Berni Xiong is an author, coach, strategy consultant, speaker, and, officially, the "shin-kicking life spark". She helps solopreneurs and budding entrepreneurs take their business to the next level with strategic business planning, vision mapping, and goal clarity. Berni has made hundreds of appearances across US and Canada giving inspirational talks.

In todays interview, Berni shares her story of early struggle as a teen mom, and how she made her decision to go for her dreams while on a therapists couch. She calls this moment. "Rock bottom meets moment of reckoning". Now, only seven years later, she is an in-demand inspirational speaker and an amazing coach. She shares with us the importance of clarity of vision and creating a mind map - before beginning to set any goals.