Work From Your Happy Place with Belinda Ellsworth

Success in the theatre industry rarely happens overnight. Most people in live entertainment started as performers in high school or college, and then they developed their skills through their journey. When you see an artist who commands authority with their work, they have gone through years of refinement, leveraging other people and their unique superpowers. This episode is for you if you are pas...

Most consumers don’t know what exactly they need. They have an idea of what they need but struggle to make a clear-cut decision quickly. Helping your customers make clear decisions is the key to getting them to buy your products right now, and selling in sets or bundles is a great strategy. Most salespeople use discounted prices, which is a great strategy, but you don’t have to discount the sale p...

Being proactive in your wellness is key to living a happy and healthy life. This means taking the initiative to make the changes you need to improve your health and focusing on prevention rather than waiting until you are sick. Proactive wellness starts with a plan, tracking your progress, and seeing how it's going. Make lifestyle changes such as eating better, exercising, maintaining a healthy we...

Are you in a job that’s draining your energy? One that stopped being satisfying long ago? One where you are feeling like you’re wasting your life? This is a reality for most people, especially women, who are unhappy in their current jobs. Maybe it's time to quit and start working from your happy place. Women are resigning from their jobs in record numbers. The factors that necessitate this great r...

One of the greatest challenges we deal with as salespeople is the fear of being pushy. However, there are some simple tricks and mindset shifts that you can use to overcome this feeling. These tips are not limited to salespeople but relevant for everyone. That’s because we are all, consciously or unconsciously, in the business of selling something in one way or another, whether it is selling yours...

Transitioning from a corporate career to entrepreneurship can be a scary and challenging experience. However, getting clear about what you want, planning, and deciding where you want to go and how you want to get there will help make the transition easier. It will also increase your confidence, boost your energy, and keep you motivated to achieve. Clarity is a vital component of success for any en...

Diversifying your career means investing in yourself by developing a range of skills that are related to your field. This way, you'll uncover your interests, understand the type of work you truly enjoy, prepare for a bigger future, and excel as an artist. Taking on different roles in different platforms and mediums will help broaden your skill set and advance your career. It will also allow you to...

It’s our thanksgiving week here in the United States, and that gives us the opportunity to stop and show appreciation for everything and everyone in our lives. You can be grateful for anything you have, including your business, family, friends, and everything you possess. So, who are you thankful for at this time of the year, and are you ready to let them know? When we show more appreciation, we c...

Finding your happy place is the best decision you can make in your life. Sometimes it will involve pursuing entrepreneurship. It can be a bumpy journey with many ups and downs, and it’s easy to get bogged down by challenges. We need to remember that those challenging times happen for a reason. They are teaching us life lessons and preparing us for life's challenges. It’s during these times when we...

Welcome to the final episode in our 500th episode celebration week. Getting to the 500th episode is not just a benchmark. It’s a great milestone in the development of our show, and we are thrilled and honored to have you following us on this journey. We’ve been dropping an episode a day all week as part of the festivities, and to help you celebrate with us, today I’m featuring the top five most do...

Opportunities don’t come from playing it safe or waiting until you become perfect and everything is right. Sometimes you have to trust it, do your absolute best, believe in yourself, bring the best work forward, and see what happens. Sometimes, the things that we think are perfect don’t always turn out to be great. Sometimes, it’s the gig, job, or song that you see as not ideal or unappealing that...

Celebrating the 500th episode is not just a benchmark. It’s a great achievement, and we are thrilled and honored to have you following us on this journey. If you are just coming to the podcast, I know you won’t have time to go back to the beginning and listen to all 500 episodes. So to help you get the “best of” the podcast and to help celebrate this milestone, I’m featuring snippets of wisdom fro...

More and more people are talking about imposter syndrome, but it’s not new. Imposter syndrome is simply self-doubt and the fear that you are not measuring up. It’s what we think about ourselves and the stories we tell ourselves that convinces us that we are not good enough, worthy enough, or talented enough. The stories we tell ourselves are the ones we will believe, and often, we judge ourselves...

With the advent of the internet, building a brand and gaining traction with your target audience is easier than ever. Online businesses that offer an exceptional customer experience, a strong social media following, and the ability to provide helpful content and support services can thrive. The key to success is finding a way to stand out from the competition by offering something valuable they ca...

We need to fail to succeed. If we take those failing moments and learn from them, we can accomplish so much. For every roadblock you hit, you need to figure out what is wrong, what you are not doing right, and what is needed. Success never comes easily, and there are a lot of hurdles that you need to overcome to achieve success. Your determination and persistence is the key to overcoming them. In...

Most people are overwhelmed. They’ve lost their motivation for doing anything. Especially since COVID, many people are still in limbo-land with their businesses, and they haven't really been inspired to focus and take action again. There are people who are redefining themselves, making new decisions, and taking new career paths, but lots of people are also just stuck right now. They’ve lost their...

Sometimes, life can put you in a position where your entire world has been turned upside down. You may feel hopeless and like there is no way to go on, and you may feel unworthy of ever being happy again. After a lifetime of following the rules, working hard, and living within your means, an illness or disability can take away everything you have pursued and you’re forced to start over. We must le...

Networking is the key to success in every career or business, but what happens if you are not an incredible keynote speaker who meets a ton of people at events? It can become hard to make friends and even harder to build your network. As we get older, friendships become harder to form, and we lose more friends than we create. But we need them more than ever when we’re starting a business, growing...

Everyone has a talent, but it’s not always easy discovering it, honing in on it, and crafting it into something that can be created and shared with others. Once we figure out what that talent is, we may want to make it happen, we may try to make it happen, but we often time end up failing to make it happen. Victor will share how you can find your sweet spot as an artist with the right mindset and...

So often, we feel intimidated and fearful when starting something new. If other people aren’t doing it, it can feel impossible to achieve. So many of us are afraid to try something new, it’s easy to let that stop us from trying. But moving past your fears and doing it anyway is the key to success. The path will be difficult and imperfect, but that is part of the learning process and the rewards ar...

So many of us feel conflicted and unhappy with the way we lead at work. Being the leader you were designed to be should not be a struggle. It is an opportunity to let people see that you can love your work and family and use the skills you bring to positively impact the lives of people around you. Leadership exists for others. It is lived on the inside and manifested in the action of our work. Thi...

Tapping into your passion and taking your creativity in different directions allows you to embrace the changes and the seasons in your life. Doing what interests you now and pursuing what inspires you enables you to be adaptable and do things that work with your lifestyle at the moment.  Working on your passion is all about getting yourself out there, allowing yourself to make mistakes, and connec...

What can we do to have a much more positive experience in our cars and make traveling easier? We often use our cars for carpool while taking kids to school, for traveling to the office, for taking us on vacation, and many for many other things.  However, it can be very frustrating when our cars are disorganized, and we can’t find the things we are looking for. Keeping our cars neat and organized f...

Making decisions is all about moving toward your future self. However, your past and the present can keep you from evolving into the next version of yourself. Accessing your future self is important when making decisions, and it allows you to connect and move towards the feeling and reality that comes with fulfilling your dream. You will not always want to make a decision or put in consistent effo...

In business, especially the art industry, we face a lot of rejections, and it is easy to get ahead of ourselves or think that we cannot get where we want to be. However, when you are resilient, focused, and true to yourself, your dreams will come true in a way you might not expect, which can be more special than what you would have created for yourself.  Sometimes we don’t see ourselves at differe...