Made for More with Amanda Kolbye

One of the biggest questions I get asked by my clients is: how do I stay motivated and get all the things done? Well, I have unpopular news for you. Motivation is not the secret to success. The overall notion of cultivating and needing motivation is bullshit, but I do think it has its place. If you truly want to show up, serve, and be unstoppable on your entrepreneurial journey, you need a little more than motivation to get you there.   In today’s episode, I am breaking the illusion, once and for all, that entrepreneurs need to cultivate motivation to find success. Because you straight up don’t. I’m unpacking why motivation is not the secret weapon, how relying on motivation takes away your power to create, why you can’t wait for inspiration or motivation to get things done, and why learning how you operate can help set you up for success.   In this episode, we cover… What the secret to success is (and why it’s not motivation) Why hard work is what will move you forward in your business How to get on board with discipline if you move strongly in the feminine energy Why discipline and your work ethic are the only things you can control How to harness the power of discipline and become unstoppable “No matter how many team members systems, any of that stuff that you have in place, your success will always come back to your level of discipline. Everything you want is on the other side of you harnessing that power of discipline.” - Amanda Kolbye Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word.    Don’t forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!

  Whether you’re just starting out or already further in your journey, the road of an entrepreneur is a crazy ride of ups and downs. But it’s so important to remember that as you pivot from a freelancer or side hustler to a business owner and CEO, you will not be able to sustainably scale up to the seven-figure mark without showing up and leveling up in a big way. Because the road to seven figures feels bigger and is bigger, and it means bigger money, bigger risks, bigger challenges, bigger failures, and bigger rewards.    In today’s special episode, I am reflecting back on my road to scaling to seven figures and giving insight into some of the biggest takeaways that I’ve learned along the way. I’m getting raw and real on topics including why you need to stop putting pressure on hitting arbitrary milestones, how to take back your joy by letting go of the timeline, and why hustling and strategy alone won’t get you to seven figures. I’m also speaking on realigning and reevaluating your internal beliefs and values so you can sustainably scale to seven figures and beyond.   In this episode, we cover… Why the inner work is required to hit seven figures What really happens when you hit milestones Why your inner reality manifests before your outer reality Releasing the timeline and taking back your definition of success The importance of valuing more than money and realigning your values “ Remember that you’re building the rest of your life and a lifestyle, not just hitting a business milestone, so don’t lose yourself in that along the way.” - Amanda Kolbye Thanks for listening, and if you like what you’ve heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I’d love you to help me spread the word.    Don’t forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!

Do you have a course or want to create one for your business? I don’t blame you. So many entrepreneurs want to add a course to their offer suit. Why? Because courses are an amazing way to share your expertise, service a wider audience, get your message across to the masses, and make passive income. Courses are a powerful way to grow your business. But courses are also a lot of freaking work, and sometimes what you create doesn’t go as planned.   In this episode, I’m talking to Ariel Schiffer, founder and CEO of Dream Pro, a boutique course design agency that offers DIY solutions as well as done for you services for entrepreneurs and small businesses that are looking to either create a brand new course or revamp one of their courses.   We talk about everything under the sun related to courses and unveil some really unique perspectives and angles on approaching, creating, and executing your next digital course. Ariel is not just giving you five steps on how to build a course today --she’s sharing all kinds of great tips, including when you should start incorporating courses into your offer suite, why feedback is so important, plus the most common mistakes that she see business owners make with their courses.   In this episode, we cover… When the best time to start creating a course is  How to qualify yourself as the right person to create the course Tips for creating learning material for an evergreen course versus a live course Why you need to ask deep questions to understand the why behind your course Why engagement and learning style within your course is pivotal for success   Connect with Ariel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamprocourses/ The Course Alchemist: https://dreamprocourses.com/the-course-alchemist   ”It’s a balance of providing them what they need, but also giving them the space to actually do things on their own, and know that you don't have to be necessarily present for them to have a transformation. That's a big mindset hurdle to overcome.” - Ariel Schiffer     Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.    Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Who Are These Different Types of Learners? The Dreamer’s Lounge Podcast Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!

If you've been an entrepreneur for any amount of time, you've probably been victim to the emotional and financial roller coaster that is: launches. Don’t get me wrong, launches can serve a great purpose, but they are also highly unpredictable. So why put ourselves through the overwhelm when we can scale with consistent, high-value, high-ticket clients using evergreen programs?   In today’s episode, I am talking to Rose Radford, TEDx speaker, business strategist, and coach for women wanting to unlock their income potential online through high-ticket evergreen programs. We’re talking specifically about how to grow your business sustainably and predictably by ditching your dependence on launches and going evergreen with a high-ticket group coaching program.   Rose gives us all the details and tips on scaling your business with high-ticket evergreen programs, so you don’t have to rely on continuous launches. She covers how to create an engine to fuel incoming leads, ways to overcome mindset blocks and strategies that come up when selling high-ticket vs. $100 offers, the value of going through a launch process once, plus tips for balancing the time commitment of running a high-ticket evergreen program. In this episode, we cover… How to avoid launches and still bring in money Why the consistency of an evergreen program is key to scaling How to make a program that empowers the decision-making process for your clients and allows them to say yes to themselves Major mistakes people make with evergreen programs A three-pronged approach to lead generation   Connect with Rose: Website: https://www.roseradford.com/stepup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamroseradford/   ”We want to take away this belief that your one on one time is required and instead install it with the knowledge that getting your clients the result that they signed up for is actually the number one priority.” - Rose Radford Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.    Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!

What is actually the most important thing in the beginning when you are building an online business (because there are a million opinions out there)? With all the noise happening online, it’s hard to know where you should focus your efforts or how to know if you’re taking advice that’s hindering your success. I want to help you take the overwhelm out of building a business so you can hone in on the most important things to start with and find the success you crave.   In today’s episode, I’m bringing on Molly and Sandrine, LLB Alumni, to talk about the most important things to focus on when you're building your business --all from their unique perspectives. We’ll explore key elements necessary in the beginning stages of entrepreneurship, including mindset, investing, finding balance, being in a community, organization, defining what success means to you, and so much more!   In this episode, we cover… Top things to prioritize in the beginning stages of business How to overcome the fear of being an entrepreneur Tangible tips on where to get your first clients Money making activities in the online space Tips for trying to balance all the things as a new entrepreneur   Connect with Molly: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acorndigitalstrategynw/   Connect with Sandrine: Website: https://sandrinesdesignco.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrinesdesignco/   ”If you're not happy with what you're doing in your life, make a change. You're the only one able to make changes to something that you're not happy with.” - Sandrine   ”My success is inevitable. I've been repeating that to myself anytime I feel a lack of confidence or second guess my decisions, because it's scary making big decisions like this. So having mantras that affirm the beliefs that I have, is really helpful.” - Molly Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.    Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!  

Starting your own business can feel like you’re climbing a mountain. It’s stressful, overwhelming, but also unimaginably rewarding. If you’re ready for this incredible journey, all you have to do is begin and be brave enough to keep going. Because one day, you’ll wake up to find yourself winning the entrepreneurship game and realize that the effort was 100% worth it.   This episode is an open letter to not only my past self but to anyone in those beginning stages of starting their business. I’m giving raw, unfiltered advice that I wish I knew when I started my entrepreneurship journey and how it will help you as you create your own business. From having unshakeable faith that you will succeed to taking care of your body and your mind, these 14 pieces of advice are pure gold and will help you start, scale, and grow the business of your dreams. In this episode, we cover… How to stay connected and true to what you want Why there is no real destination in entrepreneurship How your thoughts and beliefs create your reality Two mentalities you need to adopt to get what you want Why you actually have to learn how to run a business   “You can't see now how it's all gonna play out. But if you show up every day, if you're consistent, if you get the right tools and resources, and you keep going -- you're going to be amazed. It's just there's so much goodness waiting for you.” - Amanda Kolbye Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.    Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Episode #51: Why Following Your Passion Is Not the Key to Happiness and Fulfillment Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!

Traveling isn’t all fun and games and beautiful Instagram stories. It's a way of living, and it can influence our perspectives on life and in our business. Whether you're living abroad or traveling full time, there are some surprising lessons you learn on your travel journey that can set you up for success as an entrepreneur. You just have to pay attention.   In this episode, I’m talking to Rachel Leslie, founder and lead writer of RL studio, a copywriting and storytelling studio on a mission to help impact-driven businesses stand out and amplify their business with compelling copy and storytelling. Rachel has over a decade of marketing experience working with some high-level brands, she’s traveled abroad extensively, and today she’s chatting about all things travel, entrepreneurship, and brand voice.    We talk specifically about how travel has made us better entrepreneurs and its impact on our mindset, marketing, branding, and logistics during our conversation. We also discuss the biggest lessons learned, plus Rachel shares her best tips and resources for tapping into and finding your brand voice so you can successfully utilize it in your business.   In this episode, we cover… Four ways that travel can impact us as entrepreneurs The importance of adaptability in entrepreneurship and travel Taking control of your narrative How traveling helps be a more empathetic business owner Why you need to establish and keep rituals and routines as a nomad How to source and manage your energy and inspiration while traveling   Connect with Rachel: Website: https://rachelleslie.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelaleslie/   “When you travel, you meet people all over and you learn about different cultures, and the way that you're learning about all these things is through stories. And in terms of marketing your own business, I think storytelling is the key.” - Rachel Leslie   Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.    Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: The Ultimate Brand Voice + Messaging Guide by Rachel Leslie Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!

Do you think it’s possible to get what you want? Well, it absolutely is. But when you tell yourself that getting what you want is so far down the road or only possible for others, you create distance between where you are now and what you desire. This self-sabotaging of your desires only serves to hold you back from receiving what you want and affirm the self-limiting beliefs you are telling yourself - whether you realize it or not.   In this episode, I’m breaking down the reasons why you’re terrified of getting what you want, why that fear often leads to self-sabotage, and how you can get out of your own way to reach your goals. I’m also walking you through a few of the internal thought processes that can go on behind the scenes, plus how you can claim what you desire when you a) get crystal clear on what you want and b) start understanding how you’re holding yourself back from your desires.   In this episode, we cover… The five reasons we’re terrified of getting what we want Why we deliberately keep ourselves confused and overwhelmed How the fear of judgement can be rooted in your own core beliefs Self-sabotage: what it means, why we do it, and how to avoid it How you’re holding yourself back from the next level version of you   “In defense of avoiding pain, we stay in limbo, or we stay status quo.” - Amanda Kolbye   ”This fear of failure, this fear of claiming what we want and not getting it is a huge reason why we self-sabotage. And a huge reason why getting the thing or getting clear on the thing that you want can be terrifying.” - Amanda Kolbye   “The reality is that no matter what it is that you want or desire, you always have options. The question is, what are you doing with the options? Are you using them? Are you telling yourself the lie that you don't have any options in front of you?” - Amanda Kolbye Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.    Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!

Have you ever wondered why some people have that magnetic presence, and whatever they do ends up getting 10x more results than everyone around them? Well, I can tell you it’s not some magic potion they’ve taken, nor does it mean you have to work extra hard to reinvent the wheel to get magnetic X factor results. You do need clarity, a little brainstorming, and the confidence to own what makes you and your methods unique.    In this episode, I will help you uncover what makes you unique so you can figure out your X factor and skyrocket your business with ease and stop selling with force. I talk about why so many people struggle to figure out their X factor, what makes up your X factor, and why you might be too close to see what your X factor is. I’m also sharing easy-to-understand examples of doubling down on your X factor, and I’ll provide you (as always) with actionable steps to help you get clarity and really own your stuff.   In this episode, we cover… Why there is no magical secret to having an X factor How to choose, own and highlight your X factor Two reasons why you might be struggling to figure out your X factor How to pull out your X factor How to figure out what about you stand out the most   “Your IT factor is something powerful about yourself and or your brand that you need to highlight. It's not a secret, and it's not magical. It's not hidden.” - Amanda Kolbye   ‘It's simply about choosing, owning, highlighting. It's about positioning and owning where you naturally thrive and how you deliver.” - Amanda Kolbye   “It's about you choosing that thing that you want to highlight and really claim to be your own, and start to build that magnetic energy.’ - Amanda Kolbye   “In order to be magnetic and really own your X factor, we want it to feel natural. We want it to look natural, we want it to flow, we want it to be this magnetic, thriving energy that just so naturally exudes you and what you're about and why people want to come to you.”  - Amanda Kolbye   Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.    Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollment! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!

Love it or hate it, understanding Human Design is one of the most empowering things you can do for yourself and your business. So many entrepreneurs struggle to find the balance between doing #allthethings and also avoiding burnout. Learning about Human Design will help you better understand yourself and how you operate so you can create a thriving business that works in alignment with you.    In this episode, I am talking to Laura Neise, an ex-nurse turned Bali-based spiritual business coach who helps coaches and healers create embodied online businesses from a place of feminine energy and abundance.    Laura weaves Human Design into her coaching methods and today, we’re diving into what it means, how to use it, and why it’s a dynamic way to really understand yourself better and be so much more powerful in the way that you sell and launch and approach really everything in your business.   In this episode, we cover… How Human Design helps you tap back into feminine energy The five types of Human Designs How to approach clients with the Human Design dynamic Misconceptions around Human Design   Connect with Laura: Website: https://www.lauraniese.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefemme_ceo/ Mini-Course: How To Manifest High Ticket Clients Using Human Design   “I was definitely more in the masculine energy paradigm of learning all the strategy, strategy, strategy. And Human Design allowed me to really tap back into my feminine and flow with business and a more natural way and learn how my energy works.” - Laura Neise   “People tend to get really into human design and maybe put themselves in a box and end up limiting themselves. Instead of just playing with it and using it more as an experiment.” - Laura Neise   “Just have fun with it. Look at it as a tool to really elevate your life and look at it as really a tool to dive into your deep inner knowing your intuition.” - Laura Neise   Thanks for listening, and if you like what you've heard, feel free to share this episode with your friends! There are so many amazing women waiting to discover the Laptop Lifestyle, and I'd love you to help me spread the word.    Don't forget to screenshot this episode and share it on your Insta stories to win a free coaching call with me!   Resources and links mentioned in this episode: Find out your Human Design type HERE Come hang out with me on Instagram or in the Laptop Lifestyle Entrepreneur Facebook Community! Head over to AmandaKolbye.com for more business tips and resources for the traveling entrepreneurs. Subscribe and Listen to The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast Review the Laptop Lifestyle Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts The Laptop Lifestyle Bootcamp is opening soon for enrollmentt! Get on the waitlist right here! Join the waitlist for the $5k Accelerator right here! My NEW YouTube Channel has launched, and you can find the first episode right here. Check out The Content Kit Mini-Course to get my foolproof system for creating, storing, and organizing your content so you can stop feeling overwhelmed! The Instagram Business Blueprint is a great tool for advanced Instagram marketing and sales if you’re ready to level up your IG game!