Are you a mom of faith feeling called to step out of the comfort of your life and start a business? Join Bonnie Wiscombe, a certified life coach and Christian mom of 10, for inspiration and encouragement to answer the call to build a business that expands your talents and serves God's children. This is where you'll find the courage to burn a little brighter. I know what you're thinking: you'd love to have an online business, but you have no idea where to start, or you think you're not good a ...
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Today, we're talking about the concept of success and exploring how we can define and recognize our own success in business and life. I'm going to challenge conventional notions of success, and teach you how important it is to set personal goals instead of chasing other people's ideas of success. We'll start with what success means like for us, dis…
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In this episode we're exploring the benefits of networking and how to do it in a way that feels good and genuine as an online business owner. We'll talk about what networking means, and I'm sharing my personal journey and struggles with this skill, especially when it felt salesy and/or disingenuous. We'll redefine 'networking' to make it a more aut…
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In this episode, I'm discussing the significance of honoring the Sabbath and how it has completely revolutionized my business and personal life. Through biblical references and personal anecdotes, I'm going to show you how dedicating a day to God not only fosters spiritual growth but will also improve productivity and creativity in your business. I…
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In this episode, we're exploring the struggles many women face in loving and appreciating their bodies as they are. I strongly believes this challenge is largely due to societal pressures and skewed perceptions of beauty, constantly thrown at us through advertising and social media. Today, I'm sharing my personal journey of overcoming body image is…
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Understanding the Power of Our Reasons: Aligning Actions with Values In this episode, I dives deep into the importance of understanding the reasons behind our actions and their impact on our lives. I'll explain the significance of aligning our reasons with our values to ensure long-term motivation and integrity. Listen in as I share examples that I…
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I recently gave this presentation to a local coworking space and I wanted to share it all with you! In it, I explores how our brains unintentionally sabotage our dreams and goals. In this review of how our brain approaches new experiences, I explain the motivational triad and its impact on entrepreneurship and goal setting. We'll learn insights int…
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In this episode, we'll learn seven proven strategies for making money online as a content creator! We categorize content creators into influencers, educators, and entertainers, and then delve into how each can monetize their presence through the 7 most common ways of making money online, including affiliate marketing, brand partnerships, digital pr…
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Join me for Podcast Jumpstart where I teach you the framework to launch your podcast in just 2 weeks! In this episode, we dive deep into the science of goal achievement. Discover how to transform your mindset and leverage the power of your brain to reach any personal or professional goal. 1.Understanding the Brain’s Role in Goal Achievement - The i…
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Today, we're diving into the thrilling highs and lows of the business roller coaster. I'll guide you through the inevitable ups and downs of entrepreneurship and help you find the courage to keep going, even when it seems like “nothing is working”. Here's what we cover: Understanding the Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why we often overestimate our abilitie…
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Welcome to episode 51 of Burning Brightly, where we're tackling the (often unspoken) emotion of envy. I’m Bonnie Wiscombe, your host, life coach, and fellow mom entrepreneur. Today, we’ll dive deep into understanding and overcoming envy, particularly in the context of business, and how it can be a surprising catalyst for growth and clarity in your …
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You're in for a treat with this latest episode of Burning Brightly. We had the amazing Denita Bremer on to discuss something so important yet often avoided: feeling our negative emotions. As Christian moms building businesses, we can get caught in the trap of thinking we need to be positive and grateful all the time. But the truth is, avoiding the …
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Hey there, fellow Christian moms and entrepreneurs! I'm Bonnie Wiscombe, your host and guide on this journey of building a business and sharing your light with the world. In today's episode, we're tackling a crucial topic that affects almost every one of us at some point: imposter syndrome. Do you often feel like you're not enough, that you're pret…
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Welcome to a very special episode of Burning Brightly! This month marks our one-year anniversary of the show, and I’m thrilled to share not only the journey of this podcast but how life coaching has profoundly transformed my life and career. It's been an incredible year of growth, both for myself and for the show. As some of you may know, I transit…
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Today's guest has an incredible story and shares hope, inspiration and some amazing coaching tools. Kolette Hall is a life coach and widowed single mom who helps other high achieving men and women understand how to let go and be at peace with the things we can't (and don't want to) control. Kolette has a Master’s Degree in Education and spent 5 yea…
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Hey there, entrepreneurs! Welcome back to Burning Brightly, the podcast where we ignite our entrepreneurial spirits and embrace the adventure of building businesses while sharing our light with the world. I'm Bonnie Wiscombe, your guide through the highs and lows of this exhilarating journey. Today, we're diving into a topic that resonates with all…
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Funnel building is a buzzword in the entrepreneurial space, in large part thanks to the work of Russell Brunson and ClickFunnels. Matt Peet is a funnel expert and today he's teaching us everything we need to know to better understand this sales & marketing tool and how we can use them in our content businesses. If you aren't seeing regular, predict…
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We working moms have a lot on our plate: balancing family, home, business, and more can feel exhausting and relentless. But in reality, there are only a few of these things that will really matter in this life and beyond. Our relationships with our family members are high on this list! Today we're talking about reprioritizing our family, especially…
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God created us with incredible bodies and brains to be used throughout our life, but a big mistake that many of us make is thinking that our brain or body should be in charge of us. In reality, it's the soul that should be calling the shots. In this episode, we'll talk about the big temptations we face and how to overcome things that will keep us f…
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Self-love has become a buzz word, but as Christians we have our doubts about the importance of becoming self-centered and happy with our mistakes. What if you could have both the benefits of accepting yourself with unconditional love AND the desire to follow God's command of constant improvement? That's what this episode is about: how and why to de…
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Have you ever seen another woman with seemingly impossible accomplishments in her life and wondered, "how does she do it all?" Well, the real answer is, she doesn't. No one does "everything" but some people are better than others at delegating or neglecting the things that don't matter as much in order to make room for the things that DO. So, if yo…
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Do you find yourself desperate to find the perfect coach, program, course or book to help you reach success? If so, that means you're likely spending too much time looking outside yourself for what to do next in your business. In this episode, I'll teach you who IS the number one expert in your business and why. Plus I'll show you the most importan…
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Business success is not mysterious, based solely on talent or just a crap shoot. It's science and today's podcast episode is essentially a science lesson! Incorporate these 5 basic elements into your business, tweak them until they work, and you will ensure any success you can dream of. Seriously, they are that powerful! The 5 elements include: Pit…
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Have you ever felt like you had a devil on one shoulder, constantly making trouble for you while you try to pursue your dreams? Well, that's not far off from the truth. Dani Fake is a former therapist and depth life coach who teaches about "parts work"; in other words, how and why our personalities are made up of different "parts". This episode is …
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New year, new you, right? Maybe not. None of us need more unrealistic goals to beat ourselves up over when we inevitably don't reach them. What we need, instead, is a PLAN. Breaking our dreams down into step-by-step, daily actions ensures that our goals will become reality, instead of just pipe dreams. This episode will show you how! Ready to get a…
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Do you know what the greatest gift you've ever been given is? It's the power to choose. You can choose to be kind or cruel, to love or harm, to build or destroy, to consume or create and countless other choices we face every single day. But because our agency is one of our greatest choices, it's also a huge responsibility to choose wisely. In this …
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Human beings are amazing! They are multi-faceted, complex and require a lot of care. In fact, most of us regularly neglect at least one of these aspects of self-care and we don't even realize it. After talking to lots of moms, and trying to balance my own self care with motherhood and business for many years, I developed this pentagon as a way of d…
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Sure, we know vegetables are good for us, but sometimes it's a struggle to incorporate them into our lives on a regular basis. Boundaries can be the same way! Today we're discussing what boundaries are, why we need them, how to communicate them and how to enforce them when our boundaries get crossed. We'll even discuss how Christ himself taught us …
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The concept of justification is equal parts fascinating and terrifying. When our brains confront the potential for danger or major upheaval, especially the possibility of loss, it does everything in its power to maintain the status quo, even justifying really terrible behaviors. We sometimes justify abusive or damaging behavior from our loved ones …
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Our first inclination when we begin to manage our brains is to simply get rid of the thoughts that aren't serving us; we call this "thought swapping"! The problem with thought swapping is that it's not actually the thought that's the problem... it's the reason behind the thought. Our brains send us messages for a purpose and it's usually to help us…
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We know that believing in our business is essential if we want it to succeed and grow. But if you're at the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey, you might be wondering how to believe in something that doesn't yet exist! That's what today's episode is all about. I'll teach you how to create your business in the spiritual realm, before we ever …
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When we think about building a business, we usually think of all the tactical or technical skills we'll need to learn, like building a website, or learning sales or marketing. And while these skills are definitely important, it's the work of managing and feeling our emotions that will ensure whether or not we succeed or fail. Why are emotions so im…
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None of us want to be guilty of pride; puffing ourselves up and acting better than other people is just yucky. But could we be guilty of the other side of pride? The one where we think self-criticism is humility but it's still just a focus on ourselves? Satan wants to trip up God's daughters and distract us from our great purpose, and one of the wa…
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We start our businesses for a variety of reasons: we want fulfillment, extra income and/or to make the world a better place. But what happens when things get boring, hard or frustrating? What do we do when we get stuck, and can't pull ourselves out of a metaphorical hole? That's what today's tough love episode is all about. I know you often struggl…
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When we make big, audacious goals for ourselves, we like to imagine how wonderful life will be when we get there. The problem is that this fixation can cause us to forget how wonderful life is already and how many benefits there are to where we are right now. Balancing ambition and goal setting with gratitude and contentment has been a lifelong str…
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So you're ready to put goodness out into the world and let your light shine, but you're wondering, "Do I really have to create a business and charge money for my time and talents?" The answer is a resounding YES! There is absolutely a place for volunteer work and non-profits. But putting value into the world requires hard work and monetary resource…
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We're all familiar with the concept of filling our own cup before we can pour into another's, but what does that even look like? How do we ensure that we don't sacrifice what matters most (family, God and our mental health) for what matters right now (our business and other pursuits)? Today I'm going to show you how to determine where you might be …
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We live in a world where safety (from disagreement, criticism, attack or disease) is considered paramount. But at what cost? I firmly believe that God values growth more than safety. How do I know? Because He lets bad things happen to us and He allows us to have hard experiences that help us expand and become our best selves. Let's discover how lea…
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I recently learned the concept of living "in the gain" from the book The Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy. Today we're talking about the 3 main benefits that come from focusing on how far we've made it so far in life in business, instead of how far we still want to go. Making and accomplishing goals is great, but when the goalpos…
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As believers, we understand the critical importance of faith; we don't wait for God to show Himself before we believe. And yet as business owners, we often forget this universal truth. We want to see evidence of success before we ever believe it's possible. We want miracles before showing faith and we want proof before we put anything on the line. …
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If you're building an online business, it's only a matter of time before you get a nasty comment. It's not fun, but it also doesn't have to be devastating. Today we'll discuss who these people are, what their cruel comments mean about you and your business and how to manage your mind around them. Becoming a Christian entrepreneur means maintaining …
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Do you want to learn the magic of life coaching and better understand how it can help you reach any goal you have for your life? Welcome to the head, heart and hands model. This tool is at the core of everything I teach and how I help clients better understand why their lives look the way they do, including the good, the bad and the ugly. Understan…
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One of the biggest mistakes I see newbie entrepreneurs making is either undercommitting to their business or putting SO much unnecessary pressure on it that it crumbles and fails. In the first instance, your business never even has a fair shot at success. In the second, it can't handle all the stress! Striking the right balance between the two is k…
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When we want to accomplish something, we're always so worried about how to do it. We need to know how to lose the weight, how to make money from home or how to have more patience with the kids. But the reality is, the how doesn't matter half as much as your belief. And your belief is much harder to obtain and keep alive. It requires daily work and …
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Entrepreneurs are an exceptional brand of human beings. We're motivated, fearless, ambitious and powerful. But we can also be perfectionists, overachievers and workaholics. Carving out free time to rest, play and be entertained is an essential part of a balanced, beautiful life, especially for high achieving business owners like ourselves. Let's fi…
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Learning to differentiate between facts and stories is one of the most pivotal tools of life coaching and will undoubtedly change your life. Today I'm going to teach you how to do that and what it means when you begin to look at the world from a perspective of your choosing. Wouldn't it feel amazing to believe that everything is happening for our g…
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As Christians, we know that our worth is eternal, perfect and impossible to alter. But when our works don't measure up to this perfect worth, it causes us discomfort and sometimes guilt and shame. Today we're getting clear on what it means to have perfect worth, why we feel such a discrepancy when we make mistakes and how this knowledge can help us…
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After building a variety of businesses from home for the past 10+ years, I'm breaking down the basics for anyone who's curious about it themselves! In this episode of Burning Brightly, we discuss the two main types of online businesses, the pros and cons of each, as well as some of my experiences with each one. If you've been thinking about startin…
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Building a business can seem SUPER scary, overwhelming and intimidating. But in reality, it's just a big giant experiment! If you want to start a business from home (or grow an existing one), today I'm teaching you how and why to alleviate a whole bunch of pressure off your business, how to react when things go wrong AND how to have a whole lot mor…
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If you're a mom with a business idea, you might be wondering- "do moms make good entrepreneurs?" The answer is a resounding YES! This episode will walk you through the 4 superpowers that make moms ideal candidates for starting their own businesses. These superpowers are attributes that every experienced mom has developed over years of wrangling chi…
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We need a bright light if we're going to shine it so that people see God through us! But that's the exact opposite of what Satan wants from us. There are (at least!) 10 ways that we are regularly tempted to dim the light that God has put in us when becoming Christian entrepreneurs. They include things like falling prey to unnecessary mom guilt, foc…
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