Self-care is not what you think it is. It’s not just wine, massages, and pedicures. It’s about making the conscious choice to build a life you don’t need to regularly escape from. You need to establish simple habits that create balance and health in your life. We’re continuing our discussion of those habits, based on the seven circles from “The ONE Thing.” Last week, we talked about your spiritual, physical, and personal lives. Today, we’re going to dive into your key relationships, your job, your business, and your finances.

1. Our spiritual life
2. Our physical health
3. Our personal life
4. Our key relationships
5. Our job
6. Our business
7. Our finances

Resources:

• Read: “The ONE Thing”

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

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As leaders, we are constantly pouring into others: our teams, our families, our clients, and even our communities. But rarely do we take the time to fill ourselves up. If you don’t take care of yourself, you’re not going to make it anywhere. In this two part series, we’re going to touch on seven ways to approach self-care.

1. Our spiritual life
2. Our physical health
3. Our personal life
4. Our key relationships
5. Our job
6. Our business
7. Our finances

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media

We all hit a point in life when we realize that we have to plan for our personal finances. It doesn’t matter how much you make; if you don’t have your spending under control, you’re going to run into problems. We’re going to talk about our wealth-building journeys and, whether you’re far along on your path or just at the beginning, we’re going to hit all aspects of the journey.

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media

Diane Griffin is an international businesswoman with an insurmountable work ethic. Her drive for building and leading businesses combined with her desire to create endless opportunities for everyone around her is incredible. Not only does she play a major role in leading organizational strategy across multiple businesses with Keller Williams Realty as both a business owner and a coach, Diane has a passion for amplifying the voices and lives of women around the world. We talk about her upbringing, how she got into real estate, and how she learned the power of saying “no.”

Resources:

• griffinproperties.net

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media

When a business relationship isn’t working out, it can be painful — both for the person who isn’t performing and for the business. Having someone, who may be right for your organization but in the wrong role, can be a liability for them as well as for the business. We want to create environments that support us and our teammates. So how do you ensure that everyone on your team is a good fit… and how do you get rid of someone who isn’t a good fit without firing them?

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media

Most children growing up today are accustomed to both parents working, but back in the day it was traditionally the male who brought home the bacon and the female fried it in the pan. We’re well past those days — today nearly a third of American households have a female breadwinner. However, many of the other traditional dynamics haven’t changed: Women still do more childcare and housework than their husbands, and men still feel the pressure to be the breadwinner. There are ways you can have a healthy marriage and family and still be the primary breadwinner, and we’re going to walk through four important aspects that make it happen.

1. Respect each other
2. Get clear about finances
3. Align your goals
4. It’s not easy but it’s worth it

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media

If there’s one rule to life, it’s that change is the only constant. There will be disruption and there will be changes in your business. You have to learn to grow, motivate, and lead your team in the midst of change and disruption. Change often leads to fear, and your job as a leader is to alleviate those fears as much as possible. We’re going to look at what you need to focus on when change is happening and how to react to it.

Grow:

• Focus on revenue
• Protect your mindset
• Surround yourself with other leaders

Motivate:

• Communicate consistently

Lead:

• Freezing is not an option
• You don’t have to see the top of the stairwell to know the next step
• Check in with your people

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media

Sue Adler is the #1 real estate agent in the entire state of New Jersey. Not only is she a kick-ass business person, she’s also a kick-ass person with a kick-ass life. She’s living proof that if you are talented and a hard worker, you can start over in any market in your chosen craft and succeed. And even with all of that success, she travels three months out of the year and when she’s gone she is completely checked out from the business — and it thrives while she’s gone!

We talk about why she decided to move from Philadelphia to New Jersey, how entrepreneurial real estate can be, and using boredom to fuel growth.

Resources:

• sueadler.com
• linkedin.com/in/sueadler
• Day at Sea - Peter Jacoby

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media

When you’re busy and you’re stressed, things are going to end up going askew. We’re going to talk about what’s stressing us out right now, what we’re going through, and how we’re processing and tackling it. We’re all emerging from the pandemic era and there’s so much changing. The stresses of that are underlying everything else that’s happening. We talk about admitting that you need help, recalibrating as we reopen after COVID-19, managing with everyone being in a different place, and what we want to keep from this time.

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media

Growth is great, but if you’re not purposeful about growing and scaling your culture alongside your business it can quickly deteriorate. So how do you grow your business while simultaneously protecting your culture? Come alongside our journey as we struggle with this as well. We talk about what company culture is, what’s working, and what we’re still figuring out.

What’s working for us:

1. Define common language about values, purpose, and standards
2. Hire to your culture
3. Lead by example
4. Build a system focused around culture
5. Create an environment where transparency, truth, and standards are clear and open
6. Treat your people right
7. Implement cultural ambassadors

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media