Life Skills That Matter | Create Work That Works For You

Rob Phelan, the founder of TheSimpleStartup.com, wants you to know, financial independence is not as far out of your reach as you might think! Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show378 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: + How to tell your story effectively. + How he automated aspects of his classroom to give him more time to start side businesses. + How he learned to earn income without trading his minutes for dollars. + The simple formula for achieving your financial independence. + Battling perfectionism. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Rachel Rodgers, author of "We Should All Be Millionaires," wants to empower you to make more money to increase your economic power, so you can make your voice heard. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show377 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: + How she found and built her voice. + Her secret to maintaining consistent habits: SQUAD. + How she is economically empowering marginalized communities. + Million-dollar decisions you can make on day one of your business. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Our guest today is Diania Merriam, EconoMeConference.com, who's back on our show to share another chapter in her self-employment journey. This time, she recently parted ways with her job and now finds herself questioning the role of work in her life in a way she hasn't before. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show376 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: +How she built trust in herself to finally go out on her own. +How she uses her depression as a teacher. +Why affirmations have transformed her mindset. +The deeply intentional process she went through to break up with her employer. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Angela Crocker, author of several digital living books, including "Digital Life Skills for Youth." wants to inspire you to own your digital life, so you can make it work for you. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show375 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: + Her passion for connecting people with each other is the thread of her career. + How to be less intimate by tech as you start your business. + Her decision-making framework Time + Talent + Treasure. + How to use social media without getting overwhelmed by it. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Laura Foster, a professional leadership coach and former fashion designer, wants to share why it's possible to go from burned out to thriving more quickly than you realize. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show374 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: + Why your creative energy isn't infinite. + The myth of the "hard worker". + How her breast cancer diagnosis started to shift her thinking. + The changes she's noticed in her clients as a result of the pandemic. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Karl Staib, coach and founder of DigtoFly.com, shares how to learn from your struggles, so you can become a better version of yourself. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show373 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: + The process he used to reframe his negative mindset. + Why he pivoted a couple of times to arrive at his current business. + The Dig To Fly Method to learn from your struggles. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Email marketing guru Tarzan Kay wants to inspire you to speak your truth to build your community. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show372 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: + Listen before you write. + How she taught herself copywriting. + How she niched down to end up focusing on email marketing. + Why it's so important to make financial investments in yourself in the early days of your business. + Key lessons for writing engaging emails. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Jill Salzman, founder of The Founding Moms, wants to share how the power of community will accelerate your growth faster than going it alone. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show371 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: +Why you need to ask for help sooner in your business than you think.. +Get advice from like-minded people to motivate you. +Biggest obstacles Jill faced building her business and how she overcame them. +How becoming a mother motivated her to let go of her first business to start a new one. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Neil Miller, host of The Digital Workplace Podcast, shares his insights for rethinking company culture in a digital workplace. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show370 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: +How he ended up working for himself while living in India. +The difference between building culture in-person versus online. +How he's building his business by organizing conversations. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Michelle McCormack, founder of Casting Coin, an online talent marketplace for brands and producers wants to share several lessons on how to make a good first impression online. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show369 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: +How the pandemic changed the photography business. +Key lessons for writing effective emails and how to avoid email or text wars. +The guiding principles she used to build an online community of influencers in Boston. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Billy Samoa Saleebey, host of the For the Love of Podcast and the founder and CEO of Podify, wants to share how to ask great questions, so you can build great relationships with your clients. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show368 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: +How to disarm your potential clients to gain their trust. +Why being a good listener makes you a better storyteller. +Why self-awareness is the most important skill in sales. +Why he chose podcasting as his medium of choice. +The number action to take for building your following on LinkedIn. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Chris Martin, filmmaker, curiosity builder and host of the Getting Work to Work Podcast, wants to inspire you to take a step back to move forward on the work you really want to do. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show367 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: + The various on and off ramps he has taken over the past 15 years along his solopreneur journey. + How validation holds us back. + How he used his own podcast as a case study to launch his new venture helping others start their own podcasts. + How to find clients by being more human. Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Amber De La Garza, founder of TheProductivitySpecialist.com and host of the Productivity Straight Talk podcast, wants to inspire to discover how to be your best self to do your best work. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show366 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: + How she pivoted her career in real estate sales into business coaching. + Why the birth of her son gave her the courage to go out on her own. + How she's been apprenticing her son in her business. + Amber's version of productivity as an employee versus working for herself. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Rachel Freiman, fitness trainer and author of "Becoming Mindstrong" wants to teach you how to reframe your mindset to make any big change you want to make in your life. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show365 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: +Why she calls herself an educator and not a fitness trainer. +How teachers are uniquely suited to transition into entrepreneurship. +Why learning how to deal with failure is more important than making money. +How to approach your social media presence from a place of empathy. +Why she quit her 6-figure job to go all-in on her business. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast

Jeff Harry, founder of RediscoverYourPlay.com, wants to inspire you to get paid to play for a living regardless of the type of work you want to do! Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show364 Lot of great lessons in our conversations including: +How Jeff turned play into a career path. +Why working at toy companies was not fun for Jeff. +Why so-called "experts" don't always practice what they preach. +How COVID turned his side business into his full-time gig. +Why mourning is such an important part of the process of losing your job. +Don't tie your identity to productivity. Ready to work for yourself? Learn the first 5 actions at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/getstarted Subscribe https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/subscribe-podcast Podcast Archive https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/podcast