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When I look back on the year 2020 I count my blessings that I live in a country that has been barely impacted by COVID compared to other countries.

I live in a country where the political system has been pretty stable.

I live in a city where I have been lucky enough to be able to get outdoors and do things I love, like going for a run while my friend and clients in other cities were in lockdown.

And thankful for a business that has allowed me to keep doing what I love every single day.

Maybe you had some setbacks in your Business.

We’ve seen trainers and facilitators who do all their work in-house in corporations left with no work.  We’ve had members whose clients are schools have their businesses totally stop.

Their schedules cleared.

We’ve had therapists with practices, stylists who take people shopping, personal trainers... who have had to stop doing their work. No income.  And no online income to fall back on.

Inside of the HerBusiness Network, we have supported women to pivot. To finally get an online element to their business.

Members have started memberships. Online challenges. Podcasts.

And all along the way, they’ve asked for support to get their fledgling projects off the ground

That’s what we are designed to do at HerBusiness. To help women take their newborn projects and help them take flight, like a newborn bird that is nurtured until it has strength and ability to fly free.

Unfortunately, while many members have flourished, I’ve also seen some women hoping to ride out the changing marketplace - crossing their fingers that things go back to “normal”.

I’m going to encourage you to, no matter what things are now looking like - even if they are looking better, that creating a business with recurring revenue, with multiple streams of income, with both online and offline components - means that you have far less stress and fear that things will fall apart because of government legislation or a pandemic.

This is what having a sustainable business is all about. And helping women create sustainable businesses is my FAVOURITE thing to do.

And this support has helped women have their best year ever.

Listen to discover:

  • How members have had their best year ever and are better position for an amazing 2021, finding their true purpose, starting businesses, and spending more time with family
  • Why lifted restrictions are no reason to stop planning for a more sustainable business
  • How incredible alliances and collaborations have come out of hardship
  • The new breakthroughs and renewed passion that come from resilience

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What if working longer hours does not mean working more productively?

What if doing more marketing, more promotions doesn’t lead to more dollars in your bank account at the end of the month?

What if you could do a whole lot LESS and get MORE results?

Morten Hanson is a management professor at the prestigious University of California, Berkeley, and an author of several books.  In his book, Great at Work, he argues that you can get more out of doing less, something you will be glad to hear if you have ever felt a twinge of guilt or anxiety about not working seven days a week to grow your business.

Or, doing ALL the things. Being on all the social platforms. Trying all the latest marketing tactics.

Professor Hansen coined the mantra ‘do less, then obsess’, which suggests that by focusing more on fewer tasks, we achieve better results.

What this can translate to for us as business owners are that focusing on fewer things - products and services, times a year that we do promotions, social media platforms that we are a part of... we can actually get better results.

It can seem kind of counter-intuitive. But it’s an idea that I’ve been teaching inside of our HerBusiness Network our members are loving it.

Listen to discover:

  • Why we ditched one of our most popular marketing initiatives in 2021
  • How to overcome bright-shiny object syndrome by doing less
  • Why doubling-down on what’s working is the first things you should plan for
  • The way to stand out from your competition by doing less and serving a tighter niche in your industry
  • How to make MORE profit from the products and services you already sell

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Do you ever feel stuck, trying to make a decision but feeling unsure what you should do next?

Maybe you find yourself asking:

Should I start a membership?
Should I be on instagram?
Should I do an online course?
Should I update my website?

I don’t have a lead magnet.

I don’t know what to do to get leads. I don’t know what to focus on.

It can be crazy-making. Not only for you but also for those around you to hear you going back and forth, overwhelmed and in a state of indecision.

That overthinking and spinning your wheels takes up a lot of your energy but it also impacts others around you.

So, what do I do now when I’m stuck in indecision?

Anytime I am stuck not sure what to do about a situation I ask this one question. It’s the best question to ask when you don’t know what to do next.
And I’m talking about it in today’s podcast episode. If you can relate, this episode is for you.

Listen to discover:

  • What to ask yourself when you don’t know what to do next
  • Who to ask for support when you need it
  • Why indecision is a trap (and a way out that keeps you moving backwards)
  • The frustrating question that my mentor asked me

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You’ve been in business for a while.  A few years. Or maybe a LOT of years.

And yet. there are still areas of business that you still haven’t figured out. Maybe you’re still not making a profit. Or your marketing is still ad hoc.

Or, maybe you haven’t managed to keep team members motivated or following procedures and getting their job done just the way you need them to.

Or, while you have some systems, they’re not watertight and so mistakes continue to creep in. It can be frustrating. For sure.

And, as we are on the horizon of a new year, and we put our plans in place, these small failings, or areas of non-achievement can have us thinking…

“Oh no. I can’t believe I still don’t have it together. I’ve been doing this for SO long.”

If you can relate, this episode is for you.

Listen to discover:

  • The 4-part Finally Figuring Things Out system
  • How to stop repeating the same unproductive patterns of behaviour
  • Why accountability is the secret source to making things work in your business
  • How making decision empowers you to confidently take action
  • The planning framework that puts your actions in perspective

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Do you tend to get close to burnout, no matter how organised you try and be around how you spend your time? Maybe you don’t even realise it and that exhaustion gets you by surprise throughout the year.

And, maybe you want to have a year that has a little more ease about it in the new year. You want to do lots of interesting projects, but you don’t want to feel the burnout that can come with doing more.

If any of that sounds like you, you are in the right place.

In this episode, I give you a strategy that has worked well for me and will work even better for me in the new year. And, that is the Clear Week.

What is Clear Week? Like it sounds it is a week that I clear in my schedule. It’s not a vacation week. And it’s not me doing ‘nothing’. It is a week clear of the noise of busywork. And, I plan for this week at very specific times of the year.

Firstly, right AFTER a big promotion. And, also a few weeks before you dive headlong into a busy period in your business.

Listen to discover:

  • The one strategy that will help prevent burnout and exhaustion
  • When to schedule your “Clear Weeks”
  • Why it’s not self-indulgent to give yourself more time out to think
  • How spending more time thinking is what your business needs from you right now.

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What to do with your communication when things get tough? That’s what this episode is about.

And, we’re doing something a little different. This episode includes highlights from an episode of my other show, Content Sells which I copresent with Marketing Expert Michelle Falzon.

This has been a really popular episode and I wanted to share it with you, our HerBusiness podcast listener.
Because it doesn’t have to be a global pandemic, like what we’re seeing now for times to get tough… all of us at one point or another are going to experience those difficult times.

Whether it’s a downturn in our industry, the loss of a big client that creates cash flow issues, a personal health crisis or issues with your team. Really, the list is endless of what CAN go wrong!

In this episode, Michelle and I answer the question “How do you get going and keep going when a crisis hits or a big challenge forces you to change the way you are operating?” Especially seeing as the tendency can be to isolate and shutdown… but this is the VERY time you need to be connecting and communicating with your audience!

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Think of something that really matters to you, something that you’re truly passionate about. Are you doing it? Are you living your passion, or do you keep pushing it aside?

What if I told you that by embracing your passion, you could positively impact the way you think, the way you feel, the actions that you take and the impact you have on others.

Claiming your passion and doing more of what you love will help you live life on your terms and fulfill your dreams - like growing a profitable business. But it does so much more than that. You can turn your passion into purpose, do more good in the world and genuinely make a difference in the lives of other people.

In today’s episode, I interview Amy McLaren, author of soon to be published book - Passion to Purpose.

Listen to this episode to hear AMY talk about:

  • How LIVING YOUR PASSION makes you the best version of yourself
  • What stops us from doing what we WANT to do
  • The role VISION plays in achieving our BUSINESS DREAMS
  • How to keep your MOMENTUM even when you feel like you’re in a slump
  • How SHOWING UP helps you reach more people, make an IMPACT, and support your PASSION

You’ll hear that when you find something that you love doing, you’ll keep making progress towards your goals, even when it’s challenging or gets a little messy at times.

And, how celebrating your wins along the way helps you maintain your momentum.

"When you follow your passion and you’re really good at it, I think you’re really the best version of yourself.” – Amy McLaren

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Starting and building a sustainable business is a little like art in the making. It's about trying new things, and seeing if they work. And, if they don't, making corrections and continuing on your journey.

Artists go through this process time after time — it's how they create art that resonates with us. When we're attracted to a piece of art, it's because it's unique and interesting and says something about the artist and who they are.  This idea applies to your business as well. Here’s what I mean.

Your ideal clients will resonate with your unique take on your ART, your message, and what YOU bring to the business that is uniquely YOU. So, Is your business a true expression of yourself and your creativity?

How can thinking of your business as a work of art help you achieve more success?

In this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, I interview Nicholas Wilton. Nicholas is a renowned artist, entrepreneur and the founder of Art2Life, an online platform that strives to build, empower, and inspire the creative community. Nicholas’s Art2life Workshops, Art2life Creative Mentorship Programs and his Creative Visionary Path online programs provide artistic, business, and creative coaching to artists.

Listen to this episode to hear Nichols talk about:

  • Why bringing MORE OF YOURSELF into your business matters
  • The role AUTHENTIC EXPRESSION plays in creating and growing your business
  • How to ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS with a business that’s more like you
  • Why “what we don’t know RUNS the show”
  • How being, not just doing, impacts your ability to BE CREATIVE
  • Why mistakes are a crucial part of YOUR CREATIVITY

You’ll also come to understand that instead of striving for perfectionism, you can let the journey inspire you by embracing your mistakes, being your authentic self, and making your business more like you. That’s how you’ll draw people in. That’s how you’ll grow your business and achieve your life goals.

"The process of business making and art-making is just a process of becoming yourself." - Nicholas Wilton

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Even if you’re surrounded by people who love and care about you, there can still be times when it feels like there’s no-one to turn to. Friends just don’t get it. Your partner, your family, other important people in your life — they may mean well but they can sometimes keep you down by trying to keep you safe.

And you can begin to second guess yourself — questioning whether you’re even on the right path.

But if you’re lucky enough, you meet others along the way who understand. People who see you and celebrate you. People who speak your language and know the journey you’re on because they’re making it themselves.

They’re trusting their ideas. They’re making a difference. These are the people you can go to for much-needed advice or to share a win.

To laugh.
To be inspired.
To get that nudge, you need to step up and step out.
This is your COMMUNITY.

And it’s your community that will keep you going through good times and bad. It will help you keep the spark alive and build your momentum. And it’s your community that will lift you up and let you know you’re never alone.

One of the things that lights me up is seeing members in our community connect and lift each other up in good times and bad.

And this year. Well, we’ve all had our fair share of bad.

Members have deepened their connections within our community. They've banded together to collaborate and reach higher.

  • To rebound
  • To rebuild
  • To emerge stronger than they were before

Listen to hear

  • How one printer has pivoted twice to bring in a more relevant product and service to her audience
  • How a digital marketing agency introduced a brand new service that is going to make her business even stronger
  • How your business community can lead to new suppliers, alliances, referrals, collaborations and clients
  • How to access support and resources for your small business

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There are things we know how to do well in our business.

We had skills before we started our business. And, then we have skills that we've developed over years of practice.

The moment we decide to try something new, we are like a beginner. A child learning to play a new instrument. We start to practise - to study, to rehearse our skills. We experiment with new areas of expertise that we want to develop. We have staff and so we practise managing and leading. We run an online marketing campaign so we learn landing pages, copy, calls to action, eCommerce.

Often we do MANY campaigns before we see any level of greatness in our results. We want to create a new product or service and so we learn all about offers - and the nuances of designing, pricing, packaging an offer. And then we practise putting our offers out there into the world (yikes)!

When we are learning a new instrument, it makes sense that we don't learn just by playing. We learn by practising. And practising some more.

And that makes our playing so much better.

It’s the same with business. But, so often we don’t give ourselves the gift of practising.  Or, let ourselves off the hook by acknowledging that we are still practising, and so we are not performing at our highest level. Yet.

Listen to hear:

  • Why practising is an important part of being come great at what you do
  • The 8 areas of business that all successful business owners practise over and over again
  • The difference between practising and playing - at business
  • The results we saw after only 30 days of practising marketing in our HerBusiness Network (hint: more sales, bigger audiences, new products)

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In this episode, we introduce you to our weekly Facebook show Women, Words + Wine. A weekly event created primarily for women business owners to get together with other like-minded women online, to discuss business and life over a glass of wine.

Each week your host, Suzi Dafnis, we’ll feature guest(s) who will bring their expertise and sense of wonder to the show, and help answer your business questions. The discussion isn’t always strictly business, but it is about life as a business owner.

Suzi’s special guest is Janine Barr of Genratec Janine is a creator, artist and business owner. Collaborator, innovator and devoted mother. She is passionate about design, people and the future.

Listen to hear:

  • Practical tips for inspiring your creativity
  • Stationery we love (and blasts from the past)
  • How micro-challenges are a great way to stay accountable AND get things done
  • The power of accountability to, and support from, a group of peers
  • What ‘saying yes’ opens up for you
  • How to be alone, without being lonely
  • Why making bad ‘art’ is an essential part of creating anything remarkable

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Sometimes in business, we see our competitor doing something really cool. So, we decide we probably ought to do that thing too. Or, we get some feedback that we really should be doing this, or that, because it’s an opportunity that might lead to great prosperity for our business. Or, we say we’ll do something. Go off the idea.

But then feel compelled to follow our original thought so as to stay consistent and not be flaky. All these scenarios can take us off our BIGGER course.

Here is how we know if it is not for us.

We get the ‘I don’t want to’ feeling.

When you think about doing a new thing

  • Hiring that new person
  • Creating that lead magnet
  • Doing that Facebook live
  • Starting that membership
  • Running that promotion

We find ourselves digging our heels in - metaphorically - and pushing away from the very thing that we say we want.

It can be exhausting.
Pushing uphill.
Going against our grain.
Depleting our life-force particles.

It can be easy to get into a way of thinking that is full of “SHOULDS”. What we SHOULD do or what we COULD do.

Yes, you could have a membership
Yes, you could have an online course.
Yes, you could have a Virtual assistant, a lead magnet, a marketing funnel, an instagram account, facebook ads running,

You could be doing daily Facebook lives, speaking on stages, writing a book.

You could, but you don’t HAVE to.

Listen to hear:

  • How the case of “I don’t want tos” might be a sign of burnout
  • What to do when you find yourself ‘should-ing’ all over yourself
  • My plans for getting to the other side of fatigue
  • Getting back on track when you find yourself feeling lost
  • How to do more of what you WANT and less of what you COULD

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What's your relationship like with your business? Does the money side of your business leave you feeling overwhelmed or confused? Do you feel like you're pushing harder and working longer but not seeing the results you'd like?

The good news is that making sense of your finances can be fun. The great news is, it's even possible to do less work in your business but make MORE money.

Our lives and our businesses are often influenced by what's going on around us, like raising young children, caring for relatives or needing to take better care of ourselves. That's why it's critical to set up a business model that allows you to earn more, without earning more being tied to your time.

And when you do this, you'll be able to change your approach to life, and to your business. Because doing LESS is how you can have more of what you want in your life.

Kate Northrup, bestselling author of Money: A Love Story and Do Less, teaches women how to have more time and make more money while feeling less stress.

According to Kate, the secret to success isn’t fitting more into your day. The secret to success is fitting more of yourself into your day.

“The energy that you bring to your work is your point of attraction.”

– Kate Northrup

Listen to this episode to hear Kate talk about:

  • How you can LOVE the money side of your business
  • Ways to MAKE MORE MONEY without trading hours for dollars
  • Why the secret to SUCCESS is subtraction, not addition
  • The “upward cycle of success” and the four phases of creation that can help you manage and SCALE YOUR BUSINESS
  • Why self-care is A PROFIT STRATEGY for your business
  • How to “BEND TIME” and make the most out of any given moment

Discover how you can become magnetic and attractive to your customers simply by loving what you do.

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Do you ever feel like you’re really lagging when it comes to getting the success you want in your business? Like others are just passing you by and you can’t seem to get a break?

Maybe you’ve been running your business for a long time but haven't seen the growth you’d hoped for. And, you have so much experience - more than some of your competitors, but they seem to be making the sales and having all the wins?

Or, maybe you’re new in business putting in a whole lot of effort BUT some days, you feel like you are going backwards?

Perhaps you want to try something new in your business, like a membership, or an online course, or a podcast, or running webinars - and it feels like you’ve left it too late.

Everybody is already doing all that.

You don’t want to be an also-ran.

You ask yourself… is there any point in playing the game at all?

I get it. I have felt that way too. Sometimes it can feel like you’ll never catch up.  But, starting out last - whether it feels like you're the last one to...

  • Create a course
  • Start a membership
  • Try that new marketing idea
  • Make a profit…
  • Create a viable business model, finally...

It doesn’t mean you’ll finish last.

Listen to hear:

  • How to get ahead, even if you’re late in the game
  • The role of a coach in managing your mindset
  • How consistent action leads to better results
  • Ways to progress forward from the ‘back of the pack’
  • The benefits of running your own race

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After seeing comments from some of our members who were questioning their own value, I realised that while I see their potential, they were only seeing where they were falling short in business. I’ve done the same thing, many times.

Played down my wins.
Felt less than awesome.
Wished things were different,

In this episode I explain how owning your awesomeness doesn’t mean you've got it all figured out. It doesn’t mean that you get all your goals, check off all your tasks, win the awards, get the publicity, make the sales. And, it doesn’t mean that you are arrogant or full of yourself when you do celebrate your awesomeness.

Every day, I encourage women in our HerBusiness community to - start a podcast, do a Facebook live, hire support in their business, take that leap, go for that bigger job, build that membership. Because so often we don’t recognise that we actually deserve the support or the pat on the back for what we are doing - now.

Some of us have decided that we will own our awesomeness when we achieve something BIG we have set out to do. But, certifications, awards, number of staff, annual revenue figures – none of these will make you feel more whole, more smart, more confident, more awesome without you ALSO stepping into ownership of the talents, skills, strengths, experience, and knowledge that any of those achievements and accolades represent.

We, each, just need to discover and embrace how spectacular we are and what we ARE achieving as business owners.

Listen to this episode to discover:

  • Three small steps you can take today to start owning your awesomeness
  • How self-appreciation helps you really own your achievements
  • The tall-poppy syndrome and how it keeps us from sharing our achievements
  • The magic of creating something from nothing as business owners
  • How to declare your awesomeness without bringing anyone else down
  • Why we want to compare ourselves to who we used to be, instead of comparing ourselves to others
  • Self-appreciation - the key to a successful and happy life

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Feeling overwhelmed is common when you’re starting and scaling a profitable business. We’ve all been there.

What’s one thing that can help you overcome that feeling? It’s focusing on what you can control.

When you stop worrying about things that you can’t control and zero in on what you CAN, you’ll find yourself feeling more creative, more enthusiastic, and more hopeful.

You CAN control deciding what is most important to you. What you REALLY want. When you start with a clear direction on one specific goal, you’re far more focused.

When you choose ONE significant dream for now and take actions towards that one thing, you’re giving yourself the best chance of success.

In this episode, my special guest, the inimitable Marie Forleo, the #1 New York Times Best Selling Author of Everything is Figureoutable, you’ll hear how when you have clarity, commitment and taking the steps towards that dream, you can figure out just about anything along the way.

Listen to this episode to discover:

  • Why focusing on what you CAN control is critical to your success
  • Why deciding WHAT you want is the FIRST STEP to getting it
  • How to use the “10-year test” to guide decisions for your business
  • That doing things you’ve never done before is how you’ll SUCCEED
  • How to quickly INCREASE your odds of success by 42%
  • Why you want to “SIMPLIFY to AMPLIFY” when chasing your business goals

Mentioned in this Episode:

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On my computer monitor is a yellow post-it note. On it it has three words. It says:

"I do know."

The word DO is underlined with a pink highlighter.

I’ve had this Post-It note on my monitor for at least three years. Maybe longer. I don’t even see it any more.

But when I recently shared a photo of my office on social media, one of our HerBusiness members asked me why that post was there.

What did it mean?

It was an interesting exchange as I explained its meaning to her. And I share it with you in this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast.

Listen to hear:

  • What to do when you don’t know the next step to take
  • Why now is the time to back yourself
  • How bringing the right people around you makes business so much easier and a whole lot more fun
  • How I went from frustration and vulnerability to feeling confident in making decisions
  • When to reach out for support to fill your knowledge gaps

Mentioned in this episode:

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The HerBusiness Podcast has reached 500,000 downloads! Thank YOU for being one of our wonderful listeners.

What’s holding you back from growing your business and making more profit?

What’s stopping YOU from reaching more people and building your profile and reaching those long-held business goals?

Perhaps it’s not that you don’t have the skills or the right people in your network.

For some of us, the issue is feeling like you don’t deserve to dream big. Or, maybe you know exactly where you’d like to take your business, but you’re not sure how to get there.

Often these feelings can lead you to believe that if you push harder, you’ll achieve more. But working harder might be working against you.

In this episode of the HerBusiness podcast, my special guest, Gabrielle Bernstein, explains how doing less can help you attract more of what you want into your business and your life. And, how you can do that by becoming what she calls, a super attractor.

Stop pushing harder and thrive in your business

You’ll hear how feeling good, regardless of the situation, is the first step to unblocking the goals for your business.

And why, as a business owner, one of the best things you can do is have fun.

Listen to this episode to discover:

  • How releasing fear helps you attract more of what you desire
  • Gabby’s four-step process to getting the most out of your business, without working harder
  • Why the key to success is to stop relying on your strength
  • How the three-step “Choose Again Method” will change your life
  • The role appreciation plays in moving you towards your business goals

Here are some popular recent episodes:

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Direct download: HerBusiness_EP145.mp3
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Hey there. I was inspired to make today's focus Sharpening Your voice after reading Ann Handley's newsletter. Ann is the author of Everybody Writes, a digital marketing pioneer and the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs, the leading marketing training company with more than 600,000 subscribers.

In her cleverly-named newsletter, Annarchy she was talking about this idea of Sharpening Your Voice. The message was not about saying more, but being more thoughtful about what you do say. Sharper.

In this episode of the HerBusiness podcast I talk about not just sharing your voice, but Sharpening Your voice. And there's a big difference.

Technology has made it easy for us all to speak, to Tweet, to write, to publish mountains of content, all with a few keystrokes and at the click of a button.

Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot of turmoil in the world. I've personally received a lot of communications from brands who want to tell me where they stand on the significant issues.

Unfortunately, many are sounding same-same and not offering any value or taking a clear stand. I've seen cliches and overused terms that don't really say anything.

As marketers, as business owners — our job is to move people towards making a decision, to inspire and to lead people to change. Our voice is the primary vehicle we have to help us to realise those goals. But, the value that is uniquely ours won't be heard if we follow 'groupthink' and use a voice that is the carbon copy of our competitors' voices.

Listen to hear:

  • The mistake big brands are making with ‘karaoke-singalong’ copy
  • Four ways that you can sharpen your voice
  • How to be ready that people are ready to HEAR you
  • Why true communication is evident by the response that you get
  • How sharpening my voice has help grow engagement from podcast listeners

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Whether you’re a new business owner or you’ve been in business for years, at some point you’ve looked at someone successful in awe.

You’ve wondered how they got to be where they are. Was it talent, luck, or something else? More importantly, you’ve wanted to know how you can have more  of what they’ve got.

Success in any business doesn’t boil down to natural talent. (Phew ;-)) But, there is that one characteristic shared by successful business owners, regardless of their industry, or age, background, education etc.

That characteristic is Grit.

Grit is the combination of passion and perseverance that helps you grow and scale a business.

To be successful, you need GRIT.

The power of passion and perseverance

In this interview with Angela Duckworth, author of Grit, you’ll discover that grit is how you can take your life and your business from good to great to exceptional.

Angela explains how being gritty means sticking to your goals even when things don’t seem to be working out.

“The ones who are really inspirational and are successful are the ones that see a broader purpose.”

You’ll discover that grit is how you can take your life and your business from good to great to exceptional.

Angela explains how being gritty means sticking to your goals even when things don’t seem to be working out. And, how interest is the seed of passion.

Grow your grit and achieve your goals

Listen to this episode to discover:

  • What grit is and why it matters
  • The qualities you need to be grittier and more successful
  • The goals model that can bring clarity and growth to your business
  • Why effort counts twice towards achieving your goals
  • How to grow your grit from the inside out, and the outside in

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The HerBusiness Podcast has reached 500,000 downloads! Thank YOU for being one of our wonderful listeners.

Here there. Suzi here. I have a confession. There are some days when I don’t trust myself. Days when I can’t seem to make a decision… to get a resounding YES to a question that I’m asking myself.

In those instances I have to pull myself out of indecision and take the next step.

How much do YOU trust yourself?

How much do you believe in yourself, and value your:

  • Skills
  • Experience
  • Knowledge
  • Intelligence?
  • And, all that you’ve learned

When you trust yourself, you can more confidently take steps forward even when things in the world might seem unstable.

In this episode of the HerBusiness podcast I dive into how self-trust impacts your ability to grow your business.

We look at how trusting yourself helps you play a bigger game, stop procrastination and even charge more for your services.

Listen to this episode to hear:

  • Three ways to back yourself and build your self-trust
  • How to build trust with your team, family and customers
  • What NOT trusting yourself looks like in real life
  • What other women say THEY would do if they trusted themself more
  • How self-trust leads to playing a bigger game in business
  • How indecision keeps you stuck
  • How trusting yourself helps you speak up more, take action faster, and live a life that is more ideal for YOU.

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Why did you start your business?

Was it for financial freedom, freedom of time or because you simply don’t like being told what to do?

Whatever your reason, one of the advantages of starting a business and becoming a business owner is that you can create wealth. You can generate as much income as you want, and it can come through your business.

An important question is:

Are you self-employed or are you a business owner?

Because there is a difference, and this difference has a big impact on whether you achieve the goals you set out to meet in the first place.

And, if the money side of your business is worrying you, it’s definitely possible to put those worries to rest and never lose sleep over money again.

Take Charge Today

In this interview with Kim Kiyosaki, a world-renowned speaker, entrepreneur and author of Rich Woman: Take Charge of your Money: Take Charge of Your Life!, you’ll learn the difference between being self-employed and being a business owner — and why it matters.

Hear Kim talk about why women-owned businesses grow slower than those owned by men and what you can do to accelerate your business growth.

Listen to this episode to hear:

  • Why women-owned businesses fail to grow
  • The difference between being self-employed and a business owner, and why it matters
  • How focusing on serving people can make you more effective
  • How to never lose sleep over money again
  • Why the purpose of business is problem-solving
  • Why you can’t be successful without an inner game
  • How consistent challenges can help grow your business and yourself

Get your copy of Kim’s book, Rich Woman – Booktopia | Amazon (US)
Get a copy of Kim’s book, It’s Rising Time – Booktopia | Amazon (US)

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When we play the comparison game in business, it only leads to frustration and disappointment.

So what can you do to stay mentally strong when self-doubt creeps in?

Any time we step outside of our comfort zone, we are vulnerable to failure, to criticism, to falling flat on our face.

These feelings are made worse when we also start comparing our success and our progress with that of others.

We look at someone’s successful sales promotion and maybe we feel bad about our sales.

We look at their gazillion followers they have on social media and feel horrible about our small audience.

We see them getting opportunity after opportunity and deem ourselves not as good.

What’s wrong with me? We might ask.

Or, maybe we feel great for them.

We are happy to celebrate their success.

And while we are celebrating them, we still ask: “Why can’t I have that level of success?”

If you’ve felt that way, you’re not alone.

Listen to hear:

  • Why nothing compares to you
  • How to move past the comparison game
  • Why your unique talents and strengths might be being diminished
  • The power of real statistics to show you your progress
  • How to move from self-doubt into action and reflection

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Maybe you created a great plan for this year.

Maybe you were one of the business owners who, like me, made grand plans, mapping out the whole year’s activities and promotions.

Maybe COVID 19 turned things upside down for you.

The live event that you were doing has been postponed or cancelled.

Your piano-teaching school or your yoga studio had to close down for a while.

You’ve had the kids at home and so it’s been hard to focus on anything.

I think we are all going to be stronger and better for what we’ve recently experienced.

Our capacity and abilities as businesswomen expanded.

Now, it’s time to start to dream about what we want business to look like the next six months.

If we wait till all restrictions are lifted we’ll be late off the blocks.

So today is the day to start making some new plans.

And, I have some tips for you.

Listen to hear

  • Why your personal goals should precede your business goals
  • The eight essential areas of business that create stability and sustainability
  • How to took 10 weeks away from my business in 2019
  • Why breaking down your projects to the finite details is an important step BEFORE you get started with any new project
  • The planning framework that HerBusiness Network members are using to get their goals faster and easier
  • How to be first in line when the doors open to the HerBusiness Network

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What’s holding your business back from moving to the next level?

If you feel like you’re spinning in circles because you’re worried about declining sales, staff turnover or unhappy customers, and you’re trying to address everything at once—STOP.

You’re simply NOT going to be able to fix all these problems at the same time. Instead, you need to work out what issue to focus on first.

Many entrepreneurs believe that more sales are the answer, but this isn’t always true. In fact, increasing your sales could actually make your problems worse.

How do you work out which problem to start with?

Just like us, your business has a hierarchy of needs too. Applying the business hierarchy of needs to your business will give you a simple system to eradicate your frustrations and get your business back on track.

Fix This Next

In this interview with Mike Michalowicz, author of Profit First, Clockwork and The Pumpkin Plan, you’ll walk step by step through the five levels of your Business Hierarchy of Needs.

“The biggest challenge entrepreneurs have is knowing what their biggest challenge is.” – Mike Michalowicz

Learn how applying the levels in the hierarchy can help you identify the most imminent or vital issue that needs to be addressed first.

Recognize the 25 core needs for your business, including profitable leveraging, that will help you create stability and longevity for your business.

Discover how having every aspect of your business rely on you alone can impact your sustainability.

Make progress consistently

Listen to hear Mike talk about:

  • The 5 levels in your Business Hierarchy of Needs
  • How to use Mike’s hierarchy system to get your business moving forward, fast
  • How to find the true root cause of your business problem
  • How bringing order to your business will accelerate your business growth
  • Why the fastest and strongest businesses are those with a greater purpose
  • How to avoid the “double helix trap” for revenue goals, and why bigger is not better
  • Using the “OMEN” formula to fix your core problem and make progress consistently in your business

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Do you ever feel like if you just had more marketing skills how it’d be so much easier to launch that new course?

Or, if you had better social media skills, how it’d be so much easier to make sales.

Or, if you had the right contacts, how doors would open up so much faster for you?

I get it.

The problem with this way of thinking is that it can get us stuck.

In this episode, Suzi Dafnis talks about not letting what ‘could be’ stopping us from doing the best we can what we can with what we already have.

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What impact does fear have on your business?

Fear can leave you feeling stuck and unable to take the next step in your business, and in your life.

So, what do you do? Do you wait until the fear has gone? Do you keep doing the things that keep you small because that’s where you feel comfortable?

The truth is, the fear may not go away, but you can definitely take control of it and still achieve your goals.

Fear is NOT the boss of you

In this interview with Jennifer Allwood, you’ll discover how to acknowledge your feelings of fear and just do stuff anyway.

“We have a responsibility to show up for our life and do the things that we both want to do and feel called to do.” — Jennifer Allwood

Achieve your business dreams in spite of fear

Listen to this interview to discover:

  • How to accomplish your dreams even when you’re scared
  • How to know when fear is keeping you stuck and how to get unstuck
  • Why perfectionism and self-sabotage gets in your way and how to break free
  • How to influence others by overcoming your fears
  • The power of vision and how it guides your journey in business
  • Why the magic is in the doing and figuring it out as you go

Hear how you can accomplish your dreams even when you’re scared and avoid the self-sabotage that keeps you from pursuing better results in your business.

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What’s one thing that people always pick your brain about?

Something that you love doing, that you’re really good at and that you just can’t stop helping others with?

This is your unique value.

It’s the gift, the talent and the knowledge that you can use to make a difference in the lives of others. And, you can turn it into a business that makes money without needing to be pushy or salesy.

For so many women, the thought of pursuing sales can be so overwhelming that they don’t make that leap. You don’t ask for the sale, or you bungle the opportunity sometimes undervaluing what you do, or not making a compelling offer.

But instead of pursuing sales, what if I told you that you could invite pursuit?

You can package up your expertise, the thing you’re really known for, and turn it into a profitable business that you love.

Listen to this episode to hear Lisa talk about:

  • Making your offer irresistible
  • The formula for getting past perfection
  • Two simple exercises for uncovering your “Million-Dollar Value”
  • How living an inspired life can accelerate your growth
  • Why organised knowledge is critical to scaling your business
  • Why making peace with sales and learning to invite pursuit is how you can get more out into the world in a much bigger way

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Right now, many business owners are experiencing upheaval in their business.

And something interesting is happening to every single one of us.

And, that is that the chinks in our armour are showing.

These chinks don’t matter too much when times are good.

When the money is flowing.

When customers are plentiful.

When the sun is shining on our business.

But, when the economy gets turned around.

Or what used to work no longer works.

Perhaps we are forced to close the doors on our store.

Or we are forced to cancel that live event.

Or to stop treating clients face to face.

Or to look for new revenue streams.

The chinks become gaping holes that leave us feeling very vulnerable.

Our Achilles heel becomes exposed.

Many business owners who were working from home anyhow, now have the added pressure of not having access to their usual services, or they have kids at home that require homeschooling, partners at home that are also trying to work.
The chinks can feel really big - like craters.

In this episode, Suzi Dafnis looks at the chinks that are showing up most commonly and how to take actions towards repairing them and creating new possibilities for you and your business even if right now the future seems unclear.

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What’s one way that you can stand out, grow your community and build a successful business?

Create Superfans.

Superfans are the first people to read your blog post, excitedly wait in line (or jump online) to grab your new product and sign up to your online course without even reading your sales page.

Want to know the best bit?

Your Superfans will help you grow your business by generating warm leads through referrals and recommendations.

How do you create Superfans?

While you can’t expect to have Superfans overnight, you can definitely move people towards Superfan-dom using Pat Flynn’s strategies.

Start by connecting with people by having an impact on their world.

When you create Superfans, you have a connected community supporting you and people showing up for your business, no matter where you take it.

Change Someone’s World

In this interview with Pat Flynn, author of Superfans: The Easy Way to Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business, you’ll hear how we don’t need to create the next big thing, we just need to change someone’s world.

“Superfans are the most important part of your business, and you don’t need very many to do some amazing things for you.” – Pat Flynn

Connect with your Superfans

Listen to this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast to hear Pat Flynn talk about:

  • Why now is the perfect time to build your tribe
  • Why Superfans are insurance for your business
  • The “pyramid of fandom” and how it can turn your audience into Superfans
  • How sharing more of your uniqueness helps your brand stand out
  • Why involving and rewarding your audience pays off for your business
  • How showing “behind the scenes” can bring people closer to your brand
  • How personal moments help build your Superfans, your tribe and your business

Get Pat’s ascension strategy for transforming your casual audience into a connected community who support each other and your brand.

Learn how to involve your audience more to build connections, increase your Superfans and ultimately grow your business.

Discover how creating amazing moments in your business will help you convert your customers, subscribers and listeners into Superfans.

Enjoy!

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Are you afraid to ask someone to buy from you because you’re worried about being seen as pushy?

You’re not alone.

Many business owners find asking for a sale intimidating, even more so when they’re doing it face-to-face.

Overcoming this fear and embracing new ways to grow your business, starts with changing your mindset when it comes to sales.

And getting some powerful skills for handling objections in your skillset.

I am so excited to introduce you to someone who has become one of my favourite educators.

I know you’ll love her authentic way of approaching sales, as service.

In this interview with Bari Baumgardner of SAGE Event Management, you’ll also hear how pairing your online presence with live events is a powerful way to monetise conversations and authentically grow your business.

Hear how you can boost your business by focusing more on the service you’re delivering and less on whether you’re too salesy.

Listen to discover:

  • How live events are the most powerful way to monetise your online presence
  • Bari’s “ACE” model and how to use it to increase your sales results
  • The three ‘Cs’ that are critical to the success of your live event
  • The power of an invitation versus asking for a sale
  • How to overcome objections from customers with three magic words
  • How confidence and enrolment impact your sales results

You’ll also learn how mastering this inner game of your business and combining it with both online and offline strategic opportunities, like live events, can build your credibility and introduce a leveraged revenue stream into your business.

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There is one very specific thing that we teach business owners to do that quickly transforms their overwhelm to a feeling of excitement and renewed energy for their business.

They get a laser focus and, importantly, they start getting more sales and are able to reach their goals sooner.

What is this “wonder-drug” we are giving business owners you might ask?

Well, it’s something that’s been around a long time.

And it’s something that is definitely not the latest fad. In fact, I think it’s been drastically underrated by most business owners.

It starts with not 'winging it’ in business.

It starts with actually planning.

Now, before you sigh in disappointment (I know, I know, it’s so boring, right!?).

Just stay with me for a few moments.

Because I PROMISE you, this is the one thing you can be doing right now to get out from under that stressed out, overwhelmed feeling you have around your business and finally start getting rewarded for all your hard work.

In this episode, I give you our 3-Part Planning for Business Success model which we have taught our members for years,

When we share the planning process, it’s as if the light bulb goes on and the impact is very often profound.

We’ve seen people double their incomes, open to new markets, release successful new products and discover lucrative new marketing channels using this process.

As a result, over the past few years, these business owners have gone from feeling ambivalent (at best) and downright resistant (at worst), to absolutely LOVING planning.

Ready to get planning?

It all starts with your vision.

Thanks to these members for sharing their business visions (Listen to hear them and create your own vision and plan).

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Recently I caught myself waiting for all the little ducks to line up and be in a row before I took action on something I wanted to do.

I was letting myself stay stuck because of my inner chatter.

I caught myself and got out of my' holding pattern'.

Where in life or business do you recognise that you are currently waiting for conditions to be better/perfect before taking the next action?

Who or what are YOU waiting for?

  • To get back to you before you move ahead
  • To submit that proposal
  • To make that big decision
  • To take that next step
  • To start publishing those Facebook LIVEs?

Often we can let the excuse that we're waiting on someone else be our excuse for not moving ahead or as a way to procrastinate.

When we wait to get all our ducks in a ROW, we can put the breaks on our dreams.

In this episode, I tell you how getting to action this one Sunday morning was about making the decisions for ME.

I had to stop worrying about what anyone else was doing.

This decision made all the difference to my mood.

Thanks to these wonderful HerBusiness Network members for letting me share their stories:

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We recently completed one of our biggest projects for the year, our annual Business Growth Summit for Women Entrepreneurs, a free online summit that brings together women from all over the world to learn from world-class speakers, bestselling authors and inspiring entrepreneurs.

We had 4,500 women register for the summit and the feedback we’ve had has been phenomenal.

Members LOVED all these lessons and they’ve started to put these to work in their business. While they all enjoyed the practical advice - many were more impacted by the confidence and understanding they felt when we dove into the inner game topics.

In this episode of the HerBusiness podcast I share:

  • Why the Inner Game of success is and why it matters
  • Being clear on who you are FOR and who you are NOT for
  • How sharing your values can draw your ideal clients to you
  • What it means to create a business that is more like you
  • How to courageously break the ice with your customers

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In her book Power Attractor, author Gabrielle Bernstein says:

“Find what inspires you most and commit to doing more of it!
When we bring energy to what inspires us, we connect to our Super Attractor power and the manifesting begins.”

What she’s saying is that when we do what lights us up, what we love, we draw to us all manner of things that we dream of, in our business and in our life.

Our tag-line at HerBusiness is: Do What You Love, Every Day.

So, I feel very aligned to any message that is about doing work that really lights us up, that keeps us alive and awake on every level - mentally and emotionally and spiritually.

I know that my work leading HerBusiness is totally inspired.

My goal is to have Inspiration - the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative - be present in my work every single day.

So, my question to you is… What lights you up?

In this episode of the HerBusiness podcast I share:

  • Three things you can do TODAY to bring more inspiration into your life and your business
  • What women business owners are doing to feel more connected and inspired
  • What to do every single day to keep bright ideas flowing your way
    How appreciating where you are now can bring you closer to your goals
  • The power of spending time alone, and how to build that space into your day

 

Inspiration Tips from the HerBusiness Network members

When we asked members how they bring more inspiration into their lives and here’s what they said...

“My morning walks and writing. On the inspiration side of things, quality people, a good (I love biographies) on-going education, podcasts etc. and removing negative people from my life.”
Tess Brook, Tess Brook Mediator

“Sitting in a quiet place preferably surrounded by nature with its beauty and sounds. Ironically though a lot of my creative ideas happen at around 3 am, so l need to keep pen & paper next to the bed.”
Jenny Knox

“For me, it’s being visionary, believing is seeing.

  • Daily affirmations.
  • Behaving like I’m already there.
  • Practising success.
  • Surrounding myself with people who are already successful.
  • I found a mentor who is so out of my league and asked them to mentor me... they said yes.
  • Working out a minimum 4x per week.
  • The last is becoming fearless (1 of my 3 2020 words) to become limitless.

Each January for the past 19 years I set a minimum of 1 big goal which is hard to achieve and a few small goals to support it. Every year of achieved it personally or professionally.”
Karina Prefontaine, Plum Petal

"I love a good 'CLEAR OUT' at the end of every year. Cleaning out all papers, old clothes, kids toys, old books - basically anything that doesn't serve me or my family. A lot may go to donations and helps others, otherwise, the rest goes to the tip! For me, it keeps that cycle of giving going as well cleansing. Getting rid of old energy and bringing in the new."
Leticia Alvarez, InContext Marketing & Communications

“For business, I need to find time to step away - travel - go somewhere else (even the beach for a few hours), but I need to remove myself from the environment to get new ideas, inspiration and allow my 'left brain' to quieten down and my right brain some space to do its thing. Ideally, this works better if I can get away for at least a few days, but on the micro-level just taking a walk through a bush trail or along the beach is also good. I also listen to mindset podcasts while walking to open up some new ways of thinking.”
Kristy-Lee Heighway Billett, The Footprint Group

“Alone time, exercise, books, podcasts.”
Charlie Trevena, Charlie Trevena Tourism Marketing

“Crochet! My morning square is my meditative time and some amazing ideas come to me some days while making my square.”
Seona Roberts, Honouring ME Crochet

“For me as a full-on right-brainer (creative) inspiration comes from everywhere... looking at people, Behance, grocery shopping (looking at the packaging), art galleries, magazines, movie set, fabrics, fashion design etc, everything that is tactile. I get inspiration absolutely everywhere and I store things that I feel interesting, in my brain to use later. I think I’m very conditioned in that way as a creative director because inspiration is the source of every idea you bring to the table.

I can spend hooouurrs in a bottle shop looking at all the beautiful labels and packaging... this while I don’t drink a drop of alcohol lol.

This image, for example, gives me so much inspiration... the colour, texture, composition, contrast, etc."
— Greet Recoules, Greet Your Brand

“Being fully present to whatever I'm doing allows my creativity to flow and lights me up.”
Anne Aleckson, Channel and Transformational Speaker

“I believe in like attracting like and that surrounding yourself with the energy you want to work with will illuminate your own creativity. Sometimes I, crank up the stereo to Gyuto Monks chanting, it just works! or go to an art gallery, sit with a notepad and take a deep breath and just write, anything. All of it sparks my inspiration.”
— Kim Sowter, Intuition Coach

“For me, it’s reflection, connection and routine. (Maybe these could be my better 3 words for 2020.) Morning rituals of meditation, yoga and healthy breakfast, chunking time for priority tasks, theming the week and setting aside a weekend each month for a solitary retreat all work wonders for me.”
— Sharn Rocco, Mindful Works

“I love my morning practice - meditation - journaling - yoga. That keeps me grounded and inspires clarity. My greatest source of inspiration occurs during learning via podcasts, audiobooks, webinars or reading book books.”
— Tracey Bode, Zyteq

“I engage the team with funny gifs and morning messages - and we all chat - which makes us feel connected and ready to go.”
— Amanda Cullen, Michelle French and Associates

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Happy new year.

For many of us, this is a time of contemplating and deliberately creating the new year.

A time for envisioning what we want to do better, differently this year.

A time for starting and breaking habits.

Each January for a few years, I’ve taken on Chris Brogan‘s invitation to set three words as a focus for the year.

Chris Brogan is an American author, journalist, marketing consultant, and speaker about social media marketing I’ve had the pleasure to meet and interview a few times.

He has really great books like The Impact Equation, Trust Agents and one of my fave titles - The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth - Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators.

A couple of weeks back, Chris did a one-hour webinar where he talked through how to pick your three words, how to incorporate their usage into your day to day planning and execution, and how to use the My 3 Words method for deciding how best to make decisions that closely match your intentions.

Chris says this about his process:

“Every year, at the beginning of the year, choose 3 words that have personal meaning to you that you will use as guideposts for your chosen path forward in the coming year. Make the words such that they influence your choice of actions, encourage you to decide in favour of your goals, and guide you towards lasting results that you want to experience throughout the year.”

So, after a few days of tossing around words that might be a good fit, I came up with my three words.

Listen to hear:

  • How to choose your 3 words for 2020
  • What author James Clear means by: “You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.”
  • Why your acceptance levels will determine which goals you get
  • How to align your actions with your chosen words

Also mentioned in this episode:

Atomic Habits, James Clear

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