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[LIVE ALERT] Podcast: Get A Grip On Life Interviews Our Very Own, Bunny Young!

[LIVE ALERT] Podcast: Get A Grip On Life Interviews Our Very Own, Bunny Young!

https://getagriponlife.com/podcast/ep-69-coach-speaker-self-fullness-boundaries-and-horse-talk-with-bunny-young/

Bunny Young followed her fiancee to China, became a stuntwoman, has worked as a therapist, is now a coach, and has become an advocate for service animals.

Her conversation with Michael weaves around mental health, the difference between simple self-care and regular self-full practices, committing to others re…

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The 4 Biggest Mistakes When Choosing a Business Coach



If you’re a business owner or entrepreneur, business coaching can be one of the biggest investments you make energetically, time-wise, and financially. So you want to make sure you choose the right person and the right focus when you make this kind of investment. 

But with so many coaches out there (some far more qualified than others), finding the right coach for you can be daunting. Fortunately for you, the other coaches and I over here at APB know the drill. We’ve heard all the questions. We’v…

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Five Fantastic Lessons I Learned from Business Failure.

Very recently, a business of mine failed, just 1 month after the grand opening. I wish I could tell you this was a first for me, but it wasn’t my first business failure. And I can almost promise you it will not be my last. Though there were business partners involved in this particular situation, I want to make it clear: I place no blame. Rather, I seek to take full responsibility for my own role and share what I learned, celebrating my lessons and growth. 

1.Core values must always come first.

No…

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Why I Love Coworking

I have three offices. Two of them are located inside coworking spaces. In order to share what I love about coworking, let’s take an imaginary journey through a typical day looks at one of my offices. 

9:00 am (ish) I roll into the office around nine-ish. Or maybe a little after. Because most of my coworking co-workers own their own businesses like I do, arriving any earlier tends to warrant heckling. Same goes with staying past noon on a sunny Friday (or any sunny day, for that matter). 

9:10 am I…

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Relationships In Business

Who said, “You never have a shortage of money-just relationships?” Maybe I heard it in an audiobook, but I suspect it is left over in my brain from years of watching those with “connections” get ahead in life and business.

As a therapist-turned-consultant, one of my specialties is relationships. While my track record for saving marriages speaks for itself, as a coach, I’ve discovered my skills are equally valuable: I am REALLY good at saving the relationship between owner and business.

But the ow…

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Why Core Values are Important to Your Business?

With every single client, no matter how large or small we start with the foundation of core values.
I would argue that these values are the single most important part of starting, re-branding, succeeding, hiring, and client acquisition in any company.

Why are core values so important?

For Your Clients

You cannot identify your ideal client without knowing what values your company is built on. For example, if you own a medical practice and have a core value of integrity- having clients who want to…

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Why I Will Always Live With My Parents

In 2013, my husband was living in Germany and I was in Virginia when I got the brilliant plan to invest in a house. It seemed like the right timing but I knew that I did not want to live in house alone with our young daughter until he came home so I decided that we would buy a house large enough for my parents to move in with us and when he returned we would purchase another house for just our small family.
Fast forward to 2017 and we are still smushed under one roof only now there are 2 more do…

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