Business Coach Karie Kaufmann on the Illusion of Balance

<p>My guest for Episode #109 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake podcast</a> is <a href="https://kariekaufmann.com/">Karie Kaufmann</a>, a “business coach who gets results.” Since 2005, Karie has helped over 1000 business owners and executives achieve their goals and take their business to the next level.</p> <p>Coach Karie lives what she teaches by putting family first, based on her philosophy that:</p> <blockquote>“being in business should give you more life, not suck the life out of you.”</blockquote> <p>She uses that phrase in the episode today, and I love it.</p> <p>In today's episode, Karie shares her “favorite mistake” story about a “mistake of omission,” of having an “illusion of balance” and not having enough time or capacity to help a friend in need.</p> <p>We talk about that and other topics including:</p> <ul> <li>What let to that realization, over time, that it was a mistake?</li> <li>What was the adjustment?</li> <li>The book <a href="https://amzn.to/30bwPmr"><em>Slack</em></a> on needing buffer time</li> <li>Is it time to retire the ‘lack of time’ excuse?</li> <li>Why don't more people brag about effectiveness instead of busyness?</li> <li>“Collect experiences&nbsp;and learn from them”</li> <li>“You either win or you learn”</li> <li>Has she had to work at work/life balance?</li> </ul> <p>Find Karie on Social Media:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kariekaufmann/">Linkedin</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/KarieKaufmann">YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/coachkariekaufmann/">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CoachKarie/">Facebook</a></li> </ul> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support</a>