Lead with Love: Creativity, Business & Life with Jadah Sellner

Have you ever thought about writing a book? During my sold-out book release party with my dear friend and client Grace Kraaijvanger, founder of The Hivery, she asked the room, "How many people want to write a book?" 75% of the people in the room raised their hands.

If you want insight into how the publishing process works, you're in for a treat because today I talk to my literary agent, David Fugate, who shares advice about what it takes to publish a book.

David Fugate is the President & Founder of LaunchBooks Literary Agency at launchbooks.com. He has represented a wide range of bestselling fiction and nonfiction projects that have generated in excess of $50 Million for their authors, including Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian, which was turned into the Golden Globe winning film starring Matt Damon and directed by Ridley Scott, Artemis, and Project Hail Mary, currently in development to become a film starring Ryan Gosling.

He also represents authors Chris Guillebeau, author of the New York Times bestselling The $100 Startup, Side Hustle, and The Happiness of Pursuit; Vanessa Van Edwards, author of the Wall Street Journal bestsellers Captivate and Cues; Megan Devine, author of the 300,000+ copy selling It's Ok That You're Not Ok; Jadah Sellner (that's me!), author of She Builds with Harper Business, and many others.

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: What David sees as being the most challenging parts of the book publishing process for authors launching a book

:: The key characteristics an author needs to manage the book writing journey successfully

:: How the clientele he represents has evolved over the years, and why he says that he doesn't necessarily follow trends

:: His best advice for someone thinking about publishing a book

:: Tips and strategies for the launch phase of getting a book out into the world

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at jadahsellner.com/194

My new book She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life is available now! Grab your copy here: shebuilds.com

Do you have competing priorities and responsibilities? If you have a long list of ideas, and a never-ending to-do list that seems like you never have enough time to do them, this episode of the Lead with Love podcast is for you.

In today's conversation, I get cozy with my friend and client Meggan Hill.

Meggan Hill is the Executive Chef and CEO of Culinary Hill, a popular digital publication in the food space at culinaryhill.com. She loves to combine her Midwestern food memories with her culinary school education to create her own delicious take on modern family fare. Millions of readers visit Culinary Hill each month for recipes, entertaining, and skills and tricks in the kitchen.

Meggan juggles managing a team of 7 alongside her home responsibilities of raising 3 young children. I became Meggan's business coach in 2017, and we still work together today.

In this episode, we talk about intentional tradeoffs and how to decide when is the right time to work on a project or when to say, "no." We also explore what happens when you get stuck and what to do when the way you're doing things just sucks the joy out of your day.

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: Why Meggan said no to a big opportunity and the fears that came up

:: How Meggan has been building the practice of saying no (including an example of how you can do it too)

:: How to get past feelings of stagnation with work

:: The key shifts Meggan made to go from a 6-figure to a 7-figure blog, plus what had to be in place first to provide a foundation for this growth

:: Tips and strategies for building out a team and receiving the support you need

:: What "intentional trade-offs" are all about, the questions you can ask to determine what yours should be

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at jadahsellner.com/193

I walk you through my 5-step process on how to create your own Quarterly Plan in chapter 8 of my book She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life. You can get a copy of my book at shebuilds.com or download straight from Audible at shebuilds.com/audible.

How do you build a more intentional relationship with work in a way that honors your values, neurology, strengths, and interests? If you're wanting to incorporate more purpose and meaning into the way you approach work, this episode of the Lead with Love podcast is for you.

In this conversation, I get cozy with Tara McMullin and we talk about redefining how we approach goal-setting, achievement, and productivity.

Tara is a writer, podcaster, producer, and co-founder of YellowHouse.Media, a boutique podcast production company. For over 13 years, she's studied small business owners—how they live, how they work, what influences them, and what they hope for the future–– she shares her findings on her podcast What Works. Tara has been featured in Fast Company, The Startup, The Muse, and The Huffington Post.

She's also the author of What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting.

Are you ready to join the Anti-Hustle movement? Preorder my new book She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life at shebuilds.com.

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: The way that self-assessment helped Tara find her new strengths that she is carrying forward on her journey

:: What it looks like to face resistance when pivoting

:: Tara's tips on scheduling, time management and setting parameters for energy management

:: Why we need to change the way we approach goal setting

:: What the process of shifting from achievement-based satisfaction to self-satisfaction looks like

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at jadahsellner.com/192

If you've ever felt exhausted and felt a call to slow down and simplify your life and business, this episode is for you. I'm talking with one of my closest friends, Michelle Long.

Michelle Long is the founder of The Practice® for Women, a business that supports women as they step more into their truth and claim the life they desire. Michelle has been a teacher of feminine spirituality, yoga, and women's leadership since 2002

In this episode, we talk about listening to your inner truth, paying attention to your body's signals, letting go of physical spaces (home and business), and building a sisterhood of support.

I also feature Michelle in chapter 2 of my book She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life which is available for pre-order.

Head over to shebuilds.com to claim your bonuses, so you can start your year with more intention, clarity and focus. She Builds will officially be available on November 15, 2022 at your favorite bookstores.

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: How true friendship has changed Michelle and helped her grow in the journey of sisterhood and support :: The way she put love into practice with her business through a commitment to self-devotion

:: What Michelle did to connect and reconnect with her inner voice, and the role that this plays for her in leading with love

:: Why we often don't we listen to the voice that is screaming at us to make changes in our lives

:: Specific practices that Michelle put into place that really helped her in her multiple-year journey to start over and rebuild herself and her business

:: How rebuilding simply, and slowly, was key

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at jadahsellner.com/_191

Welcome to season 5 of the Lead with Love Podcast. In this episode, I am super excited to share another behind-the-scenes conversation on my book-writing process with my dear friend and personal book coach Azul Terronez.

Azul is the host of the top writing podcast Authors Who Lead™ and helps entrepreneurs and leaders write and publish books that people love. His coaching program, Authors Who Lead, is built around the idea that creating books is about building the conversation that you want to own. Azul is a fascinating storyteller, phenomenal friend, and coach with a teacher's heart. He has his own TEDx talk "What Makes a Good Teacher Great" which has been viewed over 3 million times.

In this episode, we explore the evolution of how I wrote my newest book, She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life.

If you've ever wanted to peek behind the curtains of what it's like to publish a book from concept to completion (finding your idea to actually getting it out into the world), then you will love today's conversation.

She Builds is available for pre-order now. Head over to shebuilds.com to claim your bonuses, so you can start your year with clarity and focus. She Builds will officially be available on November 15, 2022, at your favorite booksellers. \

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: The biggest lessons I learned from writing my new book and how this process has shifted the way that I see myself

:: One of the biggest challenges I faced when writing my latest book, She Builds

:: Thoughts on pushing back on editing changes from a publisher, and why it's okay to stand up for yourself and your messag

:: Who She Builds was written for and why Azul believes so strongly in getting clear with who you are writing for

:: Our best advice for any aspiring authors who want to write a book

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at jadahsellner.com/190

Preorder your copy of She Builds now at shebuilds.com.

In this episode of the Lead with Love podcast, I get cozy with my friend Rachel Luna.

In this conversation, we talk about our books, taking confident action, and giving ourselves the permission to offend in pursuit of our truth, freedom, and going after our dreams.

We also cover what it means to care for our bodies, move through grief, and how to balance healing, motherhood and business.

Rachel is an international speaker, Certified Master Neuroscience & Life Coach to 7 + 8-figure earning entrepreneurs and host of the popular podcast, Permission to Offend which has listeners in over 90 countries around the world.

Rachel is a former U.S. Marine, so she's fierce and compassionate and will call you out and in to make true transformation in your life. And she was named by Forbes as one of "The 11 Most Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs To Follow On Instagram."

Rachel guides people on how to manifest their desires in just 5 minutes a day through her Faith Activated Journaling Experience and hosts a live event called Confidence Activated.

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: How to empower your team as an act of "love" and why micromanaging hinders motivated teams

:: A look at Rachel's journaling practice to cultivate a relationship with herself, and her perspective on self-love:: How to start journaling as a powerful tool to clarify what you really want in life and business

:: How Rachel ran her business as a mother, all while healing as a cancer survivor

:: The reasons that you must be willing to offend if you too are in pursuit of your own truth and freedom

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at https://jadahsellner.com/189

Are you someone who thinks out loud and needs someone to bounce ideas with? If you want a behind the scenes peek on how I do that with my own business BFF, where we cover book writing, mindset, fear, and friendship, then this episode is for you. You'll also learn what it means to live life and do business on your terms.

In this episode of the Lead with Love podcast, you'll get to hear a fun conversation with one of my closest friends Nikki Elledge Brown.

Nikki is a mom of three known online for her practical teaching style and refreshingly honest reflections on the realities of parenthood and entrepreneurship. She's a speaker, teacher, author, and mentor who quickly built a name (+ highly profitable business) for herself by helping service-based business owners communicate with clarity and confidence through her first online program, A Course About Copy®.

Nikki's been featured on NBC News, military.com, and a reality TV episode on Discovery Channel that led to a surprise cameo on Orange is the New Black. She's also known as the online park ranger at Pearl Harbor, welcoming millions of visitors to the USS Arizona Memorial since 2010.

Nikki launched the Naptime Empires® podcast (soon to be book!) to help family-focused entrepreneurs feel less alone in the journey. Her mission is to help high-achieving women avoid burnout so they can lead for the long haul and ENJOY the success. For more tips and inspiration follow Nikki on Instagram @nikkielledgebrown, nikkielledgebrown.com and via her podcast at naptimeempires.com.

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: How Nikki defines "verbal processing" and why it's so important to have someone that you can do this with

:: How Nikki is now balancing writing a book along with life and being the mother of three (including a toddler at home)

:: Communicating expectations with family and how to maintain stamina when writing a book

:: Reflections of our "sQuad trips"and what we've been able to build together over the years of friendship

:: Our relationships with the Internet and social media (including Elizabeth Gilbert's perspective), and how we both view re-emergence and visibility as we head into a new year

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at jadahsellner.com/188

Do you have that rock solid someone who supports you through hard emotional decisions or when you're putting big meaningful work out into the world? In this episode of the Lead with Love podcast, you'll learn one of my secret weapons for birthing big ideas without exhaustion, overwhelm or burnout.

In this conversation, I get cozy with my dear friend and personal life coach of over 5 years Rebecca McLoughlin.

Rebecca helps ambitious women hone and balance their "big energy" into focused action and feminine flow. As a Certified Life Coach with a Master's in Counseling Psychology, Rebecca is able to support clients in doing the deep inner work needed to gain insight and free themselves from patterns of procrastination, self sabotage and burn out.

Rebecca's been in my corner both personally and professionally for over 5 years. She was a big catalyst of support in 2016 when I was exiting my company Simple Green Smoothies. She's helped me move forward with numerous big ideas, including my published book coming out in 2022.

In this episode, we talk about the behind the scenes process of how Rebecca has supported me in bringing my book forward as I bring it to the finish line.

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: What "big energy" means to Rebecca and how that translates into business practices

:: The ways that she was able to help me change directions when it came to the workflow for writing my latest book

:: Tips for fighting resistance you may be facing on your project, and how to break the cycle of guilt

:: The power of retreat and the necessary time with yourself to combat overwhelm

:: When to show up for your deadline, and when it's ok to allow it to expand

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at jadahsellner.com/187

Have you noticed anxious feelings and thoughts creeping in more and more into your life? If you could use some real talk about handling stress in your family, this episode of the Lead with Love podcast is for you.

In this episode, I get cozy with my right hand of over 5 years, Michele. Before jumping into business and strategy on our team meeting calls, Michele and I take about 15 minutes to connect and share what's going on in our lives on a personal level. I believe business is personal and when we bring our whole selves to work, we're that much more productive when we're able to connect on a human level.

Over the years, we've talked about our daughters and the challenges and joys in raising them. So in this episode, we're letting you in on one of our conversations. We talk about anxious feelings that we've experienced in raising our daughters and various ways and tools that we find useful in helping them navigate the uncertainty of being a teen in our current world. Also, how we can use these same tools in our own lives and businesses to turn down the volume on stress.

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: What anxiety is and how it impacts our kids, specifically around their schooling

:: How we can begin to minimize anxious thoughts and worry

:: Questions to ask yourself or your team, and ways to begin building a "play menu"

:: Tools and tips to help cope with anxiety, stress and overwhelm

:: Some of the best strategies for dealing with fear and uncertainty that I've used with my child and also my clients

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at https://jadahsellner.com/186

Are you curious about all the things that go into writing a book and pouring your heart onto the page?

In this episode, I get cozy with my friend and personal book coach, Azul Terronez, host of the top writing podcast Authors Who Lead™. We're having another behind-the-scenes conversation about my book writing process (and Azuls' process too). You can listen to part one of our conversation here at jadahsellner.com/156 and part two at jadahsellner.com/179 to get caught up.

Azul helps authors, entrepreneurs and leaders write and publish books that people love, so they can reach more people, grow their brand, and share their message in an authentic way. He's been called a book whisperer.

Azul walks his talk because his TEDx talk "What Makes a Good Teacher Great" has been viewed over 2.7 million times. Azul's clients have included Wall Street Bestseller, Pat Flynn from the Smart Passive Income Podcast, Jadah Sellner co-founder Simple Green Smoothies (that's me!) and Dana Malstaff the founder of Boss-mom.

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

:: Azul's journey of writing a book and coming up with the BE W.I.L.D. framework

:: Why it's key to give yourself the time and space to allow the pages of your writing to rest and breathe

:: Azul's tips for finding the right core message to teach the reader of your book

:: Why we write as if we're proving something to someone and learning a different way to approach writing a book

:: What is really holding authors and would be authors back from writing a great book that impacts others

:: The single biggest mistake the Azul sees authors making today

You can find the full show notes from this episode over at jadahsellner.com/185