She Did It Her Way

Have you ever been scorned by a business and felt that you could do it better? Are you scared that your business isn’t mainstream enough to thrive?

That never crossed Stephanie Grutz’s mind because she knew that what she was doing was necessary in order to better educate and treat people about their health. Stephanie is an integrative nurse practitioner who was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease when she was 21, after she traveled across the country training other practitioners in her role as a senior nurse practitioner. The stress of her job sent her into the hospital for seven days. After her ordeal, she felt as of Western medicine had failed her and wanted to help herself and others find ways to truly cure themselves and not temporarily mask their symptoms.

Have you ever been scorned by a business and felt that you could do it better? Are you scared that your business isn’t mainstream enough to thrive? That never crossed Stephanie Grutz’s mind because she knew that what she was doing was necessary in order to better educate and treat people about their health. Stephanie is an integrative nurse practitioner who was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease when she was 21, after she traveled across the country training other practitioners in her role as a senior nurse practitioner. The stress of her job sent her into the hospital for seven days. After her ordeal, she felt as of Western medicine had failed her and wanted to help herself and others find ways to truly cure themselves and not temporarily mask their symptoms. She eventually left her corporate job and opened her own clinic that was dedicated to holistic health. Not only that, she started her own vitamin line! What’s even better is she brings awareness about what entrepreneurs high functioning individuals need to do to take care of themselves, so they can continue on their path to success. Find out about more about the healthy practitioner’s story and her campaign to help people listen to their bodies and nourish themselves physically and mentally. In this episode you will… Understand how to take financial responsibility early How to find a business opportunity in a failed system or market Where to find a network and a market for your business before you start Gain the confidence to walk away from what makes you happy to follow your passion and reach fulfillment Know how to get your business as close to vertical integration as you can How to take care of your health as you start your business and on a day-to-day basis INSIGHTS “I believe in getting the root cause of people’s symptoms. I don’t believe in throwing drugs at a symptom as a way to approach health…it’s our job to listen to our body, and it’s my job to be the detective for my patient.” -Stephanie Grutz “Western medicine has failed me. There’s so much more out there, I need to figure out what it is…that’s what took me into the integrative, holistic approach to health…I knew I could help heal myself doing this and I could help heal other people.” -Stephanie Grutz “I was at the point in my career where my corporate job wasn’t fulfilling my needs…I loved the company, I loved the people I worked with…I had this passion in my heart [that said] I need to help these people that are on the similar journey as me. And that’s what gave me the push…it just kind of fell into place with where I needed to be.” -Stephanie Grutz “The invisible ceiling keeps me going. I know that my purpose in life is much larger than myself. Everyday I wake up, I’m excited, and energized, and motivated. I just love doing what I am doing.” -Stephanie Grutz “Now I’m not just a nurse practitioner, I’m an accountant, a marketing director, a CEO, nutritionist, counselor, and everything else that falls under the entrepreneurial umbrella. There’s no time to give the task to someone else because it’s me; I’m it.” -Stephanie Grutz “You will never get everything done because if you’re a true entrepreneur there’s always going to be something else that needs to be done; because that’s how you grow.” -Stephanie Grutz   RESOURCES Her Way Challenge Less Doing More Living by Ari Meisel A Mind of your Own by Dr. Kelly Brogan Stephanie Grutz Facebook Stephanie Grutz Instagram: The Healthy Practitioner Balancehealth.me Select-balance.com (Supplement Line) ViveIVtherapy.com

Do you remember when you were asked what you wanted to do when you grew up? The passionate way you answered? How you could envision yourself doing that profession so vividly?

Do you remember when you were asked what you wanted to do when you grew up? The passionate way you answered? How you could envision yourself doing that profession so vividly? For Allyson Case, Founder and CEO of Integro Rehab, that was flipping houses. She didn’t quite know how she was going to get there but she knew she wanted to be part of the process. However, she got caught up in a corporate job that she liked and was comfortable in; but she had an urge for more. She remembered her old passion for creating and building, and decided to go for it. With her background in real estate appraisal, she worked her way up the developer ladder. She soon started her renovation company and was contacted by HGTV, and got a write-up in the Chicago Tribune. Through reliability and trustworthiness, her business has soared and she is building up the Chicago area. Take a minute to hear Allyson’s push for economic freedom! In this episode you will… Find out how to pick up an old passion that never died Know when to know to take the leap for your business Figure out how to develop your niche Learn how to create the right team or collaborators Understand how to gain a competitive edge Realize how to grow your company but still stay true to your brand and aesthetic See how to create a solid and trustworthy reputation Find out how to create and sustain relationships with your clientele Know when to drop the professionalism and be upfront INSIGHTS “I knew that if I wanted any kind of flexibility in my life…the corporate life was not going to work out for me…and so I made the conscious decision [where] I’m going to have to jump and I’m going to have to do something.” –Allyson Case “Everyone wants to be rich, but I wanted the freedom. I wanted the freedom to do what I wanted to do, when I wanted to do it.” –Allyson Case “Sometimes professionalism is overrated. I’ve rediscovered my humanity at work and that’s the best way to relate to people; that’s the best way to get things done. Sometimes you just have to be real.” -Allyson Case “Be consistent. Whatever you are, whatever it is …people will respond to that; people will adapt.” –Allyson Case “It’s the tangibility of the work that keeps me in the game. There are days where I feel my head is going to pop off and I feel isolated and I have all these questions and only a mirror. But everyday that we’re working, something is happening on the project sites; something that wasn’t, is. Something that was ugly is more beautiful than it was yesterday. And the tangibility of the work is an addiction.”  -Allyson Case RESOURCES Integro Rehab Facebook Integro Rehab Instagram Integro Rehab Pinterest Abel’s Island by William Steig

Here we are! Can't believe we are on the 6th and final episode with Cordova! 

Are you wondering if you should start a business? Curious as to what the first 3 months in of launching a business looks like?

Here we are! Can't believe we are on the 6th and final episode with Cordova!  Are you wondering if you should start a business? Curious as to what the first 3 months in of launching a business looks like?  As we head into another check in with Cordova Pleasants, owner of Resolute Boutique & Lifestyle, she shares with us her experience attending MAGIC and how she selects the styles for her online boutique, how having proven track record of her business helps open doors to other vendors, and what the future holds for her company. In this episode you will... Hear Cordova overcoming her fear Process she goes through when selecting styles for her business Steps she's taking to build a community with her brand and how you can too Why it is important to give back INSIGHTS "You know what we're going to do today? We're going to try and take over the world. I feel like Pinky and Brain is so the goal. We're going to try and take over the world." RESOURCES Resolute Boutique & Lifestyle Pinterest Resolute Boutique & Lifestyle Youtube Resolute Boutique & Lifestyle Instagram Resolute Boutique & Lifestyle Facebook

Hi friends! Amanda here for another solocast! Today I'm reflecting on February's goals, sharing March's focuses plus how to look at your to-do list to get the right things done and move your business forward. 

Woah. Where do I start? Anyone else feel like February flew by? Even though it was 2-3 days shorter than other months it felt like it was half the amount of days! Okay, maybe it was because I was out of town the last week of the month too.

Let's dive in. I'll be honest, February I didn't reach majority of the goals I set but that is okay. I always say that whether we're moving an inch or a mile the goal is to be moving forward. And that happened.  I blocked out 9 areas for February (similar to last month - see HERE): Income, Email List, Instagram, PR, Facebook Live, Her Way Challenge Email, Listenership, Operations, Marketing/Content. The ones highlighted in BOLD are the ones that were accomplished. Below I'm going to highlight some areas based on what I learned: Facebook Live: These give me a ton of energy because I am able to meet the people I interview in person and I LOVE that. It also allows me to repurpose content for later use, like a podcast episode! Growing the email list: Almost finished with my first true lead gen: 5 Things You Must Know Before Launching a Business. I'm super excited for ya'll to see it! Will be sending it out no later than Thursday so sign up for the email list HERE! :D  What I realized after reflecting was that instead of look at each area as MUST to focus on, instead focus on the 2-3 areas that produce results for the rest of the areas. Similar to the pareto effect: focus efforts on the 20% that will produce 80% of the results. Alright, now for part deux of today's solocast: How to look at your to-do list and get more of the right stuff done to move your business forward. Last fall I saw Steve McClatchy, author of Decide speak at event I was at. I just started reading his book (which I wish I would have started sooner!) and oh. my. gawd. #gamechanger I hope to share more bits and pieces that I'm learning from the book as I move through it. Okay, I'm going to dive right in... (and everything I'm sharing I took from Steve's book FYI!)... When it comes to anything that we do in life it is either a Gain Task (GT) or a Prevent Pain Task (PPT)...anything and everything!  Characteristics of each: Gain Task produce more positive results than PPT typically never urgent you could technically never complete the task the result of a GT is achieving some form of leadership you can't delegate a GT Prevent Pain Task something that never goes away, you check it off your list and it shows back up! paying bills, laundry, cooking, grocery shopping Look at your to-do list and see which ones are PPT vs GT. If we only cross of PPT's, then we never move forward in business and/or life....it is called maintenance.  You want to have a balanced to-do list...doing only PPT's lead to burnout. Our default is to do the PPT's because they are 1) easier to do and 2) they give us a jolt of satisfaction of accomplishment but they don't sustain us.  Okay, so for this week.....be mindful of your to-do list: which tasks are GAIN TASK and which ones are Prevent Pain Tasks.  I hope you all have a wonderful week! Keep rocking and moving towards your goals!  xo, Amanda

Hi friends! Today is another solocast and I can't wait to share it! I'm currently writing this from Barcelona with a glass of red wine in hand right before heading to bed for another rewarding, intense day tomorrow. More about that later!

Hi friends! Today is another solocast and I can't wait to share it! I'm currently writing this from Barcelona with a glass of red wine in hand right before heading to bed for another rewarding, intense day tomorrow. More about that later! In today's solocast I hit on a various set of topics including: How I handle my inner critic Learn the meaning of DGAF (don't give a F**k!) Initial steps to start a podcast (I promise you, it is easier than you think!) How I noticed I used eating as a way of procrastination Why not having buffers in your schedule can make you feel overwhelmed Recap of my very first online course What went well What didn't go well or better yet, what I learned from launching it What I might change for next time Be sure to stay tuned for next Monday's solocast....I'll be recapping my monthly goals I set for February, going over the ones I made, changes I plan on making for March and how my mindset has shifted even more so than last month.  Thank you guys for tuning in each week! I am so grateful for each and everyone you for tuning in and follow along.  XO, Amanda