Homeward: The Sovereign Business Podcast

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Anniversary Celebrations + Reflections with Ben Lilyestrom Jul 03, 2018

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Ben and I sat down to celebrate our wedding anniversary and the one-year anniversary since he left his police career to come home and work in the business and our home.

It has been a powerful year of learning, reflection and discovery and one in which we've experienced quantum leaps in our own personal growth and connection.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE SHARED:

What we've learned about ourselves and one another in working together so closely in the business and home.
The growth we've witnessed in each other.
How we've been able to honor our bigger missions/values through these conscious choices.
What we've learned now that we're not plugged in to traditional health care benefits and the system of a corporate "boss."
How we structure our time together as a family so we can still get work done while homeschooling our daughter.

Focus Friday: What is True Alignment Jun 29, 2018

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We hear all of the gurus, speakers and coaches say it- but do we ever ask ourselves what they really mean? What does it look like to be in true alignment...and how can we know when we're out of it, so we can ease ourselves back in?

In this week's Focus Friday, I share a story about my own alignment, and how it allowed me to zoom out and connect the dots between what was going on in my physical body and what was going on in my life.

If you're feeling a bit "out of sorts"- today's conversation raises the questions to show you the reasons why, and help you find the shifts and adjustments that lead you right back home to yourself.

In this episode:

The adjustment that inspired today's episode [ :45 ]
How our physical bodies relate to our energy and our lives [ 4:10 ]
The point when something in our lives is out of alignment [ 5:10 ]
Covering up the problem instead of getting to the root of it [ 7:52 ]
The reason I was covering up [ 10:50 ]
This week's journal exercise [ 11:57 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

"I was living from the outside in, instead of the other way around."
"I've had to make quantum leaps, adjustments and shifts to stay in the space of work that feels aligned with my true calling and my deeper purpose."

Links Mentioned:

Find out your Core Purpose
Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts
Portsmouth Family Chiropractic

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Erin Falconer on How to Get Sh*t Done Jun 26, 2018

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What if we stopped trying to be all of the things to all of the people and just allowed ourselves the space to gain the clarity + courage to be exactly who we want to be?

Today's guest, Erin Falconer, has built an empire by showing women how to do just that. Erin is the author of "How to Get Sh*t Done: Why Women Need to Stop Doing Everything so They can Achieve Anything" and "Rock Star Productivity: Time Management Tips, Leadership Skills, and Other Keys to Self Improvement". She is also the editor in chief and co-owner of "Pick the Brain," one of the most popular and trusted self-improvement communities on the internet and cofounder of LEAFtv, a video lifestyle brand for millenials...

Yes- this woman knows how to get. it. done.

If you're looking for tips and strategies on how to be more productive, make room for more joy and align yourself with the work that calls to you- then this is the episode you've been waiting for.

In this episode:

iTunes review of the week [ 3:00 ]
Today's guest, Erin Falconer [ 4:24 ]
How it took Erin 17 years to become an overnight success [ 6:35 ]
What Erin learned along the way [ 11:25 ]
The "why" that lived beneath the surface [ 16:10 ]
The process of writing "How to Get Sh*t Done" [ 20:39 ]
Why women need to stop doing everything so they can achieve anything [ 25:24 ]
Where Erin was giving her time away [ 32:43 ]
How to lovingly create boundaries in your life [ 37:22 ]
How motherhood has shifted Erin's world [ 44:53 ]
How to zoom out on our goals to see the big picture [ 50:19 ]
Erin's advice to a former version of herself [ 56:30 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

"The most important thing that I have learned is that, I believe firmly, there is a voice, a true north, within everyone."
"Are you going in the very specific direction that only you can go?"
"You've got to be conscious of HOW you're spending your time, but also WHO you're spending your time with."
"You're training people how to treat you."

Links Mentioned:

Purchase your Ignite Your Soul Summit ticket today!
Check out the Kate & Mike Show here
Purchase How to Get Sh*t Done
Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts

Be sure to follow Erin on Instagram and Facebook- and check out her blog, www.pickthebrain.com

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Focus Friday: The Big Lie Jun 22, 2018

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There is a lie that we tell ourselves, that holds us back and keeps our dreams (our joy, our happiness, our success) always just inches away from our fingertips.

In this week's Focus Friday, I unveil that lie and the fraud that it is, to show to you the *real* truth about the journeys that we have chosen, and how to finally hold the life + businesses that we've been waiting for in our hands.

In this episode:

The big lie that you're telling yourself that is crushing your business, your life and your growth [ :50 ]
The one common lie I tell myself over and over [ 1:45 ]
A journaling exercise to help you gain massive clarity [ 4:10 ]
Where are you telling yourself this lie? [ 5:54 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

"Who determines what is right and what is wrong? Success, in and of itself, is an individualized definition."
"When we operate and live in a place where we are trying to fit in to one mold, we're never going to feel like we're doing it right."
"This work is about reclamation of self. This work is about trust- it's about standing, firmly planted, on your own two feet."
"Great coaches and great teachers are always going to lead you back to yourself."
"The most consistent and effective strategy you will ever apply to anything at all in your world... is learning how to trust yourself."

Links Mentioned:

Join the Why Warrior Tribe today!
Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts

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Cassandra Bodzak on Magnetizing Your Life Jun 19, 2018

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What if we looked at our lives from the perspective that they were happening FOR us, rather than TO us?

Today's guest, Cassandra Bodzak embodies this sentiment and in today's episode, she shares with us the journey to her now after years of struggling with an eating disorder. We dive in to ways in which we can magnetize our life and how to truly find the massive success you've been seeking.

Cassandra Bodzak is the best selling author of "Eat with Intention: Recipes and Meditations for a Life the Lights You Up" and the founder of the online mind-body-soul support community, Aprecity.com. Cassandra teaches women who want to have it all how to create rituals using food, meditation, and self-care to create sustainable success and wellbeing.

In this episode:

Today's guest, Cassandra Bodzak [ :45 ]
iTunes review of the week [ 2:20 ]
How an eating disorder lead Cassandra to doing her great work in the world [ 9:10 ]
Why being in alignment is more powerful than any formula or strategy [ 21:40 ]
What lead Cassandra to her eating disorder [ 28:53 ]
What to do when old thought systems come up [ 35:15 ]
Cassandra's body love rituals [ 40:50 ]
How Cassandra grounds and stays true to herself [ 46:51 ]
Cassandra talks about surrendering [ 55:56 ]
What Cassandra would like to say to a former version of herself [ 59:50 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

"Our disconnection, our judgment, around our bodies- is the first place we give away our power."
"When you're in alignment, you can activate a magnet within you that is far stronger than any amount of force or doing."
"I live what I preach."
"It's always about coming back to my heart and allowing myself to have those reflective, creative times."
"When you really surrender and trust the Universe, you can welcome in that little thought that maybe there's something even better."

Links Mentioned:

Purchase Cassandra's book, Eat With Intention
Join the Why Warrior Tribe today!
Apply to join the Mastermind here!

To learn more about Cassandra head to her website www.cassandrabodzak.com and follow her on Instagram

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Focus Friday: The Secret to Sustained Growth Jun 15, 2018

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Before I took the stage 2 years ago at the Ignite Your Soul Summit, I was faced with a choice. One that swung between an old way of living that had gotten me that far, and a drastically new (and I'll admit scary) way of being that was completely unknown.

The choice I made has become an absolute game changer in every aspect of my world, and it has shown me, what I believe is, the #1 strategy to exponentially expanding not only my business- but most importantly, my life.

This week's Focus Friday is an invitation to you try something radically different in your own life + biz, and then to sit back and watch the magic that happens next.

In this episode:

The #1 strategy in growing my life that's simultaneously helped me grow my business [ 1:35 ]
The stories I told myself about my own success- and the realization that helped me rewrite them [ 3:43 ]
How to open yourself and your world up to the gifts of others [ 8:07 ]
What inviting others into my world has done for my life + biz [ 9:42 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

"There is no business without a life."
"Our businesses will not grow without relationships."
"I decided that I was going to stop trying to do this thing by myself, and I was going to open my heart, my hands and my world to share it with others… and what a gift it has been."
"Let's start treating relationships like we treat currency, let's start treating relationships like the gems that they are- because people are the most valuable aspect of our lives."

Links Mentioned:

Join the Why Warrior Tribe today!
Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts

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Kate Crocco on The Gift of Surrender Jun 12, 2018

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In the midst of chaos, overwhelm, a growing family and an expanding business, today's guest Kate Crocco, learned to loosen her grip on the wheel and allow for the journey to unfold without all of the angst.

Kate is a Confidence and Mindset coach for female entrepreneurs who uses her clinical expertise as a trained psychotherapist and experience in owning both a local and online business to help women create massive success in their own businesses. Kate is also one of my rockstar coaching clients + one of my favorite people on the planet. It has been a gift to watch her have mega success over the past 6 months, and she is just getting started. Today we talk about everything from confidence, what it's like to be a mom and a business owner, to addiction and taking leaps of faith in our lives and businesses. So sit back, grab your favorite mug, and get ready for a truly inspiring conversation that I can't wait to share with you.

In this episode:

Today's guest, Kate Crocco [ :45 ]
iTunes review of the week [ 3:15 ]
How Kate and I crossed paths + Kate's story [ 6:35 ]
Moving through imposter syndrome and panic [ 13:07 ]
Kate's advice for other mamapreneurs [ 18:28 ]
Where Kate believes that addiction comes from [ 23:00 ]
The difference between a therapy client and a coaching client [ 32:16 ]
How Kate developed an abundance mindset [ 41:07 ]
How things have shifted for Kate since we started working together [ 45:20 ]
The difference between Kate today and the former version of herself [ 56:00 ]
Kate talks about her experience at the Color Conference [ 1:00:08 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

"You can really work with everyone you want- if you decide not to work with everyone."
"It's going to all work out, it's going to be okay- but the only way for that to happen is to surrender."
"I need people to know that you can go through a lot of pain, and you can still live a good life."
"I was so afraid of what other people would think of me as a mom and business owner, that I really did start to hide."

Links Mentioned:

Click here to apply to join the Mastermind
Grab your free training, How to Call In Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts

Learn more about Kate by following her on Instagram or heading to www.katecrocco.com

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Focus Friday: What Are You Waiting For? Jun 08, 2018

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Have you ever placed conditions around your willingness to take a leap of faith?

You know what I mean, right? "When ____ falls into place, I'll finally be able to do ____."

This week's short + sweet Focus Friday is all about letting go of our conditions; and taking the steps forward with faith and trust that our wildest dreams are right up ahead waiting for us.

If you're stuck in a holding pattern and surrounded by your conditions, it's time to let them go. In today's episode, I'm going to help you understand how.

In this episode:

The conditions we're waiting for for the timing to feel right [ 1:05 ]
The moment that almost stopped me from saying "Yes" to my dream [ 3:10 ]
My invitation to you [ 5:13 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

"There are so many times in our lives when we want the sure thing, so we wait and we hesitate- and we put our power into someone else's hands. We ignore the divine nudges and invitations of our lives and let someone else decide for us."
"We are the ones putting conditions around the lives we want to live."
"Why let the backseat driver be the person deciding where you're going?"
"You couldn't possibly understand what awaits you- but you'll never find out if you don't say 'Yes.'"

Links Mentioned:

Click here to purchase your Ignite Your Soul Summit ticket!
Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content That Converts

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Focus Friday: What Are You Waiting For? Jun 08, 2018

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Have you ever placed conditions around your willingness to take a leap of faith?

You know what I mean, right? "When ____ falls into place, I'll finally be able to do ____."

This week's short + sweet Focus Friday is all about letting go of our conditions; and taking the steps forward with faith and trust that our wildest dreams are right up ahead waiting for us.

If you're stuck in a holding pattern and surrounded by your conditions, it's time to let them go. In today's episode, I'm going to help you understand how.

In this episode:

The conditions we're waiting for for the timing to feel right [ 1:05 ]
The moment that almost stopped me from saying "Yes" to my dream [ 3:10 ]
My invitation to you [ 5:13 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

"There are so many times in our lives when we want the sure thing, so we wait and we hesitate- and we put our power into someone else's hands. We ignore the divine nudges and invitations of our lives and let someone else decide for us."
"We are the ones putting conditions around the lives we want to live."
"Why let the backseat driver be the person deciding where you're going?"
"You couldn't possibly understand what awaits you- but you'll never find out if you don't say 'Yes.'"

Links Mentioned:

Click here to purchase your Ignite Your Soul Summit ticket!
Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content That Converts

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Kendrick Shope on The Service of Selling Jun 05, 2018

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Have you ever found yourself avoiding making sales calls, posting ads on Facebook or bringing up your business for fear of being too pushy?

Can I get a show of hands for all my sisters out there thinking, "I am so passionate about the work that I do... I just hate sales!"

Today's guest, the amazing Kendrick Shope, is going to help you flip the script on the notion that sales is ickysleazyslimeygross- and help you realize that it can be done in absolute alignment, with ease and yes- it can even be fun.

Kendrick Shope is the creator of the leading sales training for women entrepreneurs, Sales School, and the Authentic Selling® process. She hosts her own podcast and TV show, "Sell Like a Woman", reaching over 100K followers on 6 continents. Her goal is to help take the "ick" factor out of selling, and to let women know that when you sell authentically, selling is helping.

You're going to want to grab a pen and a notebook for this one- Kendrick drops some serious knowledge bombs and it's packed-full with actions steps for you to take in and start using in your businesses, TODAY.

In Today's Episode:

Today's guest, Kendrick Shope [ :42]
iTunes review of the week [ 3:12 ]
Kendrick's story + the moment she realized her life had to change [ 8:01 ]
The values and qualities that lead Kendrick to making the shift from corporate job to entrepreneur [ 12:00 ]
What "Scared money won't make money" means to Kendrick in her own biz [ 17:35 ]
How Kendrick launched her first business and how it has since evolved to 'Authentic Selling' [ 20:27 ]
What it means to "sell like a woman." [ 31:51 ]
How to overcome common pitfalls in sales as a Network Marketer [ 42:48 ]
How to go from loathing sales to loving the process [ 39:03 ]
How to generate more qualified leads [ 47:35 ]
Facebook Ads- what has worked and what hasn't [ 58:08 ]
Asking help when something is outside of your zone of genius [ 1:02:08 ]
Kendrick's advice to the former version of herself [ 1:05:02 ]

Soul Shifting Quotes:

"You can be anything you want to be in this world- all you have to do is believe."
"Scared money won't make money"
"I thoroughly believe you can be the best marketer, the best brander or the best planner; but if you can't sell- you don't make money and you don't help people."
"People buy off of emotion and justify with logic, but I'd rather have the person who is sold on emotion AND sold on logic."
"Every day that you don't take a step and tell someone how you can help them, you are contributing, in a passive way, to their suffering."
"I don't believe that you can use the excuse that you don't know where your people are- it's your job to find them."