Just Start Now

Today I'm talking to health + wellness business coach Kate Matheson, from Matheson & Co., about an often overlooked but highly profitable potential income stream: professional referrals. 

We talk about:

• How local business and communities are often overlooked, in place of social media
• How valuable and trustworthy referrals are, and how they can form a valuable chunk of business if done well
• The mindsets that might hold you back from creating a referral network of your own
• How to start building your own referral network, in a way that feels good and not pushy or needy
• The importance of always asking people how they found out about you, so you can see where your enquiries and bookings are coming from i.e. what marketing is working for you

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast

In this episode I talk about how to use Instagram more efficiently. In just 20 minutes a day if you do the right strategic things (which I share in the episode!), you can massively increase your chances of getting enquiries and bookings. More than the mindless scrolling and comparing you’re doing right now…

I discuss:

• Three things not to do if you want to get clients on Instagram
• Non-negotiable things I think you should be doing with your 20 minutes on Instagram
• Ways to strengthen bonds and find new followers with 20 minutes on Instagram
• How to tidy things up if you are going to achieve maximum effectiveness with 20 minutes on Instagram

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast

Today’s episode is a little update on what's happening with me and the podcast and how I'm helping people like you get your wellness business started.

More about my 12 week group programme The Core here: https://vickyshilling.com/core

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast

Today’s episode is with Registered Nutritional Therapist & Empowerment Coach Deirdre Egan.

We talk about:

• Going from a full-time mum to retrain as a nutritional therapist and battling the “you’re never going to make this work” mindset
• Deirdre’s Plan A to become a nutritionist and Plan B: to work harder on Plan A!
• The ebb and flow of working for yourself, seeing the positives and feeling grateful for quiet down times, rather than anxious and worried
• Increasing your confidence by just ‘doing the thing’ rather than sitting thinking about it

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast

Today’s episode is with clinical nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and health coach Anoushka Davy.

We talk about:

• How Anoushka moved from working in TV production to going full-time as a nutritionist releasing her first book
• Social media as Anoushka’s big mental block and the ‘should’ of using socials to build her business. I mentioned this blog post I wrote called ‘Do you need to be on social media to have a successful wellness business?’
• Getting help and delegating so that you can stay in your zone of genius, and how to think about this even when you’re just getting started
• Bringing in joy to your work and how to be a better practitioner by having more fun and letting go of pressure and being too serious

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast

Today’s episode is with nutritionist and yoga teacher Sarah Hawkins, from Food Is Good (F.I.G) Nutrition.

We talk about:

• Blending together nutrition and yoga to help Sarah’s ideal clients with their IBS and gut health
• The worry about a saturated market when it feels like so many other people are doing the same thing as you
• Sarah’s evolving journey to going full-time into her business, rather than suddenly appearing fully formed onto the market
• The importance of having a network and getting support, like Sarah does in the Just Start Now membership

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast

Today’s episode is with Ultramarathon Runner and Coach, Hannah Walsh who helps women to run their first ultramarathon.

We talk about:

• Hannah’s journey from a long-distance commuter, to working for a small business in the training industry alongside her own coaching business allowing her to create more impact
• Imposter complex and how this shows up when you think you ‘aren’t good enough’ to teach or help other people
• Using your own network and the people closest to you to do market research and find out what problems you can solve in your business.
• Receiving negative feedback from clients when things don’t go as well as you both hoped and how to use this to grow and get better, rather than taking it personally

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast

Today’s episode is with retired cancer nurse and Life and Women’s Wellbeing Coach, Tracy Acock from The Wellbeing Wisdom Club.

We talk about:

• Tracy’s journey from retired cancer nurse, to feeling like she had more to contribute and retraining as a Life Coach helping women to navigate mid-life
• The importance of learning to take the first step and finding a coach or mentor who supports and believes in you, such as my Elevate package
• How letting go of the past and tackling the mindset block of needing outside validation allowed Tracy to step in to the new version of herself and create space for ‘morning miracles’
• Tracy’s tips on embracing discomfort and how keeping curious and an open mind can lead to a life better than you’d ever expected!

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast

The podcast is back for a mini Success Series - showcasing people doing what you want to do - turning their passion for health and wellness into a career.

Today’s episode is with Nutritional Therapist and women’s health expert Le’Nise Brothers from Eat Love Move.

We talk about:

• Le’Nise’s journey from busy advertising exec, travelling the world for work, to nutritional therapist and yoga teacher, with a life that enables her to spend time with her son
  
  
• How it is possible to earn money as a nutritionist and how important it is to surround yourself with people that truly believe this (no matter what you’ve been told in college!)
  
  
• Choosing to go all in on her nutrition business, even though the lure of her old advertising job was still there. The tough days and the honest length of the journey, to reach today with a busy practice and a book deal
  
  
• Le’Nise’s tips on focusing on one or two platforms to build your audience and really engaging fully on them in order to build your business
  
  

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast

The podcast is back for a mini Success Series - showcasing people doing what you want to do - turning their passion for health and wellness into a career.

Today’s episode is with personal trainer and fitness entrepreneur Elle Linton from Keep It SimpElle.

We talk about:

• Elle’s journey from bored full-time office worker, Nike training club instructor, through to the multi-hyphenated career she has today
• The mindset shift of learning to harness the power of choice and possibility
• Choosing the right support at the right time, from joining communities such as the Just Start Now Facebook group when you’re starting out, to getting admin help to be able to focus on the ‘sexy’ side of the business
• The importance of goal setting, being open to goals shifting or changing, and how they help Elle with making everyday decisions to keep her on track

For episode show notes, resources and links, head to: https://vickyshilling.com/juststartnow-podcast