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Why Setting Boundaries Will Make You A Better Business Owner

Learning how to set productive boundaries has been a work in progress. Most entrepreneurs struggle with a work-life balance because their work is their life, and their life is their work! Setting your schedule can have its pros and cons. In this week’s female founder series, Michelle Hanna & Liz Choi, founders of the full service wedding and event company Love Wildly Co, shared that to grow the business, they had to say no. These two powerhouse women shared that besides self-care, they learned that saying no or putting a ceiling on the amount of work that they received gave them extra time to recharge and connect with their families! Setting boundaries will make you a better business owner and help you more in control of your time.

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Here's How To Stop "Shoulding" On Yourself.

Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda. How many times do use at least one of those words a day? I know I’m often kicking myself in regards to the stuff I wish I could do different now. Because let’s be real hindsight is always 20/20. The woulda, coulda, shoulda mindset is extremely limiting because we can’t go back and change what has already happened. We can only move forward. On today’s blog I write about ways to start challenging these thought patterns and steps that you can take today. You can also ask today’s founder, April Mosebrook, as she learned how to maneuver around that mindset and take action! She is the founder of @BucketListBroadway and the lead singer of her own band April and the Funk Junkies! This creative genius went out of her comfort zone, learned how to build her business, asked for help along the way, and poured every ounce of passion into this project.

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Why Consistency is the Most Important Discipline to Have

Wake up. Kick Butt. Repeat. There is NO easy way to grow a business. All you can do is work hard, do your best, ask for help, and do it again tomorrow. Consistency is the most important factor in growing your business. Genie Reese of Red Aspen not only has the work ethic but the spirit to keep momentum and energy up while growing her business with her co-founders.

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The Best Leaders Rise By Lifting Others Up

There is absolutely no way to grow a business without a team. As a solo-preneur you’re often running your marketing department, social media, invoicing, getting coffee, and everything in between. Ashley shares how beneficial it has been in hiring the right people and putting time and energy into training them both to help scale the business but also because it makes her feel so damn good!

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The Power of Patience

Can you think back on a time that you said something without really listening to what the person was saying? Or what about launching a program or offer from your business only to realize you weren't ready to manage it or scale it? Or rushed through an Instagram post just to get content out there? Have you ever bought a piece of home decor just to have something rather than waiting for the thing you REALLY wanted? I've been all of the above. I've spoken thoughtlessly, launched too quickly, bought way too many fake plants, posted, edited, reposted, and then deleted because I moved too quickly. Something I've been working on in my own life is slowing down before making decisions. It seems as if learning patience is a common theme for most entrepreneurs as Allison Katz of Gift Spawt explains that it took time to understand how to even get started as a business owner and then to officially launch their brand.

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