Refuel Your Fire

Before you listen to this episode on how to deal with shame from negative comments make sure you've had a listen to part 1 on how to respond to negative comments.

In part 2 I share my experiences and the strategies I've learnt to help deal with feelings of shame that can arise from receiving negative comments and criticism.

We also explore:

- The difference between shame and guilt
- The neuroscience of fear, stress & the fight, flight & freeze response
- Our brain's goal to avoid pain & seek pleasure
- How to reframe the negative stories we tell ourselves

The book I mention in today's show is Brene Brown's book Rising Strong which I highly recommend checking out if you haven't yet read or listened to it.

A big thank you to everyone who has been a part of the Grow Your Brand podcast journey this year and for supporting the show on ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

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Looking for a system to get more sales through your door before the new year?

I had such an awesome chat with Perry Papast today about how we can do exactly that!

Learn how to optimise your B2B sales process to maximum efficiency with a system that will work time and time again in today’s LIVE WITH LEADING THINKERS podcast.

Find out more about Perry on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrypapast/

For regular listeners, please consider supporting me and the work I do to put this show together on ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

Tweet with me @laurenkress89 and join the discussion #growyourbrand

Ps. Yes! I do offer 1-on-1 business coaching and consulting, but I only take on a few clients at a time. To find out if I'm available right now or to go on my waiting list for future coaching opportunities, please send me a message directly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkress89/

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Join me today as I talk about the unique challenges and opportunities that come with working from home as a small business owner and 7 of my favourite ways you can increase productivity whilst decreasing stress.

We'll look at how productivity can be improved by discussing:

- Entrepreneurship challenges for productivity
- Why productivity is important
- Stephen Covey's 4 quadrants
- The neuroscience of productivity
- 7 ways to increase productivity

The resources I reference in today's show are:

1) 4 tell-tale signs you're a serial multitasker (on Den Lennie's show How to scale a video business): https://www.buzzsprout.com/813578/4498820-4-tell-tale-signs-you-re-a-serial-multitasker-ep-105-lauren-kress

2) The Organized Mind by Daniel Levitin

3) Thinking Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman

4) The youtube video I made about productivity a while back: https://youtu.be/5nz8YdUCMig

5) The Bullet Journal by Ryder Carroll : https://bulletjournal.com/

6) The Digital Bullet Journaling video I made: https://youtu.be/psN3ogWm-Yo

7) The article I wrote about remote work tips: https://www.laurenkress.com/post/working-from-home-during-lockdown-6-tips-to-stay-productive-and-social

For regular listeners, please consider supporting me and the work I do to put this show together on ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

In the spirit of reconciliation I would like to acknowledge that this podcast is recorded on the traditional lands of the Dharawal Nation and pay my respects to their Elders past and present. I would also like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. I pay my respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living and working on the land.

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If you're not running an ecommerce website and you do a lot of business through referral or social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram then you're probably wondering "why do I need a website"?

And it's a completely legitimate question. Websites can feel like a big hassle and investment for not much return.

If you already have had a website for a while and it hasn't brought you a lot of business, then you've probably experienced a lot of frustration with trying to stay across upkeep expenses, cyberthreats, GDPR compliance...

So in today's SEEN & HEARD episode I'm going to talk about the pros and cons of having a website and the shift in thinking that will be a game changer for your business growth online.

Relevant links for this show:

1) Check out my interview with Matthew Woodward on SEO Quick wins here: https://www.laurenkress.com/the-seo-quick-wins-most-entrepreneurs-miss-with-matthew-woodward

2) If you want to learn about SEO - I've been doing Matthew's free 90 day course which begins with a free mini-course you can sign up to here: https://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/quick-win-seo/

3) As I mentioned for my main website I use a referral partner's platform called Moble and for the membership site I'm building presently I use Evolvepreneur which you can find out more about using my affiliate link here: https://evolvepreneur.app/?aff=267

Support the show over on ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

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Today I'm chatting with the amazing Hallie Avolio about why self care is important for entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to succeed.

Hallie and I talk about some of the challenges we've faced as business owners when it comes to taking care of ourselves and the actions you can take to experience more joy in your business and life.

Hallie Avolio is the President & Founder of Sassy Healthy Fit, a lifestyle brand that empowers In Demand Women to prioritize themselves and unlock their sassy side without guilt.

Hallie is a huge believer in the power of positivity, affirmations and taking action that is simple, sustainable and fun. Hallie is the host of The Sassy AF Audio Experience Podcast, Sassy AF TV - LIVE, a consultant, speaker, and a passionate leader for her growing community of In Demand Women.

Find out more about Hallie Avolio and her work here: https://sassyhealthy.fit/

If you're a regular listener, please consider becoming a supporter of this show via ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

Tweet with me @laurenkress89 and join the discussion #growyourbrand

Ps. Yes! I do offer 1-on-1 business coaching and consulting, but I only take on a few clients at a time. To find out if I'm available right now or to go on my waiting list for future coaching opportunities, please send me a message directly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkress89/

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To kick off the first episode for my new Monday segment Monday Mindset we're talking about decision making in business to help you figure out your next best step. In this episode I'll take you through:

1) The decision making challenges business owners and entrepreneurs face
2) The different styles of decision making
3) Four decision making models you can use to accomplish more in your business
4) Goal setting and how to set SMART goals in your business

The links I refer to in this podcast episode are:

1) The Neuroscience of Intuition with Brian Fretwell: https://www.laurenkress.com/the-neuroscience-of-intuition-and-how-to-connect-to-your-spark-with-brian-fretwell

2) Ep. 1 of Season 4: How to be consistent and win more clients: https://www.laurenkress.com/how-to-be-consistent-for-sales-and-marketing-success

3) My Youtube video on 16 Personalities and how to interpret your results: https://youtu.be/aIazRPSeQ7M

4) For regular listeners, please consider supporting me and the work I do to put this show together on ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

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If you've been wondering how podcasts make money, how much money podcasting makes, how many listeners you need to make money and how much podcast sponsors will pay then have a listen to today's episode where I break down podcast monetization options, talk about best practices for getting sponsors and share a little bit more about what I'm finding works best on the medium that allows us to create the most intimate relationship with our audience.

If you'd like more tips about how to start a podcast I highly recommend having a listen to my episode with Darren Moffat from season 3 here: https://www.laurenkress.com/how-to-grow-your-podcast-audience-with-darren-moffatt-and-lauren-kress

If you're in Australia I also highly recommend checking out The Australian Podcasters Collaborative group on Facebook - an absolutely amazing community and literally one of the few reasons I still spend time on the Facebook platform.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/australianpodcasterscollaborative

As I mentioned on this show, the model I preference for generating income from the work I do on this platform is via ko-fi. If you enjoyed this episode and would be happy to buy me a cup of coffee as a thank you, head over to ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

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How do you build a lead magnet that attracts enough attention from a stranger in your market to start building a relationship that could turn them into your next best customer?

Find out in my interview today with Business Strategist, Startup Consultant & Founder of The Mad Ones with Mez Gallifuoco.

WARNING: This show contains loads of business nerd tangents because Mez is my super smart cousin who lives on the other side of the world and we get chatting like we're in my aunt's kitchen drinking tea!

Pre-register for Mez's mini-course on how to build your irresistible lead magnet here: https://path-to-product.mykajabi.com/build-your-irresistible-lead-magnet

And if you want to receive one of the 5 unique codes that will give you access to the mini-course for free, send me a private message on any one of my social platforms or send me an email: [email protected] - but be quick, strictly only 5 codes available!

Follow Mez on Instagram @millennialstrategist

If you're a regular listener, please consider becoming a supporter of this show via ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

Ps. Yes! I do offer 1-on-1 business coaching and consulting, but I only take on a few clients at a time. To find out if I'm available right now or to go on my waiting list for future coaching opportunities, please send me a message directly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkress89/

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In this Monday Motivation episode we're talking about how to increase customer retention and loyalty by understanding the different stages of the customer journey and the touchpoints you can leverage to grow your brand.

By understanding how to improve the customer experience at each and every stage of a client's journey with you will also increase customer advocacy by through positive client testimonials and word of mouth referrals.

To access my interview with Joey Coleman that I mention in this episode, head over to this episode of my 2019 podcast show The Oyster here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/never-lose-customer-again-award-winning-speaker-author/id1336604163

Support me and the work I do to make this show for you on ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

Ps. Yes! I do offer 1-on-1 business coaching and consulting, but I only take on a few clients at a time. To find out if I'm available right now or to go on my waiting list for future coaching opportunities, please send me a message directly on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkress89/

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Want to learn the hacks for how to get more youtube subscribers & video views fast?!

Here's what I've learnt since my last post a few months back on how I got my first 1,000 subscribers - this time I'm going to show you the hacks I'm using to accelerate my growth on the platform and how to analyse your Youtube traffic to understand what's working and what isn't.

Links mentioned in this show:

1) Come check out the dialogue we're having at the PSA's South Australia HUGs meeting this month we're I'll be in dialogue about the role of dialogue in growing our visibility: https://nsaoa.wildapricot.org/widget/event-4044393

2) Learn more about how Ubersuggest can help you grow your Youtube channel (and more!) with Neil Patel's free training series here: https://neilpatel.com/training/

3) Find out more about how you can work with me (for both B2B and B2C knowledge-led brands!) by reaching out to me on linkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkress89/

4) Support the show on ko-fi here: https://www.ko-fi.com/laurenkress

5) Visit my website to access my new free content audit tool to help you grow your brand: https://www.laurenkress.com

Ps. Please rate and review this show at: https://ratethispodcast.com/growyourbrand

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