One of the biggest issues that business owners and all of my clients have is a disease called Perfectionism. I call this a disease, because it is. It is debilitating, and it stops you from getting what you really want in life. It makes you feel awful, and it is not (by any stretch of the imagination) improving your life in any way. In this …
Business Owners Free Guide to Mindfulness
Business Owners Free Guide to Mindfulness, reduce your stress and anxiety now with this free resource guide! 1. Mindfulness Overview: Mindfulness involves paying full attention to the present moment in a purposeful and non-judgmental way. Definition: Mindfulness is the act of focusing on the present, being fully aware of your thoughts, feelings, and environment. Techniques: Mindful Breathing: Practice deep breathing techniques to calm the mind …
A Business Leader’s Guide to Handling Stress, Trauma, and Building Resilient Teams
Psychological First Aid (PFA): A Business Leader’s Guide to Handling Stress, Trauma, and Building Resilient Teams Certified by Johns Hopkins University (Coursera) Take the course here → In today’s high-pressure business world, leaders are not only responsible for profits — they’re also the first responders when stress, anxiety, or even trauma hits their team. Whether it’s layoffs, personal crises, or burnout, the emotional health …
Wellbeing for Business Owners
The Science of Well-Being: Boosting Business Performance Through Proven Happiness Habits Certified by Yale University (Coursera) Take the course here → Success in business isn’t just about strategy and execution — it’s powered by the mental health and happiness of the leader behind it. Yale University’s wildly popular course, The Science of Well-Being, reveals the research-backed habits that not only make people happier but …
Mindset of Happiness for Business Owners
Happiness Is Not Merely About External Conditions — It’s About Mindset and Perspective Many business leaders fall into the trap of thinking “Once I reach X revenue, land that big client, or win that award — then I’ll feel happy and satisfied.” But according to Yale’s Science of Well-Being, happiness comes not from external wins but from how we think and perceive our daily …
Mental Health Superpowers for Business Owners
Success in Business Isn’t Just About Strategy and Execution — It’s Powered by the Mental Health and Happiness of the Leader Behind It In boardrooms and business coaching circles, success is usually described as a matter of strategy, execution, and market savvy. Yet, after working closely with business owners for over two decades, I’ve seen a deeper truth at play: The greatest competitive advantage …
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Business Owners
How Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Helps Business Leaders Build Resilience and Sharpen Decision-Making When you think about the tools of top business leaders, you might picture strategy decks, financial dashboards, and negotiation tactics. But more and more high-performing executives are adding another tool to their daily routine: mindfulness. Through the free and comprehensive Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course by Palouse Mindfulness, business owners are …
Best Practices for Corporate Wellness: Creating Healthier, Happier, and More Productive Workplaces
Best Practices for Corporate Wellness: Creating Healthier, Happier, and More Productive Workplaces In today’s fast-paced business world, corporate wellness is no longer a luxury — it’s a leadership priority. Research shows that healthier, happier employees are not only more productive but also more loyal and innovative. So what exactly makes a corporate wellness program effective? And how can business leaders create a workplace culture …
How Mindfulness Boosts Business Success: Lessons from Oxford’s Mindfulness Experts
How Mindfulness Boosts Business Success: Lessons from Oxford’s Mindfulness Experts (Based on the Introduction to Mindfulness course by the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation) In business, your biggest asset isn’t just your strategy—it’s your mind. Staying calm under pressure, making clear decisions, and handling tough client moments all depend on how well you manage stress and stay mentally sharp. That’s where mindfulness comes in. The Oxford …
How Important is Your Time?
Time is the one asset in which every other variable is dependent. If your time runs out, what else is left? When I was in Thailand five years ago, I decided that it would be fun to learn how to cook traditional Thai meals. We were in Krabi – a town with no motor vehicles, where 500 foot rocks outcropped from the ocean on the …
How to Stay Present During Change
“You can still live on that shimmering line between your old thinking and your new understanding, always in a state of learning. In a figurative sense, this is a border that is always moving—as you advance forward in your studies and realizations, that mysterious forest of the unknown always stays a few feet ahead of you, so you have to travel light in order to …
We Are All Prisoners or Slaves Seeking Salvation
When I went to Italy for the second time, I visited Florence, Pisa, and Rome. I was completely blown away by the artwork of the Renaissance era. Renaissance, by definition, means ‘rebirth’ or ‘revival.’ Personally, I think we are all somewhat searching for that in our own lives. One of my favorite experiences, artistically speaking, was the tour of the Vatican. St. Peter’s Basilica and …
An Unconventional Way of Thinking
What brought me here today is nothing more than an unconventional way of thinking. I have always been the type of person who thinks anything is possible—and why wouldn’t it be? It isn’t that most things are difficult; it is just that most people don’t take the time to figure out what they want, and work out the details, and get on with doing it. …
Travel is My Passion – Why Travel is Magical
My true love is travel. I LOVE TO TRAVEL!! Travel is My Passion. I started traveling before I can even remember. We had a condo in Florida when I was growing up in Indiana and we would split the year between warm Indiana and cool beachy Florida. My brother and I flew by ourselves between the two when I was seven. Travel is My Passion I …
You Are Already Fucking Awesome
If you are like me, which I’m very sure that you are, you may be at a point in your life where you are getting very fed up with The Hype. By “The Hype”, I mean this: We are Constantly Being Sold Something. Whether it be an idea, a product, information or a destination… the world seems almost at a point of bullying us …
Dr. Wayne Dyer Explains “The Shift” & The Call to Serve
Today’s blog post is about something I feel is Incredibly Important, Wayne Dyer The Shift. It is about shifting — not just shifting one or two beliefs, but it is about changing the way you see the world, your role in the world, and how to better serve. I have been a Wayne Dyer fan for quite some time. I have followed his various publications on psychology, …
The 100 Dollar Question
View PostHow to Get What You Want Out of Your Business
After over ten years of working with business owners, and consulting them on how to create the businesses of their dreams, I often come across a very interesting scenario that I want to share with you today. The key to getting what you want in business and in life isn’t actually as difficult as you might think!! I will make up a character called Bob. …
Why Small Business Owners Don’t Take Vacations & Why They Should
Many of us postpone creating our True Life Goals because we wrongly prioritize the importance of tasks. First, let’s look at Why Small Business Owners Don’t Take Vacations: We say: I can play AFTER the work is done I can work out When I’m Finished Working I can only Take a Vacation After I meet my quotas We put our clients before ourselves, our stress …
How You Are Holding Yourself Back (and what to do about it)
For some reason it seems many people are not reaching their full potential. Why is that? Find out how you are Holding Yourself Back, how to break free of being a saboteur, and get the life that you really want! Originally, when I was creating my consulting program, I had this fantasy: I would sit my clients down, we would work on their time, money, niche, …
Podcast: Karl W. Palachuck Managed Services, Book Publisher, Author & Keynote Speaker
I first met Karl in Sacrament over ten years ago. Karl is a quick-witted and fun guy with a great head for business and systems. After reading his book Relax, Focus & Succeed, I knew that I had found someone in business that thinks like me. Karl W. Palachuck is an expert in Managed Services, publishing books, and is currently touring the world talking about it! …
How to Apply Abraham Hicks “Art of Allowing” to Your Business & Life
You may not know this but when Ester Hicks first set out and started meditating it was because they wanted to grow their business. Her communication with Abraham actually started out as a quest to share better business information! Since Abraham came to be, so did the Abraham Hicks Business connection. We may think that we are complicated individuals with busy lives. At times, we may …
How to Improve Your Business Systems in a Hurry (Part 2)
Your business will only ever be as good as the systems you have in place to support it. If you are frustrated and struggling in one area of your company, my guess is that you need to improve your business systems. Instead of staying stuck and spinning your wheels, why not work smarter rather than harder? In the last blog, I asked you what if …
How to Improve Business Systems In a Hurry (Part I)
In years past, professionals used to spend time on Exit Planning. (Exit Planning is when you plan to leave your business and train everyone up so that it can run effectively without you.) The truth is, your business shouldn’t be running you–and we can take some steps NOW to keep our business from running us down. There are tools available, but the first thing you …
A New Year, A New You! Lifestyle Makeover
View PostHow To Find Inner Peace During the Holidays
Happy Holidays, Everyone! This time of year can be the worst when it comes to Peace During the Holidays! We are expected to run around and be social All of The Time. As an introvert, I find this time of year exhausting – and tend to look for inspiration in other areas. I thought I would celebrate by posting about Peace Pilgrim, hoping you find …