Hello dear pet business owners,
I’ve never done this before but I’ve also never experienced a pandemic before, and neither have you.
I know for many of you this year has been a really ROUGH time. You may have lost a lot of clients this year as well as a lot of income. You may be at a crossroads in your business and even wondering if you could, or should, continue running your pet business.
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Have you and your pet business struggled financially or emotionally during the pandemic? If so, you’re not alone. I recently gave a keynote talk addressing the struggle many are currently going through, as well as the antidote to the struggle, to the attendees of the Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo.
I was originally hired to give this talk to expo attendees in-person in Hershey, Pennsylvania but, well, the pandemic is still happening so the expo went online. This episode is the audio from my Zoom keynote.
This episode is longer than usual so you may want to grab a glass of something delicious and relax on your sofa - or put on those headphones of yours and go for a walk.
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When tension is present and one person is upset, our natural reaction is often to meet that person where they are (in an angry place).
Hedy’s life work is all about disarming that natural inclination and bringing the conversation back to connection which Hedy calls a “habit of the heart”.
When you can master this way of dealing with challenging communication, you can have a meaningful connection with even the most shut down, angry client, family member or stranger.
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Have you ever used a pet business coach? If not, you’ll get a taste of what working with a business coach is like.
In this episode, pet business coach Kristin Morrison helps pet business owners navigate challenges they are experiencing in their businesses.
Whether you are new to the world of pet business or have owned your pet business for years, you’ll gain insight from hearing real world problems that pet business owners like you face – and the answers to those problems and challenges! If you are grappling with something intense in your pet business (as a lot of these pet business owners were), don’t worry: there is hope!
Please note: these mini-coaching sessions with Kristin were recorded on a Facebook LIVE in 2017 (long before the pandemic!) but much of what is discussed in this episode is applicable and relevant for today’s listeners!
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This is a challenging time on so many levels. If we’re not taking care of our body, mind and spirit then our business suffers and so does our personal life, as well as our quality of life.
In today’s episode I’m going to share some powerful resources that have helped ground and center me the last few weeks in the midst of this pandemic hurricane. Most of the resources I mention are totally free - and if they are not free, they are donation-based or very low-cost.
If you’re feeling stressed or anxious in this moment or in about the future, I invite you to sit back, relax and open up your mind to the possibility that there could be some relief out there for you. These resources I am sharing with you today have brought me a lot of peace and serenity and I hope that one -or all of them- will bring you comfort, relief and renewal too.
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Here’s the truth: it felt very vulnerable for all of us on today’s episode to have this conversation about this difficult topic.
You’ll hear from each of the guests about what caused them to feel vulnerable about coming on the podcast and talking about this subject.
My vulnerability came from being afraid I’d mistakenly ask my guests an inappropriate question or perhaps even offend one of them with something I’d ask or say, because I may not know the “right” thing to ask or say when it comes to race.
But, in spite of my discomfort, I decided to host this episode and I invited these courageous guests to come on the podcast -and they said yes. I’m grateful to each one of them for agreeing to join me for this conversation and for what they shared in this episode.
I decided to have this conversation with these brave ladies because I wanted to learn more more about racism and, if possible, to help you listeners learn more about racism too. I wanted to learn how racism affects pet professionals. I wanted to learn more about white privilege and what that means to black people. I wanted to give black pet professionals space to let their voice be heard. I wanted to learn about the subtle -and not so subtle- ways racism affects those who are impacted by it.
I want to be supportive of you pet business owners who need support during this challenging time as well as pull back the curtain on racism in the pet business industry.
Besides me, there are four speakers on today’s episode. Three are pet sitters and dog walkers and one person, Zuri Walker, is not a pet business owner. Even though Zuri is not a pet business owner, I felt that having her on today’s episode could be helpful.
Zuri is my friend and she’s a transformational life coach. I met her years ago when I was living in Bali and she was living there too. I invited her to be on this episode because a few years ago I inadvertently said something racist to her which hurt her and it impacted our friendship in a negative way. I didn’t mean for the comment I made to be racist but it was and I can see that now. I learned a lot from that painful experience and from Zuri sharing so openly and honestly (both then and in this episode) about how what I said in that moment impacted her.
I hope when you hear what happened between me and Zuri that it may help those of you who perhaps are speaking or acting in ways that aren’t appropriate but you don’t yet realize it. I’m hopeful that this open and honest conversation between the five of us can create more awareness for you listeners in terms of what you say and do.
The three pet professionals, and Zuri, are all bright lights and I think you’ll recognize that spark in each one of them as you hear what they have to share today. I’m grateful they said yes to having this conversation with me about this difficult subject.
I want to thank each one of the business owners who are courageously and generously sharing from their heart on today’s episode:
Kylie Holliman-Rivera, owner of Fire Hydrant Pet Sitting Co., LLC
Carmel Mims from Pet Porter Pals
Tomika Bruen from Out for a Walk Pet Sitting and Dog Walking
Zuri Walker, transformational life coach
Thank you to the four of you for being on this podcast episode.
~Kristin Morrison
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Alain Guilliot is a French Canadian podcaster and I was recently interviewed on his show. He was curious about how I turned my dreams into reality. In addition to airing that interview on his own podcast, he generously permitted me to share the interview with you listeners on this podcast. Here’s the conversation with me and Alain Guilliot.
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I’ve had a lot of you ask me about financial aid during this time, including unemployment, grants, and “forgivable” loans. Here’s some information on how to navigate that process as well as other tips to stay mentally and emotionally healthy during this time.
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Here’s the blog post I wrote about financial aid for pet business owners
I recently recorded a conversation with five pet business owners who are experiencing the personal and professional affects from COVID-19. Here’s that conversation.
I’m grateful to these wonderful women who shared their experience, strength and hope for this podcast segment. Thanks to Katie Ballard, Madeline Byrd, Jennifer Morrone, Brigid Wasson and Cara Brockman.
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You'd have to be living under a rock to not have heard about the coronavirus...
The fear of coronavirus is widespread and I don’t want to feed upon that fear however, there are a number of pet business owners who are experiencing the effects of the coronavirus due to their clients suddenly cancelling travel plans or mid-day dog walk clients who are now working from home.
In today’s podcast, you’ll discover five action steps you can take today to prepare your business for an emergency, whether that emergency be coronavirus-related or another type of emergency.
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Do you feel like you are always racing against the clock to care for your clients, your family and yourself? If so, you are not alone. So many pet business owners struggle with time management. In this segment, we’ll help you master your time so that you can have more ease and (yes!) feel more empowered in your pet business and your life. Get out your notebook and paper because, I promise, you’ll want to take notes during this segment.
In this segment you will learn about the concept of Time Placeholders and how they can be the key to spending your time wisely, how to stop feeling overwhelmed and actually get the important things done, how to prevent scattered notes and wasted time, how Time Logging can sharpen your awareness of your most important resource, explore how to create wiser rhythms of renewal in your life so that running your business becomes more joyful and sustainable for you, and much more!
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There is a common thread that occurs for most dog trainers, dog walkers and pet sitters and that is having to deal with the varied pet challenges that arise in a given day. It is rarely about just walking, sitting or training a dog. Inevitably there are some tricky situations that arise during the course of a pet professional’s day. In this segment, Victoria addresses some of the common situations that may arise so you can hit the ground running after watching this segment (and perhaps you can even turn your clients on to some new ways of dealing with their existing pet problems too).
Please note: This interview with Victoria was recorded using the highest quality recording software available. In spite of that, you may notice some small audio glitches. The information she shares will be worth these glitches. Thank you for your understanding!
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In this episode, I talk about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and how it can not only support you, but can support your business too. I also share about how I’m giving the keynote at a pet business conference in Burbank, California and how you can get on the guest list to come hear me for free!
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Email me to get on the guest list for my Burbank, California keynote talk:
Admin@prosperouspetbusiness.com
Information about Kristin Morrison’s keynote on April 27, 2020:
Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo West
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Podcaster and life coach Gurds Hundal hosts the Inner Light Project podcast and she recently interviewed me for her podcast and generously gave me permission to also share this interview with you listeners.
This may be a (very!) different interview than you’re used to with me and because of that, I wanted to share it with you. I was working with a coaching client and we were talking about the importance of having values in business and life. She asked me what qualities I want to “live into” in 2020 and without thinking, I told her: ‘authenticity, vulnerability and inspiration’.
It’s my hope that you experience me living into all three of these qualities in this interview!
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