Summary

It’s another new week of all of us. And it is Mindfulness Week here on the Introspective. As cited by Matthew Sacchet in his Forbes article, mindfulness has become very popular in the western world in recent years. Everyone is talking about it from ordinary people to celebrities to scientists - and even business leaders are using it to curb burnout. In fact, Jason Linder cited it as the Next Public Health Revolution. The growing popularity of Mindfulness is something that we should really talk about. To start off this energetic week, we have yoga expert Aaron Wayne to help us really get into the concept of Mindfulness.

With a background in athletics and competitive sports, Aaron took his skills as a coach and athlete to the mat in order to bring yoga to as many populations as possible. Aaron works to teach that all people are able to find a relationship with their body and mind. Having begun his yoga journey in 2013, Aaron is RYT500 certified with Yoga Alliance through the Kunga Yoga School, currently teaches yoga teacher training as a faculty member of the Kunga Yoga School, and teaches two 200 hour yoga teacher trainings each year. Along with being an athlete and a yoga educator, Aaron teaches corporate events, collegiate groups, as well as public and private classes, both online and in person. Don’t miss this episode as Aaron talks about how we can be able to find a relationship with our body and mind.

What you’ll learn

The basics of yoga and its benefits

Creating the ‘yoga’ environment

How to really achieve true ‘mindfulness’ and ‘inner peace’ through yoga

Favorite Quote: If we can be focused, we can do almost anything.

Connect with Aaron Wayne

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaronwayneyoga/ (https://www.facebook.com/aaronwayneyoga/) (Aaron Wayne Yoga)

Instagram: @aaronwayneyoga

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQX_hAcOI4zc1Pf-BMnfmTQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQX_hAcOI4zc1Pf-BMnfmTQ) (Aaron Wayne Yoga)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-richards-13888a79/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-richards-13888a79/) (Aaron Richards)

Resources mentioned on this episode

Listen to the ‘Aaron Wayne Podcast’: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaron-wayne-podcast/id1504248994 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaron-wayne-podcast/id1504248994)

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Summary

Wow, it’s Sunday already? Well, it’s another time for us to have a Moment of Introspection with your host, Jake Anderson. As we end our Family First Entrepreneurship Week here on the Introspective, let’s talk about going into business with people who are your family or/and friends. Jake certainly has some experience collaborating with his friends who have close ties with him and admittedly, it has not really worked out for him as he said. But it doesn’t mean it cannot also work out for you.

Make sure to tune in to this episode as Jake shares to us why it can be a really good idea and of course, the warning sign as well. Jake will also lay down the things for you to keep an eye out as you forge a business relationship with your friends and/or your family. Let’s get ready for another new week and just take a few moments of this Sunday to reflect, reveal, learn, and grow on today's Moment of Introspection.

What you’ll earn

Balancing the business and personal relationships

Three warning signs to look out for if you're thinking about hiring your friend or your family member

How to navigate yourself as you decide in pursuing a business relationship with your friend and/or family member

Favorite Quote: You're constantly making risk based decisions in a business partnership, we're not really doing that as much in a marriage. In a business, it's more volatile.

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Welcome back! Today is Friday and we are still in our Family First Entrepreneurship week here on the Introspective. We hope you are able to dive in and think about the whole work-life balance and really thinking about your family. As we cap our interviews for this week, we have Steve and Katie Keene, creators of the Family Success Secrets podcast, to talk about how to be successful in the home with your family and your kids. As a married couple for 20 years and parents to five children, Steve and Katie are reaching families in difficult circumstances through community, courses, and coaching. They have learned how to bring peace and joy to their family and to families around them, through the development of simple systems that can be easily implemented.

In this episode, we will be talking about ways that can really help you have more harmony in your home and still be a rockstar in your business. Steve and Katie have lived the special needs life for 17 years, experienced a military career with many deployments and moves, and have spent years pursuing knowledge and solutions for their children and their family as a whole. They have endured hardship and have built joyful resilience through the process. Steve and Katie’s family is a living testament that a harmonious family is possible with effort and perseverance - even if you have a business to manage on the top of that. Make sure to listen to this episode!

What you’ll learn

All about the ‘home economy’ and how it works

The laws in Steve and Katie’s home

How to get all the children (esp. with wide range of ages) on the same page

Favorite Quote:

“We have to be quite intentional about everything that we do. So there's a lot of planning.” - Steve

“It's really important to set the tone” - Katie

Connect with Steve and Katie Keene

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Family-Success-Secrets-100597778722361/ (https://www.facebook.com/Family-Success-Secrets-100597778722361/) (Family Success Secrets)

Instagram: @familysuccesssecrets

Resources mentioned on this episode

Attention: Motivated Parents, Families Who Seek Success: http://podcast.familysuccesssecrets.com/ (http://podcast.familysuccesssecrets.com/)

Listen to the ‘Family Success Secrets’ podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/family-success-secrets/id1552788026 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/family-success-secrets/id1552788026)

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Summary

Justine Mader joins us today as we continue with our Family First Entrepreneurship week here on the Introspective. As a life and business integration coach, Justine helps thriving women break through the glass ceiling without compromising on their priorities. She helps purpose driven entrepreneurs show up as the best version of themselves in life and business. As a coach, speaker, and the co-host of ‘The Virtually Limitless Podcast,’ Justine is down for growth and relationships. Her favorite title is ‘mom’ and that is due to her two little boys that are the force behind her movement and commitment to success in the present.

For this episode, we’re going to shift your perspective towards the whole work-life balance. We’ll talk about something that goes a little bit against the popular belief regarding the balance or how we can distribute our time towards many different things. We’re going to challenge that - thinking about these things a little bit different - in today’s interview with Justine. So, sit back, listen, and just keep an open mind as we go through today’s deep dive!

What you’ll learn

All about ‘integrative lifestyle’ and how is it different from the popular belief today

Justine’s transformation story and how she ended up in the world of coaching and consulting

How to really commit yourself towards having an integrative lifestyle

Favorite Quote: If you show up for your people, if you're raw and real with your people, you will have business for your life.

Connect with Justine Mader

Instagram: @justinemaderhq

Twitter: @JustineMaderHQ

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justinemaderhq/ (https://www.facebook.com/justinemaderhq/) (Justine Mader)

Clubhouse: @justinemader

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinemaderhq/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinemaderhq/)

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Welcome back to another new week. It is Family First Entrepreneurship here on the Introspective. Being an entrepreneur is very demanding but we have to keep the work-life dynamics balanced. Included in this equation is our family, which always needs to be the top priority above anything else. For this week, we’ll talk about families and how they could be included in and positively affect your entrepreneurial life.

Relationship and Intimacy Expert Monica Tanner joins us in our first episode this week. A wife and a mother to four children, she is a weekly podcaster at ‘On the Brighter Side of Marriage’. Monica firmly believes that there are no two people on planet earth who love each other more than she and her husband and would love to help others believe that about their own marriage as well. She also believes that passionate female entrepreneurs can have it all; a strong marriage, a supportive family and a successful business without any guilt or having to give up anything important. She helps women create a marriage that supports their business and a business that supports their marriage. So make sure not to miss this daily deep dive as we delve more into the parallels between marriage and entrepreneurship!

What you’ll learn

The importance of intimacy to a strong marriage and a successful business

The benefits of having a strong, connected marriage in helping couples to become better parents and better business owners

How does prioritizing your marriage help you gain the courage and confidence to achieve your business goals

Favorite Quote: Entrepreneurship is the ability to create the lifestyle that you desire.

Connect with Monica Tanner

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicatanner (https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicatanner)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monica.tanner2 (https://www.facebook.com/monica.tanner2)

Instagram: @monitanner1

Check out Monica’s Facebook Group ‘On the Brighter Side of Marriage for Entrepreneurs’: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OTBSofMarriage (https://www.facebook.com/groups/OTBSofMarriage)

Resources mentioned on this episode

On the Brighter Side of Marriage website: https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/optin-463980401612305061614 (https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/optin-463980401612305061614)

7 Tips to Get More Support From Your Husband around Your Business: https://www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/husbandsupport (https://www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/husbandsupport)

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Summary

We are on the last day of our Financial Freedom Week here on the Introspective. And it is just fitting that we finish this week with a Moment of Introspection about that first dollar you make in business. For our host Jake Anderson, it’s really an exciting moment when that particular moment happens in your entrepreneurial life.

Make sure to tune in to this episode as Jake discusses his experiences, his realizations, and the lessons that he has picked up about earning that first dollar when you get into business. Let’s get ready for another new week and just take a few moments of this Sunday to reflect, revelal, learn, and grow on today's Moment of Introspection.

What you’ll learn

Why your ‘first dollar’ is the hardest dollar when you are getting started

Giving feedback to other people, especially to those who are launching their business

Embracing resilience and patience in earning that first dollar

Favorite Quote: If you haven't made that first dollar, don't get discouraged. It will come. You just have to stick with it.

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Welcome to another Friday here on the Introspective. We’re still celebrating Financial Freedom Week, but we’ll take today’s episode to the next level. It is said that one sign that you have already achieved financial freedom is when you are able to connect with people not only in your locality but across the world as well. And one way to achieve and maintain that level of global connectedness is by having cross-cultural competence in terms of communicating with people from all walks of life.

Communication has always been relevant and important throughout history, especially with today’s global pandemic crisis. In the entrepreneurial world, communication is also essential in dealing not just with the people near us but also with people we interact across the world. So today we have Jessica Stone, a journalist, an author, and a global adventurer, right here on the Introspective. As a 20-year veteran of local, national, and international newsrooms, Jessica has covered the intersection of politics and business around the world with her work appearing in the South China Morning Post, Yahoo Finance, Stansberry Research, USA Today and the nation’s FOX and CBS radio and television stations. Jessica’s journalistic curiosity and passion to understand have taken her to five continents to work alongside a variety of cultures around the world. If you’re planning to take your business in other parts of the world, this episode is for you!

What you’ll learn

Jessica’s insights about the impact of global connectedness on the changing cultures and attitudes of people

Jessica’s strategy on getting the message out and helping people with the idea of cultural competency and cross-cultural communication.

Dealing with generational differences from the business and leadership standpoints

Favorite Quote: You don't have to give up your own personal moral convictions or religious beliefs to be culturally competent.

Connect with Jessica Stone

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/jessicalstone

Twitter: @jessicastonetv

Instagram: @jessstonetv

Learn more about Jessica: https://jessica-stone.com/ (https://jessica-stone.com/)

Resources mentioned on this episode

Check out Jessica’s book on how to thrive in cross-cultural environments: https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Divide-Lessons-Cross-Cultural-Environments/dp/1736450816/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1andkeywords=crossing+the+divideandqid=1615475450andsr=8-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Divide-Lessons-Cross-Cultural-Environments/dp/1736450816/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1andkeywords=crossing+the+divideandqid=1615475450andsr=8-1)

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For our third Introspective interview this Financial Freedom Week, we have Carlotta Thompson here to tell us about taxes. As a former IRS auditor, Carlotta started a ministry changing the lives of business owners with the mission of helping them save and pay the least amount of tax legally possible. After working for the IRS, she realized they were not in a place to actually help small businesses and later left her government position after seven years to transform her ministry into Carlotta Thompson and Associates. Carlotta created her national tax strategy firm to be unique from every other “accounting firm” in the US: incorporating what she learned about the inner workings of the IRS with tax law and auditing financials for small businesses.

Taxes are something that we cannot really remove in the equation when it comes to our financial freedom. It’s not the prettiest thing to really think about in business but it is something really critical when it comes to acquiring more wealth and increasing our cash flow. In fact, there’s a saying that either you play the tax game or the tax game will play. For this episode, Carlotta is here to guide us in playing the tax game legally. And, we’ll be hearing more about her tax strategy implementation firm’s best practices. So, make sure not to miss this very important and crucial deep dive!

“It's not what your tax professional accountant charges you. It's what they cost you.”

What you’ll learn

What to keep in mind when it comes to working with the IRS

Identifying the tax breaks that entrepreneurs are typically missing out on

The importance of documentations in auditing

Connect with Carlotta Thompson

LinkedIn: CarlottaThompson

Clubhouse: CarlottaTax

IG: @CoachCarlottaT

Resources mentioned on this episode

Helping businesses nationwide pay the least amount of tax legally possible: https://www.carlottathompson.com/ (www.carlottathompson.com/)

Schedule a call with Carlotta Thompson and Associates: http://www.taxstrategynow.com (www.taxstrategynow.com)

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As we continue our journey in this Financial Freedom Week here on the Introspective, joining us today from Australia is Jackson Millan. Jackson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Aureus Financial. Also known as ‘The Wealth Mentor’, Jackson has spent the last 14 years helping service businesses understand the language of money and manufacture financial freedom for themselves and their families. He has successfully helped over 1,000 clients build in excess of $1.4 billion in combined wealth and has scaled multiple 7 figure businesses. Jackson is a master of helping business owners make money work for them and turn their business profit into personal wealth.

For our today’s episode, we’ll be taking a deep dive into building wealth as entrepreneurs - a topic that we all love to talk about. With all the different paths that we can take in terms of building wealth - the strategies, the mindsets, the different opinions, and the varying approaches - there are just a lot of perspectives to choose and take into consideration. To really understand the true meaning of financial freedom, Jackson is here to help you get your business from a cash-eating monster to a profit-making machine and make complex and boring financial strategies simple and seamless. If you want to grow your business, Jackson is definitely one to pay attention to. So, make sure to listen to this episode!

“Your business is not a baby, your business should be a vehicle, your number one employee to help you manufacture financial freedom”

What you’ll learn

The four stages of entrepreneurial development according to Jackson

Shifting your mindset from scarcity to financial abundance

What does the path look like when working with ‘The Wealth Mentor’

Connect with Jackson Millan

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackson.millan/ (https://www.facebook.com/jackson.millan/) (Jackson Millan)

Instagram: @the_wealthmentor

Resources mentioned on this episode

Scale Your Business, Increase Your Profits, Supercharge Your Wealth: https://www.aureusfinancial.com.au/ (https://www.aureusfinancial.com.au/)

Take this 40-point Business Scorecard and see how well your business does: https://bit.ly/AureusScorecard (https://bit.ly/AureusScorecard)

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Another new week for all of us as we celebrate Financial Freedom Week here on the Introspective. To formally kick-off this week-long celebration, joining us from Spain is Alex Elliot, who is a Lead Generation and Copywriting Expert and is the co-founder of the Local Digital Marketing Agency, Four Aces Leads. In addition to that, she had joined the ranks of Russell Bronson, John Lee Dumas, Mike Filsaime, Jim Edwards, Perry Marshall, Elena Cardone, Alex Charfen, Kathryn Jones, and Blake Nubar, all who have been featured on Summits.

Cryptocurrency is currently on the rise today. If you have seen the crypto space currently, there are just a lot of opportunities waiting for anyone who would invest in a previously foreign and unknown entity. In order for us to properly get acquainted with the industry, Alex makes it more clear to all of us - everything that we need to know about cryptocurrency - in this episode. It is important also to mention that Alex is a Bitcoin Maximalist, having made her first of many Bitcoin (BTC) purchases in 2013. Make sure to listen to this episode as Alex shares her knowledge and expertise about this topic, just like the way she’s helping her friends earn cryptocurrency passively with her free, super informative, and supportive FB Group, the Crypto Chill Lounge.

“Bitcoin IS the exit strategy.”

What you’ll learn

All about dollar cost averaging in the realm of cryptocurrency

Building wealth really fast with cryptocurrency (plus other perks and benefits)

How to safely get involved with cryptocurrency

Connect with Alex Elliot

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alex.s.elliot.is.here/ (https://www.facebook.com/alex.s.elliot.is.here/) (Alex S. Elliot)

Resources mentioned on this episode

Crypto Chill Lounge - Learn and Earn Passively: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cryptochill (https://www.facebook.com/groups/cryptochill)

Get $10 in BTC from Alex when you purchase $100 in BTC via this link: https://www.coinbase.com/join/59b9713f5e724400ec196735 (https://www.coinbase.com/join/59b9713f5e724400ec196735)

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