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Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Oprah Winfrey, “Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself."   YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qh-e19986zk   Check Out These Highlights:  As I write this introduction and reflect on this quote, I realize the importance of not putting a ceiling on ourselves.  This can be tough for business owners. We are often in our own worlds and minds.   Collaboration, ongoing learning, trial and error, tenacity, having a healthy mindset, and never giving up, are just some of the needed skills we need to tap into as business owners. Having an entrepreneurial mindset can help you start a business but also help you perform at a higher level in your corporate job too.    If you are thinking about starting a side hustle or launching your own business, you are in store for a treat.   About Professor Scott Livengood, a.k.a. the Seinfeld Sensei:  Scott ear

Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Shaili Jain, “Take avoidance to an extreme, and you have denial: a deep burial of the trauma.”   YouTube: https://youtu.be/nJDVF-U6oMI   Check Out These Highlights: Did you know that the aftereffects of emotional trauma can last long after the initial events? And that they can be healed now?   I am always fascinated to learn about my inner voice, brain function, and how my life today may be affected by past traumas.    Things like self-criticism, insomnia, nightmares, intrusive memories, shame and struggles with self-compassion are all little-known aftereffects of emotional trauma.   The coolest thing is with the knowledge from relational neuroscience, we can all take action to resolve trauma and make our brains good places to live.    Of course, I have an expert who is going to help us peel back this topic so we all can act today!    About Sarah Peyton: Sarah is an author, constellations facilitator, Certified Nonviolent Communication Trainer, and neuroscience ed

Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Carlto Cuse,  “The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lightning bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and there are ongoing creative revelations. Yes, it's really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow.”   YouTube: https://youtu.be/nL5ppWNC4Ms   Check Out These Highlights: The creative process is designed to produce something you want. If you don't want to create it, then why do it?  I find that many of my clients and people I work with, confuse the creative process with problem-solving.    You are not creating something new if you simply jump from solving one problem to the next. Creating is bringing something into being that has not been created yet. It is therefore essential that you really care about what you want to create otherwise you are likely to respond to what you think you “should” create.    Avoid the dile

Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Sean Covey, “Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.”   The quote hit me when I found it online.  I think most of us are routine people whether we realize those habits or not.  I love habits and when I am coaching or training my clients, I share the value of good habits and how systemizing them (rinse and repeat if you will) allows us to stop thinking about the habit and allow it to just become part of who we are or who we are hoping to become.   I am always excited when I get to share a guest who helps us bring the quote I started with to life.  Meaning, that we can be thoughtful with our habits that can create a life of joy and happiness.   YouTube: https://youtu.be/xdjVAlQB21Q   About Melanie Salvatore-August:  Melanie is a mother of 3, Yoga Teacher Trainer, Reiki Master, and author, and gives in-depth instructions for specific yoga poses and teaches you how they can assist as immune system booste

As I look back over the past 20 years of being in business, I reflect and think about the many ups and downs. Because of my 40-year working career, I know that ups and downs are inevitable.  That doesn’t mean it is ever easy to navigate and move forward.  Burnout for me was always just a step away and I sometimes felt like I was losing the battle.   Help is on its way!    Podcast Super Summit Link:  https://bit.ly/3Qo9YbY    Connie's motivational quote for today is a Chinese Proverb, “If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.”   YouTube: https://youtu.be/hOh-TAERd3I   About Jessica Fearnley:   Jessica is a business coach who helps women build seven-figure consulting firms. She specializes in the transition from six to seven figures in turnover and is an advocate for earning more by working less. Jessica has bachelor's and master’s degrees from Nottingham University, and a career background in project management, business planning, and business development in both the public and priv

Podcast Super Summit Link:  https://bit.ly/3Qo9YbY   Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Amit Ray, “You are your master. Only you have the master keys to open the inner locks.”    What a great quote and reminder that we are truly the master of ourselves.  Sometimes I feel like we give away our power because we are not sure what the next step is that we should be taking.  So, I know for me, sometimes I don’t move forward for fear of making a misstep! What I have also learned through the years, is that there are really no missteps especially if we learn from what we perceive as a mistake.  The other thing I have learned is that steps, even if not the perfect choice, still move us closer to our desired outcome or goals.  I think it’s all about movement and tuning into our inner wisdom. So how do we tune into our inner wisdom?  Glad you asked…   YouTube: https://youtu.be/mp9rW1fdXzY   About Laurie Seymour:   Laurie Seymour, 2x international #1 best-selling author and founder/CEO of The Baca Institute, i

I believe we all love a good story. In fact, we watch movies and TV shows because we love the storytelling that happens within them and the journey they take us on. But somehow in business, I think, we get a disconnect between storytelling and our brand.    Like me, I am sure many businesses spend tons of money on marketing, believing that it will make a difference. Sometimes I feel like we are missing the greatest marketing advantage each of us has…and that is telling our story…our unique story that could resonate with more potential customers and clients.   The fact is businesses need more than marketing, we need storytelling of our brand.   Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Laura Holloway, “Storytelling is our obligation to the next generation. If all we are doing is marketing, we are doing a disservice, not only to our profession, but to our children, and their children. Give something of meaning to your audience by inspiring, engaging, and educating them with the story. Stop marketing. Start

I love this quote and have shared it in the past.  I feel so many of us feel like we are on that darn hamster wheel, running and often going nowhere!  I often think about how we can stop and choose a better balance in our lives.  Believe me, I know this is not an easy objective.  I do know it’s a critical objective to think about and create change wherever possible.   Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Gary Keller , “Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls—family, health, friends, and integrity—are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.”    YouTube: https://youtu.be/cvlDSFAU2F8   About Angela Santi: Angela Santi is the one-of-a-kind Dolce Vita Lifestyle Designer for elite entrepreneurs, executives, and experts. She is fiercely protective of her craft - the art that is the science behind the good life. As such, she has pioneered the Four Pillars of Dolce Vita life mastery model. Working private

As I write the intro for this show I must pause and think about what it has meant to me to have a powerful presence and maybe for the first time ever look at my life from this perspective.  Kind of cool!   I am just under 5’11’ and growing up was always taller than everyone (including boys) my own age.  I learned at a young age to hold my head up high and as my uncle Barry would say, Strut my stuff!”  This is funny because I have always lacked confidence because of my size!  Yet as I age and my wisdom grows, I realize that having personal power is a blessing and I believe is needed for all of us to stand tall and do the things we are meant to do during our lifetime.   Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Rikki Rogers, “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do.  It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t do.”   YouTube: https://youtu.be/W-0fDU9IBM4   About Nikól Rogers:  Nikol (PCC, WPCC), and I are going to discuss Powerful Presence and how it is the missing link to unstoppab

Change is inevitable (COVID taught us that) and in business a necessity to continue to grow and build a thriving future.  For larger businesses, I feel like change can be a bit daunting and hard to change the direction of the organization's culture.    Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Albert Einstein, “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.  Think anew”. I love this quote because I feel like it embodies the essence of this podcast.  Being a change agent isn’t always easy or glamorous, but it matters and provides new ideas and outcomes for our successful future.    YouTube: https://youtu.be/yP6YFRpQIgo   About Carol Sanford:   Carol is a best-selling, award-winning business educator, Summit Producer, podcaster, and author. She is consistently recognized as a thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 companies like Google, DuPont, Intel, P&G, and Seventh Generation and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business

Every day I wake up and feel my body clock either feeling rested and firing on all cylinders or sometimes I may feel a bit sluggish.  I’ve had friends and family who had to travel for business, pre-pandemic and the jet lag and other side effects were sometimes detrimental to their health.  I am over 5’10” tall so airplane travel has never appealed to me, so as my career grew I made sure that extensive travel was not part of the demands expected from me. Perhaps post-pandemic this is not as big an issue as it once was.   So, is it possible to resent the jet lag or the feelings of jet lag? Today my guest and I are going to discuss how to reset our body clock using acupressure and kinesiology and how his company made this into a mobile app for global travelers. Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Joseph Hall “Our body is a well-set clock, which keeps good time, but if it is indiscreetly tampered with, the alarm runs out before the hour.”   YouTube: https://youtu.be/jFU4bqi-OjU   About Ted Finn:  Ted is

As I reflect on my business and personal life, I often use the analogy of the ripple effect caused by a pebble in the pond.  Often, we have no idea that we can cause a ripple effect in our life and business by how we show up for the people in our orbit.  I love using visual cues like this because it explains so much of how we are all connected in a deep and meaningful way, whether we realize it or not.    Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Dalai Lama “Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.”   YouTube: https://youtu.be/t5oqsRp26aE   About Lisa Even: Lisa is the Founder of Even Connection. She describes herself as a corporate-world junkie, turned entrepreneur, who is focused on helping people Have Good Ripple Effects through speaking, team workshops, and leadership coaching. Two fun facts are that she has a monthly joy calendar and is on a mission to meet 1 million people.   How to Get in Touch With Lisa Even: W

As I was searching for today's quote I wanted to use today, this one jumped out at me. It is by Leonardo DiCaprio, “If you can do what you do best and be happy, you are further along in life than most people. “   In my experience and working with my clients I find many approaches to happiness as a result - something that you get when you reach a goal or a milestone. I have heard many people say things to me like, 'I'll be happy when I get my promotion, or I’ll be happy as soon as I get more business, or I’ll be happy when I can stop working?’  And the list goes on.  These types of comments always cause me to pause and think about why we humans think that we need X to happen before we can be or feel happy. For me, happiness is an inside game, and I will say that at times it can be challenging.    YouTube: https://youtu.be/SvubrrMR0SI   About Rebecca Morrison: Rebecca is here to share with you that happiness isn't a result, it's an everyday investment and it's one of the highest value investments you can make i

I was raised to save for a rainy day.  Good advice that served me well when COVID hit, and the world shut down in March of 2020.  My income stopped, my husband’s company closed, and we had two kids in college and no income.  What did we do?   We needed to use our savings to get through the yearlong rough patch.  Here’s the reality, how many times have you hit rough patches during your life.  No one is immune to financial distress.  Without a plan, you may be navigating devastating results versus coming through the other end in one piece.      Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Pablo Picasso, “Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”   I chose this quote because of the word plan.  To have financial freedom the first thing you need to do is create a plan that is customized for you and your family.    YouTube: https://youtu.be/JvqzRxhYqto   About Lisa Sakai:   Lisa founded

I have always approached my career and business with a focus on my personal and professional growth, by learning something new every day.  The biggest lesson I have learned is that learning something new is a wonderful habit, as long as the information is useful for me and my clients and that I am able to put the information or new skill into action.  Action creates reactions, which in turn creates change and growth.    Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Steve Maraboli, “Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it.”   YouTube:  https://youtu.be/hVLba5wda5w   About David Richards:   David and I are going to discuss mindfulness which sometimes may feel mysterious. The reality is, that each and every one of us is in a different state of consciousness. What's most amazing today is the ability to absorb and share information? It's unprecedented.    One hundred years ago, our ancestors might have spent decades looking for information that we can find within minutes, and

As I reflect on my life, career, and business, my Italian upbringing definitely influenced how I have (and I guess still do) approach my professional journey. For me, the concept of hard work was at the core.  In the past decade, I have realized that hard work alone doesn’t guarantee a positive outcome. In fact, I feel like the more I pushed forward with determination and effort, when things weren’t going as planned (COVID) sometimes made the bad situation even worse.    I know and choose to keep learning and growing and am still figuring out how to use the Universal laws, quantum physics, and energy, not necessarily action and hard work to manifest the things I desire.    Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Yohance Salimu, “Find your natural rhythm and harmonize with it. “   YouTube: https://youtu.be/wQ3mHqXXQb8   About Christy Whitman:   Christy is the channel for The Council, spiritual mentors here to spread the message of Quantum Energy Mastery. Christy & The Council teach classes, and medit

Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Marshall B. Rosenberg, “We are dangerous when we are not conscious of our responsibility for how we behave, think, and feel.”     YouTube: https://youtu.be/luQqcAC32XY   Check Out These Highlights:  I love this quote as it allowed me the opportunity to reflect on my career and look at my personal evolution of becoming more emotional intelligence and the impact it has had y my life and career.  I have come to realize that this was a skill I had to learn and develop over time and was not necessarily natural for me.   So, what were some of the big lessons I learned?     Things like, how to become more empathetic by connecting deeply with my clients, then deeply with my sales teams, deeply with my husband and kids, and now deeply with my clients.  As I look back, I personally understand the importance and beauty of being an Emotional Intelligent leader in our world.  We have multiple roles in life and Emotional Intelligent (EI) helps with everything we do and with eve

As time passes, I hear more and more about the importance of self-care and being present to help with the day-to-day stressors in life.    For me, yoga is a lifeline that helps me quiet my mind, stretch and strengthen my body, and allows me to feel strong and calm.  What a great combination for me because I have an active Monkey mind and quieting my mind has not been an easy task, for me, through the years.    I am always excited when I get to share a guest who helps us bring the quote I started with to life.  Meaning, that we can bring the yoga mat with us as we live our lives.   Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Morghan King, “Yoga and physical health go beyond our moments on the mat.”   YouTube: https://youtu.be/95Dbb5YaDHQ   About Melanie Salvatore-August:   Melanie is a mother of 3, Yoga Teacher Trainer, Reiki Master, and author, and gives in-depth instructions for specific yoga poses and teaches you how they can assist as immune system boosters. Her motivational book, Yoga to Support Immunit

I remember when I started my business, my why was simple - to have more control over my time and income, and more specifically to be able to be active in my kids' lives.   Here is the thing, for me making the choice to start my business was an easy decision, yet the entrepreneurial journey has had many ups and downs.  I am often asked, was it all worth it?  And for me, the answer is absolute.  No regrets over the past 21 years!  I have been able to build a life and business filled with purpose, personal and professional growth, and the freedom to serve over 25,000 people to help them grow their sales expertise to help them build their life of purpose and prosperity!   Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Mastin Kipp, “Discovering your purpose is the most significant thing you will do in your life, and you, your loved ones, and the world will be better off because you went on this journey. “   YouTube: https://youtu.be/PvXQxb1ir_8   About Laurie Seymour:  Laurie is an Innovation Alchemist, is a 2x #1

Over the years, there have been hard times both personally and professionally.  So, what do you do when you feel lost and not sure of the next step to take? For me, it has always been about breathing to help me think clearly and make a move.  Sometimes the moves were right and sometimes epic failures. I believe life can be hard at times, and not so easy to see the light and the correct road or path to follow.    Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Bob Proctor, “Faith and fear both demand you believe in something you cannot see.  You choose."    YouTube: https://youtu.be/6dBTgba2iMI   About Thomas Russo, Jr:  Tom is the President of Russo Communications, LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in spiritual growth and transformation of clients through small group and one-on-one mentoring and accountability services.     He is an adjunct professor at Pillar College, Seton Hall University, and Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a recognized expert in organizational leadership and performance, communi