“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people over-estimate what they can accomplish in a day, a week, or even a year -- and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!” – Tony Robbins

Welcome to Episode 80: The Nitty-Gritty On The Word “Hustle” …

In a world filled brim-to-brim with busy-ness, beeps and boops from all our devices, endless distractions, and addiction to hustling, there is merit in taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture. That’s why I’m here with you today, to dig deep and share our experiences and findings of the nitty-gritty on the word “hustle”.

I used to think this was a normal routine exclusively meant for folks stuck in their 9 to 5 jobs -- which is a good chunk of the reason I ran from mine. But since brining Virtually Untangled full circle from part-time to full-time, I

We feel the need to always be productive on something … working harder, stronger, faster, and endlessly as if our dream list of to-dos is really going to end one day. And when it does, we’ll look at that blank piece of paper and think, “Gosh darn, I did it!” But in reality, to grind this hard and exert ourselves to maximum capacity and beyond each and every single gosh darn day in order to accomplish our life-long dreams beyond lightening speed, matches that of the digital world we’ve built around ourselves.

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“Clutter (in all its forms) is nothing more than postponed decisions.” – Barbara Hemphill

Welcome to Episode 79: What Virtually Untangled Can’t Live Without …

Who doesn’t love a good solid freebie or downright awesome resource that’s been tried, tested, and true by someone else with virtual street cred! We all love something that helps with our day-to-day that has no

As you all know I’m a giant nerd and a huge keener when it comes to productivity, organization, and creativity. Some may feel it’s a control thing. And I guess in a way it is. But it is so much more than that. These important business elements in our type of entrepreneurial lifestyle can only be beneficial when they help us increase our bottom line … profitability, lower our operational costs … teamwork and automation, improves customer

We all have our own secret stash of favourite productivity tools, programs, and platforms, alongside a trusty list of tips n' tricks that help us organize our to-do lists, manage deliverables, keep our clients happy, our team happy, and make our day more wonderful and productive than the last. But today, there are more tools, apps and programs geared toward business owners than ever. Which sometimes make it impossible to choose without wasting hours researching the “best of the best”.

So, today I thought would be the perfect opportunity to share a mini Digital Glue episode with you of what makes our world, well, go round and our job of "untangling" our clients and ourselves oh so much easier -- with a list of our favourite "can't live without tools"!

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“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try

Welcome to Episode 78: The Fearless Pursuit To Setting Your Soul On Fire

Entrepreneurship isn’t always the sexy, glamorous career path it has been made out to be. But it’s also not about giving up and the last man or woman standing when everyone else has fallen by the wayside. But with ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable. We must use #AllTheTools in our toolbox … willpower, commitment, perseverance, courage, determination, creativity, and leadership -- all the while having terribly thick skin and a drive to become fearless in our pursuit so we can set our souls on fire!

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“You’re supposed to be working ON your business, not IN your business.”

Welcome to Episode 77: Deluxe Dream Life - Work Balance Reality Check

We’re baaaack – after a mid-year hiatus for Summer and a bit of virtual detoxing!

Welcome back to The Digital Glue podcast as we run out the year with some pretty exceptional topics to help

So, as some of you read today’s episode title you’re probably thinking “Nah … no friggin’ way. Nuh-uh, not fricken possible!” And I know this as there’s been lots of Facebook lives, Insta videos, other bloggers and vloggers chatting, and marketing campaigns from other entrepreneurs saying the exact opposite.

Well, I’m not here today to tell you they are wrong. I’m just here to explain how this work-life balance CAN be possible. It really truly can. But to get started, the power must first be within you, and you must want it -- in order to get it. Work-life balance is a concept that describes the ideal of splitting one’s time and energy between the office and other important aspects of one’s life.

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“There are no guarantees in the arena. We will struggle. We will even fail. There will be darkness. But if we are clear about the values that guide us in our efforts to show up and be seen, we will always be able to find the light. We will know what it means to be brave.” – Brene Brown, author of Daring Greatly

Welcome to Episode 77: Fear, Failure And The Mystery of The Creative Life

Human happiness is a perplexing topic to delve into. It would seem obvious, but it’s not at all. And that’s why today’s special “untangling” episode is an important on as we’re going to deconstruct fear, failure, and the mystery of the creative life.

Then we’re going to put our digital glue selves on hold for the summer months (this is not good-bye forever, just for now) as we take a break so we can gear up some new “untangling” goodies for you for the last quarter of 2022. But don’t worry … We’ll be back on Tuesday, September 6th with even more amazingly inspirational “untangling” topics, just like this one.

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“By making the decision to be a boss over a bitch, that decision is half the battle.”

Welcome to Episode 75: How To Be A Boss Without Being A Bitch!

As women, we haven’t always had the best role models in the business world. More so now of course, but not always.

In the big bad world of business, we’ve either worked for men, been stomped on by them, or we’ve had women bosses who are, well … giant ass bitches.

As women, we still don’t have much of a roadmap when it comes to taking charge -- we need to learn to own our role of queen bee, and in such a way that we can mentor more than manage. To become someone who is inspiring, offers value, leads, supports, and motivates … all at the same time. If you think about it, it’s quite the badge of honor.

Women entrepreneurs often have a harder time than male entrepreneurs because we’re naturally inclined to be more nurturing. This means we tend to put other people’s needs before our own, which then tends to lead to burnout and a lack of time for ourselves, our passions, and our own never-ending to-do lists. Soooo …

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“A professional troublemaker is someone who is committed to being authentically themselves while speaking the truth and doing some scary shit.” – Luvvie Ajayi Jones, The Millennial Grind

Welcome to Episode 74: Becoming a Fear Fighting Professional Troublemaker

As an entrepreneur, one must be ready to take all kinds of risks. Fearless ones, that go against the flow by thinking differently than other people -- you know, the keep calm out of the box kind! I honestly believe that everyone one desires is on the other side of fear. Think about it … What would your business life be like if fear never held you back from doing #AllTheThings you wanted?

When we think of our businesses, these ventures we have put our hearts, souls, and money into … We set high expectations. We dream big. And sometimes that means we strive to be perfect!

We want to do it all. We want to be it all. We want to know it all. And sometimes that can create a storm of needless strain and bury our goals and dreams under piles of directionless tasks and to-do lists longer than the eye can see. We get ourselves all … Well, tangled! And that’s not badass!

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“Sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” – Dalai Lama

Welcome to Episode 73: How To Manage Clients Who Become g-g-g-Ghosts

GHOSTING! Sadly, it’s a real thing in the business world.

That’s right folks, just like the culture of “swiping right” on Tinder and all those other dating apps, ghosting isn’t just for the dating world anymore … It has spilled over into the professional aspect of our lives, with negative consequences. And it hurts!

We’re virtually stuck in a “no face-to-face communication -- no responsibility” aka “out of sight -- out of mind” generation. It’s like an internet virus of the people …! And in our virtual opinion, we feel this should never happen in the business world.

It’s also not all that hard to search for subtext when you get no response, and your inbox is hearing crickets. And if you’re anything like me, your brain takes you in a million different directions, none of them happy ones … “Why don’t they care about their actionables and business as much as I do, when it’s not even my business?” … You’re not quite sure when they will come back to say, “Hi, I’m back -- and I need these projects done by end of day today … tomorrow …” Or if they’re even coming back at all.

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“Dealing with team members can be difficult. But NOT dealing with them can be worse.”

Welcome to Episode 72: How To Fire People And Reclaim Your Joy!

It’s the age of virtual living; you could very easily (and all too often) feel defeated and depressed just watching what everyone else is accomplishing, while you’re feeling stuck in a joyless rut on the rinse n’ repeat cycle. Some days, our self-worth plummets and as well as know too well, it doesn’t take much to go down the rabbit hole in a spiraling combination of self-doubt, self-loathing, and low self-esteem.

As it turns out, enough of these days over here has helped us figure out a solution (with just business joy itself, or when it comes to letting someone go from your team); we must safeguard our levels of happiness, motivation, and joy!

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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma -- which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs

Welcome to Episode 71: How Many Hours A Day Do You Waste?

Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t. So that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t. What has helped me succeed is creating a story around my business. Something people can relate to. It’s not all about fancy cars, lots of money, and endless trips to the spa. Even though all those things are pretty darn nice! It’s the human-side of things … making your passion come to life!

And beyond a good story (which helps make content creation oh so much easier!), is automation, automation, automation. And an endless list of helpful “untangling” tools and resources!

Ready for some tips and resources to keep your sanity with a virtual pep talk?

Then let’s get started!

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