The Accidental Entrepreneur

Kelly Lynn Adams - KLA Productions

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Summary:  In this conversation, Mitch Beinhaker interviews Kelly Lynn Adams, a business coach and leadership expert. Kelly shares her journey from climbing the corporate ladder to becoming an entrepreneur and coach. She emphasizes the importance of taking care of oneself and avoiding burnout. Kelly also discusses the challenges faced by female founders, such as building foundational processes and systems, overcoming imposter syndrome, and fear of success. She highlights the need for effective leadership and delegation in small businesses. Kelly encourages business owners to focus on their zone of genius and delegate tasks that are not their strengths. In this conversation, Kelly Lynn Adams and Mitch Beinhaker discuss the importance of outsourcing and setting boundaries in order to maintain work-life balance. They emphasize the need to delegate tasks and hire help in order to avoid burnout. They also discuss the impact of the pandemic on work-life balance and mental health, and provide tips for finding fulfillment and setting goals. Kelly shares her coaching process, which focuses on defining a vision and purpose, reverse engineering goals, and finding fulfillment in the present moment.

Keywords:  business coaching, leadership, burnout, female founders, imposter syndrome, fear of success, processes and systems, delegation, outsourcing, boundaries, work-life balance, delegation, hiring, pandemic, mental health, fulfillment, goals, coaching process

Takeaways

  • Taking care of oneself and avoiding burnout is crucial for entrepreneurs.
  • Female founders face challenges such as imposter syndrome and fear of success.
  • Building foundational processes and systems is essential for business success.
  • Effective leadership and delegation are important for small business owners.
  • Focus on your zone of genius and delegate tasks that are not your strengths. Outsourcing and delegating tasks is crucial for maintaining work-life balance and avoiding burnout.
  • Setting boundaries and hiring help allows you to focus on the most important aspects of your business and personal life.
  • The pandemic has shifted the way we work and live, and it's important to find new strategies for maintaining mental health and balance.
  • Finding fulfillment and setting goals should be based on the desired feeling, rather than external achievements.
  • Kelly's coaching process involves defining a vision and purpose, reverse engineering goals, and finding fulfillment in the present moment.

    • Titles

    • Challenges Faced by Female Founders
  • Focus on Your Zone of Genius and Delegate Finding Fulfillment and Setting Goals Based on Desired Feelings
  • Navigating Work-Life Balance and Mental Health in the Post-Pandemic World

    • Sound Bites

    • "Just doing too much and also having fast food, breakfast, lunch and dinner."
  • "I started coaching people for free. And I was like, 'What is the price?'"
  • "Underneath when you get down and dirty, it's the beliefs, it's the behaviors, and it's honestly the narratives that we all have."
  • "If life happens, at least I have someone who's doing this over here and I don't have to worry about, you know, X."
  • "The ultimate goal is to work on your business and not be an employee of yourself."
  • "Even if it's shutting off for a whole hour, like completely shutting down for a whole hour."

    • Chapters

    00:00 Introduction and Background

    08:12 Starting a Coaching Business

    14:30 Challenges for Female Founders

    17:57 Importance of Processes and Systems

    21:19 The Role of Leadership in Small Businesses

    30:25 The Impact of Remote Work and Mental Health

    33:54 Taking Time Off and Setting Boundaries

    36:19 The Importance of Taking Breaks

    38:16 Prioritizing Important Tasks

    41:09 Creating a Personalized Process

    43:02 Finding Fulfillment and Enjoyment

    45:15 Balancing Growth and Sustainability

    46:24 The Challenges of Entrepreneurship

    47:24 Focusing on Desired Feelings

    48:23 Closing Remarks

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