The Business Animal

You're a born problem solver! Yes! ... now let me as you this: Are you putting energy, time, money, and stress into solving problems you don't have? Is this helping you or holding you back?

Join me as I explore the topic of Stress Relief for Entrepreneurs and get ready for this month's Business Animal interviews!

In this weeks Three Thoughts for Thursday I share my thoughts around the importance of vision work for entrepreneurs.

In this episode of the Business Animal Podcast, I interviews Tiffany Sedorus of Valor Through Gestalt. Tiffany, a Veteran, has faced many challenges on her entrepreneurial journey. She openly shares about her experience in manifesting her dream property on which to build her business and an inspirational story of how we sometimes get exactly what we want and then find out it no longer fits the future vision. Tiffany's story is one that will show you dreams not only come true, but they change, morph, and continue to build as long as you're willing to follow the flow of energy and do your part to keep moving forward.

Visit https://valorthroughgestalt.com/ for more information on Tiffany and Valor Through Gestalt

Tiffany's story shared from her website:

After more than 10 years in therapy, numerous anti-depressants, serious bouts of contemplating suicide thinking I would never fit back into life outside of that uniform, something had to give. I made up my mind that these demons needed to be laid to rest once and for all. I had met a woman who told me about the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method and how it didn’t involve riding or obstacles to work with the horse. I knew there had to be some merit to it because every time I showed up to the barn in tears, my horses carried me through the pain and I left a little bit better even if I was simply sitting in their stalls while they were eating.

In January of 2019, I started on my own journey to my Equine Gestalt Coaching Certification. For the first time in my life, I have clarity. Not only am I sleeping better more often, my anxiety and fear, and depression are gradually finding their way out of my body and laying to rest in the sand in the arena with the help of my equine partners. I have, once again, become part of something so much bigger than me. The difference is that this time, it’s working for the good of humanity without the use of force and bullets. A little bit at a time, I have healed and am continuing to heal in a way I never thought possible.

Now, my ultimate life mission has become clear: Walk with my fellow veterans on their own healing path and encourage my horses to help provide them with the clarity they need in their own lives. I'm determined to leave no soldier or their family behind. I will partner with my horses and encourage them to do what they do best and show each person the strength and support they need.

I'll never experience what happened at home during the 14 months I was gone; I will never be able to look back without the memories of my deployment; I will never know what life would be like without the military being part of my story. Relaizing that I am now OK with these things. I know that I can move forward despite my history. I know that deep down, I did what I needed to when I needed to and my life is better for those decisions.

Money and finance is an incredibly important aspect to being an entrepreneur. It is also one of the biggest challenges business owners face. In this Business Animal episode, I interview Sarah Nicole Nadler of Fierce Feminine Finance who shares multiple wisdoms around female entrepreneurs, money, and building financial success both within and beyond your business.

About Sarah:

Sarah Nicole Nadler is a $6-figure money coach, licensed financial advisor, and award-winning author of the book "From Hustler To InvestHER".

Visit Sarah's site: https://www.fiercefemininefinance.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fiercefemininefinance

Download Sarah's free gift: https://fiercefemininefinance.com/retirementguide

My three thoughts for Thursday this week are around qualifying your customers. If you want to fine tune the people who are showing up as clients in your business this episode is for you!

In this pep talk, I share my experience with the not so shiny side of customer service — what happens when it goes wrong and how you can both improve your business and protect your inner peace.

Three Thoughts for Thursday (T3) on Customer Service

In this episode I share three thoughts on customer service for mission-based business owners. I started my working career as a Customer Service Agent for ChemLawn back in the 1980s. (Wow, I'm getting old - and WISEr!) For the ensuing 40 years, I've had to really embrace customer service in my businesses and, frankly, in life. Here are three short wisdoms I've earned (along with my pretty gray hair!).

In this interview, Sherrie Ortiz shares how her focus on customer service makes Just One Day Travel Tours a unique opportunity and beloved business for those who tour with her.

About Sherrie:

The day tour travel business has been on my mind for many years. I had an amazing career in the bakery industry working as a retail cake designer for 20 years, followed by 18 years owning my own bakery. This gave me the best of both worlds while our kids were young. Now they are adults and out on their own paths and I am free to create this new adventure called Just One Day Travel Tours.

I have always loved planning trips. Family vacations and Girl Scout outings….. the logistics, the hunt for cool stuff to do.. …all those things are exciting to me. I enjoyed a good gathering of people that just wanted to relax and have fun. To tour local-ish places and learn how things from the past and new things to engage in is all very refreshing. I am also a bit of a thrill seeker. I love to go zip lining, rappel, and snow tubing……tours I plan to do in the future if you are game ?!?! ) You can see more about me, Sherrie Ortiz, in the blog adventures, Facebook and Instagram?

I hope you will come join Just One Day Travel Tours for these new adventures.. There will be a number of pre-planned travel trips in the Kansas City and surrounding areas that you and your friends can join as a group, or come by yourself and meet new people. If there is something that you and your friends have always wanted to do, but don’t want to do the planning and driving, I can put together a trip just for you. You can also join the Affiliate Program and earn free seats.

Sherrie's website: https://justonedaytraveltours.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Justonedaytraveltours

Instagram: @justonedaytours

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherrie-ortiz-77a097197/

Welcome to a new feature of The Business Animal podcast: Three Thoughts on Thursday or T3. In this short weekly segment, I pick one topic and provide three pieces of wisdom (thoughts) plus three strategies and three suggestions on how to take action on those thoughts. This week, I'll be talking about Customer Pain Points. I hope you enjoy and benefit from this short episode. I'd love feedback, so please feel free to send comments to me at [email protected]

I talk in this episode about Value Proposition Design. Here is a link to the book I mention on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Value-Proposition-Design-Customers-Strategyzer/dp/1118968050/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20GBYWRE8976D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.y27DqkR8AOdqOvu48U4hkklHqbU36dC-lRBrjXBF-0tXdPkqluibB-gSznc4Gav5DnF_hDp85KYbro4CfANxXEN60BrS3EO0L45-i2DRNwVNgqJoUpHd8KtVpbSWuWslWzCxTasm9eHfsES0cRCZBkQDvIsoQGMECLIakMLK8cQyNinViqDlP1S4KSXeEzY1sXfbZS3-udPx0XDcHWS4qAEqlTiWCJCNgCsj5VQOREE.EjnrKriQNOsRDZOJwN89oKO3TS8NnyrQNdeLg_iGqzw&dib_tag=se&keywords=value+proposition+design&qid=1726147767&sprefix=value+prop%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-1