The Missing Link Podcast

Welcome to this week's episode of The Mindset First Podcast. I'm excited to share with you my friend Bryan, and Bryan and I have a great conversation in this episode about how to use existentialism to move your business forward. It really is about how do you use existentialism to make better choices...

And Bryan got me thinking even how. I sometimes haven't stood in the power of my choice making. This is a great episode if you feel like you're somewhere where you're stuck or you struggle to make the choices you need and feel overwhelmed even by the choices you have in your business.

Tune in. I'm excited to hear from you what you think about it.

Today's topic is one I wanted to tackle because it keeps coming up more and more in the groups I lead and the conversations I hold with clients - can childhood bullying impact your business growth.

Sometimes it's hard to see the connections of our childhood pains to our current business predicaments, but this week on the podcast I wanted to address how deep wounds that result from childhood bullying can keep you from having everything you really want.

This is important if you were picked on, bullied or even just felt different from others because it can be truly hard to implement the four key pillars of growth if you're still sitting in fear of others! I hope this opens up some ability to create space and growth for you this week.

So, when I was revamping my podcast to have more meaningful conversations about mindset and how we can truly become greater versions of ourselves, I immediately knew I wanted to have my friend, master coach and best-selling author Nancy Levin come back to the podcast. She has just released a new book called The Art of Change and I've invited Nancy back to talk a bit about what it really takes to create the change we want - but also, what does it really take to take the initial leap into what we most want. Nancy also walks us through her pillars of reinvention and shares some great insights on how you can begin to get to where you want to go.

After a month hiatus, the Mindset First podcast is back and it's being revamped to help you go deeper to uncover your mindset blocks, experience shifts and share the stories from others like you who have conquered their mindset challenges. On this episode, I talk about why I've decided to shift my focus a bit on the podcast and some of the things I've been experiencing that are driving me to have more real and meaningful conversations with you! Tune in and I hope that you walk away with a little bit more excitement about what this podcast can do for you - and what you can do for the audience you serve today!

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Mindset First podcast! I'm so excited to have reached this milestone and share with you this week someone I met a few years back when I was still doing marketing strategy and copywriting. Janet Davis is a retired chief of police from Three Rivers, California who helps executives further their career by focusing on authentic leadership. When Janet and I met a few years ago we instantly connected because we both grew up in male dominated professions - me as an attorney and Janet as a police officer and we talked in detail about what it meant to lead as a women in these kinds of fields. It can be confusing to know how to lead authentically when there is a temptation to fit in and be one of the guys. But, what I love so much about Janet is that she really tapped into what it means to lead authentically as a woman and shares her experiences and knowledge with us during this episode. I'm glad she gets to be my 100th guest as I think she offers both men and women something powerful to think about.

This past weekend I attended a conference in Orlando where I had the honor of delivering the keynote speech on redefining success and optimizing your business. But before I ever began the speech, I asked business owners what they most wanted for their business in the next year and what they thought got in the way. Overwhelmingly, people wanted a business that generated more money and flowed better - but the most stated reason they shared was that they didn't have the time or money to implement what they wanted. It's a common problem for business owners - but is that it? Is that the real reason why your goals get off track and your business doesn't look like you want it to? This week on the Mindset First Podcast I share the real reason you might be getting off track and how you can learn to commit better to your goals.

As a service provider who directly works with clients one-on-one, the time in exchange for money game can get tiring. But should you add digital products to help you create other means of revenue? The truth is that it feels like every service provider now also has a digital product to help create so-called passive revenue. But how do you know what's right for you? And how do you deal with some of the mindset traps that come from putting out a product?

This week I invited Katie Hunt the founder of Proof to Product, to help us get the answer. She's a business strategist and mentor to product-based entrepreneurs. But this week - she's come to the Mindset First Podcast to help me answer the question of when is the right time to add a digital product - and what we should consider!

This brought a lot of clarity to me even for my own business and can't wait for you to listen to her sage advice.

On this week's episode of the Mindset First Podcast, I tackle an important topic - unconscious commitments. The reality is that many business owners will say they want next level growth in their business - but find themselves taking steps back, self-sabotaging and not taking action in important areas of their business. It can be a constant source of frustration for some - and pretty confusing because deep down in your soul you want more for your business and yourself - but you can't seem to make it happen. This episode answers the question why sometimes it can seem as if we're unable to create the growth we say we want and why we see a discrepancy in our businesses. This episode may answer all those questions for you and give you a tool to help you finally take action.

On this week's podcast episode, I dive into the topic of owning your voice in making an impact.

I think these days as our personal lives and business lives blend more and more as entrepreneurs (especially service based online business owners), it can be extremely difficult to discern your own voice from others and how far to take your own voice. I won't lie - in the face of the Supreme Court decision this past week, I questioned how strong my voice needs to be because in my personal life I tend to be pretty strong.

But does that serve my business? Does that alienate or include those who need the mindset work I do to have real conversations. This week I explore the idea of voice and the impact you want to make in your business. I hope this helps you draw the line for yourself.

So, how do you succeed in business when no one else looks like you in your industry. That's the question my guest Samar Owais tackles on today - she is a self described brown, Hijabi wearing, non-native English speaking Muslim woman who has found some impressive growth in her field, but it hasn't always been easy. Today we talk about the unique challenges she's faced in business, her own head trash around it and some of the strategies she's used to get ahead.

I've known Samar for a few years now and to watch her grow has been impressive - not naturally quiet or shy, watching her step into her own self - unapologetically has been something fun to witness. I think she was perhaps reserved taking the world in as we all sometimes do - but now, she boldly and proudly talks about who she is and what she brings to the table.

Whether you're Muslim, brown, white or something entirely different - the biggest takeaway from this episode is how to really stand in who you are - no matter how different the world you live in might feel.