ideas and plans to which, at the end of 2018, they pledged their undying dedication. If that is you, don’t beat yourself up. Life is not a 100-meter race. It’s a marathon. The fact that you began the process—envisioning the various ways to improve your happiness, health, goals and overall value of your life—is already a great success. You are not alone in this! So instead of giving up, we are going to figure out a new game plan together.

February is generally the month where people start to slack on all the life-changing ideas and plans to which, at the end of 2018, they pledged their undying dedication. If that is you, don’t beat yourself up. Life is not a 100-meter race. It’s a marathon. The fact that you began the process—envisioning the various ways to improve your happiness, health, goals and overall value of your life—is already a great success. You are not alone in this! So instead of giving up, we are going to figure out a new game plan together.

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ISSUE NO. 2 | FEBRUARY <strong>2019</strong><br />

UnCaged<br />

Phoenix<br />

MAGAZINE


CONTENTS<br />

8<br />

10<br />

Decluttering &<br />

Organizing Your<br />

Physical/Mental Space<br />

Quinoa & Protein<br />

Veggie Burger<br />

Patties<br />

20<br />

Do You Have an<br />

Entrepreneur’s<br />

Mindset<br />

16<br />

Monthly<br />

Challenge<br />

Self-Kindness<br />

4<br />

Practicing<br />

Self-Love<br />

DEPARTMENTS<br />

3<br />

Behind the Scenes<br />

13<br />

Life Tools<br />

14<br />

Puzzles<br />

22<br />

Monthly Worksheet<br />

10<br />

Tailored<br />

Coaching<br />

Solutions<br />

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BEHIND THE SCENES AT UNCAGED PHOENIX<br />

ebruary is generally the month<br />

where people start to slack on all the<br />

life-changing ideas and plans to which, at the end<br />

of 2018, they pledged their undying dedication. If that<br />

is you, don’t beat yourself up. Life is not a 100-meter<br />

race. It’s a marathon. The fact that you began the<br />

process—envisioning the various ways to improve your<br />

happiness, health, goals and overall value of your life—<br />

is already a great success. You are not alone in this! So<br />

instead of giving up, we are going to figure out a new<br />

game plan together.<br />

For <strong>February</strong>, instead of concentrating on all of<br />

the distractions, we are going to travel the<br />

unconventional route and give ourselves<br />

some attention. Shocking isn’t it. I know!<br />

For many persons, especially parents, it is<br />

actually seen as taboo to take a moment to focus on you.<br />

Everyone expects us to be perfect all of the time and<br />

to always be there for them when they have problems.<br />

But keeping this up 24/7/365 can be overwhelming<br />

and even toxic. Not only will you lose your drive to be<br />

there for others, you also become less effective in your<br />

approach.<br />

With that in mind, this month’s UnCaged Phoenix<br />

<strong>Magazine</strong> will offer advice and tools to help you refocus<br />

on you. We all know that it is not always easy to hold on to<br />

the goals that looked so good at the beginning of the year,<br />

especially when real life starts to seep in. So, the enclosed<br />

challenges and tools were developed to provide resources<br />

for and transparency into figuring out what is important.<br />

This will allow us to gain a better understand of what drives<br />

us, reconnect with our Whys and revive the motivation that led<br />

to the resolutions/vision boards/vision contracts in the first place.<br />

In addition, we will be introducing our coaching packages for selfdevelopment<br />

and transformation, as well as for new entrepreneurs and small<br />

business owners.<br />

I believe that, as a community, we can encourage each other and find the push needed to keep<br />

moving forward as we work to accomplish our goals and aspirations.<br />

Cheers to the month of you, your dreams, your health, your business!<br />

Lisa Smithen<br />

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Self-<br />

Love


RELATIONSHIPS<br />

ay it with me: “Loving myself is not selfish. Loving myself is necessary for me to<br />

grow as a person.” Good! But quick question…do you believe what you just read?<br />

Whether you realize it or not, having a healthy dose of self-love is an important<br />

key to living a wholesome and flourishing life. Self-love promotes good energy<br />

and influences all the other facets of your existence. Who you choose to love, the<br />

love you offer others, your work ethic and even the manner in which you handle<br />

the problems you face, are significantly affected by the way you value and love<br />

yourself. That’s why your first love affair should be the one you have with you!<br />

Investing time and energy to practicing self-love will challenge the way you see<br />

your ‘self’ and clear out the negative viewpoints you hold, while reinforcing your<br />

value and worth. It can be messy at times, especially as we go deeper into the areas we prefer<br />

to keep hidden. To help you start the process, here are four things that you can do to introduce<br />

and prioritize self-love within your life today:<br />

1<br />

Be compassionate to you: It<br />

is so easy to be understanding of what<br />

others are going through in their lives, yet<br />

somehow be unwilling to do the same thing<br />

for yourself. This makes no sense! Before<br />

you ridicule and judge yourself, allow space<br />

to give grace and show mercy to yourself.<br />

Being honest with ourselves allows us to see<br />

not just our limitations and flaws, but also<br />

our opportunities and gifts. Treating yourself<br />

with kindness first will permit you to give<br />

precedence to the things and individuals<br />

who feed positivity into your life while<br />

rejecting those that do not.<br />

Forgive yourself: Nobody is perfect.<br />

We all have flaws. We all have made bad<br />

decisions. Forgive yourself for your past.<br />

Holding yourself captive because of your<br />

former transgressions is unfair to you. Give<br />

yourself a reset button where you clear the<br />

slate and start fresh. Take the lessons you have<br />

learned with you but leave the blame in the<br />

past. Granting forgiveness to yourself clears<br />

your mental path and allows you to see why<br />

you are worthy of receiving selfcare, respect<br />

and future opportunities to grow.<br />

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RELATIONSHIPS<br />

Spend time with you: Wanting time<br />

for yourself does not make you a hermit.<br />

If you love and understand your self-worth<br />

more, you would want to spend more time<br />

wrapped up in the presence of your glow.<br />

Taking time away from distractions provides<br />

the chance for focused introspection, where<br />

you learn, affirm and invest in discovering and<br />

unlocking the love within you. Take time this<br />

day/month/year to date yourself and learn<br />

all of the amazing things which can easily<br />

be drown out by the noise of the crowd.<br />

3<br />

Your first<br />

love affair<br />

should be<br />

4<br />

Don’t forget your self-care:<br />

What healthy activities are you<br />

engaged in? Are you eating nutritious<br />

foods? Do you exercise? How many<br />

hours of sleep do you get each night?<br />

Taking care of your physical body is a<br />

critical part of practicing self-love.<br />

the one you<br />

have with<br />

you!<br />

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hen Zahra Airall kicks up her feet after the start of her award-winning<br />

year, she does it with her beautiful and very talented daughter wearing<br />

their UnCaged t-shirts.<br />

Zahra is still glowing from a head spinning 2018<br />

where she was commissioned by the UN<br />

Women to create a play for the purpose<br />

of raising awareness to the increase<br />

in gender-based violence, sexual<br />

exploitation and assaults after<br />

natural disasters. This led her to<br />

the Turks & Caicos where she took<br />

the play to the stage and then back<br />

again for a requested encore.<br />

This Antiguan beauty has now started<br />

<strong>2019</strong> winning the Most Outstanding production<br />

at the Antigua and Barbuda National Secondary Schools Drama Festival and<br />

also walking away with the awards for outstanding script,<br />

directing and costume for her play “The Long Walk”.<br />

We are very excited to see what all she will<br />

do in <strong>2019</strong> with Sugar Apple Theatre, her<br />

newly formed adult theatre company, and her<br />

continued work as the founder of the Antigua’s<br />

High School’s Honey Bee Theatre.<br />

Zahra is truly an UnCaged Woman.<br />

Get your own UnCaged t-shirt at www.uncagedphoenix.com


RECIPE<br />

Quinoa<br />

& Protein<br />

Veggie Burger Patties<br />

Quinoa preparation:<br />

reetings!<br />

My name is Yayah from Ital Creations<br />

Vegan/Vegetarian Kitchen on the<br />

island of St. Kitts. We are sharing one<br />

of our original recipes: baked veggie<br />

burgers, made from beans or legumes<br />

(of your choice) and quinoa, the ancient<br />

super food from Bolivia, South America,<br />

which is rich in iron and fiber. This recipe<br />

is 100% Vegan, gluten free and a non-soy<br />

product.<br />

Veggie patties can be storage for up to 4 weeks in the<br />

freezer or up to 7 days in the refrigerator. We have many<br />

uses for this recipe in our kitchen and hope you enjoy!<br />

Blessings!<br />

Note: Quinoa is a nutritional boost for<br />

this veggie patty recipe. If you don’t<br />

have Quinoa available...no problem!<br />

Simply skip this part and continue<br />

with the next preparation.<br />

Ingredients:<br />

• 1 cup organic quinoa (any color)<br />

• 2 cups water<br />

• Pinch of pink Himalayan salt or sea<br />

salt<br />

Directions:<br />

Note: This can be made in advance to save<br />

time.<br />

1. Rinse the quinoa with plenty of<br />

water before cooking<br />

2. Add the water, quinoa and salt to a<br />

small pot, cover and bring it to boil<br />

3. Cook on medium flame until the<br />

liquid has dried out<br />

4. Turn off the fire and let it sit to cool<br />

After completely cooling, the cooked<br />

quinoa can be stored in the refrigerator<br />

for a maximum of 3 days until ready to<br />

use.<br />

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Veggie Burger Directions:<br />

1. Using fresh water, soak beans/legumes in a glass jar<br />

with a cover. Leave overnight or for at least 8 hours.<br />

Rinse and drain before use.<br />

2. In the food processor or blender:<br />

a. Process all the ingredients (hydrated beans/legumes,<br />

carrots, seasonings, salt and garlic), except the<br />

quinoa<br />

b. While processing, add water in small amounts until<br />

the mix runs smooth—not liquefied, not hard, but<br />

smooth<br />

Note: If using a blender, the procedure is the same.<br />

However, add small amounts of ingredients at a time to<br />

ensure the mix is blended properly.<br />

c. Always taste the mix to make certain it has enough<br />

seasonings and salt<br />

3. Heat oven to 350°F<br />

4. Line the baking tray with baking sheet(s)<br />

5. Place the processed/blended mixture in a bowl, add<br />

the quinoa and stir thoroughly with a spoon<br />

6. With the mix, make a ball the size of a big cooking<br />

spoon, rest the ball on the baking sheet and press with<br />

your hand to flatten into a patty. Repeat this step with<br />

the remainder of the mix.<br />

7. Bake the patties for at least 25 minutes or until light<br />

brown<br />

8. Remove the patties from the oven and let rest<br />

These health veggie burgers can be combined with salad,<br />

homemade hummus, avocado and fried ripe plantains.<br />

Equipment/Tools & Materials Required:<br />

• Food processor or blender<br />

• Peeler<br />

• Bowls (×2)<br />

• Parchment paper (Baking sheets)<br />

• Flat baking tray<br />

• Knife<br />

• Big spoon<br />

• Big glass jar with cover<br />

• Kitchen towel<br />

Ingredients (makes 4-6 veggie patties):<br />

• 4 cups hydrated beans or legumes<br />

(lentils, pink beans, black eye<br />

peas, etc. Feel free to mix different<br />

varieties.)<br />

• 2 peeled carrots cut into small<br />

pieces<br />

• 3-4 fresh garlic cloves<br />

• 2 tbsp grapeseed oil or olive oil<br />

• 1 cup cooked quinoa<br />

• 1 cup water<br />

• 1 tsp pink Himalayan or sea salt<br />

• Favorite fresh seasonings. For this<br />

recipe, the following were used:<br />

• Recao (culantro or chadon beni/<br />

shadow benny), 3-5 leaves<br />

• French sticky thyme, 3-5 leaves<br />

• A hand full of moringa leaves<br />

• Oregano<br />

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SELF-CARE<br />

Decluttering & Organizing<br />

Your<br />

Physical/Mental Space<br />

ou may be thinking that this<br />

title doesn’t make any sense.<br />

Clearly this sounds more like a<br />

challenge for the month. What<br />

does cleaning have to do with<br />

self-care? Trust me, I understand<br />

the confusion. We are already<br />

burdened with everything else in our<br />

day-to-day lives and now I am here<br />

suggesting that we should see cleaning as<br />

a form of selfcare?! Don’t panic! There is logic<br />

to the madness!<br />

Life can be very overwhelming, leaving you<br />

feeling out of control and defeated. And though<br />

decluttering may not provide a solution to<br />

all of life’s problems, it can offer the mental<br />

and physical space to cope or address many<br />

issues. And no, you will not always be required<br />

to throw everything and everyone out of your<br />

home or office. There may be a few instances<br />

where this is necessary, however, that is not<br />

being suggested.<br />

Size does not matter:<br />

Even when done in small, incremental<br />

stages, you can take control by decluttering.<br />

Whether it is organizing your jewelry box,<br />

sorting your shoes or cleaning out that one<br />

draw in your work desk, you get to decide<br />

how, when and what the end results will be.<br />

Oh, I see:<br />

Have you ever cleaned out your closet and<br />

found clothes you forgot that you ever<br />

had? By removing what you don’t need,<br />

you are able to see the things that have<br />

always been there. Decluttering allows you<br />

to take a fresh view.<br />

Make room:<br />

By now you may be sensing that<br />

decluttering is not only a physical activity<br />

but an emotional/mental one. By removing<br />

unnecessary items/thoughts, it creates<br />

space for surrounding yourself with<br />

positive things that really matter.<br />

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SELF-CARE<br />

Now take a look at your surroundings, whether<br />

it is at home or on the job.<br />

1. Do you feel free, inspired, positive and<br />

creative?<br />

2. Are there things that you don’t need?<br />

3. Can items be placed in more efficient<br />

ways to make things easier for you?<br />

4. Is there any decluttering/organizing that<br />

you can do today [even if it may take five<br />

to thirty minutes]?<br />

5. Are there things you can donate to<br />

others?<br />

The process of decluttering is not always<br />

a comfortable experience. You may be<br />

emotionally attached to things that are no<br />

longer needed in your life. In those moments,<br />

remember purpose over emotion.<br />

• Take one spot at a time<br />

• Think of creative ways you can express<br />

yourself while reorganizing<br />

• Do not overwhelm yourself by trying to be<br />

perfect or comparing your decluttering<br />

process to others<br />

*If you still need help in motivating yourself for<br />

this process check out Tidying Up with Marie<br />

Kondo on Netflix, or any of the thousands of<br />

cleaning and organizing videos on YouTube. [I<br />

had no idea that there were so many videos.<br />

When I googled “videos on YouTube on<br />

organizing and decluttering” there were about<br />

3,340,000 results.]<br />

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A larmy<br />

LIFE’S TOOLS<br />

is my NEW<br />

Best Friend!<br />

his month my family and I are reviewing the Alarmy app. Even though they were highly<br />

unenthusiastic, they still served as very effective test subjects.<br />

The typical alarm allows us to simply hit snooze and roll back into bed, which, if we are honest,<br />

actually defies the whole point of having an alarm in the first place. Alarmy, on the other hand, is<br />

more than a simple alarm app. The creators took it to another level by removing the snooze or silence<br />

button and forcing the user to complete a task, or else the<br />

alarm will go on and on and on. Though some of the tasks<br />

can be easily accomplished (e.g. by shaking the phone, taking<br />

a picture or entering a code), as a mom I found the “Math<br />

Problems” option to be the most effective. In this option, you<br />

can customize the level of difficulty, from easy right up to<br />

difficult, as well as the number of questions to solve.<br />

When you have tweens and teens who are always late<br />

because they have a problem with separating from their<br />

beds on school days, this app does the job and provides<br />

many laughable moments all at once. Blame the inner petty<br />

in me but putting this app on my kids’ phones has given me<br />

so much joy! They now have to wake up on time and still<br />

do Math problems if they want the alarm to stop. This is<br />

priceless and a win-win for all parents everywhere. And did<br />

I mention that it is free!!<br />

Finally, a fun [at least for the parents], effective and<br />

educational way to get your kids out of bed.<br />

I LOVE IT!!!<br />

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PUZZLES<br />

C P B C O M M U N I C A T I O N A S P E F E O N M<br />

I L E E W R B F N S P N R S K N P N A V K R J C R<br />

P V S A Z E E Y H D E E E R R A P E S O I E F Z P<br />

I B Z Z C E F A Q M L I X Q I K R E S L P C C W K<br />

C B N A L E R V E A T R Q T H E E U I F L E R X Q<br />

T M P I I I C G T I L A K W D Z C Q O O N I N D Y<br />

D C N R N L A I R T N E M N O R I V N E O V U Y N<br />

J G E G K R O O D C Y J U C D X A G T G I I M U T<br />

S B U P U N I Y Y H O F H W Z V T S O A T N V R E<br />

I F P O S R A S A T O M I T V K I P N U C G U Y B<br />

T E C H P E Z H J L I M M S K L O W D G E S W X F<br />

A N I O W F R N G R T L E I H C N C N N T A J H D<br />

E P Y T S E N O H O U Y A N T E K Q H A O V G R T<br />

P T Z E I D P K U Q P D O E T M M W B L R W S R Y<br />

E K I L V O P L B D P S W A R A E D V J P E O C W<br />

F R I E N D S H I P S Z F F N B L N G U I P E Q X<br />

V T A K K U P K S P F U J H P O P H T D P Q Q F H<br />

R O M A N C E I M I U C Q N Q O I O E U A J M L S<br />

S S I S C Q O N H X Z N O E R V O T S A V W V H S<br />

K V U A A L R G O M H Q E V D D B H A T L K E O Q<br />

A V O Y G N D S Y C A V I R P H H P S R M T K P X<br />

Q Z A M P J I K K G B K E E C J I D Y P I J H B M<br />

L X R E X C Q X Y K O S C S P I S K T R N M T T A<br />

R B X P I H T Q M E J E A E N Q P I S V B D D F S<br />

P R A Y E R K K U L D O M D E Z F D M C S G N A J<br />

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PUZZLES<br />

Admiration<br />

Appreciation<br />

Commitment<br />

Communication<br />

Deserve<br />

Encouragement<br />

Environment<br />

Feelings<br />

Friendship<br />

Honesty<br />

Kings<br />

Language of Love<br />

Like<br />

Listen<br />

Loyalty<br />

Mental Health Passion<br />

Peace<br />

Prayer<br />

Priorities<br />

Privacy<br />

Protection<br />

Queens<br />

Reality<br />

Receiving<br />

Relationship<br />

Respect<br />

Romance<br />

Sharing<br />

Support<br />

Trust<br />

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MONTHLY CHALLENGE<br />

ast month we were Grateful. This month we are going to<br />

challenge ourselves with Self-Kindness.<br />

“But I am kind to myself already…”<br />

Great! Then this challenge will be super easy for you and you<br />

have nothing to worry about.<br />

“I already occasionally practice self-care and I just read the article<br />

on Self Love…why do I need to do this challenge?”<br />

Let’s step back a moment…hear me out for a bit…this is a challenge<br />

designed to help you show kindness to yourself for five days (not even<br />

a full week!). [Oh, and maybe you should consider scheduling a free<br />

30-minute call with us as a first step to uncovering the real root of your<br />

skepticism towards the fact that you are worth five days of effort…just<br />

saying.] But before you dismiss this, why not give it a try? This will be a<br />

worthwhile exercise. What do you say?<br />

Day One<br />

Hug yourself for twenty<br />

seconds every hour.<br />

When we greet people<br />

that we care for, we<br />

often do it by shaking<br />

their hands or giving<br />

them a hug. So, for Day<br />

One, I want you to greet<br />

yourself. Wrap your<br />

arms around yourself<br />

and exhale. Breathe<br />

in and out deeply for<br />

twenty seconds. Allow<br />

yourself to feel your own<br />

embrace. 20 seconds out<br />

of every hour is the least<br />

you can give to yourself.<br />

So then…let’s go…It’s Challenge Time! We will practice Self-Kindness over<br />

the next 5 days.<br />

Self-kindness or self-compassion is defined by Wikipedia as the act of<br />

extending compassion to one’s self in instances of perceived inadequacy,<br />

failure, or general suffering. As you can see, this goes way beyond taking<br />

care of your physical body. This involves forgiving yourself, being kind to<br />

yourself and understanding that just as you can provide kindness to others,<br />

you deserve kindness too.<br />

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Day Two<br />

Write down something<br />

positive about yourself<br />

every hour [yes, we all<br />

know that I love writing].<br />

There are twenty-four<br />

hours in a day, and even if<br />

you sleep for eight hours,<br />

that leaves you with 16<br />

hours—16 things. If you<br />

make good tea, write<br />

that you make good tea.<br />

If you know how to calm<br />

a screaming baby, write<br />

that down. If you have<br />

a great smile, write it<br />

down. [Now don’t cheat<br />

and try to write down<br />

all at one time!] Make<br />

the effort to write one<br />

thing—just one—each<br />

hour. Hold on to this list,<br />

you will need it soon.<br />

Day Three<br />

We all have made<br />

mistakes. We all have<br />

made decisions that have<br />

caused us pain. On Day<br />

Three, I want you to write<br />

a short letter (addressed<br />

to you) asking yourself<br />

for forgiveness for<br />

everything you’ve done<br />

to hurt yourself [told you<br />

that I love writing]. Strive<br />

to be completely honest<br />

and vulnerable with<br />

yourself and write it all<br />

out. Ask for forgiveness<br />

just as you would if you<br />

needed forgiveness<br />

from someone else. Be<br />

humble and tell yourself<br />

the truth.<br />

Day Four<br />

Burn the letter! Now…I<br />

am not proposing<br />

starting a bonfire, but if<br />

that is what it takes and<br />

if you can do it safely—<br />

note…SAFELY— then<br />

burn it. For the rest of<br />

us, a shredder, scissors<br />

or simply tearing up the<br />

letter would suffice. As<br />

you burn/shred/cut/<br />

tear the letter, inhale<br />

and exhale deeply. With<br />

each breath, release the<br />

anger and resentment<br />

that you have held<br />

against yourself for all<br />

of these years. Accept<br />

your imperfections<br />

with compassion and<br />

empathy. Acknowledge,<br />

with sensitivity, that you<br />

are not the same person<br />

you were then and that<br />

you are in the process of<br />

getting better.<br />

Day Five<br />

Verbalize your greatness. We are always surrounded by internal and external<br />

judgement. The constant self-critique can easily become toxic noise. So, on<br />

Day Five, take the list of positive things you wrote down about yourself on Day<br />

Two, and every hour [that you are awake] shout one out. You may want to not<br />

do this in the middle of an office meeting or a library. Instead find a quiet place,<br />

a bathroom, bedroom, closet, roof [safely] and shout it out to the world. For<br />

example, “My name is ____ and I make great tea!” It may feel a bit weird at<br />

first but releasing the words into the world will give you a way of counteracting<br />

all of the negativity you have told yourself and accepted from others.<br />

Yay! The 5 days are over, and you made it! Try to incorporate these<br />

practices into your day-to-day life as a way of showing yourself<br />

compassion/kindness daily. Remember you are worth it!!! <strong>UnCagedPhoenix</strong> 17


COACHING<br />

ailored<br />

t is no secret that UnCaged Phoenix<br />

offers coaching and consulting<br />

services. Well…maybe it is. While<br />

we are known for imparting words<br />

of encouragement and promoting<br />

inspirational products, providing<br />

oaching<br />

tools and solutions is nothing<br />

new to us, and we offer coaching<br />

packages tailored to meet<br />

personal and/or entrepreneurial<br />

olutions<br />

needs.<br />

You may be wondering why tailored packages—<br />

after all…giving wholesale coaching and<br />

consulting solutions to everyone would be easier.<br />

Unfortunately, it has become the norm for coaches<br />

to offer cookie-cutter services to all clients,<br />

employing a one-size-fits-all strategy. At UnCaged Phoenix, we realize that every individual and<br />

business is unique, and though there are shared commonalities, the distinctive qualities, obstacles<br />

and experiences require a customized and adaptable approach to effectively achieve goals and<br />

aspirations. Yes, this modus operandi does necessitate more investment to foster a deeper level of<br />

engagement with our clients. From our perspective, there is no better means to providing solutions<br />

of real value that stimulate and nurture growth in a client’s personal and business life.<br />

With over two decades of business experience and four years of supplying inspiration at<br />

uncagedphoenix.com, the UnCaged Phoenix team has the diverse background and empathy needed<br />

to deliver tangible research and actionable steps to guide each client, no matter where they are<br />

on their journey. The adaptability of our services, including the expectations for deadlines and<br />

deliverables, are designed to flex to our client’s demanding schedules and lives.<br />

WAYS WE CAN HELP<br />

Personal Coaching:<br />

UnCaged Phoenix is a source of encouragement to help individuals transition through the various<br />

difficulties they experience in their day-to-day lives. We offer a judgement free zone and provide<br />

practical tools personalized to meet you where you are in life. Examples of areas covered include the<br />

fear of failure, self-esteem, career transition, rejection, life changes, faith, vision boards, education,<br />

self-care, and self-development. Our programs are designed to assist you with unlocking your full<br />

potential.<br />

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Entrepreneurship Coaching/Business Consulting:<br />

The knowledge and experience gained from over 20 years in business is applied to the core vision<br />

and mission of your enterprise. UnCaged Phoenix can assist with everything from business idea<br />

conception, strategic planning and organizational development to training, procedures, and<br />

restructuring—we have been there. With personal understanding of the self-doubt and fear that<br />

most entrepreneurs struggle with, UnCaged Phoenix combines tailored business solutions with real<br />

human support throughout the process of taking your company to the next level.<br />

Our One-on-One packages offer flexibility in our delivery/timing/services and overall approach. We<br />

start where you are while assisting you to get where you need to go.


ENTREPRENEUR CORNER<br />

or entrepreneurs, having passion isn’t enough. Though you may have innovative ideas<br />

or possess genuine talent, if you are not willing to put in the work while maintaining<br />

an entrepreneur’s mentality, your business will never grow. In fact, it may never<br />

materialize into anything more than a concept.<br />

As an entrepreneur you have to be willing to combine your passion with a strong mindset.<br />

For example, being great at making hair products does not mean that you won’t have to<br />

work at developing sales techniques, strategy, customer service or learning the ins and<br />

outs of packaging and shipping. In order to survive, a business owner has to be willing to<br />

gain a deeper understanding of the various facets of their given industry, while also adapting<br />

and incorporating knowledge from other industries. Passions and gifts alone will not feed<br />

your kids. Passion and gifts alone will not pay your bills. You have to have the mindset.<br />

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ENTREPRENEUR CORNER<br />

To prepare for what it really takes to be an entrepreneur, complete transparency is required.<br />

Here are a few questions to ask yourself:<br />

Are you willing to make real<br />

sacrifices?<br />

Are you ready for the<br />

negativity that comes with<br />

success?<br />

Are you prepared to fail?<br />

Being an entrepreneur is going<br />

to require you saying “no” to<br />

many social engagements—<br />

even if it means losing friends—<br />

so you can devote time to<br />

learning or working. Will you<br />

invest your money into buying<br />

more tools, courses and/or<br />

books to take you to another<br />

level? Or are you more focused<br />

on buying material things and<br />

taking unnecessary trips solely<br />

for the purpose of looking<br />

successful? What are you<br />

prepared to give up to achieve<br />

true success?<br />

Are you prepared to see people<br />

walk away from you when you<br />

become successful? There<br />

are individuals who will try to<br />

break you down when they see<br />

you trying to better yourself,<br />

especially in business. Can you<br />

discern the difference between<br />

real supporters and those who<br />

aim to attach themselves to<br />

you, not in genuine support of<br />

you but to siphon all they can<br />

from you?<br />

Not every business will succeed,<br />

and not every business idea is a<br />

good one. Can you live through<br />

failing or will it break you to<br />

the point where you will never<br />

try again? Every successful<br />

business owner has stories<br />

of failures. Many of them may<br />

never admit to the fact that<br />

they failed more than they<br />

succeeded. Are you prepared<br />

to learn, even if it means<br />

learning from your losses and<br />

failures, so that you can make<br />

necessary adjustments?<br />

<strong>UnCagedPhoenix</strong><br />

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MONTHLY WORKSHEET<br />

Discerning & Protecting What is Important<br />

What are the things that are most important to me [not family or friends but what is<br />

paramount and fundamental]?<br />

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” - Stephen Covey<br />

Why are those things important?<br />

How would I characterize my relationship with the things that are important to me (i.e.<br />

positive/healthy, negative/unhealthy or a combination)? Why or why not.<br />

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MONTHLY WORKSHEET<br />

Discerning & Protecting What is Important<br />

What is preventing me from realizing/achieving/maintaining my list of important things?<br />

What can I start doing today to realize/achieve/maintain the important things that are<br />

positive/healthy for me?<br />

What can I stop doing today to realize/achieve/maintain the important things that are<br />

positive/healthy for me?<br />

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” - Stephen Covey<br />

<strong>UnCagedPhoenix</strong><br />

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