If I were to ask you about your “why” when it comes to business, what would you say? Sure, there are some obvious answers, including earning a living to support yourself and your family. But the kind of “why” we’re talking about today goes even deeper than this.

The thing is, many of us aren’t exactly sure what our why is. What is that deep sense of purpose that drives us to do what we do? What got us to where we are now? Where will this sense of purpose take us next? 

The Cost of Not Finding Your Purpose

Without knowing what our purpose is, we might feel lost. Ungrounded. Like we’re white-knuckling our way through life and business without knowing what comes next or why we are doing what we’re doing. 

The true cost of not finding your purpose (your why) in business is this: you will operate out of fear, scarcity, and unhappiness more often than not. 

Signs You Haven’t Found Your Why

As for some of the signs...

Triggers—we ALL have them. For some of us, our triggers have been with us seemingly since day one. But as we grow and change, it’s not uncommon for new triggers to pop up. The problem is, these triggers can start to rule our life if we let them. Once we’re aware of our specific emotional triggers, however, we can start to manage them. 

Not only that, we can actually use triggers to accelerate our growth, rather than letting them hold us back. 

How to Identify Your Triggers

Some of your triggers may already be very obvious to you. For others, you may not have made the connection between a certain emotion or situation and the response it elicits in you. 

Here’s a quick way to identify your triggers: tune into your body. Emotional triggers have a way of manifesting physically. So, if you notice things like your heart pounding, your palms sweating, or an upset stomach when something comes up, these are signs it has triggered you. 

Examples of...

Did you catch my recent post where we talked about logical versus intuitive business practices? This week, we’re continuing from that theme by talking about leading with your heart (versus your head) and if you can do this and still be respected. 

(Click here to read Logical vs. Intuitive Business Practices: Is It Time for a Shift?)

How to Lead With Your Heart & Still Be Respected

It’s a question many of my clients have asked in one way or another, “How can I lead with my heart but still be respected?” Especially as women, it often feels like we have to work that much harder to be respected. So, if leading with our heart is going to make this even harder, why would we choose that option?

I’m here to tell you that there is always a place for leading with your heart and still being respected! The alternative is leading strictly with logic (your head), and taking emotion out of the equation. The problem is, for almost...

When you look back on your past mistakes-–whether they’re business mistakes or any other kind–is your first instinct to distract yourself and think about something else? That’s a natural reaction for many of us. After all, looking back on our mistakes or regrets often bring up uncomfortable feelings, so we do whatever we can to avoid them. 

The problem is, the deeper we stuff these feelings and memories from our mistakes, the more they have power over us. These feelings can start to pop up at the most inopportune times, and they start to play a bigger role in our present, rather than being a part of our past. 

When you begin to dig out the “gold nuggets” in your past mistakes (and I promise you, these nuggets exist!), you can begin to take away their power, and in turn, their power over you.

Finding the Gold in Business Mistakes

With that in mind, let’s focus today specifically on mistakes in business. Here are seven ways to...

Any time you’re faced with a tough decision, are you more likely to rely on logic or your intuition to help you make up your mind? In business and in life, there’s a place for both logic and intuition. But when it comes to business practices, there’s often an imbalance between intuition and logic. 

Logic and Intuition in Business

More often than not, business owners tend to lean toward the logical part of their decision-making. Of course, there’s always a place for logic! The problem is, when logic drowns out what your intuition is telling you, you miss out on the magic of intuitive business practices. 

Is it time to make a shift?

None of this is to suggest you shouldn’t listen to logic when it comes to running your business. But what if you could balance logic and intuition to make decisions in your business that not only make logical sense, but feel good to you at the same time? 

Think back to a time in your business when you made a...

I know how tempting it can be to “go it alone” as an entrepreneur. I’ve been there myself. But I’ve also learned the hard way that we can’t do it ALL alone. Or at least not with as much grace and ease. 

There are so many different ways to find the support we need to get the most out of our business and our life. For me, one of the most invaluable forms of support I’ve found is hiring a business coach.

Whether these are waters you’re ready to dip your toe in or you’re not quite convinced if hiring a business coach might be right for you, you won’t want to miss the rest of this post.

The Benefits of Hiring a Business Coach

Today, I’m going to share with you five ways hiring a business coach can help you uplevel not only your business, but also your life!

Accountability

When you’re accountable only to yourself, it can be easier to let things slide. After all, if you break a promise to yourself, you’re...

Do you struggle to make quick decisions, or to make decisions at all? Maybe you’re left questioning every choice you make and wondering if you’ve turned down the wrong path.  

What if you could have access to all of the “right’ decisions all of the time?

Enter: Your intuition. 

Today, let's talk about strengthening and deepening your relationship with your intuition. 

We'll dive into how to communicate with your inner wisdom with practices you can use before bed or through the day to have you connect with and understand your own inner wisdom.

First, let's talk about what we really mean by intuition. 

What is intuition?

I define it as your inner voice. Your inner knowing. And your inner wisdom: your soul whispers. Would you agree? 

What is gained by tuning into your intuition?

Tuning into this inner knowing can serve a number of powerful benefits in your life, and not just when it comes to decision making. They include: 

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All along you’ve heard whispers about your life’s purpose and your deeper “why.” But now, we’re going to turn those whispers into shouts while you discover the impact you wish to create in your life and your business. And a big part of discovering your why also means discovering your dharma.

(If you’re interested in discovering the impact you wish to create in your life and business, you’ll also want to check out my Soulful Leadership: Group Coaching + Online Course next!)

With time spent on thoughtful consideration of your deepest “Why?”, you’ll come away with the answers you need to propel your life forward in a direction you’ve been waiting for! 

And that's exactly what we're going to spend our time on today in this post. 

First, let’s start with the basics.

What is dharma? 

The concept of dharma has somewhat different meanings throughout Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. 

Hinduism: Dharma...

The term "breathwork" might sound contradictory at first. After all, isn't breathing NOT supposed to be work? True, most of the time, it's an unconscious practice. But when you practice the conscious control of your breath, this is known as breathwork. And I'm going to tell you all about it today!

What is breathwork?

So, by now you know breathwork is the conscious control of your breath—but that doesn't just mean your basic inhale and exhale pattern. It also involves using different techniques and exercises to intentionally change your breathing pattern. 

Benefits

As for the "why" of breathwork, it turns out there are all kinds of powerful reasons in its favor. 

Consider the findings from this study:

"Slow breathing techniques promote autonomic changes increasing Heart Rate Variability and Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia paralleled by Central Nervous System (CNS) activity modifications...Psychological/behavioral outputs related to the abovementioned changes are...

Do you find yourself constantly repeating the same emotions, thoughts, and behaviors? They might be a result of the beliefs you don't even realize you have! Today, I'm going to tell you how taking a "belief inventory" can help you take stock of these beliefs. 

Even more importantly, I'll share with you an exercise to start changing a belief.

Here's why it matters: We all have deep beliefs and values that create our choices. In turn, these beliefs and values unconsciously support or sabotage our lives…and these automatic programs run 24/7 without us knowing it!

In this post, I'm going to help you upgrade your own personal software by questioning your long-held beliefs. 

Together, we will not only discover your values that positively and negatively impact your life, but we will work to create new beliefs where needed. Then, we can eliminate those old patterns that repeat themselves that have left you getting the same results over and over again.

By the end of this...