Mindset.

It creeps in at the most inopportune times.

Like when you're trying to take advantage of the momentum that comes with a new year.

If you found yourself holding back, it might be fear of success.

Yes, it's a thing.

And we're diving head first into it today.

Before we go there, may I welcome you to the Bizhicks podcast? I'm your host, Natalie Eckdal.

I'm a business strategist, daddy's girl, out-of-the-box thinker, author, speaker, mama, caregiver, MBA, and CEO of BizChicks Inc.

I'm obsessed with helping women's service business owners grow their businesses while retaining more profit, delivering more impact, and creating more time for their VIPs.

My VIPs are my husband Mark,

our three kids ages 6 to 18, and our kittens, Missy, and Max. I have a very full life running a home, family, and this dream business where we coach and train high performing women entrepreneurs

from around the world. Currently, I have three teams

helping me run my life, the amazing biz-chicks team, my incredible home support team,

and a team of loving caregivers helping my mom. My favorite thing to encourage other women

is to get as much help as they can afford. And may I remind you that just because you can do

something does not mean that you should. This episode is airing on Christmas Eve in the United

States. And I just want to give a shout out to those of you that have lost a loved one in the last year.

This is my first holiday season without my dad.

My dad passed away this summer.

And I sure miss him.

And we are going to be thinking of him tens.

We will be making his favorite thing to make on Christmas morning, which is his version of homemade donuts.

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