Dear Me

Are you wondering where you should travel to in 2021 as a digital nomad? Whether it’s for one month, six months, or a year, choosing your destination is more than just pointing your finger at a map and buying a plane ticket. 

When you’re running a business online, you need to consider things like cost of living, WiFi connections, accessibility, community, culture, and so much more. 

In this episode, I’ve brought my significant other, Zach, to help me go through our favorite (and up and coming) digital nomad locations for 2021. From Southeast Asia to Central and South America, we are breaking down the pros and cons of our favorite digital nomad locations - and which ones should be on your radar for next year.

In this episode, we cover…

• Nine points we used to determine the best digital nomad destinations
• Four locations in Thailand for digital nomads
• Why Vietnam is organized chaos with amazing energy 
• Thinking about what lifestyle you want to live and if the location fits 
• The top digital nomad destinations we plan to go to 

“The landscape of remote work is changing and becoming more widely accepted. More and more locations are becoming conducive to digital nomad living, and more people are starting to work remotely and live in a version of this digital nomad lifestyle.” - Amanda Kolbye

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. 

Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!

• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Get on the waitlist for my Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp! 

How can you make your business journey as smooth as possible? Well, for a start, you can learn from my mistakes! Don’t get me wrong, in my first year of business, I’ve made multiple six-figures, but I still experienced the ups and downs that only come with being an entrepreneur. 

Today I want to share those reflections and takeaways of running a business with you so that you can (hopefully) avoid these same mistakes as you build your own Laptop Lifestyle! 

In this episode, we dive deep into all the lessons I’ve learned in my first year of business. From staying on top of your taxes and prioritizing time management to investing in yourself and adjusting your money mindset, I want to make sure you have the smoothest path as you grow and scale your business to success.

In this episode, we cover…

• The most essential skill to learn as a business owner
• Why you can’t grow a business without investing
• The importance of personal development and discipline in entrepreneurship
• How to adjust your money mindset
• Why energy is everything, but so is self-care

“Now, don't get me wrong, the big money is amazing. But you have to make sure that you focus on the health of the business, the projection of the business, the health of yourself, the [evolution] of yourself, and the day to day lifestyle of all the other things that make you happy and proud. Because money doesn't mean anything other than the value that we assign to it.” - Amanda Kolbye

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. 

Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!

• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Get on the waitlist for my Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp! 

Do you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? The short answer is YES. The long answer is that you need to understand the habits and traits of success and make them part of who you are and how you operate to achieve your version of success. 

In this episode, I am giving you the top 11 habits and traits that every successful entrepreneur has, what makes them necessary for success, and why you are 1,000% capable of making these a part of your own journey towards success. I’m also deep-diving into how we can start looking at success as a state of being, the importance of pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone, and which habits of success make some people rise quickly and others get stuck.

In this episode, we cover…

• Why success is not the end goal
• Finding the patterns of success versus failure in entrepreneurs
• Being willing to do the things that others are not
• Why the path to success is not a sexy one
• What discipline, endurance, confidence, and failure have in common

“What makes people successful is, in essence, pushing the boundaries of what you're capable of, what you believe, and what you're comfortable with. Embracing failure again and again and again with excitement. To just be better ... and shifting the perspective of looking at success as a milestone and instead, looking at it as a trait, a state of being that you want to embody

and become.” - Amanda Kolbye

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. 

Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!

• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Get on the waitlist for my Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp! 

Balancing your time and energy - no matter how busy life gets - is 100% possible!. Whether you are a mom, have a nine to five, or just have a lot happening in your life, running a business really is about finding that unique balance to you. By setting boundaries and adjusting your mindset, you can achieve success and balance in your business and life.

Today I am talking with Cara Barone, a multiple six-figure entrepreneur who helps corporate women start, grow, and scale their online businesses by prioritizing their energy and finding balance. Cara has built a successful coaching business while working full-time in corporate and navigating life abroad. 

In this episode, Cara and I are talking about all things time management, jumping in the deep end before your ready, why quick failure is essential, and understanding your energy and how you work best. Cara is giving us her best tips on how to take messy action and establish high vibe habits so that you can find balance in business and life.

In this episode, we cover…

• Cara’s quick pivot into coaching after unexpected circumstances
• How she balanced her business, a corporate job, and life
• Why you don’t have to hate your 9-5 job to leave it
• Tips for managing your time and your energy
• The importance of setting boundaries

“Take intelligent risks. Do whatever you have to do after you've done some proper due diligence, but don't be afraid to fail. Because you're going to learn something, and we're all going to fail. So encourage failure, but just do it quickly. And don't make the same mistake again.” - Cara Barone

Connect with Cara:

• Website: https://www.carabarone.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carabarone/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chaseyourpassionprofitably/
• Six-Figure Batching Schedule: https://www.carabarone.com/get-the-6-figure-batching-schedule-template-freebie 

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. 

Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!

• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Get on the waitlist for my Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp! 

How do you make sure that your business is scalable and still providing you the lifestyle you dreamed of? Part two of this two-part episode series is all about transitioning from a one-woman show to a CEO and looking into the details of how to scale your business and what it actually looks like behind the scenes to run and sustain a multiple six-figure business. So if you have not listened to part one, go back. Listen to part one. 

In this episode, we dive deeper into what areas of your business need the most focus as you're scaling to the multiple six-figure mark. We look at the different business models in which you're going to step into when you're scaling, The types of people you're going to hire, and your real priorities as a CEO 

In this episode, we cover…

• Why systems and processes are key to scaling and maintaining your business and team
• The SOP's & workflows that six-figure businesses should start to have in place.
• Types of business models you can step into when you're scaling 
• The different stages of hiring out a team and the importance of planning ahead

"If you were to take a month off in your business, Could your team run it without you? Do they know your vision, your expectations, all of those things? Right, that's part of being a CEO and a leader and managing a team."

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. 

Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!

• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Get on the waitlist for my Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp! *Doors open September 28, 2020*

Do you know what it takes to step out of the one-woman show and into the role of CEO? Sometimes, we spend so much time spinning our wheels trying to tick all the boxes of running a business and not enough time asking ourselves what our purpose is with our actions. Finding intentionality and alignment in your business is part of what it truly means to be a CEO and grow a business with sustainability in mind.

In this episode, I want to examine one of the three most pivotal and influential components that you need to pay attention to as CEO if you’re going to scale to a high-level business: offer suites. We’re deep-diving into what it takes to create and set up a strong offer suite, and  the importance of setting intentions, maintaining consistency, building momentum and creating space to do more in our business.  

In this episode, we cover…

• How intention, consistency, and momentum help your business grow
• Three things you need to set up a strategic offer suite
• Mastering and refining what you are known for
• The importance of constant lead generation 
• Why planning ahead is key for scaling

“The more intentional you are, the more likely you are to get the results that you want, the more likely you are to put yourself in the way of opportunity, and the more likely you are to have new things opened up for you that are in alignment with. Because you were intentional and in alignment with what you wanted.” - Amanda Kolbye

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word. 

Don’t forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!
• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Apply for my Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp! 

How do you build a strong brand that is (1) rooted in your values, (2) combines your purpose with your passion, (3) differentiates you from the crowd, AND (4) helps you design a profitable business? Today’s guest has nailed this question time and again for both herself and her clients - and she’s here to share her answer + her valuable insight on all things marketing, branding, and PR. 

Today I am talking with Hannah Nieves, Founder, CEO, and Marketing Consultant for Hannah Nieves. With over a decade in the high-end luxury corporate world, she’s pivoted to help luxe entrepreneurs build powerful brands and design the life they want through a profitable business. 

In this episode, Hannah is answering all of my questions on branding and PR, like what makes a good brand, how to build a brand that is rooted in our values, how we can establish and showcase our brand to our audiences, and how to utilize PR to build and amplify our brand. Plus, so much more! 

In this episode, we cover…

• The Signature Trio: Marketing, Branding, and PR
• How Hannah intentionally established her high-end brand
• Figuring out your values + getting clear on your vision
• Why mindset has everything to do with crafting your brand
• Building a strong and powerful brand story

“A business serves a solution to a client, but your brand actually creates that emotional connection with your audience. And that's everything. And when you use your values, when you use your identity, you build loyalty. And you build that loyalty up to brand affinity, which is the highest form of client relationship that one can have with their audience.” - Hannah Nieves

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word. 

Don’t forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free

coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!
• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Get on the waitlist for my Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp! *Doors open September 28, 2020*

Connect with Hannah:

• Hannah’s Website: https://hannahnieves.co/
• IGTV Brand Story Episode: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFu6aZxJuef/
• Hannah’sInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahmnieves/
• Brand Authority Accelerator Mastermind: https://hannahnieves.co/brand-authority-accelerator

Are you ready to fine-tune and drastically improve your marketing strategies so you can truly connect with and communicate your offers to your audience? It’s time to stop shooting in the dark when it comes to marketing and start incorporating NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) techniques into your service-based business ASAP. 

In this episode, I am deep diving into specific NLP concepts that will help you understand how your audience’s brains work, how they process information, and how to take this knowledge and incorporate it into your marketing strategy. By nailing your messaging and effectively communicating the end result, you are better able to create persuasive messaging that will help you land the sale every time.

In this episode, we cover…

• Why everyone’s alternate reality is different and what that means
• How to communicate an alternate reality through your messaging
• How our brains actually work and process information
• The importance of persuasion
• Why specificity is the key to effective communication

”Once you know what drives a person, and once you understand their maps, their perspective, and their values - you are much more easily able to elicit behavior change for that specific type of person. The purpose of marketing is to eventually take them on this mental journey, which is going to elicit behavior change or elicit a certain action that they are going to take, which is the sale.” - Amanda Kolbye

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word. 

Don’t forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free

coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!
• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Enroll in my brand new program: The 5k Accelerator!
• Doors are OPEN for the Laptop Lifestyle Mastermind - Join my 6-month Mastermind and scale to consistent $10k months with true financial and location freedom

Building a business of magnitude comes with some pretty uncomfortable truths that business owners and CEO’s need to address as they scale their businesses. I’m not shying away from telling you the hard truths - because it’s important to realize that growing a multiple six-figure business takes a lot of freakin’ work! But it is 100% worth it, and it is 100% possible.

In this episode, I am unpacking the 12 raw and uncomfortable truths of what to expect as you level up to a six or seven-figure business and the big shifts you need to scale successfully. I’m explaining why entrepreneurship is always going to be uncomfortable and why you need to challenge yourself by making massive moves and long-term decisions if you want to scale to these high levels.

We’ll talk about transitioning from the beginning stage to the scaling stage of your business, how mindset comes into play at all levels, why decisions need to be made based on data, why an unshakable attitude will move you forward in your business, and so much more.

In this episode, we cover…

• The importance of self-discipline
• How to create more impact with less
• Why entrepreneurship will always be uncomfortable
• Taking radical responsibility for your business
• How to tap into your unshakable belief

”If you don't feel like doing it, do it anyways. If you are scared of doing it, if it feels like too big of a risk, do it anyways.” - Amanda Kolbye

“So while we cannot control everything in our lives, we do always have a choice. Everything can be a lesson; every opportunity, we always have a choice in how we respond. And part of this is a mindset shift. And part of it is really, truly accepting that you're responsible for the things that you do, you're responsible for, the effects that you have, the choices that you make, and the sooner that you 100% buy into this, the more power and more satisfaction you're going to have within your business and this growth journey that you go on.” - Amanda Kolbye

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word. 

Don’t forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!
• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Enroll in my brand new program: The 5k Accelerator!

Doors are OPEN for the Laptop Lifestyle Mastermind - Join my 6-month Mastermind and scale to consistent $10k months with true financial and location freedom

Creating more offers, serving more people, and generating more revenue are NOT the key elements to scaling to multiple six-figures. Yep, I said it - the truth is out there! If you want to sustainably scale and grow your business to multiple six-figures, you need to set up efficient systems and start outsourcing! I know it’s not very sexy, but it’s so, so important. 

In this episode, I am deep diving into how we can set up systems that move the needle in your business and why hiring team members and delegating tasks not only allows you to serve more but to stay in your zone of genius. 

We’ll talk about stepping into that true CEO role, how to get over the mental aspect of hiring, why setting up SOPs and getting your internal structures in place is essential, and the importance of staying true to your long-term, big picture vision. Plus, I’m giving away my best tips and tricks that I learned as I scaled my own business to six-figures so you can learn from and avoid my mistakes!

In this episode, we cover…

• How owners become the bottleneck of our business
• The benefits of growing our team and outsourcing
• Why mindset and logistics have everything to do with scaling
• The systems you need to scale to six-figures.
• Letting go of perfectionism and focusing on the big picture

“Being a leader,  managing a global team, and really setting up the systems and processes that are going to allow you - as that CEO, as that visionary - to step out of the nitty-gritty details and really stop being that bottleneck in your business.” - Amanda Kolbye

“Letting go of the perfectionism and making sure that, as we're starting to hire people onto our team, we're refocusing on the bigger picture goal. If you want to scale and serve more, you cannot be a one-woman show.”  - Amanda Kolbye

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word. 

Don’t forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free

coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!
• Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
• Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
• Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
• Enroll in my brand new program: The 5k Accelerator!
• Doors open in November for the Laptop Lifestyle Mastermind - Join my 6-month Mastermind and scale to consistent $10k months with true financial and location freedom