Life's Valleys and Mountaintops

She is a wife and Mom, lives in Switzerland with a well-traveled Labrador, a renowned Digital Sales and Marketing Strategist, Certified Business Coach, Mentor to emerging Christian entrepreneurs, Host of Christian CEO podcast and author of a best selling book.

 Highlights:

How she overcome being told she wouldn't make it in business.

What it was like to be a female CEO when it was mostly a male occupation.

When Kelly experienced the presence of God and was asked what she wanted for her birthday present.

How to write a letter to God

Why we need more people that love God in the top 3% of the business world.

Being a Christian in today's business world.

Who are you called to serve, what kind of problem are you solving and what kind of solution will you provide?

 

Favorite Book:

Atomic Habits: James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

Favorite Podcast:

Story Brand: Donald Miller  https://storybrand.com

Youpreneur by Chris Ducker https://youpreneur.com/podcast/

Links:

https://Kelly Baader.com/learn 

https://www.christianceouniversity.com/

Website: https://KellyBaader.com

Podcast: https://kellybaader.com/podcast/

Youtube: https://kellybaader.com/Youtube

Instagram: https://kellybaader.com/Instagram

Twitter: https://kellybaader.com/twitter

Linkedin: https://kellybaader.com/linked

Facebook: https://kellybaader.com/FB

The Synergy facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/synergymindset

Photo by Lukas Budimaier on Unsplash

Music Credit to: Corporate Innovative by Scott Holmes  scottholmesmusic.com

Episode 73

Over half of people that set intentions fail at succeeding with them but it's not you, it doesn't have to be. If you have started to fall away from the intentions you set on New Years or have fallen away completely, don’t worry, Karen is here to share with you some great ways that you can not only get back on track but ensure success to see them through.

 

Karen is at her best when she is surrounded by nature in the great outdoors. She offers life coaching in green spaces and parks in and around London.

She helps professional men and woman who, "appear" on the surface to be doing well yet feel unfulfilled,  have a real worry and fear that they are missing out on opportunities and that they are wasting time. They don't quite know what to do. Karen helps them to live a more meaningful life.

There are some people that are ready to leave their current job, they don't know what to do. Others experience conflict at work, difficulty in their relationship and Karen helps them to be able to overcome the fear of face conflict and experience more meaningful conversations.

Intentions:

January to March is a busy time at Greenspace Coaching when everyone is setting intentions. Something happens and over half of the people that set them, believe they have failed.

This is important, Karen tells us, we can start again every day!! If we bring awareness and curiosity to the conversation, we can ask questions and find out what is going on. Karen calls this a growth mindset vs. a failure mindset.

Failure Mindset:

When we fail at something we go into habitual ways of negative thinking and beat ourselves up. It is a narrow mindset that can only see the negative. Our self-talk becomes, "I am rubbish, can't do it, I will never do it." It comes from our evolution we have a tendency to focus on the negative, called a negativity bias, we no longer need this, although we tend to go there.

Learning Mindset:

This is where we are able to step back a little bit, look at what happened and be curious, kind and compassionate when we fail. As we understand ourselves better, we are able to find alternative ways to get what we need and honor our goals.

Our Attitude Towards Ourselves:

I asked Karen if she notices that we are harder on ourselves than others and she sure did. We engage in painful thoughts and judgments about ourselves in a way that we would never speak to others.

How do we break this????

Karen tells us practice, practice, and practice. She also sought out mentors, partook in some therapy, increased her self awareness and made a habit to practice mindfulness and meditation.

She tells us it was easier to bring kindness and self-compassion to her friends, family, clients than herself as she had felt it was a little self-indulgent to give it to herself.

Over time, with hard work, she brought this kindness and compassion to herself and it lights her up as she speaks, it is inspiring that you and me, we can find this too.

"If we want to live a meaningful life, one that is satisfying, rich and enjoyable, that takes effort. Nothing in life falls in our lap, we need to dedicate ourselves to our own life, it is a life practice."

 

Coaching to help you succeed with your goals, intentions:

Ask yourself what the value is of setting it, what matters, what is the purpose? Consider writing down 3 words to express the importance of the intention.

What are the benefits?

About Karen:

Karen Liebenguth is a certified coach, MBTI facilitator and accredited mindfulness teacher. She trained in Eco-therapy and specializes in working with individual clients, teams and groups in natural settings tapping into the beneficial impact nature has on our psychological,

Marina Pearson is a mother, bestselling author, international TEDx speaker, investor and Joy Retreat Facilitator. Most of all she is a human Be-ing. She lives her life working on projects that light her up and in the process assists others to also light up their lives.

Over 14 years’ experience in the transformation industry has culminated in Marina helping mums to ditch the stress at her Joy Retreats she hosts from her home in Javea, Spain.

As host of the Joy of Being podcast, Marina interviews transformation professionals, business owners and creatives on how to live a life we can truly enjoy.

Marina’s work has been featured on ITV’s This Morning, Marie Claire, Spirit & Destiny, The Guardian and the Daily Mail.

If you are interested in finding out where your joy gaps are and what you can do about them, visit: www.MarinaPearson.com/scorecard.

You can also join Marina on the Joy of Being podcast at www.MarinaPearson.com/podcast.

Nicole Burgess is a licensed psychotherapist, host of Soulfilled Sisterhood podcast, and introvert empowerment coach to high achieving and sensitive professional women. She helps highly sensitive women end the overwhelm and stressed out cycle, perfectionism and find balance in their life. They go from surviving to thriving in our busy world. 

Nicole began her career in Corporate America as an accountant before she followed her true calling as a psychotherapist to empowerment coach. She helps other visionaries, non-conformists, and truth sayers reach their potential without burning out.

We learn how to reframe your thoughts:

Listen to mind chatter

Write the thoughts down, you can become objective and figure out where it comes from, you can ask: What story am I telling myself? Where did this thought come from? (most of the things we tell ourselves comes from before the age of 9.

You have to recognize it is there to be able to change it. Many women are shocked at how much they put themselves down and how negative they are in their own mind.

Compassion and forgiveness is the cure and you can begin to shift and change it. You can begin to love yourself and then love others.

 

Some Tips from Nicole:

We all need to be working with a therapist and or a coach. We can all benefit from working with someone that is at least one step ahead.

Review every day

-What are your wins? What worked really well?

 

Money Mindset

Anyone can learn it! Some woman do not ask for a raise, if they have their own business, they don’t raise their rates and may not keep good track of their money. There is a lot of shame around not knowing and you really, truly can learn!

A money mindset is being aware of what you are telling yourself, what your limiting beliefs are. Then, taking steps, knowing that it is ok to not know and then take little steps towards it.

Listen to the podcast interview above or on your fav. smartphone app to hear the whole interview.

Favorite Book:

Caroline Myss, Sacred Contracts

 

Favorite Podcast:

https://buildingastorybrand.com

Links:

Website: www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com

FB: www.facebook.com/nicoleburgesscoaching

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleburgesscoach

Podcast: Soulfilled Sisterhood www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/podcast

Free online workshop "The 5 Step Strategy My Clients Use to End Overwhelm, Get Rid of Guilt, and Increase Connection to Their Partner as a Highly Sensitive Woman":

www.nicoleburgesscoaching.com/endoverwhelm

Music Credit to: Corporate Innovative by Scott Holmes  scottholmesmusic.com

Our Daily Personal Growth Group

"This too shall pass" is a powerful quote we hear when going through a storm in life. Our guest today is in the middle of one and instead of postponing the interview, he shared with us from a place of vulnerability and truth. What do you do when you feel like a failure? How do you move forward?

James shares his walk through these questions and the balance between waiting and taking action. We will dive deep into the mindset of overcoming the paralyzing effects of feeling like a  failure and how to move forward to embrace a mindset that we are wyred to win?

Some topics that we will cover are:

Divorce, starting a podcast, wisdom form interviewing many musicians and successful artists and more. Check out the entire interview above or on your favorite podcast app.

James Newcomb is a father, musician, podcaster, and entrepreneur.

Jame's Morning Routine

Turns on the light and burner to make his Kion coffee

Counts to 300 while waiting for the water to boil

Makes coffee in a french press and opens up the Bible

Reads bible gateway on the app on his phone. He reads the featured scripture and the whole chapter. He then reads the Tora followed by the Proverb.

He reads from a success type book

Walks on the beach when the sun is out or exercises

By 8:00 he is ready to go and gives himself the first and best hour of the day to devote to his business

Edits and produces podcasts for most to the day

Practices

 When his son is home he exercises indoors and sometimes with his son sitting on his back as a weight as he does pushups. They plank together.

Favorite Book:

Principles by Ray Dalio

Conscious Capitalism 

Favorite Podcast:

Tom Woods Show

Links:

twitter: mrjamesnewcomb

facebook.com/jamesnewcomb.io

website: http://JamesNewcomb.io

https://getkion.com

Music Credit to: Corporate Innovative by Scott Holmes  scottholmesmusic.com

Our Daily Personal Growth Group

"You can not be in gratitude and have lack at the same time. It is a conscious choice that you as a human being are making to say, I don't have enough or look at how full my cup is."       -Rachel DesRochers

 

Show notes coming soon.........

Mentions:

5 Love Languages https://www.5lovelanguages.com

Links:

www.racheldesrochers.com

Instagram - @racheldesrochers

Facebook- @racheldesrochers

Suicide rates continue to rise and it has been estimated that it is the second leading cause of death in teens. Although it is all too common it is not often spoken about and it can be difficult to find support if you have a teen that has attempted to take their life. There is often a stigma attached to what it means to have a child try to take their own life and also the fact that society seems to only deal with things when it is too late.

Anna has been through this and due to the lack of support ended up shifting her entire career to create that support as well as be available to support her daughter. She faced one of the worst events that a parent can when her daughter attempted to take her own life. She shares her story openly and vulnerable today and lives her life to empower Moms.

 

Welcome to the Synergy Mindset Coaching Podcast. We share inspiring stories and expert advice to help you with your daily personal growth to achieve the life you desire. I am your host and certified life coach Gina Johnson.

 

 

Anna Milne is your lifeline thrown out to support you in the midst of the storm; pulling you back to shore away from the guilt, overwhelm and towards peace and calm. Flourishing Moms was created for moms to have a place to go, to learn, grow and not Survive but to  Flourish.

Anna is a trained Child, Youth and Family Counsellor, and Life Coach who has years of experience working with families all around the world. Her focus changed from Children to working with Moms out of her own need of support while walking through her youngest daughters suicide attempt.  She is that much-needed spark of light in the midst of that at times overwhelming Chaos.

She shares the story of how they healed as a family and how she overcame feelings of guilt. Listen to the interview by clicking on the player to hear the whole story. She speaks to the heart of a parent, in saying, "it is not your fault".

Favorite Book: The Four Agreements 

Favorite Podcast:

Links:

The Flourishing Moms Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flourishing-moms/id1442910743?mt=2

Instagram Anna Milne https://www.instagram.com/flourishing_moms/

Music Credit to: Corporate Innovative by Scott Holmes  scottholmesmusic.com

Our Daily Personal Growth Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/synergymindsetcoaching/

Do you ever tire from hearing about how positive you should always be while juggling all that life demands each day? There is a time for positivity and reality that there are negative things that happen, we must acknowledge, feel and move through. That is what Terri, podcast host of Mom Like that, wife and working Mother has come to share.

Today we deep dive into the life of a working Mom, mindset and how to be real in a world of pseudo-happiness. We learn about how to set a schedule at the beginning of the week, have grace when things go wrong and all about self-care.

Terri is the Mom of a 3 and 5-year-old boy, wife and currently in the transition of a new career. She is a podcast host and has a passion to bring different motherhood perspectives together.

Some key takeaways:

How do you keep feeling that you are growing? You can ask yourself these questions.

What did I achieve this week?

Where did I fail this week?

How can I improve upon?

2. How having self-care allows us to give back more to others and be there for our family.

3. Allowing yourself to feel sad, to hurt, to be a little bit miserable for a short time is helpful to your happiness.

4. How to set a schedule at the beginning of each week and have grace for it's unfolding.

 

 

 

Favorite Book:

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are

Favorite Podcast:

Serial

The Gold Digger Podcast

Links:

Mom Like That Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mom-like-that-podcast/id1438325544?mt=2

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momlikethat/

Show notes coming soon........

Book:

Podcast:

Links:

https://www.karlynimmo.com

https://www.instagram.com/karlosophies/

Music, Corporate Innovative by Scott Holmes  scottholmesmusic.com

This post is for the secondary parent that struggles with feeling stress, fear and anxiety when being left alone with their children. In many cases it is Dad, and for the purposes of this article, I will refer to Mom as the primary parent and Dad as the secondary yet acknowledge that in 2019 there are many different combinations of parenting.

My kids range from graduated to elementary school age and I have been supporting my daughter raising her child as a single Mom for almost two years now. I can't even begin to tell you how much I have learned and I am excited to share it with you because I have seen far too many Dad's in my 18 years of being a parent, check out because they don't feel valued, equipped or capable of being a Dad.

Can you be a good Dad? This is the very question that Dale Carnage was asked over and over again about the topic of being a public speaker, and he answered them, I know you can.

What is the difference of being a Dad and a good Public Speaker, Businessman, or CEO? Comfort, experience, and mindset are a few that come to mind. What you have learned in business school you can learn about being a Dad, you can strengthen the things you are good at and seek support for the things you are not.

I made the mistake of acting as a Mom to my Grandaughter before realizing that I am not. I am her Granny and there are some big differences. A few differences were:

Mom breastfed and created the primary attachment

Mom took a year off school and was there every day and night and I worked

Mom cuddled her, loved her and was there for every moment, I filled in for a bit

When I had my kids I was Mom and I was used to being able to pick them up, rock back and forth and comfort them. When I picked my granddaughter up, she wanted her Mom, not me, it took a lot of time, consistency and communication with her Mom for me to create a relationship where she wanted me and sometimes, she still only wants Mom.

Because I am Granny, that is ok. I have seen many Dad's take this very thing personally and become defeated. They think that their child doesn't love them, or that they are not good at being a Dad and what I have seen them do makes it worse.

Dad's take a step back........ instead of taking two forward. Each step they take back, increases their disconnection with their child. The connection is what they are seeking and disconnection is what they get.

Credits:

Music credit with gratitude to Scott Holmes. Song Innovative Corporate  scottholmesmusic.com URL:

Photo: Photo by Sam Headland on Unsplash

Thank you to my daughter Emily