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How to Move Through the Five Stages of Business (and Beat Your Money Blocks!)

Hey gorgeous,

Today I want to talk about the five different stages of business and the mindset issues you might face in each.

This will help you get clear on what tweaks you need to make in order to work your way up, towards financial freedom. You’ll feel more supported and in control of your business.

As you may know, there are five stages of small business ownership, ranging from Starting Out or ‘Existence’ (you’ve birthed or are about to birth a company! Go you!) all the way up to Maturity. This is where you’ve built a successful company and have a dedicated team doing the work, so that you can focus on the vision.

I’m gonna walk you through each stage and the money mindset blocks that you might encounter during each phase. 

Listen, I know this stuff really well because I’ve been through all these stages in my business and believe me, I’ve had to work through these blocks!

So, let's get started!

Stage 1: Starting Out (Existence)

At this stage you are really just getting started. You are focused on finding customers. As the owner you probably do everything and are unlikely to have staff working for you. In fact, at this stage, you ARE the business! Here are some of the mindset issues you may encounter.

You might struggle with having the courage to own what you do and actually call yourself a coach or an author, for example. 

ACTION: put your job title (or desired title) on your email signature. You’ll see it every day and start to believe it yourself.


You may still have a 9-5 job, so it may be tough to juggle everything.
Perhaps you’re stressing about getting your first client – or charging people.
I know that making the transition from free to paid can be tricky, but just pick a number and try it out. Grab my Ultimate Guide to Pricing here  for lots of advice on nailing your pricing strategy.
Procrasti-branding – you know when you spend days thinking about colours and fonts! Perhaps you’re procrastinating around launching a website to get started or getting proper business cards printed!

ACTION: just focus on getting your first client.


You might still be on your practice business – and that’s okay. It’s all good practice – and it all counts. I’ve had hundreds of practice businesses! They all led me in the right direction.

ACTION: Relax and know that your previous work experience or your practice (or even failed) businesses all count as experience


You may be caught on the roller-coaster of terror (this is SO SCARY) and elation (OMG, I LOVE STARTING MY BUSINESS). I know this feeling so well. I’ve been there!

Stage 2: (Survival)

You’ve built a business that works; it’s still simple and might just be you working on it. Your main goal at this stage is survival. Many businesses stick at this stage – think of your local mom and pop store. That’s absolutely fine if that’s what you want. Here are some of the mindset issues you might encounter here.

You might have to deal with a fear of being visible at this stage – maybe you’re worried that if you blog you’ll get haters, or if you do videos, people will criticize you. The fear stops you doing more things in your business 

ACTION: Take heart from the fact that if you do get haters, you won’t get them for a while, probably until you move to the next stage in my experience.

You might struggle with being consistent in your marketing because you’re still figuring out your target market, or you might keep making shifts to refine it further. 

ACTION: Just keep going – and pay attention to what resonates. If you do nothing, you won’t be able to figure out what your audience really wants
You may find that you’re having problems setting boundaries with clients, because you’re so excited to even HAVE them! You may be overdelivering like crazy and telling them things like “call me anytime” or letting them message you at all hours of the night. This is PRICELESS learning by the way!
It’s possible that you are procrastinating around creating passive income products. There might be fear coming up for you, even though you know you should (because you’re starting to see the limitations of only doing 1:1 work).
You’re still doing most everything yourself – so you’re thinking you could start to delegate some stuff out.
You start to invest in yourself more with maybe a coach or masterminds.

Stage 3: Success

This is a fun stage of business! You most likely have people helping you out, cash is more plentiful and you have a successful business. Well done! There are still a few mindset issues to be aware of during this phase though. Let’s dig into them. 

You’re thinking about more systems and processes – feeling like a grown up!
You want to hire out more – and you start to think about what it means to be a CEO – and it doesn’t stand for “Chief Everything Officer”.

ACTION: Start outsourcing things that stress you out – maybe your customer service inbox, graphic design or technical website stuff.


As you gain momentum it might be time to raise your prices to make sure you have the right clients.

ACTION: Raise prices regularly – get comfortable with this!


Boundaries with clients make you realise you need to tighten up some of your legal processes. 

ACTION: Now is the time to make sure you have contracts sorted, and Terms & Conditions. You’ll learn this by trial and error – maybe through nightmare clients. Again, these are priceless lessons.


You start to tighten up costs – maybe you got a little too excited about earning money that you got crazy with spending on personal development.
It’s time to start paying yourself a salary.

ACTION: Put on your big girl panties and talk to your accountant about your biz structure – is it time to upgrade? Save for tax?


Start to say NO to things that aren’t in your zone of genius, or things that don’t work for your business anymore.

Stage 4: Take Off

This is a pivotal point in your business. You have to rise to the challenge here if you want to keep growing. The key issues you face at this stage are how to grow rapidly and how to finance that growth. Plus delegation, delegation, delegation, baby!

You may suffer from loneliness at this stage; it might be hard to find the right groups or masterminds for you. 

ACTION: You need to keep upgrading and making sure you’re surrounding yourself with people who have similar energy, ambition or mindset as you.


Copycats might be a problem here – people are noticing what you’re doing, so you’ll get people flat out or “accidentally” copying you, including old or current clients. 

ACTION: Either don’t take it personally, or get legal. Tighten up legals even more, including business insurances, contracts and trademarks.


Fame! You might get fan girls who LOVE and adore you. This can feel great, or overwhelming, depending on your personality. It can even feel a little isolating when people put you on a pedestal.
Burn out – some people get super burnt out at this stage and wonder how they’ll keep going at this pace forever.

ACTION: Get help and support with your work-life balance. You need to check out my seven ways to double your income without burnout tips!

Stage 5: Maturity

Oh happy days! You’ve reached the zenith of business ownership! Here, you have both the staff and the resources to make a real difference in the world. You have great systems and can plan for the future. There are still a few mindset issues that might crop up during this phase though. 

You need to be willing to embrace your role as a leader and be willing to take on that role in your communities
Be willing to hold the space for people – set rules in your business in how you want to interact with people
Your motivation might change from money to other things in your business – for example, you might build more philanthropy into your business.
It’s possible at this stage to get bored and “break” your business by thinking you’ve done everything.

ACTION: The solution is to deepen instead. To look at how you can give back. Improve systems. Have more fun with your business.


You start to get more brutal with your time and evaluate opportunities with a keener eye – for example, instead of going to conferences as an attendee, you speak on stage or become a sponsor, so you can leverage your time.
You learn how to manage your money better – with financial advisors or accountants. 

ACTION: Take time to learn how to be a “rich person”. Hang out with wealthy folk and read autobiographies of the rich and famous.


Some people look to retirement – what’s next? Maybe you don’t hustle as much.


You may find it hard to switch off here, if you’ve been consistent for many years – the years of layering in boundaries, products, services, passive income products, etc.

ACTION: Keep delegating and trusting!

Have fun applying this model to your business and checking out what money mindset issues you need to address. Remember, with mindset work, you’re never done. There’s always more to unearth! Happy digging, gorgeous!

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

Denise xx

PS: Take your business to the next stage of growth with my money mindset coaching program and mastermind community, Money Bootcamp. The more you surround yourself with inspiring, successful and supportive people, the easier and more fun entrepreneurship will be!

 

Mindset Issues at the Different Stages of Business

Here are the different stages of business and mindset issues you might face.

Stage 1

Courage to own what you do and call yourself a “XYZ”, for example, a coach or an author. Action – put your job title (or desired title) on your email signature. You’ll see it every day and start to believe it yourself.
Maybe you’re still in a job, so it’s tough to juggle everything.
Stressing about getting your first client – or charging people.
Making the transition from free to paid can be tricky, but just pick a number and try it out.
Procrasti-branding – getting stuck thinking you need a website to get started or proper business cards – just focus on getting your first client.
You might still be on your practice business – and that’s okay. It’s all good practice – and it all counts.
Be confident that your previous work experience or your practice (or even failed) businesses all count as experience
The roller-coaster of terror (this is SO SCARY) and elation (OMG, I LOVE STARTING MY BUSINESS)
Say YES to everything – it’s all expensive. Throw everything at the wall and see if it sticks.

Stage 2

Fear of being visible – worried that if you blog you’ll get haters, or if you do videos, people will criticize you. The fear stops you doing more things in your business (the reality is that it probably won’t happen for a while anyway)
You might struggle being consistent in your marketing because you’re still figuring out your target market, or you might make some shifts to refine it further. Just keep going – and pay attention to what resonates. If you do nothing, you won’t be able to figure out what your audience really wants
Boundaries might start to be a problem with clients, because you’re so excited to even HAVE them, so you’re overdelivering like crazy and telling them things like “call me anytime” or letting them message you at all hours of the night. This is PRICELESS learning by the way
Procrastination and fear of creating passive income products, even though you know you should (because you’re starting to see the limitations of only doing 1:1 work.
You’re still learning everything yourself – so you’re thinking you could start to delegate some stuff out.
You start to invest in yourself more with maybe a coach or masterminds
Start to say MAYBE to everything – think about if it fits into your business before you say yes to opportunities

Stage 3

You’re thinking about more systems and processes – feeling like a grown up!
You want to hire out more – and you start to think about what it means to be a CEO – and it doesn’t stand for “Chief Everything Officer”
You’re getting momentum – time to raise your prices to make sure you have the right clients.
Boundaries with clients make you realise you need to tighten up some of your legal processes. Now is the time to make sure you have contracts sorted, and Terms & Conditions. You’ll learn this by trial and error – maybe through nightmare clients. Again, these are priceless lessons.
Start outsourcing things that stress you out – maybe your customer service inbox, graphic design or technical website stuff.
You start to tighten up costs – maybe you got a little too excited about earning money that you got crazy with spending on personal development.
It’s time to start paying yourself a salary.
Put on your big girl panties and talk to your accountant about your biz structure – is it time to upgrade? Save for tax?
Start to say NO to things that aren’t in your zone of genius, or things that don’t work for your business anymore.

Stage 4

Loneliness  – at this stage, it might be hard to find the right groups or masterminds for you. You need to be upgrading and making sure you’re surrounding yourself with people who have similar energy, ambition or mindset with you.
Copycats might be a problem here – people are noticing what you’re doing, so you’ll get people flat out or “accidentally” copying you, including old or current clients. Either don’t take it personally, or get legal.
Tighten up legals even more, including business insurances, contracts and trademarks.
Fame! You might get fan girls who LOVE and adore you. This can feel great, or overwhelming, depending on your personality. It can even feel a little isolating when people put you on a pedestal.
Burn out – some people get super burnt out at this stage and wonder how they’ll keep going at this pace forever

Stage 5

Embracing your role as a leader and being willing to take on that role in your communities
Be willing to hold the space for people – set rules in your business in how you want to interact with people
Your motivation might change from money to other things in your business – for example, you might build more philanthropy into your business.
Some people get bored and “break” their business by thinking they’ve done everything, instead of deepening.
You start to get more brutal with your time and evaluate opportunities with a more business like eye – for example, instead of going to conferences as an attendee, you speak on stage or become a sponsor, so you can leverage your time.
You learn how to manage your money better – with financial advisors or accountants. Learning to be a “rich person”
Some people look to retirement – what’s next? Maybe you don’t hustle as much.
The momentum is hard to switch off here if you’ve been consistent for many years – the years of layering in boundaries, products, services, passive income products, etc.

Your Simple Guide To Manifesting Your Big Dream In Just Five Easy Steps

Hey gorgeous, 

Today I want to talk to you about manifesting a long held dream.

You probably know I am the custodian of a rose farm, right?! Through the acquisition of that land I have learned a ton of lessons about manifesting.

I want to share them with you today. 

Buckle up – let’s get down to the business of abundance!

Practice Money Manifesting 

Firstly, one of my manifesting practices is to browse real estate websites. I love it! I used to make myself go to open houses and view property I couldn’t afford. It’s another manifestation tool – acting as if. Mark and I used to spend our weekends just looking around properties in the country just for fun.

Then this property came up on one of my searches. Straight away, I felt drawn to it. But I was nine months pregnant. So I talked myself out of the open house viewing. Then when the baby was about six weeks old, it came up again, this time with a price reduction. So we went to see it and as soon as I stood on the land, I knew we were going to buy it! 

Doing the Money Mindset Work

Buying the farm was a biiiiiiiiig leap of faith though. And it brought up a lot of stuff for me.

I didn’t even own furniture until I was 35. I’ve moved so many times, I often never bothered to put pictures up. It felt like too much commitment. Owning stuff - let alone LAND scared me. 

I had to really do the money mindset work to make space for the farm. This is what I had to do (and how to do it!) - work on my mindset and flex my manifesting muscle! 

My coach, Hiro Boga, told me, “Denise, you remind me of a lover I had in my twenties. He would come around and never take off his coat”. I asked her what I should do, and she said I needed to put down some roots.

So I bought a house. But it was the wrong one. Then the next one was too. And then I build a dream house by the beach which is amazing. But something was missing. Real roots.

When I saw the farm I knew I had to make it work. Even though we had other real estate projects underway and didn’t have the funds for more property at the time.

 

 

There’s Always More Money!

I got to work manifesting. There’s always more money, right?! I told more people about Money Bootcamp. Every day I showed up and invited people to join the course.

Each night I watched the real estate sales video of the farm. I even switched my toilet paper to the one with roses on it. I hummed songs about roses each day. “Everything’s coming up roses, this time for ME.”

Time was tight! If you’re in a similar situation and need to create money quick, use my Money Manifesting Formula to bring more abundance in just 24 hours! 

Get Motivated by Your Dream

The thing is, I’m not that bothered about making more money UNTIL I have a dream attached to it. It doesn’t have to be a lot of money, when I get to manifesting, but it definitely has to feel exciting. That way I get energised to do the work!

So here are my Manifesting Tips for Building Your Dream
1)    SHIFT YOUR STUFF

What comes up for you when you think about living your dream life? For me, a load of fear. To clear the energy I had to work on this first. I had to address my fear of commitment. I did forgiveness work on everyone and everything involved. I did forgiveness work on myself. I shifted a load of shit to make way for the rose farm! 

2)    DREAM BIG

Like the property searches that I regularly do – put in the time to conjure up big audacious dreams for yourself. You know the ones that make you feel a big sick and tingly with excitement?! Set up a Pinterest board (or 20) to literally map out your ideal house, life, job.

3)    ACT AS IF

When Mark and I would go round these big country houses on open day we didn’t have the funds to buy them but we acted as if we did! That’s what enabled us to be the owners of a beautiful rose farm. We acted as if, until we actually were!

4)    KEEP YOUR VIBRATION HIGH

The rose patterned toilet paper? That and all the other little anchors in my day helped me stay in a positive, happy, determined mindset. 

5)    VISUALISE YOUR DREAM OFTEN

With the farm it helped that there was literally a video I could watch daily – the real estate video helped me position myself in my dream regularly. I would watch it all the time to help motivate me to get the money. You can create a mental video of you walking through your dream house, job, relationship every day.

I’d love to know what big dreams you’re dreaming right now?

What are you itching to create, attract and build? It doesn’t have to be a farm, maybe it’s just an extra few hundred dollars a week or a more chilled lifestyle for your family.

When you release and forgive and finally deal with your money stuff, the more empowered you’ll feel to charge and actually receive what you’re worth. 

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

Denise xx

P.S. I can help you build your dreams, gorgeous! 

This week I’m hosting a Money Manifesting Challenge. We’re up to step four of my proven and practical process and I’d love you to join us - find out more at denisedt.com/challenge. 

Plus you can work with me in my money mindset coaching program and mastermind community, Money Bootcamp. The more you surround yourself with inspiring, successful and supportive people, the more you’ll feel safe to dream. Let’s clear all the old stories, beliefs and sabotages that are stopping you putting down roots or creating your First Class Life. Come and join us! 

I now hold private business retreats at my beautiful farm, you can find out more here - denisedt.com/retreats.

The Universe Will Provide: Here’s How to Shift Your Money Mindset and Reach For Your Dreams

Hey gorgeous,

One of the most common complaints I hear about money is "but I don't have enough!". People think it's a great excuse for why they don't let themselves dream big goals for their lives. 

As you know, I'm passionate about using tools like dream boards to manifest wonderful things without being attached to how the universe will provide for you. Check out my guide to manifesting money fast here! 

I want you to bust through this scarcity mindset today! Really. Decide to dream big anyway, even if you have NO idea of how you're going to get it.

Trust me. You may have heard about my magical Law of Attraction experiment? Read all about my luckiest year ever here and find out how to use the LoA to get whatever you want! I mean I was manifesting free things like crazy - seminars, a life coaching course and best of all - six months all expenses paid travel all around the world. That experiment was worth about half a million dollars.

What was my secret? I ignored the voice that said "but you can't afford it" and instead just put my order in to the Universe. I had no idea how it was going to happen but I trusted that I would be taken care of. The Universe found a way to get around my money blocks because I was so aligned with my goals and focused on staying positive.

Signs You Need to Work on Your Money Mindset

You’re having thoughts like:

I want to go to Paris... but I can't afford it
I want to go to that amazing seminar... but I can't afford it
I want to quit my job... but I can't afford it.

Remember, thoughts are energy. What you think about all the time will become your reality. What you think, you become.

How to Break Through This Money Block

Your job is just to define what you want and 'place the order' - through goal setting, making a dream board of your biggest desires and keeping your thoughts positive and focused.

You never know how your dream will be delivered, and once it arrives, you maybe won't even care how it got to you. 

Here are just nine ways that the Universe can provide for you:

1. An inheritance 

A client received a $15,000 inheritance from a distant relative when she was desperate to go to a motivational seminar. She got the news on the last day to register, so keep trusting until the end.

2. Bank error in your favour

This was a while back but so amazing, I wanted to share it with you today! I got $5000 just a few days before my university tuition was due. The bank eventually realised but I paid it back in instalments. I kept affirming "all will be ok, I will find the money". Well, the money found me!

3. Energy swap

Back in the early days of my business, I told the universe that I wanted to get over my money blocks. Well, the very next week a woman who specialised in just that contacted me to offer a session in return for a coaching session. Be open to swapping or bartering your skills to achieve your dreams.

 4. Karma repays you

Do nice things for others, you never know when it will be repaid. And remember, your payback could come from a completely different source from the person you helped.

 5. Competition winner

I'm the perfect example of that! Always apply for competitions, especially the ones with outlandish prizes - someone has to win it. If a competition comes up that is exactly in line with your goals, then go for it, it could be a nudge from the universe.

 6. Unexpected financial windfall

This could come in countless ways. A price increase (and by the way, when was the last time you raised them?), unexpected bonus, tax refund, overpayment, etc. Take this extra money and put it towards your dream - you'll be one step closer.

 7. Expect good service

If I get bad service, I always write a polite complaint letter with my suggestions for improvement. Try it. In return, you may get free meals, money off your bill or even gifts like flowers or wine. It will come at the perfect time, even when you've already forgotten about it!

 8. Winning cash

Yes, you might win the lottery, so it's worth buying a ticket every now and then. I also love playing bingo with my mum. During the game, I affirm to myself "I love winning"! I win at least twice every time I go.

 9. Completely randomly!

Calls out of the blue with new business, profitable ideas in the middle of the night and finding money in your pocket. Thank the universe for your abundance and every time you get something free that you would have paid for anyway, put the money you saved away into a dream fund.

The message is - you don't always need to have the money. Just trust you will be looked after but make sure you're asking for what you want.

Are you avoiding dreaming because you don't have the money?

Dream big and create your ideal life. Because nobody else is going to do it for you.

Take action today and join my brand new 5x5 Money Manifesting Challenge – it’s all my secrets and knowledge about manifesting abundance in one super simple and exciting package. Come and join the party!

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

Denise xx

P.S. There’s thousands of lucky people already registered to flex and grow their manifesting muscle. Come and join in and you’ll be supported by a huge community all working through their money blocks and growing their abundance mindset. It’s gonna be so much fun! Click here to sign up.

Work on Your Money Mindset to Increase Your Manifesting Muscle

Hey gorgeous,

I’m an intensely practical person. You know I’m a Virgo, right? I’m all about practicality and practical action.

However, I think there is a huge place in the world for having some woo-woo spiritual practices, even around your money.

I don’t think that spirituality and having money are mutually exclusive.

You can be rich and ethical, you can be rich and eco-friendly, you can be rich and barefoot, you can be rich and wear the most expensive stilettos that money can buy.

It is totally up to you and it doesn’t say anything about you as a person.

Recently after a really great launch, Mark and I were shopping and he said, “Why don’t you buy a handbag to celebrate?”

And I thought, “Do I really want a handbag?”

It doesn’t float my boat.

And totally fine for you if you like handbags, but I really wanted to add to my crystal collection. So that’s what I bought instead.

Yes! Manifesting using crystals and crystal grids!

I think anything that helps you with your intentions around abundance, or helps you feel good about yourself day to day is always going to help when it comes to manifesting money.

For example, I love mantras.

I use mantras as a pattern interrupter.

I use mantras especially if my mindset has veered into negativity or when I’m starting to have repetitive thought patterns like, “I can’t afford that.” or “That’s too much money.” or “I can’t do it.”

I think mantras are such an important practice.

A mantra I love is, “I serve, I deserve.” and that reminds me when I’m tempted to over-deliver or I feel like I’m not enough or I’m not doing enough for other people.

It’s a pattern interrupter for me to stop and remind myself, “I serve others therefore I deserve in return.”

I created a Money Manifesting Formula, which you can use to create more abundance in just 24 hours – get it here. 

Now there are a few other things that I do as well.

I love having money reminders around me.

I have my Goddess Fortuna statue. I keep her in my office and sometimes, I’ll ask her, “What should I do next?” And I allow my intuition to provide the answer.

I have a bowl full of money to remind myself that I’m abundant.

I’ve got some really nice little anchors within my day that act again as a pattern interrupter to keep my mindset focused on positivity and abundance.

Try these awesome visualisations to manifest money here - they’re simple, quick and effective!

To recap – how to manifest more money:

Use mantras to increase positivity and work on your money mindset. You could start with “I’m abundant; money flows freely for me!”
Set up an abundance altar or shelf and place things (statues, crystals, flowers etc.) there that connect you with your dream life. Bonus points for a Fortuna or Lakshi statue who you can check in with!
Surround yourself with objects that feel wealthy to you. A bowl of money, some notes in your wallet that stay there and you don't spend. Every time you look at them you feel abundant.

There’s no one tool that works for everyone. But I’m a big believer in the power of intention. So whatever works for you is fantastic. Make sure you keep on doing that and you do it with intention.

The last thing I want to say is all these practices are wonderful but you also have to make sure you’re doing practical action in the real world as well.

The universe absolutely wants to meet you halfway and everything you can do to up-level your mindset is wonderful.

If you match your woo-woo money practices with amazing action, you will see incredible things start to happen. The universe will absolutely blow open doors and opportunity for you if you step up and play your part as well.

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

Denise xx

P.S. I want to help you reach for your dreams this month! Join our brand NEW 5x5 Money Manifesting Challenge https://www.denisedt.com/challenge, which starts on Monday 11 October. You’ll be joining thousands of others and together we’ll be working on big energetic shifts! Come along and let’s create freedom and abundance. I’m so excited to watch you grow!

Six Steps to Success: How to Manifest Exactly What You Need to Join Money Bootcamp!

Hey gorgeous,

Today I want to share with you my most effective tools and strategies for manifesting money.

And not just any old amount of money. The exact amount you need to join the Money Bootcamp program this month.

I want to help you create the wealth you need right now. And then to help you invest that in your future and growth.

I know this will bring so much more abundance and good fortune into your life! I’ve watched so many lucky bees grow their lives beyond their wildest dreams in this program. 

So, are you rady to play along? 

Let’s get creative and help you manifest the money you need to join the awesome community inside Money Bootcamp this month.

1) Clear Your Money Blocks

The first step is always getting clear of any old money beliefs and patterns that are holding you back. So, sorry to dive in with you at the deep end but you’ve got this, I promise! You have to deal with your money blocks before you can manifest big bucks.

How do you do that?! You need to get clear what the blocks are and then work with each one in turn to assess whether it’s actually true. Read my advice on dealing with money blocks here.

2) Get Clarity About What You’re Asking For

In this case, you’re asking for a set sum of money to join the Money Bootcamp program so it’s really simple. Take a large piece of paper and at the top, write down the amount that you need to join today. Stick it somewhere visible. Somewhere you’ll see it every day. Your fridge door?! You’re gonna record your earnings here. And I promise this’ll be super motivational as you see the amount you need decreasing every day.

3) Express Gratitude and Track Your Incoming Money

Express gratitude for everything that comes into your life each and every day. Record every cent you earn or receive. At the end of every day, mark off the money that’s come in on your piece of paper (see above). Calculate your new money goal. You’re getting closer! You’re taking steps towards your financial goal. Nice work!

4) Be a Visionary!

Create a vision board of all of the things you’re going to have, be and do when you uplevel. Because Money Bootcamp is one big upleveling party. You’re going to have so much more abundance in your life. Dreaming of a new car? More time to yourself? A house near the beach? Some beautiful art? A handful of wealthy uplifting clients? Get it all on your vision board and display your creation somewhere prominent. You want to see it often as a visual reminder of what you’re aiming for.

5) Make a Commitment

Tell your friends and family that you’re joining Money Bootcamp next month. Make it real. Write down the date you’re going to start in your diary. One month from now. Clear aside some time to work through the modules – you’ll need about two hours a week for six weeks. Commit yourself!

6) Take Action

Write a list of 30 actions you could take to make money. Anything from a yard sale to increasing your prices, making an offer to sorting out those unpaid invoices. Once you’ve completed your list take action on one task. Yes! right here, right now. That one action will show the universe that you’re serious about this. You’re ready to receive!

For more inspiration on the art of Manifesting and action steps you can take today read this.

And that’s it! It’s pretty simple really. And super exciting!

I can’t wait to see you reach for your dreams and come join us inside Money Bootcamp – it’s life changing.

This is your time and you’re ready for the next step,

Denise xx

P.S. Got any questions? Message me here with the word “ready” and I’ll help you make a decision that will impact the rest of your life.

The Luckiest Year of my Life – Follow My Step by Step Law of Attraction Process!

Hey gorgeous, 

I want to share the story of one of my early years in business when I was insanely lucky!

This was one of the luckiest and most amazing years of my life so far. It was when I started experimenting with the Law of Attraction (the practical real world version - not fluffy wishing-on-a-unicorn style!). 

In one year, I achieved some almost unbelievable goals and manifested around $600,000 worth of free things and activities that were directly related to those goals!

I’m not telling you this to brag. In fact, for a while I was really embarrassed to tell people about my good fortune. But I want to spread the news that you can achieve any goal you set your mind to. If you truly believe it, it can come true. 

That’s not just “ra-ra” motivational talk. You can put it to the test, and as long as you’re willing to commit to working on yourself and your goals daily, then you’ll be the one sharing your crazy manifestation stories!

You probably know all about the Law of Attraction, especially if you’ve watched The Secret or read any personal development books. But most people underestimate the level of belief and work you need to manifest your dreams.

How do you create this belief? You can fake it, or you can just decide to have it!

Manifesting Tip: Write Down Your Goals

If you want the Law of Attraction to work for you, write down your goals. Creating a dream board (otherwise known as a vision board or treasure map) is even better.

Let me give you some real life examples to show you how I did it. Here are the four best things I manifested from my dream list:

A free ticket to an event for women entrepreneurs in Las Vegas – approx $1,000


A free place on a 6 Weeks to Health coaching program – approx $199


A free place on Sandy Forster’s Inspired Spirit Coaching program – approx $4,000


Six months free luxury travel to 12 countries around the world – approx $400,000 in value including €20,000 in cash.

I do not enter competitions professionally! These are the only competitions I entered that year. In one case, my good luck wasn’t from a competition at all. These are all things I had on my goal list or my dream board. They weren’t random. I specifically wanted and asked for those results.

So, was it a complete coincidence or have I figured out how to manifest my goals at will?

There’s much more to each story. Let’s look at each one in-depth.

How I Manifested a Free Ticket

Background: One of the internet marketing world's top entrepreneurs was holding a three day seminar for female entrepreneurs and I had a burning desire to be there.

The problem was, it was in Vegas (I was living in London) and I didn’t have enough money to go. I wrote “Attend this event in Vegas” on my goal list and I put a picture of the seminar leaflet on my wall, so I saw the host’s face every day.

Here’s what else I did:

I told everyone that I was going to be there and even thought about what to pack


I joined the event group on Facebook and watched all the marketing videos with excitement


Every day on my commute and before I went to sleep, I visualised being at the seminar


I got my business cards ready (something I had put off for ages)


I put the dates in my diary and declined invitations because “Sorry, I’m going to be in Vegas that weekend”

In my mind, I was going, so I continued to act “as if” I was for sure. Check out how to visualise your own success here.

When the host announced a video competition to give 5 free scholarship places, I knew that I would win one of them. I did my video and waited for the call to say I won. Um, it never came because I didn’t win. What?!

But I felt so certain that I was going to be there!

The next week, I was talking to my coach about how I was doing all this manifestation but it hadn’t happened yet. I said “I just have this strong feeling that I’m going to be there anyway”.

There was silence. Then my coach said “I have a spare free ticket. I was going to give it to someone and they just declined. I didn’t realise you wanted to go so badly. Would you like to take my extra ticket?”

Well, as you can imagine, my head almost blew off. If I hadn’t continued talking to everyone about going, then my coach would never have known and the Universe wouldn’t have been able to hook us up!

Long story short. I went to Vegas. I had an amazing time, met incredible entrepreneurs and learnt so much about business. I even got to fulfil a life-long dream and see Bette Midler in concert at Caesar’s Palace!

BIG LESSON: never give up, believe in your dreams up until the last minute!

How I beat everyone else to win a free place on a health coaching program

The goal: Make a new commitment to my weight loss. It was as simple as that. I knew that Karen Knowler was giving away a free place on her upcoming 6 week weight loss seminar, so I signed up for her free call.

There’s a little more than meets the eye on this one. It shows how preparation can meet luck and nudge your dreams into reality.

Karen said that during the call she was going to give a clue and the first person to find the answer would win the free place.

I started writing my answer so I’d be the first to respond on the website. I wrote in “The answer is …” and put in my name and email address. I had multiple internet windows open ready to go – Facebook, a google search page and twitter.

As soon as Karen gave the clue, my fingers were flying over the keyboard. All I needed to do was quickly type in the answer and press send.

BIG LESSON: be prepared and put the odds in your favour.

How I won a scholarship

I had always wanted to go into coaching, but I was turned off by typical coach training organisations. I felt they were too cheesy or attracted the wrong kind of people.

I wrote on my goal list: “Find a coaching program that resonates with me and is in-line with my philosophy in life”.

In the meantime, I was listening for clues. A lot of people had been telling me about Sandy Forster, a personal development and wealth coach. When I went to her website, I saw that she was starting a certified coaching program for people to become a life coach specialising in the Law of Attraction. Wow – perfect for me!

I signed up for her free information session and saw she was giving away two free places on the six month course. Well, I signed up and won!

Best of all, it was a home study program so I could complete the course while I was travelling around the world! I couldn’t have designed it better myself!

Now, I can’t say I did anything more than sign up. However, the weird thing is – out of the 1200 on the call from countries all around the world, I knew the other person who won.

BIG LESSON: you’ve got to be in it to win it – sign up and buy a ticket to make your dreams come true.

How I manifested six months paid luxury travel

Now, this was the biggie and probably the most unbelievable.

The goal: travel around the world with my husband for six months, making $4000 a month.

I thought that I would create an ebook which would make enough passive income to allow Mark and I to travel the world, speak at events and conferences and generally take some time out to experience life.

So, when I saw the job description for the Ultimate Job competition – six months travel blogging for a honeymoon company to the most romantic and luxurious places around the world – I was pretty convinced it was made for me. The salary? Approx $4000 a month.

More than 30,000 people applied, so although I attracted the opportunity – a LOT had to go into winning it, both practical tasks and mental preparation.

Here are some ways we made the goal a reality.

I changed my husband’s name in my phone to “Mark – Ultimate Job Buddy”, so everytime he called me, it reminded me how much we wanted it.


Mark and I would practice our interview questions endlessly – even before we got into the final. We visualised ourselves getting on the plane for the first trip and what we’d say in our acceptance speeches.


Every night we’d list 5 things we were grateful for – always ending with being grateful for winning the competition. It made us feel positive and happy – which increases your vibrations and makes it easier to attract good opportunities.


Believing that I could win gave me all sorts of confidence to cold-call journalists and radio shows, not to mention moving forward with renting out my apartment and organising to rehome my cats for if/when we won.

The result? We spent six months visiting 12 different countries, experiencing amazing things together and all for free!

BIG LESSON: Don’t be attached to how you’re going to achieve your goal. Just state your desires and intentions, no matter how big or crazy they seem.

Read more about how to manifest money and create the life of your dreams here.

SIX STEPS TO MANIFESTING SUCCESS

It’s all about simple, consistent action and positivity. Let’s sum up:

I wrote down my goal in very specific terms.
I practised visualisations daily.
I stayed positive and had an “attitude of gratitude”
I told people about my goal, repeatedly and publicly.
I acted “as if” I had already achieved it.
I took massive action to make it happen.

Any personal development book or seminar will tell you to do that. But are you doing it every day? Honestly?

Looking back over my unbelievable and amazing Year of Magical Manifesting, I believe it’s a combination of luck, hard-work, self-belief and the Universe giving me exactly what I asked for – no more, no less.

You can do exactly the same. 

Let’s manifest MONEY!

Love and luck,

Denise xx

 

How to Get Your Pricing Strategy Right and Charge Your True Worth

Hey gorgeous,

Your pricing is not a literal translation of your value as a human being. 

Money is just money. A price is just a price. It’s not evil or manipulative to make a significant living from your business – not only to put food on the table for your kids, but also to have enough money to live an extraordinary life. 

Remember, there’s no magical critic-proof price!

Even if you undercharge, someone will ask why you’re not serving clients for free – guaranteed! Don’t be offended; it’s just a business rite of passage

Try this affirmation: "It's safe for me to charge for my work".

You Can Charge What You Like!

Guess what? You can charge whatever you like. A few entrepreneurs find this really freeing. The majority of us find this sends us into an anxious spin.

When I was studying for my marketing degree, we were taught that pricing was just ONE of the “P”s of marketing. 

The others include positioning, product, place (distribution), promotion, people, process, and physical evidence (how you show up to your customers, including your branding).

For some reason, though, entrepreneurs really take this one P – pricing – incredibly personally.

Here’s my easy – and relatively painless – method for setting prices. It sounds really woo-woo, but it works.

I ask my intuition.

Considering that pricing is the most subjective thing in the world, the only thing you can do is to be energetically congruent with your chosen price point. 

If you price too high because someone else told you to, you’ll feel out of integrity. If you undercharge, then you’ll often attract clients who don’t value your service. Read more about how destructive this can be in my Pricing Mistakes series.

How did I come up with my prices?

Well - there's a good and a bad way to set your prices.

At first, I looked around at what everyone else was charging in my industry, around $80-120 a session and charged just below that.

Big mistake. Big. Huge.

Whether you're just starting out or an established professional, you don't want to be the cheapest in your industry. Trust me - most new entrepreneurs do the same, so you're pricing on collective insecurities and industry myths.

Put bluntly, you're basing your net-worth on someone else's self-worth.

This is true whether you're a graphic designer, life/business coach, health professional or you sell physical goods. This is a mindset problem NOT an experience problem.

I hear entrepreneurs at all stages of business say this:

“I'm just a beginner - I shouldn't charge too much - what will people think?!”
“I need to work for free for longer, just until I get more confident.”
“She's got more experience than me, I'll charge below her rate.”
“Nobody in my industry (or city) charges more than $X.”

Sure - sometimes the market will bear a particular price but mostly, that's an excuse to undercharge your true value.

Getting your pricing strategy right

So… if you shouldn't compare yourself to others - how the hell do you choose your price?

Here's the answer - it has to feel right energetically. 

This way, it's totally true to who you are right now. You'll be able to state your prices with integrity, without freaking out and worse, sabotaging your business.

Ignoring everyone else, what feels like the right price to you right now? 

Just sit for a moment and ask yourself the question. Listen to the first number that pops into your head and then play with it. How does it feel to raise it a little, then a little more?

You'll find the right number. Even if it feels a little scary. It should feel like a stretch, but good from an energetic perspective.

It also doesn't mean you pluck out a high number willy nilly - I couldn't have charged $1,000 out of the gate (my hourly rate now). I would have felt like a total fraud.

At that time, $75 an hour felt okay to me, but if I'd have stayed there, I wouldn’t have a multi-million-dollar business without major stress and burnout.

Within two months of starting my business, I increased my rate by 29% with this one simple technique. Then another 54% a few months later.

I stretched myself constantly, and yes - sometimes it was really scary. But don't worry – as time goes on, you'll find it much easier. Get a copy of my Ultimate Guide to Pricing for Entrepreneurs, with tips on everything from setting prices to increasing your rates, here.

But you have to start where you are … right now. 

Try the exercise and see what answer you get. It might amaze you. Do it now - just put your hand on your heart and ask yourself the question.

It doesn't have to be a big production. You don't have to meditate first (unless you want to).

You don't have to wait until the next full moon or get naked and chant.

Now is the perfect time to ask.

Just ask.

Write down the number you get. It's a great first step and nothing is set in stone.

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

Denise xx

PS: To nail your pricing strategy in your business I’ve got an awesome bonus for you. Change your money mindset (and life) with the exercises and ideas that I share in my Ultimate Guide to Pricing. Get your copy here.

Use My Money Manifesting Formula to Create More Abundance in Just 24 Hours!

Hey gorgeous, 

Who doesn’t want to get better at manifesting money?

Today I want to share with you my Money Manifesting Formula. It’s easy and so effective. Many people have used this exact same formula to manifest money in under 24hrs. Sounds crazy right? Play along with me and try it for yourself!

Now, often this is when our money blocks start coming up:

“This is for people who’ve already got their shit sorted. It won’t work for me.” 

“I don’t have time for any of that woo woo stuff.” 

Let me tell you, I understand the fear and resistance. I’ve been there.

Now manifesting money makes me feel excited and full of potential.

Check out these easy visualisation exercises for busting through some of your blocks and boosting your money mindset. 

It’s ALL about changing your mindset. 

Are you ready to shift your mindset and start creating abundance? Let’s get stuck right in. Drum roll!

My Money Manifesting Formula
Step #1: Deal with your money stuff

And by that I mean: get real about where you’re at right now, what’s your current money mindset? Write down all those beliefs that you have about why you can’t go to the next income level. Write everything down and deal with that money stuff.

How to Create Abundance – Deal with Your Money Blocks

To create abundance, you have to work on releasing any negative energy you have around money.

Your internal voice might be running wild with this: ‘Well, I can’t manifest large amounts of money’, or ‘There’s no way I can do this’. Or, a favourite: ‘I have to work really hard to make money.’

Write it all down and then go through the list item by item. I want you to take time to ask yourself about each statement, ‘Is this really true?’ Most likely you’ll discover a lot of self-sabotage hiding out in that list!

So, write down your negative beliefs and then put them under the spotlight to find out if they’re true or not!

Step #2: Write down what you need

Next up, create your dream list. For example, you want to do a course or you want to book a holiday or you’ve just got a lot of debts that you need to pay. I want you to write down every single little bit that you need and put an income figure next to it.

Imagine you’re writing a letter to Santa and you know that pretty much everything on your list is guaranteed to come to fruition. What do you want? If you’d rather have something a bit more expensive, write it down. If the fear comes up, and you hear your internal voice going, ‘But I can’t have that’, go back to step one and clear it.

Write down what you would like to manifest now-ish; anything from within the next 24 hours to the next week. Keep the timeframe short. Make sure you’ve got everything on there, absolutely everything.

Take your calculator and add it all up. (One of my money tips is to have a calculator on hand all the time; I have a beautiful one). 

So, come up with a final figure and circle it. Let’s say you want to manifest $1,000 in the next 24 hours to a week.  

Step #3: Track all the money you receive

Here’s the next step. Track every single piece of money that comes into your life over the next 24 hours. Acknowledge it coming into your life. This is a really crucial step of the manifesting-money-in-24-hours formula.

This is a common mistake around manifesting money. You might be asking, ‘Universe, please send me $10,000.’ The Universe sends you all these little bits of money and you’re just not acknowledging them. You’re wondering, when am I gonna get my £10,000? It’s that feeling of never having enough, not acknowledging what is already coming into your life. 

As soon as you start to acknowledge it, you’ll begin to see the importance of the small steps you’re taking every moment towards your goal.

Step #4: Take action

Right, let’s get down to business. Come up with at least 30 things right now that you can do to manifest money. They don’t have to be all related to what you do. For example, if you have a business, start off with your standard offerings; the easy wins. But write down anything. It’s about getting the juices flowing and showing the Universe that you’re serious about this.

When you start taking action on the things on that list, the Universe will meet you halfway. You could create an offer. You could create a flash sale. You can ask for a pay increase at work. You can do something on the side, if you’ve got a full-time job.  There are so many things that you can do, but it’s up to you to initiate the process.

It’s like cogs; sometimes it only takes one little cog to start turning to activate a bigger cog. And that starts an even bigger cog turning. Then everything is moving! Start that little cog turning with these action steps that you can take today.

Now, when I say 24 hours, I mean it. I want you to start this process today. I want you to start it right now because, each time you exercise your manifesting muscle this gets easier and quicker. But you know what? Each time you do it, different beliefs might come up for you. There’s always more clearing of old money blocks and beliefs to do! I recommend spending 80% of your manifesting time on clearing blocks and shifting your money mindset. 

Here’s a recap of those steps:

Deal with your stuff. Do everything that you can to deal with your stuff. Find the right mentor, do the courses, join Money Bootcamp .
Write down everything you need and actually put a dollar figure beside it. Make it as accurate as you can and make it as detailed as you can. That’s really showing the Universe, ‘Here’s what I want.’ And write it like a list to Santa.
Make sure you acknowledge every piece of money that comes into your life and keep on crossing off that number and coming up with your new one.
Write down everything that you can do to make even a little bit of money and take action on it straight away. Right now, today, take action, move towards your money goal.

So there you have it! The 24-hour money manifesting formula. It is so easy. And exciting, once you get used to it.

Try it out; have some fun with it and let me know how it works for you. I love hearing your success stories.

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

Denise 

xx

How to Manifest your Dream Life: Two Easy Visualizations to Consciously Create Success

Hey gorgeous,

How in control do you feel of your life right now? Do you feel like you can make changes at will or are things "decided" for you?

For years I saw myself at the mercy of fate. If the game of life was roulette then I was the ball – tossed around by the whims of the Universe and landing somewhere totally out of my control.

Jobs, money, relationships… it all seemed so random.

I didn't believe I could consciously choose success for my life. I was working hard but I was just so frustrated, waiting for the answer to magically appear in a personal development book.

So, what's changed? Everything. Thanks to my ability to manifest what I want.

Man-i-fest [man-uh-fest] (thanks to Dictionary.com)
to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding.
to prove; put beyond doubt or question.

Manifesting means making your dreams or goals come true in the real world. I've learnt how to direct my attention and now feel much more in control of my fate.

Can anyone do this?

Yes!

But before you can consciously create success, I believe you have to get to a base level of happiness. This means dealing with any long-lasting issues including seeing a counsellor or therapist if you need to and doing a lot of forgiveness work. Read more on how to identify and bust through a block that’s holding you back from the success you deserve.

Once you build this foundation you have the energy and attention to consciously create your life. Otherwise there's too much "stuff" in the way.

Success habits: you’re in control of your destiny

What if you were the roulette wheel and controlled where the ball landed? What if you were the hand that tossed the ball and spun the wheel?

Or what if you could choose every aspect of the game. What if you waited for the wheel to stop and then just chose where you wanted to be? Imagine yourself as a tiny person waiting patiently on the green felt of the gambling table. You walk around the wheel as it slows down, looking at all the options and then climb aboard when something appeals to you.

Imagine seeing life that way. All the choices are spread out before you and you have the luxury, discernment and ultimate decision on which way you take your life.

Let me take you back a decade. I was living in my flat in London, very cold and fed up with living in one of the poorest areas in the city. I craved beaches, travel, adventure, creativity and professional success.

Fast forward one year, I spent six months travelling around luxury resorts being paid as a professional blogger.  That year I spent a lot of time with my husband and became a life coach.

Fast forward ten years and I live five minutes from the beach in my absolute dream house.

Coincidence or deliberate creation? One way I created this life was through a visualisation that helped me believe it was possible, way before it was a reality.

The Alternate Universe Visualisation!

Alternate universes are the stuff of science fiction novels like Star Trek, right? If you've seen the movie, What The Bleep Do We Know, then you'll know that some scientists believe in alternate or parallel universes.

Let's suspend disbelief for a moment.

We think of reality as a single, linear time frame; past, present and future. The "many-worlds" concept is one where every single possible outcome of every event is realised in its own universe. In one universe you might be married to that person you dated at High School. In another, you might have become a famous singer or dancer – whatever your dream was.

As with all of these concepts, you can choose to interpret the message literally or metaphorically. 

This is how I use it to change my life or attract goals.

Visit the different realities

You can visit the past or yourself in different current realities, but my favourite is to time travel and visit myself in the future.

You don't need a DeLorean, you just need your imagination.

Sit somewhere quiet, close your eyes and try to focus your thoughts. It might be difficult the first couple of times you attempt it.

Imagine walking up a road where you stop in front of a particular house. Look around at the style of the house and the grounds. Notice any interesting features.

You go up and knock on the door. A version of You answers it. They are expecting you for a visit!

Take a sneak peek and check out this alternative You. What do they look like? What is their approximate age? Do they look healthy? What are they wearing? It's ok to stare!

The other You takes you to a room in the house. As you walk through the house, check out the furnishings. Is it a large house? What gadgets and cool things are around the house?

You take a seat in this particular room and have a nice chat. What would you like to ask the other You? What advice would you like? Ask anything you like!

"How did you get where you are today? What is one piece of advice you have for me?"

Once you've run out of questions, give the other You a hug and say thank you. Leave the house and close the door behind you.

This is such an interesting exercise. After all, your unconscious mind probably knows all it needs to already to step forward for your dreams. Who better to ask than yourself?

The first couple of times you do this exercise you might feel like you're just making up the answers, but after a while you'd be surprised at the insight that comes forward.

An actress I did this with was told "film everything" from her future self. So, she's started to ensure that every show she does is filmed and she's made showcases to send to agents.

You may come up with some fantastic ideas, but it also serves another purpose. It allows you to experience what life would be like in your dream reality. The more you can experience it in your dream world, the easier it will be to create it. You'll unconsciously start to believe in yourself just a little bit more and the dream won't seem so far-fetched.

Decide to consciously jump into another reality

Remember in Mary Poppins when they jumped into the chalk drawing into a magical world? This is exactly the same. 

Imagine that you are jumping from your current world into a different reality. You can do this as a meditation or you can pretend to jump physically in the real world (do it when you're alone!)

You can't use it to suddenly jump into a universe where you're married to Robert Pattinson or Scarlett Johansson. Sorry!

Think of it as the six degrees of separation game. You have to move into one new reality at a time and feel comfortable and "real" before you can move on. A bit like saying as your confidence increases and you see the next step as achievable, you'll move on.

Practice jumping into a new reality where you already have the confidence to call a particular person or try out for a new job. Decide to jump into a reality where you win a competition you just entered or where you pass a test with flying colours.

Once you've jumped, stand how you would in that reality. Feel the feeling of achievement in that reality. Take on the new attributes you've gained there.

Start where there is a 50% chance of achieving something and decide to jump into the reality where it's done already. I used it when I was in the running for the Ultimate Job competing against 30,000 people.

This can be incredibly motivating because if just one of the alternate universes has a 100% success rate, then you just need to find the right one!

Try it out and see the results

These meditations have helped thousands of people over the last decade to challenge their perception of what's possible and help them reach for their dreams.

Don't over-think or over analyse these exercises. You don't need to literally believe in alternate universes or time travel to benefit. 

It's just a tool to change your self-beliefs and have you experiencing life "as if" you're already successful.

I can't wait to hear what the other You doppelganger has to say about your goals. Please get in touch or share below in the comments how this has helped you!

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

Denise xx