Friday Live Coaching: How to take an offline business online

04/10/20 • 47 min

The Quirky Brain Club: Neurodivergent Strategies for Entrepreneurial Success

Hi, it's Jo, welcome. Yeah, we made it. It's Friday!
And on Fridays, we are doing things a little bit different. I'm going to be doing some live coaching with people and today's coaching call is something that I think is going to be impacting a lot of people.

Sarah Stokes is my volunteer today and, up until a few weeks ago Sarah ran an exclusively offline business: She is a dog trainer and a coach running classes and working one on one with folks in person.

The current lockdown situation has prompted her (or rather forced her hand) to bring her business online which is something that she has been, in her words, procrastinating over for a while now.

So today we talk about some of the mindset and belief, things that are getting in her way of fully diving in and building her online business. We talk about how the imposter complex comes into it, some of those unhelpful, sometimes limiting beliefs, around money, sales and marketing and what she can do to overcome those and prevent them from holding her back.

Jo Casey is an Autistic and ADHD speaker and business coach who helps other neurodivergent entrepreneurs make more money with less overwhelm and more joy in their work. By aligning your business strategies with your unique brain wiring, we'll transform your neurodivergent traits into powerful assets for growth and fulfilment.
Connect with her at Jocasey.com or follow her on Instagram

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The current lockdown situation has prompted her (or rather forced her hand) to bring her business online which is something that she has been, in her words, procrastinating over for a while now.

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The Bullsh*t Level is HIGH

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On today's episode of the Business NOT as usual podcast, I'm joined by Eli Trier.

We discuss the pros/cons of living with or apart from your partner during a time of pandemic and lockdowns, why Eli is feeling optimistic for her business moving forwards - and for the online business community as a whole, as well as our mutual frustration at the amount of nonsense going on in internet land.

As Eli says,

The Bullsh*t Level is HIGH right now

We also talk about what we've got going on right now, along with what is giving us joy at the moment.

About Eli Trier:

Eli Trier lives in the wonderful city of Copenhagen, Denmark and is a community builder for Quiet Revolutionaries. She helps introverts with big dreams to get connected and build thriving, engaged communities around their businesses so that they can make a massive impact, find their dream clients, and make their corner of the world a better place.

A long-time business owner, Eli knows first-hand the power of human connection to build a business, and her unique approach got her featured in The FT Guide to Business Networking. She specialises in creating powerful, strategic online community projects and loves every minute of her work (even the boring bits). When she's not working you can find her curled up with a book, painting, or hanging out with her husband Lars.

Eli's website: elitriercommunities.com

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But Somehow I Hit Surrender

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On today's episode of the Business NOT as usual podcast, I'm joined by Lara Heacock.

Lara is a Leadership Coach, Lara Heacock helps leaders and corporations leverage kindness to gain powerful results. Lara helps leaders lean into kindness to unlock blind spots, increase self-awareness, and improve their performance – even when it’s difficult. She’s a speaker, trainer and leadership coach with almost 20 years’ experience in corporate America, leading multi-million dollar projects. She’s also an award-winning writer, engaging speaker and innovative trainer.

Kindness and corporate America perhaps don’t seem like obvious bedfellows – but kindness is the difference that makes all the difference. Far from being an easy way out, kindness helps us to do the hard stuff. It helps build resilience, increase engagement and reduce turnover. It helps to foster loyalty, creativity, and innovation – in other words, it impacts our emotional bottom line as well as the financial one.

In our conversation today, Lara and I discuss the challenge (and opportunities) for Lara as a leadership coach who does a lot of her work in person. We discuss how she's been able to move many of her in-person events online and how she sees this time of enforced home working leading to a more flexible approach from many companies in the future.

We also have a discussion about surrender and dealing less than pleasant feelings of lockdown - from frustration to boredom, fear to stress. Here's what she says:

"Last week I was sitting in my house (because that’s what we do now) and I realized that I’d pretty much adjusted to being quarantined. In my state, I’m currently in week 4, so this was just about 3 weeks in. Huh, I thought. I guess I just don’t leave the house anymore and I’m living a little life in these 4 walls. Please know that I share all of this with DEEP awareness of the privilege I have to be in 4 safe walls. Somehow I hit surrender.What came before it? Exhaustion. Fear. Worry. Laughter. Sadness. Confusion. Anger.What will come after it? Exhaustion. Fear. Worry. Laughter. Sadness. Confusion. Anger.That’s the thing about surrender, or honestly any of these ways of being. They’re not permanent. It took 3 weeks and a lot of work (regular walks, daily meditation, online connection, quiet time, lots of cooking, snuggling with kitties, extra sleep) to reach surrender; and I know that it’s not going to stay with me until this quarantine ends...but I do know it’s possible. I know now that I can experience surrender, and joy, and laughter, and connection. I also know that I’ll feel sadness, and exhaustion, and confusion, and frustration...and that they will also pass."

You can read the full blog post here

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