Today I want to address the huge elephant in the room, the COVID-19 pandemic aka the Rona. Over the past few weeks, it has completely turned everything upside down. There's a lot of fear and uncertainty swirling around as we adjust to this new normal.

Our homes are now office spaces, schools, entertainment complexes, gyms, restaurants and a place to rest our heads at the end of the day. It's a lot. This new duality in our spaces can cause our already dwindling attention spans to plummet even further.

I know many of us are working from home now, some for the very first time and that presents its own challenges. So I want to share a few ways to find focus while social distancing.

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In today's episode, I'm chatting with Rikki - of AunteeRik.com about systems and productivity for solopreneurs. This is a topic that I come back to quite a bit because I receive a lot of questions about how to be more productive as a small or solo biz owner. 

A bit about Rikki or Auntee Rik as she is known on the internet:

As the biz organizeher™, Rikki takes business owners from stressed & shrinking to cool, calm & collecting their coins, through tightening up processes, policies and productivity. She is also the creator of the Biz organizer - business and operations planner which helps you develop and enhance your systems in 6 core areas.

Rikki is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to getting your business backend together. She shared lots of great questions to ask yourself in order to tighten up your business.

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Did you know that the average American household carries thousands of dollars in credit card debt?

Unfortunately, I found myself exactly in that situation with more credit card debt than I could stomach. Over the course of 14 months, I managed to pay off all of my credit cards a whopping $34,000.

In this episode, I'm sharing how I amassed so much debt and the simple rules I followed to pay it off.

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So you have a great idea for a product. Amazing! You're bursting with excitement because you know this is going to be 'the thing' that helps your business take off.

Well, let’s pause for a minute.

Coming up with ideas for new products can be both challenging and fun. But before you run to your computer to buy the domain name, you need to complete a very critical step… validating your product idea.

In this episode of Pimp Your Brilliance, learn 4 ways to validate your next product idea so you don’t waste time building something your audience doesn’t want.

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Digital product sales continue to gain popularity amongst creative entrepreneurs because there’s a lower barrier to entry and they’re easier to produce than physical products. I think every creative whether you’re established or just starting out should have a digital product in their offerings. In this episode, I’m sharing my top picks for the best digital products to create in 2020.

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Since the Pimp Your Productivity Challenge starts in a few days, I wanted to talk a bit more about exactly what a system is and why it is useful. In this episode, I share 6 must-have systems for your creative business + a few tools to help you streamline things.

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Are you feeling those New Year vibes yet? 

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Register for the Pimp Your Productivity challenge. Over the course of 5 days, I'm going to help you get a handle on the various tasks your business requires to function, get your processes locked down and get your project management system up and running. 

The challenge starts on January 20th, 2020. Register today by visiting https://pimpyourbrilliance.com/productive/

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Have you started to prepare your creative business for 2020 yet?

Now that it’s November, I've been thinking about how I can prepare my business for the new year in a way that feels manageable. Right now is the perfect time to work on those overlooked tasks like cleaning up and organizing your businesses backend. 

In this episode, I'm sharing 9 simple ways to prepare your creative business for the new year. Each of these items is actionable and should take you no longer than 30 to 45 minutes to complete. These are quick wins that will help you feel calmer and more prepared heading into January.

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This episode is sponsored by the Visionary Journal.

The Visionary Journal™ is a day planner with vision. Encompassing everything you need to successfully achieve your goals, it seamlessly blends goal setting, visualization, planning your day to day, and regular review to help you get from idea to done. 

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I love sitting down to plan and with the year coming to a close so quickly, I thought now would be the perfect time to share a few ways to prepare for the new year.

I like to start planning the new year in November. I know some people don't want to rush the year and start their planning process so early, but as the holiday season ramps up it gets harder to make time for it.

I have found in previous years that by the time January rolls around if I didn't have a plan in place, it would take me weeks to get on track. The post-holiday slump is real. So a few years ago, I started putting my plan together before the holiday season kicked off. It has made all of the difference.

So I'm going to be sharing four ways to plan and prepare for the next year in your creative business. 

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It can be both exciting and scary to have a new idea but many creatives get stuck before they get started. This is such a bummer because I know you have a fantastic idea that the world needs to experience. No need to worry. I've got your back. In this rebroadcast, I walk you through the 7 steps that you need to complete to take you from idea to done.

(Originally aired May 31, 2017)

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