Courage To Be The Difference Podcast

In this podcast look into how you deal with change that makes your business and life stronger. Avoiding change can be detrimental in the end because we can't always hang out in our comfort zone. Three areas of change to be discussed: 1. Change of attitude that can raise your altitude. 2. Change due the heartbreaking loss of a loved one. 3. Change that must happen for your business success. Learn more about Business Victories and sign up for the Victory Letter at www.businessvictories.com Reach out to Cheri Ruskus on Instagram @victorygirl

Is the use of the word "maybe" cluttering your mind to the point of distraction? Imagine being able to make the clear cut decision on a regular basis to either say yes or no. No maybe's. In this episode Cheri Ruskus shares some real world antidotes in how to move towards change. How to us business growth by cooperating with yourself first so you can engage the cooperation and support of others. www.businessvictories.com/mastermind

In this podcast we interview Alison Rothman founder of Embody Life as we look towards the effects of our inner noise and chatter that can lead to a disconnect between our mind and body. Issues from life experiences, disappointments, grief, and trauma's. Learn more about Alison at Embody Life at www.embodymylife.com Get the free session offer in this podcast by going to www.businessvictories.com to get a Free Strategy Session button.

In this episode we are going to look at the to do's that are making a difference (or not) in your business. When to suck it up and do the tasks at hand and when to not.

In this episode my guest is Chef Bai gives insights into her journey as a classically trained French chef who has embraced veganism in carnivorous world. Food is a habit that can either serve us or deplete us when it becomes a bad habit. The foods we eat decide our energy levels and among many other elements our ability to fully concentrate. Chef Bai shares how you can join in on her 14 day Plant Based Food Challenge for no cost.

Discover tools to help you increase your levels of concentration. Including good habits versus bad habits. The power of the mastermind. Releasing the worry you carry. How to be proactive vs. reactive.

Finding calm as you look past the daily to do's C – Clarity, have complete clarity on what must be done and what would just be nice to get done if time availed itself. A – Attitude, to really watch my own self talk and be the encourager of calm when I found myself starting to wonk out over wanting things to be perfect. L – Love, yes love seems to fit in everywhere doesn’t it. Letting go of what can't get done can allow love to flow much more easily. M – Meditation, make calm and the process of taking deep breaths and meditation in the morning and mini meditations all day the medicine for not getting stressed. Check it out on this week’s podcast! It’s short and sweet I promise. Calm as you go!

Join this week’s podcast as we “climb” higher into this topic of dealing with tough times in your business when your business fully becomes a business.  1. Preparation of a  a game plan. 2. Remove all other distractions. 3. Belief in the vision in getting to the top. 4. Feeling the pain and doing it anyway. 5. Trust including the team around you.  Some of what is shared may just surprise you! Jump on in and let’s do this climb together.   www.businessvictories.com  

Each of us are the same in that we are human, yet different in so many ways. Different in our good qualities and then again different in what some might consider not so great qualities. Our uniqueness lies somewhere between the two. We delve into the focus of the mastermind principle of our Unique Personality as Dr. Gloria Miele joins me on this podcast. She shares her experience as a clinical psychologist along with the words of her dear Grandmother Josephine Leanza who said, “You eat with your own mouth.” 

Using your imagination leads to innovation and innovation is important to long term business success. What is your latest innovation? Creativity used on a regular basis within your business gives you a competitive advantage making you and your brand unique and interesting. When do you create? Being in creative flow is fun and studies show that when you and the team around you are having fun… you will be more profitable. This week’s podcast breaks a strong creative process because creativity is an inside job.

This podcast marks the 18th Anniversary of the weekly mailing of The Victory Letter an email publication I have sent out every Monday morning. So many businesses have a hard time staying consistent with their marketing efforts that lead to wasted time and dollars. Join this conversation on ways to look at your marketing consistency differently.  www.businessvictories.com  

“Thank you for showing up, bringing curiosity, and letting silence answer the questions words never could.”   - Melissa Reid The words from today’s quote really jumped off the Instagram post I read them from. This woman, Melissa Reid, who I don’t know, led a trek of people including Mandy Moore (who I do follow) to the Everest Base Camp. This quote were her words of thanks to her travel companions. They were wise enough not to try to go for the Summit with so many others, some of whom lost their lives. Her words got me to thinking about what a wonderful tool silence can be. Silence allows listening and listening allows you to discover so much more about yourself, about others, and your surroundings. With that said, it also made me stop and once again ponder about the current leadership crisis the United States is experiencing. How much better would it be if leaders on “both sides of the aisle” let go of the endless name calling, blaming, and ongoing power trip tug of war. Just imagine if they took the time to

You didn’t come this far only to come this far. This week I found myself not in my regular flow and now here I am – the day before publication looking for the light I am supposed shine out into the world. Ever have that happen to you? This past week took me on a journey that was filled with many question marks of what to expect once I reached my destination. My daughter Bailey had asked me if I would come to California to help take care of my 6-month old grandpuppy, Coco, while Bailey and Steve traveled half way around the world on a journey of their own. I agreed, feeling blessed that my coaching work allows me to work with clients for the most part anywhere. What I found though was that I had packed my days pretty full of clients and puppy obligations giving me very little me time to just to hang and be – something I have found myself longing to do. Now don’t get me wrong, there were moments filled with enjoying the garden nursery right next door (today’s pic) that had me digging in the dirt and filling up

Well, let me tell you about this cracked screen situation. Recently I had the first time ever experience of cracking my cell phone screen. Some might say I have been lucky to have gone this long without cracking one – especially as much as I use this ever-present device in all aspects of my life. The funny thing was that I had a protective shield on the screen and for about a week because I didn’t want to know whether it was the shield or actual screen that was broken, I tried to ignore the situation. Finally, one day I found myself working with a client sharing some Instagram tips and tools and of course needed to use my phone to effectively do so. In that moment I realized how silly it was that I was not facing my cracked screen. As soon as she left I pulled the shield off and sure enough it was the shield that was cracked not the phone. Cost to replace? $5.99. The irritation it took away from having to look constantly at a cracked screen – priceless. I share this with you today because it is a reflection o

One thing we do really well as women, especially as moms is how we cry. My emotional being changed so much once I became a mother. Tears of joy when I first laid eyes on Travis and Bailey, then so many more tears along the way for their joys and sorrows. In fact, as I write this just thinking about it makes me cry. But don’t get me wrong or think this is a downer letter because crying means we are feeling something deeply and feeling something is better than feeling nothing. Have you ever gone from tears to laughter in a flash because you were so filled with emotions? It’s a beautiful thing. On today’s podcast I share something that recently gave me an extra big cry! If you haven’t had a good cry in a while ask yourself what you are bottling up inside. In addition to today’s quote above from Khalil Gibran, I love the words of the great author Paulo Coelho that also come to mind as a reminder that gals and guys can cry. Paulo said, “I cry very easily, it can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset – tears a

It’s that time of year when here in Colorado we can go from 80 degrees to 30 degrees sometimes in just a few hours. As a gardener here in this climate I have learned that having patience in the spring can be such an important gift to give myself and my garden. In fact, gardening has taught me so much about patience and the reality that perfect timing can really equate to enjoying what is right now … in the moment. To keep planning for tomorrow to be sure while I am changing my mindset right now today if things aren’t going so well. Last week as the snow began falling on my beautiful flowers I had two choices … to freak out (which never serves me) or to bring in what I could indoors and just pray for the rest. That is exactly what I did. And you know what? Yes, the world carried on and my spring flowers were pretty dang tough. Marketing is a lot like gardening because you plant and sometimes watch new growth and sometimes… nothing grows at all. Or, you watch what has grown get dismantled in what seems like no

In a given week, day, month and year how much of your time do you spend worrying about what might happen in a not so great way? You know those late-night “staring at the ceiling” stress filled moments when you are envisioning everything that could go wrong, going wrong. The acronym that came to me when a client was having the daytime version of worrying was this… W Wasted O Overwhelm R Ruining R Radiant Y You The thing is she wasn’t alone. I get a number of clients that I have to talk off the ledge as the saying goes because of too much worry leading to hopelessness. What is the story you tell yourself when you allow worry to squeeze out the picture of your dreams and hopes for today, heading right into tomorrow? How much of your time, energy and efforts do you spend worrying about something that never comes to fruition? Or how often do things just not happen at all because you are worrying so much. Leaving you worse off because of the worry not so much because of what you are worrying about. Feelings of reje

One man gathers what another man spills. – Grateful Dead Last week I took our 2018 tax info out to the barn to put it away in the boxes of other long term stored paperwork. As I stepped into the barn – well we call it a barn and others might call it a large shed – the amount of stuff we were “long term” storing took my breath away. It’s not that I hadn’t seen the barrage of stuff building up in this barn for years, but suddenly in that moment, I realized that what was a quick task to put away paperwork was about to become a quest I knew I had to conquer! What sat there in the barn before me was generations of “stuff” that had all found its way here. Things left behind from my parents, grandparents and even great grandparents. My kids precious items from their childhood and stuff that they had brought back home when they returned after their first trip out into the world to find themselves. Now my grown children are gone again exploring their lives in other places and have left all that stuff here as well. Bet