During times of big change or crisis, do you pivot?

Or do you pause?

Or do you find yourself scrambling to keep what you’re used to doing and to avoid having to create what you really want?

Having me speak on this today is my friend Mike Cline, who is the CEO of Tech Guys Who Get Marketing.

We all have trauma.

And this manifests in so many ways for everyone.

Some people are loud, some people go introverted. There are those who are depressed, while others are managed.

And sadly, sometimes the way we let our trauma or life circumstances mess with our heads can also mess with our growth.

This leads to self-sabotage that tramps upon the confidence you were supposedly born with.

I had a home life that said I should have ended up on the wrong side of the tracks.

I’ve struggled with suicidal ideation, depression, and anxiety.

In fact, having a podcast, owning my own business, raising four daughters, and being in a healthy Christ-centered relationship sometimes feel like nothing short of a miracle.

Today’s episode is all about your responsibility to share your absolute truth.

Are you results-focused?

Of course!

As business owners, we are highly driven to do better at everything because it’s how we know we could feel safe.

But this pursuit of better can actually destroy our happiness now.

Today, Doug Brackmann shares valuable insights into how we, as humans, are in a constant state of self-sabotage.

Are you literally doing everything in your business right now?

Do you feel like you have to be busy all the time in order to be successful that you can’t afford not to be busy?

You could be micromanaging yourself when the truth is you don’t need to.

Perhaps it’s time you reset your priorities and have an empowered team to back you up so they can support you in a way you’ve never allowed anyone to before.

Do you ever feel alone as a solopreneur?

Like you have taken this massive leap to start your own business but you don’t have community support?

Today’s guest is Ed Troxell who is committed to ending that feeling of isolation once and for all.

Do you find yourself always keeping track of your Instagram likes and followers?

Or does it take you so much time editing or polishing before you put anything out on the internet?

How do you feel about being inundated with noise from promotions or bombarded by edited images and highlight reels?

All this could leave you feeling starved for real-life, legitimate, caring connections.

Today, I talk about how you can make your digital communication more authentic. I also discuss traditional modes you can re-implement in your business so you can satisfy your very real need for connection while still getting the job done.

With the spread of coronavirus, it gives this topic an entirely new meaning.

Executive assistant? No, thanks.

I don’t need one. It’s too expensive. It’s just a waste of money!

I can handle everything anyway, like literally – everything!

Whoa!

Not so fast right there.

Do you even know what an executive assistant can actually do for you?

Imagine being someone who could speak on your behalf. Someone who can create stability in your world by managing things like your email, your calendar, and even your clients – all that so you can have a better work-life balance.

Traveling can be addictive, well, at least, it is for me.

But traveling can just be as stressful as running a business too.

Especially when you’re a control freak, traveling can quickly add up to decision fatigue, which most business owners suffer from.

I used to think that only I could speak for myself.

As a business owner, I didn’t think that someone else could know me well enough to speak on my behalf.

So I found myself being stuck handling all the sales calls, all my speaking pitches, my event coordination, and even networking all by myself.

Eventually, I ran out of runway doing it all by myself.

Have you ever reached your breaking point as an entrepreneur?

Was there a moment when you felt like you just couldn’t go any further?

There’s this unwritten rule that if you can’t tough it out and weather hard storms, then maybe you’re not cut out to run this race.

We tend to put enormous pressure on ourselves to perform well in all areas of our business that failure or taking some time off is just never an option.

But hitting the wall is the last thing you ever want to do.

Do you tend to overbook yourself and manage your calendar poorly? Are you even factoring downtime? 

Let’s face it. 

We are not our own best assistant. It’s hard to stay committed to the things we said we’re going to do.

This is why we need accountability.