Podcast appearances and mentions of steph crowder

Ever caught yourself saying, “I'll get to ads… later, when I'm really ready”? Claire hears that line all the time. And honestly? That "ready" moment rarely shows up. But while you're waiting for the stars to align, you're missing out on what Claire calls the "stock market effect" of running ads: long-term, compounding growth that happens when your ads quietly work in the background, building your list and your revenue without requiring constant hustle. In this solo episode, Claire shares a story about a brilliant business coach friend who's been “almost ready” for years, plus how GPM clients like DL Sharon, Gina Knox, and Steph Crowder finally scaled faster once they stopped waiting and started running ads. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: The real conversation Claire had (again) with a friend who's been “just about to run ads” for years Why ads are less like a launch strategy and more like investing in the stock market How one client added $200K in a matter of weeks from cold traffic, plus high-ticket sales with no sales calls What happened when Claire's own campaign flopped, and how feedback from cold leads helped her fix it How ads can keep your audience and revenue growing, even while you're offline or pivoting your business Mentioned in this podcast: https://clairepells.com/waitlist https://clairepells.com/getpaid Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with Claire on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit the website for even more strategies, and don't forget to share your favorite episodes with your audience. Now it's time to go get yourself paid.

Steph Crowder takes over the podcast today with her business predictions for 2025. Steph has a decade of experience helping over a thousand online business owners and has seen it all.  She is direct and clear. This is the kind of short episode where you'll want to take notes and catch every single point.  And, if you take her seriously and implement even just one point, you WILL avoid huge mistakes and make much smarter decisions in 2025.  This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: Why you need to focus on connection right now People who talk to their customers will win this year Folks have the money, but this one reason might be why they don't spend it with you Is your online course a good fit for 2025?  Cancel culture is dying. Time to be bold.  Mentioned in this podcast: Same Day Sales: https://stephcrowder.com/same-day-sales  Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid  

Today we're featuring a podcast episode I did with Steph Crowder on her Courage & Clarity podcast.    We're getting into some mindset challenges Steph faced around using Facebook ads, especially her fear of not being fully prepared to handle the success that ads could potentially bring.   This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: A client celebrates under $200 in ad spend leading to $15,000 in sales (full episode coming soon) Why us helping you set up your audiences is a pretty big deal  Why our clients are turning to Absolute FB Ads instead of agencies What if you're just one amazing ad away from a huge result in your business? Mentioned in this podcast: Early enrollment Audience Creation bonus ends August 23rd: https://clairepells.com/launch  Steph's Courage & Clarity Podcast: https://stephcrowder.com/podcast/  Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid

I need your online presence to match your reputation in the industry. Today, I'm chatting with Steph Crowder, a business coach who focuses on same day sales & sold out group programs, all about her rebrand process.   While the scrappy business, DIY website approach worked well for her for a while, she knew it was time to rebrand because there were ways in which she was still holding herself back from being discovered. This is a joint conversation with The Courage and Clarity Podcast hosted by Steph. So Steph is also asking me all of her burning questions and I think it's a unique opportunity to really understand the how and why behind the rebrand process.    But we're not just talking about branding today! You'll also get a really interested dose of Steph's expertise in modern selling. I'm asking her questions like "how can we sell without feeling sleezy?" and she's asking me in return "when is the right time to rebrand?" I know you'll get a lot out of this conversation, so get ready to take notes! To dig in further, listen to episode 110 to learn all about My Framework for Marketing with the Personal Brand Pyramid.    In this episode, we're chatting about:  Why Steph made the decision to rebrand The Evolution of Courage and Clarity's identity  How to stand out with disruptive beliefs  The power of referrals and showcasing client results  All about the personal brand pyramid Connect with Steph:  Check out her new website  Instagram  Tiktok Podcast Connect with me:  Website Join our email list! Instagram Pinterest   Looking to make an extra $100K with your next rebrand and have your visuals completely overhauled and rebranded for you? Apply for The Rebrand Experience https://highflierpowerhouse.com/rebrand-experience Want to never have to touch Canva again and get sales and marketing assets designed for you? Design on Demand is our monthly retainer that elevates the way your brand is being presented online. From social media graphics, to workbooks to launch assets, you can delegate any design task you need. Become our retainer client: https://highflierpowerhouse.com/retainer 

After 10 years of business coaching in the online space, Steph Crowder is delighted to reveal her rebranded online identity!This is a project that's been in the works for most of this year and includes a full rebrand over at stephcrowder.com, a refresh of the podcast including new cover art and introduction, and more!To kick off her rebrand, Steph sat down to chat with Jasmine Haitalani of Highflier Powerhouse, the design agency behind the new Steph Crowder visual brand!Check Jasmine and her team out at her website highflierpowerhouse.com and be sure to listen to her podcast, Brand Your Way to A Million.

This week, Steph is bringing you an episode from the Courage and Clarity vault! We hope you enjoy a peek into the past, the version of this podcast and this business that built the Steph Crowder that you hear today.In this episode, Steph is giving 4 steps to plan your entire week in just 15 minutes using her tried and true 15-minute planner method!You can grab yours at stephcrowder.com/plan!

This week, Steph is bringing you an episode from the Courage and Clarity vault. We hope you enjoy a peek into the past, the version of this podcast and this business that built the Steph Crowder that you hear today.In this episode, Steph talks through 15 powerful sales affirmations that have helped Steph and her clients make selling feel aligned and connected. If you're someone who doesn't like sales, who avoids it, or who feels like they just aren't good at selling, you're definitely gonna want to listen to this one! 

Dielle talks with her client Steph Crowder about taking a break from her coaching business. Steph shares why she left the industry and how she was able to navigate a successful return with profitable launches.   Make consistent sales even on part time hours inside of our lifetime program, Five Figure Freedom. Get our free sales training to get started [diellecharon.com/free-training].   Make more than $50k? Scale to six or multiple six figures inside of the 12 month Mastermind, Six Figure Liberation. Get on the waitlist now [diellecharon.com/mastermind].   Love the podcast? Show the love by leaving a review.

This week, Steph is bringing you an episode from the Courage and Clarity vault. We hope you enjoy a peek into the past, the version of this podcast and this business that built the Steph Crowder that you hear today.In this episode, Steph talks through a reframing of the type of willpower that is "expected" on a Monday morning and specifically how to listen to yourself where you're at.Sometimes that takes throwing out the plan and using the freedom available as a business owner to do what feels good, to rest when you need to, and to embrace the power of B- work.

This week, Steph is bringing you an episode from the Courage and Clarity vault. We hope you enjoy a peek into the past, the version of this podcast and this business that built the Steph Crowder that you hear today.Today Steph is sharing 3 ways to handle negative feedback, and how to reframe it once you get it. Steph believes that anticipating the negative feedback and having a fear of that type of feedback is actually scarier than the feedback itself.Once you can take a step back and interpret the negative feedback for what it is, it can be really constructive for your business. But the key is you have to know when to take action on feedback and you have to know when to leave it for what it is.

Today is another deep dive with my business bestie, Steph Crowder. Steph and I decided to take our daily Voxer conversations to the podcast. We're tackling the ever-present dilemma for entrepreneurs: whether or not to focus on selling courses or group programs. Spoiler alert: it's not just about the money. But the earning potential of making the right choice for you is a huge bonus.    This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: Courses vs. Group Programs - how to figure out which one makes sense for you How to launch a group program (successfully) before you think you're “ready” How we built up our launch confidence and changed our relationship to the expected results  What most people won't tell you about group programs and how to leverage them for optimal client success  When to know if 1:1 isn't cutting it anymore for you and for your clients What specialities makes sense for an online course and what makes more sense for a group program Mentioned in this podcast: Our coach Dielle Charon: https://diellecharon.com/    Connect with Steph: https://www.stephcrowder.com Courage & Clarity Podcast: https://www.stephcrowder.com/listen The Messy Middle Mastermind: https://courageandclarity.lpages.co/mastermind/   Now it's time to GET PAID Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Today I'm joined by my good friend, and someone I've mentioned on the podcast numerous times, Steph Crowder. Steph is a stellar business coach with a really strong background in sales, helping me out with my own thoughts about selling. She went from a struggling sales rep for Groupon who was nearly fired for her low numbers to Director of Sales Training for all of Groupon by the age of 26. She then branched out to launch her own coaching services and programs, learning a ton about entrepreneurship and herself along the way. Today we get into the story of why she ended up temporarily quitting her business and what finally brought her back.  This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: Steph's journey from a challenging start in sales to becoming a top performer Why Steph temporarily left entrepreneurship to work for someone else again The pivotal shift that led Steph to rediscover her passion for entrepreneurship after a year hiatus The inevitable personal development that's required if you want to grow a business Steph's stance on passive income vs. 1:1 offerings The worst advice Steph ever gave as a coach and what she believes now How she figured out the real problem with her business model (Hint: it wasn't her business) Mentioned in this podcast: The Life Coach School: https://thelifecoachschool.com/  Dielle Charon: https://diellecharon.com/  Connect with Steph: https://www.stephcrowder.com/ Courage & Clarity Podcast: https://www.stephcrowder.com/listen  The Messy Middle Mastermind: https://courageandclarity.lpages.co/mastermind/  Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid  

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We love chatting with Hungry Authors who are in the middle of it - so today we're thrilled to have Steph Crowder on the show! Steph is a business coach and trainer whose course "Year on the Wall" has helped hundreds of people plan their time differently. She's in the process now of turning that course into a book. We talked about the difference between writing fiction and writing nonfiction, growing your self-belief as an author, the benefits of being a beginner in the writing process, and how to work through your first book jitters.Steph Crowder is a business coach & sales expert who has been helping people build online businesses they love since 2015. As an English major in college and an avid writer for as long as she can remember, becoming a published author is her biggest dream she intends to realize in the coming year!

Testing, testing... is this thing on?! After what accidentally became a two-year-long break, Steph Crowder is BACK on the mic ladies & gentlemen! Today we're talking about: The story of the past 2 years worth of silence and why I'm back now Why did I take a job? And how you can make the right decision about your careerWhy did I LEAVE my job and go back to business? Reframing how we approach our careers ("employment" & "entrepreneurship" are not teams you pledge lifelong loyalty to)

On the podcast this week, Lesley is talking about WHERE to start when you know you need some career clarity. Finding CLARITY is a process and a moving target. It's something you need to be working toward at all times and it is not an end goal. So many people get tripped up at this step. They know they want to make a change, but have no idea what it is or where to look for it. This podcast will lay out 5 steps to help get you started toward finding clarity on which way to go or what to do.Steps include:1.    Don't freak out – be calm and know you will be taken care of2.    Create your side by side Nature and Nurture lists and see where they intersect. This is your GENIUS ZONE3.    Determine your purpose and who it is you want to serve.4.    Do some self market research – what do other people think you are good at5.    Commit to change. Clarity follows action. It's time to try some things out.On this podcast I discuss other podcasts as well, including Cathy Heller's "Don't Keep Your Day Job" and Steph Crowder's "Courage and Clarity". I also recommend that if you are looking to make a career pivot - whether in the job market or as an entrepreneur, check out my friend Olivia Jaras. She is an amazing resource. She also has a new book out this week on money mindset that I can't wait to check out.She can be found here:  https://oliviajaras.com/ and on instagram and facebook.Last, make sure to go back through my podcast titles and see if anything there strikes a cord with you now that may not have a couple months ago. These episodes don't expire and are just waiting for you. Ones that I mentioned today were:Skin Cancer and How to Prevent It with Marla Bobrowhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1594894/8408196Benefits of Whole Food Nutrition with Nancy McElwainhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1594894/8278638Thank you so much for listening! Please SUBSCRIBE to make sure you receive all future posted podcasts and make sure to read my Friday Night BeerBlog at my website https://llmcshane.com - on Friday nights, of course. You can find me on Instagram @llmcshane and on Facebook as well.Ok friends, till next week!LLM

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 196: 4 Steps to Attract Yoga Students with Steph Crowder   Description: Attracting yoga students to our yoga classes is something we could all use help with. We are also coming up to one of the biggest times for yoga students to sign up for classes - January. This is when people make their New Year resolutions and want to "get back to their routine" or "take care of their emotional and physical wellness". That's why it's so important for us to put our offers out there in front of all these people, and having a simple process can help you get started - Steph Crowder (she/her) has an easy and actionable 4-step process to share.   Steph Crowder is the Founder & CEO of Courage & Clarity, LLC. She's a former Sales Training Director of a giant tech company who struck out on her own to become a sales coach & business strategist, helping thousands of entrepreneurs across all industries. In 2017, she launched the Courage & Clarity Podcast and grew her business to 6 figures in 9 months. Steph focuses on teaching her clients to sell with ease by building a “small but mighty” community who can't wait to buy from them through courses, and webinars.   Steph is adept at taking a concept like getting more yoga students and breaking it down into easy, actionable steps that you can put into practice immediately. Steph walks us through the 4 steps that will help us to go from an idea for our yoga offer to new registrations and real students. She also explains the biggest mistake that business owners make that keep customers walking right past their offers, and gives us some of her tips to overcome that.   If you're aiming to get more students into your yoga classes in 2021 (or even today!), this is the episode to listen to!   Key Takeaways: [6:23] Shannon introduces her guest for this episode - Steph Crowder. [8:12] What is the work that Steph does and who does she do it for? [11:40] Steph's four steps are covered in greater detail in her mini-training, Same Day Sales. [13:27] What is the big mistake many business owners make that keep customers walking past their offers? [16:18] Steph addresses the fact that this process requires some vulnerability. [17:39] Instead of thinking of it as validating your idea, think of this process as co-creating your offer. [18:52] Step 1: Identify your idea. It doesn't have to be something complex or difficult! [22:55] What comes naturally to you that people are always asking you about?  [24:21] Step 2: Locate your leads. Steph has a dirty Internet secret about where your leads are coming from. [28:05] Don't think about this step as pitching your network. Think about it as opening up conversations. [31:33] Step 3: Co-create your offer. Approach this from a place of curiosity. [35:11] Shannon shares a few examples of how co-creating an offer has (and creating offers in a vacuum hasn't) worked for her. [37:54] Shannon and Steph discuss why you should focus on uncovering the pain or pleasure point you are addressing in your co-creation conversations. [38:33] Someone's willingness or unwillingness to pay is a reflection of how well they understand the transformation. [39:27] Step 4: Tweak and book. Steph shares an example of how she used this in her own business. [44:24] Do it scared! You don't need to have a perfect offer before you put it out there. [44:53] What should you do if you follow these steps and you offer doesn't get the traction you're looking for? [46:42] What does Steph recommend if you're sending emails and posting on social media but still not seeing students sign up? [50:01] Check out Steph's podcast, The Courage & Clarity Podcast, to learn more from her. [50:16] Steph has some tips for you around selling. [52:31] Shannon shares her key takeaways from this interview with Steph.   Links: Steph Crowder, Courage & Clarity Courage & Clarity Podcast Crickets to Customers Same Day Sales Mini-Training The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 180: Sticky Note Secret for More Students with Shannon Crow The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 162: Fill Your Yoga Workshop with Mado Hesselink The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 049: Grow Your Yoga Student Base [Part 1] with Shannon Crow The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 050: Grow Your Yoga Student Base [Part 2] with Shannon Crow Fill Your Classes 3-day Challenge with Amanda McKinney The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 043: Minimum Viable Income with Steph Crowder The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 177: How to Connect (aka Network) with Natalie Eckdahl Year on the Wall with Steph Crowder The Connected Yoga Teachers Facebook Group Pelvic Health Professionals   Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity.   Quotes from this episode:   "The big mistake that most people make... is creating your offer in a vacuum." - Steph Crowder   "The core of the Same Day Sales Process is using real human beings, with real experiences, real problems, real desires to help you shape your offer." - Steph Crowder   "Every single person who's listening to this has innate talents and abilities that have been so ingrained in you, you totally don't realize they have value." - Steph Crowder   "Personal network is so overlooked!" - Steph Crowder   "Where are potential customers hiding in my everyday life that I'm not thinking about right now?" - Steph Crowder   "Once you open up the conversation, it is so much easier to get a customer, yes, but also to understand if they're not going to become a customer - why?" - Steph Crowder  

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 191: Self-Care Tips to Fuel Your Business with Shunta Grant   Description: With everything that's been going on this year, life can feel quite overwhelming. It can be easy to fall into the trap of feeling like you need to “do it all” or you may be wondering "How can I ever get all of this done?". You may be setting some unrealistic expectations and put additional (unnecessary) pressure on yourself. This is exactly when you need to be taking time for self-care, just when it seems to be at the bottom of the priority list. Shunta Grant, an expert in helping women live life (and build businesses) on the OTHER side of busy, is on the podcast to explain why.   Shunta Grant is the Creator of the Best Today™ Brand, owner of Because of Zoe Designs, and host of the Business, Life & Joy podcast. She helps women clarify their needs and desires, and guides them toward their vision for the future with simple, actionable steps. Her unique frameworks have transformed hundreds of women from busy and overworked, to proactive, focused and intentional business owners, leaders and team members.   Having a routine for self-care and your business, can help to deal with some of the overwhelm, stress and tension you may be experiencing in these times. Shunta talks to us about why it's so important to prioritize self-care especially when it feels like things are out of control, and shares some of her tips, tricks and strategies to create and stick to realistic routines that will help you achieve the life you want to live.   Key Takeaways: [7:47] Shannon introduces her guest for this episode - Shunta Grant. [9:53] What does Shunta do and who does she do it for? [10:42] Shunta runs multiple businesses in addition to managing her two children at home, all in 3 days of work a week. [11:48] Where should people start if they're feeling like something in their routine needs to change? [13:43] What can we do when something goes wrong and throws our entire routine off? [16:11] Shunta and Shannon talk through an example of a hypothetical situation where someone feels their mornings are crazy and that throws off their whole day. [18:40] How does Shunta take time for herself even when she has young children? [19:55] Set an intention for your morning and for the day ahead. [20:40] How does Shunta deal with things happening unexpectedly? [22:27] How does Shunta set up routines with her business, work and other commitments? [24:25] How often does Shunta set goals for her business and personal life? [25:53] What does Shunta hear from her audience in terms of how the Best Today Guide and Right Now Routine have helped them? [30:43] What are some of Shunta's tips to trim some of the extra things out of her business? [32:28] Shunta shares some strategies on how you can stick to your routines. [35:38] Sundays are a good day to preview the week and get ready for things that are upcoming. [39:22] What are some of the routines that Shunta maintains in her personal life? [42:03] How important is a daily routine and what helps us to stick to those routines? [44:29] Shunta has some tips and tricks for setting a routine that works. [47:21] Find out more about the Right Now Routine and the Best Today Guide at the website. [48:05] Shannon shares some of her key takeaways.   Links: Shunta Grant Shunta Grant on Instagram Best Today Guide (Planner) Right Now Routine Vision & Values for Business Owners Business, Life & Joy Podcast 2021 Planning Party The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 043: Minimum Viable Income with Steph Crowder 1:1 Consultation with Shannon   Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity and Pelvic Health Professionals .   Quotes from this episode:   "There's a reason why you are experiencing everything you are experiencing, both good and the not-good." - Shunta Grant   "Let's identify the stuff that you don't like and let's cut out the thing that keeps causing it to continuously happen." - Shunta Grant   "Creativity comes from rest and play." - Shunta Grant   "Everybody needs routine and structure. It's not just for people with children, it's not just for married people, it's not just for people in the city, it's not just for people in the suburbs. It's for everyone who desires to have this peace and calm in their lives." - Shunta Grant   "A little bit of proactivity will add the peace and the time you're looking for." - Shunta Grant   "It's really training your brain to think about what you actually need to get done, and get out of the habit of just doing stuff." - Shunta Grant   

Show Notes: https://outdoorsonline.co/022 Barrett Brooks, COO for ConverKit, is on to share some amazing tips to get you going with email marketing and serving your tribe.  We start off from the beginning if you are new to email marketing and provide some upper level tips as well on segmenting your list and growing your audience. You’ll find out how to determine who are cold subscribers and save money by removing them.  Barrett shares his connection with Seth Godin and how he came to become COO of a $24 million bootstrapped company for creators.   Show Notes with Barrett Brooks - Barrett worked with Seth Godin on an amazing opportunity and became a great mentor.  - We talk about fizzle.co who has been a great mentor for me and a group that Barrett worked for before moving to ConvertKit. - Caleb Wojcik, Steph Crowder at Courage and Clarity and Barrett all worked at Fizzle and all moved one. - We talked about Gumroad which is a great platform I use to sell online products. - We talk about deliverability with your email marketing.  Here's a post from Convert Kit. - I note the Wet Fly Swing podcast which is my other podcast where I teach fly fishing. - Barrett has a website where he helps you find the most meaningful job. - The Future belongs to creators is a great resource on youtube and on podcast apps. - convertkit.com/training - The steps of getting rid of a cold subscriber.   You can find Barrett at ConvertKit.com Top 10 tips for Email Marketing Who are you are designing for? Write for one human being each time You need a place for people to find you People join your list to serve a need or problem they have Create and tell a story in your emails Understand Deliverability with your email service provider Plain text emails land more than using photos photos to catch the essence of your brand Create a True Fans List Understand where they came from, what they want, what have they purchased? Send emails regularly to serve your audience and improve deliverability A well segmented audience has 3-5 segments and only about 3-5 landing pages and forms.  maybe 5-8 tags with a total of 15-20 tags.  Get rid of cold subscribers Resources Noted in the Show Convert kit.com/blog - the skills and trade you need to make a living as a creator Videos and/or podcasts Noted in the Show how to get rid of cold subscribers see youtube podcast How to run an audit with Convert kit “Business is very simple.  Make a thing.  Sell a thing.  That's it, that's the whole thing.” -Barrett Brooks photo via: https://shawnblanc.net/2019/11/barrett-brooks-be-more-creative/ Conclusion with Barrett Brooks Barrett Brooks shares some of his best tips on growing an email list and how you can scale up the most important tool you have in your online business.   We discuss segmenting your list and why it’s so important to serve your customers at a higher level.  You’ll find out how frequently to send email and what to send.  We break down the exact steps even if you are a complete newbie to email marketing.  Show Notes: https://outdoorsonline.co/022

Do you struggle with the idea of “selling”? If so, you’re going to love this episode. I’m talking with Steph Crowder, a business strategist and sales coach, about having a better mindset around selling. Sales can seem intimidating and icky but it doesn’t have to be that way. You will love how Steph shares about shifting your mindset from convincing to finding a fit and she gives actionable suggestions you can take right away to help with this. Show notes available with all links mentioned here: https://www.marketingyogawithconfidence.com/podcast

In this episode, we talk to our good friend Steph Crowder, a business strategist, sales expert, and host of the Courage & Clarity podcast. In her past life, Steph was a director of sales training over at Groupon but now helps entrepreneurs get more customers easily by working with those they already know. Today she is spilling all the beans from her extensive experience in sales, talking about how you can go from crickets to customers by following a three-step formula all about the problem, platform, and people, and we just share hacks from what we have learned here at Boss Project and in our side businesses. Switch on your strategic thinking, and tune in!  Remember to leave a five-star rating and review of the show wherever you listen to your podcasts and share it on Instagram, tagging us! When you do this, you stand a chance to win one of two awesome prizes: a free copy of Trello for Business or a month’s access to the Creative Template Shop. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 183: How to Plan a Productive Week with Shawn Radcliffe   Description: As a yoga business owner, there are so many things to do that we may feel overwhelmed by our to-do lists, and left wondering how to get everything done and where to start. That's where productivity comes in, and no matter where you are in your yoga teacher journey, we could all use some tips around improving our productivity. Shawn Radcliffe has some tips on how to use a 15-minute planner to get organized and plan a productive week.   Shawn Radcliffe is a health and science journalist based in Ontario, Canada. His work has appeared in a variety of print and digital publications. Shawn has also been teaching yoga since 2009, and offers students a dynamic mix of Hatha yoga and viniyoga, with a special focus on helping people develop mindfulness.   With just 15 minutes a week, Shawn has mastered the art of staying on top  of his professional and personal life. He shares how he first discovered the 15-minute planner, and breaks down how he uses it to keep track of and prioritize all his projects, tasks and activities. He also has some other tips around planning a productive week and working effectively.   If you've been wondering how to make better use of your time or how to keep track of all the projects you have going on, this episode is for you.   Key Takeaways: [5:33] Shannon introduces her guest for this episode - Shawn Radcliffe. [6:41] What does Shawn do and who does he do it for? [8:43] When did Shawn start using the 15-minute planner? [11:43] How do you start with the 15-minute planner? The first step is setting aside 15 minutes to plan, every week. [13:17] Shawn explains the concept of the 15-minute planner using the rocks, pebbles, sand analogy. [14:53] Step 2 is to do a brain dump. [17:54] Why is it so important to make a list of things to get done, instead of just doing them? [19:45] What happens after the brain dump? Shawn and Shannon discuss putting the "rocks" into the planner. [24:25] How do you choose the "pebbles"? [27:45] The next step is to put these activities into your calendar. [33:00] Shawn explains what happens to the "sand". [34:59] What has Shawn learned along the way that he would like to share? [36:53] What is Shawn's strategy for dealing with things that just pop up suddenly? [38:24] Shannon shares about the difference between her brain dump and her “idea parking lot”. [39:13] Shawn highlights how different planning methods work similarly, and things to keep in mind when planning. [42:17] What are some things Shawn has been able to accomplish using the 15-minute planner method? [44:16] Get in touch with Shawn via his website, or on Twitter.    Links: Shawn Radcliffe Shawn Radcliffe on Twitter Steph Crowder (Courage & Clarity) - 15-minute Planner Method  Trello Asana The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 122: Productivity for Yoga Teachers with Amber De La Garza The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 123: Habits for Health & Business with James Clear Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy The One Thing, by Gary Keller Crickets to Customers Workshop by Steph Crowder   Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity   Quotes from this episode:   "A lot of times we get so fixated on our to-do lists that we just do things as they come up, and a lot of things that we're doing are busywork - they're small things that aren't really driving our business forward." - Shawn   "Sometimes we don't know what we need to get done, or don't know what we've already agreed to do." - Shawn   "When you just start working, you're not always working effectively." - Shawn   "Being busy feels good, but it's not always effective." - Shawn   "What do I need to do to make my business grow, and survive, and thrive?" - Shawn  

This week I am talking with sales expert and all around Steph Crowder.  We sat down to talk about what selling really is and how business owners make it far more complicated than it needs to be.  Steph also walks us through her framework for making selling simple so that you can go from crickets to customers.  You will want to listen to this episode with pen and paper because there is so much to pick up, learn and then apply.   Show notes and all related links can be found at shuntagrant.com/164. If you enjoyed this week's episode, you are going to love the Best Today™ Guide. Helping women get clear on what they want and giving you a three-step process to guide you toward your vision for the future! Learn more about the Best Today™ Guide at besttodayguide.com. 

https://fizzleshow.co – Steph Crowder returns to the show to share how we business owners need to think differently about bringing in revenue when everything feels chaotic and uncertain. Learn concrete tips for scrappy selling to earn quick revenue.

Want to know how to make money fast? Following on from the success of my $99 live workshops and given that I'm in the last stretch before my maternity leave, I decided to do a “quick and dirty” launch.  Workshop Magic was born and, even though I whipped it up in a relatively short space of time, it ended up being an incredibly successful launch, netting me almost $20k. In this episode I wanted to share everything from the creative process, launch strategies, sales strategies, the emails I sent, and all the juicy details in between that made it a success. Making money doesn't always have to be a long-winded process. Sometimes you just have to capitalize on an opportunity and act fast. Mentioned in this episode: My 3 Weeks to Earning $10K from a $99 Workshop podcast episode on how I began running live workshops Screenflow video editing software Steph Crowder of Courage & Clarity Shante Cofield, AKA The Movement Maestro If you like what you've heard and wish to express interest then I urge you to join the waitlist for Workshop Magic Connect with me:   Website Instagram Step up Your Facebook Ads Game   This episode of the Get Paid Podcast is sponsored by Claire's free training, the 5 Ad Formula for Selling Online Courses on Autopilot.    Right now, people are spending way more time on Facebook and Instagram,  which has significantly lowered ad costs for anyone currently running ads. Make sure you take advantage of this opportunity to grow your audience for cheap - go watch the 5 Ads Formula masterclass, and get at least ONE ad running ASAP. If you need extra help, Claire and her team of coaches have your back inside their signature ads course, Absolute FB Ads. Get all the details when you sign up to watch the masterclass at clairepells.com/5ads   Now it's time to GET PAID   Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Today, Christine outlines her concrete and proven steps that she used to get on podcasts and double her business in the first year she used this strategy—without spending any money on ads.She starts by explaining the obvious and not-so-obvious benefits and how niching plays a critical factor in finding the perfect podcasts for you. Christine then goes into detail about the elements of a winning pitch that gets the "YES!"Also provided is a detailed checklist of best practices before, during, and after the interview to nurture an authentic relationship that makes both an impact and income for you.------------------------------HIGHLIGHTS08:59 Choose 3 to 5 niche podcasts12:28 Create a powerful, customized pitch19:25 Include 3 to 5 potential topics, areas of expertise & a short bio23:45 What to do before, during & after the interview34:01 Making an impact and income------------------------------QUOTES11:21 "Look on iTunes for ones that have less than a hundred reviews. We do not have access to the actual data on downloads to be able to say, oh, this is exactly the size of podcasts that's right for me, but I find that number of reviews, that's a fairly accurate way of judging the size of an audience."15:14 "Generic pitches do not get yeses. What gets a yes is the same thing that gets you a job interview in terms of your resume, and that's that you customize your pitch to make it look like you're the perfect guest. Just like you're the perfect candidate for the job."21:09 "It's your job to look at the list of topics and interviews that they've done in the past and to make sure that you send ones that are in line. So if somebody is only talking about strategy on their show, don't send them something that's mindset-related."28:11 "Pro bonus tip: Look for ways to give examples and analogies in the interview that relate to the work that you do. This is called embedding or seeding and it's very powerful because, as my friend Steph Crowder taught me, adults learn from examples and from stories and analogies."31:44 "Go leave a review. This is gold for them. That is currency that they cannot buy for themselves and it really matters and its so easy to do on iTunes. Just go leave an honest review, they will see it. And they will also see your name."------------------------------More about Life With Passion:  www.LifeWithPassion.comWant to be part of our live studio audience for these episodes? Join The Passionate and Profitable Entrepreneur Society: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifewithpassionsociety/Follow me on Facebook: @lifewpassionFollow me on Instagram: @lifewpassion

This is a special (and slightly different) kind of episode: I invite you to come with me behind the scenes of how I plan (and adjust) my week. I've recorded this episode over one week, and share it all: what I planned, what didn't go according to plan, and what got accomplished. Listen for my best tips on how to feel great about how you spend your work time, how to adjust when unexpected things come up, and how you can get started with planning as a guide and not a rigid schedule.

Join me and Steph Crowder in a great convo about inviting your people into the conversation early on when creating an offer, and how that will simplify your life and the buying process SO MUCH. Steph gives you a behind-the-scenes of how she does this and shares some truly fabulous advice to get you ready to try it out with your own people. You can learn more about Steph at Courage & Clarity. And if you want to steal the Daily Hive Mind podcast system, and see OUR behind-the-scenes, go to membervault.co/dailyhivemind. This is also how you can sign up for weekly (or daily) episodes sent directly to your inbox. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dailyhivemind/message

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/330 SPOILER ALERT: you have to be yourself in life, because everybody else is taken! Not everybody gets to do a job they care about, however. Some of us have to endure the mediocrity of the everyday humdrum. Even if it's not torture, it is still not giving you the zeal you'd like to wake up with in the morning. Some of us get to work at Google or Oracle while the rest of us misfits are scurrying around to start our own businesses. We really want it to work so we can make our own schedules and be responsible for our own livelihoods. This independent living online thing, we've been at it for years, been talking about if for a long time and there's a lot of you involved in this – *your unique situation and point of view. * If you've been following the show for the last several weeks, we've been going through the Fizzle Roadmap, *a how-to for creating your first business and making it actually successful. * In this episode we are talking about the stage of launching your product. And launching probably is not what you think it is, so getting into this with a blank-slate perspective is advisable. One of the key things we want you to walk away with is knowing how to iterate your product, because this an absolute gem for the modern-day entrepreneur. We also talk about the role of feedback after launching, community-based initiatives and why you might feel low once the launch is over. This is an emotionally taxing stage to get through, but hopefully we can help you mitigate some of the heaviness, so tune in for this conversation to found out how! Key Points from This Episode: Fizzle's iterative launch process and opening it up for charter members. [0:05:59.0] The drive we had to start off with a minimum viable product (MVP). [0:09:09.0] Defining an MVP: Finding a solution that doesn't cost you too much. [0:11:44.0] The role of feedback in evaluating, fixing and iterating your product. [0:14:24.0] Launching as a performance and why it's an emotional experience. [0:18:28.0] Being an entrepreneur requires a risk most are unwilling to take. [0:23:28.0] Having a marketing strategy and different models for launching. [0:26:25.0] Launching group programs and the community as part of the product. [0:32:29.0] The benefits of a community-based launch and measuring feedback. [0:37:04.0] Launching with a goal to get a particular kind of feedback. [0:42:14.0] The importance of strategizing a launch and the Fizzle launch course. [0:47:18.0] Renting energy from the future and that post-launch depression. [0:51:50.0] The product is for the person and the launch is for the audience. [0:57:13.0] Iteration as something every business has to go through. [0:01:02.0] And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Fizzle — https://fizzle.co Oracle — https://www.oracle.com/index.html Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity Chase Reeves — https://www.youtube.com/user/chasereeves Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr The Lean Startup — http://theleanstartup.com/ Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ Kickstarter — https://www.kickstarter.com/ Steph Crowder — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ Darlene Hildebrandt — https://digital-photography-school.com/author/darlene-hildebrandt/ Aubrey Marcus — https://www.onnit.com/aubrey-marcus/ Peter Drucker — https://www.bl.uk/people/peter-drucker Jeff Walker — https://jeffwalker.com/ Finite and Infinite Games on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/Finite-Infinite-Games-James-Carse/dp/1476731713 Palapa — https://palapa.co/ Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 Fizzle Name Evaluator — https://fizzle.co/?s=name+evaluator Fizzle Customer Conversations Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations Fizzle Define Your Audience Course — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/325 A business cannot start with at least some planning, right? How important are the planning stages of your journey? How do we ensure that we are planning enough, not too much and not too little? Planning should be given due attention but should not take over all your time and detract from other important areas. If you can balance your planning appropriately and make good decisions in the beginning you can set off on the right foot but that does not mean you have to obsess over it! In this episode we are helping you to answer the questions, "Where am I going? What paths are available? Where should I start?" We do not want you to get lost in the questions that inevitably arise and will always do so, you need to be able to have purpose and direction when laying out your plans. Today on the show we are joined by Joe Kerns, who is a business psychology, mental resilience expert and someone who is more than qualified in today's topic. Joe loves helping motivated people see and seize the opportunities that can often slip through their fingers. We also talk about doing the right things, in the right order and in the right amount, the specifics of planning and how a general, unfocused attitude to the task can set you way back. All that and much more on the show today! Key Points From This Episode: A last chance to get in on the Fizzle Jump Start Bundle. [0:03:29.2] Joe's way to look at planning in the early stages. [0:06:05.8] Shooting yourself in the foot with the wrong planning. [0:09:55.3] Making sure you have enough energy for what you you actually need to do. [0:15:04.4] The components of the planning stage; designing your business journey. [0:21:20.3] Perfectionist mindsets, obsessive questioning of everything and whimsy. [0:24:01.7] Two many balls in your juggling routine and wasting energy. [0:29:46.4] Wrong signals, measuring the right metrics and staying clearheaded throughout. [0:33:12.2] The distinction between a dream and a business that solves a real problem. [0:39:21.7] Get specific about your business and what you will be planning. [0:42:20.8] The wrongful expectation that customer conversations will be damaging. [0:48:51.4] Curiosity and courting your business, audience and service. [0:53:58.6] Centering your approach and planning on finances and viability. [0:59:01.2] And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/320 The Fizzle Jump Start Bundle — https://fizzle.co/jumpstart Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity Joe Kerns — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/author/joekerns Elizabeth Gilbert — https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ Seth Godin — https://seths.blog/ Reid Hoffman — https://www.forbes.com/profile/reid-hoffman/ Trello — https://trello.com Peter Drucker — https://www.drucker.institute/perspective/about-peter-drucker/ Atomic Habits — https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299 James Clear — https://jamesclear.com/ Inside Out — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/ Teachable — https://teachable.com/ The Black Godfather — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10289996/ Fizzle Customer Conversations Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 MacGyver — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399045/ Dan Brown — http://danbrown.com/ Neil Gaiman — http://www.neilgaiman.com/ Masterclass — https://www.masterclass.com Fizzle Define Your Audience Course — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters Work With Chase — https://www.workwithchase.com/ Courage & Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr Aiden Fishbein — https://twitter.com/megafishbein?refsrc Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting_

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.co/324 What are the ways that we entrepreneurs really want to be remembered? Why is it that we do the kind of work we do and reach out to the people around us? What is the ultimate role of our community and the connections we make? Here at Fizzle, we cannot stress the importance of community and communication enough. For us, it is the building block and the end goal of almost everything we do. We both do things in order to serve and create a community but we also are able to do those things because of the connections we make in the world. In this episode, we are contemplating the place of community and connection in our more general roadmap for entrepreneurs. We are talking about the effect that friends can have on our personal success and the subtle and transformational role of the people around us over time. We also talk about finding this tribe and swimming in your own lane as much as you need to. Becoming part of a community of people always requires some amount of vulnerability and exposure and sharing who you are is one of the main ways we are able to connect with others, this is what we believe in! For all this and more, join us here at Fizzle! Key Points From This Episode: Daily motivation, audience size and the calling of entrepreneurship. [0:06:10.3] The difference between blind faith and seeking answers for future decisions. [0:11:14.7] Connection as the central theme and motivation for the human condition. [0:14:15.4] The community piece of all of our lives and businesses. [0:19:35.6] How these ideas fit into the larger roadmap of entrepreneurship. [0:23:31.1] The positive and negative effects that your tribe can have. [0:27:50.4] Who you know and success through a network. [0:34:30.6] Getting past introversion and tendencies to be alone. [0:38:21.3] 'Scenius' and the rising tide of banding together with likeminded individuals. [0:42:12.7] Caring for others through your own self-care and vulnerability. [0:48:50.8] Attending events, meetups and conferences as a way to build. [0:52:33.3] Working communication and connection into your weekly schedule. [0:56:02.5] Committing to others as a means of discipline and accountability. [0:59:12.2] Creating a meaningful impact in your immediate surroundings. [1:02:02.2] And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/320 The Fizzle Jump Start Bundle — https://fizzle.co/jumpstart Discover.bot - https://bit.ly/2RRd6PB Your Guide to Bot-Building Frameworks - https://bit.ly/2KfdIiS Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity Dave Chappelle — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152638/ Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ Jim Rohn — https://www.jimrohn.com/ Scott Dinsmore — https://jamesclear.com/scott-dinsmore Nathan Barry — https://nathanbarry.com/ David Heinemeier Hansson — https://dhh.dk/ Alister Crowley — https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleister-Crowley Wim Hof — https://www.wimhofmethod.com/ Big Magic — https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24453082-big-magic The War of Art — https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1319.TheWarofArt Elizabeth Gilbert — https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ Steven Pressfield — https://stevenpressfield.com/ Kanye West — https://www.kanyewest.com/ David Letterman — https://www.forbes.com/profile/david-letterman/ My Next Guest With David Letterman Kanye West Episode — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QsStorhIw North Face — https://www.thenorthface.com/ Riut — https://www.riut.co.uk/ Ryan Delk — https://medium.com/@delk Omni — https://omni.co Ashley Longshore — https://www.ashleylongshore.com/ Blake Lively — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0515116/ Brian Eno — https://brian-eno.net/ Thelonius Monk — https://www.biography.com/musician/thelonious-monk Eminem — https://www.eminem.com/ D12 — https://shadyrecords.com/artist/d12-2/ 50 Cent — https://thisis50.com/ G-Unit — https://www.capitalxtra.com/features/lists/g-unit-facts/ Westworld — https://www.hbo.com/westworld Brené Brown — https://brenebrown.com/ WDS — https://worlddominationsummit.com/ Kierkegaard — https://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/philosopher-kierkegaard-faq.htm Joe Rogan — http://podcasts.joerogan.net/ Paul Jarvis — https://pjrvs.com/ Matt D'avella — https://mattdavella.com/ Ellen Degeneres — https://www.ellentube.com/ Jamie Oliver — https://www.jamieoliver.com/ David Foster Wallace — http://www.davidfosterwallacebooks.com/ Think and Grow Rich — https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-ebook/dp/B001NGN2D2 How to Win Friends and Influence People — https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034 Fizzle Define Your Audience Course — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience Fizzle Customer Conversations Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters Work With Chase — https://www.workwithchase.com/ Courage & Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr Aiden Fishbein — https://twitter.com/megafishbein?refsrc Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.co/323 How do you hold onto the energy and excitement of the early stages of your business? How do you sustain this “freshness” over the long run? Maybe you're lost and feel stuck before you've even begun... Either way, you need direction! And this direction is made up of two very important things: We want you to find exactly what your business is talking about as soon as possible! Just as important is who you're talking to. These two pillars, your message and your audience, are really at the heart of any business but are especially the guiding lights in the beginning. Without them you will almost definitely be lost at sea! In this episode we embark on part two of the roadmap series and we are delving into the nerves and excitement that accompany getting serious in following your entrepreneurial dreams. This combination of feelings, we find, is so common for a lot of us; as we see the possibilities they can also be daunting. This episode can help you move through these waters and not get stuck in paralysis! We also talk about using your own experience and questions to guide your work, the 80% confidence rule and finding the one person that your business is serving. So for all this and more, join us we do it all! Key Points From This Episode: The universality of figuring out what you are saying and who you are saying it to. [0:06:18.4] Nerves, excitement and possibility when you are just starting out. [0:09:01.2] Common hurdles and sticking points for choosing and moving forward. [0:11:34.6] Ideal avatars and other time traps standing in your way. [0:15:51.4] Why social media is misleading. [0:21:01.8] Simplifying the difficult task of selling to an audience. [0:25:25.3] Tilling your business soil and producing a great client base. [0:29:29.1] Staying flexible for iteration and growth over time. [0:36:28.6] The next best step and finding your sharing medium. [0:44:40.3] Growing your topic, product and your service ideas from your audience. [0:51:50.8] Taking the pressure off and channeling the energy of an Italian restaurant. [0:54:22.5] The Fizzle courses that can get you jumpstarted on your roadmap. [0:56:03.6] And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/320 Discover.bot — https://discover.bot/fizzle/ The Fizzle Jump Start Bundle — https://fizzle.co/jumpstart Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity Fizzle Define Your Audience Course — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience Fizzle Customer Conversations Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations Nathan Barry — https://nathanbarry.com/ Bill Murray — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/ Trader Joe's — https://www.traderjoes.com/ Marie Forleo — https://www.marieforleo.com/ Jen Rao — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/author/jenrao Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters Work With Chase — https://www.workwithchase.com/ Courage & Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr Aiden Fishbein — https://twitter.com/megafishbein?refsrc Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hostin_g

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.co/322 How do we stay consistent and disciplined in our business? Amidst all the different strategies and business hacks out there, what are some simple ways to build and keep the momentum? How can we do things today, so that the snowball of tomorrow helps itself down the hill? If we can harness the energy of consistency and discipline, everyday, the long term results are often beyond our wildest dreams! Staying on course on a daily basis can create a sense of self pride and purpose that is hard to find elsewhere. These practices can help clear a path to success and prevent us trudging blindly through the wilderness. In this episode we talk about how to steer clear of new gimmicky strategies for your business, creating and maintaining momentum and staying present and committed to your goals. We get into why starting with intention, in this regard, can go such a long way and why it is hardest in the beginning. Today on the show we are joined by Vickie Velasquez from the Vegetarian Zen Podcast and our very own Jen Rao! Our guests help Chase and Aiden unpack stories of discipline and consistency and how they have proved so important in each's journey. We also talk about how this discussion fits into the next series of shows we are doing, which will provide a refreshed roadmap for you and your work. *These concepts that we are talking about can be such trustworthy tools in your box of tricks and can ultimately make a world of difference! * For all that and all the usual Fizzle goodness, join us today! Key Points From This Episode: Why Vicki and Jen are so excited to be on the Fizzle Show today! [0:03:24.5] The outline of this and some upcoming shows. [0:07:12.6] How discipline and consistency can serve you better than most strategies. [0:11:25.7] Some of the important landmarks in Vicki's podcasting journey. [0:13:05.4] Publishing schedules, audience appreciation and staying steady. [0:17:52.7] Talking to the right people in the right way; the importance of your audience. [0:21:01.1] You own, authentic and consistent vibe, over time. [0:26:01.7] How to take advantage of the Fizzle Jumpstart offer! [0:32:15.9] Jen's own experiences of consistency and avoiding a slippery slope. [0:35:30.3] Your physical and digital lives; making the most of both. [0:43:38.5] Alignment, consistency and meaningful progress through delayed gratification. [0:50:35.2] The two things that lead to success again and again. [0:55:54.7] And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/320 Discover.bot — https://discover.bot/fizzle/ The Fizzle Jump Start Bundle — https://fizzle.co/jumpstart Vickie Velasquez — https://medium.com/@vickievelasquez Vegetarian Zen Podcast — https://www.vegetarianzen.com/ The Peas and Carrots Society — https://www.facebook.com/groups/vegetarianzen/ Jen Rao — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/author/jenrao Fizzle Episode 300 — https://fizzleshow.fireside.fm/300 Pat Flynn — https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ Trello — https://trello.com Asana — https://asana.com Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity Tim Ferriss — https://tim.blog/ Dan Carlin — https://www.dancarlin.com/ Work With Chase — https://www.workwithchase.com/ Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity Dan Carlin on Tim Ferriss Show — https://tim.blog/2014/07/29/the-tim-ferriss-show-episode-20-dan-carlin-hardcore-history-building-podcasts-creativity-and-more/ Courage & Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr Aiden Fishbein — https://twitter.com/megafishbein?refsrc Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 Fizzle Define Your Audience Course — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.co/321 How do we continue to make a path for ourselves, learning, solving problems and making money on the internet? What are the ways in which we, as entrepreneurs, can add value, communicate it and help clients reach their full potential? These questions and their answers continue evolve as the world orbits the sun and we need to grow with them, learning and teaching as we go. It is no good developing single sides of your skills or business, you need to balance your business mind and your creative brain! In this episode we are talking about communicating value, learning new and better ways to close deals and testing the waters before sharing your great contribution to the ocean of businesses out there. Today on the show we are joined by Chris Do from Blind and the The Futur! Chris gives us a run down of his career path, the important lessons he has learned and even gives us his billboard message! As a self made and evolving entrepreneur, Chris has managed to carve out a niche in the online education field and continues to morph his work with the ebbs and flows of the seas. We also talk about how to better close deals by using questions and getting your customers talking, the ideas of not letting schooling interfere with your education and why originality is in the delivery and not the message. For all of the and more, you know what to do! Key Points From This Episode: ** • Some background to Chris' work and where he is at currently. **[0:04:49.4] • Chris' family history and the legacy of bootstrapping success. [0:07:43.4] • The dearth of business acumen in creative education. [0:13:25.4] • Lessons that Aiden has learned from Fizzle and The Futur. [0:17:12.6] • Key concepts in marrying craft with commerce. [0:19:51.1] • What is good content? Filming real life interactions and learning situations. [0:26:21.6] • Switching from client work to content creation. [0:28:11.8] • Fire bullets, cannonballs and pirate ships! [0:30:49.3] • Originality and reimagining the same message for a different audience . [0:35:49.5] • Communicating your value and authentically passing on timeless lessons. [0:43:10.2] • Stop selling, ask questions and close some deals. [0:51:31.6] • Illuminating something deeper than branding for clients. [0:57:05.9] • A little bit about Chris' CORE framework and Fizzle's new Jumpstart Bundle. [1:00:48.2] • And much more! *Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: * • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/320 • Fizzle "Jumpstart" Package Promotion: https://fizzle.co/jumpstart • Teachable — https://teachable.com/fizzle • Discover.bot — https://discover.bot/fizzle/ • Your Guide to Bot-Building Frameworks – https://bit.ly/2KfdIiS • The Fizzle Jump Start Bundle — https://fizzle.co/jumpstart • Chris Do — https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisdo • The Futur — https://www.thefutur.com/ • Blind — https://blind.com/ • Xbox — https://www.xbox.com • League of Legends — https://play.oce.leagueoflegends.com • Stanford — https://www.stanford.edu/ • ArtCenter — http://www.artcenter.edu/ • Incase — https://www.incase.com • A Star is Born — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517451/ • Tony Robbins — https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ • Grant Cardone — https://grantcardone.com/ • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ • Jim Rohn — https://www.jimrohn.com/ • Melyssa Griffin — https://www.melyssagriffin.com/ • Pat Flynn — https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ • Amazon Registry — https://www.amazonregistry.com/ • Zig Ziglar — https://www.ziglar.com/ • Joe Rogan — https://www.joerogan.com • Socrates — https://www.biography.com/scholar/socrates • CORE Strategy Kit — https://academy.thefutur.com/p/core • Courage & Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Aiden Fishbein — https://twitter.com/megafishbein?refsrc • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle Define Your Audience Course — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting_

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/319 Are you struggling with shame because your Instagram posts don't get enough likes, or maybe you feel confident because you get tons all the time? Social media and the Internet shape our modern-day business conditions where we have all these opportunities for independent creativity that could lead to an audience and a sellable product or service. There's still a lot to learn though! Business is a lot like dating. It develops over time, hopefully to a point where your audience know, like and trust you enough to invest money in the solution you offer. But what happens when you do that and then you have another idea? Many entrepreneurs are confronted with this question sooner or later: do I want to do this, or would I rather do something else? Can I do both? It would be very wise to prepare yourself for this process of expanding, adding to or morphing your business. In this episode we get deeper into the heart of modern independent creative entrepreneurship, discussing what to do when you feel the urge to start something new or change direction. We also talk about why your career path is not as linear as it is often made out to be and why going sideways instead of upwards is sometimes the most genius alternative. We chat at length about the importance of being curious, but also when to get more serious and structured in your approach. If you want to push the boundaries, try something new and open yourself up to the best possible opportunities, join us for this discussion where we hash it all out! Key Points From This Episode: • Why it's inevitable for entrepreneurs to come to the juncture of deciding to adjust or add to their existing business. [0:07:03.0] • People's natural impulse to over-control and how it limits and destructs. [0:09:23.0] • Being secure in not having security and allowing things to unfold naturally. [0:12:31.0] • If multiple focuses are a given, you're probably already navigating it. [0:15:44.0] • Viewing your career path as modern entrepreneur as a jungle gym, not a ladder. [0:17:50.0] • Releasing pressure by focusing only on the next best step. [0:23:30.0] • Transitioning from playing with an idea to recognizing that it's a viable business opportunity. [0:25:51.0] • Creating a semi-structured environment that still allows for flexibility and natural progression. [0:33:20.0] • How metrics are important in setting future goals and making key decisions. [0:37:17.0] • Being liberal with the kind of results you want when starting something new. [0:43:15.0] • The importance of establishing secure check points along jour journey. [0:45:45.0] • Considering what the project wants to become and who you want to be. [0:49:47.0] • Finding your passion by paying attention to things that light you up. [0:53:35.0] • The possibility of exploring without necessarily committing. [0:59:13.0] • Building the minimum viable product when you're running more than one project. [1:00:10.0] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/319 • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com • Episode 318 — https://fizzle.co/318 • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Aiden Fishbein — https://twitter.com/megafishbein?refsrc • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Stephen Covey on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephenrcovey?lang=en • Sheryl Sandberg — https://twitter.com/sherylsandberg?lang=en • Lean In on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Women-Work-Will-Lead/dp/0385349947 • Teachable — https://teachable.com/fizzle • The Dawn Wall — https://www.netflix.com/za/title/81004270 • Crickets to Customers Course — https://courageclarity.teachable.com/p/crickets-to-customers • Elizabeth Gilbert — https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ • Big Magic on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/Big-Magic-Creative-Living-Beyond/dp/1594634726/ref=sr • The War of Art on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Winning-Creative-Battle/dp/1501260626 • Brené Brown — https://brenebrown.com/ • Steven Pressfield — https://stevenpressfield.com/ • Seth Godin — https://www.sethgodin.com/ • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle Define Your Audience Course — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/318 Is the success that you have now what you set out for? When you reach a milestone in your business does it live up to the expectations you had? Are you where you are supposed to be? These are burning questions a lot of us, as entrepreneurs, have and that we, at the Fizzle Show, are going to try and help you answer. We are all on a constantly evolving path and analyzing and becoming comfortable on this journey is at least half the battle! In this episode, we pose the questions that are related to this somewhat elusive idea. We talk about what is most meaningful and fulfilling in your work and in your life in general and we consider how displacing some of the stresses of working solely on your own business can lead to more contentment and success! We also talk about creating and telling real stories, finding where you need to be and share three big tips for fining your ideal lifestyle and work within that. So for all this and more great ideas to boot, be sure to join us on the Fizzle Show today! Key Points From This Episode: • Introducing today's question and topic. [0:04:40.5] • Is the successful business you have what you really wanted? [0:07:07.7] • Why the actual work is more meaningful than the money. [0:13:01.2] • Your business as a life source and journey. [0:17:29.5] • Weighing up the challenges of your own business versus a day job. [0:21:02.3] • Real stories as opposed to oversimplified business strategies. [0:27:13.8] • The idea that being where you need to be makes things easy. [0:33:23.6] • A journalling practice and the metrics that allow you find what leads to success. [0:38:32.1] • Purpose, desire, metrics and designing your life and business around these. [0:42:02.6] • The ever changing nature of your own purpose and fulfillment. [0:48:03.7] • Three tips for more clearly developing your vision. [0:50:21.3] • It's magical and beautiful where you are! [0:55:21.8] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Pat Flynn — https://www.smartpassiveincome.com • Amy Porterfield — https://www.amyporterfield.com • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com • Sarah Peck — https://www.sarahkpeck.com • Fizzle Show Episode 312 with Sarah Peck — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/https-fizzle-co-sparkline-how-to-keep-your-momentum-after-a-good-or-bad-launch-fs312 • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • The Simpsons — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096697/ • Adam Sandler — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001191/ • Fizzle Show Episode 290 To Scale or Not to Scale — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/how-to-grow-with-intention-avoid-growth-for-growths-sake-fs290 • Jim Collins — https://www.jimcollins.com • Tim Ferriss — https://tim.blog • Bill Murray — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/ • Fizzle Define Your Audience Course — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Abraham-Hicks — http://www.abraham-hicks.com • Prince — https://www.prince.com • Ramit Sethi — https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com • Fizzle Show Episode 314 Ramit Sethi — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/how-to-start-a-business-without-a-passion-fs314 • Richard Branson — https://www.forbes.com/profile/richard-branson/ • Chase Reeves ConvertKit Talk — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX5Is23YtKs • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/317 How do we create our ultimate email welcome series? What are the most most important elements and rules that help us connect with new audience members and keep them coming back? Is email still as relevant as it once was? The answer is yes, the stats show that email is more used now than ever before. Most of us know that an email welcome series can go a long way, but that does not mean that concocting great email copy and content is a common skill. In this episode, we talk about how to craft that vital first emailed contact, why templates don't matter so much and a few rules that can keep your emails out of the spam folder. We are trying to get you thinking about who you are writing to and connecting meaningfully with them! Today on the show, we are joined by Barrett Brooks, Marketing Lead at ConvertKit and certified email badass! He is driven by the belief that business is one of the most powerful forces for good in the world and this really shows in his and ConvertKit's increasingly blazing success rate. We also talk about how to get receivers' attention and your emails opened right away in the right way, the usefulness of questions and emojis, forming the body of an email and finding the pillar posts of your business. For all of this, join us today, Fizzlers! Key Points From This Episode: • A quick update from Barrett Brooks, ConvertKit and the world of email. [0:07:18.6] • The stable importance of an email welcome sequence. [0:12:02.3] • Current marketing and how people find your company online. [0:13:42.7] • The main objective of an email welcome series. [0:17:30.1] • Why Luke Skywalker took very little notice of Yoda at first. [0:25:35.6] • Symptoms, treatments and long term solutions. [0:27:31.2] • Gaining trust through email copywriting, dos and don'ts. [0:32:55.6] • Personalization and segmenting your email list by interests. [0:43:30.4] • The three things you can do to get your copywriting up to scratch. [0:48:06.2] • Summarizing the mains tenants of creating your best welcome series. [0:52:00.8] • Compiling a greatest hits of content for your business. [0:55:03.5] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • ConvertKit — http://convertkit.com/fizzle • Discover.bot — https://discover.bot/fizzle • Barrett Brooks — https://convertkit.com/author/barrettbrooks/ • ConvertKit — https://convertkit.com • Wall Street Journal — https://www.wsj.com • StoryBrand — https://storybrand.com • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Ultimate Welcome Series — https://app.fizzle.co/library/ultimate-welcome-email • Shark Tank — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442550/ • Dragon's Den — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443370/ • Star Wars — https://www.starwars.com • Terence McKenna — https://medium.com/the-mission/unconventional-inspiration-the-best-of-terence-mckenna-5040385a69a2 • Career Renegade — https://www.amazon.com/Career-Renegade-Great-Living-Doing/dp/0767927419 • Copy Hackers — https://copyhackers.com • Justin Jackson — https://justinjackson.ca • Pat Flynn — https://www.smartpassiveincome.com • Kickstarter — https://www.kickstarter.com • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/316 How has online business and selling changed in the last twenty years? How can we as entrepreneurs move and change with the times to keep staying profitable, inspired and current? Are there any rules that have stayed the same during this period? Our topic for today centers around the world of online sales and the way in which they have and continue to evolve. The internet has sped up the development of the way traditional sales have functioned and this increasing speed is exponential! In this episode, we break down a special guest's particular journey, successes and misadventures, selling products on eBay and Amazon. We discuss early ideas and items, low risk moves and how they managed to scale their business slowly over time. Today on the show we are joined by Quin Amorim, who started selling items on eBay in the late '90s and arguably invented an early form of the now omnipresent drop shipping model. Quim has managed to build a hugely successful business and career for himself all from the early desire to make a bit more cash to spend partying! We also talk about pocket rockets, wooden statues, quantities for packaging, becoming more organized and the importance of listening for feedback from audiences and friends. The episode really drums home the message of catching and riding different waves as they arrive and how your enthusiasm for building a brand can take you a long way. For all of this and more, join the Fizzle team today! Key Points From This Episode: • Funding your dream job with another side hustle. [0:06:25.5] • Online business models and residual sales. [0:07:58.7] • The segments of Quin's history in online business. [0:09:45.3] • Low risk, low investment and drop shipping. [0:15:20.7] • Comparing the online marketplace of today versus that of the past. [0:19:15.2] • Scaling, bulk selling and cellphone cases. [0:23:12.1] • The idea of private labeling. [0:29:32.7] • Facing failure and learning from difficult circumstances. [0:35:08.5] • Quin's forays into the food, grocery and baby categories on Amazon. [0:38:51.7] • The longevity of certain products on Amazon. [0:44:30.5] • Racing to the bottom line and respite from the crunch. [0:48:13.4] • Following demand, market size and the excitement of seeing your products. [0:56:02.8] • Building a passion and a business as you learn. [1:03:13.4] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Discover.bot — https://discover.bot/fizzle • Quin Amorim — https://www.linkedin.com/in/private-label • Amazon — https://www.amazon.com • eBay — https://www.ebay.com • Nokia — https://www.nokia.com • Ed Hardy — https://www.edhardyoriginals.com • Bill Gates — https://www.gatesnotes.com • NerdWallet — https://www.nerdwallet.com • Taotronics — https://www.taotronics.com • Anker — https://www.anker.com • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/315 How's your business? We know it's not easy to build a business, but it's also not impossible. Truth is, opening the door to getting a successful business feels like it's impossible sometimes, but really, it's just impassable. What you need is to find the key that unlocks that door. The Fizzle Roadmap is a great place to start, teaching you things like differentiating between what you can and can't control and helping you to discover who you are as a business owner so that you can bring your own flair to the entrepreneurial landscape. In this episode, we are going to be talking to those of you who know you can help people and have something to say, have ticked all the boxes of how to get your business out there, but who feel like they're shouting into an empty void. We're going to help you grow your audience by suggesting group programs and by giving you the six steps to connecting with your clients and customers. We also talk about the importance of packaging what you offer in the most appealing way, while also getting your clients and customers what they need most. Join us today on the Fizzle Show to find out how to do just that! Key Points From This Episode: • The discouraging process of trying to get a following but just not getting there. [0:10:17.0] • Why group programs are underrated and why their popularity will likely escalate. [0:14:02.0] • The many benefits of group programs versus learning one-on-one. [0:17:16.0] • The six steps to building a connection-based, community-driven business. [0:21:05.0] • Why you have to tackle the who of your business before you get to the how. [0:21:30.0] • How a community anchor creates a common language that unifies your audience. [0:23:27.0] • The importance of understanding what people actually want. [0:29:12.0] • The difference between being selective about what you attract your following with and making false promises. [0:35:47.0] • Connecting with your customers and aligning yourself with their desired outcomes. [0:40:42.0] • The most important aspect about building your irresistible community anchor. [0:45:57.0] • Going further with the piece of content you've created for your community anchor. [0:54:07.0] • Why you have to keep track of your most engaged leads. [1:01:27.0] • What to do once you have the people in your group. [1:03:18] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/315 • ShamWow — https://www.shamwow.com/SHMWOW/6.0000/Index.dtm?otsid=9912 • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves • Crickets to Customers — https://courageclarity.teachable.com/p/crickets-to-customers • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Start a Blog that Matters — https://app.fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • The 15 Minute Weekly Planner — https://www.courageandclarity.com/plan • Website Tune Up — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • StoryBrand — https://storybrand.com/ • Fyre Festival — https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/stacey-norman/fyre-festival-documentary-a-glimpse-into-the-scam-of-the-century-/ • Customer Conversations Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/314 Are you a lifestyle entrepreneur or hoping to become one? How do you build a career that gives you a greater degree of personal freedom and independence so that you can spend your time living the life you want, doing the stuff that makes you happy? On the Fizzle Show we always steer you toward earning a living from doing something that you actually care about, or at the very least, not doing a job you hate! In this episode, we get into the intricacies of entrepreneurship, and we're not interested in what worked yesterday; we are more concerned about what works today — for you. Whether it's watching Netflix or hanging out with friends, are you digging your life right now? Whatever you are into, you probably need some skrilla to finance it and you need to be doing something sustainable so that you don't run out. Today on the show we are joined by Ramit Sethi, personal finance advisor and entrepreneur, and together we pull apart the nucleus of the problem for a lot of Fizzlers — obsessing over questions like, “Am I doing enough?”, “Am I making enough?” and “Am I stupid?” And that constant voice-in-your-head stuff about money. We also cut to the chase about what it is that makes people successful, defining what winning at life looks like for you and focusing on the lifestyle you want in addition to doing what you are passionate about. Ramit talks Steve Jobs, his spending philosophy and why you deserve to be compensated if you provide value to the world. There is so much game going around this episode, make sure that you don't miss out! Key Points From This Episode: • Why the “passion” answer to success was never satisfactory to Ramit. [0:07:19.0] • The true reason why following your passion is what is being advocated. [0:08:32.0] • Why winning at something is what is required to kick-start passion. [0:10:11.0] • The importance of surrounding yourself with people who believe in you. [0:11:44.0] • Why real feedback is not about what people tell you, but about what they do. [0:12:48.0] • Unpacking Steve Jobs' commencement address at Stanford. [0:15:22.0] • Why you don't have to agree in order to learn something from what you hear. [0:18:32.0] • The problem with oversimplified advice and using critical thought to get beyond the surface. [0:19:10.0] • Determining your success by measuring it against the lifestyle you desire. [0:19:58.0] • Getting away from the same boring template and doing things your own way. [0:21:54.0] • Expressing authenticity and nuance as the basis for success. [0:25:25.0] • How Corbett started a business that aligns with his ideal lifestyle. [0:31:40.0] • Why money is a critical ingredient in making a successful business. [0:34:16.0] • Understanding that if you create value in the world, you should be compensated! [0:37:48.0] • Ramit's spending philosophy and where it comes from. [0:39:03.0] • The influence of your childhood on your emotions around money. [0:44:44.0] • Conscious spending and using your money to support your values. [0:50:07.0] • More about his new, updated book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich. [0:50:45.0] • The importance of having constructive thoughts about money. [0:54:49.0] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Discover.bot — https://discover.bot/fizzle • Ramit Sethi — https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/ • I Will Teach You to Be Rich on Amazon —https://www.amazon.com/Will-Teach-You-Be-Rich/dp/0761147489 • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ • Carl Sagan — http://carlsagan.com/ • One Strange Rock — https://www.netflix.com/za/title/81071666 • Aiden Fishbein on Twitter — https://twitter.com/megafishbein • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/corbettbarr • Richard Branson — https://twitter.com/richardbranson • The Emperor's New Clothes on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/slp/emperor-s-new-clothes/5577hrhsounu9gd • “Confessions of a CEO: The 8 types of people who will never buy your product” — https://growthlab.com/people-who-never-buy/ • Steve Jobs — https://allaboutstevejobs.com/ • Tim Ferris — https://tim.blog/ • Dan Carlin — https://www.dancarlin.com/ • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Steph Crowder is the former Director of Customer Success at Fizzle and a business strategist that helps entrepreneurs balance “the head and heart of entrepreneurship.” Through her group coaching and signature program, Crickets to Customers, she equips business owners on how to develop an engaged community. Steph is the host of the Courage & Clarity podcast, where she explores what it truly takes to be a successful entrepreneur and create a life filled with love and passion for what you do.   Today, Steph shares how she honed her coaching skills and was able to apply it in a different setting that's an excellent fit for her. She explains how it allowed her to earn over $163k in revenue in a single year, discusses how she identified the business she wanted to start, and how her business kicked off while maintaining good relationships with her former colleagues. Steph also shares the gifts she possesses that allow her to see the necessary business tweaks and opportunities that other coaches and entrepreneurs don't see as well as her ultimate goal for any coaching interaction she has with her clients.   “Strategy divorced from vision is kind of just taking blind action.” - Steph Crowder     This Week on the Get Paid Podcast:   The inspiration behind the Courage & Clarity Podcast. How Steph's work at Fizzle led to her role as a coach. Why she decided to pivot her career from working at Fizzle to building a business. What Steph's early podcast download numbers looked like and why she started her email list 6-months after launching her show. How she launched her first offer and what drove her to start it. What is the 15-Minute Planner Method and how Steph launched her six-month coaching program. What Crickets to Customers is and how it got started. How Steph allows her clients to co-create their coaching experience in her programs. Her process regarding client acquisitions and evaluation. The importance of validating business ideas and setting realistic expectations before launching paid programs. How much Steph made in less than a year of her coaching business and how much she actually “takes home” after expenses. Her vetting process for enrolling clients into her 6-month coaching programs.     Resources Mentioned:   Episode 37: Corbett Barr: Audience or Product First? Episode 40: Chase Reeves: “This Shit Is Hard” Episode 56: Shanté Cofield: Asking Your Question and the Power of “Swipe Up” Big Magic Book by Elizabeth Gilbert Voxer   Connect with Steph Crowder:   Crickets to Customers Website The Courage & Clarity Podcast Fizzle Website Email: steph@courageandclarity.com   Sell Your Online Course - on Autopilot!   Are you ready to ramp up your online course sales this year? Thinking about using Facebook and Instagram ads to promote your services and online products, but feeling a little overwhelmed?   Then you need the 5-Part Ad Formula That Sells Online Courses on Autopilot.   This FREE masterclass is based on my proven formula and teaches you how to create 5 killer Facebook and Instagram ads that will convert newsfeed browsers into new students for your online course, group program, or mastermind.   So… what are you waiting for? Request your free access to The 5 Ads Formula That Sells Online Courses on Autopilot today.     Now it's time to GET PAID   Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media.   Now, it's time to go get yourself paid.

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/313 How do we run a business that does not run us into the ground? Can we give energy into our hustle without having none left for anything else? How do we keep the wind in our sails? The idea of managing the size of a business to suit your actual needs seems to becoming more and more attractive to a lot of entrepreneurs. It is something we have spoken about before on the Fizzle Show and we strongly believe you are the one who should decide the scope and ambition of what you do! In this episode, we take this idea one step further and think about just how much and what kind of work you really need to do today. Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, is there an obvious question that you see being asked that you know how to answer? Today on the show we are joined by Nathalie Lussier who is a digital strategist, the founder of Access Ally and has made it her mission to help you achieve your dreams. We talk to her about automation, the customer's journey, facilitating a good experience for an audience, improving the work you have already done and why you already have everything you need. For all of this and more, join us today! Key Points From This Episode: • A quick introduction to Nathalie and her business. [0:03:26.4] • Switching the equation around so your business serves you. [0:08:30.7] • Breaking things down in past, present and future. [0:13:16.2] • Sustainable entrepreneurship and the value of service. [0:15:26.6] • The vital lessons that we learn in trying times. [0:19:17.4] • The expert's dilemma and getting perspective on your own value. [0:22:40.7] • The patterns that helped Nathalie discover her gifts in plain sight. [0:26:35.5] • How Nathalie's answered the questions she was encountering. [0:31:35.3] • Moving forward with freebies towards paid services. [0:35:54.7] • Fighting your own battles and slaying your own dragons. [0:41:02.8] • Nathalie's business preparation for having her baby. [0:46:51.2] • The architecture of online business and the customer journey. [0:51:54.1] • Stamina and dedication to bettering a single offer. [0:54:32.6] • Post mortem, taking stock and dialing it all in for updates. [1:00:49.4] • Honoring the work already done and doubling down. [1:04:40.7] • You already have what you need! [1:08:01.1] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • AccessAlly — https://accessally.com • Nathalie Lussier — https://nathalielussier.com • Oprah — http://www.oprah.com • Jerry Seinfeld — http://jerryseinfeld.com • Dan Tocchini — https://www.crunchbase.com/person/daniel-tocchini • Schitt's Creek — https://www.netflix.com/za/title/80036165 • Trello — https://trello.com • Atlassian— https://www.atlassian.com • Narnia — http://www.narnia.com • Vitals — https://vitals.agency/ • Jim Rohn — https://www.jimrohn.com • Nathan Barry — https://nathanbarry.com • ConvertKit — https://convertkit.com • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Drip — https://www.drip.com • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Fizzle Defining Your Audience — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/join-30-day-just-ship-challenge • Fizzle Customer Conversation Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Post Mortem Workbook — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/learning-from-pain-via-post-mortems-fs295/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://vitals.agency/blog/author/aiden/ • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Chase Reeves Reviews — https://www.youtube.com/user/chasereeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/312 How do we manage the all important task of launching? What are the most important aspects on which we need to focus? How do we prepare and reflect in order to keep improving and learning? The topic of launching is something that all entrepreneurs, no matter how experienced, should be very familiar with. It is the birthing of your ideas into the real world, the conversion of plans into an actual business. So we are giving you the run down of how to make this process and particularly your reactions to it, that much more meaningful, rewarding and enjoyable. In this episode, we discuss the ideas of expectations, mindsets, goals and preparation. We also get into the major contributing factors to your experience of a launch, unpacking community, tools and attitude. Today on the show we are joined by Sarah Peck, founder of Startup Pregnant, a New York City based company dedicated to enlarging the voices of women in business. She shares loads of wisdom, learned in her own career and recent endeavors that inform her attitude towards launches. For all of this and more, be sure to join us, today! Key Points From This Episode: • A little about Sarah's work, philosophy and company. [0:06:04.4] • Launching and the feeling of birthing something new into the world. [0:08:36.8] • Expectations, hopes and mindsets and the effects of these. [0:12:55.6] • Grounding yourself and realistic goal setting. [0:18:45.3] • The vital importance of your scene and the minds around you. [0:25:01.8] • Healthy and stable ways of dealing with the results of a launch. [0:29:25.2] • Some of Sarah's recent experiences launching. [0:33:35.7] • Sarah's fundamental goals for her business in aiding her calling. [0:41:15.1] • Careful selection of the variable elements of your business. [0:44:32.7] • Interesting reflections from Sarah's latest signup process. [0:48:50.4] • The hopeful entrepreneurial spirit and eternal space for improvement. [0:51:46.5] • Community, platforms and tools for getting your ideas out into the world. [0:55:14.5] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Bench — https://bench.co/partner/fizzle • Sarah Peck — https://www.sarahkpeck.com • Startup Pregnant — https://startuppregnant.com • The Wise Women's Council — https://startuppregnant.com/wise-womens-council-startup-pregnant-mastermind/ • Bulletproof Coffee — https://blog.bulletproof.com/how-to-make-your-coffee-bulletproof-and-your-morning-too/ • Jim Rohn — https://www.jimrohn.com • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com • Jay Z — http://lifeandtimes.com • Ellen Degeneres — https://www.ellentube.com • Seth Godin — https://www.sethgodin.com • Brian Eno — http://www.brian-eno.net • Russian Doll — https://www.netflix.com/title/80211627 • Elizabeth Gilbert — https://www.elizabethgilbert.com • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/310 Self-starting entrepreneurs are always confronted with having to manage multiple projects at once. Will you ever get to the point of sorting out all these tasks and responsibilities, and having a greater sense of control over your daily activities? Is it possible to start enjoying the process, even though the circumstances are not ideal? In this episode, we look at practical ways in which you can optimally manage your energy as an entrepreneur, always keeping in mind what the ultimate goal is and staying in tune with your true self and with what makes you happy. Today on the show we are joined by Steph Crowder and Jen Rao who will be sharing some of their tips and tricks for aligning your work to suit the lifestyle you want. Jen summarizes her story of last week, about how a stressful job led her to scale down and simplify her life. Steph also shares about having to make a drastic career move that enabled her to prioritize both her professional aspirations and her family, and about the importance of developing a clear vision for the future. We also talk about the difficulty women face in balancing their work and family lives, the silent expectations of the workplace and why you need to constantly check your internal alignment. We discuss the circumstances under which you would want to leave your employment, waiting for the right opportunity and why you could consider simply reducing your day job hours. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation today on The Fizzle Show! Key Points From This Episode: • A summary of Jen's story about making alternative decisions. [0:07:55.0] • Visionaries versus implementers. [0:12:57.0] • Having a vision of where you want to be. [0:14:42.0] • Steph's take on the book Lean In. [0:15:48.0] • The unspoken expectations on employees. [0:16:50.0] • The importance of alignment. [0:19:24.0] • Trying new things in the first year of running your own business. [0:21:16.0] • How alignment can shift. [0:21:46.0] • Changing energies in ourselves and in nature. [0:22:40.0] • Embracing the fact that we change and grow. [0:24:08.0] • Myers and Briggs personality types. [0:28:01.0] • Jen's struggle with going on vacation with her previous job. [0:33:18.0] • The importance of being happy with what you do. [0:34:34.0] • Leaving your job and waiting for the right opportunity. [0:40:05.0] • Knowing what matters most to you. [0:47:23.0] • How useful the MVI worksheet is. [0:50:15.0] • The importance of leaving your job on good terms. [0:52:48.0] • Scaling down your hours to allow more creative time. [0:53:35.0] • The possibilities with freelance work. [0:57:00.0] • Energizing versus draining activities. [1:00:05.0] • Cultivating gratitude for your situation. [1:02:08.0] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle Show — https://fizzle.co/ • Kerri Lowe on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrilowe • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ • Courage + Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Jen Rao — https://jenrao.com/ • Amy Porterfield — https://www.amyporterfield.com/ • Marie Forleo — https://www.marieforleo.com/ • Sheryl Sandberg • Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Women-Work-Will-Lead/dp/0385349947 • Sheryl Sandberg on Twitter — https://twitter.com/sherylsandberg • Winston Churchill — https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/winston-churchill • Myers and Briggs — https://www.myersbriggs.org/home.htm?bhcp=1 • Big Five Personality Traits — https://www.verywellmind.com/the-big-five-personality-dimensions-2795422 • Gusto — https://gusto.com/fizzle • TED Talks — https://www.ted.com/talks • Tim Ferriss — https://tim.blog/ • Corbett Barr — https://corbettbarr.com/ • The Life-Chaning Magic of Tidying Up on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing/dp/1607747308 • MVI Exercise — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/minimum-viable-income • This episode — https://fizzle.co/310

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/308 What are these new opportunities that are available to people in 2019? How can you find the right gig for your needs or skills? How can entrepreneurs cleverly utilize these opportunities to help them along their own journey? That's right, today we are unpacking the exciting new world that is opening up for anybody interested, introducing the gig economy! This might be Uber or Lyft, Airbnb or Upwork, there are new services and platforms every day that you could be using to make a little extra money and boost your hustle. In this episode, our focus is finding the right gig for your skills and needs in order to stay afloat while you keep your entrepreneurial dreams alive. There are many ways to skin this cat but the simplest might be to just use these gigs as a means to a financial end in the interim with your own business. We talk about why these gigs are usually so much better than a day-job you hate, potential drawbacks of this marketplace, the paradox of the gig economy and more! For this and a bunch of other great stuff, be sure to join us on the Fizzle Show today! Key Points From This Episode: • A new kind of opportunity. [0:06:50.2] • Considering options other than a dead-end job. [0:09:35.8] • The perceived negative sides of the gig economy. [0:13:18.3] • Freedom from testing and relieving the burden and pressure. [0:15:47.5] • Some driving and vehicle gigs besides the obvious ones. [0:20:35.1] • Staying open to ideas and niches within this job market. [0:28:56.6] • Omni, storage, innovation in rental space and the last wave of ownership. [0:39:15.8] • Airbnb, legalities and the evolving world of home rental. [0:41:50.6] • Walking dogs with Rover! [0:46:38.4] • TaskRabbit, Poshmark and everything in between. [0:49:10.2] • Feastly and the network for freelance chefs. [0:55:01.7] • The tech niche surrounding Upwork. [0:58:49.2] • Our picks for overlapping and useful usage of skills. [1:04:22.2] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Uber — https://www.uber.com • Lyft — https://www.lyft.com/ • Rover — https://www.rover.com/ • HopSkipDrive — https://www.hopskipdrive.com/ • Bubbl — https://www.bubbl-rides.com/ • Turo — https://turo.com/ • Dolly — https://dolly.com/ • Crate&Barrel — https://www.crateandbarrel.com/ • Postmates — https://postmates.com/ • Amazon Flex — https://flex.amazon.com/ • Ryan Delk — https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandelk • Omni — https://www.beomni.com • Airbnb — https://www.airbnb.com/ • Onefinestay — https://www.onefinestay.com/ • Rocky IV — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089927/ • TaskRabbit — https://www.taskrabbit.com/ • Parks and Recreation — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1266020/ • Aziz Ansari — https://www.azizansari.com/ • Closet Collective — https://www.instagram.com/closetcollective/?hl=en • Poshmark — https://poshmark.com/ • Marie Kondo — https://konmari.com/ • Feastly — https://eatfeastly.com/ • Upwork — https://www.upwork.com/ • SpareHire — https://www.sparehire.com/ • HelloTech — https://www.hellotech.com/ • GeekSquad — http://www.bestbuy-jobs.com/job-family/geek-squad/ • Fizzle Defining Your Audience — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/join-30-day-just-ship-challenge • Fizzle Customer Conversation Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Post Mortem Workbook — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/learning-from-pain-via-post-mortems-fs295/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://vitals.agency/blog/author/aiden/ • Vitals — https://vitals.agency/ • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Chase Reeves Reviews — https://www.youtube.com/user/chasereeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/307 What are the daily practices that help us have a better day? How do we keep our routine from turning into dogma? When is the right time to tune up our habits and move on to something new? That's right, we are tackling the often talked about, sometimes misrepresented, idea of daily routines! We have been told so many times about the effects of our habits and our repeated actions but sometimes that is not enough to help us find what works for us. In this episode, we take an essential look at the issue, considering what it is about daily practices that can have positive effects on things in our lives and specifically our businesses. From showering and good rest, all the way to where you work and taking regular walks, we cover it all! We also talk about meditation and gratitude, unlocking spaces you never knew existed in your mind and how choosing a good song can change your life. For this great chat, join us on the Fizzle Show today! Key Points From This Episode: • The modern online entrepreneurial landscape. [0:06:20.9] • Hacking, experimentation and finding loopholes. [0:12:03.4] • Routine is good, meditation is healthy. [0:16:15.8] • The effect that simple routines can have on your mindset. [0:20:08.2] • Showering, sleep and the foundations for ideas. [0:22:49.7] • Journalling, walking and starting the day with a good song. [0:29:30.7] • Expectations of our loved ones and the evolution of relationships. [0:36:42.9] • Shaking things up and getting out of dogmatic states and stagnation. [0:44:16.2] • Ways to break into new routines. [0:55:15.6] • The two things that impact our wellbeing above all else. [1:00:04.4] • Our huge dependence on each other and relationships. [1:10:04.2] • Using the vessel of routine to get to a good feeling. [1:14:45.6] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Jamba Juice — http://www.jambajuice.com/ • Skype — https://www.skype.com • Nathan Barry — https://nathanbarry.com/ • ConvertKit — https://convertkit.com/fizzle • Tim Ferriss — https://tim.blog/ • Winston Churchill — https://www.britannica.com/biography/Winston-Churchill • Benjamin Franklin — https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/benjamin-franklin • Fizzle Defining Your Audience — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Justin Timberlake — https://www.justintimberlake.com/ • Can't Stop This Feeling — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw • Pharrell — https://pharrellwilliams.com/ • Happy — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM • Michael Jackson — https://www.michaeljackson.com/ • Grease — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077631/ • Arianna Huffington — http://ariannahuffington.com/ • Esther Perel — https://www.estherperel.com/ • Mating in Captivity — https://www.amazon.com/Mating-Captivity-Unlocking-Erotic-Intelligence/dp/0060753641 • MailChimp — https://mailchimp.com/ • Asana — https://asana.com/ • TypeForm — https://www.typeform.com/ • Planet Earth II — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5491994/ • Swordbill Hummingbird — https://giphy.com/gifs/bbcearth-bird-bbc-3oz8xzmy5jM39tV4OI • Byron Katie — http://thework.com/en/do-work • The Work — http://thework.com • Jess Lively — http://jesslively.com/ • Tesla — https://www.tesla.com/ • Headspace — https://www.headspace.com/ • InsightTimer — https://insighttimer.com/ • Alan Watts — https://blog.mindvalley.com/alan-watts/?utmsource=google • Ram Dass — https://www.ramdass.org/ • Hafez — https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/hafez • Tony Robbins — https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/join-30-day-just-ship-challenge • Fizzle Customer Conversation Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Post Mortem Workbook — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/learning-from-pain-via-post-mortems-fs295/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://vitals.agency/blog/author/aiden/ • Vitals — https://vitals.agency/ • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Chase Reeves Reviews — https://www.youtube.com/user/chasereeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/306 How do we create necessary safety nets for our businesses? What happens when disaster strikes or you just need to take a holiday? What are the most important areas to cover? Every business will have its own unexpected ups and downs. Being prepared for these can mean the difference between staying alight and fizzling out, so we want to unpack how to go about prepping your ship for all manner of waters! In this episode, we get right to the core of what it means to prepare well for the inevitable difficulties you or business might encounter. We go through some of the ways you can approach this task, talking about different modes of work, productivity and why time off is so important. We also talk about recovery from tough periods, the concepts of good enough and trust and why it is not actually that difficult to be well prepared in this regard. This is such a vital topic because in the end, it can all collapse if you do not reinforce your businesses structures now! For this great conversation, be sure to join today on the Fizzle Show! Key Points From This Episode: • Don't miss out on opportunities through ill preparation. [0:08:10.3] • Working in the eye of the storm. [0:11:01.8] • Survival mode versus working with some perspective. [0:14:25.4] • Power saving mode and settling for good enough when necessary. [0:18:32.4] • Time off and the importance of systems and processes. [0:22:10.2] • Team members and support networks for your peace of mind. [0:27:01.6] • The four rings of productivity and stepping into complexity. [0:28:45.9] • Stoicism and staying the path. [0:36:02.5] • Serenity and calm in the eye of storm. [0:38:38.1] • Write out your problems and letting it all out. [0:41:50.6] • Emotional resilience and staying afloat in stormy seas. [0:46:40.7] • Attachment, detachment and the results that come of these mindsets. [0:51:35.3] • The impact of B minus work and minimum viable effort. [0:55:39.8] • What are you committed to cause? [0:58:12.2] • The power of automation and increasing points of failure. [1:03:50.9] • Staying ahead of the curve and your schedule. [1:08:38.3] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ • Bill Burr — http://billburr.com/ • New York Times Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work? — https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/business/against-hustle-culture-rise-and-grind-tgim.html • Kaiser Permanent — https://wa.kaiserpermanente.org/ • Get Out — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/ • Tim Ferriss — https://tim.blog/ • Ryan Holiday — https://ryanholiday.net/ • Time Ferriss TedTalk — https://www.ted.com/talks/timferrisssmashfearlearnanything/transcript?language=en • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Brooke Castillo — https://thelifecoachschool.com/ • The Revenant Cause — https://www.therevenantprocess.com/ • Bench — https://bench.co/ • Wutang Financial — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhUnEg0he4A • Science of People — https://www.scienceofpeople.com/ • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/join-30-day-just-ship-challenge • Fizzle Customer Conversation Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Post Mortem Workbook — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/learning-from-pain-via-post-mortems-fs295/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://vitals.agency/blog/author/aiden/ • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/305 How do we balance our dreams of perfection with getting things done? Should our business be more focussed on shipping or shaping? When do we know that something is ready to go out into the world? These are the types of questions that all entrepreneurs, whether service or product based, have to face pretty regularly. Learning how to manage this tension is huge part of finding a successful path and continual sensitivity to these options can put you and your work in great stead. In this episode, we get right into the issue, weighing the benefits of getting things done and working on them meticulously. In the end, there is always going to be a sweet spot between how much you can possibly do and the point you need to let go. We also talk about self doubt, paring down your vision, putting constraints of perfectionism and why it is not a bad idea to err on the side of shipping in the beginning. For this and whole lot more, join us today! Key Points From This Episode: • Ways to think about the differences between perfect and done. [0:03:44.5] • The difficulty of embodying both of these ideas. [0:08:20.2] • Swinging between practicality, practice and perfection. [0:10:15.6] • Smashing pedestals and giving yourself permission to succeed. [0:16:54.4] • Witnessing and acknowledging how you feel about your projects. [0:20:50.8] • What perfectionism actually means in relation to your psyche. [0:25:06.4] • Starting to ship somewhere and the space there is for imperfection. [0:32:38.1] • Performance, entrepreneurship and streamlining your shipping. [0:40:01.5] • Perspective and clinically observing yourself and your business. [0:45:18.3] • Solving a problem and letting your perfectionism serve you. [0:53:02.4] • Ongoing lesson and the journey that we are on. [0:57:04.2] • Living to fight another day in this business! [1:01:03.2] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/join-30-day-just-ship-challenge • Ann Lamont — https://www.forbes.com/profile/ann-lamont/#135989c265b5 • Full Metal Jacket — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/ • Tony Robbins — https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ • Barack Obama — https://barackobama.com/ • Smashing Pumpkins — https://www.smashingpumpkins.com/ • StoryBrand — https://storybrand.com/ • Evernote — https://evernote.com/ • Get Out — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/ • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Customer Conversation Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Post Mortem Workbook — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/learning-from-pain-via-post-mortems-fs295/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://vitals.agency/blog/author/aiden/ • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/304 What are business experiments? How can you conduct one easily and quickly? In what ways can using tests like these help you to grow and propel your business forward? Using tests and experiments can teach you so much about how to progress; what areas need attention; and, what is possible. There may be things that you thought were beyond you that are completely achievable! In this episode, we talk about how to run experiments as well how to structure them to gauge success, build confidence and jump to the next level. We talk about engines of growth, goal setting, clarifying the process and how asking yourself what you want can kickstart this mode of thinking. We also talk about five essential areas of these tests and Aiden breaks down the physiology of the test body! We talk about control, variables, structure and more. We use the example of growing your audience as the proxy to explain these parts so that you can go out and get started! For all that and whole lot more, join us today! Key Points From This Episode: • What is a business experiment? [0:07:22.4] • Maintaining momentum and laying out enough track for your train. [0:12:02.8] • Heading out into the unknown and using an experimental approach. [0:16:01.2] • Don't be a donkey! Make some decisions and take some action! [0:20:30.5] • The difference between lookers and leapers. [0:23:01.1] • An overview of the five elements of a great business experiment. [0:30:40.9] • The intuitive gut feeling around uncertainties and ambitions. [0:37:58.0] • Variables at the heart of your business. [0:44:10.4] • The controls and keeping parts of the experiment static. [0:52:10.6] • Focussing on specific and consistent engines of growth. [0:59:30.3] • Designing your own tests and experiments according to what you need. [1:04:51.3] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Modern Family — https://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family • Boston Celtics — https://www.nba.com/celtics/gtl • Sienna Van — https://www.toyota.com/sienna/ • The Rockefellers — https://www.ranker.com/list/dark-rockefeller-family-facts/harrison-tenpas • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ • Bill Burr — http://billburr.com/ • Tim Ferriss — https://tim.blog/ • Glengarry Glen Ross — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/glengarryglenross • Google Spreadsheet Tests — • Shark Video — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duSPHGiPhwk • Tony Robbins — https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ • Jess Lively — http://jesslively.com/ • Jordan Peterson — https://jordanbpeterson.com/ • 12 Rules for Life — https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0345816021 • Stephen Covey — https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits.html • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Customer Conversation Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations • Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge • Fizzle Post Mortem Workbook — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/learning-from-pain-via-post-mortems-fs295/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://vitals.agency/blog/author/aiden/ • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/303 How much growth is enough? Can you keep your company at an optimum size? What is the perfect size for you? A bigger business is not always a better business. And, keeping things on the right level is almost always preferable to precarious growth. If you can stay profitable, why would you need to keep growing to some imaginary and mostly arbitrary standard? In this episode, we are going deep on the idea of how to make sure your business gets to and stays at the best size for your needs. We are talking freedom, consistency and the phases of growth that you will experience. Today on the show, we are joined by Paul Jarvis, author, designer, podcaster, online course teacher and software creator. Paul's latest book, Company of One, is the jumping off point for today's discussion and he does a great job of unpacking his philosophy for all of us. We also talk about impacting one person through your business, remaining mindful of your successes and priorities, considering the lifestyle implications of your choices and filtering your decisions with your purpose. So for all of this and more, join us on the Fizzle Show today! Key Points From This Episode: • Paul's first, second and third books. [0:05:24.3] • The electro shock experiment. [0:10:45.8] • Increasing freedom and maintaining profitability. [0:15:04.5] • The phases of growth and being mindful of enough. [0:20:35.7] • Servicing yourself and customers by staying manageable. [0:25:30.1] • Impacting one person through your work. [0:30:02.7] • Paul's experience publishing his Sunday Dispatches. [0:36:40.9] • Paying attention to the audience that you have already accumulated. [0:40:20.4] • A commitment to your audience through consistency. [0:43:45.7] • The most useful question Paul has ever asked his audience. [0:47:40.5] • How much is enough? Renegotiating your relationship with work. [0:51:01.3] • Paul's parting advice for getting it right for yourself. [0:54:15.7] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Paul Jarvis — https://pjrvs.com/ • Eat Awesome — https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13565587-eat-awesome-a-regular-person-s-guide-to-plant-based-whole-foods • Be Awesome in Online Business — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FEKO62S/ • Company of One — https://www.amazon.com/Company-One-Staying-Small-Business/dp/1328972356 • David Heinemeier Hansson — https://david.heinemeierhansson.com/ • Cal Newport — http://calnewport.com/ • MailChimp — https://mailchimp.com/ • Tom Ross — https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tomrossconnect • Electric Shock Experiment —https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/07/people-prefer-electric-shocks-to-being-alone-with-their-thoughts/373936/ • Elon Musk — https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/#e5473a77999b • Tim Ferriss — https://tim.blog/ • Willow — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096446/ • The 4-Hour Workweek — https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357 • Aiden Fishbein — https://vitals.agency/blog/author/aiden/ • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: https://fizzle.co/sparkline/burnout-rebirth-and-the-weird-netherworld-between-the-two-fs302/ What is it really like to be a successful entrepreneur? Can we even appreciate our success in this model of business? What are the costs and benefits that we do not always see? Today on the show we are joined by Tom Ross, the CEO and founder of Design Cuts who will taking us through the last few years in his life of entrepreneurship and giving us the real inside scoop on the highs and lows of his process. In this episode, we unpack jumping into the entrepreneurial lifestyle, motivation, the drive to succeed, burnout and different areas of health that require our attention. We also shed some light on relationships and nurturing parts in your life besides business. Tom gives us a lot of great insight and intimate details about his struggles with his health, what brought about these problems and how learning to manage his own type of ambition and drive has been key to finding more sustainable growth and success. For this great chat, be sure to join us today! Key Points From This Episode: • The conversation that sparked the discussion in today's episode. [0:05:31.7] • Some of Tom's business history over the last few years [0:07:00.2] • The idea of contentment and aiming for it with your own business. [0:13:45.4] • Tom's early forays into entrepreneurship and the beginnings of Design Cuts. [0:15:29.6] • Early success, a history of underachieving and really, really long hours of work. [0:22:01.2] • The beauty of doing the work and execution motivation. [0:26:17.7] • The rat race and surrendering to the calling of creativity. [0:32:30.8] • Tom's competitive streak and the steam to take the world on. [0:34:58.5] • Finding meaning in relationships as well as in work. [0:41:09.3] • Burnout, sickness and the horrible effects of overwork. [0:43:55.1] • The mental fallout of sickness and exhaustion. [0:51:40.7] • How Tom started to rebuild his physical and mental health. [0:55:01.5] • Advice to those trying to balance these factors better than Tom did. [0:59:35.3] • Revving to high on your own motivation. [1:07:31.2] • Saving time, clever marketing and scaling on your team. [1:15:15.7] • Improving every day for the rest of your life. [1:19:02.5] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Tom Ross — https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tomrossconnect • Tom Ross on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/tomrossmedia/?hl=en • Design Cuts — https://www.designcuts.com/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://vitals.agency/blog/author/aiden/ • C.S. Lewis — www.cslewis.com • Till We Have Faces — https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17343.TillWeHaveFaces • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ • Steve Jobs — https://allaboutstevejobs.com/ • Elizabeth Gilbert — https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/ • Big Magic — https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24453082-big-magic • Steven Pressfield — https://stevenpressfield.com/ • War of Art —https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Winning-Creative-Battle/dp/1501260626 • Limitless — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219289/ • Ram Dass — https://www.ramdass.org/ • Tony Hsieh — https://neilpatel.com/blog/zappos-art-of-culture/ • Bird Box — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2737304/ • The Kominsky Method — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7255502/?ref=fnaltt1 • They'll Love Me When I'm Dead — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/theylllovemewhenimdead • Marie Kondo — https://konmari.com/ • Tidying Up — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8115560/ • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chasereeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Make sure you listen in, as on this podcast, Matt interviews Everardo Keeme, who is a certified professional photographer and also a professional snorer. Everardo got into photography on accident. He was working a corporate job, loved it, won a trip to Greece and didn’t have a camera. Since he didn’t have any pictures from that trip, he bought a camera, started photographing cycling events, applied to photograph the Phoenix Open (having never been or photographed golf), got the job and has been a photographer ever since. He got into senior portraits when his daughter got into high school, hence Twelve Year Senior Portraits. He wanted a studio for senior pictures, hence Photo Fusion Studio. Everardo is very passionate about education and is excited about all of the conferences and workshops available now. Overall, photographers are very good about sharing information with each other. He’s also excited about technology and how that’s only going to keep making us better. Internet Resources: Steer away from FB groups – doesn’t want to learn from other strugglers Podcasts – Stacey Brown Randall, Steph Crowder, Everything is Alive Books: 5 core ways of getting referrals – Stacey Brown Randall ( https://amzn.to/2LAMfVV (https://amzn.to/2LAMfVV) ) (#) Transcription was done by Temi.com which means it’s an AI generated transcript. The transcript may contain spelling, grammar and other errors, and is not a substitute for watching the video. Speaker 1: [00:01] Welcome to from nothing to profit, a photographer’s podcast with Matt and Kayak where each week they talk to photographers about what is working in their business now so you can swipe those ideas and grow your business faster. Matt: [00:16] Hey everybody. Welcome to from nothing to profit so today will be a little bit different because kyle is not able to join us today because she’s got a sick kid at home. But I’m with my good friend Everardo Akimi. He has a really fascinating story. So I think you guys will be interested to know what he does. First of all, he’s a corporate event and headshot photographer. If you guys follow them online, that’s what you’d probably see. Um, I know he’s also a certified professional photographer. Um, I know that because him and allison both did that kind of at the same time. And then he’s been the official photographer of the Phoenix Open from since 2010, which I think is the most interesting part because I’m a sports guy and that’s always fascinating to every week when you get it every year for a week when you get to do that. Matt: [01:01] But then you’re the owner of photo fusion studios and the twelfth and twelfth year senior portraits. So welcome man. I appreciate you being on the show. Yeah, of course, man. Thanks for having me on. I appreciate it. So I have to tell everybody a little bit of a backstory about when we went to sync together and I’ll throw you under the bus and totally embarrass you. But that’s how we, that’s how we start every podcast around here is we try to handle it. I’m a big boy so we all stayed. Joy verts has a condo down by where sync is hosted. So um, every year we go down there and we tend to stay at her, her condo, and you know, some people can make it every year, some people can’t or whatever. So at the last minute a bunch of people said they could go and enjoy, had already kind of filled up the condo. So what happened is that we started like having to like move people around a little bit and Everardo and I were the only two guys that were staying at the condo that day because I think mentioned Shaylon will actually, we’re staying in a different condo and uh, so we ended up having to share a room. So we had two twin beds and shared a room together. And I’ll tell you what, man, you’re the loudest store I’ve ever, I’ve ever hung out with.... Support this podcast

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/301 Where should you work? What are the options when it comes to choosing a space? What are the most important things to consider when finding your workspace? As entrepreneurs we have the option of choosing where we want to work. It is one of the blessing afforded this lifestyle, but can also have a huge impact on the success and failure of your projects. In this episode, we break down the subject and try our best to unpack the issue in a way that helps you get some more clarity on the location for the magic to happen. This location might evolve and grow as you do, so we also want to give you the tools and ideas that aid this process. We also talk about the three main avenues for spaces where you can work, these being home, an office and public spaces like cafes. We each give our personal experience with these places and share some pros and cons for you listening pleasure! For all of this and much more, be sure to join us on the show today! Key Points From This Episode: • Finding your own best location according to your season. [0:04:52.5] • The laptop lifestyle and different modes of work. [0:07:43.2] • Using a particular space for a particular project or job. [0:12:15.6] • Learning your own strengths and weaknesses. [0:14:51.8] • The life changing magic of tidying up. [0:19:10.5] • Some of the challenges of working from home. [0:22:02.3] • Distractions, evolving offices and scheduling home work. [0:26:01.1] • Treating work spaces like productivity systems. [0:31:40.6] • Choosing where to work by what you are working on today. [0:35:40.5] • The experience and lessons of working from home. [0:40:28.8] • Weighing rented offices and co-working spaces. [0:50:15.9] • The pros and cons of working in public spaces like a cafe. [0:58:21.4] • The impact that your work and where you do it can have. [1:01:30.3] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — http://gusto.com/fizzle • Bench — https://bench.co/partner/fizzle • Bird Box — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2737304/ • Office Space — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/ • The Office — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290978/?ref=nvsr2 • A Quiet Place — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6644200/ • Trello — https://trello.com/en • Asana — https://asana.com/ • Evernote — https://evernote.com/ • Marie Kondo — https://konmari.com/ • The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up — https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing/dp/1607747308 • Tidying Up with Marie Kondo — https://www.netflix.com/za/title/80209379 • WeWork — https://www.wework.com/ • Ready Player One — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720/ • William Faulkner — https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Faulkner • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Jordan Peterson — https://jordanbpeterson.com/ • Alan Watts — https://blog.mindvalley.com/alan-watts/ • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/297 Becoming an entrepreneur means taking risks, right? Does this leap of faith have to be super perilous and terrifying? Are there ways in which you can take the necessary risks that suit you and your business and ensure the highest chance success? These are questions that prospective and even full time business owners have to answer all the time. Here at Fizzle, as supposed successful entrepreneurs we are still plagued by these issues and the concerns that come along with them! In this episode, we unpack all of our thoughts about the transition, big jump or leap of faith to chasing your dream job. We talk about the usefulness of day jobs in making your vision possible; the different types of risk involved; taking advantage of opportunity and the things that can help you control this overwhelming experience. We also talk about common misconceptions, power versus force and getting ready for take-off. For this and much more, be sure to join for this episode! Key Points From This Episode: • Funding your dream through a corporate job. [0:07:52.6] • Shortening runways and holding onto income before flight is possible. [0:12:42.4] • Maintaining a solid footing while transitioning into entrepreneurship. [0:15:12.7] • Misconceptions around starting a successful business. [0:17:50.2] • The difference between ego and financial types of risk. [0:23:04.1] • Rebranding yourself, identity risks and the finality of making the jump. [0:26:18.8] • The potential of failure and balancing this with grand ideas. [0:33:30.5] • Moments of opportunity and reacting with the appropriate force. [0:40:01.4] • A business' relationship with time and public perception. [0:44:30.3] • Putting yourself out there and creating good fortune through preparation. [0:45:55.4] • The constant feeling of exhilaration. [48:30.0] • Controlling what you can with a goal and a timeline. [0:55:08.2] • Finding a risk option that suits you best and freedom from fear. [0:57:50.2] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Chase's Special LA Event - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-revenant-process-jan-31st-feb-3rd-2019-tickets-52378590775 • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Bench — https://bench.co/partner/fizzle/ • Gusto — https://gusto.com/fizzle • Leadership and Self Deception — https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Self-Deception-Getting-Out-Box/dp/1576759776 • Rumi — https://www.khamush.com/poems.html • Dr David Hawkins — http://www.spiritualteachers.org/david-hawkins/ • Peter Gabriel — https://petergabriel.com/ • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Jason Fried — https://www.ted.com/speakers/jasonfried • David Heinemeier Hansson — https://david.heinemeierhansson.com/ • Chase's Event — • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Smart Passive Income — https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://www.linkedin.com/in/aiden-fishbein-05156830 • Steph Crowder — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder?lang=en • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Hello everyone and welcome back to The Strategy Hour! Today we are once again joined by our friend Steph Crowder for a Boss Talk session and we will be discussing the role of mindset in defining success. These episodes are definitely some of our favorites and it is always a pleasure having Steph sit down for a dive into an interesting subject. We actually stole this topic straight from her and she dug into her deep archives and pulled this one out just for our listeners. We will really be considering how to get passed mindset issues and how differently we combat these problems. It is such a great question and we cannot wait to unpack it right here on Boss Talk! The discussion covers a meditation on different kinds of mindsets and attitudes and how these impact levels of success. We then go on to talk about grit, determination, and perseverance and how vital these qualities are in any type of achievement. The topics of nature and nurture are also relevant and a large takeaway from today is that we do not start on an even playing field but we do get to decide how we play the game and when we get back up from a fall. For an inspiring chat with a great soul-sister of ours, be sure to tune in!  Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/295 What is the best way to ensure we do not make the same mistakes twice? How can reviews and retrospectives teach us for the future? How can you really execute the best type of post-mortem? During the life of an entrepreneur it is pretty much a given that there will be successes and failures over the years. We are sure you'll agree that the best way to increase the number of successes as time goes by is to learn from past failures. That's where the idea of the post-mortem comes in! In this episode, we break down why post-mortems are necessary, how they really function, and exactly how they can be practically applied to different business models. Today on the show we are joined by our friend, Aiden Fishbein, who came up with the concept for today's show. He really leads the discussion and lays out some great frameworks for approaching this task. We also talk about the risk of over analysis, post-mortems as a symptom of your companies communication habits, and how even the worst failure can have a silver lining to carry forward. For this great conversation be sure to tune in! Key Points From This Episode: • The value of a postmortem and how this helps when starting something new. [0:04:01.5] • Aiden's early work, experiences and how he built his portfolio. [0:07:40.8] • Duplicating success and learning from mistakes through retrospectives. [0:11:15.1] • Setting out your ideal clients and slowly getting closer to these. [0:15:52.8] • Balancing risks and calculated strategies as an entrepreneur. [0:19:25.4] • Practical application of this idea across different types of business. [0:24:17.7] • The usefulness of striving for objectivity on your projects. [0:33:20.3] • Finding the silver lining in a bad project. [0:37:02.3] • Year end round ups and learning from the past. [0:41:10.2] • The postmortem cheat sheet and checking off the list. [0:45:55.7] • Communication and its centrality to the success of an organization. [0:53:02.8] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • discover.bot — https://discover.bot/fizzle/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://www.linkedin.com/in/aiden-fishbein-05156830 • Tony Robbins — https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ • Dan Tocchini — http://dantocchini.com/ • Episode 295 — http://fizzleshow.com/295 • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/294 What is the quickest and safest way towards building a sustainable business? How can focussing on cultivating true fans help you reach this goal? What are the best ways to go about this cultivation? We often talk about attaining a level of success that is adjusted to what you need in order to live the life you want and one of the greatest realizations of this process is the humble reality of this level. You do not need to be famous or have huge numbers of fans or customers in order to make a living! In this episode, we unpack the idea of a committed customer base which has its roots in Kevin Kelly's 2008 piece entitled “1000 True Fans”. Using this starting point we look at what it means to have true fans and how to go about attracting them. We discuss the core and essential elements to these relationships while also emphasizing the unique ways in which it can play out in your business. We also talk about integrity, authenticity, empathy and the vital moment of purchase. We are sure this approach can progress your business in at least a few ways, so make sure you join us for this must hear episode! Key Points From This Episode: • The importance of Kevin Kelly's “1000 True Fans”. [0:05:02.2] • Trust, consistency and commitment from this circle of customers. [0:12:12.5] • The two skis down the slope of success. [0:18:15.3] • Raw honesty and connecting with what is integral to your personality. [0:20:44.9] • Empathy and our tendency towards selfishness. [0:26:49.5] • Authenticity as a key concept of the cultivation of true fans. [0:31:50.6] • Questioning integrity and the breaking of trust through deception. [0:36:10.0] • The moment of purchase and sealing of the deal. [0:41:30.4] • True fans as a great and accessible way towards realistic success. [0:44:35.6] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — https://gusto.com/fizzle • discover.bot — https://discover.bot/fizzle/ • 1000 True Fans — https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ • Kevin Kelly — https://kk.org/ • Wired — https://www.wired.com/ • Tools of Titans — https://toolsoftitans.com/ • Tim Ferriss — https://tim.blog/ • Crickets to Customers — https://courageclarity.teachable.com/p/crickets-to-customers • Nordstrom — https://shop.nordstrom.com/ • Sonos — https://www.sonos.com/en/home • Bill Cosby — https://www.apnews.com/BillCosby • Write Epic Shit — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/write-epic-shit • Joe Rogan — https://www.joerogan.com/ • Medium — https://medium.com/ • Seth Godin — https://www.sethgodin.com/ • Hilary Rodham Clinton — https://www.hillaryclinton.com/ • Donald Trump — https://www.donaldjtrump.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

I share my key takeaways from the amazing Bizdom Retreat, hosted by Steph Crowder of Courage and Clarity Podcast and Megan Hale from Wild & Holy.

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/293 Are you looking to supplement your business' income? Do you want to find something that is going to benefit you in more ways than just financially? How can you align yourself with the right type of people for these goals? There are many ways to make your way through the entrepreneurial world and every person out there can find a unique and successful way for themselves. One of the dynamics that we all have to navigate, however, is balancing money, time, and skills acquisition and that is essentially what this episode is all about. In this our discussion we look at how you can go about creating mutual benefit as a virtual assistant, adding value, learning, earning and networking. We talk about seizing opportunities, where to look for them and pegging all of this on a minimum viable income. Today on the show we are joined by Aiden Fishbein who runs Vitals Agency and is a long time member of our Fizzle Community. Aiden will be sharing his ideas and experience on the topic of hiring within a community and the benefits of apprenticeship type positions. We also talk about the classic apprenticeship model, trial runs and the lessons the panel have learned themselves in these realms. For all this great stuff and more, tune in! Key Points From This Episode: • Finding a supplement income to your business through virtual assistance. [0:03:28.4] • How we have hired in the apprenticeship model at Fizzle. [0:07:39.8] • Mutually beneficial relationships and how Aiden facilitates these at Vitals Agency . [0:12:12.2] • Minimum viable income and adjusting your goals. [0:15:43.5] • Aiden's own experiences freelancing and assisting. [0:23:12.1] • Steph's great experience finding her own virtual assistant. [0:26:07.7] • The hiring process, how painful it can be and how to circumvent this. [0:31:40.3] • Approaching ‘peers-plus' for opportunities and creating mutual benefit. [0:36:28.2] • Starting the conversation around hiring and staging a trial run. [0:41:37.7] • Hiring internally from your community versus outside of your world. [0:45:20.5] • Looking in a community in which you are a member to find someone like-minded. [0:50:01.8] • The power of apprenticeship and expanding your zone of genius. [0:52:34.3] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • discover.bot — https://discover.bot/fizzle/ • Gusto — https://gusto.com/fizzle • Vitals Agency — https://vitals.agency/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://www.linkedin.com/in/aiden-fishbein-05156830 • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Meet Edgar — https://meetedgar.com/ • Laura Roeder — https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraroeder • Marie Forleo — https://www.marieforleo.com/ • Hulu — https://www.hulu.com • How to Afford an Entrepreneurial Lifestyle — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/minimum-viable-income • Ramen Profitable — http://www.paulgraham.com/ramenprofitable.html • Huffington Post — https://www.huffingtonpost.com • Google Assistant • Alexa — https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-And-Alexa-Devices/b?ie=UTF8&node=9818047011 • Siri — https://www.apple.com/siri/ • Amy Porterfield — https://www.amyporterfield.com/ • Caleb Wojcik — http://www.calebwojcik.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/291 How do you get the most out of a limited amount of time? How do we decide how many projects to work on? How do we know when we are onto something good? We take three separate, but thematically linked questions from the Fizzle Forums and attack them head on! These questions are specific to the members that asked them but believe us when we say there is so much juicy, relatable content and info in here for everyone! In this episode, we really get into this question of how we each define ‘good' and what this means in terms of business decision and ambitions. We talk about glass ceilings and aiming for the right height so as not to come crashing down. We also talk about context switching, gaining traction, the point of focus and parkour! For this and much more be sure to tune in! Key Points From This Episode: • What can actually be accomplished in 10 hours a week? [0:05:37.2] • The difference between a public product and an incubation period. [0:10:15.6] • The frustrations of time limitations and excesses. [0:11:40.3] • Multitasking and the question of a number of side hustles. [0:18:10.8] • Reframing this idea for the perspective of the audience and following enjoyment. [0:23:35.3] • Building a minimal viable audience through a singular focus. [0:29:06.5] • Recognizing something good and worthwhile in business. [0:32:34.0] • Defining what you value and aim for with your projects. [0:36:41.3] • A lesson from parkour and expert navigation of your environment. [0:43:22.9] • Founder stories and what we can learn from each other. [0:48:11.6] • Settling in for the long game and learning patience. [0:51:33.6] • Gauging our own glass ceilings and avoiding being caught off guard. [0:54:35.1] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Bullshit Jobs — https://www.amazon.com/Bullshit-Jobs-Theory-David-Graeber/dp/150114331X • Palapa — https://palapa.co/ • Brooke Castillo — https://thelifecoachschool.com/ • Amy Porterfield — https://www.amyporterfield.com/ • Pat Flynn — https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ • Wet Fly Swing Podcast — https://wetflyswing.com/show/ • ESPN — http://kwese.espn.com/ • Steph Crowder on Twitter — https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting

Welcome back to another special episode of The Strategy Hour everyone! We are doing another round of our favorite thing, Boss Talk! We are lucky enough to have Steph Crowder back with us for this and you know how much we love it when she is around. This week we are asking each other what the top three things we wish we could outsource are. That’s right strategists, what are those jobs that you want someone else to do because it’s not your thing, you’re bored of it or you just have better ways to spend your time now that you are a boss? As our business has grown we have found we need and want more and more of the day to day stuff handled by other professionals, so we can have space for the most important jobs and all the rest of the good things that life has to offer. This is one of the blessings of growing a business, you get to choose how it transforms and shape its future according to your instincts and needs. This conversation covers the most fantastical desires we have as well as the most mundane, don’t worry we didn’t skimp on the things we wish we could have just a little different! Come with us on this journey of wishes and wonderment and think about what you may like to outsource in your biz! Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

On episode 16 of Taking the Middle Seat, I'm talking to Megan Seeley, owner of The Goal Designer. She does Planner Matching and 1 on 1 coaching. She also runs a rad Facebook group called Moms Reclaiming Their Time Guilt-Free. She was inspired to create all of this after a very hard season when she had a baby and was diagnosed with a chronic illness, Grave's Disease. She now encourages moms as an anti-productivity coach. Isn't that awesome!I would definitely encourage you to take Megan's Planner Quiz! She'll give you some great ideas on what to look for in a planner that fits your lifestyle.The planner that Megan uses is The Simplified Planner from Emily Ley. I'm doing a planner match session with Megan really soon so I'll let you know which one I pick!Megan talks about her favorite self care is doing lots of things she loves all-at-the-same-time. One of the things she loves is Lush bath bombs. A locally made bath bomb soap maker I love is Maggie Ann Soap Co.Megan loves true crime. She is my people. Best true crime podcast of all time... My Favorite Murder. SSDGM!She also loves the Courage and Clarity Podcast with Steph Crowder. Megan was on that podcast on this episode.Her other loves... cozy mysteries, author Karen McInerney and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel.I'll be back soon to explore the magic in the middle seat.

Are you putting a lot of time and effort into making a course? Is no one buying it? Are you finding it challenging to figure out how to get it sold? Well look no further. We're talking about how to actually get a course purchased. You make a course, you put this work together, it's a thing that teaches someone how to unclog their own drains or how to live with more intention, how to earn revenue for their business using Facebook ads, how to consolidate all of their families memories onto media in the cloud or whatever it is. You can make a course on anything that people want to learn how to do. The big question is, How do you get people who want to learn how to do that to the page that sells the course with enough motivation and desire to actually purchase it? This is all super challenging stuff and doing that today is very different than doing that five years ago. On today's episode we're going to talk about is how would you build a buzz for a course in 2018 that could help you get some of those things sold. Today on the show we are joined by Steph Crowder who is actively launching her first big girl course. She's done lots of group programs, lots of coaching and she's been involved with Fizzle in every course we've made. She's no stranger to making the courses but this is her first one in some ways. We also talk about having something that can be replicated and repeated and will work for a variety of different people and different situations versus basing it specifically to one individual. It's having the right expectations going in and staying committed to the process throughout. Getting people excited and engaged and much more so be sure to tune in a get it all in this episode! Key Points From This Episode: Having the proper expectations and committing to the process. [0:08:13.0] The different values of transformation within a course. [0:12:00.0] Knowing whether a course is worth putting your time into. [0:17:00.0] Creating a course that adds value. [0:22:00.0] The meaning of real entrepreneurship. [0:25:25.0] Detaching from the outcome and setting good, better and best goals. [0:29:30.0] The importance of engagement. [0:33:50.0] Knowing your conversions and setting goals according. [0:35:19.0] Different ways of building buzz for your launch. [0:37:33.0] Giving your audience a reason to engage. [0:41:50.0] Deciding on what your freebie will be that plays toward your value prop. [0:45:30.0] Incorporating a variety of build buzz activities. [0:51:00.0] Pre sell your course and get people locked in. [0:53:30.0] Running workshops/webinars through launch week. [1:02:15.0] How inviting people to your activities gets them to take the next step. [1:10:00.0] Take advantage of success stories from customers and elevate them. [1:12:20.0] And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ Fizzle Try 5 — https://fizzle.co/try5 Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ Teachable — https://teachable.com/ Courage and Clarity Ep 102 — https://www.courageandclarity.com/podcast/ Amy Porterfield — https://www.amyporterfield.com/ Marie Forleo — https://www.marieforleo.com/ Crowdcast — https://www.crowdcast.io/ 6 Steps to Go From Crickets to Customers — https://www.crowdcast.io/e/6-steps-to-go-from-2/register 5 Minute Marketing Makeover — http://www.5minutemarketingmakeover.com/

Today’s Boss Talk question is: How do you think email marketing is changing due to new regulations? We all know the importance of email marketing, but the truth is that the state of email has changed a lot over the past few years and with the new data protection regulations, it is changing even more. Where is it headed and how are we going to have to adapt? Tackling this question here with us today, is our favorite regular, Steph Crowder. In this episode, we discuss the trending question, “Is email marketing dead?” and how you can make your emails stand out in a way that doesn’t make people kick you to their spam folder. We also discuss the power of in-person marketing, why talking to people like they’re human is the best tactic and how Abbie has been able to have a successful side business with no email marketing at all. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

Today on the show we welcome back Steph Crowder. Steph is so awesome, that we decided she needed to become a regular! So here she is, to talk about keeping your to-do list alive once you’ve lost momentum in your business. After the hype of a launch has died down, losing momentum is common. Trust us, we know! There is a certain amount of adrenaline that keeps you going during a launch that keeps you alert, that keeps you firing when you’re in that challenge mode. But what do you do after this frenzy subsides? A lot of us go back to the same old habits and the same old routines and this is where a lot of us get super unproductive. Steph has found that there are 7 major reasons why your to-do list is not getting done. If you are one of those people who are like, “What the hell? It’s Friday and I’ve crossed off barely anything on my to-do list!” Then girl, this episode is for you. Here, Steph talks about the big commonalities she has seen for why people aren’t getting their shit done. Better yet, she gives us actionable steps we can take toward more productivity and sustainable momentum. After this episode, you will be able to take a deep breath, re-evaluate your time, kick that self-doubt to the curb and be the boss lady you’ve always dreamed of being. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

For those of you who missed the last Boss Talk Series episode, we brought Steph Crowder of Courage & Clarity on and everybody loved it! We got such good feedback, that we decided to bring her on again. Yep, she’s officially moved in! So today’s question is, how do you maintain healthy female relationships? We’ve touched on this in previous episodes, but today we want to focus specifically on business female friendships. This is a tricky topic and goes hand in hand with the theme: Community VS Competition. So how do you stay in your lane and be friends with someone who is doing what you’re doing? When are you crossing the line of taking advantage of a friendship? And how do you know whether your own helpfulness is being taken advantage of too? These are the types of tough questions we’ll be digging into in this episode. We also share how we personally manage our business female friendships and how having the support of other business women has radically enhanced our lives and careers. By the end of this episode, you’ll really see the benefits of having business female friendships in your life and will know how to determine whether these friendships are in a healthy give-and-take balance. No more hiding, it’s time to get out there and take a chance on the women in your midst. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

Today we are welcoming you to a brand new series that we are kicking off right here, right now! The monthly series is called Boss Talk and it’s an unscripted, uncensored, roundtable, brainstorming session between Abbie, Emylee and our lovely visiting guests. We’ll be diving into hot topics in the industry right now and will kick off every episode by posing a question to each of us in the discussion, which we’ll flesh out throughout the show. Today’s question is, “What are your thoughts on the phrase "community over competition?" And here to help us answer it, is the delightful boss babe, Steph Crowder of Courage & Clarity. Here in this series, there is no holding back, no sugar-coating, no censoring. It’s just us, cracking open beers and navigating important questions that you’re probably wondering about too… So, are you someone who is all for community, or all for competition? Or is it about striking a healthy balance between the two? But how do we do that and are authentic communities really possible? This is an important and topical debate across all industries right now and one that we’re not sure people are speaking about as honestly as openly as we’d like. This series is all about real, off-the-cuff, honest opinions and if that’s your jam, then come and join us! Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

Ladies and gentlemen, a question Megan Hale & Steph Crowder have NEVER gotten before! Penny asks, "How important is it to figure out why I'm stuck? I know I'm stuck and I want to get unstuck. How much time and energy do you spend finding out why you're stuck rather than just looking for ways to get unstuck? How deep do we have to go into this particular 'Why' why am I stuck?"In this Business Wisdom Series episode (#4!), Megan & Steph share their ideas on how to get unstuck, how to identify your stuckness, and the processes involved. In the clarity part of the conversation, we're diving into practical tips and mantras to truly move past that stuck feeling.Megan's tipsRealize that stuck doesn't mean all of you is stuckI know what I need to know when I need to know itMovement, how to focus on it, and how to walk alongside stuckness vs. stewing over itSteph's tipsDon't look away from the scary image. I want you to write down, "What is the worst case scenario?"Learn when to stop thinking and start actingTrust "Future You"I make the best decisions I can with the information I have at the time

There was a time (pretty recently!) that I compared myself to biz friends who were rocking “strategies” and focusing on fine-tuning conversion rates. And when I found myself deep in comparisonitis, I had a wake up call. That’s not me, it’s not my strength. I’m all about the individual people. And transformation. And ideas that turn into core messages. Thing is that being strategic is more about being intentional than about using step-by-step formulas. That’s why I’m so excited to share with you the convo I had with Steph Crowder. You may know her as being one third of the Fizzle show or from her own podcast Courage + Clarity. In our convo, we talk about why the fear of niching is real (and bogus), why women building businesses need equal parts inspiration and instruction, and how she found her core message branching off of Fizzle and then built a successful brand around it in ONE year. Two things I love about her: her use of the word “ruthless” and her whip-smart analogies. You’ll see. ;) Announcements: I have one spot left in May for a 1-1 Message Clarity VIP Day. This is for you if you’re ready to uncover the next evolution of your message as you pivot your business or step into using your voice to change lives. Get Clear, Get Clients is here. It’s my signature course to build the foundation that lets you attract clients instead of constantly chasing them. Once you complete it, you’ll be so clear on what you do that talking about it will feel easy, exciting, and impactful. Follow me on Instagram for behind-the-scenes and deeper stories around this conversation. Keep listening, and you’ll learn: How to use curiosity to recreate that “I didn’t set out to create this business, it just happened” phenomenon Why heading towards what’s working and you’re excited about is smarter than being “strategic” and plugging in something that’s supposed to work from the get-go What different approaches led to a freebie that flopped and one that skyrocketed growth of her email list The difference between days you feel super-productive and others you got “a lot” done but wasted your day Links from the Episode Steph interviewed me on her show! Listen here: Learn to Communicate What You Do Steph’s 4 Steps to Plan Your Week The Courage + Clarity website The Courage + Clarity Facebook group Steph’s Instagram Warmth,Adria

We may specialize in filmmaking, but we’re still entrepreneurs, and we struggle with all the same things that every other entrepreneur struggles with, too. Steph Crowder gives us tons of mic drops about some of those same struggles that she’s faced and how we can work through them. Steph is Head of Member Success at Fizzle.co, co-hosts the Fizzle podcast as well as her own podcast Courage + Clarity, and is also a business coach for people who are hungry for meaningful, independent work in their life. Today, Steph talks with us about being present in the journey and appreciating the now, as well as dropping some truth bombs on imposter syndrome and how to get past it. She also talks about building community, and gives us some very concrete, actionable tips on getting amazing interviews in our corporate and documentary films. Do you deal with imposter syndrome and impossible expectations of yourself? Share a story on the episode page about how these feelings have held you back or how you get through them!   In this episode: The importance of living in the present and some ways to remind yourself to do so Mega truth bombs about imposter syndrome as a filmmaker and entrepreneur What kind of leader you should be if you want to build community and make an impact Steph's strategies for getting powerful responses from interviewees and hooking your viewers   Quotes: “If you don’t love it now, if you don’t feel that feeling of gratitude now, you’re not gonna feel it when you reach some arbitrary goal.” 7:17 “If you’re coming to the table with that not-enough-ness, I think it’s a sign that you’re expecting too much from yourself” 16:44 “People tend to wait for clarity before they take action, but something that I’ve realized is that clarity comes from action” 30:31   Links: Steph’s gift to us: The 15 Minute Weekly Planner Courage + Clarity The Courage + Clarity PodcastFollow Steph on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Fizzle The Fizzle Show podcast  Follow Fizzle on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Check out these productivity tools that I use to help me sell more effectively! Check out the full show notes page Stay up to date with everything we're doing at Studio Sherpas Tune into our weekly Facebook Lives If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would leave us a review on iTunes!   Find out how Video Blocks can save you thousands on your productions!

I’ve listened to other challenge recap episodes where podcasters talk about their numbers and stats and conversions for challenges. This isn’t that show. Don’t get me wrong, I love those accounts and find them fascinating. But what I’ve learned by running 6 challenges over the last few years is that when you’re a coach, each connection you make with each individual person matters. For me, it’s not about the numbers. I’m not in the business of marketing. I’m in the business of transformation. And I’m betting you are too. That’s why, in this new episode, I take you behind the scenes and share: How I nurture people and relationships through my challenges My process to facilitate mini-transformations over the course of a week How I craft the “user experience” as people move through my challenges My top three principles for showing up in service (that naturally lead to clients) Announcements: I have one spot left in May for a 1-1 VIP Day Intensive if you’re ready to unlock clarity on your message, where you’re stuck, or what you’re pivoting into so you can hit the ground running immediately. That’s why, in this new episode, I take you behind the scenes and share: How I nurture people and relationships through my challenges My process to facilitate mini-transformations over the course of a week How I craft the “user experience” as people move through my challenges My top three principles for showing up in service (that naturally lead to clients) Get Clear, Get Clients is here. It’s my signature course to build the foundation that lets you attract clients instead of constantly chasing them. Once you complete it, you’ll be so clear on what you do that talking about it will feel easy, exciting, and impactful.  Follow me on Instagram for behind-the-scenes and deeper stories around this conversation. Warmth, Adria P.S. Next week I chat with Steph Crowder from the Fizzle Podcast AND the Courage + Clarity Podcast about merging what you’re good at with what your people want. By the way, did you catch my interview on her show?? Check it out here. I may or may not drop the name of my first business… prepare to be surprised.

Today on the podcast we welcome the email list queen, Steph Crowder. Steph is an educator and coach at Courage & Clarity, one of our Mastermind members and the “Den Mamma” at Fizzle.co. She is a delight to have on the show and we’re excited to dive into her secret sauce! The email list is where it’s at, right? Everyone has heard about the email list buzz, but the truth is, that that email list is keeping a lot of you up at night! This episode is helpful for those who are terrified of opt-ins, emails and have no clue what to do with those subscribers afterwards! Steph has been on a recent journey of quadrupling her email list in just 30 days. But what is brilliant about Steph is that she then successfully went on to sell programs to those already warmed up dreamy dreamers. Steph has so many action steps for those who are feeling overwhelmed by their email list, are not sure what to focus on and don’t know how they should grow. For those of you just starting to get your business off the ground – Steph feels ya and gives some great tips on what to do, as well as what not to do in those early stages. She also gives us a great model for setting up your work week in just 15 minutes every Sunday afternoon while you sip a cuppa tea. So take notes because by the end of this episode you will have all the tools and all the inspiration needed to get to work on this right away! Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

How do you launch a product with minimal complications? What do your customers actually want, other than a solution? How can you maximize your productivity when there's so much to do? Steph Crowder, business coach and host of the Courage & Clarity Podcast shares her inspirational and tactical advice on the 3 phases of constructing a business, prioritizing your growth-based vs. administrative responsibilities, and creating a need for your product with stories about "the why behind the why." - Get updated on Cathy's course https://cathyheller.lpages.co/course-waitlist-page/ - Thanks to Ritual! Invest in your health at Ritual.com/dreamjob - Thanks Daily Harvest! Go to daily-harvest.com and use promo code Dreamjob for three FREE Daily Harvest cups. - Thank you Skillshare! Go to Skillshare.com/DREAMJOB and get 2 months of Skillshare for just 99 cents.

Over this last year, in anticipation of my book publishing later this month, I've appeared on a lot of podcasts as a guest. One of my favorite interviews to be a part of was for the Courage & Clarity podcast, hosted by Steph Crowder. Love her. Well, Steph also released another conversation with someone whose story exemplifies so much of what we talk about here on the show that as I was listening to it, I was thinking, "The Bare Naked Bravery folks need to hear this. Wouldn't it be so cool to get to talk with her?!" Well, fate would have it that I was driving at the time and forgot to write down "Contact Catherine Rains" on my to-do list. But evidently, Catherine was thinking the same thing and contacted US! So you guys, this is gonna be a great story about growing up with a bi-polar parent, quitting your job for art, battling cancer, getting divorced, and then quitting your job again to go back into art full-time. Catherine Rains is the artist behind @TheHotelArtist on Instagram - go check her out, because not only does she have a phenomenal story, but her work is wonderful too. One of the things I love most about Catherine's story is how level-headed she is, which is really a testament to how not-chaotic bravery can sometimes be. I think it's easy to forget that even though you're accomplishing great and wonderful things, that you can still have your wits about you and not lose your sanity. So get ready to listen to a wildly sane and grounded story of being a visual artist with extra doses of hutzpah. Brave Takeaway Beyond your free Bravery Bundle (which is always available at barenakedbravery.com) your Brave Take-Away from today's show is to go get yourself covered in color! Go paint, doodle, or draw something - anything. Especially if you're not an "artist type." Stretching yourself to operate in a different brain function is epically helpful. And if you're feeling extra showy, everyone in the Bare Naked Bravery Community would love to see what you came up with, especially after listening to Catherine's story. You can find Catherine Rains and myself on facebook, twitter, instagram, and more. Go ahead and tag us so we can cheer you on and see what you're up to. Keep in Touch with Catherine Rains www.catherinerains.com https://www.instagram.com/thehotelartist/ Keep in Touch with Emily Ann Peterson http://emilyannpeterson.com http://instagram.com/emilyannpete http://facebook.com/emilyannpeterson http://twitter.com/emilyapeterson So that's our show this week! Thank you for listening. Again, we've put all the links in the show notes for today's episode. Be sure to visit us online for all of that. Just visit barenakedbravery.com And if you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it for you, please. Give us a review and rate the show in your iTunes desktop app or on your podcast app on your phone. Seriously, it helps us out a lot more than it is a hassle for you. All this bravery deserves to be spread as far and wide as possible. You're a part of all that! Credits If you're diggin' the music in today's episode, that's because it's brought to you by Lee Rosevere! To find out more about all the artists, musicians, and other sponsors of the show, please visit barenakedbravery.com/sponsors I'm looking forward to being with you next week. We have some great things in store for you! Until then I have one message for you. It's this: Be yourself. Be vulnerable. Be brave. Because the world needs more of your Bare Naked Bravery. 3 Ways You Can Support the Bravery! Leave a review on iTunes We would LOVE it if you'd leave a podcast rating or review on iTunes.   Simply click here to get started >>> http://bit.ly/bnbrr Share this episode with a friend If you have a friend who might really love/need to hear this episode, what are you waiting for?! Email, text, fb message, snail mail - all great options! Become a Patron of Bare Naked Bravery Every patron gets awesome goodies, super early advance links to Emily Ann's new songs & releases, and so much more! $1 Monthly$3 Monthly$5 Monthly$10 Monthly$15 Monthly$25 Monthly$100 Monthly I'm looking forward to being with you next week. We have some great things in store for you! Until then I have one message for you. It's this: Be yourself. Be vulnerable. Be brave. Because the world needs more of your Bare Naked Bravery.

Happy New Year, friends!  I cannot believe we’ve arrived to the finale episode of Season 1!  Did that go quickly or what?   In just two days, I’m scheduled to deliver our second baby boy and with the hubby down with the flu, I’m not quite sure that’s going to happen as planned, but at this point in my life, I’ve learned to roll with it – all the unexpected shifts and twists that life can sometimes bring and trust everything is always as its intended. So, I want to start off the New Year with you in celebration!  First of all, I have a wonderful interview out on The Courage and Clarity Podcast today with my friend Steph Crowder that’s all about setting good/better/best goals that has literally transformed so much for me this year. I know you know if you’re a previous listener of The Enoughness Revolution, so much of my worthiness used to be tied to hitting the moon when it came to goals.  I’ve always had high expectations for myself and would repeatedly feel discouraged whenever I failed to meet them, which was actually… quite often – especially when it came to hitting financial goals.  And maybe you can relate…. Feelings of failure were rampant inside my heart and there was always this mix of pressure and guilt that I wasn’t making as much progress as I thought I should be.  I constantly felt like I was letting my family down when I wasn’t doing enough and, to make it all worse, there was also a lot of comparison going on in there too.  And we all know where that gets us – straight to the pit where the voices of “not enough” are strongest that take us away from our truth and most definitely away from our power.  But this year was THE year I started doing things differently with this Good/Better/Best format and not only did I start hitting my goals, I started surpassing them super fast.  I talk all about it over on The Courage and Clarity Podcast this week so I’d love for you to go check that out!   One of my Best goals wrapping up 2017 was to sell out Wild & Holy Year.  As the cart officially closed at 10:00pm last night (which is the new midnight around here by the way!), 17 women decided to journey together for the bravest year of their life!  That means there are just 3 spots left as I walk into 2018 and my heart is so incredibly full you guys for several reasons. One, I’m proud of the way I held this container this past month, the way I practiced my tools of staying grounded and not letting the fear of the “what if’s” get in my way.   I believed wholeheartedly in the value of what we’re creating and instead of chasing people down to convince them how great it was, I instead sent out heart felt invitations for the right women to join me and they did!  Second, I’m so incredibly grateful for the ease that was present in the way I showed up and talked about the momentum we’re creating inside our community and why it is SO incredibly special.   If you’re a Wild & Holy Women tuning in right now, I know you know the deep level of connection, love, and support we have for each other.  I know you know the way we naturally start to believe in ourselves more and trust the value that we bring, the value that we are.  And I know you know the way we hold space for each other to show up as we are and walk this curvy, windy road of expansion with all it’s highs and all its lows.  I know you know how magical it all is to know how supported you always are.  And I’m so incredibly grateful to YOU and for YOU for helping me build a one of kind community this year by adding your magic, heart, and soul to the mix.  So from my heart to yours, I am especially wishing you a beautiful New Year full of gorgeous expansion!  You always have a seat at my table forever and always and I can’t wait to hug you at some point in person this next year however the Universe brings us together!! And Third, each of the women who have said “yes” to herself is a woman I cannot wait to support, cheer on, encourage, and bring back to her truth when she forgets so I can witness all the ripples she’s going to create in the world.   Wild & Holy Year has brought together a powerhouse group of therapists, coaches, helpers, and healers.  Some of them have been journeying with each other for some time and some will just now be meeting, but I cannot wait to see the way this group expands in their truth and is braver together in 2018! If you’re wishing you hadn’t missed out on joining us, the cart will remain open until Sunday although I won’t be actively promoting it.  There’s just 1 Crown Level left and 2 Lotus Levels left.  After that, the cart will close until mid February where the price will increase: The Crown will increase from $350/mo to $375 and the Lotus will increase form $150/mo to $175.  So tell your friends

In this episode, we take a look back at the previous year and highlight three women who share about how building their families and giving birth gave them an invaluable gift; careers they are passionate about. For each of us, having a child is a unique experience. We want to learn as much as we possibly can to make the best choices for our family. When we don’t find what we’re looking for, some take it upon themselves to create the experience they find missing for others. That is what Jen McLellan, Steph Crowder, and Lauren Falconer did. In Episode #5 with Jen McLellan, Jen shares how becoming a mom at a plus size left her at a loss when she searched for information online about pregnancy and birth.  Discovering that there was a complete lack of empowering and informative resources for plus size pregnant women, she set out to create the space she knew women needed.  Jen is now the best resource for plus-sized women online! In Episode #4 with Steph Crowder, Steph describes how she experienced a transformation around her career perspective when she became a mom and found an amazing way to pursue meaningful work while being present as a mother.  You’ll be inspired by how Steph describes shifting her goals and habits to experience motherhood on her terms. In Episode 17 with  Lauren Falconer, Lauren shares how she found the space in her pregnancy and birth to tap into her intuition and energy as a woman.  Realizing how empowering of an experience pregnancy and birth can be, she pursued becoming a yoga practitioner and childbirth educator to help other women discover their potential.  Lauren designed the incredible online childbirth education course “Spirit Birth”, a program that helps mamas consciously and lovingly prepare for any birth.   In This Episode: ● Achieving a deeper understanding of purpose and calling ● Becoming an entrepreneur ● Creating resources for others ● Finding a career you are passionate about ● Balancing a career and a family ● Embracing the season of creation ● Shifting into motherhood   Show Notes: Plus Size Birth — Jen McLellan's site Courage and Clarity Podcast with Steph Crowder Lauren Falconer’s website

Accounting for Yoga Teachers with Hannah Smolinski   In part 4 of our 4-part Money Mini-series, we get accounting advice from Hannah Smolinski. Hannah and Shannon discuss accounting software, the difference between a bookkeeper, accountant and CFO, which expenses are deductible and much more to help you feel confident about the money side of your business.   Hannah has had an entrepreneurial spirit since grade school when she set up her first business making friendship bracelets. She loved counting her money, coming up with business strategies and even considering supply and demand.   So, it was no surprise she ended up working with numbers. Hannah studied accounting in her undergraduate studies and moved on to receive her Masters in Accounting at the University of Washington, followed by her CPA licence. After working in her field as an auditor and a chief financial officer of a small business, she felt the need to help people build their businesses up. Hannah decided to start her own business; BrightenUp Financial, a company that specializes in small business accounting and finance management.   As a takeaway from the Money Mini-Series, we hope tackling your money-related issues seems less overwhelming. When broken down into small steps financial mastery is within your grasp. 7:00 Hannah's journey into accounting and small business financial consulting   11:10 Accounting software recommendations   14:00 Difference between accountant, bookkeeper and a CPA   15:30 When to hire a bookkeeper   17:45 Having a business bank account is a must   20:30 What expenses are tax deductible?   36:35 What statement gives us a good idea of how our business is doing? Look your profit and loss statement and the difference between profit and revenue.   38:55 You can increase your profit in 2 ways- increase revenue or decrease your expenses   39:55 Keeping track of taxes you owe- ask for help from bookkeeper or accountant, or use an Estimated Tax form so you don't end up having to pay more taxes than you can afford at the end of the year   43:00 Monthly check-in for your business   44:20 Cost of goods sold   48:40 How to work with Hannah   49:25 Shannon's closing thoughts   Expenses you can usually write-off on your taxes :   Yoga teacher training and other courses related to your business books music props marketing software office supplies custom labour (cleaner, accountant) - if specific to business meals & entertainment insurance rent   Check with your tax professional about: home studio utilities mileage & fuel auto expense cell phone computer - listed as a business asset gifts - check limit   Links   Accounting Software:   Quickbooks Xero Wave Excel   For the US: IRS Estimated Tax for Individual   Hannah's Website: BrightenUp Financial   Brighten Up Financial on Facebook   Resources from Brighten Up Financial -e-book, articles, links to helpful tools   Other Money Mini-Series Episodes:   041: Generating Profit with Natalie Eckdahl   042: Money Mindset with Geraldine Carter   043: Minimum Viable Income with Steph Crowder   The Connected Teacher Facebook Group   Follow The Connected Teacher on Youtube   Book a Consultation Call with Shannon   Mama Nurture Teacher Training (RPYT) Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity

Have you thought about teaching yoga full-time but fear making ends meet? Steph Crowder, the Head of Member Success at Fizzle.co has created actionable steps to make possible what may seem like an impossible goal.   Fizzle is a community for creatives, makers and entrepreneurs. Steph began as a member and loved the platform so much she envisioned a role for herself within the company. She applied for a small job and worked her way up to her full-time position.   Steph also hosts the Courage and Clarity Podcast and co-hosts The Fizzle Show which allows her to share her passion for helping entrepreneurs reach their potential in an otherwise often solitary pursuit.   Steph shares with us the importance of calculating your Minimal Viable Income (or MVI) which is the minimum you need to make, per month, to make ends meet. If while building your business you can earn this number there's a good chance you can transition from your primary job to teaching yoga full-time.   When Steph isn't helping people pursue their business goals, she's hanging out with her husband and one-year-old-daughter, sipping wine and decorating her new home in Louisville, Kentucky. 7:40 How Steph got started on her entrepreneurial journey   11:55 What is Minimal Viable Income?   14:15 Your MVI is highly individualized and is dictated by numerous variables   18:50 When can I teach yoga full time?   20:00 The power of having a number for your Minimal Viable Income   20:35 Actionable steps to determine your Minimal Viable Income:   1 Fixed and Variable Expenses- determining the difference between your fixed expenses like rent, mortgage, car insurance, etc. and variable expenses that are based on habits like entertainment, clothes, groceries   23:00 2 Trimming the Fat- looking at the numbers and where you can reduce,  challenging yourself on the expenses   25:35 3 Getting Creative- go further and ask yourself the question like: do you need 2 cars, can you change your living situation, etc. - means to an end, changes aren't forever   29:15 4 Do the Math   Do you have a cushion of savings Business archetypes -different ways you can bring in income Making a game plan to get the work you need to reach your MVI   34:15 4 strategies to consider if you need to hit your MVI quickly:   Consider 1:1 work Hit your networks hard Always ask for referrals Consider a second source of income   40:30 Does the MVI apply to those working full-time teaching yoga and feel like they're not making ends meet?   43:20 How to contact Steph   44:30 Shannon's closing thoughts   Links   Steph's email: steph@fizzle.co   The Fizzle Website   Steph's Website: Courage and Clarity- Fizzle to sign up for 5-week free trial   Free PDF from Steph: How to Afford an Entrepreneurial Lifestyle: A Comprehensive Guide to  Minimum Viable Income   Courage and Clarity Podcast   Courage and Clarity on Facebook   Steph on Instagram   The Connected Teacher Facebook Group   Follow The Connected Teacher on Youtube   Book a Consultation Call with Shannon   Mama Nurture Teacher Training (RPYT) Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity

In this episode of the Marketing in Yoga Pants Podcast, Brit interviews Steph Crowder, Host of the Courage and Clarity Podcast and 1/3 of the team over at Fizzle.co. Steph is a passionate and courageous female voice in the world of indie entrepreneurship and having listened to her podcasts for years now, it was a total treat to interview her. Learn how Steph is lending a female perspective to the Fizzle brand, while making meaningful connections through her own podcast.

What is your driving force? The ultimate thing in your life that gives you direction and purpose? For Steph Crowder, Head of Member Success at Fizzle.Co., her motivators are her 14-month-old daughter and Fizzle. Fizzle is a company that helps creative entrepreneurs build their businesses via online courses, and weekly articles, podcasts, and small business guides. Their ultimate goal is to set up individual business owners with every resource, and tool they need to feel supported by an understanding community of like minded individuals. It is because of their mission and morals that Fizzle has become Steph's north star and passion. She refers to herself as the 'Den Mama' of Fizzle because she is so invested in the company, and takes care of everything and everyone, from clients to coworkers. Starting as a customer of theirs, she joined the company as a part-time customer service rep two years ago, and took a 60% pay cut from her previous job as head of a department at Groupon. Since she has become part of the leadership team, hosts Fizzle's podcast, as well as her own, Courage and Clarity. When her daughter came into the world, her heart and dedication became split between being a devoted mom and an ambitious leader. She wanted her career and role at Fizzle to continue to grow and move at the upward pace it was, previously. But she needed to do so in less time, because she didn't want her daughter's life to be consumed by day care, and wanted to be an involved parent. She wanted to do it all, and compromise nothing, and felt she could do so with rigid scheduling and time management. She quickly realized that that was a no-go. She began to see that this way of thinking and living was being reactive to her conundrum, but not actually proactive in changing anything. So she started delegating her work load, and saying no to things that were miniscual, and weren't what she wanted or needed to be doing; such as getting trapped in email jail, and handling Fizzle's social media prescence. By eliminating unneccesary tasks and distractions in her life and at work, she was able to be the mother that she wanted to be and spend quality time with her baby. Stay tuned and hear more about how Steph worked her way up at Fizzle, how motherhood made her a better leader, and how her and her partners are evolving Fizzle with a fresh identity and purpose! Also, check out Steph's original appearance on She Did it Her Way two years ago! In this episode you will... Be okay with not getting constant feedback on your performance as an entrepreneur Learn how to merge skills as a mother into being a leader in your professional life Know how to delegate certain tasks at your job, and projects so you can focus on your personal or family life Learning other behaviors to increase productivity, as opposed to working harder and longer, and burning yourself out Discover what your business or start up wants to evolve to once it's hit the 5 year mark Not make your happiness conditional, and be happy with where and who you are at the moment INSIGHTS "There are a lot of lessons, and definitely a border between start ups and pregnancy, and also motherhood. You learn so much about business. I think business and entrepreneurship can teach us a lot about how to be the CEOs of our families. It's really cool to see how these two different systems can play together when you're doing both in your life." -Steph Crowder "If I have an activity...or a project that I want to take on, now I just stop and I say, 'What would be the result of that? Is it going to reach my number one objective, which is growing Fizzle?' That is my north star...I really tried to put myself in the driver's seat.... I'm just trying to support myself and show my daughter an example of what meaningful work can be." -Steph Crowder "Working harder, longer is not a strategy...if that's your sole strategy...you're going to hit a wall. I have not seen someone not burn out on that model, and I am an example of that. You will reach a point in your life where thatno longer becomes a viable strategy. It might work in the short term, but [when] you get to a point where your priorities change, it doesn't feel good to live from that place." -Steph Crowder "It's challenging, as well as incredibly invigorating, to be in part of a company that's doesn't know what the answer is...everything in your business is a hypothesis...even when you're as far along as a business like this...we have to test and tweak and iterate, and it's really exciting to be on the precipice of, where are we going to go from here?" -Steph Crowder "Get yourself in a place where...no matter what happens today I genuinely feel good...because inspired action is so much better and more effective...I feel like I'm doing more meaningful work...and that's a really new mindset for me to explore." -Steph Crowder RESOURCES Special Fizzle 5-Week Free Offer! (fizzle.co/courage) Steph Crowder LinkedIn Courage and Clarity Steph Crowder Instagram Fizzle Website Fizzle Facebook Fizzle Instagram Fizzle Twitter The Start Up Pregnant Podcast Mimi Ikonn YouTube Interview with London Real Academy Part 1 of 2 Priming with Tony Robinson Jess Lively Website

I'm so excited to feature Stephanie Crowder today! She's been a member of the Fizzle.Co Team for a couple years and I'm an avid fan of theirs! You'll find out more about that in a bit. More importantly to today's conversation, Stephanie recently started a gem of a podcast called "Courage & Clarity." In fact, she interviewed me for it and recently published those episodes too! Today, she and I talk about duh, courage & clarity and how they play on each other and balance each other out. We also chat about how we can find that courage and clarity to do meaningful work in the world. It's so good. I know you'll enjoy hearing her own personal experiences and learning curves because she's got a great perspective as a new mom, and a workin' career gal who recently "jumped ship" to join a smaller team. Towards the end of our chat, Steph and I talk about this killer guide and workbook that she's pulled together for you! The link for that and anything else we mention are in the show notes for this episode over at barenakedbravery.com I love this gal and I know you will too. Let's jump on in and talk with Steph Crowder. Brave Take-Aways Okay, so beyond your Bravery Bundle, your Brave Take-Away from today's show is... to hop into the Bare Naked Bravery facebook group and tell us a couple favorite ways YOU find clarity in your life. Is it reading a certain book? Is it talking a certain person? Is it asking yourself a series of questions like the ones Steph mentioned? If you're not a member of the BNB community yet, you can do so by downloading the Bravery Bundle, which will automatically send you a link to join! We'd love to hear all about your favorite parts of today's Bare Naked Bravery. You can find Steph Crowder and myself on facebook, twitter, instagram, and more. Go ahead and tag us so we can cheer you on and see what you're up to. Keep in Touch with Steph Crowder http://courageandclarity.comhttp://twitter.com/stephcrowder_ http://facebook.com/courageandclarity http://instagram.com/stephcrowder_ Keep in Touch with Emily Ann Peterson http://emilyannpeterson.comhttp://instagram.com/emilyannpete http://facebook.com/emilyannpeterson http://twitter.com/emilyapeterson Credits If you're diggin' the music in today's episode, that's because it's brought to you by my friends at Music Box Licensing, a premier creative music agency dedicated to finding and crafting unique soundtracks. To find out more about all the artists, musicians, and other sponsors of the show, please visit barenakedbravery.com/sponsors 3 Ways You Can Support the Bravery! Leave a review on iTunes We would LOVE it if you'd leave a podcast rating or review on iTunes.   Simply click here to get started >>> http://bit.ly/bnbrr Share this episode with a friend If you have a friend who might really love/need to hear this episode, what are you waiting for?! Email, text, fb message, snail mail - all great options! Become a Patron of Bare Naked Bravery Every patron gets awesome goodies, super early advance links to Emily Ann's new songs & releases, and so much more! $1 Monthly$3 Monthly$5 Monthly$10 Monthly$15 Monthly$25 Monthly$100 Monthly I'm looking forward to being with you next week. We have some great things in store for you! Until then I have one message for you. It's this: Be yourself. Be vulnerable. Be brave. Because the world needs more of your Bare Naked Bravery.

Today on the podcast, we have our good friend Steph Crowder from Courage and Clarity Podcast and Fizzle. If you have not yet seen Fizzle and its amazing membership platform full of incredible courses for small business owners, you guys should definitely check it out. Steph is one of our podcasting buddy friends. We meet with Steph and a couple of other ladies, twice a month and chat all things podcasting, growth tactics, marketing, guest ideas, and all that good stuff in our podcasting mastermind. She is an incredible human being, and we love her to pieces. Steph is super knowledgeable, super kind, and we can’t wait for you to learn from her today. Inside this episode, Steph is giving you a step by step of all the things you need to do to interview potential customers in order to validate your kick ass business idea. We are also getting a behind the scenes look of a thriving membership site, and Steph is talking all about creating amazing customer service in your business and the step-by-step creation process of creating courses inside of Fizzle. It’s a great episode, we get really in depth especially on that membership piece and the business idea piece, so we are really excited for you to dive in and take away some awesome knowledge bombs from Steph. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

In this week's episode, we get into the nitty gritty of being a working mom with Steph Crowder, a mom and entrepreneur who was fed up with the images she saw of motherhood in the workplace and decided she wanted to carve out her own space as a working mom. Steph was always drawn to meaningful work, and while building her career she wasn't sure how she'd be able to balance also being a mother, or if she even wanted to.  Later, when she knew she did want to be a mom, she knew she wasn't willing to just accept the status quo, and intentionally began to shift her lifestyle (and perspectives) in thoughtful preparation for starting a family. We talk about getting creative, using your intuition to really figure out what's going to work for your family, and the incredible importance of maternal/family leave.  For anyone who is trying to balance being a working mom, you cannot miss this episode!  Steph is a gifted communicator and her journey will resonate with everyone. Show Notes: Steph's Podcast: Courage and Clarity Fizzle: The Community of Entrepreneurs That Steph Works With Pat Flynn - Smart Passive Income Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg The Birth Partner - Birth Prep Book Life in the Only Industrialized Country Without Paid Maternity Leave - The Atlantic The US Needs Paid Family Leave - For The Sake Of It's Future - Ted Talk Steph with Madelyn in Ireland this spring

Thinking about launching a membership site? It can be a lot of work. And Steph Crowder knows all about it. Steph manages the membership community of Fizzle, a training site for online entrepreneurs. In this episode, we discuss strategies for managing members, motivation and growth in your membership site. Enjoy! In This Episode, You'll Learn:• The pros and cons of having a membership site.• Why Steph left her great job at Groupon to become an entrepreneur• How she managed the fear and challenges of running a side-hustle while working full-time• The one shift in perspective that will help you succeed in your side-hustle• How much work it takes to run a membership site.• What Steph's average day of member support looks like• How to approach hiring moderators for your community• Strategies to help motivate members• The key to getting past fear• The tools the Fizzle team uses to manage their community• How to emphasize action in your membership community Links to References and Tools that Steph Mentioned:• Fizzle.co*• The Fizzle Show• Intercom (for customer management & support email)• Slack* (for team communication)• Trello (for project & goal tracking)• Asana (for task management)• GoToMeeting (for group coaching & webinars)• Twitter & Instagram handle: @stephcrowder_ (Full disclosure: Starred items are affiliate links. If you click and purchase, you'll be supporting the The Zen Courses Show. Thanks!) Thanks for Listening!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving an honest review for The Zen Courses Show on iTunes! Ratings and reviews boost ratings & help new listeners find the show. I read every review and I'd love to read yours. Click here to leave a review. And, finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. If you have an Android phone, you can subscribe on Stitcher. Lastly, I want to say THANK YOU to Steph for sharing her insight with us on The Zen Courses Show!

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TheSparkAndTheArt.com/66 – The power of choosing to be yourself and the journey it can take to get to the point where you can unashamedly just be who you are. **Links for this Episode** Chase Reeves - https://twitter.com/chase_reeves Ice To The Brim - http://icetothebrim.com/Fizzle.co - https://fizzle.co/Corbett Barr - http://corbettbarr.com/blog/Caleb Wojcik - http://www.calebwojcik.com/Barret Brooks - http://barrettbrooks.com/Steph Crowder - https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_Father Apprentice - http://fatherapprentice.com/Pat Flynn - http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/Derek Halpern - http://socialtriggers.com/Make it then tell everybody - http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/Flipping the funnel episode - http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/2015/06/matt-diffee/

Steph is a go-getter lady boss who has found some serious success, first within the corporate world, and even more-so outside of it. She knew there was something more after attaining the impressive position of Head of Sales Training and Development at Groupon, at the age of 26. While in that position, Steph created her own coaching business, Miss Corner Office, and has most recently found herself in the position of FizzleCo’s Director of Member Success. FizzleCo is an online business training community for entrepreneurs. Here’s what we talk about: Steph starts by sharing her story after college and how she knew there had to be more out there We talk about how she started her career coaching business Miss Corner Office Steph’s introduction to Fizzle.co and how she created the life that she has always wanted Exiting Corporate America and the 6th month window to leaving Letting go of the money and ego and challenging your identity Excuses we make to protect ourselves and limiting beliefs “Deep down, I think I just knew that corporate was not going to work for me” “I could not get past the idea that I would never be in control of my schedule 5 out of 7 days of the week.” “I felt like I was on this desperate hunt for an alternative lifestyle” “I just sat in my car and I was like ‘I can do this! If they can do that, why can’t I do it?’” Once you start challenging your career you start challenging everything else in your life “If you really do want something […] Once you decide and really believe that you can do that and focus on it, I think your mind opens up to different possibilities.” “I’m going to find the right thing for me that allows me to live the kind of life that I want.” “I was still feeling like I was showing up some place, not necessarily doing my life’s work, and trying to live my ‘best’ life in the margins.” From an ego perspective, the tank was definitely full, but from an intuitive perspective, my heart, and passion – that part just didn’t necessarily feel right. “I wanted to find the type of work that made me feel like I wanted to be in it for the long haul.” “I couldn’t have known if it was going to turn out the way that it did, but it was worth taking the risk.” “If you really want to design your life, you can find a way to make those tradeoffs and make it happen.” Book Recommendation: Daring Greatly – Brene Brown [Connect with Steph: at Fizzle.co, Twitter, Instagram (stephcrowder_)] Resources from This Episode: Thefoxandshe.com The Lively Show (Jess Lively) Smart Passive Income (Pat Flynn) JessLively.com/feelinglost Tune in more to hear Steph's story and how she did it her way!

http://fizzleshow.co/111 - In this episode we're joined by a very special guest: the new Director of Member Success here at Fizzle, Steph Crowder. In Steph's inaugural episode we explore the experience and perspectives of women in startups and lifestyle businesses. - Is there discrimination against women in the indie business world? - What has Steph's experience been like? - What steps can all of us take right now to discover where gender bias is limiting our content strategies? - Plus a crap ton more. I mean it, we discuss a lot more, and Steph is *so* awesome. Enjoy!