The toughest parts of entrepreneurship are at the intersection of personal and business growth. Self-awareness, structured routines, and maintaining a positive mindset in overcoming obstacles are must-have skills for business owners. By embracing these coping strategies, you (and I) can navigate business challenges with grace and resilience, ultimately paving the way for success and abundance.
Be honest; How often do you allow business challenges to consume you? Lacey calls it out in this episode, saying “There’s no blank check for being miserable.” Our conversation perfectly encapsulates the need to set boundaries and time limits for processing setbacks (or wins!), allowing room for growth and resilience. Find out and emulate her superb techniques for coping with news, maintaining mental health, taking care of herself, and ensuring productivity in her business.
Key Takeaways:
– Setting strong boundaries (using your calendar as a tool to help!) with your time reduces stress when you create intentional deep work blocks, breaks, and family/personal time.
– Getting a small dose of sunshine and fresh air helps “calm my crazy” so the next time you’re feeling scattered, aimless, stressed, lost, or unmotivated, step outside.
– If you find yourself on either end of the emotional spectrum for long periods (you define how long is too long), it might help to create rules for processing emotions within a designated time frame.
– My best ideas, biggest ah-has, and most solid problem-solving hacks come to me when I’m out running, and apparently, that works for Lacey too.
– If you often feel intimidated at networking events or conferences, work toward approaching those you feel “smaller than” by offering value to their brand/business and boldly introducing yourself. That introduction might spur a beautiful business relationship and open the door for additional opportunities.
Tools/Resources Mentioned:
Calendly: https://calendly.com/
The Pomodoro Technique: https://www.reachingabundance.com/pomodoro-technique/
Free Desktop Pomodoro Timer: https://pomofocus.io/
Must-Listen Moments:
00:05:25 – Coping Strategies
00:09:22 – Productivity Methods
00:18:50 – Work-Life Balance
00:25:30 – Flexibility Through Boundaries
00:27:08 – Networking and Building Relationships
00:43:38 – Courage to Network and Put Yourself Out There
00:46:58 – Value in Providing Solutions
Lacey Langford, AFC® is the founder of MILMO a personal finance company specializing in the unique world of the U.S. military. Lacey is the creator and host of the MILMO Show, a podcast dedicated to helping the military community with personal finance. She’s also the founder of MilMoneyCon, a national conference focused on bringing together military and financial professionals.
She’s a U.S. Air Force veteran, military spouse, and a financial coach who changes people’s lives from being fearful of money to having control and confidence with it. Lacey is an Accredited Financial Counselor® with over 15 years of experience in financial planning, counseling, and coaching.
Connect with guest, Lacey Langford:
Website & Podcast – https://milmo.co
MilMoney Conference- https://milmoneycon.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ItsMILMO
Twitter/X – https://twitter.com/ItsMILMO
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/itsmilmo/
Connect with host, Virginia Elder:
Website – https://www.reachingabundance.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/podcastabundance
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/podcastabundance
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachvirginiaelder/
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@ReachingAbundance
This podcast is edited and managed by the team at podcastabundance.com. To discuss working together on your podcast or YouTube channel, book a Discovery call with Virginia here: https://calendly.com/podcastabundance/listener_discovery
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