Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs

Many high-achieving, highly-ambitious women find themselves frustrated with a gap in their market – something they know can be done better than what is currently available to the market today.

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That's why I created the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women. This 6-week signature group coaching program was inspired out of my own frustration. A frustration of watching so many highly-ambitious, fierce feminine leaders working within large organizations or growing their own businesses, but lacking the confidence, influence, and presence they needed to really step into their power and advance their careers.

On today's episode, I'm going to share with you why it is so important for women in business or corporate leadership roles to show up as confident, influential leaders. I'll share how demonstrating your confidence and your ability to influence others can lead to career advancements, business growth, and opportunities you may have otherwise overlooked.

Influence, confidence, and the ability to stand out as an expert in your space is the best insurance you can have for growing your business or advancing your career.

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• Showing up as a confident competitor helps you gain the respect and credibility you deserve.
• Women leaders need to be strategic in their networking skills to advance their careers and grow their businesses.
• When you lack confidence, influence, and presence – you miss opportunities to grow as a female leader.
• Why it's important to engage in politics and how a lack of willingness to engage in politics can derail your career.
• What you'll get by registering for my Signature 6-week group coaching program.
• How this program has helped other Fierce Feminine Leaders advance their careers, grow their businesses, and expand their network.

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Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2017? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 6-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!

Enrollment ends January 22, 2017.

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Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

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It's inauguration week in the United States – the week when the new President of the United States is sworn into the Oval Office. As the soon-to-be former President and First Lady prepare to leave the White House, I think back on the many accomplishments this powerhouse couple have achieved over their 8-year tenure – particularly, Michelle Obama.

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Despite whether you agree with her politics, or the politics of President Barak Obama, Michelle Obama's career is filled with valuable leadership lessons for women in business. Today, I'm going to share with you some of the important lessons I have learned from simply observing how she has lead initiatives – from her work in combatting childhood obesity and supporting veterans to her powerful speeches during the 2011 election. By simply observing her career, we can learn many valuable lessons that can help us be more effective in any negotiation, in any boardroom, or in any speech we give throughout 2017.

When you have the room – allow yourself to own it.

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• Resist the urge to play small to gain the acceptance of others.
• Remember: your career is a marathon – not a sprint.
• When you are ready to step back into the game after a career hiatus – or are faced with a big, bold opportunity – leverage it for all it's worth!
• Fun and lightheartedness is a powerful tool to unite your team, drive great results, and ultimately create a knockout culture.
• Authenticity, integrity, and hope are what characterized Michelle Obama's tenure. Her values are what people will remember her for.

Top 5 Leadership Lessons from Michelle Obama:

1. Don't apologize for being confident.
2. Embrace the times when your career must take a back seat.
3. Know how to own the room.
4. Fun is a powerful leadership skill.
5. Know your values.

My Challenge to You:

• Sort out your relationship with your own personal power.
• Decide when you need to allow your professional life to take a back seat to meet the needs of your family.
• Know when to leverage great opportunities and allow yourself to own the room.
• Create a fun, light-hearted working atmosphere.
• Know your sense of certainty (and uncertainty).

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2017? Join the Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 6-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!

Enrollment ends January 22, 2017.

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Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know!

Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

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Today, I'm talking with the world's leading expert in building and improving influence, confidence, and perseverance, Dorie Clark. Dorie is a marketing strategy consultant for many well-known brands including Google. She has been recognized as a branding expert by the Associated Press, Fortune, and Inc. Magazine as well as a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, Entrepreneur, and The World Economic Forum blog.

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Dorie is also a well-established author, having published three well-known books, and frequently participates in public speaking engagements.

Today, she joins me on the show to share her story on how she transformed herself into one of the world's Top 50 leadership speakers, why leaders should take their content creation up a notch to gain the recognition and influence they need to achieve their goals in 2017, and why your personal brand is critical to taking your career to the next level.

"When you are a recognized expert, you get the respect you deserve, your ideas get heard, and you make a bigger impact." – Dorie Clark

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• Dorie shares the three tactics she used to reinvent herself as a global expert.
• She explains why it is important to "create content like a maniac" and how it affects your visibility, familiarity, and helps grow your network.
• She explains how and why she deliberately pursued affiliations with recognized institutions.
• We discuss how to grow your network by attending high-level conferences.
• She shares how long it took her to break into "the system" as well as how long it took to begin seeing the fruits of her labor.
• She shares the three steps to standing out in your career and the tangible benefits that follow.
• She explains how she manages her time to "get it all done" in her business today.

The 3 Steps to Standing Out in Your Career:

• Identify the ideas that set you apart.
• Promote your ideas successfully.
• Build a community of followers.

Resources Mentioned:

• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B Cialdini
• Stand Out by Dorie Clark
• Reinventing You by Dorie Clark
• Stand Out Networking e-book by Dorie Clark

Connect with Dorie Clark:

DorieClark.com

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Do you want to rise in your organization and make a meaningful contribution? Are you frustrated with the politics and struggling to make your voice heard? Perhaps you suspect that the biggest obstacle to your success right now – is you – but you're unsure of how to get out of your own way.

We can help!

Register for our special, live training: Get Out of your Own Way in 2017: 5 Career Shaping Lessons to Unleash Your Inner Powerhouse in 2017! This free, live training is a 90-minute webinar packed with information, resources, and ways to help you get out of your own way and step into your power as a Fierce Feminine Leader!

Click here to register – but you better hurry! The webinar takes place on January 14! Stay tuned to the end of the training for your chance to win a $3,000 VIP Career Makeover Session with yours truly!

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2017? Join Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 6-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!

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Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

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writer of the new Netflix Originals hit series – OA – lead an interesting career journey. After graduating from Georgetown University, Brit Marling carved a path to become an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. She quickly realized, though, that she was setting herself up for a career she didn't want.

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Lead actress and screen

She decided to pivot her career and move into the acting arena. Frustrated by the lack of roles for actresses wanting to play complex, 3-dimensional characters, she decided to learn to become a screenwriter. That's when her career became hugely successful!

Her success is packed with valuable lessons for every woman in business that is looking for a way to redefine their success and power. In today's episode, I'm going to break down a few of the lessons we can take away from Brit's successful career pivot.

You are the CEO of your own career. It goes down the way you say."

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• Why you should stop waiting for other people or opportunities to come to you.
• How investing in your own learning and development can significantly impact your success.
• If you have grit and are able to be strategic, there are always ways to make your dream opportunity come true.
• Why leveraging the connections in your network is critical.
• A sense of urgency is important, but results require patience.

Top 5 Leadership Lessons from Actress Brit Marling:

1. Create your own opportunities.
2. Learn to sell your ideas.
3. Don't be afraid to pivot.
4. Don't forget about your older networks.
5. Great work and success takes

My Challenge to You:

• Stop waiting for opportunities to come to you. Find your grit, reconnect with your network, and start creating your own opportunities. But, be patient.

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Do you want to rise in your organization and make a meaningful contribution? Are you frustrated with the politics and struggling to make your voice heard? Perhaps you suspect that the biggest obstacle to your success right now – is you – but you're unsure of how to get out of your own way.

We can help!

Register for our special, live training: Get Out of your Own Way in 2017: 5 Career Shaping Lessons to Unleash Your Inner Powerhouse in 2017! This free, live training is a 90-minute webinar packed with information, resources, and ways to help you get out of your own way and step into your power as a Fierce Feminine Leader!

Click here to register – but you better hurry! The webinar takes place on January 14! Stay tuned to the end of the training for your chance to win a $3,000 VIP Career Makeover Session with yours truly!

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2017? Join Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 6-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know!

Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible.

Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover

Welcome to the last episode of the Fierce Feminine Leadership podcast for 2016! As we wrap up the year, I want to discuss an important topic for you to think about as you are planning your 2017 path to success – gender bias. What is gender bias? Is it still alive and well in today's working world?

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Absolutely.

Unfortunately, despite the incredible strides women in business have made over the past several years, gender bias is still a major part of our work, culture, and society. The beast still lives and breathes – it's just harder to spot.

Today, I'm going to talk about what gender bias looks like in today's working society, and how, although things are getting better at the middle-management level – top-level positions within many organizations still have plenty of room for improvement.

"When the 'solutions' for a problem are the problem themselves – that's how you know that gender bias is alive and well"

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• In the upper echelons of power, things are not changing much for female leaders.
• Gender bias has morphed into a nuanced phenomenon that has become harder to notice.
• Women make up approximately 50% of Silicon Valley law firm associates – but only 17% of their equity partners.
• Women make up only 4.6% of the CEOs of the S&P 500.
• There's been a lot of movement at the middle-leadership levels, but the number of women in senior management positions have hardly moved in over 20 years.
• Women have the choice to build the skills they need to navigate the broken system. Don't mistake this for a fixed

Mentioned in This Episode:

• Darling, You Can't Do Both by Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2017? Join Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 6-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know!

Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible.

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Over the course of the last several episodes, we have heavily discussed ways to help you take your business and career to the next level in 2017. Today, I want to discuss what the phrase "Work Smarter, Not Harder" really means so that you can plan your upcoming year down the right path toward success.

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Working smarter doesn't necessarily mean focusing exclusively on "doing the work." Working hard is important, but there are other critical things you should consider and implement to truly make an impact in your community, your business, and your industry.

Today, I'm going to share the top 5 ways that many of the high-level, successful entrepreneurs and thought-leaders that I have worked with over the years have shared with me.

Ask yourself where you are in your genius zone.

5 Ways to Work Smarter in 2017:

1. Leverage your competitive advantage – Identify and understand what your competitive advantage is – then leverage it as much as you can with great intention.
2. Mediocre strategy, brilliant execution – Focus less on the strategy and more on the execution.
3. Embrace today ­- The hunger to succeed is a good thing – it keeps you motivated to move forward, but it's also important to remember that it's okay to embrace the present. View today's challenges as gifts and the gateway to reaching your next level of success.
4. Develop your delivery system – Hard work is critical, but it also gets you more hard work. Your delivery mechanism is the basis of building up your pre-eminence and influence within your industry.
5. Be Courageous – When you hold back information or an idea from other people, you're being selfish. When you operate from a place of confidence and courage, you will work much smarter.

My Challenge to You:

• Ask yourself: What are you doing that feels easy for you; that is fun for you to do and you can do quickly? What are you good at that people keep asking you about?
• Stay focused on decent strategies, but move quickly into acting and executing on those strategies.
• Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
• Don't just keep your nose buried in doing the work. Work on building your delivery system.
• Be courageous and share your ideas.

Mentioned in This Episode:

• Bet On Me by Annette Verschuren

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2017? Join Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 6-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!

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Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know!

Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

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2016 was truly the year for Beyoncé. After all, who else can drop a music album the day after the Super Bowl without using any type of promotion? Not only that, she also became the first woman in history to chart 12 songs on the Hot 100 billboards at the same time, plus she is the only entertainer to be on the Forbes 50 Most Powerful Women in Business list!

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That, my fierce friends, is how you kill it in your career!

Beyoncé is truly a fierce feminine leader and one without peer in the music and entertainment industry. But, what can we learn from her lady-boss skills to help us improve our own leadership skills and become the fierce lady-bosses we want to be in 2017?

Today, I'm going to share with you the top 5 boss lessons that every woman in business should learn from the Queen B herself!

Your brand is an asset & worth protecting and managing.

5 Boss-Lady Lessons from Beyoncé to Kill It in 2017:

1. Get in the trenches – Don't be just your company's voice and figure for your brand. Be the CEO – the hands-on
2. Embrace the Element of Surprise – Don't wait for permission from others. Don't lose your sense of "show-womanship." Leverage the element of surprise to create enormous momentum.
3. Build Influence – Understand the rules of the game. Find out who the power players in your industry are and get to know them. Build relationships – then you can change the game.
4. Have a voice – Take a stance in things you strongly believe in. Use your influence to do the right thing.
5. Manage perceptions – Think about your brand and the message you are conveying to others about your brand.

My Challenge to You:

Ask yourself:

• Where do you need to be more engaged in your business or career to ensure you get the results you want?
• Where can you leverage the element of surprise?
• Who can you form a relationship with to begin building your influence?
• Are there places where you are projecting or approaching something that are out of sync with your personal or business brand?

Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2017? Join Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 6-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know!

Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible.

Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover

Creating a prosperity plan for your business is a key step in taking control over your time, revenue, and leadership abilities. A prosperity plan is also known as a cash planner, and you use it to help you track and plan your actual yearly revenue, plan and predict your projected annual revenue, and plan the activities you will need to achieve to help you reach those goals. A good prosperity plan also considers your personal goals, to help you have a sense of work-life balance.

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As 2016 winds down, many entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, coaches, and consultants are thinking about and planning their goals for the upcoming year. My guest today, Maribel Jimenez, is known throughout her space as a "structures and systems queen." She is a highly sought-after international speaker, best-selling author, and marketing mentor. Maribel is the founder of The New Superwoman community and her newest brand – Your Dream Launch – where she works with entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants to teach them how to create 6- and 7-figure incomes through product and program launches.

Maribel joins us today to discuss the three fundamental aspects to creating a prosperity plan that works around your business and personal goals, and how it can help you create a Peaceful, Playful, and Prosperous business.

"Structures and systems give you freedom." – Maribel Jimenez

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• Maribel shares her story on what drove her to start her business.
• She explains how she helps entrepreneurs and solopreneurs grow their businesses.
• She explains what numbers she recommends her clients focus on when creating their prosperity plan.
• She shares tips on ways to reach a wider audience when planning a launch.
• She shares how her prosperity plan process has helped her gain more freedom in her life and business.

Maribel Jimenez's 3 Key Steps to Creating a Prosperity Plan:

1. Craft your goals – Create a top 10 list of goals you want to focus on throughout the year. Then, break up those goals to laser focus on three per quarter. Ask yourself: "What do I really want at the end of the day?", "What is really important to me?", and "How do I want to deliver on it?"
2. Ensure that you plan for you – Plan your vacations and self-care. Consider any family events and activities that you want to participate in. Develop a plan around your personal goals, putting yourself first.
3. Prosperity – Your Money-Making Plans and Goals – Pay attention to the numbers in your business and create your plan to match your revenue goals.

Connect with Maribel Jimenez:

• The New Superwoman website
• Grab your free gift pack!

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Blow the doors off your 2017 with an action plan that works for you! Click here to receive your free downloadable worksheet that provides in-depth tips and strategies for creating your 2017 Prosperity Plan and take your business to the next level!

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Dial Up Your Impact, Influence, and Income in 2017

Are you ready to take your leadership and influence to the next level in 2017? Join Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women with Eleanor Beaton – the world's premier leadership training and implementation program designed specifically for female leaders! This is a 6-week mentoring program for professional, ambitious women in business who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level and truly step into their power. Visit the Leadership Lab for Women website to see all of the amazing content, tools, and services you will receive by registering today to claim your seat at the table!

Love the show? Let us know!

Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know!

Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible.

Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover

It's that time of year again! Time for fierce feminine leaders to take a step back and reflect on the year they have had in 2016. Time to make plans for the upcoming 2017 year, envisioning the big goals they want to achieve for their business or career and map out how they want to achieve those goals.

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So, over the course of the next few episodes, I want to help you map out your success strategy for 2017 through a few "mini trainings" that will help you make 2017 your best, most productive year ever!

If you've listened to episode 101, you'll remember that I shared how my fierce team and I was able to achieve all of our goals this year and the productivity secrets we used to get it all done – all while juggling our everyday life commitments and responsibilities.

Today, I want to share with you 5 tips we use to improve our commitment level to help us stay on task, stay motivated, and just get things done.

When it comes to integrity – your word is your bond.

Today on the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast:

• Everyone has wishes for their business or career – but without commitment, it doesn't evolve into an actionable goal.
• Don't live in a state of "wish-hood." Create an action plan to turn that wish into a reality.
• The difference between the ladies that make things happen and those who keep wishing things would happen – is commitment.
• Commitment gives you purpose. It gives you something to drive toward.

5 Fierce Ways to Increase Your Commitment Level:

1. Prune First – Make space for good things to happen. Take a close look at what is no longer serving you.
2. Make Use of Visual Anchors – Visual reminders are a constant reminder of what you have committed to. They keep your goals at the forefront of your daily planning and strategy, making you more likely to achieve those goals.
3. Make a Public Announcement – Telling people about your goals helps you become more committed to them and feel more accountable about fulfilling them.
4. Take Decisive Action – Decide to make a significant investment in achieving your goals.
5. Manage Your Thoughts – Especially the thoughts you have related to risk and fear.

Grab Your Free Downloadable Worksheet!

Are you ready to knock the socks off your 2017 year? Click here to download your free downloadable worksheet with all 5 of these tips on ways you can increase your commitment level, stay focused and motivated to achieve your goals and get stuff done!

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Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know!

Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave your review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

And, if you really want to ramp up your fierceness…

Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team!

Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible.

Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover

One of the qualities that we consistently see in fierce feminine leaders is courage. The courage to step outside their comfort zone; the courage to build and create amazing content; and the courage to step into their leadership role and find and use their voice to make an impact on the world around them – through their life, their business, and their community.

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My guest today is one of the most courageous women I have had the pleasure of meeting. Shade Adu is a female entrepreneur who was recently listed as one of the Top 50 Must Follow Entrepreneurs in 2017 by the Huffington Post. She is an empowerment speaker, brand strategist, and the founder of Savvy Consulting, LLC., a company that offers online branding services for women entrepreneurs.

She teaches entrepreneurs how to strategize and establish themselves as visible and credible online rock stars. On today's episode, she is going to share some of her secret strategies that entrepreneurs can use to break out into the online community and get seen by their target audience. We'll also discuss how she pivoted her business from offering life coaching services to becoming the Rockstar brand strategist that she is today, and she shares her valuable insight on what women entrepreneurs need to do to shift their mindset to grow their business and improve their income.

"Branding is an emotional experience that you create for your target audience." – Shade Adu

Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show:

• Shade's story – how she started her business and what she does to help female entrepreneurs.
• What hurdles and challenges she faced while transitioning her business from being a life coach to a brand strategist.
• How the things you do and manage in your life can translate into work experience – and how you can leverage that experience to grow your business.
• Why most people in business do not care about education and credentials – it's about the results you can give them.
• What you can learn from movie previews when you're rebranding your business.

Shade Adu's Branding Tips:

1. You must know who you are.
2. Get clear about your target market.
3. Learn what your audience wants from you.

Shade Adu's Top Success Factors:

• Investing in coaching and mentorship.
• Investing in help – hiring a team.

Connect with Shade Adu:

• Shade Adu's website
• Breakfast Branding on Facebook

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