Tall Poppy Society with Merilyn

Comparison-itus! It's up there with self-doubt, overwhelm and fear of failure. Like an alien that invades our brain. Sabotaging our day. Ruining our to-do lists. Destroying confidence. Let it loose in your thinking for 5 minutes and you'll end up abandoning your best-laid plans and spacing out on Netflix instead. Or raiding the fridge. We all feel it. Even the most successful people we a...

Unfortunately 'sales' is sometimes a dirty word. Many new business owners (and especially Creatives) find asking for the sale uncomfortable. This episode is designed to get you loving sales!  Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

The second part of a discussion about what it takes to be successful in business in the first few years. In this part I cover the 'ladders' that we definitely want to take. Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

The stats tell us that only 10% of businesses will succeed in their first 5 years of operations. So what makes the difference? In this two-part episode I chat about business as if it was the game of "Snakes & Ladders'. In this part I cover the 'snakes' that we want to avoid - the common mistakes that business owners tend to make in the first few years. Follow Merilyn: Insta...

'Don't push, let it unfold' sounds like the kind of advice that is ideal, yet not very practical - especially when the message out there is often 'push push push' and 'hustle, hustle, hustle'! I work with so many business women who come to me after they have burned out, or become exhausted and are sick of pushing. They crave another way of working and another way...

I never thought I needed a mastermind. After all I had over 25 years in business, so what more could I gain? How wrong I was. Even though I had all that experience and was helping others build their businesses, I had NO idea how much I needed peer support through a mastermind. Joining a mastermind enabled my new business to leap from 25k to 123k in one year! In this podcast I share what my top exc...

For years, on Instagram, I've been talking about wowtherapy! It started out as a weekly photography challenge and it's evolved into a philosophy. A short motivational chat about the health and mindset benefits of putting a little wow therapy into your day. Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

Ah, the old imposter syndrome strikes us when we least expect it - and often when we are successful too! This is a quick check to see what we can do about it when it invades our thinking and our actions.  Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

What's your favourite word? Do you have a 'word of the year'? Today I'm chatting about one of my favourites... 'inspiration'. I'm inspiring you to be more inspirational!  Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

Does 'positive thinking' really work? Can we really change our mindset through affirmations and quotes? A chat about why that 'mean voice' is not the enemy and what we can do instead.  Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

What the heck do I do next? The search for clarity causes us to freeze and stop dead in our tracks. So what do we do to get clarity? This episode helps clear the fog.  Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

In this episode I continue the chat about WowArchetypes and focus on the key things that can stop each type getting their goals and dreams going in 2020. And of course, I talk about what each type can do.  Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

If you are listening to this podcast you probably already desire to 'lead your world'... and yet most of us are still using all our energy on 'reacting' to our world, or waiting and planning to lead our world. This short chat is designed to get us moving! Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

No matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, you'll encounter the emotional roller coaster... and it will make you wonder what the heck made you decide to have your own business. There's no doubt that it's the fiercest personal development incubator of all. In this quick episode I share three things that will help you ride it with a scream of fun rather than terror!  Fol...

It's that time of year hey? You set your resolutions, but by now they are starting to lapse. 'More willpower' isn't the answer, and in fact scientists are actually refuting the whole concept. What we need (and it's WAY easier) is habits. This is a short inspirational chat about the power of habits. It might just bring some relief! Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Websit...

We've all heard of the 'know, like and trust' factors of marketing. But really? Does it really mean endless social media posting? In this episode I chat about my three marketing 'w' approach, which has helped even the most introverted of business owners be more confident in marketing. You'll discover that marketing is about the wave, the woo and the wed! If we aren&ap...

I see so many 'new' business owners juggling multiple businesses - and usually none of them are making anywhere near the income they could be. They use the excuse ' Well, I'm a multi-passionate, so I'm doing lots of things and hoping that one of them will take off '. Listen to this short chat about what to do if you are juggling and struggling (or justifying) focusing...

An introductory chat about my personality profiling tool - The WowArchetype - designed for entrepreneurs. Discover if you are a VisionMaker, PassionMaker, PeaceMaker or HeartMaker. I've spent decades teaching many well known personality profile systems, and whilst great, they all tend to be 'employment' focused. This easy to remember personality profile is ideal for business owners....

If you've worked with business or productivity coaches (or ever money mindset coaches), no doubt they have taken you through the 'ideal day, week or year' exercises? But does it work? And how much has it really changed the way you run your business or life? In this episode I chat about ideal days, weeks and years and how to make them work in your favour (not just frustrate you). Fol...

In this episode I tell the story of my personal transformation from trauma and survival to starting my own personal brand and success over the last decade. I share how in one day,  back in late 2009, my whole world crashed and that led me on a 10 year journey of healing, building, leading and forgiveness. I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing today without this very painful, and very instru...

Patriarchy Stress Disorder is the invisible inner barrier to women's happiness and fulfilment... and it's the title of the best-selling new book by Dr Valerie Rein. This book (and her work) has impacted me so much, I thought I'd read you the Introduction chapter. I encourage you to listen to this podcast, then go out and buy the book! Patriarchy Stress Disorder, by Dr Valerie Rein....

There are many types of bees and they are vital little critters in the health of our world... but what on earth what have they got to do with building a business? Well, my clients know that I talk about three particular bees all the time to help them really 'get' the business building analogy. See which bees you identify with... 🐝 The first is the HONEY BEE. Now this one is described as...

Sorry Kevin, your Field Of Dreams philosophy just doesn't work with marketing!  So many women meet with 'resistance' when it comes to marketing, especially those who have yet to make the leap from side-income to abundance. They have the 'build it and they will come' mentality, sometimes without even realising it. They stay in hobby-mode for way too long and it comes from a...

As a business coach and strategist I often get asked 'what should I charge for my product/service'. More often than not, the question is about 'am I really worth it' to charge this price? A frank chat about money mindset, marketing, pricing and women.  Follow Merilyn: Instagram: @merilyn Website: merilyn.com

I've completely changed my mind on these subjects. The usual advice goes something along the lines of 'get a bigger vision', 'get organised' and to make sure you have 'me time'. Which sounds right... but is it? This puts us in the blame seat, as if we are doing something wrong - and I no longer believe this is the full story. This episode looks at burnout, overwh...