It's Mindset Monday, and today's topic is: BOUNDARIES.

You know those pesky lines draw in the sand where you say NO to things that don't feel good to you and learn to say YES to more clarity and space?

Do you have healthy boundaries? If not, your business could suffer...

Never fear because it's all a WIP and we're doing the work together on this podcast. Grab your journal for some good prompts and let's go.

When we talk about boundaries, we’re not just talking about limiting time with friends or family; we’re talking about creating a space that protects your energy, focus, and upholds your priorities.

As a solopreneur, setting boundaries allows you to stay true to your mission, reach your goals, and—just as importantly—take care of yourself in the process.

In this episode, we’re going to talk about these key points:

• Characteristics of the "Healthy Boundaries Mindset"
• 6 areas of our lives and business where we need to check our boundaries
• 3 examples of how good boundaries contribute to business growth
• Tips on how to set boundaries with people in your life

As you'll learn, this is an area of my life that I consider a great challenge. I've had some recent success setting boundaries but only after a lot of mistakes and practice.

I hope you find this Mindset Monday episode helpful!

If you do, please take one minute to scroll down wherever you are listening and leave a rating or a review! That would truly mean so much to me.

Thank you xo

REFERENCES:

6 Areas to Check Your Boundaries

• Emotional boundaries
• Physical boundaries
• Time boundaries
• Communication boundaries
• Sexual boundaries
• Financial boundaries

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Guess what? It's Figure It Out Friday. (new featured episode 🤘🏻)

My goal is to drop a short episode each week that helps you get unstuck, figure out the steps to do something, or get into fast action on something inside your business, so you can avoid some of the common pitfalls and mistakes in online marketing.

Today's topic: Creating your signature offer first, and why that should be figured out BEFORE you build out the rest of your Offer Stack.

Specifically - I want to urge you to get clear on what your bread & butter offer that you sell is going to be, before you start putting dozens of list-building freebies out there or hosting one-off, low-ticket gatherings and workshops that get you that quick cash injection.

Why? You'll have to listen to find out!

Is there something you need help figuring out? Email me at hello@deborahcsmith.com with a question or topic you are having trouble figuring out. If I don't know the answer myself, I'll find an expert who does!

What do you need help with?

Also - here are the links mentioned in this episode:

Craft Your Rockstar Offer Guide & Training

Join me this November to supercharge your online sales with ease:

The Soulful Sales Accelerator

Last but definitely not least, please take one minute to leave me a rating or review!
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If you’re ready to embrace a growth mindset and you want to level up your online business with soul-aligned marketing strategies and smart automated tech, then I invite you to join my signature coaching program Mindset to Market.

I am open to receiving new clients who want to accelerate the process of building and launching your offers through a supportive coaching container with proven strategies and I’d love to hear what you’re working on.

It’s Mindset Monday.

The focus of these mindset episodes is on how you can think differently - about your business, about your clients, about your money - in order to shift the results you're getting from your marketing efforts.

Why? Because thought become things.

Today, we’re diving into five powerful mindset shifts that can transform your coaching business, specifically to transform your approach to attracting new clients.

If you’re struggling to fill your coaching program or sign new clients, these shifts could be your game-changer!

Hit pause, grab a pen and write these down because I promise you they will change your outlook and behavior towards your business.

We're looking at shifts that will take you from:

1. Scarcity to Abundance
2. Self-Doubt to Confidence
3. Transactional to Relational
4. Fear of Rejection to Embracing Feedback
5. Fixed to Growth Mindset

Each of these shifts requires practice and intention, but the rewards in attracting new clients can be transformative.

Remember, it’s not just about what you do; it’s about how you think.

If you enjoy this episode, please follow, subscribe and share it with fellow coaches and service providers. And as always, keep shining your light, keep growing and connecting!

Free Business Audit or Brainstorm Session
Mindset to Market Coaching Program

Girl Makes Fire is a Luminous Creative Production.

Learn more about my signature coaching program, Mindset to Market, and get FREE resources at DeborahCSmith.com

Thank you to our advertising partners:

Girl Makes Fire is produced by Deborah C. Smith and designed to inspire and support big-hearted creatives in finding their own unique path, building a sustainable business, and creating financial, spiritual, mental wellness and abundance.

🎉 Join the Mindset to Market Coaching Mastermind ​Learn More
💕 Visit Deborah online http://www.deborahcsmith.com
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Whether you're veteran digital entrepreneur with tall tales about the days of floppy disks and dial up modems...

Or you're a fledgeling creator ready to leap into the sea of possibility and publish your first IG post....

There are just 5 steps you need to take to monetize your content.

We all have to take these 5 steps and there's not really any way around it as far as I can see.

Here's the good news: You can follow this process at any stage in your journey and create content that turns to sales!

If you're at a point in your business where you're ready to start making some money, give this episode a listen and take a few notes.

You'll see that it's pretty simple, but you'll have to do the work.

REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE:

Create Your Rockstar Offer Guide

Free Break Through Session

Deborah's Instagram

Girl Makes Fire IG

Girl Makes Fire is a Luminous Creative Production.

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Thank you to our advertising partners:

Girl Makes Fire is produced by Deborah C. Smith and designed to inspire and support big-hearted creatives in finding their own unique path, building a sustainable business, and creating financial, spiritual, mental wellness and abundance.

🎉 Join the Mindset to Market Coaching Mastermind ​Learn More
💕 Visit Deborah online http://www.deborahcsmith.com
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If you are a caregiver, or know one, this episode is for you.

Whether you are raising children, have a child with special needs, a spouse or partner who is healing from an injury or chronic illness, or support an elder parent who needs palliative care, you know already, this can be an incredibly grueling journey.

But it’s also a journey of massive personal growth and self-discovery.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• my personal story of balancing caregiving and entrepreneurship
• three lessons I've learned along the way that have helped me
• how to be vulnerable and ask for help
• that it's Ok to fall apart

I am interested in hosting a larger conversation with solopreneurs who may have found themselves in the position of needing to be a caregiver and struggling to find balance.

If that's you, please email me at hello@deborahcsmith.com

👉🏻 Download the Daily Abundance Planner here.

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Learn more about my signature coaching program, Mindset to Market, and get FREE resources at DeborahCSmith.com

Thank you to our advertising partners:

Girl Makes Fire is produced by Deborah C. Smith and designed to inspire and support big-hearted creatives in finding their own unique path, building a sustainable business, and creating financial, spiritual, mental wellness and abundance.

🎉 Join the Mindset to Market Coaching Mastermind ​Learn More
💕 Visit Deborah online http://www.deborahcsmith.com
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Today is Oct. 2nd and we're experiencing a new moon and a solar eclipse!

In this episode I'm going to share my personal method for creating a New Moon Vision Board!

Research shows that visualizing your goals increases motivation and improves your chances of achieving them.

There’s a center in the brain called the RAS that helps focus attention. When you consistently see images related to your goals, the RAS prioritizes this information, making you more aware of opportunities and resources related to your aspirations.

These images literally engage your subconscious mind, helping you to attract opportunities that align with your desires.

So a vision board can be a powerful tool to help actualize and accelerate progress towards your goals.

Here are the journal prompts I followed in my own practice:

• What can I forgive or let go of this new moon?
• What goals do I want to achieve over the next month? Be specific.
• How do I want to feel in the process of achieving that goal [in my business? in my relationship? in my body? (Think about emotions like joy, empowerment, or creativity.)
• What habits or practices do I want to cultivate to support that goal?
• What affirmations can I choose to support these goals?
• What tools or resources do I have to support this goal?

You can follow the steps laid out in this episode to craft your own New Moon Visioin Board and I'd LOVE to see what you make!

Send me an email at hello@deborahcsmith.com OR tag me on IG @girlmakesfires

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Learn more about my signature coaching program, Mindset to Market, and get FREE resources at DeborahCSmith.com

Thank you to our advertising partners:

Girl Makes Fire is produced by Deborah C. Smith and designed to inspire and support big-hearted creatives in finding their own unique path, building a sustainable business, and creating financial, spiritual, mental wellness and abundance.

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Once you've crafted an irresistible offer, you have a rough idea of what your offer stack is going to look like, and you've built a basic online marketing funnel, you're going to need an ongoing engine to attract new leads into your universe.

This is your long term strategy.

How will you consistently connect with new people and grow a list?

What will you do to get your business seen and heard in your industry?

Where do your ideal clients hang out the most and consume content?

In today's episode, I'll take you on a behind the scenes journey through the content inside Module 6 of Mindset to Market, my signature group coaching program, where cover the most popular forms of online content for this type of strategy.

We'll talk about audio, video, blog and live Q&As as well as each of the other lessons in this Module.

Those include:

• Optimizing your online profiles
• SEO & Paid Ads
• Holistic Wellbeing and Personal Balance

The reality is that if you want to be in business for the long run, you'll need a strategy that won't burn you out, and that's where the holistic approach to business really comes into play!

Interested in learning more?

I'm hosting a FREE class to share my high level overview of the strategy I've used for the past decade to build consistent monthly revenue inside my own business:

Watch Embrace the Tech to learn more about how this system can work for you too!

Girl Makes Fire is a Luminous Creative Production.

Learn more about my signature coaching program, Mindset to Market, and get FREE resources at DeborahCSmith.com

Thank you to our advertising partners:

Girl Makes Fire is produced by Deborah C. Smith and designed to inspire and support big-hearted creatives in finding their own unique path, building a sustainable business, and creating financial, spiritual, mental wellness and abundance.

🎉 Join the Mindset to Market Coaching Mastermind ​Learn More
💕 Visit Deborah online http://www.deborahcsmith.com
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👻 Ok so you got ghosted.

An occasional ghosting is actually a nice wake up call to help keep you humble - but here’s the important lesson:

You can’t allow the Ghoster to become the reason that you don’t go right back out there and continue to serve your community and attract those people who are ready to step into your world and want to work with you.

Online business is an energy exchange and there are lots of reason why this ghosting may have happened, but in today's episode I'm going to share a mindset shift that helps you move right on past this experience and keep shining your light.

I'm spilling the tea on:

• the likely reasons why they ghosted you in the first place
• what it means about you and your business
• how to craft a rock-solid mindset about this so it doesn't impact your sales

Listen, even the big marketing gurus get ghosted and in this episode, I even share a story about the time I ghosted a coach and why I did it. Keepin' it real out here folks.

Don't let the ghost steal your energy!

Drop a comment, share a story or leave this episode a review so I can keep reaching more solopreneurs and help them overcome the ghosts!

Girl Makes Fire is a Luminous Creative Production.

Learn more about my signature coaching program, Mindset to Market, and get FREE resources at DeborahCSmith.com

Thank you to our advertising partners:

Girl Makes Fire is produced by Deborah C. Smith and designed to inspire and support big-hearted creatives in finding their own unique path, building a sustainable business, and creating financial, spiritual, mental wellness and abundance.

🎉 Join the Mindset to Market Coaching Mastermind ​Learn More
💕 Visit Deborah online http://www.deborahcsmith.com
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