Show Notes

• This week, Dr. Glenn Vo was happy to have Robin Carberry—a business and personal development coach—come on for this week’s episode of the Doctor Entrepreneur Podcast. 
• As an “OG Gen Xer,” Robin helps Gen X women untangle the knot of midlife confusion and uncover their purpose by unleashing more flow, meaning, success, connection, and joy into their lives. In her own words, Robin helps Gen Xers go from “wtf should I do?” to “I got this.”
• Although these clients are her specialty, you don’t have to be a Gen Xer to work with Robin. As long as it’s a good fit on both sides, you can become her client.
• Before Robin and Glenn met for this week’s episode of the Doctor Entrepreneur Podcast, Robin had Glenn take a “Sparke Type Assessment.” This is an assessment she has all of her clients take because it showcases the type of work that “lights you up” and gives you joy instead of draining energy. 

“Big Entrepreneur 3”

1. Prioritize Sleep.
2. Some people think their life is so hectic prioritizing sleep seems impossible. Through dealing with her lupus, Robin has learned that if she did not prioritize sleep, then she wouldn’t be able to function or show up as her best self. The time you spend winding down, binging on Netflix, or scrolling through your phone is a waste of energy in Robin's eyes. Many people misguage how much sleep and hours they need and put in. Resting isn’t just a matter of maintaining your performance, but also maintaining your health. 
3. Track Your Time.
4. As a paralegal when she was required to keep track of her time to get paid. This helped her to realize we often think tasks will take less time than they do. It can be super helpful, Robin says, if you track the time it takes you to do something for a week. It will tell you so much about how you are spending your time and save you more in the long run.
5. Read The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms by Danielle LaPorte.
6. Robin had a copy of it in her hands. It was filled with hundreds of post-it notes—a testimony to how much this book has helped her. 

Learning From the Past.

Robin regretted when she didn’t listen to her gut when working with somebody. She made excuses not to trust her gut, thinking she knew better. Then, once this led her to a mistake, she’d compound the error by trying to patch things up and make it all work out. 

If Robin could go talk to a younger version of herself—back when she was listening to the Smiths, the Cure, or the Psychedelic Furs with an “asymmetrical haircut”—she’d tell her not to be afraid to lose. You’re younger and scared of looking “dumb” in front of other people. When you get older, you look back on those moments and realize that they weren’t as big of a deal as we thought them to be. 

Don’t Stop Here!

For those listening to this week’s episode, Robin urges you to take a Sparke Type Assessment. It can help you to understand what the next best steps are for you.

Robin knows that so many people think that coaching is the next logical step after they’ve built a done-for-you service-based business. They’re tired of overbuilding funnels for people, but they know they have a knack that can rack in the dough. So instead of slaving away and building out those funnels, they decide to make a pivot into teaching people how to do it and coaching them through the process. When things fall apart, it makes sense that their Sparke Types reveal that they’re process-based people rather than service-based people. Had they known their results before making that pivot, perhaps they’d have done things differently and found success. 

You can reach out to Robin in several ways. One way is to visit her website at https://robincarberry.com/ and book a quick chat with Robin. During your call, you can explore the idea of taking the assessment and see what it might be like to work together.