1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: Conversations on life, style, beauty and relationships. It's The Velvet's 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,079 Speaker 1: Edge podcast with Kelly Henderson. Well, I love talking to 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: female entrepreneurs. I say that a lot on this podcast. 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: So today I'm with Amanda Stone. You are the CEO 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: of A and M Agency, which I have to say, 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: one of the most fun facts about your business to 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: me is that you started when you were twenty two. 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: Y part of business at the age of twenty two. 9 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: I don't even think I knew what I wanted to 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: do with my life at twenty two. Yeah, I think 11 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: I just have this crazy sense of urgency, kind of 12 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: like if not now, then when, And I think that's 13 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: really kind of propelled most of the decisions along the 14 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: way for me, and especially when it comes to business. 15 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: I just I'm eager. I get excited, and I don't 16 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: want to slow down and wait to be older or 17 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: for any other variables to shake out. Well, I know 18 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: it's a marketing agency, so we tell the people kind 19 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: of what you guys do, and I know you have 20 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 1: some huge clients. I also want to mention it. I'll 21 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: let you gud the story. Yeah, absolutely, So an M agency, 22 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: we help companies foster deeper, more authentic connections between people 23 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: and brands. And that kind of sounds a little fluffy, 24 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: but really, ultimately, you know, it's what we do. We 25 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: create these experiences and these you know, tangible products that 26 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: help these companies really establish those relationships with people and 27 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: create that trust and that interest, and ultimately it helps 28 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: them stand out above the noise of the market place. 29 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: There's so much noise. There's so much content being thrown 30 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: at people, and you know, you have a podcast, there's 31 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: there's just so much. Yeah, it just great, and there's 32 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: just so much noise out there. Um and and campaigns 33 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: like ours that have more of this high touch nature, 34 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: highly personal nature just really stand out above and beyond 35 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: kind of the other more traditional marketing marketing roots. And 36 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: so we look at what we do as an extension 37 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: of a marketing strategy or a marketing plan that just 38 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: resonates with people in a different way and really remains 39 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: more elevated in their memories than other marketing channels. So 40 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: we do this through events, brand boxes, videos, photos, brand partnerships, 41 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: social media partnerships, and just a welcome other channels just 42 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: depending on the strategy and the client. Well, you keep 43 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: saying client. But I should mention some of your clients 44 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: include Spotify, Mars rig Mars Wrigley, the United Nations Women. 45 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: So you have these huge corporations that you're working with 46 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: and building these marketing campaigns, which is amazing. Was that 47 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: intimidating to you as a young person coming in and 48 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: trying to sell yourself to these companies? Like what gave 49 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: you the confidence to know that you could do a 50 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: good job? I would say in the early days, just 51 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: knowing that we UM would do whatever it takes to 52 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: get the job done. I mean, I think I was 53 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: actually just speaking with with the potential team member earlier 54 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: and we talked about UM kind of my philosophy about 55 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: mind over muscle and now and are in what we do. 56 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: Our goal is to provide UM, you know, really like 57 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: mind centric services and ideas and strategies and UM these 58 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: more kind of abstract services that are often harder to 59 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: define than you know, something that's a widget or something 60 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: that's a product UM, but to add value in that 61 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: way instead of lugging around heavy stuff. And so I 62 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: would say that in the in the early days, we 63 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: did our fair share of muscle work. In addition to 64 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: all the mind work UM. But I think that ultimately 65 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: just helped us establish a great track record of not 66 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: just coming up with these strategies and ideas, but seeing 67 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: them all the way through UH, deliverle and the resolve UM, 68 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: and that just recognizing that pattern and overcoming challenge by 69 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: challenge and UM adding these kind of buckets of experience 70 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: along the way. I'm a big believer that that each 71 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: new thing we try and do is only new ones, 72 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: and then suddenly it's this bucket of experience that we 73 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: can draw from in the future. I love that tip 74 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: it's only you want, because it's so intimidating when you 75 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: were overcome with let me try this, and let me 76 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: try this. There's stuff, and you know, the world we 77 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: live in, especially with social media and things like that, 78 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: it's constantly changing, and so you can be very intimidating, 79 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: especially if you're walking into something new. So absolutely, I 80 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: remember their ladies to attacking to my co founder at 81 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: the time about how, you know, worst case scenario, we 82 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: would just try to find new jobs and have this 83 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: really cool resume to refer to, this awesome life experience 84 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: to laugh about. So it's you know, so many people 85 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: get so intimidated by thinking they should have all the 86 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: answers in day one, but really so often, you know, 87 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: it's it's more of a marker of leadership and entrepreneurship 88 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: if you're able to seek out the answers that you 89 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: don't have instead of only banking on the information that 90 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: you have at that time. I think the second we 91 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: stopped learning and trying new things, the world kind of 92 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: moves on without us. Yeah. I've told people about a 93 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: million times about when you work for yourself or you 94 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: have your own business, people assume that you know everything. 95 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: And I think that was a mistake I've made multiple times, 96 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: is feeling like I should and if I didn't know 97 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 1: the answer, I didn't have the exact right way it 98 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: should go, then I shouldn't be doing this. And really, 99 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: what I've learned in business, and I don't know if 100 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: you agree with this or not, but it's the willingness 101 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: to learn more or to go ask questions to the 102 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: to the expert in that area if you don't know 103 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 1: the answer, that can really make for a successful business. Yes, 104 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: I I the ability to seek out information is so 105 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: much more valuable than the information that you already know. Yes, 106 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: I love that. Well, you mentioned the sense of urgency earlier, 107 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: But did you always know you wanted to work for 108 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: yourself or own your own business. I did, Yes. My 109 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: I come from an entrepreneurial background. My grandfather dropped out 110 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: of college to to take over a family business in Georgia. UM, 111 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: and he became the biggest peanut exporter in the world 112 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: within his teens or something. Crazy. Um that business ended 113 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: up coming to a crazy grand for Natalie, But UM, 114 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: it just kind of set I think everybody in that 115 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: side of the family off on an entrepreneurial path of 116 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: their owns. And my parents owned a small business in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 117 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: and that was such a huge influence on me growing up. 118 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: They were at every performance, every game, every silly last thing. 119 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: I probably would be like embarrassed to recall some of the 120 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: the things that even showed up to um, but they 121 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: were there and so present and patient and playful. And 122 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: I feel like that the way they showed up for 123 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: their family was totally enabled by the fact that they 124 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: were working for themselves. And I knew that. By the 125 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: time I got to the life stage that I'm currently 126 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: in with two young daughters and another daughter on the way, 127 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: I knew I wanted the same thing and UM, you know, 128 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 1: to to have a career path that's truly part of 129 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: me and really just representative of who I am as 130 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: a person. It really helps UM to find the energy 131 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: in the time and the focus to devote to the 132 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: business and to being an entrepreneurs as well as the 133 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: other facets of my life and and the things that 134 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: matter most to me. So UM, I think that entrepreneurship 135 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:14,239 Speaker 1: not everybody has it, but not everybody needs to UM. 136 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: But for those that it's a natural fit, it really 137 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: you can be so energizing and spark that urgency that 138 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: makes us just you know, being a little bit more 139 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: willing to take that leap and go for it. Well, 140 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: I want to talk more about the fact that you 141 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: have two children and one on the way, UM and 142 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: own a business, but I have to first mention that 143 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: you also own another business that you just started. How 144 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: Mingo Pools tell me about this school business? Yes, yes, 145 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: So while a n agency is an events and marketing company, 146 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: ultimately the core of what we're doing is creative project management, 147 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: and over the past decade of working in that business, 148 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: the closest parallels that I draw when talking about what 149 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: we do with and an agency is to construction. So 150 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: I found myself talking about construction over the years UM 151 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: and applying that to the project management process that we 152 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: use at A and m UM, and that gave me 153 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: this curiosity about construction in general. And then I moved 154 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: to my current home about five years ago, and I 155 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: knew that I someday hoped to have a pool. I 156 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: knew that in Nashville it's rare to find a pool 157 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: under a hundred fifty thousand, if not two hundred fifty thousand, 158 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: especially where I live on a deep hill in Britwood. 159 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: And so I just kind of started getting creative and 160 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: thinking outside the box and kind of following my natural 161 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: rabbit nator like recalling my thoughts over the years about 162 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: construction and how ultimately, again it's all it boils down 163 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: to project management, and so over time it just the 164 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: picture became clear that I could develop a pool solution 165 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: for people, UH that level edges my background and project 166 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: management and working closely with people to see projects from 167 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 1: start to finish all the way through UM. So ultimately 168 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 1: I made the call to Dark Palmingo pools UM late 169 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: last year, and again I think it just was that 170 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: came from that place of Folmo, that urgency of you know, 171 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: if not now, then when there will never be a 172 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: good time to go for the things that matter. I'm 173 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: a big believer in making space and time for the 174 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: people and the things that matter. And if you don't, 175 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: then it must not matter that much to you. So 176 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: um palmingo. Yeah, we are projects to revolve around pre 177 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: fabricated pools, so concrete cast shipping container and stainless steel pools. 178 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: I work with a handful of suppliers UM who manufacture 179 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,839 Speaker 1: those and warehouses, ship them here to Nashville on flatbed 180 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 1: trucks and uh then we install them using a crane. 181 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: So that helps to streamline the installation process, cuts out 182 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: a lot of variables, and really optimize this budget, UM, 183 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: so that we can we can do a little bit 184 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: more for for their dollars. Oh, I'm like selfishly thinking 185 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: that you've found in need of your own and then 186 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: created a business around it, because that's somewhat of what 187 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: I've done in my life for things that I'm just 188 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: fascinated with, somehow I turn them into businesses. I know 189 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: there's a lot of young girls that listen to this podcast, 190 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: so would there be one tip that you, as a 191 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 1: successful woman in this dynamic career, would give as far 192 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,079 Speaker 1: as you know, things that you've learned in owning your 193 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: own business or maybe looking at the business before you 194 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: start and being intimidated, what can help you to get 195 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: to the place of actually just starting it. Like you said, 196 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: I would say that if it matters to you, don't wait. 197 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: And that applies to business, it applies to friendships, relationships, 198 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: calling your parents, it applies to everything. If it matters, 199 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: then then don't wait. There's never too young, there's never 200 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: too old. Any any sort of roadblock that you might 201 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 1: imagine was created by someone else. You know, it doesn't 202 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: have to be your roadblock just because it's someone else's 203 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: um and in in on that note, you know it's okay. 204 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: Failing is you know, it's always a risk, but it's 205 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,559 Speaker 1: a risk and everything we do, even the huge companies, fail, 206 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: But then I don't really view that as a failure. 207 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: I view it as, you know, the experience gave that 208 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: person or that organization what they needed for that season 209 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: and for that period of time, and then it's okay 210 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,719 Speaker 1: to move on from that. If if you decide it's 211 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: no longer for you so not waiting and then not 212 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: being afraid to make changes along the way. UM. Years 213 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: ago we started an M agency as an events company, 214 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: and just because we diversified and rippled out from there, UM, 215 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 1: doesn't mean we're not still, you know, the same company 216 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: that we've always been. We just start the same but 217 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: with a comfort zone that's a bit more expanded and 218 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 1: um doing a bit more UM. But PALMINGO. Yeah, it 219 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: was definitely a leap of faith. It's a new industry. 220 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: I was learning a lot of new nuances UM and 221 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: continue to do so every day. But I'm not afraid 222 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:07,199 Speaker 1: that there are still stones that I'm you know, overturning 223 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: along the way, because ultimately that's what people are counting 224 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: on me to do, to find solutions, UM in a 225 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: new way to a problem that still exists. Because if 226 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: I'm not overturning new information about it, and nobody else's anyway, right, 227 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: do you know you're any andram number. I'm a three 228 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: wing too, as I'm sitting here on either three or 229 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: seven total sense the achiever aspect, I think a lot 230 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: of entrepreneurs probably are of four wing three So all, oh, yeah, 231 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: you work for yourself, you kind of have to have 232 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: that drive of you have to do it or else 233 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 1: it's just I don't know, like it don't happen otherwise. 234 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: You know, I love I love the angiogram and I 235 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: feel to like the the achiever. And one thing that 236 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: I read UM somewhere along the way was about efficiency 237 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: and how you know, with with the achievers, how do 238 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: I get there? How do I get there efficiently? And 239 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: that so applies to both my desire to just go 240 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: for it, that urgency um you know, that don't wait attitude, 241 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: But then also it applies to operating these projects. You know, 242 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: it's I love strengths based roles and kind of optimal 243 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: fit um environments for people. I believe that if if 244 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: people are in roles that don't play to their strengths, 245 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: then they're not really able to bring They're they're using 246 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: too much of their energy putting on a front, and 247 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: they're unable to show up with as much energy as 248 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: they should to you know, their family. They family gets 249 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: because people are showing up as the best their best 250 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: selves at word. UM. So if you're in a strength 251 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: based role and I love I mean indiagram is a 252 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: tool for that, UM, then it kind of sets you 253 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: up to be able to, you know, show up to 254 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 1: all of your facets, um, a bit better and more 255 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: in line with who who you want to be. Yes. 256 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: So our advice to everyone's go fund out your indiogram number. 257 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 1: Actually I think it's awful for all aspects of life. 258 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: But you're interested in owning your own business or getting 259 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: to the place of having the guts to start that. 260 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: I do think knowing things about yourself, like what your 261 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: strengths are, just like you're saying, are so important because 262 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: then you can call in people with the strengths you 263 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: don't have to help you build this. Yes, lean into 264 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: those blind spots exactly. Um. So, one of the main 265 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: reasons I wanted to talk to you was just the 266 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: idea of finding harmony and contentment in life. That's a 267 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: big piece of what I hear of your story and business, 268 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: and um, I find it to be a very two 269 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: very difficult pieces personally, because I feel like I can 270 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: go one way or the other, like I can have 271 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: so much peace and so much contentment in my life, 272 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: or I can be killing it at work, you know, 273 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: and so like finding that in between place and then 274 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: also finding the place to rest and content meant versus 275 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: constantly striving UM to the point of reaching burnout have 276 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: been two struggles of mine. And so when I first 277 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: heard about you, I was like, oh, these topics, Yes, 278 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: these are things that I personally need. And so I 279 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: imagine a lot of people kind of struggle with the 280 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: same thing. So we mentioned that you have two children 281 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: already one other child on the way, you have these 282 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: two businesses we've now discussed, UM, and I just want 283 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: to know how contentment has become a piece of your 284 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: puzzle that is so important to navigating all of those 285 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: things all at the same time. M gosh, yes, I um, 286 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: I feel I feel like UM contentment. When I first 287 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: heard the word, it sounds kind of me. But then 288 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: the more I thought about it, you know, the more 289 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: I realized, like, really, like you know, if you're just 290 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: kind of like manically happy all the time, that's not 291 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 1: you know, the most sustainable state of being. UM. You know, 292 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: when they're what what goes up must come down. UM. 293 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: But with contentment, it's more about yeah, like you said, 294 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: that inner piece that kind of everything feels aligned and 295 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: settled and UM, you know, I said, I'm just check 296 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: in with myself and I just think like, Wow, yeah, 297 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: I wouldn't change anything, or if I would, then you 298 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: know I would change X, y Z, And how about 299 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: I go ahead and change that? Um? I love um 300 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: taking agency and encouraging others to do so as well 301 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: and kind of take control of what really fills our cup. Um. 302 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: You know. With with work life harmony, the traditional phrases 303 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: work life balance, but to me, balance implies this scale 304 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: where when one side is up, the other is down 305 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: and vice versa, whereas harmony implies that when one is up, 306 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: the other has the potential to be up to so 307 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: they can the facets of our lives can really elevate 308 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: each other and ultimately we're also much more than you know, 309 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: just work in life. It's work life, self health, all 310 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: these different facets you know, these different kind of circles, 311 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 1: um of of buckets. Yeah, in our in our orbs. 312 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: But um so yeah, work life harmony, the ultimate goal 313 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: is to have that contentment. UM. I know for me personally, 314 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: when I feel really fulfilled at work and really resolved, 315 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: that's always a goal of mine at the end of 316 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 1: each day, is to kind of walk away with resolves 317 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 1: so I can really be present. Um kind of once 318 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: I once I am plug um. But the goal is 319 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 1: to then be able to kind of walk into you know, 320 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: the rest of my life and other facets with that 321 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: kind of elevated state of being in that sense of resolve, 322 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: because then I know, for me, you know, if I'm 323 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: still my brain is at work, but my body is 324 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: over here at the dinner table, then chances are I'm 325 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: not going to be um, you know, fully present. So 326 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: just enabling ourselves to be truly content and not dragged 327 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: down in one section or the other. I know, you know, 328 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: if something felt a little funky with my family or 329 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: or you know, outside of work, then then I can't 330 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: bring that same energy into work. Um. So just making 331 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: choices along the way that enable the different facets of 332 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: our lives to to kind of find a more content balance, um, 333 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: instead of just neutral, because neutral, you know, that's if 334 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 1: that's kind of a status quo, then who wouldn't want 335 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 1: to be content opposed to neutral. I'm interested in the 336 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: word resolve. I was just thinking through that as you 337 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: talked about it, because I think that would be the 338 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: goal at the end of the day. And I sew 339 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: what you're saying about leaving work and being able to 340 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: show up any other roles and needing to build the resolves, 341 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: you can kind of let it go. And in my 342 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 1: experience with having my own business, the job's never done 343 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 1: right like it's they're constantly there's gonna be more emails 344 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: in the inbox, there's going to be some other tasks 345 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: that you could do to grow your business and one 346 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: that day. And so how do you get to the 347 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: place of resolve when you're the person that's running the show. Yes, 348 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: And I think that's a challenge that a lot of 349 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: entrepreneurs face because we've all been taught to believe that 350 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: your business you have to live at seven days a week, 351 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: twenty four hours a day. You're in it. But that's 352 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 1: why so many entrepreneurs burn out before they reach their goals. 353 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: UM but ultimately UM. One thing that I do is 354 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: I try to schedule the set schedule on my calendar 355 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 1: between ten and three daily, So then that gives me 356 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: an opportunity to start my day doing what I need 357 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 1: to do to get momentum going and whatever direction I 358 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: needed to go. And then that also leaves me a 359 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: buffer at the end of the day to where I 360 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: can really find that resolve and I can tie up loosens, 361 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: and even if I can't get to a task, then 362 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: I can let everybody who's relying on me to get 363 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: that task done, I can let them know that, hey, 364 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: it's not happening today, but I will make it a 365 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: priority first thing tomorrow. Because so much of working with 366 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: other people is in that communication and just helping people 367 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: understand kind of where you are and what they can 368 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: expect from you, because there's a huge ripple ripple effect, 369 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 1: you know, with with working with people, there's, um, you know, 370 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: there's a big domino chain of people counting on each other. 371 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: So um, that is my biggest strategy for finding resolve 372 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: at the end of each day. And then it's also 373 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: you know, just having a great support system and team 374 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: around me and enabling them to do great at their work. 375 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: Um and then also trusting that if there's anything that 376 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: I know that I need help with that I have, 377 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 1: you know, a squad that I can loopen. And I 378 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: know not everybody's there when they're starting out, But that's 379 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: kind of common advice that I hear entrepreneurs give as 380 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: things that they would do differently if they were starting 381 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: a business a second time around. As I was starting 382 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: my second business. I asked a lot of entrepreneurs around 383 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: me if you could do anything differently starting a second 384 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: business compared to what you did for your first, what 385 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: would the top thing be? And the vast majority of 386 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: entrepreneurs responded that they would get the help that they 387 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 1: needed sooner. And so that's something that I've taken to 388 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: heart with PALMINGO and I actually have my first full 389 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: time employee starting next week, UM, because I know that 390 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: it's so tempting to wait and to find that security, 391 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: but entrepreneurship is leap of faith after leap of faith. 392 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: I love the ten of three. I've never thought of that. 393 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 1: So you by that, you mean like you don't schedule 394 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: your first meeting or call or things like that until 395 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: ten o'clock. That's what I tried to do. That's my 396 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 1: my goal. So it works life harmony to work, life harmony, contentment. 397 00:21:56,720 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: My goal is for those to be the norm, but 398 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 1: there are always exceptions because there's an ebb and flow 399 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: to everything. But my goal, my my ideal schedule is 400 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 1: to have a five or six hour window in which 401 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: all of my scheduled activities take place, so calls, meetings, um, 402 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: whatever it may be. So that way I can end 403 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: the day feeling like I got what I needed to done, 404 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: and then I also know how I need to start 405 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 1: the next day. It takes some discipline, self control, and 406 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: then also intentionality. Um it's you know, it's so key 407 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: to be able to anticipate and prioritize, and then also 408 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 1: just in general critical thinking. You know, sometimes people take 409 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 1: things at face value. You know, if somebody got that 410 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 1: email from me, they might think saying, you know, I'll 411 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: get back to you tomorrow. Um, then you know they 412 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: might assume like, oh, well it wasn't a priority today 413 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 1: or it was an important to her. But just to 414 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: really be intentional with with how you're communicating with people 415 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: and the choices that you're making and kind of explain 416 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: why and what they can expect from you. Um, I 417 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 1: think those are they're all ingredients and um just a 418 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: really sustainable workflow and pace and rhythm. I just also 419 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: hear a lot of boundaries in that which we all 420 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: need in order to be our best selves, I believe. Yeah. Absolutely, Well, 421 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 1: let's talk a little bit about contentment because um, well 422 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 1: I love that tool. I think that's a very tangible 423 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 1: tool that people can take away and I like to 424 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 1: give those um from experienced people like yourself, and for me, 425 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: with contentment, I find and I don't know if this 426 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: is just me, I feel like this is a very 427 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: achiever type thing. So you you might resonate, but you know, 428 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: I'll get content, I'll get excited. I will appreciate that 429 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: certain goals are happening and manifesting and come to fruition. 430 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: And then it's like, but then what's next? And when 431 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 1: I think continue and I think of a place where 432 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: I'm just content, It's like it can be chaos around. 433 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: It could be the goal isn't achieved, but I'm still 434 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: finding happiness within myself. So one is that how you 435 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 1: would define contentment? And then too, do you have any 436 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: tangible things that you do that we could give the 437 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: listeners as tips to just finding contentment no matter where 438 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: they are in their life and their business and whatever 439 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: is that's happening for them. Yes, yes, I think of 440 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: contentment as as being happy where I am, but open 441 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: to what's next, knowing that I can, you know, get 442 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: myself to a more content place even if I slip 443 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: out of it for a minute. Yeah, And as entrepreneurs, 444 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: that's we're so focused on what's ahead and what's um, 445 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 1: you know, coming down the pipeline and oh this year 446 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: I hit my goal, But what about next year? Will 447 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,959 Speaker 1: I continue to push further and grow more? Um? So 448 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: we're always kind of living in the present and in 449 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 1: the future and in like the super future. And so 450 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: I think being content is being happy where you are, 451 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:57,439 Speaker 1: but open to what's ahead. UM. And one tool. And 452 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 1: this is not for everybody because it does take some 453 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: discipline and it takes um time to do. But again 454 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: I think that you know, again, if if if something 455 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: is important to us, like contentment, then UM, we make 456 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:13,159 Speaker 1: time to see it through. UM. I have created a 457 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: grid for myself that breaks down at the calendar for 458 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: a day UM, and you can pick an increment of time. 459 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: It can be thirty minutes, an hour, just kind of 460 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: depending on what makes sense for for your lifestyle and 461 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: work UM. But I have I pilot this at different 462 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:37,120 Speaker 1: times just to see, you know, where my trends lie. UM. 463 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: But essentially you take each hour or thirty minutes or 464 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: even fifteen minutes, which is what I did because my 465 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: workface is very quick, and I have you know, one 466 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 1: column has the different time slots and then one column 467 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 1: has the task and the other column has kind of 468 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: like my vibe how I would identify myself feeling. And 469 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: then I did a contentment score, so on a scale 470 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: of one to tend, tend being I'm very content with 471 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 1: this one being like I'm super miserable and would be 472 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: fine to never do this again for the rest of 473 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 1: my life. Um, because you can really start to identify 474 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: patterns that way. Um. You know, sometimes people just think 475 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: they might have one negative experience during the day and 476 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: suddenly like their whole day feels like this gray shadow 477 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 1: over it, But really it might have just been this, 478 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 1: like one little email exchange that felt a little funky, 479 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: or um, you know, one little argument with a friend 480 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:33,919 Speaker 1: or family member that kind of put you on a 481 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: weird path. But it really helps with self awareness and 482 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: again that like discipline and self control and intentionality, because ultimately, 483 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: sometimes we might feel weird in a team meeting, but 484 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: really it's because what's on our minds is this email 485 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: that we got from a client before or a vendor. 486 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 1: And so by breaking down your day like this, it 487 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: kind of forces you to lift up and really think 488 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: about what your experience seeing in the moment and how 489 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 1: that's making you feel and it's okay to like not 490 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 1: be doing it every every fifteen minutes, but to kind 491 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 1: of go back and back feel like, oh yeah, that's 492 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: when I you know, I saw it at my email 493 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 1: inbox was really raking up some emails right as I 494 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: was going into a meeting. But then, you know, what 495 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: good did that do? You just kind of making yourself 496 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: a bit miserable for the next couple of hours. So 497 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: then it can help give you strategy. So once you've 498 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:28,360 Speaker 1: pinpointed the trends of like when you're more or less content, 499 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: then from there you're able to think about like, Okay, 500 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: well maybe I need to schedule. If it's emails that 501 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: are stressing me out, then I probably need to schedule 502 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 1: time on my calendar for that and to pilot block 503 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: scheduling so that I'm not carrying the weight of an 504 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: increasingly full inbox throughout my other tasks of the day. Okay, 505 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: so you fifteen minutes, ask yourself you kind of write 506 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 1: down what happened in the last fifteen minutes. Um, yes, 507 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: a very high level. So it might be like account thing, 508 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: it could be emails, it could be client meeting. And 509 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: sometimes if I already know I'm going to be in 510 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 1: a client meeting, I just go ahead and populated. I 511 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:11,879 Speaker 1: I'm a big like I having a lot going on. 512 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: I'm a big calendar person, so but I could really 513 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: I could probably prepopulate this grid on Sunday evening or 514 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 1: Monday morning for the whole week, and then of course 515 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: there are changes, but then to pop in kind of 516 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: my general vibe and then my contentment score as I'm 517 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: going along, and sometimes you know, I'll forget and if 518 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 1: I if I'm if I'm doing it one week, I 519 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: might forget and um need to revisit like you know, 520 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,439 Speaker 1: a chunk of time. But then it also helps you 521 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: like think through, like really put yourself back in those 522 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: shoes and not just make assumptions about you know, broader trends, 523 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: but to really identify, like what actually happened, and that 524 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: way you can set yourself up for success in the future. 525 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: Um by being self aware and open and honest with 526 00:28:53,280 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: yourself about what fills your up and totally dress. Yeah, 527 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: I'm just like Mindlene because it seems so simple, but 528 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 1: that actually is brilliant because I do think another thing 529 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: that happens when work for yourself or you own your 530 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 1: own business, and I think it's probably happened in any job, 531 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 1: but it's that you take all you take on all 532 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: of the responsibilities, especially if it's a new business. Right 533 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: you don't have the employees or the staff to kind 534 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: of back you up, so you don't really realize the 535 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: actual things that maybe you are good at, that you 536 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 1: enjoy doing, that are just you know, the tedious things 537 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: that you have to do because you own a business. 538 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: And so I totally and completely agree in the overwhelm of, 539 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 1: oh God, this day sucked, and then not even really 540 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: knowing why, you're kind of just out of touch with 541 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: yourself completely, or if it's things like the email inbox 542 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: like you said, and it's just a simple thing like 543 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: I just need to designate this certain amount of time. 544 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 1: But like I know, something I'm guilty of is I'm 545 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: constantly checking. So I'm like add my phone to my hip, 546 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: you know, and I'm constantly on it and available to people. 547 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: And all that does is completely deplete me and take 548 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: me out of my availability for whatever the task is 549 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: right in front of me. It's kind of passing everything, yes, 550 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:16,560 Speaker 1: And one thing that I try to do is to 551 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: account for that so you know, in my job working 552 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: with other people, they're counting on me. You know, I 553 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: might have an answer to a question that will unlock 554 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: their progress for the rest of the day. And so 555 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: I build in buffers to be available. So say I 556 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: get copy with someone. Instead of scheduling that for an hour, 557 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 1: I might schedule for forty five minutes so that I 558 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: can go. When I get in my car, I'll take 559 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: a look at my phone, see if there's anything urgent, 560 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: and then go to my next destination or to my 561 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 1: next next task or call. And I also um encourage 562 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 1: my team anytime we have like a project call with 563 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: a client or with a vendor, hold the next thirty 564 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: minutes or an hour for actual progress so that you're 565 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: not um having to just fit in time to do 566 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: the actual two dous in those deliverables that came out 567 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: of that meeting, but instead you can truly drive progress. 568 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: I mean, how impressive is it whenever you hang out 569 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: from a call with somebody and then like within the 570 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: next fifteen thirty minutes an hour, they actually do the 571 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: things they told you they were going to do, instead 572 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: of it happening fifteen minutes before the next connect. When 573 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: you're like wondering, am I going to get that email? 574 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: Because like I, like you said, I need that to 575 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: be able to move forward with what I need to do. 576 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 1: And that's so difficult sometimes when you're waiting on someone else. Yes, 577 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 1: And so often we think of meetings or calls um 578 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 1: as you know, oh, well, what I talked to that person, 579 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: I checked that box. But really it's all about the 580 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: work that goes on between and that who actually drives progress. Wow, 581 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: that's a great tip. I just hear so many boundaries, 582 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: which I highly respect, and it's not my top skill set. 583 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: I talk about that a lot of this podcast about 584 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: just constantly having to be checking in with myself because 585 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm very quick to uh sacrifice myself and my own 586 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 1: needs to try to get a job done or for 587 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 1: other people or whatever. That's it's an old habit of mine. 588 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: So do you have any tips for boundaries, because I 589 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: feel like, um, in general, you have a lot that 590 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: you're balancing, and so how do you take care of 591 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: yourself amongst all of your responsibilities in life and business, um, 592 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 1: just in general, to make sure that you are giving 593 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: back to yourself all of the things that you're giving 594 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: to everyone. Else mm hmmm, yeah, I think that for me, 595 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 1: it all starts with this kind of advanced nostalgia mindset. 596 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 1: I oftentimes find myself thinking about, like, Okay, when when 597 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: I'm up there in age and towards the end of 598 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: my timeline, how will I feel about how I spent 599 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: my time and energy and focus. Will I feel proud 600 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,240 Speaker 1: of it? What I change anything? If so, what do 601 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: I think I would change? Will I regret um, that 602 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 1: one email that I didn't send when I said I would, 603 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: Or will I regret kind of more overarching trends of 604 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 1: not showing up for my family and friends the way 605 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: I want to, not making time for the things that 606 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: enhance my contentment? Um? Will I even feel like I 607 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: was content day to day? Um? I just I kind 608 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 1: of start there, and then I try to kind of 609 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: visualize that um and and if there is something that 610 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: I would change, I try to go ahead and do 611 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: it um. And then you know, then I feel like 612 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: that anchors me to this. You know, Okay, why do 613 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: I need to have boundaries? I need to have boundaries 614 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: so that by the time I am dying, for lack 615 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 1: of a better word, I'll feel really good about you 616 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 1: know how I how I showed up in my life 617 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: just like you know, kind of the same way I 618 00:33:56,280 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: try to feel each day. UM, and I having the 619 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: discipline and the self awareness to really pinpoint those trends. 620 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 1: Talked about what convn um kind of timblet um then, Uh, 621 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: that really helps to create these guidelines for making choices 622 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 1: of what really matters or what maybe somebody else could 623 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,240 Speaker 1: handle or could you skip all together. So many people 624 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 1: get caught up and just doing things because they think 625 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: they're supposed to. I mean, even the nine to five 626 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: work day was created for like manufacturing or something something 627 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: that's super irrelevant to the vast majority of careers now. UM, 628 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:40,000 Speaker 1: So just really not sticking to old norms and expectations, 629 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 1: but forging your own that actually makes sense. UM in 630 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: the way that I do that is through scheduling and 631 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 1: just being really candid with myself about what's working for 632 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: me and what's not working for me, and then you know, 633 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:56,880 Speaker 1: just actually making the changes to ensure that I'm not 634 00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 1: you know, getting caught in this pattern that's repeating itself 635 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 1: and not moving me to the place that I want 636 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: to be. I love that well. I would imagine that 637 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 1: you as most moms do suffer from mom guilt from 638 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 1: time to time. Um, is there any sort of tidbit 639 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: that you want to touch on with that? For any 640 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 1: women in business? And just kind of just I think 641 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: the pressure that we put on ourselves or maybe it's 642 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 1: part of the old system of the way things were, 643 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: but it's just not working anymore, and I think it's 644 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: pretty much doing ourselves a disservice to do this. So 645 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 1: how do you how do you do that? As you 646 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 1: know a businesswoman? Just I'm assuming just wanting to be 647 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: the best mom that you possibly can be. Yes, Yes, 648 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 1: mom guilt is definitely a real thing, just like all guilt, 649 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:46,279 Speaker 1: dog guilt, self get guilt, health guilt, fitness guilt. Um. 650 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: I think of guilt though, as like a really helpful 651 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: tool because it means that somewhere within myself, I'm telling 652 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 1: myself that I'm doing something or not doing something that 653 00:35:57,360 --> 00:36:02,839 Speaker 1: I should. So I feel the most guilt when I'm 654 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:06,839 Speaker 1: not really my actions aren't in line with my priorities. 655 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: Like I'll feel guilt about you know, I mean granted, yeah, 656 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,080 Speaker 1: like I love chocolate chip of these for example, Like 657 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 1: there's no guilt needed there because that that that can 658 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 1: fill your cup. But you know, if I feel like 659 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: I'm having guilt, I haven't been showing up is the 660 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: mom that I want to be. Then that means like 661 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:26,640 Speaker 1: that's a trigger that I need to make a change 662 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,400 Speaker 1: in order to feel less guilty. You know that that 663 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: guilt to me is like myself slowing up like a 664 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,440 Speaker 1: little flag, Like how I need your attention. Something is 665 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:37,440 Speaker 1: off somewhere and you need to figure out where it is, 666 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:40,480 Speaker 1: and then you need to make the change to get 667 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: that guilt to go away. The only way it's going 668 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 1: to go away is by addressing it and making a change. However, 669 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:48,960 Speaker 1: sometimes people feel guilt over things that they don't need 670 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,719 Speaker 1: to feel guilty about, and then it's okay to say, 671 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,719 Speaker 1: you know what, like I feel this guilt about this 672 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 1: certain thing because someone else along the way made me 673 00:36:58,480 --> 00:36:59,920 Speaker 1: feel like I was supposed to But like, I'm going 674 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,359 Speaker 1: to choose to not feel guilty about that because it's 675 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:06,360 Speaker 1: not important to me. Again, like, people make time, energy, space, 676 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 1: whatever it is for the things that matter, and sometimes 677 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:12,319 Speaker 1: things that trigger guilt don't ultimately matter to us, and 678 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:14,600 Speaker 1: therefore we don't need to feel guilty about them, but 679 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:18,400 Speaker 1: to process that guilt helps us move past that. Yeah, 680 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,839 Speaker 1: I just hear so much self awareness, which I think 681 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,880 Speaker 1: is probably one of the biggest keys to your success, 682 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: because how do you grow anything in this life without 683 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:29,760 Speaker 1: the self awareness to understand what you're bringing to the table, 684 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 1: what you need to change about yourself or your life. 685 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:35,080 Speaker 1: I just I really admire that about you. Thank you. 686 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: We'll tell everyone UM where they can find you and 687 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:41,600 Speaker 1: what what can we look forward to with these companies 688 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:45,680 Speaker 1: that you have. Yes, gosh, I'm excited for what's next 689 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:48,880 Speaker 1: we have UM. Let's see for for an M agency, 690 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:53,719 Speaker 1: We're celebrating our tenth anniversary in January. I'm currently building 691 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,400 Speaker 1: and a new headquarters, which has always been my goal, 692 00:37:57,960 --> 00:37:59,399 Speaker 1: and it will be home to a couple of other 693 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 1: women known businesses too in the area. UM we're rebranding 694 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 1: as we head into the new year. UH. And then 695 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:10,800 Speaker 1: also for paal Mingo, I've just had the best time. 696 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:14,880 Speaker 1: Every project just feels so exciting to me. UM. I 697 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:18,880 Speaker 1: have kind of lost account of the projects that UM 698 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: we're we're getting the opportunity to to work on UM. 699 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:26,919 Speaker 1: But I aim to just continue to diversify there as well, 700 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 1: not just be installing these pools so that people can 701 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 1: have their dream pool, but also helping them so they 702 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:36,080 Speaker 1: don't have to put quite so much effort into maintaining them, 703 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:39,080 Speaker 1: so they can actually use that time to enjoy them instead. Um. 704 00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:41,400 Speaker 1: So that's coming down the pipeline. Um. But in the 705 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:45,000 Speaker 1: meantime also be having a baby, having way their daughter 706 00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 1: at the end of November, which is so exciting. I 707 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:51,640 Speaker 1: get so many questions about how long we've on maternity leave, 708 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:54,120 Speaker 1: and you know, it's more like a day by day 709 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:57,400 Speaker 1: boundaries thing, just recognizing what it's going to be having 710 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: patients with myself, low expectations and just knowing that it's 711 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:05,920 Speaker 1: all temporary and that I need to enjoy the highest 712 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:12,600 Speaker 1: and MS what and so um A lot on the horizon, 713 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:14,960 Speaker 1: I suppose. But in the meantime you can find me 714 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:19,279 Speaker 1: on Instagram at Amanda Stone, chats um or a m 715 00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:24,719 Speaker 1: agency co or Palmingo Pools. Amazing, Amanda, thank you so 716 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:26,920 Speaker 1: much for being here. I really feel like you gave 717 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:30,160 Speaker 1: us a lot of wisdom going into any business. I 718 00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:33,000 Speaker 1: think this can apply to just anyone in any job 719 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,440 Speaker 1: or just in life in general. So you can take 720 00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 1: all of these tools with you. I'm on link all 721 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:41,360 Speaker 1: of Amanda's sites in the description of this podcast, and again, 722 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:45,279 Speaker 1: thank you so much for being here. Thank you, Thank 723 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:48,400 Speaker 1: you guys for listening. Thanks for listening to The Velvet's 724 00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:51,680 Speaker 1: Edge podcast with Kelly Henderson, where we believe everyone has 725 00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:54,399 Speaker 1: a little velvet and a little edge. 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