How to feel highly energized and healthy: an interview with Shawn Stevenson

Podcast Overview: Shawn Stevenson, a highly respected health expert, shares some phenomenal tips in this episode. He goes over the top 3 things anyone can do for your best health possible, how to keep your energy up, a “secret sauce” to maximize your health, and what you can do to minimize stress. Shawn is a […]

From rigid and obsessive to trusting yourself: Stephanie Burg’s journey

From rigid and obsessive to trusting yourself: Stephanie Burg’s journey

Podcast Overview:

Stephanie Burg used to be a professional dancer. She was forced to sign contracts saying that she couldn’t gain more than 3 pounds, was constantly criticized, and was always told to push through the pain. After she left the dancing world, she had a lot to learn about going with the flow and finally trusting herself. This episode goes over her inspiring journey.

Stephanie’s Bio:

Stephanie Burg is a Certified Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach and professional ballet dancer. Through both roles, she is able to share her love of the human form and creativity that we each possess. Her coaching programs, classes, and workshops have helped dozens of successful, high-achieving women who struggle with their weight, diet and stress levels to achieve the body they really want so they can live the life of their dreams. To schedule a complimentary nutrition breakthrough session, or for healthy recipes and tips, visit her website at www.stephanieburgcoaching.com.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Stephanie Burg Coaching – Stephanie’s site Jeannine Yoder – The mutual friend of ours that Stephanie mentioned. You can also listen to a podcast I recorded with Jeannine here.

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From rigid and obsessive to trusting yourself Stephanie Burg’s journey

From rigid and obsessive to trusting yourself: Stephanie Burg’s journey Stephanie Burg used to be a professional dancer. She was forced to sign contracts saying that she couldn’t gain more than 3 pounds, was constantly criticized, and was always told to push through the pain. After she left the dancing world, she had a lot to learn about going with the flow and finally trusting herself. This episode goes over her inspiring journey. http://rachelrofe.com/from-rigid-and-obsessive-to-trusting-yourself-stephanie-burgs-journey How to get through the holidays with Becca Piastrelli In this episode, Becca Piastrelli and I talk about specific things you can do to enjoy your holiday season. We go over tangible things you can do when everyone is pulling at you, how to give amazing presents that don’t break the bank, and a gratitude “trick” that will keep you from getting overwhelmed and wishing it was January 2nd already. http://rachelrofe.com/how-to-get-through-the-holidays-with-becca-piastrelli Want More? If you liked this, there’s plenty more where it come from. Let’s stay in touch! We can connect in any of these places: Main website: http://www.RachelRofe.com A Better Life Podcast – where these transcripts are taken from: http://www.rachelrofe.com/podcast Rachel's books – Learn new ways to improve your life: http://www.rachelrofe.com/booklist Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/RachelRofe Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/AbetterlifeRR Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/RachelRofe Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/chooseabetterlife YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/RachelRofe YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/Chooseabetterlife Did you miss our last episode? You can get it here: http://rachelrofe.com/how-to-get-through-the-holidays-with-becca-piastrelli nutrition coach, lifestyle coach, love your body, body love, trust yourself

Antonia Dodge and Joel Mark Witt on running a business with small children, maximizing your personality, and giving yourself choice in tough moments

Antonia Dodge and Joel Mark Witt on running a business with small children, maximizing your personality, and giving yourself choice in tough moments.

Podcast Overview:

This episode covers a lot. Antonia and Joel talk about how they’ve been able to run their businesses while having a young child, how Joel made it as a single father for a while, and how to give yourself permission to be yourself. We also briefly cover personality typing.

Joel & Antonia’s Bios:

JOEL:Joel is a storyteller, speaker, and internet entrepreneur. He has developed creative business solutions for multiple businesses. Joel has years of experience in event hosting, creative storytelling and marketing. You can email Joel (joelmarkwitt@personalityhacker.com).ANTONIA:Seeing how people tick is at the heart of Antonia’s natural ability to understant how people systems work. She is an author, thought leader, coach, trainer, systems thinker, and personality profiling expert.  At the age of 15 Antonia picked up a book on personality psychology and her world changed forever. She began to see the patterns of why people do what they do – not based on behavior alone – but based on how the mind works. Antonia has co-developed a 6-month profiler training course that teaches coaches and business professionals how to speed read people, understand hwo their mind works and and then work with the unique personality for achievement, life purpose, or team building. You can email Antonia (antonia@personalityhacker.com).

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

PersonalityHacker.com – Antonia & Joel’s SitePersonalityHacker.com/childcare – The service they use.

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How to get through the holidays with Becca Piastrelli

How to get through the holidays with Becca Piastrelli In this episode, Becca Piastrelli and I talk about specific things you can do to enjoy your holiday season. We go over tangible things you can do when everyone is pulling at you, how to give amazing presents that don’t break the bank, and a gratitude “trick” that will keep you from getting overwhelmed and wishing it was January 2nd already. http://rachelrofe.com/how-to-get-through-the-holidays-with-becca-piastrelli Want More? If you liked this, there’s plenty more where it come from. Let’s stay in touch! We can connect in any of these places: Main website: http://www.RachelRofe.com A Better Life Podcast – where these transcripts are taken from: http://www.rachelrofe.com/podcast Rachel's books – Learn new ways to improve your life: http://www.rachelrofe.com/booklist Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/RachelRofe Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/AbetterlifeRR Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/RachelRofe Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/chooseabetterlife YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/RachelRofe YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/Chooseabetterlife Did you miss our last episode? You can get it here: http://rachelrofe.com/how-to-make-your-vision-a-reality-with-honoree-corder holiday present ideas, gift ideas, Christmas gift ideas, Christmas presents, gifts for men

From rigid and obsessive to trusting yourself: Stephanie Burg’s journey

Podcast Overview: Stephanie Burg used to be a professional dancer. She was forced to sign contracts saying that she couldn’t gain more than 3 pounds, was constantly criticized, and was always told to push through the pain. After she left the dancing world, she had a lot to learn about going with the flow and […]

How to get through the holidays with Becca Piastrelli

Podcast Overview: Holidays can be a huge source of frustration for people. There are all kinds of expectations to meet – whether it be the endless traveling, over-spending on presents, and/or all the people you have to please. In this episode, Becca Piastrelli and I talk about specific things you can do to enjoy your […]

How to make your vision a reality with Honorée Corder

Podcast Overview: Honorée is a sought-after coach that gets her clients incredible results. While she traditionally works with businesses, she gave tips that anyone could benefit from on this episode. She shared a PHENOMENAL strategy on how to build your network, how to set and achieve huge goals, and what she does to write 4 […]

How to keep reinventing yourself

How to keep reinventing yourself – with Thai Nguyen Thai Nguyen has been a restaurant chef, a private chef to the elite, a professional kickboxer, was on track to be a minister, and is now...

How to keep reinventing yourself

How to keep reinventing yourself – with Thai Nguyen

Podcast Overview:

Thai Nguyen has been a restaurant chef, a private chef to the elite, a professional kickboxer, was on track to be a minister, and is now a writer.Not only is he well versed in reinventing himself, but he tends to achieve excellence in everything he tries.In this episode, Thai goes over some of his most effective (and highly actionable) success strategies.

Thai’s Bio:

Thai‘s life of chasing after dreams has lead him to represent Nova Scotia at the National Canadian Rugby Championships, working as a 5-Star Chef for the Hilton Hotel, owning a small cafe, and working as a private chef for a fine-dining institute in Texas, where he cooked for folks like Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, and the Duggar family from TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting.

He lived in Thailand for a year and a half, as a professional Kickboxer (Muay Thai) competing internationally in Canada, Singapore, Australia, and Fiji.

Later, he moved to Texas complete his Bachelors in Humanities and start a Masters degree. Being at a Seminary, Thai was destined for a life as a Church Minister but deep down inside had the dream of becoming a writer, so now he’s moved to Cusco, Peru to finish his first book.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

The Happiness Advantage – The book Thai mentioned about happiness research.Psycho Cybernetics – The book I mentioned about visualization.The Utopian Life – Thai’s siteTwitter.com/ThaiWins – Thai’s Twitter

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How to become a better public speaker – with Alexia Vernon

How to become a better public speaker – with Alexia Vernon

Podcast Overview:

In this episode, Alexia goes over how you can become a more confident public speaker. She shares tons of actionable tips you can start implementing immediately to feel and present better on stage. She also goes over some of her very inspiring journey.

Alexia’s Bio:

Branded a “Moxie Maven” by the White House for my unique approach to developing women’s voices, through my Step Into Your Moxie platform I have become the go-to expert for helping TEDx speakers, entrepreneurs, executives, online experts, business professionals, educators, and creatives deliver their signature speeches. A motivational speaker focused on heart-centered and high impact communication, values-driven leadership, and women’s empowerment, I not only cultivate the voices of thought leaders, I am one. I have scored face time with hundreds of corporate, conference, and college audiences with my keynote speeches and interactive trainings, and I am founder of the Las Vegas-based women’s LEADERSHIP TRAININGprogram, Influencer Academy. As the co-organizer and co-host of Las Vegas’ TEDxFremontEastWomen, I possess a unique understanding of the TED speaking style and what organizers are looking for in prospective speakers. I am the creator of a first-of-its-kind digital training program for aspiring TED style speakers, Your Spotlight Talk, and you can dive deep and delicious into my teachings in my Go from Hot Mess to Hotshot Speaker free video training at hotshotspeaker.com.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

HotshotSpeaker.com – Alexia’s site.YourSpotlightTalk.com – Alexia is in the middle of a launch right now, and this is where you can find her spectacular video training.

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How to keep reinventing yourself – with Thai Nguyen

How to keep reinventing yourself – with Thai Nguyen

Podcast Overview:

Thai Nguyen has been a restaurant chef, a private chef to the elite, a professional kickboxer, was on track to be a minister, and is now a writer.Not only is he well versed in reinventing himself, but he tends to achieve excellence in everything he tries.In this episode, Thai goes over some of his most effective (and highly actionable) success strategies.

Thai’s Bio:

Thai‘s life of chasing after dreams has lead him to represent Nova Scotia at the National Canadian Rugby Championships, working as a 5-Star Chef for the HILTON HOTEL, owning a small cafe, and working as a private chef for a fine-dining institute in Texas, where he cooked for folks like Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, and the Duggar family from TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting.

He lived in Thailand for a year and a half, as a professional Kickboxer (Muay Thai) competing internationally in Canada, Singapore, Australia, and Fiji.

Later, he moved to Texas complete his Bachelors in Humanities and start A MASTERS DEGREE. Being at a Seminary, Thai was destined for a life as a Church Minister but deep down inside had the dream of becoming a writer, so now he’s moved to Cusco, Peru to finish his first book.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

The Happiness Advantage – The book Thai mentioned about happiness research.Psycho Cybernetics – The book I mentioned about visualization.The Utopian Life – Thai’s siteTwitter.com/ThaiWins – Thai’s Twitter

Episode Transcript

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How to keep reinventing yourself

How to keep reinventing yourself – with Thai Nguyen Thai Nguyen has been a restaurant chef, a private chef to the elite, a professional kickboxer, was on track to be a minister, and is now a writer. Not only is he well versed in reinventing himself, but he tends to achieve excellence in everything he tries. In this episode, Thai goes over some of his most effective (and highly actionable) success strategies. Want More? If you liked this, there’s plenty more where it come from. Let’s stay in touch! We can connect in any of these places: Main website: http://www.RachelRofe.com A Better Life Podcast – where these transcripts are taken from: http://www.rachelrofe.com/podcast Rachel's books – Learn new ways to improve your life: http://www.rachelrofe.com/booklist Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/RachelRofe Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/AbetterlifeRR Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/RachelRofe Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/chooseabetterlife YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/RachelRofe YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/Chooseabetterlife Did you miss our last episode? You can get it here: http://rachelrofe.com/how-to-become-a-better-public-speaker-with-alexia-vernon chasing dreams, reinventing yourself, excellence, strategies for success, effective strategies

How to keep reinventing yourself

How to keep reinventing yourself – with Thai Nguyen Thai Nguyen has been a restaurant chef, a private chef to the elite, a professional kickboxer, was on track to be a minister, and is now...

How to become a better public speaker

How to become a better public speaker – with Alexia Vernon In this episode, Alexia goes over how you can become a more confident public speaker. She shares tons of actionable tips you can...

How to become a better public speaker

How to become a better public speaker – with Alexia Vernon In this episode, Alexia goes over how you can become a more confident public speaker. She shares tons of actionable tips you can start implementing immediately to feel and present better on stage. She also goes over some of her very inspiring journey. http://rachelrofe.com/how-to-become-a-better-public-speaker-with-alexia-vernon Want More? If you liked this, there’s plenty more where it come from. Let’s stay in touch! We can connect in any of these places: Main website: http://www.RachelRofe.com A Better Life Podcast – where these transcripts are taken from: http://www.rachelrofe.com/podcast Rachel's books – Learn new ways to improve your life: http://www.rachelrofe.com/booklist Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/RachelRofe Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/AbetterlifeRR Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/RachelRofe Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/chooseabetterlife YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/RachelRofe YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/Chooseabetterlife Did you miss our last episode? You can get it here: http://youtu.be/XX8JZ4Fk2bs better public speaking, ways to become a better public speaker, becoming a better public speaker, motivational speaker, public speaker

How to keep reinventing yourself – with Thai Nguyen

Podcast Overview: Thai Nguyen has been a restaurant chef, a private chef to the elite, a professional kickboxer, was on track to be a minister, and is now a writer. Not only is he well versed in reinventing himself, but he tends to achieve excellence in everything he tries. In this episode, Thai goes over […]

How To Have A Profitable Business Without Hiding Parts Of Yourself

On this podcast, Jeffrey Shaw goes over how you can have a profitable business without having to lose certain parts of yourself. If you're not sure about wha...

How to Save Your Relationship with Lee Baucom

Dr. Lee Baucom of SAVETHEMARRIAGE.com has spent 25 years coaching, and he has some interesting things to say about helping couples stay together. Among the t...

Do you want to write a book? Here’s how to outline it.

Podcast Overview: Many people feel like they have a book in them, but figuring out how to wrangle all their thoughts into a concise outline is tough. This episode goes over the super-simple process I’ve used to create 40+ books. Please leave me feedback and tell me if you want more episodes like these! Resources […]

Do you want to write a book - Here’s how to outline it

Many people feel like they have a book in them, but figuring out how to wrangle all their thoughts into a concise outline is tough. This episode goes over the super-simple process I’ve used to create 40+ books. Please leave me feedback and tell me if you want more episodes like these! http://rachelrofe.com/do-you-want-to-write-a-book-heres-how-to-outline-it Want More? If you liked this, there’s plenty more where it come from. Let’s stay in touch! We can connect in any of these places: Main website: http://www.RachelRofe.com A Better Life Podcast – where these transcripts are taken from: http://www.rachelrofe.com/podcast Rachel's books – Learn new ways to improve your life: http://www.rachelrofe.com/booklist Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/RachelRofe Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/AbetterlifeRR Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/RachelRofe Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/chooseabetterlife YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/RachelRofe YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/Chooseabetterlife Did you miss our last episode? You can get it here: http://rachelrofe.com/how-to-become-a-better-public-speaker-with-alexia-vernon book reviews, google books, bestselling books online, write a book outline, amazon best seller books

Becca Piastrelli on how dabbling with lots of things can bring you happiness.

Becca Piastrelli on how dabbling with lots of things can bring you happiness.

Podcast Overview:

In this interview, we talk to Becca Piastrelli about how having lots of passions can bring you a great happiness. Becca talks about how it’s OK to dabble – and how you don’t need to have some major end goal in everything you do. If you’ve been feeling like you don’t have much space for fun in your life, listen to this interview. It will show you why fun will make you even MORE productive.

Becca’s Bio:

Becca is the woman behind the The Dabblist. Her manifesto: To rid the taboo around the term, dabbler and instead to infuse it with a sense of alchemy and wonder. Why? Because she knows that when we bring an inquisitive heart to the process of creating with our own two hands, to get our hands dirty, share stories and creations with each other, we remember the ancient wisdom within.We can tap into what our great, great, great grandmothers once knew: That given the freedom to dabble, we can be the creators of our own joy. I asked Becca to be on our podcast today because I think she has a lot of wisdom to share with you. I know she’s been through a lot of life changes including leaving her stable six-figure job to work fulltime on her business. Her business highlights the message that it’s OK to play.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Refuse to Choose by Barbara Sher (book)Live Free Retreat with Sarah Jenks and Nisha MoodleyDr. Peter Gray’s TED talk: The Decline Of Play And Rise Of Mental DisordersThe Slight Edge (book)The Power Of Habit (book)The Dabblist  (Becca’s site)

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Chad Hadsell on the 4 things you need if you want to be happy

Chad Hadsell on the 4 things you need if you want to be happy.

Podcast Overview:

In this interview, Chad talks about how he went from depressed, burnt out and sleep deprived into a relationship he loves, a healthy body, and a career he’s passionate about. After a whole lot of learning and experimenting, Chad believes that turning your life around can be boiled down to 4 things. He goes over all of them in this episode.

Chad’s Bio:

Chad Hadsell is an information junky, self-improvement fanatic, and social responsibility advocate. Through his work at chadhadsell.com, he aims to help others create the best possible lives, for them, their community, and the world. He draws on a variety of experience, including extensive work with at-risk teens, corporate and non-profit TEAM-BUILDING, fitness training, and a deep love of research. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and his cat, and looks forward to soon becoming a father.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

ChadHadsell.com – Chad’s siteAmy Cuddy – Your body language shapes who you are (TED Talk)The Slight Edge (book)Way Of Life (app)Don’t Break The Chain (goal tracking site)Man’s Search For Meaning (book)

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10 Tips To Improve Your Morning In 5 Minutes Or Less

You've probably heard about the importance of setting a morning routine. Morning routines set your days up for success, plus you get to enjoy the long-term benefits of implementing good habits daily.

The only problem is, it can be hard to set the perfect routine for YOU. You have to make sure it's something that will feel good, benefit you, and is something you'll actually stick with.

That said, here are 10 different five-minute boosters that you can try out. See which ones work the best for you.

These boosters are adapted from my newest book:

1. Get rid of something.

There are all kinds of things taking up space in your psyche that you can delete. Take five minutes to get rid of something each day.

Some things you can get rid of are old voice mails, pictures from your phone, emails, expired food, clothes you don't wear, old wire hangers, trash, items on your hard drive, computer bookmarks, newsletters you don't like any more, old makeup, apps on your phone, contacts on your phone, books you'll never read again, and old receipts or papers.

2. Have a standing five-minute call with a friend.

Many of us don't have time to connect with our friends like we used to. Have a regular five-minute call when you and a friend get to spend two and a half minutes each sharing what's going on. Set a timer if necessary.

This can be something you do every day, every other day, or once a week. And if you desire, you can do it with multiple friends.

3. Spark your creativity.

You can roll either Story Cubes (dice that have multiple pictures of nouns on every side) or write out random nouns that you put in a hat. Every morning, roll three dice or draw three new words. Come up with stories that incorporate every word that came up.

This exercise is fun, boosts your creativity, and is also something you can do with children.

4. Create a list of reasons to be grateful.

Gratitude increases your happiness, reminds you of all of the great things in life, increases optimism, improves self-esteem, reduces feelings of envy, and just makes you feel happier.

5. Track your money in and money out from the day before.

Even if you have a consistent income, tracking what you're spending on a daily basis can be very eye-opening.

You might start to notice where you're mindlessly spending, or you might end up celebrating your habits.

6. Do something kind for your partner.

Ask yourself what would make your partner happy, then do it.

Maybe you have a dry-erase board where you write a new reason why you love them down every day, or you make them a smoothie, or put a towel in the dryer so they have something nice and toasty when they come out of the shower.

7. Break down overwhelming tasks.

If something's overwhelming you, it's because it hasn't been broken down enough. Take tasks you want to accomplish and simplify them to the easiest levels possible.

8. Create agendas.

If you have any meetings or phone calls on a given day, take a few minutes to set up agendas. When you can clearly tell people what the focus of a meeting will be, there will be less time for mindless chatter, and increased efficiency.

9. Bag up some snacks for the day.

Some ideas of things you can have on hand so you don't get caught with hunger later: fruit, a baggie of almonds, carrots, celery, portable peanut butter or almond butter packs, healthy snack bars, or hard boiled eggs.

10. Read a guilty-pleasure magazine or website.

Take a few minutes to read something that lights you up, even if it does absolutely nothing for your productivity. Read a gossip magazine, go on a fun website, or do anything that makes you feel really good — no matter what other people might think.

I hope this helps you -- now go out there and make your mornings a little better!

 http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-16076/10-tips-to-improve-your-morning-in-5-minutes-or-less.html

Melissa Ingold on how to juggle a successful business, motherhood, and marriage

Podcast Overview:

This interview with Melissa is extremely inspiring. Melissa has gone through a lot – teenage pregnancy, extreme poverty, single parenting, the death of one of her children… and she STILL created a life she can be proud of. She built a highly sought after service business from the ground up, creates 100 plus new products every year, runs six different monthly membership programs, is an AFFILIATE MARKETER and has created a slew of fun projects with amazing joint venture partners. She talks about how to outsource effectively, how to focus on Faith, Freedom, and Joy, and how to choose a life you’re proud of.

Melissa’s Bio:

Melissa believes that an entrepreneur truly steps into their power and joy when they shift out of their self-assigned job as task doer and realign themselves with their true role as the visionary creator for their business. Overcoming teen pregnancy, single parenting, poverty and no business experience, Melissa built a highly sought after service business from the ground up.However, after five years of running her business single handedly while taking care of two young children, a husband and managing a household, she was exhausted, frustrated and just wanted to throw in the towel, crawl into bed and hide under the covers until it all went away. What she quickly discovered is that her rock bottom breakdown was actually disguised as a life-changing breakthrough.In 2006, desperate to escape the cage her business had built around her, Melissa took a leap of faith and hired her first virtual assistant. It was a move that would change the course of her business and life forever. Over the next few years, in her new role as the visionary creator in her business, she transitioned out of the service industry, hired more help, restructured and streamlined her business model and designed a business around her life rather than forcing her life to conform to her business.By 2010, Melissa’s team had been running her business for almost two years so she could work just a few hours a week and devote the rest of her life to taking care of her third child, a baby boy with special needs. In mid-June of that same year, her son passed away in his sleep just eight days before his second birthday. Today, Melissa attributes outsourcing and the support of her team for the magic that kept her business growing and MAKING MONEY while she had the freedom of time to cherish every moment with her son.Melissa now runs several successful businesses with the help of her fabulous team. She creates 100 plus new products every year, runs six different monthly membership programs, is an AFFILIATE MARKETER and has created a slew of fun projects with amazing joint venture partners. After the loss of her son a few years ago, Melissa is opening up about her experiences and sharing her message about outsourcing to help other entrepreneurs bridge the gap between a business that takes all your time, energy and joy to one that works for you and supports you in creating the life you’ve always dreamed about.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

TimeFreedomBusiness.com – Melissa’s flagship site.

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How to have a profitable business without hiding parts of yourself — with Jeffrey Shaw

Podcast Overview:

On this podcast, Jeffrey Shaw goes over how you can have a profitable business without having to lose certain parts of yourself.If you’re not sure about what your greatest gifts are, he also goes over how you can wrangle in all of your passions to find your specific “purpose”.He also coaches me for a minute – and I think it can help everyone listening.If you’re interested in either finding your purpose or figuring out how to monetize everything you’re interested in, this episode has lots of gems for you.

Jeffrey’s Bio:

Jeffrey Shaw is frequently described as “inspirational, current and relevant.” Jeffrey’s work centers on supporting creating entrepreneurs to bridge the gap between embracing all their passions and creating real profits.He is equal parts creative thinker and successful business owner and has the advantage of providing inspiration from real life experience and extensive training.Jeffrey began his career as a highly-sought after portrait photographer for an exclusive clientele. His portraits have appeared on The Oprah Show, in “O” magazine, People Magazine, CBS news, and on the cover of New York Family Magazine.Well into his photography career he became a trained business coach and public speaker. Jeffrey is also the host of Creative Warriors podcast. His published writings and business eGuides have been cited in trade journals and online sources.He frequently turns conventional wisdom “upside down” to offer entrepreneurs a way to develop a sustainable business that is both profitable and on purpose.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Can’t Keep Up? Creative Solutions To Overcome Overwhelm – Jeffrey’s articleZappos – The company Jeffrey mentionedTED.com – Jeffrey’s new dream is to speak hereTake Control Of Your Life – My book on goal settingCreative Warriors – Jeffrey’s podcastBlog.JeffreyShaw.com – Jeffrey’s blog

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Dr. Lee Baucom of SAVETHEMARRIAGE.com has spent 25 years coaching, and he has some interesting things to say about helping couples stay together.

Among the things we cover in this episode: how to try and pull your partner back in if they’ve given up, who not to talk to when you’re having problems, and concrete action steps on what you can do to SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE or relationship.

Dr. Lee knows a lot and there was a lot covered in this episode!

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