Your Excellent You is a podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs who are not afraid to pursue their audacious goals with vigor, compassion, and integrity. Certified Life Coach Danielle Napolio Cox helps the entrepreneur behind the business achieve success and
With the new year comes opportunities to start fresh on accomplishing your goals. In this episode, Danielle shares the 9 things to give up in order to fulfill your potential. Ready to discover the emotional block that is preventing you from taking empowered action in your business? Book a breakthrough session with Danielle at www.yourexcellentyou.com/breakthrough
When life gets hard, running a business can feel like an overwhelming burden.In this episode, Danielle shares the one skill entrepreneurs can learn to make running a business easier when the rest of their life is falling apart.It's a skill she developed that allowed her to run her businesses while spending 2 years as a caregiver…first for her husband, then for her father.Schedule a free Breakthrough Session with Danielle to discover the exact emotional blocks that are limiting your successhttps://www.daniellenapoliocox.com/discovery
Are a lack of clearly defined boundaries in your personal life affecting your business success?In this episode, Danielle talks with certified coach, Christine Seibold about how the lack of boundaries in one area of your life can show up in other areas, including your business. In her book, Blondie Without Borders, Christine shares true stories from her life, growing up with no boundaries, and the lessons that she's learned along the way.Christine has a master's degree in International Relations from Harvard and currently runs a private coaching practice, Freelance N Freedom, where she helps women follow their passion, and leads them through the process of starting their own business.. •Download the journal prompts discussed in this episode by visiting https://www.freelancenfreedom.com•Get a copy of Christine's book, Blondie Without Bordershttps://amzn.to/31xSKow•To learn more about starting your own business and setting healthy boundaries, follow Christine on Instagram at@freelancenfreedom @blondiewithoutbordersAre you ready to let go of the should-do list?Schedule a free call with Danielle to discover what beliefs and habits are limiting your success.https://www.daniellenapoliocox.com/discovery
Most ambitious entrepreneurs have big, audacious goals but why do so many fall short of achieving them? Not everyone is ready to commit to doing the unglamorous work required to reach their goals.In this episode, Danielle shares what holds many entrepreneurs back from achieving their goals and how you can tell if you're ready to fully commit to reaching your goals.Want to know if you're ready? Book a Business Breakthrough Session with Daniellehttps://daniellenapoliocox.com/breakthrough-session
In this unedited and honest episode, Danielle gets vulnerable as she reveals that she is a Christian Intuitive. She describes what that means and how she uses her gifts with her clients.To learn more about Danielle, visit her website at www.daniellenapoliocox.com
Do you find yourself regularly putting off or avoiding decisions in your business? Have you ever researched and analyzed the options and found that instead of clarity, you ended up overwhelmed? In this episode, Danielle outlines her 6 step process to get clarity when making decisions in your business. She shares how to make the mental shift required to go from struggling to confident. She also explains how to leverage a priority hierarchy to make sure that the final decision is one that accounts for the most important priorities.Struggling with a decision?Schedule a free Breakthrough Session with Danielle and get clarity right awayhttps://www.yourexcellentyou.com/breakthrough
Have you considered leveraging the power of podcasting to help you grow and scale your business?In this week's episode, Danielle talks with guest expert Kara Gott Warner, who is best known as the "Podcast Queen since 2014.” Kara is a podcasting with purpose coach who teaches coaches how to be unstoppable so they can move mountains with a microphone.Ready to learn more about Kara and how she can help you launch a podcast with ease?- Launch your podcast with confidence discovery call session with Kara - https://calendly.com/karagottwarner/confident-podcaster-application - Create Your Podcast in ONE Day with Kara's VIP experience - https://www.karagottwarner.com/podcastvip - Podcasting with Purpose for Life Coaches Podcast -https://podcastingwithpurpose.buzzsprout.com/Kara can be found online at:Website: www.karagottwarner.com/Facebook www.facebook.com/KaraGottWarner/Instagram www.instagram.com/karagottwarner
What if what you don't know is limiting your ability to reach your business goals?In this episode, Danielle discusses the concept of being in triple darkness. She shares how what we don't know can keep us from reaching our goals and the importance of finding an expert to help get the clarity and answers needed to move forward.To book the Business Breakthrough session described in this episode, visit:www.yourexcellentyou.com/breakthrough
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When it comes to growing a business, overwhelm can torpedo our ambition. It slows our momentum and drains our energy. Did you know that one simple change can help you overcome overwhelm in your business? In this episode, Danielle shares the secrets of Lion Tamers and explains how they leverage the psychology of overwhelm to their advantage. She'll reveal how you can use their secrets to move past overwhelm and get back on track to accomplishing your audacious goals. Are you ready to let go of the should-do list?Schedule a free call with Danielle to discover what beliefs and habits are limiting your success.https://www.daniellenapoliocox.com/discoveryReady to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
The life coaching industry is booming. As an unregulated marketplace, there is ample opportunity for unethical behavior and questionable business practices.In this episode, I am joined by certified life coaches Machele Galloway and Sunny the Life Coach as we discuss our concerns, thoughts, and opinions about an industry that offers to improve lives while simultaneously allowing space for harm and manipulation.FEATURED GUESTS:•Sunny the Life CoachAs a general life coach, Sunny meets people where they are and helps them to reach their goals by showing them their true power and potential. Host of the What Lights You Up podcast, her passion for raising awareness of emotional well-being and navigating life's challenges comes from walking her own healing path.https://sunnythelifecoach.com•Machele GallowayI'm a certified life coach and I help you get where you want to go. The future version of you is sitting there patiently waiting for you to get your shit together. I basically work for her, lol. It IS easy to give up on yourself, your dreams, and your goals. It's not because something is wrong with you though, it's because you haven't found a system that works. That's where I come in – you can stop looking for different strategies and trying to figure out what is wrong with you and spend all that energy going for what you want. It's so fun and I'd be honored to help you meet the future version of yourself.www.lifeleapcoaching.comAre you ready to let go of the should-do list?Schedule a free call with Danielle to discover what beliefs and habits are limiting your success.https://www.daniellenapoliocox.com/discovery
Have you ever wondered what would happen to your business if you took a break from all forms of marketing - both as a producer and a consumer? In this episode, Danielle shares her experience when she hit the unsubscribe button and stepped away from posting on social media, emailing her audience, and producing weekly content on her podcast. The insights she learned transformed the way she runs her business. Will it transform yours as well?Are you ready to let go of the should-do list?Schedule a free call with Danielle to discover what beliefs and habits are limiting your success.https://www.daniellenapoliocox.com/discovery
When it comes to achieving success in our business, why is it so tempting to choose certainty over integrity? In this episode, Danielle reveals how our ability to control outcomes is an illusion and how to leverage the 2 things we can control to create the success we desire.Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_coxWant a touch of accountability?Share your 30 day goal with Daniellewww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
What are you willing to compromise in order to achieve success? As entrepreneurs we will be faced with the temptation to make decisions and act in ways that are not in alignment with our values in order to reach our goals. In this episode, Danielle explores the struggles ambitious entrepreneurs will face as they grow and scale their business, and how bringing our ambition back into alignment is the foundation of creating a business and life that we love.Ready to take your ambitious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_coxWant a touch of accountability?Share your 30 day goal with Daniellewww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
Struggling to balance ambition without getting caught up in the hustle? In this episode, Danielle explores the reasons why many entrepreneurs find themselves trapped in the hustle and grind lifestyle as they build their business. She shares the important questions we must ask ourselves to uncover the real reason behind the long hours, personal sacrifices, and all consuming efforts that put us right back into being an employee instead of the leader in our business.Ambition without the hustle means building a business that aligns with values, needs, and desires...one that incorporates into the big picture of life, not the small picture of the goal we want to reach. Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_coxWant a touch of accountability?Share your 30 day goal with Daniellewww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
If the success you desire were to happen overnight, would you be ready for it? In this episode Danielle shares her experience with skyrocketing success and how she and her team handled it with ease. She reveals the 4 step process she used and explains how to create your own systems and processes in preparation for your inevitable success.Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
In this week, Danielle shares her personal experience of how she allowed her mind, and her calendar, to get cluttered up with to-do lists, and expectations that she accepted at the advice of the “Experts.” She discusses how when we do that, we end up overwhelmed and exhausted. Listen as she shares her story, and those of her clients, and reveals the important questions we should ask ourselves before we buy into those “should do” tasks.Ready to clear out your mind, and your calendar so that you can have more ease in your day?Book a Clarity Call with Danielle: https://www.yourexcellentyou.com/clarity
In this episode Danielle contemplates the trend among high-achieving entrepreneurs that have a mindful morning routine. She shares her observations regarding the relationship between mindfulness and contentment.For the show notes visit www.yourexcllentyou.com/19Get a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
Do you find yourself overwhelmed with everything you need to do in your business? In this episode, Danielle shares how to restore balance to your day by becoming intentional with how you spend your time.
A To do list is often a list of should-do items. It's filled with all the things that we feel like we need to do to get the results we want. And because there's so many expectations and judgements built into the list, we weaponize it against ourselves. Our ability to accomplish the tasks on the list becomes a measure of our own self-worth. In this episode, Danielle turns creating a To-Do list on its head and shares how being irresponsible may be the best thing for you and your business.Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeShare how you're being irresponsible with Daniellewww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
This episode was recorded while Danielle was in the middle of a “failed” launch. She reveals what she's really feeling and thinking as she experiences the disappointment of a launch that didn't go as planned. Danielle also shares what it means to allow emotions, why it's important to lean into the hard emotions, and how to recover from them to start moving forward.
In this episode, Danielle discusses one of her favorite productivity hacks - time blocking. She defines what time blocking is, why it's effective, and her step-by-step process for doing it each week. Plus she shares what trips most people up when they implement time blocking and a few extra tips to make the most out of this practice.Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
Life Coaching is a bit of a controversial industry. Some people people think it's filled with charlatans who sell snake oil. There are also a lot of people who have had life changing transformations after working with a life coach. Today Danielle shares her honest assessment of the life coaching industry. She shares both her specific concerns and her #1 tip to make sure that working with a coach is a powerful, transformative experience. Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
The importance of goals is not what we get the moment we reach them. In this episode, Danielle shares the importance of who we become in the process of pursuing goals and how it develops the character traits we need in order to achieve the success we desire.Book mentioned in this episode: Fortitude by Dan CrenshawEpisode Pagewww.yourexcellentyou.com/14Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Sign up the next Goals & Planning 5-Day Challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
In this episode, Danielle shares her 5 step process for making aligned decisions. She discusses the coaching questions we can ask ourselves that will give a deeper understanding of what we truly desire so that we can make the best possible choice, even if those options are less than idealTo get a copy of the questions asked in this episode, visit www.yourexcellentyou.com/13To hear last week's episode about how to handle unexpected change and end up better than before, visit www.yourexcellentyou.com/12. Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
The greek philosopher Heraclitus is quoted as saying, “change is the only constant in life.” Despite this truth, so many of us are woefully unprepared for change when it happens unexpectedly. In the moment, we lose our sensibilities and show up in a way that isn't who we really are.In this episode, Danielle shares the 4 emotional stages we go through when facing an unwanted change. She walks you through her experience when a change in her business forced her to make a tough decision and how she personally moved through the 4 stages. Combining self-development with practical, actionable insights, you'll discover how unexpected change can be a catalyst to stepping into the next best version of yourself.To view the Show Notes visit www.yourexcellentyou.com/12Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
In this Episode, Danielle shares the 4 questions entrepreneurs should ask themselves before they invest in a course, group coaching or high-end membership program. These questions will make sure that they are making the right choices for both their business and their pocketbook. To get a copy of the questions, visi www.yourexcellentyou.com/11To learn more about the Business Breakthrough Session mentioned in the opisode, visit www.yourexcellentyou.com/breakthrough
A vision is more than our product offerings and revenue goals. Success in business begins with having a clear vision but most entrepreneurs skip this important step. Those that do take the time to set a Vision, often don't realize that they're missing a critical piece that directly impacts their ability to achieve success. In this episode, Danielle shares what most entrepreneurs get wrong when they set a Vision and what to do instead that makes achieving success easier.Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
It's easy to override that quiet internal voice that tells us to slow down and pull back. In this real talk episode, Danielle talks about her discomfort in deciding scale back her social media, marketing, and promotions and honor her intuition instead.
Ever wondered why 92% of people fail to accomplish their resolutions?In this episode Danielle discusses why resolutions don't work and why the real secret to success comes from setting a Vision.You'll learn why goals are better than resolutions. You'll also discover the 2 different types of Visions entrepreneurs should create for themselves before they begin the process of choosing and pursuing their goals. Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
New Years Eve is an opportunity to reflect back on the past 12 months in your business. It's the perfect time to consider what worked, what didn't, what lessons were learned, and to embrace gratitude for all of it.In this episode, Danielle shares her 4 step process for reviewing the past year in preparation for getting a fresh start on January 1st.To get the list of reflection questions from this episode, visit www.yourexcellentyou.com/8Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
This episode discusses the 3 steps entrepreneurs can take to prepare ourselves and our business for those times when we want to take a vacation, celebrate the holidays or step away for a short period. For a copy of the questions presented in this episode, visit the podcast web page at www.yourexcellentyou.com/7Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_coxWant a touch of accountability?Share your 30 day goal with Danielle with a direct messagewww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
2020 has been a year of loss and grief. It's rare that as a collective society we all have the same experience at the same time. Today the world is united in a process of grieving.We're not really taught how to deal with difficult emotions. Grief is no different. With a little bit of understanding, we can move through grief and come out the other side more resilient. This episode covers how to move past grief and rediscover peace. For a copy of the self-discovery questions presented in this episode, visit the podcast web page at www.yourexcellentyou.com/6Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_coxWant a touch of accountability?Share your 30 day goal with Danielle with a direct messagewww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
Entrepreneurship is a growing experience on a personal and professional level. We are going to feel discomfort each time you step into the next best version of yourself and each time you take your business to the next level. Our ability to feel discomfort and take intentional action anyway is directly tied to our ability to achieve the results we want.This week learn the important questions you can ask yourself to see if your willingness to accept tolerable discomfort is preventing you from achieving your business success.Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeGet a daily dose of inspiration and insights atwww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
There are numerous CEO mindset habits that entrepreneurs can adopt to help them as they build their business. One of these essential habits is regularly practicing gratitude. To help explain what gratitude is and why it is one of the essential habits for your mental and emotional wellbeing, I turned to the book The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown. This episode shares the lessons Brené learned and the surprising truth her research uncovered.Brené's Ted talk - The Power of Vulnerabilityhttps://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerabilityBrené's Ted Talk - Listening to Shamehttps://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shameReady to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting & planning challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challenge
With over 93 million people shopping online on Black Friday 2019, some experts will tell you that you're missing out if you don't run a sale or promotion.Many online entrepreneurs jump on the Black Friday bandwagon without fully considering if it's the right choice. This episode outlines the often overlooked questions entrepreneurs should ask themselves before they decide to run a Black Friday promotion. Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting & planning challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challenge
What does an entrepreneur, architect, and life coach have in common? They all focus on taking high level concepts and making them tangible.In this episode Danielle shares how those 3 parts of her life led to her career as a Goals & Accountability Coach. Tune in to hear Danielle's unusual story.Ready to take your audacious goals and make them real?Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeWant a touch of accountability?Share your 30 day goal with Daniellewww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_cox
Get on the waitlist for the next goal setting challenge:www.yourexcellentyou.com/challengeShare your 30 day goal with Daniellewww.instagram.com/danielle_napolio_coxWhen it comes to reaching goals, one of the best tools to use is the Power of ONE. It's the exact strategy I used to launch this podcast from nothing to completion in 30 days working an average of 1 hour a day. In this episode, Danielle explains how to use the Power of One strategy to maximize productivity and efficiency in the pursuit of any goal.
The Your Excellent You podcast helps Entrepreneurs by providing practical, actionable advice so they can grow their business while also stepping into the next best version of themselves. This podcast is dedicated to helping Entrepreneurs reach their potential in both their personal life and their business while remaining aligned, working from integrity and remaining authentic to who they are and what they value. Your host, Danielle Napolio Cox is a Goals and Accountability Coach who has run a profitable online business for over a decade. She has experienced all stages of success - the highs, the lows, the accomplishments, and the failures. The Your Excellent You podcast is where she shares her wisdom, lessons and insights with her audience. In the first episode, available on November 1st, Danielle shares how she used her Power of ONE framework to launch this podcast from scratch in 30 days by working and average of 1 hour each day, and taking weekends off to enjoy her family.The Your Excellent You podcast will guide you through building a successful online business that leaves behind the hustle and grind, allows space to enjoy your life and helps you reach your personal potential.Join Danielle on Instagram where she shares daily insights, motivational tips and inspires entrepreneurs to pursue and achieve their audacious goals: https://www.instagram.com/d_napoliocox
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