It's time for my takeaways on the latest Nancy Ray Book Club book: Beginner's Pluck. Liz is hilarious and delightful and this book will inspire you to build a life of purpose and passion and impact!

Here are my top three biggest takeaways from the book, When Less Becomes More by Emily Ley.

Today, you get to hear a candid conversation with one of my dearest friends and former Nancy Ray Photography team member, Olivia Suriano, all about our last year in business and what it looks like to finish well.

I know you probably don't want another thing to do to add to your already busy life, but this might just give you the insight you need to see how you're actually spending your days and give you the courage to make the changes that you want to make.

Usually, when I release an episode about one of our Nancy Ray Book Club books, I give my top three takeaways from the book. I’m so excited to get to do this today, while also getting input from the author herself! I truly cannot wait for you to get to hear from Jess today—she has been such a blessing to me and to many.

Of all the books I read last year, this one is probably my favorite simply because it's full of scientific knowledge about the brain and how it works, which is something I really know nothing about, and how God designed us.

I'm going to tell you what I hope for my work to look like this year and then check back in with you in a few months and tell you how it's actually going and what I've learned so far.

Today I'm going to be chatting with my friend, Lara Casey Isaacson. We're going to be talking all about what it looks like to live intentionally in a distracted world and how setting goals can help us do just that. 

Whether you've already set all your goals, or maybe if goals are annoying to you and you never set them, I hope that you'll be able to take one little piece from this episode that will be helpful for your life as you look ahead to the brand new year in front of you.

This day never gets old to me. The fresh start, the new year, the clean slate! 2020, being that it’s the mark of not only a new year but a new decade, feels like an entirely new chapter. Of course it feels that way to me especially, because I’ve closed down Nancy Ray Photography and am now looking ahead to my new rhythm and pace of life. I am FULL of expectation.

Many people have been asking, “So what’s next for you?”

It's my birthday today! This is a fun episode where I'm answering questions from YOU, so listen in.

I am convinced that contentment is something we have to fight for and pay attention to. It's not something that comes naturally in our culture, when everywhere we look, we are hearing silent messages of you need this, you don't have enough, you have to buy this to be happy. Today, I’m so excited to be talking with Rachel Cruze all about this desperately needed topic!

This year isn't over yet, and if we keep looking to the future and making plans and setting goals and dreaming about the next thing, we are going to miss the moments right in front of us. Today we are all going to take a pause and just remind ourselves to be present and enjoy the last days of this year to their fullest.

I am so excited to have Emily Ley on the podcast today! I think that what I love most about her is how much she values the little things, the moments in between, and finding that kind of balance between work and play and what that looks like.

Today I'll be sharing my thoughts on The Coaching Habit, and a few ideas and practices that have really stuck with me since reading it.

The older I get, the more I'm discovering that the most life-changing things are actually quite simple, and that's true for the three priorities exercise. Whether you are a CEO of a large company or a stay-at-home mom, this exercise will give you clarity at the beginning of your day and fulfillment at the end of your day. 

My favorite business book of all time is comprehensive, yet extremely simple. It will show you how to grow and sustain a business of any size truly in a healthy and practical way. It addresses the six parts of any business in detail, vision, people, data, process, issues, and traction. The name of the book is Traction, by Gino Wickman.

I believe that work is good and it feels good to know that you've done a job well at the end of your day. But, I also love to rest. We all crave it. We need it regularly. But for some reason this Sabbath rest, this weekly rhythm of just stopping all work has been lost.

If you have influence, you are a leader, right where you are. If you can speak into someone else's life, if you are just a little more advanced than they are in some area, you are a leader. We all find ourselves in leadership positions at some point or another, but it's up to us to see ourselves as leaders and to grow as leaders.

Now, I'm not perfect by any stretch, but I decided way before ever building my team that I wanted to get one thing right: hiring. Today, I'm going to tell you everything that I've learned in my research and in my experience in hopes that you too can hire the right person the first time.