Sincerely, Future You

We've been thinking about our potential ALL WRONG. (gulp) In this episode, Coach Jess breaks down the literal definition of potential and explains how measuring our potential by referencing our past puts a ceiling on what we can create in our future. Tune in to blow the lid off of your FUTURE potential - simply by adopting THIS thought. Mentioned in this episode: Fun Money Redirect

There is a little known secret that will make your clients buy literally ANYTHING from you. It's not a product. It's a feeling. Safe. The super obvious emotion you need your potential customer/client to feel if they are ever going to buy from you. It may sound obvious, but in this episode, Coach Jess points out the sneaky ways our brains create the OPPOSITE of a safe environment when we're selling...

Are you a people pleaser? Or are you someone who looks does what's best for you no matter what? What if you don't want to be either of those people? Option #3 is the 4-step strategy Jess teaches her clients that helps them show up at work and home in a way that both respects others and honors yourself. It's ever-present creative solution that lives between options one and two. Use this tool to: Cr...

In this episode, Coach Jess explains the concept she coined called "The Negativity Hangover". It's that weird, dull (but ever-present!), throbbing background that lingers when we don't properly process our negative emotions. And since we're not taught how to do any emotional processing - half the time we don't get where we went wrong! Or why we're still in this "funk". And absolutely zero clue how...

Do you ever feel yourself sabotaging your own plan, intention, schedule, business, LIFE? Yep - the brain'll do that. Coach Jess explains a Thought Management tool she uses with her clients that was inspired by a quote from Dr. James Gills. When asked the secret to his success, he said, "I talk to myself more than I listen to myself." Tune in for Jessica's best practices for "talking to yourself"....

In today's episode Coach Jess McKinley reveals a sneaky, little, oh-so-innocent-sounding word trending in her coaching sessions. The word was "extra". These Happsters couldn't figure out why each of them consistently failed to motivate themselves to do "THAT ONE EXTRA THING" they're supposed to do for work. While you might relate, you'll soon hear why Coach Jess insists it's not the task itself bu...

We're under the impression that the key to being happier is being more "positive", and there is truth in that! Unfortunately, many of us THINK we're being positive and when we're not even close. Tune in this week to see if you're showing up in "Beginner Positivity" and how exactly to get to advanced positivity. Come chat with Jess on Instagram: @whatshappyningwjess Set up a free 20 Minute Mini-Ses...

Where did you get your thoughts from? I'm talking all of it. Everything you believe about the world, your business, your capability. Did you adopt those beliefs? From the books you've read, the people you look up to, your parents? And have you ever taken the time to inventory your old thoughts? To see if they are outdated? Or limiting your growth potential? Or making you a predictable basic b*tch?...

In this special episode, one of my incredible coaching clients, Amanda Sannella gave us permission to listen in on one of the most pivotal days of her life (and one of my favorite coaching moments!) On March 31st, Amanda became a statistic. Along with 30 million other Americans, she lost her job due to the COVID-19 Crisis. Listen in to this incredible call (AND STAY ON TO THE END!) to learn how Am...

Language is such an incredible tool. In business, we use it to communicate how we can serve our clients. But, there are so many byproducts of language that, if understood, can give YOUR company a competitive advantage. Tune in to hear the connection between your choice of words in marketing and sales to your clients emotions and buying habits. Coach Jess gives you 2 ways to apply this today: 1. Pr...

Let me be clear. Responsibility is not just a feeling. It includes the way we show up and take action. But before any of that, whether in our business or life, in order to feel responsible, we need to first BELIEVE that we are responsible. Since I am not qualified to use my voice to lead during the current Black Lives Matter movement, as I am a product of White Privilege and shamefully just beginn...

Inevitable isn't typically thought of as an emotion, but.... Coach Jess believes underused emotions are what can give you an edge in your business. She explains how we feel a sense of inevitability when it comes to things like Dentist appointments, doing laundry, and our birthdays - and shows us how we can apply that same line of thinking to money and business. Tune in to learn how to use the word...

In this episode, Coach Jess draws a parallel between "Negative Space" in art, and the space between our wins. She suggests that if we open ourselves up to and allow for more negative space (negative emotion) in our lives instead of trying to rush through it, we'd experience life for the masterpiece of contrast that it is. If you're in a hard season (struggle, failure, disappointment, etc.) this is...

In today's episode Coach Jess circles back to a more complex flavor and version of Episode 5: Paralyzed. Instead we talk about what you do when you've researched plenty and actually have a decision to make. She'll answer: What happens when you think "I don't know" What to do if you're not sure the right decision to make Where we find the real answers we're looking for If you're feeling stuck, this...

On today's podcast episode I talk about why exactly boredom IS so important. How you can leverage this negative emotion (with tremendous upside) to create, ideate, and innovate in your life and your business. Boredom is the negative space that MAKES the masterpiece, if you let it. Tune in to hear why we have to stop robbing our children and ourselves of this under-appreciated emotion. Come chat wi...

If I could pick only one emotion to gift a business owner, as, I don't know... like a Secret Santa gift..... I would totally put a giant bow on "unreasonable". In this episode, you guys have the pleasure of basking in the miraculously understandable Scottish accent of sage Business Coach, Ryan Mathie.   Ryan breaks down the super-emotion responsible for keeping our business' and those of our...

How can we tell if we're on the right track? If there is no clear right answer, we're supposed to follow our gut right? "Feel" it out? Well, that's great if you know how to distinguish feeling uncomfortable and feeling misaligned or inauthentic. But in the moment - they often can feel the same! In this episode, Coach Jess reveals the two questions you can ask yourself to test whether the negative...

We have ideas about our capacity. Our capacity to feel pain, to be alone in quarantine with our kids, to have changes made by the government that affect our business and who we can see. We think our capacity to handle this crisis is limited. But we're wrong about what we can handle. Tune in to find out Coach Jess' strategy for tapping into your limitless capacity. It's a super-power. Come chat wit...

In this episode - Coach Jess talks about emotional ratio. She addresses the myths about how often a mentally healthy person should be experiencing positive emotion vs negative emotion. Hint - it's not what you think. Tune in to learn about how these ratios give you freedom to process any emotion (especially through this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic) instead of numbing them with food, alcohol or...

"The only way to predict the future is to create it." This week (Week 3 of COVID-19 Quarantine) Coach Jessica talks about the emotion everyone is craving more of right now - certainty. Certainty in your past. Certainty about your present. And the strategy for getting certainty back for your future. Entrepreneurs are used to a higher level of uncertainty than most, but knowing the truth about these...

In this episode, Coach Jess breaks down the thoughts that are keeping many entrepreneurs paralyzed in their business. This episode, is among a series of episodes being recorded during Corona Virus quarantine and mandated shutdown of all non-essential businesses in the US. But the solutions and tips are applicable no matter when you're listening to this. "Paralyzed" (for our purposes) is a feeling....

In this episode Jessica dives into the 6 step process for creating the emotion RESILIENT. In the midst of COVID-19 Quarantine, she addresses why she's requires every one of her entrepreneur clients to not skip steps, in processing the difficulty, the facts, and the limitless possibilities for their business. As a result, more than one of her clients has claimed that Corona Virus has given them the...

Satisfied and ambitious are positive emotions with negative connotations. Today on the podcast we break down the polarizing camps of those who are laser-focused on the future and those who strive to stay present. We look at their pros and cons, and what each emotion creates in your business. Connect with Coach Jess McKinley @whathappyningwjess www.whatshappyning.com Mentioned in this episode: Fun...

Every day I have the pleasure of coaching entrepreneurs. We talk about all of their problems (or what they think are their problems, anyway). I wanted to use this podcast as a way to show other business-minded listeners that while business isn't personal, it is emotional. You'll see each episode how even though my clients come to me with Cash Flow problems, sales goal questions, and employee griev...

Coach Jessica McKinley explains why emotions are the missing link in business success. She dives into the premium emotions that fuel every action we take in our businesses. Looking to dive deeper? Head on over to www.whatshappyning.com Follow Jess on Instagram at @whatshappyningwjess Mentioned in this episode: Fun Money Redirect