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IN THE MEANTIME, HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD READ FIRST.
HOW I TRANSFORMED MY WEEKLY CALENDAR
In 2018, I had 29 hours of scheduled time: meetings, coaching sessions, classes etc. Flash forward to 2021 and my unscheduled hours have dropped by 67% to 9.6 hours per week. My calendar used to make me want to cry. Today I have a lot of open, unscheduled time. It’s pretty awesome.
BIZ LESSONS FROM THE HIGHEST PAID HUMAN IN TELEVISION
Last year, the Judge took home a cool 47 million from her show, which has been in syndication for 25 seasons. This was ON TOP of the $100 million she commanded from CBS when she sold them her Judge Judy library (of shows she had ALREADY PREVIOUSLY SOLD THEM!). And lest you think you can’t teach an old dawg new tricks, last month Judge Judy took her cash machine, I mean, TV show, and sold it to Amazon, where soon people around the world will be able to hear her tell off unsuspecting cheaters, philanderers, petty thieves and various other hapless pseudo criminals.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF MY 2021 BUSINESS PLANNING
If you are like most entrepreneurs, you will fill your strategic plan with a lot of activities that produce very very VERY limited results… And you will likely devote too little time to the one thing that generates ALL THE VALUE.
DON’T CAST YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE
Don’t waste your breath serving up your message and offer to the wrong audience because. Not only will they ignore, overlook or undervalue you. Their apathy or misguided criticism will crush your confidence and SINK you. There is no marketing tactic, launch strategy or copywriting formula that will help you if you are casting pearls before swine.
Then continue reading here:
The Two Most Dangerous Words For any Woman Entrepreneur
You’ve poured your time and energy into creating a successful business. You’ve built your skills, ramped up your knowledge and cemented your expertise. But are you still “just another...”? These two words are the kiss of death for ambitious...
The Big Leap ALL Leaders Must Make
This is one of the BIG transitions you MUST make if you want to take your business or career to the next level… ...You need to take the leap from being EFFICIENT to being EFFECTIVE. Being organized and efficient are essential traits to have when you’re starting a...
Scale Your Business By Doubling Down On What Works
As an entrepreneur, you’re constantly looking for bigger, better and more effective ways to scale your business. Most entrepreneurs do this by searching for something NEW, a fresh, never-before-tried strategy that will propel them to their next...
5 Women Beat the Pants off Warren Buffet’s 30-year Investment Record in 3 Days. Here’s How We Did It
I am about to tell you a true story. If you read it through to the very end, you will be well rewarded for your time. Here goes. One day last November Amy, our online business manager, called to remind me to “run Slay, Belles.” Slay, Belles (a...
How To Stop Looking For Approval (And What To Look For Instead)
People pleasers -- listen up! I have some advice for you that is critical to your growth -- both inside AND outside your business. When it comes to other people, I’d like to invite you to STOP looking for approval and START looking for THIS...
Importance of Strategic Growth for Women Entrepreneurs
Welcome to episode #300 of Fierce Feminine Leadership! It’s fitting that this is our final episode for 2018, because the information it contains will help you TRULY crush it in the new year. How? By helping you avoid (what I’ve dubbed) “the danger zone for women...
Two Secret Strategies to Become a High Impact Speaker
There is one surefire way to build your business, raise your profile in your industry and achieve the ambitious goals you’ve set for yourself in 2019... That strategy? Mastering the art of PUBLIC SPEAKING. In this episode of Fierce Feminine Leadership, I discuss: Two...
The Danger Zone For Women Entrepreneurs
Hello Fierce One, Read this only if you are focused on growing your revenues in 2019. I’m looking for a dream client I can work with this year to bring in a few hundred thousand in additional revenue for. If that’s you, I’ll personally work with...
9 Things I Delegate in My Business
How do you control YOUR time? This has been a big conversation with some of the my private mentoring clients in The Incubator for the last couple of weeks. And it’s an important topic. Your ability to stay organized and manage your time is one of the critical building...
On me and my husband (for my entrepreneurs)
Dear Fierce One, If you have ever wondered whether you can combine a fast-growing business with a calm home life, you need to read this letter. Something MOMENTOUS happened in my marriage this fall. My husband exited his business… And joined my company as our newest...
The Case For High End Clients
Dear Fierce One, Warning: this is going to be one of the longest posts you’ll ever read from me. Why? First, because it includes a lot of teaching. I typically only offer this type of teaching to the six- and seven- figure entrepreneurs I coach...
Finding Employees: Is It Time To Build Your Team?
It goes like this: you’re a successful entrepreneur, you’re steadily growing your business and you’re juggling multiple projects. Things are going great, but you can’t shake the feeling that you are ALL over the place. This recently happened to...
Public Speaking: Two Secret Strategies To Help You Become a High Impact Public Speaker
If you want to build your business, raise your profile in your industry and achieve the ambitious goals you’ve set for yourself, there’s one unexpected strategy you can use to dial up your success. That strategy? Mastering the art of PUBLIC...
Want to Improve Your Chances of Success? Don’t Skip This Step
If you’re an ambitious leader, my guess is that you spend a lot of time focusing on your future goals and the actions you must take to achieve your big vision. Me too. But one thing that I have found to be absolutely CRITICAL to my success does NOT involve focusing on...
Enhance Your Leadership Presence With This Simple Shift
One of the most common questions women leaders ask me is this: "How to do I enhance my leadership and executive presence?" The answer to this question is complex, but there’s one simple shift you can make that is totally in your power to do… In...
Marketing 101: How To Get Over Your Fear Of Bothering People
I see this all too common fear hold MANY brilliant entrepreneurs back from marketing and selling effectively. They’re trapped by the belief that if they market their products, services (or THEMSELVES) frequently, they will BOTHER people. If this is YOU, listen up. On...