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“There’s so much hype about the overnight success and ‘go big or go home’... I think that the slow burn does not get the credit that it deserves.”

- Dallas Travers

If you’re still waiting for everything to fall into place perfectly so that you can become an overnight success, I’m going to need you to stop what you’re doing and hit play on this episode! This week, I’m sitting down with business coach, author, and podcast host Dallas Travers to talk about how to use The Ripple Effect System to grow your online business with more ease.

You may already know Dallas as the host of the Coaches on a Mission podcast (I was a guest on a recent episode!) or have read her award-winning book, The Tao of Show Business.

Dallas’s Ripple Effect System breaks down the process of growing your business into layers and teaches you how to build the smart habits that will help you create traction, get more done, and build a successful business WITHOUT getting stuck!

Listen now to learn how you can attract more clients (without fancy branding), get good at selling (without even selling), and create list-growing collaborations.

We talk about everything from: 

• The habits that you can pick up TODAY to help you achieve more over the next year 
• What you need to do BEFORE you narrow in on your niche (this may surprise you!) 
• Why you need to toss out the myth of the overnight success — and how that myth keeps side biz owners stuck in their 9to5 for longer than they need to be!  

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:54  Intro

01:22  Meet Dallas Travers

03:20  The Overnight Success

05:00  Habits & traction

05:56  Don’t fall for the ads!

07:26  Consistent outreach & selling

08:51  BEFORE you niche down

10:43  Spark interviews & referrals

12:54  Lead magnet swaps

17:29  DM your followers

20:03  Slow and steady burn!

21:20  Recap

23:14  3x launch strategy

26:06  What’s next & final takeaway

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About Guest: Dallas Travers help values-driven coaches build a business they’re truly proud of. She is the founder of the Thriving Artist Circle, the author of the award-winning book, The Tao of Show Business, and hosts the Coaches on a Mission podcast.

Links:

Dallas Travers

https://dallastravers.com 

https://www.facebook.com/DallasTraversFans 

https://www.amazon.ca/Dallas-Travers/e/B002SVHGI8%3F 

Instagram: @dallastraversbizmentor 

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“Sometimes, when you just let go of the wheel and you trust the process, it is AMAZING the things that will fall into place… whether it’s clients, other opportunities, collaborations, whatever it is.”

- CJ

In this episode, I reveal one of the most difficult things I’ve EVER had to do (or at least one of the Top Five most difficult). 

And I promise that is NOT just me being dramatic!

One of the most challenging things I’ve ever had to do… is to let go and surrender. To pause, reflect, evaluate, and pray — and have faith and trust that the process is going to do right by me. Now, I know that many of us don’t have the strongest relationship with Trust but, like any relationship, you CAN work on it and build it up to a whole new level.

Trusting the process really means trusting YOURSELF, trusting that you are doing the very best that you can. After all, why would you do anything less for your business?

I KNOW that you’re out there being too hard on yourself and piling on the pressure. It’s time for you to hit pause on your struggles and hit play on this episode, because when you surrender and start trusting yourself, OPPORTUNITIES will find YOU!

In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method with CJ, you’ll discover: 

• How shifting your mindset will help your best customers and opportunities find YOU, instead of the other way around! 
• How healing the relationship with your inner child will actually help you become a stronger business owner 
• What happens to us when we put too much constant pressure on ourselves — and why letting go is more productive than hustling

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:56  Intro

01:51  Surrender 

02:51  My relationship with trust

03:44  How I deal with detours

04:26  Pressuring ourselves

05:09  Say NO to hustle & YES to the Universe

06:56  Surrendering IS NOT doing nothing

08:47  Trust yourself!

12:30  Outro

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“The decline you may be experiencing right now in your business has nothing to do with your skillset… it’s not that people don’t see the value in what you offer.”

- CJ

Times are tough… but you are tougher! 2022 has brought us new levels of inflation and some very difficult decisions to make. But even as business may be slowing at this time, you have to power to make changes, pivot, or push your way through the tough times. You are RESILIENT — after all, you made it through 2020.

The changes in the economy may have led you to lose some clients (I’ll be honest here, this has happened to me too) and you may be starting to feel discouraged. But the state of the economy doesn’t reflect your worth. Your skillset is every bit as valuable as it was before, you just need to take a step back, reevaluate, and make some shifts to the way you run your business.

In this episode, I share not only the four questions you NEED to ask yourself whenever your business begins to slow down, but I share my OWN struggles with the challenges of 2022.

In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method with CJ, you’ll discover: 

• How to figure out whether you’ve placed yourself and your side-biz in a box — and how to get back out of it
• What you need to work out in order to pivot in a way that keeps your side-biz RELEVANT 
• How to expand your business and create new revenue streams during slow periods 

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:55  Intro

02:43  Inflation & the impact

03:59  Economy, entrepreneurship & risks

05:19  Are you wearing blinders?

06:25  How will you pivot?

08:07  What skills can you tap into?

09:24  How badly do you want it?

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“Boundaries are limitations… and if you don’t limit certain people, and the access they have to you, then lines get blurred and it makes those relationships very difficult.”

- CJ

This is a very important episode about a topic that every entrepreneur ( and every woman) needs to master. That’s right, we need to talk about BOUNDARIES. Even though boundaries are incredibly important, we often struggle with setting them up and MAINTAINING them. Boundaries can come with a lot of guilt, especially for women!

But as an entrepreneur or someone with a side biz, it is ESSENTIAL that you communicate them… and remain firm.

What does it look like when you’re running a business without boundaries? It looks like clients calling you up at 9 pm. It looks like customers with demands that make no sense and leave you scrambling to keep them happy. It’s a whole lot of unnecessary stress that you wouldn’t be dealing with — if only you set boundaries and stuck by them!

In this episode, I share three important things to keep in mind when setting your boundaries. And remember, the harder a boundary is to set, the more necessary it is!

In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method with CJ, you’ll discover: 

• How to determine the Who & Why of your boundary — and what it will do to improve or protect your wellbeing
• How necessary boundaries will actually benefit BOTH sides (yes, including the person being limited!)
• Examples of ways to communicate and enforce biz boundaries with customers and clients 

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:56  Intro

01:48  Definition of “boundary”

02:51  Who & Why

04:35  Assessing your boundaries

06:29  Where to start with boundaries

07:55  Boundary & communication examples

12:50  Outro

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Links:

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 ‌_________________________________________________

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“Take a moment to step back and think: what is my life experience? What are my strengths? And how might that be different from other people in this market? When you can articulate what that is, then you create this niche for yourself.”

- Jennifer Chapman

Do you ever feel intimidated by the idea of stepping into a leadership role, speaking in public, or even just taking big and bold steps in your biz? If you answered YES then get ready, because in this episode you’re going to learn the secret to developing Assertiveness and Confidence!

My guest Jennifer Chapman is a leadership coach with over a decade of experience. Before being introduced to leadership coaches through her former corporate job, Jennifer hadn’t even known that leadership coaching existed… but as she learned about their work, she LIT UP inside. 

Now, she helps leaders and managers of all kinds THRIVE in their roles and lead their own teams to greatness!

Whether or not you’ve started building your own team, you won’t want to miss the tips that Jennifer shares in this episode! We talk about everything from: 

• How Jennifer leveraged her 9to5 to develop the skills that she needed to become a full-time leadership coach 
• How Jennifer’s corporate experience has given her an advantage in her new field — and how to identify your own strengths
• Jennifer’s best tips for becoming more confident and assertive, in or out of your 9to5! 

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:55  Intro  

01:20  Meet Jennifer Chapman

02:49  From Employee to Entrepreneur

05:27  9-month program story

06:11  What set Jennifer above the rest

08:35  Identify your unique strengths & value

09:28  How does coaching help leaders? 

13:10  Assertiveness tips

15:32  Assertiveness & sales

16:38  Confidence mindset & proposal story

21:01  Know your priorities

23:18  Boundaries

26:35  Top tips & tools

32:53  Outro

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About Guest: Jennifer Chapman is an International Coach Federation certified leadership coach who brings a warm, approachable personality coupled with sharp skills, expertise, and business savvy to both support and challenge her clients. Her company, Ambition Leadership, offers coaching for S.T.E.M. managers and leaders.

Links:

Jennifer Chapman

Text ACCELERATE to 411321

https://ambitionleadership.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachjenniferchapman 

https://www.facebook.com/ambitionleadership 

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“You need to put yourself first — that is ultimately what it comes down to.”

- CJ

This episode is designed to help you feel inspired, validated, and reassured on your entrepreneurial journey!

If you’re on the verge of leaving your 9to5 and turning your side biz into your full-time (or even just starting to think about it), then you may be dealing with a little bit of guilt. Maybe your job has given you valuable training opportunities or you’ve been promoted. Maybe your coworkers or managers heavily rely on your skills. You may feel like quitting your job is a type of abandonment… even if being there makes you feel miserable!

There are a few very good reasons why your guilt is misplaced — and why you should NEVER let corporate loyalty hold you back from following your dreams.

In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method with CJ, you’ll discover: 

• Why you should NEVER feel guilty about leaving a corporate job, no matter how many opportunities they give you 
• Why the guilt can secretly be a good thing — and what feeling that guilt REALLY means  
• How to know when it’s time to move on (even when you’re getting promoted) 

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:55  Intro

01:46  That guilty feeling

03:31  Guilt doesn’t go both ways

05:12  Taking the leap

08:15  Your happiness & fulfillment

10:31  How will you feel if you stay?

12:17  Outro

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 ‌_________________________________________________

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“I think it’s important to A) allow your dreams to evolve and B) understand that you can give yourself grace and you can also experiment.”

- Pauleanna Reid

We all want to make a living working our Dream Job… but what do you do when your dream job doesn’t exist yet?

In this episode, I talk to a From Bustle to Boss success story! Pauleanna Reid is a journalist and the founder and CEO of WritersBlok, a ghostwriting agency that helps creative thinkers develop their voices and decode their ideas so that when they speak up, they SHAKE the room! 

Pauleanna is definitely a MEANTrepreneur, not a WANTrepreneur. In order to become a boss, Pauleanna first needed to define her dream job… and when she found out it didn’t exist yet, she built it herself. 

As Pauleanna says, Success leaves clues… and if you’re not paying attention, you’re going to miss your moment! Press play now to hear our entire conversation — we talk about it all, including: 

• How Pauleanna stayed true to her values even while still working in the corporate world 
• Pauleanna’s first steps for successfully bringing her Dream Job into reality
• What helped Pauleanna overcome her biggest obstacles and employee mindset while building up her business

You won’t want to miss it!

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:55  Intro  

01:22  Meet Pauleanna Reid

02:40  The early days

03:39  Make space to grow

04:24  Maintaining values in a 9to5

05:56  “False starts”

08:10  How Pauleanna created her Dream Job

11:14  Overcoming obstacles

13:24  Employee mindset

16:15  Leadership skills

17:53  Finding the right support

21:35  What is coming up?

22:46  Nugget of wisdom

23:28  Outro

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About Guest: Pauleanna Reid is a journalist and the founder and CEO of ghostwriting agency WritersBlok. As a celebrity ghostwriter, she helps high-profile leaders and doers turn their personal stories into powerful brand assets.

Links:

Pauleanna Reid

https://pauleannareid.com 

https://www.thewritersblok.com

Twitter: @PauleannaR

Instagram: @pauleannareid 

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“I remember feeling like I was being placed in a box every time I walked into work… if you feel like you don’t belong, the clue is that you DON’T.”

- CJ

Do you have what it takes to become a good Entrepreneur?

While many people have some interesting business ideas, not everyone was made to become a successful entrepreneur. In truth, there are many, many more WANTrepeneurs out there than MEANTrepreneurs — so, how do you know whether you’re meant for this path? 

In this episode, I share the 4 clues that will reveal whether you have what it takes to successfully go from Employee to Entrepreneur!

If you’re in a 9to5 setting and are thinking of taking the plunge, or you’re currently working on building up your side biz, you’ll definitely want to listen to this episode! 

In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method with CJ, you’ll discover: 

• How your skills as an employee can carry over into your new life as your own boss 
• The traits that tell you whether you will be a good leader when building your OWN team 
• How to recognize when you’re purposefully or subconsciously building up your entrepreneurial skillset BEFORE you leave your 9to5 

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:54  Intro

03:02  Standing out instead of blending in

04:40  Promotion story

05:17  Thinking outside the box

06:36  Leveraging your 9to5

08:14  Having a side biz

09:56  Recap

10:39  Let’s get on a call!

12:22  Outro

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Links:

The Shine to FIVE Movement™

https://www.christennjames.com/the-shine-to-five-movement   

 ‌_________________________________________________

Have you been thinking about taking the leap from your 9to5 for 2022? Join our mailing list (we never EVER get spammy) and get a FREE Transition Checklist when you click here.

CJ is always just a click away if you'd like to chat privately (for only 15 mins) about the next steps in your journey from employee to ENTREPRENEUR. You can ask about the Take the Leap Program which is the trusted method for busy corporate womxn with growing side hustles to Confidently leave their full time jobs so they can be their own Boss.

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“ALIGNMENT, to me, brings to mind harmony, support… one thing complementing the other. It makes me think of my values.”

- CJ

In this episode, I want to talk about one of the biggest myths circulating in the entrepreneurial world.

As busy entrepreneurs, we all DESERVE some rest and relaxation, but somehow we still wind up struggling to get everything done so that we can actually schedule time off…

…in other words, we are all trying to find Balance!

The truth is that there is really no such thing as balance. Life will never, ever run out of curveballs, which means that there is no way to remain in a static state of balance. Every time you think that you’ve found balance, what happens? That’s right, the pendulum swings and you’re thrown off-kilter again! Plus, what looks like “balance” to one entrepreneur won’t work for another. We all have different needs when it comes to our time.

Balance is a myth. What you should really be trying to find is ALIGNMENT.

Finding alignment in your life can help you to reach your most desirable results personally and professionally, whatever that looks like for you! You can think of alignment as creating a line between where you are now and where you want to be — press play now and get ready to start mapping out your path!

In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method with CJ, you’ll discover: 

• The major differences between finding Balance and finding Alignment 
• How the language we use can start to shift our mindsets 
• The questions you should be asking yourself in order to find alignment 

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:55  Intro

01:57  No such thing as balance

02:47  What is alignment?

05:04  Flow and harmony

06:34  Mindset shifts

07:24  Questions to ask yourself

08:22  Putting it all together

10:38  Outro

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Links:

The Shine to FIVE Movement™

https://www.christennjames.com/the-shine-to-five-movement   

 ‌_________________________________________________

Have you been thinking about taking the leap from your 9to5 for 2022? Join our mailing list (we never EVER get spammy) and get a FREE Transition Checklist when you click here.

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Have a Sparkling Day!

Support the show

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__________

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“Just because you have a name and logo out there, that doesn’t mean you own it. You actually have to trademark it in order to own it.”

- Cynthia Mason

Are your business name and logo unprotected right now? While you may have put a lot of work into coming up with the perfect branding for your side biz, you’re leaving it at risk if you haven’t gone through the trademark process. If someone tries to steal your branding and confuse your potential customers, you might be in for an expensive fight!

Even if you’re still at your 9to5 and your business is on the side, you should be taking steps to LEGALLY protect your biz.

That’s why this episode’s guest says that it’s NEVER too early to trademark your name and logo! I’m talking to Cynthia Mason, a Canadian lawyer and Trademark Agent who specializes in helping businesses protect their most valuable business assets — their trademarks.

Tune in to hear exactly why you want to trademark your biz assets right now… and how messy things can get if you’re left unprotected!

We talk about everything, including:

• What does it mean to trademark something — and what you can and should be trademarking in your biz 
• How to research trademarked names, whether they’re currently in use or not 
• The types of names that you CANNOT trademark in Canada 

Highlights:‌ ‌

00:55  Intro

01:21  Meet Cynthia Mason

03:00  What is a trademark?

04:24  When you should trademark  

07:20  How to research trademarks

09:29  What can happen if you don’t trademark

14:21  What you can’t trademark

16:51  Canadian government processes

18:31  Intellectual property

20:42  Follow Cynthia

21:31  Markably.ca

23:14  Takeaway

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About Guest: Cynthia Mason is a Canadian lawyer and Trademark Agent who specializes in helping businesses protect their most valuable business assets – their trademarks.

Links:

Cynthia Mason

https://masonpc.com 

https://markably.ca 

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/masonpc 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIYlMBebdKSWu43tebt_EiQ 

Instagram: @masonpctrademarks 

Twitter: @CMasonPC

Canadian Trademarks Database

https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/trdmrks/srch 

USPTO Trademarks Database

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search 

The Shine to FIVE Movement™

https://www.christennjames.com/the-shine-to-five-movement   

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