A Monthly Half Day Rewired Her Whole Business with Lindsey Weigle

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Overview

Lindsey Weigle has spent twelve years helping business owners navigate transition, and she recently took her own advice by narrowing Blue Water Advisory down to one thing instead of trying to be everything to everybody. In this conversation, she shares the monthly reflection practice she's run for four years, why our brains sabotage big goals before we even start, and the zero-based approach she now uses for her business and her calendar. We also get into what happens when you outsource your thinking to a machine and why she's not in a hurry to do it.

Key Takeaways

Saying a goal out loud gives your body the same chemical hit as accomplishing it, which is exactly why declarations feel great and rarely stick
Your business, health, and personal life all pull from the same time budget, so reviewing them separately guarantees you'll keep ping-ponging between crises
Willpower works like a tank you can actually grow, and small consistent changes are what expand it
Reflection on your own hits a ceiling fast, you need someone who knows you well enough to push back on what you're telling yourself

About Lindsey Weigle

Lindsey Weigle is an executive coach and co-founder of Blue Water Advisory, a leadership development and succession consulting firm. With a focus on training, executive coaching, and organizational growth, Lindsey helps business owners and leaders stop managing the life they have and start creating the life they want. She has a gift for asking the right questions — helping clients uncover the problems they can't yet see and find the clarity to move forward with confidence.

In This Episode

[00:00] Welcome to the show!
[03:00] Meet Lindsey Weigle

[11:18] Prioritizing And Reflection

[16:21] Five Percent Changes

[24:36] The Zero Budget

[28:38] Having A Coach

[35:41] Critical Thinking and AI

[45:38] Connect with Lindsey
[46:06] Outro

Quotes

"Am I creating the life that I want, or am I managing the life that I've got?" — Lindsey Weigle

"Oftentimes we're just rearranging furniture on our back patio. I don't like it over here, I don't like it over here, as opposed to taking a step back and saying, do I like my patio furniture?" — Lindsey Weigle

"We never say I'm going to drink more water, we say I'm going to lose ten pounds. We never say I'm going to start journaling every day, we say I'm going to write a book." — Lindsey Weigle

"If what I was doing was going to get me there, it would have by now." — Lindsey Weigle

"We need to ensure we are not outsourcing our critical thinking to machines." — Lindsey Weigle