It’s been a hard year for all of us and as we prepare ourselves for a new year, it’s time we add more good news in our social feeds (just to balance out the news we don’t want to hear but we have to deal with). In this quick (personal) tip episode, Fiona shares how 2020 has been for her and why following accounts sharing good news helped her deal with everything that went on this year.  Topics discussed in this episode: IntroductionA quick catch up on 2020Looking for more positive contentAccount suggestionsConclusion Resources mentioned in this episode:  My Daily Business Coach NewsletterHow To Start A PodcastAccounts Mentioned in this Episode Episode transcript: For a full transcript visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/53 Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.  

n today’s coaching episode, Fiona shares her experience in starting the My Daily Business Coach podcast and talks about how to find the podcast to be a guest on and how it can be beneficial to your business. Listen now as she shares her five easy steps you can follow if you’re interested to do it to promote yourself and your products or services.. Topics discussed in this episode: IntroductionHow To Start A Podcast CourseOn Starting the My Daily Business Coach PodcastFive Steps In Finding The Right Podcasts to Guest OnKnow yourselfKnow your audienceDo your researchCome up with a list of groupsGive it a goConclusion Resources mentioned in this episode:  My Daily Business Coach NewsletterApple Podcast AppPodcast Guest Collaboration Community - Find a Guest, Be a GuestHow To Start A Podcast Episode transcript: For a full transcript and to find the How To Start a Podcast online course check out mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/52 Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.  

If you’re a small business owner and you’re contemplating whether you should also have your own podcast or not, then this episode is for you! In this very quick tip episode, Fiona answers the question, “Should you start a podcast?” Find out her five reasons why you should consider potentially starting one in 2021.Want to start your own podcast? Check out our new online course, How To Start a PodcastTopics discussed in this episode: IntroductionFive reasons to consider potentially starting one in 2021#1 Humanise your brand#2 Easy to do#3 They’re everywhere#4 Becoming an authority in your space#5 Becoming a lifelong learnerIntroducing How To Start A PodcastConclusionResources mentioned in this episode:  My Daily Business Coach NewsletterHow To Start A Podcast For a full transcript please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/51 Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.  

In this interview episode, Fiona talks to Kerryn Moscicski of Radical Yes about starting her own business, together with her partner, Leo,  that offers flat shoe liberation and in their own words, “making flat shoes for modern women who like to move and be moved”. Listen now as Fiona and Kerryn discuss how teaching yoga helps Kerryn personally, the importance of transparency in her business, and how she wants Radical Yes to be a multigenerational business.  Topics discussed in this episode: IntroductionCatching upWhat's the story behind the business name?What was your upbringing like?On yoga and designing shoesOn selling the productsOn the business' design and manufacturing processAdvice for people who want to share their knowledge with othersWhat worked and what didn't work for your business?Did you have mentors, courses or books that helped you?Would you have done something different if you were starting out now?What tech tools do you use for Radical Yes?What are you most proud of from your journey?What's next for you? Where can people connect with you?Conclusion Resources mentioned in this episode:  My Daily Business Coach NewsletterProfit First by Mike MichalowiczNorth Star ClutchCollective Closets Interview with Fiona Episode transcript: https://www.mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/50 Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.  

If you’re not comfortable about asking for reviews and testimonials, then you don’t want to miss today’s quick tip episode. Fiona shares how they can be very useful for you as a small business owner and why it’s the best time to ask for it from your past clients and customers. Listen now as Fiona shares 4 things you want to get right in order to get your testimonials and make them work for your business. Topics discussed in this episode: IntroductionWhen was the last time you asked for a testimonial/review?Why it can help your businessReview on the Buyer CycleHow to get your testimonials and make them work for youConsider who you're trying to target in the future.Consider what you most want to be known for.Send the requestGather the data and use the information that you've been granted.Conclusion Resources mentioned in this episode:  My Daily Business Coach NewsletterEpisode 24, My Daily Business Coach Podcast For a full transcript please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/49 Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.  

When you're in a sort of negative headspace, it can be really easy to look around and see these people in your sector, or just randoms that you seem to follow on social media and think, well, they still managed to do X, Y, and Z. If you find yourself comparing your business with others, then you will love today’s episode. Fiona shares the five questions she highly suggests you ask yourself to alleviate the negative feelings that can come up when we are faced with comparison. Topics discussed in this episode: IntroductionGoing through compare and despair5 questions to alleviate the negative feelingsWhy do you feel this way? What makes you think that there's not enough to go around?What can this person or brand teach you? What are you telling yourself?How might you collaborate? Get It Done: Your Guide To An Awesome YearConclusion Resources mentioned in this episode:  My Daily Business Coach NewsletterGet It Done: Your Guide To An Awesome Year Episode transcript:  Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.  

Welcome to another quick tip episode where Fiona shares how using a mini memo board helps her stay focused on the key tasks she has for the day. At the end of this episode, you may end up buying your own memo board as well!Topics discussed in this episode: IntroductionOn making plans Mini memo boardsHow to use itQuick tip on cleaning oneConclusion Resources mentioned in this episode:  My Daily Business Coach NewsletterPassion. Purpose. Profit. Episode transcript: For a full transcript please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/47 Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.  

In this interview episode, Fiona has a chat with Vatsala Murthy from Indian Goods Company. They talk about the challenges she has had to overcome building a business in an industry - retail - that she wasn’t hugely experienced in while sharing stories about contemporary Indian culture and art through their products. Listen now as she talks about why this is so important to do and how she discovered and uncovered parts of her own ideas around Indian design while building this business.  Topics discussed in this episode: IntroductionCatching up with VatsalaHow COVID affected the Indian Goods Co.Getting to know more: Indian Goods Co.Choosing to live in GermanyStarting Indian Goods Co.The Indian designOn having an ethical businessVatsala’s background and experience in businessOn deciding what products to designInfluence in the businessTools/Platforms Vatsala usesHer proud moments in running Indian Goods Co.Connecting with Indian Goods Co.Conclusion Resources mentioned in this episode:  Indian Goods Co. WebsiteIndian Goods Co. InstagramIndian Goods Co. EmailTohfa Greeting CardsThe Visual MBATrelloPlanolyGoogle Suite Episode transcript: For a full transcript please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/46 Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.  

It’s another quick tip episode today and if you love all things FREE, then listen to Fiona’s tip/recommendation today. Find out why she wants you to check out Google Digital Garage - an online platform that teaches everyone lessons about SEO, digital marketing, content and anything else small business owners may find useful.  Topics discussed in this episode: IntroductionGoogle Digital GarageWhat you will learnHow to access itConclusion Resources mentioned in this episode:  Google Digital GarageMDBC Podcast Episode 44For a full transcript  of this episode please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/45 Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.  

In this coaching episode with Fiona, she reminds us about how important it is that we always invest in ourselves - by attending training sessions, enrolling in courses and constantly reading helpful materials. Listen now as she shares her insights on setting a training budget and how to allocate it and choosing what kind of training to get to help you with your small business. Topics discussed in this episode: IntroductionYour training budgetAllocating your training budgetYour business objectivesTo outsource or not?Impact for businessChoosing what training to getDoes this person actually know their stuff?Who has done the course and loved it?What is the price?ConclusionResources mentioned in this episode:  Marketing for Your Small BusinessMy Daily Business Coach Sunday EmailsPassion. Purpose. Profit.Good Business GroupYour Skills MatrixEat That Frog by Brian TracyEpisode transcript: For a full transcript please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/44 Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA.  Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.  Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.