Positive Productivity

"When we are not aligned with what we value and not aligned with what we feel is not our purpose, our mind tricks us. It's very clever on how it's going to get us back in alignment."

As she's some kind of wonder woman, Rachell Kitchen is a certified life coach, mom, homemaker, business woman and a tireless volunteer. She has gone through so many transitions in her life which she has now chosen to use to consciously renavigate her path to where she wants it to go. At 50, Rachell is now helping other women who are in the same dilemma as she was to move forward and create a joyful and fruitful life for themselves.

Let Rachell Kitchen take you on her journey in finding her path in life coaching. Here, she identifies why people self-sabotage, what lessons you need to learn, why giving into emotions are important, and how life coaching is really a serious business. Listen on as Kim herself take in "Aha" moments throughout this podcast, and maybe you can get some yourself.

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Episode Highlights:

01:27 At 50 and a story to tell

14:34 Self-sabotage and why it happens

20:31 Rachell's "Aha" moment

29:03 Emotions and it is importance in our journey

30:29 The difference between a licensed life coach and a non-licensed life coach

"Nothing is stopping me, and nothing should stop you either...You can do this...Never ever give up"

In her most transparent and real episode, Kim comes clean about the reason for cutting back to 2 episodes a week.Here she details her issues with anxiety, how it has affected her work and family life, and how she has been dealing with it. She also candidly talks about how CBD oil has helped in her journey.

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Episode Highlights:

00:56 Reason to going back to 202:32 Shutting down03:48 Understand what anxiety is08:06 Commitment to myself09:34 The remedies that worked for me

"The favorite part for me is, I'm your partner. I'm here to partner with you and to help you be the best leader you can be."

Anne Sugar learned a lot from her many years in marketing and one of her favorites was mentoring her team and seeing them succeed. Naturally, in her coaching and consulting business, she enjoys partnering with people to help them become the best leader they can be. Listen as Kim and Anne have a great conversation about the importance of continuing to learn and challenge yourself, creativity and if it can be learned, and how hustle and grind have everything to do with persistence.

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Highlights:

02:03 Learned a lot from advertising, but had to move on

06:15 Having clarity of what is important, challenge yourself, and continue to learn

13:58 Can creativity be learned?

23:37 The word "Help" can come with the good and the bad

28:16 The little wins are exciting

36:20 Hustle and grind

42:46 A little meditation goes a long way

"I believe we are spiritual beings and it's in our nature to live in unlimited ways. Just figure out how to do what you want to do and if you need support, get support."

It has always been in Alyson Franz's nature to be a healer and a helper, so becoming a transformational healer and coach came naturally for her. After going through a major tragedy in her life, Alyson dug deep and did a lot of spiritual work on herself and found that her inner calling was to go back to the people she is truly meant to work with. Join Kim and Alyson as they discuss how beneficial word of mouth referrals are, how chasing money does not benefit you or your business, and the challenges of change and creating new habits.

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Highlights:

01:14 In her nature to be a healer and a helper

11:20 Building a practice up with word of mouth referral

17:20 Scarcity mindset and past insecurities put a damper on business

20:53 Finding the silver lining

28:10 Change and maintaining change

33:53 Remembering everyone's innocence

42:43 Growing an empire and traveling

"One of my main values in life is to have the freedom."

You wouldn't think that an activity such as swimming could provide an online business opportunity, but Kevin Koskella built a membership site and made a living off of it. In addition to the membership site, Kevin is the Founder of Work Hero, a company that takes the technical tasks in running a business off your plate so that you have more time to do what you love in your business. Join Kim and Kevin as they reflect back on the beginning of their businesses, discuss his process of starting an agency, and how important delegation and sleep is to be successful.

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Highlights:

01:00 The unemployable

07:21 Running a business instead of being an employee

15:20 The creation of a great team

24:31 Work to accomplish, not to just work

30:02 Hiring process

39:32 Do not sacrifice sleep

42:59 Targeted audience

"I believe the events in our lives are meant to teach us. The good ones and the bad ones. And it's up to us to learn them."

Throughout this life we are faced with challenges of all sizes and Art Costello teaches us that our expectations are what drive us forward. His journey shares moments of joy, times of trial, and how his faith and expectations that there is always something better has kept him going. Listen as Kim and Art discuss faith, the message received on top of a hill, taking control of your expectations, and how Art is never satisfied.

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Highlights:

01:57 An entrepreneur at the age of eight

09:56 From selling Christmas Cards, to a newspaper route, to the Marine Corp

15:45 Learning the lessons that life presents

21:14 Faith and seasons

33:29 Trust your expectations and move forward with them

44:16 What is expectation therapy?

48:22 Art is always looking for the next adventure

"Be awesome at two things and outsource everything else."

The first part of Rev Ciancio's career was in the entertainment business where he learned a lot about digital marketing in its early years and owned multiple agencies of his own. Eventually leaving the entertainment world, he switched to hospitality and now is the Director of Industry Insights at Yext, providing tools to help companies both large and small manage their public information online. Join us as we discuss some of the biggest mistakes he finds businesses making, three factors that generate your search results, and how to achieve more reviews without asking for them.

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Highlights:

02:06 The condensed version of his journey

11:30 Don't forget about local marketing

16:08 How internet searching works

20:44 Generate more reviews without asking for them

30:17 Delegation is important

Are you struggling to find FREE ways to fill your marketing funnel? In this episode, I provide NINE ways and a brief explanation for each!

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"None of us is promised another minute, another day. If you have wisdom inside of you and you have wanted to write a book...don't wait."

After successfully helping so many others write their books, she decided to go into the writing business and is now the CEO of The Book Writing Business. Arlene Gale has been writing since she was eight years old and possesses the skills to combine writing and marketing to help others complete their story . Listen as Kim and Arlene discuss her journey of writing her first book, how a clear foundational marketing plan is key for a successful book, and how time is available to write that book, if you make it.

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Highlights:

01:27 Started writing at the age of 8

05:31 Helping people write their stories

09:19 The need for a clear foundational marketing plan

19:19 Marketing outside the box

23:58 Time is available, if you make it

31:01 Content with being perfectly me

37:12 Title matching the content

Happy trails to you in your business… Or are they? Are you like me and riding the horse upside down and backwards? Listen to hear what I mean!

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