Don’t you just love getting inside the brains of your Instagram buddies? Well this episode Your Biz, Your Rules will let you do exactly that – I’m answering a bunch of questions I’ve been asked over the past few weeks – enjoy!
(And if you’d like to ask a question for my next Q&A ep, you can do that here.)
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Here’s what we’re talking about:
One of my very, very favourite things about running my own business is that my future is in my hands.
That means that what I do, what I learn and what I become is all down to me.
For anyone who started out in the corporate world, I’m sure you can remember the days where you had to jump through all kinds of flaming hoops to develop in any way.
In this episode of Your Biz, Your Rules I’m interviewing plus-size marathon runner, author, motivational speaker, life coach and brains behind GLOBAL fitness movement “Too Fat To Run”, Julie Creffield.
(Wow, what a mouthful! She really is that impressive though.)
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The key takeaways:
💛 We all make up these little stories about why we can’t do things, from not being able to go backpacking to not being able to wear hats.
I often hear outlandish (and overdramatic) statements such as:
Blogging is dead!
Writing is so passé.
Articles are BORING and TIME-CONSUMING.
But the problem with those broad, sweeping regurgitations is that, well, they’re broad and sweeping.
Blogging is not dead. More blog posts are published on the daily than ever before. The blogging norms have simply become more dynamic – it’s no longer good enough to publish your diary online and expect the people to come.
Cher on creativity and the power of authenticity >> HERE
How to take a great idea from inspiration to completion >> HERE
Bite-sized advice for coming up with content >> HERE
10 daily habits to create more powerful content >> HERE
Make lasting change by turning off autopilot >> HERE
Create for yourself, not for anyone else >>
If you have a blog, you want it to be brilliant. That’s a fact.
How do you do that?
It’s all about the content, baby!
To be brutally honest, it doesn’t really matter how beautifully designed your site is if it’s full of shit. To get people coming back for more, you need fantastic posts, there are no two ways about it. Sure, a pretty page and nifty plug-ins make the medicine go down,
So why does every damn thing your write need a compelling intro?
This is the age of information. We have access to so. much. stuff. If we read the first couple of lines and aren’t hooked, we’re just going to sack it off and find something better.
Harsh? Perhaps. But it’s also true.
You owe it to the rest of your writing to put a smidge more effort into your introductions.
One of the best things about the internet is that it gives pretty much everyone a platform. Everybody gets to have a voice – but that brings along its own irritant – sloppy writing.
Yesterday, I started a discussion in three of my favourite Facebook groups (The Freelance Lifestylers, Brilliance Ignition and Simply Smart Social), because I KNOW I’m not the only one with thoughts on the subject.
Live a creative life: 40 lessons on how to embrace creativity in your life >> HERE
42 ideas for blogs about writing >> HERE
30 proven, profitable course topics in fringe, weird niches you’ve never heard of >> HERE
10 big mistakes you might be making in your freelancing career >> HERE
How (and why) I cleared out my TBR list >>
