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

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 on...

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 YO...

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 ar...

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...

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...

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 entreprene...

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...

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...

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...

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 wh...

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 lead...

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 objectio...

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...

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 wha...

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 less...

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-l...

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...

If you were to be bolder in 2020 than you were in 2019, what would you do? What gutsy goals would you set? Each year I ask our HerBusiness Network members to consider this question as we get to the end of a year. And, this is a question that I too have asked myself for many years. At the start of 2019 members listed Bold Goals like: Launch a new course Write an e-book Create a debt-collection app...

Ever since I was young, I've kept a journal. There were years where I religiously spilled my guts into a journal, my first romances, my deepest worries, my concerns. Then, for many years I did not write. Many years. Like most of my 20s and part of my 30s. Today I write daily. It's become a habit that I'm keen to keep up. One that I make a priority each morning, before I dive into my day. Here's wh...

Regardless of what sort of results we are looking for, when we don't go after a specific outcome, when we don't have a definite idea of what we are trying to achieve… how can we know if we are successful? We have unlimited options to be, do and have what we want in life and business, including: How we spend our time How we build our business The products and services that we provide Who we serve a...

Have you ever felt confused about making the right decisions for your business? Perhaps you've been in the situation where a lack of clarity meant a lot of time and energy was spent going in circles in your mind, maybe even procrastinating. Or, has jumbled mind kept you in a static position (or even going backwards instead for forwards towards your goals)? Imagine being able to clearly articulate...

In order to communicate effectively, we need to connect with our audience, whether that is ourselves if we are planning or working on an important project. Our partners… Our children… Our clients… Our social media followers… We connect when we are FULLY present with them. This means that we are truly aware of who we are communicating with and if they are ready to hear our message. If we are using...

If you've ever held back in putting yourself forward for opportunities… Going for that bigger contract… Charging that higher price…   Then this episode is for you.   Confidence is not (despite what those 80s motivational speakers tried to tell us) just wearing the right clothes, having a firm handshake and feeling good about ourselves.   The good news is that confidence is a habit that can be stre...

The more people we want to reach The bigger partnerships The bigger team The more clients we want to have … the better we need to become as communicators Good communication is how we upgrade our relationships and our lives. The lack of communication and bad communication can also be how we downgrade our relationships and our lives. Communicating our worth includes: Being able to charge the prices...