The Best Accountants Trust Their Gut (Not Just the Numbers)

The Brave Shift: Conscious Leaders Go First-Podcast

S1 E5: The Best Accountants Trust Their Gut (Not Just the Numbers)

There's something most people don't know about the best financial advisors, the sharpest accountants, and the portfolio managers who consistently beat the market: 

They don't just trust the numbers. They trust their gut.

Chrissy Hollis is a Chartered Accountant, CPA and an independent financial broker. When she became the sole income earner for her family while carrying debt, most people would have panicked and hustled harder. Instead, every time scarcity kicked in, she used it as data—a red flag to get still, breathe, and let the right action reveal itself.

Three years later? Debt-free. Business growing every year. With more peace than she's ever known.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why scarcity is information, not a directive—and how to read it

• The moment Chrissy launched her business in March 2020 despite everyone telling her no

• How she navigates high-stakes decisions from peace instead of panic

• Why 5 minutes of intentional stillness outperforms 5 hours of grinding

• The unconscious pattern that kept her stuck (and how breaking it led to her biggest revenue jump)

Featured Quote: "I get more done now in less time than I ever did in the grind." — Anik Malenfant

The Bottom Line: When you start your day grounded—hydrated, walked, still—your nervous system has capacity. You can deep listen, see root problems, and have hard conversations without getting triggered. When you start with coffee and panic, you work twice as hard to get half the results.

Peace doesn't mean everything is easy. It means you're grounded enough to handle what's hard.