Unfiltered

We've all heard the advice that saying 'no' to unaligned clients makes space for 'f*ck yes' clients to follow, but it's not always as simple as just saying the word.

What about when you have no proof? What about when you really need the money? What about when you know you want to say 'no', but you keep end up saying 'yes' anyway?

In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into all the behind-the-scenes work we've had to do to be able to say 'no' to unaligned clients and how hard it can actually be.

Highlights:

(00:00—03:28) Introduction

(03:28—12:04) Scarcity mindset and the mindset shifts we've had to make

(12:04—14:40) How your stress response and ability to regulate can play a role in your ability to say 'no'

(14:40—23:51) The importance of pairing mindset work with taking action and the ripple effect it can have on your life and business

(23:51—31:22) Our relationship with trust (and how freaking difficult it can be sometimes)

(31:22—39:46) How leaning on your friends and tools (like Human Design) can help make it easier to say 'no'

(39:46—46:29) The lessons we've learned from saying 'yes' to unaligned clients

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

Digital nomading gets a whole lot of hype, but you ever been curious about what it’s actually like to run an online business and bounce around?

Buckle up, buttercup, because in today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re sharing about out experiences as digital nomads (all of us are currently nomading it up!). From navigating new grocery stores to adjusting work schedules in new timezones to learning how to be wayyyyyy more flexible with our routines, we’ve experienced a whole lot of ups and downs.

And we’d love to share them with you in this hella unfiltered conversation.

Highlights:

(02:04—10:26) Some big mistakes and lessons learned at the beginning of our adventures

(11:02—16:22) Unexpected battles with different Airbnbs

(16:22—19:58) How digital nomading has totally changed our spending and buying habits

(19:58—26:52) Struggles with living solo, feeling lonely, and finding ways to create community

(29:10—37:06)How traveling and working impacts burnout and creativity

(37:10—39:31) The importance of treating it like “real” life and not a vacation

(39:31—49:47) Ways living abroad/different cultures changes your day-to-day schedule

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

Thinking about hiring your first team member? Wondering what stuff you should have together before you start the hiring process? Or what to do once you’re ready to onboard them? We got you.

In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re sharing everything we’ve learned about hiring AND onboarding new team members from figuring out how to hire someone for a specific role to the job application and interview process to some of the mistakes we made with onboarding, we’re blabbing about it all.

Highlights:

[00:43 - 03:10] Our experiences with our first-ever hires

[03:15 - 06:45] How to define the role and figure out the specifics of what you want support with

[07:00 - 10:30] A few ridiculously helpful tips for the onboarding process

[10:45 - 16:15] Best practices for dishing out feedback/constructive criticism

[16:30 - End] Common mistakes to avoid

Resources:

Who Not How by Dan Sullivan

Fran's Notion Project Management Template ($17 USD)

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

We talk a lottttt about our feelings… and analyze them… and explain them, but how much do we actually FEEL them?

In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re getting hella vulnerable about how we’ve all been working on actually feeling our damn feelings. From the hard confrontations we’ve had to have with ourselves and parts we’re not proud of to the BS of wanting to hide until you’re perfect to the things we do to move through hard feelings, this conversation involves a few tears and is most definitely, unfiltered as heck.

Highlights

00:55—04:20: What the frickety frack emotional regulation is

04:27—13:31: How unprocessed emotions can manifest as anxiety

13:31—33:31: The importance of getting into your body and out of your head

33:31—42:47: Why entrepreneurship actually works really dang well with feelings your feelings

43:44—53:05: Things we catch ourselves doing to avoid feeling our feelings

53:16—59:41: Trusting in the timing of why certain feelings come up at certain points

59:41—01:05:06: Why trying to shed your past self can do more damage than good

01:05:06—01:10:21: The challenge of showing the world your messy middle self and why it’s the best thing you can do

1:11:00—01:21:27: Different tools we use to move stuck emotions through our bodies

Han’s favs:

Fran’s faves:

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re pulling back the curtain on alllllllll the things we’re currently questioning.

From our biz battles with posting consistently to redefining what a good work-life balance is when your personal world is messy to letting the “bare minimum” be good enough, we’re dishing on letting go of rigid expectations, shedding the “shoulds,” and questioning what rules (if any) we have to follow in the first place.

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

Sending roses to customers after their pets have passed, hilarious and creative marketing campaigns (like turning love letters from exes into TP), and personal emails from founders are all examples in today’s discussion of brands that are doing a really freaking great job.

From product-based businesses to fav restaurant chains to software companies, we’re chatting about some of our most beloved brands and all the clever things to adore about them.

Highlights

02:20—10:15: A toilet paper company that’s hilarious (and has a cool mission)

10:15—23:00: A few brands that pack some serious personality, relatability, and human connection into their marketing

23:00—37:02: Brands that don’t just SAY they care about their audience, but go above and beyond to show it

37:02—45:03: Brands whose posts on social media you seriously don’t want to miss

45:03—49:56: A brand with a hysterical automated chatbot

If you liked this episode, check out our previous one where we talk about 5 Marketing Mishaps That Shocked Us.

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

Fearing that you’ll never making another penny from your business again, feeling like all 25 things on your to-do list are priority #1, worrying about why others aren’t taking you seriously… all of those challenges boil down to mindset—and are ones we’ve personally struggled with.

In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re continuing our mini series on Tough Sh*t in Biz, chatting about the biggest mindset shifts we’ve had in the last year that seriously rocked our worlds and allowed us to let go of beliefs that were holding us back.

Highlights

06:15—17:02: What even is mindset and how your mindset can get so stuck

17:02—20:05: How scarcity mindset shows up in the world, beyond business

20:24—35:30: The pain in the ass that is comparisonitis and imposter syndrome

35:30—38:54: A big belief we had to let go of that we all held onto for a long time

38:54—45:39: The importance of prioritizing (and not treating everything as #1)

45:39—47:02: Why considering business to be business is actually helpful

47:02—57:43: The value of understanding everything stems from you (and why that’s good!)

If you liked this episode, check out our other mindset-related episode; There’s No Such Thing as Business Without Mindset Work: on Spotify and on Apple.

Our Favorite Mindset Resources

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We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re diving into a juicy question asked by you! And that question is…

At the beginning of business, do you offer services people are asking for but you don’t love to increase cash flow? Or stick to what you really enjoy and wait for the right people to come along?

We’re dishing all of our thoughts on the potential “consequences” of saying f it and taking on projects you don’t love, when prioritizing cash flow over aligned projects makes sense, and how the answer to this question differs for those in the beginning of their biz vs. further along.

Highlights:

02:23: The #1 thing to consider before choosing to say yes to projects you don’t love

03:55: How to not screw yourself over if you are in a position of needing to bring in cash flow ASAP

04:50: The most important “consequences” to consider if you’re thinking about saying yes just to bring in more mula

12:37: Knowing when it’s time to move from experimenting into focusing in on what you want

14:11: The benefits of figuring out your signature sauce

16:19: A loving reminder

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

Is burnout really a “right of passage” for business owners? Is resting the “cure” for burnout? How do you recognize the signs that you’re headed toward burnout? As (self-proclaimed) burnout experts, we’re kicking off a fun new mini-series by dishing all about our experiences with burnout, what burnout is really trying to tell you, how to navigate burnout & more.

Timestamp Breakdown:

2:38—10:46: Our experiences with burnout and a unique perspective on what burnout could truly be a sign of

10:49—20:01: Red flags to look for that might signal burnout is coming, potential causes for burnout, and why resting isn’t a “cure” for burnout

20:01—37:05: Preventing burnout, the importance of prioritizing YOU and how to step away from your work without feeling like it’s always in the back of your mind

37:05—40:40: Navigating burnout due to things in your personal life vs your business and how this looks different

40:40—48:00: The importance of appreciating the journey that you’re on and not always pushing yourself to be at the destination

48:00—51:38: How saying “no” to things is a preventative for burnout

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!

We’re baaack! After taking July off, we’re celebrating Unfiltered’s 1 year birth-iversary with this recap episode. We’re reminiscing on where we (and our businesses) were this time last year, how much has changed since, and what we’re excited for in the next year!

Timestamp Breakdown:

00:29—11:38: What we’ve been up to during the past mont + why we decided to take a month off from recording episodes

11:38—18:51: A look back on what our lives & businesses looked like a year ago when we first launched Unfilitered

18:51—33:30: Our biggest lessons learned during out first year of the podcast, what surprised us the most, and what our top performing episodes were

Have you listened to our most popular episodes?

No. 1. Episode 3—12 Biz Investments We’re So Glad We Made Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

No. 2: Episode 2—What’s the Deal With all the Mean Girl Marketing? Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

No. 3: Episode 16—Imposter Syndrome or Unqualified? Where’s the H*cking Line? Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

Shoutout to our friend and favorite podcast manager, Jace Apollo Creative! If Fran ever burns out from podcast editing, he’ll be the first person we call. Give him a follow on IG!

We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!