Rising Femme with Monique Harding

Following on from last week's episode, I want to take you through the strengths driven business framework I utilised in creating sustainable, highly profitable, intentional businesses with my coaching clients.  We explore the three core pillars of strengths driven business and how they integrate together to increase confidence, profit and ease for founder I have two spaces available for 1 on...

Have you been feeling stuck or like things feel had in your business? Maybe you’re in the early stages of building something and it all feels overwhelming and confusing. You’ve been trying different strategies from different coaches and mentors but nothing seems to stick.  It’s exhausting.  I get it. Today’s episode is all about helping you understand why your current process of looking outside of...

I am fascinated by how the brain works. I’ve spent 10+ years studying psychology, neuroscience and sociology and as a Therapist and Coach I now integrate this knowledge to support people to achieve incredible transformations in their lives.  One of the most impactful ways I use my neuro-knowledge is in my work with business owners. Not so much in supporting their brains but in understanding how th...

Katie Stevens is a lifestyle influencer and entrepreneur with a passion for helping women succeed in business and kick serious goals in life! She’s travelled the world hosting events, presented on world stages, coaches small business owners and bult 5 successful companies from the ground up.  I sit down with Katie in today’s episode to talk about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. She shares h...

Ever wondered what it really takes to create a community of raving fans? This week's guest, Ash Lane takes you behind the scenes of her wildly successful business, Train with Ash.  Ash talks about how her personal story ignited a mission within her to support other women to running a business remotely as they travel Australia alongside her husband, Brad.  We also dive into her philosophy on c...

Truth be told, I've never been a fan of having a traditional niche. Gone are the days that you can define your ideal client by the coffee they like to drink, what they do for work and how many children they have. In today's episode we dive into the psychographics of business and the idea of shifting from niche to need. I take you through a process to speak to your clients shadow parts an...

We all want content that moves people. That drives them to take action in their lives in a positive direction. Ideally in a way that draws them towards us and our offerings.  In today's episode I take you through the different stages of the client journey and how to craft converting content at each stage.  We’re deep diving into all things sales psychology and how you can use neuromarketing p...

This week I’m introducing you to my incredible business coaching client, Owner of Virtual Assistant Agency, Collab Teams, Petra Coulson.  We know as entrepreneurs that the belief that we can do it all keeps us small and limited. As you start to move through plateaus and reach new levels in your business, hiring support is a critical step that you will navigate in order to grow.  In this chat with...

It’s time to reclaim your happiness. In this episode, I’ll break down the beliefs you likely have but don’t realise you do that are limiting the happiness you experience in your life. Stop seeking happiness externally to you for good and create it from within.  In this happiness deep dive you will learn;  Your misunderstandings around happiness and how they keep you in your current limited emotion...

I’ve worked in the area of behaviour change now for close to fifteen years. Whether I am supporting Business Owners to break through their current income plateau or athletes in developing the high performance mindset to reach the top of their sport, I have noticed some common roadblocks that seem to get in the way of top performers meeting their potential.  Meet my Expansion Anxiety model.  I deve...

Today’s episode features my brilliant business coaching client, Alana Bennett.  Alana is a self-proclaimed Human Experience Fanatic and Coach. This is her greatest passion! She values human connection first, knowing WHO humans are before WHAT they do.  She is a wife, super proud parent of 2 boys, an avid baker, reader and connector. She is a firm believer of putting her own oxygen mask on first. H...

The single thing that has made the biggest impact in my mental wellbeing, mindset and growth journey has been….. Daily journaling.  I get asked about it often in both therapy and coaching. People are seeking a way to manage the busyness of their minds, feel more present and access their best thinking.  In today’s episode I’ll take you through five different approaches to journaling you can try tod...

Lauren Doogan is the Owner and Head Stylist of Lauren Doogan Stylist. She works across an umbrella of services such as visual merchandising, wardrobe edits, personal shopping sessions, campaign shoots, styling workshops and more.  In today’s episode we talk about the connection between style and personal brand. Lauren shares her top tips for confidence and simple styling hacks for bringing your pe...

I know a lot of my clients at the moment are feeling a shift in the market. They’ve been feeling it for a while. We are no longer in a sellers market in the online space. These shifts are nudges from the strategic gods for you to relook at your current marketing strategy and course correct where necessary.  If you are finding sales are down for you currently you're going to love this super pr...

Welcome to the final episode of our Word-of-Mouth mini series. Today we’re going a layer deeper to explore this business model from a higher level philosophy perspective. I’m busting the myth that you NEED social media, SEO or online ads to make it in your service based business.  I’ll guide you through the key mindset shifts between high tech business versus high touch. We’ll talk about why Word...

Welcome to part two of our Word-of-Mouth mini series. In today’s episode we’re focusing on the number one thing you need to focus on when creating a successful business using word of mouth strategy, Relationship.  I’ll talk through practical ways for you to implement this principle across all ends of your business from attraction to retention. I’m lifting the lid on the sustainable ways my clients...

This episode is the start of a four part mini series I’ll be diving into around all things word of mouth strategy, action and mindset.  With everything happening in the world currently and the shifting landscape of online business there has never been a better time to invest in establishing a really solid word of mouth strategy for your business. We know that people are more likely to buy from ref...

It can be so overwhelming to know where to focus in your business to get real results. The truth is, the answer to that really depends on the current stage and season you are in.  Strategy gets a lot of attention but for those of you building to six figures and getting momentum with regular clients, anchoring into a particular strategy as gospel doesn’t actually make a lot of sense.  In today’s ep...

I’ve supported thousands of women over the last decade to make positive changes in their lives. One of the key things I have noticed is that the way we perceive progress has a direct correlation to our levels of motivation and in turn success and sustainability of change. Today, I’m taking you through the biggest problem people make in evaluating their progress and three better ways of reflecting...

Conversations about the current economic climate are everywhere in mainstream media. You can’t turn on the news without seeing a reference to rising fuel and grocery costs and interest rate rises. Although I haven’t seen it spoken to a lot within the business coaching space,  I’m going to take you through some key considerations in determining if now is the right time to invest in your business. P...

Be real with me - how much money have you invested in your own personal development over the years? Coaching, therapy, courses?  I’m going to guess that some of these things have felt like really solid investments with incredible, transformational returns. Others, not so much.  In today’s episode I’m taking you through four things that are blocking you from getting the results you want out of your...

It is so common to overestimate the authority to change your life that exists within you and underestimate the influence and impact of changing the environment you exist in.  Factors like friends, family, culture, environment, social norms and beliefs affect you more than you will ever know.  In this week's episode I talk through the psychological perspective and scientific evidence around wh...

Successful business starts with who you are - your identity, your beliefs and what you trust you are capable of. It’s a great place to start if you are struggling a bit with the strategy and action piece.  In today’s episode we’ll dive into five of the core traits I see in the multi six and seven figure women I coach.  Focus on embodying one of these traits a little more today and watch how you th...

We’ve entered a new era of business with the introduction of chat GPT and AI technology. If you are continuing to rely on pretty marketing to bring people into your world it’s simply not going to work.  Front end marketing will continue to get more and more sophisticated (and potentially similar!) whilst the backend experience of what it is like to work with you will become more of a decision make...

You should care about your psychology/mindset.  Like, really, really, really care about it.  Why? Because your psychology (your beliefs, perspectives, insights, roles, conditioning and schemas) will be THE thing that directs the action that you take in your business.  The action you take in your business creates your results.  This week, I’m sharing the five beliefs that I fully anchored into to s...