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I TEACH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HOW TO CREATE UNSTOPPABLE BRANDS AND INCREASE THEIR PROFITS!
Because let's face it... If you're not making money, your business doesn't make sense.
Hopelessness is a theme that keeps recurring especially during this time of uncertainty. But what do you do when you fall into hopelessness?Ā
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Thereās so many self-help tips and tricks out there but everyone is different. Which begs the questions, what tip and trick is right for you?Ā
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In this episode, weāre giving you our top 20 ways to help you regain hope.Ā
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Hereās a breakdown of what Eddie and I discussedā¦Ā
Have you ever just held onto something for so long that you donāt see anyway you can get rid of it now because youāve had it for so long?Ā
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Well that was Eddie and I over this past weekend and we did it...
We FINALLY decided to cut our losses and get rid of our āmust havesā that we havenāt touched in YEARS!Ā
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For Eddie that would be his DVD/BluRay collection and for me, itās my HUNDREDS of CDās.Ā
Although Eddie had more trouble letting go than I did, itās hard to let go of something that had so much VALUE to you in another season of your life.Ā
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Those valuables become almost a part of you and when you let them go, youāre releasing that part of who you used to be. For many of us, itās difficult to let go and release that part of ourselves.Ā
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Hereās a breakdown of what Eddie and I discussedā¦Ā
Have you ever had a conversation with your significant other, best friend, or relative and realized about halfway through that there was no way you were going to agree with the decision made.Ā
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Weāve all been there; including myself and Eddie, but thatās why I believe our relationship is so great. Thereās a mutual respect for one anotherās opinion and ultimately weāre able to show one another a new perspective on what weāre discussing.Ā
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Why I bring this up now is because we were discussing a book we were reading with our PUSHER Society (if you havenāt joined or heard about it, you should definitely get in ASAP š) and it triggered a conversation that I completely disagree with.Ā
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In the book it discusses that we create everything twice in our lifetime, but for me I believe that life is ever-changing and ever-evolving, and itās up to us to recreate and revise what we see for our lives as we move forward.Ā
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Hereās a breakdown of what Eddie and I discussedā¦Ā
Being stuck in quarantine has resulted in some very unpredictable behavior from the Copelands! Am I alone in this?Ā
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Ever since quarantine started, Eddie and I have been doing things that are way out of our character! Weāve been watching t.v. (which normally NEVER HAPPENS)! Iāve been gardening, which if youāve asked me at the beginning of this year if I considered myself to have a green thumb, I would have called you INSANE!) And Eddie has been playing basketball! Honestly, WTH is going on!Ā
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I donāt know what this world is coming too but ever since this quarantine has started, Iāve been learning things about myself that I never knew I had in me; and to be honest, Iām all for it!Ā
This week on the podcast weāre getting REAL about our current obsessions and just random sh*t weāve been experiencing during this quarantine.Ā
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Hereās a breakdown of what Eddie and I discussedā¦Ā
Friendships are pretty tricky arenāt they?Ā
Thereās seasons for every type of friendship. Itās almost as if you have to put them into categories. You have your friends that you grew up with (the ones you share the BIG memories with), your work friends, your gym friends, friends in your neighborhood or friends from church.Ā
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Then thereās the friends that represent what stage of life youāre in. There are your growth friends who are all about growing and mindset work and practicing higher level thinking. Thereās your party friends who you just wanna go out with on a Friday night. Then thereās the friends you go to when you just need to feel vulnerable and vent about a shitty situation.Ā
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One thing they all have in common though is that each relationship is meaningful, no matter the category. Meaningful relationships require effort, attention to detail and need to be nurtured.Ā
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This week weāre discussing friendships and giving you the opportunity to self-reflect and really ask...
Are your daily actions and mindset contributing to your life? Are you actively attracting your goals and how you want your life to play out?Ā
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Did you know that your thoughts, positive or negative, are adding to the type of life you create for yourself.Ā
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Fun fact: the universe conspires to give you what you want and what you donāt want. Consciously or not, the more effort you put into your thoughts, the more energy youāre putting into creating those moments.
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Hereās a breakdown of what Eddie and I discussedā¦Ā
The way you envision your life doesnāt always go as planned. As humans we do it all the time. We decide on a goal, life plans, and how we envision the journey to get there; and then in an instant, nothing goes as you pictured it.Ā
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Our guest on this weekās PUSH, Amber Spiegel knows exactly what that feels like. But her determination and constant focus on what she wanted to do for her life kept her from falling into the hole failure.Ā
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Weāre talking to Amber about her story and how she won the hearts of 2.7 MILLION people, and how her pivot in her career led to her finding her true passion and purpose in the baking community.Ā
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Hereās a breakdown of what Eddie, Amber, and I discussedā¦Ā
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Is it just me or am I the only who is so damn UNMOTIVATED?
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Over the past few months of quarantine, Iāve been slacking. I havenāt been my normal self and I think I know why. Regardless of the fact that we were basically FORCED to stay inside here in California, (not complaining)Ā I realized that when Iām thrown off of my routine, I fall off course.Ā
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When I have no structure, when I have no restrictions, I do whatever the hell I want and I lose track of what my goals and intentions are moving forward.Ā
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Be honest, as Iām sitting here writing this blog post, I donāt even feel like doing this! So bad I knowā¦Ā
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BUT hey, Iām making progress. Iām here. Iām writing this blog post. And Iām PUSHING through the lack of motivation I have because I know that pushing forward is going to result in greater blessings and accomplishments for the year.Ā
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On this week's PUSH I got real about my lack of motivation, how Iām managing through it and the fact that I deserve a little bit of g...
There is so MUCH uncertainty happening all around us right now, with race being at the center of it. For those who donāt know us, Eddie is black, our daughters are black; because of this, our family has had to have discussions over the years about racism and equality for the black community. Weāve had to have discussions about fears when being addressed by law enforcement, weāve had discussions about our history for the black community, weāve talked about racism and being judged for the color of their skin. If you arenāt having these discussions with your children right now, THATāS PRIVILEGE.
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For the past few weeks, weāve been having these discussions on a daily basis, as a family. As a family weāve been protesting. Weāve been signing petitions. As a family, weāve been sending emails. Weāve been leveraging our platforms and raising our voices.Ā
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BUT even with all that⦠itās NOT ENOUGH!Ā
We wanted to make a GREATER impact. WE want to create CHANGE. With that, weāve officiall...
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If youāre NOT talking to your children about whatās going on right now, thatāsĀ PRIVILEGE.Ā
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Being able to NOT look at and acknowledge what is happening is a PRIVILEGE.Ā
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Before we sat down to record this episode of the PUSH podcast, we attended a protest in L.A., as a family. With our teenage daughters because WE, as a family, WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. We don't want to just watch from home while others are fighting for injustice. And we don't think that āsending prayersā is enough. We want to DEMAND CHANGE.Ā
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Know that not all protests are violent. So donāt believe everything you see on T.V.Ā
In fact, 99% of people are really trying to protest against INEQUALITY. Itās the 1% that resort to vandalism and destruction. -NOT SOMETHING WE CONDONE.Ā
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It was extremely emotional for all of us to be thereā¦Ā
We cried for at least the first 30 mins of the march. For a few reasons:Ā
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