Dr. Nicolya Show

Becoming an author is a dream for many people, and becoming a bestselling author can change your life, but what does it take to achieve that goal? Here are the best tips and strategies that helped me become a bestselling author.

If you're ready to become a best selling author sign up here for my complimentary Book Writing Training Here: https://www.nicolyawilliams.com/writeyourbookin30daysnow

We normalized the 9-5 mindset where we work a job (just over broke) to pay the bills. Many of us stay there even if we are miserable. In turn when we prioritize our 9-5 our dream of building a business takes a back seat to the perpetual work commutes, check to check paydays and not getting paid what we truly deserve. In turn we end up resentful and bitter i don’t want that for you so today we are going to talk about the five hacks you can incorporate to the build the business of your dreams even while working your 9-5

Making the shift from employee to entrepreneur is a large feat, but with proper support, understanding and planning, you can do it!

If you have a desire to scale your business- but feel like your 9-5 is in the way join us inside of the elevate method where you will learn how to build the business you desire and deserve even with a busy schedule

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Are you tired of hustling, and normalizing burnout on your way to creating success? I am here to share that this doesn't have to be your story anymore. In today's video I am sharing the five steps I took to build the business I love. 

1. Took the risk and leveraged my passion  

2. I learned my human design 

3. I learned all about mindset and self care 

4. I stopped taking in information and prioritized integration 

5. I got support.  

I share these steps to let you know that what is desired by you is available for you. What can you begin to implement today that your future self will thank you for?  Human Design Reading: https://nicolyawilliams.com/human-design-breakthrough-session/The ELEVATE Method Coaching Certification: www.nicolyawilliams.com/elevate

I've always felt uncomfortable when it comes to selling. It felt like I had to be desperate or forceful to sell something even if it was of value. Can you relate?  As an online entrepreneur, you may be thinking that you need to resort to hard selling techniques like manipulation and deception. But a sales cycle is more about the customer than it is about you, and satisfying their needs as best you can.   

Have you ever thought about how long it takes from the moment your prospect first comes to your website, to the point where they purchase their first product? Or maybe even become a customer? The numbers aren't very pretty. According to a 2015 survey by Hubspot, 77% of leads never convert into customers. But if we look closer at this process, we see that there are various turning points during the sales cycle, some which allow us to interact with our prospects and help them along their journey toward becoming an invested customer.   

One of those turning points is when a prospect becomes interested in what you have to offer. This doesn't mean they're usually ready to purchase right away though. They may just want more information, or a few tips and tricks before they make their decision.  In today's episode, I am going to walk you through the sales cycle process and how you can take your customer from interested to invested. If you're ready to take your business to the next level join us inside of The ELEVATE Method here: www.nicolyawilliams.com/elevate

Change is difficult. Changing long-held beliefs and habits is even more difficult. Changing behavior is the hardest of all. That's why it's so important to use a proven method for making permanent lifestyle changes. With the logical levels of change, you will learn how to master change on a transformational level.  The reason why I love this concept is because it makes behavior change easier to accomplish. 

When faced with an unwanted habit or a negative emotion, most people simply set their intention, commit to the change, and expect things to miraculously happen within a certain amount of time (i.e., two weeks). But this doesn't work! So instead of setting those unrealistic expectations, focus on the logical levels of change.   

The logical levels model is a very helpful tool for personal change in that it gives a framework for identifying why things happen the way they do. It is often used in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), in which they provide a helpful structure for looking at what’s happening in any individual and their experiences.  Change doesn't happen when you're lucky it happens when you're intentional.  

The logical levels of change model is a useful way to track your progress on the road to permanent behavior change. You may not always begin with a highly motivated intention, but by following through with your choices and behavior, you'll gradually reinforce the habit until it becomes natural—and then, like riding a bike, you probably won't think about it much anymore.  

In the end, we can only make change permanent by continuing to work on the level at which we're making it permanent. Change becomes a long-term reality when we develop new habits, break old patterns, and build skills in our lives. Let's make some changes in our lives, and do it for good this time. 

 Inside of The ELEVATE Method we do the mindset work and aligned action to create the changes you desire not only in your personal life, but in your business as well. If you know you're ready to make this your norm Learn more about the program here: www.nicolyawilliams.com/elevate

Somatic work is important because it helps us to understand our bodies and experiences. It helps us to feel more in control of who we are and the life that we want to lead. It allows us to connect with our bodies on a deeper level, which can help us deal with physical, mental, and emotional pain.  Somatic practices help us to create a more calm, clear space for ourselves. They can help us to cultivate mindfulness and mindfulness is the key to making peace with our inner challenges and challenges in life.  In addition, somatic work is an important part of any practitioner's toolkit. It truly changed the game for me.   In today's episode, I am going to share how you can incorporate somatic practices into your daily routine.

Creating content can be overwhelming. You see all the coaches telling you that you have to be on all the social sites, do reels, lives, blogs, podcasts.etc. Not to mention they tell you that you have to post three times a day to be effective. Then you're left wondering what to say, how often to post, and how to relate to your tribe.

In sets overwhelm and this is why many people give up on content creation all together.

I have learned on my journey that there is NOT a one size fits all model to relating to your audience and creating content. And ultimately you have to do what works for you.

Today I am going to share the four pillars to creating content that magnetizes your soul mate clients right to you and how you can begin to weave this into the way that you show up!

And shout out to my coach Heaven who taught me the importance of following my clients journey to create content that converts. She has a very similar model that helped me create this one that works really well for me.

If you're ready to STAND OUT and SELL OUT as a coach join my ELEVATE Method Certification Behind the scenes mini course where you will learn how to become the go to coach: https://nicolyawilliams.com/experience-elevate/

If you're looking for tools to take content you have and repurpose it intentionally to create my sustainability join us here: https://www.nicolyawilliams.com/repurpose-and-relax

I got a question this morning about how I am able to consistently create and put out content. While I could give you a million different strategies the game changer for me was truly watching what I consume. 

What you take in will reflect what you put out. This means when you're watching low vibe shows, listening to low vibe music and surrounding yourself with negative people your output, or lack thereof, will reflect that. But with the same token when you change what you're consuming you will change what you put out!  

1. Create consistently- the more you make a routine of it, the more it becomes a natural habit. So plan a time when you will be most productive and make it your norm.  

2. Be open to inspiration- inspiration can come from anywhere, but we often spend so much time trying to force ourselves to find it that we miss it  

3. Take a break- the more time we give ourselves to be still, is the more time we can tune into what our intuition is telling us. 

4. Talk to your audience- getting feedback from those who you are working with the more awareness you can have in how you will be able to support them.  

5. Let go of the idea that it has to be perfect. Trying to be perfect is a surefire way to self sabotage, overthink and in turn throw in the proverbial towel. Give yourself room to create and edit  and adjust later.

6. Watch what you take in- What you take in (listen to, watch, the environment you're in and the people you're around) has a much greater impact on you that you can imagine. Be cognizant of this and make shifts when necessary.  

All in all creating content does not have to be complex. We often like to overcomplicate it, but now you have the tools to get your creative juices flowing. So give it a go! Your future self will thank you for it!  If you're looking for some strategies to make content creation seamless check out my repurpose and relax workshop here: https://www.nicolyawilliams.com/repurpose-and-relax

Regardless of what you decide it’s important you learn more about how they run, why they are valuable and what to call them so you can determine whether or not they fit into your business model.

Discovery calls are a great way to be introduced to a potential client and for them to also be introduced to your brand. Ultimately you get to decide whatever you end up calling this first interaction. You just need to be crystal clear on what it entails, what’s to be expected and wear your expert hat the whole time.

Strategy calls are simply a phone call or coffee meeting that you book to talk to a potential client . The difference, in my eyes with strategy and discovery calls is that strategy calls you’re discussing a strategy or offering some form of coaching and then also opening up an offer for the next step

A discovery call is the first conversation with a potential client after they show initial interest in your product or offer. It's your opportunity to get to know the individual to see if they would be a good fit for your offer. ... Discovery calls also give you the chance to ask questions about your prospects' needs and goals. With discovery calls there isn’t always coaching involved as with strategy calls.

A discovery call is also known as a “sales call,” “strategy call,” or “clarity call”— those are some of the most common names.

The typical structure for these calls goes as…

Build rapport

Share a little about how the call will go

Let them share why they wanted to have a call and where they are stuck

Discuss how you could support them

Determine next steps together

I highly recommend you record your discovery calls this will allow you to reflect on what you can improve upon and also hone in on some market research aspects as well.

The benefit of these calls

Considering this what are your thoughts about weaving in a connection call or some sort into your business model?