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A Meditation Guide For The Rest Of Us {Featuring Author Justin Michael Williams Mar 10, 2020

Show notes

Justin Michael Williams is an author, speaker, top 20 recording artist and has been featured by Grammy.com, Yoga Journal, Billboard.com, Wanderlust, South by Southwest to name a few. His new book, Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide For The Rest Of Us is helping people focus on their dreams and change their lives. Justin's biggest mission is to change the lives of underprivileged children through meditation because he wants them to realize their purpose and potential is much larger than their surroundings. He's giving us the tools to meditate in order to connect our passions and dreams in this ever-changing and complicated world. Justin presents meditation in a new way where there's less zen and more of a way to find your passion and discover what you should be focusing on next and doing in your life.

We are modern people in a high-tech world with first world problems and a long to do list, so we need to let the quiet in and connect with ourselves.

What we're talking about

What Is Meditation And How Do You Meditate?
Utilizing Meditation In Your Business To Create Your Vision
Hustling Does Not Mean Sacrificing Your Time Or Life

What Is Meditation And How Do You Meditate?

Meditation is not about relaxing. It's about becoming more alive and creating space in our minds to receive the answers to the questions we keep asking. The practice is learning to let the storms pass through you and stay connected to a ground that is unmovable and unshakable at all times. If you've never meditated before and are just starting out, you might think you need to get your mind to stop thinking, but that's not true. You want your body to be extremely comfortable. If your body is not comfortable, your brain can't relax. Get cozy, then dive into the mind. Stillness is overrated, so feel free to move around a bit and start to notice the thoughts you've been pushing down. If work has been bothering you and making you anxious, then that is something running in the background of your mind and you should allow it to come up and focus on it. This is what meditation is all about.

Utilizing Meditation In Your Business To Create Your Vision

When you create your vision and mission for your business, you should practice meditation. By meditating, you'll be able to go deeper on what you really want for your business and go into your heart instead of your head or ego. Meditation is a practice that helps you understand how to bring your vision and mission into the world that is authentic to you and rooted in your heart.

How Meditation Can Help Children

Justin is on a mission to get kids to dream bigger, especially underprivileged kids. He is giving thousands of his books away to underprivileged kids in order to give them the tools to imagine a life that is bigger than what is around them. Justin is teaching them a tool to see there is more for their lives and giving them access to a resource inside themselves that is limitless and endless. He says we need to focus on our youth and not just those that are privileged. By teaching children how to meditate, we are showing them a way to grow from their trauma and recognize and realize their greater potential.

Do you practice meditation to realize your potential and follow your passions?

LINKS MENTIONED

The Give Back Tour

https://www.soundstruefoundation.org/stay-woke/

Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide For The Rest Of Us

https://amzn.to/3av32F1

How To Be A Minimalist One Step At A Time: Be More With Less {Featuring Courtney Carver} Mar 03, 2020

Show notes

Be More With Less creator and author of minimalist fashion challenge Project 333, Courtney Carver is sharing how she went from being an advertising sales director to changing her diet, quitting her job and getting rid of most of her belongings. Courtney teaches others how to create a minimalist capsule wardrobe and the ripple effects it has on other areas of your life. She's making it easy for people to find a place to start and has built a community to support others on the minimalist life journey. The most amazing part of Courtney's journey is that she was diagnosed with MS in 2006, but since becoming a minimalist and cutting out "stuff" from her life, she has had no symptoms at all.

Discover the many benefits minimizing can have on your life and your closet!

What we're talking about

Discovering The Emotional Effect Minimalism Has On Your Life
How To Be Consistent In Maintaining Minimalism
Finding A Community Where You Are Not Alone On The Minimalist Journey

Discovering The Emotional Effect Minimalism Has On Your Life

Minimalism can have a profound effect on your closet and your life. By minimizing your belongings, you are able to find more focus in life. Courtney and I discuss how we spend more time with others because reducing your belongings, whether it's clothes or clutter, takes something off your plate. You will feel more present and excited about life. Minimalism is a mindset shift and Courtney recommends you enjoy the process and not just the end result in order to avoid feeling discouraged with how long the process might take.

How To Be Consistent In Maintaining Minimalism

Spring cleaning might happen once a year, but deciding to become a minimalist is something that you have to consistently work at. Courtney says that after spring cleaning her home, she feels the need to fill the space she has just cleared. There has to be a solid reason to change for good. For Courtney it was a health scare which motivated her to do things that reduced stress in her life and to no longer feel the need to fill the clear space.

Finding A Community Where You Are Not Alone On The Minimalist Journey

Project 333 is a tell-all book about the challenges of creating a capsule minimalist wardrobe. It's not a wardrobe prescriptive with do's and don'ts, but a guide on how to be more with less. The book is about how to dress with 33 items or less for 3 months. Courtney has also created the Project 333 community which allows you to feel a part of something, while being surrounded by others who have the same minimalistic goals as you do. Finding people with similar beliefs gives you the opportunity to know you are not alone and to feel the feelings you have.

Are you ready to downsize and lead life as a minimalist?

LINKS MENTIONED

Courtney's Website

http://www.bemorewithless.com/

Courtney's Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/bemorewithless

Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More

https://amzn.to/3a5g6AT

Soulful Simplicity: How Living With Less Can Lead To So Much More

https://amzn.to/2VlppbQ

3 Things Every Small Business Owner Needs Feb 25, 2020

Show notes

There are certain things that every small business owner needs and today I'm sharing what I believe are necessary both personally and financially and how not having these key components can negatively affect your business. Discover how you can implement these 3 things in your small business today, regardless of whether you are just starting out or are a few years into your business, and learn how I've used these game changing ways to propel my business forward.

Let's surround ourselves with the right people!

What we're talking about

How To Find Your Business Tribe For Support
Find Yourself A Mentor
Giving Back In Your Business - Be A Mentor

How To Find Your Business Tribe For Support

Finding a group of women who support you is going to create consistency and help you financially succeed in your business. These women aren't going to suddenly come into your life though. You need to search for your supporters, make an effort and reach out to women that you want to have support you, but that you also want to support in their businesses. Finding your support crew is a growth strategy and you have to prioritize it.

Find Yourself A Mentor

When you choose a mentor, you are finding the person who will help you make decisions faster in your business. Your mentor is someone who has already been there. For me, I look not only at someone's professional life, but also what kind of personal life they have. When you discover the person you want to have as your mentor, reach out to them. Don't wait until they become too busy or too big to mentor you.

Giving Back In Your Business - Be A Mentor

It is so important to find a way to give back in your business and one of my favorites is to be a mentor to someone starting out. Giving back, making it less about you, will give you more energy and a deeper meaning on your journey. Being a mentor will also remind you of all you have to offer since we too often forget all that we are good at.

What's the first step you're going to take today to grow your business?

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's B-School Mastermind

www.kelseymurphy.com/bschool

EP 106: 3 Things To Invest In Next For Your Business

https://www.kelseymurphy.com/podcast/episode/106/3thingstoinvest

Anxiety, Business Fails, & Air Humping with Alison Faulkner of "Awesome On Demand" Feb 18, 2020

Show notes

Alison Faulkner is the host of the Apple Podcast Top 100 show, Awesome with Alison, founder of Alison's Brand School, and is empowering people to build their brand with their heart. Alison is a breath of fresh air because she isn't afraid to be vulnerable and shares everything about her life including her kids, her business, and how to manage growth when it becomes uncomfortable. Spoiler alert...Alison ends up coaching me in this episode and puts me in the hot seat when it comes to utilizing video in my business! We are talking about how our podcasts affect listeners and what it takes to take the next step forward in your business.

It's time we all start living an awesome life that we love!

What we're talking about

Are You Taking Inspired Action Or Frantic Action?
Learning How To Live In The Moment
Caring More About What You Want & Having An Affect On One Person

Are You Taking Inspired Action Or Frantic Action?

When we are faced with a decision and need to take action, Alison recommends asking yourself if you're taking inspired action or frantic action. Frantic actions come from a place of lack, of scarcity, of the idea that you have to be more, do more, and achieve more. Inspired action is when you ask yourself "What do i have to give? What do I want my days to look and feel like?". You should stop and ask yourself if you are trying to take frantic action to validate something?

Learning How To Live In The Moment

As moms, Alison and I know a thing or two about Frozen and Frozen 2! Alison says our biggest life lessons can be taken from these two movies, with the biggest one being that sometimes we need to just let it go! We need to focus on enjoying each step and living in the moment instead of being focused on getting to the next big step. Part of enjoying each step is truly enjoying the hustle, but not simply hustling for the sake of it being the thing to say you're doing. It's important to recognize the type of work you enjoy doing because that's the work that is going to bring you the most success.

Caring More About What You Want & Having An Affect On One Person

As podcasters, it's easy to forget that there are truly people out there listening to what you are recording alone in your closet. Alison shares a story of a letter from a listener in which the odds seemed against her when it came to her business. The listener felt that Alison was speaking directly to her so many times, that she decided to launch her business and found success...success that she felt she owed to Alison. Changing the world is about having an effect on one single person. It's important for us to recognize the impact we have and how much stronger that impact can be when we actually enjoy the work we do.

Are you slowing down to reflect on the work you're doing and the life you're living?

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's B-School Mastermind

www.kelseymurphy.com/bschool

The Alison Show

https://thealisonshow.com/

Alison's Brand School

https://alisonsbrandschool.com/workshop/

Business Therapy Podcast

https://alisonsbrandschool.com/podcast/

Alison Faulkner's Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/thealisonshow

Alison's Brand School Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/alisonbrandschool

Awesome On Demand

https://aod.thealisonshow.com/

This Is Marketing by Seth Godin

https://amzn.to/38olDCe

Can You Have Babies & Run A Business? Work Life Realities Feb 11, 2020

Show notes

Can you run a business and have babies at the same time? Absolutely! I'm sharing with you how you can have babies and also run a business and what that looks like for me. The realities of having a business and children is that when it comes to the work you do, you truly have to enjoy working and what you do. When you have work that you are passionate about, you are going to feel more confident, fulfilled and all of those feelings will overflow into the time you spend with your kiddos. I have some big beliefs when it comes to creating a life that allows you to be not only present with your children, but also with your clients and what you need to do to make it all happen.

Your dream life is waiting for you.

What we're talking about

You Don't Need To Sacrifice Your Life For Your Kids
Being Intentional With How You Show Up In Your Life
Hustling Does Not Mean Sacrificing Your Time Or Life

You Don't Need To Sacrifice Your Life For Your Kids

Let's be clear…it is not our job to sacrific our lives for our kids. Our job is to show them what a passionate, well-lived life looks like and how they can accomplish the same thing as they become adults and parents. The truth is that love is infinite. You don't have a certain amount of love to give to your work or your kids. You won't have less love to give to one thing over another and when you are truly in love with your work, there will be a ripple effect. You are going to love your time with your kids that much more.

Being Intentional With How You Show Up In Your Life

Life is busy and when you are a parent and have a job, life becomes even busier. I believe that you have to intentionally choose how you want to show up in your life. Define what is important to you and prioritize it. Make plans in your calendar for work, for play, for date nights and take ownership in ensuring you prioritize what is important to you.

Hustling Does Not Mean Sacrificing Your Time Or Your Life

We live in seasons that include highs and lows. You will find yourself in seasons of hustle where you have to get more done, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your life. Hustling simply means you are working towards a deadline. It might mean less TV and more wine and work nights. Hustling does not mean having less fun. You should still keep your priorities on your calendar even if you are in a low season.

Have you promised yourself to just go for it? Your dream life is worth the risk.

LINKS MENTIONED

http://www.kelseymurphy.com/bschoolwaitlist

https://www.kelseymurphy.com/podcast/episode/107/marieforleo

https://www.kelseymurphy.com/howtoplanyourbusiness-kelseymurphy

Marie Forleo: A Private Convo On The Metrics By Which She Runs Her Life & Business Feb 04, 2020

Show notes

Marie Forleo is the best selling author of Everything Is Figureoutable and host of MarieTV, which now has over 52M downloads, and is back on the podcast today getting even more personal than before. We are reminiscing about being beginners and how you need to embrace starting out in your business. Want to hear how Marie got started in her business? Go check out episode 38 of the podcast to get the story about her first life coaching workshop in her basement!

Today we are getting personal. Marie is sharing what she wanted in her personal life and what it took to make her business fit that lifestyle. Let's be honest, I live a bit of an alternative lifestyle with working 3 days a week with epic clients while also making weekday pancakes for my kiddo. Marie is talking for the first time about what it means to redefine what success means to you and she's getting very specific. We talk about metrics and applying that to your business and your life. For me, it's having dates on my calendar that allow for room and space dedicated to watching the garbage trucks, having a date with my husband and doing nothing else, but also allowing me time for a business that I love working with epic humans and generating high profits.

Too often we get sucked into the idea that we can't have it all by being a stay-at-home mom AND a bad ass business owner or an epic career and time with your kids, but the truth is that you can. I refuse to believe you can't have the lifestyle you've always dreamed of, which is I why I searched for people like Marie who were building both….the personal life they always wanted and a business that could support it. It's what Marie's done, it's what I've been able to do and it's what I really want for every single woman out there.

Get ready for a very personal, real conversation with Marie and look out for an F bomb somewhere along the way!

What we're talking about

Redefining What Success Means To You
Defining Metrics That Matter To You In Life
Learning How To Simplify In Order To Amplify Your Business

Redefining What Success Means To You

Success looks different for different people, but defining it for yourself is what is most important. Marie reminds us that the things we were taught success means aren't ideas that we came up with ourselves. It's up to each one of us to redefine what what success looks like to us because that is what you should be working towards.

Defining Metrics That Matter To You In Life

Marie is taking metrics to a new level by applying them to your life. She says we should define the metrics that matter most to us and revisit them at least once a year. For Marie, it's asking herself is her team happy and healthy? How much revenue and profit is she bringing in? Is she and her team taking 2 weeks off in the summer and 2 weeks off in the winter? These are the metrics that matter to Marie and what she works towards in her business in order to have the life she desires.

Learning How To Simplify In Order To Amplify Your Business

You will hear Marie say over and over again that if you aren't sharing your talent, service or product with the world, then you are stealing from other people. The truth is that you don't have to do a lot of things, just be great at a few things and focus on them. If you market and sell your specialty with intention, specificity and focus, then you will find that sweet spot and success will follow.

It takes courage to listen to the small voices and go in a different direction. Are you ready to lead the way?

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's B-School Mastermind Waitlist

EP 38 The Secret To Marie Forleo's Success + What She's Really Like Behind The Scenes

Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

3 Things To Invest In Next For Your Business Jan 28, 2020

Show notes

Knowing where to invest in your business can be not only overwhelming but also scary. Should you spend money on your business? What parts of your business should you invest in? At what point should you spend money on your business? I'm sharing the 3 areas you should look to invest in first, what I invested in early on, and the things I invested in that were a bust. Your goal is to feel confident knowing where to spend money and where you can spend more time in your business.

Your time and your dreams are worth the investment.

What we're talking about

How To Know When It's Time To Invest In Your Business
Where I Invested In My Business: What Worked & What Didn't
3 Areas In Your Business Where You Should Invest

How To Know When It's Time To Invest In Your Business

The easiest way to know you're ready to invest in your business is when you need to turn up the momentum and move the needle. Two questions you should ask yourself are: 1) Are you happy with where you're at or do you need to see the needle move? and 2) Can you invest time yourself or do you need to look outward for someone else? If you want to move the needle and look outside of yourself for help, then it's time to turn to experts in your field who will be able to help you. Invest your money in the people who can get it done and move the needle for you.

Where I Invested In My Business: What Worked & What Didn't

Early on, I invested money into my website. While this is a place that some might find a good use of their money, for me it wasn't worth it. Working on my website was something I could do for myself and not spend money having an outside source do it. Two places I invested in my business early on that were more than worth it were in a writer's workshop and in B-School. Years later, I still not only utilize every lesson I learned from both of those investments, but I have also built and maintained relationships with people from those investments.

3 Areas In Your Business Where You Should Invest

There are 3 areas in your business where you should invest your money. The first is Moving The Needle spending. Once you have identified your goals, invest in what is going to move the needle to make those things happen. For me, investing in a podcast pitcher has increased my email list and grown my audience. The second is something I call People Spend. This is where you spend money on people. I joined a mastermind in Los Angeles and my investment is in taking time and money to travel to this mastermind every month because in it are amazing women who are filled with resources that help me move the needle in my business. The third area is The Mastery Spend Category. This is where I need to have growth and skills. In this category, you'll find my investment in the writing workshop I did in Portland, coaching and B-School.

Are you ready to invest in yourself?

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's B-School Mastermind Waitlist

Align Retreat

Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income Tells Us How To Build Your Dream Business Jan 21, 2020

Show notes

Pat Flynn is the entrepreneur and founder behind Smart Passive Income, a best-seling author, and podcast host with 55MM downloads, but above all, he's a family man. With his podcast getting over 55MM downloads, Pat has prioritized his wife and kids and is able to not only have his dream job, but to pick up his kids from school and be present every night for dinner. Pat's philosophy revolves around transparency and creating solutions for people. He's sharing his personal journey to how he got where he is and how you can build your dream business. Pat is filled with not only inspiration but practical tips and tools and he's changing the way we interact with our SuperFans.

Discover the joy of opting out!

What we're talking about

Pat Flynn's Journey To Becoming An Entrepreneur
Pat's Advice On How To Balance Parenting & Being A Business Owner
Pat Flynn's 3 Steps To Building Your Dream Business

Pat Flynn's Journey To Becoming An Entrepreneur

Pat's journey to becoming an entrepreneur started by accident. After going to school and becoming an architect, Pat was laid off from what he thought was a secure job. Not knowing what to do or having a clear path, he started offering tips online for architecture exams he'd taken and passed. He became the expert on the LEED exam in architecture and from there launched an ebook. It was in this that he learned people will pay for convenience.

Pat's Advice On How To Balance Parenting & Being A Business Owner

Family life is of the utmost importance to Pat and his main objective when it comes to parenting is to not only balance it, but to involve his kids. Wanting his business to bring his family together is about having more time with his family. In addition to occasionally taking his son to speaking engagements, Pat openly shares with his children why he goes on business trips and who he's helping. He asks their permission to go on a trip and explains why such a trip is necessary. Involving his kids helps them understand why he travels.

Pat Flynn's 3 Steps To Building Your Dream Business

Pat shares his 3 steps on how to build your dream business starting with creating moments for people in order to turn them into fans over time. Next, provide small quick wins so that when someone finds you, they can do or have something immediately. Last, open up your factory door. Don't be afraid to show people the insides of your business and build that human connection.

When people are involved in something, they are invested.

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's B-School Mastermind Waitlist

Pat Flynn's Website

Smart Passive Income

Pat Flynn's Instagram

SwitchPod

SuperFans

The Perfect Morning Routine: Business Edition (4 Secrets To Efficiency) Jan 14, 2020

Show notes

A morning routine is the one thing that can help you be more productive in your personal and professional life. If you're wanting to be more efficient during your day, then a morning routine is the solution and you don't have to be a morning person to have one. Whether you're running a business or just starting one, my morning routine is going to help you move the needle in your business and it all starts with the first 15 minutes of your day. A morning routine can not only instill confidence in you, but it can help you get more done.

Mornings are a secret weapon.

What we're talking about

How To Create A Morning Routine
The First Thing To Do When You Get Up – Celebrate Yourself
What Makes Or Breaks Your Productivity & How To Move The Needle In Your Business

How To Create A Morning Routine

If you're a night owl like me, then creating a morning routine might sound not only daunting, but impossible. The secret to a creating a morning routine is to implement it in a simple 15 minute increment. Your morning routine doesn't need to start at 5am, nor does it have to extremely long, and if you're not a morning person, create a trigger the night before that will get you up and going. Your trigger can be your coffee being ready before you get up, your outfit ready to go and it definitely should be written down on your calendar!

The First Thing To Do When You Get Up – Celebrate Yourself

The first thing you should do every morning is celebrate yourself. You need to celebrate your wins…before you look at your emails and before you check your to do list. Take 3 minutes and write down 5 things you have accomplished in the past 24 hours. Celebrating is different than gratitude because it forces you to recognize the things you are doing well. After you've celebrated yourself, write down one thing that you could do that day that will not only make a difference to you, but make you feel proud when you go to bed at night.

What Makes Or Breaks Your Productivity & How To Move The Needle In Your Business

The way you will be productive and move the needle in your business is by coming from a place of abundance by recognizing all that you have already done. I love to tell people that the best salespeople will drive to a meeting and right after they get out of the car, they congratulate themselves on a fabulous parking job. Appreciating what you're good at before tackling all you need to do is going to move the needle in your business and in your life.

Are you ready to start your morning routine?

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's B-School Mastermind Waitlist

EP 102: Determine Your #1 Focus In Business This Year (A Step-By-Step Guide)

Kelsey's Morning Routine Planner

"Don't Keep Your Day Job" with Best Selling Author Cathy Heller Jan 07, 2020

Show notes

Cathy Heller, host of the Don't Keep Your Day Job podcast (with 10MM downloads) AND best-selling author of Don't Keep Your Day Job: How To Turn Your Passion Into Your Career is back for her second interview and is talking about the grassroots beginning of her business and podcast. You guys - it;s SO GOOD. Cathy shares how she started her podcast by simply interviewing a friend with a bakery to her most recent guest, Colbie Cailat (yes, THE Colbie Cailat) plus how she launched her podcast just 10 days after her daughter was born (holy cow!). Cathy is business smart and full of soul - she offers the exact steps you need to take to turn your business idea into a product or service that people truly want and need and the importance of building relationships.

Time is going to pass anyway, so you might as well start.

What we're talking about

The Difference Between A Hobby And A Business
Your Business Doesn't Have To Be Perfect In Order To Launch
Cathy Heller's Advice on Starting A Business From Scratch (The first 5 Steps You Should Take)

The Difference Between A Hobby And A Business

The difference between a hobby and a business is that a hobby is something you do for yourself whereas a business is where you do something someone else needs or wants. Cathy says that people don't buy "things," they buy feelings and this is why it's so important to create your business around your ideal client and to create and build a relationship with them.

Your Business Doesn't Have To Be Perfect In Order To Launch

If you've got the attitude that it's Beyoncé or Bust, as in you have to go all the way and do it perfectly or not at all, then you need to change your mindset. It's ok to do it messy… in fact, that's oftent the only way to start! You need to give yourself the grace to do it messy and simply start. Your business won't be perfect from the get-go and that's more than ok. The important thing to remember is to lean into what you want to do and go for it.

Cathy Heller's Advice on Starting A Business From Scratch (The first 5 Steps You Should Take)

Cathy is giving her exact steps to how you should create your business. As with anything, it starts with an idea, but it's what you do with the idea that is key. The next steps you take should include identifying who your business is for and showing up in the lives of those individuals to get their feedback. Once you validate your idea, test it and have a proof of concept, it's time to price the offer and scale it. In doing all of this you need to find ways to show up for your ideal client and to build relationships.

Are you ready to turn your passion into your career?

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's B-School Mastermind Waitlist

EP 30: How To Make A Living Doing What You Love Passion vs Depression {with Cathy Heller}

Cathy Heller's Website

Don't Keep Your Day Job Podcast

Don't Keep Your Day Job: How To Turn Your Passion Into Your Career

Passion Finder Quiz