Burning Brightly

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• 📥 Free Business Blindspot Quiz
• 📖 Burning Brightly: Answering God's Call to Build a Business as a Latter-day Saint Woman (available now on Amazon)

What does your business do when you can't show up? This week I wrote this podcast outline from my sick bed... and my business is still running. Emails are going out, leads are coming in, and content is getting created in minutes with AI. In this episode I'm breaking down exactly how that's possible and how you can build the same kind of structure in your own coaching business.

It comes down to three steps I call The Client Path: a simple framework that keeps your business moving whether you're at full capacity or completely out of commission. If you've been feeling like you have to hustle every single day just to keep things alive, this episode will show you what's actually missing and what to do about it.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why hustle is a symptom of a structure problem
• The three steps of The Client Path: Find, Nurture, and Convert
• How to know which step is the weakest in your business right now
• Why your email list is the engine of your business (and what to do if you haven't started building one yet)
• The "sick day test" and how to know if your business would pass it
• How AI tools can dramatically reduce the time and energy it takes to keep your content moving

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And the process of putting it out into the world taught me more about fear, faith, and the primitive brain than almost anything else I've done in my business.

In this episode I'm sharing the behind-the-scenes story of writing and publishing Burning Brightly: Answering God's Call to Build a Business as a Latter-day Saint Woman including the moment that activated my nervous system more than anything I've anticipated. Spoiler: it was a simple email to my friends.

We're talking about what it actually feels like to do something divinely inspired and scary, why the "I might throw up" feeling is not a stop sign, and how to tell the difference between spiritual hesitation and your primitive brain doing its everyday job.

If you're standing at the edge of something overwhelming and terrifying, this one is for you.

In this episode:

• Why publishing felt more vulnerable than anything I've done in years
• What the primitive brain does when we try to do something meaningful
• How to tell the difference between a spiritual prompting to stop and just plain fear
• Why divine callings almost never feel comfortable
• The question to ask yourself before the scary thing

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I'm getting vulnerable today about my recent launch of the Burning Brightly Business Studio — the excitement, the silence, the Wednesday spiral, and what I did on Friday that turned it all around. If you've ever wanted to quit right before something was about to work, this episode is for you.

In this episode:

• Why almost every launch has a "Wednesday" — and what it means
• The Valley of Despair and why it's not a verdict on your business
• What my brain told her when the sign-ups weren't coming (and why it was wrong)
• The three things that helped me get back up and finish strong
• Why the coaches who succeed aren't the ones who never struggle

Mentioned in this episode:

Episode 52: Riding the Business Rollercoaster

• Free Guide: Your First 5 Coaching Clients
• Burning Brightly Business Studio Waitlist

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For years, the only way to work with me was one-on-one private coaching. It was amazing... but expensive, limited, and I could only help a handful of coaches each year. In this episode, I'm finally talking about what I've been building, why I built it, and why this might be the best opportunity for your business!

If you've ever felt like you're stuck between "I can't afford high-ticket coaching" and "I'm getting lost in a giant group program," this episode is for you. You'll learn the personal story behind The Studio — a small, intimate monthly membership designed to get coaches and course creators to their first $5-10k — and why the founding member window closing Friday is one you don't want to miss.

In this episode:

• The quiet frustration I had for years about who I couldn't help
• Why I built The Studio and what makes it different from every other group program
• What founding members get that no one else ever will
• Why doors close Friday April 3rd at 6pm PT (9pm ET)
• Why founding members get $49/month locked in for life

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Grab the free guide — Your First 5 Coaching Clients

If you're a newer coach who's been busy building funnels, perfecting your website, and setting up tech, but you still don't have clients yet, this episode is for you.

The truth is, a funnel is a scaling tool. And if you haven't hit your first $5k yet, building more infrastructure might actually be what's slowing you down.

In this episode I bust the biggest myths keeping new coaches stuck, share how my last two clients came in with zero tech or ads involved, and walk you through a simple three-part framework for getting your first five clients—starting this week.

In this episode:

• The 4 biggest myths new coaches believe about what they need to get started
• Why your first clients are closer than you think
• The simple Clarity → Connection → Conversion framework
• Why I still believe in systems and exactly when to build them

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If you're a mom with a business, spring break just hits differently. The kids are home, your to-do list didn't shrink, and you're trying to be fully present in two places at once — which means you end up fully present in neither.

In this episode, I'm talking about why the real struggle isn't a time management problem — it's a mental location problem. Divided attention drains you faster than a full schedule ever could. And the fix isn't doing less, it's learning to be actually, fully present, no matter where you are.

I'm sharing three practical shifts for LDS women and Christian moms who are building businesses and raising families — and refusing to believe those two things have to be in conflict.

In this episode:

1. Why presence isn't about how many hours you give — it's about where your mind is
2. The simple Sunday ritual that helped me work without guilt this week
3. How to schedule presence so you stop hoping for it and start protecting it
4. A "crossing the threshold" ritual that helps your brain switch modes
5. Why you should stop measuring your motherhood in hours

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Have you ever worked really hard on your business and still felt like nothing was clicking? In this episode, I'm sharing a personal story from writing my book — and how building things in the wrong order made everything ten times harder than it needed to be.

Spoiler: most coaches are doing the same thing in their businesses.

You'll walk away with a totally new way of looking at why your business might feel stuck, and a clear first step for figuring out what to fix.

In this episode:

1. Why I started writing my book without admitting I was writing a book
2. The mistake that made organizing everything so much harder than it needed to be
3. Why having a website, a podcast, and an offer still isn't enough
4. The three systems every coaching business needs to create a real customer journey
5. Why feeling stuck is a structure problem — not a "you" problem

Resources mentioned:

1. Notion — for brain dumping and organizing ideas
2. Asana — for project management and tasks
3. Draw.io — for mapping out processes and workflows

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📅 Tuesday, March 3 | 12:30pm MT

You already know what you're called to do. The problem was never the call... it was everything that came after you said yes to it. In this episode, we're talking about what's actually standing between you and the people you're meant to help, why staying stuck in tech and strategy confusion has a cost that goes beyond frustration, and what becomes possible when you finally get it sorted.

In this episode:

1. Why capable, called women still get stuck
2. The real cost of staying in tech overwhelm (it's not what you think)
3. What opens up when the business side finally makes sense
4. Why you don't need to hustle — you need a path

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Register for the Simple Tech Setup Masterclass on March 3rd!

Why are so many online coaches and experts working hard, building things, and still not making money? It usually isn't a lack of effort, a lack of talent, or even a lack of the right software. It's a strategy problem.

In this episode, I'm sharing my own story from my craft blogging days — when I had real traffic, real offers, and a way to take payment, but was still barely making money. The fix wasn't creating something new. It was connecting what I already had.

If you've ever felt like you're collecting tools instead of building a business, this one is for you.

In this episode:

1. Why most coaches build their tech setup backwards (and what to do instead)
2. The "amalgamation problem" — good stuff that isn't actually connected
3. My personal story: same traffic, same offers, totally different results
4. The dam analogy — what's blocking clients from flowing to you
5. The four-step sequence every early-stage coach needs in place before anything else

Ready to stop guessing and build the right setup from the start? Join Bonnie live on Tuesday, March 3 at 12:30pm MT for her free masterclass: The Clear and Simple Tech Setup for Life Coaches.

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I never planned to write a book... but I couldn't get the idea out of my head. In this episode, I'm sharing the story of how I ended up writing something I never intended to create—and what that taught me about calling, courage, and the way God leads us into things we think we're not ready for.

If you've ever felt inspired to build or do something but completely underqualified… if you've ever heard that nudge and thought, "Why does this have to be me?"… then this episode is for you.

In This Episode:

1. Why I reluctantly said yes to writing a book (even though I didn't want to)
2. How I wrote an entire book in my Notes app over two years
3. Why the calling comes before the confidence—every single time
4. What to do when you feel inspired but don't know the next step
5. How God shows up in the details (even the tech that's stressing you out)

You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to say yes and take the next step.

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