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How does a woman become unstoppable? How does she grow a business rapidly toward multi-six figures in only a few years? Kimra Luna is the unstoppable woman to ask because she’s done it. And that’s what I did on this episode of She Means Business. In this conversation you’re going to hear Kimra describe the life she lives now because of the success of her business - but not without some context of where she’s come from. She was on welfare and trying to raise a little one when she first began doing course launches online. Now she’s experiencing the fruit of her labor. You’ll hear Kimra’s amazing story on this episode. From welfare to multiple six figures in one year. Kimra Luna’s amazing story. When Kimra Luna first started doing things online she thought she was going to be one of the thousands of mommy bloggers out there - and she was for a short time. It was the traffic she was getting to her website that got the attention of one of her friends who then suggested that she teach people how she was doing it. So, she put together a quick outline, joined her friend on a Google Hangout, and things began to snowball from there. Those were the beginning stages of Kimra’s product creation and launch process that has now earned her incredible income over and over. You can learn a lot from hearing how she went about it and how she approaches it, so be sure to listen. Kimra Luna’s launch process? Webinars. Webinars. Webinars. Part of what makes an unstoppable woman is a tenacity that keeps at it until something works. Kimra Luna discovered that what works for her are unscripted webinars that provide huge amounts of training to anyone who watches. She doesn’t hold anything back. It’s that commitment to providing full-on help to anyone who wants to attend that has fueled her product launches - and she’s not slowing down the momentum. Kimra continues to do webinars to this day as her go-to strategy for getting attention, helping people, and making her sales engine continue to run. It’s a different but effective approach that she unpacks on this episode. Why has Kimra Luna’s journey been so unstoppable? Kimra says it’s because she has been blessed with tenacity, in spite of a very hard younger life. There is something in her that simply won’t quit until she has what she is aiming to get. People in her life have often remarked how amazed they are that she’s been able to do the things she has done, given the background she’s come from. But Kimra thinks it’s something anyone can train themselves to do. That kind of tenacity can be learned, she’s convinced of it. Hear more of her story. Sometimes we forget how tough we really are. As she works with women who are seeking to build a successful business like she has, Kimra Luna says that she has to remind them how tough they really are. She’ll ask them enough questions to know the hardships they’ve already come through and then point out to them how tough they must have been to make it through. Then she turns the focus toward the present and tells them, “You can do this. You’ve already proven you’re tough enough.” Sometimes, we forget how tough we really are, and we need an unstoppable woman like Kimra to remind us. That’s what this episode did for me. I hope it does for you as well. Outline of This Episode [1:11] My introduction of my great guest today, Kimra Luna. [2:38] The overview of where Kimra’s business is right now (early 2017). [3:48] How Kimra began her entrepreneurial journey as a teen and built a business online. [12:06] The core pieces that Kimra believes has gotten her to where she is. [15:22] The combination of things that got Kimra in front of people. [20:40] Kimra’s launch process: webinars, webinars, webinars. [23:49] The things Kimra has not expected in her entrepreneurial journey. [27:00] The ability to have a strong mindset and personal resilience. [32:34] Why Kimra has been able to become unstoppable in her journey. Resources & People Mentioned Freedom Hackers AND Be True Brand You Evernote Connect With The Female Entrepreneur’s Association http://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FemaleEntrepreneurAssociation Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamcarriegreen Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carriegreen2/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3799179/profile YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FemaleEntrepreneur

The power of persuasion is a vital skill every online entrepreneur needs to learn. It’s how you convince people that your services or expertise matches their particular need. It’s how you convert lookers into buyers. It’s how you establish the trust that enables you to build a relationship with your following. On this episode of the podcast, I had such a great time chatting with one of the most persuasive people I know, Bushra Azhar. She’s been able to build an incredible online business focused on teaching others the power of persuasion and how to apply it to their online businesses. The funny thing is, she started her business as a bet with herself. You can hear Bushra’s amazing story on this episode of She Means Business. She started an online business as a bet with herself. When Bushra Azhar first thought about starting an online business she wasn’t very convinced that it would work. The only way she knew of to earn money through the internet was by selling naked pictures of herself - which was NOT what she wanted to do. So she started inventorying the things she felt she could provide to people and realized that from a young age she’d been actively persuading people. It was not only an interest but something she felt she was truly good at. So she started pitching bloggers with a proposal that she write a guest post on their blogs - and many took her up on it. It’s those posts that attracted her first clients and she did it all before she even set up a website or refined what she’d offer as a service. It’s an unusual, hilarious story that worked out for her to the tune of millions, and you’ll get to hear it from Bushra herself on this episode. She started by guest blogging about the power of persuasion for online entrepreneurs. The only way Bushra Azhar could think of to get herself known was to borrow the audiences of people who had already built an online presence, so she started pitching bloggers that she could write guest posts for them about the art of persuasion. She got quite a few takers and started writing. Each site had it’s own particular focus and she crafted her guest posts to appeal to each site’s particular audience. She did it as a sort of experiment, to learn what niche areas of the business world had the greatest need for instruction in the power and art of persuasion. She got great insights as a result and her business started to gain traction. You’ll love hearing how she did it, so be sure you listen. Powerful persuasion starts with relatability. Since I had an expert on the power of persuasion as my guest on this episode of the podcast I thought I’d take the opportunity to ask her for some tips regarding how to be more persuasive. The first point she made was that persuasion begins with relatability. The person on the receiving end of your pitch has to feel that you are like them in some way, or at least that you were before you learned what you want to teach them. If they feel you are perfect and have it all together, they won’t believe that you can help them. But if you can show them how you are or were in the same situation they want to change in their own life, you’ve just connected with them on the level of relatability - and you’ve probably gained a customer or client. How believable are you to those you’re trying to sell to? We’ve all seen the infomercials where something about the presentation or the person making the pitch doesn’t feel trustworthy. You just can’t quite get yourself to believe that the thing that’s being sold really does all that is being claimed. That’s an issue of believability and Bushra Azhar says that it’s one of the key things you’ve got to be able to establish when you’re trying to sell a product or service. You have to come across as genuine, as trustworthy and believable to the people who need what you’re offering. If you don’t, you can forget about making the sale. It simply won’t happen. Find out the other tips Bushra Azhar gave me to be more persuasive on this episode of She Means Business. Outline of This Episode [1:11] My introduction of my guest, Bushra Azhar. [2:39] Where things are at for Bushra in her business right now. [4:35] What first inspired Bushra to set off on her own entrepreneurial journey? [7:45] How Bushra jump started the process by guest blogging. [12:10] Scrambling to determine her services when a client came calling. [16:42] The key things that have brought massive breakthroughs for Bushra. [20:16] Bushra’s tips at becoming a master of persuasion yourself. [23:06] The unexpected things Bushra has encountered on her journey. [25:50] What has helped Bushra to be unstoppable in the pursuit of her dreams? [29:10] The things that keep Bushra moving forward. Resources & People Mentioned http://www.thepersuasionrevolution.com/ www.Medium.com BOOK: Made To Stick Connect With The Female Entrepreneur’s Association http://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FemaleEntrepreneurAssociation Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamcarriegreen Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carriegreen2/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3799179/profile YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FemaleEntrepreneur

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All of us want to see our dreams come true. But how can you make it happen? Is it just chance or fate or something else? My guest today is a friend and someone I am immensely inspired by, Amy Porterfield. Her story shows us that dreams can come true when we are willing to make the effort to see them come true. It takes diligence, hard work, and lots of determination. But it can be done. Amy’s amazing story is proof of it. I hope you are as inspired by Amy’s story as I am. Her example is a true shining star we can follow to see our dreams come true. Everything is a stepping stone. Once Amy Porterfield began to realize that she wanted to be in greater control of her own destiny and that her dreams would not come true working for somebody else, she steered her life in a different direction. But she didn’t do it all at once. It was important to her to learn all she could from every opportunity - to see that everything she was doing presently was a stepping stone toward the future she wanted to build. So she applied herself to learn everything she could from every position she held and learned to pivot those skills into the things she wanted to do for herself in the future. As you probably know from Amy’s story, she was hugely successful doing so. How do you know when it’s time to let go of something successful to do something new? My friend Amy made her first big online success through the sales of an online course that she continued to refine over time, making it better and better and charging more and more for it. But the time came when she knew that it was time to move on to other products and services. How did she know it was time? I asked her that on this episode and she gave a very personal and powerful answer, so I hope you take the time to listen. Anytime Amy Porterfield feels the need to rush, she intentionally slows down. Some of the biggest mistakes Amy Porterfield made on her entrepreneurial journey were caused by a feeling that she had to rush. But she’s come to realize that those times are exactly when she needs to slow things down. It’s the feeling of rush that tips her off to the possibility that she’s probably trying to meet a standard other than her own. On this episode, Amy very transparently shares those mistakes and tells how she’s learned to follow her own sense of timing instead of letting the pressure get to her. You’ll learn a lot from my friend, Amy. 80% of success is mindset, 20% is mechanics. Part of the journey that has led Amy Porterfield to the fulfillment of her dreams was working behind the scenes for Tony Robbins. Can you imagine an opportunity like that? She got to learn some of the most important lessons of her life close-up from Tony. One of those was that 80% of success is mindset and 20% is mechanics. So today, when Amy finds herself stressed about making her dreams come true, she takes it as a sign that her mindset is off. You can learn so much from Amy from this conversation. I know I did. Outline of This Episode [1:22] The webinars that I did with Amy once upon a time. [5:40] How Amy got started as an entrepreneur (it includes working for Tony Robbins). [8:40] The journey from working for Tony to working for herself. [11:57] The baby steps to working for herself full time. [16:01] Creating an online training program with Lewis Howes. [20:15] How do you know when it’s time to let go of something successful to do something new? [23:21] The drama Amy has encountered along the way. [29:49] Amy’s rituals to keep her mindset on track and the life it provides for her now. Resources & People Mentioned www.AmyPorterfield.com Social Media Examiner Connect With The Female Entrepreneur’s Association http://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FemaleEntrepreneurAssociation Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamcarriegreen Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carriegreen2/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3799179/profile YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FemaleEntrepreneur    

When the discomfort sets in, it's not a sign that you're failing, it's a sign that you're on your way to achieving amazing things. In this episode I talk all about it :)

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I love conditioning myself for success, it's changed my entire business and life so much, because it's enabled me to stay positive and keep going. So in this episode I share more about how I do it and how you can too.

Hi, I'm Carrie Green and I'm so excited to welcome you to the "She Means Business" podcast - where I'll share my story and the stories of many other successful female entrepreneurs who have established ragingly successful online businesses. There's never been a better time - and if we can do it - so can you!