If you don’t like the financial results in your small business up to this point then chances are your money mindset is a factor. Money mindset is your ideas, beliefs and thought patterns around making and having money in your life.
If you have an easy time making sales and creating a six figure plus business, you most likely have a highly prosperous mindset. That means as an entrepreneur you are willing to think bigger and tackle the more challenging growth activities in your business.
But if someone tends to grapple with profitability, never has enough cash in the bank and feels frustrated by the process of marketing or sales, then that’s usually a sign of a struggle mindset.
On episode 107 of Amplify Your Success Podcast learn seven powerful prosperity mindsets designed to help you CRUSH IT this year in your money game.
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[7 Prosperity Mindsets To Crush Your Money Game on Amplify Your Success #Podcast Episode 107 with @melcoach]
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What do you think you could achieve if you had the confidence to step into a more bold and daring version of yourself? An audacious goal? A really big vision? That idea you’ve been talking about for years and years but never find the time to finish?
You need the magic of a bold goal.
Bold goals are really different than any other type of goal. Just by setting a bold goal for yourself you uncover a new level of resourcefulness and resilience. But once you get into action on that goal an entrepreneur can shatter previous limits and outperform their expectations of what’s possible.
On episode 106 of Amplify Your Success Podcast discover I share what happens when you have a bold goal – and how to use it to activate a fierce, powerful version of yourself.
Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community and share your input there too.
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[Why You Need the Magic of a Bold Goal on Amplify Your Success #Podcast Episode 106 with @melcoach]
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Ad: Your Revenue Rush
Don’t let your mindset crash and burn by focusing on a lack of sales! Every industry has a slow season when customers turn to other priorities and sales seem to dry up. But what if you had a strategy to use that time productively so that you emerge stronger and ready to conquer your big, bold vision of success?
On episode 105 of Amplify Your Success Podcast discover what you can do when sales go dormant to generate some fast cash, connect with new business and get your business ready to soar into new heights.
Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community and share your input there too.
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[How to Use Your Slow Season Wisely on Amplify Your Success #Podcast Episode 105 with @melcoach]
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When you have a service-based business, it’s important to create experiences that wow your customer so you can stand out in a competitive market. The good news is, it doesn’t cost much to do something to make a client feel special. But it will cost you a fortune if you don’t use these five tips to create rapport and connection.
It’s a “Know-Like-Trust” world – so you have to focus on the ways to help your clients bond with you and see you as the ONLY desired company and solution. On episode 104 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll share five ways that even a time-strapped, cost-sensitive small business can gain a competitive edge by doing the little things that matter most.
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One of my unique jobs during my Corporate career was being part of the Disaster Preparedness team for a Fortune 500 communications company. Our focus? Create a plan to follow during a disaster. I discovered some very simple practices that even a small business can use to keep the business generating income, even if the business owner can’t work.
When I discovered that only 18% of U.S. Small Businesses have any type of disaster plan, I knew it was time to share these simple, low-cost methods to make sure that a natural disaster or illness doesn’t derail you and your bold goals. On episode 103 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll take you behind the scenes of several “disaster proofed” small businesses – and what you can do today to keep afloat.
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Got a big project to complete but can’t get started? You might be stuck in analysis paralysis trying to figure it all out before you act. If you are starting a new business or launching a new offering, you may find yourself trying to get all the details perfect before you go live.
Progress is way better than perfection – and that’s where the 80% plan comes in handy. On episode 102 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll explain how to get into action and accomplish bigger goals just like the pros.
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What you think and talk about dictates how far you can grow. Think of it like this, “ your attitude dictates how HIGH your success can travel, like a balloon. Positivity is light, negativy is an anchor.
If you think small, you’ll achieve small.
If you see problems with a “why is this happning to me” attitude, you’ll feel constricted. You’ll feel like a victim. Its hard to want to grow and expand when weighed down by problems. But If you see opportunities, you’ll feel resourceful and inspired to pursue them.
If you see limits, you’ll stop. If yo use limitlessness, you’ll keep moving.
If you see failure, you’ll want to stop making mistakes. If you see learning, you’ll keep growing.
Having a positive, “can do” attitude will take you much farther than capability alone
To celebrate the 100th episode of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll share seven lessons I learned, many of which were from epic failures and embarrassing mistakes, that have helped my become more successful as a business coach and entrepreneur.
Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community and share your lessons too.
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[Why Your Attitude Dictates Your Success Altitude on Amplify Your Success #Podcast Episode 101 with @melcoach]
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One of my favorite books was Oprah’s What I Know For Sure. As she shared mistakes, learnings and pivotal moments from her journey to success, I found myself deeply moved.
To celebrate the 100th episode of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll share seven lessons I learned, many of which were from epic failures and embarrassing mistakes, that have helped my become more successful as a business coach and entrepreneur.
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Do you do all the right things but still can’t build your email list? Tired of hosting webinars and being a guest on podcasts only to get one or two measly sign ups? Entrepreneurs often make some pretty common visibility mistakes that end up short-circuiting their sales.
My guest on episode 99 of Amplify Your Success Podcast is Cindy J Holbrook, The Visibility Wiz, and her claim to fame is helping online business owner’s “pivot” their visibility strategies so they attract more of their ideal clients – and ultimately close more sales.
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About the Guest:
Cindy J Holbrook, aka The Visibility wiz, is uniquely gifted at guiding entrepreneurs to thrive as they go up the ladder from being the best-kept secret to trusted and in-demand online authority. She has been featured on Huffington Post Live, Women’s Speaker Association TV, eHarmony, Prevention Magazine, AOL, MSN, Fox and a guest on numerous online summits. Her mission is to guide entrepreneurs to have the confidence and the know-how so that they can succeed.
[The Top Online Visibility Mistakes that are Costing You Time, Energy and Money with Cindy J Holbrook on Amplify Your Success #Podcast]
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/getknowngetclients/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cindyj_thevisibilitywiz
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindyjholbrook
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/CindyJHolbrook/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CindyJ_Holbrook
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqRGh58d0disrzvARgKyg
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Ready to leverage LinkedIn to build up your influence and create a flood of new leads? Confused about which social media platform to spend your time on? Recently LinkedIn has made some major changes to their platform, so you’ll want to listen in to Amplify Your Success Podcast episode 98 before you move forward.
My guest, Chrissie Wywrot, is a LinkedIn specialist and uses it to help her clients expand their reach with her unique connection funnels.
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About the Guest
Chrissie Wywrot is a marketing consultant specializing in LinkedIn. With 4 years’ digital marketing and public relations experience with the Detroit Lions, she’s uniquely gifted at helping businesses expand their visibility and reach. Today she works primarily with service-based business owners to set up a LinkedIn funnel system to generate leads and improve their bottom line.
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What’s the best way to build influence while connecting with ideal clients?
Host your own podcast. Podcasting is growing in popularity and technology makes listening to podcasts so much easier. Your ideal clients could be building rapport with you while they carpool the kids across town or hit the gym.
My guest on episode 97 of Amplify Your Success Podcast is Annemarie Cross, dubbed the Podcasting Queen, who has valuable behind-the-scenes advice for any entrepreneur or business leader before they kick off a new podcast!
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About the Guest
Annemarie Cross is the Founder of Podcasting With Purpose Podcast Training and Production agency and an Award-winning Podcast Host and Producer. Annemarie was dubbed by her community ‘The Podcasting Queen’ after having produced numerous podcasts since 2008.
She helps ambitious Change Makers go From Invisible to Influential with her Done-With-You Podcast Platform and/or Done-For You Podcast Series.
You step up to the microphone to record your podcast and they do the rest, without you ever having to worry about learning technology, audio post-production or even promotion. They do it all leaving you to focus on what you do best!
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If you’ve ever felt uninspired, stuck or procrastinate doing a task that you know you should do to grow your business – but don’t – then listen in as I share five bold moves that accelerate business impact.
On episode 96 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, discover why a bold move can unlock your motivation and courage to tackle your biggest goals. There are five areas that entrepreneurs typically get stuck or let fear hold them back from doing the very things that would have the greatest effect on their bottom line.
I’ve coached many small business owners through how to get in the right mindset to do the things that scare them – and episode 96 will get you psyched up too!
Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community about what works for you!
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Have you ever had an ideal prospect choose your competitor over you – and you were stumped how why they didn’t see you were the better option? If you’ve ever felt invisible, passed over for opportunities or simply are tired of chasing the sale, then be sure to listen in to episode 95 of Amplify Your Success Podcast.
Authority Platforms are marketing strategies that actually elevate your influence in your marketplace because you stand out as a more credible leader. The magic of this type of visibility is you attract more of your ideal clients simply because they see your message and want more of your offerings. In this episode I’ll share my three favorite authority platforms and why an entrepreneur would choose one (or all three) to elevate their influence.
Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community about what works for you!
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Do you ask for help or try to figure things out on your own? Sometimes business leaders don’t get the help they need to get more done just because they think it makes them too vulnerable. But, what if being vulnerable is actually your greatest superpower as a leader?
In episode 94 of Amplify Your Success Podcast I’m talking about vulnerability and why we need more entrepreneurs and business experts embracing their imperfections.
Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community about what works for you!
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Have you ever had a goal that you talked about, dreamed about, but just could never get out of the starting gate? Or maybe you started towards that goal but then things got a bit challenging, and the goal just kind of fell away?
There’s a significant difference between being committed to a goal or just being interested in it. Interested means you’ll do JUST ENOUGH not to fail but never enough to actually succeed.
In episode 93 of Amplify Your Success Podcast I’m going through the five signs you are really committed to a bold vision (or just interested!) Knowing the difference could end up saving you a TON of disappointment and keep you from wasting time and money on a bright, shiny idea!
Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community about what works for you!
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Wouldn’t it be nice to have a steady stream of new clients flowing into your business each month? Well, it’s the opposite for most service professionals who have to work really hard to get a few key clients.
My guest on episode 91 of Amplify Your Success Podcast shares how to use the “Eavesdrop Effect” to engage your best potential clients – ultimately tripling your sales of perfect fit clients. This episode is full of actionable advice for anyone who struggles with consistent lead generation, or would like more of their ideal clients who are willing to pay your best rates!
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About the Guest
Dov Gordon helps consultant/coaches get ideal clients. Consistently.
There are millions and millions of consultant, coaches and professional service firm owners who are really good at what they do. But they're not charismatic guru types. And they never want to be.
They LOVE their work. And all they want is a consistent flow of great clients. Clients who value their expertise, AND who value who they are as people. And pay them well for it.
Dov and his small team take a tactic-agnostic approach. They help you build a strong strategic foundation and to apply to it to build a simple, client-getting system that is best for YOU.
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As a visionary, thought leader or transformational change agent, intimacy with our own dream is essential to keep that fire burning and the desire necessary to keep pursuing our goals.
But way too often entrepreneurs and business leaders find themselves chasing someone else’s dream, and the motivation to climb the next “success” mountain is lost.
My guest on episode 92 of Amplify Your Success Podcast is Allana Pratt and she joins me for a powerful exploration on a subject not talked about enough – intimacy with our own voice!
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About the Guest
Relationship Intimacy Expert, Allana Pratt inspires open-hearted living so that you live your purpose unapologetically. Allana says Intimacy = In To Me I See… when we look inside, what is our relationship with our Self? with Money? With our Business? Our Dreams?
A featured weekly contributor on the GoodMenProject, expert on CBS, TLC, FOX, Forbes, People Magazine and Huffington Post, this cum laude graduate of Columbia University is the Author of 4 books that remove sabotaging blocks so you can be your best self personally and professionally.
Allana hosts the sexy empowering Podcast “Intimate Conversations” to guests like Grammy Award-winning Alanis Morissette. Leeza Gibbons asked Allana to coach her during Dancing with the Stars and now over 2.8 million viewers on Youtube look to Allana when struggling to trust themselves so they can create healthy thriving intimate relationships and professional success.
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Every small business owner has prospects ready to make the decision to hire you or purchase your products but way too often they get confused, and avoid making a purchase. The solution? Create a decision journey to help them make the best decision for them!
On episode 90 of Amplify Your Success Podcast I’m joined by The Hero Method founder Kathryn Gillett to share what a decision journey is and how creating one for your sales and marketing processes can help you close sales faster.
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About the Guest:
Kathryn Gillett is the creator of The HERO Method, and author of two best-selling books on the subject. She has degrees in psychology and anthropology, 30 years' experience in marketing, and 25 years researching related fields. It was based on those years of research and experience that she created The HERO Method, a true paradigm shift that turns 180-degrees away from what we consider "best practices" in marketing communications today.
And in doing so, The HERO Method has proven to double response, revenue, and year-over-year growth (that's measurable results — not just 'ball-park hype').
Rather than creating content that shouts out how great a company’s solution is…
The HERO Method is about creating authentic, human connections with audiences.
Kathryn has brought The HERO Method to global corporations like Microsoft, Amazon, and Dell to great effect.
And now she's bringing The HERO Method to the small businesses world with on-line training programs that teach entrepreneurs all the inside secrets of this shift in marketing.
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As a coach to entrepreneurs and other transformational business leaders, I am often asked to share my tips for managing time better. The question, “How does a busy person really get it all done, without feeling so overwhelmed” is a common challenge in the small business community.
So, in episode 89 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, discover the three time-management questions most asked by my coaching clients --- and my $18k worthy coaching advice!
Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community about what works for you!
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Storytelling can bring your brand to life – and create deep trust and rapport with potential clients. There is an art to uncovering your compelling business story and this week’s guest, Park Howell, has mastered this art on episode 88 of Amplify Your Success Podcast.
From rebounding out of the flailing advertising marketplace to launching a successful branding company and landing a coveted TedX talk, Park shows us how to craft a powerful story that will accelerate new business.
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About the Guest
Park Howell has been in the advertising and branding world for 35 years, but in 2006 it all stopped working. Technology had leveled the playing field. Brands used to own the influence of mass media, but the masses had become the media and they own your brand story.
So park pivoted away from 20 years of running his own ad agency to focus on the answer of how to rise above the noise of the Attention Deficit Disorder economy and actually be heard and understood. His antidote is an anecdote.
Now, Park consults, teaches, coaches and speaks around the world helping leaders of purpose-driven brands clarify their stories to amplify their impact and simplify their lives.
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There’s a subtle art to building up solid business connections who are eager to refer business and partner up on projects with you. In my experience, just one great connection can add six to seven figures in new business to your bottom line. But truly, developing these kinds of connections are not just luck. There is a process to follow and my guest John Corcoran on episode 87 of Amplify Your Success Podcast has certainly mastered it.
John’s become one of those “go-to” guys who eagerly refers you that perfect lead or follows up just to invite you to a coveted business event. Be sure to listen in as this episode is full of golden nuggets sure to inspire you – and amplify your business.
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John Corcoran is an attorney, writer, and a father, and a former Clinton White House Writer and Speechwriter to the Governor of California. Throughout his career, he has worked in Hollywood, the heart of Silicon Valley, and owned his own boutique law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area working with small business owners and entrepreneurs.
He is the creator of Smart Business Revolution and the Smart Business Revolution podcast. He’s the cofounder with Dr. Jeremy Weisz, of Rise25, LLC, an education and training company which holds in-person and virtual trainings for ecommerce entrepreneurs and professional services business owners.
His writing has appeared in Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, Huffington Post, Art of Manliness, Lifehacker, Business Insider, Get Rich Slowly and numerous other publications, blogs and websites.
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What if you knew that your everyday routines carried the clues to unlocking a million dollar opportunity? That’s what Tom Nardone discovered. For many years Tom was a mailman with a dream to break free from the grind of his job. By following his passion and taking inspired actions, Tom leveraged the knowledge he gained on his daily route to build a million dollar house flipping business.
Whether you are interested in real estate wealth, or are always looking for inspirational stories to activate your own million dollar ideas, this is an episode not to miss! Join me on episode 86 of Amplify Your Success Podcast as real estate millionaire Tom Nardone shares his story of “blue collar postman” to real estate success.
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About the Guest:
Tom Nardone started working for the Post Office as a mailman back in the 80’s. It didn’t take him long to realize that the security entrapment of a "good job" is not a lot different from a 30 year jail sentence. “You feel trapped, and your income is limited.”
Tom started buying houses on his mail routes and after 25 years of buying and holding and buying and selling, Tom has bought and sold over 250 properties.
Tom co-authored the book Secrets of the Real Estate Millionaires and has created and written courses for several real estate information products. Tom has been twice featured on television with two appearances on Good Morning America with Charles Gibson and Joan London and also CNBC’s Power Lunch with Bill Griffith, with radio appearances on The Cash Flow Show and Real Estate related Podcasts.
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Entrepreneurs are famous for having lots of ideas, and being really overwhelmed with running their small business. Sometimes the best way to increase revenues and reach is to simplify your business offerings and operations.
In episode 85 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, discover the hidden costs of a complicated business along with 3 simple questions to ask yourself to get better results fast. Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community the benefits of a simplified business!
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When sales are down and you still have not reached your revenue goals, it's tempting to feel down. But this is the time to dig deep and do the inner work so that sales kick in again.
This might surprise you but for entrepreneurs, your income will rarely exceed your personal development. Doing more of what doesn’t work just makes you feel overwhelmed!
In episode 84 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, learn the 4 most important mindset shifts that can turn on the flow of money and kick that struggle habit to the curb. Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community about the mindset of high-earners!
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Every entrepreneur will be tempted at times to lower their prices, especially when sales have slowed and your current clients are balking at what you charge. But charging too little can have a disastrous impact on your business profits – can overtime can destroy your success.
In episode 83 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, discover the signs you are charging too little for your services and products as well as two case studies on how a simple shift in pricing created a three times increase in monthly revenues. Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community about pricing too!
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