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10 Habits to Start Before 2021 (life changing success habits)

Today, we’re going to cover 10 habits to help you create success for the new year.

Now, I actually made a video about this a couple of years ago, and it was one of my most popular videos ever, but I've learned so much since then about what it truly means to be successful, what the characteristics are that make up successful people, and the habits you need to adopt to get there. So I figured it was time for a refresh!

Before we jump in, know that the biggest difference between those who are successful and those who aren't successful is self-worth. So all of the habits that I'm going to be sharing with you today really are based on the cornerstone of self-worth. Because when you get that right, you will become completely unstoppable in your pursuit of happiness and success.

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how to make money online 2020 (how I had a $100k MONTH )

Today I want to share with you seven proven tips for how you can make money online.

These, by the way, are not get-rich-quick schemes or anything like that. These are for those of you who are looking to build a legitimate brand and business online. It’s for those looking to understand what the actual steps are that you should be focusing in order to achieve your financial goals.

Recently I hit two pretty big financial milestones within my business: I achieved my first one hundred thousand dollar cash month (meaning that the revenue in my business, the cash we took in for one month, was a hundred thousand dollars). And, since starting to track my income at the beginning of 2018, my business has made a million dollars.

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E83. Reaching $10k months from a place of feminine flow with Sera Lo

Sera Lo is a business mentor who blends the energetics with strategies; focusing on ideal client attraction, sales psychology, marketing, content that sells, subconscious reprogramming, inner child healing, and all the energetic embodiment work. Her mission is to help women step in their magnetic feminine flow and create the business & life of their dreams with ease, and men live a purposeful, fulfilling life.

Sarah is a business coach who really loves to blend both strategy and energy work together. What she loves to do is to help both women and men live a fulfilling life through the creation of their business, but do it in a way that is flowy and absolutely magnetic.

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A morning routine I can *finally* stick to

I know that I've created a lot of content around my morning routines. But, I must say that the morning routine I've been doing lately has been my best yet. I've been the most consistent with this morning routine and it's been the most effective.

Why do we actually do morning routines, anyway? We do morning routines to set ourselves up for the day. To get ourselves into a good mood. But the thing is, I see a lot of people struggling with their morning routines.

And because of that, it ends up actually having a counterproductive effect because we stress out about our morning routines and we feel guilty when we follow through with it. So we end up actually worse off than if we didn't have one at all.

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what Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton taught me about online success

We’re going to try something a little bit different today. Ok, well maybe not that different. We’re still going to be diving into the habits of successful people, but we are going to approach it from a different angle.

I want to share the lessons that I have learned from Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton about what it means to be a successful businesswoman and a successful brand. Whether or not you like these women, whether or not you're a fan of Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton, it's undeniable that they have created a community of people around them and a well-known brand to match.

So let's take a little bit of a look at some of the things that I have learnt from these fabulous women.

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Instagram Photo tips, Pitching and Dealing with Anxiety with Olivia Bossert

I talk a lot to my students and my clients about how important visibility is when you are starting a business—a big part of the equation is that you need to have people to sell to.

I see so many people launch their business, launch their website site, and maybe even spend months and months creating a product, but are then let down when they launch it and nobody buys.

A big part of what I teach in my programs, like Simply Business, is building an audience of people who know, like, and trust you and selling them solutions to their problems.

Today, we're going to talk about a crucial component and skill when it comes to increasing your visibility: pitching.

Olivia Bossert is a fashion photographer and entrepreneur who teaches other photographers how to get clients and how to build their businesses specifically using the skill of pitching. Let’s jump right in!

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The CEO skills you need to have fun and freedom in business with Nina Marinaro

Nina is a NY-based lawyer & former lobbyist. After years of working with some of the most powerful (& demanding) industries in NYC, Nina quit her job in 2018 to travel and find a "freedom lifestyle." During her travels, Nina met many online entrepreneurs who had no access to basic legal protections (like contracts), let alone a lawyer. This inspired her to create more accessible alternatives to hiring a lawyer. In 2019, she started her flat-fee law firm (where she handles US trademarks & NY business law) & niche-specific contract template shop (for online coaches & consultants).

More than that, she helps female entrepreneurs step into the role of the CEO in their business. Helping them improve and organise their systems and business so they can spend more time in their zone of genius.

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7 Healthy Habits That Have Completely Changed My Life

I have had so many changes happen to me over the last couple of weeks. And I feel completely different. I don’t take it lightly when I say these habits have literally changed my life, I really do feel entirely different. Honestly, I feel like a brand new person and these habits have actually induced this change quite quickly into my life.

So, of course, I wanted to share them all with you!

Maybe they can give you some ideas for new habits of your own. If you're not feeling your absolute thriving best, use these as inspiration!

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Develop your confidence to BUILD a powerhouse Personal Brand with Montelle Browné

If you have ever thought about building a personal brand, but you're just holding yourself back, this post is for you.

Montelle is a personal brand coach, international retreat facilitator, and the founder of Brand Your Influence™. Her mission is to empower creative entrepreneurs to tap into their full potential and build a profitable personal brand.

Through her coaching, workshops and online content, Montelle provides actionable steps that help you uncover your brand story, grow an influential platform, and package your knowledge into service. In this episode, she goes into not only the strategy for how to build your personal brand but a step-by-step process you can use to work through your confidence struggles.

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Using Ikigai to Find Your Life's Purpose with Kelly Morita

This week I sat down with Kelly Morita, a Simply Business Academy graduate and an American Ikigai mindset and transition coach living in the beautiful country of Japan. She’s lived in Japan for almost nine years of her life and has dedicated her time to inspiring others to live life on purpose, discover their path, and master themselves.

Incorporating Ikigai into everything you do is essential to growing a business, taking on new challenges, transitioning to a new city or country, and so much more. So, Kelly’s mission is now to help others find fulfilment, abundance, and passion in their lives for as long as they live.

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why you NEED a study routine for success and how to create one

If you’ve been following along with my journey recently, you’ll know that one of my biggest goals at the moment is mastery—to increase my own education.

As a business coach and as someone who is very present online, I think it's really, really important that I'm constantly up-skilling and learning new things. Not only will it help you, my community, but also my clients.

But, whether you’re a business owner or not, I think it is incredibly important to still be learning and educating yourself in whatever field interests you.

Now, I know we’re all incredibly busy people, that’s why I wanted to share with you how I create a study plan for myself. Because when you stay organized, you can get things done. So, if you are someone who wants to educate yourself, wants to upscale, wants to learn more in life, or you just don't have the time, this post is definitely going to help you to do so.

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7 mindset habits of successful women you NEED to adopt

People are kind of secretly hoping there is still some magic pill to success,

I truly do believe that habits are one of those things that you just can't get enough of.

The more that I learn about habits for success, the more that I feel like sharing them with you. That way, you get the opportunity to just hear that one or two that totally resonates with you.

And if you start applying them, it will have a major effect on your ability to achieve your goals.

So just take note. Do any of them sound like they can really apply to your situation or do any of them trigger you a little bit? Because if they do that might be something that you need to work on.

Today, we’re specifically going to talk all about the mindset, habits of successful women.

These are habits that I've seen consistently across all of the successful women that surround me as mentors and as friends.

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Why Energy is so Important in Business with Katie Wilkinson

This post is really for anyone who is interested in the spiritual side of business.

I sat down with one of my amazing Simply Business Academy students, Katie, and we spoke all about energy, manifestation, and how to use your mindset to have success in business.

Katie has just exploded onto the scene, creating a business that really helps entrepreneurs overcome their limiting beliefs so that they can create incredible success for themselves. And I have just been astounded by the incredible stuff that she has done. I cannot wait to see her grow even further!

You are just going to absolutely love this episode.

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How To Wake Up Like a Leader (A morning routine for success)

If you’ve been a part of the Game Changer Family for a little while you’ll know that leadership is something I am incredibly passionate about.

Ever since I started on this journey to success and growth as an entrepreneur and personal brand, I’ve been curious...ok, a little bit obsessed...about the makings of the leaders we all look up to. I’ve spent A LOT of time on my journey, educating myself on how the leaders I look up to do it.

How do they show up with so much energy every day? How do they stay so engaged with their community? How do they stay focused? And, how do they seem to be having so much fun while they do it? Because if it isn’t fun, it isn’t worth it lovely.

You have big dreams of living out your vision every.single.day doing exactly what you love with the people who inspire you...But, it’s hard to wake up each day in that energy. Right?

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a system to change your life in six months

This blog is actually the beginning of a new journey that I’m starting in my own life that I’m going to be documenting so I can share it with you :)

I’ve achieved a lot of success in my life, with my own personal goals, my business, with my community, but I’ve come to place where I feel like I want to go further. Start a new chapter, write that next story.

Ultimately, I want to become the next-level version of me.

Over the years, I’ve made many iterations to who I am as a person and it’s gotten me to an incredible point in my life, but I’m now at that point where I feel like I’m veering on the edge of change. So, I want to use the rest of this year to set myself up for what is going to be that next incredible journey of my life.

And, I want to bring you along with me. Let’s do it together, shall we?

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8 Lessons I Have Learned About Online Business

Today’s blog is going to be like a mixed bag of advice for anyone who is trying to build their own personal brand or business.

Everyone is always looking for the secret key to success, but here’s the thing, business is extremely subjective, it’s malleable. No one is going to achieve it the exact same way. There is no one single strategy or code to success.

Your journey is going to look completely different from anyone else’s. You have to find influences you can look up to, follow your intuition, and be ok with making mistakes.

And, hopefully, the 8 lessons I’m sharing with you today will allow you to get off of the right foot, and take that next leap towards your dreams!

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How I saved $100,000 (Spender to Saver)

Today, I wanted to talk about how I’ve saved $100,000 in the past 18-months. I really wanted to create this for you because I know that when most entrepreneurs start their businesses they don’t have the best handle on their money. That was definitely the case with me, anyway.

Although I’ve never struggled with money since starting my business, I use to be someone who would spend my money so unconsciously that I would often find myself wondering where it all went. It just seemed like the more I was making in my business, the more I was spending.

I hadn’t spent enough time working on my own money mindset, so I was essentially sabotaging my own efforts to go to the next level. That is until one day my good friend, Ruby Lee lovingly called me out and motivated me to start saving my money.

Now, I want to share with you exactly how I changed my mindset and behaviour so I could save a lot of money and build my dream home (a little over a year later).

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How to Overcome Self Doubt with Hayley Lloyd

This week I sat down and had an amazing conversation with Hayley Lloyd. She is an empowerment coach helping women overcome their self-doubt and rediscover their inner confidence. Using a blend of practical mindset work & spiritual practices, Hayley guides her clients and audience into getting out of their own way & living a life of purpose.

I sat down with Hayley and we really dove into what self-doubt looks like, how self-doubt shows up and really how to overcome it. Because here’s the thing, as game changers, as personal brands, as leaders, what I’ve come to understand is that self-doubt is one of the most debilitating things we will face.

We really break it down for you so you can understand what self-doubt looks like, how it might be showing up for you, and how to start overcoming it so that you can start stepping into the purpose you came here to fulfil.

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How to Build a Well Known Personal Brand

I’ve learned so much about what it means to build a personal brand and what it means to be a leader online! So, today I want to layout 4 different strategies that will help you build a well-known personal brand, get more visibility, become well-known, and attract a bigger audience.

And, to support this discussion, I’ve also brought back (bigger and better) my free masterclass How to be Seen as a Leader in Your Niche (From Day One).

If you’re building a business based on a personal brand, being seen as a leader is one of the most important elements you can implement. In this masterclass, you’ll learn the exact things that you need to do to really be seen as a thought leader in your niche.

We all have the ability inside of us to influence people in a positive way and now you’ll have the tools.

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How to Stop Wasting Time

So, I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about how to spend time productively.

If you’ve been around for a little while, you’ll know, I love my free time. Honestly, I love being lazy. I really do.

BUT, I also LOVE just getting stuff done.

So, I wanted to walk you through some of the ways in which you can stop wasting time (so that you have more time to be lazy).

So, if you’re one of those people that just never seems to “have enough time” to start that business or reach that goal…This video is for you.

I put together these tips and tools to help you prioritize your time and GET STUFF DONE.

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