In this quick tip episode, Fiona shares her experience when she made a mistake in one of her emails and how she learned to celebrate her wins instead of being too focused on her mistakes. What are you doing now? What do you consider as your wins at the moment and how would you like to celebrate them?

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Introduction

Celebrating the wins

Fiona's Email Mistake

Looking Back

How to celebrate the small things

Conclusion

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Passion. Purpose. Profit. Sidestep the #Hustle and Build a Business You Love

My Daily Business Coach Newsletter

Transcript:

For a full transcript of this episode and links to everything discussed within it, please  visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/29

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One of the first topics Fiona discusses with her clients during a session is money - How much are they earning? Are they earning enough? What is their financial goal for their business? And in this coaching episode, Fiona shares her thoughts on why it’s important to assess how much money you should earn to survive and thrive. Listen now as she talks about why money discussions can be awkward (for some) but completely necessary for a small business owner’s growth.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Introduction 

Why talk about money

Survive figure

Parkinson's Law

Thrive figure

Online course about Money Mapping

Join Fiona’s contest

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Passion. Purpose. Profit. Sidestep the #Hustle and Build a Business You Love

Parkinson’s Law

Australian Bureau of Statistics

My Daily Business Coach Shop

Episode transcript:

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Get your 2026 small business marketing, brand and AI systems sorted with 1:1 business coaching packages from a one-off session to 6-months of coaching. 

Build your personal brand and do something incredible for your small business with your own book. Learn how to land a publishing deal, write your book, launch and market it in our How to Get Your Book Published course and coaching program, kicking off soon. 

Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now. 

Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff

Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  We also love Descript. 

Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page. 

Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok. 

Have you ever heard or celebrated national days like the National Lipstick Day or even gotten a free doughnut during National Doughnut Day? While others may think it’s a gimmick, a lot of small business owners use occasions like these to boost their sales and convert potential customers into loyal fans of their businesses. In this short tip episode, Fiona shares how national days can be a fun way for business owners to market their products and eventually create good conversions. Which one do you think will you be celebrating with your business soon?

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Introduction [0:55]

Passion. Purpose. Profit. [1:10]

National Days [2:43]

How National Days Help Businesses [6:21]

For content ideas [6:52]

Potential collaborations [7:42]

Generate Conversation [8:54]

National Lipstick Day [9:21]

National Doughnut Day [11:15]

Small Business Saturday [12:29]

Different National Days for Anything [13:24]

Conclusion [15:14]

Contest [15:53]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Passion. Purpose. Profit. Sidestep the #Hustle and Build a Business You Love

The Good Business Group

Later

SproutSocial

Hootsuite

Firebelly

For a full transcript of this episode including links please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/27

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Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now. 

Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff

Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  We also love Descript. 

Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page. 

Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok. 

Fiona’s first book - Passion. Purpose. Profit. Sidestep the #hustle and Build a Business You Love is finally available on bookstores around the world. In this episode, one of her closest biz friends, Natasha Ace of Private Practice Alliance, interviews Fiona all about her book, how she got it published and why she approached a publisher instead of being self-published. At the end of this episode, learn how you can get a free signed copy of her new book and how you can win a one-on-one coaching with Fiona. Enjoy today’s episode!

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Introduction [4:11]

On Passion. Purpose, Profit, Sidestep the Hustle and Build a Business You Love [4:37]

On Making Business Lessons Accessible [6:19]

On Hustling [6:52]

On Systems and Processes [10:38]

On Why Fiona Chose To Go To The Publisher [12:06]

On Finding Her Publisher [16:58]

On The Book's Design [20:35]

On The Process of Writing The Book [24:46]

On The Challenges of Writing The Book [30:00]

On The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing [35:10]

On What To Expect from Fiona's New Book [39::23]

Where To Follow Fiona [41:15]

Giveaway [45:28]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Passion. Purpose. Profit. Sidestep the #Hustle and Build a Business You Love

The Good Business Group

Episode transcript:

For a full transcript of this episode visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/26

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Build your personal brand and do something incredible for your small business with your own book. Learn how to land a publishing deal, write your book, launch and market it in our How to Get Your Book Published course and coaching program, kicking off soon. 

Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now. 

Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff

Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  We also love Descript. 

Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page. 

Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok. 

Do you find yourself squirming when the term marketing comes up? Are you someone who “hates” marketing? If so, this episode is for you. In this quick tip episode Fiona goes into why small business owners can sometimes feel negatively toward marketing and how you can overcome this.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Introduction [0:54]

Passion. Purpose. Profit. Sidestep the Hustle and Build a Business You Love [1:27]

Set your marketing hater free [4:13]

What is it? [5:42]

What does your inner marketing hater tell you? [7:09]

How does it impact your small business? [8:26]

Conclusion  [11:02]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Episode 24 of My Daily Business Coach Podcast

Marketing For Your Small Business

Passion. Purpose. Profit. Sidestep the Hustle and Build a Business You Love.

For a full transcript of this episode visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/25

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Get your 2026 small business marketing, brand and AI systems sorted with 1:1 business coaching packages from a one-off session to 6-months of coaching. 

Build your personal brand and do something incredible for your small business with your own book. Learn how to land a publishing deal, write your book, launch and market it in our How to Get Your Book Published course and coaching program, kicking off soon. 

Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now. 

Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff

Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  We also love Descript. 

Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page. 

Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok. 

With almost 20 years working in marketing roles, Fiona knows the brilliant tactics from the BS. In this coaching podcast episode, she discusses what marketing actually is, what it isn’t and shares a tool to help you understand how your marketing is impacting your business and its connection to your audience. Listen now as she shares the basics, how marketing is a strategic plan for your business, her book recommendations and what you need to learn about the buyer cycle. 

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Introduction [1:18]

Marketing - And Why It Matters [2:10]

The Changes in Marketing [4:55]

What Marketing is and isn't [6:35]

The Know, Like, Trust Principle [9:36]

Marketing As A Spectrum [11:51]

Marketing As A Strategic Plan [15:51]

Getting A Clear Idea Why You're Marketing [17:28]

What Is Your Marketing Doing [18:46]

Fiona's Recommendations [19:35]

Marketing As A Framework [21:20]

The Buyer Cycle [22:29]

The Stages of The Buyer Cycle [24:11]

The AIDA Model [26:33]

Conclusion [31:01]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Group Coaching

Marketing For Your Small Business

Episode 4

Milan Kundera

Seth Godin's This Is Marketing

Passion. Purpose. Profit.

Zig Ziglar

Jim Collins

Episode transcript:

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Build your personal brand and do something incredible for your small business with your own book. Learn how to land a publishing deal, write your book, launch and market it in our How to Get Your Book Published course and coaching program, kicking off soon. 

Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now. 

Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff

Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  We also love Descript. 

Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page. 

Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok. 

We spend hours each working day doing repetitive tasks which takes away the time we could have used to focus on other important work. In this short tip episode, Fiona discusses the importance of automation and why every business owner needs to use automation tools to save time and energy from doing repetitive tasks such as answering emails, sending instructions to new members of your team and sending emails to new subscribers. Listen now to learn which automated tool has helped Fiona run her business without wasting time. 

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Introduction [0:54]

Quick Exercise [2:56]

Automation [5:22]

What To Automate [9:11]

On Service-Based Businesses [9:52]

On Product-Based Business [10:34]

Other Examples [11:07]

Conclusion [14:29]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

My Daily Business Coach shop

Front

Get It Done eBook

Calendly

Zoom

text replacement tool on your phone or iPad

CoSchedule

Episode transcript:

For a full transcript of this episode please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/23

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Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now. 

Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff

Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  We also love Descript. 

Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page. 

Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok. 

In this interview episode, Fiona talks to sisters Laurinda and Fatuma Ndenzako, founders of Collective Closets, an amazing Melbourne-based clothing label that merges, “the chic deconstructed but restrained silhouettes of Melbourne and the wild, untamed, and deregulated aesthetics of modern African fashion drawing inspiration from the city of Nairobi.” Listen in to this chat as Laurinda and Fatuma share their experiences running a small business as sisters, how they cope with motherhood and business, and their top tips on becoming a truly empowering brand. 

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Business During COVID [00:22]

On Having Babies While Running A Business [3:17]

About Collective Closets [5:02]

Running A Business With Your Sister [7:03]

One's Role in Running The Business [11:14]

What The Whole Family Thought About Starting and Running A Business Together [13:13]

Finding Suppliers [18:56]

Who To Partner With in Business [22:12]

On Giving Back [27:17]

On Selecting Models [29:01]

On Business and Diversity [33:30]

Coping With Motherhood and Business [42:44]

Recommended Tools, Podcasts, People or Books [50:23]

Courses Taken for The Business [1:00:00]

On Looking Back [1:04:26]

What Is Next for Collective Closets [1:12:00]

Conclusion [1:17:22]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Collective Closets

Collective Conversations

WhatsApp

Planoly

Dropbox

My Daily Business Coach Sunday Emails

16personalities.com

Upwork

General Assembly

For a full transcript of this episode please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/22

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Build your personal brand and do something incredible for your small business with your own book. Learn how to land a publishing deal, write your book, launch and market it in our How to Get Your Book Published course and coaching program, kicking off soon. 

Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now. 

Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff

Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  We also love Descript. 

Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page. 

Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok. 

If you’re planning to start your own weekly emails or just want to become more active on social media but are having hesitations, then this tip episode is for you! Fiona shares her thoughts on why it doesn’t matter if you only have few followers on Instagram or don’t have many people who have signed up for your weekly newsletters at the moment. It’s time to let go of the perfect number, start becoming more active and celebrate that people want to hear from you!

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Introduction

Letting Go of The Perfect Number

Starting My Weekly Emails

Start Being More Active

People Want To Hear From You

Fiona's Group Coaching

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Fiona’s Group Coaching

TinyLetter

ConvertKit

Mailchimp

Seth Godin

For a transcript of this episode please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/21

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Get your 2026 small business marketing, brand and AI systems sorted with 1:1 business coaching packages from a one-off session to 6-months of coaching. 

Build your personal brand and do something incredible for your small business with your own book. Learn how to land a publishing deal, write your book, launch and market it in our How to Get Your Book Published course and coaching program, kicking off soon. 

Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now. 

Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff

Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  We also love Descript. 

Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page. 

Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok. 

Let’s get off the Procrastination Train! In this coaching episode, Fiona talks about how procrastination has always been a (sometimes unhealthy) habit of almost all small business owners. Listen as she shares her seven tips to help you get things done and be more productive without falling into the trap of procrastination! Fiona also announces the opening of her group coaching sessions! If you’re up to it, learn more about the details in this episode. Listen now!

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Introduction [1:40]

Your Mindset [2:28]

Group Coaching [3:16]

Benefits of Joining A Group Coaching [4:03]

Procrastination [6:04]

What was the last business task that you procrastinated on? [7:52]

Seven tips to help you avoid procrastination [8:59] 

1. Understand the Lure of Perfection [9:08] 

2. Set Yourself a Deadline [13:19] 

3. Start Eating That Frog [16:49] 

4. Make It Public [18:50] 

5. Join a group coaching program [20:29] 

6. Plan Your Reward [22:38] 

7. Start Small [25:00] 

Group Coaching Reminders [27:00]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Group Coaching with Fiona

Asana

Tomato Timer Countdown Tool

Lever Deadlines

The Four Disciplines of Execution

Brian Tracy's book, Eat That Frog

Transcript:

For a full transcript please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/20

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Build your personal brand and do something incredible for your small business with your own book. Learn how to land a publishing deal, write your book, launch and market it in our How to Get Your Book Published course and coaching program, kicking off soon. 

Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now. 

Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff

Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  We also love Descript. 

Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page. 

Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.