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What in the world is consulting? How do I add it to my business? Is it right for me?    These are some of the questions I'm getting often, and they are such good ones! They are actually some of the same questions that I had when I was starting out and wondering if I should add consulting to my business.    I knew that what I was doing in my business wasn't it for me, and that’s what led me to explore what else was possible.    Today I'm going to talk about 3 ways to know if consulting is something you should be considering in terms of scalability in your business.   If you’re trying to decide if consulting is right for you, you will definitely benefit from this episode!   The doors are now open (but closing soon!!) for my Consulting Framework Accelerator. If you want to find out more and are ready to go from doing the day-to-day work for your dream clients to designing strategy alongside them then CLICK HERE to sign up!   If you’re still not sure if consulting is for you, send me an email at melissa@melissafroehlich.com and I’ll share my thoughts with you and help you figure it out!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/23   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Do you feel aligned with where your business is at right now, or do things need to change to get it where you want it?   Today we are lucky enough to be joined by my dear friend, Chiquita Jones. She is going to walk us through her journey and how she has landed in a place where she feels really aligned with how she works with her clients.   She's always striving to do more in her business and is not someone who is going to settle. I love that about her, and I know you will too!   We’re going to talk about pivoting in your business, what consulting is like, and why you’re more of an expert than you realize.   Tune in to hear how adding consulting allowed Chiquita to create the business of her dreams.    If you’re interested in learning more about the Consulting Framework Accelerator, it’s a program that I designed to teach you how to create a consulting framework in your business. It will kick off with a two-day deep dive session and then there will be six weeks of support in a private Facebook community. Send me an email or DM on Instagram, so we can start chatting to see if consulting is a good fit for you.     The doors are NOW OPEN for my Consulting Framework Accelerator. If you want to find out more and are ready to go from doing the day-to-day work for your dream clients to designing strategy alongside them, then CLICK HERE to sign up!   Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/22

Are you ready to keep learning about how to start offering consulting services in your business?   I’m going to talk about why I decided to dive into consulting in today’s episode. I am really excited about this because it is something I am so passionate about, and I know a lot of women need to hear more about this!   I want to help you give yourself permission to tap into your genius and shift your business to reflect that.   Tune in to learn how I started consulting and why I’m passionate to help other women do the same.    If this is speaking to you, I am creating an accelerator program to teach you how to create a consulting framework in your business. The Consulting Framework Accelerator will kick off with a two-day deep dive session and then there will be six weeks of support in a private Facebook community. Send me an email or DM on Instagram, so we can start chatting to see if consulting is a good fit for you.  If you want to find out more and are ready to jump on the waitlist now CLICK HERE!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/21   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Do you feel like you can’t change your business because you’ve already invested so much into it? Do you worry that you might let clients down or that people will judge you?   I’m here to give you permission to make any changes you need to create a business you love.    Today we’re going to embark on a little series on the podcast about pivoting and building a business that truly brings you joy.   This means changing your mind. It means doing things differently than you originally thought you were going to do them.    If you need to know that you have permission to pivot, tune in to this episode.    I want you to promise me that you will allow yourself to pivot if that’s what you want to do.    If this is speaking to you, I am creating an accelerator program to teach you how to create a consulting framework in your business. The Consulting Framework Accelerator will kick off with a two-day deep dive session and then there will be six weeks of support in a private Facebook community. Send me an email or DM on Instagram, so we can start chatting to see if consulting is a good fit for you.  If you want to find out more and are ready to jump on the waitlist now CLICK HERE!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/20   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

How do you define success? Did you take your definition from someone else, or have you really taken the time to define what success looks like for yourself?   Today we are going to talk about something near and dear to my heart: the definition of success. More specifically, we are discussing how important it is to have your own definition of it.   If you take nothing else away from this episode, I want you to know that your definition of success is your own. It does not look like anyone else's, and it is uniquely yours.    In this episode, we dive into what it means to define your version of success, the importance of having a good support system along the way and why you need to trust the process even when it looks different than what you were expecting.   Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/19   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Do you think of yourself as the CEO of your business? Do you act like it?   Today I’m going to talk about why mindset is so important and how it came to be such an integral part of my business.    Going from an employee mindset to a CEO mindset has changed everything for me, and it has allowed me to achieve so much more than I ever would have if I had not done that mindset work. That is why I am so passionate about sharing this with you.   If you want to become the CEO of your business, don’t wait any longer. Tune in!   Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/18   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Do you shy away from opportunities because you doubt your expertise?    Today I am reflecting on some of the questions that came up in coaching this week. So many of us are experiencing the same roadblocks, so I think it will be really helpful to talk through these questions.   My hope is that this episode shows you that you're not alone. I also hope that it helps you move through some mindset blocks that you are experiencing. Knowing others face similar challenges can be helpful in getting through our own.   Join me in this episode to push through your imposter syndrome and start showing up with confidence.    To find out more about my 1:1 and group coaching services head to www.melissafroehlich.com/business-coaching.   Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/17

Do you have a word of the year for 2021? Whether you already have one or this is your first time even hearing of it, this episode has some insight for you.    I want to talk about your word of the year. You might call it your focus or theme of the year.  Whatever you call it works for me!    I started doing a word of the year three years ago. My very first word of the year was abundance, and having that word to focus on was transformational for me. That’s why I want you to have one too.    If you want to find out my word of the year for 2021 and get some inspiration for yours, be sure to tune in!    Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/16   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Are you scared of putting yourself out there?    Then listen up!   Today I want to talk about the importance of visibility. You are doing yourself and your audience a disservice if you’re not putting your face out there.    Because how can anyone know who you are or whether they want to work with you, if you aren’t giving them opportunities to get to know you?    They can’t!    So that’s what we’re working on today.   If you need help getting visible, this is the episode for you.    Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/15   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Can you believe we're at the end of 2020?   This will be a bit of a 2020 year in review episode where I share some of my "I can't believe I did that" moments and some of my major wins and lessons learned.    It's been a huge year for me, and I've done a lot of things that I'd never imagined I'd be doing, like starting this podcast!    I can't wait for an even better 2021, and I hope you'll be here for it.    Be sure to tune in to join me for a look back at this crazy year.    Don't forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge. This group is full of amazing women focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level. I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/14   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

What does success mean to you?    I want you to really think about that, especially after listening to this episode, because it might change the way you answer.    We all want success. We all have success. Your success is unique to you. And that's what I want you to take away today.    "My success is unique to me."    We're going to talk about how your success does not depend on your accountability partner's success or your peers' success. It is yours and yours alone.    You get to decide what your version of success looks like for you. I talk to a lot of women who have mindset issues around this, so that's why I want to dig deeper into it today.    If you're trying to live up to someone else's standards, this episode is going to change everything for you.    Don't forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge. This group is full of amazing women focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level. I would love to see you there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/13   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Are you ready to stop trading your time for money?    If you've been in the online space for a while, especially in the service industry, you've probably heard the term “trading time for money” more than once. And you likely have either learned how to stop trading time for money, or you want to.    This comes up a lot in my conversations, so I thought I’d make a whole episode about it. And now feels like the perfect time as we’re approaching the end of the year and looking forward in our businesses.    Here's the hard truth: there is no quick fix for this. So let’s unpack it together.    Tune in to find out how to stop trading time for money.    Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    If you are ready to learn how to create a strategy planning session offer that your dream clients will rave about, I encourage you to check out my Strategy Session Masterclass.  This will teach you exactly how to structure, create, and deliver an exceptional strategy session offer that will help you scale your business.     Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/12

Do you want a sneak peek into what my group coaching calls are like? Then today’s your lucky day!   This episode is really important to me because one of the reasons I started this podcast was to start having more conversations about mindset. I want you to realize that mindset is a piece of every single decision you make, whether it's in your personal life or your business.   Today I’m bringing you behind the scenes of a live coaching session with some of the amazing ladies who are currently in my group coaching cohort.   If you want to hear all about setting boundaries, putting yourself first, and wearing your bossy pants, then this one’s for you.    If you love today's episode and it got you thinking that it's time to finally take the steps to become the CEO of your business, I have some great news! We are currently accepting applications for the next round of group coaching that kicks off in January 2021. Simply head over to www.melissafroehlich.com/groupcoaching and apply.   Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/10   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Do you ever wonder how you can bring more value to your clients and generate more income?   In this episode we are talking about strategy sessions.    You’ve probably heard this term by now, you might even offer these as part of your services. OR maybe you’re hearing this for the first time, or you’ve heard of them but you don’t quite know what a strategy session is. That's exactly what we're talking about today! We're digging into the nitty gritty of strategy sessions and why I love them so much.   Strategy sessions are the number one way that I was able to grow and scale my business. Now I love teaching other women about them so that they can experience that growth too.    If this sounds like something that you want to start offering to your clients, I have a Strategy Session Masterclass that I’m incredibly proud of. It’s a total game-changer that has helped so many of my clients to solidify their offers.    In this special masterclass, I will teach you exactly how to create, market, and deliver a really valuable strategy session.    Strategy sessions could change everything for you. Don’t miss this opportunity to find out how!   If you haven’t already, I would love for you to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/9   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Sometimes doing nothing can be just what your business needs to grow. Sound crazy? Hear me out!    Last week we talked about the balance that we're all searching for in terms of growing a business, but also living well in our lives.    This week I want to take that conversation to the next level. I want you to think more about taking time to be still. What do you do to be still while also allowing growth to happen in your business?    We spend a lot of time in our businesses, but we need to make sure that we're carving out space for our energy, creativity, and clarity to come back.    If you’re experiencing burnout in your business or are feeling like you are in a rut, taking time away from your business might be exactly what you need! Be sure to tune in!    Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  Join us today. I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/8   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Do you feel like you’re living well? Do you have strong boundaries set up for yourself? Do you feel like you have balance in your work and home life?    Today’s episode is about growing your business but growing it well. And growing it with boundaries which are so important! At the end of the day, all the growth in the world means nothing if you're not enjoying your life.    We are all trying to create businesses that are sustainable and that allow us to have the lifestyle that we've always wanted.   Today I am covering some of the key pieces to growing well, while also growing big. Both of those things can be really great, but if we do them correctly together, we can avoid a lot of the pitfalls that can come with running your own business.    Tune in to find out how to make more time for the things that really matter to you.    Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!  Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/7   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Have you ever lost a sale because you made assumptions about your potential client?    I have! And you'll hear all about it in this episode.    Today I want to talk about marketing, the importance of the educational piece of it, and why we always need to be educating.    We should always be educating about what we do and how we can help our ideal client. We're so close to our own businesses that it can be easy to forget that not everyone knows what we do or the lingo we use. I want to make sure you don't make that mistake! I am covering the importance of educating your potential clients so you can make sure your ideal clients know who you are, what you do, and how you can help them.    I'm going to share a little story with you in this episode about why you should never make assumptions and how they can come back to haunt you when you do. This is such an important episode, so make sure you don’t miss it!    Have you joined The UpLevel Lounge on Facebook yet?  If not, I would love to see you in there! This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/6   Where We Can Connect:  www.melissafroehlich.com Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Here’s a question I get asked a lot:   Can you really find dream clients in Facebook groups?   My answer? Absolutely. And that’s what I want to dive into today.    When I was working as a VA and an online business manager, I found some of my most amazing clients in Facebook groups.    Now, I don't want to oversimplify it or suggest that it's so easy to find clients in Facebook groups, because it's not. Just like everything in business, it takes some tweaking and really figuring out what works for you. But if you’re willing to put in the work, Facebook groups can be a fantastic resource for you.    If you’re wondering how to network and connect in Facebook groups so you can find your dream clients, tune in to this week’s show!    Don’t forget to join me in my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com/5

Today, I want to talk to you about a topic that is incredibly important as we grow and scale our businesses: BOUNDARIES.   How does that word make you feel?   Does it excite you? Does it make you cringe a little bit because your boundaries aren't as great as you’d like them to be?    Guess what? That only means that you have room to improve!   And here’s the thing. Clients love boundaries! They want to know what their boundaries are so that they can perform at their best.   In this episode, we’re getting into what boundaries really are, why they’re so important, and how you can implement them.    If you’re ready to start building a business around the life you really want for yourself, this episode is going to be one you don’t want to miss.    Don’t forget to join us in The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group to share what you learn from this episode!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com Additional Resources: Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook

Today I want to talk about something that comes up a lot in coaching, and that’s the term, “becoming the CEO of your business.”    What does “becoming” actually mean?   I want to get into this because it looks so different for everyone depending on where you are in your journey, and I think it’s healthy to talk about and normalize some of the frustrations that we  all face along the way.    My hope is that this discussion will help you to know that you can get past the seasons of overwhelm, and you can reach your goals.    If you’re ready to become the CEO of your business, join me for this episode!   If you haven’t already, don’t forget to join my free Facebook group, The UpLevel Lounge.  This group is full of amazing women who are focused on collaboration over competition and are ready to take their businesses to the next level.  I would love to see you in there!    Full show notes available at www.melissafroehlich.com   Additional Resources: Join The UpLevel Lounge Facebook Group  Subscribe to the Podcast Connect with Melissa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Facebook