Why It's So Hard To Get Your First Clients

 
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In today's episode, I'm answering the question..."Why is it so hard to find my first clients?!"

You can look forward to...

  • 01:35 — the mindset I had when first starting my biz that didn’t serve me

  • 04:22 — the reasons why it becomes hard for us to find clients

  • 06:49 — what you’re probably saying to yourself that’s hindering your success

  • 08:00 — a completely counterintuitive thing to do to fix this problem of “it’s so hard to get clients”

If you’re ready to find your first client, check out my new masterclass, The 3 Step Method for Attracting First 1x1 Clients to learn my signature method for attracting perfect-for-you clients, even in between loads of laundry.


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You Are Meant For More

 
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In case no one’s told you lately, you are worthy of every single thing your heart desires

You are worthy because you are. You were born that way. You don’t need to “prove” anything or “fix” anything. 

You’re enough. Right here, right now.

Now, I know you might not feel that way or believe that all the time, but it’s the truth as I see it. 

I hope reading these words gives you a momentary sigh of relief so you can stop worrying about NOT making it, and instead simply focus on where you want to go.

As I write this, I am fondly remembering the first cohort of my Uplifted Mastermind™.

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Right now we’re enrolling our 5th cohort, and the women (in this pic) from our first group are now killing it, along with all our other grads from the last few years. I am so proud of all of them <3

I know you work so hard for your family and your business and that sometimes you’re scared you’ll never reach the success that you’re envisioning. 

You’re scared that it will never get easier. 

We all feel like that sometimes — it’s totally normal.

I’ve been there, and these women have been there too...but instead of letting that fear stop them, they used it as fuel to go after what they wanted.

You have the power to do that too! 

The most important question to ask yourself is…

What are you going to do differently to move away from fear and towards all that you want? 

Once you have the answer to that, trust it, honor it, and act on it :-)

P.S. If you’d like to talk about joining the next cohort of my mastermind, you can book a call with me here.

P.P.S. Today at 2pm ET I’m hosting an “Open House” with some of my mastermind members to give you an inside look at the program, and we’d love for you to join us! Click here to RSVP.


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Avoid These Two Stumbling Blocks On Your Way To Success

 
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Last week I hosted a live webinar where I laid out the simple way to create 6-figure success and covered two things that often trip entrepreneurs up as they go for their first $100K year.

In case you missed it, I’m sharing a highlight of that rockin’ masterclass so you, too, can benefit from what I shared...and avoid these 2 stumbling blocks!

If you have 6-figures on the brain for this year, tune in now to hear my best strategies for making $100K (or more!) while working just 3 days a week.

P.S. My Uplifted Mastermind™ has a few spots left for women who want to streamline + optimize their offers and grow to 6-figures THIS YEAR. If you’re interested, click here to learn more.


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How To Do A Year-In-Review

 
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I know you’re probably anxious to “shake off” 2020 and start fresh in the new year, but before we do that, I always think it’s a good idea to look back at the year that was.

Oh, 2020. Where did you come from?!

This year brought us a global pandemic, revealed the depth to which systemic racism permeates our country and had us at the edge of our seats with a nail-biting election — which in the end felt like a huge sigh of relief — and a sign, for me at least, that circumstances WILL get better, and we’re once again moving in a positive direction.

That’s what 2020 brought us as a whole, but I know that if you dig into it a bit, this year also brought you rich learnings and unexpected wonders and probably heartache too...and it was ALL in service of your growth.

Instead of pushing all that aside and jumping into 2021, let’s look at this year one final time. Together. So we can clearly see what we learned and where we want to go next.

You ready? 

Grab your favorite journal, and give yourself 15 or 20min to reflect on the following questions:

The first thing I want you to consider is…

What happened this year that I am proud of?

Then, ask yourself…

What did I learn this year?

And lastly…

What am I willing to let go of?

After you do that, I would love for you to share your top takeaway with me inside the 3-Day Workweek Facebook Group


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So your last launch flopped...

 
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Launching is a b*tch. 

There I said it, but I know you were thinking it, too.

If you’ve been in business a couple of years, chances are you’ve launched something, and it totally flopped. Like complete crickets. And, it sucks.

How do I know that? 

Because I’ve been there, too.

I remember back in June 2015 I had this idea to launch a high-end coaching offer that would give women the support they needed to close the year better than they had started. I was so excited about this offer. I could feel how awesome it was.

I mapped out the features + benefits, ran a challenge, wrote tons of sales emails, even hopped on the phone with some amazing ladies only to enroll ZERO women. 

I felt like a total failure. I felt ashamed. I honestly felt like something was wrong with me.

I’ve come a long way since that flopped launch, but I wanted to share that story with you today to let you know that not everything you do has to be a success for YOU to be a success.

I’ve had lots of flops and failures throughout the years -- all successful people do! -- and I’ve learned something valuable from each and every one. And, I now share all these learnings with my community, students and clients to help them avoid some of those same obstacles.

When I think back to that flopped launch, I see now how under-prepared I was, but at the time, I didn’t even realize it!

I wanted to make money, I had an idea of what I wanted to offer, and then I haphazardly threw together strategies that I had absorbed from a bunch of different places (many of which I had used before without stellar results).

That’s not how it works, as I see very clearly now.

In order to break through the income plateau that you’re on, it takes more than just “tweaking” what you were doing before. It takes more than just hoping for different results.

You need to majorly UPLEVEL.

You need to upgrade your mindset, your strategies, your peer group and your mentors. 

This is what it took for me to move beyond my flopped launches into consistent 6-figure success, and it’s what has worked for the last 4 cohorts of my Uplifted Mastermind.

A flopped launch isn’t inherently “bad”. You can learn a lot. But this is definitely “learning the hard way”. (If you like that way, power to you, but it’s not for me.)

There’s also ANOTHER WAY of learning those valuable lessons. It takes an investment of time, energy and, yes, money, but in the end it’s much smoother, and you get quicker (and bigger!) results. 

This is the path that I have now taken, and it’s the path that my masterminders have chosen as well. To be honest, this is the path that I see ALL successful women take.

This path is for women who are 100% committed to creating 6-figure success on their terms. It’s for bold action takers. It’s for women who are DONE with make-it-up-as-you-go launches and want step-by-step strategies, proven processes and high-level support to grow their business quickly and easily.

If that’s YOU, I invite you to check out my Uplifted Mastermind.

We have just opened enrollment for our Winter 2021 cohort and are looking for 12 amazing ladies to join us.


P.S. Stop doing the same old stuff that’s NOT WORKING, and learn what it really takes to uplevel to CEO so you can create 6-figure success with ease. Add your name to the waitlist, and you’ll be the first to know when application calls for my Uplifted Mastermind open next week.


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You Can't Be Who You've Always Been

 
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I have a post-it note on my computer that says, “You can’t get to where you want to go by being who you’ve always been.”

It’s there as a daily reminder for me to reach for more, to move out of my comfort zone and maintain a growth mindset every step of the way.

It’s so easy to say you want a 3-day workweek or a 6-figure business or to finally hire a VA, but it’s another thing entirely to make the necessary moves to draw those things closer to you.

I believe 100% that life is for us and wants us to succeed. But I also believe that we need to TAKE ACTION to activate that support

We can’t just say we want the things we want (and get sad/frustrated/annoyed when it doesn’t show up). And, we can’t just do the same old stuff we did before and *hope* for different results.

We need to take BOLD ACTION.

The women of my Uplifted Mastermind are all about bold action and making their dreams a reality. In fact one of our members is now averaging $10K months just 60 days after joining. That’s a 3x-4x revenue increase for her, and it did NOT happen by accident. 

This amazing growth unlocked for her because she invested in herself, prioritized her mindset and took aligned action.

If you’re ready to go after what you want, but aren’t sure where to start, I always suggest with your MINDSET.

Listen to today’s episode above where I talk about what it really takes to align yourself with 6-figure success. It’ll give you a mindset boost and hopefully also give you the confidence to go after what you really want.

After you listen, if you feel ready to take a BOLD STEP toward making your biggest dreams a reality, click here to add your name to the waitlist for the next cohort of my Uplifted Mastermind. We start in 2021.


P.S. Stop doing the same old stuff that’s NOT WORKING, and learn what it really takes to uplevel to CEO so you can create 6-figure success with ease. Add your name to the waitlist, and you’ll be the first to know when application calls for my Uplifted Mastermind open next week.


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Year by Year of my Business Growth

 
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Today, I am giving you a year by year breakdown of my business growth.

The reason being, I’ve noticed that so many women want to jump ahead on their business success journey and bypass important learnings and phases of growth.

I figured if I gave you a look at where I started (way back in 2008), how I have invested in myself to grow my business to 6-figures and what offers I was selling each step of the way to achieve that, it would help you make the most of where you are right now and get clear on where you’re going.

If you’ve hit a $2000-$3000 a month income plateau that you can’t move past and want to scale your business to 6-figures in 2021, take time to listen to this podcast TODAY. You’ll be so glad that you did.

And, as you listen, remember that where you are right now is perfect and necessary on YOUR journey to success. It’s the starting place for ANYWHERE you want to go.


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Success Is A Decision

 
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I want to let you in on a secret. 

Success isn’t luck or magic or happenstance.

Success is a decision.

Every year I’m in business, I become more certain of this.

People who decide to succeed and show-up for that decision every day enjoy amazing success.

People who don’t believe success is possible for them create that reality for themselves.

It’s really that simple. (Not always easy, but simple for sure.)

All month long, we’re going to be talking about what it takes to Uplevel to CEO in your business. If you’re tired of acting like a scrappy solopreneur and ready to finally get off that income plateau that you’ve been on for longer than you’d like to admit, you’re in for a treat.

Today on the podcast I’m sharing with you a very special highlight from a virtual retreat I recently held for the women of my Uplifted Mastermind™. This mastermind is specifically designed for more established business owners who are making at least $2000/month and are ready to do the necessary work (both mindset-wise and business-wise) to scale their business to 6-figures with ease and time freedom.

What you’ll hear today is a CEO Mindset Boost pep talk that I gave to them, and I want to share it with you today because many of the members told me it has made a profound impact on their mindset and the certainty they now feel as they boldly step up in their businesses.

I hope it helps you too.


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