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How many people do you know right now that just don't feel great? Sadly, an all too common theme among entrepreneurs especially, but really people across the board, is navigating illness. And when I say illness, I mean the absence of thriving; a lot of the things we face are just symptoms we chalk up to working a lot, or having young kids, or being postpartum, or whatever it is - when oftentimes,...

Today's episode is going to be a powerful one! I know we all feel called to raise these incredibly confident kids. But at the same time, we want them to have humility, too and have the right perspective on the world. As entrepreneurs, we are naturally pretty confident people otherwise, we wouldn't take the leaps that we do take. We are sure of who we are, we know what we stand for and we are confi...

Are you trying to keep up with the Joneses?  Today we're talking about a phenomenon I've seen across the board in entrepreneurship that I think is preventing people from achieving their true potential in both business and in life and that is the need to keep up appearances. This is stripping entrepreneurs from the possibility of the satisfaction that they're craving, so they keep pushing and tryin...

Entrepreneurial parent, family-first entrepreneur, founder family - these are all the phrases that capture the essence of what matters to you. You're not just an entrepreneur, you're not just a parent, you're this beautiful combination of the two. And we’ve put a little definition together to continue to paint the picture of what that means.  To us, a founder family captures the entrepreneurs who...

In a world that is so easily polarized, there has never been a more important time to know how to face conflict head on.  Most people, by nature, want to avoid conflict, but unfortunately it’s a guaranteed part of running a business and being a leader.  So today, we’re talking about different ways to handle conflict with a level of confidence where you don't feel like you have to melt into a puddl...

Do you have dinners around the table as a family?  I get it, life is busy. You’re trying to run a successful business, you have your family, your spouse and your kids pulling you in multiple directions - it’s a lot. But I've seen the power of simple intentional conversations and the resulting transformation that happens with the families we work with, whether it's at Camp Luminary, our mastermind...

This is the final part of our three-part series (so, if you haven't tuned in to the previous two Monday episodes, make sure you catch up on them!) And we're ending this series by talking about how to get your mojo back.  When you’re an entrepreneur there is always a certain point where you feel like you’ve lost your energy and your spark for your work. That shift from losing sleep because you’re t...

We often talk about juggling too many balls and spinning all the plates. And if you've tuned into our most recent three-part series, you know that we're working really hard to help you have the tools and to equip you to beat overwhelm in all categories of your life, once and for all.  But sometimes, when the heaviness or the busyness of doing it all becomes your norm, your family starts to mirror...

Today’s episode is the second part of our three part series “From Frazzled to Laser Focused” and it’s all about showing you how to stop living for “someday”, and how to live that “someday” you crave - right now. Have you convinced yourself that this is just a season? Are you saying things like: “When we finally do X, then we can actually do Y.” or “If we could just get to this point, then we'll be...

A common theme I hear among my clients and people that tune into this show is that when fall approaches, there's this feeling of stress or sadness of leaving summer and at the same time, this craving for routine and consistency.  Today's episode is all about planning for the new season as a founder family so that you can shift gracefully, both as an entrepreneur and as a parent. Hopefully, this ep...

Do you feel like you are constantly putting out fires in your business and at home?  Like there's really no space for creation, innovation or possibility seeking, let alone fun and enjoyment? What you really want to do is dream of what's next, create for hours on end without interruption as you give birth to the next genius idea that puts you on the map as a sought after visionary and leader in yo...

Let's just put it all on the table.  Raising kids and deeply caring about how they are actually raised (not just raising them to survive) while simultaneously growing a business and actually deeply caring about the possibility of success, can feel like a lot! In these situations, peace can feel like a far off dream, not accessible to you because of the life you've chosen. But I would argue that en...

What would really happen if you got to that next level of success? About 11 years ago, when I was first becoming an entrepreneur, I remember hearing some people say that they were afraid of success. And I really couldn't resonate with what they were saying. How could you be afraid of success? Success is such a good thing. And I don't think I fully understood what they meant until last year.  Since...

I'm so excited to bring you today’s Raising Luminaries episode because my guess is that what seems like common sense might not be common practice in a lot of families, especially entrepreneurial families that are juggling so much. And I would venture to say that most families are probably not making much time for this. This can be a really powerful new tradition in your family without a huge inves...

Lately, there's been a lot of talk about the recession and changes in the economy.  What does that have to do with you? Well, you're a business owner, you're an entrepreneur, so it has everything to do with you! Those entrepreneurs that just sit back, don't pay attention and just worry about their own personal economy are the ones that are going to have to survive through these tough periods inste...

Welcome back to Raising Luminaries!  Right now, a lot of you are going through transitions in your family: kids going back to school or you’re kicking off homeschool again; and I felt like it was really important to ground us in this week's episode around the idea of having a mission as a family.  We are entrepreneurs so it's really common for us to create a mission for our business, to know where...

Do you ever feel it's tough for you and your business to be swift in changes or pick up and try new things? You watch other teams or companies test a new product or pitch a new idea like it's always been a part of the plan, but whenever you look at what's ahead, you feel like there's no space for quick new changes, or like you don't have the agility or the ability to do it? That's what we're talki...

Welcome back to our last summer series episode!  As much as today’s episode is geared towards the kids, I'm pretty sure this is one that the parents should tune into too, because we're talking about dealing with pressure and burnout.  Kids get burned out too and parents are not sure how to help them. Today's episode is allowing me to jump in and support you with some ideas on how you can navigate...

Do you ever feel like you are working for the weekend or living for that vacation? And when you finally get to that vacation you are working so hard to get ahead before you leave and then trying to play catch up when you return that sometimes it just seems easier not to go? If you've ever had these feelings then today’s episode is for you!  We recently took a five week vacation as a family, and we...

Today's conversation is all around figuring out whose opinion really matters. So, mom, dad, whoever is listening, you should tune in with your kids on this one because after a decade of mentoring entrepreneurs, I am certain that we all need this as much as they do!  Let's raise them up right! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [1:32] The World Is Noisy We live in a really noisy world, don't we? It's not t...

How do you know when it is time to make a change? As a leader in business, when you know that there is another level for you, but you're avoiding doing the things necessary to get there and you're disillusioning yourself into thinking that it will just happen naturally with time, it's time to make a change. Because nothing changes if nothing changes.  So, today we're talking about the idea of bein...

Our summer series continues with an episode for the up-and-coming generation of leaders and today we're talking about the real power of family. If there is one thing that's super easy to take for granted, it's our family. They're always going to be there, even when we aren't kind or considerate and they love us unconditionally, and are usually a part of our everyday life. It's easy to kind of over...

What happens when doubt starts to creep in? Can you still lead with doubt? Can you still be an effective and strong leader when you too have questions about what you're navigating and your belief is shaken?  Today, I’m going to share with you what it has felt like to lead with doubt because I've done it. I’ll talk through how to navigate the rockiness of leadership when you feel like you should ha...

Today’s summer series episode is all about leadership! Everything you want in your life, no matter your age, all the awesome things you'd love to accomplish or the impact you want to make on the world, it all comes down to becoming the leader you need to be to do those things So, mom, dad, whomever, tune in with your kids because I'm also talking to you! Let’s raise them up right! SHOW NOTES: http...

Do you ever feel frustrated?  You are doing all the things but it feels like you're slogging through the mud? You run the ads, but you don’t get any traction? You've definitely logged the hours but why isn't the needle moving the way that you want it to? Today, we're digging into the three bad habits that are stalling out your leadership growth and preventing you from seeing the progress that you'...