We should have hit record five minutes earlier, because the conversation before the mic went on was too good to lose. So we jumped straight into it: identity upgrades. And yes, we got there by way of shampoo, Pepsi, and a can of Diet Coke on a nightstand.

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There was a version of me who thought a $10,000 month was the be-all and end-all. I was a teacher in Canada, paying into taxes, a pension, and benefits, and I took home very little of my actual salary. When I went out on my own in 2016, that elusive $10K month was the dream. It took until June of 20...

Every fall at My Aligned Purpose gets a little wild. Nobody who works with us believes us when we say it until they live through one, and then they get it. So when we sat down this week, fresh off a big stretch of travel, we started where we always do: with gratitude.

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I'm recording this episode in my PJs. I got my baby down for his first nap of the day, walked downstairs to my office, set up my mic, and hit record. No getting ready, no commute, no permission needed. That is the gift of running your own business, and I can't preach this lifestyle enough. If you fe...

We are all familiar with the term energy vampire. You know the feeling. You wake up knowing you should hit post on the thing you wanted to say, or you told yourself you would not look at your unsubscribes, and then you do. You can name exactly who your energy vampire is, and yet you are keeping them...

What happens when you become the business owner who says, "No, I've got boundaries and I stick to them. I've got standards and I've raised them. I'm willing to have the hard conversations"? On this week's Biz Besties episode, we talked about the thing nobody warns you about: once you raise your stan...

Here's a thought I want you to sit with this Monday: the grass is greener where you water it. It's a concept that came up at the two-day retreat we hosted for Aligned CEO Method clients, and I haven't stopped thinking about it. When you know what your lane is and how to stay in it, you can get reall...

We just got home from our fall retreat for Aligned CEO Method clients, a gorgeous house on Shawnigan Lake with a pool, a sauna, and a hot tub, where we spent days masterminding, teaching, and connecting. It reminded us how much it takes to put your business first and go away to do it. And it set the...

Before we got into this episode, Nicole put a twist on our usual gratitude check-in. Instead of asking what we're loving right now, she asked: what's something that felt like a loss, a failure, or a setback at the time, that you're now grateful you went through? Because when you look back from where...

This week we're sharing something a little different: a recording of a coaching call we did on creating your million-dollar vibe. It's all about getting really clear on what you want and aligning your energy so you're attracting the people, places, opportunities, and things that match your vision. A...

Hi, it's Kaila. I'm one half of My Aligned Purpose, and I've decided to record a few solo episodes all about how we use Claude in our business so we can stop trading so much time for money, have really profitable quarters that lead to really profitable years, and get out of the weeds of doing everyt...

This one is for you if you've spent even one hour this summer feeling tired of your own business. Not tired of entrepreneurship in general, but tired of your particular business, the one you thought you were building on purpose. If you're dreading things that used to light you up, if you've caught y...