Burning Brightly

If you're a mother, then you know all about the different seasons of life and how each requires different time and energy. There are times of life when we can work full time, times when we are way busier than we'd like to be and seasons when we're barely hanging on. It can be tempting to try to start or grow a business during a season of life that isn't particularly conducive to extra obligations....

I've been podcasting for almost 6 years now and it's one of my favorite means of communicating with my audience and disseminating expertise, encouragement and coaching. If you've been dreaming of a podcast of your own, this episode will give you a high level overview of the steps you'll need to put in place in order to launch a show yourself. Learn how to find a purpose for your show, create a tit...

Are you a coach or content creator with niche drama? Let's be honest, you probably have niche drama. We all do at some point! You're definitely not alone but this part of building your business doesn't have to be hard! When I became a certified life coach, I went all in a niche for several months, and eventually learned through testing (that we talk about in this episode) that it wasn't going to b...

If you have kids at home and are building a business, this episode is for you! It's taken me years and years to develop and implement a work-at-home schedule that works for me and my (very large) family. In today's episode, I'm sharing my own current schedule, showing you how to decide what's most important in creating your own, and walking you through the process. By the end of this show, you'll...

What do you feel when you hear the word "failure?" Does it make you cringe? Worry? Stress or shiver? Most people have only negative connotations to the word "failure", but when building a small business, we have to get up close and personal to this concept and start to reexamine it. Instead of seeing our business building adventure as a series of small failures, instead I want us to look at it as...

Today, we're talking about the concept of success and exploring how we can define and recognize our own success in business and life. I'm going to challenge conventional notions of success, and teach you how important it is to set personal goals instead of chasing other people's ideas of success. We'll start with what success means like for us, discuss how critical it is to manage our own expectat...

In this episode we're exploring the benefits of networking and how to do it in a way that feels good and genuine as an online business owner. We'll talk about what networking means, and I'm sharing my personal journey and struggles with this skill, especially when it felt salesy and/or disingenuous. We'll redefine 'networking' to make it a more authentic, service-driven approach and I'll give you...

In this episode, I'm discussing the significance of honoring the Sabbath and how it has completely revolutionized my business and personal life. Through biblical references and personal anecdotes, I'm going to show you how dedicating a day to God not only fosters spiritual growth but will also improve productivity and creativity in your business. I'll give you some suggestions for implementing Sab...

In this episode, we're exploring the struggles many women face in loving and appreciating their bodies as they are. I strongly believes this challenge is largely due to societal pressures and skewed perceptions of beauty, constantly thrown at us through advertising and social media. Today, I'm sharing my personal journey of overcoming body image issues and giving you actionable advice on changing...

In this episode, I dive deep into the importance of understanding the reasons behind our actions and their impact on our lives. I'll explain the significance of aligning our reasons with our values to ensure long-term motivation and integrity. Listen in as I share examples that I'm sure you can relate to, like weight loss and business building, to illustrate how the right reasons can lead to more...

I recently gave this presentation to a local coworking space and I wanted to share it all with you! In it, I explores how our brains unintentionally sabotage our dreams and goals. In this review of how our brain approaches new experiences, I explain the motivational triad and its impact on entrepreneurship and goal setting. We'll learn insights into common emotions like fear, overwhelm, frustratio...

In this episode, we'll learn seven proven strategies for making money online as a content creator! We categorize content creators into influencers, educators, and entertainers, and then delve into how each can monetize their presence through the 7 most common ways of making money online, including affiliate marketing, brand partnerships, digital products, physical products, coaching or consulting,...

Join me for Podcast Jumpstart where I teach you the framework to launch your podcast in just 2 weeks! In this episode, we dive deep into the science of goal achievement. Discover how to transform your mindset and leverage the power of your brain to reach any personal or professional goal. 1.Understanding the Brain’s Role in Goal Achievement - The importance of changing your brain to achieve goals....

Today, we're diving into the thrilling highs and lows of the business roller coaster. I'll guide you through the inevitable ups and downs of entrepreneurship and help you find the courage to keep going, even when it seems like “nothing is working”. Here's what we cover: Understanding the Dunning-Kruger Effect : Why we often overestimate our abilities early on. The Five Stages of Business: Uninform...

Welcome to episode 51 of Burning Brightly, where we're tackling the (often unspoken) emotion of envy. I’m Bonnie Wiscombe, your host, life coach, and fellow mom entrepreneur. Today, we’ll dive deep into understanding and overcoming envy, particularly in the context of business, and how it can be a surprising catalyst for growth and clarity in your journey.  Key Points: Understanding Envy: Env...

You're in for a treat with this latest episode of Burning Brightly. We had the amazing Denita Bremer on to discuss something so important yet often avoided: feeling our negative emotions.  As Christian moms building businesses, we can get caught in the trap of thinking we need to be positive and grateful all the time. But the truth is, avoiding the hard feelings actually holds us back from cr...

Hey there, fellow Christian moms and entrepreneurs! I'm Bonnie Wiscombe, your host and guide on this journey of building a business and sharing your light with the world. In today's episode, we're tackling a crucial topic that affects almost every one of us at some point: imposter syndrome. Do you often feel like you're not enough, that you're pretending to be something you're not, or that others...

Welcome to a very special episode of Burning Brightly! This month marks our one-year anniversary of the show, and I’m thrilled to share not only the journey of this podcast but how life coaching has profoundly transformed my life and career. It's been an incredible year of growth, both for myself and for the show. As some of you may know, I transitioned from co-hosting "Outnumbered the Podcast" to...

Today's guest has an incredible story and shares hope, inspiration and some amazing coaching tools. Kolette Hall is a life coach and widowed single mom who helps other high achieving men and women understand how to let go and be at peace with the things we can't (and don't want to) control. Kolette has a Master’s Degree in Education and spent 5 years teaching before starting her own business in th...

Hey there, entrepreneurs! Welcome back to Burning Brightly, the podcast where we ignite our entrepreneurial spirits and embrace the adventure of building businesses while sharing our light with the world. I'm Bonnie Wiscombe, your guide through the highs and lows of this exhilarating journey. Today, we're diving into a topic that resonates with all of us: living life to the fullest. Yes, it may so...

Funnel building is a buzzword in the entrepreneurial space, in large part thanks to the work of Russell Brunson and ClickFunnels. Matt Peet is a funnel expert and today he's teaching us everything we need to know to better understand this sales & marketing tool and how we can use them in our content businesses. If you aren't seeing regular, predictable clients or customers in your business and...

We working moms have a lot on our plate: balancing family, home, business, and more can feel exhausting and relentless. But in reality, there are only a few of these things that will really matter in this life and beyond. Our relationships with our family members are high on this list! Today we're talking about reprioritizing our family, especially when things get crazy as an entrepreneur, as well...

God created us with incredible bodies and brains to be used throughout our life, but a big mistake that many of us make is thinking that our brain or body should be in charge of us. In reality, it's the soul that should be calling the shots. In this episode, we'll talk about the big temptations we face and how to overcome things that will keep us from fulfilling our life's greatet purpose, like ne...

Self-love has become a buzz word, but as Christians we have our doubts about the importance of becoming self-centered and happy with our mistakes. What if you could have both the benefits of accepting yourself with unconditional love AND the desire to follow God's command of constant improvement? That's what this episode is about: how and why to develop a relationship with yourself as a humble fol...

Have you ever seen another woman with seemingly impossible accomplishments in her life and wondered, "how does she do it all?" Well, the real answer is, she doesn't. No one does "everything" but some people are better than others at delegating or neglecting the things that don't matter as much in order to make room for the things that DO. So, if you're a crazy busy mom who's wondering how to find...