BV18: Sophia Balanay - Quitting caffeine, resetting focus and why $0 is the perfect amount to start a business.

- Dealing with having millions of tasks all at once. - The effect of cutting off caffeine on anxiety and future based thinking. - How it really feels to quit coffee and how exercise is an apt replacement. - Using a 5-minute timer to reset focus. - The 5 second rule. “If you’re struggling to do something, count down from 5 and at the end of that time you must do the action.” - The value of partners in bringing us back to earth and focussing on the present. - The effect of relationships on our business and life. - Sticking to your moral and facing/dealing with social and community pressure. - You need $0 to start up if you were wondering about cost. - The impact of travel on Sophia’s business and life. - Learning to interact with others, respect for how and where people are in their life. - How travel shifts your perspective on people’s perspectives. - “It’s totally ok for me to go and do a random thing because everyone is.” - There are millions of entrepreneurs. You can be one too. - The value of persistence in business. The KFC method. - How often things actually go wrong in life and the value of travel in building resistance. - Remembering in the moment of stress that stress will pass. - Books that Sophia loves: - Steal like an artist by Austin Kleon. - The one thing by Garry Keller: Focussing on thre one most important thing that makes everything easier. - Sophies one thing is: Networking and connections every day. - People who inspired Sophia: Joana Galvão a business coach for creatives and international speakers. @joanagalvaodesign. - Aesha Shapiro – Sophies bigger picture lady and guide in creating communities. @launchyourfempire - What would Sophia do if she knew she couldn’t fail? Public speaking. - Sophia’s question: What value did you gain from being on this podcast? - License code YMYNS5FXVIELDSES