The power of working as a couple to build your business, your marriage, your family and your life.
On today's episode Amber and Jake discuss the Key to Growing Your Business: COMMITMENT! No matter the industry or your level of expertise you have to start somewhere. Everyone does! Deciding from the beginning that you are going to COMMIT and go ALL IN on the opportunity is your surest path to success. We breakdown 4 battle-tested Commitment's you must make if you are going to achieve the goals you have for yourself and your business.
Our identical girls were busy last night painting a set of wooden doll bunk beds. One proceeds to paint theirs perfectly. The other a little messier but got more of hers painted. BOTH bunk beds turned out great! As we processed what our girls had done by simply being themselves it struck us just how applicable this is to running a business. It requires consistent, daily action even if it's messy. In this episode we leave you with 3 immediately applicable takeaways for taking action. Messy action is still action!
Anytime something toxic begins consuming your mind and your habits, it ultimately ends up paralyzing your actions. The good news is that positivity can have the same effect! If you are feeling out of control - it often times traces back to simple things that you actually CAN control. Today Amber and Jake share real life examples and discuss practical steps to help take back control of 4 everyday actions; food, exercise, sleep and work.
It's 2006 and Jake is the final interview for his first sales job. The Area Manager asks him to sell him a Coke... except he has a half drank bottle of water in front of him. "Why would I sit here trying to convince you to drink a Coke when I could just sell you more water?" With so much uncertainty, this episode is more important than ever as we navigate how we treat our customers and prospects as we head into 2021. Today Jake shares 3 KEY Selling Perspectives to be mindful of as you begin business planning for the New Year.
You've been given the opportunity to meet with a potential client or prospect. When that happens they are agreeing to give you their time and attention. That's a HUGE deal! Those are the opportunities that build a business and we want to make sure you are capitalizing on each and every one. In this episode, Jake breaks down the playbook for delivering a great business opportunity presentation and teaches how to effectively communicate energy, and how intentionality can improve your close rate!
When's the last time you truly gave yourself PERMISSION to dream? We're often our worst critic and so quick to talk ourselves out of going after the things we really want! Today we're talking about HOW to give yourself permission to dream and then taking those dreams and putting them into ACTION that changes your life!
Have you ever thought to yourself, "I would do it but I've never done it before?" Or maybe you are taking your kids to school for the first time and an adorable 6 year old in the backseat convinces you that you are going to be late?! You don't think that could be possible but it's your first time - MAYBE she's right?! Today we are breaking down the importance of your first YES. Achieving it. Duplicating It and Growing from it! Be empowered today that ONE YES could change EVERYTHING!
Joining the conversation is our 8 year old, Baylen, as we discuss how to overcome fears! This past weekend Bay scaled a 10ft warped wall at Skyzone. We couldn't believe it! He'd fall, get back up, learn something from it and try again. Never once allowing himself to believe he wouldn't figure it out. So we asked him just how he did it and any advice he has for others experiencing warped walls of their own.
Anyone else ever go online and without even consciously trying to immediately find yourself comparing your life to someone else's? Even when your life is great and your business is thriving comparison has a funny way of making us feel as though none of it matters. Today Jake takes the mic and shares a real life example and some encouragement on keeping your perspective where it needs to be in those moments.
The hustle is REAL and so is the burnout! We are a "need it now" society which can put a tremendous amount of pressure on us to constantly stay in work mode. Coming off one of those weekends ourselves we share 5 things we must proactively do this week to avoid burnout.
Dating your spouse is so important, but how do you actually make the MOST of that time together and guarantee the investment leaves you feeling more connected? In this episode, we're sharing 3 questions we ask each other on date night to keep growing in our communication and marriage!
Are you living a life with PURPOSE? Do you wake up in the morning EXCITED to live your everyday life? With each new day, we have an opportunity to put our BEST foot forward and live with purpose and INTENTIONALITY! Here's how we stay focused on our PURPOSE while achieving our goals!
In Episode 16 we discuss simple, tangible ways to increase your productivity while raising a busy family. We are only given a few hours everyday to move our businesses forward before we have to pick up our kids from school. Learn the items we prioritize and the steps we take with our schedules to make sure we are able to do the action items necessary to grow.
Marriage is hard. Relationships are hard. But when we work hard at them, they are SO worth it! In episode 15 we're sharing the story of how we met, and how we continue to grow closer through the ups and downs of marriage, kids, work, and beyond!
Hun, Let's Run is BACK with Season 2!!! In Episode 14 we discuss 4 Steps to becoming self motivated in your life and business. Pulling from experiences in network marketing, real estate and Corporate America we walk you through step by step how to START taking action today!
You can make all the excuses you want! You can even disguise your action! But until you address the fear that is holding you back from just going for it you will never realize your full potential. In this episode, Jake takes the microphone and shares a powerful reflection from our recent ski trip to Lake Placid, NY and 3 MUST IMPLEMENT strategies to help you stop holding yourself back!
The number one thing that holds stay-at-home moms back from building a business is MOM GUILT. In this episode Amber shares her journey of transitioning from a full time stay at home mom to a multiple six figure earning work at home mom / businesswoman. She shares the struggles she had with mom guilt, and how it almost held her back from pursuing a business.
Are you in "Like" with your life or are you in "Love" with it? In this episode we discuss the importance of loving yourself and how that journey of self discovery leads to an energy and confidence that has the power to change your marriage, your family, and your business, and how it impacts others to live the same way!
Social media is here to stay. How do you use it effectively to grow your business? In this episode, we talk about our tried and true strategies to grow your business on social media the RIGHT way. Get your notebook out and take some notes! You will want to incorporate these immediately!
Episode 9 of Amber and Jake Kuiper's Podcast 'Hun, Let's Run!' In this episode we share our backstory of how we went from a typical American family with Jake working full time in corporate, and Amber being a stay at home mom, to where we are today, building a business alongside each other from home. We'll share how we had to overcome pride, limiting beliefs, and the opinions of others in order to get where we are today!
Episode 8 of Amber and Jake Kuiper's Podcast 'Hun, Let's Run!' In this episode we discuss the what's, the why's and the how's of goal setting! What do you want to accomplish in 2019? What could success in your business mean to your family, your career, your community, your life?! Jake walks you through the exact exercise he does with coaches and clients to help focus their goals, uncover the clearly defined outcomes for the effort and how to map out the action necessary to help you realize your desired goals!
Episode 7 of Amber and Jake Kuiper's Podcast 'Hun, Let's Run!' In this episode we discuss Jake's recent trip to Minneapolis and how deciding to work in a snowstorm led to an opportunity for a new customer which was ultimately secured by simply finding a way to keep the conversation going! We close the episode by highlighting 4 key takeaways for you to implement today to increase your sales opportunities in whatever business you operate in!
Episode 6 of Amber and Jake Kuiper's Podcast 'Hun, Let's Run!' In this episode Jake takes the mic and shares about our recent trip to Disney World! Our experience standing in an 80 minute line at Epcot and how being willing to wait in line in your professional life can teach you invaluable lessons, show you just how strong you are and how reaching the end of the line comes as a culmination of action activities done on a consistent basis!
Episode 5 of Amber and Jake Kuiper's Podcast 'Hun, Let's Run!" In this episode we discuss the mental shift necessary to achieve success in all areas of your life! Jake reminisces about his 8th grade class trip. Amber talks about some of the mental hurdles she sees young entrepreneurs face early in their businesses. And together we share how you can embrace the mentality that "it's not that it doesn't work, it's that it's hard work."
Episode 4 of Amber and Jake Kuiper's Podcast 'Hun, Let's Run!" In this episode we discuss the two essentials that every aspiring entrepreneur needs to implement: patience and persistence. We'll talk about the perspective we encourage new entrepreneurs to live out to set themselves up for long term success!
Episode 3 of Amber and Jake Kuiper's Podcast 'Hun, Let's Run!' Part 1 of an ongoing check-in called "Better Together." In this episode we discuss in full color how the transition moving from Minnesota to Florida is really going. How our kids are doing, how we are choosing to recognize each other's strengths, engaging in some arguments, and laying aside our own pride to ultimately serve the marketplace better TOGETHER than we could on our own!
Episode 2 of Amber and Jake Kuiper's Podcast 'Hun, Let's Run!' In this episode we discuss how we overcome the temptation to compare our journeys, skill sets, and situations to others, and how we strategically empower ourselves to grow personally and professionally!
Episode 1 of Amber and Jake Kuiper's BRAND NEW Podcast 'Hun, Let's Run!' In this podcast we share how we made the decision to relocate our family of 6 from Woodbury, Minnesota to Naples, Florida to pursue an entrepreneurial life together! Let's just say it didn't happen overnight!! We share how Amber had to shift the "vision" she shared on our first date of being a SAHM and how Jake had to adjust his "American Dream" in order for us to live a life on our terms, TOGETHER.
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