Episode 37 – The Inner Dominatrix on Being a Badass in Business
Mark chats with Dana Pharant, a business owner, a speaker, an author and the host of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, about her new book The Inner Dominatrix Guide: Become a Badass in Business.
Before the interview, Mark shares a few personal updates:
Misadventures of the cat and the headset cord
Experience using PublishDrive after hearing an interview with Kinga on The Creative Penn Podcast
See details & screenshots about why PublishDrive is awesome
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Getting Sean Costello into indie audiobooks (and a mention that this podcast is sponsored by Findaway Voices)
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Mark also thanks new Patrons of the show, Joanna Penn and Ellie Ashe as well as all existing patrons who support the podcast via Patreon.
In their chat, Mark and Dana discuss:
The back-story and where the use of “Dominatrix” comes from (Dana spent 6 years as a Dominatrix) how principles of healing were learned through that experience which Dana has been able to apply to the concept of power, space and authority that are integral to the Inner Dominatrix
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The intriguing parallels between the role of Dominatrix and the role of Author
Where the “Badass” attitude comes from and the energy that it can put people into
The way that creative people can really shrink back when it comes to the business, marketing and promoting of their work
The last thing that a person who is tied up and blind-folded wants to hear
The importance of leaning into being unapologetic in one’s approach
The energy-based concept of “practical woo”
The three main principles that Dana teaches: 1) Getting you out of the “wrongness of you” 2) Connecting with and following your intuition 3) Being willing to lose it all
Her forthcoming book launch (October 15th) and the early-preview launch speaking event on Sept 26th
After the interview, Mark reflects about the concept that Dana mentions of “stepping into authority” and how he believes this to be important for authors. He also talks about his friend James A. Owen, who regularly reminds authors of not downplaying the importance and value of what they do.
Links of Interest:
Dana Pharant: The Dominatrix’s Guide to Inner Power in Business
Dana’s new book: The Inner Dominatrix Guide: Become a Badass in Business
Stark Reflections Episode 30 (previous appearance by Dana): Target Markets & Relationships
Episode 77 of Dana’s podcast (Dana interviews Mark about the Transition in his life)
Findaway Voices
CAPS: Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
Dana’s CAPS Speaker Profile
Mark’s CAPS Speaker Profile
Stark Reflections Listener Survey
Patreon for Stark Reflections
Register for a PublishDrive Account
The Creative Penn Podcast Episode 391 – PublishDrive
Why PublishDrive is Awesome
Sean Costello
James A Owen
Superstars Writing Seminars
[image error]Dana Pharant is a business owner, a speaker, and author and the host of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast where she shares insights into how people can be the leader in their business, by owning that space, by becoming the dominatrix in your business. As Dana says: “Dominatrix energy is feminine energy—a totally different kind of power. You simply stand and state your position. You don’t try to justify it; you don’t second-guess yourself. When you step into your dominatrix energy and surrender into the present moment, you can see the bigger picture and scout out what needs to be done. And that will take your business to an entirely new level of success. You’ll be a superstar, handling everything with ease!”
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