Finding The Upside

Building Teams is a topic that I highlight a lot on Finding The Upside. So many wonder why some teams are successful and some fail. So what does it take to build a great team environment? In this episode, I am sharing some of my real world experience working with teams through training activities that offer not only practice applying some of the concepts, but spilling some of the fun and interesting responses and reactions I have gotten over the years. Through this discussion I am highlighting what it takes for effective team building and offering practical insights on how to create a strong, cohesive team environment. The takeaways I believe you will find interesting... and get ready for some perspective too, on how all this applies to your life, our communities and our world. Real talk, real world scenarios and the conclusions that we all can learn from are what's in store. Let's dive in!

Today, I’m spilling more of my best time hacks for starting a Side Hustle or Business While Working Your 9 to 5! I started this mini-series a month or so ago and know that this topic is one that everyone is buzzing about right now.  Now there’s a lot to think about and work on when you decide to do this, but the number one thing that is essential when you do is figuring out how to carve out the time to build and work on your side hustle or business. It’s a hot topic for sure and I have walked this path - 15 years ago did just that…I’m peeling back the curtain into my personal story of how I started my business and I want to share with you my best time hacks to get it done.   So let’s get into it…My final time hack #3 for Starting Your Side Hustle or Business While Working Your 9-5!

Thinking about your thinking…It’s a practice of thinking about your thoughts often referred to as metacognition - it involves being self-aware…but it is also the foundation of critical thinking. 

With the fast-changing world we live in, it is crucial to consider how our beliefs and positions have developed and to be open to new evidence, facts and information. But with the availability of information in today’s world that makes this even more challenging. Misinformation, false information can be presented to us without even realizing it and it makes our news literacy and critical thinking skills the only thing that can save us.  

Tune in to today’s episode, to gain insight into this important skill as I discuss the importance of critical thinking and self-awareness.  We dive deep into how seeking out multiple sources and perspectives can help to ensure our beliefs and positions are evolving with our changing world.

What is the secret to building a thriving team? What are the keys to being a leader that can create that? Building and leading an engaged team can be a tall order, and most leaders want that, but struggle to make it happen. In this episode of Finding the Upside, we dive into this topic and highlight 2 of the most important aspects of being that leader, discuss the current demands of the workforce and how to build a strong company culture.

Want Raving Fans? Focus on  Building Systems for Predictable Outcomes 

What Working in Restaurants Taught me about Operations and Customer Service

If you know me, you know that my background includes a lot of history working on building Predictable Customer Outcomes - focused on delivering the product and service that is expected. So when I thought about talking about this today, I really wanted to do that from a place of relatability and my own experience.  And I wanted to talk about it in a way that everyone can relate to, reflecting on their own experience as a customer and perhaps providing service to customers.

Through my working and business experience, I am often called in to fix when something isn't working in an organization. I find that either systems aren't there or they aren't practiced and followed to create a predictable result. When operations aren't right it is glaring and so apparent to me what the issue is….but particularly where it's really apparent is when I'm standing there watching it all unfold.

That's why when I thought about the title of this podcast, my first thought was What Working in Restaurants Taught me about Operations and Customer Service.  I bet you want to know why!!

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What does it take to grow and evolve? Whether that is in business or in life, as a person… and what is the path to that? There are many things we can immerse ourselves in for personal development - traditional learning, courses or programs, reading and podcasts can all help guide you in this process. But what actually leads to growth??  In today’s episode, I am talking about seeing how STRUGGLE is required for us to evolve. I’m sharing how to see those uncomfortable moments as the catalyst that will move you towards that if you truly embrace it as part of the process.

Do you listen to your intuition?  How do you KNOW if you can trust your gut or your intuition?  Do you only go on gut or do you make sure that you are checking on facts and doing the due diligence or research to ensure you're not solely relying on emotion? It’s an important skill and one that many people try to short by going straight to their gut without ensuring they have developed the skill.  There’s no shortcut my friends! So in this episode, I am giving you the secret twist to Trusting Your Intuition.

Doing it differently is my motto!  Morning routines are all the rage right now…everyone is talking about having one and how it will transform your day!  Now let me say that I don’t completely disagree with the idea of a routine that sets you up for success and makes you feel your best.  Routines provide structure and make you not have to think through every step of your day…if you do the same thing it takes less energy for your brain to have to remember what to do - it’s automatic and that has great value.

But what I think is that a morning routine is truly personal and to say that if you’re not doing it the way that is being promoted that you're a failure is misdirected in my opinion. Are you really doomed if you are not doing things exactly the way it’s being done by others??? - NO!!!  Those messages can make you feel as though there’s something wrong with you and that’s so far from the truth!! So on today’s episode, I am sharing my best tools for optimizing your day and explaining how using RESET and Transitions can allow you to optimize your energy and performance.  Let’s dive in!

Introducing our NEW series on Finding the Upside – One Tough Chick – a series where we will be interviewing women entrepreneurs who started their own business and shared their journey, all the challenges and the lessons that they have had to inspire more women to become entrepreneurs. Our guest today is Stacey Uhrig, known as The Mindset Flipper. She brings emotional strength, resilience, and post-traumatic wisdom to her clients as a certified trauma recovery coach. In this episode, Stacey shares her journey to bossing up and becoming an entrepreneur, how she started and closed one business only to discover a whole new path to becoming a coach and starting the business she has today. Get ready for a lively and spicy conversation with this TOUGH CHICK!

Warning: Includes explicit language.

Being adaptable and flexible is rated as the most important skill to possess in today’s business world. It’s also the key to thriving in life as well.  Whether you are a business owner, CEO, team member, job seeker or everyday person…the ability to be adaptable is not only what is needed to survive, but to thrive.  Why?  Because in today’s world things change constantly, unexpected and unforeseen circumstances are the norm and being adaptable is the only way to move forward regardless of what might go wrong.  It’s really common that humans struggle with this and it occurs with people in all generations, of all ages.  So what is the key to BE ADAPTABLE…it starts with you and I’m sharing how to master it on today’s episode.