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FL 187 – We help David refine his avatar and apply new content creating strategies Mar 20, 2018

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"I really, really want to help people and do something to make their lives better BUT I don't think I'm even qualified to do it." Does this sound familiar? This is like saying, "I have superpowers and I want to help but I don't think I should because I'm not really a certified superhero." WHAT?! This is a mindset issue. It's sad that you feel this way when deep down you know: "I CAN DO SOMETHING." RIGHT. NOW. "But… b-but…" But what? Why do you let these excuses run your life? I don't know about you but it sure don't look like excuses are what the world needs right now. Excuses won't make your life worthwhile. And it is NOT what your people need to move their life forward. In Luke 12:48, the Bible says: "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." Let that wisdom sink in, y'all. Now, are you ready for the big epiphany that you've probably (secretly) knew all along? YOU have a wealth of skills and talents that can solve people's problems. Yes! We mean, YOU, reading this right now! The opportunity to move forward and succeed is right in front of you. So, what are you waiting for? Do the thing you said you'd do! TAKE ACTION and STRIVE FOR THE LIFE YOU WANT. Don't take your gifts for granted, don't waste your potential, and don't kill your purpose. Let everything you do, everything you are and everything you will become be for the greater good. Be in tune with your superpower, embrace it! EVOLVE. And then never stop evolving, dreaming and doing. Our guest this week is someone with an amazing "superpower." We'll be helping out a real-life cowboy get his horse training business online and overcome his aversion to technological know-how, so he can take it to the next level. It's going to be a huge transition but since training horses and cowboying it up are his superpowers, nothing's going to stop him from understanding the fundamental principles in building the foundations of a successful online business. And now, without further ado, here's David Neasons' story… David is a father of two teenage kids, married to his amazing wife, Katie, and is a day-working cowboy. Before we proceed, let's debunk the common misconception that cowboys equal to rodeo. There are different kinds of cowboys, with different skills that are remarkable labors of love. To cut it short, not all cowboys do rodeos, y'all! Some herd animals, some do the field work, and others are more like horsemen. Take David as an example, he is a working cowboy who specializes in horse training. Growing up in a family of cowboys, he started his first colt when he was in high school, and also trained several horses for other people to make some money while he was in college. But despite being a Texas A&M graduate, he found it difficult to decide which career to pursue, the world was changing and there were a lot of different paths to choose from. With tons of encouragement from Katie, David went on to start his career on horseback as a Feedyard Cowboy. He loved this job and immediately regretted leaving that for a nine-to-five career. By 2005, he decided to leave the office, pick up where he left off as a cowboy and help raise the kids at home. So, how exactly did he start going online if he's a full-time cowboy and horseman? Working with animals that weigh about ten times more than him, he is met with a lot of near misses and near death experiences on a daily basis. So, he goes on to share his daily escapades with his family and friends, to the point where it's almost a running joke that he almost always has at least one close call a day. But leave it to his wife to set the stage!

FL 186 – How to make $100 a day online Mar 13, 2018

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When we started our online business journey 6 years ago, our goal wasn't simply to make a few bucks online. We wanted to create a consistent stream of income that would pay the bills, meet our family's needs, and allow us to share lots of Can't Miss Moments with our kids and loved ones. But this is easier said than done. Trust us, we know the struggle is real! We know how hard it is to make ends meet, the stress of living paycheck to paycheck, and having little to no means of investing in ourselves, let alone start our own online business. We were parents of, then, very young children (Isaac was a preschooler and Anna Jo was an infant). We had full-time jobs, I was a history teacher and Jocelyn was a school librarian. We lived in Kentucky, where it's basically unheard of to make money online. So, how did we create the change that flipped our lives? The simple answer is... WE TOOK ACTION. It wasn't probably the best time to start an online business, but the clock was ticking and we had to make a choice. Now, we look back and we're just so grateful that we listened to our hearts. We did what we had to do, instead of just wasting our time waiting for the "right" moment. Because if we waited for everything to be perfect, I doubt we'd be where we are now. Our lives changed for the better because we decided to walk this path, invested in ourselves and believed in what we could share with the world. In this week's episode, we'll share 3 practical tips to help you make $100/day online: 1. ACTION IS THE CURE TO FEAR. We understand how terrifying it is to let go of all the indoctrinations the "world" has force-fed our minds... Go to school. Get a degree. Find a job. Start a family. Toil until you retire. Although your fear of the unknown is valid, you also have immeasurable potential. You have, within you, the power to create change in your life! Every time you take action, you take a step past that fear. Every time you take a step past those fears, you gain vital experience that you'll need to conquer future fears far greater than the one you've just defeated. You see, all it takes is for you to take that first step. And then the next step. And then the next. Rinse and repeat. So, don't underestimate yourself and all the amazing things you can share with the world. Your life is a constant testimony of resilience, so don't be so quick to limit yourself to what everybody else says your life should be. Step out of your comfort zone, my friend. :) There's more to life than keeping your dreams trapped behind that cage of self-doubt and fear of failure. It's time to embrace those bright and endless possibilities that your courage will afford you (and your family). If you haven't taken action yet, if you were too scared to try, then the moment is ripe for your picking! Remember... People who succeed are serious in creating success, they DO what it takes to make their lives better. Why? Because successful people are resilient. People who are not successful prefer to DO NOTHING, they are content with the mediocre. Why? Because mediocre is easier. Bottomline: Take action with the intent to succeed and you, ultimately, will. 2. Don't reinvent the wheel and chase fads. With so many tools and courses available in this day and age, it's quite hard to stay focused on what you really need to start, build and grow a successful online business. What you need: Website Product Software to market the product Software to protect the product (so that people can't just search for it and find it) A way to take payments A way to deliver the product. That's it. You don't need a $1,000 logo or 100,000 followers on those social media platforms to start making money online. Bottomline: Keep it simple! The things you need to start,

FL185 – We help Debi understand key strategies to successfully launch her online community Mar 06, 2018

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When life gets hard, sometimes we tend to blame ourselves too much and end up focusing on everything that has gone wrong. We'd say things like... "I don't have any skills to succeed." "Everybody else is moving forward except me, now it's already too late to catch up." Well, this podcast is all about overcoming your fears and helping you carve your success online in your own unique way! Your struggles do not define you, and CANNOT stop you as long as you don't give up. YOU have skills that are vital to your own success, as well as OTHER people's success. And the only one stopping you from becoming successful is you, doubting your own probability of success! Think about it… We live in Kentucky. People here aren't as technologically savvy as everyone else. Years ago people didn't know much about the internet, let alone that you can use it to earn yourself a decent living. WE didn't know much about it when we started either! Here's the truth: Everyone's starting point will be a little different, but anyone who wants a shot at success will have to invest the time and effort it takes to actually make it online. Your effort to move forward will always be met with some sort of resistance (because… PHYSICS!). But despite our success now, we DID struggle to succeed in the beginning just like everybody else. But the biggest factor that led us to success was that we stayed the course and learned from what wasn't working. We shifted our efforts to creating and improving products and services that would change the lives of so many budding talents in our online membership community. Struggling pushes us to evolve. It is up to us to find the lesson from our struggles, and use that lesson to become even better versions of ourselves in order to bless those around us. Because we're all here to help those whose lives we touch! Now, our guest this week has been working in the Airline Industry for over 3 decades. She has gone through her share of struggles and harnessed those experiences to be the support she wished she had access to while going through difficult times. Her name is Debi Talbert. And this is her story… Originally from Florida, Debi moved to Northern Kentucky in 2002 and later went back to Florida in 2011. She's been married to her husband, Duncan, for 20 years; she has 4 adult children, 5 delightful grandbabies, and 5 granddogs. She has been working as a Flight Attendant for 35 years but has had her retirement plan disappear when her company filed for bankruptcy. RETIREMENT PLAN… GONE. POOF! VANISHED! Although disappointed, Debi went on to start her entrepreneurial journey in order to sustain their current lifestyle, spend more time with her growing family, and finally be free from the bonds of corporate employment. She started out doing multi-level marketing, but her schedule proved to be much too random to sustain such a venture. So she looked for the next best thing: ONLINE BUSINESS. It wouldn't come as a surprise that she had decided to dive into online business and begin carving out her own internet success story, since she has always been fascinated with computers. She joined the Flip Your Life community, participated in forum conversations, found the support and insight she needed in order to take her next steps. Since starting her blog, she has been able to apply new ideas for her website to support her true calling, which is guiding high functioning women with extreme drinking habits stay sober But what makes her the expert? You might ask. Remember when we said that everyone has different life struggles that they have to deal with? Well, it just so happened that Debi's struggle was her attempt to silence her anxiety with excessive drinking. She was an introvert who was uncomfortable with her own voice, sharing her thoughts, guilty of her own private drinking prison. She ignored her pent-up emotions,

FL 184 – Our TOP 7 Time management tips that actually work for busy entrepreneurs Feb 27, 2018

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A couple of weeks ago on the podcast, we had a big discussion about time management and how important it was to kind of shift your mindset away from, "I don't have time," to, "I will find the time and I'm going to do whatever it takes to be successful." We're going to revisit that topic today and learn even more time management strategies. It gets much more practical with our 7 best time management tips. These are the time management tips that helped us build and grow a successful online business, allowed us to quit our jobs, and gave us the freedom that we have now to spend more time with each other and with our kids. In our experience, it doesn't matter where you are in your online business journey, everyone needs time management help. We all have the exact same amount of time, and almost everyone we know struggles at some point with time management. How you're managing your time is something you've got to reevaluate every now and then. One of the things that led to this series on time management in our podcast is because Jocelyn and I had kind of gotten off the path a little bit. We stopped using our calendar quite as much. We weren't getting into our normal routines. Things were getting a little hectic with the kids in school, and life just tends to knock you off of your time management plan and it's really up to you to go redirect your course. You've got to get back on the path and ask, "What are the fundamentals? What are the basics? What are the practical things that I can actually do to manage my time and make sure I'm getting everything done?" That's what we're going to talk about today. Tip #1: Stop letting other people kill your time. Set boundaries to protect your time from distractions and disruptions. We all have a set amount of time every day, so we have to be careful of who and what we spend our time on. Here are some of the things we did (that you can TOTALLY do too!) to take control of our time: Cancel voicemail Checking your voicemail a few minutes a day distracts you from more productive activities. Sure, you'd say, "But it's only a few minutes!" or "I really need to know who left that message." Ask yourself... Do I really NEED to check these voice messages? Why do I need this when there are better ways to communicate? Always find ways to do things and invest time better. Listening to voicemail is definitely not one of them. Take control of your inbox The people in your inbox should be helping you make progress in your life. Get rid of emails that are constantly vying for your time that aren't important, or aren't giving you the answers / resources you need to move forward. Unsubscribe. Delete. Empty your inbox. Do what you've got to do to get started on the right track. Worried about emergencies and urgent emails? If that's even the case, the people / company that sent that to you will stay in touch to get that message across. If you think you'll clean that up later… chances are you wont. So, do it now and do it fast. Shut off unnecessary phone notifications Your time is valuable. We know this. YOU KNOW THIS. So, why aren't you doing anything to eliminate time wasters? You don't need to be on your phone for every single notification that makes that sweet buzzing sound (or whatever sound it's supposed to make). Will knowing someone liked your photo make you money? NO. Will a game alert on Facebook grow your business? NO. So stop getting distracted with things that aren't making you successful. Invest your time and effort only on things that create abundance, freedom and success for you and your family. Get caller ID to filter important calls from unimportant calls Getting caller ID helps you identify calls you absolutely must take, from those you can call back later or even those you can ignore all together. Word to the wise,

FL 183 – How Sandra made over $700 a month in passive income while raising a newborn and fighting breast cancer Feb 20, 2018

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Here's the deal: Life can (and will) throw curveballs in our general direction when we least expect it. Things that are beyond our control, things that hurt and things that make us feel disconnected from everything else. And as if that's not enough, this often happens when we're already pretty overwhelmed. Nevertheless, we don't stop there… NO, we endure the challenges with everything we've got. WHY? Because we have the capability to persevere, to look for and find hope, to choose courage, to find peace in our faith -- to emerge victorious in our darkest hours. By now, y'all have probably noticed that we're going off our usual style here, and we're very happy that you did, because that means you're paying attention, and you'll be glad you did. You see, we've already recorded more than 180 podcast episodes. We've heard some really exceptional men and women share their finest hours, as well as recount some of their biggest trials, but none quite as inspiring as our guest, Sandra, has today. Sandra's story has moved and touched us so much that we laughed, ached and cried while recording. We learned so much from her today and you will too, it's going to get super interesting and super inspiring real quick. Here's her story... Sandra is a 34 years old Singaporean, who studied her music degree in the United Kingdom, married a Malaysian and lived in his home country for 5 years, and has always worked as a school music teacher. She struggled to conceive a child for many, many years. They've tried different fertility treatments, but was unsuccessful. Unfazed, she decided to dedicate her time and talent as a Worship Keyboardist to create something that would help and bless others. She searched for ways to do so, and later found out about the online business scene (because Sandra just ain't the kind to idly sit by and do nothing). She listened to several podcasts, dived deep into all the free content she could find, later joined the Flip Your Life community, and started building what she now calls, "The Inspired Keys Academy." She poured thousands of hours of hard work, creating content and leading her community, things were going great, she has been quite successful with her eBook sales as well. Just when you thought things couldn't get any better... She and her husband moved to Australia. New country. New house. New climate. Not to mention, their furniture hasn't even arrived yet, and then... PREGNANT. Sandra became pregnant despite all the new changes in her life! Can you believe just how miraculous that is? But now that she's expecting, she lost all interest in online business and kinda let it slide to the back burner, that doesn't mean she's lost her entrepreneurial spirit though. She was able to set up her own piano studio at home, where she teaches kids one-on-one, and months later had given birth to a healthy baby boy. Okay. Now, let's try that again… New country. New house. New climate. YAY! Pregnant. New piano studio at home. OH MY GOSH! Just gave birth. It doesn't stop there... 10 days after childbirth, Sandra got diagnosed with breast cancer. Let that sink in for a moment, that's the curveball right there. Like anybody receiving this kind of news, she broke down and cried. Factor in post pregnancy hormones and you're in for the craziest emotional roller coaster ride ever. But here's the thing that cancer didn't know, Sandra is probably the closest thing you have to Wonder Woman. With a "Never Give Up" attitude and her strong faith in God, Sandra was able to brush the dust off her shoulders and started counting her blessings. Remember that online business she put on the back burner? Well, it continued to earn her an average of 700 AUD a month. It was automated, so she wasn't even doing anything, how much more would she have earned if she kept growing her community? She thought about how blessed they were,

FL 182 – How busy parents can find the time to start, build, and grow a successful online business Feb 13, 2018

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Are you a busy parent not having enough time for your online business? On this week's episode, we're going to help you find 3-5 hours of time to start, build, and grow a successful online business. These are tried and tested strategies that we apply in our daily routines whenever we get pressed for time. Are you a time-pressed entrepreneur? This episode will help you step up your time management skills, and help you stay laser-focused on your goals. Are you a time-pressed parent? This episode is for you, online business or no online business. If you've been pushing that thing you said you'd do farther and farther away on your calendar, you're going to find heaps of insight to finally find, make and take control of your time. This episode is for everyone who has ever wondered, "Where has all my time gone?" So, stick around and ready your thinking hats, 'cause it's TIME to flip your life. 3 Steps to better time management Step 1: Always look at how you're spending your time. To be able to spend your time wisely, you need a firm understanding of your routines, you need to be honest with yourself and in what you need to do to transform your life for the better. WHAT YOU'RE DOING + WHEN YOU'RE DOING IT + HOW TO DO IT BETTER Knowing just the first two does not equate to effective time management, you must strive to do better. Ask yourself, "What can I do differently that can take me a step closer to my goals and dreams?" Remember, you need to work hard and work smart to become successful. Often times, we become blindsided by the sense of security brought about by our daily routine. You might think that you're doing everything to move your life forward, when in fact, more opportunities would have presented itself if you had been more mindful of how you're spending your time. We created the Flipped Lifestyle 168 hours grid in order to see where we were spending our time, because you know what they say, "Seek and you shall find!" After mapping our hours spent in a week, we realized that you can categorize your daily activities into: Non-negotiables - blocked time meant for things you NEED to do: Eat, sleep, spend time with kids, work, etc. Negotiables - time you spend on activities you want, but could otherwise have been spent on more productive endeavors: Watch TV, play games on your phone, etc. When you see the freed blocks of time right in front of you, you'd be surprised to know that YOU ACTUALLY DO HAVE THE TIME TO DO WHAT YOU SAID YOU SHOULD BE DOING - yeah, those things you said months / years ago. Keyword: Prioritize. Step 2: Make time for more important things. "If you want to do something, you'll find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse." Stop wasting your time hesitating and second-guessing! You've just shed some light on the things that truly matter, it's about time to work on making the right adjustments to start living the life you've always dreamed of. Wouldn't you rather be leagues closer to success by making time for what's important and taking action, than holding yourself back with all those excuses? If you've found a good hour or two (trust us, you will!), use it to launch yourself forward. If you haven't, well… roll up your sleeves, and MAKE TIME to put yourself in that catapult, because if you don't set yourself up for success, no one else will. Take control of your time, before it takes control of you. Keyword: Prioritize! Step 3: Politely say "NO" to external pressures Saying "NO" comes with a price. There will be raised eyebrows, there will be resistance to your shifting gears, but success is a labor of love, as with anything born out of love, you've got to be prepared to make some sacrifices. You need to say no to things that are holding you back from your goal, this can be activities you really enjoy, like watching TV or nights out, etc., but remember, this is only temporary.

FL 181 – We help Jeff refocus his sales funnel to create a consistent and sustainable online income Feb 06, 2018

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Cheers to another month full of new content and insight! Our Flip Your Life guest member this week is Clinical Psychologist, Human Leader and Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jeff Van Meter. Jeff started his career as an engineer with about 4 years of field experience before going back to school to pursue clinical psychology. His career shift led him to the Chicago suburbs where he eventually settled down and had a family. Dr. Van Meter has had reasonable success in his 25 years of clinical practice and as an entrepreneur. One of his unfair advantages is his innate penchant for public speaking which has allowed him to go on several leadership oriented speaking engagements. With 3 children almost ready for college, Jeff's entrepreneurial spirit kicked in. He started looking for other potential streams of income that's not tied to government and insurance regulations since this has had a negative impact on his paycheck. To start his online business, he needed something that won't burn him out, but still gave him the opportunity to change the lives of as many people as possible -- something that would take his family's life to the next level. He created several websites, attended several masterminds, followed a lot of advice from other well-meaning mentors, but this just blurred his focus and now his brand is suffering online identity crisis. Join us as we help Jeff consolidate his websites, highlight his strengths as a seasoned keynote speaker, and get his sales funnel back in shape. It's time to transform ideas into action, and you know, we're always here to help you find better ways to take action. So, don't miss it! You will learn: How to deal with online identity crisis Taking control and staying focused Using your online influence to boost your offline engagements Sales funnel and webinar basics Plus so much more [Tweet "We've got to celebrate all the wins. - Shane and Jocelyn"] [Tweet "You have more great things going on than you think you do. - Shane"] Links and resources mentioned in today's show: Dr. Jeff Van Meter's Website US History Teachers Elementary Librarian Michael Hyatt John Lee Dumas Aaron Walker Flip Your Life community Flip Your Life LIVE in Nashville! [Tweet "The steps you take must always be focused on achieving the goal. - Jocelyn"] [Tweet "You have to do it your way or you're not going to stick with it in the long term anyway. - Shane"] [Tweet "Find an accountability partner who helps you, and compliments your strengths. - Jocelyn"] Enjoy the podcast; we hope it inspires you to explore what's possible for your family! Click here to leave us an iTunes review and subscribe to the show! We may read yours on the air! Success Story of the Week: Today's story comes from a brand new member of the Flip Your Life community. Her name is Shelly, and the subject in her post in the Success Forums says, "I finished my course guidebook!!!" She's super excited about this one. Shelly says, "I just finished my guidebook for my course, which is a huge accomplishment for me. I also finished creating the PowerPoint presentation for my videos, which I'll be recording next week. I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to have the content of the course completed. Thank you, S & J, for all your encouragement, motivating podcast, and helpful tools. 2018 is going to be phenomenal!" I love this post, because Shelly just joined our community and was an action taker from day one; talking in other threads, replying to people's topics, posting action plans, posting her success stories, and this success story is amazing, because you know we always celebrate getting new customers, making more money, getting closer to replacing our incomes, quitting our jobs and changing our lives, but it's those little things you do along the way that you've got to celebrate if you're ever going to make it to your end goal.

FL 180 – How to use Facebook Live and YouTube Live to grow your online business Jan 30, 2018

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Doing Facebook and YouTube LIVE broadcasts really help grow your online business! Yes, you heard it right. So in this week's episode, we're going to share our insight on live video content and how it can exponentially boost your audience's awareness of your brand. Recently, we've been doing several live events online, like Q&As and AMAs (ask-me-anything); we were testing this digital marketing strategy to see how it affects our brand and numbers. The results took us by surprise! There was a massive boost in our online followers, conversion rates and sales shortly after we've done live content. In a Forbes article, it said that 87% of online marketers are implementing the use of video content to grow their brands. This made us realize just how powerful social media is and how online entrepreneurs can benefit from this kind of content creation. Here's a summary of what we've learned about live video content, advantages and some pro tips to overcome that fear of being in front of the camera. 5 Advantages of using LIVE video content: Easy to create. Live videos are super simple and can often be done on your phone. You don't need fancy gear to share it online, no need for editing, and just gives you that freedom to do it anytime or anywhere you want. Boosts authority. If you present yourself as an expert, people are going to accept you as an expert. Doing live videos boosts your online authority, because people think you won't hit "record" if you're not qualified. Boosts authenticity. A live video allows your audience to relate to you on a deeper level. They get a sneak peek of who you are as a person, what your brand is about, and why you're doing what you're doing. Going live shows your audience that successful people are real and they have vulnerabilities too. This makes them eager to know you even more and relate to your story -- which makes them feel that they have a chance of becoming successful too. Engages your audience real time. Live videos notify people who follows your page real time, this gives them the opportunity to jump in and participate. Here, you can establish your credibility as the expert and foster engagement between members of your group. Boosts sales. Build enough curiosity with a good topic and description, and you'll get a huge sales boost. More live videos = more chances of even more people finding you. Ultimately, when more people see your content, the bigger the chance that they'll buy something from you. Pro tips: Do what makes you feel comfortable and confident. Use an outline to guide you through the video. Do it as often as you can, until it becomes routine. Get friends to view your live videos for practice. Build curiosity with a good topic and description. Remember that you have the power to kick trolls off of your group. Address the concern, but ignore unnecessary negative comments. [Tweet ""Live videos are good for boosting your authority and authenticity." - Jocelyn"] [Tweet ""Authenticity is why people go to your brand." - Shane"] You will learn: Advantages of LIVE video content How to overcome spotlight syndrome Coming up with a plan for your LIVE video content Dealing with haters and trolls Plus so much more! [Tweet ""The more you do it, the easier it gets." - Jocelyn"] [Tweet ""Repetition removes fear." - Shane"] Links and resources mentioned in today's show: Flip Your Life LIVE - Nashville (get your tickets now!) Flip Your Life community Video Marketing (Forbes) Success Story of the Week: This week's Flip Your Life success story comes from the Flip Your Life community member, Kevin Depew, and the subject of his post in our success forum said: I sold eight more membership with my Holiday special! It says, "We had a busy, but good December. I ran a Holiday special for five dollars for the first month,

FL 179 – We help Misty grow her online business by doing more purchase order driven sales transactions Jan 23, 2018

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Want to know more about purchase order sales? Purchase order driven sales might be a way to grow your online business. Let's listen in and learn from today's episode. Our guest today is a good friend of ours, FYL community member and School Counselor. We have the ever Passionate Action Taker, Misty. Misty is a school counselor in one of the districts in southeastern Kentucky. She is married and is a mother to 2 lovely girls, aged 4 and 6. Wanting to spend more time with her family, she tried doing several business ventures, but found it too exhausting to juggle her side hustle, family, and career. Shifting to online business After listening to our podcasts, she decided that she wanted her family to experience amazing can't miss moments too, and invested in herself and joined our online community. By 2016, she had learned how to use Canva to create content and sold her first digital product on a third party market. She felt more and more empowered because of her new found sense of creativity. After creating enough content and proving her credibility, she went on to launch her website where she can showcase her skills and expertise, School Counselor World. Here, she provides community support and digital resources to fellow school counselors, helping them fulfill the variety of roles you didn't know school counselors were expected to fill. She now has a thriving community of 30+ paying members, tons of thoughtfully organized content, and over 4,000 email subscribers. Her numbers are growing steadily, but how will she 5x or 10x this? Join us as we dive deep on purchase order sales strategies, your business' potential growth from conducting more B2B type transactions and why success is just a matter of finding the time to take consistent action. The weather's a little crazy, but we're here to take even bigger, crazier next steps to flip Misty's business and maybe your online business to the next level. Don't miss it! [Tweet ""Your initial success shouldn't be your only success." - Shane"] [Tweet ""The best time to plant a tree was 100 years ago, the second best time is TODAY." - Jocelyn"] You Will Learn: How to find time to start taking action How to grow your B2B (business to business) bigger Pitch your offer to the decision maker The advantage of having an FAQ page Plus so much more! [Tweet ""Focus more on the returns the next time you invest resources on something." -Shane"] [Tweet ""People could do amazing things if they would just start." - Jocelyn"] Links and resources mentioned in today's show: School Counselor World - http://www.schoolcounselorworld.com/ Teachers Pay Teachers - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/ Canva - http://canva.com/ S&J Success Story: Reaching their 2015 goal - https://flippedlifestyle.com/podcast73/ Enjoy the podcast; we hope it inspires you to explore what's possible for your family! Click here to leave us an iTunes review and subscribe to the show! We may read yours on the air! Success Story of the Week: This week's success story is a special one because Jocelyn and I are going to celebrate a little success that we have had in our brand and we didn't even really know this had happened, is what's so funny because we set this goal last year. If you listen to our earlier episodes in 2016, you'll catch us sharing our goal from 2015, that we wanted to get 1,000 members in the Flip Your Life community. We wanted 1,000 people or more to be actively flipping their lives, chasing that flipped lifestyle, taking courses, taking action, and doing whatever it took to flip their life and we weren't even really paying attention. And one of our members posted a forum post in success forums that said, "Congrats, guys, you guys achieved your goal. There's over 1,000 members of the community!" It's just amazing and funny how goals work, we didn't focus on that goal.

Our Secret Weapon for Online Business Success Jan 16, 2018

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We've made it this far because of the conscious effort we put into the choices we make. Some choices have bigger impacts on your life and business than others. Today we'll share with you our secret weapons for online success. This is the single choice we made that helped us grow exponentially as husband and wife, as business partners and as entrepreneurs in general. What's our secret weapon? Choosing to invest in ourselves and attend live events! Attending live events has been the single biggest game changer in our online business. There's something about going to a live event that takes everything in your business to the next level. Being surrounded by entrepreneurs of every level is a huge opportunity far too good to pass up. WHY? Everyone who goes to a live event is serious about their business. No one is messing around. Everyone is there to work and make the right connections that will help transform their business in the future. We would not be where we are today, if we had not gone to those live events early in our journey. The revelations you get by meeting the mind (or minds) behind the content, behind the business, will blow you away! [Tweet "Attending live events has been the single biggest difference maker in our online business." - Jocelyn"] Now that we got your attention with the perks, here are some tips and tricks to get you LIVE event ready! How to Choose The Right Event For You AND Get The Most Out of It: "WHO IS LEADING THE GROUP?" You should trust the person leading you to your next step. Make sure you do your research and learn about who is hosting the event, what they value, the purpose of the event and if they have the content you need to start or grow your online business. "WHO IS GOING?" Take time to consider the size of the event. A smaller event gives a more personalized experience that lets you connect with others on a deeper level. There's less clutter, less noise, less competition for everyone's attention, so the opportunity to build relationships with your fellow entrepreneurs is greater. This also makes asking your questions and finding the right answers even easier. Remember: You're not there just for the content. Go connect, build and strengthen relationships with your fellow participants, doing so will make a huge difference to your business in the future. "WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES VS THE REWARDS?" Invest in yourself and your business. We know how difficult it is for people to do this, but you must work on making a commitment to believe and invest in yourself and your business because the rewards are going to be bigger when you do. Overcome challenges and remove obstacles. Being a parent makes this even more complicated since there's going to be some guilt sinking in, "What will happen to the kids while I'm away?" But what if by attending this live event, your business takes off and in turn, it significantly makes your family's life better, would you now be willing to invest time, effort and money? You have to be ready to do whatever it takes to get to the next level and make that a priority. Are you investing your time, money and energy in a way that saves, frees up and generate you MORE time, money and energy? If the answer to the question above is "YES!" then you're already part of the 10% who's setting themselves up for success. If your answer is, "No," then there's no better time than the present to START making the changes needed to create a truly amazing life for your family. Being resourceful is a handy skill that all entrepreneurs must possess, practice resourcefulness and go do what you said you were going to do -- DO IT NOW. [Tweet ""Live events have 10x'd our business time and time again." - Shane"] Bonus Tips On Overcoming Challenges & Removing Obstacles: Try driving to the event location if flying there is too expensive for you. This also works well if you're living in relativ...

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