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UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversPracticing Trust: How to Break the Cycle of Business Doubt Are you constantly second-guessing your business decisions? Do you find yourself planning meticulously and then struggling to follow through? In this episode of Uncomplicating Business, we're talking about the challenge that is trusting your actions. You'll learn how to recognize when you're falling into the self-doubt trap, why giving your actions time is crucial, and how to create accountability that keeps you moving forward. The 4 simple, practical strategies in this episode are here to help you build confidence, stop second-guessing, and TRUST you are doing the right things (because you are) to achieve your income AND impact goals. If y...
2025-07-2212 min
Light Up Your WorthSelling for Weirdos: Crafting Your Unique Path with Flexibility and Joy with Sara TorpeySend us a textIn this episode of the Light Up Your Worth podcast, host Debbie sits down with Sara Torpey, creator of Selling for Weirdos and a business coach dedicated to helping current and former teachers thrive in business without succumbing to burnout.Sara shares insights from her journey, emphasizing simplicity in business offerings, the importance of setting boundaries, and avoiding the trap of perfectionism. She discusses how focusing on joy and authenticity can transform daily business decisions and highlights the powerful shift from a structured work environment to entrepreneurial flexibility.They delve into...
2025-07-1541 min
UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversTrust Without Hedging with Angela Greaser In this episode I'm talking to the fabulous Angela Greaser about - what else?! - TRUST! We unpack what it really means to trust yourself, your work, and your potential. Angela shares her incredible journey of building businesses while maintaining an unshakable belief in herself, and we explore the (weirdly!) nuanced ways trust shows up for entrepreneurs. You'll walk away with practical insights about trusting your path, even when things feel uncertain, and then some. If you've ever wanted to have less self-doubt and more confidence (and really, who doesn't?!), this episode is for you. ...
2025-06-1045 min
UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversPractices in Building Business Trust: Trusting Yourself First In this episode, we're talking about why trusting yourself first in business matters to your success. I'm sharing three key strategies: intentionally filtering external inputs by asking what truly works for you, seeking internal guidance before external validation, and regularly checking in on who's driving your business process. In the end, trusting yourself isn't about having all the answers, but about confidently navigating your business journey with self-assurance. This episode gives you simple, actionable tools for creating success with greater speed and ease through trusting yourself FIRST. Join the free FB group: Facebook Log int...
2025-05-2708 min
UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversTrust and Success when Business Gets Messy with Jessica Kleine In this episode of Uncomplicating Business, I sit with the AMAZING Jessica Kleine, a money mentor and mindset coach, to explore the messy, non-linear journey of building trust in business and life. We talk about learning to trust ourselves, letting go of control, and embracing the unpredictable path of entrepreneurship. We also get into trust and MONEY, how trust isn't about perfection, and the role of trust in flexibility, willingness to learn, and understanding that success looks different for everyone. Whether you're struggling with doubt, money fears, or business uncertainty, this conversation offers practical insights and compassionate wisdom about t...
2025-05-1545 min
UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversTrusting Your Connections and Your Value with Deb StanleyIn this episode of Uncomplicating Business, Deb Stanley and I chat about (you guessed it!) the power of trust—including trusting yourself, your business, and the connections you build along the way. Deb shares her growth from hesitant entrepreneur to confident business owner, and we talk about what it *really* takes to recognize your own value, price your services with confidence, and keep showing up. We're also talking about the magic of networking, the importance of taking action instead of over-planning, and how trust can help you build resilience in business. Let's GO! Sar...
2025-04-1549 min
UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe Practice of Trust with Barb HubbardYou know that feeling where it seems like you're pushing success up a hill instead of letting it flow? In this episode, we are talking about the power of trust—trusting yourself, your timing, and the opportunities that come your way - and how it helps us to be in the FLOW. Barb Hubbard shares how more trust makes her success less complicated, how she's worked to develop a personal practice of trust, and why it's okay if meditation isn’t your thing. She also shares how she has struggled with both trust and receiving but now tracks five key...
2025-04-0143 min
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams PertuisStop Making Sales Weird with Sara TorpeySelling can be tough for a lot of people, especially if it doesn’t come naturally. Whether it’s the fear of being rejected, feeling awkward about promoting yourself, or worrying about coming off as too "salesy," it’s easy to see why so many struggle with it. But the truth is, selling doesn’t have to feel uncomfortable. When you approach it with confidence and authenticity, it can actually be a natural extension of the work you love to do. In this episode, I’m excited to sit down with Sara Torpey, a former educator tu...
2024-09-2538 min
UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversSummer How to Series: How to FocusFirst up in the Summer How-To Series is a favorite from way back in Season 1 and it's all about HOW to focus.Focus is one of those things we all think 'if I only had a little more of that, things would be.______ (insert dream here!).' What goes wrong with focus is that we have expectations of what it is, and how it SHOULD be that it can't possibly live up to - and that makes us feel like CONSTANT failures. This week on the podcast we're talking about where exactly things...
2024-07-0223 min
Cash Flow with Pam PriorS3E23: Know Your Map with Sara Torpey - Harnessing the Power of Authentic ConnectionsToday I sit down with Sara Torpey for an in-depth exploration of authentic networking and its influence on entrepreneurial growth. This conversation goes beyond the surface of conventional networking, touching on the essence of building meaningful relationships and the impact of genuine interactions in the business world.Sara, with her extensive coaching experience, sheds light on the importance of self-trust, the art of simplification, and how authentic connections can lead to unexpected victories in both life and business. The discussion navigates through the significance of laughter in networking, the value of intuition in business decisions, and the...
2024-02-1338 min
Just Wanted to AskSara Torpey - What If Selling Didn't Feel Icky, Sticky or HardHere are the things to expect in the episode:What are the proper ways of selling?Why do people hate selling?Is it possible to fall in love with sales?Why is selling in your own way important?And much more! About Sara:Sara Torpey is a business coach, teacher, and author who helps the teachers, helpers, and givers of the business to create results by UNcomplicating their work, mindset, and systems. Sara is an expert in breaking down complex problems into manageable progress and helping other humans to create and implement practical s...
2023-03-0626 minJust Wanted to AskSara Torpey - Uncomplicating BusinessHere are the things to expect in the episode:What are the common pitfalls complicating a business?Why is it important to recognize when you need help?How can you help someone get unstuck?What are the most common problems business owners face?And much more! About Sara:Sara Torpey is a business coach, teacher, and author who helps the teachers, helpers, and givers of the business to create results by UNcomplicating their work, mindset, and systems. Sara is an expert in breaking down complex problems into manageable progress and helping other humans t...
2022-11-2835 min
UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversAllowing Yourself to Stand OUTWe all want to stand out in the business world. We want to be known, to be seen, to have people WANT what we have. Except when we don't. Because really? Standing out is kind of scary. Being visible can be intimidating and so sometimes, we make ourselves just slightly smaller (or a lot...) so that we don't stand out sooooo much, but that's not actually standing out. ALLOWING ourselves to stand out and be seen is one of the hardest parts of business for some of us. This week on the podcast we're going to talk about how...
2022-08-3022 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to CelebrateWe all hear the same advice all the time - 'celebrate more! The more you celebrate the better!' and it sounds GREAT. But also, HOW do you actually do that? Like, seriously. How do you celebrate success AHEAD of time, and also in a way that feels like you? How do you celebrate when you aren't sure if you're actually allowed to be celebrating yet? This week we're talking about ALL of this AND also simple, effective, uncomplicated ways to celebrate that you can use today. Listen...
2022-08-0920 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversWhat to Do When Your Message feels MurkyFeeling like you don't know who you talk to, who you help, what to say, how to say it? Feeling confused about marketing, or just plain unsure? This is for YOU. This week I'm sharing 4 simple strategies that you can use when ever your marketing starts to feel less than crystal clear. You can get clarity back RIGHT NOW. Listen on for all the goodness!
2022-07-2616 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Make CHANGE EasierAs the saying goes, the only constant in life is CHANGE. Logically, we all get that change is just a part of life, and so much of the time we actively WANT and WELCOME change... but that doesn't mean it's fun. Welcoming change doesn't mean it's not hard. On this episode of the podcast, we're talking about change - why it's hard (even when we WANT IT SO BAD), what's ACTUALLY normal, and how we can make the process of change EASIER on ourselves, from the inside out. Listen on to get...
2022-07-1926 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversClear and Kind ABG GoalsDo you really (like, REALLY) feel like your goals are working for you? Do you feel like you're reaching them... orrrr do they feel like a way to set yourself up to feel like a failure, month after month, week after week? The good news is that if your goals aren't working for you... it's not you, it's the goals. This week we're talking about setting goals differently - in a way that is still clear and quantifiable, but that's ALSO kind to the most important person in your life and work (YOU). ...
2022-07-1215 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe T WordWe all have a complicated relationship with the T word, also known as TRUST, in our businesses. The question is WHY? What's so hard about trust, and really, what role should trust even play in business (I mean, aren't we supposed to be using data to make decisions??)? This week I'm going to share a bit of my business journey with trust, about it's role in my business, and those of my clients', and why I think it's one of the most impactful business skills you can learn... more trust creates more success wit...
2022-06-2822 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Grow Your AudienceDo you have ALL kinds of thoughts about your audience - or lack thereof? Do you worry if you're talking to the right people, if any one is hearing you, or if maybe you're just confusing them?? If this is you, this episode is exactly what you need. This week we're talking about 4 common misconceptions you might have around your audience and what you can choose to think instead that will actually grow your audience right NOW.
2022-06-2121 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Get More TimeDo you CONSTANTLY wish you had more time? Do you feel like you're being pulled in a million directions and are constantly stressed as a result? You're not alone.This week on the podcast I'm sharing a simple process for getting MORE time, from the inside out (yep, we're talking mindset!).Listen on to get MORE time in your life, all by changing how you THINK about time.
2022-06-1418 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversGrowing a Business 'Even When'Sometimes life is chaos. It happens here too. I get it - all the moving parts, life events, unexpected things can be a lot to navigate AND grow a business. Today we're going to talk about growing a business 'even when' - even when there is chaos in life and the world around you, your business can still grow. I'm going to tell you a little bit of my 'even when' story, and share 7 of the small, simple strategies I use (and teach clients!) that can help you to grow your business 'even when'
2022-05-3122 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversA Sales Model FOR TeachersIn episode 71 we talked about the ABC model of selling and why it does NOT fit teachers. But if the not that model, then what? On this episode of Teachers in Business, I'm going to introduce you to a different model - ABG (always be GIVING) that is FAR more flexible and likely WAY more in line with your values, how you relate to your customers and clients, and who you want to BE as a business owner. The good news is that ABG is SIMPLER to follow than ABC, AND it works lik...
2022-05-2427 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversWhy the most commonly taught way to sell is failing youIf selling feels spammy, frustrating, overcomplicated, and out of alignment with what you actually value, the problem might NOT be you. It *might* be the MODEL. The most commonly taught sales model is something I think of as ABC - always be CLOSING. This model is underneath SO MANY of the books, courses, trainings, and freebies out in the world today. It's taught asTHE way...and yet it's FAILING you (and me) and so many other people. On this episode of Teachers in Business I'm going to share why exactly ABC feels SO terrible, and why it might NOT be...
2022-05-1722 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe 4 Most Common Misconceptions of Teachers Starting BusinessesAre you a teacher who's starting a business? Or a new-ish entrepreneur? Here are 4 of the MOST common misconceptions I hear from new-ish business owners, especially the former teachers, and how you can AVOID them (and by avoid I mean skip entirely so you can make more money sooner without it being so PAINFUL all the time!)
2022-05-1021 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe Holy Grail of AccountabilityAccountability is something we all search for - how do we hold ourselves accountable to accomplish what we set out to do? How do we get MORE accountable, and hopefully get more done? So we sign up for buddies, we buy tools, we make lists... and we still struggle. So what gives? This week on the podcast, we're talking about accountability - what are we REALLY looking for? What is MISSING? And what do we NEED to actually accomplish what we set out to do?
2022-04-2620 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversSuccess Secret: Taking Credit for Your WinsI have to let you in on a secret. One of ways you are shooting yourself in the foot right now is by NOT taking credit for your wins. How do I know? Because ALL of my clients (plus me and everyone I know) DO this same thing. How do you know you are doing it? Well, when something works out do you tell yourself you were 'lucky', that it happened 'out of the blue', and or that 'it just happened to work out well'? If you trot out one o...
2022-04-1916 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversServing as a Guide with Lisa SmithLisa Smith is a guide. As a teacher, she guided students through the world of music, and now , having left teaching and moved full-time into business, she guides families who have a loved one struggling with the disease of addition. On this episode, Lisa shares her story of moving from teaching to business, how she found her way to the work she does now, and shares how teaching has informed and continues to impact her growth in business.
2022-04-1253 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Find Your LaneYou've heard the advice 'You've just got to find YOUR lane...' but if you're not sure exactly what your lane IS, how do you actually find your way there? If you're not sure how to find your lane, not sure you're in the right lane, have questions about what's in your lane vs. out, this episode is for YOU. You'll be happy to know that you are closer than you realize to KNOWING which lane your lane, hanging out in your lane, and owning it... and today I'm going to share my favorite lane-finding tools. If you have...
2022-04-0520 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversSuccess from the INSIDE Out, Bonus Part 4: Proof of SuccessWatch out, it's a bonus episode! Success BEGINS as an inside job and on this episode, the fourth in this series on success, we're going to talk about PROOF. Proof is a tricky thing - to have people buy from us, we need proof of success; but to have proof of success we need to have people buy from us. Uh-oh. How do we find our way out of this chicken-egg cycle of proof? With one key question. Listen on to hear the question you need to find the proof you ALREADY HAVE.
2022-03-2917 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversSuccess from the INSIDE Out, Part 3: Embracing FailureSuccess BEGINS as an inside job. On this episode of Teachers in Business, I'm sharing the last of THREE steps to creating success from the inside out. Part 3 is about everyone's least favorite thing - failure. Today I'm making the case for EMBRACING failure rather than avoiding it. Yes, you *logically* know already that this is a good idea, but what you don't realize is that it's already HAPPENING in your world. You're doing a better job of this than realize, and KNOWING this will help you to embrace failure with even more enthusiasm. Ultimately, our failures are the...
2022-03-2221 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversSuccess from the INSIDE Out, Part 2: Getting UnstuckSuccess BEGINS as an inside job. On this episode of Teachers in Business, I'm sharing the second of THREE steps to creating success from the inside out. Part 2 is about what to do when you are STUCK. Based on my work with clients, and my own experiences, I see the same four common reasons that we get stuck over and over and over. Getting - and staying - stuck in the same spot over and over and over is a huge barrier to success. It's why people give up, quit, close businesses. Today I'm going to share the simple...
2022-03-1519 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversSuccess from the INSIDE Out, Part 1: Your ExpertiseSuccess BEGINS as an inside job. On this episode of Teachers in Business, I'm sharing the first of THREE steps to creating success from the inside out. Part 1 is about your EXPERTISE, and is the most important shift I made on my journey from successful teacher to successful business owner. This shift is one of the most common - if not the MOST common - stumbling block that I see in my friends, colleagues, and clients as they move from the teaching world to the business world. Today I'm going to share my story of making this shift and...
2022-03-0920 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe Visibility EquationDoes 'visibility' feel like a whole lot of 'shoulds' and 'supposed tos' and not a lot of 'how does this actually work'? Does it feel mysterious, and/or scary, and/or like more than you can or want to do? Then this episode is for YOU. Today on TIB, I'm simplifying visibility down to a simple equation that WORKS. And the best part is that the visibility you'll create as a result with have results of it's own - both in the impact you'll make and the money you'll earn. Let's jump in!
2022-03-0115 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe Stretch-Snap-Stretch Cycle of GrowthHave you ever tried something new and then felt immediate regret like' OMG, what did I do?!' Or, when you've done something new all day - networked, shared, posted, whatever - and the next day you just CANNOT bring yourself to even talk to people, let alone work? And there is some part of you that then pops up and says 'eeek, maybe you're not cut out for this?' You're NOT alone. And what you're feeling is normal - it's what I think of as the stretch-snap-stretch cycle of growth. ...
2022-02-1517 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversWhat to Do When You Are 'OUT OF IDEAS"Sometimes you are FULL of ideas - so many that you can't get them out in to the world fast enough. And sometimes? You stare at the computer and wait and wait and...nothing. This 'nothing'? It's SCARY. Having too many ideas is good... but not enough feels like something has gone really wrong. This week on the Teacher's in Business podcast we're going to talk about what to do when you feel like you are 'out' of ideas (and I promise the answer is NOT to give up, quit, find a ne...
2022-02-0816 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe Recipe for Simple MarketingMarketing. It's probably the thing we think about MOST as business owners. It's the thing we feel like we need to 'crack' in order to succeed. And in our efforts to succeed in marketing, more times than not, especially early on in business, we create marketing plans and schemes that are complicated to implement and difficult to keep up with. It's like deciding to make a cake, and trying to make it have 7 tiers of sparkly rainbows on your first try. Today on Teachers in Business we're going to talk about about the recipe YOU need for marketing - o...
2022-02-0118 min
Mind-Reading Marketing with Isabel KatemanLeaving Your Full-time Job and Starting Your Business with Sara TorpeyIs one of your main goals in life to start your own business? It can be terrifying to jump ship and make that transition because that success ratio of business failure is seared into your brain. So today, I wanted to bring in someone who knows what it's like to take that leap and wear all the hats while building a business you love–Sara Torpey. Sara is a business coach who specializes in helping former teachers use their teaching skills to create thriving and profitable businesses. During this episode, we discuss the challenges and fears Sara wen...
2022-01-2544 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversBut Which Skills Transfer? Teacher Skills that ARE Business Skills, Part 2"But which skills ACTUALLY transfer?" Part TWO! There were just too many skills to talk about to fit in one episode...so here's are MORE teaching skills that transfer directly into the business world. If you are a teacher who is considering starting a business, or already has the answer is SO MANY. On this episode of Teachers in Business I'm going to take you through the skills that I know - as someone who is and was a teacher and is also a business owner and coach - transfer directly from the classroom to a business. If you're i...
2022-01-2518 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversBut Which Skills Transfer? Teacher Skills that ARE Business Skills, Part 1"But which skills ACTUALLY transfer?" If you are a teacher who is considering starting a business, or already has the answer is SO MANY. On this episode of Teachers in Business I'm going to take you through the skills that I know - as someone who is and was a teacher and is also a business owner and coach - transfer directly from the classroom to a business. If you're in business as a teacher, or want to be, but you don't want to spend the next 2 years thinking you're starting from scratch (bec...
2022-01-1822 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe Only Diet You Need in 2022: The Noise DietNo one likes a diet. But this one? It's not what you think it is. It's not about less food - it's about less DRAMA and noise in your head. And I think THAT is the only kind of diet that's worthwhile in 2022. On this episode of Teachers in Business I'm going to share this tool that nearly all of my clients use at some point in our work together, and that I am using myself RIGHT NOW. I'll share how you know when you need to try it...
2022-01-1013 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversChanging Your Friendship Status with TimeI don't have enough time', 'I'm working against the clock', "I don't know where all my time GOES'...thought any of these lately?You're not alone.These are the MOST common thoughts about time I hear from my clients, my FB group members, my friends, my colleagues everyone.It's like you're in a constant battle with time, chasing it around like you would a wild toddler, and looking under rocks to find more...and it's like time is your enemy.If this sounds familiar, I'd like to propose an alternative.
2022-01-0418 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversNewbie vs. Expert EnergyOne of the things I hear from clients all the time is ‘well, I’m new in business, I don’t know what to do’. They’re walking around with what I think of as ‘newbie’ energy - but it’s like a costume they’re wearing over their expertise. Today on the podcast we’re going to talk about newbie energy, and why it not only doesn’t need to be something you carry around, but why it’s holding you back!
2021-12-2815 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversWhy You Should Have at Least TWO Words for 2022Do you usually pick a word of the year? If you do (or even if you don't) I'd like to propose something different for the new year to come. Instead of just one word, I'd like to propose that you pick at least 2, and maybe 3 -5...like a grab bag of goodness. There are more than a few compelling reasons for picking MORE than one word for this coming year - on this episode of the podcast I'm going to lay them out and maybe, just maybe we'll start a new trend together!
2021-12-2119 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe 4 Words to DITCH as You Plan For 2022This is the time of year we all starting to shift into 2022 planning mode. As you do this, there are 4 words (and all of their iterations) that would be SUPER helpful to DITCH. On this episode of the podcast I'll share these 4 words, why they are not only NOT welcome in your future planning but also are secretly holding you back. A successful 2022 starts with having a successful PLAN - and these 4 words do NOT belong :)
2021-12-1416 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversWhy Your Business Isn't Making Money and What to Do About it TODAY!If you are a teacher-turned-entrepreneur and you aren't making money in your business right now, let's talk about exactly what's going wrong. In this episode of the podcast, I'm going to share why people aren't responding to your offers, the BIG mistake you're making in pricing your services, and the ONLY thing you have to do to actually make a sale today. Ready?? Let's GO!
2021-12-0725 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe MOST Powerful Business Growth Tool You AREN'T Using!When I mention 'evaluation' people cringe.The word comes with SO much baggage - evaluation feels like a lot of work, like something we SHOULD do, and like something that will NOT be fun.As teachers, we KNOW the power of evaluation, but in business it feels different, harder, and new.So we avoid it...and as a result we miss out on using the MOST powerful tool you have in your business.The thing of it is this: just like in teaching, evaluating does NOT have to be a lot...
2021-11-3016 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Sign a Client This WeekSigning a new client this week IS possible (it's even possible TODAY). And here's the best part - you don't need to do MORE to sign a client this week. The simplest way to sign a client this week is 3 steps. On this episode of TIB I'll share these three steps and explain how you can take them right now to sign a client this week, next week, and every week that follows. Signing clients does NOT have to be as hard as you are making it. Listen here to ma...
2021-11-1615 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe Missing Piece from the Conversation Around Leaving TeachingIf you are a teacher, or you are plugged into the education world in any way, you know there is a BIG conversation going on right now about TRANSITIONING out of teaching. For a whole host of reasons there are more teachers than ever thinking about leaving school buildings, and as a result there is a robust conversation going on around what that transition might look like. There's a lot of talk about the wide array of skills teachers have, and how awesome they are, and all of the opportunities that exist for them to ap...
2021-11-0916 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversTeaching and Giving Yourself Permission to be an Expert on YOU with Renee GradyWhen we know our superpowers, we can USE them to help others to find theirs. THIS - and SO MUCH MORE - is what my guest this week, the fabulous Renee Grady teaches girls and moms. If you want to use your superpowers for good, AND embrace your OWN expertise (plus help the girls in your life to do the same...) this episode is for YOU.
2021-10-2651 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Stop ProcrastinatingDo you procrastinate, especially when it comes to the new, the scary, the risky, the important, or the challenging? This week on Teachers in Business I'm going to share 3 simple hacks for STOPPING procrastination in its tracks. These strategies are built specifically for business owners like you who are not only wearing ALL the hats but who are constantly trying on NEW ones - running a business and working to GROW it all at once. Each strategy is meant to help you take action and move forward - even when it's scary, risky, cha...
2021-10-1923 min
Building Better Businesses with Catalyst ConsultingHow To Focus on Effectively Running Your Business with Sara TorpeyAre you running your business in ways that authentically work for you? To be successful in running your business, you must first determine what works for you and prioritize what matters to your business.
In this episode of Building Better Businesses with Catalyst Consulting, we have Sara Torpey, business coach for former teachers and service-based business owners who are over struggling to make money. She started as a middle school math teacher for many years before she discovered she was good at shifting people and slowly started a coaching business.
Listen in to learn the...
2021-10-141h 08UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to STOP Underpricing YourselfUnderpricing is a lose-lose. You lose because you don't make the money from your business that you want (and deserve!), and your clients lose because they aren't getting the BEST possible version of you (the one where you feel amazing about your business, your life, and your work!). And here's the craziest part - when you are NOT underpricing yourself, it's actually EASIER to make money and sell your work... sounds crazy, but it's 100% TRUE. This week I'm going to share 4 simple ways that you can use RIGHT NOW to stop underpricing yourself. ...
2021-10-1216 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe Teacher’s Guide for Creating a Money-Making BusinessFrom a struggling former-teacher-turned-entrepreneur, to a business coach who makes more than DOUBLE what she did when she was teaching, I want to share the four simple steps to building a business that makes money AND gives you the truly flexible schedule you've always dreamed of that I've used, and that I teach my clients. The four steps are: --effectively connect with & sign new clients,-- pricing & selling without EVER feeling salesy, spammy, or slimy,-- creating simple, right-for-you business systems and processes that save time,-- building your business to...
2021-10-0522 min
So... that got me thinking!Perfection and Permission - with Sara TorpeyOn this podcast we are talking to the amazing Sara Torpey about giving yourself the permission and how the validation is yours to give. As well as shining your light and how busy doesn't equal being important!To find out more about our host Natalie - you can find it here - WWW.NWB-Coaching.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nataliewalkerbrimble.substack.com
2021-10-0329 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversWhy They Aren’t Buying and 3 Changes to Make Right Now to Make More Money!The main reason that people hire me as a business coach is because their business isn’t making the money they want. Period.As a coach, I know this struggle well - I sell a service (and I also have a second business where I sell a product, so I’ve done both). Here’s how it goes: A new client recently captured it PERFECTLY. She said ‘Sara, I KNOW what I have is worth while, but the people aren’t coming. People tell me it’s a great idea, that people really need what I’m doing, th...
2021-09-2819 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversToo pushy, too salesy, too braggy...How to STOP letting the 'toos' hold you BACK!We ALL get the 'toos'. The 'toos' are when we're worried that we're going to be TOO something...to pushy, too spammy, too salesy, too braggy, too agressive - and then we hold ourselves BACK to avoid going too far. So what's the issue with this? We were NEVER in real danger of going too far - so when we hold ourselves back all we're doing is holding ourselves back (for no reason!). This week on the Teachers in Business podcast we're going to talk about how to identify your 'toos', and...
2021-09-2117 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversLoving Your Body, Teaching, and Containers with Jennifer LeboHow do teaching and learning to love your body connect? This week the AMAZING Jen Lebo is sharing her teaching journey from teaching in a classroom to teaching women how to love their bodies, and everything in between. What's the secret? It's all about the containers...:) (Jennifer Lebo: Website: www.jenlebo.comFB Group: LOVING YOUR BODY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovingyourbodyforwomenoverforty Freebie: My free Guide, 17 Ways To Boost Your Body Image Link: https://colossal-builder-737.ck.page/boostyourbodyimage)
2021-09-1445 min
Successful(ish)Let's Talk About School With Sara TorpeyIs getting a big red F really a bad thing? How do we retrain ourselves to think of this as something worth celebrating? Teacher and Business Coach Sara Torpey is in the studio taking us back to school, and challenging some of the ways we have previously viewed academic success.
Sara Torpey is a business coach and teacher with 20 years of experience working with both business owners and educators.
At Torpey Coaching, she works 1:1 with business owners to create thriving, profitable businesses through simplicity, smart systems, and leveraging everything that is already working to create...
2021-09-131h 14UNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversTeaching, Practice, and MONEY with Jessica KleineJessica Kleine is one of my favorite teachers...but she doesn't actually think of herself AS a teacher. This week on the podcast, we'll talk about that, teaching, homeschooling, business, and MONEY (because those are all the things Jessica does BEST), and about the role practice plays in ALL of it. Listen on to get ALL of the goodness! You don't want to miss this!
2021-08-3140 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow Do You Want to STRETCH Next?One of my FAVORITE questions to ask myself (and clients) is how do you want to STRETCH next? It's a great question for LOTS of reasons, but the biggest is that it's an OPENER. It's the kind of questions that opens me (and them) to ideas, to things we might way to try or experiment with. Thinking about stretching means you are leaning into learning, into experimenting, and into the leading edge of your own growth (and when you're stretching, so is the rest of your life and business). So, how do Y...
2021-08-2514 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversTeaching, Coaching, and Magic with Stacey AndonWhy are teachers EXCELLENT entrepreneurs? Why is starting and building a business a perfect match for teaching skills? And magic? What??! This week on the Teachers in Business podcast my guest, former ELA teacher and now AMAZING life and business Stacey Andon and I talk about ALL the reasons why owning a business is a GREAT fit for teachers. We share our own experiences at making this transition ourselves - the things that helped AND the places we've gotten in our own ways on the way to business success!
2021-08-1753 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Set a Goal that WORKSHaving a goal is a good idea, right? I mean...it seems like a good idea, BUT. Here's the thing. It's easy for goal-setting to go terribly wrong. And when it does, we get FRUSTRATED - it sucks to set goals and not reach them, AND doing this over and over again KILLS your confidence. Who wants to set themselves up for failure over and over again? I get it. I see you. And I'm here to offer you an alternative. This week on Teachers in Business I'm sh...
2021-08-1023 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversWhy Knowing How People Learn is a Business Advantage with Dr. Carrie GrahamTeachers have a deep understanding of how people learn. And this understanding? This is a business ADVANTAGE (because if you've ever taken a boring course, you know that NOT everyone just gets this). This week I'm talking with Dr. Carrie Graham about creating effective learning experiences as a teacher IN a business.
2021-08-0350 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe 4 Word Business Model: Talk to MORE PeopleMy business model is 4 words.Nope, not 4 steps.It's 4 WORDS.Talk to more people.Period.This model is exactly what has created ALL of my business success, and it's ALL you need to create yours.And yes, you're probably thinking "That's crazy. It's NOT that simple." - but I'm here to tell you it is.The MODEL simple, but what you GET from the model is way more than 4 words.In this episode of Teachers in Business we're talking about CONNECTION and the...
2021-07-2622 min
Be Known PodcastThe only 2 things you need to take the next step with Sara Torpey E26Welcome Sara Torpey, she is a business coach with 20 years of experience working with both business owners and educators.She works 1:1 with business owners to them create a thriving, profitable businesses through simplicity, smart systems, and leveraging everything that is already working to create even more growth. Sara is a multiple business owner, a teacher, a mom, and a wife.Sara is fuelled by learning, sunshine, teaching, ice cream, and helping clients to create their DREAMS.To contact Sara on Social Media, click herehttps://www.facebook.com/torpey...
2021-07-2144 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversFinding Clarity and Purpose with Deb Stanley!Special Guest Alert! This week the AMAZING Deb Stanley shares her story of moving from the teaching world to the worlds of business AND book authorship. Deb is a great example of what it looks like to do it YOUR way, to make your own rules, and to find your way to clear purpose and consistent growth. She has created a business where she gets to focus all of her time and energy on doing what she LOVES - and you can too!
2021-07-2037 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and Givers5 Questions to Ask Yourself BEFORE You Buy that Next CourseTeachers LOVE learning...and so we buy a LOT of courses. Some of them we start AND finish, some we just start, and then there are the ones we buy and NEVER even touch - yikes! This week on the Teachers in Business podcast I'm going to share the questions I ask myself BEFORE I decide to buy a course (or really, anything related to my business!). Before you buy that next course, try these on and never waste money on a course that you don't need, won't finish, or that won't actually sol...
2021-07-1319 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversGenius Hour + business = GROWTHGenius hour has long been a thing in schools. It's a tool to help motivate and engage students, and one that helps them build critical thinking, problem solving, and connection skills. On this episode of the podcast I'm going to make the case for YOU to have genius hour in YOUR business (spoiler alert: it's good for you the same way it's good for students!), and how exactly you might put it into place and create MORE GROWTH as a result.
2021-07-0615 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Stop WAITINGConventional wisdom is to be patient, to let it all come with time, and to wait when we aren't sure. And I think when it comes to waiting conventional wisdom should take a hike. Waiting, particularly in business, is a sneaky progress killer.It keeps us 'safe', small and NOT creating the life and business we actually want. This week we're going to talk about WAITING... I'm going to share a few of my favorite tricks you can use to notice when you are waiting and then three strategies that...
2021-06-2920 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Take a VACATION as a Business OwnerEveryone needs a vacation sometime - even just a day or two - ESPECIALLY business owners. But if you own your own thing, and you wear ALL the hats, how do you walk away, even just for a day or two? This is a HUGE topic with my coaching clients right now, so this week on the Teachers in Business podcast we're going to talk about what you can do NOW so that you can actually take a vacation from your business in the next few weeks or months, and NOT drown in work either be...
2021-06-1521 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Plan without OVER-PlanningOne of the MOST common issues teachers in the business world face is that we PLANNERS.In the teaching world, we plan weeks (months!) in advance, and have a clear path of what's going to happen when from the start of the year to the end. In the business world, planning FEELS productive. It's laying out all the details and the steps and the flows - it's AMAZING. But in so many cases this is OVER planning rather than planning - and there is a BIG difference. OVER planning is planning for perfect.
2021-06-0820 min
Flourish and Grow to CEOSimplify Your Business with Coach Sara Torpey - Ep. 22Today’s episode is all about simplicity in all aspects of life, so we brought an expert in the field to expand on this subject. In this episode, we welcome Sara Torpey, business coach, life teacher, and CEO of Torpey Coaching.Sara has 20 years of experience coaching business owners and educators in 1-on-1 sessions where she uses her superpower to simplify any process, improving systems and helping businesses to thrive.Pam, Jane, and Sara talk about what simplicity really is and why is this concept important when you want to build a successful business....
2021-06-0235 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow the Heck Does Motivation = Weather??One of the things I hear from clients ALL the time is 'I've lost my motivation'. Friends, motivation is like the weather - it changes ALL the time! Depending on motivation to power you allllll the time is like planning for fair skies and perfect temperatures EVERY DAY forever (not happening). So, what's the alternative? What about COMMITMENT? This week on the podcast we're talking about motivation and commitment - how they're different, and how you might think about them for the long run.
2021-06-0114 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to SIMPLIFY Your BusinessWhen business is convoluted and complicated it's also NOT fun. And when it's not fun, you probably aren't growing either. On this episode of the podcast, I'm sharing a new definition of simplicity along with a handful of easy to use (starting NOW) strategies to dramatically simplify your business asap.
2021-05-2519 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Stop Freaking Out About Your NicheThe online business world says you MUST have a clear niche right NOW. And if you don't? You're DOOMED. As a result, business owners spend an ungodly amount of time freaking out about their niche in 100 different ways. Which is ridiculous - because your niche is relevant and also totally irrelevant to your success all at the same time. This week on the podcast I'm going to share my favorite analogy for your niche (really, stop standing in the hallway like a weirdo), and the three simple steps you can follow righ...
2021-05-1820 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Create ALL the ContentOne of the things clients ask ALL the time is 'how do you manage to create SO MUCH content? You never seem to run out of ideas.'One this episode of the podcast I'm sharing how I think about creating content.Then, I'm teaching you exactly how to create MORE...without also driving yourself bananas.Here's the KEY:You already have ALL the ideas and all the skills needed.It's just a matter of how you collect and use them...You're closer than you think!
2021-05-1119 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe 3 MOST common Reasons Your Pricing isn't working - and how to fix them NOWIs pricing your nemesis? Does it take an insane amount of your brain space (and maybe steal your sleep)??! No. More. Today I'm going to talk about the three most common reasons your pricing isn’t working. I'll share how it LOOKS in your business and life, as well as what's ACTUALLY going on. From there I'll explain what you can DO about each one so that you can get OUT of the pricing-drama trap right now, now and forever more.
2021-05-0424 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversMapping Teaching Skills to Biz Skills: From Questions to ConnectionsYou might not realize it, but your teaching skills are your unique business advantage. They are what sets you apart from the rest. One of the MOST vital skills in a teacher's tool kit is asking great questions - and this skill translates SO well into business because asking great questions creates CONNECTION (and when people are connected to you they buy!).
2021-04-2717 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Get OUT of Comparison ModeOne of the most common causes of my clients getting stuck is being in COMPARISON mode.We have all heard about ‘compare and despair’ and it really is a thing. Its something we have all met at some point in our work - and it really can (and does) paralyze people and impede forward progress.For me, there are two flavors of comparison mode that paralyze people.Today we’re going to talk about the two flavors - how to notice if they are happening to you, and how to move OUT of this s...
2021-04-2018 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and Givers3 Business Mistakes You Don't Need to MakeBetween my two businesses I have made ALL the mistakes. And while I'm a big fan of making mistakes in order to learn and grow, I know that there are (at LEAST) a handful of mistakes I've made that didn’t need to take ALL the time and energy that I gave to them. Today I'm sharing 3 specific mistakes I've made in my businesses - and that clients have come to me making - over the years that took LOADS of time and energy to untangle, that you just plain don't need to make yourself.
2021-03-3018 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Be Consistent Consistency is the secret sauce of business. But it can be tricky to achieve... we all WANT to be consistent, but struggle to actually BE consistent. This week I'm going to share the key to consistency, and the two most important questions you can ask to create consistency that will ACTUALLY work for you and your business.
2021-03-2320 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow I CREATED a job I love (and you can too!)Today I have a job I love. But that didn’t just HAPPEN. Moving from the classroom to the business that I have today has been a journey. This week I’m sharing two key lessons that I learned on my journey from classroom to coach that helped me create a job I LOVE, and that can help you to do the same.
2021-03-1618 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Make Decisions Without DramaWe’ve been taught to think that making decisions is hard, or that it has to be hard. But actually, most of what’s hard about making decisions is INDECISION. This week I’m going to teach you how to recognize indecision, what it means (it’s not what you think…), and how to simplify and speed up making decisions from now on.
2021-03-0920 min
Lets Have This ConversationA Teacher’s Prospective on Business with Sara TorpeyAre you a teacher who has a hunger for entrepreneurship and are seriously considering taking the plunge? To turn your passion project into a business. Would you benefit from a steady guiding hand which can show you the ropes?
Sara Torpey is a business coach and teacher with nearly 20 years of experience working with both business owners and teachers.
At Torpey Coaching, she works 1:1 with business owners to create thriving, profitable businesses by keeping things simple, creating smart systems, and leveraging everything that is already working to create even more growth.
“I'm a multiple business owner, a...
2021-03-0525 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversSuccess by THINKINGSuccess isn't created by what you DO. It's created by how you THINK. I know it sounds nutty but you can change your ACTIONS and what you do in your business 1000 times - you can try every course, every coach, every program - and still never reach your goals because you haven't changed your THINKING. Changing your thoughts about your business, your people, your value, and yourself IS the difference maker. This week I'm going to teach you the 4 stages of thoughts and how to RADICALLY change your business and create more success than you've al...
2021-03-0218 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to Be Your Own CoachHaving a coach is great - for me it’s an essential part of business.But it’s ALSO essential to know how to be your OWN coach. To learn how to see when and how you are in your own way. To learn how to give feedback to yourself.This week I’m teaching you the handful of simple steps needed to start coaching YOURSELF right now.
2021-02-2317 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe 4 Views of EvaluationEvaluation is rocket fuel for your business, in general. In this episode I’m sharing the 4 views of evaluation - for ways to look at your work and evaluate it - that are essential for business success.
2021-02-1614 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversHow to find THE ZONE in your businessThe very BEST version of your business - whether it’s a dream now, or already up and running - is the ZONE between what you’re good at, what you love to do, and what need. The trick? Actually FINDING that place. This week on the podcast we’re going to talk about how to find THE zone in your business, and my favorite visual way to think about it.
2021-02-0916 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversThe Magic of Incremental ExpansionGrowing is NEVER instant. And yet we often have expectations of ourselves that are for exactly that. We expect to be perfect, to be expert, to be able to figure out all the things immediately, rather than incrementally. This week I’m making the case for embracing the idea of ‘incremental expansion’ in your business. Embracing this idea will save you hours upon hours of time, and help you do EVERYTHING in business more easily, right now.
2021-02-0214 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversProblem Solving as a Business OwnerOne of the superpowers of ALL teachers is problem-solving. In a teaching setting, we solve a million problems a day, as they come up, from one moment to the next. We do exactly what we need to figure out what’s happening and how to move forward, and we use the tools and resources at our disposal in the system we work in as supports.In the business world - especially if you own your own - things feel a little different. There are fewer supports. There aren’t as many...
2021-01-2615 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversTalking to Your YESESIn a classroom the responsibility of a teacher is to get everyone on board - no matter how much or how little the faces in the room want to ‘buy’ the information for sale. As a result, you have to talk to EVERYONE. You have to connect to everyone.In business, things are different. You aren’t responsible for getting everyone on board or for talking to everyone. You only have to talk to your yeses - the people who are bought into what you do. But doing this well? It can...
2021-01-1919 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversNetworking YOUR Way: how to talk to more people (and make more money) this yearNetworking is something lots of people AVOID, but really, it’s just business-speak for talking to people. And talking to people is one of the fastest and most effective ways to make more money in your business. So how do you network effectively in a way that actually works for YOU? This week we’re talking about simple, easy to implement strategies to network like YOURSELF. Watch out - you might even start to enjoy it!
2021-01-1217 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversKeeping it Simple in 2021Simplicity is one of my core business (and life!) values. Simple is just better. It makes everything - from day to day life to work and everything in between - easier. This week we’re going to talk about how to approach growing a business in 2021 without making it complicated. It really is possible to keep it simple AND thrive, all at the same time.
2021-01-0514 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and Givers10 Life changing thoughts from 2020This week, I’m sharing 10 thoughts that have changed my life and business in 2020.They are the thoughts that have helped me to create a thriving business from nothing in less than a year, the thoughts I use to help my clients create their OWN thriving businesses, and the thoughts that have kept me sane in a less-than-sane year. I’ll share not only how these thoughts have helped me, but also how YOU can apply them in your own life and business starting today.
2020-12-2325 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversPlanning for 2021: The ONE Goal ApproachIn planning for your business in the new year, I believe that the most effective approach is focusing on ONE goal. This week on the podcast we’re going to talk step by step through the ONE goal approach to planning for your business in 2021!
2020-12-2217 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversTurn down the Noise! How to be an effective learner for your businessTeachers LOVE to learn. We like to read, to research, to figure out, to discover, to hunt down resources...and it’s a GREAT asset to us in the education world. It’s the ability to think ‘hmmm, I wonder how other people have done that’ and then go out and find something to help us do what we need to do. When teachers move into the business world, we take our learning brains with us. And this learning-centered way is a huge blessing, but it also has a BIG downside because it creates a LOT of noise (all the d...
2020-12-1515 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversBut what about the guilt?When I left the teaching world and started a business I had alllll kinds of guilt. Guilt that I’d left my calling - my forever job. Guilt that I had changed my plans. Guilt that I wanted to do something else. Guilt that I was making more money than I had made as a teacher (and even more guilt because I wanted to make even more…). On this episode we’re going to talk about all the flavors of guilt that come with the move from education to business, what the heck to do with them (instead of letting them b...
2020-12-0116 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversGah! It's silent: Assessing in teaching vs. businessSilence can be scary in business. Especially if you are coming from the teaching world, where there's ALL kinds of feedback/information coming at you all the time. In this episode we talk about assessing as a teacher versus in a business (and where to start thinking if it's so quiet you're WISHING there were crickets...)
2020-11-2421 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversTeaching skills ARE business skillsOne of the core ideas of Teachers in Business is this: teaching skills ARE business skills. This is what I’m here to help you see. Today we’re going to talk about the first layer of this which is how this idea - that teacher skills ARE business skills - could actually be true. We’ll also talk about who the hell am I to have the nerve to say so!
2020-11-1816 minUNcomplicating Business for Teachers, Helpers, and GiversIntroducing Teachers in BusinessWhy should you listen to this podcast? Here's what Teachers in Business is all about!
2020-11-1403 min