Introducing Bernadette Doyle Today's guest joining us on the Join Up Dots business coaching podcast is a lady with a fascinating story. Her entrepreneurial journey began at the age of 26 where she was successfully trading her time for money and found herself overwhelmed and constantly hustling despite how successful she was. After the birth of her first son, Bernadette found that her own success had become an anchor. As the demands on her time grew, suddenly she needed a team and to house and manage that team. Her previous business model was simply unsustainable. Soon after, Bernadette fully switched to an online model and soon found herself freed of her constraints. By packaging her expertise into products and online programs and connecting with customers by teleconference and webinar, she doubled her income in her first year as a new mother, all with time to spend with her family. By 2008, Bernadette had generated a million dollars in online sales and even masterminded personally with Richard Branson, all with the free time to be a single mother to her two children. How The Dots Joined Up For Bernadette As she says "What makes me unique is that I have built my own home-based business to the million dollar level not just once, but twice! The first time I did it by working hard, getting busier and frankly doing a lot of stuff I didn’t really want to do, but thought I had to do to be successful. Then I got a huge wake up call when my son nearly died that caused me to re-evaluate everything. The second time I did it, I did it with a much simpler business model that works around my family and allows me plenty of time off. Even though I no longer lead business events outside of my home town, I am still able to connect with and serve clients all over the world. So is she now living her dream-life or does she feel she is just tapping into what is possible? Well let's find out by joining up those dots, with the one and only Bernadette Doyle Show Highlights During the show we discussed such weighty subjects with Bernadette Doyle such as: Bernadette remembers how she first saw the informational products selling online and knew her future was going to be very different indeed. Why it so important to screen clients and not let everyone into your products and programme. Be selective and find the gold Bernadette shares her assessment of the "non-energies" tasks she performs everyday, and why it so important to keep your energy levels up. We talk about how just one day away disconnected from everything can bring back an eight hour recharge to your life, And lastly...... Why clarity in business should always be the key thing to aim for......keep on asking yourself "does this make sense to the client?"