Heartsong Entrepreneur

“You will attract the right people and repel more of the wrong ones if you bring more of yourself to your work and your branding.”

Today I’m speaking with Sarah Ennor, who is a corporate lawyer and motivational speaker, about how you can use your personal strengths to help drive your entrepreneurial success and live your passion. We also discuss how becoming self-aware and listening to ourselves can assist us with carving a path that’s right for us. 

In this episode, Sarah shares her wisdom about

• comparing yourself to others and subjective use of words to put yourself in a box

• how helping others in small ways can also help yourself

• how accepting her ADHD diagnosis has allowed her to tap into her strengths

• how leaving the corporate world has put her on an adventure to self-discovery

• how self-love and confidence can help you move forward as an entrepreneur

About Sarah Ennor:

Sarah is a speaker on a mission to bring some simple inclusion strategies to life through relatable stories. Culture, morale, and results improve when we marry revenue to respect, coach with curiosity, and banish bias. 

Sarah has always been a bold, unique personality with plenty of confidence and presence. As a firm lawyer, and in-house counsel and compliance for big-bank asset managers, she felt pressure to "fit in." Praised for her technical skill, managers viewed her personality as too confident, too ambitious - just too much! 

An adult diagnosis of ADHD has opened her eyes. She is energetic, ambitious, and fearless for a reason! She can also see how she could have been more self-aware, helping her employer to support her unique traits. She's been an entrepreneur since 2017.

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“I am too selfish with my traumas to have you visit them, but I am very generous with my treasures, so I choose to share them with you.”

Today I’m chatting with Asher Wright, wisdom coach, about following your heart song and creating a life you love through understanding your life’s purpose and state of being.  Asher has several processes he follows through writing, inspiring, and educating his clients to live full knowledgeable, and empowered lives. 

In this episode, Asher shares his wisdom about…

o   how his quest to read 100 books a year has turned into reading 1000 books by 2026 and increased his knowledge and perspective on the world

o   The PhD and PhB philosophies on doing and being and the "state of helpership”: “the universe introduces you to the state you’re here to master”

o   Pursuing your passion and creating the life you want

o  Practicing gratitude to help you appreciate your life and change your mindset

o   The Five C Complex for Success: 
--Collect - Gather information, ideas, and resources from various sources to build knowledge and understanding. 
--Copy - Learn from others by studying and emulating their successful practices and behaviors. 
--Create - Use the knowledge and resources you have collected to generate new ideas and create original content or solutions. 
--Clarify - Refine and polish your ideas and creations to ensure clarity and effectiveness. 
--Celebrate - Recognize and appreciate your achievements and successes and use them as motivation to continue growing and improving. 

About Asher Wright:

Asher is a retired US Army veteran, cofounder of Life-Changing Wisdom Coach and coauthor of the Demi-Divine book series. He invested the first twenty-two years of his adult life serving in the US military. His next frontier is devoted to mastering the state of authorship and expanding peoples’ subjective well-being through collecting stories and circulating life-changing wisdom. He loves outdoor sports, including snowboarding, biking, and scuba diving.

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As entrepreneurs, we have an incredible ability to effectuate change and impact in the world. But many of us experience overwhelm and burnout from working too much and disregarding our health in the process. We all want to be functioning at a high level to make the differences we want in our business and impact. That means we must consider our physical health first.  

Today I’m chatting with my friends Stacy and Markus Naugle, High Performance Health Coaches, about the importance of building a foundation strategy to optimize your health easily and efficiently so your body can perform at its maximum level. Stacy and Markus, who have lived abroad in various countries for several years, bring a wealth of knowledge about diverse cuisines and cultures into their coaching and development plans for clients.

In this episode Stacy and Markus answer our questions about…

o   how to implement a nutrition and health strategy that also considers not only the physical health, but your mental and emotional health

o   the types of foods that will help with your longevity

o   key success factors for being healthy

o   how to combat self-sabotage 

By tuning in to this episode, you'll gain valuable insights on implementing a customized health strategy that aligns with your lifestyle. Discover the significance of mindful food choices to elevate your performance in both your business and personal life.

In this episode, Shannon chats with Tami Burdick about her journey of listening to her heartsong to share her story of self-advocacy and writing a book that is changing the lives of many women.

Tami's book, Diagnosis Detective: Curing Granulomatous Mastitis is a: "memoir is about how one woman was cured of a chronic inflammatory breast disease known as Granulomatous Mastitis, by her own advocacy, independent extensive research, due diligence, and discovering a pathology test which finally led to a cause to her disease. The author shares her private details of her own year-and-a-half journey and obstacles she endured to finally reach remission by curing her disease. Other women also share their unique experiences with battling the various types of the same traumatic disease."

Shannon and Tami discuss how important it is to take charge of your health and how your health affects all aspects of our lives, and how we all need to be advocates of our own health. Tami’s journey led her to take advantage of some down time during the pandemic to share her story that would ultimately help others with learning about how to self-advocate for themselves, research, and share with their doctors when faced with a health situation. Now she is living her purpose and sharing her story, following her passion and heartsong as an author and speaker.

Hi, I’m Shannon, welcome to the Heartsong Entrepreneur Podcast, a show where we share practical business and legal tips, unconventional wisdom, and inspiring stories to help you get your business aligned with your vision. If you’re a conscious entrepreneur looking to build a heart-centered business, who wants more abundance in your life and to leave a legacy and impact, this is the podcast for you. 

I am a commercial artist turned business and intellectual property lawyer, as well as a serial entrepreneur and holistic practitioner. I’ve got the logical side married to the creative woo side so I can give you some great insight from both angles. It is my passion to educate and empower entrepreneurs so that they no longer feel alone and frustrated with all the bits and pieces of being an entrepreneur.

Each episode is dedicated to a specific topic, such as a legal topic, a practical business topic, or an inspiring story to help you with the knowledge you need for success. Additionally, you’ll get to hear some great insight into building a business from scratch from the perspective of my 19 year old son. Even if you’ve been in business for a while, it’s great to get back to basics and experience what it’s like again. This podcast is here for you to give you the knowledge, tools, and skills for you to implement and take actionable steps to move your business forward with determination and confidence.

Most of all, our goal is to make this podcast educational, fun, and motivating to transform you and your business and make your heart sing.

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Episode Two of The Heartsong Entrepreneur Podcast, a show devoted to helping conscious entrepreneurs with practical legal and business tips and unconventional wisdom so they can grow and scale their businesses aligned with their passion. You get easy to understand, actionable advice and inspiration from business and intellectual property lawyer, serial entrepreneur, and holistic practitioner, Shannon Villalba.

What’s in this Episode?

What is your heartsong? It’s so much more than just your why and passion, it’s the love you have in your heart that drives you to share your gifts with the world.

I share my story of reconnecting with my own heartsong so you can experience what I went through when I felt disconnected to my business, but used my heartsong to bring myself back into alignment.

I’ve also included a beneficial meditation to tap into your heartsong so you can rediscover your passion and love for your business and your purpose.

Meditation starts at 9:08

Thank you joining me, Shannon Villalba, in this episode of the Heartsong Entrepreneur! Before you go, make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you can receive new episodes right when they’re released.

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Episode One of The Heartsong Entrepreneur Podcast, a show devoted to helping conscious entrepreneurs with practical legal and business tips and unconventional wisdom so they can grow and scale their businesses aligned with their passion. Easy to understand, actionable advice and inspiration from business and intellectual property lawyer, serial entrepreneur, and holistic practitioner, Shannon Villalba.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

Balancing your business chakras can help you plan and build without anxiety

Business formation and the right documents are key to laying a proper foundation for your business

Use creative assets to your benefit in building your brand

Tap into your heartsong when you need motivation

Key Highlights

0:00 introducing myself and why I started this podcast

2:00 the Heartsong Chakra Framework, business chakra system like the body’s chakra system

4:00 Business foundations, the Establish level, entity formation

5:00 corresponding documents for your business such as operating agreement,

5:50 buy/sell agreements and funding

7:00 non-disclosure agreement and confidentiality

7:49 hiring - independent contractor agreement, employee agreement and control

8:30 CREATE level – creative and financial systems

8:40 copyrights

9:00 accounting system

9:35 Solar plexus chakra – corresponding to IDENTIFY level of the Heartsong Chakra Framework

10:14 using values, colors, passion to build brand

11:05 trademark searches before you choose a name

13:30 my cancer story and sharing my heartsong

Thank you joining me, Shannon Villalba, in this episode of the Heartsong Entrepreneur! Before you go, make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you can receive new episodes right when they’re released.

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Welcome to Episode 0 of the Heartsong Entrepreneur Podcast, a show devoted to helping conscious entrepreneurs with practical legal and business tips and unconventional wisdom so they can grow and scale their businesses aligned with their passion. I'm your host Shannon Villalba, commercial artist turned intellectual property and business lawyer. I come from an entrepreneurial family, and am a serial entrepreneur myself. I'm also a holistic practitioner, and have been studying energy healing and crystal therapy for several years. As a stage 4 small cell cancer survivor, I'm listening to my own heartsong to educate entrepreneurs in listening to their heartsong to build a business that is aligned with their passion and vision for their businesses and lives. 

In this unique podcast you'll learn legal and business tips that you can apply in your business to find solutions and education to take your business to the next level from me and my fabulous guests. You'll also get to ride along with my son who's 19 and his entrepreneurial journey, so you'll get to experience building a business from ground zero using my unique Heartsong Chakra Framework. Finally, we'll also hear some inspiring stories to help you get motivated and inspired.

If you're feeling overwhelmed, take a few deep breaths and start listening to what's inside your heart. Connect with your heartsong and your passion. Everything else can be fixed, but your heartsong will drive your passion and your business to success.

Thank you joining me, Shannon Villalba, in this episode of the Heartsong Entrepreneur! Before you go, make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you can receive new episodes right when they’re released. 

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