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Being ready to make changes is one thing, but transformations take movement.

If you promised to make 2018 your best year in business, but you’re still in the same place you were before the ball dropped in January, it’s time to get off your ass.

Maybe you’ve dreamt of leaving behind your bridge job and fear has kept you in that cubicle. Or maybe you wanted to up your earnings by 5k a month, only to watch month-after-month pass while your salary remains stagnant.

Four months have passed this year, which means you have eight more to meet your goals.

Ready?

Commit

No more “I want this” or “it could happen” in your self-talk. It’s time to raise the bar and expect more out of yourself and your business. By doing this, changing something as simple as the phrases you’re using, you’ll build confidence in your resolve.

The universe (and clients) like that.

Speak to yourself as if your goals are already here.

“In May, I earned 10K instead of 5.”

“I earned 10 new clients before summer officially started.”

Seem silly? Maybe. But when I committed to myself and changed my self-talk, big things happened inside my business.

Create

Start small, creating simple goals you know you can meet each week. Things you’ve put off doing that won’t take long, like:

Updating your social media profiles
Writing a new blog post for your website
Contacting former clients to see how you can support them in their journey and ask for testimonials

Oh, and make sure you write down your goals. Because it feels damn good to check them off your list (and keeps you motivated).

If you need to work on content creation, like a new course or offering, break the project into manageable pieces so you can keep moving through it.

There’s no reason not to chunk out manageable pieces of each task, especially if you haven’t done anything for yourself or your business in weeks.

Keep moving through your list this way, and you’ll be surprised how much faster you get through it, and – holy shit – you’ll be getting it done. (Because you haven’t been until now).

Converse

My 1:1 clients are told, almost immediately, they need to get out there and share their business with others. Every day, make it a goal to share your work with ten new people.

As entrepreneurs, we often think people know exactly what we’re doing in our business. We are so steeped in our own copy and posts and groups that we forget how busy others are.

If you don’t know what all they’re doing in their lives, how the hell can you expect them to know what you’re up to?

By sharing your expertise and telling them what you’re up doing, you’re – again – showing the big U you’re serious about your work, but you’re also getting more comfortable talking about what you do (perfecting your elevator speech), and informing people who probably didn’t have a clue what you were up to.

This can bring in leads, new clients and cash flow.

Find like-minded business groups on Facebook, like Tune In. Turn On., where you can connect with other business owners.
Offer your services inside of the groups, even if you’re just starting out. If you haven’t had any paying clients yet, ask for testimonials in return for your services.
Don’t give up. If one post doesn’t resonate with the audience, try again with a new offering. Once you’re getting responses, you’ll earn practice and know what types of services people are willing to pay for.

In truth, no matter how big my business has gotten or how many women share my posts, there are still people in my life who truly have no clue what I do. Yes, I’m still explaining to people – including my family – what exactly it is I do every day to earn money.

That’s okay, too, because it keeps my bank account full.

Though this list isn’t exhaustive, it’s a start.

Remember, you aren’t going to reach a single goal if you don’t move. These three steps are huge in gaining momentum, building a solid foundation for a long-standing business, and earning money doing what you love.

Got questions? Head over to my Facebook Group, Tune In. Turn On, and tag me.

– Becky

P.S. If you are struggling to build a new online business, or have been in business for a year or two but aren’t getting the traction you hoped for, I’ve put together several free masterclasses for you.

We start November 5th and run for a full month.

In these special LIVE masterclasses, we cover things like pricing, packaging, social media, confidence, creating opt-ins, finding clients and even copywriting.

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Are your Facebook posts hearing crickets?

You put you and your company out there, attempting visibility through vulnerable posts asking for business, but nobody – literally zero people — respond to your magic.

Damn that feels like rejection.

But, more importantly, for entrepreneurs who are surviving on sales, it means your lifeline just got cut.

Networking? It’s NOT for schmoozers or old-school dudes in suits.

It’s for you, gorgeous (and it gets results fast).

Here’s how to handle networking #likeaboss.

Tip 1: Don’t have hidden motives

What’s the real reason you used your Facebook page as a billboard?

Because you didn’t want to make real connections.

Yes, networking exists so we can get more clients. But just like every other area of business, if people in your network only believe that you seek advice to promote yourself, or that you see them as money instead of humans, they will not work with you.

People want connections.

We want to feel understood and heard and appreciated, and the companies who are best at convincing consumers they are their friends are the ones who are most successful. Because we buy based on emotion, not logic, so people who feel invested in will invest in you (which brings me to tip 2).

Tip 2: No one has ever become poor by giving

Anne Frank (the woman who first coined the words in tip 2) knew her shit (and mindset shift). The perspective we should all take is the worst thing an aspiring entrepreneur can do is be too stingy with their knowledge.

Let go of the reigns a bit, otherwise you’ll paralyze yourself.

By providing information, you position yourself as an expert and – bonus – show you want to help people. They appreciate and trust you. Rapport is one of the biggest sellers for moguls, and they didn’t get that title by keeping their mouths shut in fear someone else will steal their mojo. Plus, giving feels good (and instantly gives you the happies).

When I was preparing for the inaugural launch of CCC, I spent fifteen hours online each day, answering questions and providing free business coaching in groups like the Entrepreneur Incubator. By doing this, I showed up: proving I had the chops to run a group program and met a lot of other amazing women who have referred me their friends, even if they weren’t ready to work with me. Oh, and I’ve found plenty of women I’ve spent money on after I learned they were bosses in their industries.

I could save blog posts for my paying clients, but how can I get people to sign on when they don’t know how fucking awesome I am?

Tip 3: Be Yourself

While there might be thousands of other coaches who offer the same services as you, nobody does it the exact same way as you. Being yourself, telling your truth, is what differentiates you (an automatic way to set yourself apart).

It takes seven interactions with a potential client for them to feel trust in you.

That means seven conversations or content shares, or a mix of both. If you haven’t been your true self with them every time you’ve talked, they’ll pick up on discrepancies.

Think about it in terms of dating: People pretend to be someone else in order to impress their potential partner. However, over the course of several dates, someone starts to realize you aren’t being yourself (maybe you loved steak on your first date but later said you were a vegetarian, or something less obvious but just as contradictory).

Don’t lie about who you are. Embrace it. Don’t give people a reason to question your credibility. It’s just not worth it.

Networking skills become more complex from here, but I guarantee everyone who is killing it on social media is also pretty perfect at hitting these three first. Have a networking question or additional tip you’d like to add? Head over to my Facebook Group, Tune In. Turn On, and tag me.

– Becky

We start Nov 5th – IN THREE DAYS.

In this special series of LIVE trainings, we cover things like pricing, packaging, social media, confidence, creating opt-ins, finding clients and even copywriting.