The Gutsy Podcast | Mindset, Personal Development & Entrepreneurship for Women

LauraAura® | Keynote Speaker, Coach, and Entrepreneur of 19 Years
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The Gutsy Podcast is for women, entrepreneurs, and go-getters who are ready to stop holding back and start making gutsy moves in their lives and businesses. Gutsy is the belief and action that happens in the split second when you’re faced with a decision—but this time you choose to go for it instead of going back. Hosted by Keynote Speaker and Coach, LauraAura, this show is your weekly guide to owning what you actually want, shifting the mind junk that’s been holding you back, and taking bold steps toward your goals. Each week, you’ll get powerful insights, actionable strategies, and inspiring stories designed to help you break free from overthinking and overcomplicating. Whether you’re tuning in for a full episode or a quick Powerback® session, you’ll walk away with the confidence and clarity to stop fighting yourself and start going for it. Desire drives you, but gutsy? That’s what gets it done.

  1. 3d ago

    Powerback 602: The Easiest Way to Gain Momentum

    Of course you want momentum, but momentum doesn’t just fall out of the sky. The thing that creates movement is movement. Trying to have every single thing figured out does not create momentum, only overwhelm. And what does overwhelm love to do? Create doubt and uncertainty. Your brain is just doing its job, but it doesn’t know the difference between an army of lions coming at you and “I want to change my job.” In this Powerback®, we’re going to simplify that big ass plan of yours so you can take one next step. We’re turning off the high beams, putting the fog lights on, and getting all those open tabs out of your brain and onto paper. We’ll go through: Why you can’t build momentum behind something you haven’t committed toThe brain dump: squeezing out the sponge so your brain has capacityGiving it an order of operation, so you’re not doing 17 different types of tasks in one dayWhy everything easy to you right now was once newPicking one next step, because movement creates movementResources from this episodeGutsy Move Challenge: My one-week live challenge, where I walk you through exercises like the brain dump to help you make the moves you can’t stop thinking about.  Clarity Session: A 30-minute conversation for us to dig into what’s going on in your business, what you’re working toward, and what your right next step is. Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  2. Oct 20

    601: Challenge the Story, Not the Vision Jen Allison

    How much of what you believe about yourself, your career, your business, and even what's possible for you is actually true? And how much of it is just a story you picked up somewhere along the way and never thought to question? Maybe somebody told you that you weren't good at something. Maybe you watched everyone else do life or business a certain kind of way and assumed that must be the only way. Or maybe you've been living a belief for so long that you don't even realize it's a belief anymore. Today's guest, Jen Allison, grew up hearing that art doesn't pay the bills. So she studied biology. Then she lost her dad at 25 and learned he'd had her charcoal drawing professionally framed and hung behind his desk the whole time. The story she'd built her life around wasn't the whole story at all. We get into how these inherited stories show up in business, why it's so easy to hand our power over to somebody who seems like they have the answer, and Jen walks us through her Lens Shift method: noticing, questioning, choosing, and then actually doing the damn thing.  Recognizing the old story is one thing. Questioning it is another. But at some point, if you want to create a different life or story, you've got to be willing to act without knowing exactly how it's going to end. Sometimes that takes a little curiosity, a big swing, and as Jen would say, a sprinkle of delusion. In this episode: Growing up with "art doesn't pay the bills"The Lens Shift method: notice, question, choose, actUsing "what if" to get curiousInherited stories in businessFamiliarity vs. truthGoing for it without proof of evidenceRewriting your storyResources from this episodeJen's free "5 Questions" exercise: A simple way to start noticing the lens you're looking through before you make your next big decision.  Jen's TEDx talk, "Every Image Is a Decision": Ten minutes that will make you look at images, and the stories behind them, differently. Auralign Mastermind: My high-touch coaching program for women who know they've got something great to offer and want help making sense of what's in their head, narrowing their focus, and finding the shit that's stopping them. Your business grows because you grow. Clarity Session: A 30-minute conversation with me to talk through what's going on and figure out your right next step.  🎙️ Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📲 Follow LauraAura on TikTok: @ThatLauraAura 🔥 Join The Gutsy Collective: Learn More 💡 Work with LauraAura: www.LauraAura.com Connect with Jen Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  3. Oct 13

    Powerback 600: Focus on What's Working (vs. the Shiny, Distracting Stuff)

    We find things that work, we start to gain some traction, and then we're like, “oh, wait a second, let me go over here and invent this whole other thing and make this way more complicated so that it feels like I'm not getting any traction.”  Gosh, why do we do this to ourselves??? Here's what I've learned, from myself and from the women I work with: you already know what works. You have the tools. You've already found the solution, and it's right in front of you. Nine times out of ten, it's the easiest shit in the world, but instead we buy into another program and fill our time with busy work. Or we create something brand new instead of going all in on what we've already built. You have everything you need, so stop for a second and be honest about what actually works for you. Then, take your Powerback® and give yourself the chance to see it through.  We’ll go through: Why we go back to the busy instead of the thing that's workingThe four reasons we avoid the work that worksThree ways to handle the mundaneAsking where your output is exceeding your inputClosing The Gutsy Collective and why it was a graduation, not a failureYour 30-day challenge: pick one thing that works and go all inResources from this episodeAuralign Mastermind: The high-touch coaching program I’m going all in on. It's a small group for women in business who are ready to refine, expand, and evolve what they've built. Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  4. Oct 6

    599: Build REAL Confidence with Simone Knego

    How many times have you told yourself, I'll do it when I feel a little bit more confident? When I feel more ready, when I know what I'm doing, when I'm sure that I won't fail, when I stop caring so much about what everyone else thinks... It's not really how confidence works, is it? Confidence isn't something that you magically acquire and then start making bold moves. You make the moves, and then those moves become the evidence that you can trust yourself to keep going. Today's guest, Simone Knego, knows this firsthand. She was struggling with self-doubt and didn't feel like she was doing anything big in the world, so when someone asked her to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, she said yes. She is not a climber, but that climb changed how she saw herself, and how her six kids saw her too. You don't need more confidence to make the move. Sometimes the move is exactly how you become the next version of yourself!  In this episode, you’ll learn: Why confidence is built, not bornWorrying about what other people thinkDropping the "just"The Control-Alt-Delete methodKeeping the promises you make to yourselfFinding your KilimanjaroHandling criticismThe REAL Method™Self-trust and preparationResources from this episodeREAL Confidence: A Simple Guide to Go From Unsure to Unshakeable Simone's newest book, where she breaks down the REAL Method™: Respect yourself, Embrace your failures, Ask yourself what you want, and Live without limits. The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You (free audiobook) Simone's bestselling first book, free in audiobook form for Gutsy listeners. Her Unshakeable Confidence podcast The show Simone cohosts with her 23-year-old daughter. How to Find Your Kilimanjaro (TED) Want the rest of the mountain story? Simone's talk on finding your own Kilimanjaro, the thing that gets you out of your comfort zone. Clarity Session A free call with me to talk through where you're stuck and find out if Auralign Mastermind is your right next step. 🎙️ Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📲 Follow LauraAura on TikTok: @ThatLauraAura 🔥 Join The Gutsy Collective: Learn More 💡 Work with LauraAura: www.LauraAura.com Connect with Simone Facebook  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  YouTube  |  Web Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  5. Sep 29

    Powerback 598: 3 Decisions That Will Always Support Your Growth

    We make an average of 35,000 decisions every single day, so it's unrealistic to expect we're going to be fully conscious of every single one of them. But when it comes to your growth and success, we do need to bring some of those decisions a little more online. Most of them are happening subconsciously, and that's usually where old habits and beliefs live. Today, I'm breaking down three core decisions that are always going to support your growth: choosing to take care of yourself, choosing your community, and giving yourself space. Are there more? Absolutely. But I've found, not just in my own life, but with the women I work with in Auralign and in my private coaching, that these are the core elements that impact a business’s success and the quality of life underneath it. So take your Powerback® today and choose just one thing to start with.  We’ll go through: Choosing to take care of yourselfChoosing your communityGiving yourself spaceResources from this episode Get on the early pre-list for my upcoming book! I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes as I write it, and you'll be the first to know when it's available for preorder. Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  6. Sep 22

    597 : Money Mistakes Small Business Owners Make and How to Fix Them with Nancy Benet

    When you think about building a successful business, what are you actually building toward? More money? A bigger team? More clients, more locations, more growth?  But are you building something that actually supports the life you want to live?  There's a real difference between building a business that creates freedom and building one that looks successful from the outside but becomes your own personal hell. Today's guest, CPA Nancy Benet, gets real about money, business, and what it takes to build something profitable and aligned with the way you want to live. She shares her own story of finding herself divorced with four kids, five failed businesses, and $650,000 in debt, and how changing her relationship with money changed everything that happened next. In this episode, you’ll learn: Nancy's money story — growing up believing money was scarce and "dirty," and getting her CPA license without it fixing anythingHitting bottom at 45: divorced, four kids, no job, $650,000 in debtThe four-step manifestation process: clear intention, managing your state, baby steps, and releasing controlThe biggest financial mistakes entrepreneurs make  and how to fix themWhy cash in the bank is non-negotiable, even for solopreneursBuilding a business that aligns with the life you actually want to liveResources from this episode Tame Your Money Monster: How to Stop Fighting and Find Financial Peace — Nancy's book, available on Amazon Success Your Way — Nancy's educational platform for women entrepreneurs Fix-It Accounting —  is the full-service firm Nancy founded, offering bookkeeping, tax prep, IRS resolution, and fractional CFO advisory  Auralign Mastermind — My high-touch coaching space for vulnerable, judgment-free money conversations. 🎙️ Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📲 Follow LauraAura on TikTok: @ThatLauraAura 🔥 Join The Gutsy Collective: Learn More 💡 Work with LauraAura: www.LauraAura.com Connect with Nancy Facebook  |  YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Web Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  7. Sep 15

    Powerback 596: Creating From Desperation Creates a Mess - Let's Avoid That

    “I really need this to work.”  “I'm running out of time.” “I need more money to come in.” “Gosh, I'm so tired.”  If any of that sounds like the voice in your head lately, friend, you're in the right place. Today I'm getting honest about the times I've made moves from a place of desperation, including a monthly retainer with a coach that would have absolutely bankrupted me and a rash hire that left me with more work than I started with. We're pumping the brakes, figuring out what's actually feeding that desperation, and building a simple plan to get you back on track instead. So if you've been in that scrambling, pick-up-all-the-eggs-off-the-floor kind of energy lately, this episode is your permission slip to stop, breathe, and take your Powerback®. We’ll go through: What desperation looks like when you're making decisions, purchases, or moves in your businessHow giving yourself space and getting curious brings your logic back onlineThe questions to ask yourself before you act from that reactive, knee-jerk placeResources from this episodeThe Gutsy Moves Challenge — My live, 5-day challenge running September 21–25, this round focused specifically on making moves in your business.  Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

  8. Sep 1

    595 : Stop Bringing Work Stress Home with Samantha Hawley

    Work stress doesn't always stay at work. It follows you into dinner, into conversations with your partner, into time with your kids, and into the moments when you're technically off, but your brain is still running with 47 tabs open, thinking about all your unfinished tasks. Today's guest, Clarity Coach Samantha Hawley, is here to talk about how to stop letting work stress bleed into the rest of your life by getting underneath the expectations that are creating it in the first place. Samantha shares a simple journaling process you can use to get out of problem-solving mode and make choices based on what works for you instead of what you think you're supposed to be doing. In this episode: Why work stress follows you home instead of staying at your deskGetting underneath the expectations, pressure, and "shoulds" driving your stressThe "dropping all the balls" feeling and why it's so commonA journaling process for getting out of problem-solving modeResources from this episodeBeyond Awareness (formerly Journal Entries) — Samantha's podcast for successful women in leadership and business who know exactly what they need to do but can't make themselves do it. Listen on Spotify. Calm Mind Blueprint - A free guide with 5 strategic journal prompts to help overwhelmed women clear mental load so they can make confident decisions and feel inner peace. The Gutsy Moves Challenge — a five-day live challenge running September 21st–25th to help you stop spinning in indecision and get clear on the goal you've been putting off.  🎙️ Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📲 Follow LauraAura on TikTok: @ThatLauraAura 🔥 Join The Gutsy Collective: Learn More 💡 Work with LauraAura: www.LauraAura.com Connect with Samantha Instagram  | Threads  |  Web Connect with LauraAura Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  Web Support the show Leave a Review! We love, love, love to read your comments, feedback, and reviews. It also helps other women like you know they're in the right place to get support. https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast/id1445481970

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The Gutsy Podcast is for women, entrepreneurs, and go-getters who are ready to stop holding back and start making gutsy moves in their lives and businesses. Gutsy is the belief and action that happens in the split second when you’re faced with a decision—but this time you choose to go for it instead of going back. Hosted by Keynote Speaker and Coach, LauraAura, this show is your weekly guide to owning what you actually want, shifting the mind junk that’s been holding you back, and taking bold steps toward your goals. Each week, you’ll get powerful insights, actionable strategies, and inspiring stories designed to help you break free from overthinking and overcomplicating. Whether you’re tuning in for a full episode or a quick Powerback® session, you’ll walk away with the confidence and clarity to stop fighting yourself and start going for it. Desire drives you, but gutsy? That’s what gets it done.

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