At the end of the year, we have a tendency to look forward to the new year or reflect on the previous year, and it’s not a bad thing. There’s always something to be learned in reflection and in goal setting, but there’s tremendous value in being present. How can you expect to change the future if you haven’t accepted the present? Life is happening *right now.* As we head into 2025, let’s pay attention and be where our feet are.

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(This episode is a re-run. Original release date was January 20, 2022.)

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• “It’ll all slow down next week”
• Use social media as a tool for connection
• You can’t change something that doesn’t exist
• Your future is determined by your actions today
• Focus is a superpower
• Acceptance is not resignation to stay the same

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MOTM #349: Living Along with the Seasons with Emilie Reed

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For the past 5 years, I’ve been choosing a word to focus on that guides me through the calendar year. I’m not one for strict goal setting, but I love having an action-oriented word that I can use to direct my decisions and ensure that I’m always moving in the direction I want to be going. There are a million different ways to come up with your word, but the most important question we should be asking ourselves is, “how do I want to feel in 2025?”

Let’s chat.

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• Plan your chill time for next year
• My word is my North Star
• Make it a verb
• How do I want the year to feel?
• Sit with the word and see how it feels
• Figure out the action items
• My word for 2025

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MOTM #565: Hopping Never Leaves the Program with Matt McInnes Watson

Episodes with Meredith and Alex:
MOTM #044: What Does It Take To Be A Crossfit Games Athlete? with Meredith Root and Alex Parker
MOTM #076: New Year’s Resolutions, Nutrition Coaching, and How To Get A 6-Pack with Tactic Functional Nutrition
MOTM #172: Automating Your Goals with Meredith Root and Alex Parker
MOTM #270: Motivation, Exploration, and Removing Temptation with Meredith Root and Alex Parker
MOTM #346: It's Never Too Late to Begin with Meredith Root and Alex Parker
MOTM #436: Building and Creating A Life That You Want To Be Living With Meredith Root and Alex Parker
MOTM #540: Cheers to the Best Life

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We’ve made it to the end of 2024, which makes now the perfect time to plan for 2025. I like to plan out the big parts of the year first (which I spoke about on Monday’s episode) and then I get in to planning how I want my weeks to look. I’m a big fan of batching my tasks, especially by energy output, and while this episode was originally recorded almost two years ago, my days largely look the same. I’m a creature of habit, and I like my life that way.

Let’s chat.

(This episode is a re-run. Original release date was January 26, 2023.)

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• Give things away for free
• Batch based on energy expenditure
• Radical acceptance of what actually works for you
• Easy is earned
• Accepting the trade offs
• I love my routine
• Daily and Weekly tasks
• The benefits of a flexible schedule

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Check out my Partners for any and all discounts

Episodes on Batching and Time Management:
MOTM #233: A Day In The Life
MOTM #240: But How Long Will It Actually Take?
MOTM #278: Batch Your Time To Get More Done

Episodes on Money:
MOTM #239: A “Better” Way To Schedule Your Time
MOTM #174: The Light at the End of the Financial Tunnel with Sandi York
MOTM #222: It’s Never Too Late To Start Saving Money With Sandi York

Episodes on Seasonality:
MOTM #349: Living Along With The Seasons With Emilie Reid
MOTM #388: Embracing Seasonality

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2025 is around the corner, have you planned for it yet? At the end of the year I like to spend time to prepare for what’s next, and the thing I find most helpful when you’re thinking about the future is to look back at the past. Reflecting on 2024 can help you create a plan for 2025, week by week and month by month. Once you have your goals and your main events scheduled, the rest falls in to place.

Let’s chat.

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• Look back to the previous year
• Try a writing and recording practice
• Block your time-off now
• Your Word of the Year
• I love me a wall calendar
• Batching my week by energy output
• Know what you need to function, then build from there
• Bigger doesn’t mean more complicated
• What do you want to get rid of?

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Watch this episode on YouTube!

Get on my Maestro Mail list
MOTM #495: Checking in on Your Word of the Year
Check out my Amazon Storefront for my calendar + all my gear

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The last time I released this episode, we were in the thick of summer. Now, the days are short and cold, and while you know I hate the cold, it’s a great reminder to lean in to the seasons of the year—and our lives. Winter is a time to hunker down, stay warm, and reflect on our pasts so we can get ready for our futures.

Let’s chat.

(This episode is a re-run. Original release date was July 14th, 2022.)

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• Lean all the way in
• Writing down how I feel during the year
• The tree main seasons in life—achieving, experiencing, and pivoting
• What season of life and business are you in?
• Take the advice of people who are where you are

Links & Resources For This Episode:

Check out @seasonalandrea and @seasonalintentions_
MOTM #335: Are You Spiraling?
MOTM #383: Celebrating Summer

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You don’t need my permission, but I’ll give it to you anyways: you’re allowed to run your business however the hell you want. There are so many snake-oil salesmen out there telling you the “right” way to run your business, but the real “right” way is just doing what you like doing, in a way that aligns with your values. You don’t have to kill yourself just to win the game—you can opt out of any game entirely. Just do what *you* want to do.

Let’s chat.

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• How I run my business differently
• There’s no “one” way to do this
• Listen to someone you trust
• Running your business based on your values
• Competency, demand, and actually caring about your people
• You don’t have to be a part of the game

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The Foundations and Fundamentals of Online Business Course 

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Happiness is both a practice and a choice. Once upon a time I was asked what I do to avoid bad days and ultimately, it boils down to the fact that I make choices that allow for myself to see and experience the things that bring joy as much as possible. If something goes wrong in one place, I can always find what I’m looking for in another. We know that for financial stability, we need to diversify our investment portfolio, so why not diversify your joy portfolio while you’re at it?

Let’s chat.

(This episode is a re-run. Original release date was May 13, 2021.)

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• Happiness is a choice
• Make it easy to look for joy
• Joy carries over

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MOTM #212: Weathering The Storm: Owning A Physical Therapy Practice During Coronavirus With Dr. Peter Hwang

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If you know, you know: Jeep drivers wave at other Jeep drivers. It’s something I’ve always loved about owning a Jeep and years ago, I made the decision to always wave first, and that’s where the bigger life lesson lies. Will you be the first to wave—metaphorically, or otherwise—or are you waiting for someone else to go first?

Let’s chat.

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• What I mean when I say “Jeep”
• The Jeep wave
• Be the first to wave
• Share because it matters to YOU

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Dr. Ayonna Procter is many things, but one thing she is NOT is afraid. Yonnie has been a traveling PT, personal PT to 2 Chainz, a game-show competitor, a social media master, and general life-enthusiast. She lives every day channeling what she calls #YonnieStyle— expressing herself creatively and completely with the unique perspective only Yonnie can provide. 

I wanted to bring this episode back from the archives because to me, Yonnie is the perfect example of light, laughter, and keeping your heart soft. As we move through this world post-election, we can look to Yonnie and her message of inspiring ourselves, and refusing to go back to a time and a mindset that hurts more people than it helps.

Let’s chat.

(This episode is a re-run. Original release date was February 17th, 2020.)

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• Ayonna’s PT and travel history
• Working and traveling with a friend
• Being a new person and a minority in small towns and new places
• Doing things nontraditionally
• Training beyond regular treatment
• The fear of losing skills while focusing on other settings
• The value of figuring it out as you go
• Going on tour with 2 Chainz
• Competing on the Titan Games
• Yonnie’s social media journey
• Struggling in PT school and learning better time management
• What training with Yonnie looks like
• The journey doesn’t happen overnight

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Connect with Yonnie on Instagram: @yonniestyle
Email Yonnie: [email protected]
yonniestyle.com
How I Built This Podcast about Instagram

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It’s been a few weeks since the US general election and I wanted to take an episode to organize and share my thoughts about everything going on. The outcome of the election, though unsurprising, was disheartening. I don’t except any politician to come save me, but when the side built on hate and ignorance wins, it’s hard not feel frustrated, angry, and ultimately apathy. But when so much is at stake, we can’t afford to be apathetic. Y’all know I’m all about taking action in business, but it applies to life and politics, too. We took a moment to feel all the feelings, and now we get to work.

Let’s chat.

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• An unfortunate outcome, but not surprising
• My initial feelings
• Getting lost in feelings of apathy
• Hope that doesn’t hurt others
• The double lift
• Keep showing people what’s possible

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Blair Imani’s post – A Pep Talk
My friend, James-Olivia: @inquisitive_human
MOTM #298: Self-Judgement, Hard Work, and Suffering with James-Olivia Chu Hillman
MOTM #228: Relational Fuckery, Antidotes, and Minding Your Business with James-Olivia Chu Hillman

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On Monday I shared what I do when I run out of ideas for content, so I thought I could share my creation process when I actually have content I want to make. You never know when inspiration will strike, so I’m always jotting down notes with future ideas and the platforms I want to put them on.

Let’s chat.

(This episode is a re-run. Original release date was September 22nd, 2022.)

Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope this podcast inspires you to make moves and do the thing. Action is the answer.

In This Episode You'll Hear:

• Repurposing old content
• Stick to one platform at a time
• Organize by length of content
• Email as a form of connection
• Keep track of your random thoughts
• YouTube and TikTok strategies

Links & Resources For This Episode:

My Twitter-versary post
My YouTube strategist, Joe: @docjoeo 
Check out Maestro’s Favorite Things on Amazon

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