Natalie Sisson's Quest For Freedom - Experiments In Personal, Financial, Physical, Business, Relationship And Financial Freed

Scaling you and your revenue, without scaling the amount of work you do is the power of online courses, and the ultimate dream for most entrepreneurs. You get to teach what you know and love, make an impact in lots of people’s lives, while earning an income that isn’t 100% reliant on you showing up live and doing the work.Picture yourself sitting in any location your heart desires, sipping on whatever drink you fancy, while your business makes money for you-pretty cool, right?Now you might be thinking that everyone and their dog are launching an online course right now, but the good news is that there’s always room for you.You have something to teach, that others will find valuable, and pay you for. The reason is that the style in which you teach it and the experience bring is unique to YOU. That’s what sets you apart.There’s frankly no better time to be teaching these skills that people want to learn through your own online course.Why? According to research from Forbes, the e-learning market is expected

How would you like to take your business to the next level by getting the media attention your business deserves?As an entrepreneur you have a unique story to tell and when you can get that story published and featured in the media, your audience will grow and your sales will accelerate.What if I told you it was much easier than you think to get published in major media? We’re talking big names like Forbes, Entrepreneur, GQ, and more...If you’re thinking; “Yes please!” Then this week’s podcast episode is for you.This week’s guest on the Untapped Podcast is Stephanie Lee; she is a writer, storyteller, and media strategist dedicated to helping you share your stories and ideas with the world.Stephanie lived the digital nomad life for 3 years, writing her way around the globe. She quickly started getting published in places like Lifehacker, New York Magazine, and GQ. That’s when she discovered the online business world of creators and coaches with big ideas but without the tools to get published.Now, she helps en

Have you ever wanted to change an industry that you love from the inside out?Do you want to be the change that you want to see in the world? But you're wondering where to start?And are you thinking about how can you make a name for yourself, doing something that you love, and creating a real positive impact in the world while earning a great income from it?Then look no further than the shining example of Ren Navarro, who in early 2018 organically created her consulting company Beer Diversity, which strives to educate, enlighten and make beer more approachable for a more diverse audience.She'd been involved in the beer industry for seven and a half years as a sales representative for renowned and award-winning breweries, and she started having conversations about diversity and inclusion. Working constantly as the face of breweries within her respective sales regions, Ren began by speaking frequently at workshops, conferences, and giving talks informing and entertaining people through her love of beer.Stri

Do you believe that you can build your dream team, one that cares as much about your business as you do?And that maybe just maybe you can hire people who do the things that you think you do best, better than you? It's been a goal of mine for several years to build my dream team. You know the type of high-performing, high trust team that will help me on my aim to build a million dollar revenue business by the end of 2023.Yet the biggest mindset shift for me to do this, has been to get out of the way, and relinquish control, surrender to trusting people I bring into my business and their skills.I'm pretty sure I'm not the only entrepreneur who struggles with letting go, and handing your baby over!The other thing you need to know, before you start hiring team members, is your best return on investment and your superpowers. Ask yourself:What do I do best, that only I can do?What can I give up and delegate?What needs to change in order to scale?Do I need these people in-house or can I outsource 

Are you a budding female entrepreneur who’s just so excited to build your business, live your best life and make an impact in the world?Or perhaps, you’re an aspiring girl boss, ready to take that leap and follow your lifelong dream of finally starting your own company?If either of these resonate with you, then this podcast episode is for you!Meet my friend Gina DeVee, a globetrotting entrepreneur who has founded a multi-million dollar lifestyle brand called ‘Divine Living’.But before her massive success as an entrepreneur, author, speaker and success coach, she was a struggling psychotherapist (who lived at home with her parents) who took the leap of faith to go after her life’s biggest desires.Since then, she has found her calling to help self-employed women to do the same, to connect to their spirituality, start their businesses, grow their wealth, and live their best lives. Here, we want you to listen to your own voice and to follow that voice, the same way Gina and I did when we started our own busi

Imposter syndrome is real. It's alive and kicking and left unchecked, it can be seriously debilitating to your hopes and dreams. So what is it and how do you overcome imposter syndrome and kick it to the curb?You might have experienced imposter syndrome yourself. Do any of these scenarios sound familiar?One minute you're totally in flow, on top of the world and so proud of that epic blog post you just wrote, and the next minute you're like 'what if they find out I'm a fraud and I don't actually know what I'm talking about?'You've been invited to speak at a big event on the topic you're passionate about, you're all set to take the stage and suddenly you think you to yourself: 'Oh my god, I can't do this, who am I think I can pull this off. I don't even know what I'm talking about?!'Or even better, you're deep into writing your first book, the one the publisher you landed can't wait to publish. Then suddenly you get paralysed by what other people might think of you. You're worried they'll find out that you're n

Do you believe that you are the true CEO of your own business?In fact, do you believe that you are the CEO of your own life?Are you working like crazy and adopting the 'more is more' mentality, leaving you to feel exhausted and overwhelmed?Reality check: the more you find yourself spending countless hours working, the less time you'll have for yourself or your loved ones, and the more quickly you'll burnout.But what if I tell you that you can actually have the freedom to grow your business and your income, all while living your best life spending more time with your family and uplifting others?The secret is not just about working more hours every day, it’s about understanding which of those hours that you are putting into your business are actually driving the results.Enter Racheal Cook, an award-winning business strategist, coach, and best-selling author who is on a mission to end the poverty mindset by helping you build impressively profitable businesses, through strategies and systems that give you th

If you've ever tried it, crafting the perfect media pitch to get your business real exposure can be both exhausting and overwhelming, right?You might find yourself spending countless hours curating perfect emails, or researching the right contacts, only to never hear back from them.In the early years of building my business, I hustled a lot to get my emails in front of the right people and land media interviews or writeups with some big names. Although it worked in the long run, I knew there must be a better way, or perhaps a better strategy to a perfect media pitch that landed me the right gigs.And often landing your email in the right inbox, is simply not enough. If the pitch doesn't resonate, you're unlikely to hear back.Enter Christina Nicholson, this week’s podcast guest, to the rescue! She's the powerhouse behind Media Maven, and went from award-winning journalist, to professional PR freelancer and now owner of her multi-million dollar PR agency.Christina has successfully pitched her clients to som

Have you found yourself freezing up when being asked what it is you really do in your business?You're feeling tense, and unsure how to answer, because how do you put into words what your business or your brand is all about?You know your brand logo, your brand colours and even what you do in your business, but how do you articulate this to your ideal audience?You're not alone.Branding is the thing that I think has become so overcomplicated, almost mysterious for people, especially when you're starting out in business.Speaking from my own experience, it's not easy to build out an incredible brand that also gives you longevity. Enter this week’s podcast guest, a dear friend of mine Karley Cunningham, the creator, owner and visionary behind the Big, Bold Brand.Karley lives and breathes helping consultants, coaches, entrepreneurs and organizations to bring their brands to life, and how ultimately to build the business that they absolutely want.We dive into Karley's awesome 10 ste

These last couple of weeks have left me reeling if I'm totally honest. I feel like I just woke up after a lifelong slumber afforded to me thanks to my white privilege, and that my ignorance around #blacklivesmatter and anti-racism is unforgivable.I feel things deeply and I am especially saddened that my actions, or lack of, deeply hurt and offend people, which they did by me not using my platform appropriately at all, in the last few weeks, but realistically the entire time I've had one.So I'm doing what I know I can do well right now, being a student of life, being open to learning and educating myself on how having white privilege, white exceptionalism, white apathy, white fragility to name a few, has benefited me greatly in my life.This work is beyond necessary, especially as an entrepreneur, a coach and one with a platform and a voice to be able to create real change in this world. And to be able to dismantle the systemic racism that has existed for centuries for Black, Indigenous, and People of

My friend, after 10 years of being in business what I find so fascinating, is this desire to still understand exactly what my business needs next.​And you'd think that I'd have it all figured out by the stage, but I'm letting you know that I don't.In fact, I actually just hired somebody to just sit down for three hours with me and go through my entire business plan, my priorities, what's important to me and what's been working for me.I literally paid somebody to hold me accountable to talk through this because I knew that all the next steps were there.​And that's what this week's podcast guest Mike Michalowicz is talking about today, that the biggest challenge we face as entrepreneurs, is actually knowing what our biggest challenge is.​And as a result, most businesses stay stuck in a pattern of two steps forward and three steps back.​Mike has built four multiple million-dollar companies and sold two of them one to private equity and another to a fortune 500 all before his 35th birthday​.But it wasn't an

Do you want to be doing your business and marketing in a much more heart centred, feminine way?Are you done with icky sales?Are you done with not understanding exactly who you serve?Then it's time to nail your niche.Why? It can actually be overwhelming and exhausting trying to serve everyone, in fact it often flows into our marketing, leaving our audience just as confused as to whether they are the right fit!I know, you've probably heard it over and over again, but the true reality is until we start getting clear on who we serve, we aren't able to articulate our value proposition in a tangible way for our audience.This week's podcast with the lovely Kiwi entrepreneur Tash Corbin, is just what you need to get out of the mindset of saying 'yes' to everyone, and absolutely nail your niche and your marketing.There is so much goodness to unpack in this episode, as Tash and I dive into how entrepreneurs can find, and nail their niche, and feel empowered to make sales to the right audience!Tash Corbin is a

Have you ever had a less than desirable experience from a sleazy sales rep that left you with a sour taste in your mouth?For Chris Spurvey, it was when his parents were suckered into buying a $3,000 vacuum (that they couldn't afford) back in the 80's.That's a lot of money right, and back then probably a good portion of a house deposit.It's experiences like these, that we hold onto as entrepreneurs that stop us from selling our products and services confidently.It's what drives us to outsource our sales before anything else, or worse, give away our own stuff for free or for less than it's worth as we don't want to come across to pushy.We're avoiding sales, but at what cost?Chris believes this is our biggest mistake as entrepreneurs and often where most businesses fail, because we avoid communicating the value of our products or services with our own clients.We think somebody else can do it better, when in fact we are the ones with the passion and the drive that started this business in the first place.I am so

Picture this; every day you’re doing what you love, having more time for yourself and being paid more than what you did at your 9-5.Sounds almost too good to be true, right?I promise you it’s not.This week’s podcast is about how as entrepreneurs, we make the move into a space where we have the financial and time freedom we desire.Instead of being tied up in the day to day operations of our business at the risk of losing our spark, or our passion.I know what you're thinking, you've heard it all before right?Well, in this week's podcast my guest, Debbie Arcangeles has survived losing her passion and her why (and ultimately her business), to left without any income at all.So she's been there, done that and got the badge to show for it.Naturally she spent time reflecting on her mistakes, and reassessing what she truly valued in life.Debbie began focussing entirely on projects that brought her joy and aligned with her values.And then the income came. And it kept coming when she diversified those income stream

How often have you reached that point of being monumentally overwhelmed as you scramble to get your online launch of your course or digital product ready?Do you find yourself having more tasks to do, than there hours in a day, and even found yourself trying to learn a new skillset just to get your online course launched.Firstly, I want you to know you are definitely not alone.I actually think it’s a milestone every entrepreneur has to hit - recognising you're not superwoman, before you truly value the ability to outsource what you simply can't handle.Kind of like hitting rock bottom before you can rise up again.Tasha Booth found herself in this exact position years ago after starting a part-time Virtual Assistant business, that quickly grew into a full-time business for her.Before long, she found herself limited by her own abilities and of course, time.Something that we often sacrifice as entrepreneurs for the sake of an online launch or a new service offering that we go all in on.But what if I told

Without even knowing it, deep inside us we all have (in one form or another) trauma. This might sound scary or even untrue for you, right?I don't mean though, that you necessarily have had a deeply distressing or disturbing experience in life, because for some that's not the case.Trauma, for each of us looks different. For myself I have always been amazed at strong, brave entrepreneurs that have overcome this huge event in their life, to go on and achieve great success in business and beyond.But what about those of us who have had relatively 'normal' childhoods, that have also gone on to achieve our own success.Often without even realising it, those that fit into this category will have at some point experienced trauma, that can be found at the root cause of our own inner critic, or the voice behind our imposter syndrome. For Mia Hewett it wasn't until she was in her thirties (with a multi-million dollar business and family of her own under her belt already), when she found herself struggling under the w

I believe everyone has an unfair advantage, that secret sauce to earning money simply by being them.But the difference between earning a living, and having a thriving business comes down to three key pillars in my experience.Focus. Action. IncomeThe first of these, FOCUS, as detailed in my new $10K framework, is itself, upheld up by 3 key areas:Do you have a strong why? You may know what you do, or how to do it, but do you know why you do what you?Have you got a clear vision for your business?Have you got the mindset to accelerate your business to consistent $10k months?If you can answer yes to all three, then you already know you have what it takes, and you know where you add value to your clients' then everything else will align and be in flow.But if you don't, it means there's something still not in alignment.And when that happens, you lose focus on what matters, you don't know what to prioritise next and you're dealing with putting out fires, or getting distracted by 'all the things' instead of your prior

Have you ever had that moment, (a 'tipping point') in your life where you have been provided with greater clarity and focus to achieve more in your business and in life? For Jessica Zimmerman surviving through tragedy is how she became to understand life was too short to give away her freedom to others, and drove her to do less, and earn more.Jessica had been working 16 hours a day, 5 days a week and struggling to even make a profit.After her husband became unwell and bed-ridden for a year, it became even more clear to her that survival wasn’t an option anymore as the sole provider for her family of 5.By setting serious boundaries and getting hyper-focused, she grew her floral design business into an industry leader.In this episode, Jessica helps us understand how our natural desires to keep tabs on our industry can negatively impact our ability to get in flow with our creative self, in order to thrive.She provides insight into what it really means to stay committed to our vision for our business, d

It goes without saying that strategy is essential in business and in life, but did you know that your mindset is the single biggest defining factor for your success as an entrepreneur?When you're starting out in business, it's already tough enough just to figure it all out, but your mindset is often the tipping point as to whether your business will reach its full potential.If you want to succeed in business, it's up to you as the leader to accelerate your own development by working on your mindset.If you aren't prepared to challenge your mindset then you won’t make it.Sure it's exhausting knowing that since mindset is key, it requires constant work, but it is the ONE thing you have the most control over, so you need to use it to your advantage!Your brain employs a number of subconscious processes, which have to be surfaced if you want to become the best version of yourself. Part of that process is about facing your fears and as an entrepreneur, overcoming that instinctive 'fight or flight' mode.Enter Jo

Right now, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there more reason than ever to be proactive not reactive in your business.I know it can be tempting to throw everything up in the air, and get to work creating an offer or service that you could release as quickly as possible to help people in their time of need.Or resurrect an old course or offer that might actually land really well right now with your customers, earn you some money and make you feel like you’re doing something useful.I get it. Oh I soooo get it. In the last two weeks I’ve felt called to show up and serve others more than ever.In my work as a business coach who focuses on how to get paid to be you, I’ve had ALL the ideas on how I can most quickly pivot, create and release helpful courses or programs right now.How I can reach those entrepreneurs who’s revenues have been slashed or who have lost their jobs or livelihoods overnight.I was working on this, while pouring energy into my book crowdfunding campaign and welcoming in all the lovely stud