The Business of Thinking Big

Quick Tip: Goals before Actions

You woke up with a full to-do list and hit the ground running. Emails, errands, client work, family obligations — all of it pulling at you before you’ve even had your coffee. But here’s the thing: being busy isn’t the same as being intentional. If you’ve ever reached the end of a full, exhausting day and thought — wait, what did I actually accomplish? — this episode is for you. The problem isn’t that you’re not working hard enough. It’s that you’re pouring energy into a mountain of tasks without first anchoring back to the one thing that actually matters: your goal. In this quick tip episode, Lianne Kim shares the single question she asks every client who comes to her feeling overwhelmed, scattered, or stuck in that relentless hamster-wheel energy. It takes two minutes. It costs nothing. And it will completely change the way you approach your day. In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ * Why doing more tasks is not the same as making progress — and how to tell the difference * The one question Lianne asks every overwhelmed client before anything else * How to quickly audit your to-do list and identify what’s actually moving you toward your goal versus what’s just noise * Why your most productive hours are probably being wasted on low-priority tasks — and how to fix it * A simple two-minute exercise to reconnect with your goals and bring clarity back to your week Timestamps:‌ ‌ 00:00 – Introduction and a quick ask: leave a review if this show has helped you! 01:00 – Today’s quick tip: Goals before actions 02:00 – Why we lose sight of our goals in the middle of all the doing 03:00 – The webinar isn’t the goal — here’s what actually is 05:00 – How front-loading your day with low-level tasks is draining your best energy 07:00 – Delegating, eliminating, and questioning the tasks on your plate 08:00 – How to stop chasing and start choosing your actions with intention 09:00 – Your action for today: the two-minute goal reset — ‌Connect with me:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach [https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach]   Instagram: @liannekimcoach [https://www.instagram.com/liannekimcoach] Join the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: https://www.mamasandco.com [https://www.mamasandco.com]  Instagram: @mamasandco [https://www.instagram.com/mamasandco] Podcasting support: https://theultimatecreative.com [https://theultimatecreative.com]

Your Retirement and "Pre-tirement" Vision

You’re doing the work. Showing up, serving clients, keeping the wheels turning. But somewhere between the invoices and the to-do lists, a quiet question keeps surfacing: Is this it? Is this what I built all of this for? Most of us got into entrepreneurship with a bigger vision in mind. A movement we wanted to lead. A life we wanted to design. An impact we knew we were capable of making. But the daily grind has a way of shrinking our thinking — until we’re so focused on what’s right in front of us that we’ve completely lost sight of where we’re actually headed. In this solo episode, Lianne Kim gives you permission to step off the hamster wheel and look up. She walks through three distinct phases of the entrepreneurial journey — from building to “pre-tirement” to retirement — and invites you to start dreaming about what each one could look like for you. Not someday. Now. Because if you can’t first dream it, you can’t possibly build it. In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ * Why getting caught up in the daily grind quietly kills your bigger vision — and how to zoom back out * The three phases of the entrepreneurial journey every business owner needs to be thinking about: building, pre-tirement, and retirement * What “pre-tirement” actually looks like — and why it’s the phase most entrepreneurs never plan for (but desperately need) * How to think about selling, passing on, or winding down your business so it becomes a financial legacy, not just a door you close * A powerful visioning exercise to reconnect with the impact you’re here to make — and the number of lives you want to change Timestamps:‌ ‌ 00:00 – Feeling stuck on the hamster wheel? Here’s your invitation to zoom out 03:00 – Reconnecting with your ‘why’: what movement are you here to lead? 06:00 – Lianne’s mission and how it has evolved over nine years in business 09:00 – Phase 1: Building — what it looks like to be in growth mode 11:00 – Dreaming big: how many lives do you want to change at the peak of your business? 15:00 – Phase 2: Pre-tirement — the intentional middle ground between all-in and done 20:00 – What pre-tirement could look like practically: scaling back, building a team, working remotely 21:00 – Phase 3: Retirement — selling, passing on, or gracefully winding down 26:00 – What Lianne envisions for her own retirement (and why she’s not stopping entirely) 29:00 – Your legacy: building something that benefits your family for generations 30:00 – Book recommendation: Built to Sell by John Warrillow Links mentioned: Built to Sell by John Warrillow: Built so sell book [https://www.amazon.com/Built-Sell-Creating-Business-Without/dp/1591843979] — ‌Connect with me:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach [https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach]   Instagram: @liannekimcoach [https://www.instagram.com/liannekimcoach] Join the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: https://www.mamasandco.com [https://www.mamasandco.com]  Instagram: @mamasandco [https://www.instagram.com/mamasandco] Podcasting support: https://theultimatecreative.com [https://theultimatecreative.com]

Money Mindset Reset with Chelsey Corea

You've told yourself it's greedy to want more money. That you should just be grateful for what you have. That people with wealth are selfish — and you refuse to be one of them. But what if that belief — the one you thought was keeping you humble — is actually keeping you stuck? In this episode, Lianne Kim sits down with Chelsea Corea, CEO and Design Lead of EBO Design, who spent years quietly sabotaging her own success. She undercharged. She waited for sales before spending. She told herself wanting more money was shameful — a belief quietly passed down from the adults in her life, from church pews and dinner tables, absorbed long before she ever owned a business. It wasn't until Chelsea started naming the belief — and doing the work to dismantle it — that everything changed. She raised her prices. She hired her first outside team member. And when a family tragedy hit, she had the support in place to take a week off without her business falling apart. This episode is for every woman who has ever felt guilty for wanting more. Because wanting more isn't greedy. It's actually the most selfless thing you can do. In this episode, you'll discover: * Why the belief that 'wanting money is greedy' is one of the most harmful things holding women back in business. * How childhood money messages silently shape adult behavior — and how to finally spot yours * The real-world behaviors that reveal your hidden money blocks (hint: are you always waiting for the sale?). * Simple daily practices — affirmations, gratitude, visualizations — that actually rewire how you think about money. * Why charging more isn't about greed — it's about building a life and business that truly serves your family and community. Timestamps:‌ ‌ 01:00 – Meet Chelsea Corea — interior designer, mom of three, and CEO of EBO Design 05:00 – Why Chelsea reached out: identifying the money blocks holding her back 09:00 – The belief: "It's selfish to want money"  14:00 – From waiting for sales to passing money scarcity onto her kids 17:00 – The moment Chelsea knew she had to change 21:00 – The specific actions that shifted everything: affirmations, wins tracking, and community 28:00 – Making her first outside hire — and why it felt terrifying 33:00 – The unexpected moment that proved hiring was the right call 36:00 – The ripple effect: why making more money is actually an act of generosity 40:00 – Final tips for anyone ready to reset their money mindset ‌ Links: * Episode 389: https://www.liannekim.com/blog/389 [https://www.liannekim.com/blog/389] * Brenda Brix: https://www.brendabrix.com/ [https://www.brendabrix.com/] * Mamas & Co: https://www.mamasandco.com/ [https://www.mamasandco.com/] * Profit First book: https://mikemichalowicz.com/profit-first/ [https://mikemichalowicz.com/profit-first/] * Chelsey's website: https://www.ebodesign.ca/ [https://www.ebodesign.ca/] * Chelsey's IG: https://www.instagram.com/e.b.o.design/ [https://www.instagram.com/e.b.o.design/] — ‌Connect with me:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach [https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach]   Instagram: @liannekimcoach [https://www.instagram.com/liannekimcoach] Join the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: https://www.mamasandco.com [https://www.mamasandco.com]  Instagram: @mamasandco [https://www.instagram.com/mamasandco] Podcasting support: https://theultimatecreative.com [https://theultimatecreative.com]

The Entrepreneurial Rollercoaster

Nobody told you that building your dream business would feel like this. Some days, you’re on top of the world — landing a client, hitting a milestone, feeling like you can do absolutely anything. And then the very next day, you’re questioning everything. Doubting yourself. Wondering if you made a mistake going all in. That emotional whiplash? It’s not a sign that something is wrong with you. It’s the price of admission for doing something that actually matters. In this solo episode, Lianne Kim pulls back the curtain on the real emotional landscape of entrepreneurship — the fear, the loneliness, the frustration, the shame — and why feeling all of it means you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. She also shares the specific tools and strategies that have helped her survive (and grow through) the hardest moments of her decade-long journey, including a very public and painful experience in 2020 that nearly broke her. This episode won’t promise you that the highs and lows will stop. But it will give you the tools to ride the waves without wiping out. In this episode, you’ll discover: * Why entrepreneurship feels like a rollercoaster — and why that’s actually by design * The most common negative emotions entrepreneurs experience (fear, loneliness, frustration, disappointment, shame) and why every single one is normal * The positive emotions that make the journey worth it — and the hidden danger of chasing them too hard * Why resilience and self-awareness are the two most valuable skills you’ll build as a business owner * Lianne’s personal toolkit for navigating the lows: coaches, breathwork, therapy, stoicism, and the power of one small action Timestamps: 00:00 – The real emotional journey of going all in on entrepreneurship 03:00 – Why entrepreneurship magnifies the highs and lows of life 06:00 – The negative emotions: fear, loneliness, frustration, disappointment, and shame 16:00 – Nervous excitement — the emotion that’s both a high and a low 19:00 – The positive emotions: pride, calm, gratitude, and joy 25:00 – Why daily gratitude is one of the most underused tools in business 28:00 – Learning to ride the waves — lessons from parenting and personal experience 31:00 – The two skills entrepreneurship forces you to build: self-awareness and resilience 34:00 – Lianne’s toolkit for getting through the hard moments 40:00 – What stoicism has to do with entrepreneurship 42:00 – The power of taking one small action when you feel completely stuck Links mentioned: Episode on moving through challenging times: https://www.liannekim.com/blog/108 [https://www.liannekim.com/blog/108] Calm app: https://www.calm.com/ [https://www.calm.com/] Breathing zone: https://breathing-zone.en.softonic.com/android [https://breathing-zone.en.softonic.com/android] — ‌Connect with me:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach [https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach]   Instagram: @liannekimcoach [https://www.instagram.com/liannekimcoach] Join the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: https://www.mamasandco.com [https://www.mamasandco.com]  Instagram: @mamasandco [https://www.instagram.com/mamasandco] Podcasting support: https://theultimatecreative.com [https://theultimatecreative.com]

Quick Tip: What You Focus on Grows

In this short but powerful quick tip, Lianne Kim reminds us of a timeless truth: what we focus on grows. So often, our default thoughts center on problems, worries, and endless to-do lists. This keeps us stuck in cycles of stress and negativity, and prevents us from noticing the good that’s already happening.  Lianne explains how shifting focus to gratitude, visualization, and joy can change outcomes dramatically. She also shares how entrepreneurs often get distracted by multiple business arms or life challenges, and why singular focus is essential for growth. With practical questions and journaling prompts, this episode helps you identify your true priority and redirect your energy toward what you actually want to create. This bite-sized mindset reset is the perfect reminder to pause, refocus, and choose thoughts that empower you. In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ * Why default thoughts often center on problems, worries, and to-do lists * How gratitude and visualization shift your mindset and outcomes * The importance of singular focus in business growth * Practical questions to help you identify your true priority and redirect your energy Timestamps:‌ ‌ 01:00 – The concept of “what we focus on grows” 02:00 – Default thoughts: problems, worries, and to-do lists 05:00 – Gratitude, visualization, and positive focus 07:00 – Entrepreneurs distracted by multiple business arms 09:00 – Identifying your top priority 10:00 – Journaling and clarity exercises 11:00 – Final questions: what needs to shift to grow what you want — ‌Connect with me:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach [https://www.facebook.com/liannekimcoach]   Instagram: @liannekimcoach [https://www.instagram.com/liannekimcoach] Join the Mamas & Co. community to get access to valuable resources and the support of likeminded mompreneurs and mentors: https://www.mamasandco.com [https://www.mamasandco.com]  Instagram: @mamasandco [https://www.instagram.com/mamasandco] Podcasting support: https://theultimatecreative.com [https://theultimatecreative.com]