Road To Seven

“If you say that you want something and then you do nothing to get it, you do not want it. To me, it’s that simple.”—  Christen N. JamesChristen N. James never felt like she fit into corporate life. But she loved the work that she did.How did she create space for herself to follow her passion outside of the corporate world?Christen worked in a corporate management role for over 10 years, helping her team confidently apply their skills, reach their full professional potential, and live balanced personal lives. The role was a great fit for her BA in psychology and certification in solution-focused therapy.She realized that this type of work was her true path, but that the corporate environment was stifling. She willed the universe to free her from her corporate job. And it worked — her department was closed and she was happily laid off. Christen went back to school and became a certified life coach. She knew from her previous role that she wanted to focus on transition coaching, because she got so much joy when

Are you using gratitude the right way?There are some major misconceptions out there about how we should experience gratitude.Gratitude can be experienced in ways that can drive your business growth, but a lot of people approach gratitude in ways that can actually hinder growth, based on this misunderstanding.It’s easy to compare our lives to the lives of people less fortunate and feel as though we should be grateful for what we have, and that wanting MORE would be greedy. Being too full of gratitude for the life that you have can stop you from acting on your hunger for more.Many of us question whether wanting more is in alignment with living in gratitude for what we have.In this way, gratitude can act as a cage instead of a path.Please remember that wanting more isn’t greedy and that you shouldn’t feel guilty about it.We can live in gratitude AND still want more. And work toward it.In fact, working toward more can be an act of generosity, as having more for ourselves can create a positive snowball effect for

“When you run your own business, not everything is going to be perfect … there’s going to be days when there are losses and you have to understand that, as a business person, that’s part of the risk that you take … that’s probably one of the biggest learning things — just trust the process and put your faith into it.” —  Sasha SeniorCovid-19 has created an interesting era for business. While many businesses have unfortunately been forced to shutter, others have found ways to adapt to the new normal ... or even grow! Sasha Senior actually LAUNCHED her business at the start of the pandemic, and her story is both a source of inspiration and a practical guide to savvy entrepreneurship.A skateboarder since the age of 13, Sasha had never dreamed about owning a business — until she realized that Windsor did not have a local skate shop. It was a golden opportunity that she couldn’t pass up.She researched costs and found a perfect location, opening in March of 2020 — the start of the global pandemic and economic shutd

 ‌“Unfinished business is in every facet of our lives. There are things that we want that we just keep not getting, for whatever reason.” —  Shelagh CumminsWe all set goals, all the time.“I am going to lose 15 lbs.”“I am going to start meditating twice a day.”“I am going to launch my course this year.”“I am going to start writing my book.”Setting goals is so easy. But how often do we actually follow through?And, more importantly, what is stopping us?Whether or not we are able to achieve our goals and conquer our unfinished business falls on our mindset and the commitments that we’ve already made to ourselves. These conflicting commitments are based on limiting beliefs about what we are capable of, what is best for us, and whether we can handle success … or even deserve it.Without identifying and altering these negative internal commitments, it will be very challenging to move forward and meet your goals — if not impossible.I’ve developed a process called Unfinished Business to help you identify limiting commi

 ‌“You can’t just put it out there and have a vision of it and not take action towards it. A lot of people forget or don’t know or haven’t been taught that the Law of Attraction goes hand-in-hand with the Law of Action.”  —  Kristine KolzingWhat would your life look like if you were swimming in abundance?My guest for this episode, Kristine Kolzing, has built her business around helping her clients answer that question firsthand. Kristine is a transformational mindset expert, success coach, and the CEO of the Alignment Tribe, and she teaches her clients how to envision the life that would truly make them happy — and then make it HAPPEN. “We’re told from a very young age who we’re supposed to be and what we’re supposed to want,” she says, “and, especially for women, we really lose sight of what it is that we want just for ourselves.”Not only can we not always recognize the goals that would truly fulfill us, but our subconscious can actively work against us when we start to pursue them — if you have spent most o

We all have our roles, whether it’s wisdom-sharer, or marcher, or healer. I was waiting for that healer part to be called forward.  - Asha FrostAre you rooted in the path you’re meant to be walking?This episode features an interview with a very special and powerful guest, Asha Frost, an Ojibwe healer, spiritual mentor, and businesswoman. A sensitive and empathic child growing up, Asha soon realized that she had the ability to engage in visionary practices, receiving messages from ancestors. “The healer path was printed in my soul,” she says. “But it took me my lifetime to awaken it through experience.”Asha facilitates powerful healing journeys for her clients, helping them to move through past judgment, trauma, ancestral disconnection,  mental disorders, and enables them to discover, explore, and celebrate their true purpose and power.This is all the more important during our current period of discovery and uprising.Effective allyship and action requires healing, on multiple levels.For people with good intent

This episode is a little bit different. You know I like to shake things up and keep thingsfresh for you. I did a training inside my Women of Action Group as a response to what Iwas seeing was happening with my women. We've just come out of a crazy quarter.The last quarter of 2020 has just been mind-blowing. I don't think anybody could have predicted that the challenges that you faced and that you've overcome would ever havebeen a part of our conversation, for lack of a better word. What I noticed is that lots ofyou were in fight with your business. You were fighting with it, trying to make it work,and trying to make it fit. I can tell that that's draining you so I did a special training within my private Facebook group and gosh, I would love to have you be a part of it. This is the kind of conversation that we have within the group and do a deep dive. I wanted to share it with you because I think it's so important for women entrepreneurs right now. If you're in fight with your bu

Hello again and welcome back to the Road To Seven. It is an absolute honour to be sitting with you today. My guest today is an interview that you don't want to miss. Not only is she a powerhouse in business, but we got into the nitty-gritty of the inside work that has to happen in order to grow a successful business. Violette de Ayala is a Cuban American serial and social entrepreneur. She is the founder of FemCity and the international best-selling author of the Self-Guided Guru: Life Lessons for the Everyday Human. 

Welcome back to The Road to Seven with Shelagh Cummins. It's an absolute honor to be spending some time with you today and to be sharing a really powerful story from a woman who I just adore. What I love about my conversation today with Nadine Woods is how real it is. Tune in as we discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of business growth, checking in with your mental health and so much more!

We cannot escape having an unhappy client. Especially when you're growing, the more people you serve, the more people who are buying from you, the more customers and clients that you have, the more of the likelihood that somebody is going to be unhappy, because we're dealing with people, and people are unpredictable. People have their own agendas and some people feel a lot of power behind their computer screens. And they love nothing more than to lash out and belittle the recipient of the email forgetting that there's someone else on the other end of that email or phone call. Let's talk today a little bit about how to handle it when things start to go south with a client.

It has not been an easy week. It has been a highly emotional week as I stop and pause and listen, and empathize and reflect on my history, my unconscious biases, my white privilege, and how I can do better, be better, and role model better for others. I am anti-racist, but I haven't been loud enough about it. And so, today I just want to talk through the process of how I'm coming to terms with my business and where I can be doing better. So hopefully it will inspire you to go through your own journey. It's not up to me to tell you what to do to stand in alignment with your core values and your beliefs. I am simply going to share the journey that I'm taking myself through. I hope you tune in as I get vulnerable and share my reflection as well as my commitment to doing and becoming better.

In today's episode of The Road to Seven, I interview Mary Engel who is also known as The Management Coach and is the co-founder and CEO of esuite.com. Mary and I sit down and we talk about how you have to fall in love with marketing in order to grow your business. She shares some amazing pivot points in her journey that has allowed her to create a scaled and highly profitable coaching company. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

In today's episode of Road to Seven, I sit down with Kim Ades. Kim has been someone I've idolized for a long time she's been able to do what many coaches have never figured out- she has scaled a strong, sustainable and profitable coaching company.Kim Ades is the president and founder of frame of mind coaching and journal engine software. author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and mum of five, Kim has 15 years of experience coaching many of North America's most respected leaders, recognized as an expert in the area of thought mastery. Kim uses her unique philosophy and quirky coaching style to help her clients deal with core issues and shift their thinking in order to yield extraordinary results. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

This week on Road to Seven's #ThriveGuide, I have an incredibly special guest. This is a woman who I have been looking up to for years now as she's been building the SheEO brand and the SheEO Empire. I love what she stands for and love how she serves and today I am so thrilled to introduce you to Vicki Saunders the founder of SheEO.Tune in as we talk about how she's built up SheEO, how SheEO can benefit women entrepreneurs like yourself and how to pivot your business towards success during a time of crisis.

Your market value has gone up since this pandemic has crushed our entire world, its economic and health systems. And we're facing challenges that we've never had to think about or look at before. Today I have a very special episode of this podcast. I'm chatting with Stu McLaren who has been a mentor of mine for the last three years. He's the person I turned to, to think about how do I want to lead my company and my community in a way that not only feels good but has a massive impact and is collaborative and brings together people from around the globe. Tune in to step into action and learn about the FREE workshop he's hosting this week!

COVID-19 has been declared a national pandemic that has many of us feeling like "business as unusual" where everything seems to. Today, we're moving from working on our mindset to shifting into action. Now is the time more than ever to share your value with others who are relying on you. Tune into this broadcast to learn how to shift, step-by-step, into action. You matter, your work is important and you're not alone. I'm here with you.Don't forget to tune in on my Facebook Live every morning at 9:30 A.M. EDT and tomorrow for another broadcast to help you get back to doing what you do best.

COVID-19 has been declared a national pandemic that has many of us feeling stuck. If you're feeling the effects of staying home, balancing your work and personal life, or facing anxiety about the future - tune into this broadcast where we'll discuss three things to help you get back to making those PowerMoves. You matter, your work is important and you're not alone. I'm here with you.Don't forget to tune in on my Facebook Live every morning at 9:30 A.M. EDT and tomorrow for another broadcast to help you get back to doing what you do best.

On this episode of Road to Seven, Sharon Vinderine and I sit down and talk about how she has created multi-million dollar companies. She's part of the elusive 2% of women entrepreneurs who have successfully built a seven-figure business. And she hasn't just done it once, my friends, she's done it more than once. Tune in as she shares some of her secrets to building a seven-figure business.

If you've ever wondered whether it's your marketing or your sales or how you handle conversations or what you put up on Instagram that's going to be the key to your success - then you need to listen to this episode. I interviewed the five women who just graduated from Leverage, which is my highest level program designed for women that are building seven-figure businesses. And I asked them what the key to their success was fully expecting it was a marketing strategy or sales strategy and their answers might surprise you! So listen and tune in get your pen and paper because there is gold in this episode.