The Gutsy Podcast | Mindset, Personal Development & Entrepreneurship for Women

“If no one is reading your emails, clicking on your ads, or looking at your sales page, there’s no real relationship.” Those are the wise words from today’s guest, Sage Polaris. Creating content can feel like a chore of its own – so when you spend time and effort writing for your social, emails, or website and there are crickets when it comes to sales, it can feel overly frustrating. We’re going t...

When was the last time you faced a setback? You know, a time when you were moving right along in your business or in your life and you were full of momentum, but suddenly something happened that derailed your progress or just plain stopped you right in your tracks? Look, setbacks suck big time. Unfortunately, they are also inevitable. The good thing is that every time something doesn't work o...

When was the last time you allowed yourself to fully feel your emotions? Have a good cry? Angry scream out some pain? Dance your face off? We’ve been conditioned to believe that feeling emotions is a bad thing and to tuck it away until it’s a more convenient and more acceptable time to handle our shit. Today, we’re talking with Emotional Empowerment Coach, Tara Swann, about the power and importanc...

Do the opinions of others , or of the keyboard warriors, get in your way and stop you from moving forward? Do they stop you from truly speaking your mind and actually being who you truly are in your life and in your business? If you are ready to let go of that, to speak truly and show up authentically, and to just do the thing that you feel called to do without all of those thoughts and feelings i...

Do you ever get overwhelmed by the amount of decisions you have to make? Or the weight of one or two big decisions? Indecision causes stress, anxiety, and overthinking – yet sometimes it feels easier to deal with those things than it does to trust what you deeply know or want. Today, we’re talking to prosperity and success coach Allyson Chavez about the power of making decisions and how your femin...

Are you overwhelmed and stuck in freeze mode? Are you overthinking the shit out of stuff and saying some really craptastic things to yourself? You have an idea, you have a vision, you have a passion. There's something calling you, something pulling you and it gets really exciting, but then you realize how big this is and how many pieces of the puzzle there are to put together and your body fu...

Trust your gut! You hear me say it. You hear others say it – but do you allow yourself to trust your innate “knowing”? You may also have a love-hate relationship with your physical gut… not knowing what’s making you feel bloated, tired, and gassy. Today, we’re talking about all things gut-related with Certified Gut Health Coach, Chelsea Haines. In this episode, you’ll learn: Chelsea’s personal jou...

Do you want to make everyone in your life happy? Or do YOU want to be happy and successful? Because hard and fast truth, my friend, you can't have both. One of the areas that I see trips up, holds back and is constantly pulling and tugging at people as they are living their life and growing their businesses is the need to take care of everyone else first. So, if you either identify as a peopl...

Your mind is a beautifully intricate place. It’s where your ideas, inspiration, and ambition come together to do great things. It’s also the space where all the thoughts, feelings, and expectations you’ve picked up along the way like gathering to have a board meeting about why you suck and why you can’t do something, all while creating the worst-case-possible scenario. Today, we’re talking with Va...

Do you get caught in this cycle? After working with 1000s of entrepreneurs over the last 15 and a half years I have been able to pinpoint a very specific mental cycle that we tend to get caught in. This is the cycle that keeps you stuck. This is the cycle that creates frustration. This is the cycle where you talk yourself out of shit. The good news is I've also developed a method to help you...

Do you ever find yourself saying, “If I can just get through this day?” And while you have an occasional glimpse of enjoyment, you always seem to find yourself back in the rat race, scrambling to find the cheese. Today we're talking with Brigitte Cutshall about shifting from surviving to thriving so you can improve and enjoy your life. In this episode, you’ll learn: How she started doing her...

One of the things that stops female entrepreneurs the most is the need to have it all figured out. But here’s the thing, my friend, that voice in your head that’s telling you that is fucking with you and it's keeping you stuck when you don’t have to be. I'm here to tell you that one of the most liberating things that you can do is give yourself permission to move forward without having a...

If you’re a service provider you know how many directions you can go with creating an offer. You get excited about it and then the mind takes over… should I do more? Should I do less? What if no one buys this? I launched it and now there’s crickets. Today, we’re talking with Business and Offer Strategist Holly Haynes about creating a simplified offer that is aligned with YOU and your audience. In...

We all have that inner dialogue, right? That voice, that feeling that likes to tell us things that aren't actually true. But they sure as fuck feel true, don't they? Well, that is because, my friend, you are thinking from your subconscious. Your subconscious mind is the thing that's going to continue to help you and move you forward OR it's going to be the thing that keeps you...

You’re trying to figure out HOW to grow your business. You need the help to grow but you need to grow to get the help. This is a vicious cycle that small business owners get stuck in. Today, we’re talking with Steph Tuss about shifting your mindset and business actions from the HOW to the WHO. In this episode, you’ll learn: Taking big risks: Steph’s $100,000 learning experience The power of pre-se...

When was the last time that you asked yourself, what do I actually want? I would imagine that on a day-to-day you are in a routine, you have boxes to check, and you have expectations to fill. I would imagine a whole bunch of people need things from you. If you don't take action, you're not gonna be able to grow your business. Every single day there is stuff, and unless you get off that h...

Are you caught in the never-ending cycle of overwhelm, burnout, and exhaustion? You know the feeling – you go to bed thinking how much you’ll get done tomorrow, how great that new exercise routine is going to feel, or how productive your day is going to be…. And then it happens. The to-do list piles up. You’re pulled in 100 directions, and before you know it, it’s been another day with ZERO self-a...

You get a goal, a vision. You get a feeling, a tug. You get excited and start really leaning into it. Then your brain, your body, and everything about it starts to convince you why you can't. More often than not, the what-if category loves to run rampant when it starts to create all of these fake scenarios, and what-if situations that in turn end up stopping you from doing the thing that you...

What does your vagina have to do with happiness? Besides the obvious – your vagina plays an incredibly powerful role in your life (and in your business). Today, we’re talking with TikTok’s favorite vagina-focused guide, Naomi Gale, about finding and unlocking happiness through your vagina so you can start loving life once again. In this episode, you’ll learn: Naomi’s empowering journey from school...

Failure gets this really nasty rap because it just automatically means that you've screwed up, you've lost something, it means that you are a shitbag of a person. When, in fact, I feel like failure actually has this incredibly powerful way of guiding us closer to where we actually want to be. There is no need to continue kicking your own ass for what may have gone sideways in the past. T...

When was the last time you stopped and asked yourself, what do I want? Women all around the world are living in routine expectations with the hopes of getting to the end of the day so they can rest. But where is the aliveness in your soul? What are you putting up with that no longer serves you? Today, we’re talking to January Donovan, founder of The Woman School, about pursuing your dreams even wh...

Knowledge is power. When you can become aware of your mind and when you can become aware of your thoughts, your feelings, your actions, and what's actually going on behind the scenes, that's when you get to start taking your Powerback®. That’s why in this week's Powerback® episode we’re talking about resistance because it tells you what's important to you. Resistance shows you...

Do you have a hobby that is starting to feel more like a business? Or perhaps you’re ready to take the leap and make your hobby your full-time gig… That can come with a lot of questions and uncertainties. But it can also come with a lot of excitement and planning. Today we’re chatting with Leah Yahyavi from Lagoon Designs on how she scaled her handmade hobby into a viral, ever-growing full-time bu...

You are smart, capable, and driven and you have these incredible ideas. Yet, you often feel like you're not where you really want to be and where you know you can be . You look around and see all these people killing it, so you start to wonder “What is wrong with me? What am I doing wrong?” Over the last 15 years of working with hundreds and hundreds of entrepreneurs, I have found that it&apo...

Do you ever feel like you’ve done the work yet continue to end up in the same types of situations over and over again? How can I have done SO MUCH WORK yet end up back in the same scenario? What if I told you that your subconscious mind has a lot (if not all) to do with that. Today, we’re talking with Subconscious Transformation Guide and Business Coach Krishna Avalon about shifting your subconsci...