“The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.” – Steve Maraboli . I all too often hear my clients say things like, “I have no choice with X situation, so I just put my head down and keep working.” This always makes me pause because I have learned that we always have a choice, yet sometimes it may feel like we are victims of our circumstances or situations. The choices before us may not ...
May 07, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 333
“Success is never a straight line, and it will never be. Part of achieving that goal are the hardships along the way. When it gets difficult, it is often right before you succeed.” – Chris Darrett Lately, I have heard many of my clients share that they feel overwhelmed by their daily tasks. The workload due to organizational changes is such that everything feels like a priority, and the working hours go from 40 to 50 or 60 hours per week. They are asking for help to fit everything in and for the...
Apr 30, 2024•42 min
“Balance is not better time management, but better boundary management. Balance means making choices and enjoying those choices.” – Betsy Jacobson. Lately, many people in their 30s have asked me how I was able to start a business, raise my two boys (who played travel hockey from the age of 5), and maintain a marriage for 32 years. The short answer is that I just put one foot in front of the other. Truly, there was no master's plan when I was in my 30s, knowing how to create a wonderful business ...
Apr 16, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 331
“When you begin to talk in stories, your black-and-white words turn into color. Your drab requests turn into a mission. People find you to be more compelling. And once that happens, others will see that stories work, and they’ll start telling stories, too.” – Annette Simmons YouTube: https://youtu.be/2afTeYmOg8Q Check Out These Highlights: As a multisensory learner, I learn much easier when I can see, hear, and try out new skills. Throughout my career and business, I have used stories to help pe...
Mar 26, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 330
“Decide which direction you are going in and take action. One decision at a time, one moment at a time.” — Akiroq Brost. I chose this quote today because you have heard me end my podcast episodes with the notion that learning new information is a beautiful thing. Doing nothing with that new knowledge and not taking action is a choice you and I get to make every day. It's not uncommon to hear of people who strongly desire to change their lives, seek knowledge, and then do nothing with the informa...
Mar 19, 2024•41 min
“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind, and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.” - B.K.S. Iyengar. I have changed many habits over the past 20 years, where I practice mind, body, and spirit daily so I and my business can thrive. It took me a long time to consider self-care a necessity, not a luxury. Initially, I thought taking time for myself was selfish, and I felt like I was letting all the people around me,...
Mar 12, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 328
“Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can't.” – Johnny Depp. Growing up, my older siblings took piano lessons. I wanted nothing to do with it. I wanted to go outside with my friends, run, play ball, ride my bike, jump off the swing set in our backyard, and just be free to play. Today, there are so many benefits for children's brain development that music can tap into and help children learn quicker just by understanding that music can be learned like a native language. I want to repea...
Mar 05, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 327
“Video marketing solidifies your online presence while building deep and meaningful relationships with your customers. It adds a personal touch to your brand while increasing your conversions!” - Lisa Lubin A few years ago, the owner of WebTalkRadio , Mary Lou Davidson, was coaching me on becoming a better host and making my podcast interesting, fun, and engaging. Then, one day, she told me, “You need to start recording your show using video.” I couldn’t hear anything after that, as if in a time...
Feb 27, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 326
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Jason Reynolds, “Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can’t put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will never change. You’ll never learn.” It's crazy to think that growth happens at the edge of your comfort zone. Stretching is like a rubber band is the only way to do more, with less effort and better results. So, without change, results will never happen. To me, that is a scary thought. So, if we don’t e...
Feb 20, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 325
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Brian Dive, “Accountability is a statement of personal promise, both to yourself and to the people around you, to deliver specific defined results." I am an action-taker. I don’t know how to be any other way. Sometimes I feel it is a blessing, and other times, a curse…lol! At the end of the day, having accountability metrics in place truly holds us accountable to ourselves and those who depend on us. So, this quote hit home for me. In my travels and ...
Feb 13, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 324
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Bob Lord, “The great thing about AI is that it can predict and learn in real time what the audience will be receptive to...[so we can] create a great value exchange between the brand and consumer in ways we couldn’t do before.” YouTube: https://youtu.be/KLv9H0Gq3ho Check Out These Highlights: When I started my career, we were analog. The internet had just been introduced to the world, and understanding it, if you could afford a computer, had a steep ...
Feb 06, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 323
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Og Mandino, “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later." Sometimes, when people are viewed as successful or become famous and are in the spotlight, I’ve heard people say, “They are an overnight success.” I don’t believe anyone is an overnight success. If we look back on their journey or path, it took possible years to become what’s observed as an overnight success. That’s why I chose this quote for today. I believe we always hav...
Jan 30, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 322
My motivational quote for today is by – Publilus Syrus, “You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” Through my 40 years in sales and business, I've learned that putting people first is kind and profitable. I’ve created the environment people need so they can thrive with the great side effect of improving the bottom line. It’s funny that throughout my sales career in the financial services industry, kindness has never been a word I would use to describe the leaders I have worked fo...
Jan 23, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 321
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Dwight D. Eisenhower, “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionable integrity.” Throughout my career and business, I have dealt with amazing leaders and those who left me feeling bad for their employees. Leadership isn’t about titles but the vision and strength to lead their teams to greatness. It’s the idea of a win/win/win philosophy. The leader wins because his team exceeds goals, the company wins since they are more efficient and usually ...
Jan 16, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 320
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Catherine Ponder, “What you notice, give attention to, talk about, get all worked up over emotionally is what you are inviting into your life, whether you mean to or not. ” WOW! This quote struck me. It made me pause and think about why choosing the right mindset every day is critical for us to live a life of passion and emotions that help us navigate and fame our life from a place of choice, not a life by default. YouTube: https://youtu.be/VA4nYs-FI...
Jan 09, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 319
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Melodie Beatty, “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events.” I love this quote because it reminds me that life is about perspective. Do you remember the artist Bob Ross? He would say that every mistake he made wa...
Dec 25, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 318
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Bill Hybels “ We all have strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots. In fact, an average person has 3.4 blind spots.” Recently, I spoke with my brother-in-law, and I shared that as I age, I feel like I know less and less and have more blind spots. I asked him if he thought becoming less intelligent over time was possible. We both laughed and decided that with age comes wisdom, which allows us to see that we have many blind spots, and by being curious, w...
Dec 18, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 317
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Gavin de Becker, “Intuition is always right in at least two important ways. It is always in response to something. It always has your best interest at heart." This notion of intuition leading our career and business intrigues me. I’ve seen it at work in my career and business over the past 40 years, and every time it happens, I am surprised and, at the same time, in awe of the experience. I can tell you it never gets old! Join my guest as an intuitiv...
Dec 11, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 316
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Rachel Naomi Remen “Healing may not be so much about getting better as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.” Reflecting on this week’s quote, I am amazed at how many limiting beliefs I have and how many live and thrive in our subconscious mind. Picture an iceberg. We can equate the 5% sticking out of the water to our conscious mind and 95% underwater to our subconsciou...
Dec 04, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 315
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – James Belasco and Ralph Stayer, “Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up. Each week, I pause to reflect on my life and business and all the changes that needed to happen through the years to sustain and grow my business. Here is the secret I’ve learned: all progress requires change. I have also learned that we can’t do it alone! So, if you ever feel stu...
Nov 27, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 314
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Louise Hay, “We learn our belief system as very little children, and then we move through life creating experiences to match our beliefs. Look back in your own life and notice how often you have gone through the same experience." I love this quote, and I believe that our minds are powerful tools to help us achieve our life’s desires. As long as we change our thoughts, our reality will follow accordingly! We all have the power to create new beliefs an...
Nov 20, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 313
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Sarah Clayton, “Few things are more important during a change event than communication from leaders who can paint a clear and confidence-inspiring vision of the future. “ This show is about creating productive change in our personal and professional lives. At the core of any change is clear communication. When change hits us, especially if we don’t choose the change, we forget to seek help and communicate with others to make the change easier for our...
Nov 14, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 312
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Phil Frost, “Successful SEO is not about tricking Google. It’s about PARTNERING with Google to provide the best search results for Google’s users.” As I reflect on these weekly quotes, I’m inspired to try to see the show's topic from many perspectives. Today’s topic is all about SEO rankings. I have not fully leveraged SEO for my business because I lack knowledge. So, I am personally excited to hear my guest’s thoughts about SEO generation, Google an...
Nov 06, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 311
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Joshua Marine, "Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." I read an article or got an email about mindset, motivation, and career or business growth. For me, this quote hit the nail on the head. Challenges make us stronger and more resilient and keep life interesting and, sometimes, even frustrating. Overcoming these challenges does make life meaningful and exhilarating. Think of a new skill or new ide...
Oct 30, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 310
My motivational quote for today is by – Jake Dyson, “I don’t like the word ‘dynasty,’ but that’s what it is. It’s not just a business. There’s a lot going on in the background.” Interestingly, I had yet to think about what I would do with my business once I retired. Now, my kids are growing and developing their skills and moving forward in their careers. Will they want to continue my business, or will I sell it? If you, like me, own a business and are approaching retirement or at least slowing d...
Oct 16, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 309
Connie's motivational quote for today is from – Socrates, “The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” Being in business for 22 years many things have changed, and yet many things have stayed the same. I met my guest about two years ago and learned that my business has a soul language. I know, right…what does that mean? Most business owners, like myself, see their business and personal self as the same thing. Well, surprise, they are not. I ...
Oct 09, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 308
Connie's motivational quote for today is from – Buddha, “To keep the body in good health is a duty – otherwise, we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” I love this quote because when I was younger, I exercised every day, including cardio and lifting weights. Then, as my career grew with more demands, marriage, and then kids, exercise took a back seat. Around 40 years old, I had been in business for a year and felt like I was moving through life without any energy or passion, whi...
Oct 02, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 307
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Albert Einstein, “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Reflecting on my life and business, I have learned that All progress requires change. That is one of the reasons I started recording this show over a decade ago. I know I have needed help with changing my behaviors to support my ongoing success with other business owners and colleagues. We can’t do it alone! So, if you ...
Sep 25, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 306
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Nicole Snow, “ A small business is an amazing way to serve and leave an impact on the world you live in.” When I started my career 40 years ago, I had no network. I didn’t even know why I needed to build a network of people who I could get to know and ultimately be able to help them. Wow, what an incredible journey of learning why people matter so much in business and why showing up in a caring and loving way matters! My guest and I will explore this...
Sep 18, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 305
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Marianne Williamson, “You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be." I love this quote, and I believe that our minds are powerful tools to help us achieve our life’s desires. As long as we change our thoughts, our reality will follow accordingly! Remember the old saying, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks?" This may be a true statement: unless you create new neural pathways in the (Neuroplasticity), you will continue to...
Sep 11, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 304
