The Fearless Launching Show with Anne Samoilov

Does your business feel good?

Do you enjoy most days doing what you do?

And how’s that launch making you feel?

Be honest.

Okay, I’ll go first.

Sometimes the answer is no. Not good at all.

But does that mean I’m doing something wrong?

Not necessarily.

Today, I’m going to share some truths about running a business, growing it online, and what you need to be prepared for when you’re launching...

There's a little good, a little not so good...but all real things you might (and probably will) experience if you're on this journey too!

My hope is that by hearing what your day to day life can be sometimes, you’ll be prepared for those not so great moments...

In this episode I talk about:

•The one thing that’s going to make it easier to handle the day job if you're building a business on the side.

•some of the most common "problems" and challenges you might face even if you're only working on your biz a few hours a week

•what you'll discover about yourself - and you might not like what you see!

•what to do when you get the "maybe I should get a job" blues

•how to avoid the slippery slow of envy and competition watching

•surprise wins that you better acknowledge when they happen

•amazing shift that happens when you realize you have nothing left to prove to anyone

•How do you handle all the ups and downs?

•What launches reveal about your business

Mentioned In This Episode:

FLS 001 : Feeling Trapped? How to become an entrepreneur while you’re working for someone else without losing your mind
FLS 029: Why Watching People Grow Is My Personal Business Bonus (and Guilty Pleasure)
Leadpages
Cupcake Royale
Start up Seattle
Tony Robbins
Nathalie Lussier

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It’s the end of the year and you may be making big plans for the new one.

And while I’m a huge fan of planning big things, pushing yourself to reach goals, launching the ideas that you’ve been sitting on for too long...I’m also curious…

And I like to be a detective in my business...especially when I’m planning.

I like to ask - What worked last year? And if it worked...can I do it again?

Today’s episode we dive into that topic and more. 

So - if you’re about to create your own marketing calendar for the new year, this one’s perfect for you.

Why is watching people grow my biggest bonus from running my own business?

For me ...watching people grow means I'm doing my job.

...And benefiting in some way from what I'm trying to teach or inspire.

You getting to witness this change, a spark, inspired action, and someone finally doing something they’ve been putting off.

So, I’m breaking with my usual interview or masterclass style to give you this heartfelt love note to some of the people that remind me every single day why I do what I do.

Visit: http://www.annesamoilov.com/watching-people-grow for the complete show notes.

We usually chat with people after their first launch - so we can get that story of what happened, how they felt, what they changed up going forward… but this time, I there was no need to time travel or dig into the archives.

Kristoffer Carter has been working like a madman behind the scenes of some of the most important creators online. I got to know him last year when we joined forces to support our dear friend Jonathan Fields launch Revolution U and then again as faculty members in Jonathan’s intense, life changing GLP Immersion program. 

But today - it’s all about Krissy.  Here’s just a peek at what we get into on this episode:

• Who is responsible for me meeting Kristoffer Carter?

• What he realized about launching from releasing his manifesto The Framework?

• How his day job responded to the launch of his manifesto...

• What personal practices help him prepare for launches (his own and other people’s)?

• What the heck is he unleashing to the world THIS week?


We also dive into many topics that show how he lives his life from top to bottom - with a mission to be completely integrated, always practice radical introspection, and to make it his duty to have fun and rally people to have the best experience EVER.

Visit the show notes page to get all the resources and peeps we mentioned during the show over at: http://www.annesamoilov.com/show

What makes a brand a brand? 

Is it the pretty colors? The fancy font? The pictures? The words?

Our guest today shares some tips on creating and evolving your brand that don’t require you to change the look of things and she believes that a company’s branding happens in the brain first as an experience not just by the oohs and aahs we might utter when we see a new font.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

How Pamela got her start (and it wasn’t online)

Some reassuring tips from Pamela’s first launch

Her simple approach to finding the right blogs to guest post and 2 big sites where she nabbed recurring writing roles

The only type of launch Pamela likes to do...and she does it every single time she launches

Pace Smith’s Tier System for launching

How to figure out your brand message and why it’s so important for your next launch

The one thing that you gotta know before you pick colors, fonts or any other type of visual styles on your website.

Big Brand Marketing

Posts on Copyblogger

Posts on Constant Contact

Pamela on Twitter

Pamela on Facebook

Pace Smith

Kelly Kingman

Ebook Evolution (aff)

Copyblogger

Constant Contact

Open office

Ever noticed how other people are running their businesses and wonder - how can I take a note from them and improve my business too?

Now I don’t mean you look at them and wonder - how I can BE like them. Or - why am I not as good as them? Or why can't MYYY business be THAT successful?

No, not envy.

I mean - really looking at the things they do every single day, every week, over and over again...and thinking hmmm maybe if I did those things I could improve my business too?

Over the last few weeks I’ve shared some business owners who taught me something about the way I want to run my own life (and business).

We looked at Amy Porterfield who shows by example how to be practical, take action, and keep things very simple and straightforward.

We featured Corbett Barr who believes in being useful and running a business with integrity at all times.

Then - last week we listened to Erika Lyremark who showed me the power of confidence and self-acceptance.

This week - we’ve got one more interview to point you to and that person has a little of all the first three in her. She’s been on the show before, but this interview was recorded back when she was taking the leap into the unknown and changing her business.

She leads by example always saying you can have the business you want - you get to choose. It’s your business, right?

I’m talking about Laura Roeder.

Check this final #TBT interview out where Laura talks about changing her business model when she first created a program back in July 2012.

Is there something in your business you want to change, but aren’t really sure if you should?

Listen to Laura and how she made her decision to change her own business.

In fact, check the show notes below and check out our interview from July 2014 where she talks about yet another venture she’s jumped into and succeeded. 

LKR Social Media blog

LKR's on Twitter

LKR Social Mediai on Facebook

Meet Edgar (Laura's latest big business addition)

Ever wished you could find someone to help you whip your business into shape?

You know - someone who’d be honest and would call you on it when you were being completely off your rocker or kick you into motion if you were letting things slide?

Yeah, me too...which is precisely when I discovered and first worked with our featured business influencer.

Today’s episode features my #TBT interview with Erika Lyremark.  Erika has so much to teach women business owners about the power of confidence and the impact it can have on your business.

Here’s what we talked about:

Her dynamic and varied work experiences prepared her for starting her own business and have continued to be a big part of her business growth.

Some juicy details about her very first launch -- including pricing, her fears and getting support

Why Erika thinks it’s more important to gain confidence than to make money.

What Erika learned about hiring before you’re ready - and how that’s not always a good idea

Erika also shares how she likes to be an elegant hustler...and what that means!

Keep in mind that Erika’s business has evolved even more now - and if you’re curious how, I highly recommend checking her out...and being part of the next round of her signature program….which is so much more than the Morning Whip.

Erika’s website

Erika on Twitter

Erika on Facebook

Lyremark Business Design

Dyana Valentine

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Today I answer the question - who has been your biggest business influence and why?

There’s more than one answer to this question, so I decided to do a multi-part series featuring the people and also doing a bit of a throw back Thursday. These are interviews from the archives.

They are super relevant to anyone just starting out...because the common thread is...we all start somewhere.

The first person I’m featuring is Amy Porterfield. Amy and I met back in 2009 or 2010...I kind of can’t remember…we hit it off immediately on a personal level, but even though I’ve gotten to know her pretty well, I also watch how she grows her business. I’m so inspired by the way she is so direct and clear in everything she does. It’s easy to get kind of wishy washy when you’re starting your business...and Amy has always been that person who inspires me to be clear about what I do, who I do it for, and what drives me to keep doing it.  

Maybe it’s her family values, maybe it’s the way she gives it all during her courses…or maybe it’s because she’s so supportive of me… or all of that. But Amy has influenced me by reminding me to be practical and realistic.

Here are the topics we cover:

The truth about getting to 1,000 subscribers

Big lessons you’ll learn from making launch mistakes

How to find the right team for your budget

The importance of keeping momentum after a launch

Tony Robbins

Harley Davidson

Traffic Geyser

Lewis Howes + Sean Malarkey

FB Influence

FB Marketing All-in-One for Dummies

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This week - I’m doing things a little different and since I did a pretty meaty webinar a few weeks ago, I thought I’d edit it up for you and serve the best parts as a podcast.

 

Here’s what you’ll learn:

 

    The one area where you’re wasting the most time and that could be the cause of all your launch problems

    Why knowing how to set your launch goals, sets you up for bigger success

    The key phases in your launch and the exact action steps you can take today to make each one feel easy peasy.

 

No matter when you’re planning to launch - next month or next year, you’ll be able to take action during and after you listen to this episode.

 

If you want to hear and watch the whole webinar replay, you can jump over here right now and still grab it...I decided to leave it up for you, even though Fearless Launching closes this Friday, October 10th. Click the link below to watch it.
Show Notes (Stuff I mentioned)

Launch Essentials Workshop - webinar replay

B-School

LKR Social Media

Jonathan Fields

Leadpages (aff)

Infusionsoft (aff)

Fearless Launching

Jessica Kupferman’s workflow episode

She Podcasts (awesome podcast)

John Lee Dumas (Entrepreneur On Fire)

 

*Did I miss anything? I do that sometimes, so let me know and I’ll update the notes for you!

 
What You Should Do Right Now

 

You’ve got 2 things you can do right now - both require you take action. 

 

First thing - Jump over to itunes to rate and review the Fearless Launching show and and help other people find it too!

 

Second thing - click here to listen to more episodes over on the show page.