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We’re here with business coach Murielle Marie to talk about how to get out of the habit of relentless productivity and how to set goals for ourselves. Murielle is a mentor to the unconventional and is a passionate multi-creative with over two decades of entrepreneurial experience.

Growing up, she saw her father working all day and night and thought that was what she needed to do - constantly stay busy! However, after both her parents passed away - within five weeks of each other - she stepped back to do some soul searching and realized that she never figured out what she wanted to do for herself.

Studying philosophy at university, Murielle became interested in the mind and psychology, specifically, why humans choose to do what they do. Now in her coaching business she strives to help others find out their why, make decisions, and take action on their decisions.

Find out how you can avoid inheriting dreams from others, how you can look for and find what you really want in life, and why you need to get uncomfortable to change your behavior.

Show Highlights

[02:28] How Murielle became a business coach and her entrepreneurial background.

[04:12] In her past, she did things that she thought she should be doing.

[06:07] When Murielle found out that she wasn’t doing things for herself and decided to change the direction of her life.

[10:00] How to look for what you really want out of life. 

[15:30] Figuring out what you do and don’t want when you transition.

[21:59] Why the problem isn’t us when we don’t finish a big to-do list.

[25:27] Creating realistic to-do lists for your day.

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When your head hits the pillow, do you drift off to dreamland? If you can’t go to sleep without your brain running a mile a minute you might have some mental habits getting in your way. Learn how to shift your brain’s focus away from the thoughts that are keeping you stuck!

When it comes to your brain, where you focus your attention matters. Your brain has mental habits, including a habit of where your brain focuses. And part of your brain’s focus is your daily thoughts (like whether you focus on the obstacles or your goal). Your brain is constantly telling you stories about what is going on around you in your environment, which impacts where your focus lands.

Find out how you can rewire your brain for success, why your focus matters, the three everyday mental habits that fill your thoughts, and how you can shift your thinking to a more positive mindset.

Show Highlights

[01:48] The whitewater rafter story about how people steered right towards the rapids. 

[02:57] Don’t look at the obstacle ahead because your brain will steer right towards it!

[04:18] How your brain can get into bad mental habits when it comes to your thoughts.

[04:52] Talking smack about yourself. 

[06:49] Worrying about what everyone else thinks.

[08:00] Your inner perfectionist telling you you’re not good enough.

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Doesn’t it feel amazing when you jump out of bed ready to have a productive day? But how about those days you feel totally unmotivated to work or even put on pants? Listen in to learn five strategies you can use to get yourself into gear, boost your motivation, and be ready to take on your day!

Even on my good days there are tasks that I don’t want to do. The days I find myself doing everything else but work because it’s hard to stay on track. On those zero motivation days you can get out of the slump by putting daily routines in place that give you more effective work time.

Find out how you can start small and build your momentum for your workday, why you should give yourself rewards, and how you can create a new mental loop of productivity.

Show Highlights

[01:56] Having one of “those days” and how it affects my performance.

[03:30] Start with something small when you don’t want to work.

[05:17] The importance of setting a time limit for tasks.

[06:50] Try a change of scenery to boost motivation during your day.

[08:42] Get started and work for five minutes to get you moving.

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Check out Episode 42 of The Bold Life Five Reasons Why You Feel Burnt Out

Today business owner Lora Ladd shares how she started her home cleaning business with just $50, when she was only 21 years old, and during the 2008 recession. Lora talks about how she found the mental strength to pivot during the pandemic and how she developed the emotional intelligence to lead her team. Through working with thousands of clients and hundreds of employees, she has come to appreciate the impactfulness of having self-care as a core value in her business.

Lora admits she fell into entrepreneurship. After losing her position as a graphic designer, she had to move back in with her parents. She landed a job as a house cleaner and soon realized she was not only good at keeping house, but she loved housekeeping for other homeowners. Feeling that she had nothing to lose, she took her experience and started her business, building a team and a company her employees love to work for.

Find out how Lora learned how to not “should” on herself, how she built her business, and how she rebuilt her team after half her team left and this forced her to get clear on team values and the company she wanted to run.

Show Highlights

[02:32] How Lora decided to start her cleaning business at the age of 21.

[08:18] Learning to not “should” on herself when it comes to personal and business life.

[14:38] How she learned to build a company culture and thriving workplace.

[15:37] Creating workplace boundaries after she lost half her team.

[16:46] Lora’s recommendations on how to put systems in place for your business.

[22:48] How to handle conflict within your company.

[27:27] What Lora has done to pivot her business during the pandemic.

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What’s more important to success - hard work or the talent you’re born with? I’ve always been interested in why we do the things that we do. Why some people can overcome insurmountable odds to become highly successful, while others don’t seem to be able to succeed or reach their potential. When it comes to success ... grit may matter more than your talent! In this episode I’ll show you how to build the mental toughness you need to work toward your goals.

I love stories that show the power of our minds to control our success. In this episode I share one of my favorites from the 1996 Olympics and women’s gymnastics, and how watching this event sparked my interest in both sports and neuroscience. 

Find out why Grit and perseverance are both skills you can learn, why Grit is a combination of passion and perseverance, and why a growth mindset gives you an advantage in life.

Show Highlights

[01:09] How much of our success is innate or earned?

[02:42] Kerrie Strug and her amazing vault on her injured ankle. 

[06:30] Angela Duckworth’s study on grit and how it affects success.

[09:08] Growth versus fixed mindset and how your mindset affects your success in life.

[12:20] Why you don’t have to be born with grit, grit can be learned.

[15:17] Grit isn’t glamorous and takes time to develop. 

[17:15] Why you want a grit accountability buddy!

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Take the Angela Duckworth Grit Test

You might think “if I just work harder then I’ll get more done”... but working more can actually make you LESS productive. Getting up early, staying up late, and working through lunch to get a few more items checked off your to-do list could be a sign that you’re overworking your brain, which leads to more mistakes and reduced efficiency. Listen in and find out why working more isn’t always the best strategy and how you can optimize your brain’s natural attention limits to work less!

After graduating with my Ph.D. I landed my dream job at a hospital in Calgary. But after a few years in this fantastic position I wasn’t feeling motivated to work. In fact, I felt bored! 

So I started my own business, while also working my day job. Working a lot of hours. In the short term, I was able to get things done. But over time I ended up pushing past my brain’s limits and burning myself out.

Find out why your brain stops working efficiently when you become a workaholic, how reducing hours creates more efficiency, and how a time audit could get your productivity back on track.

Show Highlights

[01:10] Why working more isn’t always the best strategy to get more done at work.

[02:46] The first signs that I was overworking myself in my regular job.

[08:14] Our brains work less effectively when we pass the workaholic limits.

[10:03] Research on a 4-hour work week.

[12:20] Tracking your time to see where you are less efficient.

[15:02] Using your brain’s focus time to get more work done.

[16:43] Why breaks are a must if you want to get anything accomplished.

[18:29] One question to ask yourself if you’re struggling to tame your inner workahold.

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Maria David-Evans joins me today to talk about how to bust through the glass ceiling as a woman and become successful in your career. Maria has been breaking down the gender barrier for decades. She talks about her 45 years of public service where she was often the only woman in the room. Receiving numerous awards for her leadership and community work, Maria has been twice named on Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women.

Her family left war-torn Hungary during the revolution. After living in a refugee camp for over a year, she and her family had the opportunity to move to Edmonton. At the age of 10, she and her friends formed the Busy Bee Club to help the elderly and disabled in her community. This started her interest in solving “people problems.” 

As an adult, Maria blazed the trail for women in leadership and management positions, including being the first female parks and recreation director of Canada, and being the deputy administrator in multiple areas of the provincial government.

Maria shares how she tried to fit-in early in her career when working in male-dominated industries, and what it was like to often be the only woman in the room. And she explains why finding the right mentors is so important for women in business. 

Show Highlights

[02:40] Maria started off her leadership role early in childhood.

[04:00] Moving to Edmonton after living in a refugee camp.

[09:09] Her experience as the first woman to take on the parks and recreation director position in Canada.

[12:25] How she dealt with being a female lead in male-dominated roles.

[13:45] Maria talks about her female mentors, starting with Betty Hughes.

[21:13] Why she decided to go into teaching after her career.

[23:05] The importance of having mentors in your life.

[25:00] Role that self-confidence gave Maria in her career.

[29:15] Her experiences in Kenya with gender discrimination.

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What does it mean to sit on the edge of your comfort zone? According to today’s guest, that is where the magic happens. After experiencing the impact of the pandemic last year, many of us were left in a state of panic. Especially when it came to our businesses. Natalie Sisson joins us today to remind us of resilience, adaptiveness, and the importance of learning from failure. 

Natalie is a New Zealand entrepreneur, three time best selling author, speaker, and host of the Untapped Podcast. After ditching a successful corporate career and co-founding a technology company, Natalie decided to monetize her humble six-month old blog “The Suitcase Entrepreneur” into a multiple six figure online education platform in 2010. These days, she’s passionate about helping women tap into their potential and get paid to be themselves.

Natalie is the perfect guest to bring on for this topic. Listen on to find out her top strategies to stay on track with your business goals.

Show Highlights

[02:03] - Welcome to the show, Natalie! Natalie shares her background and curiosity.

[05:30] - A common problem in confidence is not considering yourself as an expert, but not everyone needs an expert.

[07:24] - Why as women, we tend to want to be over prepared for new things. We lose sight of being okay with failure.

[09:45] - What happens when we sit in our comfort zone for too long?

[11:01] - The edge of your comfort zone is the perfect balance between being comfortable and pushing yourself.

[12:27] - Natalie suggests some strategies you can do when your confidence takes a dive.

[16:10] - Natalie compares the start and growth of a business to her experiences in team sports.

[21:35] - What is the difference between intention and a goal?

[23:19] - Natalie breaks down setting up attainable goals and a tool she has used successfully.

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Does it feel like you’re constantly busy? Always working but not making any progress or headway? Multitasking may be your problem! Listen to find out why trying to multitask actually makes your brain less efficient and reduces your productivity. Find out how to focus your brainpower on the task at hand so you can get more done!

Multitasking is a bad strategy if you want to get anything done in your day. Your brain has limits when it comes to how much info you can keep in your mind at once. Trying to multitask strains these limits, and makes you more likely to make mistakes. Stop the habit of multitasking and let your brain become its most efficient so you can get more productive work completed during your day!

Show Highlights

[01:44] Getting stuck in a stairwell after trying to multitask.

[02:28] Your brain has storage limits, just like a computer.

[03:15] The myth of multitasking debunked.

[04:50] Shifting focus when multitasking makes you forget more and make more mistakes.

[6:45] Why you’re probably trying to multitask without noticing

[8:24] 2 strategies to get out of the habit of multitasking

[10:25] Why becoming an expert at focusing on one thing will make you more productive

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Have you ever wished you had more time in your day? That you could slow down time and have a few more hours to get all your activities checked off your to-do list? Today, I’ll share how you can keep your brain more focused at work with just 15 minutes of daily planning.

Find out how to commit to your goals for the long haul, why your motivation fades over time, and how to start your workday with success. Listen in to learn how to stop procrastinating over your workday, how your work productivity plummets if you don’t take breaks or get enough sleep, and my five steps to pre-plan your day and create a more efficient and effective workday.

Show Highlights

[01:28] A challenge I was assigned in a workshop to find my strengths.

[04:48] How I arranged my schedule to avoid distractions and accomplish goals.

[05:45] Intense bursts of motivation and how they wear off over time.

[08:44] Five tips for pre-planning your day to become more effective and efficient.

[10:48] The differences between productive work and busywork.

[13:04] Advantages to scheduling similar tasks together in a work bundle.

[15:36] Reduce the clutter in your workspace to reduce distractions.

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