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Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had that moment where you think you’re doing the right things to grow your business...but you feel like a kid wearing your mom’s high heels, pretending to be a grown-up? This is a pretty prevalent way to feel for most business owners especially in your first few years in business. We're surrounded by all the incredible success stories of $10,000 months and 6-fig...

Send us Fan Mail I have been working on today's podcast episode for so many months now. I've been thinking about it and planning it and now I'm just so excited to share this new strategy that I've been developing to help you plan your best week ever. But before I dive into it, this week's content is based on something I have been using in my business and it's actually...

Send us Fan Mail New Year is when we all dream big dreams and make big plans for our lives and business… but then LIFE gets in the way and that little list of dreams and goals is covered by all the other to-dos clamoring for your attention. You need more than a post it of goals… you need a real plan to say NO to shiny objects and YES to strategic action steps that move you closer to your dream bus...

Send us Fan Mail New Year is when we all dream big dreams and make big plans for our lives and business… but then LIFE gets in the way and that little list of dreams and goals is covered by all the other to-dos clamoring for your attention. You need more than a post it of goals… you need a real plan to say NO to shiny objects and YES to strategic action steps that move you closer to your dream bus...

Send us Fan Mail New Year is when we all dream big dreams and make big plans for our lives and business… but then LIFE gets in the way and that little list of dreams and goals is covered by all the other to-dos clamoring for your attention. You need more than a post it of goals… you need a real plan to say NO to shiny objects and YES to strategic action steps that move you closer to your dream bus...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we're talking about why this mindset of waiting until you're successful, might be holding you back from creating that success in your business. "When I'm successful, then I'll ... " This is a question that really shook things up for me, because it showed me where I was holding myself back in my business and in my life. And it can be one of thos...

Send us Fan Mail New Year is when we all dream big dreams and make big plans for our lives and business… but then LIFE gets in the way and that little list of dreams and goals is covered by all the other to-dos clamoring for your attention. You need more than a post it of goals… you need a real plan to say NO to shiny objects and YES to strategic action steps that move you closer to your dream bus...

Send us Fan Mail New Year is when we all dream big dreams and make big plans for our lives and business… but then LIFE gets in the way and that little list of dreams and goals is covered by all the other to-dos clamoring for your attention. You need more than a post it of goals… you need a real plan to say NO to shiny objects and YES to strategic action steps that move you closer to your dream bus...

Send us Fan Mail Like most children of the 80s and 90s, I was raised with a generation of girls who were told that we could grow up to have it all. We could go to college. Break through the glass ceilings in corporate America. Bring home the bacon and fry in up in the pan. We could achieve ANYTHING. And so we did. More women than ever before are graduating college, scooping up Master’s degrees, an...

Send us Fan Mail There’s something funny that happens when you’re on the path of self-realization + personal development. It doesn’t matter how many personality tests + assessments you take; How many personal development, spirituality, and self-help books you read; Or even which Abraham Hicks Law of Attraction CD you have playing in your car; There’s still a blind spot that prevents us from fully...

Send us Fan Mail We hear that we should be everywhere. We should be on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Last year it was Periscoping and Blabbing… and now we should be on Facebook Live! We stress over blogging every week… no let’s make that a vlog… what if we make it a podcast! And we also need to write a book. And we need to be speaking and attending all these conferences and events a...

Send us Fan Mail It’s official ya’ll… we’re down to the last 90 Days of 2017! Are you winding down or ramping up? For some of us, we’ve already decided that 2017 is pretty much over. The holidays are just around the corner, we’re taking the kids to all their activities… it’s just easier to go with the flow than to focus on your big goals. But in today’s episode of Uncomplicate Your Business, I wan...

Send us Fan Mail Our topic today is all about what a capsule wardrobe can teach you about creating more ease and less stress in your business. If you have been following me for a while, you might know that I am really, really passionate about simplifying my life, around keeping things simple; everything to how I prep our food to how we run our routines as a family to how we live a very minimalist...

Send us Fan Mail Are you running your business or is your business running you?  This is all about do you feel like you’re flying by the seat of your pants just to keep up with this crazy monster you’ve created called Your Business. If the answer is, “Yeah, I’m feeling like I’m flying by the seat of my pants.  I’m just trying to play catch up on everything from my inbox to my marketing to all the...

Send us Fan Mail Today we're breaking it all down and talking about the numbers. We're going to talk about exactly what it means to have a six figure business. If you happen to catch last week's episode on a big enough business then maybe you went through the process I shared with you to figure out what size your big enough business is and there were really two parts to determining...

Send us Fan Mail Let's dive into how to reduce your stress to dollar ratio in your business. This is a concept that has completely transformed the way I approach my business everything from how I market my business how I run my business behind the scenes. For every single offering that you have you have to be aware of the fact that there is a level of stress associated with it. Read more here...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re talking about why a big enough business is the key to designing a life and business you love. As an entrepreneur who teaches other entrepreneurs how to design a lifestyle business, I have to say that I see a lot of hype. Not a day goes by when my Facebook newsfeed doesn’t include some variation of: “Reach and make millions,” “Don’t let your small business make you sma...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re talking about how to much information can be keeping you stuck and overwhelmed. Let’s dive in. It’s no secret that I am a complete lifelong student. Nothing makes me happier than learning something new. Learning just excites me. My favorite time of year is back to school. A bouquet of fresh pencils and a brand new clean notebook is my love language. You will find my n...

Send us Fan Mail There’s a strong entrepreneurial culture of hustling 24/7. As if we can just work ourselves nonstop. The truth is, I really think this is setting up so many entrepreneurs on the fast track to burnout. When I look at the statistics that 80% of new businesses shut down within the first few years , I really feel like I have some strong support on this one. Here’s the challenge and th...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to working with new team members, I tend to hear from people is they feel like they hired a great person, but then a month or two into that working relationship, they just tell me, "It is not working. I don't know what's going on". And on the other end of that relationship, chances are the person they just hired is sitting there going, "This...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are continuing The Dream Team series and we're talking with my team about what you need to know when you're getting ready to hire your dream team . You've already determined from the last episode , that it's time to bring some support into your business. Now, you have to figure out, where do you find the right fit, so that you don't waste a ton o...

Send us Fan Mail Do you need real support behind the scenes in your business? Maybe the idea of hiring a team has been a little overwhelming or you're just not sure if you're ready to bring some people in behind the scenes. Having a team in place really makes my life as an entrepreneur much, much easier. It allows me to focus on the high-impact activities that are both going to reach mor...

Send us Fan Mail I have some important questions to ask you today. Do you ever wish that you didn't have to deal with money? Have you ever had a hard time quoting a price to a potential client? Or, have you ever struggled to say, "hey, I need you to pay me" now? These are common challenges that a lot of entrepreneurs face, but we don't seem to talk about it a whole lot. That&ap...

Send us Fan Mail If this is the first episode you've ever listened to of the Uncomplicate Your Business Podcast, one, I hope you absolutely love it, and two, I hope you listen in to the previous three episodes because I have been talking with some incredible women entrepreneurs about their entrepreneurial journey. What makes this summer series different is we are not talking about the highlig...

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