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

On Episode 17, Heather Tydings of Own Your Evolution and I talked about being high functioning, anxious, and kind of running through life like a chicken with your head cut off. When we get overwhelmed and anxious, our energy depletes. How do you get that back? Recognize and try to prevent it from being taken in the first place. Yes, things come up that are naturally going to to take your energy do...

So you are working hard day and night. You are pounding things out like they are your job because let's face it, it kind of is right? Yet on the inside, you feel like a complete train wreck. You are anxious, you are overwhelmed. You've got so many things going on that you feel like if you turn your head the wrong direction, all the sands gonna drop. So how do we set those boundaries? How...

This week's #powerback is talking about the art of delegation. A lot of you have either been or currently are starting a business, which means you're wearing all 57,000 different hats that come along with that. So you become pretty accustomed to having to do it all. And that's really a struggle because when people try to help or you hire employees or you start to expand, people want...

Do you ever find yourself saying, "If I knew then what I know now, there is no way in HELL that I would be doing this" ? You really start questioning, truly, if I knew all the things when I started that I know now , not only would it be debilitating, but it would most likely stop you from doing all the things that you're ultimately going to achieve. This week on The Gutsy Podcast ,...

Have you ever been in a situation where you just feel like your gut is trying to say something to you, even though your mind may be telling you something completely different? For this week's #powerback , we're going to talk about using your gut as a tool while fact checking with your brain. Your gut can really guide you when you're making decisions, feeling things out, or trying to...

Do you ever watch a movie and find yourself feeling whatever the character has going on? So maybe they’re walking around the corner and you know a killer is on the other side and you can just feel the fear in your body? Or you see that there’s heartbreak or someone has lost someone and you can feel it in your body and you’re just sad – like you can literally feel it down into your core? If some of...

Think of all the things you say yes to with hesitation in your voice, knowing that you don’t really want to commit but you do for the fear that you’ll let someone down. How many of these sound familiar? • Joined a board or committee, knowing you don’t have enough time or energy  • Agreed to go hang out with someone, even if you didn’t really want to  • Chose an outfit because it fit in better, eve...

We live in a timeframe where it has become a lot more simplistic for us to create brands, not just in person but online. Between Instagram and Facebook and Twitter – and all the other social media platforms that are available to us – often the first step in a lot of businesses is just opening up one of those accounts. This week on The Gutsy Podcast , we’re going to talk about the difference betwee...

One of the coolest things that human beings are able to do is to come up with new ideas. But just as quickly as we can get inspired and want to go a hundred miles an hour - we can become overwhelmed by the details of this very idea. You can very quickly go from feeling on top of the world like you can tackle this - it's not an issue at all. Your mind is set on it and your going to do it - to...

How many times have you done something that seems pretty incredible to you? You have accomplished something new, you've overcome an obstacle, you've just really excelled in your business or an area of your life, and then within kind of the same breath, you think: Well, who am I even to do these things? I don't deserve them. Today's episode on The Gutsy Podcast is talking about...

On this week's #powerback , we're talking about a little subject I created that is dear to my heart and one of my favorite things to talk about, which is the concept of No Bra Sunday. Now the name alone very quickly gets your attention because you're like, Wait a second. What are we talking about here? Well, just to clarify, we're going to talk a little bit about the loose conc...

If there were an award for screwing things up in business, I’m pretty sure that I would have a nice little trophy wall in my office. I’ve made a ton of great decisions in my business, but only because I’ve made A LOT of bad ones too . Making mistakes really isn’t an easy pill to swallow, especially if they’re ones that require you to go through a hard lesson or there’s a ripple effect that kind of...

Inspiration doesn’t always show up when you want it to be there. There’s this cycle of needing to get things done, but not feeling inspired to start them. So we procrastinate until we don’t have a choice.  You can create inspiration by simply starting - by doing it even when you don’t feel like you can. And slowly your brain will go from not wanting to do it to not being able to stop. Distractions...

If you have ever found yourself working way too hard for way too long, you have most likely found yourself in the place of burnout. Which is why this week on The Gutsy Podcast , we are going to talk about common burnout signs, why we do those things, and how to overcome them. It is so easy to run yourself into the ground. You feel like if you don’t work day and night you’re going to lose control o...

On this week's #powerback , we are talking all about supporting your tribe. Ultimately, at the end of the day, the strength of your company is relying on the strength of the people that are within it. And I'm sure you've heard that saying that if you're the smartest person in the room that you're in the wrong room. I take a lot of pride in the fact that my teammates are wa...

The only thing scarier than making the decision to quit your job to start your full-time business is the decision and the reality behind hiring your first employees. Which is why this week on The Gutsy Podcast , we are talking all about the hiring process . I can remember those first few years like they were literally yesterday. I remember the very first day that I was a full-time business owner o...

On this weeks #powerback , we're going to talk about the power of asking questions versus feeling completely caught up in your head and wondering what the heck you're doing. There is this thought and feeling and process that we often create within ourselves, that we feel like if we have to ask questions, that we are going to be perceived as though we are not smart enough, good enough, or...

This week on The Gutsy Podcast , we’re talking about the space you work in and how it makes a drastic impact on your mood, your productivity, and how it impacts the decision-making process with your clients. When I first started Worx , I literally worked from my couch. Which obviously was not the most ideal place to meet clients or represent the new company that I had just created. So most of the...

There’s a zone of ideas that are in a grid system above us – when an idea finds the right person, it connects with them. This aligns with the AHA moment that we talked about in Episode 7 . It’s the spark of an idea that chooses you. Sometimes, you give it love and attention and it comes to fruition. And sometimes, you forget all about it until you see that someone else has made that idea come to l...

This week on The Gutsy Podcast , we're talking all about something that I didn't even notice until recently, and that's the fear of success. The entire month of February has been extremely weird for me. I have been on this emotional rollercoaster. Now, granted, I blame half of it on the fact that we live in Pennsylvania and Maryland and it's been great for the last four and a h...

Earlier this week, we talked about the mental cycle of an entrepreneur and the four phases we go through. Whether you’re in an aha moment, ideas in motion, mental scramble, or thumbs down moment, identifying which part of the cycle you’re in is an empowering way to recognize where you’re at and where you’re going.  For instance, if you’re in an aha moment, you know that’s typically backed with tim...

Over the years, we’ve interviewed dozens of entrepreneurs on The Green Couch , talking about the ups and downs of business from a mental standpoint. At Worx , we’ve designed thousands of branding and marketing materials for small businesses. And because I’m a silent observer, I started to notice a pattern. I realized there is a cycle in the entrepreneurial mind. I like to call it, “ you know the d...

Energy suckers, suck. These are the people, places, and things that quite literally drain the excitement out of you and make you wish you were under the covers with a glass of wine. It’s particularly frustrating when you’re trying to accomplish a goal and your energy keeps getting sucked out of the window.  This week I want you to take your #powerback by identifying the people, places, and things...

You know you’re on solid tribe status with someone when you don’t feel like you have to clean up, put on makeup, or wear real pants for them. They’re the people that first come to mind when you’re excited to tell someone something. You don’t have to be anything other than you and they’ll tell you when there’s something gnarly in your teeth at dinner. When you’re with these people, you feel energiz...

Ohhhh the entrepreneurial brain. I’d place a bet that you have rogue ideas when you’re in the car, shower - or maybe your brain kicks on at the oh-so-convenient hour of 3am. Regardless of when, at some point your brain just hits ya - leaving you in an intense trance mulling over things on repeat. Sound familiar? Yeah, I know because I’m right there with you. This week I want you to take your #powe...