Guest featured in this episode:

Betsy and Laura are transformational business and branding coaches on a mission to empower women with the tools and motivation they need to turn a spark of an idea into a full-fledged business and sought-after brand.

Born from the ashes of burnout, Luscious Hustle was created to redefine what it means to “hustle” as an online entrepreneur. In less than a year, they harnessed their passion to build a six-figure business that supported the lifestyle and time- freedom they craved.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• How to leverage your time and money to create your first $100K (even when you’re broke as a joke and have overwhelming caregiver/family responsibilities).

• How we use the Lunar cycle as a business tool (3x our revenue in just 60 days!) 

• Why business building should never take a back seat to personal development. (How we used past trauma and divorce to accelerate our growth.)

• Letting go of your old BS limiting stories and consciously rewriting a story that meets your goals, and attracts the right people who are ready for your offer. 

• Having FUN with all of this… because what’s success without fulfillment? (What it really means to have a Luscious Hustle.) 

• And much more

​Regardless of what challenges you face in life, being optimistic and therefore having confidence in yourself is the first step towards success. Once you believe you can do something, you’re already halfway there!

One of the most effective ways to build self-confidence and be an optimist is to understand. Understand your values and live your life consistent with those values, this alignment gives you power. Take time often to reflect about who you are, what you believe in, and what’s important to you. Also understand what you are doing. If you’re driving a car and you understand exactly how to drive it, you will feel confident to drive it, even while talking on the phone, and that confidence will give you the feeling of optimism and all other feelings positive. 

Optimism makes life happier and more meaningful. Perpetual optimism then is the force multiplier. As a proud eternal optimist myself, I can barely put into words the magnitude of power that optimism has on our lives. So a few ways optimism can help you are:

Optimism enhances the level of joy

If you constantly think optimistically about the future then you are likely to be thinking about good things that can happen. This flood of positive thoughts can add joy to your life now. And, by having faith and working towards goals to make these good things happen, you are likely to be more proactive to deal with life’s difficulties and stress. Find joy in everything you choose to do and you will live a joyful life. I’m all about joy and growing in our personal life and business while having fun, that’s why my mastermind group is called the Joyful CEO Mastermind. By the way, the Joyful CEO Mastermind a half year hybrid coaching program with monthly 1:1 coaching with me, group coaching and expert coaching, so reach out to me in case you’re interested to having a group of amazing women with high energy,  motivation, and commitment to grow together. 

Ok, so stress is an inevitable part of life but the way you react and handle it matters the most and determines your entire experience. Optimistic people do not overthink and let the stress sink in, therefore, there would be no place for stress to stay and as a result, there is only room left in life for positivity and happiness. 

Optimism enhances your health

So many studies have shown that optimists are more likely to maintain better physical health. Because optimists tend to have lower levels of stress and pain, they usually have stronger immune systems and therefore remain healthier and even live longer. 

Healthy people who are optimistic report they simply feel better. People who are diagnosed with cancer have found a much higher recovery rate when they are optimistic. 

Optimism enhances your relationships

Now let’s be real, who wants to be talking to a bitter face all the time, no one. So when you radiate sunshine, your life will be filled with more sunshine. A healthy dose of optimism in your relationship or friendship allows you to notice the good things about your partner/friend and see the positive side of situations and a positive outcome for the future. 

Optimism enhance your productivity

There’s a quote by Oscar Wilde that says that the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is that the optimist sees the donut, and the pessimist sees the hole. 

Seriously, though, I laughed out loud when I first read this quote because there’s such a huge difference in these two viewpoints, and which point of view you take can have a huge impact on your work, health, and life. Who would you rather work with or hang out with, someone who lightens up the day and supports you, or someone who habitually complains about everything and blames others? High performers are more flexible, resilient, joyful and not stuck in any self-absorbed defensive or negative behaviors. Therefore they produce higher results in their work.

Optimism is your seed to growing opportunities

Increasing the positive in your day doesn’t happen on its own. Opportunities don’t appear to be opportunities if you’re not positive. You have to consciously deflect the negative, let them go, and do positive things to move forward. We may not be in charge of much in this uncertain world, but we can absolutely control our minds and how we think about what happens to us. And that controls everything. Remember the choice is always yours: is the cup half-full or half-empty? The secret lies in reframing the situation and you will see that the power of optimism will lead you to beautiful new opportunities. 

Optimism is a hopeful, positive outlook on the future, on yourself, and on the world around you. Optimism helps you see, feel, and think positively. And remember you don’t have to be born an optimist to use the power of optimism. Optimism is a strength that we all possess, choose to turn the switch on for this magical function in you. 

Guest featured in this episode:

As a speaker, trainer and coach, Clara Capano has spent over 15 years helping others gain focus, find clarity and transform their business and life. She is a published author and Master Trainer and Coach with the Ninja Selling System.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• What does clarity mean?
• Why is clarity so important and powerful?
• I always teach my clients that clarity comes with action, how does she teach her clients on making the first step towards clarity? 
• What are her best tips to embrace resistance?
• Even after we see clarity, distractions are real and they eat up a large portion of our day, what are her best practices to stay focused and stay on that clear path?
• A common theme I find is that we start doubting ourselves and therefore losing clarity, how does she help her client understand their value in their products or services so that they can stop the doubting?
• Talk about the book Find Your Focus – 52 Weeks of Clara-Ty
• And much more

1. Perfectionism is our biggest enemy, as an ex-perfectionist, let me tell you that perfectionism is our best excuse at convincing ourselves that our “inaction” is for the right reasons. I ditched perfectionism and it is so liberating and always remember, when you can’t seem to make a decision, “inaction” is also a decision in itself!
2. You can always make life worse than it is and you can always make life better than what it seems. Your attitude determines your life more than anywhere you are at, anything you have or anyone who can influence you. It’s all for you! Yes, you are the problem and you have the solution as well. Your well of wisdom is already there.
3. You will succeed only if you call the shots on what success means to you! Don’t let society friends or family tell you what success looks like, you get to decide for yourself!
4. Life has no peak, the summit will continuously change as you climb. So enjoy the exploration, it’s not all about reaching the top, it’s about the journey and the wrong path might lead you to beautiful discoveries and always remember difficult roads lead to the most beautiful destinations. 
5. You can’t have everything that you want in life, but there is always a way to get what you want, believe it in every fiber of your being and you will get it! 
   
6. When in doubt, be calm. It’s the hardest to stay calm when you’re in doubt, which is exactly when you actually need to be calm.
   
7. Don’t ever make important decisions while you are angry. Wait at least 3 days and see how you feel before making that move.
   
8. The amount of money you have or the number of luxury items you own has nothing to do with the level of your happiness. Happiness is the small conveniences or pleasures in our life that occur on a daily basis, it is here now, not elsewhere. 
   
9. The easiest work is the work you are passionate about and enjoy doing with a purpose and smile! Wake up smiling knowing you are making a contribution to a positive world. Be alive, because the world needs more alive people. 
   
10. Stress kills, don’t play with debt. Save early, always have savings for contingencies and never be in bad debt again. 

Listen to the complete episode to hear all 38 lessons. 

Background music: Motivate Me by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Guest featured in this episode:

Connie Benjamin is the #1 International Best Selling Author of the book Women With Fire, international speaker, and podcast host. After sharing her message from the stage, she realized women entrepreneurs who want to live their purpose through their work without losing their family, or themselves needed a system to guide them in how to do it.

Connie developed a process called the My Fire Within System to help women live their purpose, increase prosperity, and create passionate relationships. The My Fire Within System helped Connie fall in love with her husband again, replace her day job income, and find renewed love in being a stay-at-home mom with her three daughters.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• The time in her life when she went through a challenge or felt like giving up?

• What is one thing that she wishes someone told her that she had to learn the hard way?

• How can we achieve any goals?

• What is one resource that she loves to help her grow?

• And much more