Homeward: The Sovereign Business Podcast

Have you ever found yourself avoiding making sales calls, posting ads on Facebook or bringing up your business for fear of being too pushy?

Can I get a show of hands for all my sisters out there thinking, "I am so passionate about the work that I do... I just hate sales!"

Today's guest, the amazing Kendrick Shope, is going to help you flip the script on the notion that sales is ickysleazyslimeygross- and help you realize that it can be done in absolute alignment, with ease and yes- it can even be fun.

Kendrick Shope is the creator of the leading sales training for women entrepreneurs, Sales School, and the Authentic Selling® process. She hosts her own podcast and TV show, "Sell Like a Woman", reaching over 100K followers on 6 continents. Her goal is to help take the "ick" factor out of selling, and to let women know that when you sell authentically, selling is helping.

You're going to want to grab a pen and a notebook for this one- Kendrick drops some serious knowledge bombs and it's packed-full with actions steps for you to take in and start using in your businesses, TODAY.

In Today's Episode:

• Today's guest, Kendrick Shope [ :42]

• iTunes review of the week [ 3:12 ]

• Kendrick's story + the moment she realized her life had to change [ 8:01 ]

• The values and qualities that lead Kendrick to making the shift from corporate job to entrepreneur [ 12:00 ]

• What "Scared money won't make money" means to Kendrick in her own biz [ 17:35 ]

• How Kendrick launched her first business and how it has since evolved to 'Authentic Selling' [ 20:27 ]

• What it means to "sell like a woman." [ 31:51 ]

• How to overcome common pitfalls in sales as a Network Marketer [ 42:48 ]

• How to go from loathing sales to loving the process [ 39:03 ]

• How to generate more qualified leads [ 47:35 ]

• Facebook Ads- what has worked and what hasn't [ 58:08 ]

• Asking help when something is outside of your zone of genius [ 1:02:08 ]

• Kendrick's advice to the former version of herself [ 1:05:02 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

• "You can be anything you want to be in this world- all you have to do is believe."

• "Scared money won't make money"

• "I thoroughly believe you can be the best marketer, the best brander or the best planner; but if you can't sell- you don't make money and you don't help people."

• "People buy off of emotion and justify with logic, but I'd rather have the person who is sold on emotion AND sold on logic."

• "Every day that you don't take a step and tell someone how you can help them, you are contributing, in a passive way, to their suffering."

• "I don't believe that you can use the excuse that you don't know where your people are- it's your job to find them."

Links Mentioned:

• Watch Kendrick on the Steve Harvey Show

• Get Over Your Damn Self by Romi Neustadt

• Millionaire Messenger by Brendon Burchard

• Apply here to join my Mastermind

• Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts

Be sure to follow Kendrick over on Instagram and find out more about her work at www.KendrickShope.com!

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Do your daily actions reflect your priorities or do you find yourself getting caught up in the confusion of what matters most and what is most "pressing?"

I found myself #hustling at lightning-speed to check off all of the things on my ever growing to-do list (anyone else have one of those??), this week and instead of getting swept away by my self-induced stress...I went for a walk and recorded this Focus Friday for you.

In this week's episode, I want to have a little heart to heart with you about the BIG work that is yet be done in our lives and in our own personal missions; starting, quite simply, with remembering the very things that matter most.

In this episode:

• Why I'm most comfortable at a frantic pace [ 1:15 ]

• Are your life + biz setup to align with your priorities? [ 3:33 ]

• Why our priorities have to matter in our businesses [ 6:07 ]

• The simple question you can ask yourself when your energy feels out of whack [ 9:15 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

• "Setting up our lives and the way we operate in our businesses to align with our priorities is the most important thing we can actually do."

• "Plug your purpose into your priorities, and watch how things begin to massively transform."

Links Mentioned:

• Grab your FREE training: How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content That Converts

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Did you know that we will hit the halfway mark for 2018 at the end of the week? [Insert bug eye emoji man!]

In today's episode, I share with you the important questions I asked myself that helped me gain mega-clarity on the trajectory of my life, my business and the things that are pulling me off the path and keeping me grounded right where I need to be.

I invite you to grab a pen and a notebook to jot down your answers to these questions and hit the "refresh" button on your own stories and limiting beliefs so that you can step more clearly into the one you've always dreamt of living.

Also, you've got 6 months til the end of another year in your life. Green means go, girlfriend.

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years from now. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb

In this episode:

• iTunes review of the week [ 4:19 ]

• Mid-year refresh and why it's important to #dumpoutdapurse [ 5:30 ]

• Questions I ask myself about the trajectory of my own life + biz [ 9:15 ]

• One of my all-time favorite quotes (and how it's changed the way in which I live) [ 12:01 ]

• Who do I need to be in order to welcome in more of want I want into my life? [ 17:30 ]

• Why it's important to get honest about the things that aren't working for us [ 23:05 ]

• Getting clear on the strategy that works for YOU [ 25:21 ]

• A mid-year check-in for your own life [ 30:54 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

• "I measure success based on how I am feeling and how much I am enjoying the ride"

• "Why am I telling myself a story about why I need to be in a race- rather than in a dance?"

• "All we can do is plant the seeds of today for the tomorrow that we desire."

• "Everyone has a different definition of success, everyone has a different approach. Everyone does it differently- there's no right or wrong."

• "Our biggest battle is the war we wage against ourselves."

• "When we're working on our businesses in this really sacred way, we have the opportunity to make massive change."

• "We must grow in order to go where we want on this life journey."

• "Your dreams matter- and they can serve as the lighthouse to keep you on the path to what's next."

Links Mentioned:

• Apply for the Mastermind here

• Grab your FREE training; How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts

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Courage. Merriam-Webster defines it as mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear or difficulty.

Notice that it doesn't say to do so in the absence of danger, fear or difficulty?

Today's guest, Kate Swoboda, is leading the charge on courage and making a massive impact on her clients (and the world) as an author, a coach and a teacher. Kate's book, "The Courage Habit" will help you identify what no longer serves you, find out what your most courageous self truly wants, and help you align your life with your desires through learning and practicing the habit of courage.

Kate and I unpack what it means to be courageous, how to listen to our fear, and how to show up for ourselves- even when everything within us wants us to lock the door and shut the shades.

If you're ready to start taking inspired and courageous action in your life, and to start making it a habit- this one's for you.

• iTunes Review of the week [ :43 ]

• This week's guest, Kate Swoboda [ 1:55 ]

• Kate and I talk about the word "courage" [ 3:54 ]

• We talk more about what it means to feel afraid and dive in anyway [ 6:25 ]

• What lead Kate to "The Courage Habit" and how we can apply it [ 9:03 ]

• How to recognize our fear based habits [ 13:50 ]

• Kate discusses her own story and how she built her own courage habit [ 19:20 ]

• What Kate says to "non-cryers" and authentically feeling our emotions [ 30:17 ]

• How Kate is sharing the courage habit in her business [ 38:17 ]

• "I think of courageous living as being a place where who you actually are on the inside, is how you truly are living on the outside."

• "I think there's a quiet courage that often goes underlooked that's required in our day to day lives, to really create lives where we feel fulfilled."

• "Fear is not logical- we have to deal with it in the body."

• "If you're shutting down your sadness, you're shutting down your joy."

• Purchase your copy of "The Courage Habit"

Follow Kate on Instagram and Facebook, and head on over to her website to learn more!

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The secret to unstoppable success is not in a strategy or a formula; it is a way of BEING.

On this week's Focus Friday, I went live with my Instagram and Facebook family to share the #1 key that I've found to take what was once just a dream, and turned it into a living and breathing mission.

If you've got a dream in your heart, great work to do and are wondering exactly what it will take to get you to that next level (and then to keep climbing)- today's episode is for you.

• How to call in what it is you truly want [ 1:51 ]

• The one word to embrace to create unstoppable success [ 3:33 ]

• The 4-year anniversary I am celebrating- and why failure was never an option [ 6:49 ]

• The quote that shifted the way I saw my mission [ 9:17 ]

• The undeniable power of Inspiration vs. obligation [ 13:45 ]

• "When you become obsessed with what it is you're doing- it literally doesn't matter if you mess up. You are so committed to the message and the mission that your fear is not a shadow anymore."

• "When I started this business- failure was never an option."

• "You get to decide, you get to create the adventure- and what a gift that is."

• "It is about inspiration, not obligation."

• Find me on Instagram and Facebook to follow the journey

• Ready to become OBSESSED with your mission? Schedule your Breakthrough Call!

• Get your own copy of "The Game of Life and How to Play it" here!

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We are all meant to change the world… some people just get to working on it sooner than others.

Today's guest, Molly Hayward has felt called to speak up for and take a stand against social injustices since she was just a little girl- and since then she has never stopped.

Molly is the visionary founder of Cora, a lifestyle brand giving women a modern method for managing their periods. Cora gives body-conscious organic tampons and sustainable menstrual products to girls in underdeveloped countries for every package shipped, using her business and her voice as an opportunity to speak for women who don't have the chance to speak for themselves.

Molly Hayward is changing (and in many instances creating) the dialogue about women and their periods- one that has been hushed beneath shame and cultural norms- on a global scale. I am honored to have her on the show today, so get ready- this conversation is going to change the way you see your body, your global sisters, and yourself.

• Today's guest, Molly Hayward [ 0:48 ]

• iTunes Review of the week: [ 3:10 ]

• How I found Cora and began using their amazing products [ 4:15 ]

• Where Molly's desire to help others came from [ 5:11 ]

• How Molly turned a spark of inspiration into a thriving business [ 13:03 ]

• The startling truth about what's happening to less fortunate women in our world [ 18:05 ]

• Honoring the seasons of our bodies and our lives [ 26:45 ]

• Why it's so important to give back in our businesses, and to work with others who want to do the same [ 29:15 ]

• The story behind Blood + Milk [ 32:58 ]

• How to create a dialogue around what we're experiencing during our periods [ 46:40 ]

• Why switching to organic products and respecting your body's cues can help stop severe cramps [ 50:00 ]

• The most surprising thing Molly has learned on this journey [ 55:33 ]

• All you need to know about Cora [ 59:30 ]

• "It felt so deeply ingrained inside of me that I had to do this; that I had to feel the fear and do it anyway."

• "The reason why it has taken this long for there to be a consciousness among women about this experience is because there has been this overriding stigma about it that has been ingrained in girls from an extremely young age."

• "There is that moment in the deepest part of winter when the seeds for the next spring are germinating underground. What our society does does not honor- is that moment."

• "You don't devote your life to something for a paycheck; you do it because you know that it has meaning and it has greater purpose."

• "Having severe pain, having severe discomfort, having a negative perspective on this experience is not natural. This is learned- this is culturally ingrained."

• "Honoring my intuition and maintaining a positive perspective on everything is what moves this train forward."

• Start your subscription today by going to Cora.life!

• Check out Cora's new venture, Blood + Milk

Be sure to follow Molly on her personal Instagram @mollyrosehayward and on Cora's @corawomen

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The Universe is always weaving in opportunities to teach us lessons about ourselves and how we can better balance the ebb and flow of our lives (and our businesses.) The question is, are we willing to pay attention?

In today's Focus Friday, I take the Divine downloads I received after playing in my own championship soccer game (we won!) and zoom the focus way out to show you how what I learned about myself on the soccer field translates into how I participate in this game called life.

• Takeaways from my championship soccer game [ :40 ]

• Learning how to ask for what we need so we can be successful [ 2:00 ]

• The invitation to practice your composure [ 3:55 ]

• Striking the balance between offense and defense [ 7:52 ]

• "Where could you start asking for people to play to your strengths?"

• "The scenario really doesn't matter, it's about the energy that we bring to the situation that matters the most."

• "How are we playing on the defense, rather than getting on the offense, and sharing our creativity, our spirit, our light, our joy, our fun- with our tribe."

• "If the dream is in you, it is for you- and what I do best, is helping you find your way to it."

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Being a mother may be the single most under-appreciated job in today's world, but every day I have the gift of meeting phenomenal women who have found a way to do their life's great work while simultaneously raising a family.

Today's guest, Carrie Cariello, is no exception. Carrie is an author, blogger, public speaker and mother of 5 children, one of whom was diagnosed with autism at a very young age. She shares her story of raising a family, and specifically her experiences with her son Jack, in her two books What Color is Monday?, Someone I'm with has Autism, on her personal blog and as a contributor on platforms such as Huffington Post and TODAY.

Carrie's work is incredibly moving and insightful, and regardless if you're a mother or not, today's episode will help you understand how to assume less, understand more, and bridge the gap between awareness and compassion with anyone you meet.

• iTunes review of the week [ 1:32 ]

• Today's guest, Carrie Cariello [ 3:00 ]

• What inspired Carrie to begin writing about her journey and experience of raising a son who has autism [ 6:20 ]

• What her son Jack's diagnosis has since taught her about herself [ 10:35 ]

• How Carrie creates space for herself [ 13:13 ]

• The impact Carrie's work has had on her own life and the lives of others [ 19:59 ]

• How WE can be more compassionate when we experience others differences [ 21:00 ]

• How Carrie has learned to slow it down [ 24:55 ]

• The biggest lessons about marriage that Carrie has learned along the way [ 30:29 ]

• How Carrie was able to claim her own truth [ 35:20 ]

• "We're very intentional about what we let into our lives and what we participate in."

• "Our family is ours, and it is ours only."

• "I want everyone who is exposed to autism, on any level, to come away with a good feeling."

• "I'm seeing more and more, that the obvious answer, is not always going to be the right answer."

• "You are more than this minute."

• "I think there's a very big divide between knowing what we want, and knowing how to do it."

• Find out your Core Purpose by taking the quiz here!

• Carrie's TEDx Talk

• Read Carrie's first blog on Huffington Post- This Is Marriage

• Grab your FREE gift!

Be sure to follow Carrie's journey over on her blog and on Facebook!

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Fear might be the thing that's stopping you from living the life you were meant to live, but have you ever thought about the fact that your fear could be the thing that's stopping someone else from hearing the message they've been waiting for?

When we say "yes" to our truth and "no" to our fear, we find the courage show up in front of the people we are meant to serve. In today's Focus Friday, I share with you 3 mindset hacks that will help you overcome the resistance that's been standing in the way of you and the ultimate purpose you were brought into this world to fulfill.

• On the other side of the Ignite Your Soul Summit [ :45 ]

• Why we need to overcome our really big fears [ 2:00 ]

• Ground into your "why" [ 5:39 ]

• Lean on your powers of visualization [ 8:19 ]

• Make it fun [ 14:33 ]

• "If we don't have the courage to have that first time experience, then we're not going to have any details or data to utilize and lean on to make the next round that much better."

• "I know what happens when we awaken to the fullness and the potential of who we really are, and when we are willing to put aside our fear."

• "Life is about joy; and why not invite joy in in the way of visualization?"

• "There's no right or wrong way to do your dream, it is your dream."

• "Trusting myself is the way that I will always be of greatest service to the world."

• Save your seat and catch the early bird rate for next year's summit here!

• Grab your FREE gift!

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When I was just starting out on my journey as an entrepreneur, today's guest was one of the women who inspired me to launch my dreams forward and chase them with reckless abandon. Later on on the journey, the Universe thought it would be a good idea to make us Greatness Mastermind sisters and instant friends (thanks U!)- which is why I am beyond excited to introduce Jasmine Star on the show today.

Jasmine Star is a photographer, business strategist and social media genius. She dropped out of law school to pursue her dream of becoming a photographer; and has since built an internationally recognized and award winning business.

Jasmine's story began the moment she realized she didn't want to waste another moment settling for the life she thought she "should" have, and she's been writing the rest of it ever since.

We talk everything from fear and determination, to some insanely helpful social media strategies… so be sure to grab a pen and paper for this one and get ready to be blown away and humbled by this incredible woman.

• iTunes review of the week [ :50 ]

• Today's guest, Jasmine Star [ 1:30 ]

• How I came to discover Jasmine Star in my early days as an entrepreneur [ 4:37 ]

• Jasmine's journey to photography and how it lead her to where she is today [ 6:20 ]

• What Jasmine dreamt about as a little girl [ 12:17 ]

• How Jasmine approaches goal setting and building a team [ 15:35 ]

• Jasmine's spiritual life and faith [ 21:38 ]

• Jasmine's big mission underneath it all [ 24:19 ]

• We open up about anxiety and insecurity [ 28:05 ]

• Jasmine talks Instagram and tips to help you up your game [ 35:55 ]

• Why showing the truth on social platforms matters [ 49:35 ]

• Jasmine answers about some her of favorites [ 55:00 ]

• The advice that Jasmine would give her former self [ 1:02:12 ]

• What Jasmine really wishes people would talk about [ 1:06:20 ]

• "You're not guaranteed 25 years- you're not even guaranteed 25 minutes. What will you do to make the most of what you have now?"

• "It's time to make a decision: are you going to live, or are you going to thrive?"

• "Goals have been a really powerful way for me to continue striving without attachment."

• "So much of my life rests squarely in this idea that God has called me to pursue what I'm intended to pursue and put forth effort; but I am not tethered to the result of the effort."

• "I believe that I've been called to empower the underdogs to succeed- despite the odds stacked against them."

• "If you're only a commercial on behalf of your business, people don't know how to engage with you as a person- and that's what social media is about."

• "I think that people like to have opinions- I have just decided to remove myself from them."

• Grab Jasmine's FREEBIE here!

Be sure to follow Jasmine on Instagram or Facebook and head on over to her website for more info!