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How can we become a better version of ourselves every day even if, at times, we find ourselves stuck, stagnant, or burnt out? How can we know for sure we are making decisions that are truly in line with the person we feel called to be? How can we get out of our head and into our body to help us move in the right direction?   My guest in this episode, Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author Victoria Song, points us to a game-changing approach: Bend your reality. She takes us deep into the strategies she teaches as a Leadership Advisor to successful founders and CEOs of companies in Silicon Valley and celebrities with power, platform and influence.
Grab a copy of Victoria's book and more free resources on her website: https://victoriasong.me/bending-reality/
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Keeping your audience's attention has never been more difficult - whether that audience is your client, your followers, your boss, your spouse, or your new connections. It's becoming more important than ever to level up your communication skills in order to influence those around you and land your message.  Lucky for us, this episode features a Communication Expert, Neil Gordon, sharing expert communication tips that will help us take our storytelling and content to the next level. You'll want to listen twice for his powerful reframe of "context" vs "content", and the "silver bullet" formula that will have your audience listening with rapt attention.   Connect with Neil over at NeilCanHelp.Com and take his Speaker Quiz to discover your own speaking style.  Loved this episode? Please pass it along!  Connect with Chloe @StartRightNowPodcast on Instagram. 

Even in our best efforts to be consistent, there are times where we may 'fall off the wagon' in our plans and our daily routines. Recovering from a down period can be tricky - especially when your own judgements about falling short makes it tough to get started again.  In this episode, I share some thoughts and reflections after falling off the wagon myself recently, and the mental shift you may need to make in order to move forward.Connect with Chloe on Instagram @startrightnowpodcast
 

When was the last time you gave yourself permission to do more - to be more, to achieve more, to follow that passion, pursue your dream, to step into your calling, or to do what's on your heart? Episode 51 is centered around this exact question. Pursuing a goal can sometimes feel like you'll need to make a trade-off in another area of your life - and this is the reason that ambition is sometimes accompanied by guilt. Investing in yourself is as much about permission as it is about a daily decision to keep going. So in this episode, we get clear on both the 'permission' and the 'decision' part that is blocking you in your pursuit.

Black or white? Good or bad? Absolutely perfect or a completely failure? Weighing two opposite extremes as your only reality is an example of 'All or Nothing' thinking at it best. But what lies in between the extremes - the shades of grey and all the rich colours across the spectrum - is the reality that we need to ground ourselves in if we want to make progress. So if you've wanted to quit that business because of one bad review, or wanted throw the diet plan out of the window because of one cheat meal, or decided not to start something at all because you didn't think you would finish... this is the episode for you! Take note of these 5 ways to break that bad habit of 'All or Nothing' thinking and step into the dreams you feel called to pursue.  Connect with me on the new Instagram account @Startrightnowpodcast.

What does it mean to be visionary? In this episode, we explore the answer with Marina Phillips. She is a #BOSS, Super Mom, entrepreneur and the founder of Bebe Station. Here's what we know for sure: As we pursue challenging goals, there will be so many instances where we'll meet intense roadblocks, ready to throw us off our course... But our ability to hold that vision close in times of adversity is essential to help us push through it.   Trust me, you'll want to listen to this episode twice! Marina shares her story of how the vision for her business came to be, how COVID continues to keep her pivotting, how she balances her family and her full-time job while being an entrepreneur, and how she's building Bebe station with the end in mind.Connect with Marina on Instagram @BeBeStation and online at bebestation.squarespace.com
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We all have a baseline for what we expect we are able to achieve - whether we are conscious of it or not. But did you know that we can dramatically raise the baseline of what's possible based on our daily habits, practices and actions? My guest in this episode is Deanna Rose, a peak performance strategist, naturopathic doctor, sports nutritionist, and the founder of Wellth by Deanna Rose Inc.  She shares her model for moving 'out of the fog' of our lives and businesses, finding clarity in what we are trying to accomplish, and creating habits to perform at our peak.  What surprised me most? A winning strategy isn't always about doing more. Sometimes, it's actually about doing LESS.  To learn more about Deanna's program 'Better Than Yesterday', visit her website: https://better-than-yesterday.simvoly.com/
Connect with Deanna on instagram @DeannaWRose for amazing tips on energy hacking.
 

We all want to arrive at a place where our ideas and projects are in full bloom - the point where the vision that we have for our new project is FINALLY realized. We are eagerly waiting for that Season where we can enjoy the fruits of our labour.   But are you expecting harvest season when you're still in the spring sowing season of your biz? Are you missing the gift of the winter season because you're obsessed with seeing what you've planted grow? In this episode, I give you my take on the seasons of business and how to embrace them all... Even if your tree isn't bearing any fruit or flowers just yet.

Designing your brand from scratch as new entrepreneur can feel complicated! And when there is so much to consider, how do we design a brand that feels authentic to us? 
In this episode,  Graphic Designer, Entrepreneur and host of the Podcast "Listen2Me", Gio Petrucci discuss why brand visual design starts with understanding and owning who you are at your core - your values, your personality, and the ideals that you stand for. Gio also shares his story of how values clarity led him to leave the corporate world and carving out a more meaningful work as the founder of his creative studio Giografik. 
Connect with Gio @Giografik on Instagram and online giografik.com
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Is perfectionism keeping you on the sidelines - just dreaming instead of actually doing anything? In this episode, LeadHer Inc. Founder Courtney St. Croix shares her story of how pushing past her perfectionism has been critical to growing her brand, become a best-selling author, achieving over 100+K Downloads on her podcast 'The LeadHer Show', and so much more.  Courtney shares how she uses HUMAN DESIGN principles to lead herself through big transitions in her business and publish her best work.  Connect with Courtney online at www.lead-her.com and on Instagram @LeadHer_Inc.  Connect with Chloe on Instagram @ChloeMcKenzie.co