In this episode of My Aligned Purpose, Nicole talks with Phil Calandra, founder of Tru Wealth Advisors and author of The Wealth Creation Method, about the night in 2009 he had eight cents left in his business account and what it taught him about building real wealth as an entrepreneur. Phil shares his signature line, revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, and cash flow is freedom, breaks down the revenue trap that keeps successful founders broke, and walks through his three flywheel framework for turning business income into lasting personal wealth. He also opens up about building a business alongside his wife and partner, Trish.

Grab Phil's Book: wealthcreationmethodbook.com

Website: truwealthadvisors.com

Wealth Creation Scorecard (the free 15 question quiz): wealth-creation-score.lovable.app

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In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are getting into manifestation, timing, big dreams, and what happens when you stop trying to control exactly how everything is going to happen.

They share some of the biggest things they’re currently manifesting, from business growth and getting their book into the hands of 2,500 women, to dream homes, family, travel, money, and some seriously big personal goals.

But this isn't just about making a vision board and hoping for the best. It's about saying what you want out loud, sharing it with the right people, taking aligned action, and trusting that the timeline may not look exactly how you imagined it.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why things that feel like setbacks in the moment can become some of your biggest lessons later.
• How to stop obsessing over when something will happen and focus on what you actually want.
• Why sharing your dreams and manifestations with the right people can open up unexpected opportunities and connections.
• How to use the energy of “being, doing, having” to start embodying the version of you who already has what you're calling in.
• Why there's no point in waiting for the perfect moment to invest in yourself, your business, or your dreams.
• How Nicole and Kaila are currently manifesting their biggest business and life goals—and why they're willing to say them out loud.

If you've been feeling like you're behind, waiting for something to happen, or unsure whether you're allowed to want something bigger, this is your permission slip to dream louder.

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In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is getting very woo-woo and sharing six practices she uses to call in multiple five-figure months, dream clients, money and opportunities into My Aligned Purpose.

This isn't about waving a magic wand or following a manifestation checklist. Nicole breaks down what it actually looks like to become the person who is available for the results you want, and then pair that energy with aligned action and real business strategy.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• The six woo-woo practices Nicole uses to support money, clients and business growth.
• Why the way you start your day can influence how you show up in your business.
• How future-self journaling and mind movies can help you build belief around what you're calling in.
• Why checking in with your body before a launch, sales call or big moment can help you shift energy that isn't serving you.
• Why manifestation still requires aligned action, and why Nicole believes you have to release the how and the timeline.
• How to combine mindset and manifestation with the numbers, strategy, sales and structure your business actually needs.

Nicole also gets real about what she means when she says she's “woo-woo," and why she doesn't believe being spiritual or energetic means ignoring your analytics, sales strategy or business data.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

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This week on My Aligned Purpose, Nicole sits down with Trish Calandra, co-founder of TruWealth Advisors, for a conversation about money mindset, money stories, and what true wealth actually means for entrepreneurs. Trish shares the scarcity mindset she grew up with, the book that flipped her into an abundance mindset, and the four pillars of true wealth she and her husband Phil teach founders every day, which are money, purpose, health, and relationships. It is a raw look at why so many six and seven figure business owners still feel financially stuck, and exactly what it takes to close that gap and build real financial freedom. Grab Trish's free Wealth Creation Scorecard, check out Phil's book The Wealth Creation Method, and follow along with TruWealth Advisors using the links below.

Links:

• TruWealth Advisors: https://truwealthadvisors.com
• Free Wealth Creation Scorecard: https://wealthcreationscorecard.com/
• Phil's book, The Wealth Creation Method: https://wealthcreationmethodbook.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truwealthadvisors/

Make sure to grab a copy of our book Aligned CEO Method- How to stop trading time for money and have your most profitable year yet. https://a.co/d/0388mM7r

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

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In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are talking about something they see all the time: women who are incredibly good at what they do, but don't know how to turn that expertise into a profitable business.

They share the story of how My Aligned Purpose started with two things they genuinely loved (money and personal development), and eventually became a business that supports their families while giving them the freedom to create on their own terms.

But loving what you do is only part of the equation. You also need to understand how to market, sell, operate, and monetize your expertise so that the thing you're good at can actually become a sustainable business.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How to turn the thing you're really good at into a repeatable, profitable business model.
• Why you don't need to be the only coach, realtor, counselor, accountant, photographer, or expert in your space to succeed.
• How a scarcity mindset can keep you competing with people who could actually become your collaborators, referral partners, or friends.
• The difference between being amazing at your craft and knowing how to run the business around it.
• How marketing, sales, and operations work together to turn your expertise into consistent revenue.
• Why creating your own opportunities can be far more powerful than waiting for someone else to give you a seat at the table.

The big reminder from this episode is that there is enough to go around. You don't have to do it exactly like someone else. You don't have to dominate your industry. And you don't have to become good at everything.

You get to take what you love, what you are brilliant at, and build a business around it that actually supports the life you want.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is asking you to look beyond the number in your bank account and get honest about what you actually want money to give you. You might think you want more money, but what you really want could be freedom, safety, time, impact, adventure, or the ability to finally exhale.

Nicole shares her own journey from chasing a capped teacher salary, to becoming an entrepreneur, to eventually realizing that even hitting financial milestones didn’t automatically create the feeling she thought they would.

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• Why money itself may not be the thing you actually want.
• How to uncover what money represents to you beyond the number.
• Why hitting a financial goal doesn't always create the feeling you thought it would.
• Nicole’s three-layer money exercise: What do I want? Why do I want it? How would I feel if I had it now?
• How to start creating more of the feeling you’re chasing before the money arrives.
• Why clarity around what your money is for can change the way you make decisions, sell, price, and grow your business.

Nicole also shares one of her favourite manifestation stories, and why getting clear on the feeling behind the thing you want can completely change what you believe is possible.

If you’re constantly chasing the next income goal but still finding yourself thinking “I just need more,” this episode will help you pause and ask a much better question:

What do I actually want this money to make possible for me?

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila get very specific about how you could bring an extra $80K into your business before the end of the year-without simply adding more hours to your calendar.

They break down five revenue opportunities they’ve seen work for their clients and themselves, including moving out of one-to-one delivery, creating high-ticket offers, VIP days, done-for-you services, pre-selling, and adding order bumps.

But underneath the strategies is an even bigger conversation: what if you can’t see the next $20K because you don’t believe it’s possible yet?

What You’ll Take Away From This Episode:

• How to create more leverage and profit without simply working more hours.
• Five ways to generate additional revenue, from high-ticket offers and VIP days to pre-sales and order bumps.
• Why a more profitable business model may already be sitting inside the business you have.
• How to recognize when your own beliefs about money and what’s possible are keeping you stuck.
• Why support, coaching, and surrounding yourself with people who can see possibilities you can’t yet see can change everything.

If your first thought is “There’s no way I could make an extra $20K a month,” this episode is for you. Sometimes the biggest shift lies in expanding what you believe is possible, and then figuring out how to make it happen.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s TGIM episode, Nicole is talking about why September feels like a second New Year, and how to use that energy intentionally in your business.

If you’ve been feeling that familiar September shift, you’re not imagining it. After years of school conditioning, the arrival of September can make our nervous systems feel like it’s time to get serious, get organized, and start something new. But Nicole’s advice this year is different: don’t start over. Harvest, refine, and scale what you’ve already built.

Nicole breaks down the energy of Virgo season, the fall equinox, and the transition into Libra season, using them as a framework for thinking about your business, your relationships, and the next chapter you’re stepping into.

• Why September can feel more like a fresh start than January 1—and how to harness that energy.
• How to harvest what you’ve already planted instead of constantly starting something new.
• Why looking at your actual business data is more useful than the story you’re telling yourself about your numbers.
• What to refine in your offers, marketing, systems, and sales before heading into Q4.
• How to identify what you’ve outgrown and create a release list for the habits, stories, offers, or ways of working you’re no longer taking with you.
• Why perfectionism can keep you tweaking instead of actually finishing.
• How to create the systems and structure that allow something you’ve already started to grow.
• Why the fall equinox can be a powerful symbolic doorway into your next chapter.
• Nicole’s simple September Reset: Harvest, Release & Build.

Nicole also shares a powerful reminder for the entrepreneurs who feel the urge to reinvent everything every September: You probably don’t need another idea. You need to get really, really good at the thing you’re already doing.

So before you launch another offer, change your business model, or decide everything needs to be different, pause and look at what’s already working.

What are you harvesting? What are you releasing? And what are you building next?

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this week’s Biz Besties episode, Nicole and Kaila are giving you a behind-the-scenes look at their forthcoming book, Aligned CEO Method, and the framework they’ve used to help thousands of women build more profitable, scalable businesses.

They break down why getting to your next level requires both strategy and mindset. Your offers, marketing, sales, operations, numbers, and time all matter, but so does the way you think, make decisions, recognize limiting beliefs, and expand into the next version of yourself.

They also dive into one of the most important concepts in the book: creating your own method. Whether you’re a coach, realtor, accountant, consultant, or service-based business owner, having a clear framework for how you get your clients results can make your business easier to market, sell, deliver, and scale.

• Why your current business results are often a reflection of the way you’re currently running your business.
• How to identify the mindset, offer, marketing, sales, operations, or financial areas that may be creating your next ceiling.
• Why creating your own method, framework, or signature process can make it easier to explain, sell, and scale what you do.
• How mindset and strategy work together when you’re ready to make your next big leap.
• Why understanding your numbers, including profit and lifetime customer value, is essential to building a truly profitable business.
• How to use data to make better business decisions instead of relying on guesswork.
• Why you don't need to be a “numbers person” to understand the financial side of your business.
• How the Aligned CEO Method book combines strategy, mindset, energy, and practical resources so you can actually implement what you learn.

And because the book is designed to be something you use, not just read, Nicole and Kaila share how the accompanying book portal will give readers access to templates, visualizations, scripts, podcast episodes, and other resources to help bring the concepts to life.

If you’ve been feeling like you know you’re capable of more, but you’re not quite sure how to get there, this episode will help you see what might need to change, and why your next level requires you to think and operate differently.

Your business got you here. Now it’s time to build the business that gets you there.

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services

In this final August 2026 TGIM episode, Nicole is skipping the strategy and giving you a permission slip to slow down, be present, and actually enjoy the season you’re in.

As summer comes to an end, Nicole reflects on some of her favourite summers, including the unforgettable summer of 2016, and the moments from this summer she wants to remember forever. She explores why the end of a season can make us pay closer attention to the life we’re actually living.

This episode is your reminder that you don’t need to wait for the perfect vacation, the next season, or some imaginary “someday” to enjoy your life. You can choose to be present right now.

• Why the end of a season can help us appreciate what we might otherwise take for granted.
• How to stop rushing through your life and start paying attention to the moments happening right now.
• Why summer can remind you who you are outside of your business and how to bring more of that version of yourself into the rest of the year.
• A simple way to reflect on what this summer taught you and what you want to carry into fall.
• Why you don’t need to have a perfectly planned day to create meaningful memories.
• How to stop saving the things you want to do for “someday” and actually go do them.
• Nicole’s invitation to create a song, experience, or ritual that helps you remember the summer of 2026.

If you’ve been feeling like summer flew by, this is your reminder: you’re not too late. Go get a box of popsicles. Put on the sundress. Get in the water. Call your friend. Take the afternoon off.

Don’t have a someday summer. Have a summer you actually lived!

And as you head into fall, ask yourself: What part of the version of me that showed up this summer do I want to bring with me?

Take our FREE quiz to find your fastest path to making more money in your business: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/quiz

Pre-order our book: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/presale

Save your seat to our Book Launch Party: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/party

Grab your ticket for SHE LEADS 2027: https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/she-leads-2027

Try the Home Flow Method with Meg: https://wholesyum.ca/pages/wholesyum-services