"Quitters never win, and winners never quit!" "JUST DO IT" "You&apos;re not lovable until you&apos;re successful" Any of those statements resonate with you? Do you struggle to deliver less than exceptional in all areas of life? Do you let your own desires slip away while chasing everyone else&apos;s goals?Don&apos;t get us wrong -- we&apos;re high achievers too. But there&apos;s also a major reminder we all need:TO SLOW DOWN.If you&apos;re constantly wondering why everyone else is so lazy, this episode is for you.Join Amy & Leah discussing their perspectives on slowing down and how that&apos;s allowed them to thrive in all areas of life. Get in touch with Amy!https://vennwiseliving.comamy@vennwiseliving.comAmy Venn Shepard is a coach and creative who helps mentor people to design and achieve a life rich in love, laughter, adventure and success. Amy developed the Vennwise Living system of visual frameworks and essential practices which empowers people to gain clarity and traction towards their hopes and dreams.Support the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

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Why is everyone else so LAZY? | Amy Shepard Ep. 81

Annie and Leah talking all about hindsight bias, making good decisions, being realistic in decision making, setting goals, and being nicer to ourselves.Learn more about AnnieBuy How to Decide on AmazonSupport the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

How to Decide with Annie Duke | Ep. 80

How to get in touch with Rhian:InstagramWebsitePeople, Posts & Books I referred to:Miranda Alcaraz postRachel Hollis book -- Girl, Wash Your Face (find it on Amazon, at your local library...or anywhere else)Melissa Urban IG hashtag: #melissaexplainsnotdrinkingCandidly article Support the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

Sober AF | Rhian Williams (ep. 79)

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Strength in Story | Lani Peterson (#78)

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Season 3 Trailer (#77)

Want the entire PDF that will teach you everything you need to know about sales + marketing? Grab it here!I referred to a couple books and resources in this episode-- you&apos;ll get all of those links delivered to your inbox the day after you sign up to get the Skills of Sales + Marketing guide.Have questions or want to book a coaching call with Leah? Contact her at leah@shinestrong.coSupport the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

Lead Gen + Marketing | Sales + Marketing Miniseries FINAL DAY!

Pitching | Sales + Marketing Miniseries

Attracting New Clients | Sales + Marketing Miniseries

Want the entire PDF that will teach you everything you need to know about sales + marketing? Grab it here! I referred to a couple books and resources in this episode-- you&apos;ll get all of those links delivered to your inbox the day after you sign up to get the Skills of Sales + Marketing guide.Have questions or want to book a coaching call with Leah? Contact her at leah@shinestrong.coSupport the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

Finding New Clients | Sales + Marketing Miniseries

Mindset | Sales + Marketing Miniseries

✨Connect with  your host, Leah LeRae! She absolutely loves jumping on a call to learn more about you and how she can help and serve you. Grab some time on her calendar! ✨Please, please, pretty please -- leave a review for Shine Strong on iTunes. It really means the world to us! ???How to connect with Hayley:www.nivellelaw.comPhone: 914-240-3456Email: hayley@nivellelaw.comWhat we talked about:How do you know when you want to pivot or just muscling through it?We can learn so much from each other, and when we take the time to listen, you start to feel more part of the community.“The second I raised 400k, I would have had to raise another round of it…That’s not why I did it…”“I don’t want to do this anymore…”“Had I not gone through that experience of being a founder, I never would have started my practice and not started them focused on starting growing businesses.” “As women, we want to be the best…it is very hard to know ‘did you want to pull the plug because you were scared or because it was not aligned with who you want to be?’”How did you know which way to go?This was not compatible with the life I had envisioned for the next five years.Listen to your gut. Don’t do something because you’re worried about what it’s going to look like to others.Saying no is as much of a decision as saying yes.All these different things about how much money you should be making…you think, okay I have to get to that point…I felt like I was in this purgatory of life…my sense of worth was tied up in my achievement…forced me to look deeper and question my motives and how much my self worth depended on what other people thought of me.I wasn’t miserable, it was interesting and fun, I would go workout…at the same time, I had days where I thought I was the worst mom, I’m bored out of my mind…We can get so in our heads about the silliest things…our subconscious tells us this is important.More people need to know that it’s okay to step back.What if you listeners started a business and it just wasn’t what you thought it would be?We talk about entrepreneurs as if they are gods…but it’s not for everybody and that’s great!Maybe, you have a business now and it’s just not working…that doesn’t mean that you’re not an entrepreneur.Giving ourselves permission to quit is important. There may be listeners who have a business that makes money that they wanna quit, but they’re providing for their family..adds layer of complexity that I didn’t have to think about. If that’s you, I think you can find a way to work it out.”“They were bringing me more anxiety than they were anything else ““For any of you listeners, sometimes you have to let something go, before you can open yourself up for something better.”If you are under a cloud of anxiety and you can point it to that person or job, you have to find a way to either change that…or make a change yourself…pull the plug.It’s never okay to keep going with something when it’s just making you miserable.Support the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

Courage to Quit | Hayley shares insights about choosing life goals over her startup-business goals.

Todays episode is brought to you by Go Squared Away. Get 25% off your first month with your amazing Virtual Assistant by telling the owner, Michelle, I sent you. Reach out to her here. To connect with Erin, learn about products, ask questions: WebsiteEmail: erin@erinsfaces.comInstagram: @erinsfaces Facebook group: Erin&apos;s Faces Green beauty Gathering What we talked about on the show:Erin:-Got a job at urban decay counter at Bloomingdales -It was not a focus of mine to switch ingredients out for cleaner ones when I started Erin&apos;s Faces-“Beauty, yes, Intention, yes, and Natural came along with that"-“I like making people feel good." -Family member diagnosed with Melanoma       -Was reading about chemical spfs- learned that it can be linked to skin cancer and she was using spfs in her products—so, she decided not to sell chemical spas anymore                   -Physical spf is good        -Only 2 physical spf is good, everything else is chemical        -Physical is white and hard to blend in-“Think dirty.” App-It’s an app that will ruin your life and make your life better.” Tells you how clean or dirty your personal care products are-“Even if something is clean, we’re trying to clean it up even more.”-“I knew things that I didn’t want to know and now that I knew them, I didn’t want to go back.”-Leah: “Tell about your trip to Texas”      Erin: -sweat equity—went to Dallas and then Houston        -my goal was to get a new computer and buy a plane ticket        -have to sell 2,000$ to make half that        QUOTE: -“I get to share this, and I wanna help people and that’s my motive and I just want to love people and help them…[the product] looks crappy, but what was inside of it was pretty good.”        -Thinking, “I’ve spent this much money, my computer is shutting down”-how am I going to do this?        -only sold 150$ at Allison’s house the first night—“I’m gonna die.” “It takes so much energy”      QUOTE: -Thinks to herself, “Why did you say you were coming here? It was to share and to love and to be a light to people.”-QUOTE: Wanting a purpose and to be more useful and of service in the world vs. making pretty models look more pretty-QUOTE:“You’re just gonna love people and share.”    —Courtney’s house: 20 people-1800$ sold—“I just cried in bed. I was overwhelmed…God’s goodness” “I felt very provided for and in alignment with what I was supposed to be doing.” QUOTE-Ended up selling 9,000$ in Texas when wanted to sell 2,000$-all money went right into the company-“I was crying in bed every night”-out of gratitude QUOTE-“You do have to make money, but it still can’t for me…be about making money…It has to be about sharing and loving people.” QUOTE-This is why the Mission statement is: “to empower and educate women…and occasionally a dude.”-I could’ve made a lot of money being a makeup artist-paid so much without much timeQUOTE - “Money doesn’t drive me like that…but purpose does.”                   Leah: “More than that, you wanted to teach women, to serve them, to help them.”Leah: That story was a perfect example of changing your attitude Erin: “I just wanna help people, That’s the motive.”Leah: “Fear of I’m not doing this right”-Takes a shift to know why ySupport the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

Building a business with LOVE as the key ingredient | Erin Williams, Erin's Faces Founder

Sign up for the course! Go Squared Away— a tribe of VA’s who are military spouses who can get you squared away with everything from brain dumping to marketing, bookkeeping to administrative tasks. Tell Michelle Leah sent you for 25% off your first month. How to get in touch with Amy:Check out her website hereConnect on IGExpats + Entrepreneurs: How one proped`23wq21ls the other to successWho is Amy — where did her entrepreneur path begin? How being an expat is similar to being an entrepreneur. “Anything new is hard. You just have to figure it out.”It’s okay to not know it all. “The real work began when I had to stop traveling and come back to the states.”How to know what to focus on when launching your business. Often times people are trying to figure out the how before they even know the what when they launch a business. Support the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

Expats, Entrepreneurs + Your ONE Best Idea | Amy Hayes, GC Studio

Today’s episode is brought to you by Go Squared Away. Want your very own personal assistant? Go Squared Away is a team of Military spouses who keep you (and your biz) covered on everything from bookkeeping to brain dumping, and staying organized to marketing. Don&apos;t forget to mention I sent you! Are you trying to grow your business, but feel stuck when it comes to growing in a way that doesn&apos;t feel gross? Then download the FREE Mindful Sales Guide. Lisa Bradley is one of the 20 featured, rockstar entrepreneurs who provided answers to your questions on sales strategy in a perfectly aligned way to who you are.Today’s Episode:R.Riveter Website linkR.Riveter InstagramR.Riveter on FacebookWhat we talked about:What is R.Riveter bags and how are they WAY different than any other bag?What is life like for a military spouse? What unique challenges do they face all.the.time? How does R.Riveter help support military spouses?The mental struggle for military spouses is very real. Most people have no idea what it’s like. You’re marrying into a lifestyle — and you’re part of what makes that work.“I was slowly losing my personal identity…I was a completely new person every time we moved”How did R.Riveter get started? “We had no idea what we were starting when we got going.”“We spent half of our budget on insulation for the attic we worked out of in the early stage. Bought a sewing machine, and grinded.”What did you tell yourself to get through those early stages? “There was no other option. We didn’t give ourself or our thought process any other option.”Put one foot in front of the other and make it work."When there isn’t another option — that’s sometimes the birthplace of AMAZING things. You’re not in the mindset of other options."What advice do you have for women who are launching a business in alignment with who you are?“You need to know where you’re going — but people get tripped up on all the steps to get there. You don’t need anything but Google in the beginning.”Take stories from other successful people and apply it to what you’re going through and think through how you can make that advice work for what you need to do. SHARK TANK. Tell me about your experience!“Terrifying and top of the mountain excitement at the same time.”How did you manage so much PR? “People want to tell a good story.” “Coming from the military, we have a perspective that most people don’t have the opportunity to have. It’s a very humbling experience and you put things into perspective in a way that civilians don&apos;t.”“I was consistently wishing my life away…and finally I just had to let that go and live in the moment. You only have one life to live.”How can you take responsibility for your life even when your life is harder than you’d like it to be? “Find your purpose.”Raising good kids in a transitional lifestyle. How Lisa is a role model for her kids. Re-identifying yourself in new environments. How do you consistently “be yourself”?Why the name R.Riveter? “We’re the no-fuss women. We’re grinding, trying to make a difference, and we want a bag that can handle our lifestyle.” She can take that handbag from the boardroom toSupport the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

Turning Adversity into Opportunity | Lisa Bradley, owner of R.Riveter bags, transformed her military spouse challenges into massive opportunities.

We are women who do hard things. We aren’t afraid to do what’s difficult — in fact, we make difficult normal. We’re leaders; we’re entrepreneurs, employees, stay at home moms and working women…We needed a hero, so that’s what we became.If you’re anything like me; you’ve reinvented yourself. Or maybe that’s what you’re doing right now. This isn’t another show on the top 5 ways to achieve your goals or tips solely from CEOs or the super successful. No. Each conversation invites you Into the lives of badass people who are in tenacious pursuit of their best life.Whether you’ve been looking to unlock your power or craving the training for how to do it — these mothers, daughters, sisters — and the occasional dude — are the mentors you’ve been looking for. So come on— let’s do it.

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