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Where established business owners reveal what it’s really like to be CEO and simultaneously pursue abundance. Abundance looks different for everyone and no two businesses are built the same. During this open conversation, discover how circumstance, actions, and events created emotional reactions of either abundance or scarcity throughout their business-building journey. Much of whether we grow or get stuck playing small depends on the mindset we choose and the actions we take during the highs and lows throughout our entrepreneurial journey. Find out how workload, relationships, and money played a role in business owners’ decisions, emotions, and mental health during various stages in their business, when they made key decisions about hiring, marketing, and outsourcing, and how hosting their own podcast played a role in their personal development AND the growth of their business. Virginia Elder, host and owner of Podcast Abundance, shares pieces of her own journey from corporate life to freelancer to business owner, plus interviews other entrepreneurs with thriving businesses who use their podcast to establish authority in their niche, provide educational content for potential clients, and drive leads into their business. During the first half of each interview episode, you’ll get an inside look at the guest’s business and hear about challenges, plus the habits and actions that help navigate them. Our goal is to uncover the mindset and mental health shifts that worked for them to help you thrive during your journey. Then, in the second half of the interview, we switch the conversation to marketing strategies and learn how launching a podcast helped them grow their business and mature as a founder, speaker, and collaborator for their brand. Every business needs a reliable marketing arm that consistently and automatically attracts potential clients, and these guests have a successful, active podcast doing exactly that! Learn how they started, what changed, and how they’ve grown since becoming a podcast host. We’ll reveal podcasting strategies that work and prep you for the emotional rollercoaster that occurs any time you step up to play big in life. Abundance is within reach for all of us, but the pursuit of abundance is never over. It takes intention, a clear vision for what abundance means to you, and a consistent level of consciousness around your actions and emotions throughout your journey. Cheers to Reaching Abundance together!
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Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Navigating Business Challenges and Building Support
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Networking, delegation, and self-care are key to success as a business owner.
Early on, I operated in a silo – head down and very achievement-focused. However, as I great professionally and personally, I learned that by building a network of achievement-oriented business owners, you can tap into a wealth of knowledge and experience. These individuals can provide valuable advice, support, and even potential collaborations or partnerships that can help you skip ahead.
My other big lesson over the past 4 years is one I’ve had to learn over and over – delegation. It's easy to fall into the trap of trying to do everything yourself. However, by delegating tasks to capable team members or outsourcing to experts, you can free up your time to focus on strategic planning and business development. If you’re too busy performing operations inside your business, you won’t have capacity for the BIG work like seeking feedback, analyzing data, and adapting strategies.
Last, but not least, roll your eyes if you want, but I’ve suffered the consequences for NOT leaning into self-care enough. So, taking care of my physical and mental condition is back at the top of my list. One more hour or one more checked-off task isn’t going to change things, but a level-headed, open-minded, peaceful CEO who can look at the big picture critically will.
Key Takeaways:
- The importance of self-care and daily habits to respond to tough situations, delegate tasks, and constantly improve
- The value of building a network of achievement-oriented business owners for advice, accountability, and support
- The significance of delegation, systems, and constant improvement to grow as a business owner
(00:03:18) "That decision to pivot and the acceptance of the rhinoceros size push the universe was giving me toward the podcast editing space would launch me on a personal development journey wrapped up in a quest for leadership and business operations knowledge with sprinkles of mindset, self-worth, and growth-oriented habits on top."
(00:08:15) "The important things, though, are what I've learned to do when things get tough. There are simple, small daily habits that when I do them consistently, no matter whether I'm up or down that day, I respond in a more level headed manner. I'm more discerning as to what really matters and what doesn't and I'm clearer on the actions I need to take to move forward."
(00:12:46) "Reaching abundance isn't just a woo woo show about higher power and meditating and manifesting money. Although I practice a bit of woo myself, reaching abundance is about pulling collective wisdom from an open-minded circle of entrepreneurs, learning to trust your instincts and growing into the person you want to become."
I shared a few of my mistakes as a business owner in this episode. There are definitely more to come! Did you make the same mistakes? Or perhaps different ones? I’d love to know your past and present challenges so I can address them in an episode.
Connect with host, Virginia Elder:
Website - https://www.reachingabundance.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/podcastabundance
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/podcastabundance
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachvirginiaelder/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ReachingAbundance
This podcast is edited and managed by the team at Podcast Abundance. To discuss working together on your podcast or YouTube channel, book a Discovery call with Virginia.
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