Best Leslie Lyons Podcasts (2024)

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How to Embrace Sales Confidence In Your Business with Leslie Lyons 49:53

2d ago49:53

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Do you struggle internally with selling because you feel like you’re pushing people to buy things they don’t need? You want to improve your sales skills and feel like you’re advocating your offers out of service, not desperation. You need sales confidence. And my guest today, Leslie Lyons, is a sales and leadership coach with a no BS approach who’s…

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Louise & George Part 3 of 3: When a Parent Feels like a Trainee 46:54

5d ago46:54

46:54

Sometimes when parenting a child that is struggling, tensions arise between the parents. This especially goes for parents with different parenting styles, or those with different levels of experience with young children. This is what Leslie gets into on this week’s episode with Louise and George. In her third and final session with the parents of s…

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Beth Kurland - You Don’t Have to Change to Change Everything 1:00

8d ago1:00

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Beth Kurland, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, TEDx and public speaker, mind-body coach and author of four books. Her newest book, You Don’t Have to Change to Change Everything: Six Ways to Shift Your Vantage Point, Stop Striving for Happy, and Find True Well-Being, helps readers to discover a deep “well” of well-being within and realize they don…

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Dr. Katie Eastman - Author of UPLIFTING 49:00

12d ago49:00

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Dr. Katie Eastman, author of UPLIFTING: Inspiring Stories of Loss, Change, and Growth, is a licensed psychotherapist, transition life coach, and organizational consultant based in Anacortes, Washington. She specializes in leadership, grief, trauma, and compassionate change, providing support to individuals of all ages, including children, and organ…

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Louise & George Part 2 of 3: Parenting Your Child Without Punishments or Rewards 40:37

12d ago40:37

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Louise and George have committed to parenting without force and want to parent without punishments or rewards, but what happens when their six year old Anna has what feels like never-ending tantrums? In her second session with them, Leslie reinforces the importance of connection, and sheds light on the pressures Anna may be putting on herself. Lesl…

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The Systems That Keep Your Business Running When You Slow Down 42:33

17d ago42:33

42:33

Can you afford to take 30 days away from your business? What would happen if you can’t but took the time anyway? Sometimes, things come up. Personal or family illness, the impending birth of a new baby, or just needing a break can spark the need for taking some extended time off. But for a lot of small business owners, taking that time would essent…

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Ep: 103 Wake me up from this 2008 nightmare. 22:12

17d ago22:12

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In this heartfelt and no-nonsense episode of Beyond the Pole: Tales from the CEO, Leslie Lyons, your embodied leadership and sales coach, delves into the gritty reality of running a business in tough economic times. Leslie draws parallels to the 2008 recession and shares her personal journey of navigating financial hardships, offering a candid look…

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Louise & George Part 1 of 3: When You and Your Kid "Flip Your Lid" 40:11

19d ago40:11

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Leslie delves into one of the most common challenges parents face: how to navigate a strong-willed child who doesn’t do what you want them to do, This is first session with Louise and George who have a 6 year old daughter Anna and a newborn baby. They bring to light the frustration many parents feel when their child refuses to do simple tasks, like…

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3 High Leverage Ways to Keep Up Business Momentum 25:07

24d ago25:07

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Just because it's a slow down season in your personal life doesn’t mean your sales have to follow suit. Summer especially is known (and sometimes feared) as a dead time for business revenue. Unless your product or service can specifically cater to what people purchase during the season, you’re probably expecting to see a dip in sales. But you can s…

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Building Mastery with Special Guest Dale Rubury - Reprise 41:54

26d ago41:54

41:54

Today’s episode is a revisit of the conversation between Leslie and her adult daughter Dale. It focuses on the skill of building mastery with new information and resources. Parents can use this skill to build their children’s sense of confidence and competence. Building mastery can also provide a sense of accomplishment for all adults. This is an i…

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5 Ways to Maintain Momentum During The Summer Slowdown 36:55

1M ago36:55

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Summer is just around the corner! It’s the time of year to relax with a cold drink by the pool and just slow things down. Sounds great, but how do you make sure things don’t slow down too much in your business? In this episode, I talk about how you can avoid losing momentum during the slower summer months and ramp up your business for the fall. On …

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Emma Part 3 out of 3: When your Kid Misbehaves 42:21

1M ago42:21

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Today’s episode marks the third and final session with Emma, mother of four in a blended family who relies on parenting strategies of the past. But things change, and we may also need to change the way we raise our children. Leslie continues to explore Emma’s family patterns from her past, myths about parenting and fears that are so much a part of …

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Emma Part 2 of 3: When You Need A Perspective Shift 43:42

1M ago43:42

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This is the second session with Emma, mother of four children. After just one session, Emma is having breakthroughs about how her own traumas are affecting her judgment with her kids. She and Leslie discuss the warning signs of rumination (a symptom of her anxiety) and how to reel it back in once she’s started. They also work through a few role-pla…

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Author Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino: Blueberry and Jam - Adventures in Maine 7:00

1M ago7:00

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"This inviting story serves primarily as a celebration of what makes the Pine Tree State so special, but it is also a testament to the power and importance of novel experiences and strong friendships." - Publisher's Weekly Join Blueberry the cat and Jam the mouse in Vacationland as they explore the great state of Maine! Blueberry and Jam love blueb…

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Author Bill Eddy - Our New World of Adult Bullies 37:00

1M ago37:00

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Bill Eddy is an attorney, therapist, mediator, and the Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute based in San Diego, California. He develops methods to help resolve high conflict family, workplace, and legal disputes, including EAR Statements™, BIFF Response® emails, New Ways for Families® skills training methods for potentially high …

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3 Areas to Think About When Defining Your Boundaries as CEO 57:42

2M ago57:42

57:42

People keep asking for your time, energy, and attention. Someone invites you to an impromptu coffee date in the middle of something important or wants to meet up with you about something after business hours. But when it comes to your business, you need to learn to say no when necessary. You want to turn these types of things down but fear it’ll ha…

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Emma Part 1 of 3: When You Think Your Kid is Manipulating You 41:46

2M ago41:46

41:46

Today is the first of three sessions with Emma who is a mom of 4 children in a blended family. Henelly, her 7 year old daughter is from her first marriage. Emma and her second husband have 3 year old twins, Grayson and Claire and a new baby, Olivia. Emma reached out for therapy concerned that Henelly is manipulating her. Parents may often feel this…

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Author Wendy Lyons Sunshine - Tender Paws 35:00

2M ago35:00

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When Wendy Lyons Sunshine got her first puppy — abandoned behind a gas station, struggling with worms and anemia — she was in over her head. Puppy training guides failed to help her with the out-of-control bundle of teeth and claws rescue pup, and in desperation, she turned to her work helping worldclass child development experts. Could strategies …

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5 Elements That’ll Help You Define Your Role As CEO 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

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What does it mean to be CEO of your business anyway? When you start your business, you’re the marketing team, the sales team, the customer service team, the tech support, all of it. But over time, as your business grows and gets more established, you want to take some of this workload off your plate. Traditional CEOs have the people and teams in pl…

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Managing Anxiety for the Whole Family with Special Guest Lynn Lyons 42:32

2M ago42:32

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This week, host Leslie Cohen-Rubury sits down with anxiety expert Lynn Lyons. Together they discuss the challenges of parenting anxious children and the importance of addressing anxiety in families. Lynn’s work is research-based and her practical strategies for dealing with anxiety may surprise you but will make sense as you listen to this episode.…

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Being the Employee Vs Manager Vs CEO In Your Business 46:42

2M ago46:42

46:42

Do you feel bogged down in your business? You might be in your email inbox more often than you want to be. Or chasing people who still need to pay that invoice or scheduling people on your calendar all the time. Or perhaps you’re stuck on the technical side of things every day, messing around with the code on your website or trying to figure out wh…

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Leigh & Pierre Part 3 of 3: When Your Kid is Having a Meltdown 34:11

2M ago34:11

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This episode is the third and final session with Leigh and Pierre whose nearly 5-year-old daughter Jean has big emotional reactions. Leslie explores how her big emotions and reactions part of a bigger picture of anxiety, perfectionism, and discomfort with vulnerability - things so many children struggle with. And it's no surprise that Leigh and Pie…

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3 Key Mindset Shifts to Scale Beyond 6 Figures 30:41

2M ago30:41

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You’re doing all the right things in your business. You have a great offer and clients you adore. Yet, you’ve hit a ceiling in your business. You can’t figure out why or break through it no matter how hard you try. If this feels familiar, then in this episode you’ll learn the three big shifts you need to make to get you and your business unstuck an…

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Leigh & Pierre Part 2 of 3: When Your Kid Likes to be in Control 40:42

2M ago40:42

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This episode is part two of a three part series with Leigh and Pierre who have two daughters, Jean, almost 5 years old and Nina, 2 years old. This episode explores two very common parenting patterns: we want our children to fit in, and we don’t want our children to suffer in ways we may have suffered. And yet, trying to force those things causes a …

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6 Lessons to Work Smarter, Not Harder 33:56

2M ago33:56

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A lot of us entrepreneurs have seen (and heard) from our parents and others that success requires a lot of hard work and long hours. I used to be frustrated with the whole “work smarter, not harder” concept because I saw my entrepreneurial parents embrace the hustle. I thought to gain success, you had to do anything and everything and work 80-100 h…

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Leigh & Pierre Part 1 of 3: When your Kid Doesn’t Want to Talk 44:18

3M ago44:18

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This is part one of a three-part series with parents Leigh and Pierre. Leigh is from the US and Pierre is from France, and they moved their family from France to the states one year ago. They have two children - almost 5 yr old Jean and 2 year old Nina. However, they came to Leslie to talk about Jean who is not speaking outside of her immediate fam…

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EP: 102 Non-Compete Are Done! How to protect Your Biz 17:15

3M ago17:15

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🎙️ Dive into the latest episode of our podcast as we tackle a burning question for small business owners: How do you safeguard your intellectual property in the wake of the government's ban on non-compete agreements? Join me as I share the invaluable advice my attorney shared with me three years ago when we revamped our employee agreements. All hop…

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How to Make the Most of Investments in Business 33:46

3M ago33:46

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In your business, you have to constantly make big decisions. Who’s going to be your coach or mentor? Who should you hire to join your team? What resources should you use to help run your company? How (and where) will you market your business? It can get overwhelming! So you want to only spend time and money where there’s a return on your investment…

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Special Guests Dale and Carrie Rubury: When your Sibling is the “Monster” Child 47:27

3M ago47:27

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Today’s is a special episode focusing on sibling dynamics. We take a break from our typical therapy sessions to talk to Leslie’s 34-year-old twins, Dale and Carrie. Together they share in an open and honest conversation the challenges of being themselves and being in relationship with each other. Dale had intense emotions and challenging behaviors …

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You Have a Revenue Goal - Now What? 40:11

3M ago40:11

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After setting a revenue goal for your business, the next question on your mind might be, “How do I actually reach my goal?” If that’s you, then you’ll love this episode! In it, I dive even deeper into the actual math behind your revenue goal using real numbers to help you determine what to sell, at what price point, and to how many clients or custo…

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Molly & Alastair Part 4 of 4: When Everyone in the Family has a little bit of Anxiety 29:25

3M ago29:25

29:25

This is the second half of the final session with Molly and Alastair. Their kids, Katherine (4) and Elizabeth (8), are benefitting from the changes that their parents are making at home. As parents we want quick behavior fixes, but let’s not underestimate the power and impact that modeling behavior has on children. Molly and Alastair are no differe…

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How to Set the Right Revenue Goal for Your Business 43:07

3M ago43:07

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There’s a tale that’s rarely told in the business world. It’s a tale of two companies. Both make seven figures annually. But the business owners behind them receive a vastly different amount of money as actual take-home pay. What happens once money comes into a business? Where does it go from there? The lack of real disclosure on this in online ent…

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Molly & Alastair Part 3 of 4: When your Co-Parent Steps in to Help 32:31

3M ago32:31

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Today’s episode is the third session with Molly and Alastair where things take a turn inward. Molly and Alastair first contacted Leslie to get help with their two daughters, 8 year old Elizabeth and 4 year old Catherine but in the process began to face their own struggles with their belief systems and expectations. In addition, in this session Moll…

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Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana - The Happiness Formula 31:00

3M ago31:00

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A scientific, groundbreaking approach to happiness and personal fulfillment. In 1979, Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana was awarded a national research grant and Smith-Kline Medical Perspective Fellowship to develop an instrument for measuring human hope, with the purpose of detecting hopelessness early enough in troubled human individuals so assistance coul…

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Author Marni Jameson - Rightsize Today to Create Your Best Lift Tomorrow 27:00

3M ago27:00

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A gentle guide for helping readers “over a certain age” discover their best life by finding the right-sized home in the best location. Moving is no fun. Neither is getting rid of stuff. And both jobs get harder as we get older. So, when those over a certain age — say, in the last third of life — are looking to downsize and move all at the same time…

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Why a Big Enough Business Is Key to a Business & Life You Love 39:14

3M ago39:14

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You’ve seen the hype about small business and entrepreneurial success out there. It’s unreal! Not a day goes by when I don’t see photos of fancy cars, vacations, oodles of cash, and the typical success catch phrases that come with them on my social media. Here’s the conundrum, though: when your business crosses into the territory of making seven or…

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Authors Leslie and Lindsey Glass - The Mother Daughter Relationship Makeover 30:00

3M ago30:00

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he Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover combines a compelling mother and daughter memoir with self-help and a formula for readers to explore their own mother-daughter history, understand and ease their conflicts, and rediscover their appreciation and love. Bestselling author Leslie Glass and her daughter, award-winning documentarian Lindsey Glass,…

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Molly & Alastair Part 2 of 4: When you’re in a Power Struggle with your Kids 42:21

3M ago42:21

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This episode is part two of three sessions with parents Molly and Alastair. Last week Leslie focused on the sibling dynamics between their daughters, 8-year-old Elizabeth and 4-year-old Katherine. This week we focus on a different kind of dynamic: the power struggle. In the fight for power between child and parent, Leslie offers an alternative: sto…

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The Vulnerable Side of Visibility with Erica Courdae 45:27

4M ago45:27

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Visibility is scary. It’s one of the reasons why so many female entrepreneurs don’t seek out more of it for their business. Yet, it’s also the thing that’ll grow your business. So how can you feel more confident and empowered in the spotlight? In this episode, I talk with my friend Erica Courdae, a CEO Collective mentor and Diversity, Equity, and I…

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Molly & Alastair Part 1 of 4: When your Kids Need Different Kinds of Support 46:30

4M ago46:30

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This is part one of the three part series with Molly and Alastair. These parents have 2 children who are very different. Elizabeth is 8 years old and is an easy going kid. Katherine is a high energy 4 year old with intense emotions and more challenging behaviors. While the parents originally reached out to Leslie for help with their youngest, this …

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Heidi Beierle - Heidi Across America 32:00

4M ago32:00

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When the 2008 recession hit, thirty-three-year-old Heidi Beierle was single, underemployed, and ready for a change. But going back to school was not the solution she thought it would be, and her gloom deepened. Then, an email she received sparked a research idea, prompting her to bike from Eugene, Oregon, to Washington, D.C., to study bicycle touri…

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Dr. Hasan Merali - Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas 27:00

4M ago27:00

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Toddlers hold the secrets to having more fun and living a fulfilling life. In the first book to offer adults important lessons that can be gleaned from toddlers— as backed by science—a Harvard-trained physician helps us rediscover what we once knew. Terrible twos, temper tantrums, and grocery store meltdowns are usually the first things that come t…

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Why TikTok Could Be an Incredible ATTRACT Strategy 40:43

4M ago40:43

40:43

Do you think you’re attracting new people to your business through social media? The social media platforms that have been around for a while used to be that way. These days, though, fewer people see your content on most social media. So what is social media good for? Most of it now works best for nurturing your existing audience. But in this episo…

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Dr. Lisa Doggett - Multiple Sclerosis Awareness - Up the Down Escalator 32:00

4M ago32:00

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Lisa Doggett is a family physician, writer, and MS warrior based in Austin, Texas. She is the author of Up the Down Escalator: Medicine, Motherhood and Multiple Sclerosis.An activist at heart, she is a cofounder of Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility and a columnist for Public Health Watch. She previously directed a safety-net clinic where s…

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Special Guest Jamilah Lemieux: Deciding to Take your Kid to Therapy 25:22

4M ago25:22

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Today’s bonus episode is with special guest Jamilah Lemieux, and it’s all about therapy. Leslie and Jamilah discuss things like figuring out when to take your child to therapy, how to find therapists for all needs, how to talk to your kids about taking them to therapy, and more If you’re curious about therapy, for yourself or your kids or both, be …

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How to Prepare for Next Level Visibility (Even if You Feel Not Ready Yet) 35:15

4M ago35:15

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You know you must get in front of more potential clients to grow your business. So you make plans to get more visible, whether it’s through interviews or guest blog posts or videos or whatever. Yet, you feel this anxiety creep up at the thought of getting more visibility. So what do you do when the concept of putting yourself out there more feels s…

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Salimah Part 4 of 4: When Parenting Feels Relentless 47:03

4M ago47:03

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This week’s episode is our last with single mother of three Salimah. After three sessions focusing on each one of her children, today Leslie turns the attention to Salimah and the many roles that she plays. Let’s face it, being a parent is hard. It’s important for parents to supply themselves with an anti-burnout toolkit while also giving themselve…

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Why Your Marketing Isn’t Working (& How to Fix It) 34:06

4M ago34:06

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You spend so much time posting on social media or writing blog posts or sending newsletters to your email list. But no matter what you do (or how much), your marketing just. isn’t. working! You’re not seeing results in the form of new, paying clients. Today, I kick off a new series all about marketing that converts. In this first episode, I dive in…

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Salimah Part 3 of 4: When Your Happy Kid is Mean to You 42:56

4M ago42:56

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This is part three of the four part series with Salimah, single mother of three. This week, Leslie and Salimah focus on 5 year old Terrel. Terrel is the youngest child and also the only “man of the house.” He is typically a happy go-lucky child. But there are other behaviors that have Salimah confused and frustrated. He can sometimes say mean thing…

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The Business You Have Today is The Result of The Work You Did 3 Months Ago! 31:58

5M ago31:58

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Imagine you’re watching a movie about two solo entrepreneurs: One is so excited about her business but finds herself spinning her wheels. She has an amazing vision for growing her business but goes from one idea to the next because instant success eludes her. The other also loves the idea of growing her business. But instead of constantly changing …

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