Follow whatever it is that you're passionate about and live your truth in thatThere are not people who are sitting by who have been successful who want to spend every minute of their life telling you the steps to take because the truth is, no

#53: Building a Business from Scratch with the Merrymaker Sisters

Dec 23rd, 2015 40m 42s

Introducing our guest, the Merrymaker Sisters [1:18]Making the decision to work solely on the business [7:12]Streams of income as a blogger [13:02]Selling a product before making it [17:20]Future plans for the Merrymaker Sisters [23:46]

#52: Five Tips for Better Food Photos on Instagram

Dec 18th, 2015 9m 55s

Garnish is important: It’s what takes a photo from being “ok” to looking that much more exciting, or a bit more thoughtful.Choose a plate or a vessel that isn’t too big: Make sure that whatever you have is really full, because that’s what mak

#51: Blogging Etiquette Part 1

Dec 7th, 2015 16m 4s

Ask for permission before you ask for forgiveness.When in doubt, don’t.If you saw it, and you tweaked it and put it on your site, it’s not yours.Look outside of your direct community for inspiration, not inside of it.It’s fair to be inspir

#50: Rant: If you don't have $25...then stop talking and get to work!

Dec 3rd, 2015 12m 27s

The more you complain about something, the more you put your time and energy and focus into it, the more that thing, if it’s positive or negative, will grow.There’s no reason why anyone should not have $25 to buy something that they think the

#49: How to be more productive

Nov 11th, 2015 10m 11s

One of the keys to productivity is getting to know yourself.Getting to know yourself will make your life so much easier, and you’ll be able to accomplish the things you’re trying to accomplish in your business.

#48: Quick & Dirty or Slow & Calculated

Nov 9th, 2015 11m 42s

You learn so much more exponentially when you're taking a quick and dirty approach to something, because it forces you to figure things out.The value of the product that you’re selling really needs to speak almost for itself.

#47: Stop Criticizing & Start Creating

Nov 4th, 2015 13m 33s

Respect the process and the journey.Respect the individual and their experience.Making a critical judgment and constantly finding ways to pick thinks apart shows very little respect for the person, both the process and the journey, but also

#46: Design tools for non-designers & nutrition business systems

Nov 2nd, 2015 11m 52s

Topics: 1. If you’re inspired by something when you saw it, don’t look at it when you create whatever it is that you’re going to create.2. I would take your own lens, filter, experience; your own angle on things, and use that to filter what it

#45: Is self-doubt holding you back?

Oct 28th, 2015 11m 48s

Topic1. You’re not that special. if you’re going through a struggle, someone else has too.2. If one person reads what you wrote, and their life is better for it, isn’t that enough? 3. If you’re in it because it’s a business, then your 'why' is

#44: Interview with Dan Antonelli, insights from 20 years in business

Oct 26th, 2015 57m 48s

Topics:1. Introducing Dan Antonelli [2:40]2. Hiring his first employee [10:34]3. The spirit of a good entrepreneur [22.24]4. How Diane started working for Dan [32:14]5. What Dan learned from Diane [44:37]

#43: How to create original content (and what NOT to do)!

Oct 21st, 2015 17m 59s

Topics:1. If you take your edge, your experience, or your perspective and put that spin on the topic, then you’re going to create something that’s unique.2. Focus on what you want to create and put out into the world with a positive vibe, not a

#42: Time Management Tips

Oct 19th, 2015 18m 32s

Topics: 1.To feel fulfilled as a solo-preneur, get something done each day that contributes to a bigger project or a bigger goal.2. If, "write an eBook" is on your to-do list, you’re never going to get it done. Books don't get written that way.

#41: Q&A - Networking groups, digital product security, and getting focused!

Oct 14th, 2015 17m 23s

Topics 1. As an entrepreneur, you have to listen to - and work on honing - your instincts.2. Instead of trying to carve out a niche or doing something that’s super broad; start to work with people one on one in small groups.3. How can I help p

#40: Interview: Passive Income with Sylvie McCracken

Oct 13th, 2015 41m 7s

Topics: 1. How long did it take to become “real” [2:50]2. Shifting from blogging to a business [9:13]3. Passive income with eBooks [12:39]4. Advice for those who don’t know where to get started [19.34]5. What to use for free content and what t

#39: Should you sell something high or low-priced first?

Oct 7th, 2015 18m 41s

Topics: 1. It might take more time, but you will build a better business when you build a lot more trust in the people who are following the advice and information that you have.2. Starting small in this way; what it does is it builds the know,

#38: Interview - Michelle Pfennighaus of Find Your Balance Health

Oct 5th, 2015 50m 57s

Topics:1. Introducing our guest, Michelle Pfennighaus [1:17]2. Michelle’s health struggles [3:50]3. How Michelle’s business looked in the beginning [6:10]4. When it felt like a “real” business [15.43]5. How to find your direction [21:22]6. What

#37: 3 Tips for Connecting in Real Life

Sep 30th, 2015 15m 56s

Topics: 1. To have a mindset that something is too small for you limits you from connecting with people who need what you have to offer the most.2. Don’t be too proud to get connected with your local community.3. It’s important to connect with

#36: When to Hustle & When to Flow

Sep 28th, 2015 25m 40s

Topics: 1. You have to keep pushing forward because nobody is in charge of that ship except you. 2. If you’re trying to grow your audience, then this is the time to really keep hustling. 3. As entrepreneurs, as driven people, there will never

#35: Whatever it Takes

Sep 23rd, 2015 17m 31s

Topics:1. Swallow your pride and not be in a position where you’re too good for a job.2. That’s the kind of mindset that we really need to all get out of; worrying what other people think when we’re on a mission. 3. If you’re on that mission an

#34: 3 Reasons To Learn New Skills

Sep 21st, 2015 13m 45s

Topics:1. Every time you take this approach and have a new skill that you learned or take the time to learn a new skill, you feel more and more confident that you won’t fail when you try to learn something else that’s new.2. Have faith in yours

#33: How to build loyalty with social media

Sep 16th, 2015 9m 19s

Topics: 1. when you respond to questions on social media, you create a small moment of enchantment. 2. what we’re doing with social media is actually replacing a live interaction. 3. If you’re going to use social media to try and build this lo

#32: Why asking for money isn't evil

Sep 14th, 2015 10m 57s

Topics1. People want to pay for what you have to offer2. You can’t do this work if you can’t earn money3. Earning money gives you the ability to do the work4. Earning money from what you’re doing gives you freedom

#31: The one thing to never do

Sep 9th, 2015 12m 31s

Topics1. It never makes your “thing” shine or look better to disparage the competition.2. How to handle comparison3. It’s your job to communicate your message so strongly that what you have to offer is the obvious choice4. Passive agressive com

#30:Work just one time to create multiple forms of content [Periscope]

Sep 7th, 2015 16m 51s

Topics: 1. How to repurpose your content to use across multiple platforms2. How to record video on iMovie, strip out the audio and use it on a podcast3. Boil down bullet points and create a shareable to be used on Instagram or a long form post