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Delighted to be one of the exhibitors this weekend

Delighted to be one of the exhibitors this weekend at the Dublin Mind Body Experience.⠀
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A wonderful weekend of talks and workshops lined up. All online and free to attend. ⠀
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There are talks about goals, inner child work, angels, yoga, spirituality, crystals, sound Healing, oils, gut health, shamanism, psychic abilities etc. ⠀
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And for any holistic practitioners who might also like to have your business listed or give a talk at upcoming events, you can get in touch with Freddy. ⠀
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I really enjoyed exhibiting person at the event 18 months ago in the RDS and admire the effort that gone into facilitating this to happen online now. Well done to all involved 💛

Check out their website for full schedule
"Dublin Mind Body Experience"

This is something I hear from clients all the time

This is something I hear from clients all the time. And it makes me feel sad. The phrase “selling myself” feels like it has an undercurrent of “selling out” or putting on a show for other people’s approval & also kind of makes me think of prostitution. So I want to reframe the ickyness of that phrase in this post.⠀
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First off, you don’t need to sell yourself. What you’re selling is the service you offer. And yes indeed you need to a) find your way of telling people about it, and b) figure out why you’re different to other people also offering your service. ⠀
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Here's my advice on how to do that. It starts with niche and having a clearly defined <<journey of transformation>> that you take clients on. People always think niche is about demographics… it’s not, it’s also sociographics, but mainly it’s about naming the transformation- the “before” & “after”. So in summary, start with identifying the journey your client will take by working with you.⠀
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Next, identify your <<perspective>> on what you believe is the best way for people to make that journey. E.g. I help mothers who are stressed to feel calm. Perspective options 1) Mindfulness & tools to feel peaceful even when there’s chaos 2) Tools & techniques to get organised and evaluate priorities and values – do less, be more 3) self-care personal habits around exercise, nutrition & time out.⠀
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Those are 3 very different prescriptions to the same ailment. Going a step further on this; I would advise you to imagine you are offering a course to your ideal clients and sharing all your best tips and tools they’ll need for their journey. Write the module titles of your imaginary course. THESE are your gold. These are the things you “sell” and talk about in your marketing, on your website, in your conversations. These are the things that help your ideal client realise that you’ve just put words on the exact help that they want.⠀
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Sell your perspective, your framework, your approach to the transformation… not yourself. Drop an emoji below if you are done with the phrase “I don’t know how to sell myself”⠀
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And if you want help to identify your niche, transformation or approach, book a 2-hour deep dive call with me.

Look! I've listed loads of tangible outcomes for t

Look! I've listed loads of tangible outcomes for the course...ooh shiny objects! But really....it's the inner work on feeling "business ready" we'll do that will propel you forward.... Here's what I mean in more detail:⠀
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I think so many people get stuck on thinking they need to do all these admin pieces before they are "ready" to be "officially in business". But the admin can go on forever and at no point in time will someone say "you're ready now"... you're the only one who can do that for yourself.⠀
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I definitely spent a long time in preparation/ admin land myself and I now know that it wasn't actually about the admin/ the tech/ the business stuff... what was actually happening was I was doing alot of internal work of evolving to being able to see myself as a business owner and actually believing that I could do it #more important than admin!⠀
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Indeed what I've advertised this course as being about is business foundations, admin, tech and niche identification. All very tangible "outer action" type things.⠀
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But alongside that, what I aim to foster in the coaches is a feeling of "inner readiness". I want to facilitate them transitioning into being officially open for business internally and externally. ⠀
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My approach in my one-to-one coaching and in this group is that: Inner Work + Outer Action = Aligned Success.⠀
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I'm excited to say that 6 people have booked the course already! (This is not to induce FOMO, I really don't agree with using marketing psychological triggers to put pressure on people to buy). But basically, I may end up putting on a second evening (Thursdays) too which is exciting.⠀
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ciarabruton .com/courses if you're interested. 250 euro. Starts Tuesday 10th Nov 7-9pm on Zoom for 6-weeks.⠀
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Newly Qualified Coaches in Ireland! I'm running a

Newly Qualified Coaches in Ireland! I'm running a 6-week course that will help you establish the foundations of your coaching business so that you can walk into 2021 with clarity and confidence as a coach.⠀
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The first half of the course is focused on logistics- the things you need to do to set yourself up as a coach such as opening a bank account, tracking your finances, registering your business, getting insurance etc.⠀
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As part of this, we will also create a free one-page basic website which we will link to your free booking calendar where clients can book a session with you. You will also set up your payment gateways so that clients can pay you. We will list your business on google maps and enable you to get google reviews/ testimonials.⠀
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The next part of the course is where we'll dive into exploring what makes you different as a coach. What has your life experience made you passionate about helping others with. You will interview a number of ideal clients who have the same struggle that you want to help people with. You will grow your awareness of your ideal client's language and day-to-day challenges. This is a fundamental part of your business being able to communicate clearly and offering something that people actually want to buy.⠀
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The aim of the niche work is that you will be able to express what you do with clarity "I help (people) with (problem) via (solution).⠀
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This course is all about the foundations. it is NOT about creating a full website- but rather a temporary online home. It is NOT about marketing (social media, blogging, ads etc). Marketing and telling people what you do is the step after you have established the container of your business.⠀
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I would be so grateful if you could tag any newly qualified coaches in the comments below to let them know about this. 3 people are booked already!
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Starts Tuesday 10th Nov.
250 euro.
7 to 9pm Irish time on Zoom.
More info on video post/ stories
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Bookings: www.ciarabruton.com/courses

Do you want to teach online courses but don't know

Do you want to teach online courses but don't know where/ how to start? Here are some tips.⠀
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1. Don't plan your whole course & create it in an untested vacuum. No matter how great your vision is, there's no way you can anticipate how students will ingest what you're teaching, the problems they will encounter, the gaps in your explanations etc. Therefore you NEED live feedback whilst teaching something for the first time.⠀
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2. Even though your vision may be to have an online self-study course, START with running your course LIVE teaching a small group of real students. In this way, you will be able to hear their questions and experience of learning what you're teaching. You will be able to iron out the creases in your course before releasing it in a bigger way. You will be able to get testimonials and word-of-mouth marketing before your properly launch your course. You will get alot of personal confidence through seeing how beneficial your courses is to people and this will really help your ability to tell others about your course confidently.⠀
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3. Consider running your course a a number of times with groups until you are really satisfied with the consistency of results you see the course students getting. Then you can record the video modules.⠀
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4. When offering your course LIVE, you might decide to prepare the modules in detail before starting and tweak them as you deliver them OR... You might decide to map out just the title of each weekly module and then plan each week in more depth a few days before you're due to teach it. This approach is co-creative & makes sure you're meeting your students where they are at (and not where you THINK they are at.)⠀
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5. Finally, consider the number of online courses you've bought & haven't finished... (I've bought ALOT!). Therefore, consider having some level of interaction with YOU, the facilitator: a fbook group/ forum, a weekly check-in group call, a sense of community alongside the regular video modules.⠀
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If you need help plotting out your online course- modules, marketing, tech (yummy!), dm me to book a session and we can dive into it. January might be a nice time to launch!

Here’s a nice visual insight for the next time y

Here’s a nice visual insight for the next time you’re doing something new and are full of fear. When you feel fear in your body, think of it as the flames of the old you being burnt away to make room for who you truly are to emerge.⠀
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Old beliefs about yourself, old habit patterns, old limits are being burnt internally as you do something you’ve never done before.⠀
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Normalise feeling fear in your system and rather than feeling like it is telling you something is wrong, observe it objectively and start to associate it with death of an old version and birth into a new version (kind of like when your phone overheats whilst upgrading the software!)⠀
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Start to celebrate feeling the fear and doing it anyway. After you’ve done the scary thing 10 times, it’ll become no big deal. ⠀
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What scary/ uncomfortable things are you moving towards doing even whilst feeling the fear? For me, I'm making some youtube videos! ⠀
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Inspired by @subsconsiously.conscious video on Alchemy and a youtube conversation between JP Sears & Kyle Cease. Image by Enrique Meseguer on Pixabay⠀
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Energy Management & Business: What do Bananarama &

Energy Management & Business: What do Bananarama & Conscious Entrepreneurship have in common?? The answer is in the lyrics of the song below..⠀
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It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it (x3) And that's what gets results⠀
Bear with me while I explain (& sing the song in your head if you like!) ⠀
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The longer I’m in business, the more I’ve come to realise that WHAT we do in our business is only half the game (the strategy, the output, the “doing”). The other half is HOW we do things (our intention, mindset, energy etc).⠀
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Our tendency is to focus on WHAT we need to do in business. But if it was as simple as following the “5 Steps to Success” from a business guru’s freebie pdf, we’d all be millionaires lying on a beach…cos isn’t that what it’s all about (NOT!)⠀
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But here’s the deal: It’s the inner work that dictates which outer actions actually happen. 1) There’s inner work related to doing new things in business (cos no one wakes up and sporadically decides to do a FB Live) & 2) there’s inner work related to self-management (managing your energy, time, focus, balancing, juggling)⠀
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On good days, business feels like an opportunity for personal & spiritual growth- face your edge, feel the fear & do it anyway. On bad days, it feels like “Why have I inflicted this torture on myself?! Why can’t I just take the easy route and be normal!!”⠀
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I’m really passionate about helping spiritual entrepreneurs develop: ⠀
1) their personal blueprint for HOW they operate; how they keep on top of things, how they create a flow state to work, how they take care of themselves during intense periods of personal growth on this path etc. ⠀
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2) their blueprint for their business: which strategies work WITH their natural strengths and which approach suits their unique mission. We hold the intention of them becoming very steady in what they are doing & no longer feeling pulled in a million different directions by free content advising different strategies. #blinkers.on #my.path⠀
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If you would like support with your business journey: figuring your way forward, DM me & we can have an intro call to see if it’s a fit between what you need help with and what I help people with.

Soul hears with eternal ears, sees with eternal ey

Soul hears with eternal ears, sees with eternal eyes, smells with eternal nose.⠀
Yet, having no tongue other than the transitory language of the body, it learns to speak in metaphor. -Marion Woodman⠀
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I love that quote as a description of our inner knowing/ soul communicating with us. We all know how it feels when something isn't sitting right with us or when we just "know" that we're on the wrong path or aren't feeling aligned.⠀
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I love to think of this as my inner knowing/ soul communicating with me. My mind freaks out ofcourse & picks through all the reasons this gut feeling is wrong & tries to quieten it, but as we all know, the feeling won't go away until we address what it's trying to tell us. Sometimes it's mild & sometimes it's a pandora's box we don't wanna face, but I always feel like it's like pulling off a plaster slowly or quickly- the plaster has to come off.⠀
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What has been really working for me recently has been journaling every morning. "The Artist's Way" book advocates writing 3 pages (a4) of stream of consciousness journaling every morning. As the title "stream of consciousness" implies, it's writing without filtering, judging or analysing. To me it feels like giving my subconscious mind a chance to air whatever needs processing. Sometimes it's grumpiness, sometimes anger, sometimes fear, sometimes excitement, sometimes a bit of everything. ⠀
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It's interesting writing a full 3 pages each day because I am often aware of whatever comes out in the first page or two and then run out of things and I ask myself "Ok, what else is there?" and it's surprising the things that are hanging around in my consciousness/ unconsciousness that need processing.⠀
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I used to just journal when stuff had built up & I needed an outlet, but now I see it more as a channel for communication between myself and myself!⠀
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If you're feeling a bit "off" in your life or business or both, place your notebook by your bed and make a date with yourself to have a chat via stream of consciousness journaling. Literally ask yourself "Ok, what's up?" & see what comes.⠀
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Your inner knowing will never lead you wrong. Make friends with it. It's your unique guidance.

Aka: WHAT YOUR CLIENTS ARE PAYING FOR & Why this m

Aka: WHAT YOUR CLIENTS ARE PAYING FOR & Why this may feel challenging to define for holistic practitioners.⠀
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We all love "Before & After" photos: 30 stone->10 stone, Acne -> No acne, Celebs with & without make up, Eyebrows before & after, house renovations before & after etc.⠀
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Weight loss/ Beauty transformations are so easy to explain because we can SEE the transformation e.g. I help people lose weight/ heal acne/ have eyebrows. ⠀
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But what if your holistic work focuses on INNER transformations for clients? The ones that are NOT VISIBLE- the healing, insights, self-awareness, relaxation or energetic transformations. How do you explain this in a nice "before" and "after" scenario?⠀
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Answer: You explain it through stories. Think of some of the clients you really loved working with. Jot down what their life looked like before working with you and what it looked like afterwards.⠀
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The key here is to focus on the IMPACT THE INNER TRANSFORMATION HAD ON THEIR OUTER DAY-TO-DAY LIFE.. NOT just the inner transformation. ⠀
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"My client became more self-aware" is coach language. No. You need to go one step further... What tangible impact did this increased "self-awareness" have in the clients life? Did she start journaling/ meditating? Did she change jobs? Did she become better able to communicate her needs in her relationships?⠀
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Dig deep and figure out (or ask) the difference your work made in your past client's day-to-day lives. Use this information to define the main transformation you help people with: The "Before" & "After" you want to become known for. (If you haven't worked with many clients yet, then get experience with pro-bono clients with the intention of getting uncovering your unique niche data)⠀
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Aim for a sentence like this: "I help (people) with (problem "before & after") via (solution- your offerings)." Then tell a story of a past client's transformation- their "before & after" to further clarify what you do.⠀
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My holistic friends- If you explain this clearly, your "marketing" is so easy, because people will start to be able to tell others about you & the problem you solve. And flow happens.⠀
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You've got this! #storytime

Recently I've been going indulging in mental spaci

Recently I've been going indulging in mental spaciousness. It's so soothing and luxurious. I have been inspired by Cal Newport's books Digital Minimalism in which he articulates the benefits of "solitude". I will explain it below but I feel like it's given me permission & a health warning to have pockets of doing "nothing" and it feels great.⠀
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Cal defines solitude as “A subjective state in which your mind is free from the input of other minds.” i.e. time alone with our own thoughts. (This does not require a log cabin in the mountains, but rather solitude can be in a busy coffee shop where you are simply sitting drinking tea and not on your phone).⠀
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Historically, at no other time has the human mind had so little solitude a.k.a. "Solitude Deprivation: A state in which you spend close to zero time alone with your own thoughts and free from input from other minds.” ⠀
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We NEED time alone with our own thoughts to process in order to actually KNOW what our own thoughts are, to hear ourselves, to process what's happening in our lives, to integrate experiences, to have independent thoughts to take action according to what's right for us and to process our emotions.⠀
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What I've noticed is that when I'm giving myself time to unwind, to switch off, I have great ideas, insights and things feel easy. When I'm pushing too hard in my life/ business, my mind feels saturated... like there's no space. Things are messy and tangled because they haven't been mentally processed yet.⠀
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I am writing this as a reminder to us all to allow and indulge in those empty moments that arise whilst waiting in a queue or waiting for the kettle to boil or whilst driving. Know that alot is happening internally during those times.⠀
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Go forth and space out! Drop an emoji below if you love spacing!⠀
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When I left my job as a primary school teacher, I

When I left my job as a primary school teacher, I had no clear plan for what was next. I am not exaggerating that. The only 2 things that were clear to me were 1) I wanted to start working in something to do with holistic wellbeing 2) I needed time out to figure it out.⠀
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I decided to go to Bali to Yoga Barn because I heard it was a nice place and perhaps I’d figure my life purpose and life plan there! But no, it was too hot (it’s 8 degrees above the equator) so I left after 3 weeks. I asked my intuition to tell me “what will I do next?” and I got a clear feeling that I’d like to go volunteer at meditation centres- perhaps that would help me figure things out.⠀
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Next question for my intuition was “where to?”; I got the answer ”... the nearest English speaking country”. I looked at google maps and that was Australia. I was raging. I didn’t want to go to Australia, I’d been there before and I wanted to be more exotic places. After 3 days of sulking with myself, I booked my flights to Sydney.⠀
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I spent 10 months in Australia, NZ and England volunteering at meditation centres, a yoga retreat and adventuring. Then I got a strong feeling to come home to Ireland and start this new elusive career path which was still unclear to me.⠀
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I sat on the floor with markers and A3 pages brainstorming all the things I could do... play therapy, psychology, counselling, facilitation, alternative education, nutritionist, forest school leader, mind-body holistic health etc. ⠀
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I weeded through my options, the cost of trainings, the lifestyle they would/ wouldn’t enable, how much of an impact they could have and somehow through my google searching I found coaching and was intrigued. I attended an open evening and signed up immediately.⠀
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The reason I share my “journey” is because my mantra since quitting my job has been to “follow the yellow brick road”. Just like Dorothy Gale, each step I’ve taken, has revealed the next step and the next. I still find it pretty annoying and inconvenient not to be able to see the full path ahead! But that’s just how it is... literally one step at a time with 100% trust.⠀
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What’s a mantra that gives you courage?

Slow and steady wins the race! (..what race? why i

Slow and steady wins the race! (..what race? why is it a race? Who's in the race? Aren't we ultimately only in the race with ourselves?)⠀
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Anyway... the point is.... Slow and Steady.⠀
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Listen inward.⠀
Take action from the right energy.⠀
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Slow and steady... and happy... wins the race.⠀
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I WISH I KNEW STEP-BY-STEP WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING

I WISH I KNEW STEP-BY-STEP WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING TO GROW MY HOLISTIC BUSINESS>> Introducing my new Life-Cycle Framework for Holistic Businesses.⠀
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When I qualified as a coach & started trying to figure out all the "business stuff", I just wished I could find a clear SYSTEM or STRUCTURE to understand the bigger picture overview of how things slot together and what makes sense to do first, second, third. I wanted to see all the options in sections so I could choose my own path forward.⠀
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The thoughts went like this: "Maybe I should do corporate events or actually online webinars... oh google ads are good.. what's a funnel? Email marketing is a good idea- I need to make a freebie. Oh, maybe I should be on Linked In too, or should I make a Facebook group- what will I call it? Wait... who's my target audience, and what if I'm crap when I do my first paid coaching session?"⠀
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I tried to learn as much as possible but it still felt like a 1000 piece jigsaw where I had parts of the puzzle made, but with loads of jigsaw pieces scattered on the table. AND IT WRECKED MY HEAD! (and made me feel paralysed in inaction - see previous overthinking post!)⠀
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Anyway, after working with & learning from many coaches & mentors, buying a load of online courses & extensive study at the university of YouTube, I've figured out a SYSTEM that makes sense of what order to do things in which may also be of benefit to you.⠀
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I'm calling it the Life-Cycle Framework for Holistic Businesses. The idea is that you start one part of your business at a time and bring it through each of the 4 seasons as mentioned below (Instagram posts have a word limit so I will post a video next explaining each of them & their associated tasks in more detail)⠀
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Winter: DEEP REFLECTION. Visioning. Inner Foundations.⠀
Spring: OFFER CREATION: Niche. Offer. Price. Online Presence.⠀
Summer: MARKETING: Tell people about what you do.⠀
Autumn: SERVING clients & streamlining your systems.⠀
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When you have one part of your business up & running, start the life-cycle again with the next element of your business e.g. group work/ an online course/ retreats & bring that element through the same stages. ⠀
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Is this helpful?

"In the end these things matter most:⠀ How well

"In the end these things matter most:⠀
How well did you love?⠀
How fully did you live?⠀
How deeply did you let go?"⠀
@jack_Kornfield⠀
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HOW OVER-RESEARCHING CAN BE A WAY OF HIDING AND AV

HOW OVER-RESEARCHING CAN BE A WAY OF HIDING AND AVOIDING TAKING ACTION & what to do about it.⠀
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When starting out in business/ any new venture, there may be a phase where you seek as much information as possible. You're aware there's a gap in your knowledge & you seek to find out that information. This could be: how to niche, how to package your offer, pricing ideas, how to use social media well, what to write to your email list etc etc.⠀
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It makes total sense to seek information to get some ideas & awareness. BUT there comes a time when you've gathered enough information and you need to switch to the next phase... the phase of USING THAT INFORMATION.⠀
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And this is where people can get stuck. There's basically an infinite amount of information out there. There's always more you could learn, know and understand. Plus... if you're searching for information for your business, there's about 10 million different ways to approach things and each person teaching you is trying to convince you of their way of doing things so that you end up buying from them.#blackhole⠀
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Remember: you started seeking information in order to know how to DO something, but unless you leave the researching phase, you won't end up DOING anything... you'll just end up DOING research. ⠀
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Unfortunately no one is going to tell you to stop the RESEARCHING PHASE and move into the DOING PHASE. You have to do that yourself. You have to recognise these 2 phases and be aware that the information seeking phase is much more comfortable than the doing phase. It can sometimes be a way of hiding, staying safe & not being "ready" yet with a dash of perfectionism thrown in for good measure.⠀
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So here's my advice: Recognise a gap in your knowledge. Seek information to get an overview of what you don't know. Then go back to the drawing board & allow your mind to assimilate and integrate this information (aka pen/paper/ mental spaciousness). Reflect on what you've figure out and HOW IT'S RELEVANT TO YOU. Objectively decide if you have enough information to take action or if you need some other specific information.⠀
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I write from personal experience! Do you also have an over-researching tendency?!

A post for anyone who needs to remember how much w

A post for anyone who needs to remember how much wisdom they have within themselves... (and stop doubting themselves)⠀
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Here are some things I hear a lot from clients: I feel like I don't know enough yet, I don't have anything of value to share- everything is already online to be found, I don't feel like anyone would want to listen to me because there are way better people out there at explaining things.⠀
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Right, let's shift that way of thinking. Answer this question: Is the message you want to share important? Could the world benefit from more people saying the same thing in many different ways? e.g. Eckhart Tolle says "Be in the present moment". Does anyone ever hear that and think "that's old news!"? NO! because we need to keep hearing it in order to remember it.⠀
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The image for this post is of a path: Visualise that you are on step 5 of this path (your area of expertise/ your life journey). You started on step 1 and you (probably painfully) navigated your way to step 5. I know you don't want people to have to waste years of their life making all the same mistakes as you between steps 1-5. I know you know the shortcut and loads of tips to help with evolving from step 1-5.⠀
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Want to know why we often forget our wisdom and expertise? Because we're staring at someone on step 10! When we watch people who are "ahead" of us on the path, we start to compare and think how futile our message is because we're not far enough along the path yet.⠀
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But that's SO WRONG! Someone on step 5 was probably very recently on step 1 and therefore can really relate and teach the in-depth details of the journey between steps 1-5. Someone on step 10 may have been on step 1 years ago and may have forgotten some of mindset challenges, the reality of the day-to-day and therefore they may not be very relatable to someone on step 1.⠀
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You are an expert NOW. You have SO MUCH knowledge to share. Stop staring at people on step 10 (mute/ unfollow) and start staring at people on step 1 and think "how can I help them?". This will take you out of your head and into your heart, into action, into service.⠀
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Tag a friend who needs to know how valuable their voice is.

THE SIMPLEST WAY TO STOP SPENDING ALL YOUR TIME ON

THE SIMPLEST WAY TO STOP SPENDING ALL YOUR TIME ON THE "EASY" TASKS AND ACTUALLY GET THE IMPORTANT STUFF DONE⠀
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Me and prioritisation have not always been friends! Maybe you know this pattern... You brain dump all your tasks onto a list. You get ready to do the list. The list looks very long and overwhelming so you start with something easy. You decide to continue doing the easy things to blast a few things off your list in order to make it less overwhelming. Those "easy things" take ages. You don't get the big things done. They remain on your list for days/ weeks.⠀
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Introducing: The Burner Method (from Jake Knapp- google his article).⠀
So, imagine yourself as a chef with something cooking on the front burner (front hob of the cooker), some pasta on the back burner that you stir every so often, and with dishes to be washed in the kitchen sink.⠀
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You need to think of your tasks using this chef's mindset. You choose 1 project to have on the front hob- this gets most of your attention. You choose one project for the back burner which gets less attention. You dump all other tasks into the kitchen sink in no particular order.⠀
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As a chef (self-employed business owner), you need to cook the food. The dishes of course need to get washed, and they will. But this method can visually help you see where your attention needs to be most of the time.⠀
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A word of warning.... It's super annoying to have such a small kitchen sink. Honestly, it's so tempting to use some of the beautiful empty space available below project 1 to jot more sink tasks, but NO! It's intentionally like that. Your brain needs to see that project 1 has more space, and so it's more important. You've been warned! Resist the temptation!⠀
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The idea is to "burn" through the list every few days and rewrite it. This is part of the process, because what you'll notice is that some items that have been in the sink for a few days, will lose their importance and won't make it onto the next iteration- because it mustn't be a main priority after all.⠀
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Have you used this method? Does it sound like you might like to use it? Comment below and let's have a conversation to start winning at prioritisation!

WHY A LACK OF CLARITY IN YOUR BUSINESS => A LACK O

WHY A LACK OF CLARITY IN YOUR BUSINESS => A LACK OF CLIENTS⠀
Can you complete this sentence? I HELP [this group of people] SOLVE [this problem] USING [this solution]? Because if you can’t, your efforts to attract clients will most likely fail due to ambiguity.⠀
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First off, I KNOW your service can help everyone and that it helps with a multitude of problems. I know you want to help as many people as possible. I know you’re not sure yet who you want to “niche down” to help with. But hear me out.⠀
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Here are 3 things to think about:⠀
[group of people] Choosing a specific group of people to help makes them feel like you’re speaking the dialogue that’s happening inside their head when they read your posts. They feel so understood and are immediately drawn to you. A group could be: new mothers, men in their 30s, corporate women who love nature.⠀
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[problem] Helping with a specific problem means that you become an expert in helping people solve that problem. I know you’re afraid of getting bored of “one subject” but the problem you solve could have many sub-topics. From the client’s perspective, think of it like this: if you were getting underfloor heating done in your house, would you go for a general contractor or an underfloor heating specialist?⠀
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[solution] Your solution is about a transformation that you provide- a before and after. It may be unique for each individual client and may include different modalities. What’s important is that you name your solution to describe what you sell. E.g. The Anxiety Relief Programme or A Confidence Booster Session.⠀
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Having clarity on these 3 things is the foundations for your business. From there, you’ll be able to create content easily because you’ll know who you’re speaking to. You’ll stop getting stuck in your head because you’ll be creating content from your heart with the intention of serving that person. You’ll know where that person hangs out online and in person and you’ll know how best to let more people know about what you offer. ⠀
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Added bonus, you’ll no longer have to stumble when someone asks you “So, what do you do?”!!⠀
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Which part of your “I help” statement do you still need to clarify? Comment below

“HELP! I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MED

“HELP! I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY”😔 Why you’re feeling blocked about posting.⠀
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It’s nearly time for bed and you haven’t posted anything on social media yet... it’s been hanging over your head all day (everyday). Your thought process may include some of the following:⠀
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I SHOULD post something but:⠀
I have no inspiration today... ⠀
There’s so much noise out there, my post will just add to the noise... I hardly get any likes....⠀
I don’t know what my main message is...⠀
No one ever contacts me from my posts so there’s probably no point...⠀
It takes me so long to write a post...⠀
I’m afraid what people will think especially family and friends...⠀
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Knowing what to post on social media doesn’t need to be a mystery, but it does need to be thought through.⠀
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The reason you ‘re finding it so hard to know to post, is because you haven’t gained enough clarity yet around what the purpose of your content is, who you’re speaking to, what you want people to do when they’ve read your post, how to talk about your business in a way that doesn’t feel like an ad, how to let people know you’re good at what you’re doing without being “full of yourself”, you don’t know how to make nice looking quotes, you haven’t got nice photos of yourself etc etc.⠀
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Can you see how many unresolved factors are at play in your mind when you say “I don’t know what to post”? Start to dig under the surface of your social media posting blocks and find out what you need to clarify within yourself in order to feel at ease and be consistent with posting.⠀
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Perhaps you need to ask a friend to take some photos of you. Perhaps you need to write a list of the main themes (content buckets) you will focus on. Perhaps you need to think about how to tell people about the service you offer in a way that feels good to you. ⠀
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🌟Do the inner work, get unblocked and the outer action will happen more easefully as a result. Drop an emoji below if this makes sense to you.🌟⠀
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Content planning is part of the fourth pillar of my one-to-one coaching programme. If you want to find out more about it, dm me “Help me with content!!!” and I’ll message you to set up a call to talk about it!

Bad news… the moment you're waiting for, when yo

Bad news... the moment you're waiting for, when you actually feel "ready" will not come.
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The illusion is that one day you'll feel strongly confident and empowered to finally do the thing. You imagine yourself doing it perfectly first time. It feels easeful and you look really polished and graceful like all those people you see on social media/ tv. ⠀
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Reality Check: The first time you something you've never done before, you're likely going to look and feel like bambi on ice. Awkward, wobbly, unsure, a bit of a liability. This awkwardness will be preceded by emotions like fear, worry, doubt, frustration, terror!⠀
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AND THAT'S OK! It's NORMAL. ⠀
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Seriously- look at the gap between you as a beginner at {insert whatever the thing is} -vs- someone who has been doing it for years. There is no comparison, and yet we compare.
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They say it takes 10,000 hours to achieve mastery in a field and for some reason, we permanently want to skip the 9,999 hours practice. We just want to wake up, feel ready and do the thing perfectly. . ⠀
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The imperfect hours of practice that move you from beginner to expert are not glamorous. They are not graceful. But they are the way.⠀
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Keep taking those steps my friends.⠀
Get comfortable with the discomfort. (Isn’t this what our spiritual practices are for?!)⠀
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Use your business as a vehicle for your personal and spiritual growth.⠀
Literally feel the fear and do it anyway!⠀
The world needs your light.⠀
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What's your mantra that you say to yourself when you're doing the "hard things" in your business or life?
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