Profit by Design

Today’s guest, Jeff McMenamy, has quite a story to share, and in today’s interview, he and Dr. Sabrina journey all the way back to 2008, when he was on the cusp of something great. It is also how they first met. Dr. Sabrina has had the opportunity to work with him and watch his business grow. Listen in to hear this inspiring story of how Jeff has used his success to impact the lives of others and to build a great place to work for his team members.  Jeff McMenamy is an Occupational Therapist who has been practicing for 31 years and in private business for 20 years. He is the Owner and CEO of Teton Therapy which is an outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy company that has operated and managed clinics in Riverton, Lander, Dubois, Cheyenne, and Sheridan, Wyoming. During the COVID pandemic, Teton Therapy of Cheyenne and Riverton upgraded to new buildings. Jeff, his wife Mic, and their son Ian all work in the business. Teton Therapy has a management team in place which allows for day-to-day operations to take place without the owner's presence. Jeff and Mic enjoy taking a month off each winter renting a house in a warm location to spend time with family while enjoying outdoor activities.  You may have seen them driving across the US trailering a boat along with two Kayaks, bikes, golf clubs, and fishing rods.  Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: Dr. Sabrina shares her first impressions of Jeff upon meeting him in 2008. Jeff addresses the powerful question from Dr. Sabrina that gave him the courage to start growing his business. Having a coach for a sounding board is very important. Pumpkin Planning, in which Dr. Sabrina is certified, and Profit First have been instrumental in Jeff’s success. Asking team members what support they need is woven into Tap the Potential’s Coach Approach, and is a principle that Jeff still passes on to his managers. Jeff shares some of the employee benefits that his business has been able to start providing to its team members. An impactful video can be a great hiring tool. Jeff’s creative proposal for an alternative to a staff meeting. “What would Sabrina ask me right now?”   Connect with Jeff! Check out his website and like him on Facebook! Links and Resources: NEW! Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! Upon joining, you’ll get access to exclusive, free, mini-trainings from Dr. Sabrina, including the Better Business, Better Life™ jumpstart, as well as the “How to Hire the Best” jumpstart! No charge to join! Let’s get to know each other! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Books Frequently Mentioned: The 4 Week Vacation by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD - COMING OCTOBER 2021! How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike MichalowiczMentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!

On today’s episode, we’ll be discussing a very important topic, and that is how to get your team members to make decisions and take initiative to solve problems on their own.   When business owners are asked about the best way that Tap the Potential can support them in having a better team, this issue is one of the most frequently requested. Listen in as Dr. Sabrina draws from her vast experience on the subject and takes you on a deep dive into how you can bring this about in your business, too, because there are multiple pieces to making this work! Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: The strategies that Dr. Sabrina shares today come straight from her upcoming book, The 4 Week Vacation (releasing October 2021), so you’ll be getting an overview of a couple of chapters! Remember that we are in a relationship with our team members and that relationship is a system. When one person in that system over-functions, it creates the opportunity for others in that system to under-function. When you change your behavior, it forces the others in the relationship to change their behavior, as well. How to help your team members step outside of their comfort zone: Be explicit with your team members. Acknowledge the effort and not the result. Properly equip your team members for success when it comes to making decisions and problem-solving. In order to be successful in delegating and having team members who take initiative, you need to be hiring A-players whose values align with the immutable laws in your business. If you’re struggling to hire A-players, you can read Dr. Sabrina’s book, How to Hire the Best, or sign up for the next How to Hire the Best COURSE. Learn how you can become an employer of choice! By delegating, what opportunities does this free up for you? Download your FREE Chart of $10,000 an Hour Activities for ideas on what you can be doing to add value to your business. Dr. Sabrina walks through your compelling vivid vision, immutable laws, field of play, and the “filter” questions. This is taught at a much deeper level in the Better Business, Better Life™ program. The Survival Trap helps to illustrate how the day-to-day decisions we make have long-term ramifications. “Q-Storming” is a process of brainstorming powerful questions that often leads to new insights and new possibilities. Remember, the questions we ask determine the solutions we find. If we don’t like the solutions we’re finding, we need to be asking better questions. Dr. Sabrina shares some “decision-filtering” questions that you can use with your team to help make better decisions.  Don’t forget to celebrate the effort, rather than the result! Links and Resources: Ep. 137: How She Turned Her Business Around During COVID with Cathy Anesi NEW! Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! Upon joining, you’ll get access to exclusive, free, mini-trainings from Dr. Sabrina, including the Better Business, Better Life™ jumpstart, as well as the “How to Hire the Best” jumpstart! No charge to join! Let’s get to know each other! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Books Frequently Mentioned: The 4 Week Vacation by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD - COMING OCTOBER 2021! How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz The Game of Work by Charles Coonradt The Road Less Stupid by Keith J. CunninghamMentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!

Today’s guest is Cathy Anesi, a member of Tap the Potential’s Better Business, Better Life™ program.  She has an incredible story to share, and just wait until you hear about her NEST program, which is both innovative and cutting-edge. Listen in to hear how Cathy has transformed her business from barely surviving to profitably thriving! Cathy Anesi is the Owner and Director of The Lighthouse Retreat and Wellness Center. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience working with individuals of all ages, families, and groups. She supervises the therapeutic staff at The Lighthouse. She is a Reiki Master, has Certifications in Cranial Sacral Therapy, and completed level 4 training in the PURE healing light energy. Cathy’s sessions are unique in that she utilizes energy healing modalities combined with traditional psychotherapy where appropriate. This method is an extremely effective way to help clients process sometimes painful emotional issues easily in an environment of support and healing. Cathy’s passion is facilitating groups concentrating on the empowerment and self-care of women. Her compassion and non-judgmental Spirit offers a space that is nurturing and healing. Cathy is also a Level II EMDR therapist. (*Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a form of psychotherapy that was developed to resolve symptoms resulting from disturbing and unresolved life experiences. It uses a structured approach for treatment of trauma-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. Clients are able to free themselves from the hold that these negative experiences have on their lives after completing treatment.)  She received her MSW from Fordham University Graduate School of Social Work with a concentration in children and families. She has worked extensively with families of children with disabilities within the Westchester County area through Early Intervention and The Committee for Preschool Education. Currently, Cathy provides family therapy using the NEST modality in conjunction and collaboration with the other Lighthouse therapists. Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: Cathy describes the crossroads she found herself at right before she joined the Better Business, Better Life™ program. Implementing the steps set forth in the program helped Cathy’s business to not only survive but to thrive in less than ten months. Dr. Sabrina shares the increasing revenue, net profit increase, and gross margin numbers of how much Cathy’s business has grown during COVID, between Q1 of 2020 and Q1 of 2021. Cathy provides an overview of The Nest Program that is offered at The Lighthouse. Cathy discusses the biggest challenge that she has found in her business. Dr. Sabrina details the benefits of taking a 4 Week Vacation. Leadership Bootcamp is a six-week course that teaches your A-players how to take leadership roles within your business. Understanding the psychology of A-players and how to attract them to your business is taught in the How to Hire the Best course. Making an investment in coaching is making an investment in ourselves.   Connect with Cathy! The Lighthouse Retreat Facebook Instagram Links and Resources: NEW! Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! Upon joining, you’ll get access to exclusive, free, mini-trainings from Dr. Sabrina, including the Better Business, Better Life™ jumpstart, as well as the “How to Hire the Best” jumpstart! No charge to join! Let’s get to know each other! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Frequently Mentioned: The 4 Week Vacation by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD - COMING OCTOBER 2021! How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike MichalowiczMentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!

In today’s episode, Mark Ostach joins Dr. Sabrina in a conversation centered on digital wellness. Mark helps people find the courage to connect – with themselves, their purpose, and with the people in their lives, both online and offline. Mark's goal is to restore energy and focus to organizations battling modern life’s non-stop pace and growing sense of disconnection. Mark knows what it’s like to feel disconnected having compulsively checked his phone for over a decade. He’s on a mission to teach us healthy digital habits so we can improve our digital wellness and create deeper connections with things in life that matter most. Mark holds degrees in psychology and technology with an interest in behavioral neuroscience. He is determined to remind the world that human connection is the most powerful connection we have. A nationally recognized speaker on Digital Wellness, Mark has done two TED talks and spoken to thousands of people all over the country encouraging them to embrace a culture of digital wellbeing. Go ahead and check your phone one last time and get ready to be inspired by Mark Ostach! Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: Mark discusses the correlation between our online activities and how we think and feel, and how the psychology of technology became an obsession for him. Replacement therapy can work when we want to take a break from technology. However, social media can still be a slippery slope, even when we intend to take a break from it. Dr. Sabrina and Mark share their strategies for distancing from social media. Mark explains the perspective we should have on digital wellness. Mark teaches organizations how to create more meaningful connections online. While you’re online, find space that shows your vulnerability, courage, grace, and empathy. This makes using technology more meaningful. You don’t have to violate your digital detox by being online, just be more intentional with how you’re using the content you access to encourage, uplift, and provide meaning to others. “If You Really Knew Me”: a game to play that creates more intimacy. Mark shares the five things that promote digital wellness on the individual level. Be thoughtful and intentional in using technology to support connection.   Connect with Mark! Visit his website, check out his LinkedIn, and get a FREE eBook copy of his book, Courage to Connect. Links and Resources: Voxer: Walkie Talkie App for Team Communication Slack: Where work happens NEW! Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! Upon joining, you’ll get access to exclusive, free, mini-trainings from Dr. Sabrina, including the Better Business, Better Life™ jumpstart, as well as the “How to Hire the Best” jumpstart! No charge to join! Let’s get to know each other! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Frequently Mentioned: The 4 Week Vacation by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD - COMING OCTOBER 2021! How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike MichalowiczMentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!

We often talk about how we, as entrepreneurs, are A-players, and how our businesses benefit from hiring A-players, so who could possibly think that there’s a dark side to this, an Achilles heel of being an A-player? In today’s episode, guest Nick Pavlidis reveals what we need to be aware of around this dark side as we work on designing our businesses that give us our lives back. Nick shares so many inspiring nuggets of wisdom that you may even find yourself experiencing a total mindset shift during this conversation, so please join us! Nick Pavlidis is a lawyer-turned-ghostwriter, podcaster, and course creator. Nick helps thought leaders write books that build more momentum during the writing process than most books build over their lifetime. He also helps writers turn their talent and passion for writing into a profitable ghostwriting business. Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: Nick shares the compelling story of why he transitioned from a law career into a writing career, and how making these decisions surrounding that transition gave Nick his life back. Dr. Sabrina and Nick discuss the lessons he learned during that period of time. The downside to being an A-player is learning to set boundaries. Dr. Sabrina explains why this is imperative to the entrepreneur. What value could you be providing when you’re not in the weeds? What’s being missed with your top clients? Understand the value of what you and your business offer. When we, as entrepreneurs, own our value and recognize and work from our strengths, the value gets delivered to our clients. Nick shares information about his course, Booked!, which is designed for thought leaders. This course will walk you through the same process that his ghost-writing clients go through to help achieve success and teaches you how to use the book-writing process as a way to generate revenue and new opportunities.   Connect with Nick! Follow Nick on Twitter and Instagram, check out his various websites: Nick Pavlidis, From Book to Booked!, Authority Ghostwriting, and Ghostwriter School; and listen to his podcasts at Five Minutes with Dad and Confessions of a Terrible Husband. Links and Resources: Suggested Listening: 24: From Weeders to Leaders – Tapping into Your Team’s Greatness with Jeff McManus NEW! Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! Upon joining, you’ll get access to exclusive, free, mini-trainings from Dr. Sabrina, including the Better Business, Better Life™ jumpstart, as well as the “How to Hire the Best” jumpstart! No charge to join! Let’s get to know each other! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Frequently Mentioned: The 4 Week Vacation by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD - COMING OCTOBER 2021! How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike MichalowiczMentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!

Over the last fifteen months at Tap the Potential, we have been surveying entrepreneurs that take the Better Business, Better Life™ assessment over whether their businesses are giving them the quality of life they deserve. In preparation for the release of Dr. Sabrina’s newest book, The 4 Week Vacation, which is coming out in October 2021, we’re crunching the numbers and running the stats on this assessment, and she will be sharing some preliminary information with you today. If you find yourself identifying with these numbers, just know that you are not alone! Dr. Sabrina offers some simple steps that you can start taking immediately - today, even! - that will create a higher quality of life for you and make you more effective when you’re working on your $10,000 an hour activities. Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: 76% of small business owners who have taken Tap the Potential’s assessment find it hard to “switch off” and not think about the business. More than half of the respondents say they have neglected basic needs, such as sleep, healthy eating, or social interaction because of work. 57% feel that it is taking increasing efforts to accomplish simple tasks. Almost 75% report that their moods fluctuate based on how the business is doing. Veggies First is a mindset. It is critical that we take care of ourselves first. When we do Veggies First, it makes us better, stronger, and more resilient. When we’re consistent, we improve the quality of our thinking, our idea-generation, and our decision-making. Each Veggies First that we do is a small step forward to taking our life back from our business and builds not only our own strength but our business’s strength toward our 4 Week Vacation. Dr. Sabrina offers suggestions towards, and the benefits of, getting in our Veggies First. A 4 Week Vacation presents some unique opportunities for high-quality leisure time. A customized permission slip for you to do your Veggies First? Yes, please! Links and Resources: NEW! Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! Upon joining, you’ll get access to exclusive, free, mini-trainings from Dr. Sabrina, including the Better Business, Better Life™ jumpstart, as well as the “How to Hire the Best” jumpstart! No charge to join! Let’s get to know each other! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Frequently Mentioned: The 4 Week Vacation by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD - COMING OCTOBER 2021! How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles Mentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!

Welcome to the second part of a two-part series featuring Melissa Swire, Dr. Sabrina’s executive assistant! Today, Dr. Sabrina and Melissa discuss the fear of letting go and delegating, the important qualities to look for when hiring an EA, as well as some tips on what to do if things go awry with your EA.  If you’re wanting to free up your time to do those $10,000 an hour activities, then you’re going to find this episode very helpful! Melissa is the Founder of the Servant-Hearted CEO, Co-Founder of the non-profit Patriots Cove, and the Elizabeth Dole Fellow for the State of Pennsylvania. She helps entrepreneurs maximize executive-assistant relationships so that together, they can get their lives back. Her course and coaching program, the Servant-Hearted CEO Executive Assistant Certification®, prepares executive assistants to support business leaders remotely, ending overwhelm and freeing up their time to do the things they love. Melissa is on a mission to bring financial stability to disabled military veteran families. For every course sold, one is given to a military caregiver, and together we make an impact. Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: Dr. Sabrina and Melissa share that Melissa will be taking on a different position within Tap the Potential, and Dr. Sabrina is getting a new EA: Nichole! What drives the entrepreneurial fear of not wanting to let go of tasks. Melissa describes how she manages Dr. Sabrina’s ideal-day calendar. How saying “no” is really saying “yes” to your clients and to the most high-priority meetings. It’s important to share with your EA the parts of work that really energize you. An EA is your gatekeeper! Qualities to look for in an A-player executive assistant. When something goes wrong, learn to take a look at systems before you take a look at people. Melissa offers tips on how entrepreneurs and business owners can work more effectively with their EAs.   Connect with Melissa! Connect with her on LinkedIn, like her Servant Hearted CEO Facebook page, and check out her Website! FREE Workbook Download: How to Get Started with an Executive Assistant Melissa’s Tip: Use the http://www.tapthepotential.com/10k/ download in conjunction with her EA download! This will help you to see all the things you are doing that are holding your business back. Part 1: 132: Why an Executive Assistant Should Be Your First Hire to Free Up Your Time with Melissa Swire Links and Resources: NEW! Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! Upon joining, you’ll get access to exclusive, free, mini-trainings from Dr. Sabrina, including the Better Business, Better Life™ jumpstart, as well as the “How to Hire the Best” jumpstart! No charge to join! Let’s get to know each other! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Frequently Mentioned: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike MichalowiczMentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!

An executive assistant can make a huge difference in your life as an entrepreneur, as Dr. Sabrina can attest. Her own EA, Melissa Swire, joins her in this eye-opening discussion on how executive assistants can take so much off your plate that you have time for those $10,000 an hour activities that are the hot topics among many of Tap the Potential’s clients. In addition, an executive assistant is a forward-thinking, strategic partner, as you will hear in their conversation. Melissa has tremendous insight into how to teach us entrepreneurs to let go so that we can grow our teams and have that opportunity to work from our strengths. Melissa is the Founder of the Servant-Hearted CEO, Co-Founder of the non-profit Patriots Cove, and the Elizabeth Dole Fellow for the State of Pennsylvania. She helps entrepreneurs maximize executive-assistant relationships so that together, they can get their lives back. Her course and coaching program, the Servant-Hearted CEO Executive Assistant Certification®, prepares executive assistants to support business leaders remotely, ending overwhelm and freeing up their time to do the things they love. Melissa is on a mission to bring financial stability to disabled military veteran families. For every course sold, one is given to a military caregiver, and together we make an impact. Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: Melissa shares the compelling story of how she got into the world of executive assistants. Melissa is very involved in the military caregiver community and is passionate about providing people (many of whom have left high-level, corporate jobs) with the skills to be an EA and the opportunity to stay home and care for their military spouse. The inspiring history and mission behind Patriot's Cove. How describing your ideal day to your EA can give your EA the confidence and insight needed to organize your calendar to your distinct advantage. Having a dedicated two-week period to focus on projects while minimizing meetings is very productive. Dr. Sabrina explains how she and Melissa worked together to make her calendar flow very efficiently, which enables her to be fully present with people when she knows what to expect. Melissa provides tips and tricks to organizing a calendar. Melissa addresses common misgivings and fears when considering hiring an EA. To consider: If you had an executive assistant to help you create your ideal schedule and to follow that schedule to protect your time, what would your life and your business look like 60 and 90 days from now? NEXT WEEK: We will have a follow-up episode around the fears of letting go, and how to delegate effectively so that your EA can take things off your plate for you, what qualities to look for, and more!   Connect with Melissa! Connect with her on LinkedIn, like her Servant Hearted CEO Facebook page, and check out her Website! FREE Download: How to Get Started with an Executive Assistant Melissa’s Tip: Use the http://www.tapthepotential.com/10k/ download in conjunction with her EA download! This will help you to see all the things you are doing that are holding your business back. Links and Resources: NEW! Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! Upon joining, you’ll get access to exclusive, free, mini-trainings from Dr. Sabrina, including the Better Business, Better Life™ jumpstart, as well as the “How to Hire the Best” jumpstart! No charge to join! Let’s get to know each other! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Frequently Mentioned: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike MichalowiczMentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!

Grab your pen and paper, because in this insightful conversation, today’s special guest, Galen Emanuele, will be sharing plenty of golden nuggets of wisdom around culture and ways to be the kind of leader that your business and your team need you to be so that you have a business that gives you your life back. Don’t be surprised if you feel compelled to take some notes! Galen Emanuele reframes the way teams and organizations establish culture, communicate, and perform together in business. His unique content is full of actionable tools to massively improve team dynamics, communication, EQ, and generate high-level performance and engagement. A highly sought-after international speaker, with clients including Microsoft, Safeway, and NASA, Galen is also a world-class improviser, having taught and performed improv for many years including touring with the cast from Whose Line Is It Anyway? An authentic, captivating teacher and performer, Galen has a unique gift of being able to cut through the noise and fluffy language to translate broad concepts into simple, practical skills and mindsets. Developed over thousands of hours on stage working with audiences and teams Galen’s profound truths and tangible takeaways permanently change the way humans show up in business and life.  Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: Galen discusses his propensity of natural curiosity and his passion for, and definition of, culture. Establishing the right kind of culture requires a strategic approach, just like any other part of your business where you desire success. Take the values that you have and translate them into actual behaviors and mindsets. Galen explains the concept around the “Yes, and” culture of cohesive, highly-engaged awesomeness and how it applies to business. There is a surprising and profound parallel between “improv” and being an effective leader. If you want to be impressive as a leader, make your team look brilliant, and make your client look brilliant.  The Choice Map™ is a powerful mindset tool with an immediate impact that Dr. Sabrina shares with clients at Tap the Potential. It teaches business owners how to get off the “judger path” and onto the “learner path”. Galen discusses the huge impact that the simple act of asking for feedback has on a leader. What the phrase “tell me more” can teach you. Consider how you can set your team members up for success. Ask your team members what support they need from you. Galen suggests asking these same three relationship-building questions of your direct reports every quarter during a 20-minute meeting: What am I doing great? What is my biggest area of opportunity to improve? What would a 10/10 look like for me? Links and Resources: NEW! Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! Upon joining, you’ll get access to exclusive, free, mini-trainings from Dr. Sabrina, including the Better Business, Better Life™ jumpstart, as well as the “How to Hire the Best” jumpstart! No charge to join! Let’s get to know each other! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Frequently Mentioned: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz Connect with Galen! Visit his website, like him on Facebook, follow him on Instagram and Twitter, connect with his LinkedIn, or subscribe to his YouTube channel! Our Free Weekly Video Drop: The #CultureDrop - Join the CULTURE DROPMentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!

It is through our connections with others that we are able to grow continually. When we meet those who have made it through the school of hard knocks, and those people are willing to share those experiences with us, it allows us to hopefully short-circuit some of the hard knocks as we learn and grow from their experiences.  Three of the people who play a huge role in Dr. Sabrina’s network with whom she would feel comfortable reaching out to if she were struggling with something (or feel comfortable in supporting them during their struggles, as well) are with us today: Donna Leyens, John Bates, and Darren Virassammy. Listen in to learn the value of community around you as an entrepreneur, as seen through the eyes of these very special people. Darren Virassammy believes we have the power to create the workplace culture we envision, where people are engaged, valued for being valuable, and playing to their strengths. 34 Strong Co-Founder and TEDx Speaker Darren Virassammy leads the team that serves alongside you to make that a sustainable reality, whether you lead an army of one or a large organization. Donna Leyens is the President and co-founder of Pumpkin Plan Your Biz. She is on a mission to save small businesses from extinction, by providing business tools, strategy, training and support to business professionals who want to make a big impact as small business growth strategists. John Bates’s “why” is to unleash what is great in all of us, so that it can live in the world. John lives that “why”, and he has a lot to share. He has spoken, hosted, and coached for over 35 different worldwide TED and TEDx events. The amount of vulnerability, openness, self-reflection, and honesty that a well-done TED-format talk requires is second to none. The insights into leadership, success, and fulfillment in life that John has gained from his years of experience with this allow him to share some of the biggest, most powerful secrets of truly successful leadership that exists.  Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group. Show Highlights: Donna not only trains Pumpkin Planning Strategists, but she is also passionate about building community with other entrepreneurs.  John is also a community-builder and looks for ways that he can be a gift from his gifts.  People from different professions can have amazing insights into your own profession. Reflections are shared on how different their lives and businesses would be if they all hadn’t met Mike Michalowicz. Darren’s talk on strength at a ProfitCon compelled Dr. Sabrina to share his message, including with those with whom she worked because it had such an impact on her life. Being approachable and remembering where you came from can make a huge difference in somebody’s life. Join our new Facebook group, Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! and see how you can benefit from the power of community. It’s important to see examples of others in the community who are succeeding at working less and becoming more effective at what they do. Learn to feel comfortable with asking yourself what it is you need help with right now, and with putting that out in the community so that the community can support you and come forward with the gifts. Once you get past the idea that you have to be perfect everything becomes easier.   Links and Resources: Facebook Group: Entrepreneurs Take Your Life Back! BUY THE BOOK ON AMAZON: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best Toolkit COURSE: How to Hire the Best Taking care of yourself is important now more than ever. Are you ready to take your life back from your business? The FIRST STEP is taking our Assessment at: https://www.tapthepotential.com/assessment NEXT, meet with our Success Team Lead to debrief your results. THEN, join our Better Business, Better Life™ program. Dr. Sabrina’s WEBSITE Dr. Sabrina’s PODCAST - PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Profit by Design, a Tap the Potential production in collaboration with Small Business Consulting Group For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Are You Leading with Love or Know Another Entrepreneur Who Is Being a Gift from Their Gifts During This Time? Please use hashtags #leadwithlove #beagift and we will be re-posting these social media posts! Books Mentioned: How to Hire the Best: The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top-Performing Team Members by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How to Hire the Best: The Rural Business Owner's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD How To Hire The Best: The Contractor’s Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees by Dr. Sabrina Starling PhD Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field by Mike Michalowicz Survival of the Friendliest by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods The Live Launch Method by Kelly Roach Connect with Donna: Facebook Group: Pumpkin Planners Rock Donna’s Website: Pumpkin Plan Your Biz Connect with John: John’s Website: Executive Speaking Success  FREE TEDx Tips Course Connect with Darren: Company Website: http://www.34strong.com/ Darren’s LinkedIn Free Exercise Download: Grind. Greatness. Genius. (PDF) Mentioned in this episode:Better Business Better Life!Working harder and not getting paid? Feeling behind? Is your family tired of you being too busy to spend time with them? You deserve better! With Tap the Potential, we’ll show you exactly what to prioritize in your business to finally take your life back without sacrificing growth. 95% of our clients achieve our promised result of more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever. You can have this. Join us inside the Better Business, Better Life Program. Go to http://TapThePotential.com and book your call today!