Can Doing Less Get You Better Results? A Fitness Coach Explains
Release Date: 07/05/2025
From Hotel Sales to Business Coach – One Woman’s Leap Beyond the 9–5
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After the pandemic made her job in hotel sales redundant, Sasha Eburne decided to start her own thing and embarked on a new career as a virtual assistant. Sasha achieved quick success booking her first client within 24 hours and becoming fully booked within three weeks. Eventually she was able to scale her new endeavor and eventually hired and began managing 15 other virtual assistants. Now Sasha coaches other women how to move beyond the 9-5 and create a business and lifestyle on their terms. Take a listen to hear more of Sasha's story as well as her advice for starting and then scaling...
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From Soldier to Storyteller: A Thriller Writer’s Journey
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Today’s episode is an interview with Ken Webb, who has managed multiple career transitions and is now following his passion for writing. He's currently working on his debut novel while also becoming fluent in Spanish and embarking on a doctorate degree in his spare time. In this interview, Ken shares more of his career journey and how he transitioned from starting out as a substitute teacher, to becoming an Army reservist while also juggling a civilian job at American Airlines, to now becoming a published author. Take a listen to hear more of Ken’s story and his advice for taking...
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Quick Tip: What Are Core Beliefs?
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Welcome to Take a Beat in three minutes where we explore a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds. Today we’re exploring core beliefs and how they can influence our thoughts, feelings and the ways we show up in the world. *** If you find yourself at a place in life where you’re unclear about your direction or goals, check out to learn more about a 1:1 coaching program designed to help you better navigate stress and indecision in order to move forward with more self-confidence. Check out for journal prompts and ideas to start a...
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Quick Tip: What To Do With the "What Ifs"
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Welcome to Take a Beat in three minutes where we explore a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds. Today we’re exploring what-if thinking and how these thoughts, if they start to get out of control, can take us down a rabbit hole of worry and overthinking. *** If you find yourself at a place in life where you’re unclear about your direction or goals, check out to learn more about a 1:1 coaching program designed to help you better navigate stress and indecision in order to move forward with more self-confidence. Check out for journal prompts and ideas...
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What Does It Take to Move Through Fear? One Tiny Brave Step
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How many of us have been stopped or cut short by fear? While it's a natural reaction meant to keep us safe, fear can also sometimes get in our way or block us from different experiences. Today’s episode explores one woman’s journey to reframe her relationship with fear in order to become more courageous and live life more on her terms. That woman is Bernice McDonald, who is a professional coach helping women navigate life transitions with courage, or what Bernice calls one tiny brave step at a time. Take a listen to hear Bernice's own journey of finding courage during pivotal life...
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Quick Tip: Why Journal? The Power of Creative Expression
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Have you ever wanted to start a journaling practice but didn't know where to start? This episode explores some of the benefits of journaling as well as some different journaling strategies to help get you started. Hint: You don't even have to write if you don't want to. As mentioned in the episode, if you want to get started with journaling (or pick up again), and you're unsure what to journal about, check out for prompts and ideas! *** If you find yourself at a place in life where you’re unclear about your direction or goals, check out takeabeatcoaching.com to learn more about a 1:1...
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Building Habits That Last: Some Keys to Consistency
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Starting new habits and staying consistent with them can be a struggle. In fact, there's research that suggests only 25% of people will stick with a New Year's resolution beyond 30 days. In this episode Amy Lenius, a speaker and director of group coaching at Next Level University, shares her five-point method to help stay consistent with new habits. Hear Amy explain how the following characteristics can help you to create a positive feedback loop that makes sticking to a new routine a little bit easier: Self-belief Humility Sustainability Adaptability Grit To find out more about...
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Stand Out in Your Job Search: Tips from a Career Coach and Resume Writer
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Have you ever struggled to "promote" yourself in a job interview or on a resume? In this episode certified resume write and career coach Amy L. Adler shares some tips and strategies for how to effectively communicate your expertise and skills to recruiters. Amy also dispels some job-search myths, like the advice to apply for jobs even if you don't have 100% of the qualifications. With nearly 20 years experience writing resumes, LinkedIn profiles and cover letters for individuals at every level and in virtually every industry, Amy has a lot to share on the job application and recruitment...
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Quick Tip: The Upside of Failing
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While it's definitely not easy, failure can have some upsides. Listen to almost any graduation speech, and you'll hear stories of how people turned their biggest failures into success or pivotal life moments. The more we can embrace the idea that failure happens, we become less afraid of it and more open to what it can show us. For more resources on building self-confidence and resilience check out takeabeatcoaching.com to learn more about a 1:1 coaching program designed to help you better navigate stress and indecision in order to move toward the life that you envision. *Disclaimer:...
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Quick Tip: Why Self-Compassion is an Effective Motivator
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Today's episode explores how self-compassion, or being kinder to yourself, can actually help to motivate you. This is counter to the idea that the harder we are on ourselves, the less likely we'll fail or never get anything done. Find out why a kinder approach to yourself can actually help to build resilience and self-confidence. Research mentioned in this episode: If you find yourself at a place in life where you’re unclear about your direction or goals, check out to learn more about a 1:1 coaching program designed to help you better navigate stress and indecision in order to move...
info_outlineWhether in life or in fitness, sometimes a key to success can be doing less. In this episode, health and wellness coach Jim Laird explains how silencing the mind, relaxation and getting back to basics can help to alleviate stress and improve overall wellbeing.
Coach Jim shares insights gathered from his experience working with clients, including professional athletes, as well as his own personal recovery from trauma and chronic illness.
For more information on Coach Jim Laird, visit vitalitybrotherhood.com.
Also, if you’re looking to better manage stress in order to achieve your professional and personal goals, I offer an 8-week, 1:1 coaching program that provides a step-by-step approach to help you get there. Find out more at takeabeatcoaching.com.
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*Disclaimer: The information contained in this episode is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified professional.