On Her Terms with Nikki Elledge Brown

Can't believe I forgot to (audio) note the origin of this title inspiration, but if IYKYK. 🍿 Either way, the point is: Reminders are *gifts* to the right people. They are helpful and appreciated. LIKE YOU. Those who don't want or need them can delete, unsubscribe, and scoot along their merry way. 📮 Thoughts, Qs, topics you’d love to hear more about? Share here >> onherterms.com/convo ❤️ If...

Before you're tempted to use your fresh morning energy to... Catch up on the laundry. Declutter the pantry. Get lost in a DIY tech support tangle. Listen to this message. Do your thing. THE THING. You know what it is. Do it and tag me when you're done. I wanna celebrate with you! 🐸 📮 Thoughts, Qs, topics you’d love to hear more about? Share here >> onherterms.com/convo ❤️ If this episode r...

Ever find yourself holding back or feeling weird about inviting folks to work with you? This (now public!) audio message is for you. Something I used to tell my clients and A Course About Copy® students back in the day: If you're not confident in what you're selling, you've got no business selling it. (Like literally, ya got no business, because you're probably not selling it.) What if inviting pe...

You have a beautiful, powerful mind. Are you using it to talk yourself OUT of what you really want, or are you using it to talk yourself INTO what you want? Now is the perfect time to be honest with yourself about who you are, what you want, and what you're currently willing and able to do about it. If you could use consistent support with that - so that you can truly transform the way you're show...

In this message I share insights from my own family "interruptions" and invitations - how and when I know if I want to keep working or step away, why my growth edge is more about learning when to STOP vs. when to START, and how I've come to appreciate the role these goobs play in keeping me true to my own highest values (of fam relationships and physical health)... even when I'd rather test my own...

What's the simplest, most enjoyable way for you to communicate and connect with the people who can benefit from your services / offerings? Is it writing? Drawing? Speaking? In person? Online? IG stories? IG captions? FB lives? LinkedIn posts? Directly composing an email? What if you could let go of all the imaginary conditions around your messaging needing to be X to be valuable - and trusted that...

I believe if you sit still, tune out the other voices, and tune IN to your own... you know what your proverbial next step is. If you're not actively taking it (and tuning in for your next assignment), it's likely bc you're afraid what may happen on the other side of it. (Ask me how I know 🙋🏻‍♀️) Think about it: the next step is usually a very practical action that likely takes less than five min...

External accountability is a temporary fix. Sustainable accountability is an *inside* job, best practiced regularly. In this message I muse on a new form of PILLOW TALK - a simple practice I’ve been using to check in and review how I showed up to life in a particular day. No journal required. Doesn't matter if it's a new week, new moon, new quarter. No need to create an altar or dedicated physical...

Who are you to do this? What makes you so special? What did you do to deserve this (desired outcome) life? Why would someone pay you for that? How could you serve that many clients WELL? If you can get past the stigma and typical advice to "silence" this line of Qs from your inner critic, you'll see these are actually powerful questions to answer. What if your inner critic is actually your biggest...

Calling all brilliant and big-hearted yet grouchy "superheroes" ready to retire their imaginary capes: You don't have to do this alone. *this = hold, sort, and seamlessly strategize and place all the puzzle pieces of life, fam, and biz without the support of a pro field guide and community who GET THIS LIFE, can help you see the pieces you may have dropped on the floor, release the ones that have...

A glimpse inside my first hour home solo after dropping all three kids at their respective schools for the day (!) A challenge to get out of your safe thought experiment world and into the scary yet potentially AMAZINGLY rewarding and fun real world. Get messy. Embarrass yourself in the name of love and growth and humanity. Be willing to mess up, to practice, and build real confidence, not just th...

The alarm clocks were set on the iPhones with care.... Quick check in as we say aloha to an unstructured summer and welcome new #backtoschool routines with open arms and backpacks. Would love to hear what you're up to over there as September draws near! Click the comment box link below or send me an email or voice memo. I'll meet you back here soon with more info on what's to come. ✨ 📮 Thoughts,...

Reflections on using big feelings (anger, fear, anxiety) as fuel for transformative action. If you're feeling frozen, helpless, powerless, "what difference can I possibly make?"... It's no coincidence that we're here, in this time and space. We're all needed. Take care of you! Don't give up. Stay in the metaphorical room. This message includes simple ideas to reclaim your power from the inside out...

A few more thoughts on building confidence (trust, faith, true belief) through evidence. Trusting you can handle the proverbial "it" because in one form or another, you have. Plus a fun realization on how you can use QuickTime to easily merge two clips. Game changer! 📮 Thoughts, Qs, topics you’d love to hear more about? Share here >> onherterms.com/convo ❤️ If this episode resonates, share...

Because I am a sentimental cheeseball who wanted to record my own "ocean waves" track for future meditations and visualizations, tagged with the memory of standing in the sand with my oldest on an empty beach under a new moon... This track is two minutes of ocean waves crashing on the shore, just outside of Disney's Aulani Resort and the Four Seasons Oahu at Ko Olina (paired with a bit of breeze i...

A word-nerdy discussion on the meaning of TRUE, from-the-heart confidence. When you're not careful or careless in how you show up; you're caring. For yourself and all those you interact with. What does true confidence look, feel, sound like for you? When have you felt it - no matter how much money you had or what you looked like at the time? And a nod to our most recent movie night - Multiverse o'...

If you're like me and this season is an all hands on deck / all kiddos home for summer *and* you're also working on a creative project that means a lot to you, give this exercise a try. Because the to-do list never ends. Never will. It's on us to define our own "state of sufficiency" - whatever ENOUGH truly means in a given day. Let me know how it goes for you! 📮 Thoughts, Qs, topics you’d love t...

If you're holding on to something "extra" that an imaginary future version of you MAY want or need one day - an old pair of jeans, a craft kit, a sandwich bag of not-yet-ready-to-be-decorative sea glass.... consider that this may be the perfect day to declutter yourself, reclaim that energy, and open up space for something new that yourACTUALself will enjoy. ✨ A note from my inner park ranger: I'...

"I wanna be more present. Focused. Committed." When was the last time you took a moment to actually DEFINE what these words mean to you? In this ep I share an idea I gave to a client (who's also a mom, spouse, biz owner, human in her own right) who wanted to prioritize presence with her son during a particularly full / busy logistical season. Getting crystal clear on a simple list of actions (with...

Ideas to help you recalibrate your goals when time is feeling a little crunchy. Applying good / better / best scaffolding to your to-do list (the stuff that's well within your control). Deciding on 1) a bare mini you feel good about 2) a win if all goes well with fam, health, weather patterns, etc. 3) a stretchy WOOHOO. Also mentioned: My On Her Terms® goal-setting framework: Identity. Desires. En...

How many ideas have you not yet acted on for fear that they may not work out forever and ever, amen? What if you don't love the offer? The format? The timeline? The delivery? The clients?? It's like sustainability is a new form of perfectionism. Staying still out of fear of repeating the (all in, then all out to recover) burnout cycle. So what's the path forward? How do we rebuild trust in our own...

How different would your life (stress, clarity, and confidence levels) be if YOUR voice was the loudest voice in your head? I've been conducting an experiment in evening "single-tasking" for the past week or so. Instead of putting my earbuds in and listening to an inspiring, entertaining, educational audio or video while I do mind-light tasks and wind down after the kiddos are asnooze, I've been i...

📮 Thoughts, Qs, topics you’d love to hear more about? Share here >> onherterms.com/convo ❤️ If this episode resonates, share it with a friend (or three). The more the merrier. 📱 Come say hi on Instagram @nikkielledgebrown and tag me if you're listening. Love seeing OHT in the wild! 👑 Want my eyes, brain, and strategic support on your specific situation? Click here and tell me what you're...

The case for the BARE MINI. Ever feel like you're running your business like obstacle course? Like you're pulling a never-ending handkerchief out of your pocket, delaying your gratification for, like...EVER? What are you overcomplicating? (Important side Q: why? Are you afraid of what may happen if it works, or if it doesn't?) Who could help you take an honest look at your layers o' complication a...

What if it ALL could work? What do you WANT to work? Musings on #onherterms biz model design. 📮 Thoughts, Qs, topics you’d love to hear more about? Share here >> onherterms.com/convo ❤️ If this episode resonates, share it with a friend (or three). The more the merrier. 📱 Come say hi on Instagram @nikkielledgebrown and tag me if you're listening. Love seeing OHT in the wild! 👑 Want my eyes...