She Thinks Big with Andrea Liebross

“What’s great about being a mom and a business owner?”You don’t hear that question often. You usually just hear how hard it is to do both and give equal time to the two roles.I, however, did pose this question to recent mastermind retreat members. And their responses might change how you feel, what you do, and the results you get in motherhood and business.Think it’s impossible? Just listen to their responses on the podcast and see how you can not only manage to make these dual roles work but also how each can influence you to be even better in the other role.In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll hear about how these women are exercising one of the five essentials of big thinking as I put forth questions about the benefits of being both mom and business owner, balancing their roles, and how making decisions as mothers have influenced them in business. You’ll also learn whether there really is a better time than the present for a mom to start her own business.5:08 - What each consider the best thing about being a mom who also owns a business12:55 - How they balance the demands and responsibilities of both roles20:15 - How motherhood has influenced their approach to business decision-making27:11 - Starting, growing, and owning a business now vs. waiting for the kids to grow older31:42 - What you need to remember from this episodeMentioned In Motherhood's Impact on Business Mastery and Personal GrowthAndrea’s LinksRunway to FreedomShe Thinks Big Live EventAndrea on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook

What is it really like to go on a business retreat?You might experience the things that tend to immediately come to mind when thinking of the word “retreat.” Perhaps you have an image of cucumber slices over your eyes while getting a facial, or enjoying a massage at a spa, or tanning by the pool, or meditating on a beach somewhere.But retreats with a specific focus offer something extra, something that can truly level up your life (and, in this case, your business). So what actually happens at retreats like the one for Runway to Freedom mastermind members?In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn the four benefits of being part of a retreat like the one I offer. You’ll hear directly from some of the women about how they’ve benefited and what the experience is like, in their own words.3:27 - Setting the beautiful scene and why retreats help you come up with your best ideas6:30 - How our retreat was the right combination of work and play for the attendees8:38 - How the retreat helped the women get in touch with themselves and what they love12:39 - How retreats like this help with the loneliness of entrepreneurship14:41 - How these retreats affect your confidence and inspiration Mentioned In Why the Runway to Freedom Retreat Is A Life-Changing ExperienceRunway to FreedomShe Thinks Big She Thinks Big Live EventBook a Call with AndreaAndrea on LinkedIn, Instagram, and FacebookAndrea’s Links

What actually happens inside a mastermind?Being part of a group can fast track anything you’re working on or thinking about. Perhaps you’ve seen or heard of others joining group programs like a mastermind and raving about the experience and the benefits they received. Or you’ve thought about joining the Runway to Freedom mastermind.But what is it like to be part of Runway to Freedom, specifically? Well, instead of telling you that, I’ll let the participants speak for themselves.In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll hear from a few members of my mastermind group about their experiences and what happens when you join. You’ll learn about the shifts and changes that occurred for them, both in their business and in themselves, as I walk you through a couple of different aspects of the program.6:35 - Three main reasons why these women joined the mastermind11:19 - Solved problems and business changes as a result of the mastermind18:29 - Three ways the participants subtly shifted their thinking since joining the mastermind group22:20 - What surprised them most about their experience while in the mastermind24:45 - What has surprised them the most about themselves as entrepreneurs30:00 - How a consultation call can trigger life-changing eventsMentioned In What Happens When You Join Runway to Freedom?Runway to FreedomFull Focus Planner StoreShe Thinks Big She Thinks Big Live EventAndrea on LinkedIn, Instagram, and FacebookAndrea’s Links

You’d think celebrating success would be easy for everyone. But for many, if not most people, it actually feels unnatural. Why, though?This question came up after the successful launch of my book She Thinks Big on Amazon. That launch frustrated me, and I couldn’t celebrate my win. So, after doing some exploring, I came up with a few causes for the lack of celebration and what you could do about it the next time you achieve a milestone.In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn six reasons why it might be hard to celebrate your achievements and four ways to start celebrating right now while making it feel more natural to you. I’ll also reveal how I put some of these principles into practice and why my book launch was a negative experience initially.3:35 - The source of my challenge in celebrating milestones and achievements5:43 - Six contributors to my book launch that unexpectedly created lots of negativity for me10:24 - Six reasons why celebrating your success can be really hard17:03 - Four things to do that you can start doing immediately that will make a big impact on your celebrations21:42 - Another reason why you might not be celebrating your winsMentioned In Why You Can Experience Frustration With Success & How to Transform It Into a WinShe Thinks Big She Thinks Big Live EventAndrea on LinkedIn, Instagram, and FacebookAndrea’s LinksThe Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

Have you ever thought of treating your business as a science experiment for success and using that mindset for business growth?Jillian Leslie has. In fact, she helped create a product that helps other entrepreneurs test and experiment while making money, one download at a time.We’re not talking pennies per download, either. With MiloTreeCart you can monetize ebooks, courses, videos, workshops, or whatever else you want, including free content you’ve already created. It’s super easy to use and will help you level up your business in the process.In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn about how applying a scientific experiment approach to business strategies can make you money easier and faster. Jillian also reveals how you can use this approach if you have a service-based business.2:57 - Jillian’s serial entrepreneurial background and the origins of MiloTreeCart8:47 - How a food blogger used MiloTreeCart to make money from free recipes and level up12:34 - How a crafter makes $5,000 a month working one hour a week13:57 - Jillian’s contrarian view on creating courses to sell19:46 - The benefits of treating your business as a science experiment27:41 - Why getting uncomfortable is a key cog to success30:01 - An example of why you’re not your business36:27 - What thinking big really means for JillianMentioned In Treating Your Business As A Science Experiment For SuccessMiloTreeCartJillian on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedInCatch My PartyThe Blogger Genius PodcastShe Thinks Big She Thinks Big Live EventAndrea on LinkedIn, Instagram, and FacebookAndrea’s Links

An average person on an average day makes 35,000 decisions each day.All those decisions--from major life changes to what to wear or eat in the morning--take time and energy and can really deplete you. And this can lead to what we call decision fatigue.While there is some confusing science behind it, decision fatigue is a real thing. And I know firsthand how it feels in the body and brain, not just how it looks on paper.In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn how to identify and combat decision fatigue in your life. I’ll reveal examples of how I’ve moved through it over the last 18 months to show what you can do when faced with decision overload.3:00 - Events that have transpired for me over the last 18 months4:40 - What is decision fatigue?8:05 - Where you might be experiencing decision fatigue11:07 - The four main symptoms of decision fatigue that I’ve identified15:10 - Six things you can do to eliminate decision fatigue23:16 - Trying to convince a friend or loved one to see a therapist or coach?Mentioned In How to Combat Decision Fatigue in Everyday LifeShe Thinks Big Live EventOura RingAndrea on LinkedIn, Instagram, and FacebookAndrea’s Links

What if you could learn to appreciate the stress and the gifts (yes, gifts) it can bring?When I started working with Kate Greunke (better known as Kate the Socialite) around six months ago, she hadn’t even been seeking out a coach. But feeling stressed out, she realized she needed coaching to help her work on certain things. And in the process, she learned to like stress in a strange way.You’re probably thinking, “How could anybody like stress?” Well, Kate found out that she can push through it and that she also discovers new things about herself when she does. The same can happen to you if you approach it with different thinking.In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn how you can choose to handle stress and transform in the process. Hearing this conversation with Kate, you’ll learn the four things you need as a big thinker to help you adopt these principles into your professional and personal life as she has.3:53 - An intro to Kate the Socialite and why she felt the need to hire a coach despite her success9:53 - How Kate adopted the first key necessary for big thinkers by “trying on” different thoughts15:33 - The real problem that big thinkers discover 99% of the time when they permit themselves to relax23:48 - The third thing that big thinkers do and how it helps with expectations in your decision-making29:53 - How the final key for big thinkers goes against what many of us were taught34:57 - The image that comes to Kate’s mind every time she thinks about what it means to think big37:06 - The Andrea-ism that unlocks a superpower you didn’t know you had and changes everythingMentioned In 4 Keys to Enjoying Stress and Its Transformative Gifts with Kate the SocialiteKate the SocialiteThe Kate Show | Andrea’s guest episode Kate the Socialite on FacebookKate the Socialite on InstagramShe Thinks Big Andrea’s LinksAndrea on LinkedIn and Instagram

You’re talking to yourself all the time.Thousands of thoughts pass through your brain every day, and most of them are subconscious. But those are the ones that speak the loudest (despite you often being unaware) because they reflect your true beliefs about what you think about the world and of yourself...which then shows up physically in your life.Whether you talk to yourself in an empowering or disempowering way is critical to your success. If you want to switch to empowered thinking, asking the right questions to your future self can create one magical sentence that’ll turn your life around.Introducing... the power sentence! In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn the two-step method for creating your questions (i.e., Afformations). Then, I’ll teach you how to use those (along with the future you) to create your power sentence so you can bring the success you want into your reality.2:03 - What does a power sentence do, and why do you need one4:16 - The two things your quality of life really depends on (and how they relate to success)5:06 - How to step inside the future version of you for crafting your power sentence9:07 - The purpose of Afformations and how to use them to help create your power sentence11:41 - The power behind asking yourself, “Why?” Questions16:07 - How you benefit by switching from disempowering to empowering Afformations for successMentioned In The Key to Crafting Your Power Sentence to Gain Success in Life and BusinessShe Thinks Big by Andrea LiebrossShe Thinks Big ToolkitNoah St. John, PhDAndrea’s Links

Are you curious about transforming your interest in art into a true commitment as an entrepreneur, yet find it hard to believe you can have a successful art business?Maybe when you were a child and got asked what you wanted to be when you grew up, you said you wanted to be an artist. Then, eventually, someone said something that put a damper on your dream, which still exists decades later.The images of the starving artist, poor poet, or struggling actor run rampant in our culture. And it seems the existence of an entrepreneur who’s bucked that imagery and is making real money as an artist is rare.Well, let me (re)introduce you to Michelle Capizzi, a current client and past guest on the podcast. Over the last couple of years, she’s taken her love of abstract art from casual interest to unwavering commitment and turned it into a thriving business.In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn how Michelle went from interested to fully engaged in having an art business. Through this case study, she’ll teach you the big thinking mindset shifts she’s made, how she earns from commissions, the most important thing to do if you’re thinking about selling your art one day, and much more!4:57 - How things have changed since the beginning of Michelle’s business8:19 - Mindset shifts that had to happen for opportunities to appear for Michelle13:37 - Struggles that Michelle still faces in her business and how she makes money from commissions16:35 - Who Michelle’s ideal client is and the real magic of what she does21:32 - How Michelle shifted into bigger thinking while making the leap from interested to devoted22:53 - The first step to going all-in after being interested in starting your own art business29:16 - What you shouldn’t worry about when starting an art business and how Michelle defines thinking bigMentioned In How Michelle Capizzi Shifted Into Having a Successful Abstract Art BusinessInstagram | Facebook | LinkedInMichelle CapizziShe Thinks Big by Andrea LiebrossRunway to FreedomAndrea’s Links

It always starts with a meeting.When you first get the idea for your business or want to revamp it or add something new, you plan a session to strategize. And you might be doing this alone.But while meetings with yourself to strategically plan and think ahead are good, they aren’t the most effective way to strategize. If you want to be a big thinker and create growth in your life and business, you need a guide along for the ride.In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn about the three reasons why meeting with others is better for you and your plans. I’ll teach you the value and benefits of strategizing with others and where I often see clients struggle the most.3:22 - How meetings with yourself might differ from meetings with others5:21 - Why you find yourself spinning your wheels after your solo meeting9:30 - Why meetings with others open you up to bigger dreams you may not realize you have13:39 - The second reason why communicating with others while strategizing is so important15:52 - Why reason #3 for planning with others might be the best one of all18:32 - The challenge you face even as things become super clear in meetings with others20:22 - What happened when I went through this exercise recently with two business leaders24:02 - How support helps you separate fact from fictionMentioned In Making Meeting With Yourself Even Better With the Help of OthersShe Thinks Big by Andrea LiebrossAndrea’s Links