#14 Creating your Masterpiece and the Art of Entrepreneurship with Amanda Grace

07/26/22 • 48 min

Joining Finola this week is the wonderfully brave and inspirational Amanda Grace. Amanda is an artist, speaker, life coach and overall creative powerhouse who opens up about her artistic entrepreneurial journey and the common thread that arises every time.

Trust us when we say, this episode focused on creating your masterpiece and the art of entrepreneurship is packed to the brim with many golden nuggets. Amanda discusses how you don’t owe your decisions loyalty and introduces us to her newfound friendship with resentment and clean decision-making. We also hear Amanda’s take on overdelivering, how to avoid financial exhaustion, the dangers of straying away from the truth and much more. Key points throughout include:

- An introduction to Amanda Grace.

- The concept of finger pointing to the moon.

- The superpowers of an artist.

- Embracing wreckage and tackling anxiety.

- The rise of Pilgrim Soul and the red flag of resentment.

- Facing resistance and putting a cap on growth.

- The power of listening and making changes.

- Breaking artistry stereotypes and disciplining chaos.

- How to avoid financial exhaustion. - The dangers of straying away from the truth.

- Setting goals and the experience of hitting target figures.

- Trying, testing and the process of elimination.

- The value in community and growing your network.

- The failure of living in a hated situation.

‘’No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth’’. - Martha Beck.

Get connected socially with Amanda Grace:

https://www.amandagrace.ie
https://www.instagram.com/amandagrace_ie/

Get connected socially with host Finola Howard:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/finolahoward/

https://howgreatmarketingworks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HowGreatMarketingWorks

https://twitter.com/HowGMW

https://www.youtube.com/channel/HGMW

This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com

- An introduction to Amanda Grace.

- The concept of finger pointing to the moon.

- The superpowers of an artist.

- Embracing wreckage and tackling anxiety.

- The rise of Pilgrim Soul and the red flag of resentment.

- Facing resistance and putting a cap on growth.

- The power of listening and making changes.

- Breaking artistry stereotypes and disciplining chaos.

- How to avoid financial exhaustion. - The dangers of straying away from the truth.

- Setting goals and the experience of hitting target figures.

- Trying, testing and the process of elimination.

- The value in community and growing your network.

- The failure of living in a hated situation.

‘’No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth’’. - Martha Beck.

Get connected socially with Amanda Grace:

https://www.amandagrace.ie
https://www.instagram.com/amandagrace_ie/

Get connected socially with host Finola Howard:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/finolahoward/

https://howgreatmarketingworks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HowGreatMarketingWorks

https://twitter.com/HowGMW

https://www.youtube.com/channel/HGMW

This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com

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#13 Coming Home to Ourselves with Dr Julie Meehan

In some form or another, our profession impacts our day-to-day life, and after all, we are not just what we do. To explore this further, Finola is adding a new dimension to the Your Truth Shared podcast this week with the help of special guest, Dr Julie Meehan.

Julie is a clinical psychologist, strategic interventionist coach, parent guide and proud imperfect mom with over 20 years of experience working with children, parents, and families. In this episode, we hear about Julie’s brave move from a secure job with the Irish Health Service Executive into entrepreneurship, why we should never ignore our inner voice, the imperfect dance of parenthood, and coming home to ourselves. Julie also reveals the statistics of high sensitivity in the population, and the numbers may take you by surprise. Key points throughout this episode include:

- An introduction to Julie Meehan.

- Leaving the HSE and going solo.

- The independent pathway of training as a clinical psychologist.

- The system of managed care.

- The importance of listening to your inner voice.

- Being an imperfect parent and the messiness of motherhood.

- The dance between getting it right and wrong in parenthood.

- Developing self-connection and self-trust.

- How to embody your soul in day-to-day life.

- Navigating through a sensitive world.

- An insight into Elaine Aaron’s DOES acronym.

- Democratic education and empowering children in the world we live in.

- Handling sensitivity in marketing and choosing how you market.

- Julie’s guided pathway for parents to follow.

‘’The human soul doesn’t want to be advised, fixed, or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed, to be seen, heard and companioned exactly as it is.’’ – Parker Palmer.

Get connected socially with Julie Meehan:

https://www.juliemeehan.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drjuliemeehan/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRdEP5IRrgZd2D0dfqYDPA

https://www.juliemeehan.com/the-parent-course-pathway

https://www.juliemeehan.com/One-to-One-Parent-Guidance

Get connected socially with host Finola Howard:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/finolahoward/

https://howgreatmarketingworks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HowGreatMarketingWorks

https://twitter.com/HowGMW

https://www.youtube.com/channel/HGMW

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#15 The Power of People When Building a Business with Andy Lambert

Ever wondered what the key to building a successful business from scratch is? If so, you are in for an educational treat with this week’s guest, Andy Lambert. Andy is the co-founder of ContentCal, a social media and content planning tool which has since recently been acquired by multinational giant, Adobe. Andy is also the author of Social 3.0, a guidebook serving thousands of businesses across all corners of the globe to unleash the power of social media.

Welcome back to Your Truth Shared. In this episode, Andy shares the valuable learnings from the stages of his professional journey, the power of people when building a business, explores the multiple paths one can take into entrepreneurship and reveals how to build an audience and foundation for future growth. Key points throughout this episode include:

- An introduction to Andy Lambert.

- Stepping away from the corporate comfort trap.

- The new normal and what the future of work looks like.

- Stepping into entrepreneurship and building a successful business from scratch.

- The power of people in business and the impact of word-of-mouth.

- Organic marketing -VS- paid marketing.

- Nailing product market fit.

- The importance of humanising your brand.

- Adobe’s acquisition of ContentCal.

- Social 3.0 and marketing your agency.

- Why you should build your audience first.

‘’The best investments that you could make is those investments in yourself.’’ – Andy Lambert.