Explore Your Enthusiasm

Explore Your Enthusiasm

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Explore Your Enthusiasm episodes

  • How to be authentic and not a hot mess

    How can you be a real person  and not be a hot mess, on social media?

    In this episode, inspired by something Caitlin Bacher said at Schoolhouse Craft, I'm going to give you three questions to answer, so you can figure it out once and for all. These questions will help you develop your strategy and connect with your customers, without sounding like either a robot (boring!) or oversharing (ew!). 

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    • Join the Business Confidence Challenge, to finally do the things you're afraid of.

      • Listen in at TaraSwiger.com/podcast81/

      21 min
    • A conversation with Laureen Marchand

      Today I'm delighted to be talking to  Laureen Marchand, a painter and a Starship Captain. She shares a great resource for Canadian artists (Carfac), how she keeps the faith when she feels disappointed and how she built a gallery on her back porch. You can her beautiful art on her website.

       

      Listen to the episode at TaraSwiger.com/podcast80/

      26 min
    • Defeat Self Doubt

      Are you NOT working on your business because of self doubt? Do you lack the confidence to take the steps you know you need to take? If so, you are not alone.

      “Every time I go to do something, I am stopped by self-doubt.”

      “I’m not sure I’m good enough.”

      “I’m not big enough for that yet.”

      “Oh, they probably won’t accept me, or buy from me, or want my thing.”

      I hear this all the time from the makers I work with. This is self-doubt.
      And this is a HUGE problem for your business.

      In today's episode, I share 6 ways to defeat self-doubt in your business and your life.

      Resources
      • The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Clarie Shipman
      • Personal Responsibility episode

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        Listen to the episode here: TaraSwiger.com/podcast79/

        24 min
      • Grace Dobush on making the most of business conferences

        My guest today is freelance journalist and organizer of the Crafty Supermarket and Midwest Craft Con, a conference for crafty businesses, Grace Dobush.

        We talk about: 
        Grace's favorite part of organizing a craft show
        How to talk to strangers at conferences (without feeling weird)
        What she's enthusiastic about right now (and the similarity between geeky sub-cultures)
         
        Links:
         
        • Grace's first book, Crafty Superstar  (which is free right now, on Kindle Unlimited!)
        • Grace's post about living in Germany
        • The Yes + Yes Yes experience
        • Surviving a Conference as an Introvert episode
        • Networking for Introverts episode

          • Listen to the episode at TaraSwiger.com/podcast78/

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        • The Introvert's Survival Guide to Conferences (and trade shows, craft shows, and events)
          I'm about to fly across the country and teach at School House Craft, a two-day business conference for makers. I'm so excited, but this hasn't always been the case.

          I used to get SO NERVOUS before something like this. I would worry that my introversion was going to sideline me. I was worried that I was going to have to sit out a huge part of the fun, or I'd miss out on all the good stuff, because I would need my alone time.

          I'm not any less introverted than I was a couple of months ago, but I'm hardly worried about introversion this time, because I've learned how to handle conferences, and I've learned that I CAN handle conferences, without getting totally fried from over-stimulation. In today's episode, I'm going to share what I've learned about surviving and enjoying conferences as an introvert. 

           

          Listen to the episode at TaraSwiger.com/podcast77/

          20 min
        • A Conversation with Jill Wolcott

          Jill Wolcott is a knitter designer at Jill Wolcott Knits, a knitting instructor (she recently taught on Craftsy) and a teacher at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco, CA.

          We discuss:

          • A love of math
          • How her work as a designer affects her knitting design
          • Doing what you want vs. what people will buy
          • The lessons learned in a "failed" project

            • Jill mentions that she's a member of the Starship. You can sign up (for free!) to learn more here.

            Listen to the episode at TaraSwiger.com/podcast76

            33 min
          • Why aren't people buying? Here's how to find the reason & crush it.

            Why aren't your followers buying your product? How do you figure out what's stopping them and destroy the impediment?

            In this episode we're going to cover all the steps to overcoming your customers' objections. I'm so looking forward to tackling one of the most confusing questions: WHY aren't people buying your thing!?

            We'll cover: 

            • What is an objection?
            • How do you find the objections to your products?
            • How do you crush objections?

              • Links Mentioned:
              • Value: How to get what you're worth
              • The simplest marketing tool: Listening
              • Market Yourself

                • Listen in here: https://taraswiger.com/podcast75/ ‎

                29 min
              • Why your creative business dreams haven't come true

                Why isn't it working? Are you not doing enough?
                Having a business can be frustrating, especially when your dreams and hopes don't seem to be working out. In today’s episode I’m going to share the three reasons why your dreams for your business haven’t come true - yet - and what you can do to fix this.

                But before we dive into today’s episode, I want to remind you that if you’re listening to this when it first drops, that the Starship is now open. Click here  to learn more about it.

                Listen to the episode here: TaraSwiger.com/podcast74/

                16 min
              • The Secret of Reaching Goals (and how I forgot it)

                Do you have a goal you wanted to do this year that you just haven't gotten to yet?

                ME TOO!

                In this episode

                • tell you about my own goal and what I've totally failed to do,
                • how I turned it around
                • 4 steps to applying the secret to your own goals

                  • The Starship comes built IN with the keys to reaching your goals and it's NOW open! Read more and join in here.

                  Listen to the episode here: TaraSwiger.com/podcast73/

                  17 min
                • Make 2015 Awesome: It's not too late!

                  Do you remember what goals you set at the beginning of the year? How close are you to reaching them?

                  In today's episode, we're going to talk about how to end the year strong, and get back on track if you've fallen off. It's not too late to make 2015 an awesome year.
                  Today's episode was requested by Periscope. If you like the podcast, join me on Periscope! Just download the Periscope app, look up TaraSwiger, and start following me. The app will notify you when I'm live broadcasting, and you can join us live, or watch the replay for up to 24 hours.

                  Everything I mention in the podcast comes as a part of a Starship membership. Click here to learn more and be notified when it opens!  

                  Listen in here: TaraSwiger.com/podcast72

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                Tap into what makes you feel like YOU by following your enthusiasm. Each week we’ll discuss finding joy, mental wellness and enthusiasm by finding time and energy to do more of what feels fun. Yes,…