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Episode 315: Nurture Your Business: How to Leverage the Power of Mind Maps for your Business May 14, 2018

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Mind maps are a great way to brainstorm, and they serve as a great starting point for getting ideas out of your head. Why are mind maps so freeing? Why is it so important to understand how your brain works and comes up with ideas? On this episode, I talk about why mind maps are my favorite way of planning to execute on an idea.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Mind mapping is great way to brainstorm without worrying about structure. Sometimes structure holds us back, as our ideas don't always come in the order we want to execute.
A mind map is never wrong. Every piece of it, whether you keep it, cross it off, or move it is part of the journey to allowing your brain to unravel the beauty that's inside it.
You can't access the parts of your brain with the good stuff without getting uncomfortable.
If it's not worth mapping and doesn't fit into the strategy of your business, consider whether it's really worth it to your business.

Our brains are wonderful and unique instruments. When we learn how they function and how ideas unfold in them, the better we get at fleshing out our ideas and then executing on them. It's not about having the most perfect and organized mind map-- it's about letting our minds roam free to get an idea out of our heads and onto paper. Expect discomfort, because that's how we reach the highest form of creation and creativity.

Episode 314: How to Build Your Life and Business When You're Not the Typical Mom w/ Stefani Reinold May 11, 2018

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We all feel pressured to "do the right thing" when it comes to our careers. This usually ends up causing us to make safe choices that might bring money but take away our time and suppress what we really want to be doing. How do you decide what field you should work in? Is your current career path the result of a safe choice? On this episode, Stefani Reinold shares her journey from being an unhappy student in medical school to building her own business online.

I was hoping someone was going to give me an answer, and it took me a couple of years to figure out what my question was to begin with. -Stefani Reinold

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Know what environments you thrive in (10:30-11:26)

If you are studying for a degree that you don't like or working a job that takes all of your energy, it's time to question your actions. Know from the beginning what your interests are as well as your raw qualities. In what environments do you thrive?

Step outside your comfort zone (24:58-26:33)

Many people choose risk-free careers even if they aren't made for them. The money might be good, but waking up every day and going to a job you hate will rob you of your joy. Entrepreneurship is not a risk-free path, but if you learn from your mistakes, you can thrive.

Nobody can tell you who you are (17:56-21-10)

No coaching program is going to help you unless you know who you are and what you enjoy doing. What price are you willing to pay for your career? How important is the time spent with your family? The answer to this question should help you find an industry you enjoy.

Guest Bio-

Stefani Reinold's journey started when she realized she is not a "typical mom." She's been through a number a business ventures, and she had her fair share of failures. Stepani left behind the opportunity of having a high-paying career in the medical field to more time to spend with her family and follow her passion for business.

Today, she is a successful author and the creator of the Heart Method. She uses her website to educate and help women find themselves and their inner peace. You can find Stefani at Not the Typical Mom.

Episode 313: Nurture Your Business: I Don't Need Your Momentum, I Just Need Your Control May 04, 2018

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A lot of business owners do too much too fast because they are terrified of losing momentum. Why is control more important than momentum? What do successful businesses do to grow steadily? Why is it so crucial for us to slow down? On this episode, I talk about a powerful lesson learned from a Pilates class.

Strengthening your business core allows the rest of your business to work the way it should with less stress. - Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

You don't need grandiose movements or to catch momentum for steady growth to take place.
Sometimes doing too much and creating too much doesn't results in distraction rather than growth.
When you hear something that feels profound, take a moment to think about how that applies to other things in your life.
Don't start blogging unless you want to make money from it. When you're running a business, you have to create strategic content.

The businesses that are truly successful have good systems, absolute clarity, and say "no" to things that don't serve their finite purpose. You don't want your rolling snowball to end up with rocks and dirt-- you want it to have more snow. Having control means having a concise free-to-paid journey and only creating content that feeds your funnel.

Episode 312: NJ Rongner on How to Validate Ideas and Launching Her New Podcast May 02, 2018

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Launching a new podcast requires a lot of dedication and discipline. How do you make sure your idea is good enough to get people interested? How do you balance between promoting your guests and making sure you're getting unique stories? On this episode, blogger--and now podcaster-- NJ Rongner is back to talk about launching her very own podcast with as little stress as possible.

We all have these really wonderful ideas that we think are going to change the world, but if we don't have the people in front of us that need that information, it's not going to go anywhere. -NJ Rongner

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Taking responsibility for your project is critical to its success (04:17 - 04:35)

In partnerships there's a level of shared co-ownership. When you launch your own blog, podcast or project, the ownership is all on you. That means you have to be prepared for the responsibility that comes with it.

Make sure there's an audience for your product (13:06 - 13:28)

Your product or idea needs to have people who want it and an easy way for you to launch it. Without both, you won't get the ROI and results you hope for.

Consider all the factors when validating your ideas (13:43 - 14:05)

Validating your ideas isn't just about whether people need the information or not. It's also about whether you're visible enough for them to see it and whether you're putting it in a format intriguing enough for them.

Having a wonderful idea that can change the world is a great start, but there has to be more to it. No matter how good your creation is, you also need to have some understanding of how it will be received by your intended audience. Lean on an existing community like a Facebook group or blog community to listen and learn what people actually need. These people will feed you information that allows you to craft a better product, and ultimately empower you to build something that will succeed.

Episode 311: Nurture Your Business: 5 Must-Read Business Books Apr 26, 2018

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Reading is a necessary part of self-development and growth. What can we learn about emotional intelligence, communication, creativity, and making decisions? How can books help us become better versions of ourselves and better business owners?

On this episode, I talk about 5 books with a tremendous amount of value and how they can help you and your business. These books will change the way you think and how you engage with the world, as well as how to make decisions without questioning them.

Business is people-- and people relate to each other. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

The more you understand how people feel valued and loved, the higher your chances of success.
The best way to live your life is to read other people's love languages so that you can give them love in the way that they understand.
When we use our minds to create ideas and bring them to life, it fulfills us as human beings.

Running a business, being creative, and working towards your goals can be daunting. By learning love languages we can become better communicators, which will help our relationships. When we lead with emotional intelligence, we find that our interactions with people improve. The act of creation provides us with fulfillment, as does finding what truly suits us and plays to our strengths.

Episode 310: How Sharing Stories Can Grow Your Business w/Dawn Gluskin Apr 24, 2018

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We often make the mistake of thinking our prospects don't want to hear our life stories, what we learned from our mistakes, or why we do the things we do. Stories do more than share your expertise—they create connections. What types of stories should you tell? What makes your story unique? On this episode, Dawn Gluskin shares how she uses stories to grow the businesses of her clients.

Never lose your leadership when you share your story. Even if you look vulnerable, let them see the leader in you. -Dawn Gluskin

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Being yourself is the best differentiator (04:35-05:40)

In a world where everyone is trying to fit into the mold, being yourself is a valuable differentiator. People are sick of seeing perfect stories. They want something that resonates with them. While your clients want someone competent, they don't expect perfection. The small cracks in the mask is what makes helps them connect with you.

The naked approach (13:40-14:40

You can't express yourself and share your story if you're constantly living in fear of being judged by others. Social media makes it even harder to share our mistakes and what we learned from them since everyone is sharing only positive aspects of their lives on social media. The naked approach refers to using your own stories and own vulnerabilities to connect with others.

We evolved to respond to stories better than raw data (17:40-18:47)

To survive, we needed stories to share with our peers about survival tactics, food locations, and more. While facts and figures do have value, they become even more powerful when they fit into a larger story. Stories are easier to remember and can make you more likable than stats and data.

Not all stories are created equal. Not all stories are made to be shared. Ask yourself, is sharing this story relevant to my business? Does it show something I've learned from it? You want to be relatable, but make sure you don't undermine your skills and talents by doing so. Write your stories from a position of leadership and learning.

Guest Bio-

Dawn decided to start her own business after she was pressured to come back to her job soon after having a child. In only 3 years, she made around $3 million by helping entrepreneurs share their brand story in a meaningful way. You can find out more about her work at http://www.blissedcommunications.com/

Episode 309: Nurture Your Business: "Inside Out" Shows Us Why We Need All of Our Emotions in Business Apr 19, 2018

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Our emotions dictate how we interact with our environment and people around us, and we often do ourselves a huge disservice by shutting out negative emotions. Why is it important to give all your emotions room to come to the surface? What happens when we push aside feelings like anger, fear and disgust? On this episode, I talk about a very important lesson we can learn from the cartoon movie, Inside Out.

Maturity involves recognizing that emotions are not black and white. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Decide the things that you love and start looking at them with a dissecting eye to see what you can learn from them.
Pushing other emotions aside and trying to be happy all the time can put us under a great deal of stress
If it's hard to pull yourself together in life, it will be tough to do it in business

Cartoons have so much to teach us about ourselves and business. In the case of Inside Out, we learn that it is important that we face all our emotions when things happen to us. It's easy to choose to just be joyful all of the time but that can do more damage in the long run. Feelings like sadness, happiness, fear, excitement and anger are all interconnected, and sometimes we can't experience one without another. There's nothing wrong with this. Allowing ourselves to feel the full scope of our emotions gives you-- and your business-- a resilience and ability to heal.

Episode 308: How to Make the World Less Selfish for Our Children w/Dr. Richard Shuster Apr 17, 2018

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As a society, we are more focused on ourselves than we've ever been before. How can we interrupt this selfishness and help make the world better? How do you figure out your purpose and mission in life? How can you gauge whether you're going in the right direction? On this episode, host of The Daily Helping podcast, Dr. Richard Shuster shares how he found his life's purpose after a near-death experience and how he's paying it forward.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Your values and mission will always steer your towards what's authentic (08:16 - 09:15)

If you're really clear about what your values and mission are, you can always ask yourself if an action is in alignment with them. This will help to keep you in the right direction.

People and moments matter (10:56 - 11:45)

As we get older, we all start to realize that people and the moments we share with them are things we're going to be nostalgic about in the future. These are also the things that keep us connected, loving and strong-- and they really matter.

Giving is just as healthy as receiving (15:11 - 16:42)

Our society is so focused on the self, but what we haven't been taught is that being giving and selfless actually makes us feel as good as the people we give to. The same biological mechanisms in our brains fire when we help others and give selflessly in the same fashion as if we were the recipients.

Even though social media often makes us feel like we exist only to please and improve ourselves, we need to be able to look outward. The mission is to make the world a better place for our children and make us all happier as people. If we can put energy into the meaningful things, our society will be stronger, more connected, and more loving.

Guest Bio-

Dr. Richard Shuster is a licensed clinical psychologist and the host of The Daily Helping with Dr. Richard Shuster: Food for the Brain, Knowledge from the experts, Tools to Win at Life which is regularly downloaded in over 60 countries. On his podcast, Dr. Shuster's guests educate and inspire listeners through their stories, expertise, and passion for helping make a difference in the lives of others. His mission is to help people become the best versions of themselves and as a consequence, make the world a better place. A sought after media expert, Dr. Shuster's clinical expertise and podcast have been featured in such publications as The Huffington Post, NBCNews.com, Glassdoor.com, Reader's Digest, and others.

Learn more at www.thedailyhelping.com

Episode 307: Nurture Your Business: How to Promote Yourself & Your Program Apr 12, 2018

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Once you've created content that builds trust, the next step is promoting yourself-- but this can be challenging. Why is it so important to promote your business and your work? How do you get people to talk about and want to buy from you? What factors can you leverage? On this episode, I discuss why it is so critical to actually get out there and start talking about your awesome work.

Every single day, do at least one thing that promotes you and your business. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Recognize your real estate; recognize where you have space to show what you're selling. If you're not leveraging the free real estate that you have, you're missing out.
Pinterest is more of a long term search engine. From a visibility standpoint, you want to create a good amount of varied imagery for the main ways in which people get on your list.
You don't want to send people directly to your sale pages because conversion is going to be low.
People need to see you 7-10 times before they buy from you.

Your sole job as a business owner is to sell. Without that, you can't be profitable. Tiptoeing around the fact that you have a business doesn't help anyone, and it won't get you anywhere. Commit to promoting yourself. Everyday, you need to be out talking about your businesses in some way. You can do this through all sorts of content and platforms but the end goal is making sure people see you regularly so they can move towards buying from you.

Episode 306: How to Bring Ideas to Life in the Right Order w/Lisa McCarthy Apr 10, 2018

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In this information age, people get so excited about the possibilities of their ideas that they jump the gun and start in the wrong place. When you have an idea, what are the steps you need to think about? How do you avoid prematurely floundering? On this episode, idea strategist and inventor Lisa McCarthy gives insight on doing things in the right order when you have a new idea.

You need to retrain your brain to think in a positive way, even when you're slamming through the slime. It's about you empowering yourself. -Lisa McCarthy

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Before you can empower anyone you have to empower yourself first (04:04 - 04:30)

A lot of us are driven by purpose and the need to make an impact on something outside of ourselves. The truth is, if you want to make an impact externally, you have to do the hard work of empowering yourself before you can do it for anyone else.

Be intentional and proactive about what you say to yourself (08:09 - 09:26)

We all have an inner monologue, and often we allow the message to be negative. What if you learned to drown that out with something you purposefully and intentionally chose to say to yourself? Imagine how that would change everything.

Plan first before taking any action on a new idea (14:20 - 15:44)

When you come up with a new idea for something, it's so easy to get carried away that you miss the foundational steps that ensure success. To avoid this, take the time to map the details so that questions and obstacles can be anticipated.

When excitement and inspiration form around a new idea, we can easily forget the important details that go into executing it. Missing crucial steps can actually hinder progress, so it;s worth it to take the time to map out your ideas. Figure out "the who, what, when, where, why and how" so you have the right game plan to move forward. This will make the process of executing on an idea a lot less daunting and ultimately more effective.

Guest Bio

Lisa is a Strategist at Make My Idea Real and the Inventor of the Affirmations Mirror. Go to makemyideareal.com for more information or get in touch with Lisa success@makemyideareal.com.

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