Marin Laukka is the business owner of Yes&, LLC – wherein she coaches hard-working creatives to align with life-giving, authentic success. Marin holds a Master’s degree in Positive Developmental Psychology and certifications in life coaching & yoga. Outside of work, you can find Marin at the dog park with her pup Aatto, rock climbing with her partner Tyler, or dancing with a bowl of chocolate peanut butter ice cream.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Mel Robbins
- Taryn Brumfitt Founder at Body Image Movement
- Michelle Knight
- Kim Argetsinge
- Rachel Redmond
When business started difficulties overcame:
“one of the greatest roadblocks I had to overcome was the feeling of safety. And again, as you’ve heard many times over, I am this rule follower, high achiever, doing the right things, following the prescription of what will lead to success… And because of that it was really difficult for me to let go of these traditional labelled as safer pathways. So, at the beginning of my business I sometimes without even realising it kept falling back on traditional jobs and anything that would guarantee a pay check… So, I had some yoga side gigs, I had these other side gigs that weren’t full-time but they still took away from what I knew I really wanted to do which was full-time coaching. And I really had to do some work with mindset, do some work with fostering my sense of safety, trusting myself to pursue what I knew I wanted to do but for whatever reason kept shying away from. And a lot of that came back to that feeling of desired safety which I eventually learned to just foster in myself regardless”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life Book by Jen Sincero
- The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level Book by Gay Hendricks
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- The Illusion of Money: Why Chasing Money Is Stopping You from Receiving It Book by Kyle Cease
- ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever Book by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
- Leveraging the Universe: 7 Steps to Engaging Life’s Magic Book by Mike Dooley
Favourite Quote:
“So, do it. Decide. Is this the life you want to live? Is this the person you want to love? Is this the best you can be? Can you be stronger? Kinder? More Compassionate? Decide. Breathe in, Breathe out and decide” Meredith Grey
Recommended Online Resources:
- Canva – Create beautiful designs with your team Use Canva’s drag and drop feature and layouts to design, share and print business cards, logos, presentations and more
- YNAB (You Need a Budget) – Personal Budgeting Software for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. You Need a Budget combines easy software with Four Simple Rules to help you quickly gain control of your money, get out of debt, and save more money faster!
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“hire a coach… I so, so believe in the power of coaching. It does not need to be me it can be any coach and in fact make it someone that you really feel aligned with yourself that you really enjoy speaking to that you trust, that you admire, that aligns with the skill sets that you feel like you are needing and desiring at the time… Hire a coach, give yourself the time and the space to hear and value what you know and what’s already inside of you. And you deserve it. You absolutely deserve it”…[Listen for More]
More About Marin Laukka:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe.” Sumner Redstone
Other Quotes From the Chat with Marin Laukka:
- “at the beginning of my business I hired a coach to help set up the foundation of my business and that was for sure one of the biggest shortcuts I’ve taken… If I were to go back in time, I do the exact same thing because it set the foundation of my business that I still utilise to this day”
- “I think one of the biggest secrets to success is that it’s within us. Success is what we want it to be. Success is what we experience it to be”
- “enjoy the journey. It’s about the journey and not the destiny. Similarly, just to enjoy the success in our current experience of it while still pursuing it in different ways”
- “decide. Make a decision and take one step. It’s a really underrated powerful thing to do is to make a decision”
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