One Year From Now

In this episode of $30k questions, a podcast miniseries aimed to help you explore and implement money-making questions, let's think about making binary decisions—and how often, we could consider a third and fourth option too.

In this episode of $30k questions, a podcast miniseries aimed to help you explore and implement money-making questions, I want you to think about why you want to hire someone new. We often want immediate relief in business for particular assets—but creating a new role is often not the best solution. Today, I want you to ask yourself, "Who is the most valuable hire?"

In this episode of $30k questions, a podcast miniseries aimed to help you explore and implement money-making questions, I ask you to explore what solving problems in a vulnerable mental state is like for you. Sometimes, when we're going through lots of growth and making big decisions, we may need some direction to ensure that our impact follows our intention. My question for you today is: have you ever noticed how your thinking changes when you're vulnerable?

In this episode of $30k questions, a podcast miniseries aimed to help you explore and implement money-making questions, we talk about expanding your business. Businesses can expand gradually over time but here, I want you to think in the present and the near future. This isn't a call or a challenge but a question: what would it take to double your business in two years?

In this episode of 30k questions, a podcast miniseries aimed to help you explore and implement money-making questions, I talk about the idea of ambient stress and how entrepreneurs can get started on understanding themselves and their stress. There are lots of specific things that can stress us out but today, I want to ask you one main question: what processes, if fixed, would lower our ambient stress the most?

In this episode of 30k questions, a podcast miniseries aimed to help you explore and implement money-making questions, I want to explore with you the reasons why we might wait on firing people, what we should do to get to that place and go over what we need to notice about ourselves throughout the process. It's a difficult but necessary question and I ask you to think: why haven't you fired them yet?

In this episode of $30k questions, a podcast mini-series aimed to help you explore and implement money-making questions, I'm asking you to think: are you engaging in high-quality or low-quality conflict most of the time? We know that conflict is a given—but it's the type of conflict that matters. Today, we explore how you can engage in high-quality conflict that creates a better outcome for everyone

This week, I kick off 30k Questions: a podcast miniseries worth well over 900 thousand dollars. Each day for 30 days, I'm going to be posing a new set of questions to you that, if explored and implemented, could net you well over 30 thousand dollars over the lifetime of your entrepreneurship career. In this episode, I prompt you to think about a difficult question: "What would you do if your business collapsed tomorrow?

Tis' the season... to be experiencing the emotional state of overwhelm! Instead of trying to teach you how to avoid it or erase it (lol), I want to invite you to think differently about experiencing this state. Being overwhelmed is not a by-product of doing something wrong Uncoupling shame and overwhelm How resisting the overwhelm creates a reactive, painful cycle A reframe: overwhelm as an alert Rebalancing the weight and the resources available to hold it The inside out method for being overwhelmed (internal, external and long term) Listen to hear all the details! Coming up: Monday, December 5th: After Hours Coaching with Hailey Thomas and Amber Taylor, Get on the email list to get the sign up link! One Year from Now: The Residency - A 12-month incubator for high-impact, high-profit entrepreneurs. Find out more at oyfn.co/residency

This episode is a recap of the live, One Year from Now Open House session last week! In this episode I cover: Recession anxiety (and how to quell it) How to practically prepare your business assets for a market downturn Planning to THRIVE in a market downturn All in 10 steps! Check out the episode to get the goods. One Year from Now: The Residency Curious about what being an *actual* OYFN Resident is like? Time in The Residency changes the trajectory of your entire life. I teach practical and mental-emotional skills to build the life you want as a high-impact, high-profit entrepreneur.​ ​​ You become a master of your favorite business models. Learn to leverage your unique mind and nervous system to support your growth. And master the skills to bring big audacious things into life with certainty and accuracy. ​ ​This work changes everything. All of your relationships, working and personal, your creative skills, your leadership skills, your earning potential, all of it. ​​ CLICK HERE or visit oyfn.co/residency to get the details on the One Year from Now: The Residency and to book a sales call to work with me.

A timely playback of one of our most popular series from December 2021. This is Note to Self, a series of mini-lessons from two high-impact entrepreneurs to their former, present and future selves. Expanding off of last week's concept of confidence regression, my co-host Nicola and I break down what makes the holidays so stressful for entrepreneurs and how to set boundaries with loved ones during this busy season. In this mini-lesson, we cover: Validation as a job and responsibility we have for ourselves Making more room for rest, dreaming, and practicing confidence regression Setting the intention of grounded gratitude this holiday season "In that moment, that's your family trying to show care, but they don't really know how to do it. We don't have enough conversations on how best to support and add care." - Nicola "Practice grounded appreciation and gratitude, and be specific to small things, things you wholeheartedly feel gratitude and appreciation for." - Hailey

Welcome to One Year from Now: The Podcast – the show that supports high-impact entrepreneurs in turning their desires & dreams into clear, compelling vision and then actually bringing it all into reality. I'm your host, Hailey Thomas, entrepreneurship coach, parent, tedx speaker, adventure and all around smart ass. :) And this show is brought to you by One Year from Now: The Residency, the 12-month life + business incubator for high-impact entrepreneurs. This is the training ground for turning those desires and dreams into reality. We support you you through sound business strategy and trauma-informed coaching to help you increase your business proficiency and mental/emotional maturity so that you're actually able to build the life that you want. For example: H paid off over $200k of personal debt while relocating and traveling the region with her small family and working 15 fewer hours each week. This sounds like it was built for your next season? Then head to https://www.instagram.com/oyfn.co/ and click the link in the bio. There you'll find all Residency enrollment details and be able to subscribe to the podcast, get on the email list and access free trainings. This week, we're playing 2 truths and a lie with the OYFN vision. Why? Because like all metacognition tools – this is one you can just as easily use against yourself. You can twist any of these truths or the lie into a weapon to tell yourself you aren't doing it right, that you're a failure, that it didn't work and you need to try something else. None of that is the case. It's about rightly seeing the exercise for what it is – not a magic lamp, a compass, target and guide that you create for yourself to help give you direction in a career and lifestyle that can be fairly directionless if we don't create our own structure for it. The Truths: It might take more than one year to create some aspects of your OYFN vision Your OYFN might shift dramatically after the first 6 months (and it's not a problem) And the Lie: You've "not made any progress" if you are in a season of famine if you did this exercise this time last year. Tune in to hear all the details! PS: If you are a high-impact entrepreneur, I want to officially invite you to become a OYFN resident. I am actively looking for the strangest, most purposeful entrepreneurs I can find. All business models and industries are welcome. I want to work with the folks who know DEEPLY that they are meant to do big things in the world. But have found themselves stuck and want specific high–touch, high-quality support. If this is resonating, you can go to instagram.com/oyfn.co and click the link that says "Work with me: OYFN the Residency" and get all the details on enrollment, the investment, how to apply, what kind of results residents are creating, all of it. You can apply by filling out the application and scheduling a 60 minute application time. See yo on the inside.

Popping in for a quick update on all things OYFN. And because I am always extra, there are gifs to illustrate each item. Here we go!! God I love this GIF and I am 100% team Ross. Perhaps due to my need for regular breaks? #1: The podcast is going on a break! I'm going to be busy recording close to 10 new episodes for the podcast in the next few weeks. I am focusing on making sure the content is effective and speaks to the challenges you all are actually having (vs trying to focus on sticking to a production schedule which is not one of my strong suits). As such, we're taking a break until early October. Future episodes will very likely include: Depression, Anxiety, Meds and Business ft. SURPRISE GUEST The Shame Game Simple Overwhelm Tip: How do you know when you're done? Defining your Team Leadership Style Plug the Energy Leaks Business Model Supremacy? Want to be a part of the live episode recordings? I'm going to be sending invites here, to the list to join me for live podcast episode recordings! You can ask questions and get coaching on these topics as they come fresh off the press! Details forthcoming - stay on the list to get the invites. Looking for old episodes to give a re-listen? I'd recommend you start with episodes #79, #49 or #91​ ​ Live footage from the convo between OYFN and BSO #2: One Year from Now is splitting off from the parent company, BrainSpace Optimized! (at least, branding wise) I will still retain BSO (both because it speaks to the thing all my businesses do - optimize people's brain space but also because I paid $2,500 for a naming company to come up with that for me almost 5 years ago and I'm never giving it up), but it will house my other projects and business ideas. One Year from Now gets to be its own living breathing creature; replete with a new domain name, instagram handle and all. While all of the change is happening behinds the scenes, you can click here (the link in my IG bio) to find resources like the OYFN Workbook, the video guide on How to Feel Your Feelings and to check out the most recent podcast episodes. You can also find out the details on the retooled residency experience! Speaking of... ​ Alexis when I told her The Residency now includes TWO in-person events #3: One Year from Now: The Residency is enrolling with early bird sign on bonuses through September 26th. One Year from Now: The Residency is a 12-month life + business incubator for high-impact entrepreneurs. Together, we create a compelling work + life vision and then bring it all into reality in one year. I use a combination of 1 on 1 coaching, small group teaching, live events and trauma-informed coaching methodologies to help my clients change everything, forever. ​Click here to find details, testimonials, FAQs and investment information. Some of the big change ups include: I've added about $20,000 worth of additional value - legitimately; we've added another live event each year (2 total) AND are developing a physical guidebook to support you in understanding OYFN principles, our evaluation process and self-journaling practices AND include 2-3 1 on 1 coaching + strategy sessions a month. With rolling admission you won't have to wait to get started on your OYFN journey. And now there's a way for you to get your coaching and keep more cashflow in your business with an 12-month pay plan. ​Check out the details and apply for coaching here.​ This new Residency model will kick off September 26th and to celebrate we'll be spending the first 9 weeks doing LIVE trainings on OYFN principles regarding money, resource management, vision and execution and more. Early Bird Signing Bonus - Choose Your Own Adventure: Ready to sign ahead of the September 26th start date? Choose one of these bonuses to celebrate! 4-hour, Mini Virtual Worktreat (retail: $5,000) - 4 working hours of my brain on any topic of your choice 4, Pre-Residency 1 on 1 coaching sessions + a Podcast Guest Appearance (retail: $5000) Normal Day Date (retail: $5000) - come to my hometown and we'll spend the day coaching and luxuriating. ​ The best news of all: Since you're on the email list, you'll continue to get all the helpful content and fun invites delivered directly to your inbox. No need for any action! So until next time, Hailey

Live teaching from inside One Year from Now: The Residency! And... Hailey shares details about the newly retooled Residency: ​Click here to find details, testimonials, FAQs and investment information. Some of the big change ups include: I've added about $20,000 worth of additional value - legitimately; we've added another live event each year (2 total) AND are developing a physical guidebook to support you in understanding OYFN principles, our evaluation process and self-journaling practices AND include 2-3 1 on 1 coaching + strategy sessions a month. With rolling admission you won't have to wait to get started on your OYFN journey. And now there's a way for you to get your coaching and keep more cashflow in your business with an 12-month pay plan. ​Check out the details and apply for coaching here.​ This new Residency model will kick off September 26th and to celebrate we'll be spending the first 9 weeks doing LIVE trainings on OYFN principles regarding money, resource management, vision and execution and more. Early Bird Signing Bonus - Choose Your Own Adventure: Ready to sign ahead of the September 26th start date? Choose one of these bonuses to celebrate! 4-hour, Mini Virtual Worktreat (retail: $5,000) - 4 working hours of my brain on any topic of your choice 4, Pre-Residency 1 on 1 coaching sessions + a Podcast Guest Appearance (retail: $5000) Normal Day Date (retail: $5000) - come to my hometown and we'll spend the day coaching and luxuriating.

I'm excited to announce the details for my upcoming virtual event, One Year from Now: The Sleepover. Held on Friday, August 19th from 8pm to 11pm central time, join me in your pajamas and get comfy as we do some late-night coaching, bonding, and movie watching! In addition to talking about the Sleepover, I spend this episode walking through the idea of creation through action, inviting you to consider that the reason something is taking so long is that you're thinking instead of actioning. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, I cover… [00:00] Announcing the Sleepover details & inviting you to take part [03:28] Explaining the OYFN brand change up & my own hesitancy with actioning [06:25] Sitting & overthinking your next step instead of taking action [08:23] Learning if you feel overwhelmed with action, you're probably overwhelmed [11:23] Seeing hustle as a skill to use instead of a demonized trauma response

I got a little bit ranty about the W-2 this week, but not in the way you might think! We have a gross stigma around entrepreneurs having W-2 jobs or taking W-2 opportunities, but fail to recognize the positives of those situations and acknowledge that a W-2 is simply just another revenue stream. Being an entrepreneur is so much more than a job title, and your identity as an entrepreneur shouldn't mean that you can never work a W-2 again. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, I cover… [00:00] Moving to a W-2 when it actually makes sense as a career entrepreneur [03:11] W-2 positions as income streams & part of your asset portfolio [05:31] Entrepreneurship as an identity, not as a title based on what you're working on [07:38] Strategically showing up to a W-2 role for the most impact [09:56] Getting over the stigma of "going backwards" (hint: there's no such thing!)

This week, we talk about grief, but not the type that happens when someone dies. Growth grief is the cacophony of emotions experienced at the end of one chapter of your business. Whether you're moving away from a partnership or embracing a new path in your entrepreneurial journey, our bodies and brains will process this change and grieve, no matter how often we claim we "don't have time for it." Even if the change is welcomed, space for grieving is necessary! Timecoded Guide: In this episode, I cover… [00:00] Why growth grief catches us off guard [05:05] What happens when we don't give ourselves the time or space to grieve [08:47] What grief really is and how to identify the many emotions involved [14:43] How to process through the 5 stages of grief as a rhythm of entrepreneurship [23:15] When our grief "deserves" the airtime and how to contend with our thoughts about grief

I'm doing something a little different this week by bringing the concept of Hailey After Hours to the podcast. Less filtered, more direct, Hailey After Hours is a much more casual, vulnerable version of my podcast and of my coaching strategy. Because I'm able to tell it like it is with Hailey After Hours, I talk about the phrase, "I don't have any money," and how frustrating it is to hear when I know my clients mean something else when they say that. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, I cover… [00:00] Telling the origin story of Hailey After Hours [02:20] "I don't have any money," vs "I don't have any socks" [05:25] Understanding what you can and can't solve for [07:51] Asking yourself what you mean by, "I don't have any money" [10:31] Upcoming coaching opportunities with me

I invited One Year from Now: The Residency program facilitator and Certified OBM, Jacki Hayes, to the podcast to talk about our mid-sesson live event for Cohort One of The Residency. Jacki, myself, and my five Residents saw the best of the Midwest at Camp Aramoni, a boutique campground in Illinois. We experienced nature, ate 5-star meals, and learned beyond the restrictions of Zoom. In this episode, Jacki and I do a live recap and evaluation, including what worked, what didn't work, and what we learned. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, Jacki and I cover… [00:00] Introducing Jacki Hayes and her process of joining the One Year from Now: The Residency team [06:39] Celebrating big that we were able to pull off this event in-person after so much time virtually preparing for it [16:59] Traveling dos and don'ts from a Midwesterner perspective and an event point of view [24:29] Enjoying the scenery of Camp Aramoni, even in hot weather and with limited cellular service [31:21] Including food as an essential part of the event and prioritizing dietary restrictions without limiting quality [44:40] Planning for a time of testimonial and celebration, while acknowledging cost and lessons learned

This is a quick note to share that there are limited 1:1 coaching spots available to work with me this fall (3 left at the time of recording to be exact)! TLDL; for a limited time, I'm taking on a few short-term, 1:1 coaching clients. The goal is to move you to your next, most powerful (financially, creatively, vocally) iteration of yourself. It is a 4 month commitment and the cost is a single payment of $10k. This is the best fit for high-impact, high-profit entrepreneurs who have specific money + business goals they want to knock out of the park by the end of the year along with new identity/title/role shifts that they want to accelerate. This is all about transitioning to your next iteration. You can email me directly to get started ([email protected]) or visit https://calendly.com/haileythomas/1on1 to find a time. The first step is a 60-minute Zoom conversation to assess fit and away we go!

In this episode, I'm coming at you without the permission of my editing team. :) After two weeks of leading my clients and learning from my own mentor - Entrepreneurship has no map but you can create your own guidebook - Success patterns help you answer the question, "How do I know my success is inevitable?" - Leveraging success patterns in times of distress and times of growth - What data points make up success patterns? (Thoughts, feelings, actions, decisions and defaults/habits) - How to start your own guidebook of success patterns, start backwards! Ask yourself, "how do I know I'm already the next version of me from a year ago?" -Defining success data points (counter-intuitive, lead indicators, trade short-term relief for long-term inevitably, cultivated, regenerative and exponential.

I'm joined by friend and fellow mastermind participant, Emilia Makówka, to talk about their entrepreneurial journey as a queer neurodivergent money and life coach in Poland. With recent appearances in Newsweek and in a collaboration with Ikea, Emilia shares their experience embracing visibility with their own needs in mind, decentralizing their professional life from their personal life, and previewing their brand new mastermind for queer and neurodivergent humans they plan to launch within the next year. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, Emilia and I cover… [03:57] Getting creative with financial resourcing the make investments in yourself and your business [11:58] Acclimating to bigger visibility and coping with visibility anxiety as Emilia worked with Ikea and was featured in Newsweek [21:05] Working through their first launch and understanding how to measure their goals for them, including taking currency into account [29:59] Doubling down on creating a safe money and life design space where queer and neurodivergent humans can thrive [33:43] Prioritizing personal growth and thriving in their social and love life and decentering their business from their life [39:40] Emilia's One Year From Now vision for herself and her company, especially when it comes to their upcoming mastermind

This week, I define the concept of visibility anxiety after having 3 separate clients bring up this feeling. While anxiety is often a normal part of our lives, visibility anxiety comes from a heightened awareness of new eyes on us in a new way, whether it's quantity of eyes or the quality of someone's view. From high profile interviews to probing questions from friends, avoiding the cyclone of visibility anxiety will help you live a successful entrepreneurial life without unnecessary stress and fatigue. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, I cover [01:46] Defining visible anxiety and identifying the situations where it will most likely arise for entrepreneurs [06:09] Resisting the emotions of visible anxiety and the cyclone that continuously makes anxiety worse [08:41] Anxious reactions of fleeing or fighting in an anxious situation and how it can take away from the growth of increased visibility [11:18] Acknowledging the visible anxiety, naming it, and identifying what's happening underneath that's causing that anxiety [17:32] Explaining where my personal moments of visibility anxiety have come up and giving you the tools to embrace mindset exercises like this in The Residency

I invited a friend of mine, Abe Lopez-Bowen, to the podcast this week to talk about his journey into entrepreneurship. As an artist, photographer, and managing partner at Lightward, Abe can showcase a huge variety of skills that have undoubtedly led him to success, but his perspective on business and his synchronicity with his business and romantic partner, Isaac, shows an incredible maturity and a desire to build something sustainable at their own professional pace. Timecoded Guide: [07:15] Learning the skill of resourcefulness at a young age [13:04] Understanding where Lightward began for Abe and Isaac [19:18] Knowing how to ask, "What do I want?" [28:57] Staying connected to important values as Lightward grows [39:05] Becoming a leader and forging a different entrepreneurial path

What is the highest quality decision you can make in this situation? After posing this question to a client in The Residency, I realized a large majority of my work revolves around helping my clients, whether in one-on-one coaching or in The Residency, learn how to make high quality decisions. Using this specific client as an example, I spend this episode breaking down why her decision was the highest quality for her and how to prioritize what's most important during your next big decision. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, I cover… [00:48] Introducing the question: What is the highest quality decision you can make in this situation? [02:28] Prioritizing rest days to prevent creative fatigue [04:04] Realizing when something isn't "on fire" in terms of urgency [05:34] Deciding to learn and expand your skills, even through rest [07:27] Seeing The Residency as a tool to build high quality decision-making skills

What if you could be the future you right now? This week is all about forming that connection to your future self and asking that question of your current self. On One Year From Now and in numerous coaching environments I participate in, we talk about our future self a lot, but I want to help you bring your future self closer and closer to present day you with thoughtful practice. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, I cover: [1:12] Making the connection with who you want to be [2:53] Building the bridge or sewing the thread between current and future [3:58] Seeing my personal future self in my present life [7:47] Understanding that you're the same person, no matter the timeline [8:48] Practicing for future goals with current actions

This week, I expose my beef with the phrase "some day," and fight against the concept that time passing gets you closer to your goals. With my own trip to Key West becoming a reality, I invite you on my journey from "some day" lies and bucket list wishes to real commitments about creativity and action for myself and my business. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, I cover: [01:36] Understanding that time doesn't change you, action does [02:30] Showing my trip through the lens of ready, willing, and resourced [06:55] Hoping vs planning with bucket lists and "some day"s [08:26] Treating your "some day" experiences as too precious [11:37] Looking ahead to your future investments with commitment

In this short episode, I explain the real pathway to successful business and personal ventures through prioritizing intention and cultivating self-trust. Instead of enforcing harsher restrictions on yourself and playing into a toxic "hustle" mindset, I challenge you to seek creative problem solving opportunities and practice taking risks. In this episode, I cover: [2:04] Personal failures with rigidity and harshness [3:27] Enforcing harsh rules for the sake of professional success [4:54] Nourishing yourself and incorporating self-compassion [6:33] Taking risks, being curious, and practicing play [8:04] Seeing how neutral tools can be used in negative ways

This week, I'm joined by Damaly Shepherd, an NYC-based photographer and entrepreneur headed for $500K in revenue this year. From a background similar to my own as an HR recruiter, she has built a successful portrait and branding photography business with an emphasis on next-level experiences for her clients. As a black, female first-generation entrepreneur, Damaly shares with me how her clients, team, and business are centered around BIPOC experiences and gives me a sneak peek at her One Year from Now vision. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, Damaly and I discuss: [4:19] Creating a business model based on a trusted roster of contractors [7:40] Building self-trust to pursue a different business model than industry peers [14:20] Learning how her thoughts about herself, her business, and her team are creating her $500k year [18:07] Asking questions that create high-value results for her business [29:26] Discovering her One Year from Now vision

A quick, time sensitive note - May is my birthday month and I'm hosting a birthday tour for One Year from Now that includes live drinks (5/20, virtual) and dinner (5/27, Richmond!!!).⁠ ⁠ You're super invited.⁠ ⁠ But!⁠ ⁠ If you want to join us for drinks on 5/20, I need to know by Friday!⁠ ⁠ (We've got to mail you the kick-ass, party box with all of your ingredients and equipment and need the shipping time!)⁠ ⁠ So here's what you need to know:⁠ ⁠ Meet me for drinks (virtual)⁠ ⁠ 🥭 Friday, May 20th, 3p-5p ct⁠ 🥭 Black-Owned Margaritas + general mayhem⁠ 🥭 REGISTER BY: Friday, 5/6/22⁠ ⁠ I'm mailing you all the fixings + equipment to make 2 very special margaritas made with Black-owned ingredients. We'll sip drinks and ask ourselves the question, "What would be completely unreasonable, delusional, wait-can-I-do-that!? wins for you, one year from now?"⁠ ⁠ Meet me for dinner (Richmond, VA)⁠ ⁠ 🌮 Friday, May 27th, 6-9pm et⁠ 🌮 Apps, dinner + shenanigans somewhere in Richmond⁠ 🌮 REGISTER BY: Friday, 5/13/22⁠ ⁠ I'm coming to Richmond! And I want you to meet me for food and laughs and audacious, delusional, ridiculous visioning. Exact location restaurant location TBA. Proof of vaccination will be required.⁠ ⁠ The link to buy your tix is in my bio! ⁠ ⁠ Or go to calendly.com/haileythomas/oyfnbirthdaytour⁠ ⁠ Oh, and if you've got friends who love talking business-induced pleasure and dreams and money making and fun? Tell 'em to pull up. They're invited, too.⁠ ⁠ Can't wait to see you.⁠

Back in March, I experienced a zero dollar launch that taught me so much about my business, myself, and my newest offering, The Residency. After a successful Cohort One, I feared the negative result that ended up being the unfortunate reality for The Residency: Cohort Two. I discuss this $0 launch in this episode to normalize failure, reveal what can be learned from an unprofitable launch, and give myself a moment to return to one year from now as a reminder of just how far Hailey and The Residency have come. Timecode guide: [2:43] Normalizing the experience of failure [5:36] Taking responsibility for creating all of our results [16:41] Uncovering new depths of resilience [23:01] Evaluating to discover our learnings [27:28] Redefining "whatever it takes" after this experience

I'm joined by Doreen Korba, a life coach for entrepreneurs who centers her skills on helping women grow successful businesses on their own terms. Breaking down the concept of a "Quantum Leap" together, Doreen and I discuss the best conditions to experience a quantum leap in your own business, as well as reveal how these conditions have more to do with your inner world than your marketing strategy or your work schedule. Timecoded Guide: In this episode, Doreen and I cover: [4:57] Understanding the difference between getting to work and hustling [11:37] Noticing the breakdown before the breakthrough [16:33] Managing business assets during the "slow" breakdown period [20:13] Asking for help and support in this journey [26:47] Supporting female entrepreneurs in this way through her coaching focus

I interview Founder and CEO of Factora, Allegra Brantly, about how she's evolved as a CEO alongside of her financial education platform, Factora, all the way through her first $1M AR. With a mission to support women in their quest to be financially stable and successful, Factora offers a wealth circle learning experience that I've previously participated in, and Allegra gives me insight into what future offerings from Factora will look like, including a potential membership to their wealth community. In this episode, Allegra and I cover: Post Traumatic Success outcomes Version 1 of Factora vs version 27 Problem-solving and scaling simultaneously Building Factora as an asset Factora's 2021 numbers and what the future looks like for the company Allegra's advice for $250k earners

I met up with Modern Marriage Coach Maggie Reyes this week to talk about the challenges and success first-generation entrepreneurs face in their marriages. As an author, coach, and married woman herself, Maggie gave me incredible insights into her coaching process and the essential communication framework she uses with all of her clients. In this podcast, Maggie and I cover: How romantic partnerships evolve as the entrepreneurs grow into their life missions Reestablishing expectations for both partners in a relationship Self validation vs partner support Balancing different levels of risk aversion Preparing for conversations about investing, money, and debt Maggie's soul-centered communication framework

I celebrate 100 episodes this week with a discussion about cultivating the intention of building highly profitable and highly impactful business assets. Using a previous free session I hosted through my email list as an example, I compile and explain 5 thought errors and skill gaps that prevent you from reaching the coveted million dollars in revenue. In this episode, I cover: What the 100th episode of this podcast means for me and for One Year from Now When I first realized I wanted to make massively profitable assets Who we think of when we think negatively about rich and/or profitable people How to change our thoughts around income, money, and success Why recognizing thought errors challenges us to create this reality of a million dollars in revenue

This week, I share 10 facets of the Career Entrepreneur self-concept and invite listeners to try on these thoughts for themselves. Similar to a previously discussed self-concept of Battle Queen, a Career Entrepreneur is someone who is probably never going to be a W2 employee ever again in their careers and is actively choosing to build a life as an entrepreneur. In this episode, I cover: A thorough definition of what a Career Entrepreneur is 10 facets of the Career Entrepreneur self-concept My personal experience applying these thoughts to my own career Previous self-concepts discussed on One Year from Now Applications for the next cohort of The Residency

I invite Eunice Martel, a Whole Life Coach currently enrolled in The Residency, to talk about her journey from waitressing to entrepreneurship and how she has switched her mindset to focus on making decisions with her legacy in mind. Known as someone who does what she wants to do, Eunice tells me about the audacity she has to make the decisions that need to be made and to take a chance on the adventures in life as well. In this podcast, Eunice and I cover: Numerous assets in Eunice's portfolio, from coaching to investing Her journey from employed waitress to entrepreneurship Making the choice to invest in herself at this juncture The story she wants to tell about her life and the decision-making tools she uses to act on that Her experience in The Residency and being a part of an advanced room

I invite Rebecca Fralick, a current member of my first cohort of One Year From Now: The Residency and well-rounded food entrepreneur, to talk with me about her experience so far in the program, her journey into entrepreneurship, the inspiration she received from her family, and how she unites her entrepreneurship and food skills to give back to her community. In this episode, Rebecca and I cover: Fearing failure in order to protect hope Audacity as a necessity when doing deeply impactful work Food-based entrepreneurship being business on "Hard Mode" How Rebecca uses entrepreneurship to provide beautiful, dignifying food service Rebecca's first few weeks as a OYFN Resident

I met up with my former client, Christina Heath, to talk about her journey from corporate layoff to project management entrepreneur. This week, we dive deep in the hardest parts of the w2 to entrepreneur transition, including revenge success, comments from others, relationship strains, and parenting woes, and explain how it's all worth it in the end for the incredible experience of working for yourself. In this episode, Christina and I cover: Understanding Revenge Success and exactly how far it can take you Navigating romantic relationships and parenting as an entrepreneur Dealing with the reactions other people have to your entrepreneurship Leaving the corporate world but not being able to leave everything from it behind Answering former coworkers' questions about your entrepreneurial journey

Revenge Success is a drive to succeed fueled by spite. If we're completely honest with ourselves, we've all used this motivator from time to time— myself included. However, it doesn't have to be a bad thing. In this episode, I define revenge success, explain when and why it might be helpful for you (and for me, too), and how to fuel the transition away from revenge success in order to better sustain your long-term entrepreneurial journey. In this episode, I cover: Tying in my discussion with Christina to the concept of revenge success Leaving my corporate career and feeling unable to leave behind spiteful feelings Understanding the role these individuals we're spiteful against have in our lives Having a long-last career vs risking burnout with revenge success Looking forward to my next cohort of One Year From Now: The Residency

I'm joined by Megan Baker, CEO and Founder of MegKCo, to cover the essentials of your first permanent hire and what that looks like from a perspective of diversity and equity. MegKCo's specialty is helping socially conscious online business owners during every step of the hiring process and Megan takes her time to walk through those steps with me so my listeners can better understand how to navigate the difficult journey of small business hiring. In this episode, Megan and I cover: Being a socially conscious business owner in hiring Accountability and transparency in a company's culture Managing your nervous system during uncomfortable conversations in hiring Hiring as a long term project One Year from Now Vision for MegKCo

In 2020, a client of mine inspired the concept of the Armor of Excellence, a way of using excellence as means of protection or safety. As tough and protective as armor may seem, it can also be extremely heavy and restrictive, preventing us from doing all that we might want to do and keeping us rigidly meeting someone else's standards. In this episode, I cover: How the concept of this armor came to be Where and who this armor may come up Excellence and its proximity to whiteness and masculinity Armor and its weight in entrepreneurship Appreciating what the armor gave you and knowing when to put it down

The start of a new year is all about reflection and growth, and I kick off my 2022 with a reflection on my past year in my coaching business. Through transparency in both my numbers and my process, I show you what I assumed and what I learned about this past year as a business owner, as well as explain how you can go about mapping out some reflections for yourself so that we can begin a prosperous 2022 together. In this episode, I cover: What were my original plans and goals? What projects were I looking forward to? Did I achieve those metrics/goals? Why or why not? What did I do? What would I do differently? What were my top 3 business and non-business experiences? What felt easy? What do I want to do more of? What do I never want to do again?

For our final Note to Self, Nicola and I discuss the essential rhythms of our lives, the outside factors that can impact our rhythms, and how we can best optimize them through personal boundaries to produce higher quality levels of joy and care. In this mini-lesson, we cover: Discovering we were born with this rhythm Understanding that re-finding your rhythm isn't a "one and done" process Finding rhythms of care and joy in your past, present, and future

I used to think the concept of "enough" made people soft-- and for a good reason. At the time, the thought that I didn't have "enough" kept me safe by keeping me moving. It kept me out of despair and into action. Now, as I move through multiple six-figures, it's no longer a helpful thought. I do have enough, at least for now, and I want to help you unlock that belief, too. In this episode, I cover: Thinking of resting and what that really looks like Resisting the idea of having "enough" Walking myself through a bridge thought that felt more believable Escaping the vicious cycle of "not enough" and the lies that come with that Finding measurable ways to know when you're in "enoughness"

In this Note to Self, Nicola and I encourage entrepreneurs to seek collaborative partnership opportunities with other businesses in their industry and to understand their value as agile, skilful individuals with experience taking risks. In this mini-lesson, we cover: Entrepreneurs are always needed and will always be needed Making your own list of companies that can be partners instead of competitors

This week, I explain "self-concepts" and the massive impact they can have on our mindset, thoughts, and actions. As we head towards a time of reflection in the new year, I reflect on my own self-concept: the Battle Queen, and how embodying a strong, graceful, and confident mindset has helped me on my entrepreneurial journey. In this episode, I cover: Defining self-concepts Explaining the importance of mindset work Integrating a self-concept actively into your everyday life Showing the concept that's helped me the most in 2021 Defining the Battle Queen

This is Note to Self, a series of mini-lessons from two high-impact entrepreneurs to their former, present and future selves. As entrepreneurs ourselves, my co-host Nicola and I understand how genuinely triggering entrepreneurship and business ownership can be to our nervous system, and set out to find a way to cope with that in this week's episode. In this mini-lesson, we cover: The triggering reality of entrepreneurship Regulating your nervous system in real-time

After experiencing a 6-month group coaching mastermind, I developed a higher understanding of the importance of a well-structured group, what it meant to be involved in an advanced room, and how to best take advantage of the opportunities that presents to us as entrepreneurs. With my own group coaching session, One Year From Now: The Residency, quickly approaching in the new year, I wanted to explain 10 rules I have practiced myself so that you can get the most out of any advanced room you find yourself in.

This is Note to Self, a series of mini-lessons from two high-impact entrepreneurs to their former, present and future selves. Through the lens of the work of Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith, my co-host Nicola and I discuss the importance of rest and the solidified place it needs to have as a part of your life as an entrepreneur. In this mini-lesson, we cover: Seven types of rest, and the forms of rest beyond sleeping Defining rest within your own life Actioning on rest in your day-to-day schedule