Simplicity – Kayla MacArthur

December 12, 2022

Building Resilience: What Do Nature and Business Have in Common?

This time last year, life looked very different. I was working with seven clients and had one, about to be two more on my waiting list. I was racing against a deadline to finish editing Gravel Roads. And I was preparing to host my very first Christmas party for nine of our friends in Sayulita. Life felt full. And quite busy. This December, all of those clients have happily graduated, I am working with two beautiful souls who came into my world this fall, the book {a life long dream} is published, and Ryan and I are looking forward to a quiet Christmas with a family we’ve become close with...

October 29, 2022

The Call Back Home

Explore, Reinvent

Feet sinking into sand. Sticky air. Heat kissing my face and arms. The sound of waves galloping to shore. Foamy fingers. Bubbles popping as the ocean calls herself home. Birds whistling. Palms rustling. Driftwood everywhere. The sharp scent of smoke. Salt and ash on my tongue. And the foul bowels of low tide. I am here, in my body, tasting every sense, one at a time. My phone is untouched in my backpack. There is no podcast playing. There is no book in my hands. There is just me and the ocean, her heartbeat thumping rhythmically with mine. As a collective, we are losing the experience of presence. The devices...

February 9, 2020

Bali: A Lesson in Presence

Explore, Reinvent

I thought I was coming to Bali to work. It turns out, this couldn’t be more far from the truth. Here in Bali, life is different. “Ati ati” is a phrase I learned from one of my Balinese drivers. It means “slow ride” {according to his translation}. When he taught me this phrase, we were on our way to Canggu and he was referring to road speed, but I took it to mean something deeper. “Ati ati,” I repeated to myself, looking out over the vivid green of the rice fields rushing past. Slow ride. Slow ride indeed. Here in Bali, there is nowhere to get to—there is only THIS...

August 2, 2019

Is Marketing Affecting Your Bottom Line?

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If you’re a new Coach {or any service-based business owner, for that matter} and you think you have a “marketing problem,” you most likely have an avoidance problem. For you, marketing is alluring.It promises the epic thriving practice you dream of; the one you imagined when you first signed up to be a Coach. Seriously— If only you could pinpoint your ideal Client with the right words, in the right way, they will FLOCK to you! If only you had a solid brand that stands out, Clients will trample your inbox WITHOUT you having to do a thing! If only you had an ad campaign and email funnel, Clients will sign up for your...

February 23, 2018

How to Create What You Want in Half the Time

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What if you could create what you want in half the time? What kind of impact would that have on your life? The distinction between the fastest path and the longest path surfaced in my group program this week and I thought I’d share it with you, too. To take the fastest path at any given point on your journey: Identify the CORE OUTCOME you want to achieve vs. what appears to be on the surface. You can arrive at the core outcome by asking yourself: What am I trying to achieve by solving this? For example: Let’s look at time management. What are you trying to achieve by solving...

July 25, 2017

Clarity in Cabo: Why I’m Going Part-Time in My Coaching Business

Explore, Reinvent

Nothing can touch the bliss I feel. Even as we’re thousands of feet in the air flying home, a sense of peace has settled in my bones and I’m luxuriating in it like a bath. For the past four months, I’ve felt eerily lost. I thought that because my business had finally reached a certain level of success, I’d never feel this way again.. It seems, though, that no matter where you are on the journey, there are still stretches of discomfort where creativity dries up, utter exhaustion sets in, and the cash that flowed freely before, starts to slow. I’ve been patiently surrendering into this barren void and like...

September 28, 2016

How I Manifested My First $5K Month {and It’s Not What the Gurus Are Telling You}

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This is a momentous moment. I feel it so deeply. Right down to the marrow in my bones. Celebration, gratitude, awe, happiness, pure magic—all of it. I almost can’t believe it, but at the same time, I really can. After all, I worked for this. For 20 months before this moment, I worked for this. And I finally did it: I manifested my first $5K month! {$5K meaning cash in the bank, not projected sales} Holy crap. The iconic $5,000 month. The money goal that every new or struggling entrepreneur seems to strive for. The kind of money goal that makes financial freedom feel attainable. The kind of money goal...