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Ambition isn't a dirty word. It's not about greed or want – it's about richness. It's about wanting to understand. Today's guest, Monique Allen, couples ambition with curiosity. She is not looking for a recipe or a blueprint for how to find success – she's someone who looks at convention and asks, is there more? Monique is the Founder and Creative Director of The Garden Continuum. She uses her knowledge as a lifelong gardener, business developer, and educator to bridge the gap between landscaping and business building. She launched her coaching career with the Life-Scape Method, a strategy developed to guide people toward improving their land, lives, and professional satisfaction. Monique couples ambition with curiosity. Yes, she wants to grow achieve financial security and success, but she's also hungry for expansion and knowledge. The benefit of seeking ambition through curiosity is that when you're able to bring out the best experience, you can shift that satisfaction to the people you serve.  I use abundance and ambition almost interchangeably. When I talk about abundance, it's knowing there isn't just one way to do something. We get myopia, and we home in on that one thing because it's what everyone else is doing. Monique says when we ask, “Is there more?” It's asking if you can access something that's deeper or richer. It's an abundance of satisfaction, an abundance of health, an abundance of connection, an abundance of resilience. It's taking all of these “softer terms” that are about being able to have access through awareness and that abundance and ambition through curiosity. It's also about recognizing we have an abundance of options. We're here to live a life of freedom and joy. But Monique notes that people aren't really taught how to make choices through abundance; we're taught through a binary: This is right. This is wrong. She finds in her practice, people will stall out, and abundance seems to be a hurdle rising from people's pasts.  It's scarcity that's built into the binary. If we think there is only one right way to do it, people spin out, trying to find that path. Scarcity is fear that you're going to get it wrong.  That's a myth. You can't get it wrong. Everything you're attempting is adding to who you are, and it's adding to your experience. When we face the fear of “too much” it's really just the flip side of “not enough.”  What we have to do – as entrepreneurs and as people – is right in front of us right now. What we have is what feels the most congruent in that moment – and anything else we'll add on later once we get it down. One of Sarah's first coaches was a concert pianist. She would sit down and play a two-hour piece. She told Sarah she worked on a measure at a time. One measure is four counts. She would work on that one piece until it became a part of her, and she could add another.  Monique says when we think about entrepreneurship, people think of the get-rich-quick schemes. But we build our skills as an entrepreneur one measure at a time, one sale at a time, one contract at a time. Connect with Monique Allen: https://www.thelifescapecoach.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monique.allen/ Stop Landscaping, Start Life Scaping: https://shop.thelifescapecoach.com/ Other GoG episodes you might want to check out: Permission to Succeed is NOT required! https://sarahwalton.com/permission-to-succeed/  Stop Shiny Ball Syndrome https://sarahwalton.com/shiny-ball/  You can check out our podcast interviews on YouTube, too! http://bit.ly/YouTubeSWalton   Thank you so much for listening. I'm so honored that you're here and would be so grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking "Write a review."Then, we'll get to inspire even more people! (If you're not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.)  #Ambition #EntrepreneurialAmbition #PersonalGrowth #Curiosity #BusinessTips #Entrepreneurship #AskExpert #WomenInBusiness #SalesCoach #IntuitiveBusinessCoach

TITLE:  Regenerative Business Coach Monique Allen   Monique Allen, is CEO and Creative Director of The Garden Continuum, a landscaping design company that brings the principles of regenerative agriculture to ornamental gardening. The central work of The Garden Continuum is to create outdoor living spaces, both public and private, that draw people out into those spaces and begin to build that reconnection with nature.   Monique's approach infuses life back into systems and landscapes that have been abused by degenerative practices.     Through regenerative gardening, Monique breathes new life into the soil, and through her personalized landscape business coaching she helps clients build a high-integrity business reflecting care for the entire earth community. Check out her book, Stop Landscaping, Start Lifescaping.    Show Highlights   The garden continuum and understanding regenerative business and the landscape movement. Jumpstart ecosystems and create an energetic loop on projects. Understanding the conundrum of care to create longevity and not just sustainable. Monique shares how to partner with mother nature on projects. Match your work with clients and people who are already invested emotionally, mentally, financially in what you do. The built environment needs to embrace creating “healthy sites” and not just regenerative spaces. Approach landscaping differently with a  “codify” tool to help you stop landscaping and start life.  Know the difference in a landscape as something pretty to look at, compared with “Life-Scapeing,” a space you interact with nature in.   “Have that triple bottom line mindset where it's: planet, people, and profits. One cannot happen without the other. It's not a question of its linearity. You roll these three aims of planet, people, and profits together. You are always looking through that triple lens to say, ‘Is this project creating a betterment or is it at least somewhat neutral,' but it just can't be degrading or detrimental.” -Monique Allen   Show Resource and Information Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES   GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community!   If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on .  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the !   Copyright © 2023 GBES

Are you ready to transform your home into a sanctuary of sustainability, a haven for all things green and regenerative? Home is the epicenter of our lives. It's where we rest and nourish ourselves. It's where family memories are made. Creating a home environment that energetically balances, soothes and harmonizes is incredibly important in our busy, crazy hectic world. In this episode you will discover how to do exactly that.Today's conversation is with Monique Allen, Founder & Creative Director of The Garden Continuum, is a master creator, interactive employer, published author, and fierce industry advocate. In over three decades, she has witnessed the landscape trade become extremely popular and commoditized, which has eroded the sustainability of our landscapes while undermining our ability to feel satisfaction from them.As the founder of the Life-Scape Method, a lifelong gardener, business developer, and educator, Monique has dedicated her career to reversing that legacy by creative alternative approaches and sharing actionable information to spread a positive message about how we can all improve our land, our lives, and our professional satisfaction through Life-Scaping and compassionate business building.In addition to running her own 7-figure business and publishing her first book, STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping, Monique is also an active business coach, specializing in artisan branding, team building, curating a positive company culture, and succeeding as a woman in a male-dominated industryWhat you will learn:How the right landscaping can regulate your nervous system (12:00)How Lifescaping works (15:20)Truly inspiring stories of transformation (24:50)How it is in our DNA to cultivate our own food (36:16)The return to community living and the sovereign right to make our own choices (41:55)Lifescaping in an urban environment, office or small living space. (49:24)How to work with Monique and begin your own Lifescaping journey (54:17)Connect With Monique:WebsiteThe Garden ContinuumInstagram Facebook LinkedinResources:The $64 TomatoBarbara KingsolverLet's Connect!WebsiteInstagramFacebookYoutubeRumble Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Be sure to like, subscribe and comment...and watch us on YouTube Conversations: https://youtu.be/C3M0iVB0mgQ Monique created The Life-Scape Method™, a strategy developed to guide people towards improving their land, lives, and professional satisfaction. Monique believes a Life‑Scape represents the intersection between good design, solid construction, and devoted stewardship as a way to bring the gifts of nature into their daily lives. Her first book, “STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping” further explores these concepts, and her coaching specializes in branding, team building, curating a positive company culture, and succeeding as a woman in the male-dominated landscaping industry. When Monique isn't Life-Scaping, she can be found spending time with family, cooking up new creations in the kitchen, practicing yoga, or stand-up paddleboarding. https://shop.thelifescapecoach.com/ www.AwesomeLifePodcast.com https://karenstultz.com/conversations --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awesomelife/message

Gardener turned EntrepreneurWith a background as the Founder & Creative Director ofThe Garden Continuum, Monique Allen has utilized herknowledge as a lifelong gardener, business developer,and educator to bridge the gap between landscapingand business building. With that experience shelaunched her coaching career as The Lifescape Coach.Monique created The Life-Scape MethodTM, a strategydeveloped to guide people towards improving theirland, lives, and professional satisfaction. Moniquebelieves a Life‐Scape represents the intersectionbetween good design, solid construction, and devotedstewardship as a way to bring the gifts of nature intotheir daily lives.Her first book, “STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping”further explores these concepts, and her coachingspecializes in branding, team building, curating apositive company culture, and succeeding as a womanin the male-dominated landscaping industry.When Monique isn't Life-Scaping, she can be foundspending time with family, cooking up new creations inthe kitchen, practicing yoga, or stand-up paddleboarding.Connect & learn more about the Monique:https://www.thelifescapecoach.com/@monique.alleninfo@thelifescapecoach.comBuy her book here: https://shop.thelifescapecoach.com/collections/read-monique-allens-book?hsCtaTracking=57a6ef00-b0fa-40f6-83a6-0b5b674ea12e%7Cfb071f1f-937d-4602-85d8-dc8dfafb4567

Monique Allen is a life-long gardener and the CEO of The Garden Continuum, a company specializing in developing and caring for regenerative landscapes. She's the author of “STOP Landscaping, START Lifescaping”, a book outlining the regenerative landscaping process for landscape professionals and garden enthusiasts.She founded The Lifescape Coach, which is committed to supporting entrepreneurs in their quest for sustainable and fulfilling lives. Her unique Lifescape Method guides entrepreneurs in crafting high-quality lifestyle businesses that provide them mental, emotional, and spiritual satisfaction.Monique is a mother, yoga instructor, motorcycle and standup paddleboard enthusiast. She gardens and grows food on her 2.5-acre homestead in Massachusetts..https://www.thelifescapecoach.com/https://www.instagram.com/monique.allen/https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquetgc/.https://www.youtube.com/user/gardencontinuuminchttps://www.facebook.com/TheGardenContinuumhttps://www.thegardencontinuum.com/

Monique Allen is the CEO of The Garden Continuum, an award-winning, 7-figure landscape design/build and fine gardening company currently operating with a team of 24 people She is the founder of the Life-Scape Method for landscape development and the author of the book "STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping" which outlines how to imagine and plan a regenerative landscape. Monique has been developing her skills as a leader and CEO along with growing as a landscape professional. It's been an evolution that's required self investment and a commitment to personal growth. Today, Monique considers her primary job "A Gardener of People” and is committed to nurturing a compassionate business culture that supports her mission to be an eco-friendly company with triple bottom line success. She is an active business coach in the green industry space specializing in working with business owners to grow their landscape business practices through the development of scalable systems and well-curated and nurtured teams. Connect with Monique:Instagram: @monique.allen @thegardencontinuumFacebook: @TheGardenContinuumLinkedIn: /in/moniquetgc

Host Dori Stewart's guest on this episode of Teacher Turned Entrepreneur has succeeded in a man's world by embracing her feminine power. After years of trying to compete in a male-dominated landscaping industry, Monique Allen redefined her brand by leaning into her uniquely feminine perspective. As CEO & Creative Director at The Garden Continuum, she has grown a seven-figure business based on a culture that was authentic to her and aligned with her values. When she first put her hands in the soil nearly four decades ago, Monique just knew: “I felt alive ... It was just primal. That was the spark.” The daughter of entrepreneurial immigrant parents, starting her own business was a natural progression for Monique, who was determined to turn her passion into a “legitimate” enterprise. She did exactly that and much more by developing an entire methodology beautifully expressed in her book, “Stop Landscaping, Start Life-Scaping.” Monique shares tips for creating space, overcoming friction and staying relevant in a man's world while embracing a feminine perspective. And she makes no apologies! Here are key takeaways from the conversation:· If you regard it as a “real job” but others do not, you can create legitimacy by putting an entrepreneurial structure around the venture – whatever it might be!· Passion is a key ingredient – the spark that starts a business – but on its own is not enough to sustain and grow that business. For that, look to your differentiators and create a method. · You have to start out with a “big, fluffy” dream! But that vision must then be honed and defined by a roadmap and actions steps to follow.· Growing a business is a regenerative process, much like cultivating a garden. It requires a constant infusion of life and adaptation to changing conditions.· Don't apologize! You have earned the right to be confident, so don't be shy about leaning in and claiming exactly what you want and need.· Are you a brand ambassador? Every business venture needs one, but the mantle has to fit and be authentic to who you really are.· Are you in a male-dominated sector, trying to compete by being one of the guys? It may be time to embrace the feminine and give that valuable perspective a voice at the table.· If you're running into friction, try this mindset shift: Embrace the people who are bugging you the most. It opens a path to resolution through compassion rather than resentment. Are you ready to find your true calling and walk away from your teaching job once and for all?It is your time to get a solid grasp on the potential opportunities available to you so you can get started on your entrepreneurial journey and change your life!Download your copy of this free, valuable PDF resource and access 20 different descriptive business ideas that are perfect for a teacher turning entrepreneur.The Teacher's Guide to Finding Your Perfect Business Idea (without going back to college)

Today's guest is Monique Allen, CEO and Creative Director of The Garden Continuum, a landscaping design company that brings the principles of regenerative agriculture to ornamental gardening. The central work of The Garden Continuum is to create outdoor living spaces, both public and private, that draw people out into those spaces and begin to build that reconnection with nature.  In this episode, you'll hear how Monique's approach infuses life back into systems and landscapes that have been abused by degenerative practices. You'll hear her explain the difference in a landscape as something pretty to look at, compared with what she calls a “life scape,” or a space that calls you in and actually asks you to interact with nature in an active and participatory way. You'll also hear about her book, Stop Landscaping, Start Lifescaping.  Through regenerative gardening, Monique breathes new life into the soil, and through her personalized landscape business coaching she helps clients build a high-integrity business reflecting care for the entire earth community. Topics Discussed: Monique's journey as a landscape gardener to regenerative ornamental gardening Ornamental gardening means we aren't growing for food   Monique's central work is to draw people outdoors and reconnect them with nature The Lifescape method Straw Hat Park and Pocket Parks Creating a sense of place The Japanese practice of Shinto  How Monique applied regenerative farming practices to her ornamental garden designs and her business Finding inspiration for her book project Operating a hyperlocal business The pricing challenge of regenerative landscaping/ incremental investing Biochar A discussion of tilling How to prepare the soil for a garden How gardens change people and their lives Regeneration for entrepreneurs Monique's ideas about slow living and good dirt Monique's Book, Stop Landscaping, Start LifeScaping Connect with Monique: Monique's Website, thegardencontinuum.com/ On Instagram @thegardencontinuum Monique's Book, Stop Landscaping, Start LifeScaping About Lady Farmer: Our Website @weareladyfarmer on Instagram Join The Lady Farmer ALMANAC Leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or share what the good dirt means to you! Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com Get 15% off your order of all-natural plant fertilizers from BIOS Nutrients with the code LADYFARMER15. Original music by John Kingsley. The Good Dirt podcast is edited and engineered by Aleksandra van der Westhuizen and produced by Mary Ball. Statements in this podcast have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not to be considered as medical or nutritional advice. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and should not be considered above the advice of your physician. Consult a medical professional when making dietary or lifestyle decisions that could affect your health and well being.

Today's guest is Monique Allen, CEO and Creative Director of The Garden Continuum, a landscaping design company that brings the principles of regenerative agriculture to ornamental gardening. The central work of The Garden Continuum is to create outdoor living spaces, both public and private, that draw people out into those spaces and begin to build that reconnection with nature.  In this episode, you'll hear how Monique's approach infuses life back into systems and landscapes that have been abused by degenerative practices. You'll hear her explain the difference in a landscape as something pretty to look at, compared with what she calls a “life scape,” or a space that calls you in and actually asks you to interact with nature in an active and participatory way. You'll also hear about her book, Stop Landscaping, Start Lifescaping.  Through regenerative gardening, Monique breathes new life into the soil, and through her personalized landscape business coaching she helps clients build a high-integrity business reflecting care for the entire earth community. Topics Discussed: Monique's journey as a landscape gardener to regenerative ornamental gardening Ornamental gardening means we aren't growing for food   Monique's central work is to draw people outdoors and reconnect them with nature The Lifescape method Straw Hat Park and Pocket Parks Creating a sense of place The Japanese practice of Shinto  How Monique applied regenerative farming practices to her ornamental garden designs and her business Finding inspiration for her book project Operating a hyperlocal business The pricing challenge of regenerative landscaping/ incremental investing Biochar A discussion of tilling How to prepare the soil for a garden How gardens change people and their lives Regeneration for entrepreneurs Monique's ideas about slow living and good dirt Monique's Book, Stop Landscaping, Start LifeScaping Connect with Monique: Monique's Website, thegardencontinuum.com/ On Instagram @thegardencontinuum Monique's Book, Stop Landscaping, Start LifeScaping About Lady Farmer: Our Website @weareladyfarmer on Instagram Join The Lady Farmer ALMANAC Leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or share what the good dirt means to you! Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com Get 15% off your order of all-natural plant fertilizers from BIOS Nutrients with the code LADYFARMER15. Original music by John Kingsley. The Good Dirt podcast is edited and engineered by Aleksandra van der Westhuizen and produced by Mary Ball. Statements in this podcast have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not to be considered as medical or nutritional advice. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and should not be considered above the advice of your physician. Consult a medical professional when making dietary or lifestyle decisions that could affect your health and well being.

Monique Allen is the CEO of The Garden Continuum, an award-winning successful landscape company. Monique is committed to running a triple bottom line company that operates within a hyperlocal service delivery model and considers her primary job “A Gardener of People”. She is committed to nurturing a compassionate business culture that supports her team of 25 people and her mission to be an eco-friendly company and actively coaches business owners to reclaim, renew, or reimagine their business practices through one-on-one coaching, rapid relief coaching, and her Regenerative Business Community. Monique is also the founder of the Life-Scape Method for landscape development and the author of the book "STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping" which outlines how to imagine and plan a regenerative landscape.

Monique Allen is the CEO and Creative Director of The Garden Continuum, Inc., a landscaping company that focuses on landscaping projects from “conceptual beginnings” through ongoing years of care. She provides professional services in consultation, design, installation, and fine gardening. Her objective is to create a unique environment of beauty, practicality, and relaxation to client's homes or businesses. She's also the author of the book Stop Landscaping and Start Life-Scaping: A Guide to Ending the Rush-rush, Humdrum Approach to Landscape Development and Care. Tune in as Charity and Monique discuss: How she discovered a passion and fulfillment in working with her hands. How her mentorships and freelancing opportunities shaped her journey as a business owner. Why she wanted to operate a business smarter and more effective than her mentors…and how she was able to do it. Timeless business principles that you'd never guess nature teaches us. The three fundamental elements of life-scaping. Learn more about Charity and Connect with Monique: WEBSITE: https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquetgc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monique.allen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you do something that nourishes nature and your surroundings, you will certainly experience nourishment within yourself as well. This is what life-scaping is all about. Corrina Bellizzi delves into this concept further with Monique Allen, CEO of The Garden Continuum. Monique shares tips on the most sustainable ways of building indoor and outdoor landscaping. She explains everything that must be considered, from soil health, types of plants, and the reasonable cost of labor. Monique also talks about how landscaping can help regenerate your body and soul, giving you a better mindset and a stronger connectivity with the world.About Guest:Monique Allen is the CEO of The Garden Continuum, an award-winning, multiple seven-figure landscape design/build, and fine gardening company. She is the author of the book "STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping" and the founder of the Life-scape Method for landscape development. An active business coach and a "Gardener of People," Monique empowers owners to build compassionate cultures and eco-friendly practices that foster triple bottom line success.Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquetgc/ Guest Website: https://www.TheGardenContinuum.com Guest Social: https://www.instagram.com/monique.allen/ Show Notes0:00 – Introduction3:28 - The "wasteful" landscaping industry10:20 - What makes soil healthy or unhealthy14:18 - The wisdom of nature21:09 - Choosing (flowering) plants for landscaping structure26:22 - The cost of landscaping labor33:08 - The concept of "life-scaping"40:22 - Benefits of biochar45:24 - Final words48:38 - ConclusionLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! https://caremorebebetter.comJoin the Care More. Be Better. Community! (Social Links Below)Website: https://www.caremorebebetter.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveJg5mSfeTf0l4otrxgUfg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebettr Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability PodcastCare More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show (https://www.caremorebebetter.com/donate). Thank you, now and always, for your support as we get this thing started!

Moving into mastery is akin to climbing a mountain, except you don't remember how you got to the top. In this Expert Insight Interview, we welcome Monique Allen, author of Stop Landscaping, Start LifeScaping.

How can you accomplish something great if you don't believe in your own ability?  And how can you reach your goals if you don't trust yourself to move forward?   Mindset is perhaps the most important factor in determining whether or not your business will progress and grow, or stay stuck in neutral. In today's episode, Scott talks to author and educator Monique Allen, about how improving our mindset can improve EVERYTHING. You can learn more about Monique and her great coaching program at https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/. Don't forget to grab a copy of her book "Stop Landscaping, Start Life-Scaping".

If there's one thing in common with most ineffective landscaping job ads right now, it's demanding that everyone has at least three years of experience doing landscaping. But what if you accepted applicants who had no landscaping experience for a paid internship, could it work? In today's podcast episode, I sat down with Monique Allen, who runs the Garden Continuum, a landscaping company out in Massachusetts, who also wrote the book, Stop Landscaping, Start Life-Scaping. Like many landscapers, Monique found herself facing staffing and supply chain issues and decided to try some new and bold ideas. In today's podcast episode we talk about this further, including:If paid internships with inexperienced professionals is working What happened when she introduced flex-time and added part-time positionsWhat it means to have the mindset of being a Gardener of PeopleFor the full show notes, visit ramblinjackson.com/recruiting-and-retention-strategies-with-monique-allenMore episodes, videos, show transcripts at http://www.ramblinjackson.com/podcast/

If there's one thing in common with most ineffective landscaping job ads right now, it's demanding that everyone has at least three years of experience doing landscaping. But what if you accepted applicants who had no landscaping experience for a paid internship, could it work? In today's podcast episode, I sat down with Monique Allen, who runs the Garden Continuum, a landscaping company out in Massachusetts, who also wrote the book, Stop Landscaping, Start Life-Scaping. Like many landscapers, Monique found herself facing staffing and supply chain issues and decided to try some new and bold ideas. In today's podcast episode we talk about this further, including:If paid internships with inexperienced professionals is working What happened when she introduced flex-time and added part-time positionsWhat it means to have the mindset of being a Gardener of PeopleFor the full show notes, visit ramblinjackson.com/recruiting-and-retention-strategies-with-monique-allenMore episodes, videos, show transcripts at http://www.ramblinjackson.com/podcast/

Monique Allen, Founder & Creative Director of The Garden Continuum, is a master creator, interactive employer, published author, and fierce industry advocate. In over three decades, she has witnessed the landscape trade become extremely popular and commercialized, which has eroded the sustainability of our landscapes while undermining our ability to feel satisfaction from them. As the founder of the Life-Scape Method, a lifelong gardener, business developer and educator, Monique has dedicated her career to creating an alternative approach and sharing actionable information on how to spread a positive message about how can all improve our land, our lives, and our professional satisfaction through Life-Scaping and compassionate business building. In addition to running her own 7-figure business and publishing her first book, “STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping”, Monique is also an active business coach, specializing in branding, team building, curating a positive company culture, and succeeding as a woman in a male-dominated industry. When Monique isn't Life Scaping, she can be found spending time with family, cooking up new creations in the kitchen, practicing yoga, or stand-up paddleboarding.

Bio for Monique Allen Monique Allen is a Business Coach, Life-Scape & Regenerative Landscape Professional and CEO & Creative Director of The Garden Continuum, a landscape design/build and fine gardening company in Massachusetts. Episode highlightAs a bilingual Armenian-American, Monique Allen had a plethora of cultural influences in her childhood. Listen in on how she combined the many identities she holds to establish her own workplace culture in the landscaping industry.LinksEmail: Monique@TheGardenContinuum.com Website: www.TheGardenContinuum.comSocial media: @monique.allen, @thegardencontinuumLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquetgc/Quotes“When I felt the safest, it was when I was connected to the ground.”“It's hard to believe in nature and not believe in a force that's a little bit greater than your gas pedal.”TakeawaysChildhood IncidentsAs a child, Monique visited her maternal grandparents in the Allegheny Mountains in Maryland, where she felt a “cellular connection” to nature. She grew up with a “3rd culture mindset”, living in Paris and then in an Armenian community in the United States, speaking Armenian, French and English.Influential Groups Even though Armenian cuisine is her comfort food, Monique has always felt like an “outsider Armenian”, because she isn't as fluent in the language. Her Christian friend and her family took Monique under their wing, and she immersed herself in the religion. Temperament and Personality InfluencesMonique has a naturally positive mood and outlook but can also be serious and demanding of herself and other people, which she attributes to her “abrasive upbringing”. She has had to unlearn any destructive behaviours from the past and reconnect to her easy temperament. Cultural EpiphaniesMonique once had an employee who had the vision, skills and abilities for the job, but she couldn't find a cultural common ground with her. When another employee said she may not be a cultural fit, Monique began learning about culture in the workplace and how that fits in with her company.Advice to an Employer Monique is a stickler for organization, clear communication and data - “Vagaries make me crazy”, she quips. However, she does not believe in micromanaging and even works in a separate space from her employees, so they can be autonomous in a “trust culture”. More Great Insights! Visit Monique's website to buy her book, Stop Landscaping, Start Lifescaping, read her blog and access many resources to get started in this field. If you are a green industry professional, reach out to her for business coaching to scale your company to the next level.

How do we start the change to partner with nature instead of trying to control it? Could it be as simple as how we landscape?My next guest thinks so.Monique Allen is the founder and creative director of the Award-Winning Garden Continuum – a landscape design and gardening company. With a resume that includes not just homes, but commercial landscape, municipal park development and flood plain restoration, Monique has taken her work to words with her recent book “Stop Landscaping, Start Life-scaping.”Today she shares with us how planning and creating a landscape that is in harmony with nature, will translate to harmony in our home life.https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/ @thegardencontinuum @monique.allenSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bethechange-with-christine-dimmick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do we start the change to partner with nature instead of trying to control it? Could it be as simple as how we landscape?My next guest thinks so.Monique Allen is the founder and creative director of the Award-Winning Garden Continuum – a landscape design and gardening company. With a resume that includes not just homes, but commercial landscape, municipal park development and flood plain restoration, Monique has taken her work to words with her recent book “Stop Landscaping, Start Life-scaping.”Today she shares with us how planning and creating a landscape that is in harmony with nature, will translate to harmony in our home life.https://www.thegardencontinuum.com/ @thegardencontinuum @monique.allenSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bethechange-with-christine-dimmick. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's guest is Monique Allen the founder and CEO of the Garden Continuum. In addition to making global change, one landscape at a time, Monique is a mom to three amazing humans and built her business specifically to allow her to be available for her children; a decision she celebrates to this day as she has learned that even as adults kids still need their mamas! Connect with Monique on Instagram (www.instagram.com/monique.allen) Check out her amazing book STOP Landscaping, START Life-Shaping Connect with Hillary? Find Hillary on Instagram (www.instagram.com/themotivatedmompreneur) Join her FREE private Motivated Mompreneur group (www.facebook.com/groups/themotivatedmompreneur) Show Music: On My Way by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4163-on-my-way License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Have you ever wondered if there's a silver bullet to recruiting all the qualified landscaping professionals? AND selling at a high close rate to super qualified leads? Well, frankly, there's no silver bullet… but there's something pretty close: writing a paper-back book. Listen to today's podcast episode with Monique Allen, the author of Stop Landscaping Start Life-Scaping, to hear:How to publish your book to become the ultimate authority + close deals faster  (and how to make an e-book even if you hate writing)How to lead your landscape company culture, mission, & vision and why it's essential to thriving in weird timesA sneak peak of Monique's arrival experience Catch the full podcast + show notes at https://ramblinjackson.com/how-to-stop-landscaping-and-start-life-scaping-with-monique-allen/More episodes, videos, show transcripts at http://www.ramblinjackson.com/podcast/