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Martha Stewart | The Martha Rules | Book review by Lisa Woodruff | Organize 365 On Mondays, I will be posting a podcast recording of previously recorded book reviews. These are books that have impacted me that I want to share with you. On the last Monday of every month, my book review will highlight a female founder or business owner. Most of these women started a company from their homes with less than $10,000. The July Female Founder book review is The Martha Rules: 10 Essentials for Achieving Success as You Start, Build, or Manage a Business by Martha Stewart. I am fascinated by Martha Stewart - her life, her drive, her ability to function without sleep. Her business prowess and the growth of her business over time is amazing. She wrote this book after her incarceration and shared some of what she learned from the other women who she met in prison. The book details 10 rules of things you need to grow a business, and I was inspired to find out that many of them were things I was already doing. I share a few of my favorite rules on the video - don't miss them! You can also watch this as a video review on YouTube. Follow me on Goodreads! If you are interested in trying Audible for audiobooks, you can get a free trial with my affiliate link.
Podcast Episode 91: Selling Secrets 101: Strategy #7, They’re Already in Front of You Start the week off right with Insights from Vision. Check for new episodes every Monday. Weekly sales ideas, conversation starters, and tips on how to better serve your clients. We also cover date sensitive initiatives throughout the year. Long-form interviews from… Read more The post Selling Secrets 101: Strategy #7, They’re Already in Front of You appeared first on Vision Advisors, Inc..
The Brittany Sherell Podcast community believes that busy, high-achieving women should NOT have to sacrifice self-care for the sake of time. Join Executive Life Coach, Corporate Trainer and Author of "The Fulfillment Factor", Brittany Sherell as she unveils how to unlock a sense of purpose and unwavering self-assurance so that you can live with more meaning and lead with more confidence. Each snack-sized episode is 10 minutes or less. In today's 10-minute episode of The Fulfillment Factor Podcast, Host Brittany Sherell shares:3 Steps to Stop Settling- Stop holding on to "what was"- Surround Yourself with People Who are Further Ahead than You- Start doing ONE consistent thing daily that moves you closer to your goalsI AM app mentioned on podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id874656917?pt=119655832&ct=AppIf you're tired of feeling STUCK and UNFULFILLED because you know you're called to do more in life but the thought of trying to figure out what it all means is overwhelming, just know you don't have to do it alone. Schedule your Breakthrough Discovery Session Here: https://bit.ly/3jFgHhG
Wayne "Lyte" Brown, better know as “Coach Lyte" is a Resilience Strategist/Philanthropist mission is committed to partnering with entrepreneurs, professionals, creatives, youth and families transforming their lives and career barriers & walls into new pathways & bridges emerging as successful, expressed, communicators, collaborator and innovators. His commitment and guarantee is that "YOU" will get as clear & complete beyond the unpainted picture in your head, that he's even willing to go as far as to paint your mental masterpiece, serving a guide for you to produce, perform and profit in the BiG Business called your life. Establishing his company in 2004, “Coach Lyte” founder, creative director, speaker, author, poet, father, turtle lover and roller-skater, has expanded creating the coaching branch of his brand “Avoid Being Average” Designs, Coaching & Consulting in 2010 to encourage & empower others dealing with challenges in creative self expression, goal setting, communication, performance, art/business development, & being unstoppable confronting the transitions of everyday life. His commitment is that "YOU" see your blind spots in life by turning on your "Lyte", Living Your True Expression. Prior to coaching, Coach Lyte has spent over 20 years in creative art direction, community event planning, fundraising, crisis intervention & mediation, teaching & mentoring at risk youth, higher education program planning and implementation. Youth program & curriculum development, entrepreneurship instruction, hobby to business development are skills he has acquired along his journey in addition to 15 years as a airbrush artist, muralist, vehicles, fine artist, body painter, lecturer and art instructor. Raising & donating over $50,000 dollars with his art for charities. Prior to coaching, entrepreneurship, art, fatherhood, college degrees, & national certifications and a list of other accomplishments....He was afraid to share authentically unleashed, yet was focused on being too being cool for anyone to notice, enduring and triumphing over family issues such as parental incarceration and having both parents being gay and lesbian, health and financial concerns, balancing uncertainty about many of his own abilities, overconfident in hidden areas which he defines as blind spots, paying it forward from all his invested personally coaching & mentoring in...throughout all these experiences always clear about one thing, making a difference in other peoples lives no matter what and by any means necessary... while always maintaining his love for rollerskating, turtles and learning to transform names and words with an airbrush. Coach Lyte always makes it clear that his passion for making a difference with youth is not limited yet focused in these three areas: young fathers, children with incarcerated parents, and children with LGBTQ parents Coach Lyte now offers a concentrated package of personal development and business experiences “Executive Maturity“Creative Champion Challenge”, “Brilliant Resilience”, services & certification for Not for Profits, Startups, Mid-level Businesses owners extends from individual coaching, group seminars and keynote speeches. and lets not ever forget custom T-shirts and Art... because that's where Coach Lyte, Avoid Being Average! Stands never forget where YOU Start which always comes from the heart. To contact Coach Lyte, please visit his coaching website at www.avoidbeingaverage.com/coachlyte. -Life is a canvas, coaching is a art! Disclaimer I do not have all the answers ..."You" Do! ...what I do have is access to all the questions for the extra-ordinary "YOU" to arise, be present & answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're all craving human connection right now more than ever, which is difficult because we can't physically connect with other humans. So how do we create connections online? Where do we start? How do we bridge that gap, or take the first step? I'm sharing 10 ways today, that you can begin to connect and create relationships online because it can seem scary and intimidating at first. These tips and ideas are just a starting point to help you see how easy it is to reach out and connect, whether it's someone you would really love to collaborate in business with, or you just love their vibe and want to start building a friendship. Breaking down the points for you, we're going to talk about: Engaging Letting people into YOUR brand and who YOU are Think of the humans, not the #'s Showing up consistently Asking "How can I support YOU?" Start a Movement Give, Give, Give Collaboration Pay to Play Be Bold & take the first step I've got a big announcement too. I have a brand new program called Speak Your Truth Academy opening its' doors May 19, 2020. This program is all about how to use your personal story to leverage & build an actual business. You have a story, everyone has a story and I want to start to help more female entrepreneurs use their voice to speak up and to share their truth to actually impact and reach the people that they want to reach and make money doing it. This will be the very first time I'm running it, and I've got some really, really special things planned for it. I can't wait to share the details. So if you want to be the first to know all the things and get a little sneak peek as to what's coming down the line, make sure to jump on the waitlist! Don’t forget I’ll be going live on Instagram & Facebook every weekday at 8am ET until the global pandemic / quarantine / isolation is over, whenever that may be. Come join me over there!! Look for references from today’s episodes? Find them all here: We’re Not Really Strangers Cards Jessica Yellin on Instagram SPEAK YOUR TRUTH ACADEMY WAITLIST ROOM TO GROW PODCAST EPISODES: Episode #147 - [BIZ TIPS]Show Your Face on Live Video without Fear:Getting on Live Video Episode #144 - [BIZ TIPS]How an Awkward Introvert Makes Friends Around The Globe Episdoe #118- The Dark Side of Social Media:Stalking, Protecting Your Privacy & Mental Health Questions? Comments? Want to connect and chat about this episode? You can email me at info@emilygoughcoaching.com, or DM me over on Instagram @emilygoughcoach or Facebook at Emily Gough Coaching. I would absolutely love to connect with you and thank you for listening in real life and here any takeaways you had from this or other episodes!. It makes me day to see you listening to the podcast and fills me up with pure joy. Seriously. See you on the ‘gram! If Instagram and Facebook aren’t your jam, send me a good old fashioned email! info@emilygoughcoaching.com BRAND NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY Find Emily Online: Emily Gough Coaching Room to Grow Podcast
Marketing, advertising, growing your buyer's list, and determining just how much time and resources you should invest in a property rehabilitation project – these are all things that many of us think about on a weekly – even daily – basis. Have you ever wondered if you are investing too much time and resources into a flip? Perhaps you don't need to take the house all the way down to the studs to get a beautiful remodeling project complete. My guest today is RJ Bates' partner, Cassi DeHaas. Cassi handles most of RJ's design and marketing at their real estate firm. Cassi has always had a passion for remodeling, building, and design. Today, she joins me to share her insight and knowledge on ways you can use Facebook Ads to generate more high-quality leads for your business. She explains which Facebook advertising campaigns work best for her as well as describes what a “blueprint property” is and how you should follow it to make the most out of a rehab project without going over budget. “There's more creative options out there than people realize.” – Cassi DeHaas On today's episode of Flip Talk: Cassi shares what it was like for her when she first started in the real estate investing industry and the types of marketing she used to promote her business. She explains how Google ads work. How your target audience differs for online ads vs. mailers. The importance of knowing your numbers and your options. Establishing a relationship with new contractors. What is a “blueprint property” and why it is important to refer to it while designing a rehab? How to build a buyer's list. How to Make Facebook Ads Work for You: Start with a market you know very well. Set your budget. Make sure you have a social media presence and legit content. Cassi DeHaas' Words of Wisdom: Always stay plugged in. Keep learning and educating yourself. Connect with Cassi DeHaas: Email: cd@TitaniumProps.com Rate, Review, Learn and Share Join us every Wednesday for a brand-new episode of the Flip Talk podcast. Flip Talk is your show to learn all about the ins, outs, and in-betweens of real estate investing and house flipping. Email your questions to Topics [a] FlipTalk [dot] com. Subscribe to the show and share your thoughts by leaving us a review on iTunes, Facebook, join our Facebook Group, or visit our website.
What's holding you back? [sc name="pod_ad"]September 30 will mark four years that I've been releasing episodes of the Resourceful Designer podcast. During the time I’ve received hundreds of emails from people thanking me for what I do. They tell me how much I’ve helped them, inspired them and motivated them. There's no way for me to express how this makes me feel, knowing that me, a designer, working out of my home office in small-town Ontario, Canada is having such an impact on designers from around the globe. It’s truly humbling, and I cherish every message I receive. But over time, I’ve noticed a common theme with many of the messages. Web and graphic designers write to me saying that after listening to Resourceful Designer for so long, they've finally started their own design business. I'm happy for them, but I can’t help wonder what was holding these people back from starting sooner? Why did it take them so long of listening to the podcast, in some cases years, before starting their business journey? Does this describe your situation? Have you started your design business yet? I understand those people who tell me they’ve lost their job for one reason or another and have decided with my inspiration to start their own graphic or web design business instead of looking for new employment. But what about those who tell me they’ve finally built up the courage to begin working with clients as a side gig while still employed somewhere? These people have a steady income at their current job, so the fear of not being able to support themselves isn’t a factor. What was holding them back? What hesitation was stopping them from trying it sooner? If you’re in a similar situation, where you haven't started your business yet, why haven’t you? Don't get me wrong; I’m not encouraging you to quit your current job. I don’t need that responsibility. Yes, some people have told me that I’ve given them the courage to do just that, quit their job and start their own design business. That’s a huge leap, and a lot of things need to be in place before someone does that. However, in most cases, quitting your day job is not required if you want to start a side gig. Let me ask again. If you are listening to this podcast because of your dream of running your own design business, but you haven’t started one yet, why not? Is it fear? Is it imposter syndrome? What factor is preventing you from moving forward? Whatever is holding you back, maybe I can help give you one more little nudge. The 80/20 rule. Have you heard of the 80/20 rule? It states that 20% of your effort will produce 80% of your desired results. For example, 20% of a sports team’s players will contribute 80% of the goals they score. 20% of an investment portfolio will produce 80% of the profit. 20% of a retail store's client base will purchase 80% of its products. 20% of your design clients will result in 80% of your income. Let's get your design business started Let's use the 80/20 rule to make it easier for you to finally start your design business. Write down ten things you need to do to start your business. Of those ten things, I want you to select only two of them. Choose the two that will create the most positive impact toward helping you reach that goal. Following the 80/20 rule, Those two things, the two most important ones from your list of 10, should bring you 80% of the results you need and bring you closer to having your own design business. Even if those two things are not enough, they will put you further along the path than you are now. Small steps, taken regularly, will lead to progress. It’s just like finishing a marathon is accomplished by putting one foot in front of the other. It’s called progress. Every step you take towards entrepreneurship will get you closer to that goal. Break down everything you need to do into small manageable tasks, and you’ll find it easier to get things done. Maybe this might mean finding your first client. That may be all it takes to get you started. Remember, you can be a freelancer before you become an entrepreneur. The pieces will follow. Some people think they need to have everything in place before they can start a design business. I Can’t start yet; I don’t have a business name. I Can’t start yet; I don’t have a website. I Can’t start yet; I don’t have business cards. I Can’t start yet; I haven’t registered my business. I Can’t start yet; I haven’t figured out invoicing. I Can’t start yet; I don’t have a contract. Etc., etc., etc. Sure, these are all things you will eventually need, but they are not things you need to start your business journey. All that’s required for you to get started are your skills as a designer and the willingness to find your first client. The rest can follow. I want you to remember; you define your business; your business doesn’t define you. Meaning, you can get started now, and let the business grow and evolve around you over time. If the reason you have not started on the journey of working for yourself is that you are waiting for all the puzzle pieces to fall into place, I want you to know that it will never happen. Ask any business owner, and they'll tell you, There will always be learning and improving, and innovating and growing. In other words, there will always be more puzzle pieces to add to the picture. When should you start? So when is the perfect time to start your own web design business or graphic design business? Even if it’s not an officially registered business yet? Why not today? You already have the knowledge and skills after all. That knowledge and those skills are all a client cares about when it comes to hiring a designer. Clients don't care about your business name, or if you have a fancy invoice. All a client wants is a designer that can produce a design solution for them. There’s no reason you can’t do that right now — the rest of it, all the business stuff, that can come later. If your goal is to start your own design business, either it full-time or part-time, what’s holding you back? You can’t accomplish anything without starting. What makes you hesitate before taking business leaps? Let me know by leaving a comment for this episode. Questions of the Week Submit your question to be featured in a future episode of the podcast by visiting the feedback page. This week’s question comes from John Have you ever been in this situation: There’s a perfect client you really want to work with. Someone you see over and over again at social gatherings and such and you keep pitching them your services in the hopes they’ll eventually bite? Then one day they contact you with a project and you’re super excited and feel like you’ve landed a million dollar client? You Start working on their project and everything is going really well. Then, a few days into the project you start to lose that fire you had. The fire that made you crave working with this client. You start slacking off, you don't reply to their emails as fast as you should, your mind starts drifting to other projects because you’re not excited anymore about the client or their project. You still provide them with great work but the passion isn’t in it anymore. Do you ever have episodes like this and what do you do in such a case? To find out what I told John you’ll have to listen to the podcast. Tip of the week Upgrade your 32-bit applications (Mac Users) Mac Users: All 32-bit applications on your computer will cease to function when you update to OS Catalina Update. If you've noticed this warning messages when opening an application “Application Name” is not optimized for your Mac and needs to be updated. It's your computer warning you that it won't support that application in future updates. To see which applications on your computer need to be updated, select About This Mac > System Report > Software > Applications. The right-hand column will show if an application is 64 bit or not with a simple Yes or No. If you click on the title at the top, it will sort the list with all the Yes and No together making it easier to view. Look through all the applications marked NO and determine if it’s something you still need. If not, you can delete it. It won’t work after the next OS update anyway. If it’s something you do want to keep, find out if there’s an update available and update it. Make sure all the applications you do use are 64 bit before updating to OS Catalina. Otherwise, you won’t be able to use them anymore.
Where do You Start in Building a New and Stylish Wardrobe? What are some strategies to help you create a great wardrobe without wasting lots of money on the wrong clothes? Read more on the accompanying blog post here: https://insideoutstyleblog.com/2018/10/building-a-stylish-wardrobe.html
Michelle Chalfant talks to us about the many benefits of meditation, including learning to love ourselves. If you’re feeling like something is missing, lost, overwhelmed, stressed or a need to find peace, join us in building a meditation practice. Michelle guides us with a simple plan to get started. Join our 66 Day Meditation Challenge on our private FSLModern Community, absolutely FREE. How do You Start to Love Yourself? Michelle’s model called The Adult Chair, a model that teaches people to love themselves. It’s a timeline. From 0-6 years old we live in our Child Chair where we learn feelings (sadness, happiness, etc) and needs (hugs, to hear I love you, etc.) and we learn vulnerability, passion and intimacy. Around 6-7 years old we move into the Adolescent Chair, where the ego comes in and tells us it’s separate from us. It’s based on fear and we learn about telling stories and assumptions. We live in the past and the future, not the present. We learn about control, blame and we use words like “You’re always like that” and “you’re never like this” , this is where codependency, control, narcissism, etc. comes in. We’re reactive. Around 25 years old, if we had parenting modeling to teach us how to process feelings and live authentically, we tap into our Adult Chair. But most of us have some sort of dysfunction and don’t quite know how to land in this Adult Chair. Michelle’s model is about learning to live in this Adult Chair. We learn to set boundaries, have passion, live authentically and tune into our child and adolescent to figure out what is going on and make decisions from our adult, our higher self. The model gives people a framework of where they’re at. It’s something that needs to be practiced over time and is absolutely life changing. To learn more about The Adult Chair model, download Michelle’s FREE ebook The Adult Chair: A Guide to What are the Benefits of Meditation? Meditation helps us to slow down. The more we have to do, the more we have to slow down to get things done. It seems to not make sense, but it works. “Meditations helps us to become observers of the mind”- Michelle Chalfant Benefits of meditation: Process things in a new way Slow down Helps us land in our Adult Chair Find peace Physical and emotional pain relief Insomnia Lower blood pressure Balance in our life 5 Minute Self Love Guided Meditation Michelle’s most popular guide meditation helps people in slowing down, bringing in light and love into the body, most people report physical and emotional pain relief, a huge sense of peace, self-love they’ve never felt before, clearing thoughts and beliefs that are not loving, and some people even cry because it’s such a contrast to how they talk to themselves. To meditate on your own, just close your eyes and breathe. Set a timer so your ego doesn’t get scared that you’ll meditate for 3 hours, and just be. Watch your thoughts go by and just let them go. You need to practice to be an observer of your thoughts. Over time and practice (just like going to the gym), you become better at it. Meditation can be done anywhere. Preferably sitting, because laying down people tend to fall asleep. It becomes a sacred time for people. Michelle meditates outdoors every morning. When it’s cold, she sets incense indoors and asks those around her to not interrupt. Can be done outdoors during a walk, and it’s about listening to the birds, looking at nature, and being present in that moment and taking deep breaths. Our 66 Day Challenge going on in the Private FSLModern Community. It came out of our interview with Geoff Woods about Time Blocking in order to hone in on our One Thing and create a new habit. A new habit has been scientifically proven to take 66 days to form. Join us in our 66 day challenge to build your new habit. Jason Seib shared with us in a 4 part series last year, that meditation was key to successful weight loss. And we’ve had several guests talk about how they’ve benefited from meditation, including Geoff Woods. Michelle’s 3 Habits to Ensure her Health Journey Warm water with a whole lemon to detoxify body and all the organs Meditation, mindfulness and prayer Live in her Adult Chair 15 Day Fat Loss Kick Start Ebook Download your FREE copy here!! DOWNLOAD! Check your email. You will receive access for instant downloading. We respect your privacy- We will not rent, spam or sell your email. About Michelle Chalfant: Michelle Chalfant MS, LPC, CHC, is a therapist, holistic life coach, speaker, and author dedicated to helping individuals and couples uncover their true and whole selves by stripping away limiting beliefs, false stories and emotional masks. Michelle has demonstrated that increasing self-awareness is the first step to self-love. Michelle’s Adult Chair model is used to help people understand their inner child, adolescent (ego), and healthy adult more intimately. In doing so, they become able to identify the source of their limiting emotional responses to the world around them. Michelle’s work provides a path toward healing, recovery from trauma and grief, and the promise of growth that comes with a life lived from our Adult Chair. Michelle is host of The Adult Chair podcast, and her writing and guided meditations support thousands of listeners, readers, and students around the world. For more information on The Adult Chair and Michelle’s work, visit michellechalfant.com, subscribe to her mailing list, or find her on her Facebook page. Links and Resources To learn more about Michelle Chalfant’s work and guided meditations visit www.michellechalfant.com. Listen to her podcast The Adult Chair. Download her ebook for FREE The Adult Chair: A Guide to Loving Yourself. Visit her Facebook Fan Page and join her closed group for more intimate conversations with Michelle and support from others living authentically. Also find her guided meditations on her YouTube page. Recommended Book: How Yoga Works Recommended Digital Resource: Asana Rebel Michelle’s Favorite Music: To push through: What do You Mean? by Justin Beiber To pump up when feeling down: Nickelback and Coldplay To soothe when stressed: The Script If you missed it, listen in on our last podcast episode: Is Your Thyroid Giving You The Middle Finger?, #61
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Gift Biz Unwrapped | Women Entrepreneurs | Bakers, Crafters, Makers | StartUp
(http://giftbizunwrapped.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Eby-SQ.jpg) Jennifer Eby along with her husband Matthew own Eby Farms LLC. It is a pasture based, 36 acre working farm and homestead in rural southwestern Michigan. With her bubbly personality and contagiously positive outlook on life Jennifer has taken the simple body product of soap and created a thriving home-based (stay-at-home mom) business. In 2010 Jennifer started making soap and the next year she attended one local craft show. This has now grown into over 5,000 bars sold per year. Jen and her family attend over 13 regional shows, wholesale accounts, website sales and farmer’s markets. Jennifer has earned her title of “The Soap Lady” with hours of research, production and time spent with the customers she loves. Motivational Quote Business InspirationWhy soap making? [7:00] Learning the trade [7:45] A Candle Flickering MomentRevising the plan to balance their family life while still keeping the business alive [15:55] Business Building InsightWhen they saw that soap making could be a real business [10:36] How to price product correctly [13:00] Success TraitJen’s overall friendly and approachable style lead to strong sales at craft shows and a natural attraction of customers supporting their success [21:46] Productivity/Lifestyle ToolA paper calendar that contains all the elements of the running of the family and farm Valuable Book Martha Rules: 10 Essentials for Achieving Success as You Start, Build, or Manage a Business (http://amzn.to/1HENxek) by Martha Stewart Contact Links Website (http://www.ebyfarmsllc.com) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EbyFarms) (https://www.facebook.com/EbyFarms) Phone – 269-535-6857 If you found value in this podcast, make sure to subscribe and leave a review in (http://www.giftbizunwrapped.com/GooglePodcasts) . That helps us spread the word to more makers just like you. Thanks! Sue
Returning from Summer hiatus we're dishing on the goods - In this very special episode we're talking about being "Crazy In Love." If you've ever been in love - then you probably know EXACTLY what we're talking about... Jealousy, Bliss, Heartache, Heaven, Ups and Downs, Hot and Cold... You Start to Feel Insane! Whether you're Crazy In Love NOW or Have Been - don't miss this exciting show, where we talk about the do's and dont's of falling in love, as well as when it's okay to let that CrAzY Flag fly. Call or Listen-In at (714) 816-4702 "Bring Your Drama - We'll Take Care of You" Follow Us on Twitter @SisterRadio Like Us on Facebook.com/SisterRadio