314: Embody the Momentum—How to Grow Your Business in 2026 Without Starting Over
The Game On Girlfriend Podcast
Release Date: 01/06/2026
314: Embody the Momentum—How to Grow Your Business in 2026 Without Starting Over
The Game On Girlfriend Podcast
Happy 2026! Welcome to your first episode of the year. If you're tired of tearing everything down and rebuilding from scratch every January, this episode is for you. We're building on momentum this year, not starting over. In this New Year's solo, I'm sharing my word of the year and why it took me forever to land on it. You guys, this word is shaping not just my business, but the energy, strategy, and focus behind every decision this year. But this episode isn't just about one word—it's about honoring what's already working and building from it. Whether you're craving clarity in your...
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313. But What About the Money? Why Your Nervous System Determines Your Income
The Game On Girlfriend Podcast
Turning the calendar doesn't reset your nervous system. All the vision boards in the world won't rearrange your limiting beliefs about money. So what about the money? In this final episode of 2025, I'm getting vulnerable about the money fears that keep women entrepreneurs stuck financially—including my own. You'll hear exactly what happened when I confronted my hidden fear: "If I become truly wealthy, will people think I'm a bad person?" The truth? You can only earn at the speed of safety. When your nervous system feels unsafe, you physically cannot show up at the level required to grow your...
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312. Awakening, Abundance & Ancient Wisdom — Rewriting Your Money Story with Halle Eavelyn
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What if money isn't as "real" as we think it is? This week, Sarah talks to spiritual coach, tour leader, and money mindset mentor Halle Eavelyn about the deep, often hidden beliefs that shape women's relationships with wealth. From a life-changing awakening in Egypt to writing The Passive Income Power Plan, Halle shares how she helps women remember their power—and step fully into it. Here's something wild: women couldn't open their own bank accounts until 1974. Today, we still receive only 3% of venture capital funding. These aren't just statistics—they're symptoms of deep programming...
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311. Soul Setting Over Goal Setting: A Year-End Reflection for Women Entrepreneurs
The Game On Girlfriend Podcast
In this quiet but powerful close-to-the-end-of-the-year episode, I'm inviting you into a deeper kind of reflection: not a noisy checklist of goals, but a wholehearted look at what your life and work have really been built on—and what needs to shift. I'm writing this after attending a funeral, and after finding out my Aunt Wendy passed away. Some of you met her in episode 148. Through these stories of grief and loss, I'm exploring how pause can bring clarity, and how to choose a slower, more intentional path into the new year. Whether you're a business owner, a creative, or simply someone...
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310. How One Courageous Conversation Led to 11.6 Million Lives Impacted with Carrie Rich
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You know that idea pulling at your heart? The one you immediately follow up with "who am I to do this?" Carrie Rich had one of those ideas while mopping hospital floors as a graduate student. She didn't wait until she had it all figured out. She cracked a joke in an attendance meeting. Made one bold ask. Then another. Then another. Now? Her work has impacted 11.6 million lives across 70 countries through the Global Good Fund. But here's what really changed everything for Carrie: a stack of napkins pushed across a desk and one question - "Do you have a financial life plan?" At 25 years old, her...
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309. From Beauty Tips to Building an Empire: Sarai Martinez on Confidence, Community & Career Growth
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What does it take to build your dreams when the path isn't easy? In today's episode, I sit down with Sarai Martinez—a rising voice in beauty and TV—to chat about perseverance, passion, and what it really takes to build something meaningful as a woman of color. Sarai shares her natural love for self-care and fashion, how those early interests evolved into public-facing work, and how she's navigating the challenge-heavy path of entrepreneurship with power and grace. We dig into identity, confidence, and what happens when you don't wait until you "have it all figured out" to go for it. ...
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308. What Trauma Actually Costs Entrepreneurs (And Why Sean/a's Story Will Restore Your Faith) | Dr. Kirsten Viola Harrison
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We're harsh with each other right now. Judging people we don't know based on where they live or how they voted. But what if we got curious instead? Dr. Kirsten Viola Harrison spent 35 years as a trauma psychologist working with severe PTSD, dissociative identity disorder, schizophrenia, and near-death experience survivors. This conversation changed how I see everyone—including myself. High achievers are often high-functioners—people who've adapted to trauma in remarkably creative ways. The executive who never misses a deadline might be falling apart inside. The entrepreneur who appears...
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307. Stop Hustling & Start Leading with Grace: The Grace Codes with Dr. Kelly Martin Schuh
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You can't 10X your business by just working harder. Actually, the harder you push, the more you push away what you're trying to create. Dr. Kelly Martin Schuh shares The Grace Codes framework—and this conversation wrecked me in the best way. Five hours into climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, a guide asked Dr. Kelly to hand over her backpack. She refused. Every other woman had surrendered theirs, but she insisted she was fine. Then she realized she was weaving on the trail—a sign of oxygen deprivation she hadn't even noticed. The truth? It took 28 porters and guides to get 5 women to the summit....
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306. Empowering Women in Development: Real Estate, Capital, and Confidence with Katie Kim
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In this powerful conversation, Sarah sits down with real estate developer Katie Kim to uncover game-changing strategies for women building wealth through business—not just in it. Katie shares her journey from building someone else’s dream to creating multimillion-dollar developments of her own—and how she’s now helping other women do the same. They cover everything from unlocking public-private capital partnerships to redefining what success looks like when women own their value (and their land). Bonus! Get Katie’s free Deal Development Checklist + access the Build Your Buy Box...
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305. Decision Fatigue Is Killing Your Business: Rena Duell's Story
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What happens when a successful entrepreneur realizes that her thriving business is costing her health, joy, and sanity? In this episode of the Game On Girlfriend podcast, Sarah sits down with Rena—a former event business owner turned business coach at One Team Partners—to talk candidly about reinvention, burnout, and building smarter business ecosystems. What You'll Learn From battling anxiety attacks and migraines to creating a business supporting other entrepreneurs, Rena shares lessons every solopreneur needs to hear. They dive into: Rena's personal story of walking away from...
info_outlineHappy 2026! Welcome to your first episode of the year.
If you're tired of tearing everything down and rebuilding from scratch every January, this episode is for you. We're building on momentum this year, not starting over.
In this New Year's solo, I'm sharing my word of the year and why it took me forever to land on it. You guys, this word is shaping not just my business, but the energy, strategy, and focus behind every decision this year.
But this episode isn't just about one word—it's about honoring what's already working and building from it. Whether you're craving clarity in your business, energy in your planning, or just a clear direction for the year ahead, this episode is here to anchor you.
I'll walk you through my Surgical Removal Strategy for identifying what's not working, the Add-In Approach for building on what is, and why you can only expand at the speed of safety.
This isn't about magical thinking. This is about surgical precision.
If you've never listened before, welcome! You are so loved here. Pop in those earphones and let's get to it.
What You'll Learn
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The Surgical Removal Strategy: how to identify what's not working in your business, relationships, and life
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The Add-In Approach: how to build on what's already working instead of starting from scratch
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Why you can only expand at the speed of safety (and how to regulate your nervous system for business growth)
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How to avoid all-or-nothing thinking that causes you to freeze and bail
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How to carry momentum forward from 2025 and capitalize on what you've already learned
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- The Abundance Academy - 12-month coaching program with retreat on January 9th, 2026
Apply here: https://sarahwalton.typeform.com/to/X8lEWujM
Learn more: https://sarahwalton.com/abundance-academy/ - Effortless Sales - Sarah's upcoming program for 2026
FREE GIFT FROM SARAH:
Freedom Calculator - Find out exactly how much revenue your business needs to make so you can finally exhale. This free calculator shows you the real numbers you need to hit to feel free in your business. https://sarahwalton.com/freedom
RELATED EPISODES YOU MIGHT LOVE:
- Episode 313: But What About the Money? Why Your Nervous System Determines Your Income
Dive deeper into how nervous system regulation directly impacts your earning capacity.
Listen here: https://sarahwalton.com/money-mindset-nervous-system-income/ - Episode 35: What's Causing The Results You Have Right Now?
Learn how to examine the beliefs and actions creating your current results so you know exactly what to surgically remove.
Listen here: https://sarahwalton.com/causing-results/ - Episode 311: Soul Setting Over Goal Setting: A Year-End Reflection for Women Entrepreneurs
The perfect year-end reflection companion to help you move into 2026 with intention.
Listen here: https://sarahwalton.com/[episode-311-url]
CONNECT WITH SARAH:
Website: https://sarahwalton.com/podcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSarahWalton
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesarahwalton
Whether you're brand new to the Game On Girlfriend® podcast or you've been listening for years—welcome. This episode will help you understand why internal transformation matters more than motivation when it comes to building wealth.
**About Sarah Walton:**
Sarah Walton is a business coach, podcast host, and mentor who helps women entrepreneurs build businesses they love. She's the creator of the Abundance Academy, Effortless Sales, and the Game On Girlfriend® podcast. Sarah's mission is to put more money in the hands of more women while teaching authentic, heart-centered business strategies.
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