OnlineBound with Elena Mutonono

In this episode, Phil describes his business journey and how he found the focus that made him successful. After struggling for several years, he was ready to quit - but he didn't.

He shares some of the most important steps he took to reach his goals. One of those steps was taking up improv, which has given him more empathy for himself and his clients.

It has allowed him to let go and stop getting in his own way. He's been able to bring this approach to his students and clients as well - to help them relax and enjoy learning.

Phil's Conversation website

In this episode, Petra Bozoradi describes her journey to becoming a sustainable business owner. After joining the Smart Teachers Library, she was able to transform her approach.

Learning new teaching formats were the most valuable part of her experience. When she joined the Library, she was working 50 hours a week teaching 1:1 and creating materials.

Now, she's making more in half the time with asynchronous lessons and no amount of money could make her go back to 50-hour weeks. Her Read, Learn, Speak program is a success!

Easy Hungarian website

In this episode, Vera von Flüe shares how working with a coach helped her to become more efficient. By changing her mindset, she was able to get the same results with less work.

Now she doesn't feel so overwhelmed and has more energy for her clients. She no longer feels needy or pushy about selling, but just enjoys talking about her offer.

Instead of being afraid of failure, she focuses on taking action and moving forward. This allows her to feel more confident and grateful for the success of her journey.

Speak German Now website

Welcome to season 8 of OnlineBound! This season, I want to talk about the price of having a successful online teaching or coaching business and why we avoid paying it.

After four years of documenting my own experience and talking with other teachers, I have many insights to share on this topic. It's a key component of building a sustainable business.

Listen in to learn about three common forms of self-sabotage that I've observed. It's only once we go below the surface level that we can challenge ourselves to truly grow.

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Hey Friends!

I'm so grateful you're here and I believe that I can help some of you make your business a reality.

Here's how we can work together:

• Inside the Smart Teacher's Library: sign up for a waiting list to get a discount + bonus materials https://www.elenamutonono.com/smart-teachers-library-2/
• 1:1 through my 8-week program called Business Clinic. To learn more, contact me directly through my website: https://www.elenamutonono.com/contact-elena-mutonono/
• Through my courses and books: https://courses.elenamutonono.com/ Get 15% off on any course or book using the code PODCASTFAN15

I'm looking forward to seeing you enroll in my programs or courses and purchase my books! If you want to stay in the loop of what's happening in my world, sign up for my newsletter: www.elenamutonono.com/teacher

~Elena

In the Smart Teacher's Library we achieve sustainability in 3 steps:

1. By learning to teach in less time-consuming and more manageable formats.
2. By building confidence and emotional resilience to market and sell programs.
3. By collaborating with other teachers to grow our audiences faster.

Join the Smart Teacher's Library today! 

It's open for a few days, I hope you can join this time: https://www.elenamutonono.com/library-early-enrollment/ 

In this episode, Leo Roux shares his journey as a queer language teacher. After getting his CELTA certificate and starting to work with students, he noticed something wasn't right.

Eventually, he realized that he didn't feel comfortable sharing his queer identity in the ELT community. Partly, this is because most ELT materials are biased toward straightness.

He decided that he wanted to create a safe learning space for the queer community. Now he is able to be himself and provide a safe environment for queer language learners to thrive.

Queer English website

In this episode, Clare Whitmell talks about her first experience hosting a summit. She shares her enthusiasm for collaboration and describes how she has changed her mindset about it.

A year ago, Clare was very uncomfortable with the idea of collaborating because she felt insecure and feared rejection. But once she approached it with curiosity, things shifted.

By using the self-coaching tools in the Smart Teacher's Library, she was able to overcome her anxieties. Now she fully embraces collaboration and is already planning future summits!

English at Home website

In this episode, Chris Pontiroli describes all the changes she's made since she joined the Smart Teacher's Library. After months of hesitation, she gave it to herself as a birthday gift.

Once she made the decision, she was all in and immediately started putting the ideas into practice. She's already sold her asynchronous programs to 70+ students in the past year.

The Library brought a sense of community to what can be an otherwise lonely career. And the self-coaching tools have allowed her to shift her mindset - a total game changer.

Chris's website

In this episode, Yann Le Bouhellec shares his journey as an online language teacher. After the first year, his calendar was full but he was looking for alternative ways of teaching.

He tried to create an online course, but it ended up being even more work than his 1:1 sessions. He was wanted some direction and a support system to guide him.

After discovering the Smart Teacher's Library, he's already making great progress. He's discovered the magic of asynchronous teaching and has already sold his first product!

Yann's website