One of our favorite students, cookbook blogger Kim Reynolds, dishes wisdom about the ups and downs of running an online business, her blog strategy, and finding her confidence. 

If you run your own business, you know that success is not linear. Some seasons are great ... and others feel like they're filled with nothing but obstacles. That's just how it is. 

 

For me, even in the toughest seasons, when I have really struggled with self-doubt and what-the-hell-was-I-thinking moments, there has still been this sense deep down that it’s going to be okay somehow. 

 

Yes, I have the systems and the organization. I have a solid blog strategy and the know-how and the stats, and I am always learning. And all of that is critical for success — no question. 

 

But I know that the biggest reason I am able to feel like things are going to be okay is that I have a supportive community around me.

 

And as you'll hear in this conversation with our next guest, it's the reason why programs like the Success With Soul Incubator and Selena Soo's Impacting Millions are so powerful for women entrepreneurs.

 

I'm thrilled to welcome one of our favorite 6FBA students, Kim Reynolds. Kim is a home chef and self-identified cookbook addict. She has parlayed her love of cooking and cookbooks into Kitchen Lit, where she reviews cookbooks of every kind and matches other home chefs with the ones that are perfect for them. 

 

Kim had been blogging for more than 5 years when she joined 6FBA in January of 2020. She officially launched her blog six months later. Sounds simple, right?

 

But to get a sense of what Kim has been able to create and the sheer power of her spirit, you should know that right before she started 6FBA, she ended a 10-year relationship and left New York for her home state of Virginia. During her blog launch, COVID hit. And after she launched Kitchen Lit, the apartment she shared with her sister burned to the ground. Thankfully, she and everyone in the building made it out safely, but she lost basically everything.

 

I know you're going to love this conversation with Kim. You'll get a sense of how genuine and smart she is — and you'll get a chance to hear someone who's relatively new to this process share how she's developed her blog strategy, how she's dealt with challenges, and where she sees herself headed.

 

What you’ll learn in this episode:

 

• How blogging helped Kim find her way back to herself after so many losses
• Why community boosts your confidence and makes everything possible
• What Kim wishes more people knew about taking the leap and starting your own blog
• Why she chose to participate in Impacting Millions, and what she's learning
• PLUS — her biggest challenge (and an on-the-spot coaching session)

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Links + Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

 

• Check out the Success With Soul Incubator and apply here.
• To learn more about running your business to work with your natural cycles instead of against them, download our free Mindful Planning guide + printables.
• You can learn more about Kim and her unique work (and find yourself the perfect cookbook!) at www.kitchenlit.com.
• If you feel pulled to support Kim as she is dealing with the after effects of her devastating apartment fire, you can go here.
• Follow Kim on Instagram @mykitchenlit and on Facebook @kitchenlit. 
• Follow me on Instagram @katekordsmeier and @rootandrevel

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Produced by Danny Ozment at https://emeraldcitypro.com