Nothing's Serious

What is resentment trying to tell you? In this episode, we are joined by author, speaker, and host of FRIED. The Burnout Podcast, Cait Donovan! Along with speaking about Burnout, Cait practices acupuncture and helps clients through 1-on-1 coaching so they are able to set boundaries, and gain the time and energy to run their lives and businesses! Tune in for a no bullsh*t conversation about what happens when you hit burnout, how to move forward, and the power in tuning into what resentment is trying to tell you!

03:30 What was the process like writing your book on Burnout?

05:40 How have ambitious women and mothers been uniquely affected this past year?

10:00 Ways we drive ourselves to burnout.

17:15 How does the need for community look different for everyone?

19:30 What should we do to keep ourselves from withdrawing from community?

22:00 What message are you sending your body by not taking care of your basic needs?

27:40 Do you feel worthy of having a full cup?

32:15 What are we sacrificing when we aren't willing to make a change?

36:00 What is the first thing ambitious women can change when burnout makes it feel like an impossible task?

42:00 How is resentment the most powerful tool you aren't using?

46:15 Ways we have set and upheld boundaries!

49:30 Where do you focus your healing now that you have set your boundaries?

53:00 What does it look like to be in alignment beyond meditation?

56:00 The power in resetting your structure and knowing your preferences!

Connect with Cait on Instagram | @cait_donovan

Buy Cait's Book! The Bouncebackability Factor 

Check out her podcast | FRIED the Burnout Podcast

Check out Cait's Resentment journal Mini Course 

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From finding the goals that are the right fit for you from the start, to how to make the process fun, our host Sarah is giving some incredible tips for working towards your goals that are sure to succeed! As we set personal and business goals, there are so many things we can stumble on along the way, most of them being mindset! Tune in for questions you can ask yourself to choose the right goal, pivot as you see it through, and when taking those first steps towards your goal listen for why it's important to go get your passport first!

01:00 Life and goals are meant to have seasons!

02:50 Is the goal true to you?

06:00 When approaching a goal, what does it mean to take a "last step" first?

08:15 How to move from "I wish I could" to take action towards your goal

10:20 How to let go of TIME alone being a measure of success!

11:20 Stop viewing sidetracks as signs from the universe that you're doing something wrong!

13:50 How willing are you to make shifts?

15:15 What can you learn from honest evaluation and then making needed adjustments?

18:30 How do you focus on celebrating the journey instead of the "destination"?

 21:30 What goals are YOU starting and working towards right now?

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We're calling Bullsh*t on basic self-care! Of course, getting a massage can be very restorative, but it isn't going to give you the results of REAL self-care if you are leaving your massage and entering right back into chaos and overwhelm. Today on the podcast, our host Sarah is sharing tips to help you set habits and systems to avoid burnout, and give you the ability to take time for self-care without having to play catch up later. 

01:00 What is "breadcrumb self-care"?

05:00 Are you leaving self-care and returning right back to overwhelm?

10:15 How I took time off, only to return to a full desk having to get caught up.

13:15 How do we structure things to take time for REAL self-care?

16:40 What are you or your team spending unnecessary time on that could be automated?

19:50 How to change your habits!

23:15 True self-care is a long-game play!

26:30 Sleep is a non-negotiable!

27:20 What does our family's evening turndown service look like?

31:00 The importance of staying hydrated!!

33:20 Caring for yourself through movement!

34:15 What do you do to center yourself?

36:00 Grab this free tool to help guide you to what you can outsource!!

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What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word "sell"? Jennifer Gitomer is a master mindset and sales growth coach, helping female entrepreneurs achieve multi-6 and 7 figures. After leaving corporate America, Jen became a master salesperson, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and sales business coach! What are your beliefs about yourself, your offerings, and how do those beliefs impact your business!? Along with tactical sales tips on clear messaging, Jen shares how we can examine those beliefs we have around our identity, and how to step into being the person that runs your ideal business and ideal day!

02:00 Tell us about YOU - Meet Jen Gitomer!

4:00 Why do you think so many people struggle with sales?

7:20 How important are YOUR beliefs about what you are selling?

10:10 What do you tell your clients when no one buys their offering?

13:20 What can I do to make sure my messaging is clear?

15:30 The importance of making an emotional connection and people knowing who YOU are!

19:20 How did you stop allowing your business to take over your life?

26:20 What is my ideal day, and how can I become the person that lives it?

29:20 The importance of the language we use about what we "can" and "can't" do!

34:20 How can we identify as the person we want to be first, and then have our actions follow?

38:10 What did you change about your business so you no longer felt constantly overwhelmed?

46:25 How are you helping business owners hit 6-figures, and multi-6-figures?

Learn more about Jen and buy her book | salesinanyminute.com

Follow Jen on Instagram | @jengitomer 

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The right business mentor is NOT someone that will kick you out of the driver's seat of your business. This episode is all about finding an expert that will support you in creating the business you want to build and the life you want to create with it. While at the end of the day these things are yours to act on, the right business coach or mentor is someone who will help leverage the work you are doing with strategies to fast-track your progress. Tune in for ways to find that right mentor for you, red flags to avoid, and Sarah's perspective as someone who has invested in coaching as well as helped businesses as a coach herself!

00:40 Quick disclaimer on Mentors, Coaches, and Consultants!

01:20 How my childhood taught me to be independent and figure things out myself!

04:40 What were my first interactions with coaches like?

08:30 How did you open up to experts helping you grow?

09:15 What did your first coaching team help you get clear on?

12:00 How can you fast-track the growth of your business?

14:30 This is how you can get out of Operations tunnel vision!

16:30 What to keep in mind when choosing the right business coach or mentor?

19:00 Watch out for these red flags when working with a coach.

21:50 How I check in with my own clients to make sure their goals are at the forefront.

24:10 How to not lose sight of what you want for yourself.

28:00 How to know in a short conversation if a coach is a good fit for you?

31:15 Do you feel completely safe and comfortable disagreeing with this potential coach?

34:15 Join us for the Women Thrive Summit!

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If you have ever held overworking yourself as a badge of honor, you're not alone. Those of you who have listened to previous episodes know how our host Sarah Dawn prided herself in working right up until the moment she gave birth, and how she used to take work calls at all hours of the night. In this episode, Sarah is joined by Dr. Kennette Thigpen as they both share their experiences and the imminent burnout if you don't change your mindset, taking needed time to recharge! Kennette shares her own personal mental health journey, from a motorcycle accident to working with corporations to support their employees Mental Health and Wellness. Tune in for an honest, vulnerable, and fun conversation about a topic that affects us all!

00:30 Meet Dr. Kennette Thigpen!

03:40 What got you started in working on Mental Health with the corporate world?

05:50 How did the accident and physical injuries affect your Mental Health?

09:10 How did you navigate the shame surrounding Mental Health and Mental Illness?

12:30 What did your transition look like from working on your own Mental Health, to helping others in the corporate world?

16:15 What do you say when you see someone at work that seems to be struggling with their Mental Health?

17:40 How can stress lead to anxiety and depression?

22:00 Do you re-charge yourself the same way you recharge your phone?

25:40 How we can let go of stress and overworking being a badge of honor.

28:00 How burnout affects your quality of work and relationships with everyone you work with.

30:00 Examining our old beliefs of what a good work ethic looked like.

33:10 How to rewire our mindset to have healthier boundaries.

34:00 Questions you can ask to check in on yourself and tune in to how you are feeling.

37:50 How can everyone tune into your Wellbeing Wednesday?

Connect with Kennette:

Instagram: @welltrust_partners 

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FB: @welltrustpartners 

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Linkedin @drkennettethigpen

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And check out her website: https://www.welltrustpartners.com/

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This episode is full of actionable tips and resources for you to create a Blissed Business! Our host Sarah talks about her story of checking all the success boxes in business and realizing the reality of running on an empty cup. In this episode, Sarah gives 5 traits you can emulate to find fulfillment and success in your business! It's about remembering YOU. It's about how you should be just as ambitious about creating a life you love as you are about creating success in your business. It's about delegating and empowering those on your team, and making an impact! Tune in to hear what you can DO to create and live as a blissed business owner!

01:00 The danger of trying to create a Blissed Business with mindset alone.

03:00 Do you have to work yourself to the bone to build a successful business?

05:00 What about work-life balance? Does it exist?

08:30 What trait brings you fulfillment in running your business?

10:00 Are you clear on your role as a business owner?

10:45 Are you a leader or a manager?

12:15 What are your Standard Operating Procedures (aka SOP's)?

14:30 Are the systems and procedures you have in place still working for you?

16:40 Do you respect your systems and procedures with your own behaviors?

20:10 What will your life be affected by applying these 5 Traits of Blissed Business?

22:45 Resources that will guide you to creating a Blissed Business!

Check out Sarah's resources mentioned in this episode :

1 week to Business Bliss - enter your email address in this link below!

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Monthly Business Review - enter your email address in the link below for your monthly template!

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Welcome back to the Blissed Biz podcast! On this very first guest episode, our host Sarah is joined by friend and fellow entrepreneur Lattice Hudson! Lattice has always been ambitious from working quickly up the corporate ladder in her early 20's, to building her online coaching business! Lattice is passionate about helping women scale their businesses to 6 figures and beyond! In this episode, Sarah and Lattice dove into her story scaling her own business, and how she handled the challenges 2020 threw her way as an individual and a business owner. Tune in to hear how she poured into the community with her perspective as a black woman, her expertise in Human resources, and combined her teaching into the workshop that changed her business!

02:20 Meet Lattice Hudson!

04:00 What attributes do you think helped you work your way up in corporate at such a young age?

07:10 How did you start asking for business as a new entrepreneur and how has that evolved?

12:00 What it REALLY looks like pushing through "no's", and being in "flow".

13:45 The privilege and missing piece of thinking you just need to be in flow.

16:30 How did you shift and thrive your business through the challenges we faced in 2020?

19:30 How not playing small and following my gut to launch a workshop changed my life.

22:30 How did you pour into the community with your perspective as a Black Woman, and experience in Human Resources?

25:25 When do you take time for yourself as an entrepreneur?

30:00 The importance of having hobbies OUTSIDE of work!

32:15 How do you set and keep your boundaries?

33:30 What are you working on now? 

Follow along with Lattice on Social Media:

Instagram: @latticehudson

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Facebook: https://facebook.com/iamlatticehudson

Clubhouse: @latticehudson

Check out Conversations that Convert

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And go over to her website to see how you can work with Lattice:

www.latticehudson.com

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Welcome to the very first episode of The Blissed Biz Podcast! In this episode, our host Sarah Dawn shares her story from growing up with scarcity around money to building the career and business she always dreamed of! After years of laser focus and determination to build a successful career, Sarah found herself asking the pivotal question, "What the hell am I doing this all for!?" Putting herself through Law School and building her career, Sarah always had a clear vision of professional success but no measurement of what would make her happy in her personal life. Tune into this episode to hear how she has changed her lifestyle from burnout to hitting goals AND prioritizing things she loves outside of business!

00:50 How Law School trained me to make my career my sole focus.

03:00 Why did I end up with this level of success that was dysfunctional for me personally?

03:50 How childhood observations shaped my career goals.

08:00 Deciding to become a lawyer!

10:00 How the hellbent drive for success has been my greatest strength in some ways, and my Achilles' heel in others.

13:30 What the hell am I doing this all for? What is my end goal?

14:40 The fulfillment of hitting revenue goals AND prioritizing what we love in life outside of business!

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