My Purposeful Life

Pssssttt! You, over there. I see you, quietly clicking through another personality quiz at your desk. You know your Myers-Briggs Type like the back of your hand, and you think it’s strange when people don’t introduce themselves with their name AND their top five Clifton Strengths. Can I just say: You are a girl after my own heart.

Hi, I’m Chelsea, Empathy, Relator, Developer, Includer, and Activator.

In all seriousness, there are a million and one leadership assessments out there, and it’s been shown time and again that knowing your strengths and weaknesses is crucial no matter what industry you’re in. But I have to ask: What good does it really do to take those assessments if you have no idea how to use your results to move your business forward?

That’s where this episode of Underneath the Clothes comes in. It’s safe to say if you know me, you know that the Clifton Strengthsfinder is one of my love languages. It not only helped save my business, but it is also an integral part of my onboarding process and one of the most important tools I implement with my business and life coaching clients.

I so clearly remember, though, what it was like to hold my Strengthsfinder results in my hand and wonder: Now What?  If that is where I am finding you at today my friend, I am here to help. In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. Which of your strengths you use (or don’t use) in each of your daily tasks.
   
   
2. How to recognize patterns in your daily tasks, i.e., when you are doing the things you truly love, are you using your strengths? Or, when you find yourself just barely going through the motions, are your strengths showing up at all?
   
   
3. And lastly, you’ll walk away from this episode knowing THREE simple things you can start doing right away to free up your time for only those tasks that set your soul (and strengths!) on fire.

What are you waiting for? Let's dive in!

Wondering just what the heck Clifton Strengthsfinder is? Check out Episode #5- Identify Giftedness & Talent.

Ready to take the Clifton Strengthsfinder? Head to www.gallupstrengthscenter.com.

Want $10 off your strengths assessment? Shoot me an email to [email protected] to get $10 off today!

In today’s episode, I am joined by the beautiful Shelly Gaddis, previous owner of Elegant Mommy and we’re talking all about that super uncomfortable word: failure. In this 3rd installment of the failure podcasts I’m excited to dive deeper into what the word failure means to Shelly and she’ll even give you some great advice on how to balance being an entrepreneur and mom and the dreaded mom guilt that accompanies it all. Join us for our conversation.  

Today’s episode is the 2nd part, of a 4 part series, where I'm joined by the very open and honest Amy Hoback as she shares with us a recent failure that she really struggled with and almost took her out. We also talk personal development and the key role it played in helping her to overcome this failure. Join us as we have a very raw discussion on failure. If you got something from this episode, I ask that you please share it with a friend or two. Let’s start a movement where we talk about our failures and let’s get vulnerable with what’s really going on in our lives! If you LOVED the episode, take a screenshot, and share it on social media with the tag @underneaththeclothes. Your feedback keeps me to keep creating great content! Your quote of the week: Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Join us for the first part, in a 4 part series, where we break down the word failure, talk about how it shows up in our lives and in business, and what is really means to "fail." Join me as I interview a bold, women entrepreneur in our community as we discuss failure. In this week's episode, I'm joined by Melissa Johnson the owner of Oh My Cupcakes in Sioux Falls, SD. She shares with us a huge "failure" and learning moment she experienced in her life, and what it's like to "flex your failure muscle." Listen in on our conversation. If you really enjoyed this episode, I ask that you please share it with a friend or two. Let’s start a movement of Failure Parties, let’s talk about our failures, let’s get vulnerable with what’s really going on in our lives! If you LOVED the episode, take a screenshot, and share it on social media with the tag @underneaththeclothes. I LOVE getting feedback from you so I know what kind of content to keep creating for you all! Your quote of the week: “All of my successes have been built on my failures”

In today’s episode we’re going to talk about something that will probably make you feel a bit uncomfortable, some of you will turn it off or maybe even start making every excuse in the book to yourself as to WHY this could never pertain to you. I’m going to challenge you, keep listening all the way through, with an open heart and an open mind. You owe it to yourself, your family and your business. You see, as entrepreneurs, we overcommit ourselves to our business. We hustle. We grind. And we pour ourselves into our business. We do everything in our power to build it up and sacrifice our life to watch our baby, this business grow and flourish. And we make every excuse under the sun as to why we choose our business over ourselves time and time again. Listen as I explain... Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to my newsletter for free content, tips and trick to taking control of your business: http://tiny.cc/8rnp4y Your quote of the week: "Self care is about giving the world the best of you, not what’s left of you."

In today’s episode, I’m getting really vulnerable with you and sharing this funky feeling I’ve found myself kind of stuck in these past few weeks. We know what it feels like being an entrepreneur, it’s this constant roller coaster ride of really high highs and really low lows. One minute you feel completely untouchable and like you could take on the world and the next you find yourself stuck in a spiral of negative self talk and feeling like you could definitely win the award for being the worst boss and leader on this planet. Listen as I explain how to balance your role as the leader and to get to the bottom of this feeling you may be experiencing. If this podcast resonated with you, I’d love for you to take a screenshot and share it on social media with the tag @underneaththeclothes. Let me know your key takeaways!! I love hearing from you and how the episode sparked something new inside of you! Together, we can help entrepreneurship become a little less difficult, a little less scary and a LOT less lonely. Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to my newsletter for free content, tips and trick to taking control of your business: http://tiny.cc/8rnp4y Your quote of the week: Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.

I will share with you the steps I took to stop the hustle and grind, and instead, get aligned with my business. And one of those steps was joining a masterminds group. In April of last year, I along with 3 other incredible women entrepreneurs in our community joined together to create an amazing group and it’s been SO amazing watching each of us grow, not only within our businesses, but as people over this past year. Today’s episode is really special because I actually brought the mic into our meeting last week and asked each of them to talk about the importance of a masterminds and how this group has helped them throughout their entrepreneurial journey and mental health. Here's our conversation. If you're interested in learning more about AIM or applying, follow the link below: https://www.underneaththeclothes.com/pages/masterminds As always, I’d love for you to take a screenshot of this episode and share it on instagram or facebook with the tag @underneaththeclothes or leave me a review on iTunes. The more reviews I receive the more this message can reach others! Your quote of the week: “What would be possible if the people around you refused to let you fail?”

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Haley Samuelson, and I have to tell you guys, I am REALLY excited for this! Haley is going to talk about why Strengthsfinder is SO important in your business and I’ll share with you how taking this personality assessment actually helped me realize why I was starting to really hate my business for about a year a half, something you may just relate to! Your action step of the week, if you haven’t taken the Clifton Strengthsfinder assessment yet, do it. You can purchase the Clifton Strengthsfinder book anywhere where books are sold and inside will be a code to use on their website to access the assessment. If you have activator in your top and are wanting to take this immediately, you can head to www.gallupstrenthscenter.com and take the quiz directly from there without the hardcover book. If you HAVE taken the assessment, share your top 5 with me! I totally nerd out on this stuff so I’d love to hear from you - take a screenshot of this podcast and upload to Instagram or Facebook with the tag @underneaththeclothes! Which ones surprised you and which ones made so much sense? Connect with Haley: Facebook Page LinkedIn Don't miss an episode! Sign up for my newsletter here. -OR- Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform!

In this week’s episode I’m sharing with you my top 10 tips on how to make in business for 10 years! Next week, March 1st, will mark 10 years in business for Chelsea’s Boutique and I am just so incredibly proud and in awe of where we have come. It has taken a lot of hard work and also falling flat on my face multiple times to get to where we are today. I want to share with the 10 things I think you need to know to become the elite 4% of small business that make it to 10 years. I truly believe if you implement these 10 tips you won’t be able to help but succeed! Screenshot this episode and share it to Instagram or Facebook with the tag @underneaththeclothes. Hearing from you keeps me inspired and excited to keep providing you great content! Let me know how you’ll be making it to ten years, or if you have already, what are YOUR tips?? And don’t forget, sign up for my newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/ghEpfj and I’ll send you these 10 tips in a downloadable PDF that you can easily refer back to and even share with your team! Know of a fellow woman entrepreneur who wants to take control of her business? Feel like this podcast resonated with you? I’d love for you to share this with a friend, or two. Together, we can help entrepreneurship become a topic that gets talked about more often and our failures get celebrated! Your quote of the week: “Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.”