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Feel like work is broken? Fix it by creating work that works for you! Serial solopreneur & business coach Stephen Warley interviews people who got unstuck & figured out how to work for themselves, so they could design work around their ideal lifestyle instead of fitting life in around their work. He teaches practical life skills like self-awareness, curiosity, energy management & building community to help you design your own unique business model in alignment with your values, needs & abilities. Gain your work freedom as a freelancer, consultant, coach or solopreneur. It’s possible! Get started at LifeSkillsThatMatter.com/getstarted
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Aug 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2021
42 min
Music therapist Kate Beever, founder of MaineMusicAndHealth.com wants to inspire you to focus on your dream career path right now as she has done throughout her 20-year career!
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ Why she says she started a business out of necessity, not necessarily out of a desire to do so.
+ What Kate believes it takes to be a “good business owner”.
+ Why you can’t fail if you don’t quit.
+ How cultivating curiosity makes you feel more positive.
+ How she defines success day by day.
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Aug 24, 2021
Aug 24, 2021
44 min
Mary Ann Kristiansen, founder of the Hannah Grimes Marketplace and co-founder of the Radically Rural Summit, wants to inspire you to start a business to make an impact, not just money.
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ Why community is her core source of motivation.
+ Her concept of being “idea friendly”.
+ How she challenged her limiting beliefs about what it means to be a leader.
+ How “idea demons” help her overcome big challenges.
+ Why her business incubator has such a high success rate.
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Aug 17, 2021
Aug 17, 2021
47 min
Dr. Marcie Beigel, a behavioral specialist for over 20 years, wants to help you create lasting change by taking small steps, so you can stop feeling overwhelmed.
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ How she tried on different professional identities to discover the one that truly reflects who she is.
+ The power of consistently taking small steps.
+ Importance of tracking your behavior, so you know how to change it.
+ How she learned how to sell as a coach.
+ Why she felt the need to “pause” her business for over a year.
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Aug 10, 2021
Aug 10, 2021
47 min
Taylor Buonocore-Guthrie, co-founder of Convers(ate), wants to share how to have a great conversation with no agenda, but only to connect and learn from others.
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ How Taylor defines what it means to be a “facilitator”.
+ How technology has adversely impacted our conversations.
+ Making conversations less transactional by practicing “beginner’s mind”.
+ Suggestions on how to start a conversation with a stranger.
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Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
44 min
Amber Zaricor, founder of Cooperheart Creative, a graphic design agency, wants to inspire you to create a heart-centered business by leading with your heart!
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ How Taylor defines what it means to be “heart-centered”.
+ Why knowing yourself is the most important first step toward starting your business.
+ Why the intangible aspects of your brand dictate the visual aspects.
+ How to get better at saying, “No,” so you attract customers who energize you.
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Jul 27, 2021
Jul 27, 2021
40 min
Kyle Ewing, founder of TerraSlate Paper, shares why your product won’t sell itself and why you need to embrace sales if you want to work for yourself.
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ Why selling is the most important activity during the early days of your business.
+ Why he works harder for less money compared to when he worked for someone else.
+ How he felt when he has 100,000 sheets of his paper with no market to sell to.
+ Toughest lesson he learned as a result of starting his business.
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Jul 20, 2021
Jul 20, 2021
43 min
Lucy Scott, a veteran of the broadcast industry, who interviewed Presidents and CEO’s, shares lessons from her 40-year career to inspire you to do work that matters to you.
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ It’s people that keep you engaged with your career.
+ Why she believes self-awareness is the most important life skill.
+ If it doesn’t fit, don’t force it.
+ Understand the needs of others.
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Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
49 min
Corbett Barr, co-founder of Fizzle, wants to inspire you to rethink your digital life. He shares why he broke up with social media in the fall of 2020.
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ Where he has redirected the time he once spent on social media.
+ The importance of taking sabbaticals.
+ The process he used for breaking up with social media.
+ Why he believes he has become a better communicator by leaving social media.
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Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
49 min
Monica Kang, founder of the InnovatorsBox, wants to show you how to unlock your creative mindset to make your work more fun and more fulfilling.
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ When you understand your Why, you attract people who are aligned with you.
+ Why she felt stuck in her dream career.
+ The very first steps she took to get herself unstuck to create work on her terms.
+ Why creativity is all about leaning into your curiosity.
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Jun 29, 2021
Jun 29, 2021
51 min
Paul Higgins, helps consultants build an additional $1 million in annual revenue. He wants to inspire you to never stop developing your potential! Check out his podcast Bold. Live. Give.
Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:
+ Being a consultant versus running a consulting business.
+ The process Paul used to find a business idea that worked for him.
+ The importance of creating space to make a big change in your life.
+ How a health crisis triggered him to work for himself.
+ The importance of hanging with like minded people to help start your own business.
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