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Determine Your #1 Focus In Business This Year (A Step-by-Step Guide) Dec 31, 2019

Show notes

When it comes to moving the needle on growing your business, landing your dream job, or reaching a goal, it's important to know what your focus is and to simplify around it. But, how do you find your focus, especially when you have 100 things on your to do list? Start with a vision for what you want in your life, plan for it and then go after it. If finding time is part of the problem, then I've got a step-by-step guide to helping you not only find the time, but scheduling it during the perfect time.

Life is too short not to go for it!

What we're talking about

Push Your Dreams To Their Limits
Do One Thing To Turn Your Dream Into A Reality
Schedule It On Your Calendar

Push Your Dreams To Their Limits

As humans we have a lot of dreams and goals, but so often we only chase after the dreams that are the easiest ones to achieve. These dreams are the lowest hanging fruit which is why we go after them instead of figuring out what it takes to make our big dreams and goals a reality. In order to make the big dreams a reality, we have to push the dreams and ourselves to the ultimate limits.

Do One Thing To Turn Your Dream Into A Reality

What is one thing you can do this week to make your dream a reality? You need to focus on what's important to you, whether it's the work you do, your relationship with your spouse, or the way you spend your time. If you're like me, you have a to do list a million miles long with 100 things on it, but honestly, only 98 of those things are actually important. Set aside the laundry in order to spend time on figuring out how you can actually achieve your goals and make that dream a reality.

Schedule It On Your Calendar

You've got your vision of what you want in your life, so it's time to put it into action. Start by actually scheduling it on your calendar and do it in the morning hours. Whether it's at 5am or 9am, schedule it during your golden time when your brain is wide awake. All you need is 15 minutes to start researching that new job you want or how to start the business you've always dreamed of. Starting with just 15 minutes is doable for all of us and will start to create a huge impact on accomplishing your dreams.

You don't have to do all the things. You just have to do the important things.

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's B-School Mastermind Waitlist

Kelsey's Guide on How To Plan Your Business

The #1 Phrase That Changed My Life Dec 24, 2019

Show notes

Let's get personal…about mom guilt, how I do what I love, and how I manage to not work on Mondays and Fridays. I've been getting a lot of emails and DMs asking how I "do what I do," and how I've created a business where I work 3 days a week and still manage to be present for my daughter and husband and friends. The truth is that life and my feelings about working and being a mom wasn't and still isn't always perfect. It's taken work, support and the phrase, "You're doing a great job," that helps make it all happen. That one sentence has helped change my life and it can change yours too.

You're doing a great job!

What we're talking about

Seasons Of Life Are Like Toddler Phases…Always Changing
Celebrating Big And Small Wins
The #1 Phrase That Can Change Lives

Seasons Of Life Are Like Toddler Phases…Always Changing

If you've raised a child, you know that toddler life is all about phases and life itself is a series of ever-changing seasons. Just when you think you've got it all figured out, something changes. As a mom, there are mornings in which I'm crying, my daughter is crying and it just feels like things aren't going right. I've learned that one of the most important things is to have supportive people in your life. People who not only offer you valuable advice, but who also acknowledge your efforts and tell you that you're doing a great job are important to be around.

Celebrating Big and Small Wins

Whether you're a parent or are launching a new business or simply living life, it's important to celebrate all of your wins each and every day, no matter how big or small. Some days it might seem like nothing went right and you've been spit up on, late to meetings and got honked at in traffic, but those are the days where you need to tell yourself that you did a great job simply by getting out of bed!

The #1 Phrase That Can Change Lives

The phrase that has changed my life, that can change your life and can help you change the lives of others is, "You're doing a great job." It's truly that simple and yet, the impact those words can have are immense. You can literally change someone's life by telling them they're doing a great job. You can change your own life by reminding yourself that you're doing a great job. Those words are a reminder and acknowledgement that we are seen and doing the best we can.

Tell someone today that they're doing a great job.

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's Morning Routine Planner

EP #93: Pressure, Overwhelm & Boundaries: How To Deal & What To Do First (AKA My Take On Work Life Balance)

"Best Of" Mixed Tape With Marie Forleo, Amy Porterfield, Kelly Leveque and More Dec 17, 2019

Show notes

It's episode 100!!!! Today we are featuring our most epic guest interviews and all the widsom and experiences they've brought to the podcast. It's hard to believe that this is episode 100 and it's amazing what this podcast has taught me and brought me. I've created amazing friendships, shared stories with you and learned about you and your journeys, including your highs and lows, and have seen my sweet daughter want to record her own episodes. The Whiskey & Work podcast has meant more to me than I ever thought it would and I am beyond grateful for each and every one of you for listening, participating and for sharing this with me.

You are brave and amazing and I am so very grateful for you.

What we're talking about

Marie Forleo, New York Times #1 Best Selling Author of Everything Is Figureoutable
Amy Porterfield, Online Business Course Creating Expert
Kelly Leveque, Nutritionist To The Stars
Cathy Heller, Forbes Acclaimed Podcast Host & Author of Don't Keep Your Day Job
Alyssa Rosenheck, Award Winning Photographer & Cancer Survivor

Marie Forleo, New York Times #1 Best Selling Author of Everything Is Figureoutable & Host of MarieTV

Marie Forleo wasn't always getting 42 million views on her YouTube show, MarieTV and it was only this year that she became a NY Times #1 Best Selling Author. Marie gets real about what life was like while working multiple jobs in order to pursue her passion and how she launched B-School to help small business owners and entrepreneurs achieve their own success.

Amy Porterfield, Online Business Course Creating Expert & Podcast Host

Amy Porterfield, podcasting expert and host of The Online Marketing Made Easy podcast teaches aspiring entrepreneurs how to build digital courses and grow their email lists. Amy has been featured in Forbes and not only has worked with incredible people like Marie Forleo, Rachel Hollis, and Tony Robbins, but she is one of the most generous people around. Amy is getting real about how her journey into launching her business didn't start off easy nor was it a business she even liked! She's discussing the insecurities she's faced about her weight, being on video and public speaking.

Kelly Leveque, Nutritionist To The Stars & Creator Of Be Well With Kelly

Kelly Leveque is not only a client, but a friend who is sharing how she launched her incredible business, continues to work out of her home while being a mom and what it's like to be a nutritionist to big celebrities. Kelly dives deep into what it means to go from being a "yes" person to someone who chooses what to say yes to.

Cathy Heller, Forbes Acclaimed Podcast Host & Author of Don't Keep Your Day Job

Cathy Heller is the author and host of the Don't Keep Your Day Job podcast, the #1 recommended podcast by iTunes for 2018 and 2019. She's been featured in HuffPost, the NY Times, Inc Magazine's "top 9 podcasts," and Forbes. Cathy gets real about depression, anxiety and how she went from being a songwriter to creating a million dollar course in just a year!

Alyssa Rosenheck, Award Winning Photographer & Cancer Survivor

Alyssa Rosenheck is a self-taught, untrained photographer who not only survived cancer, but created a business that has attracted celebrities like Luke Bryan and Architectural Digest. She is sharing the best advice for both life and your business and how to stay rooted with SOUL!

Thank you for sharing 100 episodes with me! Cheers to 100 more!

The #1 Brain Trick To Become More Productive (Guided Visualizations 101) Dec 10, 2019

Show notes

The #1 brain trick to becoming more productive is visualization and science backs this fact! Some of the most successful people use visualization and it has been proven time and time again to work. Today we are going to discuss what exactly visualization is and how you can start practicing it today along with why you should be using this tool. Unsure of where to start? I'm teaching you how to practice visualization and have an amazing business planner that comes with a guided visualization.

It's time to start visualizing your success!

What we're talking about

#1 Brain Trick To Be More Productive
Most Important Reason Successful People Use Visualization & Why We Don't
Tips To How To Start Your Own Visualization

#1 Brain Trick To Be More Productive

Our brains cannot distinguish the difference between something actually happening and us simply imagining it happens. The brain not only produces the same chemical reaction but also has a filtering system which separates things around us that align with our belief system from those that don't. This is one of the reasons why vision boards work so well…because you are training your brain to filter things that will help you achieve your goals.

Most Important Reason Successful People Use Visualization & Why We Don't

What do Tiger Woods, Muhammad Ali, and Rachel Hollis have in common? They all use visualization techniques and it's what has helped get them to where they are today! Tiger visualizes every golf ball going into the hole, Muhammad told himself and the world that he is the greatest athlete there ever was and Rachel envisioned speaking to huge crowds before she was famous. If it's working for these successful people, then why aren't all of us using visualization to help us succeed? The answer is simple…we don't have a quick and efficient way to do it.

Tips To Start Your Own Visualization

If you're now convinced that you should start visualizing what you want your future to look like, then here are some tips to start today. Turn on some inpsiring music and grab a pen and paper to keep close to you. Take a deep breath and start to envision what your best day, week, month and year would look like. What is happening in your life that has made this the best? Imagine everything from the ordinary to the extraordinary and where you want to be. Continue taking a few minutes every day or week to practice visualizing this and discover how your life will literally change.

All it takes to start building your dreams is seeing them.

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's Business Planner with Guided Visualization

Kelsey's 3 Year Manifesto & 30 Day Passion Planner

How This Mama Built A 5-Hour-A-Week Business That Changes Lives {Featuring Lori Zanini} Dec 03, 2019

Show notes

Lori Zanini is a Registered Dietician, Author, and former national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrician and Dietetics who has built a business working just 5 hours a week while also being a wife and mom of 2. Lori turned her book, For The Love Of Diabetes into an online training program and created a course with her husband. She's sharing how she went from creating an online sales funnel to automating her systems which now allows her to be in charge of her time and schedule, while spending quality time with her family.

It is possible to change lives and not work full-time!

What we're talking about

What It's Like To Launch A Business And Work With Your Spouse
Automating Your Business To Maximize Your Time
Loving Your Work And Not Wanting To Retire

What It's Like To Launch A Business And Work With Your Spouse

Lori wanted to create an online course to help increase her business and her husband was not only supportive of this idea, but decided to partner with her on it. He left his digital marketing job to help her create an online course and community. They moved away from their home to focus on their course creation, but the real work began when they moved back to reality and living their every day lives as working partners. Splitting responsibilities when it comes to work and parenting is key in working with your spouse and Lori explains how they were able to do this and be successful with two small children.

Automating Your Business To Maximize Your Time

Automating her business has been the key for Lori's 5 hour work week. Lori explains step by step how the automation process works within her business from the sales funnel to the email sequence to course payment. Lori's main work includes personally welcoming new clients and responding to all of the emails that come her way. Her goal is to make clients feel welcomed and supported while also ensuring she's there for her husband and children and enjoying every moment with them.

Loving Your Work And Not Wanting To Retire

It's not rare to hear people say they want to work enough to allow their spouse to retire or to make enough money that they can retire, but that's not Lori's goal. Lori and her husband's goal was to work because they want to and to do things that are important to them. It's important to find work you love doing and find worthwhile because it will ensure you don't feel you are a slave to your job and that you are truly in charge of your own time.

Would you love a business that allowed you to work 5 hours a week?

LINKS MENTIONED

Lori Zanini's Website

Lori Zanini's Instagram

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Do Your Friends Feed You Or Bleed You? 3 Warning Signs You Need New Friends Nov 26, 2019

Show notes

Friends should inspire you, but at some point you might find that you need more support in your friendships. Friends can either feed us or bleed us and it's important to recognize when your growth has created a need for new friends. I'm not saying to drop your current friends, but you both might need some different inspiration that you simply can't give each other. Whether you're in a 9-5 and wanting to break free, or 35, dating and looking for examples of relationships that are solid, the key to finding support and inspiration is to surround yourself with people who have what you are striving for.

Get ready to discover if your friends are feeding you or if it's time to find some new ones!

What we're talking about

Are Your Friends Holding You Back From Pursuing Your Dreams?
What Kind Of Effect Do Friends Have On Your Ability To Follow Through?
3 Warning Signs That You Need New Friends

Are Your Friends Holding You Back From Pursuing Your Dreams?

Relationships are all about communication and finding common ground, but what happens when you aren't finding those commonalities? If you're ready to start a new business and get out of your 9-5, but your coworkers don't understand why you would want to leave their epic workplace, then it's time to start looking for people who are like-minded and want to also do more than stay in the corporate rat race. It's not their fault that they enjoy where they are, but in order for you to find inspiration to chase your dreams, you need to surround yourself with friends who have similar dreams.

What Kind Of Effect Do Friends Have On Your Ability To Follow Through?

I'm sharing the story of being at my corporate 9-5 and dreaming about starting my own business while my coworkers couldn't understand why I would possibly want to leave. My client, Eryn is 35 and feels like there's no hope for her in finding a husband and having a lasting relationship because she is surrounded by people who met in college or got married in their 20's. Adding to your group of friends will not only change your mindset, but open your eyes to new possibilities. Friendships change, grow and evolve as the years go by, but it's important to allow yourself to grow and find others who will grow with you.

3 Warning Signs That You Need New Friends

There are 3 warning signs you should look for that will tell you it's time to find new friends. The first sign is when you start to judge your friends. You become negative about them instead of recognizing that you're simply in different places in your life. The second warning sign is you have friends that are providing the wrong evidence you need in your life right now. An example is when you want to see that it's possible to get married in your 30's and find love and have a family, but all of your friends got married much earlier in life and there are no examples of love later on. The third warning sign if you're not walking away feeling like a better human after hanging out with your friends. If you feel negative, then it's time to re-evaluate who you are spending time with.

Schedule time on your calendar to meet new people this week and tell me how it went!

LINKS MENTIONED

B-School Waitlist

Whiskey & Work EP14 – 3 People You Need In Your Life ASAP

Whiskey & Work EP82 – The Right Way To Leave Your 9-5 {Featuring Client & Friend Eryn Marshall}

Tough-Love Business Guru Shares The Secret To Selling With Soul {Featuring Matthew Kimberley} Nov 19, 2019

Show notes

Matthew Kimberley knows how to sell through incredible story-telling and teaches others how to leverage sales in telling their story. The story of how he came into my life is one of a podcast and the love of whiskey (or whisky as Matthew prefers). He is sharing his best tips for selling, selling through emails and for finding different ways to network and connect. Matthew is genuine, 100% authentic, honest, and frank. Get ready because this episode is education, hilarious and slightly inappropriate.

Get ready to find out how to make your emails provoke a reaction!

What we're talking about

Figuring Out Who You Are When You Are Writing Emails
The Importance Of Creating Emails That Provoke A Reaction
The Story Of How Matthew And Kelsey Met

Figuring Out Who You Are When You Are Writing Emails

The absolute worst advice you can follow is when you hear people say that you should just be yourself when it comes to writing emails. Instead, you should focus on being the best polished version of yourself when you create content and send email your subscribers. Matthew shares how he has a work persona in the form of James Bond and often asks himself how James would react in certain situations.

The Importance Of Creating Emails That Provoke A Reaction

All of the emails you send should have a call to action, but even more importantly, they should provoke a reaction by the reader. Matthew wants you to ensure that your emails make people click, reply or even simply give your dog a hug. Your call to action doesn't have to be a grand gesture, but can simply be that you want the reader to think about something specific.

The Story Of How Matthew And Kelsey Met

A genuine love for whiskey, or whisky and work is what brought Matthew and Kelsey together. Matthew was ready to launch his podcast which he wanted to call Work & Whisky and it wasn't until he had it on iTunes that he saw the Whiskey & Work podcast pop up. He reached out to Kelsey and two strangers quickly became friends. Matthew says the rebranding to How To Get A Grip was well worth it since it means getting to know Kelsey.

What version of yourself do you want to be seen as?

LINKS MENTIONED

Whiskey & Work EP #92 – Amy Porterfield's Advice on Powering Through Insecurities & Building A Business From Home

Matthew Kimberely's Website

How To Get A Grip Podcast

Delightful Emails 101

Book Yourself Solid

The Alter Ego by Todd Herman

Should You Be Planning & Goal Setting Before New Years? Here's My POV Nov 12, 2019

Show notes

Planning and goal setting has made a shift from starting in January to December and even November and there's good scientific reason and logic behind that evolution. Planning ahead allows you to be more productive, focus on your goals and break them down into micro-goals. Learn the importance of goal planning and whether you're the type of person who should be planning ahead or not.

Discover how to start utilizing January instead of using it to plan at the last minute.

What we're talking about

Should You REALLY Be Planning Before January?
The Pro's & Con's Of Early Goal Setting & Planning (AKA: How Intentional Are You Living Your Life
Kelsey's Top Tips For Planning (How, When, & Where To Start)

Should You REALLY Be Planning Before January?

If you love planning and are excited to get a jump-start on it before the New Year, then you should definitely buy that new planner, focus on your business plan and get going. But, if you are someone who feels you're already behind and the thought of planning brings on a sense of panic and feeling you are already behind, then starting to plan before January, probably isn't for you. You should never plan out of panic.

The Pro's & Con's Of Early Goal Setting & Planning (AKA: How Intentional Are You Living Your Life?)

When you make plans and goals, you allow yourself to live a life of intention and to be proactive. We all have plenty of time in the day, but it is how we schedule it and plan it that counts in order to reach our goals, whether it's in our business, our marriage, or with our kids. Instead of living reactively to whatever is thrown your way, make goals and plan them out so that you aren't simply living day-to-day and wondering where time has gone.

Kelsey's Top Tips For Planning (How, When, & Where To Start)

If you aren't sure where to start when it comes to planning, there's a visualization that will help you get to your #1 goal and then we can break it down into micro-goals. You can start with your morning routine and to create a trigger for yourself so that if you aren't a morning person, you can have your coffee and clothes ready to go for you. By having a trigger ready to go, you can focus and choose the right goal and how to execute it.

You have dreams and those dreams are important.

LINKS MENTIONED

Kelsey's Business Planner

Kelsey's Morning Routine Planner

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Christine Hassler: From 9-5 Misery To Spiritual Life Coach, Best-Selling Author, & International Speaker Nov 05, 2019

Show notes

Christine Hassler is a Master Coach, best-selling author, speaker, and the host of the Over and On With It podcast where she shares spiritual concepts and practical, actionable tools. She went from being a 9-5 Hollywood agent who was unfulfilled to now leading an open, transparent life and business. Christine is discussing the importance of live events, her story of going from burnt out to becoming a life coach, and how you can shift your brain from being nervous and uncomfortable when public speaking to feeling excited. You are going to learn about the importance of connections and creating intimacy, why hustling and multitasking aren't the directions you should be striving for, and how we all need to be more compassionate with ourselves.

It doesn't matter who you are, everybody needs love and connection.

What we're talking about

Learning To Be Compassionate With Yourself
Focus On Your Journey, Not Your Destination
Discovering Live In-Person Events To Accelerate Your Growth

Learning To Be Compassionate With Yourself

Christine shares how she has had an inner critic for most of her life and how finding compassion for herself has been the key to her growth. We all have unresolved issues and unprocessed trauma which creates limiting beliefs and in order to get past all of that and heal ourselves, we must surround ourselves with love and connections. Healing is the application of love to the places inside that hurts.

Focus On Your Journey, Not Your Destination

In a world filled with WiFi and the idea that multitasking and hustling is the only way to succeed, we need to shift our focus to find greater human connection and live life with intention. If you start to focus on your journey and not simply the destination, you'll be less emotional and more intentional, Christine finds the key to growth and healing is in living a life with intention which often can be taken away when you multitask.

Discovering Live In-Person Events To Accelerate Your Growth

A great way to discover human connection is by going to live events which provide safe spaces. Christine's events all focus on the ability to expose yourself while feeling space which will allow for growth and healing. Live events may cause you to feel nervous or uncomfortable which is completely normal. The key is to feel safe and accelerate your growth through human connection.

Discover your intention and make space for it.

LINKS MENTIONED

Christine Hassler's Website

Christine Hassler's Instagram

Christine Hassler's Spring Retreat

Over and On With It Podcast

WHISKEY & WORK FACEBOOK COMMUNITY:

www.facebook.com/groups/whiskeyandwork

WHISKEY & WORK PODCAST NOTES:

www.kelseymurphy.com

Pressure, Overwhelm & Boundaries: How To Deal & What To Do First (AKA My Take On Work Life Balance) Oct 29, 2019

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Creating boundaries is hard, but it's important to focus on creating value based boundaries instead of fear based boundaries, in order to start living an intentional life that is proactive. WHISKEY & WORK FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: www.facebook.com/groups/whiskeyandwork WHISKEY & WORK PODCAST NOTES: www.kelseymurphy.com

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