Going Solopreneur

In order for you to be successful at anything in life, you have to have a plan. These six principles are the most important and most powerful part of your success plan. In fact, they are the keys to your success. Every successful person on the planet from Bill Gates to Richard Branson to Oprah utilizes some or all of these principles. The post Six Powerful Principles for Success appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Bryanna Dee is a master coach and trainer of NLP, TIME Techniques, and hypnotherapy. She’s a life and success coach, and the host of Shadowlight the Podcast. Bryanna is obsessed with helping people improve their lives through radical vulnerability and honesty. She uses her podcast and her consulting business to guide and inspire others to integrate and to love both their light side and their shadow side or shadow self. The post Embracing Your Shadow Self with Bryanna Dee appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Solopreneurs often see problems as insurmountable obstacles--overwhelming and impassible blocks that get in the way of their success. In this episode of the podcast, I'll show you a cool way to turn problems into opportunities. You'll learn a quick and simple trick for turning those seemingly hopeless situations into positive, encouraging, uplifting opportunities to be successful. The post How to Turn Problems into Opportunities appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Is there something in your business or your life that you want but don't currently have? If so, then I'm here to tell you that the most likely reason you don't yet have it is that you are unwilling to get truly uncomfortable. Today on the podcast, I talk all about getting outside your comfort zone and how doing this actually determines your level of success. The post All the Success You Want Lies Just Outside Your Comfort Zone appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Today, I’m talking all about the incredible results you get when you create a powerful vision for your goals. The problem most people have with creating a vision is that they are doing it wrong. They actually focus a lot of energy on something they DON’T want! And then they’re surprised when they get it. […] The post How a Powerful Vision Can Produce Incredible Results appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Today, I’m talking with productivity expert Elisabeth Galperin, owner of Turn Leaf Organizing. Elisabeth talks about how habits should not be viewed as events that happen one time, but rather they should become a way of life. We also discuss the key difference between amateurs and professionals when it comes to setting and achieving big goals. The post Creating Productive Habits with Elisabeth Galperin appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

We all face obstacles, every single one of us, and almost on a daily basis. Chances are good that today you are going to run up against something that feels like an obstacle, something that stands in the way of what you are trying to accomplish, like a task or a goal. BUT, a lot of these things we THINK are obstacles are actually not obstacles at all, but something else altogether. Today I’m going to reveal what’s actually going on here and how you can recognize and overcome obstacles. The post How to Recognize and Overcome Obstacles appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Most solopreneurs undervalue their worth. They don’t think they can charge a lot of money for the work they do. They feel like if they charge more, people won’t be able to afford them, people will stop coming to them for help, and their business will fail. Today, I want to dispel this myth once and for all. I want to talk about WHY we undervalue ourselves and the underlying mindset that’s actually causing this misbelief. I also want to show you how charging more for what you do won’t actually hurt your business at all. It can actually transform your entire business and your life in a very good way. The post Are You Charging What You’re Worth? appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Whenever I work with clients and we start getting into defining their ideal client or their customer avatar, this question comes up: should I have just one customer avatar, or should I have multiple customer avatars? And the answer is...it depends! There are a few situations when you would definitely want to create multiple customer avatars. Today, I’ll walk you through a few scenarios where you’d want to create multiple customer avatars and give you some cool tips for defining your customer avatar. The post Should You Have Multiple Customer Avatars? appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

As a solopreneur, setting powerful goals is one of the most important things you can do to grow your business. You've probably heard of S.M.A.R.T goals - goals that are Simple, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Setting S.M.A.R.T goals is great, but if you want to 10x your results, check out these 3 very powerful goal-setting tips that will help you virtually lock in success. The post 3 Powerful Goal-Setting Tips to Help You Lock In Success appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

In this episode of the podcast, I dive into a topic that makes a lot of solopreneurs uncomfortable - selling and marketing. Why does selling make some people so uncomfortable? What do you think of when you hear the word "marketer"? How can you change your whole outlook on sales and marketing? I discuss all that and more on this week's episode of Going Solopreneur. The post As a Solopreneur, Everything You Do Is Selling and Marketing appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Today I’m answering a listener question in an EPIC way! Elisabeth asked a great question about trademarking her business and/or services. I’ve got an actual lawyer on the podcast today to answer this question. Joe Burns is here to discuss all things trademark. What is a trademark, when should you use a trademark, how do you get a trademark, what happens if you don’t get a trademark, we discuss all of those questions and more. It’s actually a pretty fun conversation! The post Should You Trademark Your Business, Product, or Service? appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Today I want to dive into a topic that's really not discussed much - the fear of success. What does it mean to fear success? Why are we sometimes afraid to reach our goals? What does that say about us? What can we do about it? Are you more afraid of failure or success? I break it all down on this episode of the podcast! The post Which Are You More Afraid Of…Failure or Success? appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

If you’re anything like most solopreneurs, you probably suffer a little bit from “superhero syndrome”. That’s where you feel like you can do anything and everything and do it all yourself. This can be both a good and bad thing. On this episode of the podcast, I unpack that issue and reveal the surprising secret to long-term success as a solopreneur. The post The Surprising Secret to Long-Term Success as a Solopreneur appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

Stacy Kessler is an Entrepreneurial Strategist that helps people figure stuff out and craft their dream business and life. She specializes in working with entrepreneurs who feel stuck, aren’t sure what to do next, or are just getting their start. The post How to Figure out What You Really Want with Stacy Kessler appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

I read a lot of books, some good, some great, some I can barely remember, and some that stick with me forever. Today on the podcast I want to talk about three of those “stick with me forever” books. These three books still challenge the way I think about myself, my work, and the way I approach everything I do. The post 3 Books That Dramatically Changed My Business and My Life appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

If you want to get people to rally around you and your ideas, if you want to start seeing massive growth in your business, then you need to stop offering small improvements and offer a whole new way of doing things. You need to offer a completely new approach, you need to create new opportunities. The post Stop Offering Improvements and Create New Opportunities Instead appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned in the past year of doing this podcast is learning more about my audience - knowing who you are and how I can serve you better. That’s why I’ve decided to change the name of the podcast. I want to make it crystal clear why I’m here and who I’m helping. The post Renaming and Reframing The Brand Sketch Podcast appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

If you're a solopreneur and you want to know if your business is actually growing, these three metrics are super easy to measure and give you a pretty good idea of where you stand today, what’s working, and what’s not. The post 3 Metrics That Matter for Solopreneur Success appeared first on The Brand Sketch.

After 16 years in a safe, comfy corporate job, I took a big leap and started my own gig. Since then I’ve become a successful solo entrepreneur. Yes, I’ve dealt with a lot of dips and setbacks, but I’ve stuck with it and built two successful business myself and helped scores of other passionate people push through their challenges to find the freedom and joy that comes from being an entrepreneur. In this episode of the podcast, I share my tumultuous yet fulfilling journey with you. The post Sometimes It’s Better to Leap Before You Look appeared first on The Brand Sketch.