In today's episode of Keeping Good Company, Karly and Lisa answer the burning question of the KGC community around recruiting a VA for your business. Lisa and Karly cover how forming a team can both liberate and trap you in your business and how to get real with yourself about when is the "right" time to start growing a team. They also cover the hidden costs of outsourcing, why outsourcing is not going to rescue your business if you're simply looking to ignore any business issues and why building a culture that supports your team is vital to making it work.       

3:30 - Lisa discusses how making her business look easy has taken time money and effort to build a solid team.  

11:05 - Karly talks about her experience with outsourcing and how she found herself working to pay other to work. 

24:00 - Lisa and Karly discuss the one key mistake that business owners make when recruiting their team. 

25:45 - Practical Tips for finding the right person for the job. 

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Keeping Good Company - Join two business besties, Karly Nimmo and Lisa Corduff, while they explore what it takes to create, grow and keep good company.

In this day and age, when the barrier to entry for entrepreneurs is so low... while people can create a brand for themselves with nothing more than internet access and youtube tutorials, and the amount of noise in the online space is so high... what is it that sets those who make it apart from those that don't?

Lisa and Karly intend to find out. Interviews with people who are really rocking at this business game, and personal deep dives into their own journeys through life and business, together. 

Real. Open. Honest. Raw. No BS.

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Karly and Lisa share a brave, honest and raw conversation about speaking your truth, stepping into the discomfort that comes with clarity, and putting friendship first.

This is the final episode of Keeping Good Company for the foreseeable future. It is a powerful example of the goodness to be found in honouring yourself, honouring the differences in the people you love, being brave and Keeping Good Company.

1:45	Karly and Lisa look back to where their joint venture began. Karly reflects on the extreme anxiety she was experiencing, and Lisa recalls the shaky situation her family was in. In their moment of need, they came together, launched a mastermind and podcast, and shared their personal magic with other inspiring business women.

4:55	The conversation turns to clarity and the letting go that necessarily follows having a better understanding of yourself. Lisa highlights the increasing clarity they have both gained around what they each stand for. They share courageously the fears that arise when your vision doesn't align with that of your biz partner, and how they have been shaming themselves for those differences.

7:30	Lisa and Karly look at their differences in a positive light, noting what they have been able to do for other women by each bringing their unique talents to the mastermind. Lisa shares that by coming together with Karly, she was able to trust her own ability to provide practical business help.

10:00	Karly and Lisa put their hearts on their sleeves to share how this conversation and their growth feels: being nervous and yet courageous enough to speak their truth, feeling the friction of misalignment, and wanting to step fully into their own power. Karly highlights the courage and compassion required to have these conversations and continue to show up for one another despite all the 'life' that happens.

15:30	Lisa shares the vision that is lighting her up but would give Karly hives. Karly shares what is lighting her soul on fire but is far from Lisa's ideal business retreat. They chat about how these differences feel and navigate it all with honesty, self-awareness and compassion.

21:25	Lisa and Karly riff on using 'what feels good?' as a compass.

24:45	When a friendship is more important than a business. Karly and Lisa chat about the fears that have arisen out of letting go of the mastermind and how fear can cause us to hold on to things longer than feels good. Includes a great chat about who gets to be Oprah and who gets to be Gayle!

27:10	Karly and Lisa affectionately fumble through their goodbye to the podcast and business. It's over, bitches - not really... but really. They reflect on what it means to keep good company and how they've honoured that here.

30:10	Karly invites you to step into your own power, get clarity for yourself and then be courageous enough to step into that.

32:20	How you can connect with Karly and Lisa individually, and all of their red-hot plans for the future:

Karly Nimmo @
Show Up Speak Up
Karlosophies
Instagram
Facebook

Lisa Corduff is @
lisacorduff.com
smallstepsliving.com
Instagram
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaCorduff1/"...

All good things must come to an end...

Karly and Lisa share a brave, honest and raw conversation about speaking your truth, stepping into the discomfort that comes with clarity, and putting friendship first.

This is the final episode of Keeping Good Company for the foreseeable future. It is a powerful example of the goodness to be found in honouring yourself, honouring the differences in the people you love, being brave and Keeping Good Company.

1:45	Karly and Lisa look back to where their joint venture began. Karly reflects on the extreme anxiety she was experiencing, and Lisa recalls the shaky situation her family was in. In their moment of need, they came together, launched a mastermind and podcast, and shared their personal magic with other inspiring business women.

4:55	The conversation turns to clarity and the letting go that necessarily follows having a better understanding of yourself. Lisa highlights the increasing clarity they have both gained around what they each stand for. They share courageously the fears that arise when your vision doesn't align with that of your biz partner, and how they have been shaming themselves for those differences.

7:30	Lisa and Karly look at their differences in a positive light, noting what they have been able to do for other women by each bringing their unique talents to the mastermind. Lisa shares that by coming together with Karly, she was able to trust her own ability to provide practical business help.

10:00	Karly and Lisa put their hearts on their sleeves to share how this conversation and their growth feels: being nervous and yet courageous enough to speak their truth, feeling the friction of misalignment, and wanting to step fully into their own power. Karly highlights the courage and compassion required to have these conversations and continue to show up for one another despite all the 'life' that happens.

15:30	Lisa shares the vision that is lighting her up but would give Karly hives. Karly shares what is lighting her soul on fire but is far from Lisa's ideal business retreat. They chat about how these differences feel and navigate it all with honesty, self-awareness and compassion.

21:25	Lisa and Karly riff on using 'what feels good?' as a compass.

24:45	When a friendship is more important than a business. Karly and Lisa chat about the fears that have arisen out of letting go of the mastermind and how fear can cause us to hold on to things longer than feels good. Includes a great chat about who gets to be Oprah and who gets to be Gayle!

27:10	Karly and Lisa affectionately fumble through their goodbye to the podcast and business. It's over, bitches - not really... but really. They reflect on what it means to keep good company and how they've honoured that here.

30:10	Karly invites you to step into your own power, get clarity for yourself and then be courageous enough to step into that.

32:20	How you can connect with Karly and Lisa individually, and all of their red-hot plans for the future:

Karly Nimmo @Show Up Speak UpKarlosophiesInstagramFacebook

Lisa Corduff is @lisacorduff.comsmallstepsliving.comInstagramFacebook

35:50	Karly offers her assistance with starting your own podcast. Head to radcasters.com for her rockin course.

37:55	It's one last goodbye - or twenty. Bye!

In this episode of Keeping Good Company Lisa introduces the best concept she has found for building accountability into her business and life - and it's got nothing to do with anyone else... If you find yourself procrastinating and shifting your own deadlines, this episode is for you.

2:00 - What happens when you are an idea's person and how Lisa is experimenting with the way she completes work tasks
2:55 - What self integrity means to Lisa and what she had relied on to date in her business for getting things done
3:50 -  The new way - practicing self integrity
4:30 - Are you acting with integrity?
7:35 - Showing up with integrity
10:30 - Integrity for the things that matter

Solo ep: Self Integrity

Is your business feeling a bit like Groundhog Day? On this episode of Keeping Good Company Lisa and Karly explore one of the realities of entrepreneurship: when the work no longer feels new and exciting. They look at when being a thrill-seeking entrepreneur doesn't align with sound business decision-making, and consider ways to inject more fun into the things that work but might not be as exciting as you'd like them to be.

1:44	Lisa shares where she is at with her Small Steps Membership and choosing a fresh and exciting launch strategy over her proven and successful existing approach. 

8:25	Lisa and Karly delve into their own versions of being overly attached to their businesses. They share their wisdom around when this might present a problem for entrepreneurs, including self-esteem issues, pricing difficulties, growing resentment and having boundaries.

14:08	Karly provides a cool analogy for business success when you're a flighty entrepreneur: musicians with a number 1 hit need to be willing to perform that hit night after night - and find ways to make it new and exciting for themselves.

16:30	Karly and Lisa jam on feeling like you've grown beyond where your business is focused, or just that it's feeling stale, and coming back to the 'why'. Lisa shares how the recent changes in her have moved her away from the person she was when she began Small Steps. 

19:40	Does it make business sense? Moving on to the next thing and the next thing may be exciting, but it doesn't necessarily make great business sense. Karly shares her a perspective on embracing the past/present instead of shutting it down and moving on, thus creating space for fun.

21:15	Karly inspires with where she is at in her business right now. With revenue consistency in the bag, she has given herself permission to be immerse in play and creativity, with no expectations attached. She explains that the creation mode brings the love in which fuels her to do the other jobs which may not feel as energising.

24:00	Karly and Lisa remind us that there are seasons and we can honour the season we're in, whether that be stability and structure, or birth and creation. Lisa highlights that sometimes you're in the season of uncertainty, but that season too will end.

26:00	Karly and Lisa invite you to find ways to bring the fun back in, or keep the stale things ticking so you have more freedom to find fun elsewhere.

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Bringing back the spark - when business feel a bit groundhog day

Karly brings us an inspiring chat with her author coach, Emily Tamayo Maher. Emily is the creator of The Meaning Method, a program she uses to help aspiring authors turn their personal life story into the books they were meant to write. This chat is simultaneously grounded in the practical and wonderfully woo-woo.

Today, on Keeping Good Company, Karly and Emily delve into the common blocks people face when writing a book and creating more generally, with an overarching theme of tying in the chakra system and the power of imagination.

1:27	Emily shares her passion for coaching aspiring authors to write their book and her path from stressed out teacher to working fulltime in her own business. Karly and Emily reminisce about how the universe brought them together.

3:45	Karly and Emily riff on the power of taking some small action when you're feeling stuck or overwhelmed by self-doubt.

6:25	Karly shares the effect of finishing her book and releasing it in audiobook format and Emily shines a light on the transformative power of telling the story of your life.

10:00	The conversation turns to the creative process. Karly shares the process she has recognised in her own creative life - the summer and winter of her creations. Emily praises Karly's personal ethos to move faster than her inner critic. They reflect on their own experiences of throwing themselves over the wall.

14:40	Karly and Emily partake in a fascinating conversation about the chakra system and the flow of ideas through the chakras. Emily touches on empowering your imagination and the function of the imagination to perceive and command. Emily also shares her belief that you are supposed to make real your dreams.

23:15	Karly reflects on the acceptance she experienced by having awareness around her creative process. Her creation tap is turned fully on and she can detach from the self-doubt.

24:45	Emily shares her inspiring approach to turning her clients doubt centre into a clear vision centre through energy work; empowering imagination to become more creative. She also shares how she has personally used her methods in her own life to leave teaching and create a fulltime business for herself.

28:38	Karly asks Emily what common blocks people face once they've moved past self-doubt. Next follows an enlightening conversation about finding your voice, procrastination, faith and flexibility.

32:24	Karly and Emily dive deeper on finding your voice and message: tips on finding it, does it actually need to be found and is it an everchanging thing. Emily highlights the importance of curiosity and courage.

37:03	Emily affirms Karly's experiences around finding your voice and adds her own experiences to the conversation.

39:15	Do you have a book in you? Karly and Emily invite you to start writing. Emily encourages you to "trust the crown, write it down"

43:27	Emily focuses on the need to make the process fun and shares one of her practical tips for maintaining the joy.

43:59	Karly reflects on what a gift it has been to be coached by Emily and write the book she wanted to write while feeling completely supported. 

If you'd like to work with Emily or check out her free resources, you can find her at https://www.meaningmethod.com or join her Facebook group, The Writers Block.

And as always, you are invited to join in the conversations that happen outside of this podcast, in Lisa and Karly's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepinggoodcompany/"...

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