Self Belief Unsquashed

#102: Beyond The Business Plan. With Rebecca Wilson

Is your business plan holding you back? Starting your own business is messy and has to include evolving, making mistakes and learning. A neat business plan can actually do more harm than good.  Rebecca Wilson is a hands-on business consultant and brilliant reviewer of business books.

#101: Explore Your Warrior‘s Mindset. With Arno Ilgner

Arno Ilgner is the author of 'The Rock Warrior's Way: mental training guide for climbers.' But his wisdom is for all of us.  We talk about separating identity from outcome by looking at the outcomes more objectively and coming off the 'self-worth rollercoaster'. 
 
A mental shift from constantly striving for the future, towards having a guide but being present for what's going on right now.  Working our way through to a more authentic self.
As Arno says - 'as individuals, as business owners, we need to develop the kind of culture and values that push back against this faster tendency in society, so that we actually can apply ourselves moment to moment to the struggles that we have.
We talk about our tendency to be very self critical if we're not succeeding, or if we're don't feel like we're competing well enough.
This episode will encourage you to find a way to be compassionate with yourself - as Arno says - "not to circumvent challenges, but actually to meet the challenges - knowing you're going to make mistakes, and being compassionate about making those mistakes and seeing them as necessary for our learning process. To navigate them instead of being self critical.."
 
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#100: Paid Membership Site or Free Group? With Jules White

Jules White is all about learning to love selling by embracing uniqueness and community. Author of 'Live it Love it Sell it' and a Dragons Den slayer - but mainly a really delightful human being. Having recently set up a quirky new membership site and grown a popular free Facebook group - she has much wisdom to share.

#99: Build a Brilliant Network on LinkedIn. With Sarah Clay

Want to build a brilliant network on LinkedIn and do it in a non-salesy relationship building way? Whether you are a newbie or more experienced you will get motivation, basic tips and some laughter from this conversation with the wonderful LinkedIn trainer Sarah Clay - who likes to demystify and simplify LinkedIn.

#98: Make Your Content Valuable. With Sonja Nisson

What is the value of the content you create? How do you ensure the blogs, posts and articles you produce have a value to both you and the consumer - your audience.  My guest Sonja is the co-author of 'The Valuable Content Marketing' and her mantra is 'Help, don’t sell. Show, don’t tell. Talk don’t yell'. She is warm and real and shares her knowledge generously  - listen up.

#97: Your Story Matters. With Heather Smith

The power of storytelling - yes - but is your identity woven from the stories told through the ages? Listen to Heather Smith of Story File and be inspired by the idea of having a chat over coffee with someone 100 years from now

#96:Inspire by Being Real. With Stella Da Silva

What holds you back from being you on social media? How do you express opinion without offending? How do you deal with the naysayers? Stella Da Silva and Trisha Lewis have walked the walk - and share the inside story.

#95: Selling without Selling. With Craig Allan.

How to sell without feeling like a pushy sales person? Scotsman Craig Allen gives the simple answer - with a warm hug of storytelling skill and zero 'sales speak'. Receive the wisdom Inspired by his martial arts career and 40 years experience in sales and leadership. Yes, there is laughter.

#94: Sort your Self-Determination. With Victoria Doxat

If you think existentialism and philosophy have no place in the business world - think again. Victoria Doxat blends them skillfully. This episode explores identity, social pressure, self-determination and purpose. Sink into a fascinating conversation.

#93: Understand the Perimenopause. With Lesley Waldron.

The more you understand the mind-body connection the better. All transitions can be tricky - and none more so than the chemical ones in our body. Move through and forward without self-sabotage. Lesley Waldron is all about empowering women through knowledge.