Thriving Entrepreneur

Today, we are joined by three amazing bestselling authors, Saundra Gage, Rovan Deon and Brandi Mazesticeon, who will be sharing with us their journey of survival and living a resilient life. Sometimes life can be too overwhelming, and we tend to feel locked up. There will be times when things will start to fall apart. But we have to remember that there are people and resources out there that can help us thrive and survive in this life. Join us on Thriving Entrepreneur as we talk about financial freedom and how operating in your purpose can serve as your survival guide in this thing we call life.

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Today, we are joined by Angela Johnson, and our topic is all about something that all of us love — FOOD. In every accomplishment that we make, we must reward ourselves. We need to reward ourselves with good things that make us better and feel better. And I know all of us will agree that food is one of the things in this world that makes us feel good. But we need to remember that using food as a reward should be done in the right way, and as much as possible, we must try to break the cycle of using food as a reward. In Angela’s book, “Diabolically Delicious” Angela shares her story about the toxic relationship she used to have with food. She shares her journey to realizing her vulnerability and the things she did to gain control over the one thing that she relied upon in times of strife — food. This book will encourage you to reflect, recognize, and gain control over the struggles you face and gives you enlightenment on how you can cure and rebuild your relationship with food. Join Steve Kidd in this amazing interview with Angela Johnson on Thriving Entrepreneur.

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Word of mouth is the best form of marketing. This is something that you don’t have control over. To market, grow, and advertise your company, you need to have some things out there that are consistent that people can know and rely on.  Though you have the best of intentions, sometimes people may lead your brand to a place where you don’t want it to go. So you have to control the message you’re putting out there. You have to give people good things to say about you. You have to guide your brand in the direction where you want it to go. Concept of Sales and Marketing You don’t have to sell anything, you just need to have a good marketing and the product will sell itself. Selling is all about sharing, having a mindset of service, and giving the people a way that you can serve them. This is the best way to define selling. Example: Online Messaging - Putting a link for example at the end of your blog to give credit to someone. You have to give people a choice to make and an action to take. Marketing, on the other hand, is all about brand messaging and it is as important as selling. Nothing happens until something is sold. Example: In a restaurant, you often say you want a Coke even though you just mean you want a can of soda. And if the restaurant doesn’t sell Coke products, they will tell you that they don’t have Coke, but they have other products like Pepsi or Mountain Dew. Now, that is a simple way of selling. Writing and Selling Your Book Myth: 300 to 350-page book Fact: Short read books are most impactful. Join Steve Kidd on Thriving Entrepreneur to know more about these myths that can change your perception of sales and marketing.

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Managing people can be a difficult task.  Doing it gracefully can seem nearly impossible some days.  Surprising though, even worse than the difficulty of managing people is the trap of doing it all ourselves.  We need to remember the importance of letting go.  As an entrepreneur, it is so easy to always see every task as being something we have to do.  The truth though is much different.  All distractions are equal, and in your business, the distraction of busyness can be the worst.  We need to learn how to identify not only our strengths but also our weaknesses.  Then as we have said many times, we need to STOP DOING WHAT YOU SUCK AT!  Let your brilliance shine and allow others a place where their brilliance can shine as well. We need to discover how to assign people where they will shine and then lead them with grace.  It is our job as the owner of our company and the CEO of our business to create an environment of empowerment.  By allowing our people to shine and creating a graceful place for accomplishment we receive a business that is not only successful but is more importantly THRIVING! Michael spent years as a general contractor, so he knows how to manage people and projects. Michael also went on an incredible journey of self-discovery that has changed his life.  Michael shares with what he learned about himself and how that can help you and your business to: * Be open to asking for help * Giving Grace as we Manage people * Assigning tasks to the right people and empowering their success Join host Steve Kidd and his special guest Michael James on Thriving Entrepreneur

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The pain we’re going through is real, but you need to understand that there is always a way out. Today, Steve is joined by two best selling authors, L.A. Roberts and Chanel Chase who will be sharing with us their personal story of resilience, tragedy, and triumph. From Breakdown to Breakthrough is a story of a great man and a resilient woman who, after a heartbreaking loss, bounced back and found her way from breakdown to breakthrough. L.A. Roberts’breakdown was when her grandfather (Leon) passed away. That tragedy brought a lot of despair in her heart and made her broken. She wrote her book as a promise to her grandfather before he passed away that she will continue to make him proud and that everybody will know who Leon F. Howard Sr is; this was her breakthrough. There is a way to move from the pain that you are in right now to where you need to be which is to your purpose. Chanel Chase wrote her book Pain Process Purpose: The 3P's To Finding Your Spiritual Identity to make her readers understand that there is a process that you need to go through to discover your purpose. Join Steve Kidd in this amazing interview on Thriving Entrepreneur.

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We have all said it so many times things like: I don’t know why they didn’t buy? Or how about, “I really thought they were going to buy”? Think about the last time you said that? Why didn't they buy?  Why didn't we know? What could we do differently? We all ask these questions whenever we think we should have had a sale.  Wouldn’t it be great if everyone who wanted our product just had a sign saying, “I want to buy”! Here is shocking news!! THEY DO!  The problem is that we miss it? Customers give us signals.  Sadly they are very unlikely to say, “Hey!  Let me buy your stuff!”  But in many ways, the things they do and say are saying exactly that. When a customer tells us they want to buy sometimes even unconsciously, these are called “Buying Signals.” We know how to build the like, admire and trust with a person. We know we have a product they want and need.  Maybe we even thought they were going to get it, and then…they didn’t. Today we are going to learn how not to miss it anymore.  How to recognize buying signals our customers are giving them and then just simply invite them to do business with us. Host Steve Kidd is joined by Award-winning Sales executive and founder of Sales Maven Nikki Rausch.  They will teach us today what we need to learn simple and powerful skills to increase your sales. Learn today how to get your customer to say yes without being pushy AND learn how to hear when a person is really telling you they want to buy.  Learn how not to miss BUYING SIGNALS!

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In this second anthology book by Kathy Kidd, she shares another group of amazing people as they share their stories about what it means to them to live as a thriving entrepreneur.  For Ancleah Gamble, being a Thriving Entrepreneur made her feel important; that she has a voice. Providing service to other people and knowing that she was able to change people’s lives gives her a sense of fulfillment.  Monica Reed resigned from her regular job in the corporate world because she realized that it wasn’t what she was meant to do.  Let’s talk about SALES with Kathy Kidd: “If you had 10% more belief, what would be possible for you?” - SALES is about offering solutions to your clients and letting them choose. It’s about discovering what your clients need and what’s going to solve those needs.  According to Connie Knudson, you need to find your own personal best direction. You need to create and write down your goals to know what you want to accomplish. Then you have to place them in your best success direction.  Thriving in life, for Dionne Garvin, is all about prospering, growing, and operating in your most authentic self. It’s about nourishing, not only the people you serve but also nourishing yourself.  For Noreen N. Henry, thriving in life is having complete peace and focus. When she found peace and focus, she was able to discover what her passion is and see the direction that she wanted to go.  Rodney Lawson explained the importance of creating your own organizational culture and not letting others dictate it to you. You are the one who should guide it in the direction that you want it to go.  And Lastly, Steve Kidd encourages you to "Just Show Up.” You just need to be the best version of yourself and show up fully in all that you do.

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Does the internet seem like a dark, scary place? How many times have you felt like your computer hated you?  Do you ever find yourself screaming at the computer screen because a program won’t do what you want it to? For the average person technology is complicated and something most people try to avoid as much as they can. Although the internet has been around for a while, there are still many business owners who admit they are afraid to use it. Is that you? Does the internet scare you? Today we are going to help you make friends with the internet and show you just how powerful it can be in growing your business.  We promise there is no one here today that wants to make you feel stupid.  All we want to do is help.  Today we are going to give you a calm sense of confidence and an "I can Do it!" attitude about the internet.  There will be no people speaking a whole other language or talking in a foreign term. Just some helpful tips to get started.  So that you can embrace the importance of technology in your business in the 21st century.  We are going to help you be digitally fluent.  To communicate, collaborate and connect using the tools that are now available to us. We want to help you know what you are doing online and more importantly… why! Special guest Pam Ross is going to teach you today how to test and learn new technology so that you can grow your business online like never before. Pam’s specialty is teaching women entrepreneurs how to be literate and effective in this computer-driven digital age without having to go back to college and get another degree just to survive.  Steve and Pam will also help you learn what you have to learn to be competitive in modern business. Discover today how easy it is to be digitally fluent and make the internet your friend.

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Sometimes your biggest enemy is yourself. But you need to remind yourself that you have so much potential inside of you, and you have the ability to make a difference and change the world.  T.A.G.G.E.D. U.R. IT!: Become the Leader of Your Own Life by Ritika Rose T.A.G.G.E.D. U.R. I.T. is an acronym for the eight life mastery skills Ritika learned through her conscious awakening. When she started practicing these eight skills on a daily basis,  it changed her life and realized that those were the things that are holding her back from living her best life. Ritika wrote this book to let her readers know that this knowledge that she has can be learned, shared, and applied to their own lives as well. Embrace the Mirror: Vision of Abundance and a Stronger You by Naomi Sodomin Rather than looking at yourself in the mirror and focusing on your flaws, I want you to embrace the awesomeness that is you. "Embrace the mirror" is the term Naomi took up to look at her entire life. She got to where she is right now by embracing the mirror. She wants to encourage her reader to look within themselves so they can discover who they are and embrace that.  Unlock Your Potential: A Guided Journey for Women to BE MORE. DO MORE. HAVE MORE. by Kimberly Buchanan Kimberly had a decent job and a good career, but she came to a point when she finally dared to ask her the "what if" questions What if things could be different? What if life could look exactly as you wanted to? Then she realized that she could more, do more and have more. This book will serve as a guide to unlocking your potential and having more of what you want in life. Tagged, you’re it! Now is your time to lead your life and embrace who you are so you can unlock your full potential. Listen in on Thriving Entrepreneur.

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What do you think about yourself? What is the personal presence you bring to the world? Do you share your unique brilliance with the world boldly? OR Are you still waiting?Are you making excusesAre you hiding your light from the world? What you are and what you bring to the world is so important to the world.  No one else can be you! But even when we know that we have a message to share, even knowing that we need to shine our light to the world, we often hide because we are focused on: Our own flaws.Emphasizing what we feel we lack.The sexy excuse we have come up with to hide.What we should be doing is uncompromisingly sharing ourselves and our message with the world. So how do we overcome our doubts, fears, and insecurities to share the message burning within us with the world? How do we become a powerful presence when speaking, presenting or doing video? Listen in as host Steve Kidd is joined by a well-known daytime actress, TV and radio host, product spokesperson and wildlife advocate.  The founder or Charisma on Camera Training Studio and Horsepowered Consulting.  The author of “IMPACT!  Secrets to a Powerful Personal Presence on Camera and Off” Sandra Dee Robinson. Today we will learn some secrets of being comfortable on camera including: How to let the best you shine in video.Why we may be shying away from being powerfully presentHow we can have and be a Powerful Personal Presence.How to boldly share our message with the world. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to hear from this amazingly talented and in-demand speaker, trainer and actress as she helps you be a Powerful Personal Presence today on Thriving Entrepreneur.

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