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Growth requires you to change right down to your core.Dr Michael Matucci, PhD, is a founder of Encompass Life, is on a mission to ignite the truth of who we really are and what we are really doing here.Until you go into your own core and shift things at the soul level, as in, your emotions, will, and subconscious mind, then it will continue to perpetuate itself no matter how powerful you are. You have a universe inside of you, and you have the emotional power to deal with anything that may come your way and to act in the most profound way possible.Stepping into your core being and soul level may be uncomfortable and cold, but ultimately you will find treasure! Notes: 🤩 Creating miracles inside and outside of us. 01:19 😎 Michael’s path of personal growth and spirituality: the Navy SEALs of spirituality. 05:12 🪞 Everything is happening inside of you: people around you are reflecting you, all the time. 07:24 4️⃣ Extreme Ownership: blame, shame, guilt, and hate are 4 emotions that keep u…

We can only control ourselves - we cannot control how someone responds to us.Lori Crooks, CEO of CADRA, began her working life crunching numbers and auditing in accounting, before life as an IT auditor and working with companies to ensure that they comply with security standards and apply best practices. Many businesses are simply overwhelmed and unsure where to turn; Lori ensures that companies have the guidance they need to comply and for their IT environments to be secure. Lori encourages women to achieve appropriate education, but also to create a connection with men. The IT industry is a male-dominated one, however, connections are important and can be forged through conversation, having a sense of humor, and perhaps sometimes via sarcasm. Lori teaches that women need to believe in themselves when they sit at a table where they are the only female and remind themselves that they deserve to be there as much as any male. Never forget to have an open mind, and to seek out different …

Entrepreneurship is a journey often fraught with challenges, rejection, and isolation, yet brimming with opportunities for resilience, learning, and growth.People will always find reasons to say, “You’re not competent enough,” but you can prove them wrong! Resilience and perseverance take center stage as the conversation unfolds through Chichi Ukomadu’s story, the COO of the Heroshe logistic company, a coach for Christian women, and a podcaster. Let’s delve into the isolating nature of entrepreneurship, spotlighting the weight of decision-making and the indispensable role of mentors or coaches in offering support and guidance.The power of coaching emerges a transformative force, providing accountability, clarity, and an invaluable external perspective crucial for overcoming challenges. The conversation doesn’t shop at individual resilience but delves into the broader dynamics of team building, self-care amidst sacrifice, and embracing rejection as a redirection towards positive impact…

Are you struggling with internal conflicts that hinder decision-making? Maybe it’s time to address these unresolved issues. After all, those who rise to their challenges are the ones who rise to new heights. Dr. Bonnie Wims, therapist, and mental coach who got her doctorate in her 50s, is proof that it is never too late for personal growth. Her perspective is reflected in the belief that “unacknowledged pain doesn’t go away, it multiplies.” She advocates for continued self-work and acknowledges that she, too, continues to work on her setbacks. In her words: “The truth of who you are is not in what you are told or what you are taught, but rather the true nature of you is in what you choose.” Being vulnerable to see your behavior is hard, and we need support in that process. But we can do it! Make a good choice and listen to this episode that will help you make the right steps towards therapy! Show notes: 💟 Dr. Bonnie Wims is a therapist and a mental health coach who got her Ph.D. in…

If you are investing your money in hiring a virtual assistant, you really want them to be able to pay for themselves.Gina Cotner, CEO of Athena Executive Services, began her business by becoming a virtual assistant herself. Encouraged by an employer to start up a business finding the right assistants for business owners and CEOs, Gina found herself hiring her own VA and realizing the freedom it brought.Time zones and internet reliability are two considerations when hiring a VA outside the USA. Gina stresses that while you could ask a VA to do anything for you, it’s worth remembering that they are not experts in the same subject as you. Hiring a VA through an agency, such as Athena Executive Services, allows peace of mind that VAs have already been screened and vetted; an agency is likely to pair you well with the right VA.Having the right person for your business will make a massive difference to your life, as you find you no longer have to deal with the minutia! Show notes: 🏡 Gina b…

Lowering your productivity benchmark is essential for long-term success. Kate De Palma is the founder & CEO of Scented Designs Candle Co. and shares the time management insights she learned during her entrepreneurial journey. Entrepreneurs often end up trying to do everything themselves, which leads to a lack of focus and productivity in the long run. The key to keeping yourself focused on what is most important and maintaining that feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction is to create more manageable and realistic goals. Offload some tasks onto other people, stop checking your phone every 5 minutes, and take baby steps toward your high-priority goals. Start working on something valuable and stop filling your time with busy work! Notes: 🕯️ Kate is a Stanford graduate, a former educator, and the founder of Scented Designs, a clean-crafted Candle Company: company growth takes time and education, and sometimes it needs to be a side job until it develops. 01:42 🤝 Doing in-person market…

Unleash your style potential to boost your confidence, sync with professional ambitions, and express your true self. Get ready for a game-changing conversation with Nicole Russo, the dynamic force behind “Let’s Get You.” Known for her style wizardry featured in top-tier publications like Fast Company and Martha Stewart Weddings, Nicole’s expertise promises to revolutionize your approach to personal fashion.Embark on a journey of self-discovery with Nicole’s guidance. Her mantra of clarity in defining your unique aesthetic takes center stage, navigating through style icon, color psychology, and pragmatic wardrobe selections. The goal? Empowerment through embracing your distinctive style confidently and pragmatically.Connect with Nicole and forge your style identity with personalized guidance. Your journey towards confident self-expression begins here! Notes: 🥿 Nicole’s touch transformed the world’s most stylish women dress impeccably: your style journey begins with embracing your true…

If you find yourself in situations that seem to have no resolution, this is the podcast for you. Susanna is the founder of the new approach called Pragmatic Psychology. It focuses on solutions rather than problems. People stuck in the heaviness of their thoughts can't even hear and accept praise. But that can change. It's a point of view, not a reality. Challenge your reality by knowing that your truth will always feel light. Notes: ✨ Susanna is the founder of a revolutionary new approach called Pragmatic Psychology: dramatic is where you focus on the problem and look for a solution, but pragmatic means doing what works. 01:42 ❗ Most people want to be right rather than free and they underestimate the power we have when we take on a point of view: how to see there are other possibilities. 08:07 🌎 The world feeds us one drama after the other: if we foster ourselves as leaders and inspire others to be leaders, we will have a different world very soon. 15:54 🤔 If you want to be truly pro…

When you force yourself to do something, your energy shifts to lower emotions, but there is a solution to beat the Monday Blues. Monday mornings usually start with: “I don't want to deal with my job, I don't have enough clients, I'm in a lot of debt, my marketing is terrible” But when you're taking inspired action, and you feel excellent about it, and you're pouring your love and your joy into it. The goal is to always feel inspired. Jennifer shares one trick how to inspire yourself with the ‘Flow and Go” game. This is a practical and inspirational tool to shift a negative mindset and increase productivity. This game will help you recognize your negative emotions and shift them intentionally towards positive outcomes. The concept of this game is to align thoughts, emotions, actions and results into a positive feedback loop and take action.The Go and Flow game can be played whenever you need it to get in the flow and start getting the results that you want in your business and your lif…

Creating a winning day plan is possible in just five minutes! In this podcast, Jennifer explains 4 steps on how to do it. It starts with the right mindset and then organizing your tasks. Business owners, tend to forget important stuff and that is themselves, so don’t forget self-care to ensure your dream can come true. If you need additional help with organizing your day, check out the webinar and Best Plan Ever.com. Notes: 👓 Get your mindset in the right mindset: read your vision statement. 00:53 ✍️ Different ways to create Vision Statements: what you don’t like about your life? 02:37 🔠 Map your day to do priority stuff: divide the day on the ABCDE tasks of productivity. 05:45 🤩 Don’t overschedule yourself: time blockings are important. 08:04 3️⃣ Step three: self-care is crucial - schedule it! 08:36 🌸 Best Planner Ever and how to use it. 10:15 👉 Take Back Your Time Workshop. 12:06 Links: Join our Academy: www.jenniferdawnacademy.com ( http://www.jenniferdawnacademy.com/ ) Connect w…

Connecting your intentions with the food you eat will result in a healthier and happier life. Lainie Wulkan is the Founder of Center For Intuitive Food Therapy and shares her passion for unlocking greater flow and health for the mind, body, and spirit through the foods we eat. All the foods we eat on a daily basis can have profound effects on our mental and emotional states and can help us fuel the mindsets we need to tackle life's daily challenges. To use the food we eat as a tool for personal development, we must learn their properties and listen to what our body is telling us that it needs. Everybody always says that a positive mindset is the key to success, so why aren't we putting something positive in our bodies as well? If you want to manifest and attract more of what you need in your life, start looking at your food differently! Show notes: 👩‍🦱 Lainie is the founder of the CIFT Center for Intuitive Food Therapy, the co-author of The Food Healing Oracle Deck, and a lifelong fo…

Developing a sense of love and family within your business leads to greater success. Jake Sasseville is the CEO and Founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica, where he helps to cultivate experiences that incite a profound sense of growth. When developing growth and comradery in your business, start with yourself and be committed to your own growth and authenticity first, and this will directly reflect on your business. The sense of happiness and fulfillment within a company should be judged by the quality of life of its gardener and housekeeper equivalents, so when you ensure that you are compensating all your employees ethically and responsibly, everybody wins. To further deepen the sense of familiarization amongst your team, treat yourself and your team to transformational experiences like retreats that foster a sense of unity and relaxation. When you invest in yourself and your team in this way, the return on investment is clear, and you will see the results in your business. Note…

Learning to process and understand your emotions can reveal important lessons for moving forward with a successful business. Shulamit Ber Levtov is an entrepreneur's therapist and works with women business owners on their mental and emotional health journey. Being an entrepreneur is an emotional rollercoaster, and many business owners experience the struggle of dealing with their emotions in the business world. When you shut off your stress and frustration to cope, or to appear more confident and professional, it's easy to become overwhelmed and to feel isolated, and it can prevent us from having the resources needed to handle life and business properly. We must learn to set boundaries for ourselves and seek the support of others to help us do the heavy lifting and experience the growth we need to succeed. Accept the gift of the lesson that your emotions are trying to teach you, so you can move forward with greater insight and clarity! Notes: 👔 Shulamit is the entrepreneurs' therapis…

As an introverted entrepreneur, proper scheduling is the key to avoiding burnout. Jodi Lasky is the Introvert Founder, and she coaches a wide range of neurodiverse entrepreneurs and helps them develop sustainable strategies for their success and well-being. If you are an introverted entrepreneur, it can be hard to schedule your time in a way that is not energy-draining when big to-do lists are overwhelming, and new ideas can derail you from a productive workflow. The solution is to work backward from your future dreams and create a comprehensive list of the tasks you need to complete every week to make progress toward these long-term goals. Measuring their size and priority, curate this weekly list of tasks from your giant to-do list, and don't let anything distract or derail you from these weekly achievements. Save yourself from the overwhelm and energy drain of entrepreneurship and make yourself a strategic schedule today! Notes: ⭐ Jodi is an entrepreneur, a coach, a speaker, and a…

The hard work of entrepreneurship can take its toll on us if we don't adopt a strategic mindset. Jeffrey Hayzlett is the chairman & founder of the C-Suite Network, where he supports C-level executives and entrepreneurs in achieving professional success. Being an entrepreneur is not a walk in the park, and it requires a delicate life balance of spirituality, friends, family and your business. The best way to overcome the hurdles and manage your way through the inevitable failures is to have a strategy in place, and that means automating, delegating and eliminating your daily tasks so you can prioritize the most important ones. You are responsible for your own success, so set boundaries for yourself and focus on the core goal of your business; the problem you are solving for others. Stop surviving, find your inspiration, and start to thrive and drive through the obstacles standing between you and your goals! Notes: 👔 Jeffrey is a prime-time television host, a global business celebrity …

The key to managing your productivity is self-awareness. Erik Fisher is the producer and podcast host for Beyond The To-Do List, where he discusses practical productivity strategies with productivity experts. The best way to streamline a productive schedule is to be realistic about what we know we can do, how much we know we can do, and which days we are most productive. Spend a week and gather data on where you spend your time and do an honest analysis of how you could rearrange your to-do list to take advantage of this. The vast majority of what we put on our to-do lists are not tasks that move the needle, so doing less, but more of what is important, is the formula for success. You have agency over your work life, so make an honest assessment of your current strategy and take control! Notes: 📋 Eric has been the producer and host of the Beyond the To-Do List podcast, where he talks with productivity experts: choose less to do because when you get less done, you still have all that …

Valuing excellence in your business is fundamental for your success as an entrepreneur. Nida Leardprasopsuk is a business strategist who helps elevate business owners and the standards in their industry. Many of us have felt the burn of purchasing a service that didn't act with integrity, so it's easy to understand why it's so important in a business. Your integrity in business is all about the standards by which you run your business and offer your services, and raising your standards above and beyond your competition is an excellent strategy for differentiating yourself in your industry. Don't be afraid to remove the scarcity mindset from your practice because when you stick to your values and your passions, and offer a premium service, you will attract premium customers to your business. When you raise your standards, the customer wins, the industry wins and your business wins! Show Notes: ⭐ Nida is a serial entrepreneur, top-tier business consultant, self-identity reinvention coa…

You can leverage the misery of your burnout to pull yourself back into a place of joy and success. Reena Vokoun is the CEO of Passion Fit, where she empowers women to flourish both personally and professionally through wellness. Sometimes it can be hard to admit to yourself when you are not performing at your best, but self-awareness is the first step to tackling burnout. When you get to the point where you can't take the constant stress anymore, leverage that discomfort to make some changes and cut out some time to recover. Take some time to find something in your life you are passionate about and schedule it into your calendar so you can get that grounding and refreshing spark back into your life. When you take time for self-care and schedule that joy back into your life, you can get back to being your best self and continue propelling yourself forward to success. Notes: 🌸 Reena Vokoun is the founder and CEO of Passion Fit, a best-selling and award-winning author, a TEDx speaker, a…

There is an art to telling a story, and video is a powerful tool in the hands of every business owner, and it can make a huge difference. Ryan Wilson is a video storyteller, who shares his journey from a small town in Illinois to becoming a passionate advocate for the disability community. Ryan's decision to work with videos stemmed from his desire to tell authentic stories and make valuable resources more accessible. He founded Team Trust Productions, a video company that specializes in various video services, including event recaps, interviews, and fundraising videos for nonprofits. Ryan shares the red flags of hiring the wrong video production company and offers insights into marketing to the disabled community. Success is achieved through small, consistent, and attainable steps and videos are a great boost to that. Show Notes 📽️ Ryan Wilson is the founder and CEO of a disability-led video production company, Team Trust Productions: how he got inspired and ended up creating a vide…

Living in the higher emotions is a choice, and it will lead us to success. Michele Phillips is the founder of Key Performance and specializes in increasing happiness and individual performance in the workplace. We can work on increasing our happiness by making intentional shifts in our lives, like taking time for self-care and positive activities that motivate and inspire us. It's important that we never sacrifice our happiness to achieve our goals, and sometimes we need help from an outside perspective, like a coach, to maintain a positive mindset and strategy during this process. Happiness is a powerful decision to make, and we can work on it and develop it as a habit in our lives so it becomes part of who we are and how we show up. When you choose to be happy, you are an asset to yourself, your business, and the world around you! 😊 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 somet…

In business, better health equals more money. Hally Brooke is the Founder & CEO of Live Nourished Coaching, where she helps entrepreneurs make changes to their lifestyles to treat and prevent illness and stress. It's no secret that the life of a business owner is exceptionally busy and stressful, but making your health a priority is essential for success. Multiple studies have shown that business owners who prioritize their self-care make more money, have happier employees, and have overall more successful businesses. Making self-care a part of your daily routine gives you time to recharge, gain clarity, and live your life more productively and happily. Don't wait until you have health issues to start prioritizing your self-care! Notes: 👱‍♀️ Hally worked herself into stress and illness, but overcame it: working with entrepreneurs on movement, nutrition, mindset, resilience, and relationships, while her team handles regular functional medicine patients. 01:17 🧯 Functional medicine is …

How can you expect to be hired as an expert if you don’t want to hire experts yourself? Jeffrey Shaw is the founder of Self-Employed Business Institute and coaches entrepreneurs, so they can spend more time doing what they are great at and focus on building the life of their dreams. When starting the entrepreneurial journey, it is common for business owners to get stuck in the trap of working on marketing, building their business, and having little time to do what they are great at, and what makes them money. The key to getting out of the trap is getting a new perspective because it's difficult to see the label that your business needs when you are so far inside the jar. When you invest in the services of others, you can fast-track the development and growth of your business and focus on doing more of what makes you money, and more of what you love. Don't try to be an expert on everything, hire a coach and get the nudge you need to build the life of your dreams! 🥚 Jeffrey began his e…

Automating your busywork can save you time, and lead to a better business. Aytekin Tank is the founder of Jotform and shares his wisdom and passion for automating the busy work in your business. Many founders and startups run into the problem where managing their business can start to feel like a prison. Busy work like scheduling and emailing can take your valuable focus and energy away from more important tasks, like growing and improving your business. If you value your freedom, you need to audit your tasks and workflows so you can learn where to manage time more efficiently with the aid of automation. It’s easier than ever to find tools to help you manage your time so you can focus on what is most important! ⭐ Aytekin is the founder of Jotform and a productivity and automation expert: he wrote the book Automate Your Busywork. 01:44 🍼 Work/life balance is important for Aytekin, who is a father of 3 kids and a family man: hire somebody if you already have their one-year salary ahead …

Writing workshops are a very rewarding workplace wellness activity. Kim Anderson is the founder of The Unapologetic Pen and shares her passion for helping people process their thoughts and reduce stress through writing. In many workplaces, we are expected to drop our humanity at the door, and this can make for a very unnatural and stressful environment without the addition of activities that allow us to feel more human. Writing and sharing your thoughts can be a great team-building exercise that leads to increased emotional intelligence, better communication, and less stress. While writing, you receive similar benefits to meditation and have the time to process your thoughts and emotions, which helps us show up more authentically. Slow down, put a pen to some paper, and release your stress! 🧠 Kim does unapologetic writing workshops: writing whatever comes into your mind helps you listen to your brain. 02:01 ✍️ Writing workshops are an alternative to meditation: writing in groups make…