Recently, a colleague told me, “I’m totally burnt out, but I have to keep going to pay the bills. What do I do?” Oooo, SUCH a juicy topic!  So much in the online coaching space is about “just relax into your feminine” or “honor rest, your cycle, your mood…etc,” but what do you do when you don’t have that option? In this episode, we'll dive deep into the challenges of feeling exhausted, burnout, or “not in your vibes,” AND you’ll learn practical strategies to take care of your energy while still maintaining all of the responsibilities of your business and life.  By creating mental space, prioritizing tasks, and engaging in restorative practices, we can overcome burnout and continue to move forward with renewed energy and focus. Here are some inspiring takeaways to keep in mind when dealing with burnout: 1. Allow yourself to feel and validate your emotions. Remember, it's okay to feel exhausted and overwhelmed when faced with multiple demands. 2. Create mental whitespace to prioritize your energy and attention. Identify the energy-draining issues and focus on what truly matters. 3. Do less, better. Instead of spreading yourself too thin, focus on high-impact tasks that move you forward and generate income.  4. Prioritize and eliminate unnecessary tasks. Focus only on those that directly serve your current clients or bring in new paying clients, and let go of the rest.  5. Focus on clear action steps and break down tasks into manageable steps to avoid feeling overwhelmed and promote a sense of accomplishment. 6. Slow down, but don't stop. Take small breaks throughout the day to rest and recharge without completely disengaging from work.  7. Practice "resting in the doing" and focus on completing tasks without judgment, even if you're not at 100%. 8. Incorporate “mini-vacations” to regulate your nervous system and find moments of calm amidst the chaos. Utilize techniques like yoga nidra or deep breathing exercises to find your inner peace.   Resources Mentioned:  Insight Timer: App with guided meditations, including yoga nidra practices by Malaika DosRemedios and Jennifer Piercey. The Aligned Female Entrepreneur Vermont Luxury Retreat: Opportunity to immerse yourself in nature, focus on your business, and learn stress-reduction techniques: https://krissyleonard.com/retreat-june-2024  Share your takeaways and topic suggestions for future episodes by emailing [email protected]. Learn more about The Aligned Female Entrepreneur Vermont Luxury Retreat and grab your spot here: https://krissyleonard.com/retreat-june-2024 

Get ready to unlock the power of your mind to achieve your fitness goals!  Join us as we chat with Chelsy Barber, a Certified Personal Trainer, Orthopedic Exercise Specialist, and Neurolinguistic Practitioner with nearly a decade of experience empowering women through fitness.  Chelsy's unique approach focuses on both the physical and behavioral aspects of exercise, helping women create sustainable, enjoyable routines that deliver lasting results. Episode Highlights: Building a Strong Foundation: Learn why focusing on building a solid base is more effective than chasing quick fixes or instant weight loss. Shifting Your Mindset: Discover how to overcome challenges by trusting the process and embodying the person you want to become. Gym Skills for Life: Explore how the habits and skills developed in the gym can be applied to various aspects of your life. Bending the Rules: Understand the importance of knowing the rules and consciously choosing when to adapt them for your benefit. Staying Consistent: Implement practical strategies to maintain consistency, even when motivation is lacking. Handling Slip-Ups: Learn how to navigate setbacks and view inconsistency as a normal part of the journey. Giving Yourself Permission: Embrace the "when, not if" mindset and consciously choose to show up for yourself. Visioning and Timeline Hopping: Envision your desired future and create a timeline that reflects your goals and aspirations.   Meet Chelsy: Chelsy's passion for fitness stems from her own transformative journey. After struggling with mental health and finding it difficult to prioritize exercise, she discovered the life-changing impact of personal training. This experience inspired her to help others achieve similar breakthroughs, leading her to become a certified trainer and eventually launch her online coaching business.   Connect with Chelsy: Website: www.chelsybarber.com Podcast: Mind & Muscle by Chelsy Barber (on Spotify & Apple Podcasts) Instagram: @trainwithchelsy   Ready to transform your fitness journey? Tune in and discover the power of mindset with Chelsy Barber!

Today, we are welcoming the legendary and iconic Mary Morgan to the AFE Podcast!   Learn the 1% shift in your messaging that will 10x your revenue and exactly how to implement these small tweaks in your own business - like the one email tweak that made Mary’s client five figures!    We also cover the “undercurrent” and “overcurrent” in your business and why when the undercurrent (energetics) are off, even if you want more income, clients, or accolades, they're just not going to happen.   Mary provides practical tools and tweaks to make the 1%  shift you need to start seeing the results.   I think you are going to get so much out of this episode.   You can also keep in touch with Mary on her website: https://marymorgancoaching.com/media-calendar  or Instagram: @marymorgan.biz

On today's podcast, we have Sophie Jones, a survivor of human trafficking, a five-time entrepreneur, and a certified breathwork practitioner. This is one of those episodes that you record, and you just know there's so much magic in it and that everybody you know needs to LISTEN...  Today, we talk about... How to turn your biggest shame into your greatest strength as a person and a business owner. How to pivot your business or your life when it feels out of alignment with your values. How Sophie went from running for her life to creating five successful businesses. How to know when to burn it all down and start over versus continuing on the path.  The peril of ambitious women and how things can look really good from the outside when, inside, things are completely f*&%*ed up (Sophie and I both share our own personal stories of dating drug dealers and binge drinking alone). Choosing habits that didn't work even though we had all the tools to change them into something. How I really felt about my transition from living in Hawaii to moving into the woods in Vermont, I got really real and honest about what was going on in my personal life and what I was showing on Instagram. Tune in if you want a really honest, raw conversation between two successful businesswomen who have been able to build and burn down multiple businesses over the years so that you can learn how to trust your own unique path and develop the strength and resilience to finally meet your potential.  About Sophie: Follow:@the_sophie.jones Check out Sophie's Program: Step Out Of Survival and Back Into Self-Trust Method   Sophie Jones, CEO and Founder of Sophie Jones Sacred Coaching, LLC, is a distinguished business coach and breathwork facilitator with a compelling narrative. Her commitment lies in assisting entrepreneurs and professionals in overcoming limiting patterns that hinder personal and professional growth. Reflecting on her personal journey, Sophie faced adversity in her early twenties as a victim of human trafficking. Undeterred, she immersed herself in personal development and hard work, obtaining her real estate license at 23 and becoming a top producer in four different cities within a 12-year time period.  In 2018, Sophie underwent a transformative shift, redefining her concept of success. Confronting challenges such as alcoholism and workaholism, she embraced sobriety and discovered the profound impact of breathwork. This pivotal moment set her on a path to guide individuals with similar experiences. Sophie specializes in working with outwardly successful individuals – CEOs, creatives, and entrepreneurs – who, despite conventional success, grapple with feelings of unworthiness and self-sabotage. Her approach focuses on internal transformations, helping clients achieve success from within. Sophie's no-nonsense personality creates an environment conducive to openness, facilitating significant transformations for her clients. CEOs, creatives, and entrepreneurs seek Sophie's guidance, recognizing that finding her is not by chance but a result of their higher selves leading the way.  

Today we are talking about my favorite topic of all time – Visioning.  I first learned about this practice about 10 years ago when I was working as a marketing manager for a natural foods store. The management team was researching a company called Zingerman’s out in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This small but mighty business was seeing record profits and buy-in from their employees and customers – like no one had ever seen before! And it turns out Ari Weinzweig, the Co-Founder, was using this exercise called Visioning to imagine the success of the business AND to bring his employees on board.  Having a background in yogic philosophy, meditation, and psychology, something really clicked for me – it was like, WHOA… this is like manifestation, but for BUSINESS. I was instantly obsessed.  Over the past decade, I’ve distilled this process into a powerful practice that aligns both business strategy + energetics to create rapid manifestation in your business and life. Clients who use this practice say that it is nothing short of a GAME CHANGER. I hope you enjoy today's podcast! I go WAY further into how to create a vision for your business and life for the New Year, my upcoming FREE workshop happening January 10th at 12:00pm EST. You can sign up at www.alignedfemaleentrepreneur.com/visioning-workshop   I’ll see you there!

In today's interview, I'm excited to share an insightful conversation with Rachel Rider, a Leadership Coach and the owner of Mettaworks. She is also the author of a new book titled "Who You Are is How You Lead." Our discussion delves into the deeper aspects of leadership and how to embody it. This training is suitable for anyone who wants to expand their impact, grow their audience, hire and build a team, or establish themselves as an expert in their field. This is jam-packed with strategies and tools that you can use to uplevel your leadership and do the deeper work to create a more significant impact in the world.  We cover how to lead yourself through fear and anxiety so that you can show up more fully in your business and not resort to dysfunctional habits (like Netflix binges or overworking and burning out) that are crushing your dream. Rachel shares a powerful visualization technique to tap into your feminine leadership so that you can show up more confidently in the boardroom, in front of your team, or for your clients.  We talk about how doing the deep end of our work is really the only shortcut to success and how we both lead ourselves through the challenges and our business and serve our clients more powerfully as a result (I think you'll get a lot out of these real-world examples that we both share) so that you can normalize the challenges of leadership while still embodying your capacity to lead.   Rachel is a Columbia University certified executive coach with over a decade of coaching experience. She sets her practice apart by drawing from both traditional and alternative modalities, including Somatic Experiencing, Polarity Therapy, Zen Buddhism, Inner Relationship Focusing, and antiracism. Her aim is to see, hear, and feel a client’s needs with utmost clarity in order to bring about profound, lasting, and measurable results.   Rachel also draws from firsthand in-house leadership experience, first as Bloomberg’s HR Business Partner responsible for developing and coaching leaders and teams and then in charge of leadership coaching at AppNexus (since acquired by AT&T) and Digital Ocean, the third-largest hosting company in the world. It was in these roles that she began to develop the modalities that underpin the MettaWorks method and motivate the launch of her coaching practice. After earning her executive coaching certification through Columbia University, Rachel founded MettaWorks in 2015.  She has gone on to complete a three-year intensive certification in Somatic Experiencing and training in Polarity Therapy, and she continues her decades-long meditation practice with Shugen Arnold Roshi, successor to Zen Mountain Monastery founder John Daido Loori Roshi. As a very important part of her ongoing growth and study, Rachel works with antiracism coach Makeda Pennycooke.  Learn more about Rachel: Website: https://mettaworks.io/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metta.works/ LinkedIn, Rachel Rider: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachellrider/ LinkedIn, MettaWorks: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mettaworks/

During a recent discussion in our Aligned Earning Mastermind, we discussed how to help clients who tend to ramble and steer them toward a breakthrough. I’d like to share some coaching strategies you can implement immediately to help your clients achieve deeper insights and better outcomes. We have all had that client who just keeps on talking and talking, leaving us unsure of how to jump in, get to the point, or find a space to introduce all the amazing content you have prepared for the session.  It can be frustrating when you see your client being held back by their story and failing to achieve the breakthrough they came for. HERE ARE A FEW SIMPLE TIPS TO HELP YOU MOVE YOUR CLIENT OUT OF THEIR STORY AND INTO A BIGGER BREAKTHROUGH: Make sure you are not making this about you. Always view your clients as capable and resourceful adults. Keep an eye out for co-dependent tendencies, such as wanting to rescue your client, achieve a particular outcome, or prove yourself right. It’s important to question whether there is really a problem. Often, my clients whom I thought I wasn’t getting anywhere with … were the ones who said our conversations changed their entire lives – and we worked together for years and years as a result! Embrace deep listening. Often, your clients are opening up because they feel safe with you – this is a GOOD thing. Have you ever encountered someone who was ACTUALLY listening to you and not planning their next comment or solution? There is a sense of space that feels SO good. Remember to consider the VALUE you are providing by allowing your clients the space to talk and truly be heard. Often, through deep listening, you will get SO much out of what they are sharing – patterns, belief systems, blocks, and dreams that you can use and draw from as you deepen your relationship.  Pre-frame your intentions to interject on their behalf. Especially powerful in group settings like a women’s circle or a group coaching program – PREFRAME rather than REFRAME – so much easier to say, “Everyone is going to get one minute to share; when you hear the bell, please wrap up your thought so that we have time for everyone to share” rather than awkwardly trying to get someone to end their thought process while the group is glazing over and you are watching the time on the clock tick down. You can also say, “I might interrupt you or ask you to “bottom line” something – this is not to be rude or not because I don’t want to hear everything you have to say – it is in service to you having the breakthrough you came here for. When in a “Closing the Deal” or client call. People naturally talk about what is not going well – this is an excellent opportunity to step into your leadership and gently guide your people from their story of the past and into the vision they want to create. A couple of ways of saying this: “Mary, I want to pause you for a second. This is all so good. And I am noticing that you are sharing a lot about what you DON’T want – this is so normal and natural; as humans, we are programmed to focus on what is NOT going well instead of what is. But I want to stretch you here to focus solely on what you DO desire. Imagine we didn’t have to worry about the “how” or even the past; we could wave the magic wand, and in 3-6 months, it’s already happened, and you have all that you desire. What would that look like for you?”  When in a client session. You can use the above. Check your own filter and see if your client is getting value or if you are just feeling the urge to “do” something. Allow them to share, hold space, and really LISTEN before moving to the next step. You can use the “pause” or “bottom line” technique – mostly, I find it most helpful to reflect on what you are hearing and then gently guide them to the next step. This will stretch your client out of the old thinking that has them getting their current results and into the new way of thinking that will get them new results. Simply asking the question “What do you want?” works MIRACLES. Ex. “I’m hearing that work is overwhelming, and it’s been hard to exercise with everything on your plate. I’m curious – what is the outcome you want? What would that look like if it could all go perfectly for you?” “How would you know that you had what you wanted? What would you be seeing or experiencing?” Next, ask, “What is stopping you or getting in your way?” And finally, “What is one small step you could take this week to move toward that vision?” This “breakthrough” question series will help your client move out of the repetitive cycle of thoughts that are keeping them stuck and into aligned ACTION – which is where all the magic happens    I’d love to hear from you! Was this helpful? Which part can you implement this week to start to bring your clients into deeper awareness and deliver even more incredible results?

I'm really excited to share Molly's story with you today on the podcast. Molly Robinson is a spiritual teacher that works with women on a spiritual path. She is passionate about teaching her clients tools to mindfully & compassionately work through mental & emotional blockages so that they can feel confident in themselves, connected to others, & capable of navigating life's challenges with ease. Molly has over 10 years of experience in somatic healing and psycho-spiritual coaching; she is a trained voice dialogue facilitator, certified massage therapist, and registered yoga teacher and has extensive training in Integrated Energy Therapy and Reiki.  In today's podcast episode... Molly shares her journey of transitioning from providing individual massage therapy sessions to developing coaching packages worth $1,500. This change enabled her to fill her practice and get incredible results for her clients.   During our conversation, we discussed how the Aligned Female Entrepreneur program helped her to utilize all of her various passions, certifications, and techniques to develop effective methodologies that she currently implements to assist her clients in achieving remarkable breakthroughs.   You will also learn Molly's five-step process for overcoming fear and thought patterns that keep you stuck so that you can step into greater confidence and clarity quickly (this is a must-listen part of the podcast)!   And then, finally, how to decondition your mind from fearful thoughts to higher energy, higher vibration patterns that help you create the business and life you want.   To learn more about Molly, follow her on Instagram @MollyRobinsonHealing. Additionally, you can explore her coaching program, "Courageous Presence," and other opportunities to work with her by visiting www.mollyrobinsonhealing.com.       P.S. Do you want to set up your profitable business foundation to bring in consistent $5-10K months? I’ve put together a free in-depth training for you! You can register HERE.

Today I want to pull back the curtains and share with you the real and raw behind-the-scenes of running a multiple six-figure business as a mom of a 1.5-year-old, pregnant, and getting ready for my second maternity leave in 2 years. Listen in to hear about some of the things I am doing to prepare for 2 under 2 and setting up my business to run even with me taking a good 3-5 months off.   

I'm excited to introduce you to today's podcast guest, Dr. Brandy Stamper. Brandy's journey from a university communication professor to a women's leadership and success coach is truly inspiring. She's a dedicated wife, mother of two, and one of my dear clients.   During this episode, Brandy shares her experiences on: - Successfully launching her coaching practice in just a few months and attracting paying clients, even before completing her coaching certification. - Navigating the transition from her previous nine-to-five job to coaching. - Creating a balance between personal and professional life, along with practical strategies to manage being a high-achieving professional, entrepreneur, and mom. - Cultivating instant confidence to share your work with the world.   This show is a must-listen; I believe you'll get so much out of hearing her story and also her perspective on achieving success on your own terms.    You can learn more about Brandi and her work at:  www.brandystamper.com/workwithme Instagram: @coachbrandystamper LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brandystamper