Unlocking Your Inner Genius for Lasting Legacy with Leanne Clune

Hello, everybody. Welcome back. This is the Creative Collaboration

Show. Your host, Chuck Anderson here, and this is the show where

we help you as a business owner, wherever you're

at in your journey, find ways to accelerate the

growth of your business and the realization of your

dream and your mission. And, you know, we tend to attract the type

of entrepreneurs that are not only business owners, but they

are world changers. They are life changers. These are the kind of

people that, you know and and you're one of them.

You are one of these people who want to see

people thrive. You want to see the world be a better

place. And, not only our listeners, but our guests as

well. And today, I have an amazing guest who

is going to, talk about,

some of the things that are very relevant to growing our business.

And, you've heard me say it again. In order to grow our

business, we must also grow ourselves. And,

we're often looking at the outer circumstances or the

outer conditions, but the inner conditions are obviously

part of that as well, and they're very interconnected. So I am

so grateful and excited to have Leanne Klune here with me

today, who's gonna talk to us about this. Leanne,

welcome to the show. Thank you so much, Chuck,

and I totally agree with It Starts With Us.

That's actually my title of my chapter in my latest

book, but I'll get onto that later. Well, we'll certainly talk about your book.

I think a great place to start, Leanne, is, you know, tell everybody about

yourself and your story and, you know, how how you came to be doing

the kind of work that you're doing now. Absolutely. Thank

you. So I am a wealth strategist and a

business legacy coach, but my true

purpose in this world is to empower business

owners to unleash their inner genius,

which I call your superpower and to

operate from it. Okay. So

we we also put you and your business on the world

stage once you're operating from it. As I said,

it starts with you. So my business,

LiveLegacy Now, is on a mission to help small

business owners and corporate escapees to

free themselves from the cycle of

burnout, stress, and unfulfilling

work. So,

our latest collaboration book is

legacy business builders where we

have stories from 11 legacy

entrepreneurs who are all operating from

their inner superpowers. But I

haven't always done this, Chuck.

I've had a journey as we all have.

And my journey was I was a very,

very academic student at school.

And so I got pushed by societal

expectations, I guess you would say, into

a science degree. And I actually

am a marine biologist first and foremost

by qualification. Now I finished that

degree. I went into corporate land in natural

resource management, and

I my light dimmed Chuck.

I couldn't believe it. I actually

went, what is happening? I was anxious. I

was depressed. I was counting down the hours

every day. I was a square peg

in a round hole. I wasn't

made for this job, but I kept pushing

because I was thinking I've done 4

years of study for this. And I had a lot

of pressure from friends and from family

saying, you've got everything on a platter. You've got this amazing

job. It's permanent. It's great money. You've got

a car. You've got subsidized housing,

and I thought something was wrong with me. I

really thought something was wrong with me. And so I kept

pushing. I kept pushing. And in about

after about 5 years, I think it was,

unexpectedly, without any notice

whatsoever, my father passed away.

No chance to say goodbye. No chance for

anything. He passed in they tell us, you

know, within seconds. I

didn't even know that that could happen, but it totally

rocked my world. I talk about in the book

how my father was always happy. He was

fulfilled. He was joyful. He taught

me to live on purpose, and I was not

living on purpose with this work. I was not.

So that was a massive wake up call for

me. And I started to think, what am I going to

do? Because I'm so unhappy I need to do something. I started

to study finance part time, and I was

still working full time. So I was transitioning. I had

a plan to get out of corporate land and

start my own business. I really wanted to help

people. And 2

years later to the absolute date of my father

passing, another big shock,

I had my first son. The shock

was we weren't planning on having any children yet.

I I fell pregnant, and I actually birthed him on the

anniversary of my father's death 2 years to the date.

It was when I got pregnant with him, I decided that I

could not be a good parent if I was

anxious, stressed, unfulfilled,

unhappy. So I resigned

from my from my corporate position, and

I made that decision. I burnt my bridges. I didn't take

any maternity leave. It was all offered to me.

I didn't take it. I decided to start my own business,

which was the start of my legacy

and living my purpose,

and that's evolved into live your legacy

now. That was 20 years ago. 20 years

ago, Chuck. Wow. Wow. That is

such an amazing journey and, really, I think,

you know, brave and courageous choices. And, as

someone who also burnt their bridges when I

I left a job that was, doing was was quite good

and decided, you know, I just don't really do this anymore. But

I love that. And, you know, having 4 children myself, it it like,

having children really changes your perspective, and

and and the priorities change. So I I love

that that, you know, that trigger

triggering that entrepreneurial spirit in you to kind of go for

it. And so, that is an extremely powerful

origin story. Let's talk a little bit about the work that you

do. So who who, who do you find that you're

serving in your work? Like, who's coming to you and, you know, what

are some of the things that they're coming to you for?

Yeah. Sorry. It's really the established entrepreneurs

that have been in their business for, you know, 5, 10 years,

Chuck. And they are leaders in their field,

but they know that they've got something more. They

know they've got something bigger. So it's basically and they

say that this happens. It's me,

5 years ago, 10 years ago. I was

running a very busy wealth strategy business.

I helped 100 of clients save 1,000,000 of dollars

collectively. And, these people were coming

to me. I'd save them the money. I'd give them a plan,

a personalized wealth plan, put them on

track, and, like,

12 months or 2 years later, they'd actually come back

to me and they'd say, I need you to work your magic

again, Leanne. And I thought, but I've already

done it. Like, what's going on? And this was a pattern

that kept coming up, Chuck, and it made me dive

deep into what's what's happening here.

And what I realized was, although my

work with the wealth strategy was very powerful

and very transformative, What

I wasn't doing at that stage was working on the

mindset, what you said in the first place.

And as I've realized, it starts with you.

It starts with you. So I was fixing their

money. It was amazing on paper,

but I hadn't fixed their mindset. So they were repeating the

same patterns and getting themselves into the

same or similar situation because

of the limiting beliefs and patterns that they

were that they had within them.

Now this frustrated me because I knew the power of my

work, but it felt like it was a

Band Aid effect, and it felt like I needed to go

so much deeper and work with the

clients on a much deeper level to create

sustainable results for them

and not have SOS, please help me,

Leanne, again, calls.

So, that's the background to it, and it

evolved into really because of my passion for business.

I love business, and I really resonate with

small business owners and also also

corporate escapees because that was me. Right? Like, I know

what it's like to be stuck, and I created

myself a road map to get out. But

I was stuck for quite a few years, and I

didn't know what was my best way to get

out. Mhmm. You know, I've heard this so many times,

you know, over the years. The you you can go and you can focus on

a particular thing and you can get a great result, like you say, on

paper, And then it's almost like

this, you know, history repeating itself, and you can get

that great result. And unless you keep doing the things that got that great

result, and when we're left to selves again, repeating

the same habits and repeating the same, you know, decision

making process and the thinking process that got us,

there, then we are almost

destined to repeat the repeat all over

again. And so so what are you, what are you

hearing from them, in terms like, what's some of the

either the things that they're doing or the struggle that

they're having? Like, why you know, because, obviously, people focus very

much on results and and not so by default looking at

themselves. What are you hearing from them? What are some of the things that

are the clues for you that, hey, maybe maybe this isn't an

external thing. Maybe this is an internal thing.

Yeah. Mainly they say that they have

bigger dreams and goals, Chuck, and they

feel stuck at a certain level. They feel

capped even though they're incredible at what they

do. They're experts in their field. They have

bigger aspirations, but it's not happening for

them. Sometimes they are so busy

in their own business. They're stuck servicing

existing clients and whatever, and they they

can't see the forest for the trees. Right?

But it's frustrating. It's really frustrating because they know that

they're here for a bigger mission.

So their true purpose, they're not operating

entirely from their inner genius is how I would say

it. And when you are, so

things, when you're not, it, it

manifests as it can be hard.

You can feel drained, exhausted,

anxious. You have this knowing that you have

something bigger in you to be expressed in the world,

but it's not coming out in the work that you're doing. So

you're not operating entirely from that inner

genius. Whereas when you are, it's

things flow, they flow easier.

You wake up and you're inspired to get to work.

You're, you know, you're energized. It's a whole

different state. So it's really an energetic

state is how I can tell. Yeah. So

so let's say they're got you know, listening, those of us are

listening in right now, maybe experiencing this going, you know what? Yeah. That

sounds like me. I mean, I have those moments where I've been in flow, but

but, you know, there there is this struggle. It does

feel like it's a strain. And

and that perhaps even that feeling like,

you know, I'm I'm better than this, or there's

a bigger purpose out there. I just don't know what it is, or I'm not

realizing it right now. So what's your advice?

Where where does somebody go from here when they're feeling like that? What are some

of the steps or the things that they need to start doing

to, you know, turn things around and and to really step into

that genius? Yeah. Actually, I'd really

love for the listeners to grab a piece of paper and a

pen now, Chuck, because I've got some questions that they can start to

do some self reflection on. So, you know, if you if your listeners grab a

piece of paper and a pen, and I just wanna go through a few questions,

and I want you to really think about them after

you've listened to and I want you to really think

about them after you've listened to this podcast, you know, come back

and reflect on them because they are powerful

questions. And I believe we don't

ask ourselves enough what we do want from our

business and our life, we tend to focus on what we don't

want, which brings more of that. Right?

So if everyone's got their pens and papers, I

just want you to take a moment and

be completely honest with yourself.

And if you were to rate your life

overall now, so include your

family, your business, all aspects of

your life. Out of 10,

what number would you give it right now today

while you're listening to this? Now a 10 out of

10 is you're in utopia. You're

holidaying in the Bahamas. You've got your margaritas.

Life is awesome. You don't have a care in the

world. And one out of 10 on the other

hand is life is so

hard. Yours you can't pay yourself. You're

not making enough money. You don't know how you're going to get through

to next week. I just want you to write

a number. 1 out of 10.

Pause the video, the replay, if you need to. Think about it.

Alright. My next question is,

when you came up with that number,

what did you think about to measure that

number? So this is a real

journaling question. Okay? So what thoughts did you

have to give that number?

So normally people might say, well, my business is not

where I want it to be or, you know, there's some

big things happening there to give that number.

So I just want you to journal the thoughts that are running through your head.

And one more question.

So I want you to take your number out of

10 and assume for a

moment that you're gonna stay at that number for the next

10 years. Now I

want you to write down how does that make you feel

if you stay at that number for the next 10 years.

What does that mean for you? What does that

mean for your business? What does that mean for your

family and for those close to you? What does that

mean for your life for the next 10

years? And I

hope that you got some great insights

from that. You might wanna do it later, Chuck,

after the interview. Those are very powerful

questions. And as someone who's been coaching business owners almost 30

years, I mean, those are great questions. I wish that I had even asked

those questions, you know, 2 decades ago. Right. And and it's

usually not where you until you really get frustrated

that you start looking for solutions. But what I can say

to everybody is be as proactive about this as possible

and maybe check-in with yourselves regularly. And, Liana, I wanted

to ask you, especially with relation to that third

question, what are some of the typical

responses that you're hearing when you're coaching people,

that they've had as an answer to that question?

Yep. So it's when they get asked that

third question, what does it mean to stay at that

number? They're like, can't do it. That is absolutely

it's I cannot stay at this number.

They know, they know that they need to shift. They

know it's time to shift and it feels

disgusting. It feels like actually a lot of

the time, what the words that come out of their mouth is

my life wouldn't be worth living. They feel so strongly

about it because they know that they're here for bigger

things, Chuck. And those questions bring it

out. And that's why, you know, leave your

legacy now exists because we are

about shifting from where you are to

your 10 out of 10 life and business and

showing you it is possible. It is possible

with the right road map, with the right tools, with the

right coaching and help and support.

So there is no right or wrong when you answer

those questions. It's very individual.

And, just know that we

all have a 10 out of 10 life and it starts with

you. It starts with you to create it. It

starts with your decision.

Wow. Very powerful. And I've had times where I've felt like that. It's

like when you answer a question like that, it's like, nope. No

way. Can't even go another year like that. And

when you answer that, it it automatically it's like, okay. Well,

what are we going to do differently? How are we going to shift,

I think, is a great word so that that is not the

reality, in 10 years. And to our listeners,

I hopefully hope you have participated in that. If not, go

back and review this part of the video. Answer the questions

honestly for yourself. And, you know, if you like

this kind of reflection, if you're seeing the value in this, I highly

recommend that you do connect with Leanne. And,

while you're at it, download her book. And so

I wanted to ask you a little bit about your book, Leanne, because,

I mean, obviously, this has been very, very powerful so far, but, you know, tell

everybody a little bit about your book and your program. And we're gonna give you

all an opportunity, to get that here in just a

moment. Thanks, Chuck. So we have a

new collaboration book. I'm huge

about collaborating with like minded

entrepreneurs. You know, as we've talked about, Chuck,

before, we both have that very much in

common, and it's completely changed

my life. So, and I see it

unfold in my projects, changing the life of,

my clients. So my book is called Legacy

Business Builders, Co creating a Life

on Purpose. Now we've got 11

established entrepreneurs who are experts in their

field from all different professions. We've

got a lawyer, an accountant, finance

professional. We've got health professionals.

We've got mindset professionals, and

they tell their story from

well, actually, what we do, Chuck, is we rewind back

to their childhood. So this is a real point of difference

of what we do in Live Your Legacy Now.

And we start with their childhood. It was a process

that we did when we were facilitating the book project

and helping the authors to write out their stories. And

we looked at what the authors used to do

very naturally and love to

do as children and how

that is expressed in their legacy

business now. This is a trademarked

process that we have at Live Your Legacy Now. It's It's

actually the genius of my business partner, Gareth

Benson, and it's called finding your gold.

It's all about finding your true purpose in

this world, and then we unleash it. Right? So you're inner

genius. Now it's really interesting.

And, for instance, for myself, when

I rewind to little Leanne, as I call

her, Little Leanne

used to round up all the kids in the neighborhood on her

bike. Hey. You know, yelling out to them all because we didn't have

phones then and take them

to a central place, which was a great big

oak tree in our local park,

and there was our cubby house.

So Leanne little Leanne used to build

communities. And

then now older

Leanne is still doing that with her

projects. She's rounding up entrepreneurs.

She's rounding up corporate escapees,

collaborating, and building communities. And

another really interesting

observation of little Leanne is that she used to

be at school, she was a

little counselor, I would say. So I

remember sitting on the oval at school with my friends,

and, randomly, people would come over to me

within to my group of friends where I was sitting, and they'd say,

Leanne, can I talk to you for a minute? And I

would always hold space for them. I'd say, yep. So

I go from my group of friends, take them over to

another area of the oval,

my my office,

and, honestly, they would just

dump whatever was happening in their world at the time.

And I'd listen. I'd listen,

without any judgment, and

I would give them advice. I think you should do

this. I think you should do that. And there was no judgment.

There was no, it was just really

pure authentic advice

suited to them. Right? It's an inner gift that

I had and still have. And I fast

and then they would go off on their way and I'd and they'd say thank

you. And then I'd go back to my friends and I'd

continue lunchtime or recess or whatever break it

was. Now you fast forward

20 years later, and Leanne was running a

wealth strategy business where

adult clients come in and

literally the same thing. They're dumping. This is

what's happening in my finance world, and

everything comes out. And it's so much

of, a counseling role being

a being a financial wealth strategist. So

it's so much more than just doing the figures. And

I'd allow them. I'd listen to them. Of course, everything was confidential,

but it was just using my natural gifts and abilities.

And then I'd give them a tailored financial plan, and

off they go. The same as the skull oval.

Right? So these are the concepts that we explore in the

book. It's it's different to what we've ever,

to what we know that's out there in the business world. And we

believe it's a new way of doing business when you are

connected to your inner genius. You

will learn the stories of 11 entrepreneurs who

are doing this and who are operating

at that legacy business,

level in the world. And when I say legacy business,

I'm not talking particularly about 1,000,000 and 1,000,000 of dollars,

although some of them are actually doing that in turnover.

I'm talking about operating from your

true essence. So it's authentic.

It's genuine. Your business is an

expression of your inner genius in the world.

When you are a legacy business, It

is energizing. You're on purpose. And as

a result, you make more profit. You

have a better quality of life.

Your 10 out of 10 life is there. You're

not stuck at the 5 out of 10 or whatever you were in

that exercise. You're fulfilled. You're

energized. You're on purpose and you carry

yourself differently and you magnetically

attract the right clients because

they notice it. You can tell when someone's on purpose.

Amazing. Well, listen. I think everybody here

listening in should go get that book, and, all you

need to do if you're watching on video, just look beneath this

video. The link to Lianne's book is right there.

And if you're listening on podcast, then just pick up whatever

player you're on, whether it be Apple or Spotify or whatever, and just right

there in the show notes is the link to download that

book as well. And, you know, Lianne, that does sounds amazing, and,

I love the collaborative nature of that book. It's not

just about you, but it's these other, you know, 11

contributors that, that are bringing that together. And,

you know, I'm all about collaboration, and that's what we do,

in this work. So, appreciate that. If we had more

time, we would unpack that a little bit more. But,

look. This has this has been amazing and, really, really

powerful. Very, you know, great recommendations.

I love the questions that you asked and a really strong

book recommendation here as well, which is I think everybody

should go get that in a good call to action for,

for our listeners. So, Lianne, before we

sign off and bring this episode to a close, any final piece of

advice or words of wisdom you wanna leave our audience here with today?

I really want to stress that we

don't have time. That's

what I learned from my father passing in an instant.

And if you know if you've got that fire burning in your

belly that you know you're here for bigger things,

please reach out. Read the book. It's free. You can

download it, read it. Let's read about learn

about what these entrepreneurs did and how they stepped into living

their legacy. And don't wait

because the time is now. That's why we call it Live Your

Legacy Now. It's devastating

when people leave it too long and they get sick, and

so they're unable to actually do what

they know they wanted to do deep in their heart. You know?

So time is now, everybody. The time

is now. Those are beautiful words to end this episode by, and just everything

you've shared today has been so amazing. And to our listeners, I

want this experience today to mean something for you.

And I want you to identify something you hear heard here

today that either reminded you or triggered you

or gave you a prompt to take a next

action. Because when you take an action, that's where real change

can be made. Maybe it's to go back and reflect on the questions

that, Leanne asked. Maybe it

is to, you know, go and reach out to somebody that maybe

you you you know you haven't, or an action or in your business

that you know you haven't been taking, but it's time to go and do that.

Do that today. And, also, maybe it's to go and download

Leanne's book. That's a simple action here that everyone can

take. And so that way, you can

keep that forward momentum. So, Lianne, thank you for

being my guest. This has been amazing. Thank you to my listeners.

Go out there. Keep moving forward. Keep being awesome,

and we will see you here on the next one. Thank you.