Overcome Yourself The Podcast With Nicole Tuxbury

Send us Fan MailMotivation is not something we wait for, it is something we build, and this conversation makes that feel practical instead of preachy. Nicole sits down with author and longtime motivational speaker Lori Kleiner Eckert to talk about what it really takes to reinvent yourself when life changes fast or breaks your heart. Lori shares the heart behind her book, High on Life, a collection of short slice-of-life stories designed to leave you with clear takeaways you can use immediately. We dig into Lori’s simple two-step reinvention recipe: lock in a healthy daily routine, then do one thing each day in the direction of your new life. That “one thing” can be tiny, especially when you are grieving, burned out, or overwhelmed, and that’s the point. We also unpack the mindset shift that changes everything: motivation is kinetic energy. When you take action first, even in the smallest way, you create momentum and prove to yourself that you can move. From there, we connect the dots to gratitude practice as a real tool for mental health, resilience, and beating the modern “meh” feeling. We talk about noticing small wins, giving yourself credit, and finding gratitude in ordinary moments, from family time to a meal that nourishes you. Lori also shares how journaling and writing prompts can help you access your inner voice and capture the lessons you are living right now. If you want a clear routine, a grounded approach to self-care, and a way to start again without forcing it, press play. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailA room full of people and he still felt completely alone. Daryl takes us back to the moment his drinking and drug use stopped being “fun,” stopped being manageable, and started looking like an exit from life itself. It’s a raw conversation about addiction, denial, and the quiet shame of becoming someone you don’t recognize, even while you work overtime to hide it from everyone else.We walk through the turning points: a tough-love intervention, an uncomfortably honest meeting with a drug and alcohol counselor, and the reality of inpatient treatment where vulnerability isn’t optional. Daryl shares what the 12 steps gave him that he didn’t have before: a practical roadmap for living. Nicole connects the story to her own moment of deciding that if she’s going to keep living, she’s not going to keep suffering on purpose, and we explore what it really takes to face yourself without flinching.Then we get into the line that reframed everything for Daryl: “When you stop fighting, the fighting stops.” We unpack what it means to stop battling the world and start working with what’s happening inside you, plus the role gratitude plays in long-term recovery and mental health. Daryl also shares his “five pillars” framework (health, relationships, purpose, contentedness, finances) and why small daily choices compound into a steady, grounded life.If you know the exhaustion of constantly chasing relief, this one will hit home. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope today, and leave a review with the one pillar you want to strengthen this week. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailBetrayal trauma hits differently than other losses because it shatters trust, identity, and safety all at once. We break down post-betrayal syndrome and the five predictable stages that move you from survival and triggers to real healing and a new worldview. • why betrayal feels different than grief, illness, and other trauma • what post-betrayal syndrome looks like across physical, mental, and emotional symptoms • the key stats that explain hypervigilance, exhaustion, triggers, and loss of trust • why time and a new relationship do not automatically heal betrayal • the five stages of post-betrayal transformation and what changes at each stage • how people get stuck in survival mode through stories, numbing, and “wrong time” tools • what it means to outgrow people and build a new normal • the final reframe that reduces shame and self-blame  Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailPurpose is everywhere right now, but most of what we hear is motivational without being usable. Nicole sits down with Ian to get concrete: what purpose actually is, how it works in real life, and how you can turn it into a simple purpose statement you can live by. The punchy idea that anchors the conversation comes from a Picasso quote Ian loves: the meaning of life is to find your gift, and your purpose is to share it with the world. Once you hear that, “purpose” stops being a vibe and starts becoming a practical tool.We dig into Ian’s method for uncovering the one thing that makes a person or a company uniquely remarkable and capturing it in seven words or less. He explains why that single phrase can guide the two big jobs every business has: how you operate and how you communicate through marketing, branding, and sales. Along the way we use Apple as a familiar example, and we talk about why solopreneurs and creators often need a purpose that can hold both their personal identity and their business goals at the same time.Then we get into the mechanics: how a clear purpose makes decision making easier, how it builds confidence, and why “the law of attraction” looks a lot like good marketing when you can clearly say what you do best. Ian also shares how his AI-empowered course helps people pull patterns from proud moments, beliefs, wants, and talents to find the common thread they can’t always see on their own.If you want more clarity, a cleaner message, and a north star you can actually use, listen now, subscribe, and share this with a friend who’s been asking what they’re meant to do and leave us a review with your seven-word purpose attempt. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailNicole and Kathy Baldwin unpack how inherited beliefs, trauma, and outdated expectations can quietly shape our choices until we decide to unlearn them. We connect personal healing to a bigger societal shift and share practical ways to choose new values, build better systems, and step into what’s already inside you. • Kathy’s Gen X perspective on going from analog to digital and what that pressure reveals • “Unlearning” as the path to authenticity, alignment, and health • Rebuilding your beliefs and values like you would build a business • The pot roast story as a test for inherited habits • Generational trauma and why fear can live in the body across generations • Taking responsibility for patterns that were never your fault • Systems breaking at scale and why rapid change demands new thinking • Decisions as instant identity shifts and how to use that power • Gratitude as physics, measurable health effects, and the biology of belief • Podcast systems, automation, and removing 10+ hours of backend work If anyone is thinking about or has a podcast and they're wondering how they can remove 10 plus hours of back-end work that nobody sees that's required in order to have a successful podcast, I've got quite a few resources at my finally podcastautomation.com.  Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe talk with Lyubim about going from a 17-year-old immigrant with no safety net to an Olympian, a Wall Street professional who lived through 9/11, and the founder of Wings for Heroes, a mission supporting amputee veterans. The through line is simple: stop hiding in planning, decide what matters, and take one real step you can do today. • Lyubim’s origin story and how early hardship builds grit • How fear in paragliding becomes a path to service • The immigrant challenge of reinventing without a fallback • Why making the decision matters more than perfect planning • Using processes, routines, and “next best step” thinking • What wartime Ukraine teaches about leadership and uncertainty • Losing everything overnight and being forced to pivot • Wings for Heroes and the goal of restoring independence • PTSD realities and why connection fills the gap • Permission to be bad at the start and improve by shipping • Practical podcasting example: hit record before buying gear Stay in touch with Lyubim: wingsforheroes.org  Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe talk with intuitive life coach and author Tracey Napier about learning to use your voice when fear and insecurity have been running the show. Tracey shares how gratitude, spirituality, and small daily actions help her turn a lifelong challenge into purpose and power. • Tracey’s background as an intuitive life coach and how she helps women feel unstuck • Growing up with a cleft lip and cleft palate and the mindset traps that follow • Feeling miserable in a long corporate career and what changed after a 2022 layoff • Learning to be vulnerable and the hard lesson of a friendship breakup • Building a spiritual practice after grief and using gratitude to reduce fear • Reframing a perceived weakness as a superpower and finding confidence through speaking • Tracey’s book framework and the seven steps toward self-mastery • Micro actions that compound and the basics that matter more than expensive fixes • Final advice on self-awareness and self-compassion as the foundation for change  Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe challenge the idea of “healthy shame” and argue that shame is learned cultural programming that keeps us controlled and disconnected from ourselves. We share a concrete way to spot the shame voice, stop engaging with it, and reclaim your power with empathy and grounded action.• Shame as self-erasure and a mechanism of control rather than a normal human emotion • Why the shaming inner voice acts like an “inner narcissist” and why sending it love can feed it • Western individualised shame versus collectivist accountability based on actions • The link between shame spirals and self-gaslighting, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and addiction • Why shame gets confused with guilt, humility and empathy, and how shame shuts empathy down • The BREAK method: break the trance, refuse to engage, expose the lie, anchor the truth, kick it out • Dysfunctional family roles like golden child and scapegoat, and how scapegoating repeats in adult life and society Five Signs That It’s Time to Break Up with Your Inner Narcissist: tinyurl.com/not today narc Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe talk with Maxwell Ivy, the Blind Blogger, about why accessibility is a growth lever for small businesses and a real-world way to serve people better. We connect the dots between inclusive design, SEO, cleaner code, loyal customers, and the power of community when you stop trying to do everything alone.• Maxwell’s work as an accessibility advisor for products, services, and content• Why accessibility improvements usually improve user experience for everyone• How accessibility supports SEO and helps search engines and AI understand your site• The size and buying power of the disability community and why loyalty is underestimated• Alt text basics and a simple system for storing descriptions for reuse• Maxwell’s path from carnival owner to self-taught HTML to podcasting and speaking• Turning a perceived weakness into a superpower through inclusion and storytelling• Disability as a minority anyone can join and why invisible disabilities matter• A closing mindset on taking action and asking for helpAll of his links are going to be down in the show notes so you can grab all of his available resources and make sure to follow Maxwell on social media Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat if your body isn’t the problem to fix, but the guide you’ve been ignoring? We sit down with best-selling author Inna Seagall to explore how symptoms, emotions, and life events weave into a precise language that can point you toward healing, clarity, and purpose. From headaches that mirror overload to eye issues that reflect what you can or cannot bear to see, Inna shows how each part of the body carries meaning—and how paying attention can change everything.Inna shares the turning point that moved her from years of psoriasis, back pain, anxiety, and depression to a grounded self-healing practice. You’ll hear how a single moment of accountability sparked a process of aligning head, heart, and will; breathing into pain; asking better questions; and receiving insight that linked bullying, loss, and lack of support to back pain. The result wasn’t a quick fix, but a lasting shift: pain eased, mood stabilized, and vitality returned, while digestion improved through ongoing, practical care. It’s a blueprint that honors science, skepticism, and the lived data of your own body.We dig into tools from her book, The Secret Language of Your Body: step-by-step processes for specific body parts and systems, emotional decoding, color practices, and prompts tailored to visual, kinesthetic, and analytical styles. You’ll learn how right and left sides can relate to purpose and inner self, why victimhood blocks healing, and how celebration reinforces progress. Plus, Inna offers free masterclasses—mini workshops packed with two to three deep exercises—so you can practice in real time and collect your own evidence.If you’re ready to trade frustration for curiosity and build a daily conversation with your body, this episode gives you both inspiration and structure. Subscribe, share with a friend who’s been “stuck,” and leave a review with your biggest insight—what is your body trying to tell you today? Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailA touring rapper with a numb arm, a misread diagnosis, and a life that swerved—B‑Side sits down with us to share how MS reshaped his art, business, and sense of purpose. What begins as a story about hip hop and Juggalo community widens into a candid look at healthcare quality, wheelchair design that hasn’t changed in decades, and the mental battle to stay grateful without faking it.We trace his path from early shows and near‑miss industry ties to the moment specialized care finally made sense of his symptoms. The contrast between fuzzy local MRIs and crystal‑clear scans in Rochester becomes a metaphor for the whole journey: when you upgrade your tools and team, you see what you’re truly up against. From there, we get into the hard pivots—leaving a painful relationship, adapting to an electric chair that wasn’t built for comfort, and finding the courage to call out design failures that millions quietly endure.Then comes the rebuild. B‑Side explains why creativity is his painkiller and how shipping projects keeps him moving. He’s launching 55 Strong, an apparel line rooted in subculture grit, and teaming up with his father to teach business owners how politics impacts revenue, risk, and brand trust. We preview his slate of music releases—including a full hip hop album about multiple sclerosis aimed at anyone fighting private battles—and talk practical steps for ownership: a strong website hub, physical media, and multiple income streams that don’t buckle under algorithms.You’ll leave with takeaways you can use: seek second opinions, treat accessibility as innovation, create daily to convert pain into progress, and keep your focus forward. Explore B‑Side’s world, support the art, and share this story with someone who needs the reminder that limits are real—and so is resilience. If this conversation moved you, subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what part stayed with you the most. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe explore why motivation follows action, how to design dopamine on purpose, and the small routines that help ADHD brains move from fight or flight to calm, focused doing. Along the way we reframe neurodivergence as a strength, anchor it with gratitude, and close with a self-compassion blueprint.• what an ADHD executive function coach actually helps with• why motivation is a myth and how dopamine follows action• tiny starts, task chunking, and momentum• borrowing dopamine with interest, novelty, challenge, urgency• gamifying chores to beat time blindness• routines over habits for flexible structure• future-you planning and thanking past-you• reframing neurodivergence as a superpower• gratitude practices that change mood and behavior• self-compassion as the base layer for changeFollow Corey: Instagram @whitelandcoachingservices • whitelincoachingservices.comFree connection call: “a very no salesy, just free call that we can always just chat about what’s going on in your life” Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan Mail Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan Mail Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe trace how trauma drove constant reinvention and how healing turned that motion into purpose. Hilary shares her journey from child voice actor to recovery mentor, unpacking core wounds, gratitude, reparenting, and the art of receiving.• black-and-white thinking vs finding the gray• addiction as symptom of deeper wounds• reparenting yourself with kinder language• receiving compliments to rebuild self-worth• acceptance as a launchpad for action• gratitude as a stabilizing daily practice• boundaries with victim language and low-vibe spaces• leading with purpose instead of the wound• practical pivots that build inner safety• resources and how to reach Hilary“Please reach out to me and ask me any question, and I can help you get guided back towards yourself. You can get me on HillaryPowers.live, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn.” Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailEver tried to change your life by changing your location? Shannon did what so many dream about—she left Seattle for the Cayman Islands—only to learn the hardest lesson of all: you can’t outrun yourself. When “vacation mode” became daily life and blackouts replaced boundaries, she chose sobriety over starting from zero again. That decision didn’t just save her; it rebuilt her career, her focus, and the way she helps others design businesses that honor their lives.We walk through Shannon’s surprisingly circular path: early years in counseling and interventions, detours through nightlife and hair, and the wrist injury that funded a radical reset. With candor you don’t often hear, she explains how a financial cushion, an online business model, and a one-way ticket to Italy aligned into a sustainable way of living and working. Her philosophy is anti-hustle at its core: ditch corporate busywork, stop hiding in Canva, and pour your best energy into income-producing activities—relationship building, outreach, and clear offers. The website and the logo can wait; the market can’t find you without people first.This conversation also tackles the emotional mechanics of entrepreneurship: rejection sensitivity, visibility wounds, comparison, and worthiness. Shannon lays out why sobriety became her competitive advantage—clearer decisions, stable energy, smarter spending—and how showing her life publicly created accountability that kept recovery strong. We share practical, accessible tools to bootstrap a business without debt, plus a free Anti‑Hustle Business Checklist that maps exactly what to do at each stage. If alcohol or overwork is dulling your ambition, you’ll find direct talk and real options, from Dharma Recovery and Women for Sobriety to family support through Al‑Anon and Tipping Point Recovery.If you’re tired of working hard on the wrong things, this story hands you a blueprint: simplify, sell the work you’re great at, and build a business that supports a life you’re proud to stay present for. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs a reset, and leave a review with the one busywork task you’re ready to cut this week. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailBurnout wears many masks: excellence, loyalty, grit. We open the door on what happens when those masks crack—and how to rebuild a life that performs without falling apart. Our guest, Jen Hardy, went from state-champion coach to sleeping in her car between practices, then chose a different path that now helps high-stress professionals become strong from the inside out.We talk about seasonality—why sprint mode is useful but dangerous when it becomes an identity—and how the body broadcasts overload with headaches, insomnia, ear ringing, and that 3 p.m. cliff we pretend is normal. Jen breaks down the nervous system’s fight, flight, and freeze, explaining why collapse isn’t laziness but the bottom of hypervigilance. You’ll learn simple, durable recovery practices that fit real schedules: a 20-minute walk, a slow morning ritual, and micro-boundaries that protect sleep and attention without adding more pressure.From there, we get tactical. Jen shares the “future self” approach—packing the bag at night, simplifying wardrobe, prepping the laptop—so mornings demand fewer decisions and more presence. We dig into gratitude with nuance: go beyond lists and into the why, savoring details that teach your body to feel safe and satisfied. That shift beats the goalpost creep of the hedonic treadmill and helps you recognize the wins you used to pray for.If you’re tired of white-knuckling your days, this conversation offers a reset: acceptance before awareness, small systems over big heroics, and self-leadership that honors limits while expanding capacity. Tap the links to grab Jen’s free drama quiz, book list, and question prompts at MotiveAction.academy, and if you’re ready for deeper support, explore coaching and workshops. If this resonated, follow, share with a friend who needs relief, and leave a quick review to help more high-stress pros find a healthier way to win. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailEver deliver great work and then hear nothing but crickets when it’s time to get paid? We brought in Dee Bowden, creator of Collect the Cash, to show a better way—one that turns awkward follow-ups into respectful conversations and overdue invoices into closed payments. Dee has spent decades in accounts receivable, and her approach is simple: solve the problem, serve the client, say thank you, and build the relationship so business keeps coming back.We walk through the four-key framework step by step, starting with the question that unlocks stalemates: “What happened?” Inside every story are the facts you need to fix issues fast—missing POs, misnamed bill-tos, invoice errors, or mismatched terms. Dee shares language you can use today, plus a timing strategy for outreach that respects people and improves response rates. We also unpack confidence versus competence, especially for founders transitioning from a paycheck mindset to asking for five-figure payments. Confidence grows with process, and process starts with clarity.To make systems stick, Dee maps collections to a familiar journey: buying a cell phone. There’s a sale, a contract, order entry, order fulfillment, accounts payable, and accounts receivable—each step tracked, confirmed, and closed. You can mirror that flow in your business with clean contracts, clear payment terms, automated reminders, and consistent follow-through. Gratitude isn’t window dressing either—saying thanks after a resolved issue signals respect and keeps doors open for renewals and referrals.Ready to replace stress with a system? Grab Dee’s free “Five Tips to Collect the Cash” at www.collectthecash.biz/freebie, connect with her on LinkedIn and IG (@dcollectcash), and tell us the one line you’ll try on your next follow-up. If this helped, subscribe, share with a friend who needs a cash-flow boost, and leave a quick review to help others find the show. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailThinking about leaving a stable corporate role but not sure how to do it without blowing up your life? We sit down with Tabatha, the Corporate Escape Sherpa, to chart a grounded path to a fulfilling second act that honors your paycheck, your benefits, and your sanity. No beach hustle myths here—just a clear, tested plan for building a coaching or consulting business while you’re still employed.We start with clarity, walking through Tabatha’s Freedom Framework: why you want change, what skills you’ll bring forward, who you’ll serve, and how you’ll reach and help them. You’ll hear how to separate work you’re merely good at from work that lights you up, and how to validate a real problem clients will pay to solve. We unpack confidence hurdles that stop many high-performing women—perfectionism, comparison, and the identity shift of leaving a big company—and reframe confidence as the byproduct of aligned action rather than a starting requirement.Money and time are the real constraints, so we go deep on both. Learn how to audit money leaks, build a financial runway, and partner with a financial advisor to model timelines and reduce fear. Then reclaim one focused hour a day for needle-movers: client outreach, offer iteration, delivery, and networking outside your employer. We skip the logo rabbit holes and highlight the habits that compound: small experiments, consistent conversations, and gratitude practices that keep your attention on opportunities instead of obstacles.If you’re midlife and wondering whether it’s “too late,” you’ll find encouragement and a practical blueprint to build before you bounce. Tabatha also shares her free Corporate Escape Starter Kit with actionable steps on finances, networking, and early client growth, plus where to connect with her on LinkedIn and Instagram. Ready to design work that fits your life instead of squeezing your life around work? Follow the show, share this conversation with a friend who’s plotting a second act, and leave a review with the one step you’ll take this week. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat if healing starts with learning to listen—really listen—to your body’s signals and the patterns beneath your thoughts? We sit down with dancer-turned-healer Fran Bailey to unpack a life shaped by intuition: a near-death experience at twelve, a stage 4 cancer diagnosis as a young mom, and the creation of the Shiva method, a practical framework for self-healing grounded in movement, meditation, and self-inquiry.Fran shares how she treats disease as an interruption of energetic flow, not an identity, and how daily clearing helped her reclaim health and presence. We dig into the pillars of her method—Seeking Harmony, Energy, Voice, and Action—exploring why chakra-focused meditation works best when it’s physical and precise, how to place a hand on your heart and ask “What do I need today?”, and how small follow-throughs become trust deposits that rebuild confidence. You’ll hear how she uses the Enneagram to spot “personality loopholes”: the head type’s spiral of doubt, the heart type’s overgiving and hurt, and the body type’s rigid push. For each, she offers concrete somatic shifts to ground, soften, and respond differently.We also talk about living in fast-moving times and why presence is now a discipline. Fran’s “speed healing” sessions show that change can be swift when you identify chords and clear stuck energy with intention. She even pairs inner work with outer order—decluttering as a mirror for release—so your environment supports your nervous system. By becoming the observer of your triggers, locating where memories land in your field, and gently loosening cords, you create space for new choices and real progress toward your goals.If you’re craving less anxiety and more ease, this conversation gives you simple starting points and a hopeful map. Grab Fran’s free Shiva method introduction and watch for the updated chakra clearing meditation, then try a five-minute check-in today. If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a quick review to help others find these tools. Your next trust deposit starts now. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat if the fastest way to grow your business is to tell the truth about who you are? We sit down with transformational life coach and chef Neena Perez for a grounded, hope-filled conversation about turning pain into purpose and building a service business that aligns with your deepest values. From faith-infused decision-making to the science-backed power of gratitude, this episode is a practical roadmap for anyone tired of hustle culture and ready for meaningful growth.Neena shares the turning points that moved her from depression and trauma to clarity and service, including the moment she chose to feel what hurt and let healing begin. We walk through how to identify core values, audit natural strengths and spiritual gifts, and translate that insight into clear offers, honest marketing, and client experiences that actually fit your life. Expect frank talk on coaching vs therapy, the mental load of living in the past or future, and why self-awareness is the beginning of spiritual authority.You’ll also get real tools to put into play today: a “CEO meeting with God” journaling practice, a purpose-driven quiz to spark direction, and a detailed free ebook, Elevate Your Wisdom to Wealth, that outlines avatars, messaging, and marketing steps for service-based businesses. Neena’s upcoming Purpose Filled Kitchen blends cooking and coaching, reminding us that growth can be nourishing, joyful, and human. If you’re craving connection, clarity, and a business that feels like you, this conversation will meet you where you are and point you forward.If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway—what truth are you ready to build on today? Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailThe moment you realize you’ve eaten “the whole bag” can feel like failure but what if it’s just a predictable pattern your brain has been running on autopilot? We sit down with coach Nadege Saysana to unpack binge eating through a lens that’s both compassionate and practical, especially for women who lift weights and want their nutrition to match their strength goals. We get honest about the shame cycle, the all-or-nothing mindset, and why chasing the “perfect diet” can backfire.We dig into the restrict-rebound loop: not eating enough during the day (sometimes unintentionally), trying to be the “good girl,” and then crashing at night when willpower is drained. Nadege explains willpower like a phone battery and shows why evenings are when cravings, mindless eating, and emotional eating hit hardest. From there, we shift into tools that actually help: mapping the thoughts that create feelings, spotting the real trigger (boredom, overwhelm, loneliness, exhaustion), and using awareness to interrupt the automatic “one bite to whole bag” spiral.We also explore the idea that cravings are clues, not character flaws. Sometimes they point to emotions, and sometimes they point to needs in the body (like magnesium). We talk about tiny, sustainable habit changes, bringing pleasure back to food through mindful eating, and why safety matters if your history includes scarcity or trauma. Nadege shares a simple calming approach from having techniques that can help your nervous system settle in the moment.If this resonates, check out Nadege’s masterclass at MiloBingeFix.com/masterclass and connect with her on Instagram at nadegesaysana.coaching. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a softer path to change, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailYour personal brand is already out there. The real question is whether you are shaping it on purpose or letting it form by accident. We sit down with corporate executive, board member, author, and speaker Victoria Peltier to unpack what personal branding actually means in real life and why “I’m a finance person at Company X” is the smallest possible version of your story.We walk through Victoria’s practical framework for a complete personal brand: your expertise, what makes you you, what makes you different, and the impact and legacy you want to leave. From LinkedIn presence and relationship-building to thought leadership content that feels human, we dig into how to make your narrative clear, consistent, and aligned with your goals, whether that’s getting hired, earning a promotion, selling services, or attracting great people to your team. Victoria also shares how AI can speed up writing and repurposing so you can create more content with less friction while staying authentic.Then we go deeper into leadership and mindset. We talk about gratitude as a real signal of respect and whole human leadership, plus the freedom that comes from saying no, delegating, and using small pockets of time with intention. We close with a challenge you can act on immediately: get comfortable being uncomfortable, because everything you want lives on the other side of fear. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a career reset, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when the job that defines you nearly breaks you—and then hands you the blueprint to rebuild? Jenn, a 17-year ER nurse, joins us to share how COVID burnout pushed her to write, research, and ultimately teach the skill that kept showing up in her toughest shifts: intuition. She didn’t stop at stories; she hunted the science, uncovering dozens of peer-reviewed studies that validate what seasoned clinicians feel at the bedside—your gut often knows before your brain can explain.We walk through Jenn’s journey from the trauma bay to the page, and how that path led to practical journals that help nurses track growth, process grief, and protect their wellness at home. These are not pretty notebooks; they are tools that capture wins, map patterns, and counter the lie that you’re not learning fast enough. We also explore gratitude without the sugarcoat. Real gratitude anchors attention during hard seasons, lowers stress, and keeps you present for the next patient without erasing what hurt about the last one.Along the way, Jenn shares hard-earned lessons about saying yes to wild opportunities, bombing a small pitch to win a bigger stage, and embracing boundaries even when they get you labeled a “villain.” We touch on thin slicing—the rapid judgments clinicians make from tiny cues—and how a two-second pause can surface the signal your body already noticed. If you’re a nurse, student, or anyone grinding through high-stakes work, this conversation delivers research-backed mindset shifts and everyday practices you can use on your very next shift.Subscribe, share this with a nurse who needs it, and leave a review to help more listeners find tools that make their careers sustainable. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailDeath isn’t a topic most of us run toward, yet few conversations feel more human than an honest talk about grief, love, and what it means to be present at the end of life. We sit down with end-of-life doula Gina Economopoulos to explore how loss can open us to deeper compassion, clearer priorities, and a steadier way of living. From the death of her mother to years in a convent, from heartbreak and addiction to long-term sobriety, Gina’s path shows how facing pain can become a calling to serve.We unpack what a doula actually does for the dying and their families—guiding legacy projects, holding space without fixing, offering comfort rituals, and being the calm voice when fear spikes. Beyond hospice and clinical protocols, this work centers on presence, dignity, and small acts of love. The conversation widens to grief that doesn’t look like funerals: losing health, ending a marriage, closing a business, or aging out of an identity. Nicole shares personal losses and the idea of living as someone’s legacy, while Gina offers grounded practices for feeling feelings without numbing—slow breathing, journaling, and even messy, wordless art.You’ll hear a refreshing take on the five stages of grief as a non-linear map, how acceptance and gratitude emerge after we stop running, and why “this too shall pass” is a nervous system skill, not a platitude. Gina also shares her memoir, Shake the Dust Off Your Feet and Walk, along with a free chapter and ways to reach her for support. The heart of this episode is simple and strong: you’re not alone, and you don’t have to do grief perfectly for it to heal you.If the conversation resonates, share it with someone who needs gentleness today, subscribe for more thoughtful stories, and leave a review to help others find the show. What practice will you try this week—breath, journaling, or art? Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat if your emotions are not flaws to fix but signposts pointing to your next level of growth? We sat down with hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, and human consciousness guide Kerie Logan to chart a practical route from 3D survival states—shame, fear, anger, pride—into the 4D baseline of courage and neutrality, and onward to 5D qualities like unconditional love, joy, and peace. Kerie translates big ideas into daily choices, showing how to locate yourself on the map, move one step up, and stabilize that shift until it becomes your new normal.We dig into the anatomy of 3D patterns and why they feel so sticky, then show how 4D reframes everything. Courage is the first lift. Neutrality is where problems actually get solved. Acceptance becomes grace through a river-and-boulder metaphor: you do not have to break the rock; you learn to flow around it. Kerie teaches “seeds in the wind,” a tool for defusing bait and projection in tense relationships. We explore forgiveness as liberation, not approval, and how consistent practice raises your baseline.From there, we explore 5D as lived experience, not a slogan. Unconditional love begins with self-talk that is kind, honest, and steady. Joy becomes wholeness rather than a spike of pleasure. Peace turns into clear strength without hostility, changing how intimacy works: less performance, more presence, cuddling, conversation, and consent. Kerie explains shadow integration—owning anger, lust, and envy without acting them out—and warns how unintegrated power morphs into spiritual narcissism. Her healing-in-layers model, like an iceberg, normalizes the slow rise of deeper material as the nervous system is ready.We close with two anchors: everything is temporary, and systems shape souls. Authoritarian and neglectful environments manufacture more harm; conscious care interrupts that cycle. If you’re ready to step out of reactivity and into grounded, loving agency, this conversation offers stories, frameworks, and free tools to begin today. If it resonates, follow the links, try the meditations, and tell a friend who needs a map. Subscribe, share, and leave a review to help more people find their next higher room. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe sit with Miche, a healer and mentor, to explore how spoon-bending becomes a doorway to self-love, presence, and practical change. A personal story of pressure and depression turns into a grounded method for shifting inner talk, inviting gratitude, and widening possibility.• early calling, depression, and the turn toward self-acceptance• why spoon bending is a real-time mirror for mindset• respecting the spoon and noticing inner language• gratitude as allowing rather than forcing• bending life: attention, intention, and everyday shifts• free visualization to open new possibilities• where to connect with Miche and join workshops• final insight: self-love as the greatest superpower“Find Me at mecheshines.com and on social as ‘Meche Shines.’ Join my Facebook group, Pillars of Light Alliance. Grab the free guided visualization to explore what else is possible.” Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailIf your first reaction is a hard yes or a hard no, your nervous system might be steering, not your wisdom. We dive deep with Hawaiian business strategist Patricia Mayo to reframe decision-making so it aligns with core values, protects your deals, and restores your calm. The result is a practical, human way to choose better work, design safer offers, and build a business that actually fits.Patricia shares the pivotal shift from years of avoiding legal work to mastering it—moving through a 14-year court slog, dismantling daily panic, and building systems that keep offers compliant and defensible. We talk through documentation habits, clear terms, and communication trails that shut down chargebacks and stabilize cash flow. You’ll hear how “do what’s required” can be the most compassionate strategy, especially when excitement is just a familiar loop and fear is simply novelty wearing a siren.We also introduce the “crayons” concept: ditch the mismatched box of borrowed tactics and curate a palette that works together—pricing, delivery, promises, and customer care guided by your values. Expect grounded tools: a peace test for choices, a ten-minute regret check, and gratitude micro-rituals that train your body to feel safe while you make bold moves. Patricia’s values compass—awesome expression, learn-teach continuum, and natural discernment—shows how three anchors can turn foggy decisions into clear action.Grab the free trackers mentioned in the show, tune your gut so truth arrives as a steady “hmm,” and start making “more better” decisions that create trust, not noise. If this conversation helps you breathe easier about your next move, follow, share with a friend, and leave a quick review so more builders can find it. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailA chalkboard turns to “black blobs,” and a teenager’s life veers off course. From that moment, Laura had to rebuild not just her routines but her entire way of seeing herself, her future, and the world. We go deep into what grit actually looks like when you don’t feel strong, and how gratitude can heal without sugarcoating pain or demanding that you be “thankful” for the worst thing that’s happened to you.We trace Laura’s path from denial and “I can’t” to a simple, specific practice: take life in small pieces—an hour, a morning, an afternoon—and document three nonrepeating things that helped you get through today. That shift—from being grateful for adversity to being grateful for the supports that navigate adversity—changes how you notice resources, ask for help, and recover your footing. Along the way, we talk about the lifelong nature of grief, why permission to keep grieving unlocks progress, and how to hold two truths at once: you can mourn what you’ve lost and still build a meaningful future.Laura also brings a clear, urgent message about accessibility. If your website hides key info in images or skips alt text, people using screen readers can’t access your services—meaning less inclusion and fewer customers. Accessible design isn’t just ethical; it improves clarity and usability for everyone. We close with Laura’s core coaching insight: you are enough. Worth isn’t earned by output; it’s the ground you stand on while you take the next small step. If this story moves you, share it with someone who needs it, subscribe for more conversations like this, and leave a review to help others find the show. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe talk with Karen Theimer about rewriting identity after roles change, using breathwork, boundaries, and gratitude to move from surviving to thriving. Practical steps include 15‑minute joy blocks, sleep and rest hygiene, and a free tool to clear mental clutter.• identity beyond roles and seasons• finding what you actually want• childhood joys as a compass• breathwork and bodywork to release stress• rest and sleep as productive practices• boundaries for time, attention and energy• gratitude as a daily training• from cancer survivor to thriver reframe• simple 15‑minute play rituals• free PDF to declutter your mindDownload a free PDF at Karentheimer.com: Decluttering Your Mind. Follow Karen on Facebook and Instagram.  Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe show how AI fills real gaps in small businesses without replacing people, starting with phone coverage that answers every call and follows your SOPs. Ken Cox shares a practical rollout path, why open source matters, and how guardrails keep service human.• missed calls as lost revenue and trust• AI receptionist setup, transparency, and scripts• using SOPs to drive consistent answers• collecting useful customer data and preferences• multilingual support that adapts on the fly• open source models, access, and risk balance• monitoring transcripts and adding guardrails• stepwise rollout under a hundred dollars a month• freeing owners to be present with clients• mindset of start small and improve fastSign up for our Tuesday AI workshop at nlink.com to see a live setup, get big discounts on the unlimited AI employee package, and learn how to manage your own AI employees Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe talk with PR pro and Innovation Women founder Bobbie Carlton about how authorship and public speaking amplify each other, turn credibility into paid opportunities, and create real revenue beyond “visibility.” Practical tips cover calls for speakers, bulk book buys, workbooks, and building an audience‑first talk.• five ventures spanning PR, events, speaking, and media• social media amplification and Innovation Nights impact• closing the “male, pale, stale” gap on stages• how books boost credibility for speaking• bulk book buys and alternative budget paths• adding a workbook to raise value and fees• PR as stage strategy and thought leadership• finding calls for speakers and pitching outcomes• avoiding salesy talks and serving the audience• overcoming stage nerves and building a signature talk• where to connect with Bobbie and Innovation WomenJoin us at Speaker Friend Friday. It’s free and open to anybody who has questions about public speaking and anything related to public speaking. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe sit down with Linda, a counselor-turned-author, to unpack buried trauma, negative self-talk, and the daily work of choosing gratitude. Her story shows why talking to someone, seeking perspective, and practicing vulnerability can unlock growth in life and business.• surviving sexual assault and confronting PTSD• long-haul therapy, journaling, perspective shifts• how negative self-talk forms and how to retrain it• curiosity over shame as a mental model• vulnerability, courage, and public sharing• gratitude as a stable state, not an emotion• why multiple perspectives improve decisions• building a support team: coach and therapist• vetted resources to find therapy and PTSD tools• reframing resistance as the path to growthIf you contact me, I have a list of resources to help get you to a point where you can find yourself the therapist that’s right for you Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailHigh achievers often create external success but struggle to truly enjoy it, focusing on the next goal rather than savoring their achievements. Ashley shares her journey from building a seven-figure business and traveling the world to realizing her success felt empty, leading her to develop practices that align inner peace with outer accomplishment.• Recognizing the gap between how life looks and how it feels• Building the "gratitude muscle" when your nervous system resists feeling positive emotions• Moving from fight-or-flight to rest-and-digest mode• Identifying what feeling you're actually chasing behind your goals• Using somatics and nervous system regulation to feel safe enough to enjoy success• Creating daily pauses to check in with yourself and break autopilot patterns• Letting go of the constant need to achieve to feel worthy• Learning to be fully present in the moments you've worked so hard to createGet Ashley's free body scan, join her bi-weekly free coaching, and connect with her Telegram channel by visiting the links in our show notes or following her on Instagram at OhThePlacesAshGoes. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWe explore how abundance begins with self-love, not paychecks. Michelle shares her story of trauma, boundaries, and building systems that turn chaos into calm so we can live, not just survive.• redefining abundance beyond money• healing from trauma and ending self‑sabotage• daily practices for self‑love and gratitude• boundaries, fear, and reframing beliefs• money stories, pattern breaks, and simple systems• modeling behavior in parenting and relationships• wonder, solitude, and nervous system calm• practical rituals that build self‑trustAll those links will be available down in the show notes wherever you’re listening Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailA football career. A teaching job abroad. Then 14 days in a Beijing jail that changed everything. That’s where Chancellor K. Jackson’s author journey begins—and where a practical roadmap for first‑time writers takes shape. We walk through how a raw, high‑stakes story became a bestseller, a publishing company, and a coaching practice designed to help new authors move from idea to launch without getting lost in the process.We dig into the stages that make or break a book: capturing voice with a simple outline, respecting the back end with real editing, and making smart decisions on titles, covers, and book descriptions that drive clicks. Chancellor breaks down Amazon keyword strategy, genre research, and why short, focused releases can outperform bloated drafts. His first bestseller? Three perfected chapters—proof that clarity and positioning beat page count. We also explore the tools that simplify distribution, including a one‑stop platform that pushes your book to major retailers without the usual upload maze.Marketing becomes a daily rhythm, not a one‑time shout. Think “election season” for your book: coordinated profiles, frequent content, micro‑influencer promos, podcast interviews, even geotargeted digital billboards using Blip. Offline, the strategy is just as scrappy—keep copies with you, wear your brand, and let credibility compound every time someone sees your name tied to the work. Threaded through it all is gratitude and mindset: choosing your hard, pivoting when plans shift, and trusting the fundamentals that actually move books.If you’re sitting on a manuscript—or a moment that deserves one—this conversation gives you concrete steps to write, publish, and promote with confidence. Subscribe for more author playbooks, share with a writer who needs momentum, and leave a review to tell us the next topic you want us to unpack. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat if the hardest patterns in love aren’t personal failings, but brilliant survival strategies asking to be updated? We sit down with trauma specialist Tammy Cox to unpack how childhood and generational wounds quietly script our relationships—and how to turn that script into wisdom we can actually use.We start by redefining trauma beyond TV‑worthy extremes, focusing on the subtle moments that overwhelm a young nervous system and get stored in the body. Tammy maps the classic fight, flight, and freeze responses and shows why opposites so often pair up in couples, creating conflict loops that feel fated. From there, we explore epigenetics and the seven‑generation echo of stress, scarcity, and fear—inheritances that shape our triggers around intimacy, money, and safety without us realizing it.Then we get practical. You’ll learn a simple process to track triggers down to core beliefs, test those beliefs against real evidence, and replace them with language your body can trust. We share gratitude practices that lower the nervous system’s alarm and reframe tough moments without denying pain, plus real‑life rituals that shift family energy from victim to agent. The heart of the conversation lands on inner‑child work—how to meet the younger you with warmth, give her what was missing, and build a relationship that makes self‑respect and secure love feel natural.Tammy also invites listeners to her podcast, Behind the Veil Anonymous Transformations, where qualified participants receive a powerful, anonymous session focused on relationship patterns. If you’ve grown in many areas but one stubborn thread keeps pulling you back, this conversation will give you a map, language, and doable steps to create change that lasts.If this resonated, follow and share the show, leave a review to help others find it, and tell us: which pattern are you ready to retire next? Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailNicole sits down with branding specialist Hersch to explore the profound concept of finding yourself before branding yourself. Together they unpack how authentic personal branding starts with self-knowledge rather than marketing tactics.• Finding connections between childhood memories and current professional roles• Understanding the difference between change and evolution in personal development• Recognizing life's seasons and how they shape our personal brands• Using gratitude as a "life preserver" against negative self-talk and insecurities• Creating timeline reviews to acknowledge accomplishments and counteract self-sabotage• Avoiding moving your own goalposts and celebrating incremental wins• Taking the personal brand quiz to measure clarity, thought leadership, and mission implementation• Leading with uniquely personal details in your professional bioCheck out Hersch's personal brand quiz at YesBrandBuilders.com and look for his new book "Selling the Truth." Connect with him on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram @Hirsch4. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailMentorship is a natural developmental milestone that emerges in midlife as part of generativity – our biological drive to care for others and leave a legacy. Developmental psychologist Dr. Deborah Heiser explains why we feel compelled to write books, start podcasts, and volunteer as we accumulate expertise.• Generativity is an emotional life stage that includes mentoring, philanthropy, and volunteering• When we don't engage in mentorship, it's like "burning down libraries" of valuable knowledge• True mentorship never involves money – it's about giving without expectation of return• Look for mentorship opportunities in everyday connections with people around you• The most effective mentoring often happens in informal settings like lunches and conferences• Everyone is both a mentor and mentee in different contexts – we all have unique expertise• Gratitude flows naturally between mentors and mentees as both benefit from the relationship• Family traditions, recipes, and community involvement are all forms of mentorship• Modern mentoring includes podcasts, books, and other content that shares wisdom broadlyVisit mentorproject.org for free mentoring opportunities for students from top 1% experts globally. Connect with Dr. Deborah Heiser on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to learn more about the power of mentorship. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailEmily shares her transformative journey from wedding planner to productivity coach, revealing how the pandemic forced her to pivot and discover a passion for helping entrepreneurs create work-life balance.• Therapy provided Emily with emotional intelligence tools needed to make her career pivot• Most entrepreneurs struggle with work-life balance and mindset hurdles like imposter syndrome• Productivity is about getting the right things done, not just more things• Screen time analysis reveals most people spend 3-6 hours daily on their phones• The Zeigarnik effect explains why our brains crave closure once we start a task• Small pockets of time (15-20 minutes) can be incredibly productive when used intentionally• Rest is productive and essential for peak performance• Sleep deprivation impairs decision-making comparable to alcohol intoxication• Personal development directly impacts professional development• The 1% principle: small, consistent improvements compound quickly• You don't need to do everything at once - focus on using time wisely with what's already on your plateFind Emily on Instagram and TikTok @theproductivityflow or visit theproductivityflow.com for free resources, her coaching program, and community. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailTransformational coach Lenore Kantor takes us on a journey beyond the hamster wheel of achievement in this thought-provoking conversation about aligning our authentic selves with our professional pursuits.Drawing from her twenty-year corporate career and subsequent evolution into the founder of Growth Warrior, Lenore shares powerful insights about the trap many high achievers fall into: chasing external validation while disconnecting from their core values. "One way people can get out of alignment is they're trying to accomplish something outside of them, to make their parents happy, to compete with their friends," she explains. This pursuit often leaves successful professionals feeling empty despite checking all the conventional success boxes.What makes this conversation particularly valuable is Lenore's practical approach to creating meaningful change. She walks us through her process of helping clients recognize when they've outgrown certain beliefs, visualize new possibilities, and most importantly, create space for transformation. Her framework balances quantitative metrics with qualitative values—acknowledging that while numbers matter, relationships, connection, and alignment create true fulfillment.The discussion takes a fascinating turn when exploring how we become trapped by our own rules and assumptions. "They're covered by rules that we put in place at some point to help us stay safe," notes host Nicole, to which Lenore adds that many clients struggle to see beyond these self-imposed limitations. Through client stories and personal experiences, Lenore demonstrates how visualization exercises and gratitude practices can help break through these barriers.Ready to move beyond endless achievement without fulfillment? This episode provides both the inspiration and practical tools to align your professional path with your authentic self. Listen now to discover why creating space—physically, emotionally, and mentally—might be the first crucial step toward the meaningful success you're truly seeking. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailNicole and Ronni explore the transformative power of reclaiming joy as our default state rather than something to chase externally. They discuss how self-awareness and conscious choice create ripple effects that positively impact every area of life.• Joy is our default state that gets blocked by various life circumstances• Self-leadership means recognizing thought patterns that no longer serve us• Making one significant change creates positive ripples across all life areas• The true self has eight core traits: calm, courageous, clarity, compassionate, curious, connected, creative• Gratitude functions as fuel that creates momentum and possibility• Pausing to replace fear-based thoughts with empowering ones breaks the cycle of stress• Boundaries are essential for creating work-life harmonyCheck out Ronni's community "Networking Naturally" and her free "Boundaries and Balance" masterclass to learn how to set healthy boundaries without guilt. Links available in the show notes! Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat if joy could be your most powerful weapon? Not against others, but against fear, burnout, and unfulfillment? In this transformative conversation, Jennifer Gomez (The Joyful Strategist) reveals how weaponizing joy can become your strategic advantage in leadership and life. She shares her personal journey from external happiness to authentic inner joy after experiencing a complete life reset that forced her to examine what truly brought fulfillment.Jennifer distinguishes between happiness—a fleeting emotion tied to external circumstances—and joy—a sustainable state of peace and contentment. Positioned just below enlightenment on the emotional spectrum, joy remains curiously underexplored in psychology despite its transformative power.We explore the concept of "joy anchors"—those small moments of gratitude or contentment that can sustain us through challenging times. By intentionally creating and remembering these anchors, we train our brains to notice more positive experiences around us, creating an upward spiral of joy.For leaders especially, joy becomes a competitive advantage. How many organizations suffer from burnout, low retention, and toxic cultures because leaders operate from fear rather than joy? When we lead from authentic joy, influence becomes natural and impact more meaningful.Perhaps most revolutionary is Jennifer's challenge to flip the traditional 80/20 rule. What if we spent 80% of our energy on activities that bring joy and only 20% on those that drain us? This isn't about abandoning responsibilities but redesigning our approach to life.Ready to weaponize joy in your own life? Connect with Jennifer for a complimentary consultation at [email protected] or follow her journey on Instagram at Jen.Gomez_. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailEvery entrepreneur dreams of building a thriving business, but what happens when that success comes at the cost of your most important relationships? Jenny Townsend's powerful journey reveals exactly what's at stake when we focus solely on professional achievement while neglecting personal connections.As founder and CEO of Music Compound, Jenny built an impressive music education company with 32 team members and growing success. Yet behind the scenes, her marriage was crumbling. The wake-up call came in 2018 when she discovered her husband's affair with a coworker. Rather than simply playing victim, Jenny took a remarkable approach: she owned her contribution to the breakdown."I had to say, 'Yes, I didn't care about our marriage. Yes, I worked until eight o'clock every night. Yes, I decided to work over spending quality time with family,'" Jenny reveals with striking candor. This accountability became the foundation for rebuilding not just her marriage but her entire approach to life and business.What makes this conversation particularly valuable for entrepreneurs is Jenny's discovery that stepping away from her business actually improved it. When she followed her mentor's advice to walk away for a month, her team stepped up in extraordinary ways. "They totally took the company from red to black. They made it from old school to new school," she explains. This counterintuitive lesson—that rest is actually an income-producing activity—transformed how she approaches leadership.Jenny shares practical wisdom for maintaining work-life balance, including the importance of clearly communicating your vision to your team, being transparent about challenges, and defining your role when transitioning between different levels of involvement in your business. She recommends all entrepreneurs periodically step away from their businesses to build team independence and gain fresh perspective.The personal crisis inspired Jenny to create "The Stroke It Guide" book and podcast, where she explores how everyone needs to feel "stroked"—loved, validated, and appreciated—whether they're your spouse, your employees, or yourself. Her ground rules for relationship repair, particularly the crucial first step of acceptance, offer a roadmap for anyone struggling with personal or professional relationships.Whether you're building a business while trying to maintain important relationships, recovering from a personal setback, or simply seeking better work-life integration, Jenny's story offers both inspiration and practical guidance for creating success that doesn't come at the expense of what matters most. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailThe mystery of SEO continues to baffle many business owners despite its incredible power to drive free, targeted traffic to websites. In this enlightening conversation with SEO expert Brandon Leibowitz, we unpack the fundamentals of search engine optimization in a way that's refreshingly accessible and immediately applicable.Brandon shares a startling revelation about how changing just one letter in your keyword strategy could potentially increase your traffic tenfold. Using the example of "personal injury lawyer" versus "personal injury lawyers," he demonstrates how simple research can dramatically impact your visibility. The conversation demystifies keyword research through free tools like Google Keyword Planner and clever tactics like analyzing competitor strategies and utilizing Google's autocomplete feature.Beyond keywords, we explore the critical role of backlinks—those digital votes of confidence from other websites that signal trustworthiness to Google. Brandon emphasizes that modern backlink building is about quality rather than quantity, and shares practical ways to acquire these valuable links through relationships and value-offering, including podcast appearances, guest blogging, and providing expert commentary. He explains why examining competitor backlinks can reveal opportunities you might otherwise miss.What about SEO in the age of AI? Despite concerns that tools like ChatGPT might make traditional SEO obsolete, Brandon explains why optimization remains crucial. As long as people are searching somewhere—whether on Google, YouTube, or through AI interfaces—there are ways to improve visibility. For those looking to optimize for AI discovery, Brandon recommends focusing on answering common questions people ask about your topics.Whether you're a business owner, content creator, or marketing professional, this conversation offers both foundational knowledge and advanced insights to help you harness the power of organic search. The most valuable takeaway? Patience. Unlike paid advertising, SEO is an investment that builds over time, rewarding those who consistently apply best practices with sustainable, free traffic that doesn't disappear when the ad budget runs out.Ready to transform your online visibility? Visit seoptimizers.com/gift for free resources including a website analysis from Brandon's team. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when you finally achieve everything you thought would make you happy, only to discover it's left you exhausted, guilty, and disconnected from yourself? That's exactly where Jo Stone found herself - Chief Marketing Officer for a listed company, mother of two, serving on a non-profit board, competing in triathlons, and living in the dream house she built from scratch. By all external measures, she'd succeeded brilliantly. Yet something was profoundly wrong.Jo takes us on her courageous journey of what she calls "ego death" - selling her meticulously designed dream house (with its color-coded bookshelves and carefully researched water features), quitting her executive position, and essentially blowing up the life she'd built to discover what truly mattered. Through tears and fierce self-examination, she confronted the uncomfortable truth that much of what she'd been striving for wasn't actually bringing her joy or fulfillment.Today, as founder of The Balance Institute, Jo helps ambitious women avoid the burnout path she experienced. She shares powerful insights about reconnecting with our authentic selves, practicing "micro-doses" of self-care instead of rare extravagant self-care days, and moving beyond superficial gratitude practices to genuine embodied joy. Her most liberating message? "You can have it all, but only once you work out what YOUR all is." This distinction frees us from chasing others' definitions of success and allows us to create lives that truly resonate with our deepest values.Whether you're questioning your current path, feeling the weight of achievement that doesn't satisfy, or simply seeking more authenticity in your life, Jo's story offers both validation and practical wisdom. Connect with her through her podcast "Balance and Beyond" or visit balanceinstitute.com to discover how you might redefine success on your own terms. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailRachel Pederson's journey from welfare recipient to working with industry titans like Russell Brunson isn't your typical success story. What makes her path remarkable isn't just how far she's come, but her willingness to shine a light on her failures—both past and present.As a naturally introverted pastor's daughter raised in poverty, Rachel learned early that "survivors never quit." This mindset carried her through alcoholism, debt, and single motherhood at 21, leading to beauty school and a career as a hairstylist. But everything changed when a salon client asked about her marketing approach and unexpectedly offered her a consulting position. Within nine months of taking her business seriously, Rachel had replaced both her income and her husband's.In our conversation, Rachel courageously opens up about a recent business failure—her "90 Day Business Magic" program that collapsed under the weight of medical issues, grief, and family crises. Rather than glossing over this setback, she unpacks the valuable lessons learned: the importance of stepping back when things aren't working, creating distance for objective analysis, and sometimes having the courage to abandon ship completely.The most transformative element of Rachel's journey has been her practice of gratitude. Following a public breakdown that damaged her reputation, she rebuilt with gratitude as her foundation—starting each day appreciating her cozy bed and celebrating small wins with enthusiastic "yas!" exclamations. This seemingly simple practice has revolutionized both her business approach and life experience.What's particularly refreshing about Rachel's philosophy is her commitment to accessibility. Drawing from her experience finding designer shoes for 99 cents during her struggling days, she understands that free and affordable offerings create lasting loyalty. This belief guides her business model, where she prioritizes giving away high-quality content rather than hoarding knowledge behind paywalls.Whether you're facing burnout, questioning your business direction, or simply seeking authentic connection in your entrepreneurial journey, Rachel's insights remind us that there's always hope after failure—and sometimes, the moment when you feel you can't continue is precisely when something beautiful is about to be born. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailHave you ever dreamed of exploring the world but found yourself held back by fears of traveling alone? Meet Kerry Damiano, Ms World Traveler, who has visited more than 130 countries and launched her travel business in her sixties, proving it's never too late to embark on new adventures.In this energizing conversation, Kerry reveals how solo travel builds transferable confidence that extends into every aspect of life. "Once you do it by yourself, you realize I can do this, I can conquer," she explains, drawing fascinating parallels between the courage needed for international exploration and entrepreneurship. For those hesitant to take the leap, Kerry offers practical "baby steps" - starting with weekend getaways close to home or joining organized group travel where logistics are handled while still maintaining independence.What makes Kerry's perspective so valuable is her authenticity. She openly shares her travel mishaps, like arriving in Ibiza during off-season when everything was closed, and transforms these experiences into learning opportunities for her audience. This mirrors the entrepreneurial journey where "failures" become stepping stones to greater wisdom. She also emphasizes the critical importance of rest, even amid exciting adventures, reminding us that both travel and business-building take physical and mental tolls that require intentional recovery.Perhaps most inspiring is Kerry's rejection of age-based limitations. With her mantra "60 is the new 30," she's working harder than ever on her YouTube channel and loving every minute. Whether you're contemplating your first solo trip, building a business, or simply wondering if it's too late to pursue a passion, Kerry's story will inspire you to take that first brave step beyond your comfort zone. Check out her unique travel content on YouTube at Ms World Traveler, where she focuses on fashion, style, and design rather than typical tourist information. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat if the difference between freezing on stage and flowing under pressure came down to a few trainable behaviors? We sat down with Dr. Albert Bramonte—a rare blend of New York theatrical talent agent and psychology PhD—to unpack the practical tools that turn anxiety into presence and presence into impact for hosts, speakers, and entrepreneurs.Albert pulls back the curtain on improv as a business superpower: the “yes, and” mindset that keeps you agile when slides fail, questions curve, or timing shifts. We dig into story structure that actually serves an audience—using a simple feel–felt–found arc to be vulnerable without oversharing, to go deep and still guide listeners back to a clear takeaway. You’ll hear why karaoke (yep, sober) is a surprisingly effective exposure exercise, how “act as if” leverages physiology to shift your psychology, and the small rituals that broadcast calm and credibility the moment you take the mic.We also talk reps, resilience, and real feedback. Aim for 100 episodes before you judge your voice. Treat “failure” as data and build a happy file—a physical record of compliments, reviews, and small wins—to counter self-doubt when it spikes. Albert shares techniques to maintain connection when tech breaks, to make eye contact that feels like a conversation, and to keep going without drawing attention to stumbles. The throughline is simple: confidence is a practice, not a personality trait, and performers and founders share the same stage.If you’re ready to speak with more clarity, warmth, and authority—without sounding like a robot—this conversation is your playbook. Subscribe for more practical psychology and performance tools, share with a friend who’s stepping onto a stage, and leave a review with the one tip you’ll try next. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...

Send us Fan MailWhat if your art isn’t just output—but leadership? We sit down with Raphy, an artist and coach, to reframe creativity as a public act of meaning-making and community-building. From the first minutes, we push past “paintings on walls” into the deeper work of identity: who you are, what you stand for, and how a brand becomes magnetic when it’s built from the inside out. That shift changes everything—your confidence, your pricing, your audience, and the spaces you choose to create online and, crucially, offline.Raphy brings stories that land. She shares a sweeping exhibition of nearly a thousand paintings made in under a year, each capturing an “energetic signature”—the bark of a dog, the turn of a season, a memory surfacing in stillness. We talk about intentional pricing, accessibility, and why her next collection pares down to thirteen large works at premium rates to honor depth and scope. We also dive into the rising tide of AI. If art is treated as decor, it’s replaceable. If art is leadership, ritual, and shared presence, it becomes irreplaceable. That’s why we’re bullish on local gatherings, third spaces, and exhibitions that can only exist because a human is holding the room.For creators feeling stuck, Raphy offers a powerful 30-day series of journaling prompts to locate energy leaks and identity blocks—real work that reignites flow and clarity. The closing advice is simple and strong: know who you are, accept it fully, and gather people who truly get you. Whether you paint, write, compose, design, or guide immersive retreats in the woods, your practice can become a vessel for values, connection, and change. Press play to rethink your role in a future shaped by both matter and mystery, and leave with practical steps to build a brand that people feel—and follow.If this conversation resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs a creative nudge, and leave a review so more artists can find their people. Support the showUnlock the secrets to online business success with these FREE and low-cost resources from Nicole! -Join our supportive FB Group to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and get exclusive tips and advice: https://nicoletuxbury.com/facebook-Get your copy of the Best of the Profit Machine Summit Book shipped to you to learn from 15+ experts on how to turn your online business into a Profit Machine for only $13!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/profit-machine-summit-e-book/- Get instant access to the Coaches Guide To Print on Demand Video Course + Spreadsheet for only $17: https://nicoletuxbury.com/product/coaches-guide-to-pod-with-resource-file/Explore these amazing resources and start your journey to success today! Ready to skyrocket your online business?Book your call to discuss working together one-on-one with me to craft custom strategies and implement powerful systems that will help you smash your goals and unleash your business's full potential!Don't wait – let's kickstart your journey to success right now! Book your call with me today!  https://nicoletuxbury.com/introcall...