Whiskey & Work Podcast

Tina Wells joins Kelsey this episode to talk about life harmony, finding recreation and the elevation approach. As a business woman, entrepreneur, author and so much more, Tina shares her experience and strategy navigating work, joy, rest and play. Sit back, relax and get ready to feel motivated.

What we're talking about…

• Tina Well's and her background as a businesswoman, entrepreneur, author, and several of the achievements and recognition she has in these fields

• Tina's new book titled, "The Elevation Approach: Harness the Power of Work-Life Harmony to unlock Your Creativity, Cultivate Joy and Reach Your Biggest Goals" which is available wherever books are sold or in special edition at target

• Kelsey shares how this conversation has impacted her as she is figuring out how to juggle three kids, a business, self care, a partner and friendships

• Tina shares her distinction between balance and harmony

• Embracing the messy that comes with life (this is ultimately harmony!)

• How to own your time to find recreation

• The importance of recreation

• Some ideas into exploring what recreation means to you personally versus another activity we do that enables us to be productive

• Reframing how to ask for your own time — both as a business person and parent

• Tina shares one of her favorite tools in her new book: a ledger into evaluating your relationships

• How to use this technique to audit the time you invest in other's and what they invest in your

• Kelsey reflects on some of her longtime friendships and shares the support she feels from several relationships

• Tina shares her socials, about her book, and about her new line at target!

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business

• The Coaches Pricing Calculator

• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Links Mentioned

Tina Wells' Website

Tina Wells' Instagram

Where to buy the "Elevation Approach" Book

Elevation by Tina Wells (Tina's line available at Target)

Kelsey Murphy's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Instagram

Are you feeling unsure if a masterminds group is for you right now? Kelsey is here to help with that answer this episode by providing three principles for when you should and should not join a masterminds group. She details her pivotal experience joining a mastermind and how she has since used these groups to help her grow her business.

What we're talking about…

• Kelsey shares the origin of her friendship with Kathy Heller

• Joining Kathy's rather intimidating Masterminds group

• How Kelsey felt supported and pushed by this group which ultimately made her invest time and money into joining a group like this at least once a year

• Now as she leads her own mastermind group, Kelsey breaks down when to and to join a group like this

• When it's time

• • When there is an education gap — this can be productivity, knowledge, etc. that a simple course of video can't teach you. Masterminds can provide you with tangible insights from people who have gone through a similar experience as you in their business.

  • When you know you have fully plateaued, despite putting towards actionable efforts. Kelsey shares how talking to and creating entrepreneur friends in these groups can lead to pivots in your business

  • If you are in need of one-on-one guidance. Kelsey shares how this kind of guidance lights a fire for her and gets her moving in her business. However, this kind of education can be more or less helpful depending on personality. Additionally, not all masterminds offer one-on-one support, so know what you're signing up for beforehand!

• When it's not time

• • When you don't plan to make your money back. Kelsey prefaces this can be somewhat controversial, but her logistical mindset wants to know the time and financial investment will have a tangible benefit on the other side.

  • When you don't fully trust the coach/leader of the mastermind — the whole course will be built around what they value, which will inevitably guide the whole program. If possible, try to connect with the coach one-on-one beforehand to see if you have similar values and if this is a person you want guiding you through the storm.

  • You are not feeling excited and energized by this. If you're in your stretch zone and feeling like you are working towards a better version of yourself, keep it up. However, if you're in a fire zone and burnt out, now may not be your time.

• If a masterminds group isn't for you right now, courses can also be a good substitute.

• Regardless of your personalized next best step, Kelsey reminds us to just keep taking action. Do something that moves you forward!

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business

• The Coaches Pricing Calculator

• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Links Mentioned

Kelsey Murphy's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Instagram

Kelsey reflects on her season of gratitude following the trials and tribulations of New Year's resolutions and the busyness of life. In this journey she shares a story about second-grade Kelsey who felt unconditional love and how she wants to give this to her kids, husband and clients.

What we're talking about…

• Kelsey talks on her big gratitude kick after a season that can level you feeling like you didn't accomplish enough

• How she's working to retrain her brain to be more grateful for everything she is doing and all she has accomplished

• Why this skill lets her live in a world where she has time for all the things she loves in life

• A moment of appreciation for the community her business and this shows gives her

• While trying to get her creative juices flowing, she searched some writing prompts and was asked to tell a story from when you were a kid in school

• Of all the little moments and stories that came back, she reflected on one that shaped her into who she is and wants to be today

• She then paints this picture:

• • Who second-grade Kelsey was (not a teacher's dream)

  • Why she lost her privilege to participate in ribbon day with the rest of her class

  • Her agonizing as she had to sit her the classroom by herself attempting to finish an assignment while all her classmates were having fun

  • Her teacher's warmth in saying she was proud of her for trying

  • How this moment showed Kelsey unconditional love

• How she wants to use the love in this story and give it to her kids, her husband and clients

• Because Kelsey can so closely relate to the highs and lows of building a business, she wants to serve as that rock of unconditional love as others go through this

• Remember: you are doing a great job, stay in the game

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business

• The Coaches Pricing Calculator

• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Links Mentioned

Kelsey Murphy's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Instagram

On this latest and greatest of Whiskey and Work Kelsey talks about making a pivot. She details her pivot from a corporate job she loved, but wasn't fulfilled by, to starting her coaching business. Flash forward to present day and Kelsey shares about her exhaustion in this season of life, but reflects how she finds the motivation to "keep going" in her business.

What we're talking about…

• Kelsey is not only talking to the entrepreneur, but everyone thinking about needing to make a career or life change

• She shares about her corporate job that she was in for 10 years

• Even though she loved the work, around the third year she knew she wasn't going to by fulfilled by this job

• How she gained the courage to make this pivot

• How indecision prevents you from getting to where you actually want to be

• Kelsey explains why life is so exhausting right now (of course she wouldn't have it any other way)

• Her motivational socks that read "keep going" that remind her to put one foot in front of the other

• Now the question for you becomes: "Do you want to keep going?"

• Reflect on it and answer it

• If your in the space where you are passionate and light up about your work than a small adjustment or new approach may help fix this rut

• If you decide to keep going with your business, you have to embrace all the wonderful things your doing

• Kelsey shares examples of how she creates these positive lists in her head as opposed to focusing on what isn't getting done right now

• By adjusting your mindset here you put all of you incredible skills at the forefront of your mind and recognize all the things you can do

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business

• The Coaches Pricing Calculator

• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Links Mentioned

Kelsey Murphy's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Instagram

Kelsey opens up about the motivational rut she's been in and how she's working to get out of it with her "Better-Than-Nothing" plan. With two simple steps, Kelsey explains how this has recently re-sparked her enthusiasm for podcasting and the impact she is trying to create through it.

What we're talking about…

• Kelsey opens up about the difficulties in her life that is making it hard to feel motivated — from sick kiddos to the piling up of business admin work

• She explains her "Better-Than-Nothing" method as a trigger to help her move forward and how you can apply it to your life/business/goals

• Step 1: Step back into your why. Why did you start doing this in the first place?

• Recently in a one-on-one session, Kelsey was asked "What is the thing getting you out of bed in the morning?"

• After some recent self-reflection, Kelsey pulled from her podcasting manifesto from a few years back and settled in on her goal to create these as audio files for her kids

• Her initial vision was to create these for her children, while also serving a purpose for people going through a similar experience as her

• Step 2: Write out a tiny "Better-Than-Nothing" plan

• Kelsey explains her efforts of becoming a morning person through this sort of plan

• Her goal to become a morning person was to wake up at 6am and go for a walk, if she couldn't do this her "Better-Than-Nothing" plan was to get dressed and step out onto her porch

• With these simple two steps, you can find the momentum you've been looking for

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business

• The Coaches Pricing Calculator

• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Links Mentioned

Kelsey Murphy's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Instagram

Transformational Leadership Coach Urvi Patel joins Kelsey to talk about social change. Working specifically with visionary women of color and allies who stand with social change, Urvi shares how she got into this niche of coaching, her work in this role, and some incredible insights into understanding this complex topic.

What we're talking about…

• Kelsey explains Urvi's progression through The Coaches Mastermind and the power of her mission
• Urvi shares her own personal interest in this cause and how that encouraged her educational and professional efforts
• Urvi explains her own process of assimilation and the feeling of losing part of herself throughout this process
• The two unpack personal and united work around social change
• Kelsey shares her efforts in trying to learn while also unlearn
• Urvi shares how she helps clients and businesses move towards inclusive efforts
• Urvi provides a few ways to start this journey of education as an ally and advocate
• Kelsey shares her experience in some of the strategies Urvi provides
• Urvi shares how to connect and find a service that aligns with your own goals

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business
• The Coaches Pricing Calculator
• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Links Mentioned

Urvi Patel's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Instagram

From being an overthinker to taking action, Kelsey keeps it short and simple this episode to break down the realities of indecisiveness. Kelsey explains the limbo state and how this prevents us from creating the life we want versus the power of decision. She wraps this up with an exercise to ensure tangible steps towards action.

What we're talking about…

• How this can apply to you as a parent or as a professional
• Why we get caught in indecisiveness
• The universal feeling of "if I just had this information I can make the right decision"
• How this feeling puts us in limbo and holds up back from being our best selves
• Becoming an overthinker vs. taking action
• The little tugs we feel from our intuition
• How to become more action forward (don't worry Kelsey is here to help on this!)
• Homework: what is that one thing you feel a little tug towards? Now block out 15 minutes of your day (preferably today or tomorrow) and do something actionable towards that desire

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business
• The Coaches Pricing Calculator
• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Links Mentioned

Kelsey Murphy's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Instagram

Kelsey shares her secret to juggling a business and family — all while trying to enjoy every chaotic second of it. She explains how she has built a schedule around this season of her life and lays out her day by day agenda.

What we're talking about…

• Kelsey often talks about the chaos of life with little ones and a business, but this week she explains how she manages to do this through a crafted scheduled
• Each day of the week fluctuates in work loads to mom duties to everything else in between
• She explains how she works bests when batching work and once she's in the zone (which inevitably plays a role in her weekly structure)
• Monday Kelsey dedicates to work and the most brain-power, creative to-do's she needs to get done
• Tuesday is what she calls a 50/50 day, between getting work done, visiting with family and taking care of the kids
• Wednesday is the coaching day where she sits on calls and gets inspired from the hump day of the week
• Thursday is a catch-up/administrative kind of day since it's early out day at Kenna's school
• Friday is an off-day and a time to relax and enjoy the kids
• The weekends (at least in this season of life right now) is dedicated to spending time with her family
• Even when working she crafts her days in a 9am-2pm structure to then enjoy kiddo time when school and childcare are over
• Throughout the week, she also explains how intentional she must be to create me-time and spend meaningful time with her husband

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business
• The Coaches Pricing Calculator
• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Links Mentioned

Kelsey Murphy's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Instagram

Kelsey is starting off the New Year with some techniques on goal setting and how to be the mom/parent/partner/business owner you want to be this year. She lays out a 4-step strategy and applies this to her own ambitions as a mom and business owner this year.

What we're talking about…

• Goal setting that is focused on where you are at in life
• Kelsey provides a 4-step strategy to become the person you want to be this year
• Step 1: "The type of person I want to be" statement
• Use this concept to focus in on your goal
• On the parenting side, Kelsey shares, "I want to be the kind of mom that enjoys the chaos of having a three-year-old"
• Step 2: Define that kind of person by giving examples
• Kelsey focuses in with specific examples and moments that would enable her to hit her motherhood goal
• Defining with examples helps you hit specific goals, instead of feeling challenged to hit a generalized goal
• Step 3: Create a mantra around this new goal
• This works to create new neural pathways in your brain to help you achieve your goal
• This often includes a statement like, "I'm doing a great job"
• Step 4: Notice when your internal dialogue goes to a place you don't want it, acknowledge this, and then make the shift
• When it comes to parenting, sometimes the best thing you can do is manage your own emotions
• This step helps you approach the situation in a more intentional way
• Kelsey shares her business goals for the year and applies this 4-step strategy to the Coaches Incubator

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business
• The Coaches Pricing Calculator
• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Business coach Yael Bendahan joins Whiskey and Work to talk about her expertise on teaching moms how to run a scalable business in part time hours. Yael and Kelsey dive into the start of MOM's Framework (Yael's business), why mothers need an option for this kind of program, and being present during different stages of your kids life and sharing these skills with them.

What we're talking about…

• Yael shares her background as a young mom with a young family and needing more money
• How Yael's experience of working from home shaped her business and success
• Yael's commitment to the 20 hour work week for moms trying to juggle all the variables that come with motherhood
• Why it is so important for Yael and Kelsey to be there for their kids at all different stages
• Power of being able to teach their kids this skill of business
• How Yael applies the meaning of MOM's Framework (mindset, offerings, marketing and systems) to the content she teaches
• The shift the two have seen in the generational mindset of "having it all" and how they hope to pave the way for their kids
• Yael shares the strength of having her family work as a team unit
• How to use this team-like mentality when it comes to your outsourcing parts of your business
• Yael shares about her freebie available through her instagram

A {free} Tool or Two!

Did someone say free? Yup that's right. Kelsey's here to help with a few free tools to help launch your business and creative ideas! Click the links to start your journey.

• How To Plan Your Business
• The Coaches Pricing Calculator
• The Coaches Workshop: A "Framework" For How To Be An Exceptional Coach & Create Consistent Monthly Income

Links Mentioned

Kelsey Murphy's Website

Kelsey Murphy's Instagram

Yael Bendahan's Instagram