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Episode 140 - I'm Taking a Sabbatical: Why I've Decided to Take an Extended Break & How I'm Making It Happen

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147. 10 Lessons Learned From My Sabbatical

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500

This is the final episode in the sabbatical mini series, and to wrap it all up I am sharing 10 lessons I learned from my time away. I've broken the lessons down as business lessons and life lessons, and something in here is sure to be the takeaway you need at this very moment. I've loved sharing about my sabbatical and healing journey with you, and truly believe that we can all learn something from my experience! In this episode, we cover…

Why we have to set realistic expectations
The reality that you get to make the rules
Playing the long game in business
How hitting rock bottom can be a good thing
Mindsets and mantras that have shifted my perspective

Quotes "You make the freaking rules. And this is simultaneously - at least for me - a fact that is really hard and really freeing at the same time." "Never actually hitting rock bottom might be One of the worst things that can ever happen to you." "Taking a break is not weak. In fact, it is one of the bravest, strongest things you can do for yourself. You are the only one that has to be you, who has to live your life every day. And it's time, if you're not already, to start living for you and doing what you need." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: Instagram Post

146. How I Funded My Sabbatical + Money Management Tips

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:08:00 -0500

One of the biggest questions I've gotten about my sabbatical is how I made it work financially. So I am pulling back the curtains and exposing how I funded my time away. This isn't just a vague explanation - I'm getting into the nitty-gritty and sharing the actual numbers. I'm covering everything from what my personal finances looked like prior to the sabbatical, to how much we spent in the business each month I was away. Plus, I'm giving you my best money management tips that helped set me up for success in this endeavor! In this episode, we cover…

How I funded the seven month sabbatical
What my personal spending looked like during the break
7 money management tips that helped me prepare
My business income and expenses during the sabbatical

Quotes "Ultimately at the end of the day how I funded this was accepting that there was no other option but to take this break. And I had to do whatever it took, whatever I could do to make it work." "I track all of the numbers in our life... And so that's really important because I'm never surprised. I always know what's going on, which gives me power. Power of choice and power to do something about my situation if I don't like it." "Plan for this. Even if you think you don't need it, plan for the extended break or the maternity leave or the sabbatical or whatever it is. And if you don't ever need it, you just got the bank, right?" Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

145. Different Types of Breaks & How to Plan a Sabbatical

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Ever thought about taking a break from business yourself? Or maybe you didn't even realize it was a possibility? In this episode I am breaking down the three types of breaks you can take in your business, and the business and personal prep needed to make each type work. I'm giving you a framework that you can take and apply to your own situation to make sure that your time away is exactly what you need, and that the business is ready for you when you come back. In this episode, we cover…

Three types of breaks: extended breaks, maternity leave, and sabbaticals
How to determine what kind of break you want or need
Six steps to prepping your business for a break
What personal prep and planning you need to consider

Quotes "The hardest part is actually deciding to take the break." "No matter what your purpose is for taking a break, everyone within that break needs space. And space is probably uncomfortable for a lot of us, so don't get stuck in filling it with a lot of things, even if it's really uncomfortable." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

144. Sabbatical Q&A

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500

I have gotten so many questions in my DMs since announcing my return from a seven month sabbatical, and this episode is dedicated to answering those questions for you! I'm covering everything from what my business looked like while I was away to how my physical health has improved over the last few months. Whether you are planning an extended break in your future or just curious about my sabbatical experience, this episode is full of honest reflections and juicy takeaways that will get you thinking! In this episode, we cover…

Why I took a sabbatical and how I knew when it was time to come back
How I adjusted to having less structure and routine
The phases of my sabbatical
My take on why other entrepreneurs have taken breaks
What my business looked like during the sabbatical
The physical health struggles I've dealt with and how things have improved.

Quotes "It wasn't nourishing because I didn't have stability. I didn't have support. I didn't have community. The work for me to heal was facing every skeleton in my closet and stripping myself of my entire identity and everything I'd ever known." "It was very challenging in terms of going from 100 miles an hour to zero miles an hour." "You know what you have now. You know what's in front of you. And if you know that what's in front of you is not it, then you have no other choice but to try new and rest assured knowing you can always go back to what currently is. But something tells me you won't." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Episode 140 - I'm Taking a Sabbatical: Why I've Decided to Take an Extended Break & How I'm Making It Happen Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

143. What’s Next For Me & The Business [Part 1]

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:10:00 -0500

A lot has changed over the last seven months, both in my personal life and for the state of the business! And the biggest question I’ve been getting is: What’s next? In this episode I’m sharing the options I’ve considered moving forward, and filling you in on what the near future looks like. Chances are it’s not what you think!

In this episode, we cover…

Why I’m letting go of decisions I made prior to my sabbatical
Making decisions without financial pressure
Why my previous business direction felt unaligned
Options I’ve considered for my business moving forward
My current decision for what’s next
Showing up as a work in progress and an authority

Quotes

"I'm no longer willing to do whatever it takes. I'm no longer willing to sacrifice a lot of different things or to let the pressure be the determining factor to check off those milestones or influence me to race to the finish line."

"I'm excited to let you get to know the new/maybe more real, me as I get to know that version as well."

"We're always in progress."

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142. I'm Back! The Story of Where I’ve Been + Life Updates

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500

I’m back!! It’s been about seven months since we’ve released a new episode, so there is a lot to catch up on. In this first episode back from my sabbatical, I’m giving an inside look at what went down in my life during the months away, including an overview of my transformative healing journey and why I’m grateful my life crumbled when it did. Consider this the start of a new era, both for me personally, and the business!

In this episode, we cover…

The backstory of why I took a sabbatical
How things got worse before it got better
My experience with ketamine therapy and a healing retreat
Our decision to settle down in Spain
How this period has transformed my life

Quotes

“Entrepreneurship is like the biggest personal development journey you'll ever go on, whether you intended to or not, because it's going to bring up the shit. It's going to bring up the skeletons in the closet. It's going to make you face all your fears, and just expand constantly."

"You finally have a chance to explore yourself without being tied to a specific outcome."

“This has been the biggest awakening journey of my entire life. I am a different person to my core, to every cellular level, and I've had a lot of changes, shifts, evolutions in life - nothing, nothing like this.”

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Episode 140 - I'm Taking a Sabbatical: Why I've Decided to Take an Extended Break & How I'm Making It Happen

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[REPLAY] Feeling Stuck? You Need To Hear This

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0500

This is a replay of a top downloaded and raved-about favorite episode from the past few years! This episode was chosen very intentionally as an episode that I know everyone needs to hear right now whether for the first or second time, so tune in and enjoy! Many of you in my audience have been expressing feeling stuck in one way or another. All of us in this entrepreneur online space have also been experiencing many changes within the industry. Even if it's not that, this is a natural season of entrepreneurship, and sometimes it's a day, sometimes it's a week, sometimes it's months. In this episode, we will talk about what it means to be stuck, what's happening with us in those times, and why and how many of us end up stuck. There are many different ways, so one of them will relate to you. And then lastly, we're going to talk about how to move out of being stuck. So if you're someone who's feeling pretty stuck in your business or just in one area of your business, you need to hear this episode. In this episode, we cover… • What does it mean to feel stuck • Letting go of situations, we have no control over • Setting up your business for growth • How overwhelm and burnout play into feeling stuck • Recognizing underlying contradictory beliefs • Navigating this stuckness "Sometimes, this is just a label for a period where not much is happening. It doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong or you're not capable of doing what you could do before." "Many of us tend to freak out and feel like, " Oh my gosh, okay, I don't have the same momentum or sales as I was before, you know, so I must be stuck. And that almost creates the reality that didn't exist for you." "The definition of stagnation is continuing to do the same things. And being very hesitant to change and essentially adapt as you go right." "Comparison makes you feel stuck. It doesn't mean you are stuck." "The mentality of being stuck is almost always what is fueling 99% of your stuckness. Right?" Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

[REPLAY] Do You Ever Feel Like Your Success Is A Fluke? Part 1

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0500

This is a replay of a top downloaded and raved-about favorite episode from the past few years! This episode was chosen very intentionally as an episode that I know everyone needs to hear right now whether for the first or second time, so tune in and enjoy! *Listen to the original Episode 113 - Part 2 once you finish this episode!* This episode is on what to do if you feel like your success is a fluke, and there is a lot to this conversation! Because this episode is a long one, we’ve broken it into two separate episodes to make it easier for you to take in. This is Part 1, so make sure to tune into Part 2 when you are finished listening. We are diving into the feeling that your success is a fluke - something that so many entrepreneurs feel at some point in their journey. I go deep into why this thought might be occurring for you, as well as addressing how you can start to shift away from this mentality by understanding the origins and taking action to change your mindset. I’m sharing the ways that your beliefs and perspectives, your brain, and even your business structure can play into you questioning your own success, and give you the tools you need to start believing in yourself and your business for good. In this episode, we cover… • What it means to feel like your success is a fluke • Six possible factors that contribute to this mentality (imposter syndrome, perfectionism, arguing for your limitations, safety/fear of success, low self-image, low self-worth) • How your beliefs impact how you view your successes • Shifting your perspective to focus more on where you want to go Quotes “What would have to happen for you to believe that you can keep doing your success? ‘Believe’ is the keyword there. What proof do you need? How do you need to feel? What would have to happen for you to believe that you are contributing to the success and can keep doing it?” "You cannot listen to and you cannot believe everything you think.” "Ultimately, your success was always up to you. Your results were always up to you… You are the one that showed up every f***ing day. You are the one that pushed through in those hard times. You are the one that came up with those creative ideas." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

[REPLAY] How to Use Your Enneagram in Business, Sales, Hiring & More with Sarah Wallace

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 18:10:00 -0500

This is a replay of a top downloaded and raved-about favorite episode from the past few years! This episode was chosen very intentionally as an episode that I know everyone needs to hear right now whether for the first or second time, so tune in and enjoy! With today's guest, Enneagram expert Sarah Wallace, we are diving into all things Enneagram and entrepreneurship. There are so many ways you can use the self-awareness that comes with knowing and understanding your own Enneagram type to improve the way you run your businesses - from learning how to best manage stress, to finding a sales routine that works for your personality, and helping team communication and productivity. The Enneagram is more than a trendy personality test, and in this episode we are exploring how this tool can be applied to make a real difference for you as a leader and business owner. Sarah Wallace is a Certified Enneagram Coach, host of the Enneagram MBA podcast, speaker, and workshop facilitator. With over 15 years in relationship building roles working with government agencies and companies like the US EPA, Federal Reserve Bank, John Deere, and adidas Outdoor, now small business owners, corporations, and event organizers work with Sarah to help them use the Enneagram to develop confident, empathetic, and emotionally intelligent leaders with powerful, productive, and happy teams In this episode, we cover…

Designing your business with your Enneagram type in mind
The parts of the Enneagram you should pay attention to (besides just your type)
Improving communication and leadership by understanding your's and your team members' Enneagram types
How your type may influence your decision making
Leaning on your strengths to approach sales
Using the Enneagram as a tool for hiring and managing your team

Quotes "There's so much great advice, it's just not every piece of advice is great for you. And so it really helps you get clear on what you need to focus on." "Understanding your strengths, and also what you enjoy, and then applying it to 'Okay, how do I come across on a sales call?'" "Growth is going to look different, and the Enneagram kind of shows us what growth looks like for different personalities." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Sarah's Links: Sarah's Website Sarah's Instagram Sarah's YouTube Channel Sarah's Overview For The 9 Types Other Links Mentioned: Enneagram Test

[REPLAY] The 4 Buyer Types (And How to Sell to Them) with Natasha Zoryk

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500

This is a replay of a top downloaded and raved-about favorite episode from the past few years! This episode was chosen very intentionally as an episode that I know everyone needs to hear right now whether for the first or second time, so tune in and enjoy! Successful high-ticket launches and booked-out services with waitlists are not luck or a fluke. A lot of things come into play when entrepreneurs see success in their business and sales. There are skills and strategies involved, and one of these highly effective strategies is psychology around sales and buyer types. Implementing marketing strategies that speak to all buyer types has been proven to benefit sales in your business. Today's guest Natasha Zoryk is a business mentor who has scaled her business to achieve massive growth, reaching $200k + launches (without even posting on her IG Grid). Natasha has mastered the tactics of sales psychology and buyer types. In this episode, Natasha breaks down the different buyer types and explains the psychology of selling to each type effectively. In this episode, we cover… • The four different buyer types • Where most people get stuck in the sales process • How to implement sales psychology • Creating content to target each buyer type • How to sell high-ticket without posting every day "A lot of people say, sell the way you would buy. I couldn't agree less with that. Because no, that's the issue, you sell the way you think people will buy, but you don't know them. The best thing about sales psych is its customization to the person. It's not about you; it's about them." "You have to be consistent in the beginning but test things out. Don't let anyone ever tell you, you have to do something and believe there is only one way. There are 1,000,001 ways to scale and be successful. I'm living proof, and you're living proof." Connect with Natasha Zoryk Instagram www.natashazoryk.com Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word. Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

[REPLAY] How to Position your Business as the High-Level "Go-To" Brand in Your Niche

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500

This is a replay of a top downloaded and raved-about favorite episode from the past few years! This episode was chosen very intentionally as an episode that I know everyone needs to hear right now whether for the first or second time, so tune in and enjoy! There are many go-to people in every nook and cranny of a specific type of market; there is probably at least one 'go-to' person that comes to mind in the niche or industry that is relevant to you. Today we're going to be talking about a whole different way of standing out and how to position yourself and position your business as a high-level, high-ticket, go-to brand in your industry. In this episode, I will discuss a bunch of different strategies that, when combined, will impress people at every stage and build that unwavering 'go-to person' brand reputation. In this episode, we cover… • Highlighting your authority & positioning yourself • What a stand out factor is • What makes a person a go-to person • Character traits to embody • Personal brand & likeability • Building a high-quality reputation "There are many go-to people. Not everyone is a go-to person, right? There are many go-to people in every nook and cranny of a certain type of market that you have positioned yourself into and dominated. Still, I'm never going to compare a high-level luxury vibe designer to a designer that's known for like her playful template shop. And that's the corner of the market that she dominated. They can both be the go-to, but you have to decide intentionally how you're going to position yourself within the designer market, and then go and dominate that." "No one is the go-to person that sits on the sidelines, and that sits on the bench, and that doesn't play, and that doesn't show up, right? The go-to person is visible. Everyone knows who they are. They're known for both their skill set and their execution in just this unmatched way that makes them, even when the competition knows about them.” Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word. Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

[REPLAY] How Burnout and Chronic Stress Can Affect You As An Entrepreneur with Dr. Amanda Chay

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Chronic stress: What it means and how to identify it
Recognizing the signs of burnout
The difference between chronic stress and burnout
The connection between cortisol and inflammation
Actionable steps for recovery from burnout
Setting and defining boundaries for preventing overwhelm and stress

"When you're in that chronic fight or flight mode, like you have so much on your plate, you were late for the bus, or you got in a fight with your spouse, whatever it is, all these little things, our bodies start increasing cortisol. So you're always in this kind of high cortisol state. And that's when people tend to feel more anxious and overwhelmed, tired, but wired." "burnout is so hard to define because it's not actually like a medical condition. I think of it as typically, like low crash cortisol." "I think as entrepreneurs, we're always in the thinking, growing, expanding kind of phase in our mind. It's like, oh, what's next? What other cool things could I do? It's hard, I think, for entrepreneurs to be in the moment of being like, look at what I have and what's here. I think we're always kind of chasing the next thing. And that makes it hard just to calm down and be in the moment." Connect with Dr. Amanda Chay: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/achilleaandcobc/ Website: https://achilleaandco.com Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word. Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

[REPLAY] 3 Steps to Remove your Limits & Go Bigger this Year

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500

This is a replay of a top downloaded and raved-about favorite episode from the past few years! This episode was chosen very intentionally as an episode that I know everyone needs to hear right now whether for the first or second time, so tune in and enjoy! Welcome to the first little reveal of my new brand. If you're listening to this episode in real-time - over the next few weeks, you'll be seeing my current company grow and expand. The motto of my new brand is 'made for more,' and my word of the year for 2022 is 'bigger.' I'm paralleling together this idea of deep knowing and craving more. I know every one of you has had a tipping point where you realized that you were 'made for more, and that is probably what led you to begin this entrepreneurial journey. In this episode, I break down my ideas and theory behind the three puzzle pieces to achieve your 'made for more' life. I dive into my journey a little bit and share how I used these concepts to achieve the life I live today. In this episode, we cover… • Made it VS Made for more • Limits - Is it possible? • Going against the societal norms • Your desires are your truths • Chasing after your calling "I know that if I were to do a raise of hands, every single one of you would be like, how the hell did I even get sucked into this weird entrepreneur, space, and world? Like, how did I get here, there was a moment in time where you realized you were made for more, and it started at all, for every single one of us" "I knew I was made for more, and I refuse to believe that what I had was it. I knew I had to jump in to see what was possible, to see what I was made of. I wanted to push the boundaries, push these edges to see what was more." “I want you to ask yourself, Where have I set limits for what's possible in my life? What do I believe? As of right now, in this moment, don't correct yourself but ask yourself, what do I believe as of right now is not possible for me?” Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word. Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

[REPLAY] Stop Overcomplicating Things

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0500

This is a replay of a top downloaded and raved-about favorite episode from the past few years. This episode was chosen very intentionally as an episode that I know everyone needs to hear right now whether for the first or second time, so tune in and enjoy! I am the first one to admit I overcomplicate almost everything in my life down to small details surrounding my day to day. So why do we overcomplicate things and why do we try to justify those complications instead of working on our thought patterns and well-being? Well, in this episode we jump into fine print questions, solutions, and everything in between! We can give ourselves a million excuses of why we do and think the way we do, but the simplest answer is we have to STOP making excuses and start actually doing the hard tasks of working on simplifying the simple details in our life. In this episode, we cover…

A few ways we overthink small things
Why we believe complicated is better than simple
How chaos in our childhood may impact how we overcomplicate things
Why getting your thoughts down on paper can help
Questions to ask yourself to make sure you aren't overcomplicating your decisions

“Society has trained us to overcomplicate things by essentially working longer hours or always doing the most.” “If there is a simple solution, it may not turn out or have all the factors the exact way that we want it.” “If you grew up in a chaotic environment for many many years, there’s a chance that your nervous system may feel more comfortable in that chaotic environment.” Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

[REPLAY] 11 Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:19:00 -0500

This is a replay of a top downloaded and raved-about favorite episode from the past few years. This episode was chosen very intentionally as an episode that I know everyone needs to hear right now whether for the first or second time, so tune in and enjoy! Do you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? The short answer is YES. The long answer is that you need to understand the habits and traits of success and make them part of who you are and how you operate to achieve your version of success. In this episode, I am giving you the top 11 habits and traits that every successful entrepreneur has, what makes them necessary for success, and why you are 1,000% capable of making these a part of your own journey toward success. I’m also deep-diving into how we can start looking at success as a state of being, the importance of pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone, and which habits of success make some people rise quickly and others get stuck. In this episode, we cover… • Why success is not the end goal • Finding the patterns of success versus failure in entrepreneurs • Being willing to do the things that others are not • Why the path to success is not a sexy one • What discipline, endurance, confidence, and failure have in common “What makes people successful is, in essence, pushing the boundaries of what you're capable of, what you believe, and what you're comfortable with. Embracing failure again and again and again with excitement. To just be better ... and shifting the perspective of looking at success as a milestone and instead, looking at it as a trait, a state of being that you want to embody and become.” - Amanda Kolbye Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moment Ep. 76: Audit Your Time & Get Your Sh*t Together

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000546768010 Summary Normal goal setting focuses on reverse engineering actions to get yourself to the idealistic goal - but this process often fails to actually get you the results you want. Because it's not just about doing what actions are needed, we have to consider what we are currently doing in order to create a plan that will actually work. To do so, I suggest doing a "Get Your Sh*t Together" audit, which I explain in this mini moment! Our Favorite Quotes "We assume that we can simply do or add on whatever actions are needed in order to get to the goal, whatever that is. But what we don't actually consider is that you are currently in a cycle. You are currently in motion. You're not just sitting still at a blank slate starting new... That's the part we don't consider when we're planning." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you sharing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

141. The End of an Era & What's Next For My Business

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

It is no exaggeration to say that an era is ending in my business, and in this episode I'm spilling the tea on the massive changes that will be happening in the new year. I am completely pivoting the direction of my business, including restructuring my role and shutting down beloved programs. Tune in for a huge announcement! In this episode, we cover…

How to know when it's time for a massive pivot
Why I'm changing my business model
Taking risks as a normal part of entrepreneurship
5 reflections on how I made my decision to pivot
A huge announcement on one of my biggest programs

Quotes "I'm faced with the fork in the road. And if I know that what's in front of me is for sure not it, then In my mind, I have no other option but to leap directly into the unknown and do anything other than what I'm currently doing because I already know that's for sure not it." "You might as well pick a new direction and get started exploring what's next. rather than wishing and hoping and being a little bit delusional, that what you have is safety and that you can kind of think and strategize your way to figuring out what's next." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moment Ep. 66: The Types of Rest You Need To Be Productive

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000539605087 Summary If resting isn't something that comes easy to you, it might be time to redefine what rest actually means. There are many types of rest, from exercising and socializing to shifting your values and doing things you enjoy outside of work. And of course, there's sleep! In this Mini Moment we are digging into the different types of rest to help you see how rest can actually be productive for you and your business. Our Favorite Quotes "I did not value rest. I didn't see it as a money-making activity.... No matter how many times people told me that rest was important and that it would help me do better in my business - because I didn't value it, I never chose it." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you sharing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

140. I'm Taking A Sabbatical: Why I've Decided To Take An Extended Break & How I'm Making It Happen

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

I never thought I'd be saying this, but I am taking a sabbatical! And in this episode, I'm sharing all the behind-the-scene details of that decision and the logistics to make it happen. I'm getting into everything from why I need an extended break to what the goals of time away are for me, and a sneak peek of what is to come when I return (hint, things are going to be A LOT different). This sabbatical will definitely be a leraning experience for me, and I'm happy to share the journey with you all in case it is something you may consider now or in the future! In this episode, we cover…

The lack of resources out there for taking a sabbatical as an entrepreneur
Mindset shifts needed when you decide to take a break
5 steps to consider logistics in extended time away from the business
A preview of what will be changing for the business upon my return
The role of life and mental health in my decision to take a sabbatical now

Quotes "I've really had to kind of figure this out on my own, and if I'm being 100 percent honest, I'm taking an experimental approach here, which, yes, if you're wondering, is fucking terrifying" "If you make it happen, it is a very rare, intentional, and undivided time to have for yourself. To have no other responsibilities, to reflect, to focus on whatever it is that you are needing to focus on." "You're a human being before you're a CEO... Remember this isn't a game. This isn't an Instagram feed. This is also your literal life. You are the only one that has to wake up every day. And so you better make sure you're fucking happy. You better make sure you fucking like yourself and what you're doing. And that you're living life." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moment Ep. 107: How to Utilize PR As An Entrepreneur with Lisa Simone Richards

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

139. Writing a Book to Boost your Authority with Anna David

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Have you ever considered writing a book to help you stand out as an authority in your industry? You are not alone! This week, I'm joined by best selling author of the book "On Good Authority" to discuss all things writing, publishing, and authority-building. Anna is sharing the industry secrets behind publishing a book that will truly increase your credibility and help you stand out as an expert in what you do.

Anna David is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books and the founder and CEO of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing. She’s been published in the New York Times, Time, LA Times, Vanity Fair, Playboy, Vice, Cosmo, The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and Salon, among many others, written about in Forbes, Martha Stewart Living, Entrepreneur, Allure and Women’s Health and has appeared repeatedly on Today, The Talk, Good Morning America and numerous other programs. A featured speaker at three different TedX events and the book critic for KATU TV/Portland, Anna hosts the On Good Authority podcast, which has featured interviews with authors such as Robert Greene and Chris Voss. Her first book, Party Girl, is in development as a film tentatively scheduled to be shot in 2023. She lives in Hollywood, California with her boyfriend, filmmaker Jim Agnew, their newborn son Benjamin and their cranky-looking cat Bernie.

In this episode, we cover…

Why building authority with a book is a better goal than making a lot of money directly
The importance of choosing a book topic that is right for you and your audience
The realities of traditional publishing (and why it's not always a viable path)
How a published book can help sell your services
Why you should consider working with a professional writer
Strategies to launch your book and keep it selling

Quotes

"I ended up realizing that though my books made me almost no money, even the one that was the New York Times bestseller, they gave me great authority."

"Without organization, without knowledge of how it's done, people can just write themselves into a hole and they'll have a thousand pages that don't make sense or they'll have gone off in this direction or that direction. Book writing is one of these bizarre things because we've all read books and so people and everyone can talk and so they think, well, I'm a really good talker so I would be able to do this and it's just an entirely different skill"

Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Other Links Mentioned:

Anna's Website

Anna's Instagram

Anna's LinkedIn

Anna's Book Launch Blueprint

Mini Moment Ep. 118: Are You Conflating Knowledge With Action?

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 01:40:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000611264732 Summary Having knowledge is one thing - actually taking action on that knowledge is a whole other thing, and what's actually going to move you foward. Often times, we conflate knowledge with action, which leads to us ignoring what we already know and continuously searching for "the answer," even thought what we really need is to take action. In this mini moment I'll help you see how you might be holding yourself back by seeking knowledge instead of taking action, and how it all comes down to your decisions. Our Favorite Quotes "Too often we end up rolling our eyes at certian things simply because we know them or have heard them before, and thus we almost discredit them and keep searching for the answer elsewhere. We're conflating knowledge with action." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moment Ep. 126: You Have More Control Than You Think (& You Can Take Time Off If You Need It)

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000622229674 Summary If you're anything like me, there's a good chance you've pushed through when it might have been a better choice to take some time off. In this mini moment, I'm shining a light on the reality that even if it might not feel like it, you have a lot more control than you think and taking time off when needed is almost always an option. All you have to do is decide. Most of us didn't leave corporate to be stuck with the same expectations that you can't take any time off even when you genuinely need it, so give yourself the permission to take time off when you need it - and if you don't, know it is a choice! Our Favorite Quotes "You have more control than you think." "When push comes to shove, you're capable of more than you think, and there are always more options than you think there are." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you sharing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Listen to the New Secret Podcast Series

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:30:00 -0500

Sign up to listen to the private podcast series here: https://laptoplifestyleco.com/business-remodel-blueprint There's no new episode of Made for More this week, but instead I'm releasing a 3-part secret podcast series, Business Remodel Blueprint, that will help you reimagine your vision, refocus your efforts, & remodel your business to be aligned, profitable and sustainable. If you've got your sights set on scaling or remodeling your business in 2024, join The Gameplan, my signature scaling program, which opens for enrollment on November 14! Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moment Ep. 123: Understanding Your Business Machine to Scale

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000617507559 Summary When it comes to scaling it's important to understand how your business works to make the best decisions your your unique goals. In this mini moment, I'm breaking down the distinction between growing versus scaling in your business, and why understanding what you actually want matters. We're also looking at your business as a machine, and getting into how each piece of your business is interconnected. You'll also learn why small decisions become more and more impactful as your business expands. Our Favorite Quotes "I want you to start to think about and focus on building a business machine, and understanding how the parts of your business area all connected and understanding how to course correct to set you up for anything." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: Instagram Post The Gameplan

138. Permission to Shake Things Up + Ideas for How to Run Your Business Differently

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Feeling like what you're currently doing is no longer working for you and desiring something completely different? I have good news for you - you don't have to burn it all to the ground to achieve the kind of change you want in your business. In this episode, we are talking about how the same framework that can help you scale your business can also serve as a point of reflection to completely shake things up and transform your business into something that is aligned, profitable, and sustainable. In this episode, we cover…

Why methods of scaling your business can also help you change things up
The difference between wanting "more" and wanting "different"
Determining if your business is aligned, profitable, and sustainable
The 3 steps to assessing your business
The importance of asking yourself "why?"
Examples of how you can get creative in how you run your business

Quotes "Most people don't just want more. They want different. So don't conflate more with different." "I find a lot of people don't actually know what they want, and that's why you're so lost. That's why things aren't working. Because you are unwilling to slow down for a hot second and are stuck in this desperation loop of more money, more money, more money." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: The Gameplan Business Remodel Blueprint private podcast

Mini Moment Ep. 93: Why You're Feeling Stuck

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000565336007 Summary Find yourself feeling stuck more than you'd like to? If so, there are quite a few reasons this might be happening. In this mini moment, I'm explaining why so many entrepreneurs end up feeling stuck. From your desires being bigger than you can handle to being disconnected from yourself, understanding why you are feeling stuck can help you evaluate what to do next to get things moving the way you want! Our Favorite Quotes "Your business grows to the level of the problems you can handle. You're feeling stuck because you want all these things to grow and to happen. But either you or your business are not set up or prepared for that growth." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

137. How Anita Took One Month Off, Doubled Her Launch Revenue & Scaled Her Business [GAMEPLAN CASE STUDY]

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:30:00 -0500

We talk a lot about scaling your business, and today you're getting a behind-the-scenes look at how The Gameplan alum Anita Dykstra has scaled her business as a lifestyle-focused lead gen expert. While some business owners may see successful scaling as leading a huge team with a bunch of offers, Anita's scaling journey show us that in many cases, simplicity is actually better. Anita is leading a team of two, has streamlined her offer suite, and was able to take a whole month off earlier this year while her business kept running without her! Anita is a world-renowned travel blogger who has written and been featured in publications such as Lonely Planet, The Huffington Post, Skyscanner and more! She's used her blog content to work with some of the biggest brands and tourism boards around the world. Now she's using those same evergreen content strategies to bring automated traffic, leads and sales into her own coaching business. Since 2019 Anita's been helping coaches, course creators and service providers skyrocket their reach and visibility, drive thousands of new eyeballs to their websites, automate lead generation and bring passive sales by creating optimized evergreen content. In this episode, we cover…

Why Anita decided to create a course-based business to support her lifestyle
How she tests different strategies and offers
The difference that tracking and analyzing data has made in Anita's business
How The Gameplan helped Anita overcome a plateau
Hiring a team ideal for your specific business goals
Why Anita lives by the motto "Done over perfect," and how this mindset has contributed to her success

Quotes "So the project management system was huge. I built out our entire workflows, how everything, goes together - a really good plan around that... that really allowed me to reach that next level, and have everything organized in one way and helped me actually know, all right, what are the actual things that I need to do in order to accomplish this or to hit this goal." "Done over perfect - that's my motto. That is something that I feel like I have really leaned into when it comes to my business, not just like, you know, creating an Instagram caption done over perfect, but actually like my entire business, like when I'm starting things, when I'm creating things, just getting done, not overthinking things like, 'Oh, is this, is this right? Is this going to work?' ...I just get it done, get it out there. Didn't work? Cool. Let's try the next thing." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: Anita's Website Anita's Instagram The Gameplan

Mini Moment Ep. 115: How to Diagnose Whether You Have a Problem With Your Structure or Strategy

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000606023064 Summary When it comes to scaling your business, you there are two possible areas you need to focus on changing: strategy or structure. In this mini moment, learn how to diagnose what you need for your specific business to scale. I'm sharing the questions to ask yourself to determine whether you have a strategy or structure problem, and how internal issues tend to point to structural problems while external issues expose a problem with your strategy. Our Favorite Quotes "Your structure determines the max of how far you can go, and then your strategy determines if and how far you'll actually go between where you are now and whatever that max is that your structure will allow you to go." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moment Ep. 70: Decision-Making As A Leader with Tomasha Suber

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000542687567 Summary What does it mean to be a leader? In this mini moment, leadership expert Tomasha Suber shares her take on her definition of being a leader. Leadership isn't all about execution - in fact Tomasha sees a leader more as someone who is able to make effective decisions. That means not just "going with the flow," but instead being intentional and moving forward with a decision that is the best for you and your business. Our Favorite Quotes "You can lead when no one even knows you exist. Leadership is about the actions that you take regardless of sight." "If you'r constantly just 'I'm just going with the flow of what's around' - I don't know about that. Is the flow that's around good for you? Is the flow that's around the best thing for your business?" Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you sharing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

136. Navigating Marriage and Relationships in the Midst of Entrepreneurship with Meg & Mike

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 02:19:00 -0500

Life and business do not exist separate from one another - and as a result, our relationships are commonly impacted by our businesses as well. This week, I am joined by my friend and mentor Megan Yelaney, and her husband Mike Bayen, for a conversation on navigating challenges in partnership throughout the journey of entrepreneurship. This episodes provides a fully transparent look at their struggles and separation, and how they worked through their relationship with finances, work, and control to come together stronger than ever. Megan Yelaney is a business mentor, podcaster, and speaker whose passion truly lies in helping online coaches build, brand, and market their online business by unearthing and monetizing what makes them most memorable, buyable, and obsessable. She has built three businesses in the last 11 years, the latest to over $3Million in revenue. Meg is also a wife, soon to be twin boy mom, fur mom to her mini goldendoodle Luna and romantic fantasy book addict. She truly hopes to help as many women as possible build wealth for themselves & their families in a way that lights them up every single day. Meg and her husband Mike recently started the Meg and Mike Do Marriage Podcast sharing their relationship experiences as entrepreneurs. In this episode, we cover…

Meg & Mike's full story - what led to their separation, and how they made changes to come back together
Navigating finances in a marriage when business is involved
The importance of work-life boundaries
How marriage meetings can support effective communication
What 50/50 can actually look like in a relationship
The danger of getting all your satisfaction and fulfillment from you business

Quotes "My business - and how I operated it - really affected our marriage." "My biggest satisfaction isn't from my business anymore. Which is so huge - that is a huge difference. Like, yes, it gives me so much joy and I feel so much fulfillment from it, but I just wanna be lazy with Mike and Luna and hang out and do nothing more than I wanna do any work." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: Meg's Instagam Meg's Website Meg & Mike's TikTok Meg's Podcast Meg & Mike's Podcast

Mini Moment Ep. 25: Could Indecision Be Stealing Your Dreams?

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000505060082 Summary One of the biggest things I see that holds back entrepreneurs - especially those early in their business journey - is overthinking that leads to inaction. This typically occurs because they want complete clarity and certainty before making a decision - but the problem is that clarity can only come from taking action. While yes, researching, consulting, and thinking can provide guidance to an extent, often when we seek out more information it is for validation & confidence, not actual clarity. In this mini moment, I'm explaining the threshold of when thinking is helpful, and more often, when it holds you back from your dreams. Our Favorite Quotes "When we don't take action, we cannot change our reality. We cannot build our business. We cannot buy the dream house. We cannot quit the 9-5. We cannot scale to 7 figures. You cannot achieve your dreams if you do not take action. And overthinking is the opposite of action." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you sharing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

135. The 3 Types of Businesses: A Perspective That Will Change the Entire Way You Do Business

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0500

There are 3 distinct types of businesses - passion businesses, lifestyle businesses, and achievement businesses - each with a unique internal driving motivator behind the priorities and decisions. And after working with hundreds of entrepreneurs and seeing the way a lack of clarity in what type of business I myself had created impacted my own level of satisfaction, I've recently come to the realization that understanding your business type is crucial to you being content with your business goals and lifestyle. So in this episode, I'm uncovering the 3 business types for you and explaining the goals and conflicts surrounding each type so that you too can clarity in what kind of business you actually want to be running right now. In this episode, we cover…

The 3 different types of businesses: passion, lifestyle, and achievement
The underlying goal and driving force of each business type
The conflicts and frictions that often occur for each
Why it's important to get clear on what you actually want right now
How not realizing what kind of business I created and wanted impacted my own level of satisfaction

Quotes "You cannot have it all at once. I've never seen anyone be able to have it all at once because the goals and the ways of operating these businesses, like the driving forces, they are literally in direct conflict with each other." "You're unhappy because you have conflicting desires, not because you're doing something wrong or because you haven't made X amount of money. You're not happy because you might be trying to build an empire and yet you don't actually want all the BS that comes with running a seven figure empire, right? You're not happy because you wanted a lifestyle and you got caught up in the achievement. You're not happy because you let others tell you life was about making money and that just because you can, you should, and that you feeling fulfilled doing your passion every day isn't enough, right?" Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: 3 Business Types Instagram Post Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp Intentional Mastermind

Mini Moment Ep. 39: Taking The Leap with LLB Alum Bailey Petricelli

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000517710237 Summary Bailey Petricelli is a past Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp student, and in this mini moment she is sharing her insights into the most important things newer entrepreneurs can do to ensure they are set up for success. From working on mindset, to providing the best possible client experience, Bailey shines a light on how she's found success as a business owner. Plus, she's gives her thoughts on the value of LLB - and encourages anyone who wants to uplevel their business to take the leap and "do it." Our Favorite Quotes "I am a completely different person than before I started my business. I'm a more confident person in general and I love it!" Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love ou to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

134. How LLB Alum Jess Thompson Went From English Teacher to $20k+ months as a Dubsado Expert

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Curious what kind of success students of Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp achieve after leaving the program? This week I am joined by LLB Alum (& my bestie) Jess Thompson to take a look at her business journey and the factors that have helped her grow from tech VA to the go-to Dubsado expert for high-level entrepreneurs. From getting started before she knew exactly what she wanted to do, to niching down and upleveling her skills to stand out - there is so much to learn about commitment and self-belief from Jess's story Jessica Thompson is a full-time traveler, wine lover, and amateur photographer. She has a sociology and business degree, and before traveling the world, worked in a law firm with the aim to become a constitutional attorney. Once she and her partner left to travel, they never looked back. When she lost her teaching job 2 years into traveling (and during Covid), she started her biz with Amanda's help! Jess enrolled in LLB, and planned on only having this biz until she could find a new, stable job. Now 2 years later her business is thriving. Jess's favorite things to do are eat and drink with her love, explore new cities, go for runs and hiking trips. In this episode, we cover…

Why Jess started a business even though it wasn't her long-term goal
How she figured out what she wanted to do
The process and payoff of niching down over time
Becoming damn good at what you do
Allowing yourself to grow and shift as you go

Quotes "Evolving my process and constantly doing that for every single round of clients that I have has helped me develop the process that I have now. But it was literally just starting and getting the clients and figuring it out" "Whenever you believe in what you do and you embody it, it makes the difference in the world." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp Jess's Instagram Jess's Newsletter Jess's Investment Guide

[BONUS] "Go-To" Gal Challenge Day 3 Sneak Peek: Infusing Your UPA in Your Messaging

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Today’s episode of the Made For More Podcast is a portion of the audio replay from Day 3 of the “Go-To” Gal Challenge. We are getting into how to infuse your X Factor and Unique Positioning Angle into all that you do. To sign up for the challenge & catch the full replays of all 3 training sessions, sign up here!

In this episode, we cover…

Why communicating your X Factor and UPA is key
How you can use your UPA in your first impression content
Examples of real UPAs infused in testimonials, PR, content, and more!

Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Other Links Mentioned:

Mini Moment Ep. 11: Confidence is the Key to Consistent $5k Months

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000494692605 Summary Is your confidence and mindset holding you back from hitting consistent $5k months? There is so much power in acting like a 6-figure business owner - but so often we end up second guessing ourselves in the process instead. In this mini moment I share an exercise you can do today to start envisioning and embodying that 6-figure business owner, and tips on overcoming self-doubt when it arises and showing up consistently so that you can continue to act in alignment with the next level version of yourself. Our Favorite Quotes "After you have the the foundations, scaling to $5k really summarizes to consitency, confidence, and a lot of trial and error." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

[BONUS] "Go-To" Gal Challenge Day 2 Sneak Peek: Your Unique Positioning Angle

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Today’s episode of the Made For More Podcast is a portion of the audio replay from Day 2 of the “Go-To” Gal Challenge. I’m explaining what a Unique Positioning Angle is, and why you need to consider yours for business success. To sign up for the challenge & catch the replay of the entire Day 1 & Day 2 training, sign up here!

Make sure to join us live for Day 3 on September 28, 2023 at 11am EST!

In this episode, we cover…

What a UPA (Unique Positioning Angle) is & how it relates to your X Factor
How your UPA differs from your “I help” statement
Why creating a UPA matters
What makes an effective UPA
A quick overview of the UPA formula
What the differentiation step looks like (with client examples)

Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Other Links Mentioned:

133. Getting a Part-Time Job as an Entrepreneur (& Other Smart Moves That Might Feel Like Failure)

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500

There's this narrative out there that to be seen as successful in the online entrepreneurial space, you have to be completely all in and totally financially reliant on your business. Actions like getting a part-time job, putting some expenses on a credit card, and lowering your cost of living are perceived as failures (or at least we might think they are). In this episode, I'm cutting the BS. We're talking about why these and many other moves not only should not be so taboo, but also how they may actually be smart business decisions at any level of business. I'm sharing my own experiences, conversations happening behind-the-scenes with my peers & clients, and encouragement for you to make the decision that's best for you and your business without fear of judgment. In this episode, we cover…

Why getting a part-time job might actually be a power move
How (strategically) putting expenses on a credit card or investing in your environment can help your business grow
Taking shortcuts as a way to get where you want to go with less time and energy
Why income dips and lowering your cost of living are nothing to be ashamed of
The power of community to share about the hard parts of entrepreneurship
The need for transparent conversations like this to be happening in our space

Quotes "The investments come first. The ROI literally almost never comes first. And the sooner that you can wrap your head around that, the faster that you'll be able to make smart investments." "If you can get used to the end goal being somewhat of a question mark, and not have to need so much security of where you're going and exactly how it's going to look like - That's where the magic happens." "However you pay your bills and make it work - good for f*cking you. Because a lot of people couldn't figure it out and do it." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp

[BONUS] "Go-To" Gal Challenge Day 1 Sneak Peek: Why You Need An X Factor

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Today’s episode of the Made For More Podcast is a portion of the audio replay from Day 1 of the “Go-To” Gal Challenge. We are talking all about what an X Factor is and why you need to determine an X Factor for your business. To sign up for the challenge & catch the replay of the entire Day 1 training and join the challenge, sign up here!

Make sure to join us live for Day 2 & Day 3 on September 26 & 28, 2023 at 11am EST!

In this episode, we cover…

What an X Factor actually is (and what it’s not)
Examples of X Factors in our space
Examples of X Factors in well-known big businesses
Reasons why your business needs an intentionally crafted X Factor
Why determining your X Factor is an exploratory process

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Mini Moment Ep. 87: Overcoming Indecisiveness in Entrepreneurship

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000558588676 Summary I believe wholeheartedly that the most dangerous place to be as an entrepreneur is in indecision. This is because when you are sitting in indecision, there is no way forward - you just stay stuck. In this mini moment I share why you should create personal guidelines to address risks and make decisions quickly. It's not about making the right choice, but instead choosing to take action and move forward decisively to create opportunity. Our Favorite Quotes "Say yes, say no. But don't be a maybe. No one gets anywhere being a maybe." "Learn to be decisive and just move forward. The risk and the fear comes form the pressure that you put on yourself to pick right or wrong." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moment Ep. 31: Why You Need To Take Action Instead of Staying In Motion

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500

[BONUS] Uplevel Your Offers & Make $100k/year Masterclass Replay

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0500

Today’s episode of the Made For More Podcast is the audio replay from the live Uplevel Your Offers & Make $100k/year Masterclass. We get into how to craft an irresistible, sold out offer that enables you to stand out and become a wildly in-demand 6-figure business owner. If you prefer to watch the replay, sign up here!

In this episode, we cover…

The $100K Freedom Framework - my proven framework for business success
Why your offer isn’t selling like you want
Common mindset blocks and reframes
How to create an irresistible offer
Becoming the “go-to” girl in your industry
How Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp can help you uplevel your offers and business

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Mini Moment Ep. 8: Reframing Your Confident Mindset

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000492082867 Summary It's normal to not feel like you know exactly what you're doing at every stage of business. While the things you don't know change as you grow in business, you'll never know it all. That doesn't mean you're always going to have to "fake it to you make it," but you will have to act confidently, even when you don't feel confident. That's why establishing a confident mindset is so crucial to success. In this mini moment, we are discussing some mindset reframes for where you can derive confidence from to act more confidently, whether you know exactly what you're doing or what the outcome of your actions will be. Our Favorite Quotes "We have to figure out, how can I go execute confidently, even when I don't feel confident." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

132. How To Get Sh*t Done (Even When You Don't Feel Like It)

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500

This week I am sharing with you a real life training I did for the ladies of Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp. To give some context, I had been asked multiple times how I get sh*t done - even when it's hard or I don't want to. In order to give this question the full answer it deserves, I recorded this video training to share some of my tips and suggestions for taking action and just doing it, even when you don't exactly feel like it. There is so much actionable information in this training that I had to share it with you all here on the Made For More Podcast! In this episode, we cover…

How our nervous system impacts our ability to take action
Why we often have to eliminate choices and opinions to be productive
How expectations impact our emotional responses
The importance of priorities in business & life
The impact our environment has on our productivity & habits
Mindset shifts to help you stay consistent and getting shit done

Quotes "I'm a firm believer that you truly can have and do anything, but you cannot have everything at once." "You have certain habits and defaults that your body just has trained and gotten used in your current environment now. It's very very difficult to change your habits and way of thinking in the same environment in which you were used to other habits and ways of thinking." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: Offer Oversight Quiz Uplevel Your Offers & Make $100k/year Masterclass Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp

Mini Moment Ep. 65: Manifesting Money with Amanda Kutner

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000538906035 Summary In this mini moment NLP practitioner & coach Amanda Kutner is sharing her perspective on lack, our money stories, and manifestation. When we feel lack, we can end up sabotaging our success. Instead, we have to state it how we want it to be able to manifest the abundance that we want. Along the way, we can address the money stories that we have developed through our lives to act without resistance. Our Favorite Quotes "State it how you want it. Because when you state it how you want it, it's creating a positive and real representation of what you want to be creating instead of what you don't have yet." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

131. Unblocking Your Mindset Around Success & Money with Ruthie Johnson

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

With today's guest, lifestyle & wellness coach (and Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp alum!) Ruthie Johnson, we are diving into the depths of mindset. In the entrepreneurial world, mindset is a much talked-about and yet somewhat elusive concept, so we are aiming to breakdown and make more concrete through this conversation. We are getting into everything from what it means to work on your mindset, why the way so many of us chase success is harmful, and how our money stories from childhood impact our lives and businesses. Ruthie Johnson is the founder, coach and self-care enthusiast behind Ruthie & Rose - lifestyle and wellness coaching for ambitious women to help them prioritise themselves, learn how to balance it all and scale their success stress-free with ease & alignment. Ruthie is a qualified Transformational Coach, Personal Trainer & Nutritionist, having worked with over 150 clients in her 5+ years of experience. Behind-the-scenes of her business, Ruthie enjoys spending time with her boyfriend and their cat Matilda, at the gym, or enjoying the best food she can find around their home city in Bristol. In this episode, we cover…

The role mindset plays in success
What it can look like to engage in mindset work
The ways we tend to self-sabotage
Why self-worth work is crucial for high-achieving people
How the Hunger Ghost Syndrome has us constantly chasing the next thing
Advice to cultivate a healthy money mindset

Quotes "In western cultures we're very strategy heavy. And actually that stops us from seeing that there are other dynamics and other paradigms we can be in." "If you already knew you were worthy, then how capable would you be to step into everything that you wanted?" "Your worth is inherent. Like no lion wakes up in the morning and goes, no, I'm not worthy. I'm not gonna eat today. Like it's just a completely made up construct." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned Ruthie's Instagram Ruthie's Website

Mini Moment Ep. 27: How A Day Rate Offer Can Work For Your Business with Krystle Church

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000506595618 Summary In this mini moment, copywriter & coach Krystle Church explains what a day rate is and how this unique offer type can be integrated into different business types. Day rates are packaged-up services that can be fulfilled in a single day, and Krystle how business owners can create specific day rate offers based on their services and how they work best. There are so many kinds of service-based offers out there, and the day rate may be a perfect fit for your offer suite! Our Favorite Quotes "Day rates work best for service providers and consultants who want to provide that white glove client experience, that VIP offer, and make their clients feel really taken care of." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

130. [Part 2] Mind Blowing New Perspective on Niching Down, Being Multi-Passionate & Effortless Sales

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:30:00 -0500

In this episode, I'm sharing a fresh perspective on niching down, and why it's so valuable to your business! Because there's so much to cover, we’ve broken this conversation into two separate episodes to make it easier for you to take in. This is Part 2, so make sure you've already listened to Part 1! We are getting back to the basics - but don't worry, this episode is for you no matter what level of business you are in. In this episode, I'm giving you my fresh, never-shared-before perspective on the power of niching down & making sales. It all comes down to the magic trio to sold out offers, and I'm spilling the tea on exactly how you can niche down to stand out. Expect to be sold on niching down after this episode - even if you're multi-passionate, new to business, and feeling frustrated the current state of social media. Plus, I'm giving you a behind-the-scenes look on how I've been implementing everything I talk about here in my own 7-figure business. In this episode, we cover…

Revisiting the basics at every level of business
The magic trio to sold out offers
Why being multi-passionate shouldn't stand in the way of niching down
Why being new to your industry doesn't have to hold you back
How you can become known, regardless of the IG algorithm

Quotes "Making money and standing out are based on value. Therefore, if we make it really simple, if you can be the most valuable person or thing, you will sell." "If my service is for many people, its value is watered down and not always applicable. If my service is niched down or rather specific to one person in one situation during one time, it can become the highest value possible." "In order for you to sell more, in order for you to sell out your offers with ease and stand out, you cannot continually just do new and keep hopping from thing to thing or keep executing with the short term thinking." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Resources Offer Oversight Quiz

130. [Part 1] Mind Blowing New Perspective on Niching Down, Being Multi-Passionate & Effortless Sales

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In this episode, I'm sharing a fresh perspective on niching down, and why it's so valuable to your business! Because there's so much to cover, we’ve broken this conversation into two separate episodes to make it easier for you to take in. This is Part 1, so make sure to tune into Part 2 when you are finished listening. We are getting back to the basics - but don't worry, this episode is for you no matter what level of business you are in. In this episode, I'm giving you my fresh, never-shared-before perspective on the power of niching down & making sales. It all comes down to the magic trio to sold out offers, and I'm spilling the tea on exactly how you can niche down to stand out. Expect to be sold on niching down after this episode - even if you're multi-passionate, new to business, and feeling frustrated the current state of social media. Plus, I'm giving you a behind-the-scenes look on how I've been implementing everything I talk about here in my own 7-figure business. In this episode, we cover…

Revisiting the basics at every level of business
The magic trio to sold out offers
Why being multi-passionate shouldn't stand in the way of niching down
Why being new to your industry doesn't have to hold you back
How you can become known, regardless of the IG algorithm

Mini Moment Ep. 51: What to Do Instead of Chasing Happiness

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000528580881 Summary The truth is, chasing your passion isn't what's going to get you to happiness. Instead we have to consciously decide what small things will bring us closer to our own definition of happiness and contentment. In this mini moment, we are talking about the importance of enjoying the journey instead of constantly chasing an elusive destination of happiness, and actively finding joy and gratitude in the small moments to create the life that we are dreaming of. Our Favorite Quotes "Instead of chasing after a destination, it's about consciously deciding to be happy today, and knowing that we can be content and have gratitude for where we are now while still desiring more." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

129. Spilling the Tea About Memberships & In-Person Events with Kelci Douglas

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Memberships in business are a hot topic right now, and this week on the Made For More Podcast we are sitting down with Kelci Douglas to talk all things memberships & in-person events. Kelci brings her experience launching and running an in-person membership along with her advice on taking action before you have it all perfectly figured out, adapting to feedback, and building impactful communities. Kelci Douglas is the CEO of Sherose, a consulting + community platform that empowers, educates, and supports female founders to build their Pinterest 'dream board' lives. As a seasoned marketer and former athlete, she encourages others to adopt an athlete's mentality to grow their companies with connection-focused strategies. Since 2018, she's helped hundreds of clients grow their brands and most recently has started a highly-sought after community event in Boise, Idaho that she plans to launch across the country. In this episode, we cover…

The value of networks and communities
Getting started without feeling the need to do "extra"
Logistics and profitability of memberships & in-person events
Establishing a long-term vision for your membership
Creating an experience that markets itself

Quotes "I truly led with my passion for helping others, and I think that's what's made it so successful. People can feel how passionate and how genuinely excited I am to see each and every one of them." "When you get to know the human behind the business, your relationship is going to go that much further." "If you're really hellbent and passionate about something, freaking do it. Because the passion is going to be evident for the people that you are bringing into whatever the environment is that you're creating" Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned Kelci's Website Kelci's Instagram Kelci's Podcast

Mini Moment Ep. 37: You Are In Control

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000515802213 Summary One of the hardest lessons you'll learn as an entrepreneur is that you are in control. We all have the power to choose, and it is in the choices that we make that we can move ourselves forward. Often times, we tell ourselves that something isn't an option, when really, it's just not the decision we are making in that moment. In this mini moment, we get into how to take action even when we don't feel like we know what we're doing and embrace an unstoppable mindset to get what we want. Our Favorite Quotes "Not knowing something is not a valid excuse ever for why you shouldn't or why you can't do something." "The worst place to be is dreaming. The worst place to be is in that middle ground of not being satisfied with your current reality and yet not doing anything to actually change it either." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

128. 30 Lessons Learned Before 30

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

I'm turning 30! And to celebrate this milestone birthday, I'm sharing 30 lessons I've learned over the first 30 years of my life. In this episode, I'm letting you in on my takeaways about business & life - everything from health, habits, happiness, and even drugs. There is nothing held back in this episode! In this episode, we cover…

Truths about business & life that will move you forward
My thoughts on the importance of mental & physical health
The role of happiness in our lives
Habits that have changed my life
Why we need to take radical responsibility for our lives
The recipe for growth: direction, discipline, and discomfort

Quotes "The faster you deal with your shit, the sooner you'll be happy." "Direction, discipline, and discomfort are the recipe for growth, and thus the recipe for every extraordinary thing that you desire." "Instead of being all or nothing all the time, really learn to pause or slow down instead of stop or give... Anything is possible, but not everything." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moment Ep. 50: How to Establish Your Authority in Your Business with Loran Geeter

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000527846835 Summary We all want to be seen as an authority in our own space - but what does that actually mean and how can we achieve authority status for ourselves? In this Mini Moment, Client Experience Strategist Loran Geeter shares her definition of authority and advice on how to intentionally build authority from both the front end and back end of your business. We get into what has to happen first, how to separate you from your services, and how the client experience impacts your authority. Our Favorite Quotes "We feel like the mission and vision is something that's reserved for major companies. But when you shape your mission and vision, it dictates every decision you make." "This was a major gamechanger for me: Realizing that I don't need to know all the steps or I don't need to know all the answers or be everything for everyone, and that I just need to be able to offer clarity on the next steps." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

127. Escape the Feast & Famine Cycle in Your Sales

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Stuck in a cycle of feast & famine when it comes to making sales? This is something I see so often with my clients who are getting ready to scale, and in this episode I am sharing 10 reasons why this is common and what you can do to escape the pattern. As you listen, try to pinpoint what exactly is holding you back from making consistent sales and break the feast & famine cycle once and for all.

In this episode, we cover…

The difference between normal fluctuations and true feast & famine in your business
Why it usually comes back to consistency
Mindset blocks that may be keeping you from regular, predictable sales
Strategy & process factors you may need to address
How messaging issues may be the problem
The importance of lead generation

Quotes

"Talking about your program or mentioning it is not the same as actually selling."

"You're stuck in your comfort zone. Just by nature marketing and sales and lead gen. activities require you to really put yourself out there and they can be quite uncomfortable for many people... The great news you can get out of your comfort zone and build a new comfort zone. But you do have to get uncomfortable, especially if this feels uncomfortable for you, and really push past that."

"If you do not intentionally pull back to regroup, to address whatever those pain points are that are going to set you up for that next level, then you're going to stay stuck in the cycle."

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126. 6 Reflections from Taking a "Mental Health" Week Off Last Minute

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Last week, I took an unexpected but much needed "Mental Health Week." I postponed all my client calls, paused internal business projects, and cancelled personal social plans to give myself the space I needed to get back in the driver's seat of my business and life. In this episode, I am sharing my 6 takeaways from this experience so that you can learn from my week off in case you find yourself needing a week to rest, catch-up, and take time away too. In this episode, we cover…

The reality that we have more control over our business and life than we often think
Why we need to stop making excuses
The truth that you are the ONLY one who will fight for you
The importance of doing what is best for you whether others support you or not
Different types of rest that we all need
How your energy and peace are the most valuable things you have

Quotes "It is truly a decision to say, okay, I'm going to be honest with myself and others around me about what I need, instead of pushing through." "When push comes to shove, you're capable of more than you think and there are always more options than you think there are. But the key is, don't make push come to shove." "Your energy and peace are the most precious, valuable things you have." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned "Types of Rest" Instagram post

Mini Moment Ep. 28: Shifting Your Brand Identity as You Evolve with Cait Scudder

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:51:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000507410904 Summary As people, we are always changing and evolving, and our brands are no different. As we change and evolve, often times our brand identities must shift to remain aligned with where we are at in our lives. In this mini moment, Cait Scudder shares how her coaching brand transformed when she went from ex-pat in Bali to a US-based mom. She explains the reason entrepreneurs often fear these brand shifts for their own businesses as well as why brand evolution is so necessary to the success of your business. Our Favorite Quotes "For a lot of people, the permission to go into the unknown of where your brand is evolving and growing is really scary. But honestly it's one of the most important things to let yourself explore and go into because you are not going to stay the same and stay static, and your brand is not going to stay the same and stay static." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moments Ep. 81: How To Bring Innovation Into Your Sales with Rachel Spencer

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000550369652 Summary Sales can be fun, and in this mini moment Business Coach & Strategist Rachel Spencer shares her advice for bringing innovation to the process. Whether you are creating some sort of sales extravaganza, or finding creative ways to sell you existing offers, the key is trying new tactics without fear of failure. Whether your launch succeeds or flops, there is always something to learn, and you might as well have fun in the process! Our Favorite Quotes "You really have to go into your future launches willing to either have a smash hit or have a fail, and be okay with that knowing, at least I tried. " "How can I gamify this? How can I make this more fun?" Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

125. Healing from the Inside Out as a High Performing Woman with Maja Miller

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 05:01:00 -0500

With today's guest, functional diagnostic practitioner Maja Miller, we are diving into how internal health impacts how we are able to show up in all areas of our lives, business included. In the episode we talk about health in terms of trauma and stress as well as nutrition and gut health, and examine how prioritizing your health is the key to sustainable high-performance in business and life. Maja Miller is a metabolic health coach and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner: A fancy way of saying that she uses clinical labs to analyze blood, urine, stool, hair, etc to figure out why her clients feel burned out, exhausted and sick. She then uses those results to create tailored, bio-individual protocols to reverse their symptoms. As the owner of Maja Miller Wellness, a six-figure business she helps highly productive individuals and ambitious professions transform their bodies from the inside out through her signature programs like the Adrenal Detox, the Inside Out Protocol and Next Level. Over the course of her career in wellness she’s worked with over 10,000 women, 1,500 of which have been within her online programs. She’s been a podcast guest on many shows including Low Ticket High Impact, Ideas & Impact, The MindFuel Entrepreneur and Ideas & Impact with Jeremy Jones. She’s also been featured in print in Forbes, Austin Fit Magazine and the Austin Business Journal. Maja lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and pups. In this episode, we cover…

Why "healing from the inside out" is the key to a healthy business, relationships, & life
How trauma stressors impact our bodies and functioning (including autoimmune diseases)
Taking responsibility for our own healing
Why nutrition and functional health can be so overwhelming without support
Maja's approach to supporting her client's health journeys
The major role gut health plays in our life (and how complicated maintaining a healthy gut can be)

Quotes "Your external world is simply a reflection of your internal world... That is often times a very difficult realization and truth to absorb." "What I'm finding now is that in the past it would be when you're in your 40s or 50s you were starting to see the results and the symptoms of those stressors. Now I'm working with clients in their 20s and 30s." "In the U.S. it is impossible to be micronutrient sufficient, period, end of story. Impossible. Even if your diet is perfect, on-point, organic." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned Maja's Website Maja's LinkedIn Maja's FaceBook How to Work With Maja Ritual Microbiome Labs

Mini Moments Ep 113: Putting the YOU Back in Your Business

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000603028569 Summary If you aren't regularly and intentionally stopping to reflect on and analyze what you've done in your business, it's easy to get pulled into thinking that your success is a fluke. In this mini moment, we talk all about the importance of recognizing your own accomplishments in your business - so you can acknowledge the success you have had, determine what is actually working, feel confident in your ability to sustain what you've created. You have created your business out of thin air, and understanding that your success has always been up to is exactly the mindset shift you need to stop feeling like your success is a fluke. Our Favorite Quotes "Your success has always been up to you." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

124. Shifting to Product Based Business & Scaling to 7 Figures with Bridgitte Mallinson

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Have you ever wanted to start into a product based business? In this episode, we welcome guest Bridgitte Mallinson who found incredible success in her shift from an online gut health and business coach to the founder of a gut health product based business. We get into the realities of starting a product based business - what investments and profitability look like, how marketing differs, and what risks and rewards are involved - all with the goal of helping you see if this is the right move for you! Bridgitte Mallinson is a functional dietitian specializing in gut health, and business coach and founder of GutPersonal. Her mission is two fold: improve health and wealth for women! After healing herself & a decade of studying functional medicine and nutrition and healing hundreds of women, she realized even women who eat super healthy have a lot of gut issues. She started a gut-health coaching company in June 2020 which skyrocketed to reach $1million in sales in 16 months! With that success, she focused on business coaching in 2021 before launching her personalized line of gut health supplements, GutPersonal. GutPersonal is not only female founded but also female funded and operated. GutPersonal exists to support women in living their best life — heal their gut so they can feel the best and their body! In this episode, we cover…

Considering gut health as an entrepreneur
Addressing the root cause of business problems versus just the symptoms
Investing in your business to grow
How logistics and profitability differ in a product based business
Marketing similarities and differences for product and service based businesses
The importance of enjoying the journey

Quotes "You have to have this bigger vision. I wouldn't start a physical product company if I didn't have wildly set intentions." "We say 'step back' but I almost think like just getting silent, and getting quiet and listening to our inner intuition. If I ever feel stuck or I think I need to pivot, I do a shit ton more inner work. I meditate more. I journal more. I do all of these things that help me grow personally." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned (DELETE THIS IF NONE) Bridgitte's Website Bridgitte's Instagram GutPersonal's Instagram Bridgitte's Gut Health Quiz Check out the GutPersonal Shop and use the code AMANDAK10 for 10% OFF supplements, testing, or programs!

Mini Moments Ep 84: The Factors To Consider When Positioning Your Brand

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000552425882 Summary Positioning your business & brand isn't always about being the most expensive, luxurious offer on the market. There are actually 4 factors to consider when positioning your brand as the go-to in your particular corner of the market, and that is what we get into in this mini moment. What are the factors? You can consider the unique characteristics of your service, the price and value of what you offer, the quality and brand reputation, and how you compare to competition. When you clarify your unique position in the market and claim and communicate that, you are going to be able to become the go-to for exactly what your ideal clients want and need. Our Favorite Quotes "You have to decide intentionally how you're going to position yourself in the market, and then go and dominate that." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

123. Scale with Ease Using the 5 Figure Formula™: Dissecting How & Why This Method Works So Well

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 05:03:00 -0500

Scaling your business can be overwhelming as you try balance the vision of what you are aiming for with the details of what needs to happen to get there. So we are getting into the nitty gritty of how to scale - all with the intention of helping you learn to scale without burnout and capping out. In this episode, I am introducing you to the 5 Figure Formula™, the method of scaling I teach The Gameplan, my 4 week group coaching program for entrepreneurs scaling to $10-50K months. You'll learn about the approach to scaling I have found works best, what areas of your business you should focus on to optimize scalable growth, and why this method of creating a gameplay to scale really works. In this episode, we cover…

The distinction between "growth" and "scaling" in your business
Why copy+paste scaling strategies don't tend to work long-term
The 5 areas we cover through the 5 figure formula™: Macro, Micro, Gameplan, Internal Growth Cycle, & Course Correct
4 core areas of your business you should focus on to scale
Factors that make the 5 Figure Formula™ stand out as an effective method for scaling

Quotes "You've got to consider the whole picture, and most people don't have the patience to zoom out, pause for 5 seconds, and actually analyze and build a legit plan to scale." "If you are not being strategic, you are always going to make things harder than they need to be." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned Instagram Post Breakthrough Private Podcast Series The Gameplan

Mini Moment Ep 76: Who is Making Your Decisions?

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:41:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000546768010 Summary When it comes to decision making, it's less about what decision is made and more about how and who is actually making your decisions. To figure out how you are making decisions, you can ask yourself these two questions: What you do when you don't want to do something or when you don't know what to do, and how do you make decisions? Then, you can reflect on who - or what part of you - is making your decisions, and whether you are surrounded by and focused more on where you are & what you don't yet have, or what you desire & know is coming. When you consider the how and the who of your decision making, you are more likely to make effective decisions based on where you want to go in your business. Our Favorite Quotes "Plain and blunt and simple: To be successful, you must be good at making decisions." "When you're surrounded by your Point B, you are not climbing a mountain - you're pulling your past self up to reality." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moment Ep 15: Taking Radical Responsibility & Holding an Unshakable Vision to Scale

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000497948565 Summary Scaling your business is exhilarating, and while there are a lot of positives that come along with the experience, there are also some uncomfortable truths about scaling. In this mini moment I am exposing two of these truths: you must take radical responsibility in your business and you must hold a long term vision of what your business is and will become. Only when you take 100% ownership of of each and every circumstance you face and act as if your business is long term with calm confidence & abundance will you be able to scale effectively through the ups and downs. We close out this episode with the importance of intentionally seeking support in your scaling journey. Our Favorite Quotes "You're responsible for the things that you do, you're responsible for the effects that you have, the choices that you make. And the sooner that you really 100% buy into this, the more power and more satisfaction you're going have within your business and this growth journey that you go on." "You have to have calm confidence and abundance in the way that you act, in the way that you plan, in the way that you invest, for the business to rapidly grow no matter the ups and the downs." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

122. The Shocking Truth Behind Behind My $93k Month That I NEVER Thought I'd Share

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0500

May was a big month at LL Co. - we brought in $93k and saw a lot of growth across the board. But there's more to the story than just having a successful month, and honestly, I never thought I'd share the background of what led up to this and made this win so noteworthy. But in this episode, I am getting vulnerable and opening up about what happened behind the scenes in the months leading up to this $93k month, including how I essentially lost it all. I believe that we need this type of transparency in this space, and so I am starting the conversation. In this episode, we cover…

How imposter syndrome occurs at every level
The truth about income dips
3 factors that led to our lowest months in business
What it means to create a truly sustainable business
The power in hitting rock bottom & losing it all
How I'm moving forward

Quotes "Income dips are normal, and they're way more normal among a lot of the big, successful entrepreneurs that you're watching online, they just don't talk about it." "A lot of people are so scared of losing it all and losing it all overnight, and you actually keep yourself stuck because you're so scared of losing it that you hold on too tightly and then end up reaching burnout or not slowing down, and then you end up with more of a mess to actually deal with to be able to scale than had have slowed down before." "It doesn't just get better. You have to change in order to see change. And the sooner you slow down and regroup and build an actual gameplan to scale your business in a sustainable way, the sooner you're going to get to enjoy that new version of your business and then also your life." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: The Gameplan Episode 86 Episode 96

Mini Moment Ep 57: Why Knowing & Getting What You Want Is Actually Terrifying

Wed, 31 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000532779632 Summary Knowing what you want, and even getting what you want, can actually be terrifying. In this mini moment, I am sharing the 5 reasons so many of us are terrified of getting what we want. I talk about having to let go of the excuse of inaction, questioning whether what you want is actually possible, fear of judgment, fear of failure, and the fear of feeling selfish once you achieve your goals. Recognizing these reasons can help us understand why we may self-sabotage and hold ourselves back from getting what we want because we are afraid. Our Favorite Quotes "This fear of failure, this fear of claiming what we want and not getting it is a huge reason why we self-sabotage and a huge reason why getting the thing or getting clear on the thing that you want can be terrifying." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

121. Strategies For Dealing With ADHD as an Entrepreneur with Brooke Schnittman

Mon, 29 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500

With today's guest ADHD coach Brooke Schnittman, we are covering all things entrepreneurship with ADHD. As someone who was recently (and honestly, surprisingly) diagnosed with ADHD, this felt like an important topic to bring to the podcast. In this episode we get into everything from time management, accountability, delegation, hiring, goal setting, and planning, all through the lens of ADHD. Whether you have ADHD or not, there is so much to take from this conversation to apply to the way you run your business in the day-to-day and big picture sense. Brooke Schnittman, MA, PCC, BCC, is an experienced and compassionate ADHD coach who understands firsthand the challenges of living with ADHD. As an adult with a late ADHD diagnosis, Brooke knows what it's like to feel frustrated, overwhelmed, and ashamed. But instead of giving up, Brooke decided to use her personal experiences to help others with ADHD. She left the school system in 2018 to create a specially-tailored program for individuals with ADHD, called 3C Activation©, which focuses on the importance of boundaries and small actions to activate potential and achieve continued success through Maintaining Momentum™. Brooke's team of specialized coaches, with over 100 years of combined experience, provides tools and accountability to determined ADHDers aged 8 to 80 worldwide. Coaching With Brooke offers coaching and resources to over 1 million individuals with ADHD daily, and Brooke aims to impact over 10 million more individuals with ADHD in the next 5 years. If you're a professional with ADHD who struggles, know that Brooke is here to support you every step of the way. In this episode, we cover…

Why so many women aren't diagnosed with ADHD until later in life
The link between ADHD and entrepreneurship
Hiring and delegating based on your strengths and needs
The 3Cs - Control of your ADHD brain, Consistency in your habits and actions, and Confidence in yourself and how you're showing up
Time management, goal setting, and accountability with ADHD
Some tips to reframe and own who you are as someone with ADHD

Quotes "If you are fixated on doing the best that you can in something that's not working, and you give it too much time - I think we just need to know when it's okay to stop and move on." "ADHDers are 35% more likely to become entrepreneurs." "Generally, we don't delegate until we're over capacity at like 120%. So 70% is really where then you should find someone to delegate to." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned Brooke's Website Brooke's Instagram Brooke's Podcast Brooke's free eBook Brooke's Complimentary Consultation

Mini Moment Ep 54: Deciding When To Let Go vs. When To Persevere

Wed, 24 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500

120. The Saturation Effect AKA How I've Completely Changed My Life Over The Past 1.5 Years

Mon, 22 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Someone recently asked me about my experience and credentials related to my business, and it set me into self-reflection mode to consider what factors have gotten me to where I am now over the last few years. And now I'm sharing that reflection with you, because I truly believe that what I realized could also change your life. In this episode, I am sharing about what I've decided to call The Saturation Effect - the effect that being completely saturated by one particular thing can have on changing your life. I get into how The Saturation Effect has impacted both my growth as a business coach and CEO, as well as my healing journey. I also share how you can start to implement The Saturation Effect to change aspects of your own life. In this episode, we cover…

Learning, doing, and being to create lasting change
A summary of my own experience over the last 1.5 years
The Saturation Effect: considering the amount and frequency of saturation
What saturation has looked like in my own healing journey
Why saturation is the best way to influence our habits
Examples of where and how saturation can occur (including masterminds)

Quotes "The Saturation Effect means that if you surround yourself enough with one thing, you will not be able to ignore it and it will inevitably infiltrate your thoughts, behaviors, your way of being, and ultimately eventually change who you are at your core. " "Most people try to change something - a habit, maybe a belief, a way of being, maybe it is a big life change quitting your job and starting a business. Most people try to change by overcoming something or forcing/pushing through. And if that even works for a little bit, it never lasts. It never lasts, and it never changes you at a deep core level." "I want the change you desire to become inevitable. And no amount of force and hard work can change who you are at your core. I believe that wholeheartedly. The changing at your core and the being - it only comes by saturating your existence so that you cannot help but change by learning, doing and being all that you're surrounded by, which is what you want to become." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moments Ep 43: How My Client Went From $1K Months to a $75K Week

Mon, 15 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000521980786 Summary Looking for inspiration on what is possible when you commit fully to the growth of your business? Well, you're in the right place. In this mini moment I tell the story of my client "Samantha" who went all in and saw her business soar as a result. She joined my mastermind at a time that many would consider "too soon," and ended up quantum leaping to a $75K week not long after starting her business. Samantha's story is a testament to taking risks, putting yourself in the presence of other powerful entrepreneurs, and taking action before you're "ready" if you want to see big success. Our Favorite Quotes "There are no rules, and so being realistic is never going to get you where you want to go." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

119. Bringing Your Partner Into Your Business with Zara Watson-Young

Mon, 08 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500

With today's guest, we are diving into the behind-the-scenes of bringing your partner into your business. This is something so many of you have asked me about, so Zara Watson-Young is here to share her experience of welcoming her husband into her legal business. We talk everything from letting go of full control to making sure you have your legal ducks in a row (because even with your partner, contracts are key!) If you've been wondering about bringing in your partner, this is a must-listen. Zara Watson-Young knows how frustrating it can be to try and fit your career in a box while marching to the beat of your own drum.That’s exactly what led her to close the door on a thriving corporate legal career in order to pursue what truly encompassed all the skills and ambition in her wheelhouse: serving people like you. Zara has served entrepreneurs since 2017, always driven to empower and equip fellow dreamers with tangible legal tools to scale confidently. Along the way, she co-founded Watson & Young with her husband, Sean. She's here to walk with you every step of the entrepreneurial path because she has traveled this path, too. Zara knows it’s far less intimidating when you have a partner who knows what’s around the bend! In this episode, we cover…

Handling the legal side of bringing your partner into your business
What may shift in your business with this change
The process of letting go of full control
The role of communication in a business partnership
Making decisions together as a united front

Quotes "At the end of the day, knowing who you are, knowing your strengths, each other's strengths. You may not be good at client facing tasks but maybe you're better at the operational side. Just knowing what strengths each person will have and also just remembering that these things are developed over time... You'll gain clarity over time." "The biggest mistake is thinking that you can wait to do legal - to make sure you have all your legal ducks in a row... The legal side is literally the foundation." "If it doesn't align for both of us, I'm not going to proceed... I want both of us to be on the same page." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned Zara's Website Zara's Instagram Zara's LinkedIn

Mini Moments Ep 113: Perspective Shifts To See Your Success As More Than A Fluke

Wed, 03 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000603028568 Summary There are so many contributing factors to why you may feel like your success is a fluke, but shifting your perspective on your own success can be a way to combat this mentality. In this mini moment, we address how you may actually be affirming that your success is a fluke by focusing more on impending failure than where you actually want to end up. We also get into how your expectations and how you define your own success by external markers can impact this mentality. Our Favorite Quotes "No one will ever take away - nothing will ever take away - the knowledge, the experience, the lessons learned, the resourcefulness, and your capabilities. And so if that's more of what we're relying on and believing is the contributing factors to help our success be repeated and not be a fluke, that's reliable." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

118. 4 Solutions to Make Better Decisions & Get What you Want Faster + Easier

Mon, 01 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500

One of the biggest lessons I've learned this past year is that knowledge is only helpful if you know HOW to use it and then actually DO use it. What our progress really comes down to is the decision to take action (or the decision not to). In this episode I am diving deep into decision-making - from why decision-making is so key to our success, what often holds us up, and the actions we can take to start effectively making decisions to get us what we actually want faster and easier. In this episode, we cover…

The disconnect between knowledge and action
How decision fatigue, constant distractions, emotions, and poor perception of time can be detrimental to decision making
Why you have to get clear on your values & priorities
Choosing your hard
The 70% Rule for making better decisions
How to use the SPAWED method to make clear decisions

Key Moments

00:06:45 - The Disconnect between Knowledge and Action

00:10:21 - Reasons for Not Conciously Making Decisions

00:11:38 - Factors That Hinder Our Decision Making

00:29:29 - 4 Solutions for Effective Decision Making

00:30:40 - Misconceptions About Making Decisions

00:37:48 - Your Values and Priorities

00:43:29 - Choosing Your Hard

00:54:18 - The 70% Rule

00:58:40 - The SPAWED Method

Quotes "Your success is determined by one thing: Your decisions." "Everything in life has a trade off. When you say yes, you are also saying no, and when you're saying no, you are also saying yes." "We're not avoiding hard. We're just going to choose the pros that we want, and the attached trade-offs." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moments Ep. 64: Discipline Is The Real Key To Success

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes. If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000538185988 Summary Motivation is touted as the most important driving force to your success - but my take is that motivation is BS. In this mini moment, I break down why it is actually discipline that is the key to success. You have to show up and do the work consistently, even if it's hard, and even if you don't feel motivated. I didn't build a million dollar business while traveling the world and making an impact by letting my emotions dictate when I work - I was disciplined and showed up, and that is what led me to success. Our Favorite Quotes "Your actions cannot be temporary. Your actions cannot only happen when you feel like it, or when you're always energized or when you're always excited. You won't be able to consistently do anything if your actions follow the up and down emotions and feelings or time periods of motivation." "If you wait on motivation, you're taking away your power to create and decide the here and the now." Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you shaing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

117. How to Use Your Enneagram in Business, Sales, Hiring & More with Sarah Wallace

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0500

With today's guest, Enneagram expert Sarah Wallace, we are diving into all things Enneagram and entrepreneurship. There are so many ways you can use the self-awareness that comes with knowing and understanding your own Enneagram type to improve the way you run your businesses - from learning how to best manage stress, to finding a sales process that works for your personality, and helping team communication and productivity. The Enneagram is more than a trendy personality test, and in this episode we are exploring how this tool can be applied to make a real difference for you as a leader and business owner. Sarah Wallace is a Certified Enneagram Coach, host of the Enneagram MBA podcast, speaker, and workshop facilitator. With over 15 years in relationship building roles working with government agencies and companies like the US EPA, Federal Reserve Bank, John Deere, and adidas Outdoor, now small business owners, corporations, and event organizers work with Sarah to help them use the Enneagram to develop confident, empathetic, and emotionally intelligent leaders with powerful, productive, and happy teams In this episode, we cover…

Designing your business with your Enneagram type in mind
The parts of the Enneagram you should pay attention to (besides just your type)
Improving communication and leadership by understanding your's and your team members' Enneagram types
How your type may influence your decision making
Leaning on your strengths to approach sales
Using the Enneagram as a tool for hiring and managing your team

Quotes "There's so much great advice, it's just not every piece of advice is great for you. And so it really helps you get clear on what you need to focus on." "Understanding your strengths, and also what you enjoy, and then applying it to 'Okay, how do I come across on a sales call?'" "Growth is going to look different, and the Enneagram kind of show us what growth looks like for different personalities." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Sarah's Links: Sarah's Website Sarah's Instagram Sarah's YouTube Channel Sarah's Overview For The 9 Types Other Links Mentioned: Enneagram Test

116. The One No BS Thing You Can Do Today To Change Anything In Your Life

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Want to know the one thing you can implement right now in your life and business that is sure to make a difference in how things turn out for you? Well, here it is: Commitment. Before you roll your eyes, hear me out - you might know what you want to be committed to, but do you know what you actually are committed to? And do you know what you are most committed to? In this episode I lay out why this one factor can change the way you show up in your life and business, and share some ways for you to focus on what you are committed to. In this episode, we cover…

Why commitment is the key to forward progress
How you may be tricking yourself into thinking you are committed to something, when really you aren't
The two questions you can ask yourself to get clear on your commitments
A four step process to examining your own commitment to what is important to you

Quotes "It's very easy for us to fool ourselves into thinking that we're making progress or that we are really trying our best, when in reality we aren't quite doing what needs to get done to change." "This power of commitment isn't always about commitment as in this more intense way to figure something out or what action or tasks you're doing to get a result you want. Sometimes you are fully committed. But you are fully committed to the wrong thing. And that's what's holding you back or leading you astray." "What are you most committed to?" Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

115. Structure vs. Strategy: Diagnosing What You Need To Scale

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500

I've found that when entrepreneurs hit problems while scaling their businesses, it's usually one of two things: An issue with structure, or an issue with strategy. In this episode, I am digging into how you can diagnose what's holding you back from seeing the growth that you want in your business. I go over what situations indicate a need for adjustment in your business structure, and what situations point to a problem with your strategy. Plus, I talk about how two Laptop Lifestyle Co. programs - The Gameplan and Intentional Mastermind - may be exactly what you need to overcome these challenges you may be facing.

In this episode, we cover…

The difference between structure and strategy in business
How systems play a role in both
The question you can ask yourself to diagnose whether structure or strategy is causing the issue
Examples of situations you may run into in your business that require either a structural or strategic solution
How The Gameplan or Intentional Mastermind may be what you need

Quotes

"Building a business and running/maintaining a business are two different things."

"We've got to get to the root of the problem. Because I see it all the time where someone is trying a strategy, and the strategy itself is actually a really good strategy - they may have even executed it really really well. But if the structure and the systems are for some reason creating a big gap or a big block or a big issue, then you fixing the strategy is actually you solving a problem that doesn't exist, or solving the wrong problem."

Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Other Links Mentioned:

The Gameplan

Intentional Mastermind

Mini Moments Ep 16: Understand How The Brain Processes Your Marketing So You Can Make More Money

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes.

If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-more-with-amanda-kolbye/id1529443551?i=1000498999773

Summary

When we understand how our brains process information, we can better understand why the messages we are sharing with our audiences really matter. Our brains process A LOT of information every minute - and we are constantly filtering and assigning meaning to that information based on our subjective experience of the world. Marketing is all about impacting how your audience configures that information to persuade their perspective and decision making. This mini episode is all about how this process works, and why when you tap into language and communication that influences your audience's brain processing in this way, sales will start to come more naturally.

Our Favorite Quotes

“We’re not just trying to tell someone something new and fight through the noise and say ‘You’ve got to do this, you’ve got to do this.’ Effective marketing that actually elicits action and change out of a person naturally is going to change their perspective of the information that is being received.”

“If we really want sales to come naturally and to take people on a journey where they see the problem and the solution, they see that you are the connection point there in order to get that solution - if they see all of that naturally and take action naturally, we’re going to need to reach them on a deeper level.”

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, I would greatly appreciate you sharing this episode with your friends or on your Instagram stories (and tag @laptop.lifestyle.co)! There are so many amazing women who need to hear this message and who are working to build their dream lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

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114. How Cycle Syncing Can Change The Way You Run Your Business with Stefanie Adler

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:39:00 -0500

In this episode we sit down with Stefanie Adler - a women’s hormone expert - for a deep dive into cycle syncing and hormone health as an entrepreneur. The menstrual cycle can have powerful impacts on how we show up in our lives at different times of the month, and we can use our knowledge of our cycle to inform how we get things done in our businesses. We are bringing this conversation to The Made For More Podcast because the implications of becoming aware of your own cycle and its effect on your energy and skills can be truly life changing for you as an individual and a business owner.

Stefanie Adler, is a Certified Nutrition Consultant, Women's Hormone + Fertility Expert, Podcast Host, and Birth Doula. Her practice focuses on supporting those with cycling bodies in balancing their hormones, healing their guts, living cycle-aligned lives, and all things babymaking. She is immensely passionate about giving women the knowledge and tools they need to thrive in the modern world. When she isn't supporting clients you can find Stefanie cooking something middle eastern, hiking, or reading a historical fiction novel.

In this episode, we cover…

The 4 phases of the menstrual cycle: menstruation, follicular phase, ovulation, and luteal phase
The differences between female and male hormone cycles, and the impacts that has on how society is set up
How we can use our menstrual cycle to inform our calendar
What business tasks to focus on during each phase
How to optimize hormone health (and why it’s so important)

Quotes

"When we start to understand the way our hormones change throughout the month - your brain chemistry is changing 25% throughout the course of the month - it’s wild! And so that obviously impacts everything from how creative we are, what kind of work we want to do, the way that we invest, the way we want to have sex, like everything in our lives."

“If there was a time of the month that you were more articulate, that your hormones were making parties of both sexes more attracted to you, more likely to say yes to you - wouldn’t you want to know when that is and how to plan for that?”

“If you can figure out when you’re ovulating, you can really start to change your life.”

Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Stefanie’s Links:

Stefanie’s Certification Program

Stefanie’s Podcast

113. [Part 1] Do You Ever Feel Like Your Success is a Fluke?

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:27:00 -0500

This episode is on what to do if you feel like your success is a fluke, and there is a lot to this conversation! Because this episode is a long one, we’ve broken it into two separate episodes to make it easier for you to take in. This is Part 1, so make sure to tune into Part 2 when you are finished listening.

We are diving into the feeling that your success is a fluke - something that so many entrepreneurs feel at some point in their journey. I go deep into why this thought might be occurring for you, as well as addressing how you can start to shift away from this mentality by understanding the origins and taking actions to change your mindset. I’m sharing the ways that your beliefs and perspectives, your brain, and even your business structure can play into you questioning your own success, and give you the tools you need to start believing in yourself and your business for good.

In this episode, we cover…

What it means to feel like you success is a fluke
Six possible factors that contribute to this mentality (imposter syndrome, perfectionism, arguing for your limitations, safety/fear of success, low self image, low self worth)
How your beliefs and perspectives impact how you view your successes
Becoming more aware of our thought patterns
Creating a business structure that allows you to repeat your success
Tips to view your success as more than a fluke

Quotes

“What would have to happen for you to believe that you can keep doing your success? ‘Believe’ is the key word there. What proof do you need? How do you need to feel? What would have to happen for you to believe that you are contributing to the success and can keep doing it?”

"You cannot listen to and you cannot believe everything you think.”

"Ultimately, your success was always up to you. Your results were always up to you… You are the one that showed up every f***ing day. You are the one that pushed through in those hard times. You are the one that came up with those creative ideas."

Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

113. [Part 2] Do You Ever Feel Like Your Success is a Fluke?

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:00:00 -0500

This episode is on what to do if you feel like your success is a fluke, and there is a lot to this conversation! Because this episode is a long one, we’ve broken it into two separate episodes to make it easier for you to take in. This is Part 2, so make sure that you’ve listened to Part 1 before pressing play.

In this episode, we cover…

What it means to feel like you success is a fluke
Six possible factors that contribute to this mentality (imposter syndrome, perfectionism, arguing for your limitations, safety/fear of success, low self image, low self worth)
How your beliefs and perspectives impact how you view your successes
Becoming more aware of our thought patterns
Creating a business structure that allows you to repeat your success
Tips to view your success as more than a fluke

Quotes

"You cannot listen to and you cannot believe everything you think.”

Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

112. Q&A with Amanda

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we are flipping the script for a Q&A style session with Amanda Kolbye herself in the hot seat. We polled our audience on IG to find out what you want to know about the person behind the podcast, and Emily Hardy of Team AK is on the show to ask all the questions. This episode is full of laughs, reflection, and of course some real talk about life and running a 7 figure business. Prepare to hear some things you've definitely never heard before! In this episode, we cover…

What young Amanda wanted to be when she grew up
Amanda's reflections on the greatest challenges of entrepreneurship
The accomplishment Amanda is most proud of
Some real talk on what it takes to be an entrepreneur
What role Zach plays behind the scenes
Amanda's answers to her rapid fire questions for guests

Quotes "Most people think that they want freedom, and I don't think they're wrong. But what I think that people don't expect with freedom is that the more freedom you have, the more responsibility you have." "The hard truth is not everyone was meant to do this. It takes, especially as an solopreneur, it takes you to play a lot of different roles and some people just don't have all the varied skillsets to do what is required." "I've really had to learn to create whitespace for myself and give myself that grace as that very ambitious person who's really hard on myself." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Emily's Links: Emily's Instagram

111. Being Obsessed: Is It A Good Or A Bad Thing?

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:18:00 -0500

I am always saying that you should be creating a life you are obsessed with. But recently, I've been having some conversations about whether being obsessed is a good thing or a bad thing, and I want to share these new perspectives with you. In this episode, I talk about two opposing views on being obsessed, and then share my conclusion about how we, as entrepreneurs, should treat our businesses and our lives to set ourselves up for success. This is a juicy conversation that I really think will give you a new take on what it means to be obsessed with your life! In this episode, we cover…

Two opposing viewpoints on what it means to be obsessed
The energy you need to succeed as an entrepreneur
The importance of focusing on your business while not neglecting your life
The scale of obsession (and when it gets unhealthy)
My conclusion on whether being obsessed is a good or bad thing

Quotes "The excitement, the enthusiasm, that type of all-in energy - it fuels you. It pushes you forward. It keeps you intrigued and interested, and that's what fuels finding creative ideas and innovative solutions." "Being obsessed in a healthy way is absolutely what will drive you towards success and allow you laser-focus on great achievements that many other people will never reach." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned Zach Prograb' post Brad Stulberg's post

110. How to Expand Your Nervous System for 7 Figure Growth with Ana Kinkela

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:00:00 -0500

In this episode we sit down with Ana Kinkela - a nervous system business mentor - to discuss how to integrate nervous system expansion work as an entrepreneur to help you grow to a whole new level. Ana Kinkela is a somatic business mentor for driven, visionary women who are here to create a legacy. She supports women to heal the receiving wound with money and guides them to expand with the power of nervous system business growth™️. She is the creator of the Soulbodied Method, an integrative somatic healing and coaching approach that teaches established coaches, healers and mentors how to integrate the nervous system into their work in the world. Ana has over 15 years of experience facilitating transformation and healing in the nervous system as both a therapist and a coach. She currently lives in Australia with her husband, and loves books, chocolate and traveling the world. In this episode, we cover…

How to integrate the nervous system into business growth
The connection between mindset and the body
Practices to sit with expansive feelings
How nervous system work can change our relationship with money
Expanding your zone of safety without burnout

Our Favorite Quotes from this episode: “Even the heavy emotions that you have, like some of the shadow pieces that come up - If you just actually feel them in your body versus process them in your head, they move through you really naturally.” “You have to dance on your edges to be able to create expansion because if you never get uncomfortable, then your zone of safety and your nervous system doesn’t shift and change.” Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Ana's Links: Ana’ Website Ana’s Instagram Ana’s Future Self Meditation

109. Risks & Rewards: Real Life Stories of What Happens When You Do the Thing That Scares You Most With Brannan Arnett + Erin Morris

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:59:00 -0500

With today's guests, Erin, a full-time traveler and copywriter believes powerful copy is the key ingredient to an intentional life and business as it's the cornerstone to connecting, standing out & converting clients so you can live a freedom-based lifestyle. She's currently calling Mexico home for the winter and when she's not working or traveling you'll find her hiking a mountain or inside a yoga studio. Brannan Arnett is a Brand Strategist & Designer based in Asheville, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, 14 year old pup, G. She is the Founder & Creative Director of Golden Hour Designs, a Brand Consultancy she founded from her kitchen table in the summer of 2019. She helps business owners use strategy and design to communicate their value and convert folks into avid brand fans - fostering long-lasting brand love and loyalty. Her decade spent teaching in an experientially-based classroom taught her the power of building trust with what she calls the 4 C's of branding: Consistency, Clarity, Cohesion & Conciseness. She believes trust is the ultimate currency, and harnessing the simplicity of the 4 C's allows brands to build trust and convert users into customers, for life. She's an enneagram 7, mom-soon-to-be and one-time van-lifer. When she's not working with clients she adores, she's traveling, practicing yoga or hunting down sweet finds at her favorite thrift store. In this episode, we cover…

risk vs reward and how both have played out in their own businesses
Erin and Brennan's journey including how they got started, how their business evolved and how they got to where they are today
the biggest pivotal moments in their business thus far
how they handle taking big risks and assess what to do
what is required to see success from multiple different opinions

Quotes "Your identity is more so what you give yourself it is how you see yourself, And it's also more so who you are. Versus personality is more of how you portray yourself or live out your identities, it's how you behave, not always who you are. So when we label this, one of the easiest ways I've looked at this is identity is who you are, personality is what type of person you are or how you show yourself to the world. This is an important distinction to make because a lot of who we currently think we are, is just learned behavior." "When we change our identity, it is guaranteed, and it is natural that your behaviors are going to change as well in accordance and in alignment with the identity that you're choosing." Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel Other Links Mentioned: Brannan's Instagram Brannan's Website Brannan's Freebie Erin's Instagram Erin's Website Erin's ClickUp Freebie

Mini Moments Ep 78: Believe It Is Possible

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:06:00 -0500

108. What Does It Mean To Be Intentional?

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:30:00 -0500

Intentional means done on purpose or deliberately, and success doesn't happen by accident, you need knowledge and tools to be intentional. As well as, intentionality doesn't mean figuring it all out, and it doesn't mean you can’t change your mind! In this episode, we touch base with the “how, what and why’s” of our actions. We discuss the opposites and break down each component to being conscious of what you are doing in the moment and also how you can break those barriers.

In this episode, we cover…

What does intentional mean
What you are doing in the present and why
Action steps to take to be more intentional
Tools to use to recognize when you are not in the moment
What I’m currently practicing to be more intentional

“Intentionality happens in the small day to day moments, decisions, and awareness. You cannot be intentional if you do not have the awareness to be present in the day to day.”

“The keys are your attention and focus aka avoiding distractions and your time. If I want to create more time in my business, where does my attention and focus need to be? It’s basically a currency, how am I spending my attention and my time?”

Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Mini Moments Ep. 5 Why Only Having "Plan A" Could Lead To Success

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 06:29:00 -0500

107. How to Grow Beyond Your Existing Audience (PR & Visibility) with Lisa Simone Richards

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 04:18:00 -0500

On this episode of The Made For More Podcast we sit down with Lisa Simone Richards who is a PR & Visibility Strategist for online coaches who want to get seen everywhere. Through her free workshops, masterclasses and mentorship program, she gives you the insider secrets on how to get exposure and reach more people without spinning your wheels on social media or wasting money on Facebook ads. On weekends you can find her playing in the kitchen with her husband, petting ALL the dogs in the park, and watching way too many fashion styling videos on YouTube.

In this episode, we cover…

How to make proper connections
What the ABC’s of visibility are and how to use them to your advantage
Why PR is so important for growth
Working on a higher level of visibility
What is a healthy media mix and what it can do for you and your business
Rapid Fire Questions

Our Favorite Quotes from this episode:

“It’s about being timely and newsworthy. Really easy ways, if you want to get yourself media coverage, is asking yourself what is being talked about in your industry and how can you insert yourself to be a part of the conversation?”

“The best piece of advice I received in PR school was no one cares about your business as much as you do, and that is one of the lines that has served me the best.”

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Lisa's Links:

Lisa's Facebook Group

106. Stop Arguing For Your Limitations

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 03:42:00 -0500

The most impactful phrase on my life in 2022 was "stop arguing for your limitations." I think a lot of people who have this idea of wanting to do something in their life but make excuses on the “why” genuinely do not understand that the only person getting in their way of their dreams, is theirself. In this episode, we break down examples of limitations you might be using in your everyday life, and also how to overcome those limitations one by one. It’s honestly not about how you do it, it’s about when. It only takes a short amount of time to break a cycle and put an end to what you do not think is possible for yourself, so join me in becoming powerful, successful and truly limitless.

In this episode, we cover…

What are limitations
How your own limitations are keeping you stuck
Examples of excuses you are currently using, even if you DON'T realize it
How do you develop limitations
Tap into being limitless
How to shift your mindset and not argue for your limitations

“Stop arguing for your limitations, stop being in that victim mode of not even giving yourself a chance for a possibility.”

“The things that make you feel safe are the things that are holding you back.”

“You get to choose your hard. Life is not about not being hard, life is not about avoiding hard things but you do get to choose what “hard” means to you and what you take on in your life.”

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

105. Creating A Minimalist Business with Brittany Dixon

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 06:46:00 -0500

In this episode we sit down with Brittany Dixon, a Chief Efficiency Officer (CEO) of Brittany & Co. She helps business owners build businesses without burnout by implementing time management strategy, task management & client management systems in a SIMPLE way that frees up time instead of adding more to their plate. She gives entrepreneurs the time and freedom they deserve while still making an impact with their gifts and talents. She takes everything out of the business owner's head and creates scalable repeatable systems to grow their business, and be productive and profitable without working more hours.

She became an accidental entrepreneur after being fired from a corporate event planning job for not fitting into the "corporate box" and started her business as a professional home organizer. She is a twin mom to Kenna & Layla, Dog Mom to Riley & Lucy, and loves all things food, wine, bougie cocktails, charcuterie boards, candy & sweets. She loves traveling, camping, baking & playing board games with her family!

Creating a more simple business structure and knowing the importantance of dispeling myths allows you to gain a complete picture of how you want your perfect customers to perceive you so you don’t downplay or mismanage a process that can catapult your business to success. Personal growth and business growth go hand-in-hand and starting a successful business requires developing the right mindset — a growth mindset. This means in order to create your ultimate mindset, business and picture of success it's all in the organization and day to day operations of your business.

In this episode, we cover…

Minimalistic Business tips
Productivity and balance beyond simple advice
Work smarter not harder in your everyday life
Organizing and structuring your business
The creativity with in you
Your days by design

Our Favorite Quotes from this episode:

“I think there’s too many people that try to adopt all of the systems and create their own and just get very overwhelemed and then don’t use anything, so I think you really need to look at your working style. It’s a lot of knowing yourself, and knowing how you work best.”

“Find what works for you and know that even when you’ve got flow there will be busy seasons and if you put those boundaries in place, even the hustle seasons will feel easier because you have those boundaries in place.”

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Brittany's Links:

Brittany's Exclusive Offer

Mini Moments Ep 71: Who Are Your Buyers And How To Nurture Different Types with Natasha Zyork

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes.

If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/71-the-4-different-buyer-types-and-how-to-sell-to/id1529443551?i=1000543344315

Summary

There are 4 types of buyers in this business and you will need to know each one and how they think if you are looking to get into this space. In this mini episode Natasha Zyrok, a business mentor who has scaled her business to achieve massive growth, breaks down the different buyer types and explains the psychology of selling to each type effectively.

Our Favorite Quotes

“That analytic buyer is that very very perfectionist like a detail oriented buyer, you need all the information readily available, so like the price, the features, you need to be able to make that empowered decision by yourself. Zoned in, you need to make that decision and then go to your person and say hey the decision is made.”

“The amicable buyer wants to be put in a little love cocoon, they want to be loved by you, they want to be loved by the audience.”

“The driver buyers are drawn to that undeniable authority, you don’t shy away from money talk and you don’t shy away from showing up without presents and owning your wins in a form of inspirational and transformational. You are living the dream.”

“Ride or die expressive followers, once they trust you they are rocking with you. They are in love with you. That's why I'm always saying you are your best asset.”

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

104. 2022 Wrap Up + 2023 Predictions

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500

Happy Holidays! I can’t believe another year has passed and we have so much to look back on and look forward to. In 2022, I took a major step back. I needed to restructure my time, set more boundaries, and maintain my business. There were so many changes in my business and in my personal life I am so thankful this year taught me things I truly needed and I will most definitely be taking them into 2023! In this episode I’ll be discussing the many challenges, successes and changes in 2022 and what's coming, what's going and what's here to stay for 2023, a New Year!

In this episode, we cover…

Reviewing the year in my business
upcoming ambitions and new adventures
predictions, preparing and positioning myself for 2023
setting clear boundaries
What's coming, what's going and what's here to stay
committing and challenging yourself in the future

“Are you committing to showing up everyday in the way that you need to? Are you committed to working out your schedule and setting aside the time even when you don’t feel like it? What are you committing to? Make the freaking commitment and get accountability to hold you to that commitment.”

““The influx of people entering this space created lack of quality, to put it lightly, because there is no regulation in this space, there is no need necessarily for certifications or years of experience so it’s this really cool message of like hey, anyone can do this. You can hop in and become anything you want, but the asterisk to that is that you still have to deliver.”

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

103. How To Navigate Turbulent Seasons In Life & Business And Why You Need To "Unlearn" Most Of What The Industry Has Taught You With Taylor Slango

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500

In this episode we sit down with Taylor Slango, founder of the Aligned & Ambitious brand, where she's a business mentor who helps entrepreneurs become happier, freer, and richer through somatic work and creative strategy. Combining her career in digital marketing and her certification and studies in Rapid Resolution Therapy, Taylor's biggest intention in her work is to help her clients create LASTING change that feels good.

In this episode, we cover…

Changing your mindset
Viewing yourself and situations in a positive light
Zooming out to see the full picture
Taking care of yourself and accepting help from others
How to approach difficult times with an open mind
Changing your format and not fearing that adjustment
Rapid Fire Questions

“Is fear useful to me right now? Am I in imminent danger? Do I need to flee? If there’s nothing I need to physically flee from in this moment, this fear is not useful.”

“That’s one of the biggest things you can do as a business owner is identify that you can’t hold in this so you need someone who can, a friend, a mentor, a partner, someone to hold you in that season.”

“I started asking myself how can I feel a little bit better in my business, what’s already going really well and what’s really exciting me? Those two questions are going to give you two different lives.”

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Taylor's Links:

Aligned and Ambitous Instagram

Aligned and Ambitous Podcast

102. Stop Over Complicating Things

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500

I am the first one to admit I over complicate almost everything in my life down to small details surrounding my day to day. So why do we over complicate things and why do we try to justify those complications instead of working on our thought patterns and well being? Well, in this episode we jump in to fine print questions, solutions, and everything in between! We can give ourselves a million excuses of why we do and think the way we do, but the simplest answer is we have to STOP making excuses and start actually doing the hard tasks of working on simplifying the simple details in our life.

In this episode, we cover…

Action steps to take to simplify your life
A few ways we over think small things
Calming the chaos
Working through stress and why your body could use a break
What to do and how to manage the complicated tasks

“Society has trained us to over complicate things by essentially working longer hours or always doing the most.”

“If there is a simple solution, it may not turn out or have all the factors the exact way that we want it.”

“If you grew up in a chaotic environment for many many years, there’s a chance that your nervous system may feel more comfortable in that chaotic environment.”

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moments Ep 88: My #1 Focus to Start Making Money ASAP If I Started Today

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:15:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes.

If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/88-if-i-had-to-start-over-this-is-what-i-would-do/id1529443551?i=1000559442078

Summary

Starting a business is tough work, and we all love to think we can do it all by ourselves. We like to think it’s us against the world and we have to tackle the hardest parts of owning a business all alone, but that is simply not true. While working almost all day, making no money and trying to figure it out all by myself was my strategy (which I am not recommending) there are so many resources now to utilize and take full advantage of that can truly help you. I will be the first to say that owning a business is not for everyone, but if you have the drive and passion to make it through those tough points in your first couple years, there is magic waiting for you on the other side.

Our Favorite Quotes

“I was just lost, trying to do everything under the sun.”

“I was working 10-12 hour days, and I didn’t even have a business. Half that time was spent researching stuff because I wanted to know it all and this is definitely one of my worst mistakes.”

“Something that I would do if I was starting over is make sure I had at least one offer even if that was my only offer that was over $1,000.”

"I had built a personal brand, where I showed up every single day before I even made a single dollar."

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

101. How Your Nervous System Impacts Your Ability To Attract Clients with Cara Barone

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500

In this episode we sit down with Cara Barone, an international nervous system business coach. Cara has over a decade of experience in international marketing and consulting experience and has built a multiple six-figure business while juggling a demanding high-profile career and living abroad in London and now Australia. Cara specializes in helping 6 + 7 figured CEOs heal the hustle - how they work, earn and lead from a place of more peace + fun by decreasing anxiety, overwhelm, and the pressure of life and business through the power of nervous system work after her own chronic illness and burnout experiences.

Maybe you've come to a point in your business journey where you have taken all the necessary steps to truly relax and feel comfortable. You have hired multiple people to help, take over certain tasks and you are wondering "why do I still feel uneasy?" Cara is here to discuss with us the impact your nervous system has on your life and how it can effect your business if not dealt with properly.

In this episode, we cover…

Stress levels and how to handle them
Understanding what our body is telling us
Evolution of our how our body speaks to us
How our nervous system reacts in different phases of your lives
Creating boundaries and listening to what we truly need
Rapid Fire Questions

Our Favorite Quotes from this episode:

“One of the ways we complete the cycle is actually feeling what is coming up in our body.”

"The most important thing you can start to do is notice where you are at any point of the day, so if you’re in that fight or flight mode, you have too much energy, and I want you to move it."

“We have to become an active operator of our own nervous system to say hey, I'm in fight or flight right now and I know how to get out of it.”

"When you know what your home away from home state is, you’ll understand money better.”

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

Cara's Links:

Mini Moments Ep 97: 3 Shifts In The Way You Are Treating Money in Your Business with Topsie Vandenbosch

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 06:34:00 -0500

Summary

Topsie is not only a mindset and emotional intelligence coach but also a clinical therapist and has her master's in social work. She's on a mission to help high achieving six and seven-figure entrepreneurs and business owners, as well as corporate executives, destroy their negative thought patterns and behaviors using emotional intelligence and mindset strategy so that they can live happier, healthier, successful lives.

Our Favorite Quotes

“At the core of it I want for humans to feel good about who they are, and to not loose site of who you are in the pursuit of what you want.”

"How many of us have fallen into that trap of feeling like something in our business is broken, when we haven't been able to get through what we perceive as a ceiling."

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links:

100. BTS of the Evolution of My Business the Past Three Years

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 07:10:00 -0500

We are in our 100th episode of The Made For More Podcast and to switch it up this week we are dissecting and going into full detail of the past three years of business. A behind-the-scenes evolution, what my business has looked liked over the years, changes, and getting into the nitty gritty breakdown of the successful and maybe not so successful moments of being in in this business over the years.

In this episode, we cover…

Year one, two and three teams breakdown
Business growth and scaling
Investing year by year
Restructing and building again
What I am focusing on now
My biggest lessons after each year

"It too so much effort on the backend to maintain it, because when you have a business of the scale of half a million to one million, it's not just relying on you. You're not just running the show, and it's not even people, it's the infrastucture that needs to be able to handle it in a smooth way."

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel

Mini Moments Ep 49: Follow The Fear With Natanya Bravo

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0500

Summary There are two big things that hold people back from getting what they want: priorities and assessment/fear of risk. We often tell ourselves we really want something but our actions say otherwise in that we are likely not truly prioritizing the actions needed to change. So they hard question becomes not just "how bad do you really want this?" but "how bad do you really want this in regards to what you will have to trade or sacrifice to prioritize and achieve that thing?" Lastly, we provide a new way to think about risk, because most people only think about risk from one side.

Our Favorite Quotes

"I think a lot of us get stuck at wanting to see the top of the staircase, before we've ever taken the first or second step."

"That bold, messy, uncomfottable action is going to help you get the data and data is really the way you're going to be able to make those decisions one at a time without trying to make ten decisions and map out your whole 5 year plan at one time."

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99. Turning Shame Into Power with Shoshanna Raven

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0500

In this episode we sit down with Shoshanna Raven, a multi-7 figure mentor, business and leadership coach and discuss both quantum crumbles and quantum leaps and how those two key pieces create that recipe for you not only achieving those amazing milestones in your business but really just absolutely loving the life that you’ve created because shame does not control us, by using shame as motivation to change our lives for the better we start taking that control back. We start by forgiving ourselves for our past mistakes and learning from them. We can reach out to others for support and understanding. Also, we can use our experiences to help others who are struggling with similar issues. Shame doesn't have to hold us back; it can be the catalyst for positive change.

In this episode, we cover…

Steps to take to walk away from shame
how to make a desired change happen
Bridging spiritual with material
Quantum crumble and it's restructuring
Relaxation and feminine energy
Rapid Fire Questions

“If I’m inspired in my life, how could I not be inspired in my business?”

“Often it all comes down to our day to day and how we are with ourselves and what we believe is possible for us.”

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Mini Moments Ep 89: It's Not About How Much You Have, It's About What You Choose To Do With It With Melanie Aubert

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes.

If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/89-elevate-your-money-mindset-unpack-outdated-marketing/id1529443551?i=1000560033909

Summary

Whether it be one or a thousand people, someone is giving you an opportunity. At the end of the day, you're the one who has to make the decisions and take the actions.

Our Favorite Quotes

"These are whole ass people we are working with, they are not just a means to an end; they are not just another conversion, these are people that are investing in you!"

"I can't wait to service my clients, I can't wait to change a life."

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98. Let's Expand To Have A More Interesting Picture Of Success

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0500

I never really fit the mold of a " 7- figure business owner" or "successful coach." So since starting my business, I've gone through some massive identity crises. I think this very much comes with being an entrepreneur over time. You're evolving, changing, and growing.

This episode is about making more interesting millionaires and challenging your vision of success in the way that you are attempting to portray it.

In this episode, we cover…

Owning and accepting your truth
How to embody your own version of success
Classic Millionaire statuses
A different viewpoint of what success is
How are you showing up to perform?

"So we say the right things, but behind closed doors, and maybe even subconsciously, we're not accepting and internalizing and owning the fuck out of this different version of success. We still want to fit in in some way. And that can cause a lot of inner turmoil that sometimes we recognize is going on, and sometimes we don't even realize consciously."

"A lot of entrepreneurs are chasing after authority market markers chasing after the money or chasing after more of the illusion of success and feeling success for yourself every day we are performing, and thus that is why many people are still not happy because you're not accepting and owning your truth,"

"Money only amplifies what already exists."

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Mini Moments Ep 30: Building Momentum

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:34:00 -0500

In these "Mini Moments" we pull some of my favorite and most impactful mini lessons from past episodes of the Made for More Podcast to give you a quick digestible lesson in under 10 minutes.

If you liked this mini moment, check out the rest of this full episode here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-your-goal-shouldnt-be-to-hit-6-figures/id1529443551?i=1000509215230

Summary

Building momentum is all about taking small steps to move in the right direction. It's about starting with what you can do and then doing a little more each day. It might not seem like much at first, but if you keep at it, you'll eventually find that you're making real progress. Building anything, whether that be strength in your body, a business, a daily schedule, etc. takes time and effort, but it's so worth it when you hit milestones in your life. In this episode, I go over 8 key components that have personally helped me in my momentum building journey.

Our Favorite Quotes

“Momentum doesn’t just happen, you have to be super intentional about building it.”

“The keys truly are pushing past the hard parts of exerting lots of energy in the beginning and seeing little results. The second key thing is being persistent in your actions.”

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97. Tapping into Emotional Intelligence with Topsie VandenBosch

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

In today's episode, we're diving into the natural and raw aspects of the mindset at things that entrepreneurs struggle with at every single level.

Our guest expert Topsie VandenBosch is a mindset and emotional intelligence expert. She will be talking with you today about her different opinions and experiences on these matters.

In this episode, we cover…

Identifying the blocks that contribute to a turmoil perspective
Managing emotions at hard times
How to refocus yourself
What pressures are you holding yourself to that you get to release?
Separating yourself from your business
Rapid Fire Questions

"The whole "Oh, I scaled, and I hit my first, you know, $200,000 month," that's fucking incredible. I want to be very clear, what I think is not incredible is how you beat yourself up when you feel like you're not hitting that each month. But it's looking at what you have to do to hit that $200,000? What did you have to do? And do you want to keep doing that? And if so, why?"

"So I think it's about allowing it to get quiet. I believe that so many of us struggle with the quiet. We're constantly scrolling because what would happen if I just allowed my thoughts to wander? Where would they go? What would I think about, and what would I worry about? Right? So a lot of entrepreneurs are worriers. And so it's beneficial to have an online business because you get to distract yourself from the truth."

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Mini Moment Ep 87: Are you Assessing Risk from Only One Perspective?

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:16:00 -0500

“Being decisive is one of the most successful traits of being a business owner.” If you want significant results, you've got to make big moves; risk-taking and taking action! No matter what level of entrepreneurship you're at, if you are a six-figure business owner or considering leaving your 9-5 job to start a business, you will be assessing the risk of what it takes to achieve your goals.

“We live in the emotion, we don’t dismantle this narrative that’s controlling us.”

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95. Life Update: Back to being a digital nomad. Now what?

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0500

As business owners, we find we are usually lacking a very key component in life: time. I found myself drifting into a sea of chaos and the one thing I knew I needed was a break.

Breaking away from your current reality to focus on your mental and physical well-being is completely acceptable. I've readjusted my priorities A LOT and did a lot of healing during this time - being stable was helpful and doctors were easy because they were familiar but insanely expensive! Today we are diving into the that sea of chaos and I’m sharing the tips I’ve learned during my 9 month break.

In this episode, we cover…

How my 9 months in America went
Future plans and priortites
What defines the image of success?
Business changes, offers, and shifts continuing in 2023
My biggest takeaways from living back in America

“I really lost my identity, I was really struggling with mental and physical health and I got to this point where I was so freaking lost, we had hit 1 million dollars a couple months prior in 2021 in the business. It was exciting, but I just couldn’t keep going anymore.”

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96. My business nearly killed me: the scary truth BTS of entrepreneurship

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:36:00 -0500

For the past 2 years I’ve been struggling with major burnout but it was also more than that. I realized I had actually fallen back into addiction for the 3rd time in my life. No one could help me. I could not help myself: I had completely lost control. And while most people don't neccessarily end up in addiction cycles, there is a scary truth among so many high achieving entrepreneurs happening BTS that we need to talk about...

In this episode, we deep plunge into my struggles and the answers I have acquired a long my journey.

In this episode, we cover…

Struggles, hardships and major burnnouts
My methods of getting "unstuck"
BTS of a "functioning" entrepreneur
The ways I found to escape from my emotional stress
Action steps to take for a better future and successful business

“Until the fall, I let go. I let go of everything, I had to and I had to reprioritize myself. So, dipping into this..what happened? Now looking back after going through a lot of healing processes this year, what was wrong?”

“I am absolutely still on my healing journey, working through things, and learning more. Going deeper and learning more especially about regulating nervous systems and brain function and now can see how impactful it really really is.”

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94. Expanding into High Ticket Sales with Jessica Sealy

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:56:43 -0500

POV: You're washing off the day in a relaxing bubble bath. Your phone notifications go off; someone on the other end eagerly wants to purchase a five-figure package from you.

This is the beauty of high-ticket sales and the reality for our guest Jessica Sealy. Jessica is a sales + leadership coach on a mission to build financially independent leaders who make a wild income + impact in the online space. Since starting her biz in January 2019, she's served over 150+ women, has generated over half a million in business sales, and has helped her clients achieve outstanding results like 6 figures in 6 months, multiple resignations from full-time jobs, massive multiple 5 figure launches, and more.

In this episode, we cover…

Booking $15,000+ packages from a bubble bath
How to start expanding into high ticket sales
Selling high ticket vs. low ticket
How to stand out in this everchanging space
Common fears around selling high-ticket

"At the end of the day, when it comes to selling high tickets again, whether you've done it before or not. Trust is the number one factor you need to bring into a high ticket sales model."

"Many people expect to roll in and build this super-profitable, successful business on day one. But it's like you do have to respond and listen, and you can have the perfect strategic game plan in place, like whatever you can have it all laid out. And then notice that no one is responding, even though you're doing all the work. You're doing the mindset work, and you're following the strategy. And it's like, Where are the people? You have to be flexible, and you have to be open to adapting and open to shifting and open? Well, you must also ensure your basic needs are met."

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93. Feeling Stuck? You Need to Hear This

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:11:06 -0500

Many of you in my audience have been expressing feeling stuck in one way or another. All of us in this entrepreneur online space have also been experiencing many changes within the industry. Even if it's not that, this is a natural season of entrepreneurship, and sometimes it's a day, sometimes it's a week, sometimes it's months.

In this episode, we will talk about what it means to be stuck, what's happening with us in those times, and why and how many of us end up stuck. There are many different ways, so one of them will relate to you. And then lastly, we're going to talk about how to move out of being stuck. So if you're someone who's feeling pretty stuck in your business or just in one area of your business, you need to hear this episode.

In this episode, we cover…

What does it mean to feel stuck?
Letting go of situations, we have no control over
Setting up your business for growth
How overwhelm and burnout play into feeling stuck
Recognizing underlying contradictory beliefs
Navigating this stuckness

"Sometimes, this is just a label for a period where not much is happening. It doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong or you're not capable of doing what you could do before."

"Many of us tend to freak out and feel like, " Oh my gosh, okay, I don't have the same momentum or sales as I was before, you know, so I must be stuck. And that almost creates the reality that didn't exist for you."

"The definition of stagnation is continuing to do the same things. And being very hesitant to change and essentially adapt as you go right."

"Comparison makes you feel stuck. It doesn't mean you are stuck."

"The mentality of being stuck is almost always what is fueling 99% of your stuckness. Right?"

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92. Productivity and Data-Driven Decisions for Entrepreneurs with Ashli P

Mon, 30 May 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Today's guest Ashley Pollard has over ten years of working experience in corporate in the cutthroat fashion industry in New York City. Now Ashley runs an agency that helps female-led businesses to grow to six and seven figures. She also has a wellness company and two podcasts.

In this episode, we chat all things productivity, growth, data-driven decisions, and, more importantly, some perspectives from outside the entrepreneurial bubble.

In this episode, we cover…

The importance of planning ahead
BTS of what building a brand and business looks like
How to utilize Data as a tool in your business
Things that contribute to fast business growth
Productivity Hacks

"I think entrepreneurs have so many ideas. And what I tried to do is say, what if you can only do one? Well, per quarter, right? So if you can only do four great ideas this year, that's cool. You can do other ones next year. It helps you prioritize what your ideas are."

"Now that I've run enough of these live launches, and I say three to four are the basement of the bare minimum, to average one and two are just like gathering information, but not reacting to it. Once you have that three or four times. Now I know okay, well, I want to make 50 grand from this launch, which means I have to have X amount of people sign up, which means I have to have X amount of people at the webinar, which means I have to tell this many people about it. Because my analytics have been, you know, pretty similar each time. I've now had a little bit more of a proven model where I can tweak and adapt and adjust. So that's even another thing that you could do is try one thing multiple times, and see if you're getting the same result with the same messaging and all of that kind of stuff."

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91. Strip Away the Labels - Who Are You? This May Be Why You Aren't Selling

Mon, 23 May 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Let's say you strip away all of the labels you use to describe yourself and that society uses to describe you... who are you? A substantial question to try to unpack, but we've got some excellent angles and perspectives.

Labels have alot of power over us, which we will be diving into in this episode. I want to discuss the importance of recognizing the labels we identify with, uncovering how this makes us feel, and how to rewire our thought patterns to release any potential negative blocks in our behavior that could be caused by how we identify with ourselves.

In this episode, we cover…

The difference between your identity and personality
Defining and identifying our behavior with labels
How labels fit into our identity and personality
Stripping back these labels
Deciding who you are

"Your identity is more so what you give yourself it is how you see yourself, And it's also more so who you are. Versus personality is more of how you portray yourself or live out your identities, it's how you behave, not always who you are. So when we label this, one of the easiest ways I've looked at this is identity is who you are, personality is what type of person you are or how you show yourself to the world. This is an important distinction to make because a lot of who we currently think we are, is just learned behavior."

"When we change our identity, it is guaranteed, and it is natural that your behaviors are going to change as well in accordance and in alignment with the identity that you're choosing."

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90. Tap Into Your Feelings and Call Forth Abundance With Jackie Simek

Tue, 17 May 2022 03:31:21 -0500

With today's guest, we are diving into a little something else that I genuinely think is the ultimate superpower for you to tap into in literally every area of your business. Feelings are the basis of marketing, sales, and client delivery. Feelings are what magnetize your desires. Feelings will let you know if you are headed in the right direction.

Jackie Simek boldly believes that feelings are the pathway to your profits, inviting women to reclaim their wholeness and harness the innate power society conditioned them to repress. Jackie is a speaker, EFT practitioner, and mentor to women leaders who find themselves stuck in their heads. Her entrepreneurial clients go from running ~ $40k businesses that feel heavy and hard to leading multiple six-figure movements they love. In this episode, Jackie discusses how she helps women focus more on the feelings they are experiencing, the sense of day to day, how to tap into those feelings, and utilize these techniques.

In this episode, we cover…

Jackie's Journey and what lead her to reach this point
The emotional freedom technique
How thoughts and feelings can misdirect us
Tapping into your feelings and using them as a superpower
Approaching scarcity and abundance from a coaching and finance background

"I can admit, like when I started my business, I had this 100% push, push, push energy. Then there started to become more conversations around, you know, burnout and everyone's like pushing themselves to this certain limit and strategy's not, you know, being necessarily like the secret in the vault that you need next on your Journey."

"Women are often told not to be emotional, don't let your feelings get involved with business. This conditioning has women not only denying so much of themselves. It is suppressing their superpower."

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89. Elevate Your Money Mindset & Unpack Outdated Marketing Tactics with Melanie Aubert

Mon, 09 May 2022 09:35:45 -0500

The way that people are buying and making purchasing decisions is changing. Not only is the entrepreneur bubble that we're in going through massive shifts, but overall, people are shifting how they are responding to marketing and sales tactics. We will unpack this with today's guest, who is an expert on revolutionizing how we treat marketing sales and money mindset, especially with my women entrepreneurs.

Melanie Aubert is a corporate dropout turned multi-seven figure CEO. Over the past three years, she has helped hundreds of women entrepreneurs rise to six- and seven-figure incomes by dismantling outdated marketing and sales tactics. Coining the phrase "where massive impact meets big checks," Melanie has introduced a uniquely feminine, soul-led approach to business.

In this episode, we cover…

The new era of selling
Shifts to make if you're feeling unaligned with your selling
The critical difference between circumstantial power and personal power
Where most entrepreneurs get stuck
Actionable steps around money mindset

"The new era of selling, and what I'm referring to when I say that is we've entered a phase in the digital space where we are now buying what we want and not what we need. This is why people don't invest in the fitness coach and buy the new iPhone, right? People will buy the $1,000 pair of sneakers and not pay their mortgage or rent. We go above and beyond when it comes to desire. Then we don't do the things that we need to do."

"When we're in a state of trying to recalibrate, relearn, grow and scale our business, we are gonna have moments of absolute fear where your brain will try to seek out and grab on to something predictable that from the past, like a failed launch, or, you know, someone calls you stupid, or whatever that thing is. We'll try to place that in the future to make it feel like it knows what to anticipate."

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Connect with Melanie:

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88. If I Had to Start Over, This Is What I Would Do

Tue, 03 May 2022 08:12:03 -0500

Once you've reached a particular phase in your business, the common question is, "If you had to start over, what would you do?"

I've been thinking lately about what I would do differently if I were to start my business again or If I was a student going through my LLB program. In this episode, I'm going to go down the list of all the different things that I kind of thought of what I would do differently, what I would do the same, then some things that are not necessarily bad or good that I did, but I think would need to be addressed differently.

In this episode, we cover…

Building a business while having a 9-5, why I don't regret quitting my job and moving to Thailand
Mastering your skills
Building an audience, showing up & networking
My opinion on starting a passive income
The importance of niching down
Mindset and clarity and defining your vision

"My number one focus would be building an audience. You can sit behind the scenes all day and perfect all of these things; you need to build foundations to scale the business, but I'm talking about, this is my day one that I'm talking to you about starting over on, and I would start building an audience."

"When many people hear my business story, they hear about my coaching business, and we grew, you know, to a million in two years and all this crazy stuff. We grew so fast. And then, when I talk about my design business, I was booked out in my first week of launching and made over 5k in my first month and continued to scale from there. It's all these sexy stories. But one of the bottom parts of the iceberg to those stories is that I had built a personal brand since the spring of 2008 very intentionally on Instagram."

"I had built a personal brand, where I showed up every day for an entire year before making a single dollar. Now that's because I wasn't trying to sell anything before. But it's also a huge reason I could sell things so fast because people knew and trusted me."

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87. Risk vs Safety: It’s Time to Make BIG Moves

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0500

"The most dangerous place to be is an indecision." If you want significant results, you've got to make big moves; risk-taking and taking action! No matter what level of entrepreneurship you're at, if you are a six-figure business owner or considering leaving your 9-5 job to start a business, you will be assessing the risk of what it takes to achieve your goals.

In this episode, I want to unpack what taking risks means, what safety means, and how you can completely reframe how you look at taking risks.

In this episode, we cover…

Living outside of your comfort zone
Feeling into and moving past fear
Understanding what is holding you back
Uncovering the narrative that is happening in your brain
Assessing risk
The importance of being decisive

"When you're looking at your risk, you are most likely, in this example, only considering losing what we have now, which is the nine to five and the quote-unquote, stable income, right. But we're not considering the loss of what we could gain."

"You can always go back to where you are at now! You got here one way you can get here again, I didn't say it would be easy, but it is a possibility that exists in the universe."

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86. My Untold Story: Tapping into your Power

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0500

As an entrepreneur, you get challenged, pushed, and folded in so many ways, so you can't really have all the conversations about entrepreneurship and being a CEO without talking about the person behind the company. In today's episode, I am getting vulnerable with you; I'm sharing something online that I have never publicly shared, and while it may not be the most lighthearted or fun episode, it's a compelling one. Trigger Warning: this episode speaks of mental health issues, suicide, abuse, and eating disorders.

In this episode, we cover…

The power of choice
How traumatic experiences affected my wellbeing
Realizations from recovering from mental illness
What trauma responses are
The mission of entrepreneurship

'No matter where you've been, where your past has taken you, knowledge and experiences have shaped who you are and where you are today. They don't determine where you go next".

"Even if you have not necessarily been through some crazy shit, hopefully in life, we all struggle with confidence. We all struggle with self-doubt and impostor syndrome. And all of that gets amplified and brought up in entrepreneurship in a new way. Remembering your power of choice, tapping back into your voice and power is important in your success."

"It is my mission to help women go deep and understand the level of confidence that isn't only needed to build a business but to feel confident enough to leave bad situations to create your wealth. No one can ever take that away from you to go through the journey to create your happiness and your joy. So again, no one can take that away from you. And also to have this conversation in public."

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85. The Rebrand: Our New Podcast & New Company

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0500

You didn't start a business to learn Instagram hacks and tech tips. You created a company to build a life full of freedom and limitless potential - There came the point in your life where you just knew you were made for more.

We're back, and today I will be introducing you to the new brand and podcast! Formally known as 'Laptop Lifestyle Podcast, ' we have rebranded our company, vision, and podcast. This new rebrand is all about helping you tap into your own power to achieve the unthinkable in your life and business. In this episode, I will be discussing what to expect, the story behind our brand and why we decided to rebrand.

In this episode, we cover…

What to expect
Changes to the podcast
The new brand and company values
Our brand story & what directed the change
What a 'Made For More' life is

"We all want the same thing. We all want a made for more life! We all want that freedom. We all want that autonomy, that power of choice. I think that's where this evolution has come from my brand. It's not just the freedom to do whatever you want. It's truly that gut feeling, soul-enriching feeling in life that you get to create. After that moment in time, years, months, however long ago, you realize you were made for more, and now you realize I'm living it, right."

"When I think about the brand that I've created underneath my name, it's all been underneath Amanda Kolbye, the person and the personal brand. The more that we grew, especially the more that the program, laptop lifestyle boot camp, grew, the more I wanted to channel multiple voices. I felt like I had started to build, and I quite literally did build something that started to take a life and a life of its own. It was something people wanted to be a part of; it was something people wanted to represent. There is so much wealth and knowledge that I felt this was the next level; this was the next step to bringing this to a community brand. That's not always the right move for everyone in every brand. But it feels like the perfect move for where I want to take things."

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The Skills Mastery Academy

84. How to Position Your Business as the High Level “Go-To” Brand in Your Niche

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:30:00 -0500

There are many go-to people in every nook and cranny of a specific type of market; there is probably at least one 'go-to' person that comes to mind in the niche or industry that is relevant to you. Today we're going to be talking about a whole different way of standing out and how to position yourself and position your business as a high-level, high-ticket, go-to brand in your industry.

In this episode, I will discuss a bunch of different strategies that, when combined, will impress people at every stage and build that unwavering 'go-to person' brand reputation.

In this episode, we cover…

Highlighting your authority & positioning yourself
What a stand out factor is
What makes a person a go-to person
Character traits to embody
Personal brand & likeability
Building a high-quality reputation

"There are many go-to people. Not everyone is a go-to person, right? There are many go-to people in every nook and cranny of a certain type of market that you have positioned yourself into and dominated. Still, I'm never going to compare a high-level luxury vibe designer to a designer that's known for like her playful template shop. And that's the corner of the market that she dominated. They can both be the go-to, but you have to decide intentionally how you're going to position yourself within the designer market, and then go and dominate that."

"No one is the go-to person that sits on the sidelines, and that sits on the bench, and that doesn't play, and that doesn't show up, right? The go-to person is visible. Everyone knows who they are. They're known for both their skill set and their execution in just this unmatched way that makes them, even when the competition knows about them.”

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83. 20+ Entrepreneurs Tell the Truth Behind Why Someone Is Going to Hire You vs Someone Else

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Every time someone doesn't sign up with me, there is that thought in the back of my mind that wonders what the tipping point could have been?

I know that this is the same for most people, and as much as I love some buyers psych, I wanted to share a different perspective on this topic.

I have recently done market research and interviewed over 20 multi six and seven-figure entrepreneurs to discuss why they hired coaches, mentors and purchased specific courses from people. I also asked why they hired certain 'done for you' people for their team? And what those deciding factors were. In this episode, I share with you the most common responses for all of these subjects and give you some actionable steps on how to stand out and be the most employable person in your industry.

In this episode, we cover…

What matters most in the purchasing process
Reflections on good and not so good hires
Why do people buy from a psychological perspective?
Things that turn off buyers
Actionable steps for standing out above your competitors

"One of the biggest things that people mentioned was if someone is hard to track down, if they're not getting a response, or if they get a candid response, it's not very personal, it feels like you're not very interested or invested in them, that hands down for both coaching and done for you investments was a thing that immediately turned people off."

"So when we talk about future you and lifestyle, what people said is when they were considering hiring a coach or mentor, they loved for some people, they love their business model in particular, it was a business coach, so AKA they were looking for maybe if you were hiring someone who ran a course heavy business, they really liked that they saw that as their future self, their future way of operating their future business model. And they were looking for a coach or mentor that had something specific."

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82. So You Got Burned? Let’s Talk About It

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

I genuinely believe that many people have good intentions within this industry, so why have we gotten to this point where many people have lost trust in coaches, programs, and courses? Today, I intend to open up the conversation about having a bad experience with coaches or services providers who didn't meet expectations. I will discuss this from two perspectives, both as a seller and a buyer.

This is not a bitch fest but simply an open discussion that I hope will lead to improvement within the industry. I will reflect on three different areas; what's contributed to people getting burned, the impact this has had on the industry, and what we need to do to move forward.

In this episode, we cover…

The industry 'hierarchy'- don't buy into it
Industry secrets, do they exist?
The downside about this industry getting busier
The attraction to coaching
The issue with pricing in an unregulated industry

I'm not claiming I'm perfect. But from day one, I will say on this point alone. Everywhere I've like traveled, I've tried to make an effort to meet people in this space. Like I don't see myself as better than any single one of my clients because I've made more money."

"This space has grown bigger, I mean, like more people than ever before. And faster than ever before, I would say, especially in the past year. There is still plenty of room. I genuinely believe this is only the beginning. But I also think that this like fast, and mass amount of growth has contributed to people getting burned specifically, you know, whether out of good or bad intentions, there became more and more marketing more and more noise, making it like harder in a process to distinguish the difference among everyone in the space that you may be as a consumer are considering hiring."

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81. Becoming Irresistible with Sales Frenzies with Rachel Spencer

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:00:06 -0500

No matter what your business is, sales is most likely one of the essential parts of your business. For any business owner, to make money, you're going to need to learn how to sell, and yet alot of people tend to find sales and launching stressful. Well, Today's guest is here to change your sales perspective, so you can feel energized and excited to sell out your launches.

Rachel Spencer is a 7-figure Business Coach and Strategist living in NYC. She's a bonafide Big Dick Energy Queen who helps her clients break the business rules and scale to $100K+ THEIR way. In this episode, we talk about how to really break the rules in business, how to think outside the box, become more innovative, and most of all, how to have fun when you're selling things in your industry.

In this episode, we cover…

Innovative launch ideas
Finding inspiration for a new selling strategy
Making your launch exciting to you
Big sales energy
Gameafying launches
What makes a successful launch

"I think whenever people hear about these new and innovative ways of launching or selling, and they automatically want to copy it. And I don't think it comes from a malicious place. It sounds fun, and you want to do the same thing. But that's not what innovation is, right?"

"I would say if you are someone who wants to get more innovative and do your own thing. I think it comes down to a mindset thing - not being afraid to stand out, but also not being afraid of failure, because guess what, it might not work"

"You have to go into your future launches, being willing to just like, you know, either have a smash hit or have a fail and be okay with that knowing that like at least I tried. So I think that that's like not being afraid of failure. Not being afraid to like, stand out and do something that nobody else has done and just being like, Oh, well, I'm kind of on my own here. Like there's no handbook for this,"

Connect with Rachel

Rachel’s Website: www.mycoachrachel.com

Rachel’s Instagram: instagram.com/mycoachrachel

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80. How My FBI Training Prepared Me for Business

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Up until junior college, I had planned to get into the FBI. I had family relations within the FBI, and I had alot of interest in pursuing that as a potential Career Path. I was lucky enough to take a criminal science course in school. Over a matter of time, I did some training at FBI locations on negotiation, shooting, crime, scene Investigation, hostage situations, hostage negotiation, and more. Recently I have reflected on this, and it made me realize that alot of these skills have contributed to the success of my business, and that is what I want to talk about today.

In this episode, you're going to learn a couple of different perspectives, lessons, and parallels that I've been able to pull out and share with you that will be effective for marketing and sales within your business.

In this episode, we cover…

Negotiation
Seeing things from different perspectives
Problem-solving and gathering data
Adapting to changes
Preparing for you all scenarios

"Marketing is highlighting certain pieces of information to communicate effectively with other people to get them to see your perspective and take the action you want them to take."

"Obstacles are inevitable. So instead, prepare for obstacles potentially prepare for the worst-case scenario that you may encounter and then prepare for how you're going to overcome them."

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79. Becoming a Great Leader with Jen Hartmann

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

No matter what stage of business you're at, you've probably at some point questioned yourself when there had been uncertainty around the outcomes of situations. You may have even observed and replicated the actions of others in your industry or have had times where you have had to lean into self-trust to make decisions.

Today I will be talking with Jen Hartmann, the CEO of a boutique marketing consultancy. Jen helps startups and global brands increase their visibility, boost website conversions and drive revenue through innovative marketing strategies! Over the past two years, Jen has run a coaching business, an agency, and an e-commerce Store. In this episode, we will be breaking down a bunch of these topics and discussing how they link up with good leadership.

In this episode, we cover…

How Jen took the plunge from her 9-5 to entrepreneurship
The key differences between running a coaching business, eCommerce business, and an agency
Trusting yourself with big decisions
What makes a good leader
Dealing with your internal dialogue when it comes to showing up as a leader

"As an entrepreneur and as a leader, you have to take risks. The more risks you take, the more of a tolerance to risk you build, which makes you a much better leader over time. If you were so risk-averse, you are never going to be the best leader that you can possibly be."

"Being a great leader is knowing when to shut up and just letting people talk. It's being able to take a step back and close your mouth, let other people in the room contribute to the conversation, or learn how to ask great questions to pull the best out of the people around you."

"You don't always have to talk to fill a space in a room. You can let other people contribute. I think that's what makes a great leader. Also, feedback from your team or your clients is critical. Many people are afraid of that feedback because they're so afraid it will be negative, which then really hits you in the ego. But as a leader, if you're a great leader, you're open to feedback, and you're open to making changes based on feedback."

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78. Made for More: Wanting More for Yourself & for Your Life

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Welcome to the first little reveal of my new brand. If you're listening to this episode in real-time - over the next few weeks, you'll be seeing my current company grow and expand. The motto of my new brand is 'made for more,' and my word of the year is 'bigger.' I'm paralleling together this idea of deep knowing and craving more. I know every one of you has had a tipping point where you realized that you were 'made for more, and that is probably what led you to begin this entrepreneurial journey.

In this episode, I break down my ideas and theory behind the three puzzle pieces to achieve your 'made for more' life. I dive into my journey a little bit and share how I used these concepts to achieve the life I live today.

In this episode, we cover…

Made it VS Made for more
Limits - Is it possible?
Going against the societal norms
Your desires are your truths
Chasing after your calling

"I know that if I were to do a raise of hands, every single one of you would be like, how the hell did I even get sucked into this weird entrepreneur, space, and world? Like, how did I get here, there was a moment in time where you realized you were made for more, and it started at all, for every single one of us"

"I knew I was made for more, and I refuse to believe that what I had was it. I knew I had to jump in to see what was possible, to see what I was made of. I wanted to push the boundaries, push these edges to see what was more."

“ I want you to ask yourself, Where have I set limits for what's possible in my life? What do I believe? As of right now, in this moment, don't correct yourself but ask yourself, what do I believe as of right now is not possible for me?”

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77. What Makes a Powerful Brand with Lily, Lizzie & Ly Thuy

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Having a solid brand can set you apart from your competitors, and it plays a significant role in attracting your ideal clients, so what makes a brand powerful? That's what today's episode is all about. I am bringing on past LBB students who now run thriving businesses to discuss branding.

In this episode, we will compare, contrast, and dive into examples of how different women have built compelling brands and what that looks like in so many different ways. We discuss the brand reputation, finding your uniqueness, and uncovering your brand mission.

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In this episode, we cover…

Brand Reputation
Standing out as a brand and attracting the right people
How to uncover your brand mission
Finding your uniqueness
LLB - Building the foundations

"being real means being vulnerable, and being able to show other people like, I am both very smart and completely lost most of the time. You know, I am both very professional and a mess. And so it's scary to let people see that slide. But like I said, the more you open up, and you show everybody that that is a real part of life, the more that they can relate to you and they relate to your brand, and your people come and find you because they trust you."

"I think like literally turning to the people around you, who know you like whether it's family, friends, even past clients and asking like, what they think of you, or what they first think of when they think of you and your brand, or your personality."

"I think just kind of taking a step back and being like, oh, like what could I show kind of behind the scenes or to my audience to get to know me a little bit more for me, and then you'll start to develop a brand kind of more naturally."

Connect with Lily, Lizzie Clark

Website: doubletakesocial.com

Instagram: @doubletake_mktg

TikTok: @doubletakemarketing

Connect with Ly Thuy

Ly‘s Instagram

Ly’s Website

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76. Get Your SH*T Together

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Typically when setting goals and visions for the new year, we, as humans, are naturally very idealistic. However, as the new year rolls in and we line up our highlighters and vision boards, it's only so long until we fall into old patterns and behaviors and learn that this is not enough to help you reach your goals. We need to acknowledge and address how we're spending our time and what needs to change or happen to get what we desire.

There are three critical parts to this episode. We cover what a life and business audit looks like, how to treat your business. Then I'll discuss recognizing your actions, behaviors, and decisions so you can truly understand who is making them (you may be surprised it's not you)

In this episode, we cover…

A Life & business Audit
Facing your actions
who is making your choices
Treat your business like the company you want it to be
Looking at who you are and your actions

"As you reverse engineer with your goals and your vision for the new year, if you don't pay attention to how you're spending your time, the small habits and ways that you are spending your life, it doesn't matter what actions you did, it's going to be hard, they're not going to last, and they're most likely not going to achieve the outcome you want."

"It's not enough to help you reach your goals without acknowledging and addressing how we're spending our time and what needs to change or happen for us to get what we desire."

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75. Crafting & Owning Your Brand Story with Jennifer Spivak

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

We've heard the basics of marketing to potential clients. When we start our business journey, we're taught to uncover and target pain points, and as great as this is, it can only get you so far. Uncovering and owning your brand story and messaging is a powerful way to set yourself apart from other businesses or brands.

Today's guest Jennifer Spivak is the CEO of an all-female Facebook and Instagram advertising agency called the ad girls. In today's episode, Jennifer shares a powerful story and so many tips on how you can own your brand story to be the standout person in your space and industry today. We also have some little side tangents for y'all on marketing, personal branding, and Facebook ads.

In this episode, we cover…

The power of personal branding
The four messaging buckets to discover and define your brand story
Owning your story no matter what it is
Turning shame into power
Tips to effectively incorporate your brand story into your marketing

"If you were your business coach, right, and you are marketing to your audience's pain points. Aren't 1000 other business coaches also using those same pain points in their message? I'm not saying don't use it; I'm saying that that by itself is not enough to actually stand out in a consistently more crowded marketplace that will never be getting less crowded, only more crowded."

"Many years ago when I first started talking about my story, it wasn't like okay, I'm going to weave this into my brand story. It was like, I'm at the point in my healing process where I have to talk about this. I was doing everything I had to for myself and it almost naturally became this story that's so beautifully woven together.

"It's not like a competition to have this big story or something. It's so much about just uncovering yours, whatever it is, and like owning it."

Connect with Jennifer Spivak

The AdGIRLS Agency

The AdGirls Facebook

Jennifer's Website

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74. Planning a Successful & Rejuvenating Retreat With Hannah & Victoria

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

After a couple of intense years involving travel bans, isolations, and everything in between, people are craving in-person connection more than ever! In 2022 we will see a lot more retreats involved in masterminds, offer suites and programs as entrepreneurs begin to jump on board this idea of infusing more in-person connection into their business and brand.

Today's episode is an enjoyable conversation with two special guests, Victoria Franca & Hannah Nieves, all about the nitty-gritty details of planning successful retreats. We discuss everything from the brainstorming process to pricing your retreat to creating a rejuvenating experience and environment right from the beginning.

In this episode, we cover…

How to start the planning process
Creating a rejuvenating environment
Brainstorming & planning the event
Planning the pricing of a retreat
Tips for preparing a successful retreat

"I think it comes down to the small details of when people actually come to the retreat itself. It's really this embodied experience. So whether you're doing this as a standalone retreat for your business or thinking about incorporating it into your mastermind, it's the embodiment thing that you're working on. for example, if it's business and wellness, it's infusing that into your mastermind. Maybe it's more along with the travel and adventure element as well. It's really I think, just defining what it means for your brand."

"I think if we think about luxury settings and luxury, hospitality, it starts from that moment you book the experience. So a retreat is not an event; it's an experience. It's really important that it starts the moment you sign up for it and that you are wowed by that initial moment."

Connect with Hannah & Victoria

Hannah’s Instagram

Hannah’s Website

Victoria’s Instagram

Victoria’s Website

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73. How to Stand Out and Deliver a High Quality Service

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

The online service provider industry continues to grow and shift rapidly. While there is still so much room for more people, you need to turn your marketing focus towards standing out and delivering high standards. There is a fine line between taking messy action and elevating your craft to stand out (based on your services, skills, and delivery), which is what this episode is all about.

I also want to open up a much-needed conversation around the lack of quality and delivery of service providers as this space gets noisier. Tune in until the end, as I will be providing actionable steps to help you stand out the right way in your industry no matter where you are in your business journey.

In this episode, we cover…

How to stand out based on your services, skills and delivery
Creating a smooth game plan for your processes
The fine line between messy action and elevating your craft
Having 6 figure foundations from the beginning
How to show up from day one

"From a brand and a marketing standpoint to stand out online, most people are not talking about the power of standing out, which comes from being the freakin best of being damn good at what you do. And how that starts to make you stand out. That starts to help you grow exponentially fast."

"Word travels fast, and it carries a lot of weight. I say continuously that your brand reputation is the literal most valuable thing. Not only from like getting clients, but also from a PR perspective and you know, people telling their friends to follow you and people wanting you to be a guest on their podcast or their program right like this is beyond just making money from clients. When you're good at your craft that helps you stand out, right, you become the best you become the go-to."

"There are going to be doubts in your head no matter what you do but there's a huge difference in the people who get the skills they need in and the skill sets to deliver and show up on fire, versus the people who try to piece it all together and are not showing up with the standard quality to deliver and are wondering why the business isn't growing and why they're not standing out. "

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Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!

Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here!
My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here.
Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed!
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72. How Breakdowns Lead To Breakthroughs

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

2021 has been one of my best years in business. I've hit significant milestones and achieved a lot of goals, but behind the scenes, it has also been one of the most challenging years personally and in my business. I know this is the same for a lot of people on this entrepreneurial journey, so as we near the end of 2021, I wanted to share a positive message and lesson about breakdowns and low points.

In this episode, I'm going to be realistic about my experience over the past year; then, I want to dive into this concept around breakdowns and offer you some new perspectives, shifts, and inspiration. If you feel like you are breaking down, if you feel like you are at a low point, that things are not working, This breakdown can be the catalyst to your next breakthrough.

In this episode, we cover…

A personal note; a reflection of my personal and business life this year
Recognizing patterns
How to prevent getting caught up in the breakdown
Letting go of control
A new perspective on how to see your breakdowns

"You have to be open to allow changes and to allow the challenge of whatever you're going through to expand and grow."

"One mistake that I do believe we make is getting caught up in the breakdown and viewing it as a hurdle right now, or you start to lose hope when you feel like there's no end in sight. So when you start to spiral and get caught up in the breakdown and view it as eternal, you can step into victim mode."

Don’t forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free

coaching call with me!

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community!

Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs.
Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts
The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here!
My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here.
Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed!
The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!
Join the retreat Waitlist

71. The 4 Different Buyer Types (And How to Sell to Them) with Natasha Zyrok

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Successful high ticket launches and booked-out services with waitlists are not luck or a fluke. A lot of things come into play when entrepreneurs see success in their business and sales. There are skills and strategies involved, and one of these highly effective strategies is psychology around sales and buyer types. Implementing marketing strategies that speak to all buyer types has been proven to benefit sales in your business.

Today's guest Natasha Zyrok is a business mentor who has scaled her business to achieve massive growth, reaching $200k + launches (without even posting on her IG Grid). Natasha has mastered the tactics of sales psychology and buyer types. In this episode, Natasha breaks down the different buyer types and explains the psychology of selling to each type effectively.

In this episode, we cover…

The four different buyer types
Where most people get stuck in the sales process
How to implement sales psychology
Creating content to target each buyer type
How to sell high ticket without posting every day

"A lot of people say, sell the way you would buy. I couldn't agree less with that. Because no, that's the issue, you sell the way you think people will buy, but you don't know them. The best thing about sales psych is its customization to the person. It's not about you; it's about them."

"You have to be consistent in the beginning but test things out. Don't let anyone ever tell you, you have to do something and believe there is only one way. There are 1,000,001 ways to scale and be successful. I'm living proof, and you're living proof."

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