The Fearless Female

Welcome to episode #25 of The Fearless Female Entrepreneur Podcast. Today, I'm getting vulnerable and walking you through how I recently overcame imposter syndrome and some big fears when it came to trying out two new platforms to be visible in my business.

As an introvert, these were SO out of my comfort zone, but I share my thought process, the questions I asked myself, the shift in perspectives and what I learned along the way.

I hope this helps you when embarking on new adventures and trying new things in your business! Just remember we all struggle with these thoughts...you are not alone :)

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Welcome to today's episode! 

Today's topic has come up numerous times over the past week, so I thought we should have a chat about it. It's all about not holding too tightly to the outcome of your business strategy. It may seem counterintuitive, but by letting go, you will transform your entrepreneurial experience. 

I outline 5 important reasons why you need to detach from the outcomes in your business so you can actually start to see progress and success!

Here is the link to the video I mention in the episode on "Why you need to Stop trying to get clients in your business." It adds another level to this podcast episode. 

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Ready to become a Fearless Female Entrepreneur? Download the Mindset and Confidence Assessment. In the assessment you will drill down to the limiting beliefs holding you back from seeing success in your business, know exactly what beliefs and actions you need to focus on RIGHT NOW to feel confident and aligned in your business, and receive next steps to help you move forward as the confident and fearless entrepreneur you are meant to be! 

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In this episode of The Fearless Female Entrepreneur Podcast, I get honest about the definition of success and the ways you can get derailed from what feels good and is right for you as an entrepreneur. 

I share my own struggles with defining success, losing my way, and the powerful questions that will get you back on track to the vision and success meant for you!

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Ready to become a Fearless Female Entrepreneur? Download the Mindset and Confidence Assessment. In the assessment you will drill down to the limiting beliefs holding you back from seeing success in your business, know exactly what beliefs and actions you need to focus on RIGHT NOW to feel confident and aligned in your business, and receive next steps to help you move forward as the confident and fearless entrepreneur you are meant to be! 

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In this episode of The Fearless Female Entrepreneur Podcast, we are chatting about the most important thing in your business - feeling completely aligned and happy with all facets of your business.

We often think its selling, or building relationships, or marketing, but if you want all off those pieces to work, you actually have to feel confident and aligned with how your business is structured, who you love working with, what you sell, and how it all comes together and feels.

Listen in as I share why it's important to have this conversation, what will derail you from alignment, how you have permission to to make changes in your business and what to ask yourself today to fall 100% in love with the beautiful and impactful business you are creating!

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www.katerinakormas.com.

Ready to become a Fearless Female Entrepreneur? Download the Mindset and Confidence Assessment. In the assessment you will drill down to the limiting beliefs holding you back from seeing success in your business, know exactly what beliefs and actions you need to focus on RIGHT NOW to feel confident and aligned in your business, and receive next steps to help you move forward as the confident and fearless entrepreneur you are meant to be! 

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Welcome to Episode #021 of The Fearless Female Entrepreneur Podcast.

Today, I'm chatting about your emotions as an entrepreneur. It isn't a topic talked about much, but one we need to have an honest conversation about.

It's time we embrace those days when things are hard or we are angry or frustrated or impacted by the world and life around us. 

We tend to judge ourselves and push through because we feel we need to have the constant drive to keep pushing towards our goals, or that it isn't ok to have show our emotions.

In this episode, I share a vulnerable moment that happened to me recently that gave me a HUGE AHA moment about the roller coaster that we find ourselves on as we become an entrepreneur, make changes in our lives, try new things and up level our journey to take on new adventures. 

I give you two tips that will help you along the way to keep you supported and nurtured as you embark on growing your dream business. 

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www.katerinakormas.com.

Ready to become a Fearless Female Entrepreneur? Download the Mindset and Confidence Assessment. In the assessment you will drill down to the limiting beliefs holding you back from seeing success in your business, know exactly what beliefs and actions you need to focus on RIGHT NOW to feel confident and aligned in your business, and receive next steps to help you move forward as the confident and fearless entrepreneur you are meant to be! 

Or join the The Fearless Female Entrepreneur Collective Free Facebook Group and start taking action to becoming the CEO of your life and business!

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Welcome to the New Fearless Female Entrepreneur Podcast!

The podcast has received a makeover and re-brand and I couldn't be more excited about the new direction.

In this episode, I share my own personal life and business transformation from the past year and how I stepped past fear and into the drivers seat of my business.

I share with you what it takes to be truly FEARLESS in your life and business and give you a few steps to take today to become the CONFIDENT entrepreneur you are meant to be!

Connect with Katerina

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www.katerinakormas.com.

Ready to become a Fearless Female Entrepreneur? Download the Mindset and Confidence Assessment. In the assessment you will drill down to the limiting beliefs holding you back from seeing success in your business, know exactly what beliefs and actions you need to focus on RIGHT NOW to feel confident and aligned in your business, and receive next steps to help you move forward as the confident and fearless entrepreneur you are meant to be! 

Or join the The Fearless Female Entrepreneur Collective Free Facebook Group and start taking action to becoming the CEO of your life and business!

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Welcome to Season 4! In this episode let's chat about whether starting a business is right for you. I remember the days of sitting in my cubicle or office and thinking "there has to be something more than this!" 

I remember the feeling of being stifled creatively and having no control over my time and earning potential. I also struggled with wanting to make a bigger impact on the world. I wanted fulfillment and PURPOSE!

If you are feeling the same way or feeling stuck in your current business, let's get back to basics and how a business allows you to tap into all you're meant to do and be in this life!

In this episode we dive into how starting a business offers you:

• Time Freedom
• Money Freedom
• Creative Freedom
• Fulfillment and Purpose

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Welcome to Episode 18 of #TrueJoyRevolution. Today I had the pleasure of chatting with my own confidence and mindset coach Kate Crocco, psychotherapist, author and confidence and mindset coach. Kate shared her own journey from leaving 9-5 to starting her own therapy practice and coaching business.

She opens up about her own limiting beliefs that held her back from taking big leaps along the way. 

 There are so many golden nuggets of wisdom in this episode. 

Powerful Insights from Kate:

"If you have something on your heart. Something that You're dreaming about. That you really want to make happen, but you're afraid to go and do it, if you have the opportunity, just say YES and then figure it out after. Don't figure it out first and then wait for the opportunity. Just say yes then figure it out because you may not have the opportunity again. You're never going to be ready enough to say yes to that opportunity."

"You're never gonna be ready. There's never gonna be the perfect time. You're never gonna have enough time….No one's ever gonna care about your business as much as you do, so stop worrying about their opinions…Stop waiting to feel validated by them…You're never going to be qualified enough. You're never gonna feel young enough, old enough, smart enough. You just have to do it. You just have to get started."

"I'd rather live a life of falling, making mistakes, at least knowing that I tried rather than living a life and saying 'What if? What if I just tried that?'"

"What I want to say to women is that you CAN do it all. You can have everything you want and desire. But you're going to have to make some other sacrifices. And you're going to learn your priorities and what means the most to you."

"It's about really getting in tune with what means the most to you, what you really feel is on your heart, and just really trusting that if that is for you, it's going to find you."

"Stop listening to everyone else. Do what you feel you're really supposed to do. Do all the steps you need to make that thing happen, but then just step back and surrender. Don't hold on so tightly."

 "Figure out what feels best, what you feel called to do, go and do it, do all the steps that you can in your hands, that's possible for you, and then just surrender it. What's supposed to happen is gonna happen."

"This didn't work because it's not actually supposed to work, but it got you going in the right direction. You're gonna go in this other path now and this is where you're supposed to be."

Here are tips from Kate to help you on your journey:

1. "To not look at failure as failure but to look at it as redirection." 
   
   Not all things are meant to work out. Sometimes they are just steps in the right direction to what you are meant to do. They are learning experiences. 
   

   When things don't work out, see it as a detour to where you are really supposed to end up.

2. "Say yes and figure it out after. You're never going to ready enough."
   
   There is always something you can wait for, but the waiting may never end. Don't hide behind these excuses. They are just masking your fear of starting and failing. Instead, just start. You can always tweak or try something new. 
   

   Once you start trying, you'll eventually start to learn more about what is right for you and what you really want to be doing. 

   
   
3. "Just Really listen to your intuition."
   

   Your intuition will never lead you wrong. So follow your gut. If it is on your heart it is for you. So follow that nudge. 

Connect with Kate:

www.instagram.com/katecrocco

www.katecrocco.com

Pre-order Kate's new book "Thinking Like a Boss: Uncover and Overcome the Lies Holding You Back from Success ," on Amazon Today! 

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Welcome to Episode 17 of #TrueJoyRevolution. Today I am chatting with Kathy Jamison, North Texas Cookie Jar. I love Kathy's honest perception of starting the business. With only a year under her belt, she's sharing what mindset shift's she's faced, the learning curve, and the boundaries she had to set.

There are so many golden nuggets of wisdom in this episode.

Powerful Insights from Kathy:

"It was hard because I was having to trust myself more because it was all me. I had no one else that I can lean on. This is pretty much all me. I am doing the baking. I have to sell myself. So that part of it was a huge obstacle. Just believing in myself. And I didn't really have to do that before because I knew I could do the fundraising I knew I could plan events. it was just natural so it shifted in a way that now I'm just trying to get people excited about what I personally can do for them."

"I was in complete control of my destiny. Someone else wasn't. If I want to become something bigger and better, it's up to me and it's on me. I'm the only person standing in my way. Whereas the old 9-to-5, it wasn't just me…There was always someone else determining that for you…If there is a future someone else's planning that out for you those you know spots need to become available. For me it's endless. It's what I want to happen to my future. It's in my control."

"You always want to protect yourself as far as financially….Know what you're getting into and be a hundred percent sure that that's the decision you want to make and of course if it's been a dream and aspiration, you know in your heart that you want to make that decision, so chances are it's a go."

"Be strong and if you have a good support system behind you…they're gonna be there to back you up. Don't give up on yourself. The thing is, it's not gonna be that perfect road. You're gonna have failures. You're gonna doubt yourself. It's inevitable, but to keep with that…stick with it because if it's something that you've wanted, you can make that a reality this."

"You can overcome just about anything, so just have faith in yourself and your abilities."

"Just keep going. It's more about the consistency than perfection. And set realistic goals whether they're monthly or you know more long-term. How much time am I going to give this to succeed. Before you realize 'I need to tweak something or take a different path'."

"It's gonna be slow and know some months are gonna be heavier than others so just "being very realistic of those expectations."

Here are Kathy's top tips for those looking to start a business:

1. "Always be your research before you make that big jump" to quit and start a business.

   Know what you are getting into. Look at financing, what your business idea will take, the work that goes into it, the time, the lifestyle, what you need to set up the business.

2. "Follow Your Heart."

If it is tugging at you and feeling right, then go for it. Make sure you have a passion for it. And keep following your heart even when the going gets rough. You are less apt to quit if you are passionate about your business. There are going to hiccups, learning curves and hard days, but keep at it!

3. Set Realistic Goals.

Don't aim too high at first. Set goals based on what you know and what you are capable of right now, not on how you want your business to look 2-10 years down the line. There is a long runway to starting a business. Have realistic goals at the outset because it is about trial and error. It is about getting to know your audience, how to build a business, how to market, what you market it looking for, what are their buying habits. Plus you are starting out so you have all those mindset challenges to get over like we talked about earlier.

Connect with Kathy:

www.instagram.com/northtexascookiejar

www.northtexascookiejar.com

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Welcome to Episode 16 of #TrueJoyRevolution. Today I am chatting with Autumn Roadruck, The Start Up Success Podcast. I am obsessed with this episode and our conversation.

We dive deep into some rarely shared secrets of starting a business. We chat about the importance of defining your own success, overcoming comparisonitis, and common myths about starting a business.

There are so many golden nuggets of wisdom in this episode.

Powerful Insights from Autumn:

"When you are first starting your business no matter what industry you're in whether it's service, whether it's coaching, whether it's brick and mortar, whether it's you know you're a yogi, or crafter on Etsy, whatever that is, you need to define your success first."

"There's so many different ways to get on top of that mountain of success or whatever you define it as. Whether it's money, or a feeling, or the freedom… there's so many different ways, and trails and paths. And I just want people to realize that there's no one path that's going to get you there. There's gonna be things that you're going to need to try, go down different trails…but at the end of the day, it really is about getting on top of the mountain."

"It really is about what is your definition of success."

"It doesn't have to be perfect just something is better than nothing."

"So go! Go with your gut. Go where it feels best for you…being everywhere means you can't focus on everything well."

"You can't make it complicated or you can't succeed because you're literally spinning...it's too much...When you're spinning, you're not doing the things that are going to grow your business. You're almost at this plateau of maintenance versus growing, so you're working IN your business versus working ON your business."

"You can't make it complicated or you can't succeed because you're literally spinning...it's too much...When you're spinning, you're not doing the things that are going to grow your business. You're almost at this plateau of maintenance versus growing, so you're working IN your business versus working ON your business."

Autumns's top myths to starting a business

1. Myth 1: "You have to have a lot of likes, a lot of social, a lot of following... you almost have to go viral to see success." ~Autumn Autumn says of the myth: "That's not true. You can make genuine connections and then leverage other people's audiences to not only grow your audience, but sell whatever you have to sell.".
2. Myth 2: It has to be perfect. There is no perfect. No business owner is perfect. Every business owner has their fair share of failures, products that haven't sold, videos that haven't been watched. It's all a learning experience and with each experience you learn something new that brings you closer to what is the best fit for you.

   Autumn shared how she approaches and conquers her perfectionist thoughts: "I'm always just taking imperfect action... I hit the publish button. If I'm thinking twice about hitting the publishing button or the submit button, I do it even quicker."

3. Myth 3: "You have to be everywhere all the time." "So go! Go with your gut. Go where it feels best for you…being everywhere means you can't focus on everything well." ~Autumn

   Autumn has a great tip on what to ask yourself when you have multiple opportunities or decisions to make in your business: "I really do ask myself "what is the long-term game plan for me? Is it I'm going to monetize on this? Is it going to make my life a little bit easier in the future? How does this whole grand scheme fit into everything?"

Connect with Autumn and listen to The Start Up Success Podcast:

www.instagram.com/getfitbyautumn

www.thestartupsuccess.com

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