Joyfully Social

20/06/2023

Before I made the transition into social media, I was a Wellness Coach for about 4 years. I sat with clients every day coaching them on how to fuel their body so they could feel better and see the results they were wanting.

It was great and I loved helping them reach their goals, but it didn’t happen for everyone, and you wanna know why? They made 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀.

Excuses were one of my least favorite things to hear coming from the other side of the desk because if there is one thing we are in control of in life, it’s what we put into our bodies (𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴).

We all make excuses and they seem to rear their ugly heads in situations that make us uncomfortable or when we are afraid of failing at something. And they show up in every aspect of our life…including our businesses (𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸!).

However, if we don’t start throwing away our excuses and instead commit to taking action on the things that are going to help us achieve our goals, then guess what? We may never reach them!

The thing I used to tell my clients as a Wellness Coach was “you can have results or excuses, not both”. It may have sounded a bit harsh but it’s true.

And so is this quote👇.

We can say “one day I’ll _____” OR we can start today with one little baby step toward that ultimate goal or dream.

So what’s it gonna be? One day or day one?

Drop a ♥️ in the comments if you need to hear this today!

12/06/2023

Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of my clients, in person at a local coffee shop, and it was so delightful. (𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘱𝘪𝘤 🙂)

We actually had a zoom chat the week prior about her business and strategy for social media, so this meeting was solely just to chat about our businesses, listen, commiserate, laugh, dream, etc with one another.

In the past year, we both have gone through the“𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸” question in our businesses - her wanting to work with bears and wildlife, me dreaming of having my own flower farm 🌷 - and it’s just nice to know you aren’t alone in those feelings and it’s OK to have them!

She is a coach and always has wonderful things to say and advice to offer, and I’m glad to call her both a friend and a client.

Anway, if you’ve had those feelings, or are going through those feelings, you aren’t alone! They may pass, or maybe they are the seed to the next big thing in your life.

Listen to your heart ❤ and commit to acting on them if you feel like it is more than just a fleeting feeling, or just allowing them to be there if you are still unsure.

Happy Monday!

18/05/2023

A story I’ve heard so many times with my clients is, “I’ll get started with social media and then I quit after like a month”. Sound familiar?

As I’ve been on my own journey of starting to market myself, I’ve already found myself wanting to avoid social media and not posting at all (𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵).

I feel like a lot of the avoidance is coming from doubt.

Doubt can stop us in our tracks and prevent us from doing anything. It creates a mountain that can seem insurmountable.

What moves the mountain?

Action.

For me, action doesn’t have to mean I have to knock out a month’s worth of social media posts in one sitting, it can mean making one post (like this one).

Baby steps are better than no steps, am I right?! ☺️

If we avoid all things that make us uncomfortable, then we can miss out on the learning, growth and opportunity.

What’s one thing you need to take action on today?

𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚: It's been interesting to see myself fall into the same story my clients do, aka..not wanting to do social media or market themselves. I guess I am my ideal client 😄

01/05/2023

My husband got me into legos a few years ago and I have really fallen in love with the flower ones (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦)😁.

They are all so vibrant and beautiful, and they don’t die.

Along with real plants, I have them scattered throughout our home as decorative pieces and they actually do bring me joy.

The other day when I was putting one together, I was having a philosophical moment as most do when playing with legos 😉, and I got to thinking of the lego pieces and how all these tiny little pieces are really nothing as lone pieces, but when you put them all together it creates something beautiful and cohesive.

These mini masterpieces take time, effort, maybe a sore thumb here and there, but most things in life and business take time and effort. Am I right?!

As a business owner, there are A LOT of tiny pieces to consider, especially when marketing your business…post on social, send out emails, attend networking events, set up google business, do ads, don’t do ads, do videos, do podcasts, write blogs…

…and it can all seem a little overwhelming at times, but when you get the pieces even somewhat put together, they start to work for you.

Take me for instance. I just started marketing myself on social media 3 weeks ago and have already had 2 discovery calls with potential clients. To me that’s a huge win 🥳!

The consistent small efforts you put in everyday WILL pay off, just keep adding the pieces!

✨P.S. If you're struggling with marketing yourself, knowing where to get started or staying consistent with it, send me a DM and I’d love to chat!

27/04/2023

When just getting started with social media, the biggest question can often be - what platforms should I post on?

The wrong answer is - EVERYWHERE!!

No one needs to be posting everywhere, especially if you are a solo or small business owner.

However, the question is an important one to ask and dive into as you don’t want to be putting a ton of effort and time into posting on the wrong channels if your audience isn’t there or if it isn’t sustainable.

Here are 3 questions for you to ask yourself/consider when making the decision of where to post your amazing content!

26/04/2023

Most of the time I’m communicating with my clients via Slack, Voxer, texts or zoom but last week I had the pleasure of sitting down for coffee ☕ with my client who has been with me the longest - 4 years!

Lynn Carnes is the Founder of . She is an amazing Executive Coach, blogger, podcaster, author, horseback rider, waterskier, potter, pilot, and lifelong learner!

She seriously does ALL THE THINGS and how she finds (or makes) the time is something I learned from her when we first started working together.

It is a question she asked herself when working in the corporate world of banking and instead of just leaving it as a question she threw out into the universe, she got curious and took action on it.

Ok, ok, yes I’ll share the life-changing question. Here it is…

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙? 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩?

This question literally saved and transformed her life. It got her out of the hectic corporate world and into running her own passion-filled business.

And it's a question I constantly go back to as a reminder to prioritize the "fun stuff" too. We can all get so lost in the 9-5 or running a business, that we forget about the joy of living.

So I challenge you to schedule one "fun thing" on your calendar this week and prioritize it, just like you would a meeting.

P.S. I love my clients and I LOVE learning from my clients ❤️.

25/04/2023

The one thing I wish I had done 5 years ago when I started my business is create a way to 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁! Luckily, it’s not too late…it’s never too late.

With the rise of DM’s, Snaps, videos, slacks, texts, etc…email may seem like an old-school way of communicating and getting your message or service out there but do you know the #1 reason you should?!

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧.

You don’t own your followers on social media.

If the head honchos of any social media platform decided to say bye-bye (𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥…𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦-𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘰-𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘱!), the followers you worked so hard to attract to your accounts would be gone.

BUT if you are able to create an email list of the people who are really into what you are doing - you know, the people who want updates, tips, and continued connection with you…well, that list is yours. You own it (𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪”𝘮 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨). ☺️

So if you own a business or are starting a business, make email a priority too!

Drop a 🙌 below if you want to know what email platform I use!

19/04/2023

As I’ve started videoing myself, I hit the exact same fears and hesitations all my clients do👇-

➡️ Fear in general of putting MY FACE out there
➡️ Overanalyzing the video to the point of almost not posting
➡️ Feeling like a fraud (aka imposter syndrome)
➡️ Feeling like I suck and I’m not creative
➡️ Why would anyone listen to me…

And the list could go on.

BUT instead of letting it stop me in my tracks, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁. I’m taking action and actually getting them posted…𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮.

If you’ve been struggling to take the leap of putting yourself and your business out there on video, I’ve put together 𝟳 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱.

Sometimes having a “guide” to go by takes away a little of the hesitation and fear. Almost like, “𝘰𝘬, 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧…𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵.” 😊

If you’d like my 𝟳 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻’ 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀, comment below with a 🙌 and I’ll send you the link via DM or you can click the link here

➡️ https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63e52422781752946ff2b982

15/04/2023

𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝗜𝗦 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 (𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵) 😊.

If you want to have a successful social media presence in today's algorithms, you have to dive into the world of video.

This can be a scary thing for those who don't like being the center of attention 🙋‍♀️ (𝘩𝘪, 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘺. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵-𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯).

But if you want to reach and grow your audience, and your business, you've gotta get out of your comfort zone!

I’ve put together 𝟳 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱!

You can download it here👇

https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63e52422781752946ff2b982

14/04/2023

Yesterday I had the honor of attending 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗪𝗕𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦)! Honestly, I rarely get out of my home office as a solopreneur, and yesterday was a good reminder that I need to do it more often!

Being a business owner, especially when you’re the only one on the team, can be pretty lonely at times.

You ARE the team.

And being in the room yesterday with hundreds of other female entrepreneurs and small business owners was SUPER INSPIRING.

Everyone who was there, was there because they wanted to make a difference.

To make a difference in the lives of the people they serve and the lives of their families.

They were mothers, daughters, daughter-in-laws, sisters, friends, partners, etc. and we were all there supporting one another.

We came together to celebrate each other, the good, the bad, and the ugly of this journey of being women on a mission.

We are better together and I need to remember that. It’s so easy to isolate when you work from home and by yourself, but I’m now challenging myself to get out and surround myself with other like-minded people on a regular basis.

Can you relate? I challenge you to do this as well!

If you’re with me, drop a ♥️ in the comments ⤵️

11/04/2023

Welcome to my brand spanking new Facebook account! I’ve been creating, managing, and posting content for my clients' social media channels for about 5 years and I have NEVER actually done the same for myself… so, here I am!

I’m showing up and doing the hard stuff of marketing MYSELF!

Helping my clients is easy. Showing my own face on social media 😳? Not so easy, but I’m determined and I’m here!

So, hey. 𝗜’𝗺 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘆. If you are a passionate, soulful ❤️, service-based female entrepreneur (𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭), I’m the 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚-𝙠𝙞𝙘𝙠 you’ve been looking for!

I focus on 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. I help you reach your audience, keep you consistent and the best part of all (𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 🥁), I 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

Pretty simple, but pretty powerful when you are an entrepreneur trying to do ALL the things!

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Comment "SAVE ME TIME" below and I’ll send you a DM!

25/03/2021