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How to get started with passive income WITHOUT feeling overwhelmed

Hey there, 

Every day I hear from entrepreneurs who dream of the freedom of passive income but are stuck wondering how to get started. 

Creating a passive income product can feel overwhelming - like there are lots of moving parts and things to learn. 

For many, it’s not fear of failure that stops us. Instead, it’s fear of the unknown.

Getting stuck in analysis paralysis, trying to game out all possible outcomes, and wanting to know the exact outcome and chances of success before you start.  

You can break this money block by taking simple inspired action and not overcomplicating your fledgling business idea. 

It might feel like there’s a linear process you have to follow and that you need to know all the things about how to run a successful business before you can start. 

But it doesn’t have to be this way. You can decide what feels right for you. It can be easy, simple, and fun.

Listen to what people are asking for from you, decide what you can create to solve the problem, and then put it out there for people to find.

Create the thing, solve the problem, and move on - so much learning unfolds when you do this, so there is no reason to feel overwhelmed and think that you have to know everything before you do it. That is just holding you back.

Check out this video on how to not get overwhelmed when creating your first passive income product.

 

Message me here and let me know the problem you can solve and what you’re going to create this year. 

It’s your time and you’re ready for the next step. 

xx Denise

How to become famous online

EPISODE 102
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Hey there,

One of the questions I get asked all of the time is;

“How did you build your following? How can I build my list?”

“What tips do you have for people just starting out building an audience?”

Now, I’m not famous. 

But in my little corner of the internet, I’ve been able to rapidly grow an audience.

By showing up as myself consistently and with confidence, I’ve now got a global following of Lucky Bees, who I love. 

Yes, there’s a lot of practical stuff you can do when growing your reach, and I’ve got some good tips to share about newsletters, opt-ins, and calls to action. 

But more importantly, I’m sharing the mindset you’ll need to consistently grow an audience that will support your business and life goals. 

Whatever stage you’re at, you’ll get a lot out of today’s podcast episode. 

In this episode, you'll learn:

How to build your audience, even if you’re starting out
Why consistency is crucial to growing your list and following
The “As if it’s going to thousands of people” mindset trick that helped me grow
How to get over perfectionism and show up as yourself
The fears that might be stopping you from being more visible

Don’t be afraid of not being liked; focus on the people that you can serve. 

And if in doubt, “show up and help.”

Be a consistent presence, and you’ll eventually become the go-to person in your niche. 

Links

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Buy my books

The Best Money and Business Personality Test - why I'm obsessed!

One of the most effective concepts that I've discovered in the last couple of years is designing my business to suit my personality.

I've kind of been obsessed with this topic for a really long time. Even in my early twenties and in my thirties, when I was trying to figure out what my business was going to be about, I did so many personality tests, I read so many books about who you are and finding your purpose, and all of that kind of thing.
I’m all about finding the path of least resistance, so that means playing to your strengths rather than always fighting trying to compensate for your weaknesses.

There is one personality test that I think has made the absolute difference to my life and business in so many ways. I'm talking about the Sacred Money Archetypes®. This is a profiling system about your money personality developed by the amazing Kendall SummerHawk. I loved this so much that after using SMA to grow my business and transform my relationship, I became a certified SMA coach and created my Sacred Money Archetypes® business coaching program.

I highly recommend this framework because it showcases the value of looking at every single part of your business and giving yourself permission to design it based on your strengths and personality. Permission to do business on your terms, your way.

Now that might be a weird concept for you, because we hear things like, "The customer is always right", and, "We have to design our business for our ideal customer," but I want you to think of it the other way around, because it is not selfish for you to create your business in a way that feels in alignment for you.

Sometimes we look at the entrepreneurial world and we think there's just one personality that is going to succeed, and it's the hustle, Type A type personality. If you are someone who has a quieter personality, if your values differ from what you see as the norm, you are going to feel left out. You are going to feel like you don't belong, you're going to feel wrong, and you're going to try and change things about yourself.

But you really don't have to, it’s possible to finding your own path to wealth! You just have to leverage what makes you unique, leverage your strength, and then things flow so much easier!

The founder of Sacred Money Archetypes® and one of my mentors, Kendall SummerHawk, says, "The way we do money is the way we do everything," and I really see this so clearly in my life and with my clients.

If you've got some particular challenges of your archetype, it will come up in so many different areas; the way you price, the way you have conversations with clients, the way you launch everything.

Click here to take the Sacred Money Archetypes® Quiz and discover which of the 8 Archetypes you are.

By completing the quiz and watching the free workshop, you’re going to learn so much about your relationship with money and how to tweak your business for more abundance and ease.

If you’re anything like me, you’re going to be filled with ideas and ahas - so much so that you’ll become obsessed with the Archetypes!

Check out a brief overview of each of the Sacred Money Archetypes® below and think about which one you resonate with the most!

You might even see people that you know in some of the Archetypes. That is another reason why I am so obsessed with this quiz and framework – it really is about creating harmony in your life and business by understanding yourself better as well as other people!

When you know more about you’re money personality you’ll see why sometimes you may clash with your clients, with your mentors, and especially with family members; your partner, your siblings, your children, or your parents.

Which of these sounds familiar?

 

The Accumulator -The Banker

These are the people who are really good at saving, investing and accumulating money. This can go in a couple of different ways and can be ‘healthy’ or ‘unhealthy’ in business.

In an unhealthy expression, an Accumulator may have money in a big savings account but be extremely frugal and unable to invest in themselves or their business. Often, Accumulators can be people who will not spend a penny, overthink every decision they make and get into analysis paralysis. It could mean though that sometimes they get so stuck in that planning phase, they never actually launch anything.

If they're in their healthy expression, Accumulators are really good stewards of money and have excellent attention to detail. This is because they like to look at things in a considered way and make methodical decisions.

The Alchemist- The Idea-Generating Visionary

Alchemists are the idea generators and idealist people. They can transform anything into something better. This is the alchemy of it. They can change anything into gold!

For them, it could be thinking about ideas all the time, seeing how they can improve things, seeing the possibilities in everybody. They can be cheerleaders to the people in their life because they just see all of the possibilities.

Now, the downside to sometimes being an idealist is that they can live their life in the clouds, and they don't come down and ‘touch the grass’. But it could be that everything is in the ether, in the clouds, that nothing actually gets done because nothing gets brought into reality.

It can be very frustrating being an Alchemist because they are so full of ideas and they can be asking themselves "Which is my destiny, which is my purpose?" But their destiny is actually being an ideas person. It may mean that they are to generate ideas, not necessarily to follow them all through. This can be a really tricky balance.

The Celebrity – The Charismatic Tastemaker

The Celebrity is all about being in the spotlight, being a star, a leader, being shiny and sparkly. For Celebrities, glitter and sequins are neutral; so it's all about being as fabulous as they can be.

Some people might be a Celebrity who has dialed down some of their shine. They might be a Celebrity who's been shamed out of being in the spotlight, being called a diva or hearing things like, "Nobody likes a show-off." So sometimes people take the Sacred Money Archetypes® Quiz and they go, "I'm not a Celebrity." But they actually are. They've just learned to dim it down.

The big challenge for Celebrities is that they have no problem spending money, but they don't always have the business or the income to support their spending. It can be very stressful when, on one side, they've got this beautiful, shiny, fabulous life, but things are kind of falling apart behind the scenes, and they're living this champagne life on a tap water budget. Not that they'd drink tap water, of course.

The Connector- The Relationship Builder

The Connector is all about building relationships and putting people first.

Now Connectors can be introverted or extroverted. Introverted ones are more about scanning the room, seeing who needs help, and looking for the wallflowers who might need a kind word; the extroverted Connectors might be the life and soul of the party, the person who organizes the conferences, the events, and the meetups.

Connectors often say things like, "I don't care about the money. I just want to help people." That can be tricky for Connectors because it means that they often sabotage their business because they don't charge people. Everyone's their friend, and they feel they can't charge their friends. Even strangers become their friends very quickly. There can be real blurred lines between clients and friends, and that can cause some boundary issues and that can lead to some stress.

Often Connectors are just not paid enough for the value that they bring out in the world. They want to spend so much time helping others and solving problems for others, but they don't always get paid for that in return.

The Maverick- The Revolutionary Rebel

The Maverick is the inner rebel. Mavericks march to the beat of a different drum, their own drum. They want to remake things, refashion things, revolutionize, revolt, and sometimes burn things down that don't work. Mavericks will always be the ones who are big, bold thinkers. Even if it's suppressed, they really just want to break free and have freedom, be the highest reason for their business.

Mavericks are the ones who don't really think before they leap, which can make them amazing entrepreneurs because they just take action without thinking it through. Sometimes though, there can be fallout from that, right? It's like, "Oh, I sold all this stuff, and now I can't deliver it. Okay. I guess I'll just work harder."

Or sometimes Mavericks get bored, and they pull apart their business, rip things up and burn things down, even though they could just make a few tweaks. They've got to keep that boredom in check.

I've been around the business world for a long time, so I've seen a lot of people come and go, and it's often the Mavericks who totally just burn stuff down and they sabotage their business simply because they get bored.

The Nurturer- The Compassionate Caretaker

The Nurturer is the one who always has that commitment and need to care for the individual, and they are always looking for how they can give, over deliver, and solve everyone's problems, no matter what it is.
Nurturers can be really good at taking care of and saving money, but often, they burn through their savings account or they burn through their reserves, energetically and financially, because they attract codependent people or they want to solve everyone else's problems with money. They want to save people and rescue them.

What's interesting too is that, Nurturers collect strays, it could be stray cats or it could be stray clients, who need their help and that can make them feel really good. All of us have got that Nurturer inside us, where it feels good for people to be reliant on us and to want and need us, but it doesn't always serve our businesses. That can be really hard for the Nurturer, because often, you just care so much, but you don't always get that back in return, and that can lead to a lot of burnout.

The Romantic- The Pleasure Seeker

Now the Romantic is the inner hedonist. The Romantic is all about pleasure seeking. It could be luxury, it could be travel, it could be ease, it could be comfort.

For some Romantics, they love their luxury brands and they're kind of the sister archetype or the cousin archetype to the Celebrities, but it manifests sometimes in a different way. For some people, it is texture, wanting that coziness; or it's wanting that downtime, having those long bubble baths and just not feeling like doing anything.

That can be sometimes the downfall for the Romantic, sometimes they just can't be bothered and they only want to do business when they feel like it.

There are so many things Romantics can do to keep their businesses flowing when they feel like this. They can absolutely embrace automation and ease by giving themselves permission to make everything so much easier for themselves without the guilt and shame.

The Ruler – The Empire Builder

The Ruler is the empire builder, the archetype who loves business, learning about marketing, and can monetize everything. They really just want those big win-win empires where everybody can thrive and everybody gets what they need.

Rulers can be a little bit bossy and love to work. They want to know what the next big thing is! If you are a Ruler, then you know that you have that inner voice going, "No time off, just work" and that can obviously lead to a lot of burnout.

Click here to take the Sacred Money Archetypes® Quiz and discover which of the 8 Archetypes you are.

There you go, they are the eight archetypes. Which one did you resonate with?

Can you see why I am obsessed with them? You know what? We all have all of those archetypes inside us in some way, but there will be ones that are top of mind for you and they're the sabotages that really come up for you again and again.

Interested in finding out your own archetype combination? I would love to invite you to my free workshop about leveraging your strengths so you can make more money with ease.

All you have to do is go to denisedt.com/quiz and take the quiz. You can get your free three-part workshop on how to find out your strengths, find out your challenges, and work out what you can do about them.

Plus, you'll be introduced to some amazing entrepreneurs who share your archetype so you can get inspired to take your business to the next level.

I can't wait to hear your archetype!

 

Check out why others are obsessed with the Sacred Money Archetypes® and how they show up in their life and business;

SMA is going to open up a lot of doors and understanding who you are energetically and how you can align to that within your business, within your relationships, within your home is going to change things. It's going to make everything feel so much easier.

MONICA LEE RICH
Contemporary Romantic Artist, USA
Archetype: Connector

What I realized through the course was that bringing people on board that would help me was vital. The more comfortable I get with money, the more I empower myself. I can't do it all, and getting a bookkeeper to help me was really big. There's someone out there for everybody. It's actually very pragmatic how it's helped me because I am a romantic too. I like to shop. Now I budget, I can shop all the time using a fixed amount of money.

KERIN MONACO
Lightworker, USA 
Archetype: Ruler

I've listened to SMA three or four times. I really love going back and revisiting because there's always a new nugget I pick up about myself. It really helps me to either see where I might be sabotaging myself or what I get to look out for.

SHAZIA IMAM
Life Coach & Life Engineer, USA
Archetype: Maverick

It's helped me embrace all of me, all the different parts of me, because up until discovering SMA, I was thinking more along the lines of being a Libra, but not really resonating with horoscopes because they’re so one-dimensional. Understanding my connector traits, and the other underlying ones, I feel like I’ve got the whole package. It’s helped me grow as a person, improve my relationship with my family.

DEIRDRE AMIES
Business & Money Coach, Australia | Read More
Archetype: Connector

There's two big things which I have taken from SMA. The first is empowering words. When you know who you're talking to, when you know who you want to bring into your world, having lists of all those amazing empowering words, it's like ALL the candy to sprinkle through your copy. The second thing is understanding that I am very much the Alchemist, and that I have zero follow through. Now I just get to build my business and I don't have to worry about that.

CARRIE EKINS
Mind Body Integrative Mentor, UK 
Archetype: Connector

You can check out more here https://www.denisedt.com/smareviews

Ask Me Anything: My daily habits and how I stay positive

EPISODE 101
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Today I’ve got an Ask Me Anything podcast episode and is PACKED with juicy topics.

This is a great chance for us to talk more casually about questions from our community that are burning in the background.

In this episode, you'll learn:

How to stay positive around money during a cost of living crisis 
My daily habits for success 
How my work is different now compared to when I started 
How I balance growing my business with having kids 
My framework for avoiding business burnout

Links

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Buy my books

 

Denise on the De-stress Your Business podcast - You don't need to be perfect

 

There is no metamorphosis! 

You don't need to transform into a perfect vision of yourself to make more money.

You don't need to be more organized.

You don't have to geet your sh*t together.

You are what a wealthy entrepreneur looks like.

I make a lot of money, but I'm still imperfect, disorganized and I make a lot of mistakes.

The more you can learn to accept who you are, the more you can start to design your business around that, and making money will start becoming easier.

Be kinder to yourself - it's time to let go of the perfectionist money block.

I had such a good conversation with Alexis about this on the De-Stress Your Business podcast.

Watch the full episode here:

 

You don't need to be perfect to make money.

xx Denise

How I used Sacred Money Archetypes® to TRIPLE my sales

Hey there! 

I’d love for you to join me as I take you behind the scenes of my latest launch. 

We recently launched a new Sacred Money Archetypes® business coaching course, and it was my most fun, creative and complex launch ever. 

In this episode of the Chill & Prosper podcast, I share some of the things that went well, some of the things that didn't, and a massive lesson in letting go.

The first time I launched this course, I made the big mistake of just launching it as myself, a Ruler. I didn't think about how to promote the course to people with different personalities who were looking for different things out of the course. I didn’t take the time to explain to the other Money Archetypes why they should join and what was in it for them. 

So this time, with the updated course, I wanted to step into the shoes, literally, of each archetype, complete with costumes, styled sets and most important personalized sales messages. 

In creating this launch, I really pushed myself outside of my comfort zone and stepped into the shoes of each of the 8 Money Archetypes, which was so much fun!   

From head to toe, and surrounded by carefully selected sets and decor, I set out to make this course more fun, and tangible for you, so that you will feel completely at home when you watch the video for your archetype. 

I have wanted to redo this course for a few years now, and I’m so happy I did things MY way.

I doubled down on my creative strengths and used my knowledge of the Sacred Money Archetypes to design and customize every aspect of the launch for maximum impact for each individual personality. 

The results saw the conversion rate TRIPLE and the new course generate over $1m in revenue. I breakdown the launch results in my debrief article here. 

Have a listen, and get some inspiration and encouragement that you can (and should!) do things your way as well! 

In this episode, you’ll learn;

Why I had to fight my team to get this project off the ground
Which of the archetypes took me most outside my comfort zone
How the scenery and wardrobe changes truly changed how I felt inside and how I delivered each script
The thought and strategy behind the session for YOUR archetype
Ideas for how you can use the Archetypes to uplevel your next launch

>> Click here to listen to the episode

And if you haven't yet done the Money Archetypes Quiz to find out which Archetype you are, click here for free access and dive into the Leverage Yout Strengths training workshop tailored to your Archetype.  

xx Denise

For a complete guided tour through the sets and costumes of this launch, click here. 

 

 

What Sacred Money Archetypes® means for your relationship: Do you have competing or complementary personalities?

 

Are you and your partner on the same page regarding money goals, spending, and saving? 

My Money Archetypes quiz could shine some serious light on what you both need to thrive and how to navigate tricky times.

Learning this framework with my partner has been relationship-changing - probably relationship-saving - for us. 

In this podcast episode, my husband, Mark, and I are in conversation about our Money Archetypes and how they complement and clash with each other.

This has added spice because not only are we married and co-parent but we run our business together so the opportunities for competing and clashing money personalities are doubled. 

Click here to take the Money Archetypes Quiz to find out what your money archetype is, and you can ask your partner to take the quiz as well. 

Plus you'll get to watch my free workshop about your leveraging your strengths and overcoming your money challenges in business. 

I'm a Ruler, Maverick, Romantic. 

The Rulers are all about building and monetizing, loving being in business. 

Mavericks are all about wanting to break the rules and taking risks. 

And Romantics are all about creating ease and luxury. 

Mark has the same two first archetypes, and his third is Celebrity, but our Archetypes show up in very different ways. 

I love my third, my Romantic, because it often saves me from being too much of a workaholic. 

 Anyway, click here to listen to this podcast and learn: 

What Money Archetypes mean for your relationship, family and business
How to create more ease and flow in your business
How to use the language of the archetypes to understand your partner
The EXACT ways that Mark and I complement and clash with each other
How we play to our strengths at work and home
What energetic gaps do you need to fill in your life

Let me know what comes up for you and your partner as you watch the Leverage Your Strengths workshop and learn more about your two Archetypes.

This is fascinating stuff and has been invaluable in giving us another framework and common language to help deepen our conversations around money. 

Enjoy! 

xx Denise  

 
SMA is a Game Changer!

"It's really helped me to understand my money patterns and also been great for my relationship. My husband and I are on the same wavelength now thanks to understanding our archetypes. Highly recommended! Thanks Denise for sharing this with us!"

SARAH SIENKIEWICZ
Strategy and Alignment Coach, UK
Archetype: Maverick

 

I am really leaning into my Connector abilities

"Learning my archetype, and then learning my husband’s, was so enlightening for our relationship - it explained so much. We’ve been married for 30 years and it’s helped us so much to understand this and see where we were coming from.  In my business, I am really leaning into my Connector abilities as a channel and as a guide. Having that awareness has been really enlightening."

JODIE HOWARD
Cosmic ReWilding Coach, USA 
Archetype: Connector

 

I’m a better coach and I have a better relationship with money

"It's helped me embrace all of me, all the different parts of me, because up until discovering SMA, I was thinking more along the lines of being a Libra, but not really resonating with horoscopes because they’re so one-dimensional. Understanding my connector traits, and the other underlying ones, I feel like I’ve got the whole package. It’s helped me grow as a person, improve my relationship with my family."

DEIRDRE AMIES
Business & Money Coach, Australia 
Archetype: Connector

Sacred Money Archetypes® is a registered trademark of Heart of Success, Inc. and licensed by Lucky B Pty Ltd. Copyright 2022 Kendall SummerHawk.

Money Archetypes Quiz: What's your money personality?

Hi there,

Do you find yourself worrying about money even though you have a healthy income? 

Do you avoid looking at your bank balance or dealing with money?

Are you stressed out by the endless arguments you and your partner have about money?

Or are you always getting tapped by friends and family for financial help?

When it comes to money, we each have a unique “Money Personality” and you're one of the eight Sacred Money Archetypes® each with their own blend of money strengths and unconscious money blocks.

>> Take the Money Archetypes quiz to discover your money personality now

Did you know that by understanding your personality and leveraging your strengths, you CAN get rid of money blocks and limiting habits?  

Here’s how to press reset and create a whole fresh money story, starting today

Within you is a unique “money code” or money personality. This is also known as your Sacred Money Archetypes®, a brilliant framework created by my money mentor, Kendall Summerhawk. 

This money personality assessment changed my life! It’s the best personality test I’ve found about uncovering money beliefs, and I loved it so much that I became certified in teaching it! 

The best thing about the Money Archetypes quiz is that the results tell you precisely how your blend of personality can make and keep more money. It’ll give you your very own, exact path to more wealth. 

There are 8 unique Sacred Money Archetypes®, each with its own clear strengths and weaknesses with money. Being aware of the weaknesses of your dominant archetype will help you avoid the pitfalls and potential self-sabotage.

And leveraging your strengths will help you make more money and design your business in line with who you truly are. 

>> Take the Money Archetypes quiz to discover your money personality now

I’m a Ruler, Maverick, and Romantic. My strengths are in my work-ethic, creativity and self-love, and acceptance. The challenges I face are; thinking I always need to work harder, an attraction to risk-taking, and not being that interested in the finer details of my bank balance! 

My husband, Mark, is a Ruler, Maverick, and Celebrity, so we’re very similar in lots of ways. But our Archetypes show up in different ways, especially in how we work and what we spend our money on. 

Using this method, we’ve uncovered how we trigger each other’s money blocks and how to work to each other's strengths… 

Hallelujah! We no longer have arguments about financial stuff.

This work is seriously one of the best insights into your money personality and can help you figure out your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to finances. 

 
"Being a Celebrity was no great surprise. I felt like finally, I get to own it and have really beautiful things. I work in show business. Knowing my archetype validated my experience on planet earth, as a performer."
Kerri Layton, Music Agency Director, UK 

 

 

Let’s take a look at each of the personality types.

The 8 different Money Archetypes - Which one are you?

You might be an Accumulator, Alchemist, Celebrity, Connector, Maverick, Nurturer, Romantic, or  Ruler.

You usually have three dominant Sacred Money Archetypes® or money personalities that combine to shape your relationship with money.

These are the key strengths and weaknesses of each type. 

The Accumulator 

As an Accumulator, you are conscientious, trustworthy, and disciplined. You find it easy to save, but you may suffer from fear and guilt around investing.

You need to learn to say yes to opportunities because opportunities create wealth.

The Alchemist 

As an Alchemist, you’re idealistic, transformational, and creative. You’re great at creating ideas, but you may find yourself relying on others for financial support.

You need to learn to transform ideas into financial success.

The Celebrity

As a Celebrity, you are magnetic, confident, and radiant. You always stand out in a crowd, but you may struggle with compulsive spending.

You need to work on accumulating wealth while being admired and valued in the world.

The Connector

As a Connector, you are trusting, innocent and resilient. You are great at creating valuable relationships, but you may not feel very empowered about money. Tackling your finances may feel overwhelming.

The more comfortable you get with your finances, the more you empower yourself and others.

The Maverick 

As a Maverick, you are clever, flamboyant, and charismatic. You’re great at taking risks and paying attention to the metrics – you know your numbers. But you’re prone to gambling with your financial security.

You need to learn to balance financial risk with money security.

The Nurturer

The Nurturer is all about giving, devotion and reliability. You always give amazing value, but you struggle with the need to rescue others.

You need to learn to create clear money boundaries.

The Romantic 

Your sacred strengths as a Romantic are luxury, abundance, and seeking pleasure. One of your gifts is the belief that there will always be more. You might find yourself ignoring or avoiding anything to do with money.

Your challenge is to create financial security while living life to the full.

The Ruler

As a Ruler, you are courageous, visionary, and determined. You’re great at creating an empire where everyone thrives, but you struggle with the feeling that there’s never enough money.

Your lesson is to learn how to achieve leadership and prosperity with grace and ease.

I love this system, and trust me; you’re going to become obsessed with the Archetypes.

Take the Money Archetypes quiz to discover your money personality now

Interested in how your archetype affects you in business? Get more information on how each archetype affects you as an entrepreneur here.

 

 
"Finding out about my Connector money personality was such a revelation. I could suddenly see my old, unhealthy money patterns and access blocks I just couldn’t see before. Within 24 hours I found myself spontaneously clearing out a huge amount of scarcity consciousness that was keeping me playing smaller than I needed to be. This is exactly the work I was looking for to help me take my business to the next level."
Sam Nolan-Smith, Visibility Coach, Australia (Connector)

 

Is your Money personality sabotaging you?

So your Sacred Money Archetypes® are a set of unique profiles that show how people earn and spend money. It governs how you feel about your financial life.

Worthwhile getting a handle on yours, right?!

One of the key reasons to become aware of your unique Money Personality is to be able to release yourself from the subconscious ways in which you’re limiting your potential.

Once you know your Archetype, you can start to leverage and profit from your money strengths, so business feels in flow and abundant. 

Plus, there’s a whole host of ways in which you might be holding yourself back, keeping yourself in lack and struggle. 

Remember, mine are Ruler, Maverick, and Romantic. My sabotages are a tendency to overwork, take risks, and ignore details about money. 

Recognize any of these sabotaging beliefs?

Let’s look at how to free yourself for good.

As an Accumulator, you may confuse being safe with being happy. You hold yourself back by not reaching for something more meaningful.

As an Alchemist, you may be subconsciously limiting yourself by not believing you deserve to have money. You may be operating from a place of thinking that money and wealth are evil.

The Connector is so trusting of others that you may find that you lack discernment. One of the ways in which you hold yourself back is by not allowing yourself to have control of your own money.

One of the ways in which the Celebrity self-sabotages is by losing sight of what matters in life. You might be caught in a cycle when nothing ever feels enough because you’re constantly seeking the recognition of the next high.

The Maverick can self-sabotage by taking ages to get serious about responsibilities. You might feel carefree and lack the desire to look at your savings.

As a Nurturer, you receive your feeling of purpose from being needed by others. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with caring for others if you’re serving yourself first. Otherwise, burnout and resentment are the results.

As a Romantic, you’ve probably tied your worth to your self-image. You need to become aware that you don’t need more things to live a happy life.

As a Ruler, you might limit yourself by not monitoring your why. You’re holding yourself back by not focusing on what you’re doing and for whom.

Find out more about how my money blocks show up as a result of my money personality here.

 

 
"I will say it really gives you an insight. It gives you an insight into yourself already. You personally, and the people around you. And you start to realize that, oh my gosh, like I can't move forward if I don't have this knowledge."
Patience Modevi - Mindset Coach, UK (Nurturer)

 

Take the Money Personality quiz now!

You can take the quiz now for free, and it’ll give you incredible insights into your unique money personality (it will only take you about 10 minutes). 

You’ll learn more about your personality and how you can work with this to create more wealth and freedom. 

 >> Take the Quiz

Plus you'll get access to my free Leverage Your Strengths and Make More Money workshop, where I'll give you specific money and business training based on your Money Archetype so you can learn to apply the strengths of your money personality to growing your business. 

 

How working with your money personality can change your life

Once you discover YOUR unique money personality, it will feel as if all the puzzle pieces of your life easily fall into place:

You’ll understand what makes you tick when it comes to money (freeing you from negative self–judgment)
You’ll discover your 3 core money strengths (and how to use them to make more money in your business or career)
You’ll be free to make decisions from a place of empowerment, not fear (the freeing quality of relief that you’ll feel will immediately open new opportunities for you)
You’ll no longer fall prey to unconscious sabotaging behavior (it’s a blessing to be in control of your life in this way, authentically and easily)
You’ll know what to do and what to say when someone you care about is “pushing your money boundaries” 
You’ll feel confident and ready to make new decisions about your business (or career) that will take your income to a new level 
Those stressful squabbles with your loved ones about money? Gone, because now you have the understanding and tools to come from your highest, best self

If you’re ready to start working in flow with your money personality, be sure to check out my Sacred Money Archetypes® program.

It will change your life and your ability to call in more wealth and success.

xx Denise

Sacred Money Archetypes® is a registered trademark of Heart of Success, Inc. and licensed by Lucky B Pty Ltd. Copyright 2022 Kendall SummerHawk

How to launch and grow a podcast. Lessons from 100 episodes…

EPISODE 100
How to launch and grow a podcast. Lessons from 100 episodes ...
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I'm celebrating! My Chill & Prosper podcast hit two incredible milestones this week - 100 episodes and over 1 million downloads! 

I was so surprised and happy to hear the download number - wow (thank you!)

So to mark the milestones, in today's episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of Chill & Prosper to share my process for creating and promoting the podcast and the challenges I've had along the way. 

So many entrepreneurs have told me they're intimated by the demands of launching a podcast:

Not being able to keep up with the constant need to create content
Unsure of the tech and how to keep it simple and low-cost
Overwhelmed by content creation and staying organized with content
Doubtful of whether a podcast is right for their business 

And so many people have beliefs about imposter syndrome and not being smart enough, ready enough, or cool sounding enough to do podcasts. 

If you've been feeling this, my latest episode is for you.

In this episode, you'll learn:

How to create consistent content for podcasts: Learn the behind-the-scenes tactics I use to create and batch my podcast episodes.
What makes a good podcast interview: My tips and tricks for getting the most out of podcast interviews.
Benefits of being a guest on other people's podcasts: How I leverage appearances on other podcasts to market my business.

Links

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Practical tips for launching a podcast. My secrets from 1 million downloads

After reaching 100 episodes of Chill & Prosper and over a million downloads, I'm taking you behind the scenes of my podcasting journey to reveal my secrets.

So many entrepreneurs have told me they feel intimidated by the demands of launching a podcast. 🙋‍♀️

Unsure you can keep up with the constant demands to create content?

Overwhelmed by the tech and how to keep it simple and low-cost?

Or don't know if a podcast would help your business? 

And so many people have beliefs about imposter syndrome and not being smart enough, ready, or cool sounding enough to do podcasts. 

If you've been feeling this, this article is for you.

I've been on hundreds of other people's podcasts but procrastinated launching my own for so long. 

I've faced the same struggles as many aspiring entrepreneurs: lack of consistency, ideas, and tech problems. 

But I've got some simple tips for overcoming these obstacles and creating successful content consistently. 

You can listen to my podcast episode on this topic - Lessons from 100 episodes here:

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Here are my tips for launching a podcast and creating new content: 

1. Decide if podcasting is the right content creation method for you.

Deciding if podcasting is the correct content creation method for you depends on a few things, such as how much time you have available and what type of content you want to create. 

Podcasting is a great way to reach a large audience with long-form content, as it is convenient for listeners to access your content on the go. It also allows you to reach a broader, global audience. However, podcasting can be time-consuming, as you will need to research and prepare topics, record and edit episodes, and promote the podcast. 

And you'll need some key things to create a professional-sounding podcast. For example, you may need a dedicated recording space, a high-quality microphone and other audio equipment, editing software, or an editing service to produce episodes and transcribe the audio. 

If you have the resources and the time available to commit to podcasting, it can be a great way to engage with your audience, as listeners can interact with you through comments and reviews. 

Consider if talking, whether off-the-cuff or following a script, is your best form of content creation - perhaps you're more suited to writing or being on YouTube or TikTok videos. 

"Do what works for you. Do what's easy for you. Make do with what resources you have now, and just do it."

If you find that podcasting is the right content creation method for you, it is crucial to be consistent with production and promotion, as this will help to grow your audience and keep them engaged.

"If you wait until you feel like it, you wait until you're feeling like you have something to say or you're feeling really positive and extroverted, then it can be hard sometimes to get that consistency."
2. Set a consistent schedule for podcasting.

My top tip for staying consistent with your podcast (and any content creation) is batching. 

I book a studio for a whole day, sometimes two, and batch 10-20 episodes at a time. 

This means I only need to think about podcast topics and recording a few times a year. Once recorded, my team handles the transcribing, posting, emailing, and promoting. 

I would hate the weekly pressure of creating a podcast episode - I would procrastinate, leave it to the last minute and ultimately stop. 

By batching, I get a few months of podcasts in the can and can then forget about it. 

Batching also means you'll have multiple episodes ready and can focus on creating content for future episodes when you have the bandwidth. 

It's also important to consider the length of your podcast and the format. Most people preferred my podcast episodes to be around 25-30 minutes and decided to stick with that format. 

I usually do two 10-15 minute content sections divided by some testimonials from my clients. 

When you're recording, it's helpful to have a timer to track how long you've been talking and take regular breaks. 

3. Choose a topic for each episode 

When choosing a topic, it is essential to consider what type of content you would like to produce and how often you plan to record. 

If you plan to do interviews, consider who you will have on your podcast and how to coordinate the time zones.

If you are recording solo, you can consider topics you have already written about or use questions from your audience. 

"Always have some content for people to know, like, and trust you."

Look back at your archives for topics that may be relevant to your current audience. 

Additionally, consider what type of content your audience would be most interested in hearing and create topics around that - you can ask for topic ideas.

Lastly, it's important to consider the length of your episode. For example, do you want to cover one topic per episode? More topics in shorter episodes or fewer topics in longer episodes? 

Keep an ongoing Google doc of topic ideas and suggestions ready for your next recording day. 

Once you have chosen a topic, you can develop a script or bullet points to guide the conversation.

4. Recording your podcast.

Depending on the resources you have available and your podcast's goals, you can use a few different recording methods. 

For example, you can record your podcast with a microphone and headphones or record it as a video and use the audio. You can hire a studio or find a quiet place at home and invest in a good microphone. 

Make sure you have a comfortable seat, the temperature is correct, and you have props you might need to make recording more comfortable, like throat spray and lozenges.

Also, consider what ads or testimonials you need to record or ask your audience for. For example, I chose not to have paid ads in my podcast, and instead, I use the "ad space" to promote my own courses and books.

I ask my members to submit audio testimonials via SpeakPipe.com to be inserted into each episode by my podcast editor. Plus, I occasionally record ads to promote specific launches or events I'm involved with. 

"It is hard to have that consistency. It is hard to get over the tech problems. It is hard to come up with new things to talk about all the time. But you can do it"

If podcasting is not for you, that's okay. You really don't have to do everything. 

Nobody can stop you. But nobody can make you either. So you're allowed to do this even if you're not ready.

Go forth and do it and get some episodes under your belt!

Is a podcast in your future? What aha's can you take from my podcast strategy about your content creation process? 

xx Denise