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Struggling to focus when you read? In a world full of distractions, staying engaged with a book—or even a long article—can feel impossible.

In this episode, I’m joined by Abby Marks Beale, a leading speed reading expert and educator who has helped thousands of professionals and students learn to read faster, better, and with more focus. Abby shares simple, effective strategies you can use to improve your reading comprehension, reduce brain fatigue, and regain confidence in your learning abilities.

We talk about:

• How speed reading really works (and who it's for)
• Why most of us were never taught how to read effectively
• The link between attention, mindset, and productivity
• How to use Abby’s “Rev It Up Reading” method for better focus

Whether you're a coach, entrepreneur, or life-long learner looking to sharpen your focus and get through your reading list with ease, this episode is packed with actionable tools.

🔗 Learn more about Abby and her online course at revitupreading.com

 https://revitupreading.com/

https://homeopathyhealings.com/

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbymarksbeale/

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I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners

What does nurturing your own wellness look like? I wanted to take a moment to remind you about the importance of nurturing your own wellness. It is essential to explore what self-care means to you and find ways to incorporate small, loving steps into your daily routine.

 For me, I'm taking a well-deserved break to recharge and hit the pause button on both my coaching business and podcast. My family and I are so excited to be preparing to celebrate the marriage of our daughter and her fiancé in Portugal this July.  I want to be fully present in the moment and want to cherish the weeks leading up to it. (along with not getting overwhelmed with the preparation!!)

As I temporarily step away, I encourage you to reflect on your own self-care journey . Remember to be kind to yourself above all else. Take this time to prioritize self-care.

I will be back in August with new episodes and as well as with an exciting new coaching package designed to help you overcome over-striving and find balance in your week.

So until August, I'm wishing you an incredible period of reflection, growth, and success while I'm away. Above all make sure the person you are the kindest to is yourself! May you find the balance and happiness you seek. 

New episodes in August will be published weekly on Thursdays.

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I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners

In today’s episode we are chatting about finding and freeing your voice to be able to speak confidently and with clarity and I am joined by Emma Wainer, an expert voice coach who helps (mainly) female leaders and business owners look, feel and sound like the expert they really are, so that they are more credible and visible in their industry or marketplace.  

You can have an authentic, powerful and persuasive voice and Emma can help you find it.

Emma walks you through an exercise so do listen to the end!

3 important tips shared and how to use these while speaking

• mindset
• breathing
• your feet

Are you thinking of doing a TEDx talk? Emma will be running a TEDx challenge during the month of June consisting of 3 one hour sessions to help you crystalize your idea and bring you to your one BIG idea, so make sure to reach out and connect with her on LinkedIn.

Connect with Emma:
https://emmawainer.com/ffyv/

or connect on LinkedIn where she shares helpful tips and videos to help you feel, look and sound like the expert leader that you really are.

You can book a 45 minute complimentary consult with Emma, message her on LinkedIn.

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Support the show

I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners

In this episode, we will explore the topic of setting boundaries and navigating the hurdles that come with building your own business. Additionally, we'll discuss practical steps you can take to ensure that your business aligns with the lifestyle you aspire to achieve.

Heather Roberts is a successful entrepreneur and business mentor who specializes in helping high-achieving women create a business that aligns with their busy lifestyle. 

In her Boundary Line VIP Program, she teaches extraordinary women how to beat burnout and find balance. Heather is also the host of the podcast, Boundaries, Business, and Boobs, for women leaders who are looking to break free from traditional expectations and find time for themselves.

 Our conversation includes:

• Why Heather combines” boundaries” and being a business mentor.
• How to set boundaries and navigate hurdles that will come your way as you build your business.
• Sharing an aha moment that let Heather know she was heading towards burnout and what she did.
• Balancing family responsibilities as an entrepreneur/ solopreneur is challenging. Heather shares a great bit of advice  on who to hire first.

Connect with Heather

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherrobertsextraordinarywomen/

https://www.instagram.com/boundariesbusinessandboobs/

https://www.facebook.com/heatherslosson.roberts/

Grab your boundaries prompts with the link below

https://www.boundariesbusinessandboobs.com/9ways

This is a list of 9 different ways you can begin talking about boundaries.  Talking about boundaries can be difficult. These 9 prompts take away the fears and frustrations people feel when discussing boundaries.

Let me know what you’d like to hear more about on the show

Support the show

I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners

What if the key to happiness isn’t achieving more—but spending more time in positive emotions?

In this solo episode, I explore the power of mental fitness and how small, daily shifts in awareness can help you handle life’s challenges with more calm, clarity, and confidence. You’ll learn how to cultivate positive emotions, interrupt negative thought patterns, and build lasting inner resilience using tools from Positive Intelligence®.

We’ll explore:

• Why mindfulness is the foundation for emotional strength
• The 3 core mental fitness muscles you can strengthen today
• How saboteur patterns sabotage your joy (and how to shift them)
• What the Positive Intelligence app and coaching journey includes

Mental fitness is as essential as physical health—especially for women navigating midlife, entrepreneurship, or simply seeking more ease and joy.

 Curious about your own mental fitness score?

 Take the free Insight Into You Assessment at carolclegg.com
and let’s unpack your results together.

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Support the show

I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners

Join me as we discuss a variety of topics on my show, including entrepreneurial journeys, life skills, mindset motivation, and many marketing ideas. Get ready for valuable insights & conversations that I hope will lift you up and motivate you no matter where you are on your business journey. 

In today’s episode my guest, Cat Valentine, will be sharing her journey and how factual feeling was instrumental in her finding healing and transformation in her life. 

She is a catalyst for change for coaches, NLP Practitioners and business owners. Cat Initiates transformation through 1-on-1 sessions and group masterclasses.  Cat provides the space and insights for massive personal and professional transformations.

The Catalyst Hub is a  membership-based community that offers business strategy,  peer support, professional supervision, coaching, program structuring and more. This is for all the people that transform the people - not just 'life coaches'.

https://www.catvalentine.com.au/catalyst

Social Media Connect with Cat:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cat-valentine-transformation-coach

http://instagram.com/catvalentine_catalyst

https://www.youtube.com/@CatValentineCatalyst

https://www.tiktok.com/@catvalentine_catalyst

Let me know what you’d like to hear more about on the show

Support the show

I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners

Understanding the root causes of business stagnation: Fear and Perfectionism 

- Fear of failure, success, challenges, and the unknown can paralyze us 

- Perfectionism can stall progress and lead to analysis paralysis 

- Identify your current root cause and list possible solutions 

- Prioritize what you honestly believe your next steps should be and tackle them one at a time 

Are there ways you can unpack and work through fear and perfectionism? Is it sharing that fear with someone else, Sometime saying things out loud leads to an unexpected helping hand.

- Declutter regularly and keep things organized  including your computer files

- Schedule dedicated time to work on important projects

Celebrate small wins to stay motivated 

- Cultivate a growth mindset and embrace learning opportunities 

- Surround yourself with supportive people 

- Remember to take breaks and practice self-care 

Insight Timer - Meditation App 

Let me know what you’d like to hear more about on the show

Support the show

I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners

In today’s episode  we'll be chatting about turning your expertise into relevant memorable training that sticks. Are you ready to hear fresh strategies to create powerful online courses? Perhaps you are procrastinating as you don’t know what the next steps are or how to package your idea and information into a course that people will not only complete, but achieve their desired results.

Nancy Giere is a course creation expert.  She works with businesses of all sizes from solopreneurs to Fortune 100 companies to turn their expertise into high profit courses.  She creates engaging, fun, and interactive programs that get results.

• Overcoming the first challenges of creating a course
• Focus on what type of content works best in an online course
• How to make your course interactive and engaging 

"Bundle Your Brilliance: Turn Your Expertise into profitable online course" by Nancy Giere in Kindle and Paperback

Website: https://nancygiere.com/

Social Media Connect:

https://www.facebook.com/nancy.giere

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancygiere/

Download 8 easy steps with this link https://nancygiere.com/8easysteps/

Course starting May 11th https://nancygiere.thrivecart.com/fasttrack/

Let me know what you’d like to hear more about on the show

Support the show

I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners

Welcome to episode 114.  Today we will be chatting about podcasting and how you can use this tool for business development.

My guest today Molly Ruland. Molly is the CEO & Founder of Heartcast Media, a Digital Content Agency focused on content marketing for Founders, CEOs, Coaches and Brands. She specializes in producing high quality branded video content for businesses that want to generate revenue and create strategic relationships through content marketing. Molly is a frequent speaker about the business of podcasting, marketing & content creation. She believes that "listening is the revolution"  and it is evident in the work she produces, with multiple podcasts in the top 10% of downloads. Molly currently lives in Costa Rica with her 4 dogs and runs her global business remotely.

• A podcast can generate revenue in any business.
• Ways to use a podcast as a business development tool.
• Branded podcasting - the guest is more important than the audience.
• Marketing is like fishing!
• Identify 12 people who can make your business grow.
• You have to have the strategy, production and amplification.

Looking to take the right steps to use a podcast strategically?  Talk to Molly Ruland.

Where to find Molly:

Website: https://heartcastmedia.com/

Book a chat: https://calendly.com/mollyruland/discovery-chat-molly-ruland

Social Media Connect:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heartcastmedia

https://www.instagram.com/heartcastmedia/?hl=en

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcCfuiqNu9ZqWMGjMEV8ySA

Let me know what you’d like to hear more about on the show

Support the show

I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners

Welcome to episode 113  of Connect Inspire Create.  Today we are focusing on how exploring EFT/Tapping and how it can help entrepreneurs reduce stress and break through fears about speaking up, perception of others, or any other limiting beliefs that might be holding you back.

My guest today Lauren Fonvielle

Lauren is an Integrative Energy Practitioner, specializing in EFT/ Tapping for stress, anxiety, and trauma. She guides her clients on a journey of self healing breaking through obstacles including physical, mental, or emotional that are keeping them feeling stuck and in pain.  By combining coaching and energy healing modalities like EFT, Reiki, Sound Healing and Meditation, Lauren works with you to release fears, and address past and present  trauma that is contributing to the physical or emotional pain and anxiety in your body. 

• acknowledge the emotions that you feel for tapping to work
• distract ourselves from uncomfortable emotions
• entrepreneurs need to acknowledge their feelings of stress
• where does your stress show up in your body?
• explore sound healing
• remember that you deserve to feel good and at ease in your body

Lauren's invitation to attend a free masterclass: Intro to EFT/ Tapping for Anxiety and pain. In this class we talk about the science behind why Tapping works, and they are guided through a tapping sequence to experience it for themselves!
https://www.mindshiftwithlauren.com/masterclass

Connect with Lauren

IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenic0le/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenFonvielle

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenFonvielle

Website: MindShiftWithLauren.com

5 Day Mindset Reset: https://www.mindshiftwithlauren.com/mindsetreset

Group meeting 1st Thursday at 11:00 am EST

 https://www.mindshiftwithlauren.com/tap-into-success

Let me know what you’d like to hear more about on the show

Support the show

I’m Carol Clegg, a life coach offering gentle accountability coaching and I am a curious conversationalist.

If you enjoy reflection, fresh perspectives, and honest dialogue, this space is for you.

If you’d like to experience this work in community, I host a complimentary monthly Accountability Circle  a supportive space to pause, gain clarity, and choose a gentle next step forward. More info at https://carolclegg.com/accountabilitycircle

For those ready for deeper, more consistent support, I also offer a 60-day Accountability Package, designed to help you move from scattered ideas to steady, sustainable momentum.

You can learn more at carolclegg.com

Let’s connect on LinkedIn and Instagram, or join my LinkedIn Group Flourish: A Community for Women Business Owners