Homeward: The Sovereign Business Podcast

In this episode of the Soul Fueled CEO Podcast, I'm super excited to introduce you to Mel Robbins, a CNN contributor; motivational speaker; an expert on leadership, productivity, and strategic thinking; and whose TEDx Talk on “How To Stop Screwing Yourself Over” has over 10 million views across 37 countries. On the show, Mel shares with us how her powerful message of creating a habit of confidence resonates with everyone from CEOs to sales people to real estate agents to high schoolers. Mel's tool was created by mistake to help her wake up to her life. Now it's become a singular tool to help you wake up to the power of your life. You can hear more about it by seeing her live in 90+ corporate gigs this year, by following her on SnapChat (@melrobbinslive) or by listening here! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: This simple tool to change your behavior, find your courage and remove the negative thoughts that change your brain in just 5 seconds. How The 5 Second Rule helps instill a habit of confidence and breaks the cycle of fear and worry. Why you are capable of doing everything that you are stuck around - from fixing your marriage to launching your business. Exactly how much your feelings drive your behavior (and why they aren't always wise!) Why your singular purpose in life is not what you think it is. What happens the moment you start doing the small stuff that honors you.

I had the gift of meeting Laura Sprinkle at an event in Maine last summer. Our soul-inspired approach to our work was an instant connector and I had the opportunity to participate in Laura's Soul Fire Summit back in March 2016. In this episode, we dig in to the emotional landscape of what it felt like for Laura when she decided to totally transition her business earlier this year and what was revealed on the other side when she honored her soul's calling.  It's a powerful and courageous conversation about what happens when we stop to listen to what our inner guidance is really trying to tell us and how making those pivots can be more lucrative and fulfilling than we ever imagined possible. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: The deeper meaning and story behind the question, "What if I can simply be me and still be successful?" How Laura broke free from resentment, procrastination and jealousy in her business. Why Laura deleted her entire mailing list and never looked back. The very first tool you can experiment with to help you tap into your intuition. How to surrender the struggle and why it's ok to ditch your to-do list for the day. Laura's simple tips for getting started with Facebook Live chats.

The spunky and amazing Lana Shlafer is a Law of Attraction coach, creator of The Get Full of Yourself membership program, yoga instructor, wife, mother of twins and is 8 months pregnant as we speak.  In this episode, we talk about how to fill your cup in business and in life, so that you can be FULL to spill your joy out onto the world. Lana's spark stems from letting herself be a kid but with all the experiences of an adult. She shows up to her life and business with passion and a daily practice of doing the work, and she has some powerful lessons that she shares with us in this episode. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How being a Soul Fueled CEO is a lot like growing a baby. The a-ha moment that led to Lana's huge mindset shift in her business. What you can practice saying so you can be in the NOW and enjoy the journey. How Lana succeeds at putting her unique vibrational stamp on everything that she does. Why hustle for the sake of hustle will never work (and what to do instead). A simple exercise to save yourself from depletion. How to give yourself permission to bounce back high from a low emotional place.

Mel Wells is the author of The Goddess Revolution coming to bookstores on June 7.  She is a coach at The Green Goddess Life and the youngest Hay House author yet. She is a former soap opera star in the UK and is an advocate for ditching the diet mentality. Mel and I, along with the majority of women, have a past of constrictive, controlling or unhealthy eating habits. In this podcast, we discuss the power of healing and forgiveness and how making peace with food allows us to reclaim our lives and live the lives we truly want. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: The awakening moment that allowed Mel to throw away the scale and nourish her body from the inside out. Why we can't be Soul Fueled CEOs when we are trying to control our food. Mel's passion behind how one woman’s beauty does not make another woman less beautiful. A little challenge for you to take a big step for sisterhood in this image-driven world. Mel's ritual to prevent being stagnant in her body and mind. The nonsense (and phenomena!) behind Mel's "before" and "after" photos on social media. How Mel's push to continually be vulnerable and real in her business is totally worth it.

Ryan Yokome is an internationally recognized expert in the field of personal transformation and the founder of Money & Miracles Breakthrough Coaching. We discuss how hard to follow the right path for us can be - yet it's the most important thing in the world to do and why that one decision can change our lives in an instant. In this powerful podcast, Ryan delivers his mission, along with LOTS of how-to's, of supporting people to wake up to who they really are. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How Ryan helps people find their bliss and live there on a daily basis. The beachball effect of holding down negative emotions and the power of letting them bounce up to the surface. Ryan's foundation of being PCH (present, caring and honest) in every single interaction he has. Why Ryan takes a Creativity Week just for himself (and no other work) every month! The key tools and rituals that Ryan uses to get quiet and "be." How Ryan manifested a very new BMW (and why it's a perfect example of how to clearly claim your desires) FOLLOW RYAN Facebook RESOURCES MENTIONED: Ryan's 7-Day Spiritual Money Flow Mini-Course A Course in Miracles: Foundation for Inner Peace Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch

Adrea Peters is an author, mentor for writers and co-creator of Storytelling Ink writers retreats. Adrea is launching a new arm of her business called Feed Your Flow that includes travel services and ways to fuel your body, mind, spirit so you may become the stories you long to be.    In this episode we discuss how to feed the energy that feeds your flow and how a story is the way we connect the dots of our lives. Adrea and I discuss how every entrepreneur can overcome resistance (it has to do with grace and ease), along with how to live a life of presence now. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: What Adrea does to get into the healthy, thriving, in-your-body-and-soul-kind-of-moment that is her flow. Why Adrea says we are always the heroes of our own story (and how that relates to everything)! The universal 7-point storyline  and how to use it to  connect more fully to your tribe  (Adrea says it’s part of our DNA). Amber’s story of the mind-blowing meaning behind her Jurassic Park writer’s retreat with Adrea in Kauai. Adrea's #1 ingredient to creating time for herself to do what she loves. Adrea’s Golden Ticket question to writing (and to life). ADREA'S 7 POINTS OF STORY OVERVIEW 1. An Image of You Now. This is that warning or perfect-feeling place you may or may not be paying attention to right now. It could be a beautiful snapshot of you creating a gorgeous floral arrangement in your new office, or tossing a new mound of clay onto the wheel, or making dinner reservations for you and your sweetheart. It is a literally a “before picture.” The image in our minds we always go back to when we start our stories. Just before “that” happened. 2. Where Things Are: The Essential Background. This is where you are at in your life, as it relates to the image from the previous moment. You have a day job. But you want to do your art full time. You are dating, but you want to be married. You make mugs for your friends, but don’t sell them. 3. Inciting Incident: A Trigger. A Shock. This is that moment when things change forever. The phone rings. Someone wants your photos for their gallery. A space has opened at the farmer’s market. Your lover wants to talk. You fall. You’re fired. You get an email from an old boyfriend. 4. No. Way. Will. I. Change. Leave me alone. I can’t do it. This is where fear kicks in big time. We do the opposite of the opportunity before us. What if you fail? Or worse, succeed? Then what? You said yes to the gallery, but have no prints, no frames, and no money, and your confidence is running out the door. He asks you marry him, but you want to go to law school with your ex-boyfriend. An agent calls, he wants your manuscript, but you don’t send it so the agent can’t reject you. You know you need help, but can’t take it. We know better, but we sabotage ourselves anyway. It’s safer to fail, to keep it a hobby, to hide our words, and our longings. 5. Okay. What do I have to do? At some point—sometimes within seconds, sometimes it takes decades—we shake off our fear enough to dip into the new life we wanted all along, only to discover we have a lot to learn. Not knowing everything is a good thing. This is the MIDDLE of your story. It is filled with messing up, losing, failing, and flailing until we learn what we need to, and develop our skills, our backbone, and let our confidence return to us in order to ready ourselves for permanent, lasting transformation. 6. No. Turning. Back. Now. It wouldn’t stick if we didn’t have to fight for ourselves. There is inevitably one last BIG thing we have to overcome before we are triumphant. We have to apologize. We have to forgive. We have to let go of the old ways. We have to quit that job or take out that loan or leave someone or something behind that we don’t want to. Often this is the moment of certitude: I will not turn my back on my dream any longer. Nothing will stop me from making my art or marrying this man or healing these wounds or selling my work. 7. The New You Emerges The dust settles and here is another moment, another blip of you as the new you. Where are you now? What do you look like? You send that manuscript. You greet guests at that exhibit opening. You walk down the aisle. You hug the person you forgave. Your body is not the same. Your mind is clear. Your heart is open. You are a new you. FOLLOW ADREA Facebook   Instagram RESOURCES MENTIONED: Writing is About Writing blog post Storytelling Ink retreats with Adrea Becoming Truitt Skye - Adrea's upcoming The first of Adrea's novel series that is out with publishers Chinatown Movie with Jack Nickelson and Faye Dunaway Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Margery Morningstar by Herman Wouk Grab your Brand Like a Boss Cheat Sheet here

Meg Haines is an intuitive life coach, healer, and spiritual teacher helping women to create a loving relationship with themselves, deepen their spiritual connection and share their gift authentically, so they can serve the world in the way they were always meant to. She has trained under world-respected teachers such as Doreen Virtue, Brian Weiss, John Holland, and Robert Holden, receiving certifications in Angel Therapy, Past Life Regression, Reiki II, and Integrated Energy Therapy, among other healing modalities.  Her online membership community, The Soul Sisterhood, provides coaching, healing and support to women all over the world.  Meg and I talk about our own internal conflicts and how to get always get back to love. We share our hearts about how life opens up when you open up to it. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Why the spiritual journey can feel so hard What happens when we let love be its own intelligent force to work through us Meg’s own practice and ritual to invite miracles in The Angel Card she pulled for this podcast and what it means An exercise to bring in presence and love everyday What Meg knows to be undeniably true

Amanda Loveland is well known for her unconventional approach to building businesses, which fosters dramatic and consistent financial results for entrepreneurs in record time. She is the founder of Wealth University, an online school for entrepreneurs who want to make money AND make a difference, and the creator of the Genuine Sales system which empowers people to sell in their own unique way. She specializes in helping entrepreneurs to create consistent cash flow in their new and growing businesses, and believes that if you’re not making money, you’re not making an impact. Amanda and I discuss some powerful topics such as serving authentically in life (not just in your biz), trusting how to build a business that allows you to be fully human, and knowing that how much you do doesn't determine your worth - and so much more.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How Amanda built her business by learning how to surf, walking the streets of Rome and being the happiest possible person she could be. That you can't create something without sacrificing something - and how to know when it's worth the sacrifice. Why energy is forever more powerful than strategy when building your business (and life!) How Amanda believes that becoming wealthy is the most selfless act she could do. What it really means to say, "This is what transformation looks like." How The Universe/God/Source is your business partner.   FOLLOW AMANDA Facebook    Twitter RESOURCES MENTIONED: The Secret Life of an Entrepreneur vlog Mary Morrisey Bob Proctor Gaye Hendricks The Go Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann Working with the Law by Raymond Holliwell The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles You 2: A High Velocity Formula for Multiplying Your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum Leaps by Price Pritchett Yoga Balls Good To Be Alive by Andy Grammar Grab your Brand Like a Boss Cheat Sheet here

My husband, Ben Lilyestrom, is one of the most brilliant, resilient and wise humans I know. He's also super handsome, an amazing dad and my best friend. Ben has played the central role in supporting me in all of my personal endeavors and in the achievement of my life goals. We are co-creators on our soul's journeys and I am so excited to share this powerful conversation with you!  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: Our annual goal setting strategy, how we stay connected to it and make the necessary shifts throughout the year. Ben's perspective on why control complexes exist in marriages. How going after our dreams opens the doorway to better communication and connection in our marriage. Our family philosophy on goal setting and what it takes to get there. The vital role self-confidence and courage plays in relationships and in realizing your big vision. How creating a collaborative budget and plan for our money has helped us accomplish huge goals. How going for our own personal goals results in helping our spouses transform their lives too. The role of the masculine and feminine in our relationships and what it means to our businesses. What it's like to live in a home with 3 Virgos! :)

Kelsey Abbott is a heart-driven Confidence Coach and Instigator of Joy at Find Your Awesome. She believes that people are awesome—and that everyone is capable of doing things they can’t even imagine. Kelsey helps her clients shed their invisibility cloaks and show up as the bold, brilliant, empowered individuals they are. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:  Why it's ok to throw out your goals starting now. Why choosing love over fear is all you need in the process of making decisions for your life and business. Why our gremlins show up when we are about to step in to greatness. How Kelsey and her husband decided to sell their home in Maine to live a mobile lifestyle while taking full advantage of their entrepreneurial careers. Why we're calling BS on the traditional rules of online business. Kelsey's take on competition as a world-class athlete. An exercise to help you nix the "have tos" and "shoulds" from your life.

Dr. Krystal Couture, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist and the owner of her company Pure Balance PT & Pure Fin Services, LTD. Krystal's greatest passion is to facilitate the healing process for her patients by creating an opportunity for them to develop self awareness, express themselves and move forward free of physical and emotional restriction. It is her belief that we each possess the consciousness to create the life that we desire most. Krystal is a dear friend and also an incredibly important person on my life journey. She has helped me heal, physically and emotionally, and expand in so many ways and I am thrilled to share her words and wisdom with you. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:  How to nourish her clients and while doing so, reciprocally more fully nourishing herself. How she shifted her experience of abundance to one without limitation. How she transitioned her traditional business model to better serve her patients, her staff and to achieve greater more freedom in her practice. How she gave herself permission to connect to a more spiritual and divinely guided place in her work. How she has attracted the exact number of clients she has desired for years in her business without advertising.

There is no doubt that I am a recovering perfectionist and control-freak. It's an on-going evolutionary process that has taken all the years of my life to unwind. Now that I have pin-pointed this knee-jerk tendency, I have spent loads of time not only trying to identify the places in which it pops up most, but to also make conscious choices to move swiftly in the opposite direction. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: My top 10 radical ways to feel free right now. How my wild experiment of 24-hours of freedom will help you change your life. Why cracking open your calendar and drawing beautiful boundaries in the proverbial sand will make you feel more free instantly. What my garden taught me about freedom. Why we've made annual vacations a new family tradition and a total non-negotiable. Why buying a pair of hot new boots transformed the way I feel about myself and what's possible in my life.

I met Chris Fraize almost a year ago after a friend referred we seek his help with training our sweet (and wild) dogs. I met with him for a consultation at his headquarters, Canine Solutions Training Services. Needless to say, it was clear we had A LOT of work to do. What struck me the most was how Chris pinpointed some of my biggest insecurities and struggles in the session and pointed them out to me with a proverbial laser beam. He has a deep love for dogs and recognizes that by helping their people be the leaders in their lives and families, he is also changing the lives of their dogs.  He is a former standup comedian and has been approached by multiple reality TV networks for his very own shows; but, he has chosen to forgo those opportunities because they did not feel in alignment with his core message. I am happy to report that Chris has not only helped our dogs to help us, but he has helped me step in to my power to become a better coach, parent and leader across the board in my life. I can't wait for you to listen to this epic conversation and to also take away some great tips for working with your dogs, as well.  Chris has been professionally training dogs for more than 20 years. He specializes in canine behavior rehabilitation and has trained Police K-9 national qualifiers, weight pull national champions, therapy and agility dogs. He has given seminars on canine behavior problems, dog bite prevention, weight pull, dog sport problem solving and more.  Chris has been featured on Animal Planet, in Dog Sport Magazine and other national publications, radio, news and television programs. He has won a multitude of awards and certifications for training, judging and participating in canine competition. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Why Chris believes failure is our greatest opportunity. How the past-future pendulum is keeping you trapped. How to be the leader of the pack in your life and business. How the "Disney syndrome" is affecting your relationship with your pets. Why weaving family in to business is one of the most important decisions he has made as a parent and partner. How to be authentically you in your brand and business without apology.

I had the gift of meeting Danielle through a mutual friend on Facebook. Danielle was offering free 10-minute conversations and to be honest, I do not even remember what the offer was, I just knew that I needed to speak with this woman.  In less than 2 minutes, she had pinpointed an area of my life that felt like a deep, burning hole of sadness that I had been glossing right over. I was in tears and feeling seen in a way that I couldn't see myself.  Reverend Danielle Randall is an Ordained Minister of Spiritual Consciousness and the author of I Met God in a Nightclub which is due out in 2017.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How to step in to the role of entrepreneur of your life. How to strengthen your relationship with yourself. Her perspective on what "God" actually means in her life and spiritual practice. How to connect with the God of your own understanding versus the one you were given. Why asking yourself where your pain is taking you is the first step in healing. What true surrender really looks like. This conversation is going to radically shift your mindset and your relationship with your sacred work in the world. 

Laura Thompson Brady and I met at our beautiful Maine Mastermind, a sacred circle of women entrepreneurs and soul sisters that meet monthly. Laura joined our group a few months after its inception; but, it's almost as if there was a space in the circle waiting just for her.  This conversation had to be one of my most favorites on the podcast to date as we went deep in to her story and what lead her to making a declaration her work that sharply contrasts her background in academia. We dove in to the presence of sacred cycles in nature and in our lives and how leaning in to them is a process of allowing that many have yet to experience.  Perhaps my favorite quote of the whole episode was when Laura said, "Allowing myself to do what I was called to do was where the magic awaited me...to simply BE who I am was my pathway to freedom."  Laura Thompson Brady, Ph.D. & founder of The Nourished Home, believes that your life is meant to be a joyful, soul-stirring adventure. She’s on a mission to help you awaken your Inner Wise Woman so that you can transcend your fears and come into an enlivened state of joyful leadership. Do your soul a favor and add this to your must listen list.  Laura serves as a mentor, healer, and strategist to women change makers who are open to the inner revolution of their own healing that frees them to live a life of purpose and impact.  Laura guides the Mama on a Mission Movement, a collective of visionary women who are stepping “outside of the box” and leading the way to greater harmony, freedom, healing, and joy for their families, the communities they serve, and the larger world we call home. Laura lives with her husband and two girls in Maine.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How to create more harmony, peace and trust within yourself and your work. What it means to be a joyful change-maker. How Laura built her successful, world changing business from scratch as a mama to two little ones. How to create an offering that provides healing and meets the world's urgent need inside our businesses. How the intersection of the cycles in nature and in our bodies and hearts is the missing piece in today's modern business world.