Simple Business Dream Life

2026 isn’t finished yet.

I know the Christmas adverts are on and half your diary looks like a write off. But there are still weeks left of this year, and a lot of business owners are mentally clocking off right now, then wondering in January why they’re starting from a standing start again.

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life I’m talking about how to finish 2026 without giving up on it, and how to plan 2027 so it’s better and a whole lot easier than this year has been.

In this episode I cover:

• Why November and December get written off in the same way August does, and why showing up now puts you in exactly the right place
• What the feast and famine cycle really is and why it isn’t bad luck
• What winging it actually costs you, including a story from my ecommerce days
• Where overwhelm comes from and why it isn’t about having too much to do
• Why you need a strategy and what it gives you, from steadier income to a proper holiday
• How to look back at 2026 honestly, and the one thing I’d trace for every client you’ve had
• Why a core offer is the backbone of your year without being the only thing you sell
• How to build a framework with room for the stuff that crops up
• Planning rest and quiet patches on purpose so the year feels easier
• The 3 questions I use when something new turns up

This episode is for you if your year has been one brilliant month followed by one quiet one. If decisions about what to sell and when get made in the moment, usually when the bank balance gets a bit uncomfortable. If you want 2027 to feel different but don’t want a giant plan that sits in a folder.

You don’t need a rigid plan. You need a framework with clarity over why it’s there.

Key takeaways

• 2026 isn’t over, and the last weeks of the year are a brilliant time to do less and do it properly
• Feast and famine happens when what you sell and when is decided in the moment
• Overwhelm comes from having no way to decide what matters most, so everything gets a vote
• A core offer gives you a steady base, and a good plan still leaves room for opportunities you didn’t see coming
• Plan your rest on purpose, because the businesses that feel easy are the ones that planned for being tired
• Tell someone your plan and put a date on it

This week’s action

Give yourself 30 minutes and write 3 lists. What worked in 2026. What drained me in 2026. And what I want 2027 to feel like.

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What if the business and life you’ve worked so hard to create look successful on the outside, but don’t actually feel right on the inside?

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life, I’m joined by Dr Donna Elliott and Cheryl Reid, co-founders of Now Is Your Time and creators of Mind Coding®, for a fascinating conversation about self-doubt, identity, intuition and what it really means to be successful.

We talk about how easily we can build our lives around who we think we’re supposed to be. We become the reliable one, the successful one, the person who has everything under control. We say yes when we want to say no, make decisions based on other people’s expectations and keep pushing ourselves to achieve more, often without stopping to ask whether we’re building a life we actually want.

Donna and Cheryl share their personal journeys of overcoming limiting beliefs, recognising old patterns and learning to trust themselves. They explain how the beliefs we develop throughout our lives can influence the way we approach business, money, success and the decisions we make every day.

And we explore a question that I think every business owner should ask themselves: Can you create your dream life if you’re still living as the person you think you’re supposed to be?

Because business growth isn't just about making more money, getting more clients or reaching the next milestone. It's about understanding what success means to you, recognising what might be holding you back and having the courage to build something that feels right for you.

If you've ever questioned your decisions, struggled with imposter syndrome, found yourself working harder without getting the results you want, or wondered why your business doesn't feel the way you thought it would, this conversation is for you.

In this episode, we explore:

• Identity and self-doubt: How the beliefs we develop growing up can shape the way we see ourselves and approach business.
• Overcoming imposter syndrome: Why the fear of the unknown can keep us stuck in familiar patterns, even when we're unhappy.
• The relationship between mindset and business success: How our beliefs about ourselves, money and what's possible can influence the decisions we make.
• Why working harder isn't always the answer: The difference between forcing results and changing the patterns that keep us stuck.
• Learning to trust your intuition: What it means to reconnect with your inner authority instead of constantly looking outside yourself for answers.
• Your money story: How the beliefs we hold about earning, receiving and deserving money can affect our ability to grow a business.
• Redefining success: Why financial success alone doesn't guarantee fulfilment, and why your version of success is allowed to evolve.
• Finding your why: How reconnecting with the reason you started your business can help you find your motivation again.
• Taking the first step: How to start listening to what you really want and take one small action towards it.

The question to ask yourself

One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation is the importance of getting honest with yourself about what you actually want.

Not what you think you should want. Not what other people expect of you. And not what success is supposed to look like according to somebody else's definition.

What would light you up if you stopped worrying about whether it was possible, what other people might think or whether you were good enough to make it happen?

You don't have to figure everything out today. You don't need a perfect plan or complete confidence in your ability to make it work.

Start by allowing yourself to imagine what you really want. Pay attention to the thoughts and beliefs that immediately tell you why you can't have it. And then ask yourself what one small action you could take today to move towards it.

As Donna and Cheryl remind us, self-trust grows when we start following through on the things that matter to us.

Your business should support the life you want to live. But first, you need to give yourself permission to decide what that life looks like.

Meet our guests: Dr Donna Elliott and Cheryl Reid

Dr Donna Elliott and Cheryl Reid are the co-founders of Now Is Your Time and creators of Mind Coding. Combining neuroscience, somatics and spirituality, they help people recognise and move beyond limiting beliefs, overcome self-doubt and reconnect with who they really are.

Through their work, they encourage people to challenge the patterns that have been holding them back, trust their inner guidance and create lives and businesses that feel more aligned with their true selves.

https://www.nowisyourtimeto.com/

A final thought

If you've been waiting until you feel more confident, more capable or more ready to go after what you really want, perhaps it's time to stop waiting.

You don't need to have every answer before you begin. Sometimes the first step is simply being honest with yourself about what you want and deciding to take it seriously.

Now is your time. What is one thing you could do today to move closer to the life and business you really want?

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On December 7th I will be hosting my final Growth Event.

And today I want to tell you the real story behind that decision. Because it goes a lot deeper than simply deciding to stop running an event. And I think there’s something in it for you too.

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life I’m getting really honest about grief, growth and knowing when it’s time to let go of something you love. Even when it’s working. Even when you’re proud of it. Even when it feels a little bit heartbreaking.

In this episode I cover:

• Why I created The Growth Event in the summer of 2023 and what was really behind it
• What grief does to your confidence, your relationships and your sense of who you are in the world
• What happened in that room over 7 events and why I’m so proud of what it became
• Why something being good and successful isn’t always reason enough to keep doing it
• How this decision connects directly to everything I teach about simplification as a growth strategy
• The difference between letting go because something failed and letting go because it has served its purpose
• The question I’m sitting with myself and the one I want to leave with you

This episode is for you if you’re holding on to something in your business because you’ve always done it. Because you’re proud of it. Because other people expect you to keep going. If you know something needs to change but letting go feels too hard. If you’ve ever wondered whether growth sometimes means stopping something rather than starting something new.

You don’t have to wait until something is broken to decide you want something different.

Key Takeaways

• Just because something is good doesn’t mean you have to keep doing it forever
• Simplification is a growth strategy. And that applies to your own business decisions too
• Letting go of something successful isn’t failure. It’s clarity
• You don’t have to be miserable before you’re allowed to make a change
• Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is let go of something you love to make room for what comes next

Mentioned in this episode

The Growth Event. December 7th. Hogarths Solihull. The seventh and final one:

https://emmahine.co.uk/the-growth-event

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When did you last leave an event and feel like something had genuinely shifted. Not because of what you learnt. Because of who you met.

We justify going to events on the agenda. The speakers. The topics. But the content is almost always available somewhere else. What isn't available anywhere else is the room. The specific people. The conversation that happens in the break that you're still thinking about days later.

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life I'm talking about why the people in the room matter more than what's on the stage. And how to make sure you're choosing the right rooms and showing up in them properly when you do.

In this episode I cover:

• Why we justify events on the content when the real value is almost always the connections
• Real things that have happened inside my own event. Collaborations, clients, friendships, people finally feeling like they belong
• My honest story of spending a whole event with people I already knew and leaving with nothing new. And what I did differently last week
• Why FOMO is not a strategy and how it leads people into the wrong rooms for the wrong reasons
• Why a room that's right for someone else isn't automatically right for you
• The questions worth asking before you buy the ticket
• How to show up with intention and find your own way to make it work even if small talk doesn't come naturally

This episode is for you if you've been going to events and leaving feeling like you should have got more from them. If FOMO has ever made you buy a ticket to something that wasn't quite right for you. If you find networking uncomfortable but you know connection matters. If you want to be more intentional about which rooms you invest in and what you do when you're in them.

The room gives you what you bring to it. So bring intention.

Key Takeaways

• The content at events is almost always available elsewhere. The people aren't
• The right room with the right culture can change businesses and lives. The wrong room just costs you a day and a ticket price
• A room that's right for someone else is not automatically right for you. Ask who's going to be there not just who's on the stage
• Showing up isn't enough. You need a plan for what you want and how you're going to get it
• Find your own way to make connection happen. It doesn't have to look like everyone else's version of networking

Mentioned in this episode

The Growth Event. December 7th 2026. Hogarths Solihull. Come with intention.

https://emmahine.co.uk/the-growth-event

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My new book is out. Do Less. Grow More. And today I want to talk to you about it properly. Not in a here's my book go and buy it way. In a this is why it exists and this is who it's really for way.

Because the story behind this book is not what you might expect.

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life I'm getting honest about why I rewrote the book from scratch rather than just updating it. What changed between 2022 and now. Who this book is actually written for. And what doing less actually means when the goal is growing more.

In this episode I cover:

• Why I sat down to refresh the first book and ended up rewriting it completely
• How the person who wrote it in 2022 is not the person sitting here today and why that matters
• How losing Becky cemented a lesson I thought I already knew in a completely different way
• Who Do Less. Grow More. is actually written for and why it's not a crisis book or a stay small book
• What doing less actually means and why it's the fastest route to the growth you want
• Why the things that stay in your business need to be connected properly or the sales keep falling through the gaps
• What the Simple SCALE Framework is and how it takes you through the whole process

This episode is for you if you've built something real and it's working on paper but something is niggling. If the freedom you imagined when you started this isn't quite what you're living. If you're busier than you thought you'd be at this point and more tied down than you wanted to be. If you know something needs to change but you're not sure what or where to start.

You don't have to blow up everything you've built. You just need to clear the path.

Key Takeaways

• The books that change how we think are written by someone who's been in it. Not from a safe distance
• Doing less isn't shrinking your ambition. It's removing the noise so the right things get more of you
• One of the biggest reasons businesses plateau is that the right things aren't connected properly
• Your business is supposed to fund your life. Not consume it
• The Simple SCALE Framework gives you a process to follow not just a concept to think about

Mentioned in this episode

Do Less. Grow More. Out now.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-Less-Grow-More-business/dp/B0HKDNL7KF 

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Have you ever had that feeling that something in your business just isn't quite right?

Maybe everything looks good from the outside. Your business is growing, you're achieving things and you're doing everything you're supposed to be doing, but internally you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck or exhausted.

That feeling could be telling you something.

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life, I'm joined by Lynn Jinks, spiritual alignment coach and crystal healer, for a fascinating conversation about what alignment actually means and how it can affect the way we run our businesses.

We talk about the connection between your values, beliefs, emotions, energy and the decisions you make, and why being out of alignment can leave you feeling stuck even when you can't quite explain why.

Lynn explains how our thoughts can trigger emotions and actions, why learning to recognise your own gut response matters, and how understanding your personal values can give you a much stronger foundation for making decisions in both life and business.

We also explore something I'm particularly passionate about: the idea that ambition and alignment can absolutely coexist.

Living in alignment doesn't mean shrinking your ambitions, wanting less or stopping yourself from growing. It can actually mean building and growing your business in a way that supports who you are and the life you actually want.

In this episode, we talk about:

• What spiritual alignment actually means
• How to recognise when you're out of alignment
• Why your values are so important when making business decisions
• How your thoughts, feelings and emotions can influence your actions
• The different ways we can experience our gut instincts and intuition
• Why we sometimes ignore the feeling that something isn't right
• How your personal values can change over time
• The connection between your values and your business
• Whether ambition and alignment can coexist
• Why nurturing yourself can change the way you approach ambition
• Why feeling stuck in business may have more to do with what's happening internally than externally
• How external validation can affect your ability to trust yourself
• Why confidence can come from evidence
• How the energy you bring into your business can affect the way you show up
• The role Lynn's spiritual practices, crystals and chakra work play in her coaching
• And the first practical step Lynn recommends if you feel you're living out of alignment

A simple place to start

If you're reading this and thinking, “Actually, I think I might be out of alignment,” Lynn's advice is wonderfully simple:

Start with your values.

What really matters to you?

What do you stand for?

Where are you living in alignment with those values, and where have you started to move away from them?

And perhaps most importantly, are the values you're living by actually yours?

Because sometimes the things we think we value have been handed down to us by our families, teachers, society or the people around us. They can become beliefs we follow without ever stopping to ask whether they still fit.

And that can have a huge impact on the business we build.

About Lynn Jinks

Lynn Jinks is a compassionate Spiritual Alignment Coach and qualified Crystal Healer with over two decades of experience supporting women to step into clarity, confidence, and aligned living. She blends grounded spiritual wisdom with practical mindset and energy tools that help individuals reconnect with their true selves, shift limiting beliefs and transform overwhelm into calm.

Lynn’s work is rooted in the belief that true transformation begins from the inside out. She combines intuitive coaching, energy alignment, crystal healing, chakra balancing and mindset practices to help clients release emotional blocks, restore balance and ignite inner confidence. Whether through one to one crystal healing, online energy reset sessions, keynote talks and group healing, Lynn offers soulful support that is both actionable and deeply healing. 

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Deep down you already know.

You probably know which offer isn't working. You probably know which client isn't the right fit anymore. You probably know what you've been avoiding. You probably know what you need to stop doing. And you probably know what you really want to do next.

But knowing something and actually doing something about it are two very different things. And the gap between the two is where so much time, energy and money quietly disappears.

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life I'm talking about that gap. Why we sit on things we already know. What's really happening underneath the waiting. And what it actually takes to finally act on the thing you've known for a while.

In this episode I cover:

• Why your gut almost always has the answer before your head catches up and why we dismiss it
• The real reason you're not acting on what you already know. And why it's rarely actually about needing more information
• Fear, lack of self trust and the belief that the right answer should be harder to find than it is
• My own story of knowing something needed to change and sitting on it for far too long
• What's actually happening in the gap between knowing and doing
• Why more thinking inside the same environment just produces more confusion
• What actually bridges the gap. And why it's simpler than you think
• Why giving yourself space is one of the most productive things you can do in your business right now

This episode is for you if you've been circling the same decision for months. If you keep almost making a move and then talking yourself out of it. If you ask everyone else for their opinion because you don't quite trust your own. If you know something needs to change but you just haven't done anything about it yet.

You don't have to have every detail worked out. You just have to be honest with yourself about what you already know.

Key Takeaways

• The first answer. The one that comes before the second guessing. Is almost always right
• Fear dressed up as due diligence is still fear
• The knowing doesn't get louder with more thinking. It gets clearer with more space
• Sitting on a decision you already know the answer to has a cost that compounds every single day
• The bridge between knowing and doing is almost never more information. It's intentional space away from the noise

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What if the things you've spent years trying to hide, fix or tone down are actually some of your greatest business advantages?

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life, I'm joined by author and entrepreneur John Spencer Williams to talk about what it really takes to stand out in an increasingly noisy and competitive world.

John has spent more than 20 years helping people create businesses, books and brands that stand out. He is the author of three bestselling books, translated into 10 languages, and his latest book, Crazy Successful, explores a fascinating idea: the very things that can make us feel different, whether that's the way our brains work, our personality, our experiences or simply the fact that we've never quite fitted the traditional mould, could be the very things that help us create something extraordinary.

Because right now, there is more noise than ever.

More people in every niche. More competition. More marketing. More pressure to be visible and more advice telling us what we should be doing.

And when everyone is following the same strategies, using the same language and trying to appeal to everyone, how do you actually stand out?

According to John, the answer isn't necessarily to become better at doing what everyone else is doing.

It might be to stop trying to fit in.

We talk about why so many entrepreneurs suppress their personalities in their marketing, why trying to be liked by everyone can leave your content broad, vague and bland, and why showing more of who you really are can help the right people connect with you.

John also introduces the idea of creating a Category of One.

Rather than entering an already crowded market and becoming just one more person offering the same thing, what if you could create something distinctive enough that you were the obvious choice for the people who wanted it?

We also talk about the power of having one strong idea, one clear revenue engine and one compelling offer, rather than constantly creating more products, offers and complicated ways to make money.

And, of course, we couldn't have a conversation on Simple Business Dream Life without talking about the pressure to do more.

Because if you've ever found yourself thinking you need more offers, more content, more funnels, more platforms or more everything before your business can grow, this episode might give you a completely different perspective.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why entrepreneurs and creative people often feel like they don't fit the traditional mould
• How your personality and experiences can become a competitive advantage
• Why hiding who you are can make your marketing forgettable
• The danger of trying to be liked by everyone
• Why vulnerability can help people connect with you
• How to deal with criticism, trolling and other people's reactions online
• The three content sins: broad, vague and bland
• What it means to create a Category of One
• Why a single powerful and distinctive idea can transform your marketing
• How to spot opportunities by getting ahead of the adoption curve
• Why AI makes being genuinely distinctive more important than ever
• The importance of building a strong revenue engine
• Why one clear offer can take you further than constantly creating more
• How to identify the patterns that might be sabotaging your own success
• Why the thing that made corporate life difficult for you could become a superpower in your own business

One of my favourite parts of this conversation is John's reminder that you don't have to become someone else to build a successful business.

In fact, trying to suppress the things that make you different may be making it harder.

The way you think.

The things you've experienced.

The personality traits you've been told are too much.

The ideas you have that don't quite fit with what everyone else is doing.

Perhaps those aren't things you need to fix.

Perhaps they're the starting point for creating something only you can create.

About John Spencer Williams

John Spencer Williams has spent more than 20 years helping people create businesses, books and brands that stand out.

He is the author of three bestselling books, translated into 10 languages, and his work explores creativity, entrepreneurship, psychology and what it takes to create something truly distinctive.

His latest book, Crazy Successful, is for entrepreneurs and creative people who know they haven't reached their full potential and want to understand how to use what makes them different as an advantage rather than something to hide.

Buy Crazy Successful here: www.crazysuccessfulbook.com
Take John's personality test here: www.crazyadvantage.com

You can also search for Crazy Successful on Amazon.

If you're listening when the episode first goes live, check out John's website for details of his special launch offer and the Crazy Successful Blueprints workshop.

A final thought

You don't need to be more like everyone else to succeed.

In a world where more people are competing for attention than ever before, being more distinctive could be one of the most valuable things you can do.

And the best place to start?

Looking at the things that make you different and asking yourself:

What if this isn't the thing holding me back?

What if it's actually my advantage?

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When did you last feel actually on top of it. Not just managing. Not just keeping up. Actually clear headed, energised and excited about what you're building.

Because most business owners are carrying something they've never quite put into words. Not the to do list. Something heavier than that. Something that lives in their head permanently and never really switches off.

And nobody's talking about it. Because talking about it feels like admitting something. And we don't do that do we.

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life I'm talking about the invisible weight of running a business alone. What it actually costs you. And what changes when you finally stop carrying it by yourself.

In this episode I cover:

• What the mental load of running a business actually is and why it's so much more than just being busy
• The performing of being fine and why it's one of the most exhausting things you can do
• Why we've been taught that coping alone is strength and what that belief is actually costing us
• My own story from 2026. Going round in circles alone and what one month of the right support changed
• The real cost of carrying it alone. Not just in sales but in time, energy, creativity and joy
• What the other side actually looks and feels like when you stop doing it all yourself
• The difference between employing someone and bringing in a strategic partner and why the how matters less than the decision

This episode is for you if you're the person who always copes. Who figures it out alone. Who would never dream of showing weakness. And who is quietly exhausted by it. If you're going round in circles on decisions that a 20 minute conversation would resolve. If the spark has gone a bit quiet. If you started this business for freedom and somewhere along the way it stopped feeling like that.

The strongest thing you can do isn't cope alone. It's know when to let someone in.

Key Takeaways

• The mental load of business is not the to do list. It's the invisible stuff that lives in your head permanently
• Performing being fine is exhausting. And it's costing you more than you know
• The people who get furthest fastest are almost never the ones doing it alone
• Relieving the mental load doesn't just grow your business financially. It makes it more fun, more creative and more sustainable
• The how matters less than the decision. Stop carrying it alone

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What if making more money doesn't automatically make you feel more successful?

In fact, what if the more your business grows, the more your definition of success starts to change?

In this episode of Simple Business Dream Life, I'm joined by someone I've admired for years, money mindset coach, bestselling author and founder of Money Bootcamp, Denise Duffield-Thomas.

Denise has built a hugely successful multi-million-dollar business, but what I love about this conversation is that we don't spend our time talking about how to make more money. Instead, we explore what happens after you start making it.

Because earning more doesn't necessarily make you feel financially secure. Hitting six figures doesn't automatically make you feel successful. And reaching the goals you once dreamed about can leave you asking a surprisingly uncomfortable question: "Is this actually what I want?"

Denise and I talk openly about the money mindset blocks that can appear at different stages of business, why six figures can become a psychological ceiling, and how the same fears and insecurities can follow us from one level of business to the next.

We also explore the pressure, particularly for women, to make our businesses and our pricing acceptable to everyone, and why trying to create a "critic-proof" business is an impossible game. We talk about people-pleasing, boundaries, charging what you're worth and the importance of surrounding yourself with people who understand what you're going through.

But perhaps my favourite part of the conversation is what happens when we start questioning the traditional definition of success altogether.

Denise shares why she stopped chasing bigger and bigger revenue, how her definition of wealth has changed, and why building a business that can flex around your life, your energy, your family and the things that bring you joy might actually be a much better measure of success.

We talk about finding your own definition of enough, giving yourself permission to make business easier, and recognising that growth doesn't mean becoming a completely different person. Sometimes it means understanding yourself well enough to put the right systems and support around the parts of you that aren't going to change.

Because maybe the goal isn't to build the biggest business you possibly can.

Maybe it's to build a business that gives you the life you actually want.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why making more money doesn't always create a feeling of financial security
• How our childhood experiences shape our relationship with money
• The money mindset challenges that can appear at different stages of business growth
• Why women often struggle with pricing, boundaries and wanting everyone to think they're "fair"
• The pressure to create a "critic-proof" business
• Why community is so important when you're growing a business
• Why fear doesn't disappear as your business grows
• The idea of "new level, old devil" and how familiar money blocks can follow you into new stages of growth
• Why six figures can become a psychological ceiling
• The hidden stories we attach to revenue milestones
• How Denise's definition of success changed after building a multi-million-dollar business
• What it really means to know when you have "enough"
• Why your definition of wealth needs to be personal to you
• Giving yourself permission to build and run your business differently
• How to create a business that flexes with your life rather than consuming it
• Why making business easier doesn't mean you're less ambitious
• The importance of personal growth alongside business growth

A conversation about money, but really a conversation about life

This episode is for anyone who has ever thought, "I'll feel successful when I hit this number."

Because what happens when you get there?

And what happens when you realise the number you thought would make you happy doesn't actually give you what you wanted?

Denise and I both share personal experiences of building financially successful businesses that, at different points, didn't necessarily make us feel successful. We talk about the stories we attached to money, the expectations we placed on ourselves and the courage it takes to redefine success on your own terms.

It's a conversation about money mindset, but it's also about identity, ambition, confidence, boundaries, personal growth and ultimately creating a business that supports your dream life.

Because success should be something you get to define for yourself.

Denise Duffield-Thomas is the money mentor for the new wave of online entrepreneurs who want to make money and change the world.⁣
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She helps entrepreneurs like you charge premium prices, release the fear of money and create First Class lives. ⁣
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Her books Lucky Bitch, Get Rich, Lucky Bitch, and her newest Chill and Prosper give a fresh and funny roadmap to living a life of abundance without burnout.⁣
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Her Money Bootcamp has helped over 10,000 students from all around the world.⁣
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She’s a lazy introvert, a Hay House author and an unbusy mother of 3. She lives on the East coast of sunny Australia with her family and two fur babies.

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