Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Marshall B. Rosenberg, “We are dangerous when we are not conscious of our responsibility for how we behave, think, and feel.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/luQqcAC32XY Check Out These Highlights: I love this quote as it allowed me the opportunity to reflect on my career and look at my personal evolution of becoming more emotional intelligence and the impact it has had y my life and career. I have come to realize that this was a skill I had to learn and d...
May 23, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 243
As time passes, I hear more and more about the importance of self-care and being present to help with the day-to-day stressors in life. For me, yoga is a lifeline that helps me quiet my mind, stretch and strengthen my body, and allows me to feel strong and calm. What a great combination for me because I have an active Monkey mind and quieting my mind has not been an easy task, for me, through the years. I am always excited when I get to share a guest who helps us bring the quote I started with t...
May 16, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 242
I remember when I started my business, my why was simple - to have more control over my time and income, and more specifically to be able to be active in my kids' lives. Here is the thing, for me making the choice to start my business was an easy decision, yet the entrepreneurial journey has had many ups and downs. I am often asked, was it all worth it? And for me, the answer is absolute. No regrets over the past 21 years! I have been able to build a life and business filled with purpose, person...
May 09, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 241
Over the years, there have been hard times both personally and professionally. So, what do you do when you feel lost and not sure of the next step to take? For me, it has always been about breathing to help me think clearly and make a move. Sometimes the moves were right and sometimes epic failures. I believe life can be hard at times, and not so easy to see the light and the correct road or path to follow. Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Bob Proctor, “Faith and fear both demand yo...
May 02, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 240
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Dr. Wayne Dyer, “You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your reality.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/sBleRmZnBlw Check Out These Highlights: Over the past 20+ years, I have been studying and focusing, with intention, on my spiritual journey. I’ve learned that our minds are a tool; to help us create the life we desire. As in Wayne Dyer's quote, what we think really does become what we see in the world, a...
Apr 25, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 239
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Jason Goldberg, “Emotional awareness is necessary so you can properly convey your thoughts and feelings to the other person’” YouTube: https://youtu.be/0OTRjC5nU7w Check Out These Highlights: I am often asked what has been attributed to my successful corporate and business careers. For me that answer is simple. It has always been about the client's journey and experience. To create this safe environment for my clients I had to become really good at d...
Apr 18, 2022•38 min•Ep. 238
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Tracee Dunblazier, “Unity is the coming together of all the parts of ourselves, loved, misunderstood, and unknown." YouTube: https://youtu.be/kyW8MdKwkIc Check Out These Highlights: Karma’s a Bleep. Have you heard that expression? What’s the truth about Karma? About Tracee Dunblazier GC-C: Tracee is a Los Angeles-based spiritual empath, shaman, and 20-time national award-winning author. As a multi-sensitive, Tracee’s blend of intuitive information co...
Apr 11, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 237
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Oscar Wilde, “ To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/F68v1v-ZM-M Check Out These Highlights: Recently I was asked how I built a life and business that I still love today. WOW, did that make me pause? I never thought about simultaneously building a life and business at the same time. I think for me I had never thought of the two areas of my life as separate. Weird because of course they are two se...
Apr 04, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 236
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Satsuki, “Although difficult, change is always possible. What holds us back from making the changes we desire are our own limiting thoughts and actions.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/laqcSwj0jps Check Out These Highlights: I chose this quote because it stated exactly the purpose of this show. Change may be difficult, and we are the only ones that can stand in the way of true happiness in our lives. However, you define happiness for you. As I reflect on ...
Mar 28, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 235
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Benjamin Franklin, “Energy and persistence conquer all things!’” YouTube: https://youtu.be/tUSZ0j3Qta8 Check Out These Highlights: It’s funny, my whole life I have been told I have a positive aura and high energy level. I have also been told I exhaust people due to that high level of energy. Yup, two sides of the spectrum. Through the years hearing these types of descriptions has helped me pause and become curious as to how human connect and grow spe...
Mar 21, 2022•40 min•Ep. 234
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Dalai Lama, “ Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/i3xhs1MYbhA Check Out These Highlights: As I prepare for the show. I usually start with my guest’s topic and then go look for a quote that sets the stage for the episode we are recording. For today’s show, I loved this quote because the show is all about embracing and navigating changes that happen in life and business. I also like the component, in thi...
Mar 14, 2022•34 min•Ep. 233
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Gail Blanke, “When we throw out the physical clutter, we clear our minds. When we throw out the mental clutter, we clear our souls.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/1kaiM4ATeaM Check Out These Highlights: As I look back, I can recognize decisions I have made because they simply felt right at the time. For example, just shy of 3 years ago we moved and the first thing I did after the movers left was to hang a floral wreath on the front door and put our welco...
Mar 07, 2022•40 min•Ep. 232
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Andy Hargreaves, “Too often, shared visions really mean, ‘I have a vision; you share it!’” YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZQQyirqyoYw Check Out These Highlights: Lately, I have read more articles about the new leadership skills (agility, empathy, respectful communication, and the list goes on), that are needed. So, my curious mind keeps questioning, “are these skills new, or should they have been part of a solid leadership model for organizations all alon...
Feb 28, 2022•39 min•Ep. 231
Connie's motivational quote for today is from – a Chinese Proverb, “If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/COnzMiB7u3g Check Out These Highlights: As I look back over the past 20 years of being in business, I reflect and think about the many ups and downs. After COVID my business was decimated, and I had to rebuild and rethink my entire business model. At times it was so frustrating and other times super energizing. Most times, during my r...
Feb 21, 2022•37 min•Ep. 230
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Charlotte Eriksson, “ Sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in a quiet room in order to hear your own voice and not let it drown in the noise of others.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/bIILgY7qllk Check Out These Highlights: I love this quote! Sitting and thinking so we hear our own genius and drown out all the noise is critical to building a business that is worthwhile, profitable, and serves others in a big way! So, we do have to rise above all ...
Feb 14, 2022•41 min•Ep. 229
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Anonymous, “A quiet mind is able to hear intuition over fear.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/thD89cPjFpE Check Out These Highlights: As I am writing this introduction for today’s show, my mind is moving a million miles a minute. It’s how I roll. So, quieting my mind is often difficult for me. Once I saw this quote, “a quiet mind is able to hear intuition over fear,” I knew I had found the right quote for today’s show. In this episode, my guest Larissa Po...
Feb 07, 2022•40 min•Ep. 228
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Edward deBono, “Creativity involves breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/qTwy7fvvug8 Check Out These Highlights: As I reflect on my life and having a dad who was an engineer by trade, I was taught how to look at any situation, problem, or life event through a lens of logic. This is funny because I remember as a kid loving to draw and create pictures of landscapes with horses, colo...
Jan 28, 2022•38 min•Ep. 227
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Chris Grosser, “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/9FBTxcT_L0s Check Out These Highlights: I love this quote. Perhaps because I love being in control and in control of creating my destiny. Sounds great, doesn’t it? I think most of us know that control is simply an illusion, to the point that I can only control myself and what and how I live my life. Beyond that, I guess I have no control. That doesn’t mean I don’t...
Jan 24, 2022•35 min•Ep. 226
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Shep Hyken, “Show value, create an experience and always strive to exceed customers expectations.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/vCrEPG0Ybyo Check Out These Highlights: Every week as I write the intros to this show, I reflect on my experiences both professionally and personally. When I started my business over 20 years ago, I didn’t charge the fees that I enjoy today. Even though, when I started my business, I had almost 20 years of experience in sales. ...
Jan 17, 2022•35 min•Ep. 225
Connie's motivational quotes for today is by – Henry Ford, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/mhp6HWAA3QY Check Out These Highlights: Being in business for 20 years many things have changed and yet many things have stayed the same. Recently I have been taught about my business’s soul language. I know right…what does that mean? Most business owners, like myself, see their business and their personal self as the same thin...
Jan 10, 2022•36 min•Ep. 224
Connie's motivational quotes for today is by – Jimmy Dean, “ I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/JPb560FAy34 Check Out These Highlights: This is one of my favorite quotes. When things are not going well in my life, I know I always have a choice in how I choose to respond. Here’s the ugly truth, we all face hardship and tragedy during our life. I believe that social media shows the highlights, and happy tim...
Jan 03, 2022•43 min•Ep. 223
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Kierra C.T. Banks, “Health is the new wealth!” YouTube: https://youtu.be/gFwuP8vCOs8 Check Out These Highlights: My parents are 91 and 92 and in relatively good health given their ages. I believe that their good health is a result of them not taking any medications through the years. My sister is a pharmacist and sees people with varying levels of health in all age groups. She often tells my parents that not taking medication for every ailment they h...
Dec 27, 2021•38 min•Ep. 222
Connie's motivational quotes for today is by – Marc Maron, “The medium of podcasting and the personal nature of it, the relationship you build with your listeners and the relationship they have with you—they could be just sitting there, chuckling and listening…there’s nothing like that.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/aIXwsbEx8Sc Check Out These Highlights: I have been podcasting for 9 years. Yes, I am a dinosaur! Hosting my two shows has brought me so much joy because I get to meet so many amazing t...
Dec 20, 2021•35 min•Ep. 221
Connie's motivational quotes for today is by – Wayne Dyer, “Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/pvjWuUWQlKI Check Out These Highlights: I’m always excited to discuss financial matters and how to accumulate more money to allow abundance to flow to us both financially as well as in building a thriving life. I believe we need to have both aspects of abundance to truly live a fulfilled life filled with joy. An important piece of this financ...
Dec 13, 2021•40 min•Ep. 220
Connie's motivational quote today is by – George Bernhard Shaw, "A life spent making mistakes is not only honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." YouTube: https://youtu.be/bvAhfWY69ZM Check Out These Highlights: I was recently asked why I work so hard and why on earth would I expand the business seeing as I just turned 60. I had to pause for a second and didn’t fully understand the question. After hesitating I responded, “why wouldn’t I expand my business? I still have a ton ...
Dec 06, 2021•39 min•Ep. 291
Connie's motivational quote today is by - Katharine Paine, “The moment you make a mistake in pricing, you’re eating into your reputation or your profits." YouTube: https://youtu.be/WijR3BZYL78 Check Out These Highlights: When I started my business 20 years ago, I had no idea how to price my offers or write a proposal to spotlight the value the client would get from my services. It was scary. The little voice in my head was very loud telling me I should discount my prices since I had just started...
Nov 29, 2021•39 min•Ep. 218
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Jim Rohn, “If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/BEfx--EPhbQ Check Out These Highlights: Recently I was asked if I was afraid or second-guessed myself when I opened my business 20 years ago. I had never thought about fear as part of my decision-making process. I think I felt that I would work hard, as I had always done, and would figure it out as I moved forward, so failure wasn...
Nov 22, 2021•40 min•Ep. 217
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Oprah Winfrey, “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/Q1QootlXC_Y Check Out These Highlights: I network a lot and meet a ton of new people each week. I feel like no matter the networking platform, there seems to be more and more conversations around mindset, skillset, and get off your asset. I love the idea of using these three frames of reference. First, I have done a bunch of intern...
Nov 15, 2021•38 min•Ep. 216
Connie's motivational quotes for today is by – Chris Hogan, "If you are going to have a real dream, you will need a real plan." YouTube: https://youtu.be/0dSIq8ddlYk Check Out These Highlights: I grew up in a household where my parents said things like money doesn’t grow on trees, you must save for a rainy day, get a job with benefits and a 401(K), you must pay the piper, and the list goes on. I am not criticizing my parents. On the contrary. They both grew up in the aftermath of the 1929 crash....
Nov 05, 2021•41 min•Ep. 215
Connie's quote today is by - Seth Godin, “A brand is the set of expectations, memories, stories, and relationships that, taken together, account for a consumer’s decision to choose one product or service over another.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/F8IcTD91WUY Check Out These Highlights: I feel privileged to have been able to host this show for the past 9 years and enjoy the various topics of change that my guests and I discuss. I see change everywhere. Sometimes I feel like I stand alone because I ...
Nov 01, 2021•40 min•Ep. 214
