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Freya Powell is a career coach with a difference. She works with women who are feeling out of alignment with their career or business to dig deeper and harness the power of their subconscious to gain clarity on their 'YOU-shaped career or business'. She also goes beyond this to help women release their mindset blocks and quieten their inner critic, using EFT and other subconscious transformation techniques. so they can achieve their ambitions with more ease. 

In this episode we talk about: 

• What the subconscious is and how it can help or hinder your career or business and your ability to make change.
• How the subconscious can be viewed like a computer with too many tabs open, running some distracting and unhelpful YouTube videos in the background of our lives which can be closed down using EFT or other subconscious re-programming tools
• The many tools that are available to shift old stories and beliefs held from the past - and how some can be fun and quick to implement, rather than longer and sometimes harder methods of more traditional talking therapy
• What EFT is and how this fits into the toolkit of being able to navigate change and release feelings and thoughts that block you taking action

If you enjoyed this episode you might also like episode 76 with Sinead Doohan How your past might be preventing your business success.

Connect with Freya:

Freya's website

Connect:

Freya on Instagram

Find out more about working with Freya

 

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In this episode I talk about:

• My answer to the question “Is it possible to earn more than €3k a month as a solo health practitioner?”
• The basic maths of how you're trying to match your corporate salary in your wellness practice right now and how it doesn't add up
• Whether the country you're based in and its healthcare system makes a difference to your ability to hit €3k+ a month
• The two-step process that results in stagnating earnings at around €1-3k
• The 5 fundamentals to raising your income:
  • Get really really precise about the sort of person you want to help, your unique way of doing things
  • Charge properly for your 1:1s and sell in packages or bundles to work with you, ditching low-priced drop-in rates
  • Grow an audience, in whatever way feels good for you
  • Look at another stream of income that doesn’t involve you exchanging time for money with another single human
  • Work relentlessly on the mindsets you need to believe that there are more than enough clients that want and will pay for what you do

I mentioned a few resources during the episode:

• 5 mistakes I made when I launched my first online course (blog)
• How to find your wellness business niche (podcast episode)
• How to shake off the 'time for money' exchange with Joanna Sapir (podcast episode)
• How to start a website (self-paced training)
• How to start a mailing list (self-paced training)
• How to grow your audience (blog) or How to grow your audience (podcast)
• Why I don't think you should launch a course yet (blog)

This episode is based on a blog I wrote called "Is it possible to earn €3k+ a month as a solo health practitioner?"

Love this podcast? Want to go deeper on getting to know your ideal clients so you feel surrounded by people ready to work with you? Join the Just Start Now course and community for wellness business owners. Any questions about this episode or the Just Start Now community drop me an email ([email protected]), send me a DM on Instagram or book in a chat here.

Doors are open Friday 22nd - Wednesday 27th September 2023 to the Just Start Now community.

If you've been wondering about whether it's a good fit for you I wanted to introduce you to five Just Start Now members to share their experience of being on the inside and what they've found the most valuable part of being in the community.

In this episode we talk about: 

• The overwhelm and struggle knowing where to start when you've qualified as a practitioner but don't know how to get clients and make an income (if you're feeling this, you're not alone!)
• The big mindset shifts the members have experienced since being inside: increased confidence, ability to learn from 'failure' and see what you do as a true business, not just a hobby
• Investing in what you believe in and how signing up for Just Start Now (or any other business support programme) shows you're backing yourself and your skills
• If it's possible to be too early to invest in the 'business bit' of your health qualification, or whether committing and learning what we do inside Just Start Now even before you qualify can actually be a really great idea
• Two core messages from the Just Start Now content: that embracing your niche and getting clear on who you help has been a game-changer and being part of a community that is the "opposite of scarcity mindset" where everyone is open to sharing advice, connections and tips makes transitioning and growing your business so much easier.

Doors to Just Start Now are open - Sign up now

Find out more about the members:

Alex Carey

Alex is a yoga instructor, nutritionist and Ayurvedic Health Counsellor specialising in fertility, pregnancy and the journey into motherhood. She has a virtual yoga studio, offers group programs (next one launching Jan '24) and 1:1 support for women preparing for pregnancy or experiencing fertility challenges.

www.alexcareyyoga.com

@alex_carey_yoga on Instagram

Ana Stefan

Ana helps women to see how truly amazing their bodies - and full selves - are, through mindful and aligned movement. She combines her wisdom in Pilates, Yoga, Meditation, Myofascial Movement and breathwork to take a mindful approach to movement that supports women in attaining their Aligned Body.

www.anastefan.ie

@thealignedbodycoach on Instagram

Melisa Jermin

Melisa is a medical herbalist, naturopath and meditation and mindfulness teacher, helping people who feel tired all the time and don’t have the energy to live their life to the full. Having recovered from debilitating fatigue using a natural approach herself, she supports her clients to regain their natural energy levels and build their resilience by taking a holistic approach, using a combination of nutritional and lifestyle recommendations, herbal medicine and meditation and breathing practices.

www.melisajermin.com

Melisa Jermin CFS Recovery on LinkedIn

Tina Hancocks

Tina is a Nutritional Therapist in her final year of studies.  She focuses on autoimmune conditions and supporting clients through nutrition and lifestyle changes, to transform their health and regain their zest for life.  

www.tinahancocks.com

@nutritionwithtina on Instagram

Louisa Daubney

Louisa is a qualified personal performance coach and self-confessed time management geek. She works with women solopreneurs to build a healthier, happier and more fulfilling relationship with how they spend their time on their business, well-being and that passion project they have been wanting to start since leaving the corporate 9-5.

www.louisadaubney.co.uk

@louisadaubney on Instagram

Doors will re-open on Friday to the Just Start Now community and I thought this would be a perfect time to invite a guest onto the podcast who has some great advice to share on how to choose what to invest in what it comes to your wellness business.

Kendall Platt is The Mindful Gardening Coach and as well as a Just Start Now member has invested along the way in her business journey in support, accountability and training to create a flexible and enjoyable work-life around her two young children.

What support and training to invest in when you're a solopreneur can feel really overwhelming. There is so much choice and so many urgent marketing messages about what's right and wrong for you. Kendall and I have both been down those rabbit holes and so we have an honest chat about what's worked and what hasn't for us.

In this episode we talk about: 

• Kendall's transition from full-time forensic work to running her own business alongside having two daughters, and the different iterations that her products and services have taken along the way.
• Getting sucked in to marketing promises and quick-fix solutions sold to business owners and the difference between conspicuous and conscious consumerism when it comes to spending on sustainable support.
• The benefits and game-changing content inside Just Start Now that Kendall has found most useful and what her advice is if you're considering joining yourself.
• The biggest mistake Kendall's made in the last few years which is still taking up space in her cupboards!

Doors open for Just Start Now on Friday 22nd September - join the waitlist now (or sign up when doors open 22-27th September 2023).

Find out more about Kendall:

Kendall's website

Connect:

Kendall on Instagram

Kendall on Facebook

Kendall on LinkedIn

Sign up to Kendall's newsletter The Seed on Substack

In this episode I talk about:

• My big realisation running my quiz for wellness business owners and realising so many of you struggle to put together a really clear offer or service to sell with ease 
• The four key benefits and reasons why a signature offer is key in your wellness business:
  • Having a signature offer makes it easier to buy from you
  • Having a signature offer makes it clear what the outcome is of working with you
  • Because drop-in sessions don’t work
  • Having a signature offer shows you’re confident in getting results and you know what it takes to get there

I mentioned a few resources during the episode:

• Have a listen to my conversation with Joanna Sapir from last season where we talk about about the importance of creating a signature offer so you can ditch the ‘time for money’ mentality.
• Sign up for the Signatures That Sell free challenge running 18-22 September 2023 if you’re struggling to put a 1:1 offer together for your own wellness business

I also wrote this blog on why you need a signature offer if you want to read back over the content discussed.

Love this podcast? Want to go deeper on getting to know your ideal clients so you feel surrounded by people ready to work with you? Join the Just Start Now course and community for wellness business owners.
Any questions about this episode or the Just Start Now community drop me an email ([email protected]), send me a DM on Instagram or book in a chat here.

In this episode I talk about:

• My experience working with health and wellness professionals and realising when they got stuck, that usually one of the 5 pillars wasn’t in place. So I created a foundation framework to check all the basics were covered and now I use it with all my clients and Just Start Now community members. 
• The 5 essential pillars to creating a thriving wellness business:
  • Clarity - on your goals and ideal client 
  • Packages - clear offers and services 
  • Selling - getting comfortable to promote what you do 
  • Your Sites - building a website and mailing list 
  • Connection - a marketing plan designed around you 
• The secret, underlying 6th pillar which makes the other 5 actually work!

I mentioned a few resources during the episode:

• Take my What's Blocking You In Your Wellness Business Quiz, if you don't know which pillar to get started on.
• Try my Visualise Your Dream Day Working In Wellness episode of the podcast to help get clear on your vision
• Sign up for the Signatures That Sell free challenge running 18-22 September 2023 if you're struggling to put a 1:1 offer together
• Check out my self-paced How To Market Your Wellness Business Without Social Media course if you need guidance on how to connect

I also wrote this blog on the 5 pillars if you want to read back over the content discussed.

Love this podcast? Want to go deeper on getting to know your ideal clients so you feel surrounded by people ready to work with you? Join the Just Start Now course and community for wellness business owners.

Any questions about this episode or the Just Start Now community drop me an email ([email protected]), send me a DM on Instagram or book in a chat here.

Working for yourself from home is great. 

Until it’s not. 

You miss bouncing ideas off other people like you used to in an office. 

You honestly think you’re going mad sat at your laptop with no-one responding to what you’re putting out there. 

You get totally distracted by the house-work, latest Netflix series or staring into the fridge for a snack or dinner. 

Fancy a break from working solo? 

Come and join us at this Co-Working Day For Wellness Pros. 

Banish the isolation and loneliness many of us feel when working from home and connect with like-minded wellness solopreneurs who are building their practices just like you. 

These people are your community, not your competition. 

Book 6th July in London: https://vickyshilling.thrivecart.com/co-working-day-in-london/

Book 14th July in Dublin: https://vickyshilling.thrivecart.com/co-working-day-in-dublin/ 

Ready to attract clients that want your expertise? Know you need to get specific but struggling?  Join my transformative 5-day niching challenge Niche Navigator for wellness professionals to discover how to specialise and communicate your unique work, without feeling pigeon-holed or restricted. With 5 free live daily workshops, walk away from the week with the tools and understanding of how to niche without fear so you get more recommendations, clients and loyal fans for your wellbeing work. 

Sign up now

Any questions about whether it's a good fit, email [email protected]

If you’ve listened to my content for any length of time you’ll know I’m a big fan of growing a mailing list and in order to do this I really believe having some sort of freebie or lead magnet massively improves your chances of getting people to hand over their email address. 

When you’re getting started this can look like a simple downloadable guide, checklist or e-book. But as your business grows a quiz might be something you want to explore to bring people into your world and onto your list. 

I get questions pretty much every week from people inside and outside the Just Start Now community about quiz software and how to design a good one. So it felt only right to invite co-founder of Interact, Josh Haynam, onto the podcast to share insight from what he sees working well in the world of quizzes for generating leads and customers for your wellness business. 

In this episode we talk about: 

The way quizzes mimic the way the brain works and what makes them so addictive and intriguing to us as users 

How quizzes are a great way to create connection and intimacy (or as Josh points out in-to-me-see!) with your ideal customers, greeting them and starting a conversation without you needing to chat in person 

How Interact is using AI to help build great quizzes fast, yet how Josh still sees real human interaction as the bedrock of all successful businesses

When it’s a good time to use a quiz in your business and when it’s not and the point where automation really fits in. 

Love this podcast? Want to go deeper? Join the Just Start Now course and community for wellness business owners.   Any questions about this episode or the Just Start Now community drop me an email ([email protected]), send me a DM on Instagram or book in a chat here.    Links to Interact are affiliate links which mean if you sign up for a paid plan by clicking these I will receive a 30% referral fee, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love myself.

In this episode I talk about:

The uncomfortable truth that we might not always think the best of the people who we want to invest in our services.

How Amy Porterfield helped me notice the difference between ‘it’s tough but possible’ and ‘look you probably won’t make it.’ 

A pretty nasty incident at a networking event with an estate agent (have I got your interest yet?!).

How thinking the very best of the people we want to attract is related to the clarity we have on who our ideal customers really are.

Love this podcast? Want to go deeper? Join the Just Start Now course and community for wellness business owners.   Any questions about this episode or the Just Start Now community drop me an email ([email protected]), send me a DM on Instagram or book in a chat here.