Have you slacked off on implementing the ideas and plans you created for the new year by now? The middle of March can be a difficult time to stay motivated. The anticipation of spring is in the air, and the last major break of the school year is just around the corner. You’re faced with all kinds of distractions as things suddenly pick up while winter makes its exit. So how do you get yourself back on track? I have five mindset shifts or perspective changes that I want to share with you on the T...
Mar 14, 2023•27 min•Ep. 119
Do you feel like being a mom gets in the way of your business goals? As a parent, you probably can’t help but feel that family should come first. But you might also be letting that thinking get in the way of the ambitious woman you want to be. It doesn’t have to be impossible to go after your business dreams and be a mom, though! And today, I’ve invited a guest expert onto the Time to Level Up podcast who does it and helps mentor other moms to do the same. CEO and author Nikki Oden knows how eas...
Mar 07, 2023•33 min•Ep. 118
People-pleasing is kind of like a disease. You just want to excise it like a tumor. You might people-please because you think others will like and accept you if you say yes to everything, but that really isn’t the case. Or you might not even be aware of your people-pleasing tendencies at all! How do you know for sure, then, that you’re a people pleaser? Everyone is, to some extent, but some are more prone to it than others. So in this episode of Time to Level Up , you’ll learn how to quickly ide...
Feb 28, 2023•26 min•Ep. 117
Something’s sabotaging a lot of women who aspire to be successful entrepreneurs. Are you one of them? No longer just a girl dreaming of fairy tales, you’re an adult now with all the responsibilities that come with it. Those responsibilities might make you feel like you’re on autopilot mode, crushing your dreams of winning at work and at home in the process. But what if you could stop the sabotage dead in its tracks and get back on track to fulfill the promise of being the successful businesswoma...
Feb 21, 2023•18 min•Ep. 116
I’ve been wanting to talk about something on this podcast for a while. But I’ve wrestled with how to do it. Over the holidays, I followed Peter Shallard (“The Shrink for Entrepreneurs”) who does it in a way I relate to. And now I think I can finally frame this discussion in an impactful way. So today, I talk about how women who want to start or invest in a business can get past the struggle that arises if they’re also in a relationship with someone who doesn’t approve of their ambition. 2:07 - T...
Feb 14, 2023•31 min•Ep. 115
For many people, family comes first. But oftentimes, your brain likes to think that family and business is an either/or situation. You might think that being a successful entrepreneur gets in the way of being a “good” parent and, therefore, use it as an excuse for why you’re not striving or thriving in your business. In this episode, I talk about why you can have both good parenting and a successful business and how they actually have a lot in common. 3:22 - Limiting beliefs about being a good p...
Feb 07, 2023•38 min•Ep. 114
There comes a time when people start to question this whole entrepreneurship thing. They fear that it’ll interfere with their family. Or they think they’re not good at it and would be better off just getting a job, because owning and running a business has so many moving parts to it. In this episode, I reveal seven things that I feel define what being a successful entrepreneur looks like. 3:49 - What Google has to say about being a successful entrepreneur 5:54 - First thing I think an entreprene...
Jan 31, 2023•24 min•Ep. 113
We’re in the letdown season now. Most people have given up on their New Year’s resolutions by this point. And when it comes to entrepreneurs quitting, I find that it’s often not because of anything to do with their business but with what’s going on elsewhere in their lives. You only have so much energy to devote to your business. It, and life generally, can be complicated and exhausting. So in this episode, I talk about the relationship between building a life and building a business and the par...
Jan 24, 2023•37 min•Ep. 112
Business owners always face the same problem of too much to do and too little time in which to do it. It contributes to you working on instead of in your business, spending time on things that don’t actually matter and eventually burning out. You won’t grow your business that way, obviously, so what’s the answer? It lies in the systems you use. In this episode, I talk about what a system is and how to create one, how it benefits you, what you can systemize, and give examples of systems I feel al...
Jan 17, 2023•19 min•Ep. 111
What if you could create the feeling of being ahead, even if you’re really not? Through receiving my own coaching, I’ve learned about something impactful that can increase your results by 10. But as powerful as it is, it’s also challenging because of the brain’s tendency to focus on the past. In this episode, I talk about future focus. I teach you the concept and give you some tips and examples to help you figure out how to shift your brain into future focus. 7:47 - The time for diving into the ...
Jan 10, 2023•33 min•Ep. 110
I’m all about a good business plan. But unlike many, the ones I do with my clients don’t focus on action. Actions aren’t even the starting point to getting you on the road to success. In this episode, I explain why you should spend as much (if not more) time figuring out and solidifying your beliefs than creating an action plan. 2:58 - Why I advocate throwing away your to-do list in favor of a thought list 5:05 - How to know that you don’t really believe in what you do 6:45 - What to do as you c...
Jan 03, 2023•20 min•Ep. 109
I’m always asking myself, “What does my client need?” A good business owner pauses and evaluates their offers periodically, which I did at the start of last October. And from that process, I decided to make some changes to my coaching programs for women. Big changes are here, and in this episode, I explain what’s happening, why I made these changes, and how you can benefit from them. 3:22 - What my program Committed to Growth is morphing into 8:12 - Examples of who I do and don’t work with insid...
Dec 27, 2022•41 min•Ep. 108
During the holidays, we want to be part of what’s going on. We want to be present in our personal lives and the lives of loved ones. But do we have the wrong ideas about being present in the moment? In this episode, I talk about what it really means to be present and its effect on your capacity to experience joy and happiness in all areas of your life. 2:27 - Expressing some thoughts on my research about being present 5:48 - Taking the whole idea of being present to a deeper level 10:00 - The on...
Dec 20, 2022•44 min•Ep. 107
Rebecca Hogg knew nothing was broken, but she felt things could be way better. When she and I started working together in early 2022, she wanted to excel in all areas of her life. However, she feared that she'd have to give up something in order to get something else. Not only did Rebecca discover the opposite, but she ended up changing herself, her life, and her business in the process. In this episode, she and I discuss how she’s been able to put all of the puzzle pieces together and reveal th...
Dec 13, 2022•45 min•Ep. 106
As children, we expect our parents and caregivers to provide for us. In romantic comedies and fairytales, we see one partner “completing” the other or as the Prince Charming saves the princess from the evil witch playing on the screen. Even in the coaching world, there are clients who think the coach will fix everything! So many of us are conditioned to think that other people will fulfill our own needs. But that’s our responsibility! In this episode, I reveal the four-step process to meet your ...
Dec 06, 2022•34 min•Ep. 105
“What do you do?” You’ve heard that question quite a few times in your life, right? When it comes to what I do, people want to know what business coaching is and why entrepreneurs need it. In this episode, I offer a couple of my thoughts on how I approach business coaching and why it’s necessary. But I don’t want you to just take my word for it. I’ve also invited one of my clients to explain. Cresta is a financial advisor and she reveals what our business coaching relationship looks like so you ...
Nov 29, 2022•27 min•Ep. 104
In the beginning, there is chaos. The startup stage of your business is a time of excitement but also confusion. As you try to get it off the ground, you feel uncertainty about your next steps, your offers, your marketing, etc. You experience bumps in the road that can encourage you to give up and burn the whole thing to the ground. Even when you get past that and your business evolves, that chaotic feeling lingers. This time, though, with the chaos comes success. In this episode, I share what e...
Nov 22, 2022•25 min•Ep. 103
You probably live or work with people you disagree with. Even if you’re somehow fortunate enough not to, that might change in the next few weeks. The holidays are coming and with them--family get-togethers! So how do you avoid a disagreement between you and your uncle over the holiday dinner table from devolving into a fight? In this episode, I talk about why we find it challenging to get along with others sometimes and share strategies to help you prevent the next disagreement from turning into...
Nov 15, 2022•32 min•Ep. 102
Are you stuck in a continuous loop of problem discovery? This happens to many of my clients who are always trying to identify what the problem is and can never seem to move on to creating the solution for it...or they have the opposite problem and constantly try to figure out solutions to a problem they’ve identified. In my VIP Day , I work with clients to identify problems and solutions or solve challenges they face. Maybe that’s exactly what you need! So in this episode, I walk you through the...
Nov 08, 2022•36 min•Ep. 101
Money. Budgets. Saving. Spending. Anything to do with budgeting stresses so many women out to the point where they fear looking at their bank accounts! I want to change that and empower you to rewrite your personal relationship with money, wealth, and budgeting. In this episode, I talk about the rules of budgeting to follow so you can raise your money confidence and have money work for you and your business, now and in the future. 3:07 - Why you’ll still want to listen to this episode even if yo...
Nov 01, 2022•41 min
Today’s a special day! This is the 100th episode of the podcast, and I’m taking the opportunity to reflect on what it’s been like. In this episode, I share some of the lessons I teach others and how I’ve applied them to myself on this journey. Tune in as I reveal 25 coaching tools, strategies, and mindset approaches I’ve used as I’ve worked through this podcast. (Note: I mention a lot of past episodes on the show today but have linked them below according to each tool, strategy, or approach I ta...
Oct 25, 2022•45 min•Ep. 100
As you evolve as a person or entrepreneur, a certain kind of shame can overcome you. Many of my clients have dealt with what I call progress or goal shame. What is it, and how do you know if you experience it? In this episode, I talk about shame related to goal setting, reveal the signs that show whether or not you have it, share my thoughts on sharing your goals with others, and more! 4:15 - Where goal shame originates from and how I see it in my clients 8:13 - How to know if you suffer from pr...
Oct 18, 2022•42 min•Ep. 99
I haven’t done a client interview or success story in a while on the podcast. Today, one of my amazing clients, Mehvish Khan, is on the show with a story that many people can relate to no matter their age, career, or life stage. In this episode, we dive into real-life examples of some of the big, overall concepts that Mehvish and I have worked on together over the last few months. We discuss confidence, productivity, and more. 2:39 - A little about Mehvish Khan and the simple desire that caused ...
Oct 11, 2022•29 min•Ep. 98
If I told you I could guarantee your success, would you believe me? Here’s why I feel confident guaranteeing your success: it’s not about a class, program, or anything else outside of you that’s going to help you create what you want, it’s about you. This episode is all about going after something and getting it, or in other words, creating the life you want. However you look at it, this process is all about getting results. I’m sharing the five mental shifts that guarantee success as you go aft...
Oct 04, 2022•42 min
In my previous two businesses, I never looked at the numbers. I didn’t like looking at them. Even in my personal life, I didn’t want to touch numbers much beyond paying the bills. However, in this episode, I teach you how to love your numbers and better understand your money mindset so you can make the best decisions for your business and take it to the next level. 4:41 - Why money mindset is an overlooked but essential element to a successful business 7:47 - Four ways your money mindset can aff...
Sep 27, 2022•31 min•Ep. 97
To move from surviving to thriving, you have to do the work. But not just any work. A consult call with a prospective client yesterday really solidified the fact that I help people do the work that’s worth doing. In this episode, I share what that work is and what makes it worth doing, how to do it and know when it’s the right time to do so, and what happens to you if you go through with it. 6:24 - How “work” works differently in the coaching world vs. how most people usually think 11:55 - When ...
Sep 20, 2022•51 min•Ep. 96
You’ve asked for it, and now it’s here! I’ve gotten so many requests to talk about what’s inside my Runway to Freedom Mastermind and the process to determine if you’re ready for it. So in this episode, I cover everything about it. I describe the kind of person who it’s for, how to know if it’s right for you, give examples of who I do and don’t work with inside the mastermind, and take you through the process to join. I also reveal the goal I’m striving for when I help you inside the coaching pro...
Sep 13, 2022•51 min•Ep. 95
It’s Monday today! And I don’t mean the day of the week. Monday West is a mom, wife, and entrepreneur living in southern California who I’ve coached over the past year. She’s currently reorganizing her business to allow her the freedom to focus on a different aspect of it. In this episode, we discuss how she's gotten a grip on herself and her business, transforming it from a chaotic organization to one that now brings her a sense of calm and ease. 3:51 - Does any of this describe you? 6:41 - Mon...
Sep 06, 2022•48 min•Ep. 94
Fall approaches, and we’re getting closer and closer to the fourth quarter. Now’s a good time for a strategic pause to assess where you are in your business and life. In this episode, I walk you through an organizational checklist to help you uncover any issues and discuss how you might address them. 3:16 - Does this sound like you? 6:37 - Details on my upcoming masterclass to help you assess your business 11:01 - Checklist quiz to help you see what is or isn’t working in your business 25:54 - Y...
Aug 30, 2022•35 min•Ep. 93
By this time of year, you’re probably craving a little freedom. You’ve just spent the summer trying to find ways to entertain and keep your kids occupied. And now, they’re back in school (or will be soon). But even if you don’t have kids, you still usually crave freedom from something , right? In this episode, I want to talk about freedom and why taking greater accountability in your life doesn’t mean you have to lose yours ... in fact, just the opposite. 2:08 - The two groups of women I see in ...
Aug 23, 2022•45 min•Ep. 92
