Inspired Choices for Business Growth

Inspired Choices for Business Growth

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.Christine McIver, Strategic Business Coach & CEO of Inspired Choices Network. BOOK AN APPOINTMENT on-line: https://christinemciver.com/

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08/21/2026

Working harder isn't always the answer.

Motivation is great... until it disappears.
If your leadership depends on feeling inspired, your business will always be at the mercy of your emotions.
Real growth comes from consistency, ownership, and making the hard decisionsโ€”even when motivation isn't there.
In my latest blog, I explore why true leadership goes far beyond motivation and what it really takes to build a business that lasts.

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08/20/2026

Operate Like a CEO Unlock Your Leadership Priorities

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—˜๐—ข, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฒ



If your schedule is filled entirely with client work or administration or emergencies you're operating like an employee Your calendar needs to reflect your leadership priorities Have you done that And if you haven't guess what You can start today That's okay Start today Start to put in at least one to 2 hours a day and operate like a CEO even if that's all you put in there CEO time Your mindset will go "Okay how can I operate as a CEO What is operating as a CEO?" That is a really really cool thing to begin to do today So you wanna make decisions from visions not emotions we are so tender as CEOs or or as business owners rather we're so tender We want people to like us because we believe if people like us they'll hire us Not necessarily Somebody can like you but not be interested in what you have to offer










08/19/2026

Master Your Mindset Why You Are Better Than AI

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜



fear of AI is distracting many many people from our greatest advantage We need to stop focusing so much on technology that might replace us and start developing what we can contribute more and more and that goes back to things I say all the time Are you growing yourself Are you seeing and identifying yourself as the CEO of your business Are you identifying yourself as the research and development division of your business Are you seeing yourself as the person who creates connections and grows relationships or are you so distracted by getting on this AI treadmill that it is sucking all of that away from you My friend at the end of the day having a conversation and developing a relationship and and looking to see how you can contribute to the people that you want to be part of your organization whether it's your team members whether it's your clients your customers even people that are just interested in learning more about you you are the asset Remember that AI is not the asset Your actual intelligence you the human you're the greatest asset of all










08/17/2026

CEO Mindset Build a Valuable Business Asset

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—” ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ



It honestly starts within your mind so you have to be willing to set time aside to do the deep work that a CEO needs to do You need to be willing to step away from the computer to step away from the tasking and start to do the deep work of personal development As a CEO your job isn't simply to earn more money We're here to build businesses that become valuable assets So today can you say that your business is a valuable asset Not just something that you you know you create products and you sell them and you make money asset that actually could be valued if you were going to sell it How would you do that I don't necessarily know how to do that for everyone but it is a great conversation to have with a certified accountant or an investment individual a person that does investments They can actually look at what you've created in your business and give you a real market value of the what your assets are and what the value of them could be










08/16/2026

Working harder isn't always the answer.

Sometimes the biggest thing holding your business back isn't your strategyโ€”it's the way you're thinking about your role as a leader.

If you're still operating in the day-to-day instead of leading with CEO intention, it may be time for a mindset shift.

In my latest blog, I explore what it really takes to move from operator to CEO and why that shift can transform the future of your business.

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08/13/2026

Courage to Grow, Conquer Fear, Achieve Dreams

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€



I didn't grow myself by staying at home and and buying into being afraid I have done now well over 300 TV episodes I've been doing my own show my own live radio podcast TV show I've been doing that since 2014 right No sooner than that Since 2011 sorry Blah Yeah for for quite a long time right I've been in my own business for 18 years and I've had my own show now for 15 years I was petrified the first time I just did a radio show I'm telling you I cried for the first 15 minutes I cried I was shaking I was laughing I was crying I was every emotion you could possibly imagine I had courage and I had my own back I was petrified I was But I had my own back and here is where it's g- grown me It's this is where it's moved me to If you have a desire and it's over there are you willing to do what it takes to make a decision today to have the courage Are you willing to make a power move to grow you to get to your dreams to your visions If you're not willing to nobody's gonna do it for you You've gotta do it for yourself This is critical Expansion outside of you in your world begins internally before it ever appears externally It's critical that we get this and it's critical that we know on the other side of crying on your first radio show and shaking on your first TV show that you're gonna be okay I didn't have a heart attack I didn't die I didn't die of embarrassment I grew










08/12/2026

Build a Business That Works For You!

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—˜๐—ข, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฒ



You wanna build a business that doesn't depend on you and that freaked me out the very first time I ever considered that

But when you build something and other people can manage that you can continue to grow You can continue to be the person that's out there

You need to be the one that is having those conversations that building those new opportunity that is working to really grow the future while other people are taking care of the tasks So when you are building a business that doesn't depend on you that allows you the opportunity to be able to do that And the ultimate goal isn't to become indispensable The ultimate goal is to build an organizations that succeeds because of your leadership not your constant presence










08/10/2026

Why You Are Still The Ultimate Competitive Advantage In Business

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜



Your greatest competitive advantage is still you always going to be you and in order for you to understand that you've gotta be willing to constantly grow you And as a business owner and a leader in the world that there's nothing greater than you growing you and valuing who you are as the greatest advantage in the world The real AI you should be paying attention to isn't the one on your computer screen It isn't the one everybody is raving about as the hottest new thing in the world We both know it's not hot it or new We know it's been around for a very very long time The greatest thing is you your unique perspective your unique leadership your brilliance that remains irreplaceable No computer is ever going to replace you at all The actual intelligence that you've been given your awareness your wisdom your experience creativity and knowing only you possess Only you You are the greatest asset and the actual intelligence that we require in this world










08/06/2026

Sell Outcomes, Solve Problems Grow Your Business Now!

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต



You wanna shift from from really selling all the time to really solving Clients don't buy products they buy outcomes So are you looking at what needs to be solved Are you bringing that to the table with your clientele so you can grow or are you out there constantly having conversations around you know sell sell sell sell sell I That it turn that turns me off when people are always in the sell mode I'm not interested in that I'm interested in what can you what problem can you solve for me and so is everybody else that's looking at you What problem do you solve And do you need do you have the energy behind it of "Please buy please buy," or do you have the confidence behind it of "This is what I do This is what I'm excellent at" Is that something that you can say with confidence or is that still something that pulls you Is that something that really ugh I don't believe it We gotta examine that We gotta look at what that is right You can start to start this entire process of the simplification in systems You could improve one system every week If you improved one system every week if you spent time each day looking at that system and coming back to it again and again don't look at it just once Come back to it If you came back to it every day and you looked at that system something's gonna pop differently You're gonna get more efficient at that and this is where those operational improvements can happen and that's where those simple systems can really get fine-tuned and start to grow your business right Every inefficient process does cost you money










08/06/2026

Step into Your Power CEO's Bold Moves

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€



Power isn't something you wait to earn It's something you step into one bold decision at a time Your next level isn't waiting for better circumstances it's waiting for your next power move Your power move as a CEO is where you don't take excuses from yourself anymore You don't allow yourself to play small You don't allow yourself to be impacted by those out there in the world who are unkind or mean or trying to attack you You know somebody said to me once it was it was a coach said to me "You know as you grow there's gonna be more people who wanna take advantage of you There's gonna be more people that are gonna attack you." And I thought "Yeah right I That's not gonna happen." And it's happened It's happened I've had people steal things I've had people speak poorly of me I've had people try to attack me I've had people rip me off not pay bills All sorts of situations have happened How did I get on the other side of all that By loving me by having enough respect for myself that I continued to grow myself You see what got me here will get me moving continuing and when I started to respect who I was and love who I was even through the moments of doubt even through the m- the amounts of times that I have just sat and cried for hours and hours and hours and I do that I'm a very emotional person You know emotions is what makes us human and that's something that is right on the cusp for me all the time but I've had my back through it all No matter what I have loved myself through it and you can do the same When you love yourself enough that you will have your own back you'll start to make power moves that work for you that work for you and your business










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