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Are You Letting Your Constraints Define You?

I got some shitty news earlier this year. I was told that because I had started training too aggressively, I had injured my leg and that I would need to stop running completely for at least 20 weeks. That’s TWENTY WEEKS of not doing something I loved! No early summer morning runs through my neighborhood. No runs through Forest Park. […]

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A Warning About Being an Over-Giver!

After eating my body weight in potatoes, stuffing and pumpkin pie over the past few days, I started thinking about what I’ve been doing with my time and how my business has evolved over the past year. I’ve experimented with finding a balance between offering 1:1 custom coaching and group coaching programs. I’ve tried to find a rhythm with delegating […]

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Are You Telling Your Best Story?

Which story is more compelling? Story #1… I spent 14 years selling software in the B2B market. I learned a lot and helped startups and corporate giants grow their revenue through a lot of grinding, hard work, selling, and business development. After that, I started a boutique coaching and consulting business where I learned a ton about how to be […]

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How To Grow Your Business By Working Less

Many entrepreneurs start out as a one-person show. They wear every hat, from bookkeeper and content creator to salesperson and head of customer service. And in my experience, most business owners get so used to doing it all, even once the business is up and running, that they’re convinced they are the only one who can run the whole show. […]

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Let’s Bury The Hustle

Today I’m going to get straight to it. Change and transformation start with a decision to let go of an old way of being. The things that got us to where we are are most likely the exact things that will keep us stuck there. Take a quick inventory: Are you hustling hard to make it work? Well, you can […]

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What To Do When Work Takes Over Your Life

Jill and I like to take mini-vacations. We pack up the Winnebago (Shorty), grab the dog (obviously), and head for a nearby oasis to slow down give ourselves a break. In fact, we’re sitting at the beach right now! Does it ever feel like we have the time to be doing such lavish things? Absolutely not! Is it absolutely necessary? […]

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9 Out Of 10 Service Entrepreneurs Don’t Have This!

Did you know that 9 out of 10 service-based business don’t have a model or a process that they take their clients through to get them to their desired end result? I think that’s kind of crazy, but it’s so true. And it wasn’t that long ago that I didn’t have a repeatable process for getting my clients consistent results. […]

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