The Healthy, Happy, and mostly Sane Entrepreneur: Recent Episodes
Ellen Leonard
Are you an entrepreneur, solopreneur, consultant, or business owner who is tired of feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and exhausted? Me too! Doing what you love for a living has so many awesome benefits, but side-effects of running your own business may include: not sleeping, eating crappy food, not exercising, feeling like you are going crazy, yelling at your computer (and sometimes your loved ones), loss of social life, imposter syndrome, Netflix binge watching, day drinking, and hysterical laugh-crying. Learn tools to help you feel more focused, in control, and calm - all while being healthier and less stressed. Stress Management Consultant and Coach Ellen Leonard, creator of The StressLess Method, shares her expertise and occasional sanity. This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not medical or psychological advice. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For my full Disclaimer, please go to www.Ellen-Leonard.com/disclaimer.
078 I've loved working on this podcast for 78 episodes and close to two years. I am so grateful for all of my guests and my listeners. I sincerely hope that you've found the podcast a supportive part of staying healthy, happy, and sane while running your business.
UPDATE: When I recorded this episode, in early 2021, I wasn't sure what I wanted. I LOVED podcasting. I knew I needed a break, but wasn't sure if it was forever.
This project feels complete now. I'm so grateful for everyone who listened, supported, left a review, was a guest or had anything to do with this podcast.
Thank you!
Wishing you a healthy, happy, and mostly sane life!
-Ellen
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077 Solopreneurs work hard. Very hard. And it can be easy to get burntout because we love what we do so much. We push ourselves. And it can lead to exhaustion, overwhelm, and even starting to resent the business you worked so hard to grow.
Today's guest, Christmas Hutchinson, has some amazing advice about how to recognize burnout and, through her own story, helps us to take steps to prevent it. Christmas is a high-energy management consultant, executive coach, and author of The Resilient Mind – a field guide to a healthier way of life. She is passionate about helping high achievers overcome imposter syndrome to confidently achieve a fulfilling career as a means to find balance in all areas of their lives.
In this episode you will learn:
- What burnout is (and what it means for you)
- How to listen when the universe is telling you that something needs to change
- Ways to prevent burnout as an entrepreneur
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Connect with Christmas here:
Instagram and her podcast and website
076 The life balance wheel is an awesome tool that allows me to check in on how balanced I am in my work-life, but also in ALL aspects of my life. I come back to it 2-3 times each year just to check in on how I'm doing - am I still working towards what I want for my life?? Because episode #6 was soooooo juicy, I rebooted it this week just for you....
There are lots of tools and exercises to help you evaluate where you are right now in your life - health, career, etc... so that you can find more balance with your life as an entrepreneur. Using these tools you can get a meta view of your life - notice successes, see areas you want to focus on, and get starting point to compare to later as you grow and change. As entrepreneurs, it can be so easy to just focus on your career. But I know you value your family, your friends, and having fun too! How do you juggle all of these things in a way that makes sense to you and focuses on what you want and value and need?
What you learn in this episode:
- Why figuring out what’s going on with you right now is worth your time
- About a tool called the Life Balance Wheel
- How it can help you get a snapshot of your life right now
- How to prioritize your health and wellness goals based on where you are now
- Ideas about how to be realistic about balancing career and everything else
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075 The more we can connect with and support our audience and clients, the easier our jobs as solopreneurs and business owners become. We can be more clear, more focused, and more effective. We can increase our impact with less work.
In this episode you will learn:
- The power of "the third choice"
- How empathy is key to brand storytelling - and why you care about it.
- How to use an "empathy filter" as your new secret weapon for creating content and connecting with your audience.
Sarah Panus has nearly 20 years’ experience helping billion-dollar brands drive leading ROI through brand storytelling. Sarah is a Minnesota mama, content strategist, podcast host of Marketing With Empathy, and owner of Kindred Speak LLC. She’s on a mission to humanize brands; help content marketers reduce overwhelm/confusion; and raise money to fund child trafficking rescue missions.
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Connect with Sarah
Website <
Instagram and Marketing With Empathy Podcast
073 You know that I love to try to make your life as a solopreneur easier. One of the most important decisions I made for my business was to invest in a quality stock photo site that provided photos that specialized in my niche. Wellness Stock Shop has been a literal lifesaver and I wanted to bring the owner, Briena Sash onto the podcast to share her insights with you about what a gift hiring done for you services can be as small business owner.
Briena Sash is an award-winning photographer and the creator of Wellness Stock Shop - the world's most soulful source for wellness imagery.
As a female small business owner, she understands the challenges entrepreneurs face, and created a stock photo store to help remove one of those barriers: Creating a consistent visual brand that will support your business.
I asked her to come on the podcast to discuss the why professional visuals are essential for a business
In this episode you will learn:
- Why professional and brand consistent photos are essential for your business, especially if you are online.
- Why hiring services, like a stock photo provider, will help you manage stress and give you more time.
- Why you don’t have to be (or want to be) the expert at everything.
More info <
Connect with Briena and her awesome photos
Website <
071 Creating and launching courses can be sooooo stressful. There are so many moving parts and "rules" - things you "should" be doing. Today's guest, Brandy Dudas, is here to rescue us! She's got a way of thinking about courses that not only totally makes sense, but makes the process much less stressful - yes, while still being successful!!
In this episode you will learn:
- Brandy's favorite tips for creating (+ launching) a course without stressing
- Ways to make the course creation process (and the launch) adapt to your life and work for you - what's the easiest way for you to do this?
- Why knowing yourself, your students and the transformation you offer is essential
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Connect with Brandy!
Freebie <<HERE>> Instagram - Facebook
069 Entrepreneurs can sometimes be not so great at asking for help. If we can do it, we think we should. For instance, I do my own website and social media even though I probably shouldn’t be doing either! Ha! Today’s guest Emily Perron, helps businesses do just that - outsource the work that will help them thrive!
In today’s episode you will learn:
- What stops business owners from hiring freelancers or outsourcing
- How to think outside the box with hiring - it’s not all VA’s, you can be more strategic
- What ONE thing she wishes solopreneurs knew about outsourcing
- What steps you can take today to start working on expanding your team TODAY
More info <
Connect with Emily
Website <
067 Creativity and inspiration are essential for entrepreneurs and their businesses to grow and thrive. But, how do we fit those things in during our crazy days of actually running a business?!!
One of my favorite experts (and one of my teachers) Larissa Carlson shares some simple breathing techniques and ideas about how to create space for creativity in your daily life. I'm so excited for you to get to learn from her.
In today’s episode you will learn:
- How to keep your flow of energy balanced - and why that’s essential for entrepreneurs
- The connection between inspiration and creativity - and mindfulness and breath work
- A guided belly breath - so you can experience it for yourself
Connect with Larissa:
Website and Instagram
Want to learn more about breath work? Here is Larissa's 2-1/2 hour "Pranayama for Restoring Vitality" audio course for $22 <
065 I rebooted episode #18 because spring has sprung and it's time to get to work!! Spring cleaning is an amazing tool - to let go of what no longer serves you - AND to create space for what you want to cultivate. Learn how you can take this concept and apply it to your entire life, not just to your closet.
In this episode you will learn:
- How spring cleaning your life, not just your closet, can help you feel less overwhelmed and more in control
- Four new ways to think about spring cleaning and how to do them right now
- How to let spring cleaning be an opportunity for something else to grow and take it’s place
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Thank you for listening!
064 The magic of brand messaging - how clarifying your message basically makes your life easier - clarity helps busy entrepreneurs to have less stress, less overwhelm - sign me up please!
Kelly Sinclair is your brand and marketing fairy godmother. She equips passionate entrepreneurs with the magic wand they need to get clear on their message and who they serve so they can attract their dream clients and grow their businesses.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why brand messaging is an essential part of your business
- How clarifying your brand messaging gives you the space to grow and evolve over time - meaning it does NOT lock you in
- What ONE thing you could do TODAY to improve your brand messaging
- How clarity can give you power and control back in your business, and decrease overwhelm, stress, and burn out.
More info <
Connect with Kelly
FREE Brand Workshop <
Instagram
063 Simplifying when you eat is one of the easiest (and most underused) ways to manage stress. I wanted to reboot an old episode (#22) in case you had missed it because it's so freakin important.
Basically - when you are fed consistently, you are a less stressed and nicer human being - you make better decisions, you yell at your kids less, you are more productive- all because you aren't hungry.
I’ve got some ideas to help you reconsider how you approach meal timing. And of course this episode will include action you can take today. That’s right, you can get started changing your life right now.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why eating at the same time everyday is awesome and worth your time
- How we do it in our house
- How to experiment with eating meals at the same time everyday to see if it will help you with your healthy eating
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062 Whether you have ADHD or not, this episode will help you create a strategy to take back your day by listening to your brain and giving it what it wants and needs. As entrepreneurs we are lucky enough to be able to design our days - consider the advantages of knowing how best to do that!
Today’s special guest is AnnMarie Espina. AnnMarie is an ADHD Coach and Life Enthusiast with a Bachelors in Health Promotion. She is on a mission to create a global movement where those with ADHD can use it to the best of their ability and believes that ADHD can be a superpower.
In today’s episode you will learn…
- Why it’s so important to start with what AnnMarie calls “the inside work.”
- What ADHD is
- How to go with the flow and what works for you - and why this is an essential skill for entrepreneurs
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Connect with AnnMarie:
Check out her Course <
Instagram
061 When was the last time you asked someone to come out and play? When was the last time you played as an adult?
Learning how to play as an adult can have a HUGE impact on your business (and sanity) - because it turns out it has all sorts of benefits - in addition to being fun.
The science based benefits of play include....drumroll please...improved productivity, better problem solving, more creativity, better able to work with others (ha!) - it also helps out with stress and anxiety.
Of course, I found an expert in play!!
Kara Latta is the Founder and Chief Fun Officer of The Playful Warrior. She is also the Creator of ThoughtPLAY, a unique coaching model that uses the power of play and subconscious reprogramming to help humans thrive.
In today’s episode you will learn:
- What “play” is
- The benefits of play
- How play can help you in your business
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Connect with Kara:
Website and Instagram
060 Stress can feel like this insurmountable thing that is beyond your control - BUT IT'S NOT! I've helped hundreds of clients and students learn how to manage their stress and I'm sharing three simple 'go-to' steps that you can take TODAY to start to take back control over your stress.
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059 Sleepless nights. Anxiety. Stress. As a solopreneur or business owner it's ALL ON US. We are our business. And there is a direct correlation between feeling legally safe and secure in your business AND your health, happiness and sanity. Legal expert and business mentor Elena Favaro Viana shares her passion for helping entrepreneurs like you get your legal stuff handled so that your business can thrive (and so that you can get a good night's sleep).
In this episode you will learn:
- Why the “legal stuff” is essential to the foundation of your business
- Why your contracts (service or client agreements) are invaluable to building your dream client relationships
- How the “legal stuff” can transform fear, anxiety, and stress, boosting confidence and success
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Connect with Elena:
Her amazing done-for-you contracts <
Instagram and Website
058 The grind of entrepreneurship is over-rated and NOT necessary. Yup, you heard me! It doesn't have to be so hard.
Learn how to keep it simple in your business with Kim Carson-Richards. Kim and her biz partner Kat run the Profitable Impact Academy - where they help entrepreneurs make a big impact by keeping things simple - which is, of course, an over simplification in the expertise she’s bringing to the podcast today. She has started 3 successful businesses, become a best-selling author and spoken on over 200 stages - finding a way to combine doing what she loves and still having time for her family.
In this episode you will learn:
- How to ditch the hustle and grind for hustle and flow
- Why the grind is NOT a necessary part of entrepreneurship
- How chasing what you love makes everything easier
- ONE thing you can do right now to keep it simple and grow your impact
- Why being clear on your values can help keep you healthy, happy, and sane while running your business.
More info <
Connect with Kim here: Profitable Impact Academy <
056 I've hit the pandemic wall! I'm basically camped out here. I'm exhausted. I'm overwhelmed. I'm just ugh. And, it turns out, I'm burntout.
What is burnout? And how might it be affecting you? In this episode I share the three components of burnout and give you two action steps to start to fight back!
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Link to burnout book cited in episode<
055 Morning routines are so popular right now. How do you create one that actually works for you?
In this episode you will learn:
- How a morning routine can help to manage stress
- 4 steps to build your best morning routine
- My current top 3 healthy ways to start your day
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Thank you for listening!
054 What? How can Pinterest manage stress? Well, as a busy entrepreneur, Pinterest is an "underestimated gem" for building your brand and audience. Today's guest, Anna Huff, is a Pinterest specialist and she's got LOTS to share!!
In this episode you will discover:
- Why Pinterest is such a valuable tool for solopreneurs
- How Pinterest can help you manage time, energy, and stress
- How Pinterest allows you to stay present with your family and your life
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Connect with Anna:
FREE Content Batching Formula <
053 It's all up to you. You own your business. You run your business. Solopreneur. CEO. Entrepreneur. Whatever you want to call it, it's ALL YOU!! Until you finally get to hire help, LOL. And for many of us social media is a HUGE part of your business - it takes up a bunch of your time and energy - and it can be exhausting and stressful. Today's guest, Stacey Watts has tips for how to strategically handle your social media so that you don't lose your mind.
Stacey helps online businesses master content creation- coaching clients to plan, publish, connect & grow on social media. She loves helping business owners share their unique personalities and their best stories on social media in a clear, fun and purposeful way. PURPOSEFUL is probably the word I would use to describe how Stacey thinks about social media - she is incredibly intentional with her approach. Which helps her clients to be able to be strategic - not only helping their businesses, but also helping them to avoid burnout and overwhelm.
In this episode you will learn:
- How to set boundaries with social media and your phone
- How to find tools that work for you and your business
- 4 tips to decrease burnout on social media
More info <
Connect with Stacey:
Instagram and Website
052 It’s been a year!! I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for a year. I worked so hard on this podcast and I’m so proud of getting to celebrate ONE YEAR.
In this episode I discuss:
- What I loved most about podcasting
- My 7 biggest mistakes
- My 9 biggest takeaways
- How to celebrate and savor your wins (and why it's so freaking important)
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051 Sugar is so sneaky, and a lot of times we’re consuming WAY more than we think. Added sugars are in a bunch of things you might have overlooked - from pasta sauce to our favorite drinks.
I’ve been wanting to take a break from added sugars, because my cravings have gotten out of control. Also, my energy is not as even as I would like. Sometimes I get that afternoon lull. And I wanted to share some information to get you started in case you had been wanting to work on your sugar intake too.
In this episode you will learn:
- What do you mean by "added sugars"?
- Why do I care about how much sugar I eat and drink?
- How much sugar am I supposed to eat?
- 4 steps you can take today to eat less added sugars
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050 As entrepreneurs it can be so easy to get overwhelmed and burnt out and lose track of what we love - like why we started doing what we do in the first place. What systems can you put in place to help you stress less and get back to doing what you love?
Today's guest is Erin Cantwell. She was a graphic designer who went to work at a branding firm in NYC, so she's got some serious creative skills. And now, she helps creative entrepreneurs to bridge the gap between their creative work and the operation side, like how do you get down to the nitty gritty of your business.
In this episode you're going to learn a lot of interesting things about systems you can put into place. So even if you are not a creative entrepreneur, as in doing a creative business, like an artist or something, you still need creativity in your business, you still have to use creativity to be a successful entrepreneur.
And so she has systems that can support you to find more flow, to spend more time in those spaces of creativity when you need them. And she also does a brilliant job of helping us to figure out how we can focus more on the client experience. What is it like for your client, for your customer, for your audience? And how can you focus more on that experience as a way to set up boundaries and systems that support you as well.
Erin has a lovely way of helping us see the correlation between the systems that we set up, and how those systems can help to keep us healthy, happy and sane. But also bonus make us even more successful at this work that we love to do.
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Connect with Erin:
Instagram and Facebook and Website
049 Confidence and your success in business are totally linked. When we don't believe in ourselves, when we don't believe in what we have to offer - it shows in our business. It can slow or even stop our growth. It can hamper sales. It can impact our health, happiness, and sanity!
Natasha B. Russell is an expert in confidence and passionate about helping to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs and business owners just like you to believe in yourself and your business.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why confidence is essential to growing your business
- The links between confidence and success
- Natasha’s one tip (ok, so maybe it’s more than one) for boosting your confidence TODAY
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Connect with Natasha:
Instagram and book a discovery call <
048 What would it be like if you were just a little nicer to yourself? What difference could that make in your life? In your business? Self-compassion is an insanely powerful tool that is being under utilized by people. I believe in using every tool and resource to my advantage, to curate my own health and happiness and sanity using whatever I can get my hands on. And I believe that you will find that self-compassion, basically being nicer to yourself, is one of those tools that can change your life.
In this episode you will learn:
- Three core concepts of self-compassion that will change how you think about being nicer to yourself.
- The benefits of self-compassion
- One simple, clear action step you can take TODAY that will blow your mind and start making a difference in your life immediately.
More info <
Don't miss out on the entire 6-part series on self-compassion!
Check out the next episode <<HERE>>
047 What? You don't have to do it all? That doesn't sound right. Hmmmmmm.... Jessie Browning firmly believes that we don't have to do it all - but mostly that's because she tried to do it all - running multiple businesses while being a mom of 4 kids. Yes, 4 kids!!!
In today's episode Jessie shares her story and insights about how to better delegate, make tough choices, and set healthy boundaries. She also shares how her passion project helps to keep her healthy, happy, and sane.
Jessie Browning is an entrepreneur, loving wife, mother of 4, sister, daughter, celiac, adopted Texan, blogger, and podcaster. She wasn’t born in Texas, but as the bumper sticker reads, she “got here as fast as she could”. Jessie created Lajoie Society and started blogging in 2019. She started with a blog but always knew she would launch a podcast as part of this project. Prickly & Blooming debuted on January 29th, 2020 at #108 in Itunes Personal Journals category.
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Hook up with Jessie:
Prickly and Blooming Podcast on Apple Podcasts <
Lajoie Society
046 PODCAST TAKE OVER! This week one of my entrepreneur friends interviews ME! Crazy! The roles are reversed and you get a behind the scenes look at my life. Lynn Coleman and I are part of a group that meets every week to support each other in our businesses. I can't tell you how important these weekly meetings have been for me over the past few challenging months - and for my business growth. Lynn is an expert in authentic messaging and communication, so when she asked if she could interview me on my podcast, I said YES.
We dive into:
- Why being healthy, happy, and mostly sane is so important to you and your business - and what each of them means.
- Why creating your own team of entrepreneur friends is valuable and how it can help you to feel less isolated.
- If I had to pick, which is my favorite: my baby Yoda action figure or my Kamala Harris action figure.
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Create your own Epic Bio HERE
Connect with Lynn here:
Facebook and Instagram
045 How could working with corporations help you to stay healthy, happy and sane?? Today's guest, Cait Ross, is going to help us to see how this could not only help us to let go of the hustle, but also to create more impact and stay connected to our core values. Cait Ross is a Business Mentor, B2B Strategist & Keynote Speaker who helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs win corporate clients to expand their influence, income & impact.
You will get to ....
- Learn how Cait made the transition from corporate to wanting to help people just like her that were still in corporate.
- How letting go of the hustle and social media game have improved her life.
- How you can start to work with more corporate clients and the difference that can make in your life and your business.
More info <
Connect with Cait and her general awesomeness:
Instagram and Facebook and Link to her Signature Talk Academy program <<HERE>>
044 In this week's episode, we dive into the important topic of self-care. Sometimes one of the most important things you can do to take care of yourself is to say NO to things - even things you LOVE - because you are tired, burnt out, or just don't have time.
As a gift to yourself: What will you say no to this week?
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043 Yes, you can start to get excited for 2021. No- really. 2020 is NOT going to last forever.
Today's guest, Emily Roach, has got some amazing insights to share with how we can use the lessons of 2020 to power our success in 2021. She also has some ideas about how to stay successful while avoiding burnout. Of course Emily has lots to offer us as entrepreneurs - she after all a Business Best Friend! She is the founder of Biz BFF and a community leader, speaker, business coach, and professional best friend. Through her online community and group coaching program, The Hive, Emily empowers small business owners to show up authentically, think creatively, and act courageously to make their wildest effing dreams come true!
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Connect with Emily Roach and her general awesomeness:
You best year yet!! Details <
Instagram and Facebook
042 Yup, I found an expert in live video to talk to us about how to manage the stress and overwhelm of all the video we are now expected to do as entrepreneurs. Today we have a special guest, Alicia Henderson. Alicia is a Business and Online Marketing Strategist who specializes in teaching Women to confidently secure high-end clients & position themselves as experts with live video.
In this episode you will learn:
- Tips to simplify showing up on video (and social) that are going to reduce your stress and overwhelm
- How Alicia balances showing up authentically while still being the expert
- How she stays healthy happy and sane while being a mom and running a successful business.
More info <
Connect with Alicia:
Website and Live Stream Lab and Instagram
041 Sometimes we pretend to be someone we aren't on social media - and this can hurt our business. When we are authentic, when we are HUMAN, it deepens our connections with our audience. Let's do more of that!
Today we have a special guest Lynn Coleman, an expert in how to grow globally for online trainers, coaches, and healers. She uses her expertise in communicating autehntically to help her clients with strategies, messaging, and tech.
In this episode you will learn:
- How doing what you love can help to keep you healthy happy and sane.
- How the three B’s of social (brilliance, beauty, and bucks) are holding you back.
- How to show up like an actual human on social media and how that can help your business.
More info <
Create your own Epic Bio HERE
Connect with Lynn here:
Facebook and Instagram
040 Today we HAVE a guest, Delicia Alarcon. Delicia is a First Gen Latina who knows how tough it is to apply to colleges, go through undergrad, and navigate the job application process. I know so many of you have young adults who are applying for college and for their first jobs - Delicia dives into how she supports them in achieving their dreams. She also shares how we can support anyone going through a big transition like looking for a new job. And, as a bonus, she has a social media mindset that is going to blow your mind and help you to show up more authentically with your own audience.
In this episode you will learn:
- How to take your favorite job and make it into a career
- Don’t do all the things - Simplify your social media mindset and use the platforms as they are designed
- 3 ways she stays healthy happy and sane
- How to manage stress as a job seeker
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Connect with Delicia here:
Website and Instagram
039 What is self-empowerment and why do you care? One of my favorite people, Danielle Rojas, is going to get you sooooo into it and teach you how to use it. She is a high-performance, self-empowerment coach and owns The Rojas Co, a self-empowerment coaching organization that provides small group coaching, 1:1 coaching and corporate presentations/workshops aimed at sharing the tools to connect women from where they feel stuck to finally living their most true and beautiful life. And she has got some amazing thoughts about self-empowerment to share with you. Bonus - you can start using them today!
In this episode you will learn:
- How following the rules doesn’t really work
- Why self-worth is an essential part of being an entrepreneur
- Danielle’s technique for creating an abundance of time
- Tips for self-empowerment
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Connect with Danielle here:
Website and Instagram
037 Healthy eating should just be easier. As an entrepreneur, I need food to fuel my productivity and awesomeness. Today's special guest, Kim Bozick, is amaze-balls at meal prepping. For real. Her Facebook community is packed with useful info that can help you eat healthier.
In this episode you will learn:
- Strategies to balance a 9-5 job and running a business while still being healthy
- Meal prepping tips that you can use today to get started
- Kim’s hacks for making meal prepping easier
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Connect with Kim here:
Website and join her email list and Instagram and Facebook
035 Creating connection as entrepreneurs (instead of competition) makes us all stronger and more successful- bonus it also keeps us healthy, happy + sane. Special guest Beth Nydick is a speaker, author, and a magnetic business mentor. She shows her clients how to strategically prepare their business and to use collaboration to establish instant credibility to get their life-changing messages in front of massive audiences.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why it’s so important for entrepreneurs to lift each other up instead of competing and comparing
- How “stepping into your mess” is where your genius comes from as an entrepreneur
- How creating a connection with other entrepreneurs and creating a support system can help us to stay healthy, happy, and sane
- Her action step for getting publicity TODAY
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Connect with Beth:
Check out her program to help you get more publicity <
Find her on Facebook here and on Instagram here.
Today we HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST Leslie Boyd who is my go to for getting stuff done. Learn how a productivity coach stays healthy, happy and sane while running her business and loving on her family.
In this episode you will learn:
- Leslie’s secret to keeping things simple using her 3 Step Strategy
- Why she makes a weekly menu of meals (and how this might be the best idea ever)
- Leslie’s 3 steps to staying sane while being a business owner who is on Facebook
Connect with Leslie:
- Website
- 3 Step Strategy Facebook Page
- 3 Step Community FREE Facebook Group
More info <
032 What does it sound like when a fitness instructor is REALLY there to support YOUR goals and YOUR dreams? Marcy Kerr is not only an expert instructor, inspirational leader, and successful business woman - she's also a great example of how mindset of a leader can set up an entire business for success- and how to show up and serve your clients and customers with passion and conviction.
Is this podcast episode a love letter to one of my favorite people? Kinda. But you also get to learn some cool stuff:
- What it sounds like when someone in fitness really supports you
- How Marcy stays healthy happy and sane while trying to do the same for others through her own business
- Why pole dancing is so awesome (and how it helps to build body confidence).
More info <
Take virtual classes from Marcy here: https://mychromefitness.com/
Follow on Facebook and Instagram.
As busy entrepreneurs it can be so challenging to figure out what to wear in the morning. Special guest Holly Chayes, a style and wardrobe consultant, helps us cut through all of the noise inside our head and in our closet to find our true style.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why it’s important to find out what works for you with your clothing.
- Secrets to online shopping so that clothes actually fit you.
- Tips to create a minimalist wardrobe and how that can reduce decision fatigue.
Connect with Holly!
- She is the host of Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes, where she talks about clothes with people who wear them.
- You can find her and her awesome services at WhoWearsWho.com
More info <
Today we are going to dive into body confidence and why it matters to your business. How does this matter to your business? I’ll give you a quick example - if you are always worried about how you look, then going on video might be challenging. In today’s competitive market, being confident on video and in selfies is an important part of building that know, like, trust factor.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why body confidence is important to your business.
- How a lack of body confidence corrupts the foundation of our health.
- A fast and easy 5 step process you can do today to boost your body confidence - #spoileralert it does not involve kale or exercise.
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029 As entrepreneurs there is sooooo much pressure to do it all and be perfect while doing it. It's exhausting. Danielle shares about the first year of her business and how she used this idea of 'imperfect action' to propel her forward.
In this episode you will learn:
- Behind the scenes details from Danielle’s first year of entrepreneurship
- How she prioritizes her health and wellness while running a business
- The one thing she sees her clients doing to support their health and wellness (#spoileralert - this is your action step)
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Danielle's Instagram
028 Storytelling is easier than we think. It can be easy to think of it as having to be as complex as a movie or a book. But it's not! Emily Hall, a Communication Strategist + Coach and owner of Whitespace Presentation Co, has some amazing ideas about how to make storytelling easier.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Emily stayed healthy happy and sane while successfully pivoting her business due to Covid
- Why communicating is important for our health and sanity (and success) as entrepreneurs
- Tips to make storytelling just a little easier
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027 What? Sleep tips for the entire family?! I'm so excited to have Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant and owner of Baby Sleep Team, Catherine Hart, as my guest. She is passionate about helping families get more sleep and ensures that parents are equipped to adapt to their own unique situation that will benefit the whole family. #spoileralert - the things that help your little ones get more sleep can also help adults get more sleep! So if you don't have kids, this episode is still for you!
In this episode you will learn:
- How lack of sleep affects our days and our families as entrepreneurs
- The benefits of getting enough quality sleep
- Tips that you can use TODAY to help you little ones sleep. Bonus: these work for adults too!
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Catherine's Instagram
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026 Today we HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST! Michal Sach is a mom of 3 girls from Melbourne and a plant-based child nutritionist. She is passionate about teaching mums how to nourish their kids with ease and confidence, bringing back the love of cooking from scratch and educating kids about the connection between food, their health and wellbeing. I know you will love this conversation as much as I do. Even though I don’t have kids, as soon as we got done recording I was in my kitchen implementing all the awesome tips we discussed.
In this episode you will learn:
- That eating more plants is easier than you think.
- 4 strategies to simplify cooking and eating more veggies
- Ways to invite your family into healthy eating
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Michal's amazing Facebook Pages
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025 Today’s guest is Krista Resnick She is a leadership expert, speaker and podcaster who teaches women how to rise in all aspects of themselves. She is the creator/founder of The Selfish Badss Movement where she helps women practice the Art of Radical Soul Care and Self Leadership. Her weekly podcast, The Selfish Badss, is focused on all of this and so much more. I'm so excited to have her as a guest!
In this episode you will learn:
- How to define radical self-care (and why it’s so important)
- How to shift your mindset about boundaries and embrace your self-worth (I told you we are diving deep!)
- Action steps to start setting boundaries today
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Krista's amazing freebie
024 Today we are going to discuss saying ‘NO’ to more things so that you have the space and energy to say ‘YES’ to things you value and want. And of course this will include action you can take today. That’s right, you can get started changing your life right now.
In this episode you will learn:
- How to shift your mindset about saying ‘NO’
- 6 things you can start saying ‘NO’ to right now
- How to figure out what to say ‘NO’ to and what to say ‘YES’ to
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023 Today I’m going to help you build a morning routine that actually works for you!! How do you start to build life-long sustainable health? Create some habits that support YOUR goals.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why I love morning routines
- 4 strategies to build your morning routine
- My top 3 healthy ways to start your day.
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022 Today we are going to get to learn about a simple way to approach eating healthy. Usually, when you think about eating healthy it’s all about what you are eating. Eat more kale! Eat less ice cream! But there are lots of other things that can be a part of how you eat healthy. Including when you eat.
Think of how many time being hungry has impacted your life:
- Have you ever yelled at someone you love because you were hungry?
- Have you ever tried to throw your computer out the window because you forgot to eat breakfast?
- Have you ever responded to an email in a way you wish you could take back because you skipped lunch?
I’ve got some ideas to help you reconsider how you approach meal timing. And of course this episode will include action you can take today.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why eating at the same time everyday is awesome and worth your time
- How we do it in our house
- How to experiment with eating meals at the same time everyday to see if it will help you with your healthy eating
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021
Today’s guest is Ariel Boyle. She is a certified Life Coach and Weight Coach, as well as a certified Health Coach. She teaches women how to lose the weight for the last time without the restriction and deprivation that typically comes with traditional dieting. (OMG, right? Where has she been hiding from us??!!) Her weekly podcast Lose It & Leave It provides tips and strategies for losing the weight and leaving it behind for good. I love episode #3 where she talks about keeping promises to myself as being a practice -something that we have to keep doing it over and over until it becomes a habit - LOVE IT!
In this episode you will learn:
- How to shift your mindset about your relationship with food.
- How to stop stress eating without using willpower
- How punishing yourself for eating comfort foods is actually increasing your stress and not helping you to eat healthier
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Ariel Boyle's awesome offer - get her FREE How to do New Year's Resolutions in 2021 (valuable anytime of year)
020 Today we are going to get to explore why and how to meal prep. What is meal prepping and how can it help you? And of course this will include action you can take today.
I'm sure you've heard of meal prepping. You've maybe even tried it out. I talk about how I use this amazing tool in my own life AND how it might be something to support you being more productive AND eating healthy - yes, you would get to multi-task.
In this episode you will learn:
- What is meal prepping?
- Why and how it can be valuable to you.
- A 3 step process to help you start meal prepping
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018 Spring cleaning is an amazing tool - to let go of what no longer serves you - AND to create space for what you want to cultivate. Learn how you can take this concept and apply it to your entire life, not just to your closet.
In this episode you will learn:
- How spring cleaning your life, not just your closet, can help you feel less overwhelmed and more in control
- Four new ways to think about spring cleaning and how to do them right now
- How to let spring cleaning be an opportunity for something else to grow and take it’s place
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016 In this episode we get into why it's so freaking important for your healthy habits to actually work for you. It seems like common sense, but so many of us are doing things because we 'should' or because so-and-so is doing them - without thinking about "does this work for me?" What if we started taking all the stuff that works for US, and leaving the rest?
In this episode you will learn:
- How to stop wasting your time doing stuff that doesn’t work for you
- How to know if something works for you or not
- Action steps to clarify what healthy habits to keep and which ones to ditch
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015 In the final episode of this 6-part series on self-compassion, I will give you strategies to get better at appreciating your good qualities. Why? Well, mostly because it's exhausting to spend so much time on how much we suck. But also because science says it builds self-confidence, emotional resilience, and more.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why it’s so freaking hard to appreciate yourself, even when you are good at appreciating others
- 3 ways self-compassion can help us be better at self-appreciation
- Action steps to start appreciating your awesome TODAY
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014 In part 5 of this 6-part series on self-compassion, I will give you steps for using forgiveness as a powerful practice to give you more time and energy. Self-compassion is an important part of the process of forgiveness.
In this episode you will learn:
- The 5 steps to forgiveness
- Some ways to forgive others and why that’s useful for you
- Some ways to forgive yourself and why that’s useful for you
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013 In part 4 of this 6-part series on self-compassion, I will give you steps for embracing self-compassion as a way to care for others. I would argue that self-compassion during challenging times is even more important. If I don't show up for myself, I'm not going to be able to show up to help or serve anyone else.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why caring for others might make you tired.
- Steps to take care of yourself so that you can still take care of others.
- What self-compassion looks like while caring for others
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012 I would argue that self-compassion during challenging times is even more important. If I don't show up for myself, I'm not going to be able to show up to help or serve anyone else. In part 3 of this 6-part series on self-compassion, I will give you three strategies that I am using right now to be nicer to myself and help me stay sane during a crazy time.
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011 As an entrepreneur, business owner, solopreneur, consultant, coach - you don't want to get bogged down in negative self-talk that causes limited beliefs and inaction. Self-compassion is an insanely powerful tool that is being under utilized by people. Learn more about it so that you can use it AND stop losing time and energy to thoughts that don't support you.
In this episode, you will learn:
- 6 misconceptions about self-compassion
- How to think about them differently so that you can use self-compassion as the valuable tool that it is
- Action steps to help you clarify your own beliefs about self-compassion, what’s limiting you and holding you back, and what to do about it.
This is Part 2 of a 6 Part Series on Self-Compassion. Yes, it's that important and useful. More info <
010 As an entrepreneur, business owner, solopreneur, consultant, coach - you don't want to get bogged down in negative self-talk that causes limited beliefs and inaction. Self-compassion is an insanely powerful tool that is being under utilized by people. Learn more about it so that you can use it AND stop losing time and energy to thoughts that don't support you.
In this episode you will learn:
- Three core concepts of self-compassion that will change how you think about being nicer to yourself.
- The benefits of self-compassion
- One simple, clear action step you can take TODAY that will blow your mind and start making a difference in your life immediately.
This is Part 1 of a 6 Part Series on Self-Compassion. Yes, it's that important and useful.
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009 As an entrepreneur, business owner, solopreneur, consultant, coach - you are making decisions all day long. From what you’ll have to lunch, to your social media strategy, to what tax software to use. There is no shortage of decisions to be made. How can you make sure that you are working at your best when it comes to the decisions you make?
In this episode you will learn:
- What decision fatigue is
- Why you care about decision fatigue and how it is impacting your business and life
- 3 strategies to help you reduce decision fatigue RIGHT NOW
Decision fatigue is the idea that after making a bunch of decisions that you become tired and then your ability to make quality decisions decreases.
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008 As an entrepreneur or business owner consultant freelancer, you have to not only prioritize what you are spending time doing but also how you are spending your valuable energy and attention.
What you’ll learn:
- How to NOT waste energy and time on content you consume..
- How to create a proactive plan to curate the content you consume.
- How to have more energy and free time while still getting done what needs to get done.
Take Action: What content or information is worth your time and energy?
What should you keep and what should you ditch?
TV, podcasts, emails, blogs, radio, news, SOCIAL MEDIA
Here are some questions to consider:
- Is this necessary for my job?
- How does it make me feel?
- Does this add value to my life?
- Is it worth my time and energy?
ACTION STEPS:
Make a list of the information/content you currently engage with each week (TV, radio, news, books, apps, blogs, podcasts, SOCIAL MEDIA):
- What do you want to keep and WHY?
- What do you want to ditch and WHY?
- Do it! And notice how much more time you have.
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007 Learn how to use an immersive experience called flow to help you get more done. Side-effects include optimizing happiness and performance.
What would it be like if you could get more done while enjoying it??
In today’s episode you will learn:
- What a flow state is and why it matters to you
- How you can use a flow state to help you get big creative projects done
- Steps to apply it in your life TODAY
Check out the show notes here: www.ellen-leonard.com/podcast
006 There are lots of tools and exercises to help you evaluate where you are right now in your life - health, career, etc... so that you can find more balance with your life as an entrepreneur. Using these tools you can get a meta view of your life - notice successes, see areas you want to focus on, and get starting point to compare to later as you grow and change. As entrepreneurs, it can be so easy to just focus on your career. But I know you value your family, your friends, and having fun too! How do you juggle all of these things in a way that makes sense to you and focuses on what you want and value and need?
What you learn in this episode:
- Why figuring out what’s going on with you right now is worth your time
- About a tool called the Life Balance Wheel
- How it can help you get a snapshot of your life right now
- How to prioritize your health and wellness goals based on where you are now
- Ideas about how to be realistic about balancing career and everything else
Check out the show notes here: www.ellen-leonard.com/podcast
005 When you figure out what supports you in being able to work at your best, you can create more opportunities to work at your best. It can help you to get more done and to be more focused when you are working on your priorities. What would it be like to be able to show up as the best version of you for next meeting or sales pitch?
What you learn in this episode:
- Why you care about figuring out how to work at your best.
- What supports you working at your best.
- How to create more times when you are working at your best.
Check out the show notes here: www.ellen-leonard.com/podcast
004 As entrepreneurs when our brains are working at their best, we are awesome. We manage everything. We get stuff done. We come up with new ideas. We help people. When we are stressed and our brains are distracted, when they are overwhelmed, when they are exhausted - that can be a real problem for us.
In this episode you will learn:
- How stress can affect your mind and your thoughts.
- What thinking traps are and how they can distract you from getting stuff done.
- Three strategies to start to pull yourself out of a thinking trap.
This week's episode includes actionable steps to get you started right now towards less stress.
If you'd like to get the show notes, head over to:
https://www.ellen-leonard.com/podcast
This is Part 3 of a three part series - so be sure to check out #2 about stress + your body, and #3 about stress + your emotions. Learn to manage your stress so that you can feel more calm, in control, and focused while still doing what you love.
003 Being successful as an entrepreneur and business owner is kinda hard if you don't understand your emotions and are stressed all of the time. Learn how to become more aware of your emotions and how to use them to your advantage.
In this episode you will learn:
- That your emotions can provide you with valuable information.
- That your stress and your emotions influence one another.
- That stress and emotions can both impact our performance at work (and everything else in our lives).
- A 3 step process for understanding your emotions better
This week's episode includes actionable steps to get you started right now towards a healthier you.
If you'd like to get the show notes, head over to:
https://www.ellen-leonard.com/podcast
This is the second part of a three part series - so don't forget to hit 'subscribe' to make sure you don't miss out on future episodes to help you feel more calm, in control, and focused while still doing what you love.
002 Being successful as an entrepreneur and business owner is kinda hard if you are not sleeping or in pain or having digestive issues all the time. Learn how to notice when stress is affecting your body and then do something about it!
This week's episode includes tons of fast, easy, do-able action steps to get you started right now towards a healthier you.
If you'd like to get the show notes, head over to:
https://www.ellen-leonard.com/podcast
This is the first part of a three part series - so don't forget to hit 'subscribe' to make sure you don't miss out on future episodes to help you feel more calm, in control, and focused while still doing what you love.
001 Being successful as an entrepreneur and business owner is kinda hard if you are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and exhausted all the time. Learn how to create a team to keep you healthy - because you don't have to sacrifice your health and sanity to be successful.
This week's episode includes tons of fast, easy, do-able action steps to get you started right now towards a healthier you.
If you'd like to get the show notes, head over to:
https://www.ellen-leonard.com/podcast