My life had a lot more anxiety, sleepless nights, and poor health before I started practicing self care. Here are 13 additional self care strategies I use at least once a month.

 In this week's episode:

• Everything mentioned in this week's episode can be found here under the "Self Care" section.
• I've learned the importance of using a primer when you're on camera!
• Taking one CBD gummie when I have trouble sleeping has really helped.
• Binging on Netflix, Hulu, Prime, etc. is definitely self care for me.
• Frothing my coffee is a treat for me.
• My Instastories and Facebook stories are self care, too--because I love them and they're a creative outlet for me.
• Check out my Sanity Saving Activities here: bit.ly/helpomg
• I'm a 2 Wing 3 on the Enneagram profile.
• I put chia seeds, flaxseed and powdered superfoods into my smoothies, salads and baked goods.
• I do a lot of Yoga With Adriene
• I like the guided meditations of The Intuitive Woman and Katie Krimitsos.

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You should never accept the word NO or "that's impossible" for an answer in your life or your business.

 In this week's episode:

• I do not want you to ever take the word "no" or the phrase, "It's not possible" as possible answers in your life or your business.
• Those are not possibilities in my life. (I give detailed examples in the episode)
• When someone tells you "It's impossible" it only means that it's impossible for the person talking...it has nothing to do with YOU, your life, or your business success.
• Everyone I knew said I would fail as a business coach.
• I started (and succeeded) anyway.
• Failure is part of success.
• If you truly want to succeed, you CANNOT accept "No" or "impossible."
• Success (an manifesting) requires making a decision plus action.

This week's challenge:

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Self care doesn't have to take a long time at all; in fact, each of these eight quick and easy self care strategies takes under three minutes--and most only take a couple of seconds!

 In this week's episode:

• Each of the eight self care strategies I mention are ones I do each day--and ALL of them can be accomplished in three minutes or less!
• My morning coffee has one tablespoon of collagen in it and my hair, skin and nails have never  better 
• I try to half my body weight in ounces of water a day (This is explained further in the episode).
• Vitamin C helps keep the colds away and I take about 1500 mg daily and one of the ways I get it is like candy.
• Because apple cider vinegar tastes so awful to drink, I get the benefits from two apple cider vinegar gummies or capsules each day.
• I've written in my gratitude journal every day for over 500 days in a row. Each entry takes about three minutes and I detail how I do this in the episode.
• I try to move every day. Just. Move....

Why use your great content marketing pieces once? Learn to easily use one piece of content (like audiograms or Instagram and Facebook stories) in multiple ways.

 In this week's episode:

• In Episode 10, I mention 25 ways to repurpose one podcast episode.
• You can easily repurpose an audiogram or Instagram (or Facebook) story, as well.
• You can automatically have your Instastories appear on Facebook (I detail how to do this in the episode)
• Facebook is also experimenting with automatically having Facebook stories appear on Instagram. 
• Adding an intro and outro to an instastory can dramatically change that social media story into a great piece of video marketing content for an email or future opt in to build your email list.
• This same piece of content can be used in a multitude of other ways, too (these are listed in the episode).

Mentioned in this episode:

• Episode 10: 25 Ways to repurpose one podcast episode for more subscribers, increased downloads and greater social...

Being an entrepreneur is no easy task, and that's why the success rate is minimal. In this episode, I get real with a lot of the mental battles I had to overcome in my business.

Note: You may also want to check out episodes 5 and 25  for even more info on mindset.

 In this week's episode:

• I asked my Business Fabulous Podcast Instagram followers if they wanted this podcast episode to be personal or profesh...the vote was overwhelmingly "personal."
• Your thoughts and your mindset have a great deal to do with the outcome.
• If you're thinking about failure...you'll likely see failure.
• I began my business five and a half years ago with no startup costs, no formal business training, no encouragement from anyone, no guidance, no desk or office, and zero online followers. I was also raising my young sons at the same time.
• The difference between success and failure is giving up.
• The most successful entrepreneurs are also the ones who don't give up, aren't afraid to try,...

Social Media is FREE advertising and a great way to serve your audience. Here are two more ways to effectively do that.

 In this week's episode:

• You should put at least two hashtags on each social media post and on every social media platform.
• Instagram feed posts can have up to 30 hashtags.
• Use one uniquely branded hashtag and one relevant (topical) hashtag.
• You cannot own a hashtag, but you can dominate them.
• Put #businessfabulous in the search of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
• It's really important to try new things like STORIES on Facebook and Instagram.
• Instagram users go to stories first!
• Check my these episodes for Instagram stories Info: here here here here 
• It's really important to test out your hashtags and try new ones and then test again!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Business Fabulous Social Media Cafe
• Business Fabulous Academy
• Link Tree

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It is always acceptable for you to grow your business as long as you follow these four steps.

In this week's episode:

• It is completely okay and perfectly acceptable to grow your business right now.
• It is completely okay and perfectly acceptable to take care of yourself, your family and pay your bills right now. 
• There is never a reason for you to ever feel guilty about doing the things I just mentioned. NEVER.
• I detail the four simple steps to grow your business and increasing online sales in the episode.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Business Fabulous Social Media Cafe
  
  

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From the Podfest Expo Hall, Robyn Sayles and I talk all-things stepping out of your comfort zone for success, branding, podcasting and the hilarious way we met!

In this week's episode:

• Personal branding is your secret weapon!
• You can go to any podcasting conference without actually having a podcast
• I started listening to podcast six years before starting my podcast
• How Robyn and I met and what this can mean for YOU.
• How Podfest makes everyone feel incredibly welcome.
• How I was branded coming and going for each day at Podfest
• "Repetition builds reputation" ~ Robyn Sayles
• Choosing your brand fonts and colors
• How improv can help your business and your life
• Bonnie's plans that didn't work out
• Why I had to go to Podfest 2019 eight days early
• Scripting your podcast
• We all have important messages to share that people need to hear
• How I came up with the topic for episode 37 of Business Fabulous 
• When is the right time to...?
• How I came up with the name for my podcast and created my...

You don't need to go to major conferences to be visible online and grow your brand! Here are four simple and proven ways to do it, free, without leaving home.

In this week's episode:

• The number one rule to gaining online visibility is to be where your audience is online. If you're unsure, google "social media demographics" and look at the data for the platforms you enjoy using most. 
• Facebook has approximately 2.8 billion people, so your audience is likely on there.
• LinkedIn is all business all the time, so if you have a business you should have a daily presence there. 
• Use one or two hashtags for each social media post (up to 30 for Instagram), including a branded hashtag and one topical one.
• You cannot own a hashtag, but you can dominate it.
• The easiest and fastest way to get noticed by experts or others in your industry is to be a helpful audience member in the chat of livestream broadcasts. I detail many ways to do this in the episode including greeting the host(s),...

Figuring out the right or best or most-effective-for-your-audience content to post on social media can be overwhelming! Here are three things that will make it easier for you.

In this week's episode:

• Personal vs Business social media accounts and which one(s) you want as an entrepreneur
• I explain how to easily change from one type of Instagram account to another type.
• Evergreen content: What it is, loads of examples, and how much to post
• Sales content and how much to post
• Why storytelling is so important for your audience and where you should be telling stories--especially now!

This week's challenge:

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