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Do You Have a Story To Share But Don't Know Where to Begin to Write and Publish a Book? How to Begin Writing a Book Saying that you want to write a book someday is being a waiter, not a writer. The only thing it takes to become a writer is to write. There is not a magic super sauce to writing. People use many excuses not to write but they all come down to fear. When you face your fear and you just do it and begin writing, you will become a writer. It is about setting an intention, ditching perfectionism, not editing while writing, let it be information bulimia, don't worry about punctuation or grammar. As you go through the process of writing you grow your confidence and become a writer. Even Stephen King and Jodi Picoult struggle when writing. Imposter syndrome is real for everyone. Writing a Book is Like Creating a Sculpture Debby likens the first draft of a book to a sculpture and the way Michaelangelo created it. He started with a block of marble. You begin writing and then your editor will relate to you and your story and be able to help you create a beautiful and impactful book. An editor relationship is a lot like a beloved and trusted mentor or doctor. They are all up in your business and have to approach your book with so much love and tenderness that you are comfortable opening up and sharing with them. One editor may not be right for everyone because of sensibilities, etc. Learn how to find an editor, the 5 steps to brining a book to market, and so much more. About The Guest, Debby Kevin Books have been a lifelong love of Debby's. She is passionate about helping others and herself to publish the very best books and get them out into the world. Debby works with really passionate people who have a big message and want to write a book to get their message out into the world. She helps them publish their books and get them in the hands of worldwide readers. To access links and read the full blog post click here.

In Order To Live A Fulfilling, Joyful Life, And Build A Personal Brand, You Must Embrace Your Whole Self. Your Highest And Best Self, Including Your Imperfections. The New Golden Rule The old golden rule says to treat others the way you want to be treated. Emily says, treat yourself the way you want others to treat you. The new golden rule is a guide to help you embrace your whole self. The way the new golden rule came about was that Emily was doing so much doing for other people seeking validation and acceptance. She was getting to the goal, but wasn't satisfied and kept wanting more. Throughout this journey, she was never good enough. Like many of us, Emily had a lot of noise under the service which seeped out in different ways like overworking, being distracted, her relationship with food. Being Kind Is Not A One Way Street Upon this realization, Emily began to ask herself, if we are not kind to ourselves, how can we truly be kind to others? As Emily began to do the work on herself, her life began to transform. Her relationships became more whole-hearted, she developed friendships with people that she could really see, her relationship with her career became more clear. She discovered that she was really meant to be an entrepreneur. Even her relationship with her partner shifted seismically. Criticism – You Can't Embrace Your Whole Self If You Are Constantly Criticizing When we are critical of ourselves, how can we not be critical of others? Emily admitted she was critical of her husband. The natural next step is to do that to your kids. She began to feel so much shame because the narrative in her head about how and who they should be was weighing her down. The shift in her life from treating herself the way she wanted others to treat her, inspired her to write The New Golden Rule. She had hit rock bottom to take this work on, and she doesn't want others to have to experience that. Read the complete blog post and access links.

Building relationships on social media is my favorite thing about being on Instagram as an entrepreneur. I've been able to build relationships and made really great friends. These friendships have resulted in collaboration and referral opportunities. Recently, my dear friend who I met on Instagram a few years ago asked me to do a hot seat interview with her on her podcast. Of course, I said yes, how exciting and what fun! I'm grateful to have had this opportunity with Allison Scholes and hope that our messages resonate with you. In this dual hot seat interview, Allison and Robyn get vulnerable while sharing valuable insights on personal branding, Instagram, Imposter Syndrome, Fear, Podcasting, Dreams, and Success. Read the full blog post and access the links referenced.

As we start our businesses it is often challenging to decide what we are going to sell, what our offers are going to be to create a steady income source and climb our way to success. If you have been struggling to come up with an offer and pricing, Meg Roundell Greene is going to help answer the questions holding you back. The Steps to Bring an Offer to Market Ask yourself these three questions. What does my ideal client need? What is the biggest problem they need help to solve? Your offer must be good enough that people will invest time and money in it? If I could only work who will get the best results from working with me, who will they be? This is slightly different than your ideal client. As you focus on your offer you want to be choosey on who you work with so that you can help them achieve the best results possible. If you haven't made your first $50K, go ahead and serve as many people as possible until you can fine-tune this description. The experience will help you do so. What is the result that the person you can help is desperate to achieve? What is keeping them up at night? Learn not only how to create your offer, but identify your zone of genuis and price your offer so that it sells. Click here to read the full blog post and access links.

It's Impossible To Become Limitless If You Are Stuck – The 4 Stuck Strategies You can be stuck at zero dollars or a million dollars. If you aren't moving to the next level, you are stuck. Every time you are stuck, you can link it back to one or more of these four Ps. The four Ps apply to everything. People Pleasing Procrastination Playing Small Perfectionism You Won't Become Limitless If You Are Stuck People-Pleasing Female entrepreneurs tend to struggle more with playing small and people-pleasing. Perfectionism is another way of trying to control. You can't be the boss of the outer world if you aren't the boss of the inner world. People-pleasing is associated with fear. Instead of putting yourself in front of others, your internal voice says, please her, please them. It is not healthy for your business to please others all of. Pay attention and recognize when you are doing this. Then, you will be able to stop pleasing others, take intentional action, move forward, and get unstuck. In addition, people-pleasing will lead to a lack of confidence. Nicole often hears clients say that they wish they could get clients without selling. The clients go on to say that they just want to serve. The cause of these thoughts is a lack of belief in the ability to attract new people. Negative thoughts do not lead to a fulfilling life. They won't allow growth. Likewise, for maximum potential, you must put yourself out into the world to connect with others and build relationships. Don't fall into a comfort zone where you are giving in to fear. Fear will hold you back. Playing small is the most common thing Nicole sees holding her clients back. When you say that you just want to do the work and don't want to sell, fear is holding you back. You are afraid of someone saying no. You Can't Become Limitless When You Are Playing Small Robyn used the example of Instagram and people saying they don't like social media; they don't have time. Fear of failure or not being perfect often holds people back. Do you avoid publishing content because of fear of being judged? This is common. You must remember that likes do not determine your worth. Likewise, the playing small mindset holds you in procrastination. And, perfectionism is fear holding you back. Click here to read the full blog post and access the links.

Storytelling in business is a powerful tool to communicate with and captivate your audience, build relationships and trust, and convert your audience to paying clients. Hey friend! Today we are diving into the power of storytelling in business and for building a strong personal brand! My guest is an author, sought-after keynote speaker, and storytelling educator, Gabrielle Dolan. The Concept of Storytelling in Business There is a lot of confusion around storytelling in business and for building a personal brand. People often mistake values and missions on a piece of paper, as the story. However, storytelling in business is about being really clear on your message and attaching a story to that message. Stories can be personal. Moreover, it is important to share a really sharp, on-purpose story to provide the clarity needed for our customers. In addition, your stories have to align with your values and purpose. If you can't achieve this alignment, you won't resonate with your audience. Telling stories that aren't congruent with your values and purpose, will result in inauthenticity. Therefore, the stories you tell must align with what you do, the services, and the products you provide. I hope you find some great storytelling ideas and tactics to implement in your brand marketing strategy to start converting your audience to long-time clients. You can read more and grab the key links over on the blog. Purchase Gabrielle Dolan's book by using my affiliate link, "Magnetic Stories". Connect with Gabrielle HERE. Download free personal branding resources HERE. Drop me an email and let me know your key takeaway from the episode: [email protected]. I can't wait to connect with you over on Instagram! And, if you want to learn more and join in our free workshops in The Female Entrepreneur Insider join us HERE.

Do you sometimes feel stuck and overwhelmed in your business? This is often common with entrepreneurs. The problem isn't a lack of drive or ability, but a lack of foundational systems that support the day-to-day operations of a scaling business. On-boarding and off-boarding processes are key foundational systems every entrepreneur should have in place. Kristen Westcott is a genius when it comes to foundational systems and operational management. Kristen helps her clients create on-boarding and off-boarding processes for their clients. About Kristen Westcott Kristen is a business growth strategist and founder of Kristen Westcott & Co. For the past ten years, she has supported leaders and students in areas of goal setting, productivity, and project management. Kristen's true passion lies in serving entrepreneurs as a Director of Operations. She spends her time helping online coaches, copywriters, and course creators scale their businesses without the frustration that massive growth often brings. Systems and Processes Having on-boarding and off-boarding processes in place can help make the most of your time and decrease stress. Having systems in place should be part of the foundation for your business and will help prevent you from feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Foundational systems include the financial systems and client services aspects of your business. If you lack the foundational systems, you may feel frantic and as though you can't keep up with the work. On-Boarding The onboarding process begins long before someone signs the contract with you. It begins the first time they interact with you and they feel loved and nurtured by you. This can start on social media, email, etc. You want to have a system in place to be able to respond to someone right away whether it's by email or on social media. Make sure that the person gets to speak to you and that the response happens as quickly as possible. Calls Have a conversation with all potential clients to be sure that you are a good fit for each other. It could be called a discovery call but it is an opportunity to ensure that you can help the person with their problem. The key is to try to avoid going back and forth several times to schedule the call. If you go back and forth to schedule a call, you don't create positive energy and have the potential to lose the client from frustration. The easiest solution is to have a calendar system such as Calendly or Accuity. Both have free options and integrate with Google Calendar and iCalendar. These systems make booking a call and sending reminders easy. They also allow you to automatically send thank you notes or follow-up emails for onboarding and off-boarding clients. And you can also ask questions so that you can be well prepared for discovery calls. Follow-Up When onboarding, follow-up includes helping the potential client navigate objections and concerns. It's important to be available to answer any questions they might have and let them know that you are there for them right away. Next is the contract. Create a shared folder or place where all of your communications will take place. Personalize an email template to welcome the new client and explain the next steps once the contract is signed. Automating systems doesn't mean you have to be robotic. You can always personalize communications but it's important to automate for time management and avoid stress. Boundaries Clarify your boundaries and expectations up front in the welcome letter, welcome call, or welcome packet. Include how you prefer your clients to contact you and the hours you are available to answer their questions. Also establish expectations about deadlines, turnaround time, etc. so that they can get the most from their investment with you. The onboarding and off-boarding processes checklist Access Kristen's checklist to create onboarding and off-boarding processes. The Off-Boarding Process We often remember the very first interaction and the last interaction with someone. People remember how wonderful things were and how things are wrapped up. This is an opportunity to ask for testimonials, asking the client to share their experience, establish the next steps, share the next way to work with you or explain how the client can continue with the progress they made. Explain how they can continue working with you. Kristen suggests that you don't ask for feedback at the same time as you ask for a testimonial. Feedback is more about how someone can improve. Ask for the testimonial a few weeks before you are about to wrap up the program or project. A week or two later ask for feedback. Another thing you can do at the end of your time working together is share information on your referral program or affiliate program as an opportunity for them. Depending on the type of clients you work with, you can offer an incentive for them to come back and hire you again. Finally, send an email that summarizes the great things the client has accomplished, all the wonderful things that they have done while working with you. You can also create a folder for them to have everything you worked on together in one place. ClickUp is a project management program that Kristen recommends. Learn More About Your Host, Robyn Graham, Click HERE. To learn about The Brand Marketing Insider by Robyn Graham, click HERE. Join the Female Entrepreneur Insider Facebook Group HERE. Book a Brand Marketing Strategy Session HERE. Ask Me Anything HERE. Connect with me, Robyn Graham: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest Learn more about on-boarding and off-boarding processes and connect with Kristen Instagram: www.instagram.com/kristen.westcott. Website: www.kristenwestcott.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristenwestcottmedia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenwestcott/

Being a People Pleaser May Be Causing You to Lose Your Sense of Self and Delay Success Courage is Needed to Stop Being a People Pleaser It takes courage to stop being a people pleaser and look inward to what you want and setting boundaries around your goals. Courage isn't the lack of fear of disappointing someone, but the ability to move past the fear, embrace the fear, and take action or state what you want despite it. It takes courage to be yourself, to not let others influence your decisions and behaviors. And it takes courage to not let distraction, imposter syndrome, and comparison influence how and when you show up to provide value for your audience. What is People Pleasing? Being a people pleaser may not sound like such a bad thing because we've all been taught to be kind. But in reality, when you are a people pleaser you are sacrificing yourself for what someone else wants. People pleasers tend to go along with the requests or demands of others. They may also agree with another opinion simply to avoid conflict or make someone else happy. At the end of the day, being a people pleaser can be damaging because you are not making decisions that are in your best interest or aligned with your goals, dreams, or passions. Being a people pleaser is a lot like following the crowd. And what did mom say about following the crowd? It leads to trouble. I'll always remember, and have used it on my kids too, if so and so jumps off of a bridge are you going to too? Read the full blog post here. Learn More About Your Host, Robyn Graham, Click HERE. To learn about The Brand Marketing Insider by Robyn Graham, click HERE. Join the Female Entrepreneur Insider Facebook Group HERE. Book a Brand Marketing Strategy Session HERE. Ask Me Anything HERE. Connect with me, Robyn Graham: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest

Self-care is not what you think it is! It's not a spa day, a retreat, or yoga. True self-care is recognizing your emotional needs and implementing universally available strategies to meet your needs for yourself, not so that you can do more for others. Self-care is not something you do so that you can do something else, be a better mother, volunteer more, or work more, it is about caring for yourself. When a person's cup is filled, they will be able to be a better mother, volunteer more, or work more. Self-care has to be for us. We are people who deserve to be cared for first. The One Thing You Can Do Today To Make A Shift To A Journey Of Self-Care Recognize what you are already doing that makes you a badass. Pause and instead of saying this isn't enough, discover what you are really good at. What are you already doing real? Not everyone can do what is super easy for you. When you recognize what you are already doing well, you will be able to tackle the harder things. What is the thing that you do effortlessly in the HALTtm model? Recognize your worth and what you are already doing. Download Sara's Slay or Sabotage Quiz. The direct link to the six-day slaycation program is and the coupon code for 10% off is secondphase. Read the full blog post here: https://therobyngraham.com/self-care/ Learn More About Your Host, Robyn Graham, Click HERE. To learn about The Brand Marketing Insider by Robyn Graham, click HERE. Join the Female Entrepreneur Insider Facebook Group HERE. Book a Brand Marketing Strategy Session HERE. Ask Me Anything HERE. Connect with me, Robyn Graham: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest Learn More About And Connect With Sara: Website: https://www.sarapalmerspeaks.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/SaraPalmerSpeaks Instagram: www.instagram.com/SaraPalmerSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarapalmerspeaks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf3GpOjfgt6eByTcCWI3OLw

Does the Thought of Using Instagram to Grow Your Business and Attract Clients Overwhelm You? It Doesn't Have To! Here Are the Tips That Will Make it Easier! What Makes A Good Instagram Feed? One thing that everyone running a business needs to remember, is that when people land on your page, your bio on top and your feed, are like your storefront. Audrey shared the example of driving down the street and two businesses that do the same thing are across the street from each other. One business is beautiful and well-kept, the other across the street is run down. Which business are you doing to go to? Most likely, the well-kept business. Your Instagram feed is the same. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it should be cohesive and aesthetically pleasing. You want to give your audience what they are wanting from you. You can find that out by asking in your stories. As people are scrolling through their news feed, you want them to stop on your post and go to your feed and see what you have to offer. Being cohesive across all our platforms will help you become more recognizable and memorable and will help you grab the attention of your audience. When you are choosing a profile photo, make sure you use the same photo across all your platforms so that you can be recognized easily. The more recognizable you are, the more memorable you are. And the more people will trust you. The key is to stand out in the sea of online noise. To read the full blog post click here: https://therobyngraham.com/how-to-use-instagram/ Learn More About Your Host, Robyn Graham, Click HERE. To learn about The Brand Marketing Insider by Robyn Graham, click HERE. Join the Female Entrepreneur Insider Facebook Group HERE. Book a Brand Marketing Strategy Session HERE. Ask Me Anything HERE. Connect with me, Robyn Graham: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest Learn More About and Connect with Audrey Website: https://www.audreywolf.co Instagram: https://instagram.com/audreywolf.co Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audreywolfco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audreywolfco/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/audreywolf YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AudreyWolf