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Being Creative in Your Marketing Boosts Confidence
During the past year, when my confidence was at an all-time low, I turned to creative projects. This is NOT the norm for me, but I listened to my soul, who was calling out for me to slow down. Create. Relax. Go within. I started drawing, doing Zentangle, and writing...
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Confidence is a choice.
I’ve noticed two crazy patterns that business owners can fall into when they lack confidence. They shrink back, filled with shame and judgment, and eventually go silent. Or they forge ahead blindly. They immerse themselves in busy-work (i.e., non Revenue Generating...
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9 Symptoms of an Ineffective Marketing Strategy (And what to do about it!)
It’s become quite clear, among the conversations in my Facebook Group (Marketing for Thought Leaders) and the responses I continue to receive on the survey I sent out to my community: People are hella confused on marketing strategy: what it is, why it’s needed, and...
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Is Anyone Out There? What To Do When No One Is Buying Your Stuff!
Here’s a major problem I continue to hear from business owners: I have the most awesome course (or package, or retreat, or training), but it’s just not selling. I don’t understand how to market my stuff so it sells. (Have you tried selling with stories?) I hear ya! I,...
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Where to Use Stories In Your Marketing
I’d like to answer a question I received about story marketing: Q: Where can I use stories in my marketing? Like, where should I put them? A: Everywhere! But let me get a little more specific. Newsletters: Did you know that for every month you go without communicating...
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You Are Not Alone In Business
One of the biggest things that kills the entrepreneurial spirit is social isolation. This is such a hardship because as creatives and Thought Leaders, we value feedback and community so that we can improve our ideas and businesses. We rarely create great stuff in...
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The Power of Clarity in Business: Nukhet’s Story
We’ve been talking a lot about JOY the past few weeks and how clarity can bring that euphoric joy that at many times we lack as entrepreneurs. We have our ups, our downs, our oh-shit moments, and moments of sheer confusion and loneliness. Let’s not forget the moments...
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Scaling Joy is the First Step to Business Transformation
One of the things I've been speaking a lot about is making choices from a place of joy. I truly believe that when we focus on joy first, true transformation takes place in all areas our lives and businesses. What does it mean to scale joy? What does it look like? It...
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Make JOY Your New Business Plan
What if JOY was the business plan that got you the biggest results? I am using a tool called Joy| Money Matrix™ + Marketing Alignment to help biz owners around the globe understand that prioritizing joy is imperative -- so the money can flow. I've also incorporated a...
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Embracing the Confident Expert You Already Are
The Confident Expert stands in her brilliance and knows how to help clients get results. She speaks openly and confidently about what she knows and who she wants to work with. She builds a wait list for her services. Her marketing is mostly fun and light, because she...
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How to Claim and Market Your Expertise with Natural Confidence
Are you an expert? Last week, I shared a powerful piece with you titled, “Are You Brave Enough to Be An Expert?”. If you didn’t get to read that piece, or want a refresher, you can click here to read it. I’m not gonna lie. I’ve reached my frustration point as a...
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Are You Brave Enough to Be An Expert?
For the past week, I’ve been co-leading the Global Visionary retreat in Costa Rica. The focus? How to position yourself as a Thought Leader and grow a global brand. I’ve had so much fun working with 10 women who have ideas that change conversations and make an impact...
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