Joanne Boulter, a high-level executive and coach, shares tools for radical self-care and preventing burnout in high-achievers. She discusses the importance of finding balance, processing positive emotions, and maintaining personal vision for sustainable success.

Marketing and sales have changed, and your business needs to adapt to these new realities or it will suffer. It no longer works to blanket the internet with content and hope that people will buy from you. Relationships have always been at the heart of building a great business, and that is more true than ever in these early days of AI and with the maturation of social networking. On this week's episode, Erin and Steve share the second half of a workshop they did for the Superabound Collective on how to sell in this new environment.  You will discover: How to use emotion in your selling to make the process more enjoyable for everyone Why you "pull back" at points in your sales and marketing and how to "lean in" instead A customer satisfaction practice that will increase your referral rate by delighting your current clients For full show notes and transcript, click here.

Marketing and sales have changed, and your business needs to adapt to these new realities or it will suffer. It no longer works to blanket the internet with content and hope that people will buy from you. Relationships have always been at the heart of building a great business, and that is more true than ever in these early days of AI and with the maturation of social networking. On this week's episode, Erin and Steve share the first half of a workshop they did for the Superabound Collective on how to sell in this new world.  You will discover: How to sell in a way that actually enhances the relationships in your life and business How to create a SALE (Safe, Aligned, Lucrative, and Effective) offer in the mind of your prospective clients  How deep listening and other coaching skills can help you create more aligned products and offers For a full transcript and show notes, visit the show notes page here.

As a leader, one of your biggest challenges is managing diverse personalities. Assessments can help you understand people's different strengths, but you don't need a complex battery of questions to get to the heart of what makes someone tick. You just need patience, curiosity, and care for their best contribution at work. In this episode, you will discover: How to help your team understand you better, so they can deliver better results How to create conditions that make everyone's contribution at work feel welcome How to balance your team so you don't just have carbon copies of yourself For full show notes and transcript visit the Superabound Podcast here.

It's Thanksgiving time for our listeners in the US and the quasi-official start of the holiday season for many. Rather than doing a full episode, we're inviting you to take a pause and go deeper with your self-investing. To that end, we just released a new free workshop to help you tend your inner flame for the long term. Discover how to prevent burnout as you pursue your important business milestones—your Lanterns—through the rest of 2023. Get the workshop for free here

If you have big dreams but find yourself more often in a "planning loop" without getting to much of the doing, today's episode will help you make real progress on them. Our special guest, Kalli Wilkens, is a physiotherapist and life coach who shares her own struggles with perfectionism. In today's episode, she relates how she used her dreams of an epic adventure in Africa to shift away from needing everything to be perfect before making progress. You will discover: The causes of perfectionism and a powerful insight that can free you from it How to increase your own sense of significance in the world through a simple mindset shift How to use decisions to break through procrastination and fear For more about Kalli and pictures from her climb, plus a full transcript, visit the show notes page here.

Loyal customers are the difference between a business that succeeds and one that doesn't. This is because: It costs more to sell to someone new than to someone who is already a customer. Loyal customers create a foundation of repeat business. And someone who loves your business is more likely to tell others about it and send referrals your way. Over the years, we've discovered ways to delight customers without giving away the farm, so to speak. Using these tools will help you create a sustainable, successful business based on happy customers. In this podcast you will discover: How to create free content in a way that creates loyal customers down the line and keeps your best ones engaged How to deliver your service in a way that creates great customers and makes your business more sustainable When to turn people away in order to focus on the right customers for your business For a full transcript and show notes, visit https://besuperabound.com/podcast/265-how-to-create-loyal-customers.

You've probably heard the saying, "Your network is your net worth." Clever. And true.  Yet for business owners and leaders, where the stakes are high and the demands on you are so great, your network needs to be more than just some friends at work. A support network takes the idea of a business network and extends it to all the people and roles that allow you to thrive as a business owner or leader so you can achieve your full vision. In this episode you will discover: How to support your emotional well-being with a strong network How to choose mentors, coaches, and non-work friends who help you maintain perspective and also have fun How to have a vibrant network even if you hate the idea of "networking" For full show notes and transcript visit https://besuperabound.com/podcast/264-creating-your-support-network

“Once upon a time…” Those words are literally magical. They change how people listen.  When we hear them, our defenses drop and we pay closer attention because we know we’re about to hear a story.  And yet, leaders often forget to share their best stories with their teams, thinking that data and directives will be more powerful.  But the opposite is true. Pie charts, graphs, and deadlines that are missing the bigger picture and the human connection fail to create motivation and connection in your team. In this episode you will discover: How to find your best stories and tell them in a way that will motivate your team Which personal stories will give you strength when things get tough, and which will drain it Why stories from your own life are more powerful than those from even the biggest celebrities For the full show notes and transcript visit the page here.

We’ve all been there: you have all the best intentions for getting a good night’s sleep and end up scrolling on your phone until late. Or you have a plan for giving difficult feedback to a team member, only to find dozens of reasons why it’s not the right time, or place, or wording…  And so the stress and feelings of overwhelm build as your desire to do the right thing fizzles into a vague sense of being powerless.  In this week’s episode, master coaches Erin Aquin and Steve Haase reveal the underlying causes of not following through and how to create a habit of doing what’s good for you. You will discover: How not to feel shame for not following through, but instead to get curious and creative How to become friends with discomfort so that you gain the benefits of doing hard things How to craft your social circles to make it easier to do things you truly want to do For the full transcript and show notes visit https://besuperabound.com/podcast/episode-262-why-you-don't-do-what's-good-for-you