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.   Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted   Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast   Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

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.  Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

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.   Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted   Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast   Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

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. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

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.  Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

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.  Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

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.  Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

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. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

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.  Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

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.   Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted    Subscribe  https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast   Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Marion Abrams, a podcast and storytelling coach, wants to inspire you to tell your story with confidence, so you can discover the people who will most likely benefit from your gifts. Learn more about her work at MadMotion.com.   Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:    + How we convey so much more information with body language beyond our words. + Build trust by getting vulnerable. + Get better at your story by telling it over and over again. + Plans prepare you for the unexpected.  + How Marion has created work she loves by getting clear on her own story.   Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted    Subscribe  https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast   Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Justin Lafazan and Dylan Gambardella, co-founders of NextGenHQ.com and hosts of the Momentum Audio podcast, want to inspire you to embrace the entrepreneur mindset even if you have no intention of starting a business, so you can get want you want out of life. Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:   + Redefining what it means to be an entrepreneur. + Fighting the pull of the status quo and how they did it. + Why naps are OK. + How they’ve grown by evolving.   Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted   Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast   Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Sarah Mikutel, a performance and clarity coach, wants to inspire you to live without borders, geographic or mental ones! Check out her Living Without Borders podcast on your favorite podcast app!   Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:    + How she found a way to live long-term in Europe by becoming an Italian citizen.  + How she landed a gig working for Apple through her LinkedIn profile.  + Unable to find work living in the UK, forced her to create her own work. + How she discovered clarity for herself to arrive at the work she does today.  + Finding clarity by being present.    Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted    Subscribe  https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast   Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Mark Metry, author of “Screw Being Shy” believes more people suffer from social anxiety than they realize. He wants to inspire you to have the confidence to just be yourself.  Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:  + Why you may not actually be an introvert, but might be suffering from social anxiety instead.+ How he believes his social anxiety developed and the years of work it took to recover from it. + Why he now refers to himself as a “spiritual warrior”.+ The false mask of social confidence. + How social anxiety holds back the growth of your business.  Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Annie Sisson, founder of IntoTheBold.com is a coach, multipotentialite and avid traveler, who wants to inspire you to live boldly by focusing on what matters to you most in your life! Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:  + What makes her uncomfortable by the question, “What do you do?”+ How she discovered how she genuinely like to work. + Understanding the difference between what you love and what you are good at. + What it feels like to feel your inner voice.  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Our guest today, Rob Phelan, the founder of TheSimpleStartup.com, wants you to know, financial independence is not as far out of your reach as you might think! Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:  + How to tell your story effectively. + How he automated aspects of his classroom to give him more time to start side businesses.  + How he learned to earn income without trading his minutes for dollars. + The simple formula for achieving your financial independence.+ Battling perfectionism.  Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Rachel Rodgers, author of “We Should All Be Millionaires,” wants to empower you to make more money to increase your economic power, so you can make your voice heard.  Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:  + How she found and built her voice.+  Her secret to maintaining consistent habits: SQUAD.+ How she is economically empowering marginalized communities.+ Million-dollar decisions you can make on day one of your business.   Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted  Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archivehttps://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Our guest today is Diania Merriam, EconoMeConference.com, who’s back on our show to share another chapter in her solopreneur journey. This time she recently parted ways with her job and now finds herself questioning the role of work in her life in a way she hasn’t before. Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:  + How she built trust in herself to finally go out on her   own. + How she uses her depression as a teacher. + Why affirmations have transformed her mindset. + The deeply intentional process she went through to break up with her employer.   Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at http://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted   Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast   Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Angela Crocker, author of several digital living books, including “Digital Life Skills for Youth.” wants to inspire you to own your digital life, so you can make it work for you.   Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:   + Her passion for connecting people with each other is the thread of her career. + How to be less intimate by tech as you start your business. + Her decision-making framework Time + Talent + Treasure. + How to use social media without getting overwhelmed by it.   Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at http://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted   Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast   Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Laura Foster, a professional leadership coach and former fashion designer, wants to share why it’s possible to go from burned out to thriving more quickly than you realize.     Lot of great lessons in our conversations including:   + Why your creative energy isn’t infinite. + The myth of the “hard worker”. + How her breast cancer diagnosis started to shift her thinking. + The changes she’s noticed in her clients as a result of the pandemic.   Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at http://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted   Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast   Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast