I’m just a few days back from a life-changing week in the Philippines. This journey half way around the world was not an easy choice for me. But it was the right choice, and I’m so glad I did it. 

I left on this trip alone, sick, and feeling pretty intimidated. I returned with a new tribe, with newly inspired motivation in multiple areas of my life, and filled with gratitude for such a powerful and positive experience. 

Tune in to hear me share:

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Hilary Hendershott has an impressive resume as a financial planner. She owns Hilary Hendershott Wealth Management and is the host of Boss Profit Radio (an awesome podcast). She’s a TEDx speaker. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NBC, ABC, FOX, Forbes, and various other media outlets. She has made over 30 expert television appearances and she’s been recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 Entrepreneur in Silicon Valley.   

But, what you’ll probably most enjoy about Hilary is that she is REAL. She tells it like it is and she’s not afraid to be 100% forthcoming with her own story of hitting her debt rock bottom.   

I know you’ll all appreciate her # 1 Rule: No Financial Drama. She’s not in the biz to shame people or scare people. She wants to help you neutralize your relationship with money so you can make decisions that empower your life.  

Listen in to hear Hilary share: 

Hilary also gave some really helpful tips on getting involved in the stock market (where more women NEED to play!), and she shared “The 3 F’s in Finding a Financial Advisor:” 

Links Mentioned:  

Website: http://www.hilaryhendershott.com/ 

Email: [email protected] 

Free Guide: Mind Over Money 

Stock Market Training: Investing With Freedom for Smart Women 

Article: Fiduciary 

Podcast: Profit Boss Radio 

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We recently got back from a weeklong trip with 4 other families. Our group consisted of 10 adults, 5 four year olds and 3 two year olds. We had a blast. But, don’t mistake fun for rest. I wouldn’t say it was relaxing…. 

This is the second year we have traveled with this group. After doing this twice, I can say I wholeheartedly endorse group travel when you have little kids. BUT – you must be prepared and know what you’re getting into. 

This episode will highlight my 8 lessons learned traveling with 8 kids:

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I have to start this by letting you know this was easily one of my favorite interviews ever. You are in for the most gut wrenching story, told by the most amazing heroine and SuperMom, Leanne Kabat. 

Leanne moved to From Ottawa, Canada to Sammamish, Washington in January 2016. Before she had a chance to make any friends, her husband left on a week long business trip. Leanne was home with her 4 year old and her 2 year old, and she was 5 months pregnant. 

Her husband had been gone a for a few nights when Leanne woke up to pee one night (remember all the pregnancy peeing?!?) When she got out of bed, she passed out, falling on her belly, and woke up on her bedroom floor paralyzed. She would lie there for hours unable to move or speak. 

After hours of willing herself to GET UP, she finally regained enough mobility to get up and get herself, kids in tow, to the hospital. What followed were months of testing, the birth of her third baby, tons more testing, and ultimately this prognosis, presented by a large panel of doctors and medical experts:

“We don’t know what you have. But we can tell you that based on the brain damage we are seeing from your ‘incident’, you only have 5 years to live.”

Listen in to hear:

Links Mentioned:

MamaCon website: www.mamacon.net

MamaCon on Facebook

Book: Harold and the Purple Crayon

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I have been working with goal setters for the last 14 years. Working in the fitness industry, goals are always part of the conversation with clients. I’ve witnessed women on top of the world because they just crushed a goal. I’ve also witnessed women set the same goal over and over, feeling defeated and deflated in their self-proclaimed failure to ever reach said goal. This can be a viscous cycle that is really damaging to one’s mental health.  

Here are 4 reasons I frequently see women fail to meet their goals:

1. You haven’t seriously considered how amazing your life would be if you actually met your goal.  Have you really deeply considered what your life would be like if you meet your goal? Would you be more patient with your kids, more productive at work, have more desire to fuel your body well? Would you have more energy and less anxiety? Would you feel more in control of your life and more assertive in your relationships?

2. You’re not putting enough structure around them.  If you’re not specific about your goal and the EXACT steps you need to take to accomplish it, you’re not going to succeed. A blueprint of sorts is essential. 

3. You’re holding out for a quick fix or next week, next month, next year. 

Stop waiting and start taking action. It is really as simple as that. A quick fix is a temporary bandaid. It will wash off after just a few days. Life will always be busy. The “right time” will never present itself. If you’re serious about accomplishing something, you must START. 

4. You don’t believe in yourself and you’re quick to give up. Self-limiting beliefs are the silent killer of most goals. You must take steps to improve your head game and tell yourself you ARE worth it. Talk out your plan with a friend or mentor you know would be a great cheerleader. Seeing someone else’s confidence in you will give you confidence in yourself. You must be kind to yourself every damn day – telling yourself you ARE worth it and you CAN do it. 

Listen in to this episode to hear exactly how you can combat these hiccups and roadblocks. I have seen women and moms just like you turn their lives around because they made a plan and committed to working the plan. You truly can do anything – as long as YOU believe you can.

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Susan Weeks is a podcast producer who helps other entrepreneurs get started in podcasting or step up their game in podcasting. Susan’s work online started out of her desire to stay out of the corporate world that had been a part of her past. 

After becoming a mom unexpectedly at 39, while newly divorced, Susan’s life changed in every way you could imagine. With a partner who struggled to stay in one place long enough to put down roots, Susan spent years raising her son in many different homes in many different countries. In hindsight, she can clearly see how she lost herself in her relationship and in motherhood. 

In recent years, Susan has put down roots and built a life that is true to her identity as a leader and guide to those around her. She has built a business that can be flexible with motherhood and also allows her to put to use her best attributes to serve others. 

Listen in to hear Susan share:

Links Mentioned:

Susan’s Website: www.PodcastProgress.com

Susan on LinkedIn

Susan and Podcast Progress on Facebook

Susan on Twitter @sueweeks

Freebie: The Podcast Launching Kit

Freebie: Using the 12 Week Year with Trello

Book: 12 Week Year

Book: The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months By Brian Moran

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Can we all agree to tear off our Busy Badges and chill out a little. Life is only as hectic as you make it. If you find yourself living in constant overwhelm, it’s because you are allowing that to happen. Let’s all start taking Radical Responsibility for our time and our priorities. And for goodness sake, stop indulging your ego by telling others how busy you are. 

When I started taking Radical Responsibility for my busyness, I became a LOT less busy. I was able to slow down and simplify my life in a number of ways. I no longer wear my Busy Badge. I tore it off and stomped on it until it was no longer recognizable. 

Here are 7 secrets to help you slow down & simplify:

If you can follow any of these 7 steps, you will:

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Miracle Mindset is a groundbreaking new book that covers the 7 powerful lessons author JJ Virgin learned after her 16-year-old son Grant was in a brutal hit-and-run accident. JJ is best known for her bestsellers The Virgin Diet and Sugar Impact Diet, but fighting for her son’s life inspired a new focus on mindset and the power of courage, strength, and resilience to help you not just survive, but thrive during life’s hardest moments.

I had tears in my eyes for the first 100 pages of this book (which I read in one sitting because I could NOT put it down).  JJ stories is every mother’s worst nightmare.  But out of this story comes the best lessons on how to THRIVE, no matter your life circumstances.  

As it turns out, you can live a strong, empowered life anywhere, anytime, any day.  This book will teach you exactly how.  

In Miracle Mindset and in this interview, JJ gives you permission to take inspired but imperfect action.  She gives you the tools you need to start today, with her Day Framer and Mindset Hacks.  She shares the power of forgiveness and exactly how she went about forgiving the women who hit her son and left him for dead. 

JJ says, “your limitations become your life”.  Your success, happiness and joy are only limited by YOU and your mindset.  

Listen in to hear JJ share:

• The biggest thing holding you back
• How your limitations become your life
• How to develop resilience and courage in 1 minute per day
• Why forgiveness is crucial to moving forward (and how to do it)

Links Mentioned:

1. Miraclemindset.com/world-premiere
2. Miraclemindset.com/affiliate.new
3. jjvirgin.com
4. Book: Mindset
5. Tapping

“Don’t Wish It Were Easier, Make Yourself Stronger” and “Your Limitations will Become Your Life”

Excerpt From: JJ Virgin. “The Miracle Mindset.” iBooks.

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Adele inspired me in a million ways at the Grammy’s. But what touched me most deeply were her comments on motherhood. 

In today’s episode I’ll share more about what Adele said and why it was so important, as well as go in depth as to why we lose ourselves in motherhood. 

I’ll confirm for you that you are KILLING it, even though no one has thanked you in a really long time. 

I will touch on how you do all you do - that you don’t even know you are doing – making you a superhero of the most invincible kind. 

I’ll discuss your supreme and extreme sense of responsibility that no one else in your household can relate to.

I’ll award you with your Masters Degree from Newborn University that you gained overnight, while you were in labor, since everyone else probably forgot to give it to you. 

I’ll give you permission to be more shameless and more selfish #everydamnday

Links Mentioned:

SMA Episode 22: Erin Brown - Letters to Lola

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Scott Colby is an adventure lover who has created businesses around his passions. Although he has spent over a decade in the fitness industry helping people create transformations, it is his love of international travel and thirst for adventure that has led him create his favorite brands - Say It With Gratitude and Unplug and Play Adventures. 

I invited Scott to come on the show because I wanted to talk to him about the power of gratitude in his life and how he has used it to fuel his career. Scott recently launched Say It With Gratitude, a movement designed to help people have more gratitude and happiness in their lives. It starts with thank you cards, designed by kids impacted by charity. 

Scott’s mission with Say It With Gratitude is powerful. The impact gratitude is having on his life and on those he serves is profound. Scott is also quick to clarify that gratitude, while it should be practiced consistently, can be practiced imperfectly. There are no strict rules or “right” ways to do it. The power is in doing it in a way that you are reflecting positively on your own life and touching others in a positive way.

Ways to practice Gratitude:

Listen in to hear Scott share:

Make sure to check out Say It With Gratitude and the charities and people Scott is currently working with. I was particularly touched by Joshua’s story and Be Strong, a charity to fight bullying. 

Links Mentioned:

Website: SayItWithGratitude.com

Scott’s fitness website: ScottColby.com

Scott’s Podcast: The Power to Change

Book: Evolved Enterprise By Yanik Silver

Book: Miracle Morning By Hal Elrod

Book: The Gratitude Connection By Amy Collette

Book: Deep work, Rules for Focused Success In A Distracted World By Cal Newport

App: Insight Timer 

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