The Time Is Now

Do you ever look at a successful entrepreneur and wonder what is that thing that propelled them to where they are now?

In this episode you will hear a truly inspiring story that will make you see how a simple mindset shift can help you move forward too.

This is the story of a successful career woman in Albania who left everything behind, taking her son with her and moving to the UK to start all over from scratch and achieve her big dream: creating an international platform to empower global women.

I had a big vision but no evidence to support it besides my own determination and faith.

Today Mirela Sula is the founder of Global Woman and the owner of a hugely successful global online business with a tribe of over 100,000 female entrepreneurs who believe in their potential. She is the owner of five magazines, author of 15 books, leader of 27 clubs around the world and the organizer of more than 500 events. She also speaks at major international events.

What you will learn:

Why Mirela decided to leave her comfortable life and successful career in Albania to start all over from scratch in the UK

What major shifts allowed her to turn her big dream into reality

What her key tips are to achieve your goals and make real impact

Find Mirela Online

Websites: Mirela Sula & Global Woman Club

Instagram: @mirela.sula_globalwoman

Facebook: Mirela Sula

LinkedIn: Mirela Sula

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It might seem impossible to plan when you’re in the middle of huge uncertainty about your future or trying to make sense of a complex transition. The last two years of the global pandemic have certainly shown us that we need to be flexible in the face of unexpected changes and challenges.

However, when you are in the middle of complex changes and transitions, it is even more important to plan. Having a plan will actually help you navigate through uncertainty and change!

Planning is what will allow you to pivot or slow down when needed and be in alignment with how you want to show up in uncertainty.

In this episode, I will help you think differently about defining your plan and goals and how to use them to help you cope when the sh!t hits the fan!

What is the point of planning when you lack visibility of what is going to happen in the next months or if you live in complex transitions?

We will look at why it is important to plan even in uncertainty and how to do it mindfully.

What you will learn:

Why it is crucial to plan your goals even in the middle of uncertainty and complex transitions

What three steps you need to take to define your goals and make sure they are in alignment with your life situation

What the 5 golden rules are for your plans to work and help you adapt when sh!t hits the fan

Resources and inspiration:

Listen to episode 233: Beyond Portable: build a business that is sustainable through any transition

Listen to episode 241: Prioritizing self-care and keeping up with business in tough times

Listen to episode 243: 3 simple questions to reflect on your business before you plan your goals

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When you are setting your goals for the next year in your business, or even in your personal life, do you take time to pause and reflect? If you don’t, you are missing opportunities to learn and celebrate! More importantly, not taking this time to pause and look back could stop you from growing your business in the future.

You cannot keep growing if you do not have the discipline to sit down and think about your past year.

In this week’s episode, I am sharing the three big questions you need to ask yourself about the past before you set your goals for the future!

What you will learn:

Why it is important to reflect on your past goals before planning the next ones

What 3 questions you need to answer before planning your goals

How you can be sure to remember those important strategic decisions you made so you can look back on them

Resources and inspiration:

Listen to episode 233: Beyond Portable: build a business that is sustainable through any transition

Find the book: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How To Lose Your Mind And Create A New One, By Dr. Joe Dispenza

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One of the biggest challenges as a solo entrepreneur (or probably any entrepreneur) is that if you are not doing well personally, your business is likely to struggle too.

It is really important to understand that you are human and it is totally normal that there will be times when you cannot be on the top of your game, but how can you create a sustainable business for the long-term that continues to provides real revenue if you struggle in your personal life, be it physically, mentally, family wise, or have a lot to carry on your shoulders?

Self-care is much broader than the stereotypes we often hear, self-care is about creating a life that you don’t need to escape from - Melissa Tiessen

This is the second episode of a two-podcast series podcast where Karen Dyck and Melissa Tiessen. They are business partners and founders of Intentional Therapist.

If you have not yet, make sure to tune into the first part before you listen to this episode.

Melissa and Karen are two mid-career(ish) psychologists who love what they do and also recognize how important it is to take care of themselves in this work. They know that there are so many other female mental health professionals like them who are trying to balance their careers with additional caregiving roles - whether young children, aging parents, or anything in between. They created Intentional Therapist to help female mental health professionals make themselves a priority, stay healthy and happy through intentional, creative, and playful self-care.

What you will learn:

What kind of simple solutions you can implement to keep consistency in your business while taking the time to pause or slow down

How to communicate with clients when things go wrong in your personal life and you need to take a pause

What the 4 pillars of self-care are that Melissa and Karen use to help their clients but also use for themselves

Resources and inspiration:

Find the first part of this episode here

Keeping up with business in situations of personal crisis with Allison Hamilton-Rohe

Beyond Portable: build a business that is sustainable through any transition

Find Melissa and Karen Online:

Website: www.intentionaltherapist.ca

Email: [email protected]

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For many solo entrepreneurs it’s already tough to practice self-care while running a business and managing the usual obligations of life. So, when things go wrong and you need to slow down and face some difficult challenges in your personal life - such as supporting family members in distress or through illness, taking care of aging parents or going through grief - the first areas that often suffer are self-care and the sustainability of your business.

How can solo entrepreneurs and small business owners continue to keep the lights on and maintain their important business activities while prioritizing their self-care and managing the things they needs to deal with in their personal life?

I invited two of my clients, Karen Dyck and Melissa Tiessen, to discuss this important topic. They are business partners and founders of Intentional Therapist. Around the same time of the year, they both experienced very difficult challenges in their respective personal lives.

Self-care means experiencing discomfort initially in order to reap the benefits down the road - Karen Dyck

They graciously agreed to share their journey with you and explain how they managed to continue to serve their clients and their community while making their own self-care a priority.

Melissa and Karen are two mid-career(ish) psychologists who love what they do and also recognize how important it is to take care of themselves in this work. They know that there are so many other female mental health professionals like them who are trying to balance their careers with additional caregiving roles - whether young children, aging parents, or anything in between. They created Intentional Therapist to help female mental health professionals make themselves a priority, stay healthy and happy through intentional, creative, and playful self-care.

This is the first episode of a two-part podcast series.

What you will learn:

How to find the right balance between committing to the business and having to slow down

How to communicate with clients when things go wrong in your personal life, and you need to take a pause

What the 4 pillars of self-care are that Melissa and Karen use to help their clients but also use for themselves

Resources and inspiration:

Find the second part of this episode here

Keeping up with business in situations of personal crisis with Allison Hamilton-Rohe

Beyond Portable: build a business that is sustainable through any transition

Find Melissa and Karen Online:

Website: www.intentionaltherapist.ca

Email: [email protected]

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Balancing parenting with starting and growing your own business as a solopreneur is never easy. Add in a couple of international relocations AND a full-time job and it might seem impossible, but Tracy Oyekanmi is doing it all.

As a parent and an entrepreneur, Tracy has found ways to juggle family life, career and her passion for helping others develop their careers abroad. In this week’s episode, she shares her story as well as the tools and techniques she uses to grow growing her visibility and make her toddler a priority.

I had to be ruthlessly honest with myself on what I can do or what I can say yes to and what I had to cut back on or say no to.

Tracy is a Tech Communications professional with over a decade experience working with multicultural teams across Europe, Asia, The Middle East, and Africa. This exposed her to coaching C-Suite executives to adapt to their new environment.

Then, she experienced firsthand the realities of global mobility herself while combining a Graduate degree, having a baby and moving to 2 countries in 3 years that led her to understand both sides of the divide.

She is the host of Visible At Work Podcast where she shares actionable insights and brings guests with similar stories to discuss their unique experiences of working abroad. She offers intercultural training and career coaching solutions for foreign professionals to navigate workplace issues in a new country.

What you will learn:

How she manages her time and balances her private and business priorities

How she manages to be consistent with her marketing, grow visibility and attract more clients while being mindful of her energy

What online tools you can use to save time and increase efficiency

Resources and inspiration:

Airtable

Asana

Trello

Monday.com

Dubsado

Canva

The Dr Harvey Karp

Find Tracy Online:

Website

Linkedin

Instagram

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Growing your email list and gaining visibility should be one of your top priorities if you want to consistently attract new clients. Here are 7 ways you can do that.

"The easier you make it for your audience to find your resources the better results and conversion you will get. Keep it simple and memorable!"

In Episode 237, I shared how to create a free resource or lead magnet to help you attract potential customers by super serving them with great value.

In this new episode, I am sharing the 7 ways you can promote that lead magnet to increase your email subscribers and your visibility.

What You Will Learn

The only info you should give your audience when you get exposure

What the 7 ways to grow your audience and email list are

Resources And Inspiration:

10 irresistible lead magnet ideas to grow your email list

The seven types of research you need to find your ideal clients

3 crucial goals your website has to achieve

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Great copywriting can make a real difference in attracting your ideal clients through your content.

However, writing original copy can feel very daunting, unless you realize that it can get much easier when you write with your true voice instead of writing in a way that does not represent who you truly are.

"You can’t stink at copywriting when you use your true authentic voice."

My guest Janine Christie will share with you how to embrace your voice and show your true personality in your writing.

Janine Christie, copywriter and creator of the True Voice copy workshop, is on a mission to get expat solopreneurs to unleash a truer and bolder voice in their copy. She works one-on-one with clients to stop second guessing what and how they say everything and say bye-bye to the ‘rules’ of writing. Being an expat partner herself, she understands the need to make your voice heard and believes there’s no better place to do it than in your business.

What You Will Learn

Why great copy is important to attract your ideal clients

What great copywriting really is

How to write copy that is aligned with your voice and who you truly are

Resources And Inspiration:

5 Reasons why your voice matters and what to do about it!

Find Janine Online

Email: [email protected]

JanineChristie.com

Instagram

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Growing your email list while giving valuable content to your audience is key to setting yourself up as the go-to expert in your industry, attracting your ideal clients and converting your efforts into revenue.

One of the best ways to do so is by offering a free valuable resource. This free resource is called in marketing jargon a “freebie” or “lead magnet”.

"The size of your email list is directly correlated to your revenue growth"

In this episode, I will share 10 ideas for lead magnet that you can create to give value to your audience while growing your email list.

What You Will Learn

Why it is important to continuously grow your email list

What a signature lead magnet or freebie is

What the 10 lead magnet ideas are

Resources And Inspiration:

The three rules for converting marketing into sales

The three things you can control to convert prospects into customers

How to create free content that will grow your portable business

GDPR post 2018: What you need to know and do – With Bobby Klinck

Download your free workbook and find the formula to calculate your potential revenue based on the size of your email list

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Managing your taxes and finding sustainable financial and legal solutions as a global nomad and portable business entrepreneur can get quite overwhelming. Kathleen Di Paolo, an expert in international taxation shares some of the options now available to help you navigate these challenges.

"There are more legal international taxation solutions for global nomads nowadays than ever before. Unfortunately, a lot of them don’t know that they could be in a better situation and make the system work for them."

In this week’s episode, Kathleen explains the difference between our personal and business tax liabilities and highlights some of the locations that might be good options for registering your business.  She also outlines some of the things that we all need to consider when thinking about our tax strategy.

Kathy Di Paolo is the founder and CEO of Wanderers Wealth an international tax consulting firm who helps Digital Nomads and Location Independent Entrepreneurs figure out their current tax situation and provide them with better international tax solutions.

What You Will Learn

What key factors to consider when defining your tax strategy as a global nomad and global entrepreneur

Which countries are the friendliest in terms of taxation and virtual business set up

What solutions to consider when living in a country with a visa that does not allow to work from there

Resources And Inspiration:

Estonian E-Residency – where to register your business when other countries push you away

Practical steps to set up your location independent business in Estonia

Find Kathleen Online

Wanderers Wealth

Instagram

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