May 4, 2025
Quick Lift: Build Your Circle, Own Your Growth
In this Quick Lift episode of Loud & Lifted, Betsy dives deeper into the wisdom shared by Margaret Miller—a woman who’s growing a business, a brand, and a life that’s as intentional as it is inclusive.
From building authentic circles to putting in the gritty work behind the glow-up, Margaret’s story reminds us that success is not solo work. It’s community, consistency, and the courage to be real.
This less than 10-minute lift is your invitation to get clear, get bold, and get going—with four actionable takeaways you can use right now to live louder and lead better.
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Welcome to Loud and Lifted Quick Lifts, the bite
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-size boost you didn't know you needed. I'm your
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host, Betsy Hamm, and today we're throwing it
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back to my conversation with the amazing Margaret
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Miller. And we're zeroing in on a few key takeaways
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from the episode with action items that you can
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implement this week, and we're going to talk
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about it all in less than 10 minutes. The first
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key takeaway from the conversation with Margaret
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is you need a support system and it starts at
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home. Margaret talked about how her husband had
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her back from day one. He gave her the confidence
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to move forward and want to open her own business.
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We all need cheerleaders. Now, maybe you don't
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want to open your own business, but maybe you
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are having a rough day or maybe you're not sure
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if you should apply for a new opportunity or
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new promotion. We need those cheerleaders in
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our lives. It can be husbands, it can be friends,
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it can be your mom, but make sure you have somebody
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who is rooting for you, especially when you're
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not rooting for yourself. The other part of a
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support system besides the cheerleader is just
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the general support. Now, this looks different
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for all of us, and especially at different stages
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in our lives. When you have young kids, your
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support system needs to be somebody who is watching
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your kids so you can go to work, whether it's
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reliable daycare or babysitter, or maybe you're
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lucky enough to have a parent who watches your
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kids. But we need support. And it goes beyond
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just the kids and running them to sporting events
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and activities or making sure they get to their
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volleyball practice. This just continues to evolve.
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But you also need to take a look at your life
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and figure out what can you outsource. Now, outsourcing
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can mean buying all of your groceries online
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and having them delivered. Big fan of that. It
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can mean ordering. everything and anything on
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Amazon or it can just mean even something as
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amazing as having the ability to hire a cleaning
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lady. We all need support and it again looks
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different depending on our situation in our life
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but take a look and figure out how you can have
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better support and especially when it comes to
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your spouse. You know oftentimes I feel like
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we're just afraid or we don't want to show weakness
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so we don't ask our spouse for support when it
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could be something as simple as unload the flipping
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dishwasher. Please pick up the clothes, put the
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clothes in the dryer, whatever it is, am I talking
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from personal experience maybe, but ask for help.
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Sometimes we get so overwhelmed, we need to ask
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for help, whether it's from our partners, heck,
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our kids, as your kids get older, your family
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members or your friends. So action item here,
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if you already have the cheerleader and you have
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the support in your life, thank them. That's
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so amazing, you're so lucky. But if you don't
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have the support or the cheerleader in your life,
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is it because you're not asking them? Are you
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not leaning into them? So take an inventory of
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those who you're surrounding yourself with and
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figure out is there opportunity to lean in more
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to them? Or do we need to expand that support
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around you? Maybe it's your neighbors. Neighbors
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also can be a really amazing support system.
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But take a look, determine if you have the right
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people around you. And sometimes you just have
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to ask. The next key takeaway is building your
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circle intentionally. Circles don't just happen,
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you have to build them and they take time and
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effort. Margaret said she's working on her circle
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when it comes to small business owners in her
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community and it takes time and it takes sometimes
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something really small as just sending a text
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or reaching out on social media. Maybe it's cheering
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for them, maybe it's asking them for coffee,
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but it takes effort on your part to create circles.
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And if you do have circles, that's awesome, or
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a circle, make sure you're in the right circle.
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I cringe when I hear women talk about their friends
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not cheering for them or not rooting for them
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or not supporting them. You have to surround
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yourself with people who have your back and are
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willing to support you. Kind of goes back to
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the first part of needing that support system.
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So take a look at your circle around you, whether
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you're in a corporate environment, you're a small
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business owner. See, take inventory, see who
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you have. And if you have amazing circles, that's
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awesome. But even when those circles are created,
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they take work. It again, takes effort of sending
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the text to the group and saying, hey, who wants
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to grab drinks after work tonight? Or when you
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see that maybe somebody in your circle has something
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amazing happening, maybe they received an award,
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sending a text to not just them, but also to
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the group so everybody can cheer and congratulate
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that. So action item for this week, send a text,
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schedule coffee, comment with a heart, but just
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start the conversation and start building or
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strengthening your circle today. Next key takeaway,
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growth takes grit. Overnight success doesn't
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exist. It's a myth that sometimes now is sold
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more by media social media highlight reel Margaret
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talked about building a brand from scratch and
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she got the confidence by starting slowly and
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small by just selling for another clothing company
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But then it took time and patience and effort
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and things didn't always go her own way But she
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continued to persevere and move forward even
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when she wasn't really sure And even when you
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start to accomplish your goals, you don't get
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to stop there. You continue to grow and have
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new challenges that you're going to have to persevere.
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Also, when you're looking to start something
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new or maybe apply for a new job or promotion,
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we have this idea at times that everything has
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to be figured out and everything has to be perfect.
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So we get paralyzed and we don't want to take
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the first step. Well, having it all figured out
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is just not. realistic and I use the podcast
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as an example since that was recent for me something
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I talked about for a really long time had some
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ideas but I thought everything had to be perfectly
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aligned and everything had to be completely fleshed
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out before I can move forward and that's crazy
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So I just had to start taking small steps and
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eventually just put an episode out there and
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I'll continue to grow and evolve and get better
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as I move forward. Oh, and by the way, I also
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could not have done this without the support.
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So I have the right people supporting me to be
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able to pull this off on a bi -weekly basis.
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Action item today for growth takes grit. Set
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one tiny goal toward whatever you're building.
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Take action, take the first step. It doesn't
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have to be perfect, but just start moving. And
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our last key takeaway is lead with authenticity
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and vulnerability. Real always wins. Margaret
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doesn't hide the hard parts even today and that's
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why people trust her. That's why her community
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and her clients trust her and that's why her
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team loves her. She's very open and honest about
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the challenges and continues to move forward.
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She also talked about that words matter more
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than you think So whether it's what you're saying
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to your co -workers or to your friends and also
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what you're saying about yourself Think about
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what you're saying and think about if you're
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building somebody or something up or you're breaking
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it down Action item here is very easy. Tell someone
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you appreciate them. You need them and you're
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thankful for them Margaret talked about reaching
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out to her team when she was thinking of them
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and just said thanks. Thanks for being amazing
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Thanks for being awesome. So this is a super
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easy action item There are our key takeaways.
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I have to be honest, this week maybe are the
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easiest. Sometimes I think we're going to talk
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about these action items and you might not have
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the opportunity to act on it. It might take a
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few weeks or maybe months, but these action items,
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you're in control of every single one of these
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and you can do them today. Okay, fine. I'll give
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you like the week, but you can easily make progress
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and check these off your list very quickly. They're
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so easy. You're in control. So please don't.
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waste time and at least get one checked off your
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list today. Ask for help. Make sure you have
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the right support. Work on building your circle
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or strengthening one that you already have. Take
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action and tell someone that you're thankful
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for them. Margaret reminded us circles aren't
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found, they're built. Brands that matter aren't
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manufactured, they're felt. So today, start building.
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One conversation, one action, one real moment
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at a time. Thanks for turning into quick lifts.
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If you haven't listened to Margaret's episode,
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go check out episode three now. If this sparks
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something in you, please don't keep it to yourself.
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Share it with the women in your circle. Subscribe,
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leave a review, and keep coming back for more
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lifts and more bold moves. Until next time, keep
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rising and keep lifting.
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Welcome to Loud and Lifted Quick Lifts, the bite
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-size boost you didn't know you needed. I'm your
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host, Betsy Hamm, and today we're throwing it
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back to my conversation with the amazing Margaret
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Miller. And we're zeroing in on a few key takeaways
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from the episode with action items that you can
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implement this week, and we're going to talk
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about it all in less than 10 minutes. The first
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key takeaway from the conversation with Margaret
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is you need a support system and it starts at
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home. Margaret talked about how her husband had
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her back from day one. He gave her the confidence
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to move forward and want to open her own business.
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We all need cheerleaders. Now, maybe you don't
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want to open your own business, but maybe you
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are having a rough day or maybe you're not sure
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if you should apply for a new opportunity or
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new promotion. We need those cheerleaders in
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our lives. It can be husbands, it can be friends,
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it can be your mom, but make sure you have somebody
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who is rooting for you, especially when you're
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not rooting for yourself. The other part of a
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support system besides the cheerleader is just
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the general support. Now, this looks different
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for all of us, and especially at different stages
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in our lives. When you have young kids, your
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support system needs to be somebody who is watching
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your kids so you can go to work, whether it's
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reliable daycare or babysitter, or maybe you're
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lucky enough to have a parent who watches your
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kids. But we need support. And it goes beyond
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just the kids and running them to sporting events
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and activities or making sure they get to their
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volleyball practice. This just continues to evolve.
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But you also need to take a look at your life
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and figure out what can you outsource. Now, outsourcing
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can mean buying all of your groceries online
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and having them delivered. Big fan of that. It
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can mean ordering. everything and anything on
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Amazon or it can just mean even something as
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amazing as having the ability to hire a cleaning
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lady. We all need support and it again looks
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different depending on our situation in our life
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but take a look and figure out how you can have
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better support and especially when it comes to
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your spouse. You know oftentimes I feel like
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we're just afraid or we don't want to show weakness
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so we don't ask our spouse for support when it
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could be something as simple as unload the flipping
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dishwasher. Please pick up the clothes, put the
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clothes in the dryer, whatever it is, am I talking
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from personal experience maybe, but ask for help.
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Sometimes we get so overwhelmed, we need to ask
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for help, whether it's from our partners, heck,
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our kids, as your kids get older, your family
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members or your friends. So action item here,
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if you already have the cheerleader and you have
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the support in your life, thank them. That's
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so amazing, you're so lucky. But if you don't
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have the support or the cheerleader in your life,
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is it because you're not asking them? Are you
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not leaning into them? So take an inventory of
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those who you're surrounding yourself with and
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figure out is there opportunity to lean in more
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to them? Or do we need to expand that support
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around you? Maybe it's your neighbors. Neighbors
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also can be a really amazing support system.
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But take a look, determine if you have the right
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people around you. And sometimes you just have
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to ask. The next key takeaway is building your
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circle intentionally. Circles don't just happen,
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you have to build them and they take time and
00:03:14.770 --> 00:03:17.490
effort. Margaret said she's working on her circle
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when it comes to small business owners in her
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community and it takes time and it takes sometimes
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something really small as just sending a text
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or reaching out on social media. Maybe it's cheering
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for them, maybe it's asking them for coffee,
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but it takes effort on your part to create circles.
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And if you do have circles, that's awesome, or
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a circle, make sure you're in the right circle.
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I cringe when I hear women talk about their friends
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not cheering for them or not rooting for them
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or not supporting them. You have to surround
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yourself with people who have your back and are
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willing to support you. Kind of goes back to
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the first part of needing that support system.
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So take a look at your circle around you, whether
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you're in a corporate environment, you're a small
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business owner. See, take inventory, see who
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you have. And if you have amazing circles, that's
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awesome. But even when those circles are created,
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they take work. It again, takes effort of sending
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the text to the group and saying, hey, who wants
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to grab drinks after work tonight? Or when you
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see that maybe somebody in your circle has something
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amazing happening, maybe they received an award,
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sending a text to not just them, but also to
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the group so everybody can cheer and congratulate
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that. So action item for this week, send a text,
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schedule coffee, comment with a heart, but just
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start the conversation and start building or
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strengthening your circle today. Next key takeaway,
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growth takes grit. Overnight success doesn't
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exist. It's a myth that sometimes now is sold
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more by media social media highlight reel Margaret
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talked about building a brand from scratch and
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she got the confidence by starting slowly and
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small by just selling for another clothing company
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But then it took time and patience and effort
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and things didn't always go her own way But she
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continued to persevere and move forward even
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when she wasn't really sure And even when you
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start to accomplish your goals, you don't get
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to stop there. You continue to grow and have
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new challenges that you're going to have to persevere.
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Also, when you're looking to start something
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new or maybe apply for a new job or promotion,
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we have this idea at times that everything has
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to be figured out and everything has to be perfect.
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So we get paralyzed and we don't want to take
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the first step. Well, having it all figured out
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is just not. realistic and I use the podcast
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as an example since that was recent for me something
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I talked about for a really long time had some
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ideas but I thought everything had to be perfectly
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aligned and everything had to be completely fleshed
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out before I can move forward and that's crazy
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So I just had to start taking small steps and
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eventually just put an episode out there and
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I'll continue to grow and evolve and get better
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as I move forward. Oh, and by the way, I also
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could not have done this without the support.
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So I have the right people supporting me to be
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able to pull this off on a bi -weekly basis.
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Action item today for growth takes grit. Set
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one tiny goal toward whatever you're building.
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Take action, take the first step. It doesn't
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have to be perfect, but just start moving. And
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our last key takeaway is lead with authenticity
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and vulnerability. Real always wins. Margaret
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doesn't hide the hard parts even today and that's
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why people trust her. That's why her community
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and her clients trust her and that's why her
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team loves her. She's very open and honest about
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the challenges and continues to move forward.
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She also talked about that words matter more
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than you think So whether it's what you're saying
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to your co -workers or to your friends and also
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what you're saying about yourself Think about
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what you're saying and think about if you're
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building somebody or something up or you're breaking
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it down Action item here is very easy. Tell someone
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you appreciate them. You need them and you're
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thankful for them Margaret talked about reaching
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out to her team when she was thinking of them
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and just said thanks. Thanks for being amazing
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Thanks for being awesome. So this is a super
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easy action item There are our key takeaways.
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I have to be honest, this week maybe are the
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easiest. Sometimes I think we're going to talk
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about these action items and you might not have
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the opportunity to act on it. It might take a
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few weeks or maybe months, but these action items,
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you're in control of every single one of these
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and you can do them today. Okay, fine. I'll give
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you like the week, but you can easily make progress
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and check these off your list very quickly. They're
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so easy. You're in control. So please don't.
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waste time and at least get one checked off your
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list today. Ask for help. Make sure you have
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the right support. Work on building your circle
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or strengthening one that you already have. Take
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action and tell someone that you're thankful
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for them. Margaret reminded us circles aren't
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found, they're built. Brands that matter aren't
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manufactured, they're felt. So today, start building.
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One conversation, one action, one real moment
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at a time. Thanks for turning into quick lifts.
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If you haven't listened to Margaret's episode,
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go check out episode three now. If this sparks
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something in you, please don't keep it to yourself.
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Share it with the women in your circle. Subscribe,
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leave a review, and keep coming back for more
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lifts and more bold moves. Until next time, keep
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rising and keep lifting.
Founder/Owner
Margaret Miller is the founder and owner of Three Little Birds Boutique, a thoughtfully curated lifestyle shop that has become a beloved destination for shoppers seeking meaningful gifts, stylish apparel, and a sense of community. What started as a small dream has blossomed into a vibrant retail brand known for its authenticity, warmth, and impeccable eye for detail.
With a background in education and a heart for entrepreneurship, Margaret brings both creativity and intention to everything she does. She built Three Little Birds not just as a boutique—but as a platform to lift up women, celebrate life’s everyday moments, and create a welcoming space where customers feel seen, inspired, and appreciated.
Margaret leads with humility, hustle, and heart—and on Loud & Lifted, she opens up about the real story behind the storefront: taking risks, building a brand from scratch, and the joy (and chaos) of juggling business ownership with motherhood.