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As this year is coming to an end I’m sure you’re already looking ahead, setting goals for the next year and talking about all the things you're going to do and accomplish. Today’s episode is meant to encourage you to slow down a little bit. Slow down from that frame of thinking and spend a little bit more time thinking about who you want to be, and how you want to feel in this time that is fleeting. Turn off the “doing” for a second.Do not get me wrong - I love New year, the new energy and the gift of a new beginning as much as anyone but sometimes this serves as a crutch for people, one that ultimately sets them back. I have a habit of dreaming about what's next and how this year is going to be different, what my goals are going to be and just with the shifting of the calendar, I'm reinvigorated and reinspired. But the purpose of this episode is to help you realize that just setting goals isn't going to get you there, you have to slow down and become who you need to be in this next year in order to achieve your next level.  Resources:Show notes: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode151    True North Workbook: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/truenorthConnect with me:Website: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/Follow along on my Sabbatical journey: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/insider Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here!

I've had something placed on my heart as of the last year, that I've been successfully ignoring until now. This has led me down the path of exploring the idea of really shifting gears and leaning into a season of rest, creativity and not being in the weeds. Anytime I'm encountering a new way of pursuing something I haven't done yet, I reach out to people that I know have gone there before me and figured it out, people who have had the courage to take the steps that I haven't yet taken myself. And that's what brought me to Abbey Kyhl.Abbey is someone that I completely admire and she is here today to talk about her choice to take a sabbatical from her business and to really take space, and be present in a season of life when her kids really needed her. So today's conversation is truly beautiful. I asked some really pressing questions and Abbey was incredibly vulnerable and willing to share all the little back-end details of what it looks like to listen to your heart and take a step back. SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode150          RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:Connect with Abbey on Instagram, her website, and  on Pinterest.The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines Follow along on my sabbatical journey https://luminaryleadershipco.com/insider Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here! 

The topic of today’s episode is not our typical topic. In fact, we've never had anything quite like it on the show. But it's so critical and so necessary to talk about. Our guest today is Cheryl Kosmerl who is a licensed clinical social worker and has decades of experience working in that field. She has extensive history working with kids and adolescents and their families who have experienced abuse, neglect or trauma. But today's focus is specifically around the dangers that come with technology; things like sexting, pornography, and the fact that our children are being raised in an era where they have this in their back pocket at all times. And it's affecting everything from their brain development to the outcomes of their futures. Our kids have it harder than we had it but it's up to us to scaffold and shepherd them through these incredibly new and trying times. So, Cheryl's conversation today is very relevant to every parent. And don’t worry, this is not all doom and gloom. The good news is there are things we can do and things we have control over. There are ways that we can have conversations with our kids, we can equip them, we can prepare them, and it's our job to do it. No one else is going to do it for us.SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode149       RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:For more information and resources from Cheryl, check out Sexting Solutions.Keep in touch with me at https://luminaryleadershipco.com/insider. Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!

I’m doing something I never thought I would do. Do you ever feel like you're being hit over the head with something time and again, and you just keep ignoring it because it's not how you planned to attack that particular area of your life? Because it feels too difficult or maybe too unconventional or too crazy? That's been my life for the last four months. I've been having all these wild signs and messages directly under my nose; so much so that I couldn't ignore it anymore. But it doesn’t mean that it felt natural. It's been kind of an unearthing and painful evolution. So today, I'm sharing something that I never could have imagined sharing - I am taking a sabbatical. But it's not what you think. I'm not falling off the face of the earth, this is not a vacation. So if you're curious about what this sabbatical is, how I intend to do it and why, or if it sounds either dreamy or absolute lunacy to you - this is the episode for you. SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode148                RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Join the wait list for The Luminary Leadership Incubator https://luminaryleadershipco.com/incubator/  Get on our email list and keep up-to-date with what I am doing during this sabbatical! https://luminaryleadershipco.com/insider  Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!

Some big changes are coming! If you could only be a fly on the wall of our team meetings lately, around what's brewing over here, it would make for quite the reality show! So much is changing and evolving within our company and this podcast.  Today, we have a really important announcement to share a bit more about where we're going next and why, what we've been called to and how we're making some major changes. So buckle up, because things are going to be changing and I’m bringing you all the details in this episode. Let's raise them up right! SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode147      RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:   Take a look behind the scenes at https://luminaryleadershipco.com/insider. Let us know what you want to hear more of at podcast@luminaryleadershipco.com.  Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!  Connect with me on Instagram!

I am absolutely blown away by the response we've received thus far for dedicating an entire month to this idea of technology!  From the standpoint of how we're being targeted and how our kids are being targeted to how to work with tech and not give into the temptation of becoming addicted to our devices - this month is all about helping entrepreneurs be a little less tech dependent and helping entrepreneurial families weave the two and choose a path forward in technology. For this reason, I knew I had to have Andrea Davis on the show. Andrea is a former secondary ed teacher, turned screen time navigator, and she's the founder of Better Screen Time. She shares family tested ideas from the tech trenches as a mother of five and she's on this mission to help parents worry less about technology and connect more with their children, which is a really challenging thing to do in this day and age. She is just a wealth of knowledge in this space and I’m so excited for this conversation, even though I know it might ruffle some feathers. But I invite you to keep an open mind and to take what you need for you, your family, your business and your life.  SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode146              RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Creating a Tech-Healthy Family: Ten Must-Have Conversations to Help You Worry Less and Connect More With Your Kids https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Tech-Healthy-Family-Must-Have-Conversations/dp/1734885904  Andrea’s online courses https://betterscreentime.teachable.com/  Find amazing resources at https://www.betterscreentime.com/resources/  For more info, visit https://www.betterscreentime.com/ Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!  Connect with me on Instagram!

Today we're talking about the idea of gratitude and entitlement as well as the role that we personally play as entrepreneurs in our kids stories related to those two specific things.  We are combating entitlement while, at the same time, we want to give our kids the world. There was a time when raising grateful kids might have been a little bit easier, but I think we are up against a bigger fight nowadays. Expectations have changed. Childhood has changed. The family has changed. And the end result? A lot of entitled kids.  So, what are some things we can actively do to combat it? How can we play a pivotal role in our kids' lives as entrepreneurs, as leaders and as parents? Let's raise them up right! SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode145    RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:   Episode 82: Creating Legacy, Affluence, and Freedom with Mel Abraham https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode-82-creating-legacy-affluence-and-freedom-with-mel-abraham/  Check out our FREE True North Exercise to get on the same page with your kids! Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!  Connect with me on Instagram!

Right now, the average amount of time that kids are spending outside is four to seven minutes.  But the data shows that the amount of time they should be spending outside for their brain development, for their growth, for critical thinking skills, for leadership should be four to seven hours. And the average amount of time that kids today are spending on devices is four to seven hours. We have it completely backwards and if you're an entrepreneur who is raising kids, this is an episode you have to hear.  This is one of my all time favorite interviews on this show. My guest today is a good friend of mine, Ginny Yurich. Ginny is the Founder of 1000 Hours Outside and the entire premise of Ginny's movement, and her company is really propelling kids to get outside and experience all the beauty that nature has to offer and the benefits that it has on their growth and their leadership. In today's conversation, we go over the birth of this movement and how it came to be so organically for Ginny and how the pain in her life as a mother really propelled her into where she was being led. Ginny also gives strategic, tactical steps on how you can do this too and explains the way she brought her kids into the business and the benefits of entrepreneurship for her family. So there's practical wisdom in today's episode, not to mention the fact that she's just a wealth of knowledge around so many different things.  Can’t wait for you to hear this one! SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode144   RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Visit 1000 Hours Outside website: https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/  Connect with Ginny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000hoursoutside/  Connect with Ginny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1000hoursoutside  Download 1000 Hours Outside Trackers: https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers  Ginny's new book coming out in December: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712828/1000-hours-outside-by-ginny-yurich/ Learning All the Time by John Holt: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-All-Time-John-Holt/dp/0201550911  Balanced and Barefoot by Angela J. Hanscom: https://www.amazon.com/Balanced-Barefoot-Unrestricted-Confident-Children/dp/1626253730  The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil: https://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Near-Humans-Transcend-Biology-ebook/dp/B000QCSA7C/  Your New Playlist: The Student's Guide to Tapping into the Superpower of Mindset by Jon Acuff, L.E. Acuff, McRae Acuff: https://www.amazon.com/Your-New-Playlist-Students-Superpower/dp/154090248X  Digital Madness by Nicholas...

So far this month, we've covered a variety of topics around technology and what it's doing to our families and our businesses, the good and the bad.  So today, I want to outline a process that's going to help you tame the “tech jungle” and make sure you are intentionally using it as a positive tool that it's meant to be, and not slipping into habits that are going to make you wonder how you or your kids ended up there. Today’s episode is about finding your path and your approach to a good relationship with technology within your family and your business. Let's raise them up right! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [1:55] How to Strike a Balance [4:02] The Values  [6:20] The Boundaries  [11:50] The Phone Etiquette  [14:34] The Warning Signs  [15:42] The Agreement  [16:37] The Danger SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode143   RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:   To establish your values, download our True North Exercise here! Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!  Connect with me on Instagram!

Can you build a successful online business WITHOUT social media? If this thought ever crossed your mind, you’re going to love today’s conversation. My guest today is Shanna Skidmore, a former Fortune 100 financial advisor who turned into a business consultant helping entrepreneurs dig through the data, optimize the metrics and get a firm grasp on the finances (something most of us don't like to do).  On top of all that, Shanna has also built her incredibly successful business and she's done it off of social media. You read that right, she's built a successful online business off social media. Is that even viable? Is that even an option? Did she sacrifice millions of dollars in doing that? Well, today we're digging into it. We're going to ask her all the questions about how she did it, when she made that transition, what it looks like and how you can do it too.  Let's dive into it! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [3:20] Social Media Independent Business [13:35] Detoxification Process  [24:20]  The Vulnerability of Social Media [33:28]  The Phased Approach  [42:14]  You Need the Right Audience  [47:06]  It is Possible  SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode142             RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Visit Shanna’s website: https://shannaskidmore.com/  Connect with Shanna: https://shannaskidmore.com/newsletter  Listen to Consider The Wildflowers podcast: https://shannaskidmore.com/consider-the-wildflowers/  Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here! Connect with me on Instagram! 

We’ve already talked about how, as entrepreneurial families, technology might affect our kids a little bit differently than those parents who hold more traditional jobs. When it comes to creating boundaries and limitations around technology for our kids, it’s important that we know what's at stake. And that’s what today’s episode is all about! Having the information at hand will give you the backbone you need to stay firm. The use of technology is just getting bigger and more prevalent, so it’s critical that you have all the information you need that allows you to have those conversations and make educated decisions as a family.  Let's raise them up right! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [2:06] What Technology Is Doing to Our Brains  [4:11] The Main Points  [12:56] Let's Clear the Clutter SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode141       RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:   The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains  Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World  Hannah Brencher’s 1000 Unplugged Hours Challenge Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked  Go from Frazzled to Focused with my free 30-minute game plan! Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!  Connect with me on Instagram!

Do you ever feel like you are just going through the motions and working so hard but you aren’t getting to where you want to be? Or you are getting to those points but you don’t feel satisfied? Let me introduce a tool to help you gain clarity and vision for what is next in your business and for your family. Listen into this bonus episode and hear all about the Founder Family Playbook! This is for you- our listeners! Those of you who have founded your own business, who have a family, and who want to excel in both. You don’t have to sacrifice one for the other! This is a tool we use with our high-level clients or those who join our high-level masterminds and we have extracted it and created this Founder Family Playbook to take you through the same process so you can have clarity in your business and at home. With the Founder Family Playbook, we help you identify who you are called to be, what impact you want to make (both in your business and your home) and then we strategically help you craft the blueprint to get there. This isn’t just a feel good type of tool- it is a tool that brings BIG results. Head on over to luminaryleadershipco.com/playbook to get your hands on the Founder Family Playbook at the lowest rate it will ever be!

Today, we are continuing with our technology series! Technology is our reality. It is out there. It is boisterous. It is loud. And, it’s something that is so prevalent and so important, especially in the lives of entrepreneurs. We have to know how to raise babies and raise businesses in a technological era. It's pretty common to just go through life conforming naturally to what comes next. But being informed is different from conforming. And being conscious of how technology targets us and targets our kids, making the decision as business owners to how and when we will use and leverage tech ourselves in our own marketing, and where we're going to draw the line and what's ethical to us is so important.  So today, we're sharing some pretty enlightening (and kinda scary) data and information to help you make more conscientious decisions for your family, for your business, for yourself. How are companies actively targeting you and your children? What is really going on that we're not being told and what to do about it? Let's dive into it! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [3:13] Going Off the Grid?  [5:25] Target Advertising and Your Moral Compass  [7:54] Facial Recognition Advertising [13:23] The Reality of Today  [16:44] Conversations You Need to Have [20:31] Advertising to Teens and Kids  SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode140        RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: How targeting advertising works: https://stevens-tate.com/articles/does-targeted-advertising-work/  Facial recognition advertising: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15213-walgreens-facial-recognition.html  Using camera to collect data/advertise:  https://listverse.com/2018/05/27/10-creepy-ways-companies-collect-data-for-targeted-ads/  How advertisers are targeting your teens: https://screentimelabs.com/blog/how-advertisers-target-your-teens-smartphone-and-how-to-cope/  Advertisers targeting kids: https://thegrowthpartnership.com/advertisers-targeting-your-kids/  Your phone is listening, and advertising to you! https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjbzzy/your-phone-is-listening-and-its-not-paranoia  Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here! Connect with me on Instagram!

How do you raise children alongside technology? I see so much content out there around technology and our kids. And it’s either total doom and gloom; or it is what it is, just let it be. There's no happy medium, there's no discussion around this.  As entrepreneurs, we need to be intentional about how and when we introduce technology to our kids, the way we talk about it, the way we model it, because the reality is - in some capacity, our businesses do depend on tech and also, our kids are growing up in a tech era. On top of that, my guess is that our kids see us on our devices more than the average kids, because we are running our businesses and our businesses are constantly with us. So, it's kind of inescapable. But this doesn't mean we're helpless. I'm going to spend the next month talking about a few big topics around this idea to help us be more informed and make an intentional plan that's best for our entrepreneurial families. So, armor up! Because this is not an easy conversation, but it's a necessary one.  Let's raise them up right! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [2:45] We’re Fighting a Different War [6:39] Team Work  [9:08] Have the Right Discussions SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode139         Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!  Connect with me on Instagram!

How many people do you know right now that just don't feel great? Sadly, an all too common theme among entrepreneurs especially, but really people across the board, is navigating illness. And when I say illness, I mean the absence of thriving; a lot of the things we face are just symptoms we chalk up to working a lot, or having young kids, or being postpartum, or whatever it is - when oftentimes, it goes deeper than that.  Whether it's a multi-year struggle with intense symptoms and very few answers, like I've been walking through, or a diagnosis that you’re up against and have to battle, too many of us are some version of sick. So, today's episode is both an update as I've learned more about my own struggles recently, and a chance to share my heart with those of you who might be building your dreams alongside some pain. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [2:14] It’s All for a Reason [5:15] The Gift of Suffering  [9:05]  The Update [22:56]  Pieces of Wisdom SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode138         Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here! Connect with me on Instagram!

Today's episode is going to be a powerful one! I know we all feel called to raise these incredibly confident kids. But at the same time, we want them to have humility, too and have the right perspective on the world. As entrepreneurs, we are naturally pretty confident people otherwise, we wouldn't take the leaps that we do take. We are sure of who we are, we know what we stand for and we are confident in our own ability to do something or to figure out how to do it. But, how do we raise confident people?  Is this a learned skill? Is it modeled? Is it in our DNA? And where does humility come in? How can kids be both/and? Today’s episode is an important conversation around raising humble, confident kids. Let's raise them up right! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [2:09] Confidence and Resilience  [3:40] Open Conversations  [7:05] Show Them the Power of Entrepreneurship  [9:51] The Balance Between Humility and Confidence  SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode137            Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!  Connect with me on Instagram!

Are you trying to keep up with the Joneses?  Today we're talking about a phenomenon I've seen across the board in entrepreneurship that I think is preventing people from achieving their true potential in both business and in life and that is the need to keep up appearances. This is stripping entrepreneurs from the possibility of the satisfaction that they're craving, so they keep pushing and trying to achieve things without ever actually feeling that fulfillment. It's used to put up whatever façade necessary to look successful, like you have this amazing life or thriving business. When in reality, you're human, like everybody else, and there are ups and downs to the journey. And with the rise of social media, there's this extra pressure and a stigma that comes with running a front-facing business. Today, we’re talking about why I took a break from joining a mastermind myself and how to break free of the “smoke and mirrors” culture that is creating a lot of curated squares but very shallow businesses and vapid business owners. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [2:54] Why I Took a Break from Masterminds [12:43] Growth Comes from Awareness  [18:23]  The Damage This Can Do  SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode136        RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Check out our Luminary Leadership Incubator for more information! Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here! Connect with me on Instagram!

Entrepreneurial parent, family-first entrepreneur, founder family - these are all the phrases that capture the essence of what matters to you. You're not just an entrepreneur, you're not just a parent, you're this beautiful combination of the two. And we’ve put a little definition together to continue to paint the picture of what that means.  To us, a founder family captures the entrepreneurs who have successfully integrated their family and business into one powerful mission in life together, and it results in fulfillment, freedom and legacy. We're raising luminaries, the people who will go on to inspire and influence others and who are prominent in their sphere. And in many ways, we're raising ourselves up to be luminaries as well.  If this sounds like you or who you aspire to be, today's episode is going to give you a few key shifts to becoming and working towards being that family-first entrepreneur. Because it's all about being a work in progress, the little decisions we make, those small 20 minute increments of our day that lead to the big picture, vision and legacy that we're craving and creating in our minds. Let's raise them up right! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [2:35] Growth Happens in a Trusted Place [5:26] Leaders Raise Leaders  [7:13] Show Them the Power of Entrepreneurship  [8:27] Break the Rules   [10:02] Business and Family  SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode135           RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:   Snag our FREE 30 minute game plan Frazzled to Focused to help you gain clarity and reduce overwhelm! Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!  Connect with me on Instagram!

In a world that is so easily polarized, there has never been a more important time to know how to face conflict head on.  Most people, by nature, want to avoid conflict, but unfortunately it’s a guaranteed part of running a business and being a leader.  So today, we’re talking about different ways to handle conflict with a level of confidence where you don't feel like you have to melt into a puddle and slink away because it's going to be too painful or uncomfortable. In today’s episode, you’ll hear some of the tried and true strategies that you can bring into your team, to your clients, into your work and your family, to handle conflict as a confident leader. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [2:13] Conflict Is an Opportunity to Grow  [4:07] Know Your Values  [9:41] Be a Buffalo Leader  [12:26] Go In with the Truth  [14:54]  Seek Wisdom and Buy, Don’t Sell  [17:56]  Be Human and Always Do the Right Thing SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode134 RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Snag our FREE 30 minute game plan Frazzled to Focused to help you gain clarity and reduce overwhelm! Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here! Connect with me on Instagram!

Do you have dinners around the table as a family?  I get it, life is busy. You’re trying to run a successful business, you have your family, your spouse and your kids pulling you in multiple directions - it’s a lot. But I've seen the power of simple intentional conversations and the resulting transformation that happens with the families we work with, whether it's at Camp Luminary, our mastermind members, or our Co(op) community. And I want that for you, too. Today we are sharing the five conversations every entrepreneur should have with their family to connect, to grow and to dream big. Even if it's one dinner a week, start there. Even if it has to be at 9pm because that's the only time that everybody's home, start there. Even if it's canceling plans on a Friday night to be together, start there. If you're not quite there yet, today we're going to walk through some ways that you can reclaim authority over these categories of your life and have these really powerful conversations that need to happen! Let's raise them up right! IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER: [2:13] Reclaiming Authority Over Your Time [5:31] Family Team Culture  [6:58] Family Mission [9:30] Vision and Possibility   [10:31] Leadership  [11:39] Entrepreneurship  SHOW NOTES: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/episode133          RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:   Head on over to Raising Luminaries Co(op) and get on the waitlist for when we open the doors! Did this episode resonate with you? Help spread the message by rating and leaving a review for the show here!  Connect with me on Instagram!