The Eleshia Show

Did you wait before you tried to have a family? Perhaps you wanted to focus on your career, become more financially stable or achieve some of your life goals before settling down.  You believed what we all believe. That if you simply decide to have kids, the magic will happen. You’ll get pregnant, start painting the nursery and celebrate your new arrival a few months later. But what they often don...

“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.”- Oprah Winfrey We all face challenges. They’re part of the rollercoaster of life and push us to think about what really matters to us.  We can use them to our advantage,  focusing on how we can improve our self-care, build our resilience and emerge emotionally, mentally,...

Imagine if you could be happy today. Yes, today!  That regardless of the stress you’re under, how worried you feel about your finances or business, or the grief or heartbreak you’re working through, you could find that inner peace and joy that helps you shine.  I know…I know…it sounds unachievable.  Maybe you’re even thinking that this is completely unreasonable considering what has been happening...

Money. It’s one of those taboo subjects that many of us women don’t like to discuss.  We grow up with so many negative associations with it that, although we’d love not to think about it, we can’t help feeling pulled in two different directions.  All our lives, we’re told stuff like money doesn’t grow on trees. Or that we have to work hard for it. Or that rich people are bad, selfish, and arrogant...

Hay fever and allergies. Eugh! 🤧  When you’re trying to focus on living your best life, be productive, look after your family, chase your dreams and grow your business, they can really suck.  If you’re sneezing, your nose is dripping, your eyes are red and itchy and you feel exhausted, you’re hardly in your best shape, are you?  Even if you take hay fever or allergy medication, it’s not like flic...

If you’re anything like most women (me included!) you often find yourself running around all day, trying to get everything done.  You have your partner or family to take care of, a household to run and let’s not forget a business that you want to launch or grow as soon as you can.  Then you collapse into bed and wish you could somehow escape and find time to relax and unwind. Or even cross your fi...

Can you believe that it’s already the one-year anniversary of the launch of The Eleshia Show??  It seems like only yesterday I was pushing out of my comfort zone, facing my fears, and getting ready to put it out there into the world. It wasn’t easy. There were times when self-doubt tried to prevent me from reaching for my dreams.  But I’m so proud of what we have achieved!  We’ve had so many incre...

Did you delay having children because you just weren’t in the right place in your life at the time? Your career was taking off, you weren’t in a financially stable place or you have other life goals that you want to tick off first.  But then you get to your mid or late 30s and you start wondering why nothing is happening.  There are times when you get your hopes up. Your period is a few days late...

“One productivity expert says that for every minute you spend planning, you save 10 minutes in execution. That's a 1000% return, right? If you could get that in the stock market or in any other investment, you do it.” It’s a pretty exciting thought, don’t you agree?  As a self-proclaimed planning geek, I know that planning is indeed my superpower.  It’s how I manage to manage my life as a bus...

“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don't."  Have you ever sat down at your desk, ready to conquer the world and unleash your business ideas, only to get distracted?  There’s that big pile of laundry that needs doing, you can’t find those super important documents or you simply can’t get your brain to focus. Before you know it, hours have ticked...

Being a female entrepreneur and business owner, you know why planning is so effective. You might even have decided to give it a try so you can finally get shit done.  I’ve been reminding you for months why it’s so important if you want to achieve real lasting success in your business. It’s how you gain clarity, remain true to yourself, define your goals then head out there into the world to make t...

Most of us female entrepreneurs and business owners set ourselves goals to ensure we achieve our personal and business goals and reach our full potential.  But have you ever noticed that sometimes this just doesn’t happen?  Despite all our efforts, we find ourselves on a completely different path. Or worse still, we reach our goals yet discover that they’re not exactly what we expected.  We still...

“It’s not selfish to put yourself first To protect your energy and mental health preserve”  Vean Ima- poet As women, we have often been told what we cannot do by the outside world.  We cannot chase our dreams because we’re female or because we’re women of colour. We need to find a husband, have kids and then be content breastfeeding and changing nappies.  We must accept a lack of autonomy and free...

“Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food”  This famous quote comes from the father of modern medicine, Hippocrates back in 440 BC.  Despite the fact that many of us seem to have forgotten, this remains true, especially during our perimenopause and menopause years.  If we want to remain energetic, focused, and truly enjoy our lives at midlife, we need to rethink our eating habits.  Th...

Did you know that you’re utterly amazing?  This week, I’m here to remind you of exactly that. Because I’m pretty sure that you forget far too often.  You get so focused on juggling all the demands that life places on you that more often than not, you neglect yourself.  Or worse still, you believe that you have to become ruthless with yourself and the world around you. That you need to be superwoma...

I recently wrote this quote:  “Sometimes you don't know where a decision is going to take but you make it anyway”  Then I posted it to my stories on Instagram without even thinking about the impact it would have on people who read it.  I had just made a serious life-changing decision and I was still in the moment of actually processing what I’d just done.  This decision got me thinking about...

If you’re like me, these are some of the things you may experience from time to time: Your mind goes a mile a minute with all the things you want and need to do You have major FOMO about all the opportunities coming your way and feel like you have to say yes to them all You’re constantly overwhelmed by things that you can and cannot control You get frustrated with yourself for feeling like you’re...

Do you feel like you're juggling all the things? You're trying to look after yourself, take care of your loved ones, and build your business. Overwhelm creeps in before you know it and things start to escalate from there.  Do you ever take the time to pause and observe how you’re breathing? Or do you continue and keep going despite the stress and anxiety build-up? Oxygen is one of the mo...

Do you ever stop and reflect on everything you’ve achieved?  Or use what you’ve learned to develop a strategic plan that can take your efforts to a whole new level? If you’re anything like most people, this doesn’t happen very often, except perhaps at New Year or Christmas.  But if you’ve been a female entrepreneur for a while or in the business world, you’ll know that you should do monthly review...

If you’re anything like me, you really care about what you’re putting into your body.  You choose the most nourishing food (organic, if your budget allows). You select the highest quality nutritional supplements. You avoid smoking, keep your alcohol intake under control and even ensure you’re getting plenty of natural sunlight to boost your vitamin D levels.  You believe that you are taking care o...

The early months of the year can be the hardest for us all. The festive season has come to a close, the weather is awful (in the UK, at least) the days are still short and we can’t help wishing that spring didn’t feel like so far around the corner.  At the same time, we’re trying to focus on how we move forwards in our lives and businesses over the coming months.  For years, I struggled through th...

Do you ever wonder how some people manage to reach their life and business goals in a relatively short space of time whilst you’re left struggling? It’s almost as if they have a secret talent or they’re somehow different from you.   Because you too have these incredible dreams to build your business as a female entrepreneur and create your ideal lifestyle. But it feels unobtainable.  There just ar...

It’s a fact that we simply can’t ignore.  👉🏿 If we want to make the most of our businesses, we need to get strategic.  By setting ourselves goals, planning, and developing a positive mindset, we can be prepared and ready to take on the challenges life may throw at us. More importantly, we can do this without neglecting our wellness needs or feeling overwhelmed or burnt out. In last week’s episod...

“Never forget that the magic is within you!” - Eleshia Harris The start of every year gives us a fantastic opportunity for growth, change, and reaching our full potential.   Even if New Year’s resolutions aren’t really your thing, you’ll almost certainly be looking back and recognising just how much awesome stuff you’ve achieved over the past year (both in business and in our personal lives) and h...

As a female business owner and wellness coach, you’d think that I’m just about pushing hard to achieve your goals. But I’m also a huge believer in taking care of our bodies and minds so we can become our happiest, healthiest selves.  With 2021 coming to a close and 2022 just around the corner, I want to remind you just how essential this is.  If we don’t rest, eat well, sleep well, exercise and tr...