Un-Scripted

So as you know, i purchased Gisele's cleaning business from her about a month ago.
This past week I texted her saying, "What have you done to me?"
I went in to a local restaurant and noticed that the toilet was dirty and cleaned it with the toilet brush that was there. 
Who does that?
People that own cleaning businesses, that's who!!
After i told her that is when she responded with the title of today's podcast.
Awareness is the key to growing and learning.  You can't change what you don't know.
Where are you blind spots?  Well, you probably don't know cause they are blind spots!
Mentors, coaches and consultants can help you see what you need to see to grow.

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The holiday season is upon us and the Tipsy Bean is beginning to decorate for Christmas and the Erie City Mission is about to our Thanksgiving Turkey give away.

So Andy tries to make a leap for decorating for Christmas to a book he is reading about how your body responds to trauma.  "The Body Keeps The Score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk

We share info back and forth about our own experiences and how often our decisions are shaped by so many forces that we can't explain.

How has your past relationship and experiences positively or negatively impacted how you live, lead and run your businesses?  Please share your experiences with us.

Love you all!!
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We have made some errors!
So we are all over the place in this one but its fun!
please give us feedback if we get information wrong or repeat ourselves.  We want to make sure we address these and your help is crucial.
We literally don't script this so we often forget what we have talked about.
That being said in the case of the repeated story there was a completely different point being made. 
Gisele tells another grandmother story.  Gisele grandmother is now a listener so please reach out to her say hello.
Also, Gisele shares her struggles with the supply chain.  Businesses everywhere are struggling with these issues.  We would love to hear how this is affecting you.  What are your wins and your struggles.

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There is just so much happening right now!
Andy turned 50 years old and Gisele turned 41...let's hear it for mid-October birthdays!!
The trees are so beautiful this time of year here in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Andy and Jen (his amazing wife) took a 150 mile bike trip on e-bikes.
Gisele, unfortunately, had to make a trip to California for a funeral, but was grateful to reconnect to loved ones, have a great birthday hanging out with her mom and were able to plan a family reunion as a result.
Andy bought Gisele's commercial cleaning business.
Gisele attended the Erie City Mission annual banquet where Andy works as the chaplain.
The cat story comes up in conversation at the banquet and we decide that Andy should tell the story even though there may be no point.
Andy tells the story about their tiny black kitten named Monster.
Gisele blurts out the phrase that is now the title of this podcast (whether Andy likes it or not).
It's the connection we make while we are here on earth that bring us the most meaning, and it's the positive impact we make in people's lives that live on after we are gone.
The question becomes...what kind of person do you want to be remember as?  What kind of impact do you want to make in the lives of the people we meet?  How we live and love become the stories that get remembered and retold.
Keep telling the stories and the impact will continue!!

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On today podcast, Andy shares about his talk at a local conference.  Erie is getting "Back To The Future".  
During the talk Andy told three stories...

1. The story about being stuck between a rock and a hard place while bouldering around Panama Rock, NY
2. The story about being out of water during his 100 mile challenge.
3. And the story about ice skating as a child.

Embrace your gifts and talents, try new things and (while surrounded by a world that insists on shuffling) skate ahead into the potential you know you have!

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You really don't know what someone has gone through until you ask them to tell you their story.
Gisele shares a couple of intense stories and their impact on her life.
She describes how each circumstance affected her and what she needed to do to process those in a healthy way.
Gisele also describes her epiphany while plating the cheesecake in her coffee shop during her first year of business.
The old saying that you can't judge a book by the cover remains true. 
It's so important to get curious about the people you come in contact with rather than being judgmental.
Don't be like a hollow chocolate bunny.  Your character and your competency must match your marketing.

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Gisele far exceeds her goals and blames the positive changes of her team!
In contrast to earlier in the year, Gisele explains how simplifying the system and having the right people made all the difference.
First, identify what you want to change. Then, figure out what factors you can control that will have the biggest impact on what you want to change.
"Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets." (attributed to E.W. Deming)
Gisele remembers that she is good at this and she does know how to do it and when she does it feels like what she was made to do!
Some dreams are worth fighting for.  Some dreams morph and change as we grow and some dreams die and its ok to let them die.  Sometimes we are holding on to dreams that are no longer ours...let it go.
"When things change inside of you, things change around you."  -Unknown
You can endure almost any hardship with the right people around you and the best things in life can be unbearable if surrounded by the wrong people.
There is something mystical about finding the things you were meant to do and partnering with the people you were meant to do them with.

To learn more about what Andy does and more of his content go to:
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What are you missing about the world around us?
Gisele talks about her new experience with numbers.
What does Gisele's travels and numbers and a barking squirrel have in common.
Andy buys a white equinox and how that relates to Gisele's numbers and her barking squirrel.
Do you have any weird experiences with animals?  Please tell us!!
You discover what you become aware of.
If you want to change the things that are holding you back or keeping you stuck, you have to figure out how to raise your awareness about your life.

To learn more about what Andy does and more of his content go to:
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Looking to a start business?
What business do you want to start?
What problem do you want to solve?
Gisele drops her wisdom on how to identify niche markets with potential to grow as a great starting point. Being a "pebble in a puddle" as opposed to the ocean will have a much greater impact.
Know your financial goals and needs, have an idea of what expenses will be required to operate so that you can plan what kind of sales to project making for survival/thriving/profiting.
Just because you make money doesn't mean you are keeping it! Choose opportunities that make sense financially or strategically to ensure the growth and health of your company.


To learn more about what Andy does and more of his content go to:
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Vlump - the slump in your emotional state shortly after vacation has concluded.

Gisele shares about her ongoing employee situation (both the good and the bad)
We both talk briefly about out friend Brian who was observing us in the studio today.
Brian Bohrer owns a web-design company called WeCreate, vitamin IV company and he also designed the Meter EZ app for Erie, PA.  Keep an eye out for his soon coming health and wellness podcast.

Our discussion about the Vlump leads into Gisele putting on her journalist hat and interviewing me about my experience as an employee of one organization, a solo entrepreneur in my coaching business and my 50/50 partnership in my rental property business with my best friend, Damon DeVore.

To learn more about what Andy does and more of his content go to:
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