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With the start of the new year, do you feel discouraged when you look at your sales figures for the year?  I understand how easily this can happen when you consistently think you are starting the year out with zero sales and you have a huge mountain to climb to get your sales to where you want them to be.   In today’s podcast episode, I’m letting you in on a little secret to avoid that discouragem...

How have you been valuing your self-worth?  How do you see yourself?  Do you even really know what it means to have self-worth?  It really boils down to how you perceive your own value.  It’s like your internal compass.  Are you ready to see how you can be good enough and worthy of love?  Let’s dive in… I’m inviting you to sign up for the free private podcast where I do a deeper dive into this top...

Choosing your word of the year…many people do this for themselves personally, and it works.  It keeps them focused throughout the year, but choosing a word of the year for your business…does that even make sense?  Oh ya, it is important.  In today’s podcast episode, I’m going to walk you through how you can choose your business's word of the year and how you can use it to impact the success of you...

Do you ever find yourself experiencing drama?  It could be within your family or friends, or possibly you see it in how kids are behaving, but have you ever caught yourself in a dramatic situation?  Do you ever find yourself thinking thoughts that create an unnecessary situation for yourself?  If you’re like most people, your answer will be yes, and it’s completely okay.  Let’s dive in… Learn abou...

When you think about a side hustle, do you think about young entrepreneurs with lots of energy who are able to work eight hours at a day job and another eight hours on their side hustle?  While this may be true, more side hustles are created by entrepreneurs between the ages of 45 and 65.  Does this surprise you?  More and more people entering their retirement age are starting their side hustles b...

How much time do you spend thinking about what other people are thinking, specifically what you think they are thinking about you?  How often are you doing something just because of what you think the other person is thinking about you?  You might be concerned about what your parents are thinking about you, or your partner, or your children, or your boss.  Maybe it’s your neighbor, or a friend.  W...

If you have a business or do bookkeeping for business owners, you know now is the time you need to wrap up your year-end financial statements.  If you’ve heard the phrase closing the books, this is exactly what it means.  You simply make sure you have all your money coming in and money going out of your business recorded and reconciled so that your financial statements reflect accurate data.  You...

Do you know who your true self is?  Do you ever think you’ll become who you really are when you reach a certain point in your life?  Do you ever feel like you are lying to yourself when you ask who you really are?  Do you know how to simply be yourself?  Are you ready to give yourself the gift of being yourself?  Let’s dive in… Learn about the Under Pressure:  Stress Management And Resilience Prog...

There is a lot of talk about belief this time of the year, but I feel like belief is such a vital part of having a side hustle or being a solopreneur.  You’ve heard me say dream big, follow your heart, and love what you do before, and we are going to talk about how belief is such an essential aspect of not only dreaming big but also reaching your goals, creating the business you desire and getting...

Have you ever based a decision you were making on intuition?  Do you ever let your intuition guide you in life?  The basic definition of intuition is to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.  When you fully understand your wants and needs in life, intuition can be something you rely on.  But what happens when you may not be in sync with what you really want in...

The great danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.  I love this quote from Michelangelo.  It really puts into perspective how important it is to not only set goals but to make sure that you are setting goals that make you reach a little further than you’d normally reach so that you can achieve those goals...

Is there anything you’ve experienced in your past that is currently influencing how you live your life?  How often do you talk to others about things that happened in your past?  Do you let your past dictate how you live your life, or how you think your future will be?  Did you know that you have the power to change your past?  Your past no longer exists.  It is over, but you are able to live in t...

Everyone is looking for the secret to success in their life, business, or both.  If you want to be successful, you’re more than likely working towards each of your desired outcomes or goals.  You’re looking to find the motivation or simply what you need to do to continue to move forward in the direction to reach your ultimate work-life balance.  In this podcast episode, I have a little something e...

Do you have something in your life that you regret?  There are a lot of people who are dealing with regret.  How are you dealing with regret in your life?  Is it something you feel on a daily basis?  Is it something that only comes up for you periodically?  When you think about your regrets, do you wish you would have done or maybe not done something in your life?  If you have something you regret...

To have a successful and profitable business, you’ll need to make sure your journey includes having a solid foundation for your business.  This foundation is much more than just having an amazing idea for your business; it’s broken down into sections that are important to make sure you are mastering each of them so that you don’t have one area of your business that you are not strong in which coul...

So often, we are looking for other people to be proud of us, but when was the last time you asked yourself how proud you are of yourself?  Do you find that you are consistently seeking validation of how proud others are of you?  Did you know that feeling proud of yourself is something you can actually create for yourself?  Think about how much more positive your life could be when you don’t have t...

When you have a business, you most likely have a vision for your business.  If you are like many business owners, you think about your business the majority of your time.  You think about the products and services you offer or want to offer, you think about your ideal client, you think about how much money you want to make, and you think about how you want to grow your business.  So why does it se...

Have you ever taken the time to really think about what you truly want in your life?  Our lives are busy, and it’s easy to think about things on the fly, but how often do you take the time to really think about it?  When I ask my clients what they want in their lives, there are many times that they say they don’t really know.  They haven’t taken the time to think about it, and it makes it hard for...

Whether or not you feel you have control of your business finances, you want to make sure you are doing everything you can so that you can end this year in control.  These next few weeks will fly by so quickly, and before you know it, you’ll need to gather all your financial information to prepare your tax return.  In today’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how you can make sure you are in cont...

How often do you find yourself short on time?  Our lives are busy, and when we find ourselves with more things to do and not enough time to get it all done, it forces us to prioritize what matters most to us.  Wouldn’t it be great if you had the time to do everything you wanted to do?  One of the things I work with my clients on is making sure they are doing what they truly want to be spending the...

When you start your business or side hustle, your goal is more than likely to become successful.  But what makes your business a success?  Do you think that bringing in considerable amounts of sales or revenues determines your business’s success?  Is it the number of clients or customers you have?  It’s easy to listen to other business owners talk about how successful their business is, but how of...

We are often led to believe that happiness comes from achieving success.  We think that when we get something we think is successful in our life, then we’ll start being happy.  Success and happiness are actually two totally separate mindsets.  Think about it.  There are so many people in this world who are successful, and yet they are so unhappy.  The relationship you have with how happy you are i...

Starting a side hustle can be overwhelming unless you take the right steps, make sure you are covering all the necessary requirements, and understand what the demand is going to be on not only yourself but your lifestyle as well.  There are many points to consider, and the more that you can review these before jumping into you’re your side hustle, the better off you will be.  In today’s podcast ep...

So often in our lives, we set goals and strive for success.  We want to win at everything we do, but there will be times when things don’t go as originally planned, and we fail.  It’s okay to fail, and there are people who will tell you that you need to fail many times before you succeed, so why are so many of us afraid to fail?  Why do we put things off because of fear of failure?  Have you ever...

A side hustle or side gig simply means you are taking on additional work outside of your regular job.  Having a side hustle can be a great way to earn some extra income, and how much income you make in your side hustle depends on what you put into your side hustle.  In today’s podcast episode, I’m covering some of the top side hustles you can jump into to help you make money in your spare time.  E...