I think a lot of us (myself included) truly sit and wait for someone to invite us to our next level. I’ve certainly done this many times. But, the times when I have let very subtle *signs* or calls from the Universe guide me (aka: my gut/instinct telling me softly but firmly, “yes, do it.”), I’ve never let myself down. …
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The Power of Asking for Help
You may know by now that I *rarely* seek or take advice, but I had an experience recently that almost brought me to the ground. For months I told myself to reach out to Miguel, one of the founders of Siete Foods, for business advice and mentorship. We go back to the beginning, when I was teaching paleo seminars in …
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How to Set Goals You Will Actually Achieve
How to Set Goals You Will Actually Achieve We’re inching towards the beginning of a new year — a time when many people reflect on progress and set goals for the year ahead. In fact, my team and I are preparing for an upcoming retreat where we’ll get together and plan for 2020. (If you missed it last week, read …
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How to Develop a Food Brand: Behind-the-Scenes
DEVELOPING A FOOD BRAND ISN’T EASY.
In fact, I know a lot of folks who have seen me take on this challenge who’ve assumed I’m simply fearless and never doubt myself.
That couldn’t be further from the truth!
While working hard to grow Balanced Bites as a food brand, or consumer packaged good brand (CPG), I’m certainly faced with many challenges. Not the least of which has been branding. While I find myself doing this now, I sure didn’t know how to develop a food brand when I dove into it.
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What I’ve learned about hustle as an entrepreneur
Hustle is defined by how you spend your free time. Some choose to watch television, or surf the web, or get extra time socializing, partying, what have you. If you have a family to take care of, certainly your time for these things is even shorter, which is why focus when you are spending time on your business is even …
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The one true secret to success
Whether you’re trying to improve your health or build a business, here is a key that many of us want to deny. Success requires: consistent, repeatable action. Eeeeeeeek. I know. You want a shortcut. You want “the secret.” You want to buy a magic pill, a quick-fix, an easy way there/out. Sorry, folks, this is the truth. CONSISTENT, REPEATABLE ACTION …
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Strategies for Overcoming Fear
Learning strategies for overcoming fear is something major you all have expressed a desire to read about here on the blog. It can seem daunting when you want to try something new, to be faced with the fears that will arise. I’ve been thinking for some time now about how to best verbalize the strategies I’ve used to overcome fear …
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Taking the Leap to Start a Business
Taking the leap to start your business (and overcoming *the scaries*). It can be scary to take the leap to start your own business. Whether you’re starting something from scratch, creating a program or product, looking for a small side hustle, or you’re working on building a network marketing business, it’s never easy. Some of the most common fears I …
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How I balance multiple businesses
How I balance multiple businesses Recently, via my Instagram stories, you all told me that you want to know how I balance multiple businesses. Some of what you wanted to know most: how I plan my day, handle tasks, and prioritize. I don’t recommend you take this post as my recommendations for how you should operate in your life, but …
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How to monetize anything: my personal secrets to success.
This may not come as a surprise if you’ve been following my work for any amount of time, but I know a lot of you are wondering how to monetize anything (or something in particular). A combination of the following elements are what I consider to be the *secret sauce* to allow you to monetize anything (aka: sell anything): 1. …