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Courtney Kenney, author of Creating Space to Thrive: Get Unstuck, Reboot Your Creativity and Change Your Life Bill Ringle and Courtney Kenney discuss... ggg Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast with over 300 episodes of thought-provoking and insightful interviews with today’s top thought leaders and business experts. Host Bill Ringle’s mission with this show is to provide the strategies, insights, and resources that will unlock the growth potential of your business through these powerful conversations. body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-29144563:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .playbtn , body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-29144563:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .pausebtn { background-color: #111111;} jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap29144563 = { design_skin: "skin-wave" ,autoplay: "off",disable_volume:"default" ,loop:"off" ,cue: "on" ,embedded: "off" ,preload_method:"metadata" ,design_animateplaypause:"default" ,skinwave_dynamicwaves:"off" ,skinwave_enableSpectrum:"off" ,skinwave_enableReflect:"on",settings_backup_type:"full",playfrom:"off",disable_scrub:"off",soundcloud_apikey:"" ,skinwave_comments_enable:"on",settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_mode:"normal",skinwave_wave_mode:"canvas",pcm_data_try_to_generate: "on","pcm_notice": "off","notice_no_media": "on",design_color_bg: "111111",design_color_highlight: "ef6b13",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number: "3",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding: "1",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size: "0.25",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_mode:"normal",preview_on_hover:"off",skinwave_comments_playerid:"29144563",php_retriever:"https://myquestforthebest.com/wp-content/plugins/dzs-zoomsounds/soundcloudretriever.php" }; try{ dzsap_init(".ap_idx_22923_21",settings_ap29144563); }catch(err){ console.warn("cannot init player", err); } }); Interview Insights Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview We have a culture of being busy but, we must give ourselves space to pursue creativity or other things we value. Leaders should help employees save their time by working on what is really important and what is really adding value. We cannot avoid sacrifices, big or small, in the process of making our dreams come true. However, we should still give ourselves the incentive of having quality time doing what we want, with the people that matter, and taking care of our wellbeing. Read the Show Notes from this Episode Courtney proudly shares that her mother, Linda, whose work ethic is very admirable, served as her inspiration growing up. [01:12] She shares her experience working for Motorola and how while working for them was a pleasant experience, she eventually felt burnt out. [04:16] The burnout made her think of a different career path.  [05:33] Having a lot of free time after getting laid off from her job, She emersed herself in the world of writing and self-publishing. [06:35] While sacrifices are unavoidable to succeed, Courtney explains why we still need to create space for our wellbeing. [08:36] Courtney shares about her stepfather Mike, and the event that was a big wake-up call to her to start working on something that will give her fulfillment. [10:58] Here she talks about Ken, who dreams of becoming a writer but held back because he thought he was already too old. [14:18] Courtney discourages putting having limiting beliefs and encourages pursuing growth. [15:40] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [20:44] Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App Click to listen and subscribe to your favorite place to enjoy podcasts below so you are the first to know when a new episode is released. My Quest for the Best is the podcast where ambitious small business leaders discover strategies and tactics to unlock their growth potential.