No More Excuses: Monday Motivation Podcast

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome back to another episode of "No More Excuses!" Today, we're diving deep into the world of risks and the incredible rewards that come with stepping out of your comfort zone. Let's talk about taking chances. It's easy to stay within the safety net of what we know – as I like to call it, “Your comfy slippers, favorite jeans & t-shirt world”, but growth and success often lie just beyond that boundary. So, how can you overcome the fear of the unknown and start taking those leaps of faith? Listen in today as I share a few stories; one from a client and one listener and some of mine... even one that cost me $$$$! It's not easy to take those risks - even if you can calculate the results or have help! There's really no other way than do what Nike® says to do and JUST DO IT! Fear can keep you from doing the simplest tasks like hitting SEND on an email that can help build your brand and share your expertise with clients and prospects. And keeps many people from living the life of thei

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome back to "No More Excuses," the podcast where we cut through the bullshit and get down to business.  Today, I'm zeroing in on a silent PROFIT killer of your business: inefficient processes and procedures. These hidden time-suckers are eating away at your bottom line and arm you with three badass tips to whip them into shape.  Here's the thing, you've got a business that's running, but it's like a car with a flat tire – sure, it moves, but it's a bumpy, slow ride. Inefficient processes are like those flat tires, dragging you down and making every mile cost more in time, money, and sanity. They lead to errors, delays, and a team that's frustrated and can deflate your team's morale. It doesn't matter if you're a sole proprietor or a multi-million-dollar business! Processes and procedures help you reduce inconsistencies, mistakes and lost time fixing shit and handling angry customers! Listen in as I share some examples of how I've helped clients identify broken and missing

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome to another episode of "No More Excuses" – the podcast that's all about kicking those excuses to the curb and taking charge of your business life. I’m your host, Sandi Ballard, the Badass Business Coach™ Today, we're tackling a beast that haunts many entrepreneurs: burnout. It's that feeling when the tank is empty, but the race is far from over.  BURNOUT. IT SUCKS! It's the silent epidemic among business owners. It creeps up on you like a shadow, and before you know it, you're feeling exhausted, snarky, and just can't muster the enthusiasm for the grind anymore.  It's the result of relentless stress, the kind that comes from wearing too many hats, the pressure to succeed, and the fear of letting down clients, employees, or even yourself. Business owners, like you, often push yourselves to the limit and that's when it happens.  Burnout is the enemy of progress. It's the brick wall between you and your goals. Learn to recognize the signs early and use the tips in today’s

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome back to another episode of No More Excuses where we dive deep into the world of entrepreneurship and business success and create alignment for personal and professional growth. I'm your host Sandi Ballard, The BADASS Business Coach™, and today we're tackling the topic of the dreaded financial trifecta. So, buckle up, because in the next 10 minutes, we're going to turn those fears into fuel. First up, lack of access to capital.  Moving on to the bane of our existence – insufficient cash flow. And then let's talk about consistent revenue growth.  And it doesn't matter if you're just starting your business, or have been in business for 20 years, it happens! And those fears have caused many people (some were clients) to quit and go back to a traditional j-o-b. I've also had clients that took on a second form of income to help during slower times, which can many times lead to a secondary stream of income (just make sure they're aligned!). If any – or all – of those make

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome back to another episode of "No More Excuses" where we dive deep into the world of entrepreneurship and business success and creating alignment for personal and professional growth. Listen in today as I'm tackling the topic of making changes for the month of February. Last month, I discussed strategies to start the year strong and set the stage for success. Now, it's time to take a closer look at where you stand and make the necessary adjustments. It's essential to remember that change doesn't always mean abandoning what you've been doing. Instead, it's about fine-tuning and optimizing your approach! If a particular strategy isn't yielding the desired results, consider tweaking the variables rather than scrapping the entire plan. Just remember, February is not just another month; it's an opportunity for refinement and progress. Embrace change, review your strategies, and propel your business towards even greater success. CHANGE is Only Painful... if You RESIST! What will you CH

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome to the podcast, “No More Excuses” where we're kicking off the new year with a bang and setting you up for a year of crushing goals and living like a BADASS! I’m Sandi your host and The BADASS Business Coach™! This is the fourth week that I’ve shared business tips to help you kick-start your year and make sure you are creating momentum like a BADASS! As we’re getting settled into the first month of the new year, it’s time for a progress check. This is when I have my clients – and myself - really look into how things are going – the good, the bad, the what the hell?! **Ruthless Progress Reviews**: What's working? What's not? No sugarcoating, no mercy. **Adapt or Die**: Your plans not sacred. If it's failing, tear it apart and rebuild. **Unyielding Forward Charge**: Every day you're not advancing is a day wasted.  So, once you’ve done your check-in, how are you doing? Like I said in Tip #1, BE HONEST! Once you identify how things are going, look at WHY! Did you make progress...

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome to the podcast, “No More Excuses” where we're kicking off the new year with a bang and setting you up for a year of crushing goals and living like a BADASS! I’m Sandi your host and The BADASS Business Coach™! The last two week’s I’ve been sharing three business tips to help you kick-start your year! It doesn’t matter if you’ve owned your business for many years or just getting started, these tips will help you revamp, recharge, and revitalize your business strategies! If you haven't yet, check out podcasts 391 & 392! Today’s tips are focused on productivity! Don't we all want to be more PRODUCTIVE? I know I do! There's all kinds of ways to become more productive, but today I share three that all play nicely together! • Distractions • Expectations • Boundaries! DISTRACTIONS are dream killers, productivity's worst nightmare. Unclear EXPECTATIONS can get you in some deep shit with clients, staff, your family! Unhealthy BOUNDARIES is where it all should st

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome to the podcast, “No More Excuses” where we're kicking off the new year with a bang and setting you up for a year of crushing goals and living like a BADASS! I’m Sandi your host and The BADASS Business Coach™! Last week I started with three business tips to help you kick-start your year! It doesn’t matter if you’ve owned your business for many years or just getting started, these tips will help you revamp, recharge, and revitalize your business strategies! Last week’s tips were:     Develop your vision statement (or review it and make sure it’s still relevant)     Set your goals – long term, short term, just get them written down!     Create your plan – the plan is the road map, the HOW part of achieving your goals! If you haven’t listened into last week’s podcast, you should as this week will build upon them – as will next week! Now, grab your notepad, and listen in! [or watch on my YouTube Channel!] Tip #4: Embrace Habits Habits will help you stay consistent! Ea

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome to the podcast, “No More Excuses” where we're kicking off the new year with a bang and setting you up for a year of crushing goals and living like a BADASS! I’m Sandi your host and The BADASS Business Coach™! It's a new year, and you know what that means – it's time to revamp, recharge, and revitalize your business strategies. Over the next four weeks, I’ll be sharing three tips to help you unleash your badassness and get your year, and your business started off strong! So grab your notepad, and listen in! [or watch on my YouTube Channel!] Today, with the holidays officially over and people are really looking at HOW to START the year off STRONG, I give you the first three tips to... Get OFF your ASS and do something your FUTURE-SELF will THANK YOU for! Yes, even if you already have set things up for your year [if you have, a giant-ass high-five to you!], but take some time to listen in and make sure you're set up for SUCCESS! Here's a  View, and then listen in to get the full

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome back to the podcast No More Excuses... and Happy New Year! Today is the beginning of a new year, but does that mean it needs to be a new YOU? NO!  Whoever said that clearly needs to update their thoughts about themselves! We don't need a "NEW" YOU, we need to evolve, change and grow! Today starts off a new Chapter for all of us, including myself. And with my podcast, my new chapter is having my first interview in years! If you've listened for awhile, you know it's just me rambling some shit, hoping to inspire and motivate you to STOP with the bullshit excuses! Then, I met Moza Bella! She inspired me to do something differently! And that is to have monthly guests! I'm so lucky to have met her and have her on my podcast!  Moza is a strong woman, who has written many chapters over the years and now she helps others do the same! She and her business partner, Scott, joined me for today's podcast. Listen in and share what NEW CHAPTER you are writing! And, if you want to do more, reg

Happy Monday Motivation! Welcome back to my podcast, No More Excuses!   I'm jumping right in with the theme and the question for today's podcast:  Who’s helped you the most this year? That’s a question I ask ALL of my clients this time of the year! Asking you that is meant for you to pause and reflect on the WHO part of your year. And, like many of my clients, it could be many people, in different areas of business and life or it could be one. That part is up to you! Why is this important? Yes, recognition to the person, people, or group, but more so allowing you to realize the WHO in your world that is supportive of you and your efforts!  It's not like I’m suggesting you get rid of people who DON’T help you or just don’t stand out in your mind, but this is sometimes eye opening about WHO is in your world and how they have helped you get to where you are today! We all need cheerleaders, but we also need people to align with your dreams and goals, not just say, "hey great job!" There's something different abou

Happy Monday Motivation! Welcome back to my podcast, No More Excuses! As we begin December, we have a lot of distractions with the holidays. This month can be stressful and it can steal your focus from you and your ability to achieve your goals. And... I’m not the only one talking about how to “Finish the year STRONG!” This is the time of the year when I ask my clients – and I'm asking you – not just “How will you finish the year strong?” but also, “What will you do DIFFERENTLY to help you FINISH STRONG?” Consistency is a big part of success, but the more important thing – as I preach all year long – is to check your progress and see how you’re doing. With four weeks left in the year, how will you finish strong? How will you finish strong if you are not making progress? That’s where finishing and doing something DIFFERENTLY comes in. Think back to how you finished last year. Did you achieve your goals? Or are you working on the same goals you had from last year? If that’s the case then, do you really want to

Happy Monday Motivation! Welcome back to my podcast, No More Excuses! A couple weeks ago I did a talk and social media posts focused on “patience”. What came up during that time, was learning whether you “want” or “need” something immediately. When we’re impatient, we can get demanding. And impatience – as I mentioned in my talk – stems from frustration, stress, and fear. When you’re “asking” for something to happen faster than normal, quicker than the person anticipated, or even before the deadline, WHY? Do you really NEED it NOW? Or do you WANT it? It doesn’t matter if it’s business growth or getting something done at home... WHY does it need to happen NOW? Listen in to hear me ask you PLENTY of questions about YOUR impatience and where it stems from! So many times our impatience stems from something we allowed or didn’t think through. How did we get to where we live in such an impatient world? Wouldn’t you like to have a bit more calm in your life? I know shit happens, but again, most of our impatience we

Happy Monday Motivation! Welcome back to my podcast, No More Excuses! Thanks for being here for listening and sharing this podcast with others. Yes, I asked you WHY are you ungrateful?! That may seem a little counterintuitive, considering this week is Thanksgiving, and most people are asking what you are thankful for! But, I have a reason for this, and I guess you’ll have to listen and understand lol! With everything I’ve talked about over the years, we all run into moments when we are ungrateful, afraid, stressed, sad, frustrated or even pissed off! And as much as I have you review your goals, and adjust your plan, you need to do the same with your emotions and how things are going because that’s a direct effect on everything – including your business! So think about... WHY ARE YOU UNGRATEFUL? If you’re feeling ungrateful, why? If you’re feeling pissed off why? If you’re feeling frustrated or overwhelmed again why? And how is that feeling affecting you personally and professionally? So that’s the concept of

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses! You can also view the video on my YouTube channel! This week isn't necessarily focused directly on business ownership or leadership, but what it is about, is what we can do as people – as humans to inspire others. It COULD be through our business, the company you own, the products or services we sell or support and even the people we lead. What would you inspire them to do? And how? I'm sure some of you may think you don't do anything important enough that would inspire someone. Or perhaps you're thinking I am a nice person. I am a good human, but how does that inspire someone to do more or to change a habit? Well, obviously you'll have to listen in today as I give you many ways that you could inspire someone! If you have staff, how do you inspire them to give you their all? How do you inspire them to work late or extra hours? How do you inspire them to STAY and, well perhaps inspire other staff members? There's a lot of little thin

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome to the podcast No More Excuses! I am your host, Sandi Ballard, The BADASS Business Coach™ Today, I’d like to discuss COSTS. Bills, expenses, fees – all of that come at us daily in all areas of our lives personally and professionally. The cost of running a business. The cost of DOING business. The cost of having a home, car, vacations, kids, it just seems like it’s always going OUT and the game is how to get more to come IN, right?! But today, I want to dig in and discuss what’s on our To-Do list and... what it’s costing us. Even more specifically, what it’s costing us by NOT doing what’s on the list. We all know that life in general costs us time and money. But what about our reputation? The respect you get from others? I don't know about you, but I know I've lost respect for people by their actions, something they said, or well that they did NOT do what they said they'd do. We all have things on our to-do lists that don't get done, or at least right away. Recently I asked a c

Happy Monday Motivation! Welcome back to my podcast No More Excuses!  Today and this week on social media, I want to discuss MOVING!  What’s moving in your world? What needs to?  Movement is important in life and business.  If things aren't moving, what can get you moving? Passion and excitement for what you do? Money? Just the thought of Achievement?  If things ARE moving, are they moving in the right direction? If you’ve listened to me long enough, you’ve heard me say that our personal and professional lives affect each other. So, if shit’s going sideways in one area, it’s hard to not have it affect the other.  MOVEMENT!  We need it.  Especially going in the right direction! What’s moving in your world? What direction? Take time to look at how things are going. How do you feel about your life – personally and professionally? Listen in as I talk about how to check on the movement, how to get it going and keep it going!  No more excuses, right?  And as always, if you need he

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Mistakes. Ugh! I hate them. I’m a “recovering perfectionist”, and it’s still hard to see that mistake sometimes. We all make them personally and professionally. • Personally, it can be something so silly like choosing the wrong check-out line or missing your exit. [And yes, I’m sure some of you are thinking you chose the wrong person to date or marry lol. Been there.] But with all of those things, what did you learn? Perhaps to pay more attention? Or to ask more questions or to not make hasty decisions! Like failures, mistakes happen so you can learn. Yeah, it can be painful and expensive, so what are you going to do about it? A big shift for me years ago was to understand that things happen for a reason! You'll have to listen in and hear how that shift happened! What do you do when you make one? Especially when it’s professional and includes a client, or something more public.  Sometimes it’s hard to admit you made a

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION! Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Today's topic: PAIN. Fun, eh? We all experience pain at some point in our personal or professional lives. Pain comes in many forms: Physically, mentally, literally and figuratively. Physical pain – I’ve had a shit ton of that in my life. Who hasn’t stubbed their toe 1,000 times or hit their head getting in or out of the car?! Mentally we’ve probably all been there as well with loss of a loved one, confusion, frustration, feeling overwhelmed. Mental pain is what we deal with the most in life and business. Pain in business shows up when there are challenges with sales, staffing, legal issues, even motivation. Perhaps you’re just launching – or thinking about starting a business and are experiencing the pain of not knowing what to do first to get going. Or you could be on the other end of things with growing pains and how to handle the success! No one wants to have pain of any kind, but that’s just part of life! LISTEN in today as I sh

Happy Monday Motivation!   Welcome back to the podcast No More Excuses!   Today I want to discuss "Balance"!   So many people, especially business owners, desperately search for it... the mythical creature called BALANCE. It's like searching for the Loch Nest Monster!   Have you ever found it?!    What is balance anyway? An even distribution... of what?    Uh, has life ever been entirely balanced? NO!   And that's why when people come to me and say, "I need to find more BALANCE in my life." I reply back with, "BALANCE is BULLSHIT!" There is NO such thing, so please stop searching for it and getting stressed out when you can't obtain in!   We could line up five identical business owners, and all would have a different idea of what they think “balance” is. Try thinking more about "ALIGNMENT"!   Whatever you need in your life should ALIGN with your goals and values! Nothing is ever entirely in "balance," but it sure as hell can be ALIGNED!   Listen in – or watch on You