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Scaling our businesses almost always requires us to step out of our comfort zone and into some discomfort. Discomfort is a requirement for growth. You've heard me say this before and I even recorded a podcast episode about it! (Ep 60)

But it isn't always wise to step into too much discomfort at once.

And some business owners may be in a season where it isn't wise to step into discomfort at all.

Before we can scale our businesses successfully (without self-sabotage), we have to make sure we do so from a foundation of safety. It's only when we feel a sense of safety within our businesses and nervous systems that we can scale from a calm, confident place.

When we try to scale from a place of fear, pressure or anxiety we just trigger ourselves into fight, flight or freeze which doesn't take our business where we want it to go, it just deteriorates our mental health and confidence.

So today let's have a chat about safety before scaling. I'm going to tell you about a time in my own business where I tried scaling without safety, what happened, and how I rebuilt some safety into my business so that you can see how you may be able to build it into yours.

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Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

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Episode 60 - How To Overcome Self-Sabotage & Overcome Fear of Failure

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People usually make decisions from one of two places:

Fear or growth.

Fear-based decisions look like...

- Choosing to stick with your target market because it's familiar and profitable, even though you don't enjoy working with this market of clients.

- Deciding to not launch the podcast or Youtube channel you've been dreaming of because you're afraid no one will care.

- Deciding not to launch a new offering because you're afraid of putting lots of time into something and not getting a return.

When we constantly make fear-based decisions, we start running a fear-based business. And that's not fun! It starts feeling unfulfilling, unmotivating and stressful because we're not operating from our "true north", we're not challenging ourselves, and we're not working in alignment with who we really are and what we really want.

It's understandable though and it's not wrong to catch yourself operating like this. We all do at times. But the better we get at catching ourselves when making fear-based decisions, the better we get at slowly shifting to growth-based ones. Choices that align us and our work with purpose, passion, heart and fulfillment.

There is ONE question I ask myself when making decisions in my business so that I mainly make growth-based choices, not fear-based ones.

Tune in to my latest podcast episode to find out what it is! (And remember to subscribe if you haven't already.)

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Episode 079 of this podcast: How to trust yourself & get better at making decisions in your business

1:1 COACHING

Would you like to work together 1:1? My next availability is April 2023. Join the waitlist here to be the first to know when I open the April coaching spots for booking or DM me the word COACHING on Instagram. I'm @neshawoolery!

COURSES

Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

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FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

Struggle to trust yourself and make decisions in your business? If you want to become more decisive then tune in!

In this episode you'll learn:

- How to trust yourself

- Why self-trust is NOT what you think it is

- Why 100% certainty does not exist and is not a good benchmark for making decisions

1:1 COACHING

Would you like to work together 1:1? My next availability is April 2023. Join the waitlist here to be the first to know when I open the April coaching spots for booking or DM me the word COACHING on Instagram. I'm @neshawoolery!

COURSES

Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

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FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

Free Starter Kit for Booking Clients Consistently

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I love December because it's the perfect time of year for reflection. It can be enlightening to look at the last 12 months and assess what your biggest challenges were, what your wins were, what lessons you learned and how you've grown. And I'm not just talking about business - it's healthy to reflect on these things for your personal life too. Tune in to this episode to learn: - How to do your own 2022 End Of Year Review - What my biggest challenges were in 2022, both in business and my personal life - Whether I achieved the goals I set last year (or not) - The biggest lessons I've learned this year about business, mindset and emotions Tune in to learn more!

1:1 COACHING

Would you like to work together 1:1? My next availability is April 2023. Join the waitlist here to be the first to know when I open the April coaching spots for booking or DM me the word COACHING on Instagram. I'm @neshawoolery!

COURSES

Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

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'Consistent' does NOT mean 'constant.'

You do not need to post to Instagram every day.

You don't need push a podcast episode out, come rain or shine, every single week of the year.

Your business will not collapse if you don't send a newsletter out for a couple of weeks.

To me, being consistent simply means you're on the ball more often than not. It doesn't mean you're on the ball all of the time. Tune in to this episode to learn: - Why consistency is pointless without the S word. - Why you don't always have to be consistent and how to know when you can 'slack off' without breaking your business. - What happened when I didn't post on Instagram for a whole month. Tune in to learn more!

1:1 COACHING

Would you like to work together 1:1? I'm in the process of putting a private coaching container together and I'm only working with 4 new clients per quarter. If you'd like to be one of them and you want to learn more, join the waitlist here to be the first to know of availability and details. Or DM me the word COACHING on Instagram. I'm @neshawoolery!

COURSES

Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

LINKS MENTIONED

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

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Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss future episodes! And if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. I really appreciate it!

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

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There's the odd time in life when you're thriving in all areas: friendships, family, relationship, work, finances, personal and spiritual growth, health and hobbies. But most of the time, I believe a lot of people and business owners are stressed because they hold the unrealistic (and usually unconscious) expectation that we can and should be thriving in all of those areas at once, all of the time. So when we're not, we guilt, pressure and beat ourselves up about it. We compare ourselves to Nancy on Instagram with the six figure launch and the perfect husband and the wonderful workout routine and the three kids and the 5 books she somehow manages to read each month. We keep living in silent expectation that one day we will reach a place where we'll just Have It All Figured Out and every area of our lives will perfectly align. We keep trying to cram our schedule with things that will help us reach our many goals in our many areas of life so we can finally feel like we're living our best lives, and wonder why we feel overwhelmed. But really, work/life balance is about choosing what your priorities are and giving yourself permission to drop the other things for now. Just until you have the space to pick them up again. Let's discuss replacing the elusive chase for work/life balance with radical prioritization instead. Tune in to learn more!

1:1 COACHING

Would you like to work together 1:1? I'm in the process of putting a private coaching container together and I'm only working with 4 new clients per quarter. If you'd like to be one of them and you want to learn more, join the waitlist here to be the first to know of availability and details. Or DM me the word COACHING on Instagram. I'm @neshawoolery!

COURSES

Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

LINKS MENTIONED

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

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Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss future episodes! And if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. I really appreciate it!

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

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Business, just like nature, is seasonal. In nature, we see luscious green trees producing fruit. And then we see them let go of their leaves. And we see them rest for a season, until they start blooming again. Nature is seasonal. And we are a part of nature. So it stands to reason that we are seasonal too, and that means our businesses are as well. There are seasons of growth, seasons of sustaining what you've built, and there are even seasons for settling. If you tend to put pressure on yourself to always be growing, thriving and scaling and are the kind of person that feels like a failure when the growth is nowhere to be seen, this episode is for you. You'll learn... - The seasons all business owners go through. - Why sustaining what you have or settling for less (for now) does not make you a failure. - Why you can't always be thriving, and why that's OK.

1:1 COACHING

Would you like to work together 1:1? I'm in the process of putting a private coaching container together and I'm only working with 4 new clients per quarter. If you'd like to be one of them and you want to learn more, join the waitlist here to be the first to know of availability and details. Or DM me the word COACHING on Instagram. I'm @neshawoolery!

COURSES

Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

LINKS MENTIONED

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

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Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss future episodes! And if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. I really appreciate it!

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

Free marketing roadmap: Starter Kit for Booking Clients Consistently

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Instagram: @neshawoolery

Are you in need of rest or are you just procrastinating?

It can be hard to know when to let yourself lay on the sofa and binge Love Is Blind and when you're really just putting off The Work.

I totally get it.

My knee-jerk response when I'm feeling overwhelmed, unsure of what to do, or don't know where to start is to watch TV, go on Instagram or play Candy Crush.

Since the pandemic, I've noticed I procrastinate a lot more than before and my ability to focus is a lot worse than it used to be.

Maybe you can relate?

If you can then I want to invite you to listen to this episode!

In it, I'm sharing 1 little strategy I've been implementing to cut down on procrastination and get work done.

1:1 COACHING

Would you like to work together 1:1? I'm in the process of putting a private coaching container together and I'm only working with 4 new clients per quarter. If you'd like to be one of them and you want to learn more, join the waitlist here to be the first to know of availability and details. Or DM me the word COACHING on Instagram. I'm @neshawoolery!

COURSES

Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

LINKS MENTIONED

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

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Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss future episodes! And if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. I really appreciate it!

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

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Are you overwhelmed? Or are you stressed?

The difference is hugely important.

A little stress can be healthy for us. It can be a good motivator. But overwhelm "makes us incapable of taking action", as Brene Brown says. "We're so consumed by the pressures on us that we can't do anything about it. Overwhelm means an extreme level of stress and emotional or cognitive intensity to the point of feeling unable to function." - Brene Brown

How have you been feeling lately? Have you felt energised and productive? A bit stressed but getting on with it? Or do you feel like you're almost incapable of functioning? If you're feeling stressed or overwhelmed, then I wrote today's brand new podcast episode with you in mind. It follows on from last week's episode about 1 simple way to feel less overwhelmed in your business. In this new episode, you'll learn...

• The differene between overwhelm and stress.
• 6 ways to turn down your stress or overwhelm.
• What The 90 Second Emotion is and how it help set you free from being chained to feelings of stress or overwhelm.
• The importance of movement, permission, and seasonal thinking when trying to recover from (or prevent) stress

1:1 COACHING

Would you like to work together 1:1? I'm in the process of putting a private coaching container together and I'm only working with 4 new clients per quarter. If you'd like to be one of them and you want to learn more, join the waitlist here to be the first to know of availability and details. Or DM me the word COACHING on Instagram. I'm @neshawoolery!

COURSES

Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

LINKS MENTIONED

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

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Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss future episodes! And if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. I really appreciate it!

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

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When feelings of stress or overwhelm come up in your business, how do you respond?

Most business owners...

A. Freeze - their todo list feels so overwhelming they don't feel capable of starting at all. They procrastinate instead, doing everything except the tasks they're supposed to be doing.

B. Avoid or ignore the emotion - they march on with their many projects and tasks, pushing through the stress and overwhelm to do the work.

Which reaction do you have?

Without a little self-awareness, I fell under category A. I've had times when I've felt so overwhelmed that I just checked out and sat in front of the TV all day, went walking for hours in the woods, or messed around on my phone all afternoon.

But this didn't get me anywhere. In fact, each time I reacted this way to feeling overwhelmed, I was training my brain to make my freeze response a pattern.

Then I realised there is a healthier way to deal with feelings of overwhelm and stress when they come up.

A simple way to both manage the feeling, release it, AND get back into the swing of work.

In fact, this one simple strategy has helped me go from feeling stressed and frozen to having 7 podcast ideas, recording them all in one afternoon, and coming up with my next coaching offer.

Tune in to this episode to find out what it is!

You'll learn:

- 1 simple way to feel less overwhelmed in your business

- How to not let a bad moment turn into a bad day

- How to feel your feelings and release them

1:1 COACHING

Would you like to work together 1:1? I'm in the process of putting a private coaching container together and I'm only working with 4 new clients per quarter. If you'd like to be one of them and you want to learn more, join the waitlist here to be the first to know of availability and details. Or DM me the word COACHING on Instagram. I'm @neshawoolery!

COURSES

Organize & Automate: Streamline and organize your business in just 14 days on the side of your regular routine

Simple Sales School: Learn how to book clients consistently and start scaling your business to $5k months

SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A REVIEW

Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss future episodes! And if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. I really appreciate it!

FREE masterclass: 10 Steps To Go From Overwhelmed To Organized

Free marketing roadmap: Starter Kit for Booking Clients Consistently

My courses

Instagram: @neshawoolery