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20 Women Share The Biggest Lesson they’ve Learned In Business This Year

Happy 100th Episode! It’s crazy to think that this is the 100th show, but I wanted to celebrate it by doing something special, so we’re doing another podcast roundup. This time around I asked our amazing previous guests to join me once again to share the biggest lesson they’ve learned in their business in the last year. With 20 incredible pieces of advice from women you know, love, and have already learned so much from, this roundup was the perfect way to come together to celebrate 100 episodes!

I might as well start with my own advice! If there’s anything I feel like we’ve all learned in the last year, it’s that you need to diversify everything - your income streams, your investments, and even your time. Having multiple income streams gives you the freedom to navigate any situation and mixing up how you spend your time and what you invest in gives you peace of mind!

Have a plan! Not just a plan for your monthly social media or marketing, but a real plan for the next quarters and years in your business. You need a roadmap to know where your going and need to know the exact steps you need to take to get there, then commit to taking those steps!

Original Episode: Ep. 2: How to Create a Content Creation Process that works
Check out Tayler at TAYLRD Media & Designs or Sourced Co.
Follow Tayler on Instagram: @taylrd_designs

Do what makes you feel good. It’s easy to fall into the trap of what this person is doing or that blueprint says is best, but adopting someone else’s strategy won’t work. Think about what will make you feel good and have fun in your business, and then try that. Bring your purpose to life through your business and it will always remind you why you started to begin with!

Original Episode: Ep. 24: How to Create a Strategy for your Instagram Stories
Check out Quinn at Create Your Purpose
Follow Quinn on Instagram: @quinn.tempest

There’s power in documentation. We all have our own ways of doing things - posting on social media, planning our marketing, onboarding clients, etc. so you need to document the steps you actually take to do those things. Map it out or screen record it, because when you start to outsource or hire a team, it will make it so much easier for them and save you time in training them.

Original Episode: Ep. 88: What you Need to Know to Make Money from Live Streams
Check out Kyshira at The Power Collective
Follow Kyshira on Instagram: @kyshira

Be so happy and grateful for where you are today because life is so much better when you love your life, AND you attract so much more success when you slow down and celebrate instead of already being so focused on the next goal. You may be on Chapter 2 of your book, but someone hasn’t even opened the book yet and wishes that they were where you are!

Original Episode: Ep. 90: How to Stop Getting in your Own Way
Check out Jaclyn at Jaclyn DiGregorio
Follow Jaclyn on Instagram: @jaclyndigregorio

If you can just build relationships, the rest will come. Relationships are so important in business. When you create relationships, you get referrals and word-of-mouth business and that’s the best advertisement you can have. Give your all and focus on giving to others, and it will be so profitable in the long run.

Original Episode: Ep. 22: What you need to Know about Trademarks and Copyrights
Check out Andrea at Andrea Sager Law
Follow Andrea on Instagram: @andreasagerlaw

The difference between people who succeed and people who struggle in business has nothing to do with their experience, their skill set, or their background. It has everything to do with if they believe in what they’re doing and if they value it. Next time you’re struggling ask yourself if you believe in and value what you’re doing, and success will be inevitable.

Original Episode: Ep. 57: Everything you Need To Know to Rock your Video Content
Check out Holly at Holly G Studios
Follow Holly on Instagram: @hollygstudios

It’s okay to pivot! You have to be able to know yourself and your energy enough to understand when it’s time to put something down, pause, reflect, and move in a different direction. Don’t keep operating beyond your bandwidth. Reflect and evaluate what you’re doing and do things that match your energy. Don’t be afraid to pivot!

Original Episode: Ep. 28: How to Embrace being a Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur
Check out D’Ana Joi at Joi Knows How
Follow D’Ana Joi on Instagram: @joi.knows.how

It’s just as important to make sure that your business is aligned with your soul and your mental health as it is with your bank account. We often think that the harder we push ourselves, the more we work, and the more profitable opportunities we pursue, the happier we’ll be, but the truth is you need to be aligned and act in your mission, and that is what will bring in more revenue and fulfill you.

Original Episode: Ep. 70: Dealing with Shame and Using it to Propel you Forward
Check out Jessi at Jessi Beyer International
Follow Jessi on Instagram: @jessibeyerinternational

We all want more leads, customers, content, etc. but don’t forget to nurture the customers you already have! It’s so important to bring value to the customers that are already working with you, so that they’ll come back, continue working with you, or refer you to others. Reward your repeat customers and show them love and value and don’t forget to ask them what they need and show up for them.

Original Episode: Ep. 21: Behind the Scenes of Owning an Online Boutique
Check out Piper at Three Cords Boutique
Follow Piper on Instagram: @threecordsboutique

Learn to define yourself as more than an entrepreneur. You can love being an entrepreneur but you need to identify as more than that. Dig deeper into the why behind what you do and bring in personal stories and content that shows why you’re obsessed with the work that you do.

Original Episode: Ep. 39: How to Create a Monthly Content Plan you'll actually stick to
Check out Hailey at Your Content Empire
Follow Hailey on Instagram: @yourcontentempire

I always come back to my favorite quote from Albert Einstein: “Your imagination is your preview to life’s coming attractions.” What you can visualize and think up for yourself becomes possible for you. It becomes a real, tangible potential reality, but you have to keep choosing it and showing up to get there. If you can create it in your imagination then you can create it in reality.

Original Episode: Ep. 76: Create better Video Content with these Mindset Shifts
Check out Kellsie at Be Marvelous You
Follow Kellsie on Instagram: @kellsie_moore

There are two big lessons that have shown up in the last year. 1) True leadership shines through during a struggle. You need to view everything as an opportunity to test you and mold you into a stronger leader. And 2) Your business has to be scalable. You have to have a business model that supports any and every curve ball that life will throw at you. You need to be able to scale your impact, your income, and your time freedom.

Original Episode: Ep. 53: Why you need to Align your Ambitions with your Actions
Check out Elizabeth at Elizabeth Hartke
Follow Elizabeth on Instagram: @elizhartke

Be flexible and question all of your “I CAN’Ts.” Every time you say you can’t do something, ask yourself again if it’s a belief. We’ve all proven in the last few months that there’s a lot more that you can do that you didn’t think you could, so challenge all of those “I can’t” beliefs that you have.

Original Episode: Ep. 68: Crafting your Audience's Experience to your Message
Check out Dolores at Masters in Clarity
Follow Dolores on Instagram: @mastersinclarity

Assess your company and recognize that you can’t and shouldn’t do everything, then find and hire people to fill those roles. Make the sacrifices you need to make to get the right people into the right roles. You’ll be happier, less stressed, and feel like your business has so much more potential moving forward. Even if you’re not ready to hire yet, you need to start thinking about this process and setting your business up for this hiring or outsourcing later.

Original Episode: Ep. 42: 3 Tips for using a Self-published Book to grow your Business
Check out Kelly at KN Literary
Follow Kelly on Instagram: @knliteraryarts

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you. Being surrounded by people that are smarter than you not only gives you ideas and motivation, but it gives you the mindset and the headspace to have a support system and be a visionary. You can always turn to those people for connections and recommendations, and they’re going to be a beneficial lifeline for you.

Original Episode: Ep. 11: The Value and Process of setting Boundaries in your Business
Check out Amber at Refine for Wedding Planners
Follow Amber on Instagram: @refineforweddingplanners

You are always learning. Even after years in business, you’ll always grow and evolve with your business. If you want to get to the next level and keep growing, you’re going to have to continue learning. Focus on one thing at a time and learn what you need to in that aspect so that you can master it and then move on to the next.

Original Episode: Ep. 14: Finding Balance and Living a life with Intention
Check out Rachel at Intentionally Designed
Follow Rachel on Instagram: @intentionallydesigned

It’s always worth paying for the shortcut. If you want high profit, conversion rates, and success, then you need to find a mentor who has done this thing and done it well and is selling their process, and then buy their process. Find it and then implement and trust those processes. If you have the opportunity to purchase a shortcut that aligns with something you want to do, take advantage of that and save yourself time in the learning process.

Original Episode: Ep. 31: How to Attract and Book more of your Best Clients
Check out Heidi at Evolve Your Wedding Business
Follow Heidi on Instagram: @evolveyourweddingbusiness

You need to create multiple income streams. It doesn’t matter if you have a 9-5 or you’re an entrepreneur, your job, health, etc. can be taken away from you quickly, so having multiple streams of income that can elevate you and support your family during any situation is important to your success.

Original Episode: Ep. 55: Stop looking for Balance and Live a Well-Rounded Life instead
Check out Geomyra at Coaching for Creatives
Follow Geomyra on Instagram: @coachforcreatives

Be able to go with the flow and adjust when you need to. It’s easier said than done, but you need to be able to be flexible and be open so that when things happen to or around you, you can adjust as needed and still be successful.

Original Episode: Ep. 32: Tips for using your Blog to grow your Business
Check out Shaunae at Shaunae Teske Photography
Follow Shaunae on Instagram: @shaunaeteske

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