The Game On Girlfriend Podcast

The timing of this interview has me jumping up and down. I'm so happy to bring you, Dr. Megan Fisk, to this interview, because Megan's on a mission to elevate soul-led entrepreneurs' voices in communities throughout the world. Why? Because your story matters . And you learning how to tell it is your responsibility if you're up to a big game. And in our conversation, she talks about exactly which t...

So it's starting to happen. The world is opening back up, almost all the way, from our global pandemic and lockdown. The Great Gaslighting has begun. If you have no idea what I'm talking about when I say that, you can check out Episode #16  of the podcast from last April. March 12, 2020, was one way, and March 13, 2020, was a whole new way. And that "new" way hung around for almost a year. It was...

So, in case you missed it, I'm in a fight with my industry right now. I've had it with the "bro-marketing" and the "Do it my way, or you'll be broke forever" lines that so many business coaches throw around out there. The other afternoon, to take a break from all the madness, I hopped onto Clubhouse (if we're not connected there yet, you can find me @SarahWalton — come play!) to connect in a way I...

This one is for all of your course collectors out there. You know, you buy a course, you have every intention of studying it and applying it, and then BAM! You don't. So on your computer, it sits, and you just hope you remember the password for that magical moment when motivation hits you in the forehead and you can't wait to jump in and finally start it. Or maybe you're one of those beautiful wom...

Emily Padan, the founder of Bloom Class, and co-owner of Hinter was originally an elementary teacher for 7 years in Montreal. And in the Spring of 2020, she did something really cool … she launched a new business. She did one of my favorite things, she took her talents, experiences, and expertise and put them together to create something brand new to offer the world. The result is her second compa...

Our need to compare ourselves to others and that push we all feel to have "more" is just part of being human these days. But when it comes to being "internet famous" it can really do severe damage to how we view ourselves and to how we spend our time. In today's episode, I'll walk you through two larger topics around this phenomenon. Topic #1: The myth that more is better. Topic #2: Where you focu...

Every once in a while I have the opportunity to open up our minds and hearts by having real conversations with incredible women. This week's interview is one of those times. I got to sit down with Jahaan Blake, Sports Executive turned Career Coach, to talk about what it's like to make it as a woman in a male-dominated industry, what it was like to experience the social uprising in 2020 as a black...

Sometimes I've gotta come at you with the basics, and that's what this episode is all about.  The basics of messes. And not your emotional messes, or that conversation where you were a little bit more mean than you intended to be last week - but yes please go clean up those messes too! This is about your space. We've all been spending more time in our homes. So today, I want to talk to you today a...

I'm so excited to bring you this week's episode with Isabelle Mercier. Holy cannoli you guys, this woman is a powerhouse, and she knows business. Isabelle is one of the most inspirational branding, marketing, and customer experience keynote speakers in the space. Her official title is Brand Strategist & Business Performance Catalyst. She's one of North America's Top Business Influence's , bestsell...

There's one skill that most people don't have, and it destroys their goals. The hard part is, this one skill, while it's learnable, goes completely against our human nature. It's called patience. How do I get over the impatience in seeing the results of your work? You'll never "get over it". It's part of our human design. It's what we do. We're wired to be annoyed when we don't get that instant hi...

So, you're excited about launching your business, or you've already launched your business, but you know there's some "legal stuff" that you should probably take care of … but yuck. That doesn't sound fun. It's enough to send you right under your desk, hiding from all that annoying "first party of the first part" legalese. Well, in today's episode I'm so excited to get to introduce you to a lawyer...

After such a challenging year for so many, I decided to gift my annual conference to as many people as possible by streaming it LIVE. And you're about to hear part of Day 1, which is all about power. The conference is 3 days long and each day has its own theme: Day one is all about power. Day two is about passion. Day three is about profit. You're about to hear an excerpt from day one: power. You'...

If you're actively scaling your business right now, chances are you're hearing about the importance of outsourcing, often by hiring an integrator, Director of Operations, or an Online Business Manager . As a former Director of Operations , t his week's podcast guest knows all too well that throwing money, and even people, at a problem, is not always the best decision and when it's not the right ti...

After the colossal amount of stress and change that 2020 brought us, don't you feel UNTOUCHABLE now? What can the world possibly throw at us now that we can't handle? And now that we are older and wiser, there's something we need to talk about as women as we head into this new year. Let's be honest. We've been trained not to speak up, not to rock the boat. We've been taught to be polite. We don't...

You guys! We made it! 2020 is almost over, and I'm so excited to bring you episode #52 right at the end of this year — all 52 weeks of growth, our collective loss of innocence, and our resiliency and serious grit. And for this last episode, I wanted to ask you guys what you've learned from this year and what you would say to your old self (you know, the unsuspecting old self from last February). I...

One of the things I love most about what I do is watching my clients have "aha" moments about themselves. It's those moments when a client really GETS it, like in her bones, that her voice matters and she launches and sells out the online program she'd been thinking about launching for over 2 years. Or when she breaks her own industry by offering group classes for four-figures an hour instead of h...

If you were to hear that someone is "gritty" what would you think of? Are they dripping with sweat and clenching their teeth? Do they stink from all that hard work? Are they friendly or do they growl at you if you come too close? It's funny to think about … but today, I hope to turn that around a little bit. I've never really thought of myself as particularly gritty (though that changed a bit this...

Your business has been growing. It feels good. You're really proud of what you've created, and then.... you realize you forgot to respond to an important DM on Instagram. And you know you worked until midnight last Tuesday but you're not even sure what you were working on. Then your mind starts reeling and next thing you know, you're thinking about a strategy for your future — but it's fleeting, s...

Really successful women — those who enjoy high performance and experience great peace and joy in their lives — have learned how to become really great listeners. They learn how to recognize and manage their automatic reactions to conversations, and then they learn how to replace those automatic reactions with new reactions — reactions that serve them and the people in their lives. So, in this epis...

So there we all were hanging out at the beginning of March 2020 with our beautiful innocent selves, having no idea what was about to happen. But happen it did. I won't make you relive it too much, but living through that shutdown, with its shelter in place orders, the everything-suddenly-virtual world wasn't the easiest shift. Oh, and add in the general hum of fear and anxiety about a pandemic we...

The difference between success and failure isn't dramatic. The difference between success and failure is actually, tiny. At least, it's tiny in the moment. In the moment when you choose to focus on all the initiatives you haven't started yet, or all the different ways you feel like you're falling behind… Or, the moment when you choose to take the one next step that matters most. The one that will...

What if I told you that feeling good wasn't as hard as this year may have to lead us to believe? What if you could feel even a little bit better, even when things are really hard? It sounds pretty amazing, right? Like, it's too good to be true? I know I've had my days, and I'm sure you have too, where you just want to pack it in, pull the covers over your head and start again tomorrow. Well, after...

It's election day in the United States! Holy cannoli! Did we ever think we were going to make it through 2020? And here we are, the first Tuesday in November. Talk about game on…. So listen, you're going to have a lot of choices in front of you today, and for the rest of the year. In today's episode I want to walk you through how to be great in the face of all of it: The good. The bad. And the ugl...

Every once in a while I get to sit down with a client and dive into the truth about what it takes to run a successful business. This episode was one of my favorites to record because Chef Rama is such good company. She's one of those people that just makes you feel at home immediately, like everything is right with the world. Especially, when you take the time to enjoy the little things in life -...

Have you noticed how hard it is to concentrate these days? It's a little crazy, right? We have our usual beeps, dings, and noises, letting us know that other people would like our attention, but given the rate at which new information is available this year, it can feel even more frantic. You know what shiny ball syndrome is, right? It's something that creative people, powerful people, and passion...