I was coaching a friend today through some different business concerns, and I asked her why she doesn’t share more about some of her most popular products. Her response was, “Well, I feel like that information is out there; I feel like everyone already knows it.” However, when we dug a little bit deeper into this thought, we discovered a lie that runs rampant in most of our businesses.
Read MoreIf you haven’t noticed, I’ve gone very quiet on this blog for the last 3 years. Some of that was the transition into motherhood, starting another business, and just being burned out on social media and cancel culture, if I’m being honest. I had run hard towards building my blog and my brand for the better part of 7 years, and I couldn’t handle the pace I had set for myself.
Read MoreThere are very few days that change your life. I’ve only lived 27+ years, and I’ve seen that reality play out time and time again. But regardless of what we know, sometimes we act like a singular very good or very bad day has the power to shift the scales. From my experience, it’s just not true.
Read MoreThe other day, I was listening to a podcast interview with Jenna Kutcher and Ed Mylett, and she was talking about how she is unemotional in business. As a woman, that sounds like a strange quality to admit, but I have to agree that I relate to her. It’s not that things don’t hurt my feelings at work - bad reviews, disgruntled staff, and a lack of work ethic definitely grind my gears more than I’d like to admit, but I have a pretty level head when it comes to shaking off the unimportant moments to move forward. But, their conversation got me thinking about what my best and worst quality as a boss might be.
Read MoreI’m in a weird season of entrepreneurship. Pregnancy will do that to you, I guess. In many ways, 2020 has been a year of record highs and big dreams realized. I opened my second studio, hit big goals in my first studio, made great hires that have allowed me to delegate and breathe, and grown the Pure Barre brand in Colorado Springs. It’s been a hard year, too. We’ve had a lot of new hires to make and a lot of transience, and I’ve battled the uncertainty and questions that always come alongside a new venture.
Read MoreI come from a family of entrepreneurs, and I was warned at a young age not to do business with my friends. All the logic behind it makes sense. Friends and money don’t mix. Friends and the stress of work don’t mix. Who wants to boss around (or be bossed around by) their friends, after all? It opens up the door to heartache, difficult conversations, and the risk of splintered relationships that will never recover. But I also firmly believe that it can be done.
Read MoreThere are so many pieces of my Pure Barre story that no one knows, even though I feel like I’ve shared so many of them in this online space. Yes, my story is unusual, just as any good story is, but there have been so many moments that are undeniably God and irrevocably good, even when they seemed confusing as all get out while they were happening. Every year on March 7, I’m reminded of one of those moments. Well, three, to be exact. March 7 is the day that reminds me how seeds get planted and what they can turn into.
Read MoreBecoming someone else isn’t your end goal. When I was younger, I used to look up to women that I admired in business, performing, life (you name it), and I would begin to feel the pressure to become a certain way. I recently heard Julie Solomon say on a podcast, “Tell me what you’re envious of, and I’ll tell you what you should be doing.” Powerful, right? When we want something, we often don’t take the time to pinpoint what we actually want, so we start throwing darts at anything that sounds remotely close to our goal.
Read MoreMy passions for wellness and nutrition not only keep me grounded, they have helped me to realize that prioritizing my emotional and physical health in business is the best thing I can do to be a good leader for my people.
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