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Do you listen to your body? Are you in tune with it? And, what is stopping you from putting yourself first?
Meet Amy Birks
Amy Birks can see the future. No, she doesn’t use a crystal ball or some time-travel device. Amy was born with the ability to see the biggest, brightest, most vibrant potential in everyone and everything she encounters. She combines that superpower with her GPS-Brain to help purpose-driven brands and founders create simple strategies and business models that let them scale their impact and revenue without sacrificing the things that matter to them. For example, profitability, time and freedom.
In addition, she is the author of the international best-seller, The Hustle-Free Business, Amy literally wrote the book on how to make marketing and business development fun, easy, and impactful. Often referred to as a “master connector”, Amy’s 10 years of corporate strategy and project management experience make her the purposeful founder’s secret weapon for scaling without sacrifice.
Visit Amy’s website here.
In This Podcast
Summary
- The long run
- We are driven
- Burn the ships
The long run
It’s time to make your life work for you! Stop putting yourself last, it only hurts you and everyone around you. Here’s what you should be aware of. First, know that changing your life is never a quick fix. If it was, it wouldn’t last very long. Second, find a process that works for you and will continue to work over time, something you can do for life. And lastly, make it all about you! You are the one who is going through the change, you have to deal with the initial guilt of putting yourself first and you are going to be the one doing all the work. But, everyone around you will reap the benefits. Can you see the goal line?
We are driven
Patience is key. Nobody is going to change you. You have to want it. We can be very hard on ourselves for failures yet forgive others easily. Could you imagine what would happen if we weren’t so hard on ourselves? We’d be unstoppable! Think about your kids and when they make mistakes. We tell them it’ll be ok and to be more cautious, aware, or careful next time. And the kids, happy as a clam. Build that relationship with yourself. Take that rug you’ve been sweeping everything under and shake it out.
Burn the ships
Don’t settle, be vulnerable, be patient, and be determined. In the same vein, make sure to celebrate the wins no matter how small. You deserve it all and you should gift that to yourself. Teach your children that it’s ok to put themselves first when they are grown. It’s a waterfall effect. When you are happy you’re nicer, when you’re nicer your kids are happier and so forth and so on. Do you remember thinking “I just hope my kid grows up to be happy and healthy”? Show them how to. Be unapologetically determined to be the best you for their future.
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Meet Melissa Vogel

Melissa Vogel is an energetic keynote speaker, business owner, certified personal trainer, certified group fitness instructor, 1st degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, a mother of three, and a podcaster.
Melissa was voted Best Personal Trainer for 2020 by Inland Empire Magazine, and Built the Busy to Bomb Fit Mom exercise system.
She is quickly becoming recognized for her expertise and influence in her field!
Melissa has contributed to numerous publications and has been featured in the Trail Blazer Magazine, and published in the April 2020 edition of Health Magazine. Her approach incorporates personal experience, energy, humor, and charisma.
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