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Recently I caught myself waiting for all the little ducks to line up and be in a row before I took action on something I wanted to do. I was letting myself stay stuck because of my inner chatter. I caught myself and got out of my' holding pattern'. Where in life or business do you recognise that you are currently waiting for conditions to be better/perfect before taking the next action? Who or what are YOU waiting for? To get back to you before you move ahead To submit that proposal To make that big decision To take that next step To start publishing those Facebook LIVEs? Often we can let the excuse that we're waiting on someone else be our excuse for not moving ahead or as a way to procrastinate. When we wait to get all our ducks in a ROW, we can put the breaks on our dreams. In this episode, I tell you how getting to action this one Sunday morning was about making the decisions for ME. I had to stop worrying about what anyone else was doing. This decision made all the difference to my mood. Thanks to thes

We recently completed one of our biggest projects for the year, our annual Business Growth Summit for Women Entrepreneurs, a free online summit that brings together women from all over the world to learn from world-class speakers, bestselling authors and inspiring entrepreneurs. We had 4,500 women register for the summit and the feedback we’ve had has been phenomenal. Members LOVED all these lessons and they’ve started to put these to work in their business. While they all enjoyed the practical advice - many were more impacted by the confidence and understanding they felt when we dove into the inner game topics. In this episode of the HerBusiness podcast I share: Why the Inner Game of success is and why it matters Being clear on who you are FOR and who you are NOT for How sharing your values can draw your ideal clients to you What it means to create a business that is more like you How to courageously break the ice with your customers Here are some popular recent episodes: How to Bring More Inspiration in

In her book Power Attractor, author Gabrielle Bernstein says: “Find what inspires you most and commit to doing more of it! When we bring energy to what inspires us, we connect to our Super Attractor power and the manifesting begins.” What she’s saying is that when we do what lights us up, what we love, we draw to us all manner of things that we dream of, in our business and in our life. Our tag-line at HerBusiness is: Do What You Love, Every Day. So, I feel very aligned to any message that is about doing work that really lights us up, that keeps us alive and awake on every level - mentally and emotionally and spiritually. I know that my work leading HerBusiness is totally inspired. My goal is to have Inspiration - the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative - be present in my work every single day. So, my question to you is… What lights you up? In this episode of the HerBusiness podcast I share: Three things you can do TODAY to bring more inspi

Happy new year. For many of us, this is a time of contemplating and deliberately creating the new year. A time for envisioning what we want to do better, differently this year. A time for starting and breaking habits. Each January for a few years, I’ve taken on Chris Brogan‘s invitation to set three words as a focus for the year. Chris Brogan is an American author, journalist, marketing consultant, and speaker about social media marketing I’ve had the pleasure to meet and interview a few times. He has really great books like The Impact Equation, Trust Agents and one of my fave titles - The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth - Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators. A couple of weeks back, Chris did a one-hour webinar where he talked through how to pick your three words, how to incorporate their usage into your day to day planning and execution, and how to use the My 3 Words method for deciding how best to make decisions that closely match your intentions. Chris says this about his process: “E

If you were to be bolder in 2020 than you were in 2019, what would you do? What gutsy goals would you set? Each year I ask our HerBusiness Network members to consider this question as we get to the end of a year. And, this is a question that I too have asked myself for many years. At the start of 2019 members listed Bold Goals like: Launch a new course Write an e-book Create a debt-collection app Get paid to speak Take my family on a Holiday Embrace success in all forms Travel more Being less involved in the day-to-day customer service Get more reliable leads from an existing database I will have built my business enough to be able to quit my job of 15 years! Be SEEN. Get on video more (especially live videos). Complete my book (which is 1/2 complete). Finalise my divorce. Meet my Life Partner and be pregnant this time next year. Wow. They were some pretty amazing and bold goals. Your Bold Goal is your heart speaking what it wants. When you set that Bold Goal (even if you’re too afraid to verbalise it) it c

Ever since I was young, I’ve kept a journal. There were years where I religiously spilled my guts into a journal, my first romances, my deepest worries, my concerns. Then, for many years I did not write. Many years. Like most of my 20s and part of my 30s. Today I write daily. It’s become a habit that I’m keen to keep up. One that I make a priority each morning, before I dive into my day. Here’s why... About 20 years ago I came across Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way and started again, using her guidance, to write regularly. I bought a bunch of her books The Sound of Paper, The Artist’s Way at Work… and I ate them up. I was in my late 20s and early 30s and so much was changing about my life I needed an outlet. I was in my own business and there was a lot of confusion about what I was doing and where I was going. And it really helped. In this episode I explain how I recently rediscovered the power of a daily journaling habit and how I got past the concern of not having anything to write or say. Listen to hear:

Regardless of what sort of results we are looking for, when we don’t go after a specific outcome, when we don’t have a definite idea of what we are trying to achieve… how can we know if we are successful? We have unlimited options to be, do and have what we want in life and business, including: How we spend our time How we build our business The products and services that we provide Who we serve as customers Who we surround ourselves with - our peers,mentors, teachers These unlimited choices can leave us making no choice, for fear of making the wrong choice. Or, we hold back simply because we haven’t identified the power of being ‘definite with the infinite’. Listen to hear: Insights about business from an unlikely source Why being definite brings about all sort of support for your visions The types of situations in business you want to be specific about How adding a number to your goals makes them more real How one woman went from a standing start to $10K a month in sales by being definite The difference be

Have you ever felt confused about making the right decisions for your business? Perhaps you've been in the situation where a lack of clarity meant a lot of time and energy was spent going in circles in your mind, maybe even procrastinating. Or, has jumbled mind kept you in a static position (or even going backwards instead for forwards towards your goals)? Imagine being able to clearly articulate your business goals. And, imagine feeling confident in your decisions… … knowing exactly where to allocate your time and resources. When you gain clarity, your capacity and ability to take action, to make forward progress is multiplied. This podcast episode will help you get clarity and overcome vagueness and confusion. Finding clarity and direction in your life isn't difficult when you do some very specific things to gain that focus and certainty. Clarity helps you step into your potential more fully and with authority and strength. Listen to hear: Three ways to get more clarity today
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In order to communicate effectively, we need to connect with our audience, whether that is ourselves if we are planning or working on an important project. Our partners… Our children… Our clients… Our social media followers… We connect when we are FULLY present with them. This means that we are truly aware of who we are communicating with and if they are ready to hear our message. If we are using language that they comprehend. If they have actually acknowledged and understood our communication. Being present when we communicate matters with clients and prospects staff, partners, suppliers. It, of course, is also relevant to our personal relationships - how we communicate with our partners, kids and even our pets. Being present is how we develop our presence. Listen to hear: Why multitasking is not your friend How past upsets and failures can keep us un-present When language can take us from present to not present Why being in our head keeps us from connecting The importance of taking time to be present with

If you’ve ever held back in putting yourself forward for opportunities… Going for that bigger contract… Charging that higher price…   Then this episode is for you.   Confidence is not (despite what those 80s motivational speakers tried to tell us) just wearing the right clothes, having a firm handshake and feeling good about ourselves.   The good news is that confidence is a habit that can be strengthened, so be encouraged... you just need a little bit to start with... there is plenty more where that came from!   Listen to hear: The five steps to creating the Confidence Habit How connecting with the fire in your belly will keep you on track during tough times Why the people around you make the biggest impact on your confidence How your skills and knowledge bolster your confidence The power of taking action (and why it boosts your confidence) Subscribe to the HerBusiness Podcast for more great interviews with inspiring entrepreneurs. Here are some popular recent episodes: It’s Time to Communicate Your Worth

The more people we want to reach The bigger partnerships The bigger team The more clients we want to have … the better we need to become as communicators Good communication is how we upgrade our relationships and our lives. The lack of communication and bad communication can also be how we downgrade our relationships and our lives. Communicating our worth includes: Being able to charge the prices we are worth and what you deserve Communicating the experience and authority you have, with confidence Being able to stand in the face of feeling like a fraud or an imposter and being able to ask for the sale Knowing that you have a lot of value to bring and perhaps it’s just the way that you’re communicating what you do and how you do it that is not demonstrating your value Listen now to hear: The clues that your communication is missing the mark Why upgrading your communication is essential if you want to play a bigger game How to use your unique experience to communicate your worth How communicating our valu

Communication happens to be one of my favourite topics. It’s how as business leaders we upgrade our relationships, our businesses and our lives. In this episode I speak to you about communicating powerfully, being more visible and reaching more people with your message… When you want to take your business from one level to another, your ability to communicate your vision is really important. When you want to reach more people and reach higher goals, communication is key. So often women are not willing to really put themselves out there and communicate in a big way. And that has an impact on the number of people we can reach and the results we can get. So, that’s what we’re looking in this episode. This is for you if... You’re not putting yourself forward for opportunities as much as you’d like to You want to connect with your customers more and in different ways but you don’t want to feel vulnerable or be criticized You’re just not sure how to communicate the value that you bring You feel like you could be m

If you’re working hard to get your message out to the world and to grow your business. But you find that your income is great some months and terrible the next. Imagine having a repeatable income that you could count on every single month to grow and scale your business? Listen to this podcast episode with Stu McLaren to discover: How to turn your knowledge, influence, or passion into a low-stress, high-profit business The 3 characteristics of a PERFECT market primed for a membership site How to use your EXISTING knowledge and passion to win more clients The #1 strategy for establishing your expertise in a crowded market… even if you’re just starting out Why the most effective marketing strategy that has nothing to do with marketing Searchie — Now you can finally search through your video content! If you create any video or audio content, you know the pain of trying to go through hours of video to find that “one clip” where you said that one key point. You also know how frustrating it is to have your aud

Do you ever wonder if the path you’ve chosen is the right one for you? What if you could figure out what kind of work will fill you with a sense of purpose and meaning, let you fully express yourself, your gifts, passions and skills, and drop you into that transcendent state of flow where you just know, deep down, you’re doing the work you were put on the planet to do?> Listen to this podcast episode with Jonathan Fields to discover: How to discover the ‘imprint’ for work that makes you COME ALIVE The clues that you’re doing what you’re REALLY here to do How to FEEL MORE ON PURPOSE and fully-expressed while doing MEANINGFUL work The pathway to MORE CONNECTION AND JOY and doing work that ‘sparks’ you What it looks like to live into YOUR POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITY Take the Sparketype Test Take the Sparketype test. Your Sparketype reveals the essential nature of the work you’re here to do. Once you discover it, there is an immediate, intuitive knowing. An undeniable truth that explains so many past choices and

How do you find people who want to do business with you and turn connections into clients? It’s possible to create a waitlist of prospects ready to buy your product or service without you having to do a lot of marketing and scrambling. Every day members of the HerBusiness Network are doing exactly that and generate tens of thousands of dollars in business. And all without having to spend a whole lot of time and money. In this episode, we share a four-part system - The Connection Statement™ Formula  - our using our unique way to turn your connections into clients by demonstrating your value and positioning your business. Because… Have you ever asked someone what they do… and then five minutes later, they're still talking, but they haven’t really engaged your interest, they haven't made a strong connection with you? So now your eyes are glazed over and you’re looking at how you can make a quick exit from this conversation? When you don’t have a way to communicate what you do in terms of how you help others, you

I love building networks! In fact, my last business was a network of over 100,000 people who loved personal developmentand personal finance training, who connected with each other at events and did business and even real estate deals together. And HerBusiness — has grown from a network of a few hundred people to a community of thousands of women. And here is a really important difference for you to understand.. I have built networks… But, I’ve always hated traditional networking… AND I consider myself an introvert. And still, I’ve built numerous large networks of people who are doing business together and getting great results turning their networks into profits and making a real contribution. BECAUSE… I didn’t just create a network… I created a CONNECTION network. In this episode, I tell you about the three-part system that I created precisely because I don’t like or believe in traditional networking, but I LOVE building a connection network. When you have a connection network… you never feel salesy or out o

Word of mouth is the most important way to grow your business, yet nobody has a strategy for it. We just assume that it happens, without realising that we have to light a match to create the spark to cause the conversation. Nobody has ever said, "Hey, let me tell you about this perfectly adequate experience I had." Because that's not a good story. You need a ‘Talk Trigger’ to give your customers something to talk about. In this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, you’ll learn how to create a ‘Talk Trigger’ for seriously memorable – and shareable – customer experiences. "These companies realised that if they came up with a word of mouth strategy, they could spend less on advertising and end up better off at the end."  Jay Baer Your Talk Trigger can be something that’s free or cheap, as long as it’s relevant and remarkable. And customers will love telling the story of how you surprised and delighted them that day. Listen to this podcast episode with Jay Baer to discover: Why your business needs a word of mou

Moving from the state of solopreneur to the CEO role in our business takes more than a mind-shift. It takes setting up systems and practices that keep you out of the day to day and allow you to play the role of leader and visionary in your business. You move from having all key responsibilities lay in your hands to run a growing and scalable business with a team, systems. What does it really take to create a business that runs itself? It starts with a change in what YOU do as the business owner on a day-by-day basis. When you can step into the CEO role in your business you start to create a business that can really have the impact you dream of. Our guest is Patty Palmer of Deep Space Sparkle is a collection of art lesson plans, videos, podcasts and other art resources for teaching art to kids. In this episode we look at: What it means to go from solopreneur to CEO in your own small business The mindset change that helps you transition your thinking and play a bigger game How stepping into the CEO role helps

Imagine a business that runs itself. Isn’t that just the ant’s pants, the ideal scene, the highly-coveted dream for so many business owners? But, is it doable? Our guest today knows, for sure, that it is. But every day HerBusiness is working with women business owners who carry their entire business on their backs. They’re doing everything themselves, and some are getting very little sleep. They are trapped by their business. If this sounds like you… Imagine being able to take a 4-week vacation from your business – no contact at all – and coming back to everything running smoothly.  Sounds impossible? It isn’t. In fact, it could be possible in just 18 months. In this podcast episode, you’re going to hear how to gradually design your business to run itself. Our guest is Mike Michalowicz, the author of best-selling books like Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan. His newest release is Clockwork - Design a Business to Run Itself. In this episode we look at: Why you should be the super VISIONARY of your busines

The worlds of business and creativity have combined. Exploring your interests and giving in to your creative curiosity can energise you AND innovate your business. It turns out that allowing yourself to be passionate about something other than your business can energise you, and benefit your business. While we may see creativity as an indulgence, the little thing that piques your interest may be the next opportunity to grow your business.  Valerie Khoo, visual artist and National Director of the Australian Writers’ Centre, recently threw herself into the world of art. This sparked growth in her business, her career, and developed her “Creative Quotient”. Valerie is the featured guest in this episode of the HerBusiness podcast. In this episode we look at:  How your creative interests can lead to innovation in your business Why creativity is a vital factor in determining your bottom line How to incorporate creativity into your life The perils of ignoring your 'creative quotient' How to tap into your inner geni