Rising Femme with Monique Harding

I’m so excited to welcome Annie Gichuru, a racial equity coach, partners with The Beautiful You Coaching Academy, guiding entrepreneurs to build inclusive businesses. Her program, REPRESENTED, promotes racial diversity and equity. With a background in HR and coaching, she brings compassion and expertise to her work. In this podcast with Annie, we explored the nuances of inclusivity in online busin...

In this podcast, I'm addressing a common concern many of us in the business world encounter: feeling like we're talking to no one and struggling to understand why our offers aren't selling. I want to approach this issue from a practical standpoint, offering three key perspectives to help you gain clarity and motivation. 1. Are you targeting the right audience for your offer? 2.  Are...

Often, our beliefs about growth can inadvertently hold us back. While revenue generation is crucial, solely prioritising it can hinder our long-term growth. Understanding your current constraints is essential for progress, whether it's prioritising profit, addressing time constraints, or overcoming mindset barriers. It's all about understanding what truly holds us back from reaching our...

Your beliefs shape your reality; by aligning your energy with your goals, you manifest success. This episode dives deep into strategies and mindset shifts crucial for navigating the turbulent waters of entrepreneurship. Before my recent masterclass, I engaged in personalized outreach, connecting with attendees to understand their pain points and aspirations. This practice fosters intimacy and ensu...

It's essential to recognize when something feels like a roadblock between your vision and its realisation. In this episode, I delve into the barriers that may be obstructing your path to achieving your business goals and offer actionable strategies to overcome them. If you've established yourself in your field and crafted solid offers, it's unlikely that the problem lies with your p...

For those of us in the coaching, consulting, or solopreneur businesses, where our names are the brand, there's an intense emotional connection. Unlike conventional businesses, we have the freedom to set our own rules and rhythms. But with this freedom comes responsibility. We navigate a delicate balance between personal and professional life in our marketing and content. Crafting a coherent p...

As a coach, I understand the desire for financial stability and the impact it has on our well-being. Reflecting on my journey, I've realized that solid business foundations are key to consistent revenue. Many entrepreneurs lack structured sales systems, leading to erratic income. Building a reliable sales process tailored to individual strengths is essential. Whether through live launches, pe...

In this episode, I emphasize the importance of identifying and leveraging the unique aspect that sets an individual or business apart. I am encouraging you to understand why people are choosing you over others and to integrate that distinctive quality into your marketing strategy. I will also share with you the common pitfall of abandoning what made one successful in pursuit of rapid growth, which...

It's crucial to recognize that if you own a business, you are, unequivocally, in sales. This is a non-negotiable aspect of business ownership, unless it's more of a side hobby with minimal sales involvement.  The goal of this episode isn't to impose a specific sales process but to help you discover what feels genuinely aligned with your approach.  Popular online narratives dictating...

In this podcast episode, I share invaluable insights on Magnetic Messaging, guiding you through the process of refining their communication strategies for maximum impact. This episode emphasizes the importance of intimately knowing your audience, offering practical advice on conducting a language audit to enhance clarity and engagement. I will also discuss the delicate balance between acknowledgin...

In planning this podcast episode, I'm excited to share insights into my process, blending strategy with a touch of personal anticipation as I share my predictions for the online business landscape in 2024. Foreseeing a significant shift, I will be emphasizing the importance of storytelling in content creation, how memberships will become a focal point, having a laser-focused messaging can hel...

If you've been following me, you know I love to share insights on embodying your future self, the power of rituals, and habits that drive success. In this quick episode, I’m excited to share insights on cultivating a wealthy mindset for the new year! Our mindset shapes everything, often filtering out possibilities we don't believe in. I will be laying the groundwork for the new year, cha...

Let’s dive into the power of inspiration with me as we break away from the routine. Join the conversation about finding business inspiration during the holiday break and unlocking unexpected creativity. As we approach the new year, I'll share my unique perspective on goal-setting. This episode isn't about crafting an exhaustive business strategy but embarking on a journey of ideation, dr...

In today's episode, we're getting real about something we've all faced – getting in our own way. But guess what? It's not about kicking your limiting beliefs to the curb; it's about understanding them, giving them a little nod, and then showing them their place of integration within your internal ecosystem.  We're diving deep into your protector parts – those unsung h...

In this episode, we explore the critical role of HERO content in establishing trust and deepening connections with your audience. We dive into the time investment required for someone to trust you, emphasizing the need for strategic content creation. Discover the power of a well-crafted HERO piece that goes beyond the surface-level engagement of social media platforms.  Delve into the challenges o...

The online space has become obsessed with the new and novel. Whilst this is great in terms of innovation, I have seen far too many business owners burning down their businesses thinking that is the key to their next income and impact goal.  In todays episode I talk about how you can leverage your hard work and IP to date to make magic an service your customers deeper.  If you loved this episode LE...

Typically at this time of year, people are starting to review and plan their future goals.  In today’s episode we’re exploring the four types of goals that I focus on in my business. I’ll take you through a process of how you can integrate them within your own goal setting process and why all four of them are important.  If you loved this episode LET ME KNOW, take a screenshot, share it on your st...

It’s been a couple of years since I moved outside of the bricks and mortar therapy world into coaching. What a learning curve it has been! The online business world is certainly a different beast. A beast full of opportunity when you know how to tame it.  In today’s episode I’m taking you through the five things I wish I knew when I started my online business. Hopefully they will support you in yo...

The online business landscape is busier and noisier than ever. Customers are more discerning and critical in their buying process. In order to succeed you need full alignment in terms of energy, embodiment and messaging.  So today I’m taking you into a glimpse of what it looks like to work with me from a strengths-driven strategy perspective and am sharing three hacks for you to align your busines...

Manifestation is about bringing things into existence. However it’s less about what you are doing and more about who you become throughout that process.  Today I take you through three truths I use to inform how I go about manifesting what I desire in my life.  You’ll hear;  Why clarity is paramount in your manifestation process and how to get it  Ways to work on your underlying beliefs that may b...

Have you ever thought about what is actually fuelling your desire for growth? As in really thought about it? What would earning an extra 10k a month afford you? What would you do when you added another 100k to your annual income? How would your life change? What would you need to invest in and subscribe to in order to get there? Would your profit actually change? Intentional business gets us chall...

Without you even realising it, you’ve created all sorts of upper limits in your life and business. It’s that fine line between what we deem possible versus impossible. Where we place our name in the hat and where we don’t even write it on the piece of paper.  In today’s ep, Monique takes your through a process for redefining what is possible for you in a way that will shift things for good. This i...

In this episode, Monique unpacks the importance of deep identity work alongside your strengths first strategy.  She shares real life examples of how the absence of this can keep you stalled at growth points along your journey as well as some initial exercises to start to explore this for yourself.  You’ll learn some core lenses of self exploration and prompts for checking in to assess that sweet s...

In this weeks episode whilst we’re focussed on all things strengths driven business, I want to talk about the slippery slope of over-identifying with part of ourselves.  I’ll take you through five different ways that what you consider to be your greatest strengths may actually be hindering your growth and progress plus a process of how to recognise it.  DM me LUMINATE on Instagram to join the wait...

So you’re on board with this whole strengths driven strategy thing? You’re keen for the identity and self exploration work and want to use your genius zone to make more money.  Firstly, welcome!  Today’s episode is going to take you through three ways you can apply your unique strengths to your business to create more clients. I’ll chat you through some practical applications and get you thinking...