Real You, Real Money with Ray Dodd

Today I’m chatting with the brilliant Pandora Paloma! Pandora is a Quantum Transformation & Business Coach, Author, and multi-6 figure business owner who combines strategy and spirituality to help female entrepreneurs build multi-dimensional wealth.   Get ready, cause we’re diving into a topic that always gets a strong response – how to shift with the times in your business. We’re taking apart why...

The name of this episode. The name of this podcast. The name of my mastermind. There’s a reason that the phrase “real you real money” is at the centre of my work – it’s the philosophy that I have seen success with time and time again in my clients' moneymaking (and my own!).   The “real you” is everywhere: it’s in your systems, in how you market your business, in the way you run your day to day. I...

I have just returned from the first retreat I’ve been on since the pandemic, and couldn’t wait to bring you my thoughts, discoveries and reflections from the time away!   My week in Florence was absolutely transformational in the most gracious of ways, and brought to light so much of what it means to trust myself and my desires.   The feeling that has resonated with me the most was having no sense...

I am so excited to share today’s episode with you as it’s quite a departure from our usual topics here on Real You Real Money. I don’t typically discuss the spiritual side of coaching – a big part of this is because of my own caution around the more toxic sides of manifesting culture. But as I challenge my own biases around spirituality, I’ve started to discover so many nuances, which is why I’m a...

How does the phrase ‘big money’ make you feel?   That’s exactly what we’ll be diving into today, specifically why a phrase like this provokes such a big reaction from so many people, and how understanding that reaction can help us make sense of our own approach to money making.   This episode started even before I hit record, when I took to Instagram to ask all of you what your gut reaction was to...

Today I’m chatting with the brilliant Vix Meldrew about her business journey and pivot to online education and mentoring for coaches and course creators. In 2018, Vix left teaching to be a full-time content creator, a step that evolved from a successful blog and Instagram, to partnerships with brands like Microsoft, Squarespace, and Pinterest, all the way to her membership, Grow & Glow, which has...

I’m so excited to welcome the brilliant Tamu Thomas back to the podcast today! Tamu is an emotional well-being coach trained in somatic coaching, as well as a writer, workshop facilitator, podcaster and Non-Linear Movement practitioner, whose work helps women build an intimate, healthy relationship with themselves so they can make powerful choices about how they live, love and work. On top of that...

...and why you were made for exactly a time like this!   If you’re reading this, it’s likely that your day-to-day is pretty thoroughly influenced by what’s online, which gets complicated when what’s online is constantly moving and  evolving.   So what does this mean for those of us who run our businesses and make our money virtually?   In an online landscape where trends can crop up as quickly as...

Today I’m sharing the story of the journey I’ve taken with my course Real You Real Money... I’ll tell you now, this is a vulnerable one!   Real You Real Money has gone through an evolution with every round. As I reflect back, I can see how different sides of my own conditioning around money, selling, and worth cropped up as roadblocks along the way.   A big part of this was around client results,...

Today, I’m talking about a phrase that has been coming up a lot not only with my clients, but within my own business too: Righteous Frustration. When I say ‘righteous frustration’, I mean that space where you know you are meant for more, but you recognise that you are not there yet.   Being in this space can bring up a whole lot of feelings around ourselves and what is possible for us. It can put...

When you hear the word ‘struggle’, it wouldn’t be surprising to associate it with something undesirable, or something that you would want to avoid. But when we really dive into our relationship to it, our connection to struggle can be something that we attach ourselves to.   Our struggles can feel like a real, tangible way to anchor ourselves, especially when society’s perception of success relies...

My guest this week is the wonderful Josephine Brooks, a business & marketing strategist who helps you build and structure your business in a way that supports the lifestyle you want to live.   Josephine talks us through the pivot that she took after experiencing burnout, and how that helped her discover a way of running her business that brought ease to her marketing and money making.   She shares...

Today, I’m diving in and asking why : why is it so hard to fully step into your business? Why do we hold back? Why is our conditioning making us play small? Why is it so difficult to focus on what we want?   And then, the biggest question of them all: What am I going to do that’s different than what I’m doing? What am I going to do to challenge that conditioning and make the money I want to make i...

Time for a money pep talk! Today I’m giving you a little preview of what I’m calling our Money Quest in my group course Plenty (because if you haven’t heard, I’m all about fantasy fiction… love a good dragon).   Let’s say you’ve started your Money Quest - you know you want to earn more and you’re setting off on the journey there. By doing this, you’re already stepping outside what you’ve been cond...

Building trust in your business can feel like a minefield of questions. Maybe you’re someone who worries that building trust feels manipulative, like you’re trying to make your clients feel a certain way. Every time you post, go live, have a sales call, you worry about perceptions: am I ‘professional’ enough? Does being ‘professional’ equal trust? Am I being visible in the ‘right’ way?   If any of...

In today’s episode, I’m talking through the pressure we create around sales. Our feelings around making a sale can reshape into something much different than just having someone buy that thing or accept that offer. We can fall into the pattern of placing our worth, confidence and a whole lot of our self-perception around the success of our offer and the money we are making.   If you’ve ever caught...

Today the wonderful Mara Glatzel and I are breaking down our perceptions around neediness, because when it comes down to it we’re all human and we all have needs! Mara brings her experience as an intuitive coach and writer who helps humans stop abandoning themselves and start embracing their needs and honouring their natural energy rhythms.   We put the negative connotations around the word ‘needy...

Today I’m sharing my 5 tips for doubling your income in 2023! This goal has been at the front of my mind in so many ways as the new year begins, including being the focus of my group program Plenty ( which is open to signups now! ). But setting a goal to double your income is about so much more than the amount itself. It’s about really owning that number and believing that you can take the steps t...

I’m kicking off the first episode of 2023 with the brilliant Elizabeth Stiles! Elizabeth is a fashion & textiles brand consultant, who takes us on the journey of venturing into her own business after 15 years of experience as a buyer & sales manager for the likes of Next, New Look, River Island & Urban Outfitters. Through online courses focused on selling & visibility, Elizabeth helps launch & sca...

At first, I didn’t know if I was ready to look back on 2022. This year has felt like a lot of growing pains, a lot of learning, a lot of things that might need more time to settle before reflecting. Which made me realise that now was exactly the time to think about it all!   By shying away from talking about it, I was judging my process, every point that didn’t go exactly as planned, every time I...

I was so inspired by my conversation with Megan Macedo and I just can’t wait for you to hear it today! QUOTES “Most of us have been raised in the business paradigm - western culture is the business paradigm. You can also think of it as the productivity paradigm, the hustle, grind culture. The focus is on the outcome… Whereas the art paradigm, the focus is on the process. The focus is on: who are y...

Why are you making money?   This is what we’re chatting through in today’s episode… because no one makes money just for money’s sake. Whether you’re motivated by numbers, necessity, validation, or something else, there is always a driving force behind why you’re earning and what you want to earn.   We can get caught up in thinking that money needs to be hard work and VERY serious, which can fog ou...

I usually avoid phrases like this because if you know me, you know I’m not a huge fan of income guarantees. The way you approach and feel about money making is too nuanced to hold yourself to specific amounts, goals, and percentages without the context of all the mindset work that goes into getting there.   But as I’ve been talking to you all during my most recent launch of Plenty, I’ve noticed so...

Deep breath… how are we all doing? It seems like an appropriate question to start with - it’s an interesting time to be running a business, and maybe an even more interesting time to be making money.     One thing about money is that it loves fun. And right now, it feels so complicated to have fun with money. With the state of the economy (shall I say the dreaded word ‘recession’), of politics, of...

I’m so excited to share my conversation with the brilliant Mars Lord with you today! Mars is a Certified Life Coach, birth activist, and a leading voice in Black Maternal Health and cultural competency. She is also the creator of Abuela Doulas, a doula preparation course primarily (but not exclusively) for Black and Brown bodied people.   Mars shares her experiences as a multi award-winning doula...