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Dec 26, 2017

I was really excited to sit down with our guest today, Dr. Andrea Maxim. She’s an entrepreneur, naturopathic doctor, and unapologetically interested in driving her entrepreneurial spirit and finding ways to have a massive impact on her profession.

In this episode, I was lucky enough to get her take on a few things: the trends she has been seeing within entrepreneurialism, where she thinks we should be investing our time and energy as we move into 2018, and the common elements that she has seen — both in her journey as well as her clients — in terms of successful outcomes.

This is a great interview because it’s that balance between business through the lens of someone who’s in healthcare — who understands the need to have boundaries and limitations in terms of how far we push. We also talk about what it means to really be an overnight success and the 10 years of work it takes to get to that place. This is an interview for people who are interested in understanding how you can become passionate about looking for a career in helping others and the type of hustle and strategy and self-investment that goes along with it.

 

Key Takeaways:

[3:43] Dr. Andrea Maxim takes us through the journey that got her to where she is now.

[7:04] The concept of ‘endgame’: what it means to Dr. Andrea.

[10:39] Where Dr. Andrea’s mindset of “I just know I can do it” came from and how to think optimistically.

[17:31] The importance of failing to achieve success.

[18:59] Detaching yourself from others’ opinions and Dr. Andrea’s obliger tendency with a side of rebel.

[22:20] Straddling the line between healthcare practitioner and hustling entrepreneur: Dr. Andrea’s predictions for key marketing trends for small businesses in 2018.

[26:30] Finding the balance between finding personal touch-points with clients while also limiting your access and taking a step back.

[29:11] Where Dr. Andrea plans on moving forward this coming year, where she plans to invest her time and money in terms of personal growth, and what her best personal investment has been in the past.

[34:01] An important exercise in gaining — and being open to — personal insight.

[36:13] How to filter out the noise of advice and suggestions, to process it and find the one, clear path to take.

[39:36] What Andrea would like her legacy to be.

[40:39] How Andrea describes health.

[42:03] Andrea’s key-performance indicators!

[45:05] Where to find Andrea online.

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too), by Gretchen Rubin

 

If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more:

Please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes.

We would also appreciate a review!

 

Join our badass Women’s Facebook Group, Legacy Performance Labs

If you want to be something amazing, you need to surround yourself with amazing people! The Legacy community is made up of badass women living — not leaving — their legacy every single day. If you are on a mission and get it that your health is the key to your unlimited potential — Join us on Facebook!

 

More About Dr. Andrea Maxim

Dr. Andrea Maxim is one of Southern Ontario’s leading naturopathic doctors and the creator of ‘The Maxim Movement’; a movement helping people move towards MAXIMizing their Digestion, MAXIMizing their Hormones, MAXIMizing their Weight Loss and of course MAXIMizing their Health!”

Dr. Andrea graduated from McMaster University, completing an Honours Degree in Biology and Pharmacology. After another four years of rigorous training at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Andrea completed her degree as a licensed Naturopath in Ontario and is proud to be serving the Haldimand and Burlington Community.

*From Andrea’s website.

 

Connect with my Guest:

Andrea’s podcast: The Profitable Practice Podcast

Visit her website: Booking links, blog, and store.

Follow her on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

 

MONTHLY QUIZ

See where you stack up and take this month’s quiz right here!

Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters.

 

CALL TO ACTION

What is one thing that you have been wanting to do but have been too scared to take action on? This week’s call to action is to step outside of your comfort zone, take the leap, stare that fear right in the eyes and get sh%$ done. Share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.

Dec 19, 2017

Today is a super fun interview because it was all about money — our attitudes towards it and our core beliefs about it. We segued right into the concept of ‘how do you go about spending your money, guilt-free?’

My guest today, Shannon Simmons, the author of Worry-Free Money — which just released today. She also owns The New School of Finance and she runs a series of programs online to teach the notion of financial acumen. As a new mom, she gets the pressures of the millennial, emerging entrepreneurial lifestyle and the shift that we’re seeing in our society — that is we’re moving away from the idea that everything is secure and easy to the fact that we need to have a new idea and paradigm as we approach money.

I can’t have a podcast or a business that focuses on producing healthy outcomes for people if we don’t talk about money — and that’s exactly what we did today and why I’m so excited to share this interview with you, between myself and Shannon Simmons.

 

Key Takeaways:

[1:46] About the interview today with Shannon Simmons.

[2:38] The consistent sources of stress I see when people come in for their intakes with me.

[4:00] How Shannon became not only an expert on finances but how she’s positioned that knowledge in a totally unique way.

[5:46] Shannon’s book on guilt-free spending and the simple things we need to look at when it comes to having a happier financial life.

[9:20] The first step to saving to appease that fear-based scarcity mindset.

[10:24] The most important side: cutting out traditional budgeting.

[13:13] What Shannon insists you do: Spend your money for you!

[15:53] Why Shannon thinks we have such complicated emotions in the relationship we have with money.

[17:57] Everyone’s inherent need to ‘keep up’ and how Shannon maintains a healthy grip on the ‘comparison game.’

[23:43] The fundamental basics of financial literacy.

[27:23] Ratios and benchmarks people should be aware of when it comes to debt.

[30:16] Allocating cash flow and paying yourself first.

[33:56] How to get that dopamine fix without spending money and avoiding that ‘f*ck it’ moment.

[36:12] Keeping open and honest with friends, family, and children in the conversation of money.

[38:35] The negative ways parents transmit their beliefs to their children about money.

[40:39] The importance of transparency.

[41:57] The first step to changing our relationship with money.

[44:45] The sentiment of success: changing your paradigm.

[46:01] What Shannon wants her legacy to be.

[46:58] How Shannon defines health.

[48:22] Rapid-fire questions for Shannon!

[55:44] Where you can find out more about Shannon.

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Worry-Free Money:The guilt-free approach to managing your money and your life,

by Shannon Simmons

The New School of Finance

 

If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more:

Please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes.

We would also appreciate a review!

 

Join our badass Women’s Facebook Group, Legacy Performance Labs

If you want to be something amazing, you need to surround yourself with amazing people! The Legacy community is made up of badass women living — not leaving — their legacy every single day. If you are on a mission and get it that your health is the key to your unlimited potential — Join us on facebook!

 

More About Shannon Simmons

Shannon Simmons is the author of Worry-Free Money: The guilt-free approach to managing your money and your life. She also owns The New School of Finance and runs a series of programs online to teach the notion of financial acumen.

Shannon is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Investment Manager (CIM), media personality, personal finance expert and founder of the New School of FinanceTM. She is widely recognized as a trailblazer in the Canadian financial planning industry. She was named one of Canada’s Top 30 Under 30,  the Notable Award for Best In Finance and New School of Finance won the 2016 Wealth Professional Award for Digital Innovation. She is a regular financial expert in the media and has a monthly column for Globe and Mail and is a personal finance columnist for CBC’s On the Money and Metro Morning.

 

Connect with my Guest:

Book a session on her website: ShannonLeeSimmons.com/contact

Connect with her on Facebook or Twitter.

 

MONTHLY QUIZ

See where you stack up and take this month’s quiz right here!

Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters.

 

CALL TO ACTION

This week’s call to action is all about creating momentum towards a healthy & happy financial situation. I challenge you to open up a savings account and commit to contributing $25 or more each month to it. This money may not change your world right now, but as it grows, your confidence and momentum will too. Share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.

 

Dec 12, 2017

I had so much fun with this interview today because it was the perfect coming-together of themes that I’ve been talking about with clients and patients all week long: the notion of confidence and finding your authentic self.

Our guest today, Razi Berry, is a mother of three, health advocate, badass entrepreneur, business woman, and a role model to me and so many others. She is the editor of the naturopathic news and review website NDNR and the host of the website Natural Path — and together they receive over one million hits a year!

As you listen to Razi, you’ll realize she’s an incredibly gentle soul with a fierce purpose. This interview is full of nuggets about finding your inner badass, driving your business, and how to really find that reconciliation of someone who’s not always the loudest voice in the room, but can be just as powerful.

 

Key Takeaways:

[2:37] About my guest today, Razi Berry.

[4:14] Overcoming illness — Razi’s journey and background.

[6:22] How Razi became involved in naturopathic medicine.

[7:55] The breadth of evidence for naturopathic medicine.

[10:30] The mysterious vital force that guides all of our lives and the uniqueness of naturopathic medicine.

[13:10] The unique framework and power of naturopathic medicine.

[14:14] Evaluating opportunities as an entrepreneur through intuition and instinct.

[17:25] Managing her busy lifestyle; tapping into intuition daily to stay balanced.

[20:57] Rising above the occasion and serving as a role model for her children.

[21:39] Always learning — homeschooling, traditional education, and learning outside the classroom with her children.

[24:25] Razi’s ‘aha’ moment in her health journey.

[27:24] Emerging health trends to come and continue in 2018.

[32:56] The commonalities among thought-leaders and the lessons Razi has learned from hosting Dream Business Summit.

[32:32] How to accelerate confidence growth.

[41:00] How Razi manages and sets boundaries in a negotiation or a contract with a person or business in a position of power.

[48:05] What Razi would like her legacy to be.

[48:30] Razi’s definition of health.

[49:00] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.

[49:20] Six rapid-fire questions! Razi’s KPIs.

[52:30] Where to find Razi online.

[53:48] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Natural Path

Natural Path Facebook Page

NDNR

Dream Business Summit

The Vis Network Mastermind

Love is Medicine Facebook Page

 

 

MORE ABOUT RAZI BERRY

Razi Berry is the founder and Publisher of the award-winning publication Naturopathic Doctor News & Review, (NDNR.com),  The international Journal of Naturopathic Medicine and the authoritative naturopathic medical  resource for patients, NaturalPath.net 

She is host of the successful consumer health events The Natural Cancer Prevention Summit, TheHeartRevolution.org and The Sugar Free Summer.

She co-owned a successful naturopathic practice for 14 years and in 2017 was awarded the prestigious title of Champion of Naturopathic Medicine by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

Razi lives in Scottsdale, AZ where she homeschools her two daughters and works as a natural medicine advocate and consultant. This year she has launched the first Mastermind for Naturopathic Doctors called the Vis Network Mastermind, where she mentors and empowers physician's to take there business to the next level.

 

CONNECT WITH MY GUEST

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/NDNewsReview/

 

MONTHLY QUIZ

Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters.

SEE WHERE YOU STACK UP AND ACCESS THE QUIZ RIGHT HERE

 

CALL TO ACTION

This week’s call to action is to get focused. When you are hyper-focused on a particular area, your growth is so exponentially faster than when you are hanging out as a generalist. What is one area of your life where you feel the need to buckle down and make real changes? Commit to giving 110% to that area of your life and share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.

Dec 5, 2017

As entrepreneurs, we get caught in the mindset that we can out-work or out-hustle everyone to get to the next level. When we hear that it’s important to focus and be mindful we feel that we are different. We have to hustle.

The reality is that running around like a crazy person, trying to be everything to everyone at all times, ultimately leads to burnout and ineffectiveness. Today I’m sitting down with Dave Ruel to look at the simple things — the operations of a business — to be effective and to stay healthy.

 

Key Takeaways:

[3:30] Dave began his first health business by selling cookbooks.

[6:25] Dave wanted to launch his own business in order to have more freedom, but he became overworked and experienced burnout.

[8:56] How do you know if you are caught in a burnout phase?

[14:38] You don’t have to hustle and grind to be a successful entrepreneur.

[16:29] You may need to go through the “burnout recovery program.”

[21:13] You must learn to manage yourself.

[23:16] This is how Dave structures his day.

[29:43] How can you connect with people without letting email take over your life?

[36:00] What software does Dave use for project management?

[37:57] There are so many options for planners and journals for entrepreneurs. Choose one that helps you prioritize.

[47:04] Take this month’s quiz at Meghanwalker.com/entrepologyquiz.

[47:26] Let’s look at Dave’s key performance indicators!

[54:09] Here’s how to follow Dave.

[55:35] If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more, please subscribe to The Entrepology Podcast on Stitcher or iTunes. We would also appreciate a review.

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Legacy Facebook Group

Freedom App

First Things First, by Stephen R. Covey

DaveRuel.com

Dave Ruel on Instagram

Dave Ruel on Facebook

Effic  * Use the coupon code “ENTREPOLOGY” for 10% off!

 

 

MORE ABOUT DAVE RUEL

Dave is a serial entrepreneur who has founded several 7-figure online companies (many of them in the health and fitness space). He specializes in creating businesses that maximize profit and freedom (what he likes to call Self Driving Businesses).

Dave has sold over 50,000 fitness books published in 4 languages and brought a supplements company from $100k to $3.2 Millions in annual sales. He is also the   the founder of Effic, a company specialized in entrepreneurial efficiency.

Amongst his peers, he is known as the architect, the man who can create highly efficient and sustainable business structures. Learn more about Dave here.

 

BONUS OFFER

Get 10% off your Effic planner by using this link and entering the coupon code ENTREPOLOGY at checkout.

 

CONNECT WITH MY GUEST

WEBSITE: http://www.daveruel.com/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/daveruel

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaveRuelOfficial

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/daveruel/

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-ruel-b4613222/

 

MONTHLY QUIZ

Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters.

SEE WHERE YOU STACK UP AND ACCESS THE QUIZ RIGHT HERE

 

CALL TO ACTION

This week’s call to action to prioritize & organize. Because when you fail to plan, you plan to fail. What are some areas of your life that require some structure? What is one thing you can do right now to make things run more efficiently? Whatever it is, share your commitment on our Entrepology Facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.

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