The Lisa Bean Podcast

Mini clip from June's membership content: How vision, purpose and action come together to build the life you want, and are destined to live.

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#vision #purpose #howtoliveyourpurpose

When people tell me "I'm so lost", "I don't know what my purpose is", "I don't know what I want for my life", I gently and with a little cheek reply "You know exactly what you want and what to do next, you're just not yet comfortable with the answer".

I think deep down we all know what we want. We all know what is for us. We know the 'truth' of our next move. But, because we're human and we're good people, we can't help but think about the impact this change will have on other people, and on our own reputations. "How will this look?", "What will they say?".

And it's just too much to bear. So we stay. And we struggle. And we explain it by declaring to ourselves "I feel so lost!".

It helps me to realise that ACTION isn't the first stage in this process of change. Before action comes the need to ADMIT the truth, then the process of ACCEPTING that truth. Only then do we need to turn our attention to action.

And you can take as long as you want at each stage. But there is a vital difference between engaging in this process and doing work, and ignoring it in hope things will just get better.

So go easy on yourself, but don't ignore the truth. Break it down. Admit it first. Spend time accepting it next. And then, turn your energy to action.

Admit. Accept. Act.

The change you want to make in your life is inevitable. It will happen in the end. So engage positively and humanly in this process and be part of the change you want.

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In this first month, we're diving deep on purpose, vision and the person you need to become to hold the life you want in your hands.

Each month, there will be a brand new challenge, a worksheet and a monthly live (via Zoom) to hold you accountable, keep you focused and get you doing the work!

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#howtochange #changeyourlife

Change is a painful process. It requires we forfeit what we know and what people know of us in order to go after something our hearts desire.

Sometimes, often in fact, we can't explain why we want what we want, we just know that it's right.

It's a feeling.

It's a notion.

It's a whisper in our hearts.

What comes through in that whisper isn't just clarification of the desire, but the whole programme required to meet that desire. Your desire is both the clue as to what's next, and the map for making it happen.

The whisper might be asking you to make room for what's next by leaving the job, leaving the relationship, moving home, creating a studio, taking time off, booking an event.

Or it could be showing you who you can be in the notion of a vision or an idea for a book or business.

You know what the whisper is telling you. And you're the only one who does. No-one can define it for you, or clarify the message. No-one can interpret it for you or help you make sense of it. Because it rarely does make sense. It's a map, not a destination. It's an invitation, not the party. And the answer builds with every courageous step you take.

My instinct tells me it might be a fairly new idea but it's far more likely to be something you've been hearing for a while. It's been sitting so quietly and patiently in the background, waiting for you to be ready for the truth.

You might not realise have realised it until this moment but the whisper is the answer. It's the path to the happiness and ease and peace you seek. And the transformation begins the moment you tune in and start to listen more fully to that whisper.

So what is it telling you? What is for you? What is the truth?

As you start to connect more deeply to the desire and tune into the whisper, things will start to move around you. Your tolerances change. You notice little moments of magic and ease. You start to feel the contrast of what is 'not for you' more heavily. You get annoyed, you feel impatient.

What follows acknowledgement isn't action, but decision. Before we act, we must come to terms with the whisper and decide on the change; on a course of action. You might find yourself saying: "I know what to do, but I'm scared, this is so destructive, I'm dreading doing the thing, what if this doesn't work?". This isn't a bad thing. Even without action, the decision to act is a powerful thing. It says: "I am ready to be ready to act".

Of course, the transformation only truly moves into reality when we finally take action, inspired by the whisper. We hand in our notice. We start the blog. We have the conversation. And all hell breaks loose! But we find that we are equipped to handle it. What the whisper has been telling you isn't just a clue, but the entire map of what is about to unfold in your life for the greatest possible good.​

So when you find yourself asking 'What's next?', 'What is this all for?', 'What is for me?', don't look outside of yourself for the answer. Be quiet and listen carefully. Your heart knows the answer and it's been whispering it to you the whole time.

Acknowledge it. Make the decision. And back it up with courageous action.

Motivational voice note from Transformational Speaker Lisa Bean: How to find clarity when you're overwhelmed and don't know which way to turn! Simple, powerful three step process you can follow right now! Join Lisa Bean live in her three hour Masterclass on purpose, hosted by The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-...

#changeyourlife #findclarity #motivationalvideo

When a new client says to me: "Lisa, I'm just not making enough sales in my online business", the first thing I ask is:

"Okay, how much time did you spend this month on pitching offers, speaking to customers, hosting webinars, telling people about your online course or membership or coaching programme?"

The answer is always "Erm, well...".

Business is not a joke. It doesn't have to be a punishment, but it's not a joke. You can't sit still, posting things on social media, and hope the sales will follow. They won't. I know this is really direct but sometimes we need the reminder: Bold results come from bold action.

To sell in business you must create a process that educates your prospective clients on who you are, on what you do and on how your offer will give them what they truly desire.

This means:

1. Crafting an offer people want to buy.

2. Demonstrating that you can help your client get what they want faster or more easily or with less pain or effort, through your unique process or approach.

3. Turning up where customers are and pitching for their custom. This means running webinars, sharing PDFs, opening the doors, hopping on discovery calls, making it clear you have an amazing offer and highlighting the benefits with testimonials.

4. Continuing to show up for yourself and your future clients, continuing to learn and adapting the process to suit your style and your life.

Remember: Posting on social media is not selling. It's a good thing; it will help you to build your brand and build trust, but you will only start making sales in a scalable way when you build a process that introduces you to new clients, adds value, educates them on how you can help and pitches an offer...regularly, in a scalable way. The more automated, the better! But this can be a manual process to begin with.

Press play for five key sales activities you can bring into focus today.

USEFUL LINKS:

I mentioned my 30 page business sales guide in the video - Stop Faffing, Start Scaling. Click here to learn more and download your free copy: https://daretogrow.co.uk/sixfigures/.

If you'd like to learn about my split freebie approach, for building an online marketing funnel, click here to watch the 45 minute webinar. In this energetic video, I show you the methodology I teach my clients, and offer some insights and words of wisdom to get you taking bigger action today: https://daretogrow.kartra.com/page/8mO26

Interested in working with me? Pre-Ex Business School is my 14 month online training and mentoring programme for purpose-driven entrepreneurs who are serious about learning how to build a business, how to sell ethically, and how to scale up using online marketing. Learn more here. https://daretogrow.kartra.com/page/Preex

Over and out!

#businesscoach #howtosell #onlinesales

Ah man it happens to everyone! One day you wake up and you've just had enough. Or you're tired. Or it's not working. And you don't want to do it anymore. Sometimes you've drifted off track. Sometimes you're working too hard for too little. Sometimes you're just a little burnt out.

And you feel like throwing in the towel.

Well, STOP. Wait. Please. Let me ask you ONE QUESTION that can reinvigorate you love for your business, for business in general and for life!

Bold claim. Let's see if I can live up to it!

Press play.

P.s. Here's the link to the Guardian masterclass I mentioned:

"How to find your purpose and make change happen, with Lisa Bean"

https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/2022/apr/04/how-to-find-your-purpose-and-make-change-happen-with-lisa-bean

#onlinebusiness #businesscoach #businessburnout

Ah man there is so much I want to tell you about business and marketing in 2022.

Today let me highlight two things you might have missed that will make it easier to scale your reach and grow your business online this year.

The first is something that HAS CHANGED in online marketing that you must pay attention to - can you guess what it is?

The second is something that HAS NOT CHANGED in online marketing that you must stop delaying. Can you guess what that is?

Press play to learn about both, and find out how we're approaching both to help reach more wonderful people online in our business in 2022.

P.s. Here is a link to the video I mentioned about funnel marketing and social media in 2022 - https://daretogrow.kartra.com/page/8mO26

P.p.s I've also written about it extensively here: https://daretogrow.co.uk/sixfigures/

#businesscoach #onlinebusiness #marketing2022

If you've been sitting on an idea for months or - more likely - years, let me offer a potential remedy that will get that wonderful, world-changing, idea from your head to a payment button that a client can click with glee. Yes, glee.

So many people I've worked with over the years have come to me fretting about making more money.

"How can I make more sales, like, Lisa I really need to make some money now."

"Should I post more on social media, do I need to make Reels?"

"Do I really have to run ads?"

My question in response is always this:

"Can I just check first of all: Is your offer finished and are you excited and proud to sell it?"

You would be surprised to hear how many times I hear "Welllll..." in response to that question.

So why don't purpose driven entrepreneurs finish their offers and finally release them into the world?

Time is an obvious challenge but I don't think that's the real reason. I think it's comes down to a misunderstanding about what the process looks like and a fear of being seen in this new light.

In today's episode, I'd like to talk about this and offer an approach that will help purpose-driven entrepreneurs finallllly finish their online offers and get them out into the world ready to sell.

Work with Lisa:

Pre-Ex Business School is my 14 month online training and mentoring programme for purpose-driven entrepreneurs who are serious about learning how to build a business, how to sell ethically, and how to scale up using online marketing.

Click here to test it out with my 45 minute webinar. In this energetic video, I show you the methodology I teach my clients, and offer some insights and words of wisdom to get you taking bigger action today: https://daretogrow.kartra.com/page/8mO26

If you'd like to find out more about the programme, you can find all the details here: https://daretogrow.co.uk/preex/

Straight to the point... There are three sides to the 'triangle' for bringing something into reality - clarity of vision, taking creatively inspired action and changing how you see yourself.

Often people are canny good at two of the three things in this triangle, like they keep thinking about their dreams, or they do actually take action on their ideas, but they struggle with the third: namely, they don't realise that they can't actually 'see themselves' with the result.

Sometimes people have one side nailed, and are fluffing two.

And it has to be said...sommmeeetimesss people are avoiding all three and STILL wondering where their dream life is at?

In today's motivational voice note, I'd like to talk briefly about the three sides of this manifestation triangle and draw attention to the bit you might want to work on next!