Money, money, money…. We all have issues with money. And the quicker we deal with those mindset blocks, the quicker we’ll be able to receive abundantly and share abundantly, Oprah-style. (And who doesn’t want to feel like Oprah?!) So today I’m sharing 5 books to help you with your money mindset and help you be profitable starting right now.
Read MoreEnd the month on a high note with this super easy and fun ritual. Not only does it include monthly habits for success, but also great ways to wrap up your month and set yourself up for success next month. If you’re a creative and wondering how to close out the month, give this ritual a try!
Read MoreIt’s time for change. For a better world. But before there can be change, there needs to be self-reflection and then a focus on new habits that support the changes long-term. Because nothing matters if we only change for a week or two. In today’s post I’m sharing my thoughts on current events, my part, and what I’m doing to help make change now.
Read MoreSharing your Google Calendar should be easy. But often when you go to share your calendar with someone that isn’t in your organization, it only allows one setting. Learn how to give other access to the details and even help you manage your calendar.
Read MoreBook Review & Free Reading Guide! Learning to let go of perfection and embracing all the messy, imperfect-ness of life is sometimes very hard. Goodness knows I struggle with it! But in The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown breaks it down and makes it easy to see where you need to do the work in your life to start living more wholeheartedly.
Read MoreFeeling stuck in a rut? Like you’re just going through the motions? And can’t feel the spark and excitement for your business anymore? This journaling activity will help you see clearly where you actually want to be going and what that next step is to get there.
Read MoreThe coronavirus pandemic has affected all of us. And as small business owners, this is an especially scary time. Our “normal” has changed so much in the last few weeks and we aren’t sure where the next paycheck is going to come from. But we aren’t alone! I’ve compiled some of the best resources from the podcast and blog + new resources from around the web to help you navigate this time. Click in to see the full list.
Read MoreWe're nearing the end of Janaury... How are you doing on your goals? Today I want to talk about how you can stay accountable to meeting them. Because I get it! It's hard to stick to something. It's hard to create new habits. It's hard to let go of things you've always done and try something new. But there's so much reward in stepping out of our comfort zone! And accountability is the missing piece between goal setting and goal achieving.
Read MoreA new year (and decade!) is one of the best times to make sure you’re actually going after your true dreams, not what everyone tells you you should want. Here’s my system for setting goals you actually want! You know, those goals that are actually aligned to your true desires, not all those “should”s that float around in our brains all day. I’m teaching you how to strip away all the outside noise and write goals that help you reach your big dreams for your business and life in 4 easy steps + how to make them happen!
Read MoreIt's finally here, THE episode you guys have been asking for; my journey to reading 100 books in a year. During this solo episode I'm sharing how I found my passion for reading all over again and how I use it today as a form of self-care. We're also diving into my favorite niche of books, my top tips on utilizing all of the different book formats to your advantage, and how to use book reading as a gateway to form new habits in both your personal life and your business.
Read MoreKate Jones is the owner of Kate Waldo + Co. and she helps bloggers and influencers who are sick of spending countless hours on administrative work, get and stay organized with the admin tasks of their business so that they can get back to doing what they love.
In today’s episodes, we geek out a little over systems, outsourcing, and automations in your business. We're breaking down what to outsource and knowing when it's time to get support, Kate's favorite systems she uses for herself and her clients, and how to choose your "queen bee" role in your business in the beginning to allow your business to flow so much easier.
Read MoreEver wanted to leave town for a few days but worry about leaving someone hanging in your email? Or maybe you have a big event coming up and want to make sure your clients know you received their message but can’t get back to them until after the event? The “Out of Office” message in Gmail is perfect for this! Find out when to use it and how to set it up inside.
Read MoreSarah Williams is the owner of Rebel Office and during this live episode she's sharing her go-to systems for setting up and running your business and life properly through intention setting, mindfulness and workflows. She's also sharing the importance of stepping away from your laptop to get outside every single day and soaking in the moments of gratitude to allow yourself to receive more.
Read MoreHannah and Emily are multi-passionate creatives with a passion for sharing how to live mindfully every day. They met online from a coffee chat, are now biz besties, and together created their Facebook Group: Finding Space: a mindful life. In this episode, they share their go-to tips for living mindfully and staying connected to who we are first as humans, and then bringing that into our businesses.
Read MoreKnowing why you are running your business is so important! We often will first get clear on who we are serving and how we are serving them, without thinking about why the heck we started our business in the first place. What is the purpose of it in our life? How is it going to get me to my freedom lifestyle?
Today's episode is a little different. I'm guiding you through a journaling activity to help you gain clarity on what your purpose is for your business. Not just what you do, but what is the legacy you want to leave behind. This will help you refine (or write) your Mission & Vision statements for your business and make decisions moving forward.
Read MoreAs entrepreneurs we are dreamers - we love to learn and create and think of new ways of serving our audience. We all have a mile-long list of ideas we want to try or content we want to write/produce, but we often let it stop there. Leaving all those ideas on a list somewhere.
Today I’m sharing why Implementation is the most important part of being an entrepreneur - and how you aren’t really an entrepreneur if you aren’t implementing. I’m also sharing how you can make sure that you put into action the things you are learning in your inbox, webinars, and courses.
Read MoreKatherine is the founder of Slightly Savvy and the Swipe Up Podcast where she helps influencers work with brands on collaborations of their dreams. She's here to share all of her knowledge of working on brand collaborations with us and give us some strategies that we can steal from world of influencers - because let's be honest, who wouldn't want to get paid to talk about the products they love?
Read MoreAshley Mahoney, Owner & Creative Direct of Hello Big Idea, grew her creative agency from nothing. She went on an Eat, Pray, Love trip to reconnect with herself and see if she could make this idea she had work. 3 months later, she returned home with a company and began growing an agency. Today she's sharing how she's been able to grow so fast and prevent herself from burning out along the way.
Read MoreKnowing when to stay on the free plan and when it's time to upgrade to the paid plan of a tool (like Asana/Trello, Zapier, Acuity/Calendly) can be tricky. Even trickier -- when is it time to switch away from free tools to a tool that is only paid? Today I'm sharing how I go about thinking through this decision with my clients and for my own business. If you're wondering if now is the time to start paying for a tool, listen in.
Read MoreA few years ago Ashley Hasty, creator of Hasty Book List, was burning out, trying to make a 4-hour (each way) commute work with a job she loved in a career she loved teaching fashion history - and she needed something to help relieve her anxiety and help her focus on the positives. So she leaned on something creative to distract herself on the long drives and help her find joy again.
She began listening to audiobooks and sharing her thoughts her blog, one book at a time. Soon she started interviewing authors and book jacket designers. And after a while authors and publishers started sending her books to read and share with her audience. In the midst of this, she hit a breaking point with her 9-5. So she gave herself permission to work on Hasty Book List exclusively and found she loved it as a business too. Today Ashley works part-time as an consultant for Universities on fashion history and manages Hasty Book List, where she blogs, does bookstore tours, interviews authors, and more!
Today she's sharing how she managed her burnout, stayed open to possibilities, and ended up turning her creative outlet into a daily blog and business.
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