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If you've ever wondered about my backstory then today's episode is for you! Recently I was invited to join Morgane Roos-Carreira on her show, The Way of Living podcast and we dove deep into my personal story, friends. In my chat with Morgane, we talk about my personal journey, wearing lots of hats and how personal development came into my life at a time when I needed it most. I definitely go deep into some of the more difficult times and I honestly believe it's so important for us to talk about our challenges and how we overcome them. It can sometimes feel like we're alone in our struggles, so I hope that by sharing my own experience of depression and how I had to leave behind the person I thought I should be, to step into the person I needed to become. You'll hear about my views on lifelong learning, the importance of routine in creating a healthy structure in our lives, the difference between reaction and intention, why managing our mindset is a fundamental piece of the progress puzzle, and how to deal with the inevitable working mom guilt. I also walk Morgane through the STEAR model which is my favourite tool for managing my mindset. And as always you’ll find all the links and show notes for this episode and the other shows in this series at michellereevescoaching.com/listen LINKS Shownotes: michellereevescoaching.com/listen Michelle's book The Happiness Habits Transformation Michelle's course Reboot Your Life Start your FREE trial of Practical Podcasting for Beginners today and start a podcast that will boost your brand and grow your business!

Hey there, Michelle here, welcome back to The Ideal Life Club Podcast and welcome to a shiny new year and a brand new season of episodes! Wow what a difference a year makes, hey? This time last year I remember mentioning that we’d had the whole family over to The Barn, which was so much fun, and that everyone hung out in the kitchen while we cooked - looking back now we had so much to be so grateful for and little did we realise what was in store for us all. A lot has changed over the past 12 months and I hope that you and your loved ones have stayed safe and well. But one thing that hasn’t changed is that I’ve been hearing a lot about New Year’s resolutions again. I’ve already lost count of all the conversations I’ve overheard or had with clients and friends resolving to lose weight, get healthy, find a new job or finally feel successful in their businesses this year. Well for the second time in 2 years I’m calling TIME on allllll that. In fact, I want I’m recording this episode as an encore to 2020 because I want to rekindle the fire of the resolution revolution I started last January. NO MORE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. Ok, I know this is going to make me sound all baa humbug like a New Year Mrs Scrooge but I’m serious because for 92% of people resolutions just don’t work. Of course there’s nothing wrong with wanting to make change in our lives and businesses, most of us have some sort of fresh start in mind this time of year and I’m all for that, but there are some key reasons why resolutions DON’T work and some very specific steps we can take instead to make lasting change. And I'll be sharing them in this episode. SHOWNOTES: michellereevescoaching.com/listen

If you’ve ever wondered how to move from content creation to making bank with enough money to support your lifestyle, I think you’ll really enjoy the lesson’s that my guest today learned on her journey. Nikki Webster is an award-winning vegan food blogger and now two-time author who has transformed her passion for vegan food into a successful business through content creation.  In our conversation today Nikki shares How she started creating content and learned what resonated most with her audience - while she was still holding down a full-time job How having her blog Rebel Recipes helped her to crystalize her message and find her voice while she was still learning her craft Why it’s not enough to be passionate about content - you need to be aware of the transformation you want to affect in your readers, viewers or listeners How she almost turned down a major styling contract in India because she thought the email was spam How she diversifies her income streams to alleviate the risk from the inevitable peaks and troughs of running an online content business Her publishing journey to her two books and how she went from a good offer to a great offer with her first book proposal How Nikki balances work and self-care and her top tips for aspiring authors, including what to be aware of and how to get started And as always you’ll find all the links and details of today’s show and all the other shows in this series at michellereevescoaching.com/listen     PGqc0U1MY70ke9Ml4RZA

Today’s show is full of sparkle and love thanks to my fabulous guest, The Gorgeousness Coach Tristan Lee. Tristan is a health and wellness coach on a mission to help us all look good, feel great and regain our sparkle, no matter what our age - and let’s face it who doesn’t want to feel more gorgeous, right friends?! Tristan is an incredible advert for his own personal brand of wellness having transformed his life in his late 30s, overcoming mental health issues and redefining what mattered most to him and then beginning to coach others to do the same. Having spent most of his life desperate for other people’s approval, Tristan embarked on a journey which he admits was “a journey of personal growth and healing that just happened to be disguised as a business” as he took responsibility for his own approval and rebuilt his self-esteem. He’s proved that regardless of age, you can still look great, feel fab and have amazing self-esteem - so I just had to invite him on to the show to share his journey and special brand of magic with you. You'll find all the links and the special offer I mention in the shownotes at michellereevescoaching.com/listen

Today's show is for you if you’re anything like me and you’ve been dealing with a ton of emotions over the months we’ve been living with the Covid 19 pandemic. Having the tools to manage our emotions in a healthy way is important for all of us and my guest today, Nadia O’Boye, has brought along a toolbox of tips to help us become more conscious of our emotions and how to manage them in the best way so they don't end up overwhelming us. Shownotes: michellereevescoaching.com/listen FREE podcast course lessons: michellereevescoaching.com/podcastfree

Have you heard about the power of storytelling in business but wonder how to use it successfully? If so you’ll love this episode as my guest today shares her tips and waaaaay more. Now, if I was going to bake something with today’s guest as the ingredients, the recipe would be pretty impressive! From discovering her passion for storytelling and presenting at just six years old to reading for Chris Moyles and Sarah Cox on Radio 1, interviewing celebrities on the red carpet on BBC3, heading up PR for three TV channels at UKTV, starting not one but two businesses and writing FOUR successful children’s books, Nicola Rowley’s journey is inspiring for sure. But it also has a single theme running through it: Storytelling. In our interview today, Nicola shares her tips for balancing work and motherhood, the importance of being visible for your audience, how to get started with PR for your business, leading with service rather than selling, and ultimately how to harness your zone of genius in a variety of ways to create multiple income streams and a life you love. You'll find all the links in today's episode at michellereevescoaching.com/listen

Today I want to talk about drivers.  Not the guy behind the wheel of that gorgeous convertible you wish you had in your garage, but three common psychological drivers that can stop you from hitting your biggest goals in your life and work, how to recognize them AND how to stop them from stopping you. When I was first starting out in my coaching business I really struggled with taking time off.  Whenever I booked a day off in my calendar to chill out, I felt a bit anxious. My inner ‘boss’ got all up inside my head saying “You can’t take a day off. You’ve got too much to do!” and I almost canceled. Does that resonate with you? Thankfully I recognized that one of my psychological ‘drivers’ had sprung into action and was trying to hold me back, and I was able to stop it from stopping me take that all-important mental time-out. The thing is, most of us have one or more of these drivers working against us, but we’re usually unaware of them. These drivers create the exact opposite of what we want in our life and work - whether that’s getting more visible in our businesses going live to promote our new offer, launching a podcast or pressing send on that email campaign OR stepping our of our comfort zone in other ways like starting a new hobby or finally committing to that 5k we’ve promised ourselves we’ll train for.  They can damage our feelings, our relationships, our self-esteem, and even our health. And they can wreak havoc with our businesses. But when we recognize the drivers for what they are, that awareness can help us to tame them and lessen their impact. In this episode I’m going to focus on three of those drivers:  the hurry up driver, the be perfect driver, and the be strong driver. LINKS: Start a podcasting to build your brand and promote your business with Practical Podcasting for Beginners - FIND OUT MORE HERE

Do you ever feel less than confident about creating videos? If so this episode is for you as my guest today shares EVERYTHING you need to know to get started with video for your business. Screen queen XayLi Barclay is in the house today! She is a visual content creation coach & Thinkific expert for online course creators, specializing in helping entrepreneurs effectively stand out and make a genuine impact in the digital space by connecting on a deeper level with their audience. Who doesn’t want that, right? In our interview, XayLi breaks down why video is so important for us to use in our businesses, how we can all feel more confident in front of the camera, how to get started with online courses as an additional revenue stream and her own tried and tested recipe for ‘Cam-Confidence’ - the 5Ps that you’re definitely going to want to bust out your journal to make notes on. Friends, you know I love chatting to ALL my guests but this interview was very, very special!  LINKS: Shownotes: michellereevescoaching.com/listen. XayLi Barclay - https://xaylibarclay.com

My guest today is James Mulvany, serial entrepreneur and founder of Matchmaker.fm a platform that connects podcasters with potential guests for their shows. Since it’s launch just 5 months ago, Matchmaker.fm has already signed up 5,000 members - an incredible achievement!    In our interview, you’ll hear James’ entrepreneurial journey for sure - including how he started out with his first business at just 16 years old - but you’ll also hear James’ view on the traits you need to have as a business owner, the #1 thing that’s more important than revenue in your business, how he tested the concept for Matchmaker.fm and began building the brand before he actually launched it (a key lesson for all of us launching new things in our businesses) and why James believes that podcasting is THE channel that business owners should be focusing on right now.   Now, I don’t know about you, but I always find it reassuring when I hear that other successful business owners have had to deal with failure in some way and listen out because James definitely spills the beans on one of his biggest failures too.   I really enjoyed chatting with James! And of course, as always, I will share all the links that we mention in this episode on my show notes page at michellereevescoaching.com/listen

So, friends, it’s the beginning of July and that means we’re halfway through the year. For me, this is the perfect time to pause and take stock of where I am in relation to my big goals and that means doing a half-year review. This is a practice I’ve been doing for a while now and really has made such a difference to my motivation and productivity. Now, if you’ve been listening to the show for a while now, you might remember that back in episode 25 I shared this process with you, and as that was one of my most popular episodes it felt like the right time to bring it back, with a couple of little tweaks and do a reprisal. Plus, because you know I’m all about making my episodes as practical as possible, there is a freebie for this episode. My half-year review workbook includes all the steps I walk you through in this episode plus spaces for you to do your own reflection and start making plans for the rest of the year. LINKS: > My FREE Half Year Review Workbook: michellereevescoaching.com/halfyearreview > Practical Podcasting for Beginners online course: Find out more here

So today’s episode is for you if you’ve ever thought about starting a podcast that promotes your business. I’m going to be talking you through 6 steps to go from scratch to confidently planning, creating, and launching a podcast that you can be proud of. LINKS: Show notes Practical Podcasting for Beginners

Have you ever wondered how to turn one of the skills you’ve learned in your career or your life into a sustainable business? Perhaps it’s a skill that comes easily to you but others don’t enjoy or find challenging? Well, my guest today did just that. I’m joined by Jenni Dunman, founder of award-winning first aid company, Daisy First Aid, which numbers celebrities amongst its clientele. In our interview, you’ll hear how a potentially life-threatening event became a light bulb moment which led to Jenni starting her business. You’ll also hear how she pretty quickly realized that her first business model didn’t allow her the flexibility she needed to fit in with her family life and how that led her to switch to a brand new model that initially, she didn’t know anything about. I don’t know about you, but I always find it reassuring when I hear that other successful business owners have had to deal with mindset challenges like imposter syndrome, fear of public speaking, networking nerves. And Jenni is so open about how she’s had to face these issues in her own business. Jenni also shares two key things that have changed her life as a business owner (and it’s perhaps not what you’d think), why it’s key to have a strong niche and to know what makes you different from other providers in your industry, why it’s important to focus on one thing and perfect it before you move on to other areas and how her business has had to pivot to respond quickly to the Coronavirus pandemic. If you enjoyed today's episode please do add a rating a review on iTunes so more listeners can find the show, thank you x SHOWNOTES: Read the show notes here SPONSOR: My brand new course Practical Podcasting for Beginners

Hey there, Michelle here and welcome back to The Ideal Life Club Podcast. So today’s episode is for you if you’ve been struggling to hit your goals or to see the success in your life or work that you’d hoped for. I’m going to be unpacking two key things you need and how to get them, PLUS there’s an exciting announcement coming up towards the end of the show too that you’re not going to want to miss. Now before we started with this mini-training episode, if you’ve been listening to the show for a while now you likely know a bit about my background and why I’m passionate about helping business owners to feel freaking proud of themselves again in their work AND their life. But we’ve had some new listeners joining us recently, so if you’ll indulge me, I just wanted to take a moment to say a big welcome to the podcast and just share a little bit about me for those of you who DON’T know me.  So I’m a business and life coach, author, online course creator and I live here in the UK in a 16th century barn that has more holes than a cheese grater with my husband Stewart, my two kids and four crazy Indian runner ducks. If you’re following me on Instagram you’ll have seen a post from me recently with three things my ducks have taught me about business so, yeah, they’re pretty much a fixture in our lives. Life is good and while I’ve had to work hard over the last 10 years to get where I am today, I do feel blessed and so grateful for all that I have. But here’s the thing, it’s not always been that way for me. I know what it’s like to not understand how things got so turned upside down, to feel lost and overwhelmed and to wish I could just make a fresh start. 10 years ago I went from a successful career in marketing working for major household names to not being able to get out of bed in the morning. I was living in China as an expat, dealing with severe birth trauma after the premature birth of our baby daughter, Amelia, and an epidural that didn’t fully work, which led to postpartum depression and me frankly being unable to deal with everyday life.  I was completely overwhelmed and after an intervention led me to therapy I managed to get from non-functioning to functioning but I needed so much more than that. I was determined that I was going to get back on my feet, to become the woman I was before. I needed to do that for myself, for my husband and to be a role model for my baby daughter. And that’s where my journey of personal development began, and after I discovered the step by step process to rediscover my inner fire, to reignite my passion for life, I realised that my journey was also my purpose - to help other people take back control and start living THEIR ideal life, to become the person THEY want to be, to start creating success on THEIR terms. When clients come to me, they often say that the thing they’re missing in their life, the thing they need most to get back on track or to hit their goals, is confidence. But I know without a shadow of a doubt from my personal journey, that confidence ISN’T the main thing we need to get that kick-started, there are two other things that we need WAAAAY more than that. And I want to share them with you in today’s episode. LINKS: Shownotes: michellereevescoaching.com/listen Join the Reboot Your Life program today for just $97: michellereevescoaching.com/rebootyourlife

Hey there, Michelle here and welcome back to The Ideal Life Club Podcast. When I started this podcast, this little space in sound waves, it was really important to me that there was content in each and every episode to help you take action in YOUR business. And oh my, today’s episode is the poster child for that vision! I’m joined by Corrie Jones, CEO and founder of Social Media Agency Untapped Digital for what might just be one of the most actionable episodes I’ve recorded so far. It's practically a social media masterclass. In our interview, you’ll hear about Corrie’s brave jump into running her own business at only 23, how important it was for her to get solid advice from mentors who had been there before her and how age doesn’t have to be a barrier to success in business. But you’ll also hear a TON of top tips and the latest advice on how to use social media in your business, Corrie’s view on whether we should still be selling in the current Covid-19 pandemic, and what you need to be prioritizing in your content strategy right now. This episode is so packed with tips you’re definitely going to want to pause and grab and notebook to take down some killer notes! Shownotes: michellereevescoaching.com/listen My brand new podcasting course for business owners: michellereevescoaching.com/podcastcourse Untapped Digital: Website

So if you joined me for the last episode, you’ll remember it was all about how to be more productive while we’re all working from home. And I promised that wasn’t the end of my tips on productivity. I know this is a hot topic for so many of you right now - and let’s face it I’m in the same position as you, trying to do all the things with a houseful of people when I’m used to working on my own most days while the kids are at school - and I’m so passionate about bringing you the help you need right now. So  I went out to my network and asked them to share their top productivity tips too. I have to say a huge thank you to everyone who jumped on board to do just that because we have some great tips in today’s show! Shownotes: You'll find all the links for today's guests at michellereevescoaching.com/listen Show sponsor: Practical Podcasting for Beginners

Recently I spoke in one of my favorite membership groups about productivity in the strange new normal that we’re all having to navigate right now, and I shared my 10 strategies for being more productive while we’re working from home. So I thought it would be fun and useful to share that whole presentation with you on today’s show. As always you’ll find all the links I mention in this episode at michellereevescoaching.com/listen

Hey there, Michelle here and welcome back to The Ideal Life Club Podcast. Ok, so if you’re a regular listener you’ll know that one of my goals for this podcast is to share real-life stories of women who have overcome challenges to live their ideal life or help others to do just that. My aim with these interviews is to inspire YOU to find your passion, step out into your power, set yourself exciting goals and know that you have the strength inside you to overcome your challenges and start living YOUR ideal life. Today I’m joined by one of the loveliest and wisest women I’ve had the pleasure to meet over the past year. Kate Evans is an image consultant and life coach with over 14 years experience helping her clients to look, feel and be the most confident and effective version of themselves. Following a background in teaching and interior design, Kate had her colours done and loved having a plan to work with when she was choosing her clothes - knowing what styles and colours suited her made shopping for outfits so much easier. In fact she loved it so much she trained as an image consultant. In our interview you’ll hear how, following a personal crisis in her family, Kate had to accelerate her business way faster than she was expecting to and is now booked out months in advance. You’ll hear her personal rant about fashion influencers, and if you’re someone who’s interested in diversifying your income and pivoting into different channels you will love listening to Kate share how as well as working with one to one clients she now runs an online membership program for people who want instant help and advice as well as working with corporations, helping their employees tap into the transformative power of a carefully considered working wardrobe, dress professionally and in a style that’s aligned with how their company wants to be represented. You’ll also hear about the six daily habits and practices Kate uses to keep herself productive while working from home. And of course I had to take the opportunity to pick Kate’s brain for her top tips to overcome the challenges we, as business owners, have dressing to represent our brands… she has some great advice you don’t want to miss here and we also talk about what happens if you make a change like cutting your hair - something close to my heart right now which you’ll know if you follow me over on Instagram. Show notes: michellereevescoaching.com/listen

Today’s guest on The Ideal Life Club podcast really needs no introduction because she has become a household name in the passive income industry - indeed she is the queen of passive income! Lisa Johnson went from corporate life to setting up the biggest known urban wedding planning company in the UK before launching and growing what is now a 7 figure coaching business. Seriously, when this lady speaks you wanna listen! In our chat you’ll hear Lisa’s journey for sure, and oodles of advice about starting your own passive income stream but also so much wisdom for business owners and prospective business owners including: > a great tip for dealing with the perfectionist mindset that let’s face it, we all deal with from time to time; > how self-sabotage almost stopped her from pursuing her dream; how you can use adversity to fuel you >the choice we have in reacting to how other people behave > how the standard definition of success led to Lisa burning out but led her to spending over $100k on learning how a particular type of passive income could change her business model entirely so that 90% of her business was through that channel > the first key steps that Lisa would do if she was starting her business again from scratch AND > the daily practices and one brutal question she asks herself to make sure she stays as productive as possible. Lisa also talks about her terrifying experience of being bullied as a child which has led to her being an anti-bullying crusader, the impact bullying had on her life and relationships, how she overcame that and her top tips for dealing with online bullying. And yes you’re going to hear me fangirling a bit too. I can’t lie, I was so inspired batting to Lisa! So bust out your journal, make sure there is plenty of ink in your pen because I just know you’re gonna love this episode my friends. TELL ME: have you thought about using passive income in your business? ----- SHOWNOTES & LINKS: michellereevescoaching.com/listen    

 Today in this bonus episode, I wanted to reach out to anyone feeling overwhelmed... With the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the globe, schools closing, travel plans being cancelled and the situation around us changing daily, it's no wonder that many business owners, and particularly small business owners are starting to feel overwhelmed and anxious about how to keep their businesses going. There's a lot which is out of our control at the moment and clearly we're having to react to decisions which have been made for might have a big impact on us. But that doesn't mean that we can't do anything. So I wanted to record this bonus episode for you with award-winning entrepreneur, Charlie Day, a multiple business owner with over 60 franchisees, to share some strategies that you can use to stay proactive in your business during this challenging time. LINKS Shownotes: michellereevescoaching.com/listen Book a free 45-min Clarity Call with Michelle here: michellereevescoaching.com/clarity Connect with Charlie Day on Instagram Join Charlie's Sales Made Easy Facebook Group Join Charlie's Sales Made Easy Membership  

Well now let me just say that today's is an extra special episode because it is our 50th show - I can’t believe it! I’m so grateful to you for listening and sharing your thoughts and comments since I launched the show in January 2019. It’s been my absolute pleasure sharing the journeys of some incredible women in business and I know that you’ve loved hearing about the challenges that they’ve faced and how they overcame them. So to celebrate our half-century (that just makes me tingle even as I’m saying it), I thought it would be fun to do something a little different for this week’s show and share some of my favorite tips from the top 10 episodes so far. Now, frankly I had to cut this episode right down because I could have just gone on and on for hours, there are so many great tips in ALL the shows, but I know your time is precious and I do try to keep each episode under an hour for you so that you can listen at the gym or when you’re driving as I know many of you are. So I went into the show statistics (which I can do at Podbean, my podcast hosting platform, which I absolutely recommend if starting a podcast is on your goals list this year by the way) and I picked out the top 10 shows in terms of the number of downloads that they had - interestingly 7 of those were interviews and 3 were the shows that I record for you with my own hints and tips - but anyway, these are the shows that YOU, my listeners, have voted for with your ears so that felt like a good way to cut down the list.  Enjoy the show! Giveaway Plus to make this episode EXTRA special I’m running a giveaway where one of my UK listeners will receive a bundle of goodies. Full details are on my instagram page at: instagram.com/michellereevescoaching Shownotes: michellereevescoaching.com/listen