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Welcome back to another empowering episode of the Happy Productive Podcast! Today, we talk with Michele Phillips, founder of Key Performance, about the power of living in higher emotions for success. Michele specializes in increasing happiness and individual performance in the workplace. Discover how intentional shifts like self-care and positive activities can boost your happiness and why it's crucial never to sacrifice your happiness to achieve goals. Michele shares the value of seeking an outside perspective, like a coach, to maintain a positive mindset and strategy. Learn how making happiness a habit transforms how you show up in life and business. When you choose happiness, you become an asset to yourself, your business, and the world around you! Timestamps: 😊 Michele is the founder of Key Performance & the author of Happiness is a Habit: happy people have happy habits. 02:02 🏞️ When people regularly do something mentally, physically, spiritually, or emotionally for themselves,…

Welcome back to the Happy Productive Podcast! Today, we chat with Michele Phillips, founder of Key Performance, about the power of choosing higher emotions for success. Michele specializes in increasing happiness and individual performance in the workplace, emphasizing the importance of intentional shifts like self-care and positive activities. Discover why never sacrificing your happiness to achieve goals is crucial and how a coach can help maintain a positive mindset and strategy. Michele shares how making happiness a habit can transform how you show up in life and business. Tune in to learn how choosing happiness makes you an asset to yourself, your business, and the world! Timestamps: 😊 Michele is the founder of Key Performance & the author of Happiness is a Habit: happy people have happy habits. 02:02 🏞️ When people regularly do something mentally, physically, spiritually, or emotionally for themselves, they feel better: a walk in the woods with a loved one hits all four. 04:17…

Welcome back to the Happy Productive Podcast! Today, we talk with Shulamit Ber Levtov, an entrepreneur's therapist, about processing emotions for business success. Shulamit works with women business owners, emphasizing the importance of mental and emotional health in the entrepreneurial journey. Learn how to manage the emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship by setting boundaries and seeking support. Shulamit explains how understanding and accepting your emotions can provide valuable lessons and greater clarity. Tune in to discover how emotional health can propel you forward in life and business. Timestamps: 👔 Shulamit is the entrepreneurs' therapist and the cofounder of The Business Therapy Center, who works with women business owners to care for their mental and emotional well-being: entrepreneurs need therapists who understand entrepreneurship. 03:21 🚬 Isolation affects your physical health as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day: the nature of isolation for entrepreneurs is u…

The secret sauce to success is in being accountable. Founder of OwnersUP, Tanya Alvarez, helps B2B service-based founders solve their biggest challenges through facilitated peer groups. Tanya realized the power of a well-set accountability system when she founded her first company which grew to $1M in its first year. Accountability is not sexy, nor fun for most entrepreneurs. They feel ashamed and burned out, and usually avoid holding themselves accountable. As Tanya explains, no one can do this work on their own. She has a different blueprint for accountability that avoids shaming. Her accountability groups help people have work-life balance, achieving goals and even finding the right partners. She shares stories and tips on setting accountability correctly to shift mindset, overcome perfectionism, and facilitate groups in a supportive way. Community, celebration, and sharing of experiences make accountability more do-able and effective. Show notes: 🤩 Growing her business from colle…

Welcome back to the Happy Productive Podcast! Today, we chat with Reena Vokoun, CEO of Passion Fit, about leveraging burnout to regain joy and success. Reena empowers women to thrive both personally and professionally through wellness, highlighting the importance of self-awareness as the first step in tackling burnout. Discover how to use the discomfort of constant stress to make positive changes and prioritize recovery. Reena shares the value of scheduling activities you’re passionate about to rejuvenate and reignite your spark. Tune in to learn how self-care and intentional joy can help you return to your best self and continue propelling forward to success! Timestamps: 🌸 Reena Vokoun is the founder and CEO of Passion Fit, a best-selling and award-winning author, a TEDx speaker, a professional development coach and consultant, a content creator, and a marketer: she worked at Google until she experienced burnout and is now focused on empowering women to flourish both personally and…

Welcome back to the Happy Productive Podcast! Today, we talk with Nida Leardprasopsuk, a business strategist who helps elevate business owners and industry standards. Nida shares why valuing excellence and integrity in your business is crucial for success and how raising your standards can set you apart from the competition. Learn how shedding a scarcity mindset and sticking to your values can attract premium customers. When you offer a premium service, everyone benefits—the customer, the industry, and your business. Tune in to discover strategies for differentiating yourself and achieving excellence in your entrepreneurial journey! Timestamps: ⭐ Nida is a serial entrepreneur, top-tier business consultant, self-identity reinvention coach, and former Fortune 500 executive with more than two decades of experience in business, psychology, and personal development: she works with highly exceptional coaches, consultants, and experts who want to build a truly innovative businesses that st…

Welcome back to the Happy Productive Podcast! Today, we chat with Jake Sasseville, CEO and Founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica, about building a sense of love and family in your business. Jake emphasizes the importance of personal growth and authenticity, showing how investing in yourself can positively impact your team and business. Discover how transformational experiences like retreats can boost team unity and productivity. Learn why true success is measured by the well-being of all employees, ensuring ethical and responsible compensation for everyone. Tune in to transform your business by prioritizing growth, unity, and happiness for all! Timestamps: 🇨🇷 Jake is a serial media music and hospitality entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and the CEO and founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica: the White House named him one of the most innovative entrepreneurs under 30. 01:37 ❤️ Jake discovered that the more “unreasonably hospitable” they got, the more successful they became: peo…

Addressing internal issues will help achieve external success. T. Mark Mayer is a psychotherapist, master of NLP, and consultant specializing in conflict resolution, authentic management, and business coaching. He shares his journey of pursuing success through various high-profile corporate roles and starting his own companies, only to find that his unhappiness comes from trying to live up to the expectations of others. This led him to become a psychotherapist, which helped him realize the importance of connecting with his authentic self. This journey inspired him to help others with his work and the book "The Art of Being Authentic." What is the power of language and changing our ‘I have to’s’ towards more positive ‘I choose to’s’ and why trying different systems is not helpful without working within yourself? Why goals must have a meaningful purpose beyond just achieving another goal. Business success really depends on personal development even some business owners might be skeptica…

- Reflect on a recent challenge or setback in your business and identify the lesson or opportunity for growth.- Share one way you can embrace and enjoy your entrepreneurial journey more fully, even amidst challenges. Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn: Grow Your Business Without Giving Up Your Life Episode July 6, 2024 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/afc24835 ★ Additional episodes: https://JenniferDawnCoaching.com

- Reflect on a recent challenge or conflict in your business where you could have responded with more compassion.- Identify one way to lead or communicate more compassionately in your business moving forward. Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn: Grow Your Business Without Giving Up Your Life Episode July 5, 2024 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/0382f204 ★ Additional episodes: https://JenniferDawnCoaching.com

- Assess an area where you've been focusing too heavily on tactics at the expense of emotional well-being.- Create a plan to balance tactical action with emotional intelligence and self-care in this area. Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn: Grow Your Business Without Giving Up Your Life Episode July 4, 2024 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/eaa53f58 ★ Additional episodes: https://JenniferDawnCoaching.com

- Recall a time when you felt completely in the zone and aligned with your business goals.- Identify the conditions that helped you achieve this flow state and brainstorm ways to create more of them. Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn: Grow Your Business Without Giving Up Your Life Episode July 3, 2024 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/238e9f2d ★ Additional episodes: https://JenniferDawnCoaching.com

Day 3: Embrace Financial Abundance- Reflect on your current beliefs and attitudes towards money in your business.- Identify one limiting belief about money and reframe it into an affirmation of abundance. Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn: Grow Your Business Without Giving Up Your Life Episode July 2, 2024 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/38b73a8e ★ Additional episodes: https://JenniferDawnCoaching.com

Day 2: Simplify and Realign- Identify one aspect of your business that has become overcomplicated or misaligned with your values.- Create a plan to simplify or realign this area with the inherent good you want to provide.- Record a podcast episode - business coach told me my biz was too complicated, and he was right! How can you simplify your business? Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn: Grow Your Business Without Giving Up Your Life Episode July 1, 2024 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4f8b13ca ★ Additional episodes: https://JenniferDawnCoaching.com

Day 1: Rediscover Your Spark- Reflect on what originally inspired you to start your business and what you love most about it. Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn: Grow Your Business Without Giving Up Your Life Episode June 30, 2024 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8917e2f1 ★ Additional episodes: https://JenniferDawnCoaching.com

f you don't heal, you can’t make the money. Dr. Linette Montae is a top-tier strategic and profitability partner specializing in scaling the authority, profitability and legacy of underrepresented CEOs, leaders, and entrepreneurs. She is the NSBA Leadership Council, CEO, speaker, and author. Dr. Lynette shares her 40-year journey in entrepreneurship, consulting for various businesses, including major corporations like Marriott and Avis. Being a woman of color in male-driven industries was very hard even though she had two master's degrees and one PhD, she was not heard until she got a law degree. Women often need to overcome societal expectations and focus on mindset to scale their businesses beyond the $1 million mark, but for that, they need to learn skills from coaches. The key point of all businesses is in the customer experience, both internal (team) and external (customers) stakeholders - aiming for the best customer experience possible is the money magnet. Solving your financia…

If you want to tame the business chaos, use the process. Yuri Chu Su is an Online Business Manager (OBM) with a passion for transforming business operations through effective processes and systems. Yuri shares her journey from a corporate CPA and auditor to a successful entrepreneur. Her journey was not easy, but she took time to reflect on her life and wishes before she stepped into the new career path. Jennifer and Yuri discuss the critical role of processes in business success and how they can ensure quality, and give business owners the freedom to step away with certainty their business will run efficiently. They also talk about how simple tools like Google Sheets are great ways to track data and automate operations. The conversation moves to how to overcome resistance to change and distress with Jennifer’s amazing trick. These tips and more are just some of the gems in this episode. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by your business operations or looking for ways to optimize you…

Marketing is about building relationships.Nikki Nash is the CEO of Market Your Genius, a speaker, consultant, author, and podcaster. As a veteran marketer with expertise in helping businesses attract and retain clients online, and experience working with Fortune 100 companies, Nikki explains what is needed for a good marketing strategy. Her extensive experience with both the consumer side and the B2B side of business made her realize that having one clear front-end offer is key.She shares her career path and seeing marketing as a creative and fun job sets her apart from others in the industry. Nikki advises against trying to be everything to everyone in your marketing efforts. Instead, she stresses the importance of finding a clear path to your audience and not overwhelming your clients.Nikki also explains how understanding how customers make decisions, why they believe what they believe, and how to communicate your core values can guide specific business decisions in developing your …

Doing the work to heal your early traumas can have a profoundly positive impact on your daily life and your business. Maira Holzmann is a body-oriented somatic therapist who specializes in helping people heal from their early traumas. Being in a state of constant urgency, working 60 hours a week, and feeling like you are never enough are all common traits for many of us as business owners, but these are also signs of unresolved trauma. Therapy and self-care can help us set up regulatory guardrails and learn to experience life in a new state of calm, resilience, and joy. When you begin to heal and make sustainable changes in your lifestyle and mindset, you will feel lasting changes in your physiology that will improve your health, your business, and your quality of life. Start your self-care journey today and find, savor, and prioritize the joy in your life! Notes 🌹 Maira is a somatic therapist who helps people heal from the impacts of childhood trauma: somatic therapy gave her client…

You cannot solve a problem if you don’t admit that there is one! Tiffany Sauder manages 3 businesses and 2 careers with her husband, with whom she shares 4 children. Watching her father start his own business, Tiffany grew up with an understanding of risk and and a healthy dose of curiosity. Having graduated with a degree in finance and starting a career in the corporate world, Tiffany convinced her dad to buy a small business, which went on to amazing success. However, Tiffany eventually found herself in a place where neither her business nor the way her marriage was going was sustainable. By undertaking radical changes in her business and starting marriage counseling, she was able to make the changes necessary to prioritize what was important in her life. She managed to get the ordinary bits of life to fit in the smallest possible container in order to make room for the extraordinary in life! Her advice? Be willing to be vulnerable - you do not always have to be perfect! Notes: 👨‍👧…

Success is closer than you think! Michelle Rockwood, author of Joyful Selling, unintentionally became a sales coach. She realized she had something others did not; a skill, a passion, and a joy for sales coaching. Michelle believes strongly in creating a connection with people we are supporting and coaching, in making offers to people who really need them, and in ensuring we are prepared as we work in sales. There is a distinct difference in masculine and feminine sales energy, and Michelle realized that the majority of sales training programs are written and delivered by men. It’s no wonder women are uncomfortable with this way of selling, and sometimes make our stomach churn, and often don’t find any joy in it. The goal is for you and the client alike to have an authentic sales experience that you both enjoy. This comes from authentically connecting with the client and ensuring we slow down and work smarter, not harder. It IS possible to have a sales conversation that you actually e…

Thinking about what you want for your life can be scary! Dena Jansen, author, speaker, and coach, with a background in corporate leadership, began her adult life in accountancy and as a farmer’s wife. Making the transition out of corporate to entrepreneurship, Dena walked into a different space in her career and within her marriage. Dena’s book, Soul Farmer, is a book of self-reflection, which guides the reader through giving yourself time to be with yourself - remembering to invest in yourself, and allowing yourself time to rest. Farmers know that the ground needs time to rest, and Dena believes the same is true for us as people; her husband grows plants, and she grows people, as they both found their own passions, they were able to support each other as they grew. Growing is not easy - but you do not have to grow alone! Notes: 💍 Dena realized that her marriage and career weren't healthy: she and her husband aged together, but didn't grow together. 2:51 🤩 She and her husband are now…

When you get committed, solutions appear. Amy Kemp is the author, owner & CEO of Amy Kemp, Inc. After deciding that she did not want to work as a teacher, Amy started her own business which grew faster than she ever thought it would. Amy now helps leaders and business professionals understand how deeply thought habits impact every part of their work and lives. Mindset and habits are two things that are foundational for any result in our lives. We usually want to bypass each of these and push through to a result we are looking to achieve. However, we end up realizing that there was no foundation and therefore things begin to collapse. Amy explains how structure is not a restrictive cage but rather a path to freedom if used properly. The power lies in embracing the gentle structures within our business and when we allow flexibility and unexpected things to happen. Allowing ourselves and others to recharge and shift perspective, brings in a space for change. You cannot always be in the s…

When you let go of something, you create space for something new to show up. Danielle Sunberg, a former Big Law attorney turned wellness entrepreneur and expert in the art of conscious living and award-winning author, shares about asking and answering the big question: Who am I? Having been diagnosed with depression, Danielle realized that where she thought she was on top of everything, with plenty of zeros in her bank account and being on top of the corporate ladder, she wasn’t in tune with who she was herself.Allowing yourself to be vulnerable causes a step into real leadership. Peeling the layers away allows for an acceptance of who you really are and allowing yourself to take up space. Hitting burnout is not always a bad thing - as long as you use it as a chance to change everything! Notes: 👩🏻‍💼 Danielle was an accomplished corporate litigator for a big law firm in Washington, DC. 1:59 🥀 Despite her success, she felt empty, personally. 3:43 😞 She felt nothing when hearing the new…