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"Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom." ~Viktor Frankl

In today's podcast I talk about what that space has meant for me, and encourage you to look into that space.

Here are 10 ways I consistently get in the way of my company's growth.

I hope that by sharing these, you might see some of the ways that you are getting in the way of your company's growth.

Awareness is the first step to mastery!

We all tend to put forward a particular side of ourselves to the world. That side of ourselves is usually a part of why we are successful!

But at some point in our lives, we might see the costs that accumulate from only showing that one side of ourselves to the world.

Today's podcast might help you to see different choices.

You may have heard the maxim, "Hire slow, fire fast."

Here are some anecdotes that might help unpack that!

Most founders I meet walk with a limp -- not a physical limp -- but there is something they are dragging around, a mistake, an employee, a client, or some beliefs that they'd be better off without.

Today I'm offering a way to let that thing go.

When you are at a low point, it might be useful to quit.

You can quit part of what's going poorly, or all of it, for real, or just in your head.

We'll look at the options in this episode.

Have you found that there is a segment of the work you do that's a drag? Work that you get paid well for but don't enjoy anymore?

In today's episode I tell you how I found myself in that situation and how it drove me to find a way to make more money, and enjoy what I did again.

Early in my entrepreneurial journey, I thought that the way to "do more" was through efficiency. At some point, I realized that efficiency had limited upside, and instead learned to slow down, to speed up.

In this clip from a webinar I co-hosted with Jill Salzman (for her FoundingMoms.com community), she and I talk about one of the benefits of slowing down and giving up on efficiency -- connection.

The most likely outcome of any sales call is that the prospect says "no."

But, even knowing that, I'm terribly disappointed when that's the outcome!

So I'm experimenting with losing the deal before the call. Listen in to learn more.

Do you go through an elaborate, annual goal-setting process? Does it work for you?

In today's episode, I try to outline a lighter, easier way to make a plan to see progress.