The SIGRUN Show

Have you ever wondered why it seems easier for men to realize their dreams than it does for women? In our society, women are expected to take care of their children, their home, and the people around them while men are supposed to be the providers for the family. And while some cultural societies may be more accepting of women focusing on their career dreams and goals, these expectations still seem to creep up for many ambitious women - often manifesting as excuses for not reaching their goals or achieving their dreams.

As a little girl, my parents taught me to believe in myself and that anything was possible. As I got older, I had the shocking realization that not everyone shares this belief.

In this episode, I tell the story of how I discovered that many ambitious women in business struggle to believe in themselves and how they make excuses that result in not achieving their dreams. I also discuss the impact that society's expectations have on the mindset of many women in business, my perspective on how not following your dreams can impact and influence the people around you, and the importance of getting rid of your excuses once and for all and begin following your passion and achieving your dreams.

"Excuses are just a way for you to kill your dream." - Sigrun

In This Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• How society plays a role in women's mindset
• The importance of making your dreams a priority
• How achieving your dreams impacts the people around you
• Why your most important job is figuring out your passion and making it a reality
• Examining the challenges you need to overcome to become successful
• Debunking the myth that being a successful entrepreneur is about time, money, and skills

Key Takeaway:

• It's never about time, money, or skills. It's not about whether you live alone, have children, or are married. It's all about priorities.

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Mareike Fuisz is an online entrepreneur and speaker on freedom mindset and Down Syndrome. A former Vice President in a telecommunications company, Mareike is now a pioneer and innovator in the Down Syndrome community as she introduces new projects and new ways of exchanging information about the condition. She is also a creator and organizer of online summits on Down Syndrome and provides support through her online community Down Syndrome - Easier Life.

In this Client Case Study episode, Mareike shares how her original "why" as a young child has come full circle and become a vehicle for personal growth, professional growth, and freedom. She explains how she came up with the idea of having an online summit about Down Syndrome, the fears she initially had about the topic, as well as the benefits of having a highly committed community on a particular niche. She also shares what the Freedom Chromosome is and how it has liberated her and others of their mindset about Down Syndrome.

"Whatever I'm doing for Down Syndrome, I'm basically doing for my daughter, and I'm like every parent, I want to create the best possible world for my child." - Mareike Fuisz

In This Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• How Mareike realized that what she was doing was not what she wanted to do for the rest of her life
• The turning point in her life that made her take a different journey from what she had in mind
• How her view of having a child with Down Syndrome changed from being a burden to a gift of freedom
• Her current mission and how she wants to change the world
• What drives her to build an online learning tool for people with Down Syndrome
• How her mastermind community provides help and support in her preparations for her virtual summit
• The challenges she encountered while organizing the Down Syndrome Summit and how she overcame them
• How the Down Syndrome Community responded to the online event she created
• How she realized that speaking is the right track for her business
• The core topic she decided to talk about in front of large audiences
• How being in the SOMBA community inspired her to let go of aiming for perfection
• Her vision for the next 12 months

Connect with Mareike Fuisz:

• DownSyndromKongress.de

• Down Syndrom - leicht.er.leben

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Renate Schmidt is a psychologist, integral business coach, and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioner who loves helping female entrepreneurs live life to the fullest. She has been navigating the business world for 20 years and has had her fair share of experience in shifting her business model. Her introduction to entrepreneurship was inspired by her father while growing up in an entrepreneurial household.

In this Client Case Study episode, Renate shares how she transitioned her offline business coaching model to an online business model. She discusses her journey as a very young entrepreneur and what led her to make the shift from practicing clinical psychology to empowering female entrepreneurs. She also shares how shifting her business online and joining a mastermind group has greatly impacted her perspective and her company's revenue.

"Independence is very important. And with this independence, I can create things and help other people." - Renate Schmidt

In This Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• What inspired Renate to become an entrepreneur
• What helped her to be very good in business
• How the shift in the laws in Germany impacted her business
• How she balanced working with companies and with private clients
• Why she became interested in online business
• What her business looked like after she joined SOMBA
• How SOMBA impacted the revenue of her business
• How she's working differently now with her clients after making the shift to online
• The hardest part for her during the Mastermind Iceland Retreat
• The one danger we have as entrepreneurs

Connect with Renate Schmidt:

• Rich Business Coaching

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Are you ready to make this year your best year in online business? Learn the business framework and strategy proven to help entrepreneurs like you grow their business to become wildly successful, six-figure businesses! Join SOMBA, the only year-long MBA course and mastermind program designed to help you avoid the pitfalls that most entrepreneurs face, learn proven strategies and techniques with a proven path to successfully launch your business and consistently gain and keep new clients.

If you're ready to take control of your business and see massive results, register today to join SOMBA - The Online MBA Program for online entrepreneurs.

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Claudia Nichterl is a nutritionist and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) expert who did more than 7,000 nutrition consultations and created over 1,000 cooking courses in the last 17 years. She is also a lecturer at the Danube University and Viennese School of TCM. She encourages others to be healthy and fit and offers simple yet delightful meals through hundreds of recipes from the cookbooks she has written.

In this Client Case Study episode, Claudia shares the entrepreneurial roller coaster ride she went through as she discusses the ups and downs of her business. She shares how she got 80 sales on her first online course, explains who she writes the books for, and what happened after she left her day job to become a full-time entrepreneur. She also shares the importance of asking for help as you simplify your business model and how her mastermind group helped her not only in the direction of her business but also during one of the toughest times in her personal life.

"I had a 6-figure business for more or less 9 years, but it was always the same. I had no growth." - Claudia Nichterl

In This Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• How Claudia invested in herself and her business in the first few years of her business
• Why she pursued TCM education
• How she started her business even before finishing her TCM education
• Why the first book is the most difficult to write
• What inspired her to write her first cookbook in six weeks
• What made her sign another contract for two more books after already writing and publishing more than a dozen
• How her cooking studio and cooking programs affected her business
• How long it took her to recover from the financial exhaustion of building a new flat and new cooking studio
• The time she realized she needed a new business model
• How to do a "spring cleaning" on your business
• The first steps she took as she moves her business online
• What she did to finally break through on her business
• What enabled her to enjoy a trip to Mastermind Retreat Iceland
• Her breakthroughs and realizations from the Mastermind Retreat Iceland
• How she plans to shift her offline business to online this year

Connect with Claudia Nichterl:

• Essenz

• Free! Power Breakfast Course

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Claudia Homberg is a certified LifeBalance Coach and Trainer who empowers women to turn their stress into strength. Her passion for helping and inspiring women stems from an experience ten years ago when she had to turn her life around after she broke her spine in an accident. A former journalist, flamenco dancer, and choreographer, Claudia now helps female executives and high-performers be better and perform better by focusing on clarity, balance, and charisma.

In this Client Case Study episode, Claudia shares how her journey to overcome physical pain led her to discover her zone of genius, build a successful business, and achieve her financial goals. She discusses the effects that her accident had on her job and income. She also explains the mindset shift she experienced when she joined a mastermind group that allowed her to reach her "magic number" as well as the essence of the big umbrella of her business—from stress to inner strength.

"Keep on doing tiny baby steps every day to reach your goals." - Claudia Homberg

In This Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• The turning point in Claudia's life that started her journey
• How her accident turned her life around
• How she worked on being healthy again
• How her mastermind community helped her focus on her business
• How her mindset has shifted as she takes on her next goal to achieve $100,000
• The customer journey her clients take in her business
• Why she doesn't feel the need to add more courses to her current list of programs
• Why "EASE" is her word for 2019

Connect with Claudia Homberg:

• ClaudiaHomberg.net

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With the Profit Workshop you'll discover the only step-by-step plan guaranteed to take your online business from where you are TODAY to six figures (and beyond)...even if you don't know how to get there.

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Helen Maffini is a serial entrepreneur and the Director of MindBE Education, a company that offers coaching, consulting, and other services to help parents, teachers, and children be their best selves through mindfulness, positive psychology, and social-emotional learning. She collaborates with organizations such as schools and governments to encourage and develop wellness and happiness in children and adults alike. She has traveled all over the world, lived in 13 different countries, and has written three books including Developing Children's Emotional Intelligence.

In this Client Case Study episode, Helen shares how her online business thrived as she began organizing virtual summits. She discusses where her entrepreneurial spirit came from and how she became the serial entrepreneur that she is today. She explains how she kicked off her first virtual summit and how her go-getter attitude led her to exciting adventures in her business. She also shares how joining a mastermind group helped her grow as an entrepreneur, how it impacted her business, and reveals her big and exciting plans for 2019.

"The one thing that I learned is just to go for it." - Helen Maffini

In This Client Case Study Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• Why Helen started an online travel blog and how this hobby turned into a business
• The different roads her referrals took her and how this diversion affected her business direction
• How her fear of saying no impacted her business
• Her first virtual summit and the unexpected feedback she got from it
• Her upcoming mindfulness summits for preschoolers and 11 to 14-year-old children
• The different virtual assistants (VAs) she hires for her business
• How she repaid her mastermind group for their support
• What gave her the idea to write a book and how she kicked it off
• Why she continues to learn and to attend different types of conferences
• The different mindfulness workshops to look forward to at her live event

Connect with Helen Maffini:

• MindBE Education

• Business Kick in the Pants

• FREEBIE: Preschool Mindfulness Summit

Join the exclusive Profit Workshop!

Sign up for this free online training and get access to this exclusive workshop.

With the Profit Workshop you'll discover the only step-by-step plan guaranteed to take your online business from where you are TODAY to six figures (and beyond)...even if you don't know how to get there.

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Tania Blanco is on a mission - to guide and inspire passionate women to unleash their inner light, unlock their genius, and discover their natural communication style. She helps women build connections in their businesses and their lives and, most importantly, helps them reveal their deepest desires. She has over 25 years of experience in communications, education, personal development, and spirituality.

In this Client Case Study episode, Tania joins me to discuss how her change in perspective led her to reinvent her business and expand her income. She shares her personal crises, which included struggling to communicate with others when she relocated to a different country. She explains how it led her to re-evaluate her "Why" and helped her to discover her new purpose. She also shares how her business mindset and direction shifted after she attended a mastermind, how the mastermind helped her determine the business niche that would change her life, and how she rekindled her love for her work.

"Life showed me that I needed to stop giving, giving, giving, and not taking care of myself." - Tania Blanco

In This Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• Why Tania pursued the entrepreneurial path
• Why she moved from Mexico to Switzerland
• The reason she didn't want to be a part of the corporate world
• Who she turned to when she went through a business crisis
• What Tania's business looked like two years ago
• When she let go of the old business model and why she stalled on this significant step
• Why she ran online courses and her goals this year for these courses
• The thing she is currently very passionate about and how it led her to make sales
• How joining a mastermind group changed the way she perceives her business

Connect with Tania Blanco:

• TaniaBlanco.net

• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• Twitter

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The FREE Profit Workshop is packed with 6 hours of training and includes a 40 pages of worksheets to help you EXPLODE your profits this year, based on my tried-and-tested profit plan.

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Elisabeth Engel is an Energy Coach who is passionate about helping women discover more energy, free up more time in their busy schedules, and set healthy boundaries so they can accomplish the things they've always dreamed of. Through her free 5-day mini-course as well as her online coaching programs, she has helped many sensitive women unlock the power of saying NO and gain more time, energy, and strength to do the things they truly love.

In this Client Case Study episode, Elisabeth joins me to share the inspirational story of how she pivoted her career from working as an Executive Assistant in the corporate world to becoming a successful self-employed Energy Coach. She shares how a year-long illness inspired her to start her business, how she created her first 10,000 Euro product, and how it led her to quadruple her program prices within a year. She also shares the mindset shift she had after booking her first 10k client, the trials and tribulations she overcame to achieve her dream of becoming an entrepreneur.

"Open up your mind and invite balance to come into your life." - Elisabeth Engel

In this Client Case Study Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• Elisabeth's journey to becoming an entrepreneur
• The challenges she faced while building her business
• Why she believes in the power of investing in yourself
• The difference between her online coaching programs and her speed coaching program
• How she quadrupled her prices within a year
• The breakthroughs she made throughout her entrepreneurial career
• How the idea for her 10k product was born and how she booked her first client with this package within 3 days of launching it
• How creating her first 10k product gave her the confidence to raise the prices of her other coaching programs
• Her goals for 2019

Connect with Elisabeth Engel:

• Elisabeth-Engel.com
• Learn to Say NO in 5-Days - Free Mini-Course!

Join the exclusive Profit Workshop!

Sign up for this free SOMBA training and get access to the Plan Your Profits workshop and learn how to price your programs, position your business, and when to launch.

The FREE Profit Workshop is packed with 6 hours of training and includes a 40 pages of worksheets to help you EXPLODE your profits this year, based on my tried-and-tested profit plan.

Achieve your profit goals this year! Join the Profit Workshop now!

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For many of us, blog writing and copywriting do not come easy. In fact, many new entrepreneurs put these tasks on the back burner because they aren't sure how they want to write their copy. They may spend months - or even years - reading books and blog posts on copywriting or purchasing courses to try to learn how to write the perfect post.

In this episode, I share my experience with copywriting and blog writing for my business. I go over some of the lessons I have learned throughout this journey and how a debate inspired me to write my best copy. I also explain why it's critical to stay true to who you are in your copy in order to attract your ideal client.

"Trying to be everything to everybody will not attract your ideal clients." - Sigrun

In This Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• Why your ideal clients need to know what you stand for
• Overcoming the fear of sharing your opinion
• The importance of being authentic when writing your copy

Key Takeaway:

• Stay true to who you are - in your copy, your business, and your life.

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Hosting a live event is a dream that many entrepreneurs have, but this dream often comes with a lot of questions and concerns. How do you start? Where do you find event attendees? Where should you host your event and how much should you expect to pay upfront to host the live event before you begin selling tickets?

Hosting a live event can be a great way to grow your community, reach your audience, and connect with like-minded people. It can also be the stepping stone you need to pave the path to success for your business. In this episode, I share some of the tips, tricks, and strategies I used when I planned my first live event. I'll also share the simple strategy I used to completely sell out my first event.

"Nothing is perfect - especially when you're doing it for the first time." - Sigrun

In This Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• Starting small by planning a one-day event
• Leveraging small live event audiences to launch a bigger event
• Picking the right venue for your event
• Strategies to fill - and sell out - your event

Tips for Hosting Your First Live Event:

1. Begin with the end in mind.
2. Budget it.
3. Create strategies to get sign ups.
4. Plan the structure of your day.
5. Mix input and interaction into your event.
6. Think about the logistics, food and drinks, and gifts.
7. Be sure to follow-up.

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