The Next Level You Podcast

OMG! So much going on behind the scenes. I want to thank you for tuning in to season 2. I'm SO excited to bring you season 3 but until then, if you're reading this, I'd like to invite you to share with me either in a review or by going to www.alicole.co/more and tell me what you'd like to learn more about in Season 3. I have some things on the list but really, this podcast is for YOU, so, tell me what you are dying to learn and haven't been able to find.

Some key points in this episode:

- Instagram LIVEs

- You want to be on my email list!

- Life updates

- Announcement about season 3

For all things mentioned in any of the episodes head to www.alicole.co/more the EXCLUSIVE link for listeners.

Have you found it hard to stick to a self care schedule? Maybe, like me, you’re not sure what a self care routine should even look like for yourself. For the longest time, I didn’t put the care of myself as a priority on my “to-do” list. Once I started seeing how important it was to practice self care, I new I needed to have a conversation about it.

There was only ONE person for this conversation. Ashely Vincent, the founder of Ashely’s light and the QUEEN of self care that is [not] on a schedule.

Ashley is a SPIRITUAL LIFE AND BUSINESS COACH helping heart-centered entrepreneurs create a life and business that blows their mind. This is about coming into alignment and receiving at levels you've never received at before. Tools like Human Design allow you to reconnect with your truest essence, so you can live a life of ease and flow. 


See, she was PERFECT for chatting about self care.

Find more about Ashley –

WEB: ashleyslight.com

IG: instagram.com/ashleys.light

FB: https://www.facebook.com/ashley.vincent.7399/

For more resources, head to www.alicole.co/more

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take your website OFF Wordpress? As terrifying as that sounds, you're at the point where you are tired of the maintenance wordpress requires to stay running. Look no farther! My real life biz bestie and past client moved her entire business from Wordpress to Squarespace and will never go back.

Take a listen as Erin walks us through her mindset behind switching platforms. All the fears and hesitations, as well as the struggles and reason behind what pushed her to take the leap and make the change. She tells us her real world experience going through the whole process and what it looks like over a year later on the other side of this BIG move.

You can find more about Erin at www.erintofani.com or on Instagram @ www.instagram.com/erintofani/

For more resources, head to www.alicole.co/more

Ever feel like you just can't seem to find your dream clients? Like they straight up don't seem to exist. You've downloaded ALL the guides, taken countless courses and workshops but those ideal clients still seem to evade your efforts.

I feel you! I had those same issues until I started using the enneagram in my business. It was a game-changer!

In today's episode, I'm sitting down with Enneagram Expert Natasha Smith to discuss how we can use the enneagram to not only find the perfect clients, but also how to utilize this tool for optimal success.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

- How becoming self-aware using the Enneagram can help you to not get stuck in procrastinating, self-doubt, overthinking and more.

- How using the Enneagram in business will help you to get crystal clear on who your ideal client is and who you shouldn't be working with.

You can find Natasha on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/radiantlyflourish

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Can there truly be a perfect balance between your mom life and your business life? No, because life isn't perfect but you can structure your life imperfectly in a way that makes life unbelievably easier for you, your family and your business with the bonus of feeling like a boss!

In today's episode I chat with the amazing Shanice about all things organization. I pepper her with questions on how to get on top of the chaos of life and business to finally feel "together".

Shanice has been featured on Wayfair, Shutterfly, Country Living & Parenting.com. She's a creative girl who took a small apartment that is shared with my mom, 3 younger siblings and her son and turned it into an organized stress-free empire.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

1) Organize Your Crazy Busy Mom Schedule

2) Organize & Managing Your Time

3) Organize & Maintain Your Home

4) Organizing your Business

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More from Shanice Bannis:

CITY OF CREATIVE DREAMS

Blog: www.cityofcreativedreams.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityofcreativedreams

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CityofCreativeDreams

INSPIRED BY ORGANIZING

Business Website: www.inspiredbyorganizing.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbyorganizing

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredbyorganizing

Some Bonuses::

- Organizing Resource Lounge - https://www.cityofcreativedreams.com/organizing-resources/

- Free Jawdropping Organizing Printables Library - https://www.cityofcreativedreams.com/sign-up/

- a 20% discount on Shanice's organizing service (Inspired by Organizing) using discount code: alicoleco20 and there is no expiring date on this discount code. 😊

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More resources from Alisha: www.alicole.co/more

Today's guest is the amazing Jeanie Coomber...

Jeanie Coomber earned her Warrior stripes through her own journey of stirring her intellect and evoking her soul, and she is still as relentless today about her personal growth as she was when she began her entrepreneurial journey.

Jeanie's started off in corporate America as an executive who turned executive coach, who now is a professional interviewer, podcaster and igniter of greatness and others. And then pivoted, the end of 2019 into 2020. Our conversation digs deep into many areas both personal and professional.

We cover a lot of thing in this episode but at it's core, we chat mostly about pivoting in business and life and the struggles behind choosing to make a big change.

Also in this episode:

- How to take action and not be hindered by the nay saysers in our lives.

- Health related struggles

- Mindset barriers and how to lean in so you can move forward.

You can find Jeanie:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/yourwarriormagic

IG: Jeanie_coomber and wit.warriormagic

Linked in: Jeanie Coomber

For more free content, head to www.alicole.co/more

I have a huge pet peeve with the personal branding industry. I've had it for years…. No one flipping knows what branding actually it's and nobody teaches you the importance of brand graphics and like why you even need them because there's this huge misconception going around in the online space with coaches and service providers.

Most “Personal branding experts” have absolutely nothing to do with graphic design. If you’re not a graphic designer, don’t design websites or social graphics then you're not a personal branding expert. You are a personal marketing expert. Marketing and branding are two completely different things. But nobody talks about that.

Because of this, there's a lot of confusion around what personal branding actually is.

Today’s episode I do deep diving into:

– The difference between Marketing and Branding.

– Why do you need both.

– What to focus on first.

If you want more on these topics or anything else that I've discussed in this episode, leave me a review comment. Let me know your thoughts. Give me your feedback. I would love to hear from you. And that also helps me know what to produce more for you until next time. Stay amazing.

For more free content, head to www.alicole.co/more an exclusive link for my listeners.

Clarity, Consistency and Community...Friend, I’m pretty sure you already have all three of these and they are not the issue.

Building a personal brand isn’t as hard as it appears. Often I see business owners massively overthinking the entire process and not really doing anything. Like not taking any action, getting stuck in this cycle of adjusting and reworking the concept, copy or visuals of the paid offers but never really (testing) the offer on a real audience.

I’ve seen countless business owners with incredible offers not finding the success they desire because the paid offer never sees the daylight. It’s stuck on the back end on google docs or word. Waiting for it all to be perfect, only the reason it’ll never feel perfect is because you don’t test it on any real humans.

In today’s episode I take you on a ride through the limiting beliefs we tell ourselves, that I’ve told myself and offer some tangible bite sized solutions to each one. I would LOVE to hear from you in the comments/reviews about what you thought of this episode. Gimme all your feedback. It would be greatly appreciated!

EPISODE TAKEAWAYS:

Clarity — You already know what you want and who you want to serve. More clarity isn’t the answer. The thing holding you back is lack of CONFIDENCE in knowing that you already have all the clarity you need and it’s time to stop doubting, overthinking and over procrastinating. Just do. No thinking.

Consistency — Showing up everyday on every platform isn’t going to pay your bills.

Community — More followers or a larger community base won't change the fact that your focus isn’t where it needs to be. Instead of engaging on (new) accounts every day, serve the audience you already have. Go into your followers section on IG or FB and engage there. Those people follow you for a reason. Sure they may not have invested in you yet revenue wise, but maybe that’s because they need to know you genuinely care about them.

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Today I'm tackling a mindset issue that I've struggle with personally that I see is still running rampant among my fellow mama's in business.

 

I was so wrapped up in my head about all of the negative things. I had a mile long list of everything that wasn't happening for me. I had, a so many excuses I couldn't see the only thing that stood in my way was (me). To change anything, I had to be willing to change.

 

Diving super deep and getting a little overly passionate about the topic of mindset, limiting beliefs and my deep rooted desire to help you out of the rut I personally dug myself out of. I'm getting on my soap box and going all Mama Bear on you. BUT it's all out the immense love I have for you and not wanting to leave you behind as I carve a path forward, I'm sharing my lows and high.

 

Become a Dreamer: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thetribeofdreamers

 

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It was a blast to chat with Jessica. A little background on who she is:

Jessica Jones is the CEO of Pivot to Growth.

She has helped multiple clients go from start-up to 8 figures and works 1:1 with busy entrepreneurs and CEO's to help you Live Life On Your Terms, Gain Control, and Create the Work/Family Balance that you want and deserve. As an entrepreneur that has started, scaled, and sold several businesses while raising two active boys, rescue pups, and enjoying time with her husband of 20 years, she is skilled at helping busy and stuck entrepreneurs find the challenges that are holding them back and pivot to achieve the growth they are looking for in their home and their business.

In her words:

I definitely have the scaling a business as a mompreneur juggling act down pat. I'm the breadwinner in my household earning 99.999% of the family income and at 7 months pregnant with my 2nd child, my company went into chapter 7. I was very lucky to be offered several jobs within seconds of the announcements but that is one of the many pivots that brought me to be here with you today. I daily talk to my family, friends, and clients about 100 problems a day - basically, it's the idea that we all - every single person - has 100 problems a day. This is a concept I learned from a seminar with Dr. Bell at UNC and I made it part of my everyday mantra - but it is reality. We really do have 100 problems a day - it is what you choose to focus on as a problem that defines you. If you get bogged down by the minutia (because the world is designed to suck you into minutia - whether it's dumb or frustrating conversations in your Facebook feed, news, neighborhood gossip, road rage, lines at the store - you name it, there will be an endless number of meaningless things that can suck the life out of you - IF YOU LET IT!!!!

You have a choice and when I find myself going into a rabbit hole, I simply say out loud...I'm not going to make this one of my 100 problems today. I focus on the high level key issues that are essential for my family and my business to thrive and I lOVE to help others gain this perspective and clarity. So, like you, I can have a plan laid out and one of my rescue pups gets out of the yard, one of my boys has a challenge at school or medical issue, or something goes haywire in my work - so this always means being ready to pivot when something comes up and being prepared to honor the needs of your life without disrupting the needs of your business and clients.

FREE DOWNLOAD: https://www.pivottogrowth.com/nextlevelyou

You can find Jessica at these links:

Web – https://www.pivottogrowth.com

IG – https://www.instagram.com/pivottogrowth.com

LINKEDIN – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicajonespivottogrowth/

FB Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/imperfectionrocks

FB Page – https://www.facebook.com/PivotToGrowth/

Email – [email protected]