THE GRITTY COACH - Accountability Strategies for Entrepreneurs
Hey Gritty Friend! Starting or Taking your business to the next level can be challenging without stress, anxiety, fears, lack of focus and clarity much less adding all these together. If you are feeling overwhelmed, unfocused, stuck with obstacle after obstacle and you have the grit to hear how to make changes, then you are in the right place. Hi! My name is Erika and I am super excited you are here for some gritty advice where I focus on helping CEOs and Coaches increase their client’s results by implementing accountability strategies and increasing lifetime value, client retention, and ascension. The grit is the resiliency to do what is necessary to succeed even when the first try didn’t work. I remember feeling all of these not just in my business but in life! Military life included very long days and then to come home to 3 jobs (wife, mom, and side job) was exhausting and demanding. I was waking up at night remembering all the things I had forgotten to do that day or I would wake up with great ideas and then not want to sleep just so I wouldn’t forget what I thought of. I was diagnosed with ADHD, depression, and anxiety. Now, I have been gritty, through grit, and received the grittiest of advice. During my early time in the military, I had financial problems, focus problems, relationship issues and was told by a leader that my life “was like the fog of war” and I needed to focus on the road ahead of me while tuning out all the bullsh*t in the woods. I thought this Marine was crazy but years later his words were much wiser than I had thought in my early 20s. So as a Navy veteran, a wife of a veteran, a mom, a boy mom, a twin mom, and fur mom, I have learned how to create specific goals with a plan, hold myself accountable to do the work while balancing work and home. I am excited to share my strategies to help your client’s get specific on the goals they want to achieve, chat about self-management (not time management), set deadlines, and learn how to limit those good idea fairies to actually get sh*t done. To be successful, we need a positive mindset and a business strategy to make big changes happen! Why not do this together? The big question - Are you gritty enough to handle it? Let’s see! Come be social with me: Facebook Community: @thegrittycoach Instagram: @the_gritty_coach Connect: thegrittycoach@gmail.com Looking for more support: Let’s chat in a 30 min complimentary call to help you find a way forward. https://coachingwitherika.as.me/compcall
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Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Hey Gritty Friends!
Thank you for stopping by to listen. This episode is all about getting to the POINT. What point? The really specific goal you have that you want to achieve. With busy brains, we often multitask. This is actual counter-productive. Contrary to what we have always been told. It takes more time to switch gears back n forth on topics than it does to actually complete one task and then move to another.
I really wanted to come at POINT in 2 directions: How to get clarity on your goal and strategies to create the specific goal.
If you are feeling stuck and overwhelmed at the thought of the brilliant goal you have because there is too much. Let's get some clarity to move through the FOG. This will be 1 of 4 in a series to really harness that goal and make it look much easier to accomplish!
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Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Welcome Gritty Friends!
Today, I have an interview for you with my good friend, Lucretia Barraco, who is a self-taught social media marketing genius and has been doing this for 17 years! We’ve known each other for almost 2 years now and she has been such a huge help in my social media chaos. She is the calm to my storm. One of the hardest lessons we learn is we are constantly trying to be experts at everything. I thought the same way. To save money, I need to figure out IG, FB and social media strategy and what time to post and how to do ads and more. What did that do? It made me an expert of none! I wasted time and eventually money by not having help. That is why we are talking about these today, to save you time and money.
Discussions in the episode will cover:
- How she started her business
- Struggles and overcoming them
- Importance of Networking
- Business tips to getting started
Come on in - the water is warm!
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IG @socretia.lucretiabarraco
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Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Hey Gritty Friends,
Today's episode is a little more personal. I mean personal finances. I have been talking to clients and friends and found that so many are having huge stresses over personal finances.
Have you been feeling stress over finances?
Don’t know where all the money is going?
Can’t seem to save or never have an emergency fund?
Or maybe there has never been a thought about a retirement fund ever?
I know this anxiety and stress. It can be the stuff that ends marriages. So I took my 26 years of personal experience with budgeting, finances, saving and retirement plus the mentoring I did with my Sailors and decided I would try to help as many women as I can. I held a live training with a budget template I made years ago and offered to the group. The live training and template were such a hit, I thought today’s episode should tie into that. Maybe there are more out there who need the help, are afraid to ask for this kind of help (it’s so personal), and might just listen here to get some strategies.
Not only do I share where my finances were in the beginning but how I fixed it and what I have been doing since.
We will cover:
what needs to be in your budget
how to input the information
how to pay off debt and the different options
how to save for emergency funds
how to save for retirement
And Bonus: The generic differences between load vs no load mutual funds and traditional vs roth IRAs.
Tons of great information if you need to finally balance the budget. But like anything else - the only 2 things you have to do: 1. Be honest with yourself about what you owe and 2. Be willing to change your habits.
So let's get gritty!
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Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Hey Gritty Friend! Welcome Back!
Today we are talking about all things concerning PERSEVERANCE! I had a really challenging week last week and perseverance came up over and over as the way to move forward. It feels like sometimes we forget to put our self-control into action and regulate ourselves so we can delay the need for instant gratification. Some of the best things in life are worth waiting for - I mean how many times have we heard this?
Have you struggled with wanting something and then when it didn't succeed the first or second time, you gave up?
This is not only good for us adults to hear but also for our children. They have so much at their fingertips - they forget what it was like to wait for dial-up modem, use rotary phones, listen to music on a record player, have to wait for the VHS tape to rewind, wait until your friends got home before you could talk to them, how to unwind the long telephone cord that got tangled....I could go on. We had to have patience. When we don't have perseverance, our long term visions don't become the reality. We give up.
You need this self regulating tool to get to those long term goals. If you feel like you have lost the ability to wait, don't worry, you can get it back. You just need to practice again. You know what I am about to say - It's like riding a bike. You don't forget - you just need practice.
So let's get practicing! In this episode, are 7 tips to getting that moxie back.
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Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Hey Gritty Friends,
One of the questions I ask my clients, when we are exploring where your business is currently, is about their team, employees, or co-workers. We have seen so many take the network they have and move it to another company and BAM you're a leader and have never done this before. Maybe you just sponsored your first teammate or hired your first employee. Now what? I mean, is there a book, a manual or instructions? There are guides to the best methods for leading leaders and developing new leaders everywhere. But which one do you start with?
This is a definitive guide that will not only discuss how you as the leader can influence others but it will help you build meaningful relationships and develop future leaders. We are pulling the curtain back, like The Great and Powerful Oz. Honestly, it’s not so secret. Let me give you the first lesson. You need to hear it a few times. YOU cannot want it more than they do. Let’s say that again. You can only lead the horse to water - you cannot make them drink. They must want it just like you did. However - I do share with my clients - don’t give up. They may not want it now…but want it later. You have to be patient with them. Let them see how you are developing others. They will watch your moves. Trust me.
I want to give credit where credit is due. I wouldn't be the the Navy Chief I was (however once a Chief always a Chief), without all the Chiefs before me and those who helped me crossover from being just another rank in the military to truly being a leader. I wouldn't have become this person here talking about leadership without using his "laws". We studied the workbook/book from John C. Maxwell, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. This episode discusses many of his principles but in my own words.
Here are just a few of the strategies we are discussing today:
-influence others
-credibility
-loyalty
-be the example
-inner circle
-professional/personal development
I, personally, feel that this method to leadership encompasses all the qualities a leader should have. I am always working to be better leader and I love helping others rise to the same peak so that when I am no longer here - I have a legacy of leaders who are ready to take on the world just like I wanted to.
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Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Hey Gritty Friends,
If you are finding the world today a struggle to focus, overwhelming, or even sadness, you are in the right place. I am going to admit first…when coming to this episode, I was thinking, what does this episode need to be? I do have a list of topics I want to talk about but I actually don’t write these until the week prior…why? Because I want to feel it in the moment as to what is speaking to me. This week in my FB community, I spoke on 4 different topics. All have been struggles that I have been speaking with clients about: overcoming obstacles, journaling, work life balance, and holding yourself accountable. Only 1 podcast for these topics so far and it was on work life balance (refer to episode 5). Journaling really spoke to me with the climate of life we have going on. Journaling is a therapeutic form of writing that has been shown to help with mental health, physical symptoms, and much more. I lost this skill after leaving my teenage years. But when one of my coaches suggested it last year…i took it up again.
We will talk about how to get started, why it is useful and where to begin. I do get pretty gritty in this episode but I truly hope you find it useful and with all that is going on, I mostly want you to find it as a way to convey your thoughts and feelings to release the stress, anxiety, happiness and just the emotional rollercoaster of life.
I will provide you with 4 strategies to journaling and hope that the 4th one you will definitely act on! So sit back, buckle up and let's get gritty today!
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Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Welcome Gritty Friends!
Today's episode is my interview with my good friend, Maureen Carlsson. Join me as I talk with my good friend about her ability to be a wife, mom and businesswoman while figuring out how to balance the 3 along with her strong faith. Her values and drive helped her push past the stereotypes and make a difference for her family and feel it could help many of us as we come up against struggles.
We will be talking about her family upbringing, her marriage, children, devotion, and future dreams in the midst of self-discovery and finding the "right" balance for her and her family. She doesn't claim to have perfected it - which I love but shares that she needs to stay mindful so she doesn't lose a piece of the puzzle.
So come enjoy some fun and laughter on this journey to finding more work life balance.
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If you wish to follow Maureen, you can find her on Instagram: Maureen Carlsson
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5 Reasons Why A Business Coach Is Important:
You recognize your current strategy isn't working as well as you would like.
You want to move forward with strategies that are proven to work.
You want to fill in gaps in areas of business you don't feel strongest in.
You need to work on and in your business.
You want to go further faster using experts around you.
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Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Welcome Gritty Friends!
I am loving this topic today! Growth vs Fixed Mindset and how they effect your business and your life. I have learned so much about growth vs fixed mindset over the last 7 years. We are going to talk about how to find out if you are in a growth or fixed mindset and then I want to offer some strategies that will help if you are ready to make BIG changes in your life and/or your business. Let’s just jump into the rough sandpaper of it….Growth is uncomfortable. It is doing things we haven’t done before. We start to get the fear of failure creeping in. Can I do this new thing? What if someone sees me screw up? What if I don’t sound smart? The list goes on. But if you actually want to take huge steps in your life - then my friends - you are going to have to get comfortable being uncomfortable. That’s just the way it is.
I know when I try something new, I am worried it won’t be perfect and specifically I mean that I need to perfect everything before I can start. So when do I start? Never. Because it’s never perfect. Your life is now isn’t going to be the same in 1 year. So why expect your business to be the same? If you want to implement big changes - then do it. The best advice one of our kids teachers told me about writing - no author ever published in their first writing. It took A LOT of revisions. For this situation - she felt all kids should be able to revise their essays for better grades because all writers revise. Have you ever read a book and still found errors? So we need to accept that whatever we do will be imperfect to start. We continue to improve. If you create a course, maybe the first iteration isn't your best but it is better then never producing, right? This is growth! When you do it in the uncomfortable, you are in a growth mindset.
Fixed mindset is when you decide you can’t do it because you aren’t smart enough, you can’t learn anymore than you have, you don’t want to learn. This mindset is just stagnant and we'll talk about why people often feel this way and stay in this mode. I am the first one to tell you - I have had a fixed mindset before. I am sure if you think about it at the end of this episode, you could tell me when and what your fixed mindset was about.
Do you think you have a growth or a fixed mindset? My goal is to help you find a way to get into the growth - so you can make BIG changes to your business and your life.
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