Charelle Griffith is a digital marketing consultant who helps solo service-based business owners, who are typically DIYing their marketing, to build successful businesses. She is also an award-winning blogger and founder of the PropelHer‘s Book Club.

Charelle focusses on content marketing; rather than paid advertising, and encourages business owners to show up online as the experts they are.

Charelle says that consistency is king when it comes to social media; and this doesn't mean showing up every day; it means showing up when your clients expect you to. It's not about posting every day for a couple of weeks, and then disappearing. You need to keep the momentum going. So if you can't sustain posting every day long-term; then it's best not to start.
 
Picking the right platform is also key; rather than trying to be anywhere. When you're a service provider, it's important to pick a platform that allows you to shine, as people buy from people, and therefore people buy from YOU.

Also don't get too caught up on engagement, as getting comments and likes might not necessarily mean that people buy from you, especially if they're not your ideal client.

Charelle recommends to create content that brings new people to your business, as well as serving your existing audience/clients. Once you've got people to become aware of you, it's about taking them on the journey to eventually buy from you.

Charelle also recommends creating video content, if you're comfortable doing so, as it shortens the like, know, trust factor, and encourages prospective clients to buy from you A LOT quicker.

All you can do on social media is show up as YOU. People will not only be buying what you offer; but they'll be buying from you as a person. They might be inspired to buy from you due to your values, your lifestyle or your business approach. They'll buy from you as they see and feel a connection or alignment. Therefore, it's important to share your values and passions through your content, and show some personality!

For instance, Charelle attracted female business owners who were single into her business as she was a single woman, and spoke about this on her podcast. That's no coincidence.

Put out content that people can relate too, which means being your imperfect self, by the way. Right now, people are going to be relating to other people more than brands, so use this time to share content that's honest, raw and authentic.

Of course it's important to be sensitive to what's going on; but if you believe in what you offer, and it's not taking advantage of people's fears; then people might need your product/service more now than ever.

People claiming it's unethical to sell is a definite reflection of their money mindset and limiting beliefs around money. As they're plenty of wealthy people around still buying!

This pandemic has also highlighted that you can't rely on one stream of income, and that's why Charelle does so many things. If you can move your business online then you definitely should, in order to ensure that your business is diversified.

Charelle recommends to keep showing up, especially at this time. Whether that be on social media, on your newsletter, or on your podcast. Being somebody to rely on for your audience/clients at this time empowers you to be their element of consistency, in a world that's ever-changing.

It's also well worth using this time to reflect, especially as we're usually so busy and always looking forward. So use this time to review your marketing strategy and your overall business strategy and structure, to see what's working and what isn't. For instance, if you don't really know your business numbers, use this time to understand them better!

WOW! What an episode!

In case you didn't know, Mums in Business Association (MIBA) is the fastest growing business network for mums in the world. Formed in 2017, the network has grown to an astonishing 55,000 Facebook group members worldwide and they are continuing to grow at a fast pace. They also run child-friendly networking events in over 250 countries around the world.

They've also written several best-selling books, and the first book went from idea to print in just 5 weeks! They'd never written a book before so Estelle simply Google'd "how to write a book", so the advice there is... If you're don't know how to do something - simply Google it! AND, not forgetting, that they've been featured in the like of Forbes!

Co-founder Estelle Keeber has always been hugely inspiring to me as a female entrepreneur who has absolutely KILLED it in her space, and the adversity she overcame when starting out makes her all the more inspiring. So I just know that you're going to love this episode!

Before starting MIBA with her sister and co-founder, Leona Burton, who was in network marketing at the time, Estelle was living on the breadline. She left the father of her 2 sons after 10 years together and had to fend for herself and her boys. She was surviving off child benefit and used food banks to feed her family.

This motivated Estelle to take her life into her own hands and create some financial stability for herself and her sons.

Estelle has suffered with her mental health since her teens and joined a photography evening course as part of her therapy. With this, Estelle started her wedding photography business, and this is where she spent a lot of time learning how to run and grow a business. She had only been running the wedding photography business for 2 years when she started MIBA!

During this time, Estelle was speaking to her sister about how difficult it was to be a mum and run a business, and how self-isolating it can be. Estelle and Leona didn't even intend for MIBA to become a business; they merely set up the Facebook group to bring mums together.

Estelle is also known as a "social-media queen" and is always offering free social media advice in the Facebook group as well as when you sign up to become a MIBA VIP.

Estelle shares some really interesting advice in the episode about how she listens and reacts to the content the MIBA community want, through creating polls and quizzes on her personal Instagram and the MIBA Instagram.

Estelle also talks about how to deal with criticism, which can be part and parcel of becoming visible, and getting featured in national and international publications.

If you're a mum currently struggling to balance motherhood and business at this unprecedented and uncertain time, Estelle recommends to incorporate elements of structure into your days and weeks, where you can. But not be too hard on yourself when the structure falls apart, and also not to set your expectations too high, as children can be extremely unpredictable!

Download the MIBA survival kit here!

You can also access up to 50 MIBA mini trainings here.

You can also check out the MIBA best-selling books here:

Their Mumpreneur on Fire series is a collection of incredible real life stories from inspiring women all around the World. Battling through kidnap, suicide, domestic violence and rape…these women share their heart breaking stories of how

I get it - life as we know it changed overnight. And none of us has any previous experience with a pandemic.

And that can be scary. That can freeze actions, businesses and have a huge impact on our lives.

So how do we do our part to mitigate that - for ourselves, our businesses, and the communities we are part of?

Side note: the online coaching/mentoring industry is one of the few economic areas right now that can actually make money and help this money energy continue to circulate.

The responsibility we have right now as mentors, leaders, influencers is bigger than our business.

It is a responsibility towards our communities and the world at large.

So how do we BEST deal with our fears so we can help ourselves and others?

The first step: understand what is under the fear.

Feel emotionally and brain paralysed these days, while hitting the refresh button of the news websites consuming the general panic on repeat?

Ask yourself:

What is beneath the surface? What am I afraid of right now?

Most fears go under one of the following 3 categories:

1. You are afraid of loss - loss of health, even life, income, business, lifestyle...

Check inside and write down what you are afraid of losing. And then look at each item on your list and ask yourself:

- Is this a certainty?
- What is a more positive story I can tell myself right now?

Here's the truth, Elizabeth:

You've already dealt with hardship and loss before.
And you've made it through, you've always managed your way on the other side.

Right now, you can either freeze and shrink down, or engage with the challenge, follow inspired action
and start moving forward.

2. You are dreading the difficulties coming up

While I don't believe that struggle is usually required I also know that once we are presented with an inevitable challenge we better honour it, engage with it and give it our best.

You can't anticipate what's going to happen exactly. But there is something you have FULL control over: Your emotions, your strength, and your commitment to moving forward.

So how do you choose to show up every day?

Decide, step into that energy. And make a daily practice out of choosing and aligning with that vibration every single day.

3. You fear what's on the other side - once this is over.

Here's a truth about the human mind:

We tend to catastrophise everything, anticipating the worst right up to death and complete ruin.

This habit has helped us survive as a species. But most of times it causes unnecessary suffering. And binging in that energy can hurt not only your health, but also your business and life in general.

So choose to visualise what you DECIDE that the other side feels like for you.

Who are you being there?
What are you doing?
And what does your business/ life looks like?

Align with that energy, decide and re-decide it until you believe in your vision more than in your fears.

One last thought:

The times of uncertainty and general confusion are EXACTLY when the leaders rise above the noise ride it out and show the way.

Who do you choose to be?

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Scarlett Clark founded Smart Girl Tribe whilst at university at the tender age of 19!

She started SGT because she found that all the media were focussing on was sex, weight and boyfriends, and that wasn't what her and her friends were talking about.

Since then, she's built a digital magazine that is the UK's #1 female empowerment organisation, spoken at events around the world, and has become an NSPCC ambassador.

As you can imagine, Scarlett faced a lot of criticism when she started her business. People telling her that she was too young, and her university friends not fully understanding why she'd rather set up a business than party all the time.

But despite the criticism, Scarlett transformed her adversity to prosperity, and has built the most incredible platform to inspire and empower women around the world.

If you're letting your fear and limiting beliefs get the better of you and you're allowing them to hold you back from pursuing your dreams, then this episode is for YOU!

Even if you don't deem yourself entrepreneurial; if you have that tenacity and you persevere, anything can happen.

Women tend to seek permission or validation, and as long as you continue to seek either of those two things, you'll always be putting an obstacle in your way.

What is riskier? Pursuing the dream or not pursuing it at all?

Failure is just lessons learned. If you put yourself out there and it doesn't work out; at least you know that you tried. And you never know until you try, so feel the fear and do it anyway.

Never forget that successful people are standing on a mountain top of failures, rejection and setbacks, and the difference between a winner and a loser is that a winner shows up one more time.

Scarlett is so unapologetically ambitious because she had 100 reasons not to set up SGT but she just went ahead and did it anyway! In fact, she was in Italy the day she launched it, and her phone and Internet connection went down, but she still didn't give up!

Scarlett started off her business aged 19 completely broke - in fact she only earned 25p in the first 2.5 years of SGT! She believes that women should have more access to money because as evolution has gone on, women typically haven't experienced money as much as men.

In order to improve our money mindset, Scarlett says that we have to arm ourselves with knowledge. She personally has her bank manager on speed dial, and has always gone to her bank for financial advice to understand where and how her money is being spent.

As well as, through reading books and listening to podcasts about money.

Women are often very conflicted with money because stereotypically we're nurturing, but this means that women are better armed for the direction that business is going in. People no longer want the hard sell; they want to build up a relationship before buying or investing, and it is women, rather than men, who can build these relationships.

Also regarding the current situation, Scarlett gives some very sound advice that you don't HAVE to be productive right now, and that if you're hoping to start a business during self-isolation - it's not a race.

Scarlett recommends Love Is Not Enough by Merryn Somerset Webb and You Are A Badass At Making Money by Jen Sincero.

Ellie founded This Girl Talks Money in 2019 because she saw that there was a gap for conversation and resources in the money and financial space. She's on a mission to upgrade millennial and Gen Z money mindset and management, so she's basically my ideal guest!!

You're going to absolutely love this interview because we talk all things MONEY! Financial advice is something that is very much needed right now in this unknown and uncertain climate, so I really do hope you find it useful.

Ellie set up the platform to help women develop a better money mindset, overcome the barriers that they had over thinking about money in a negative way, and manage their money better on a daily basis.

She also helps her clients to save, reduce their expenses, and increase their income, without having to make drastic life changes! The sustainable changes Ellie helps you to make are small shifts that create big differences in your bank balance.

If you often don't know where your money goes, Ellie would highly suggest opening a Monzo account.

Also to sit down and set aside a half hour, and get your past few months' bank statement and colour code what you're spending money on. Such as bills, subscriptions, food, coffee, clothes shopping, "spending money" etc, and then create a pie chart to see how much of it is going into each pot.

Ellie's favourite book (which is only £2 on Amazon by the way!): Open Up by Alex Holder

Here's some tips from Ellie to help you save money whilst you're in self-isolation, but remember it's important to treat yourself once in a while too (as I say, you can't pour from an empty cup)!:
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✖️Swap Deliveroo for Ready to Eat:

Try swapping Deliveroo for a cook-at-home meal (I’m a big fan of COOK) which tastes delicious, take minimal effort (switch the oven on) and cost at least half the price of a takeaway.⁣
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✖️Swap online shopping for online conversation⁣:

More time at our computers = more time for our minds to drift off into the land of consumerism. The good news is that we’re unlikely to be socialising soon, browsing new clothes isn’t likely to be the most exciting online activity. Spend time connecting with others, even if it’s virtually rather than IRL.⁣
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✖️Swap exercise memberships for free workouts⁣:

The online exercise industry means you can pay for a PT in your pocket. The cost isn’t too high, however often you’re locked into a contract and the chances of you forgetting to cancel? Pretty high. Resist the temptation and check out the world of fitness influencers such as @aliceliveing and @zannavandijk.

For those of you where cash flow is slow, here are ways you can reduce your expenses:
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✖️Ask to pause memberships⁣:

Lots of membership businesses are taking note of the fact we’re in uncharted territory and they are in a better position to take a financial hit than their members. If you’re part of any, contact them to see if they are offering payment pauses or if it’s something they’re considering - @the.wing are one example helping members
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✖️Don’t panic buy⁣:

It can be tempting in the madness of toilet roll hoarding which is currently going to join in. Unless you’re down to the final roll, don’t panic and spend more than you need buying premium brand loo roll. Hold your nerve - supermarkets are restocking daily.⁣
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✖️Ask for help⁣:

If you’re concerned about tax payments which are due, HMRC have set up a special helpline to discuss alternative arrangements for paying your tax bill - head to the gov.uk website for more information

It's ok to feel anxious, worried, panicked and afraid. Don't push these emotions away and don't feel guilty of feeling these emotions.

It's important for those emotions to be felt and to acknowledge them. But, there's a difference between feeling and acknowledging emotions, and sitting in them.

If you're feeling any of these emotions, acknowledge them, but then set them free. Even if that means writing these emotions down on paper and cutting them up.

When I talk about positivity, I don't mean pretending that everything is okay, that is not what being positive or happy is about. Being positive or happy is a feeling that comes from deep within.

I've always regarded myself as a happy and positive person, so I've naturally always pushed away negative emotions and feelings. So when these negative emotions presented themselves, it always hit me like a train because I'd been trying to avoid them for so long. Sound familiar?

I actually had a breakdown just the other week, because I'd pushed away negative emotions for so long and swept them under the carpet.

Pretending that everything is okay doesn't give you the opportunity to heal, and positivity has to be authentic.

What I do every morning as well as my meditation is to practise affirmations, and I find that Bob Proctor's affirmations on YouTube are AMAZING!

So think of 3 things you're grateful for each morning, each evening, and also throughout the day, and constantly remind yourself of what you HAVE, as opposed to what you DON'T HAVE. This is where the growth vs. lack mindset comes in.

It's important to create your own affirmations too that really resonate with you, and practise these throughout the day in order to lean into them.

Negative emotions are you arguing with what is. There really isn't anything we can do to change the situation with coronavirus, it is what it is, as they say on Love Island!

So the question I pose to you is, are you going to resist it? Or are you going to appreciate and acknowledge the opportunity posed to us?

Arguing with what is, is stopping you from having inner peace and happiness.

Being as we can only go outside for 1 bit of exercise each day? Why not go inside? By that I mean inside our hearts, to lean into how we're REALLY ACTUALLY feeling.

This is where journalling is super useful because it allows us to get those feelings and emotions on paper, and with awareness comes clarity and breakthrough.

Our brains and our minds can become quite overwhelmed with all these emotions. So when we put them on paper, it's such a liberating and cathartic experience. I honestly couldn't recommend journalling enough!

Coronavirus has MASSIVELY given us the opportunity to make a change, choose again, and reset. So, are you going to let coronavirus control YOUR situation, or are YOU going to control YOUR situation?

We all have control over our own lives, we can always control our reactions and emotions. So don't waste your time watching the news and stop doing things that are going to make you feel worse about yourself and your situation.

Self-care should also never be underestimated, and it's honestly the best way to go to feel better in yourself. So whatever that feels like for you, a bath, a face mask, spending time with your family, watching something on Netflix, eating some chocolate, drinking a cup of tea, do not feel guilty for doing it because then it's counterproductive.

As with the oxygen mask procedure, you're instructed to put on yours before putting on anyone else's. You can't pour from an empty cup, so you have to make sure that you factor self-care into your routine.

You can book a free money mindset or social media consultation with me HERE: https://calendly.com/themoneycleanse/30minmoneyminds

Founder of the Venus Movement, Tara has been the catalyst and helped thousands of female entrepreneurs to have more confidence and success in their business and personal lives.

Tara qualified as a commercial pilot and flight instructor in her early 20’s and is a keen adventurer. She trekked to Everest Base camp with her eldest son, she traversed a Nepalese glacier with her daughter, cycled London to Paris with her middle son and is set to kayak the English Channel with her youngest son.

She has gained number 1 bestselling artist status with her music track, Matter of the Mind and more recently has become a number 1 best selling author with her collaboration book Don’t Quit.

With her decades of experience growing and running seven figure businesses, she shares with her audiences and network her fundamental formula for success.

But it didn't all start off that way...

Tara was told as a child by her three elder brothers that she was "a stupid little girl", so much so that she believed it.

She was then told by the headmistress of the senior school that she finally got accepted for that she was only accepted because they needed more girls and that she "wasn't very good at anything".

Tara ended up leaving school with no qualifications and did a secretarial course.

Her parents then sent her off to pilot school, as her father was a pilot. Where she again was made to feel stupid as maths wasn't her strong point.

But she asked all the questions, despite people laughing at her and criticising her, and ended up qualifying.

Her parents then wanted her to take over their hotel business, interestingly instead of any of her brothers, which she did whilst raising 4 children.

When you work for somebody else, you are imprisoned because what they pay you, you use to pay for your life, such as your mortgage.

Venus Movement

http://www.venusmovement.com/venus-awards/

Venus was set-up in 2009. Since then the Awards have recognised and celebrated the achievements of many thousands of women in business across the UK.
Venus, a movement of change, is opening new channels of support with the help of its vast Venus network of successful women entrepreneurs.

Nominate somebody special for the Venus Awards BEFORE THE END OF MARCH!
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SASS is the Self Adore Success System

https://tarahamiltonhoward.com/

SASS helps women in their 40s & 50s to break through the limiting beliefs to reinvent themselves and discover & unleash their money making superpowers.

Get in touch with Tara:
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https://www.instagram.com/tarahamiltonhoward/

So I wasn't sure whether to share anything on the C word, as people might think I'm just jumping on the bandwagon...

HOWEVER...

I've taken the view to share what works for me, in the hope that it'll hopefully help anyone out there struggling with anxiety, panic or fear in these extremely uncertain times.

1️⃣Self-isolation doesn't mean you can't leave the house, so get out in the fresh air. Go for a walk, go for a run, even just step outside your front door and breathe in the fresh air for 5 seconds.
2️⃣Don't stop moving!!! As S Club once said😂 not moving personally puts me in such a funk, and just makes me more anxious. So being as we live in such a digital age (imagine how we would have coped with this pre-Internet?!), get on YouTube and find a pilates/yoga/HIIT workout and get moving at home! 
3️⃣What you focus on grows, so instead of focussing on fear, anxiety and panic, take your mind off the hysteria, through moving around as per my last point. Set clear boundaries where you STOP listening to or reading the news, where you realise that it's affecting you in a bad way. AWARE, NOT ANXIOUS.
4️⃣Use this time to spend with your family - get the board games out, put on some music and have a boogie, and even treat yourself to a nice beverage!
5️⃣Do all those things you've been putting off, that you'll "do when I have time" - NOW IS THE TIME PEOPLE!!! Read that book that you've been putting off or started reading a year ago and still haven't finished. Listen to that podcast or watch that YouTube video/webinar that you've been meaning to. Or get back into what you enjoyed doing as a child: painting, colouring, get the arts and crafts out and enjoy being mindless and creative! You can even get your kids involved with this!
6️⃣Work ON your business, instead of IN your business. For those of you who are freelancers, sole-traders, entrepreneurs and business owners, I totally appreciate that this is going to be a really tough time. So instead of pushing for clients that you really don't want to work with, because you don't THINK you have a choice (I totally appreciate some of you may not by the way). Take this OPPORTUNITY, because that's what the C word is giving us, to take a step back from and birds eye view of your business or services, to evaluate what's going well and what could be better. Then, when this all blows over, your business will be in a better position than it was pre-C word, because you'll have a strategy and focus.
7️⃣As per my last point, view this as an OPPORTUNITY to learn, grow, and do all the things you've been putting off. Create content for the next few months, so that your business is fully prepared, optimised and automated, for when the C word blows over. Anything that you've been putting off, NOW IS THE TIME TO GET S**T DONE!!!
8️⃣Do this exercise: name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can feel, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste. When you do this, nothing else exists and you will have increased focus and clarity.

If anyone would like any support around your finances, I am a money mindset coach so feel completely free to book in a non-obligation discovery call with me, just so we can have a chat and see if I can help you in any way. Or even if you just want to talk about dealing with your stresses, fear and anxieties - I'd love to help with that too!

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Hi, I'm Lizzie Vince, founder of The Female Money Mindset Coach and Female Money Detox, and I'm so excited to welcome you to the "Female Money Detox" podcast. 

Where I'll be interviewing successful female entrepreneurs on their "money journey", including how they increased their prices, how they said no to low paying clients, and how they've overcome their limited and negative money beliefs. 

If you're struggling with charging what you want in your business, or simply want tips on developing your money mindset to be more abundant and positive, this podcast is for YOU! 

For the 4th part of the 1st episode, I wrapped it up with a series of questions for our incredible guests, their answers were super inspiring, enlightening and empowering - I can’t wait for you to hear them! 

What’s one thing you’d tell your younger self? What’s one passing message for our listeners who are struggling with their money mindset, or hustling in their business, or struggling with lack of ideal clients? 

Subscribe so you don’t miss out on more FAB episodes, and leave a comment so I can hear your feedback on what I’m doing well and what I should be improving on! 

Download your FREE step-by-step guide to why you're not making enough money in your business right now and how to change this: http://www.7reasonsyourenotmakingenoughmoneyinyourbusiness.co.uk/. 

Feel free to email me if you have any further questions on the podcast or my coaching!

Hi, I'm Lizzie Vince, founder of The Female Money Mindset Coach and Female Money Detox, and I'm so excited to welcome you to the "Female Money Detox" podcast. 

Where I'll be interviewing successful female entrepreneurs on their "money journey", including how they increased their prices, how they said no to low paying clients, and how they've overcome their limited and negative money beliefs. 

If you're struggling with charging what you want in your business, or simply want tips on developing your money mindset to be more abundant and positive, this podcast is for YOU! 

For the 2nd part of the 1st episode, I interviewed Hannah Mia Coaching, who's a coach for business creatives. 

Here’s a sneak peek of the questions we discussed in detail: 

As a coach, why do female entrepreneurs struggle to charge their worth? 

What are your views on how we develop our money mindset and how we overcome our negative and limiting money beliefs? 

Vera - as a mum, do you ever feel guilty spending money on yourself? 

Hannah - why did you become an entrepreneur? How have you gone about charging for your services? 

Hannah - what would be your advice for when you say no and how to build up the confidence? 

Subscribe so you don’t miss out on more FAB episodes, and leave a comment so I can hear your feedback on what I’m doing well and what I should be improving on! 

Download your FREE step-by-step guide to why you're not making enough money in your business right now and how to change this: http://www.7reasonsyourenotmakingenoughmoneyinyourbusiness.co.uk/. 

Feel free to email me if you have any further questions on the podcast or my coaching!