Mindset is 80% of running a business. Yes, you read that right. 

Growing a business can be hard work but the reality is that we frequently make it harder than it needs to be because of our own limiting beliefs and fears. In my interview with Michelle Glogovac on her podcast, My Simplified Life, we discussed the importance of mindset when it comes to long-term success at the 26 minute mark....

If your week looks anything like most other business owners, it probably goes something like this:

• You have the best of intentions to get all the things done you have on your priority list
• You start something, move on to something else, then something else - because there's so much to do and so many interruptions and unexpected things that come up!
• Before you know it, the week is...

As you get ready for the new quarter, there are 6 important questions you should be asking yourself as you reflect back on the last 90 days:

1. What were your best performing products / services / offers?
2. What were your worst performing products / services / offers?
3. What were your most profitable products / services / offers?
4. What were your least profitable...

Have you ever found yourself postponing decision making over and over? 

You may be experiencing decision fatigue, something many business owners experience throughout their business journey. Decision fatigue happens when you're forced to make too many decisions over a fixed period of time. 

As a business owner, you have so many micro decision that you need to make on a daily basis,...

I'm guessing you started your business to make an impact in people's lives.  At the time you probably weren't thinking about creating systems, right?  Maybe you still aren't thinking about creating systems. Well, what if I told you systems will help you better serve your clients, and take care of yourself and your own wellness in the process?

Setting up an optimized system for your...

Summer is almost here, and with the change in seasons comes a new batch of days to celebrate for Q3.

While you are creating your content calendar for Q3, whether using the one inside the Lean Out Planner or your own, here are some fun events, days to celebrate, and national holidays to inspire your content.

Choose a few days that relate to your business, and get creative planning for them....

There has been a consistent concern being raised in the conversations I have been having with my coaching clients and colleagues this week.  Now that the week long movement to amplify melanated voices online is coming to an end, there is a fear that people will lose their focus. 

That all of the positive changes that have finally started to happen in this country will start to...

What are you obsessed about?  Really. Take a moment to think about it. 

• Do you have a favorite restaurant that you take everyone who visits you to?
• A favorite film series you'd be willing to camp outside the movie theater for on opening day?
• A favorite clothing store that never fails your outfit needs?
• A band you could listen to all day every day?
• A coffee shop that always knows...

Welcome to part two of our 5 part series focused on leaning out your business so you can create the space needed to level up. After you have spent time leaning out your physical workspace, the second step is to lean out your digital workspace. The digital workspace often gets forgotten about, but now that we're quarantining at home, this is the perfect time to get organized and set...

The end of one month and beginning of another is a great time to do a month end review and to set your goals and create your plans for the new month. 

We've made this super easy to do by leveraging the month end review section of your Lean Out Planner, but if you don't have one yet, here are a few tips how.

Start by looking back and reflecting on your progress so far and ask...