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Episode 133: Staying Smart During a Crisis
I experienced a crisis recently. Someone in the house tested positive for COVID. All the schedules had to be rearranged. It wasn’t a huge crisis, but in the moment, it felt really big. We’ve all had those moments when we think things are going in one direction and then, BAM, everything’s turned upside down without…
Read MoreEpisode 132: Never Ask, “So What Do You Do?” Again
Picture it: You’re about to walk into a networking event and your palms get sweaty and a feeling of dread sweeps over you. You’re worried about 2 things simultaneously: The pressure to sell and find “leads” (I hate that word, btw), and concern that someone else is going to try and sell you things.…
Read MoreEpisode 131: How Do You Grow a Business When Your Schedule Is Crazy?
I love getting emails from listeners! Some of my favorite questions come to me in this way, and today’s episode was inspired by this email: Sarah, I love your energy … but I don’t have it. LOL How in the world do you grow your business when your schedule is absolutely crazy? I’ll be honest:…
Read MoreEpisode 130: Ever Stop and Think, “How the Heck Is This My Life?”
It reminds me of that old song “Once In A Lifetime” by the Talking Heads … “This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife!” It’s a weird feeling, right? There you are, going about your life and things might feel a little weird here and there … but then that low-level…
Read MoreEpisode 129: Forgive Yourself for Failing to Achieve a Goal
You set a goal. You’re excited. You have so much ambition welling up inside … and then you get clobbered. If you’re alive, you’ve probably had that experience. That’s when the insecurities creep in. You immediately get mad at yourself. You come up with all sorts of reasons to support the belief you’re not as…
Read MoreEpisode 128: Ditch the Overwhelm by Using Cycle Syncing
Have you ever found yourself in a fitness class, slogging through with zero energy and you think, “Wait a second. I just did this class last week and I nailed it. What the heck is going on here?” Ah … the culprit is not that you’re suddenly lazy or weak or you just don’t have…
Read MoreEpisode 127: How (& When) to Break Up With Friends
Friend breakups don’t get enough attention, and the truth is, they are very, very common among entrepreneurs. They’re a big deal. Who you hang out with matters, and if you’re considering severing a relationship, there’s probably a really good reason for it. Chances are, if you chose to listen to this specific podcast…
Read MoreEpisode 126: How Values Make You Money
Have you ever considered that values are behaviors and not ideas? As in, if you could behave in alignment with your values, what would be possible in your business? I have to tell you, I’d never thought about it like that before, unless you count the idea that “love is a verb” — which is…
Read MoreEpisode 125: How to Manage Emotions When You See Your Balance Sheet
We’ve all been there … you’re just going along with your day, and you decide to check your numbers. “Wait, what? That’s it? I thought I was making money!” If that hasn’t happened to you, that’s amazing! Congrats. But if it has, you know the drop of the stomach, how you can start to feel…
Read MoreEpisode 124: Why “Helping Everyone” Means You Help No One
I’ll be honest: Figuring out how to “niche down” (a phrase I hate, by the way) is scary AF. It is. You might worry that you’ll be stuck serving one type of person for the rest of your life or that you’ll only be able to help in one specific way. Even worse, you might…
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