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Articles by Amy
Goals Need Boundaries
I often see leaders return from an emotionally charged training or event on fire and ready to take on the entire world. In a perfectly protected environment of inspiration and education, anything seems possible and goals are set with NO acknowledgement of life’s realities, relationships with loved ones or energy capacity. I’m not saying dreaming…
Meet Bob
I’d like to introduce you to my new friend, Bob. That’s really his name, given to him by the Troll creators that sold him to me on Amazon. I bought Bob at the encouragement of my writing coach, who warned me that in the journey of writing a book, I would certainly encounter some inner…
Why you can’t outwork your thought habits.
I see a fascinating repeating pattern with clients who have immediate and direct control over increasing their income. Perhaps they have a business in direct sales or with a multi-level marketing company or maybe they work on commission or have the chance to earn generous performance-based bonuses at work. Even small business owners fall prey to this…
Money Moves
One of the quotes that I read EVERY morning in my quiet time is from Jen Sincero’s book You Are a Bad Ass at Making Money. She writes, “Money is a renewable resource. It comes and goes, it ebbs and flows, it’s meant to move. When we’re cheap about spending it or weird about receiving it, we…
Personal Growth = Professional Growth
I got a text this week from a client that said, “I did it! My 2021 income exceeded $200,000! I would love to shout that out to everyone I know, but I feel like you are one of the few people I can tell.” To say that this text made my day could be the understatement…
Amy’s Top 10 Favorite Things of 2021
1. The “Wouldn’t it be cool if….?” Game On the seven-hour drive home from dropping our oldest daughter Avery off at college, Ryan and I were bored and started to play the “Wouldn’t it be cool if….” game. You simply fill in the blank of this question, and in the process, you dream out loud…
You’re Creating Your Chaos
We moved to a new house (only a few miles away) two weeks ago. The week before we moved, we traveled to my daughter’s volleyball game in Missouri, I spent a few days with some girlfriends in New York City seeing some shows on Broadway (not the best timing but this trip was planned WAY…
Take a break from structure
If you ask most people what I am best at or known for as a business leader and person, most will say without hesitation, “Structure and systems.” I would agree. This is one of my natural strengths. Can I let you in on a little secret about why this is true? Do you want to…
Holding Space
Do you know what I get to do all day long? I have the honor and privilege of holding space for leaders, business owners and people who have great influence in our communities. Most leaders have very few, if any, spaces in their lives where they can NOT be okay, where they can work through their…
The Giving Tree
Did anyone else grow up reading the famous children’s book by Shel Silverstein called The Giving Tree? Before I even dive into this let me say that I LOVE Shel Silverstein. His collection of poetry titled Where The Sidewalk Ends is one of my all-time favorites. However, in a Children’s Literature course I took while working on…