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Has clutter and mess created more stress and anxiety in your life? To the brain, clutter represents unfinished business and this lack of completeness can be highly stressful for some people. Did you know there are ways to take back control of your life and it starts with your environment? In this episode, I'm joined by Lisa Tselebidis, a professional organizer and KonMari Certified consultant and we chat all about the mental health benefits of tidying and how it can shift our mindset. More about the guest: Lisa Tselebidis, a professional organizer and KonMari Certified consultant. She helps women go from overwhelmed and stressed out to organized and thriving by guiding them through a systematic decluttering process, setting up organizational systems, and implementing new habits. Lisa truly believes that having a home in which you are only surrounded by items you love can be life-changing in many ways Guest Contact: Follow Lisa on Instagram, check out her website here. Resources Mentioned: Lisa' KonMari Category Checklist

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Anyone else feels like the first half of the year kicked your ass? Or is it just me 😅

As entrepreneurs, we all follow our own paths.

For some of us, the rise to success can be a long, slow, painful process.

For others, things just seem to magically fall into place.

I believe that the latter isn't a result of magic, however, but is a sure sign of an entrepreneur who understands the importance of learning from, adapting to, and growing with their business.

I took the time this week to reflect on the lessons I've learned after 8 months of taking on my therapy practice full-time and working on my podcast coaching business @wellnesspodcasters.

In this episode, I share the lessons every entrepreneur must learn in order to build a long-term, healthy and sustainable business through the lens of my own experiences.

Resources Mentioned:

• Fearless Chase Retreat
• Hannah Nieves ( My Biz Coach)
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This week's episode is one of our past guests Susie Robb. If you have not listened to her first episode you need to. It's episode 41 where we talk about turning pain into purpose and now we get to hear about how Susie was able to successfully run an online business during Covid-19 and how she regained back momentum to focus on herself. I love episodes like this where I can get to catch up and see our past guests grow and scale their business. If you need tangible tips on how to set your business up for success and how to regain your power & establish healthy habits then this episode is for you.

• Follow Susie on Instagram, check out her website here.

"You choose your future with your actions each day" -Jame Clear

You need to let go of your busy badge of honor: it's not serving you and it's taking away your time and energy, instead, move your mindset to create long-lasting habits and rituals that are life-giving and create a sense of peace and purpose for your day. In this episode, Lupe & I chat about creating healthy daily rituals that will not only keep you on track but also promote a healthy lifestyle. Lupe gives us insights on how she creates her daily rituals as a business owner. She shares tangible tips to help you get started in creating those healthy daily rituals, steering you in the right direction.

Lupe Prado, a Career & Life Coach who helps clients get clarity and take action towards finding work they LOVE. Lupe comes from a corporate background in public accounting in the oil & gas industry. She has received her Master of Science in Leadership & Organization Development & Coaching. Lupe is also the host of Paid Vocation, a podcast geared toward sharing insightful information about different careers

• Follow Lupe on Instagram, check out her website here.

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If the answer is yes!

Then this episode is meant for you. In this episode, the amazing Olivia M Gonzalez, a brand guidelines expert, and I chat about her own journey as an Enneagram 8 in business. Olivia shares valuable insights in her growth and how she stepped into vulnerability.

One of my favorite quotes from this episode is when Oliva said," Stop approaching life with closed fists instead approach life with open hands, welcome support".

If that's any indication of how the episode is you have to listen. We also talk about how to open up about your brand story which ultimately leads to being vulnerable and sharing a piece of you, you may not be ready for and that's okay we lean in with courage.

Olivia has over 20 years of corporate industry experience and has spent 10 years writing corporate brand communication and messages for huge global brands which included helping them craft brand guidelines, build their brand voice and develop consistent brand messaging both internal and external. Olivia now uses her super ninja skills to help entrepreneurs unleash their purpose-driven brands through her brand consultant agency OMG Brand Story. Follow Olivia on Instagram @theoliviamgonzalez.

• Follow Olivia on Instagram, check out her website here.

Jose Lugo is an ex-LA gang member who has found the value in his own story. He currently travels the U.S. listening to and sharing people's stories as the founder of We Are All One Story. Jose is finishing his memoir, Love, Faith and Violence: A True Song and Story, set to release this year.

• Follow We Are One Story on Instagram, check out their website here.

What separates successful business owners from all the others it's clearly one key thing – an entrepreneur mindset. No matter what the problem small business owners face, in crisis or under regular circumstances, their mindset has a huge impact on the outcome.

In this week's episode, I chat with Molly Ho an amazing digital product expert to discuss all things mindset and entrepreneurship. Molly Ho shares her experiences from working a minimum wage job to going into business for herself. She gives tangible tools to overcome mindset blocks and build confidence to grow and scale your business with digital products.

Molly Ho is an Asian-American entrepreneur who helps aspiring and new entrepreneurs with their mindset, marketing, and money, so they can create their dream life and business. She has created an amazing community of over 17,000 Instagram followers, has sold over 1,000 design templates, and helped hundreds of entrepreneurs with her marketing courses; myself included. She is also the founder of Keep Getting Paid, a one-stop-shop for all your business and marketing needs.

• Follow Molly Ho on Instagram, check out her website here.

Has there ever been a time where you didn't feel confident in your life? You trusted those around you, but yourself not so much.

Self-confidence is understanding that you trust your judgment and abilities and that you value yourself and feel worthy, regardless of any imperfections or of what others may believe about you.

In this episode, I am so excited to be joined by Danielle Hawthorne, an entertainment journalist, confidence coach, and host of the Confidence Collective podcast. She has worked alongside some of the biggest names and studios in Hollywood. Danielle built the career of her dreams traveling the globe interviewing some of the biggest actors and directors. And now she is on a mission to help women build confidence and achieve their goals and dare to create a life they love. Danielle gives us insights into her confidence journey.

So grab your coffee because today we are choosing confidence!

Follow Danielle on Instagram, check out her website here.