The Time Is Now

When a business is growing and clients are continuously coming through the door, it is an exciting place to be and to celebrate!

However, that growth can also lead to overwhelm, stress and even burnout. In fact, this happens more often than you may think!

Based on my experience working with my clients, talking to many of my peers and my own personal experience, I will share with you in this episode the different reasons why I believe this happens.

I will also cover the 4 steps to avoid getting stuck in that unfortunate situation and build a business that is sustainable for the long run!

Make your business work for you, and not the other way around!

In fact, the way you are used to doing business, initially may not fit to the size of your business now, or even to the stage of life where you are.

Make sure to observe how you are growing and make the necessary adjustments so that you can thrive and design a business that is aligned with the life you truly want.

What you will learn:

What are the scenarios and causes when business growth leads to overwhelm

What steps to take if you are in that situation

What the most important things are to keep in mind to lead a business that works for you

Click here to find the article

Resources and inspiration:

Listen to episode 212: Breaking the taboos about entrepreneurs’ mental health – With Erin Long

Book: The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level

Listen to episode 266: The journey to brand evolution and transformation – With Sundae Bean

Book: Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself

Listen to episode 268: 3 mistakes that ruin your profit and prevent you from paying yourself – with Anna Maria Moore

Book: Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business

Listen to episode 257: How to hire the right virtual assistant and grow your team

Listen to episode 253: Breaking the glass ceiling without being broken

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If looking at your bank account fills you with dread and you’re not in love with your bank balance, this episode is for you. Worrying about money, feeling shame around business earnings, and experiencing debt anxiety is normal, but it doesn’t have to be.

In this episode Vangile Makwakwa talks about how to recognise when a money trauma exists, and the ways in which it influences our lives and our businesses. She shares her inspiring story of working through her own traumas, clearing a large debt and now helping others to do the same.

Money traumas are never about the money

In sharing her personal story, she encourages you to reflect upon your own circumstances and offers insights into why entrepreneurs look in the wrong place to solve their money worries. Vangile also invites you to consider a different way of approaching marketing and selling and it’s one that you will love!

Vangile Makwakwa is an author, speaker, World Traveler, Founder of Wealthy Money, wealth coach, yogi and a podcast host. Vangile is passionate about helping people heal their ancestral money trauma so they can unlock their inner money guru and thrive.

What you will learn:

How to start to unlock your personal traumas around money

Why understanding your emotions and body sensations is so important for managing your money

Ways in which to shift a negative mindset or fears about selling

Find Vangile online:

Website: www.wealthy-money.com

Instagram: @vangilemakwakwa

Twitter: @VangileMakwakwa

LinkedIn: @Vangile Makwakwa

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With covid restrictions reduced and people being able to travel more, in-person networking opportunities are opening up again. Online networking is also still on the rise as the business world continues to shift how it operates globally.

Regardless of whether you’re networking online or offline, you need to be able to describe what you do and who you are in an effective way. With only a few minutes to make that lasting impression, you want it to be a good one. How do you leave an impactful impression that makes people remember what you do and why they need your product or service? Also, how do you explain what you do in a way that inspires them to recommend you to a trusted friend or colleague?

You often have only a few minutes to leave an impression. You need to let people know in just a few words what transformation you provide or what’s the mission of your business.

In this episode you will learn a practical formula to explain what you do in a compelling way. This effective method will enable you to create a short clear pitch that gives you maximum impact. We also explore what’s important to keep in mind when networking and how to adapt your pitch for different audiences so that you build strong relevant and lasting relationships.

And the best thing about this formula? You can use it for your website, social media platforms and other business communications.

What you will learn:

Why it is important to have a clear pitch of what you do

What formula you can use to describe your business, product or service in an effective way

How to make sure that people remember you and build relationships at networking events

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Resources and inspiration:

Listen to episode 184: Growing your business the meaningful way, the Go-Giver way!

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Have you ever considered pitching for an organisation to invest in your startup business? What about becoming an investor yourself as a way of making a portable revenue? Business investing may feel like unfamiliar territory, but it can be a golden key.

By understanding the true potential of investing and the eco-system in which it sits, every entrepreneur has the power to expand their future opportunities and impact.

This week, Dr. Julien Pham, founder of Third Culture Capital, a venture capital firm shares his expertise. Julien introduces you to what it means to have VC (venture capital) invested in your business and how to be an investor yourself (angel investor).

Being multidimensional and leveraging your skill set allows you to scale yourself and your business.

He talks about the long-term value of leveraging your unique skill set to attract investors, the importance of understanding your business environment (eco-system), and why investing can be the key to scaling up your business.

Julien is an inspiring example of an entrepreneur who has capitalised on their multidimensional life experiences to create a successful business. Don’t miss this episode!

Dr. Julien Pham is the founder and managing partner of Third Culture Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in “uniquely qualified” founders, through global agency and smart capital. He has over 20 years of leadership experience in clinical settings and in emerging medical innovation companies. As an investor, Dr. Julien Pham is often sought out for his unique expertise in evaluating both biotech and digital health companies.

What you will learn:

Why being multidimensional is good for business and what it means

What you need to know about investing in startups as an angel investor

How the eco system of venture capital firms and startups works

Find Julien online:

Website

Twitter

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If you dream of turning your business idea into reality but the time is just not right for you to make it happen, you don’t have to forget about it or put it to one side.

Whether you are transitioning from a corporate career or balancing your business dreams with spending time with your loved ones, you can start your entrepreneurial journey now and go at a pace that works for you.

Don’t let your business idea gather dust. There are simple things you can do to keep it alive until you are ready to focus on it and officially launch your business.

Here are four steps you can take to start working on right now to prepare your future business for a successful launch and sustainable growth.

What you will learn:

4 simple things you can do when it’s not the right time to launch your business

How you will benefit from implementing these small actions

Why it’s important to start now instead of waiting until you are ready

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Resources and inspiration:

Ready to focus on your business and build a plan to launch it? Sign up for a strategy session with me: Click here.

Join the Business Idea Accelerator™ to find the right idea for you: Click here.

Free online course to brainstorm business ideas: Join for free here.

Listen to the inspiring story of Miche Scott and how she started testing her business: Turning a handcraft hobby into revenue and impact

Listen to the inspiring story of Lindy Chapman: The process vs the journey – disrupting the status quo

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With so many business resources online, it’s reasonable to rely on the outside world to make decisions and navigate our entrepreneurial journey. However, in doing so, we run the risk of ignoring a more profound resource - our intuition.

Using your intuition is good for making decisions, especially for making the right ones.

In this episode Cath Brew talks about the importance of intuition, how to develop yours and why your business needs it. She explains the difference between emotions and intuition, how to recognize these differences and why one may interfere with business efficiency whilst the other improves it. For anyone who wants to learn more, this chat with Cath will help you expand your inner world to make better business decisions.

“The more we learn how to access our discomforts, the less they have a hold over us”

Cath is an artist who illustrates and educates about marginalized experiences for positive change with a focus on identity, belonging and expat life. She is also a shamanic practitioner and runs 'Crock-of-Shit-Free' Spiritual Guidance in which she helps clients to find inner peace and heal from emotional wounds - including childhood trauma, ancestral trauma, limiting beliefs, difficult relationships, and other internal struggles.

What you will learn:

How to recognize your intuition and decipher it from your fears and anxieties

Why using your intuition improves business and personal well-being

When to be honest with yourself and push through anyway

Resources and inspiration:

Listen to episode 232: The simple thing solo entrepreneurs can do to support gender diversity and non-binary people with Cath Brew

Listen to episode 174: The art of selling your art – With Cath Brew

Find the book: Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

Find Cath Online

Website

Facebook

LinkedIn

Instagram

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When we talk about sales and marketing, we mostly talk about getting to know your customers and how you can best serve them. And that’s as it should be.

But today, I want to challenge you to look at yourself and how your behavior as a consumer or buyer impacts how you attract clients to your business. You will be surprised how much you can learn when you reflect on how you show up as a customer and consumer.

Your behavior as a consumer or buyer can have a major impact on how you show up, sell and attract clients into your own business.

In this episode, I will help you consider how your attitudes, thoughts and beliefs about other businesses can determine the energy and mindset you bring to your own business and sales.

It’s time to look in the mirror if you want to have the mindset and energy you need to grow your business.

What you will learn:

How your behavior and thoughts as a consumer and buyer can impact how you show up in your own business

What shifts and actions you can take to show up with the right energy when you put yourself out there and sell

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When you’re building your business, it’s common to think that you need to follow what other people are doing. Yet in reality, while being able to learn from others, you need to figure out what works for you!

Knowing yourself and working to your personal needs reduces any resistance you have and opens the way for more business.

In this episode Brigitte van Tuijl talks about the importance of truly knowing who you are and how to align that with your marketing strategy. She goes on to explain how it’s possible to reduce your hours, attract new clients and still respect your own rhythm. Brigitte’s insights into the power of intuition, our attitudes and the ways in which we approach business are particularly useful to any entrepreneur feeling a little unsure about how to open themselves up to more business.

You do NOT have to see the road and do NOT have to know the how to achieve your goal

Brigitte van Tuijl is a writer and master coach for women entrepreneurs who helps get women clear on their true dream and make it real. Her clients have launched businesses globally, published their first books, doubled their incomes, and realized their most important goals and desires.

She’s the author of 7 books, including  'The Happy Hermit - how to thrive as an introvert entrepreneur' and 'The Art of Divine Selfishness - transform your life, your business & the world by putting YOU first.'

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Although this is the final episode of a series called ‘The Slow Challenge,’ what we will cover today is at the core of what a portable business allows you to do and why I am passionate about helping you grow a successful portable business.

In fact, for too long, entrepreneurs have been taught that they need to work hard and sacrifice everything – including their wellbeing - to grow a successful business.

This is simply not true. If you design your business with intention and implement the right strategies mindfully, you can run your business at your rhythm and align it with your lifestyle.

You don’t need to work hard to generate real revenue, but what you need is to be committed to making real revenue.

Here are some key principles to focus on if you truly want to build a sustainable business that works for you.

What you will learn:

The unexpected side effects and opportunities of slowing down

The important distinctions to make so you don’t lose sight of your goals

The key principles you need to focus on to run a business at your rhythm while generating real revenue

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Resources and inspiration:

TN263: Embracing the seasons of your business and well-being

TN265: Spring cleaning your business for more ease and joy

TN267: What are you saying “Yes” to that leads to less ease and growth?

TN269: Understand your sales to make growth easier

TN271: Simple ways to make easy sales

TN273: Finding the marketing strategies that work for you

TN275: Find 18 content ideas in 12 minutes!

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Believing in your success and establishing the right mindset can be the difference between a business that moves forward and one that gets stuck. Part of that success also relies on knowing when and what to delegate.

This week, I am bringing to you a student of my online program, the Portable Business Accelerator™, Caroline Giffon whose journey and growth has been so great to watch.

She shares how she grew her business and the reasons for her early success. She talks passionately about how she created her team, and why investing in herself has positively shaped her business. Caroline’s insights into how to establish the right mindset for personal and business growth make for valuable listening.

Trusting in my success ahead of time helped me to invest in myself and in what I needed to grow.

Over the last 20 years, Caroline has lived in six different countries across three continents. She left a career in international development to follow her second calling to help global nomads create vibrant lives and careers.

Caroline is passionate about saving accompanying partners the pain and energy of doing it on their own. Girafe Coaching’s mission is to empower accompanying partners to create vibrant lives and careers, go after their dreams, and make an impact while doing what brings them joy - all while having the flexibility they need.

Through her podcast show Love Your Expat Life, Caroline shares powerful tools that have changed her own journey, with a view to helping expats worldwide connect to what matters most to them, and so they can live a life they love.

What you will learn:

How to find the right balance between delegation and your own work

Why choosing your thoughts is so important to a successful business mindset

The benefits of not taking rejection personally

Resources and inspiration:

Learn more about the Portable Business Accelerator™ here

Find Caroline online:

Website: www.girafecoaching.com

Instagram: @girafe_coaching

Facebook: Girafe Coaching

Linkedin: Caroline Giffon

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