Diary of A Self-Made Mama

Does indecision rule your life? Are you stuck in a cycle of self-doubt and fear of failure, causing you to hesitate at every turn? Today I have a powerful episode lined up for you on the massive impact of chronic indecision on success and how it can hamper your productivity, strategic thinking, and even your ability to rest. In my opinion, indecision is a SYMPTOM, not a root issue-   And perfectionism, people-pleasing, self-doubt, overwhelm, and  avoiding accountability are all things that contribute to chronic indecision.

Welcome to the our first episode back with a new name, new look, and new offers- and to kick things off today I’m going to take you behind the scenes of the big reveal!Tune in for an unscripted chat about  WHY I decided to burn down my business and start again, WHAT we did to create the rebrand of my dreams, and HOW I’m going to serve you moving forward- including an inside look into my new offers and the women who helped me make this a reality.Mentioned in this episode:Rebecca Peterson StudioBeth June PhotographyJess Gingrich of Just Add MoxieNEW OFFERS:🪩 Join The 12% Club & rapidly accelerate your path to Six Figures with expert support in an accessible membership 💻 Sign up for August’s Live workshop: Mastering Multiple Five-Figure Months and get my proprietary 6-Step Scaling Framework🌷 Check out Private Coaching for a 1:1 experience or get on the waitlist for The C-Suite Want to chat about your business goals and figure out your next best step? DM me a 🧁 emoji to get started - I’m here to help!

Real Talk: Your business, no matter how hard you hustle, will likely never outgrow your mindset. While it is very much true that there are very real limitations and barriers in most peoples lives, whether those are circumstantial or systemic, the number one biggest deciding factor in the outcomes you are able to create for yourself is the way you think about yourself and your potential and ability.This March on the podcast, I’m doing a deep dive into everything I’ve learned and applied when it comes to mindset and personal development. We’re covering:SELF-WORTH: things like confidence, imposter syndrome, overcoming fear & insecurity RESILIENCE & TENACITY - how to thrive instead of survive when it feels like life keeps handing you a pile of 💩 over and over again  MONEY MINDSET: Scarcity, wealth building, overspending, impulse buying, debt & more Mindset is such a nuanced and personal thing… So as you’re listening to this episode on the future episodes that I’m going to put out, I really want to invite you to let me know how these concepts and these conversations are landing for you. You can email me or you can DM me on Instagram- I would genuinely love to hear from you as you listen to these episodes,  to hear how things are affecting you, and what questions and thoughts come up for you as you listen. My goal here is to improve YOUR life and business by sharing things that have dramatically improved mine- so make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss a single minute!

My brand new course, Content CEO, is finally ready and I am so excited for you to dive in! It’s TIME for you to get unstuck on social & start confidently creating content that actually markets your business for you- without spending all day scrolling, without frantically trying to keep up with trends, and without the frustration of trying to get something to go viral. No more feeling pressure to show up on social or post "just because." No more worrying about what your competitors are sharing or how their posts are doing, and no more stressing out about whether any single post "performed" or not. Get inside the course for just $97 before the price goes up on Thursday March 9th!>>> Get Content CEO for $97 now==============Today I’m going to break down my proprietary 4-part content strategy for you by sharing the "Course Overview" from inside  Content CEO.Part One: Create a promotional calendar Part Two: Use the matrix to map out ideasPart Three: Schedule content campaignsPart Four: Earn the right to sell on stories

🔗 Free Cash-Creating Content MatrixSAVE THE DATE:  It’s time for you to get unstuck on social & start confidently creating content that actually markets your business for you- without spending all day scrolling, without frantically trying to keep up with trends, and without the frustration of trying to get something to go viral. Content CEO opens Wednesday March 1st- mark your calendar and get ready to start EASILY producing a consistent stream of relevant, intentional content that works 24/7 to attract ideal customers to your brand and get them super excited to buy from you. 📈✨📱—————-Welcome to DAY TWO of my brand new Six-Figure Content Series- a three-day podcast mini-series where I’m breaking down the ins, outs, and behind-the-scenes of the content marketing strategy that I’ve used to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales for my business… even though I don’t have a big account and have never gone viral on Instagram. If you’re trying to grow your business on TikTok or Instagram in 2023, you’re going to want to make sure you subscribe to Self-Made Mamas wherever you listen to podcasts, because this series is going to be JUICY and you won’t want to miss a minute!

Four Things That Make My Content Marketing Work Like a Hot Damn (plus a bonus 5th tip at the end!)🔗 Free Cash-Creating Content MatrixSAVE THE DATE:  It’s time for you to get unstuck on social & start confidently creating content that actually markets your business for you- without spending all day scrolling, without frantically trying to keep up with trends, and without the frustration of trying to get something to go viral. Content CEO opens Wednesday March 1st- mark your calendar and get ready to start EASILY producing a consistent stream of relevant, intentional content that works 24/7 to attract ideal customers to your brand and get them super excited to buy from you. 📈✨📱—————-Welcome to DAY ONE of my brand new Six-Figure Content Series- a three-day podcast mini-series where I’m breaking down the ins, outs, and behind-the-scenes of the content marketing strategy that I’ve used to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales for my business… even though I don’t have a big account and have never gone viral on Instagram. If you’re trying to grow your business on TikTok or Instagram in 2023, you’re going to want to make sure you subscribe to Self-Made Mamas wherever you listen to podcasts, because this series is going to be JUICY and you won’t want to miss a minute!

This has been one of my most requested podcast episodes: how do I organize my life - with two high needs little kids, a bonus teenager, and a husband who's currently deployed - so I can ACTUALLY run my business?It took a while to find a system that worked, but I've been successfully implementing it for ages now and it's been a GAME CHANGER. I've broken it down into three distinct pieces that have made all the difference, and I'm so excited to share them with you.

You can be the most incredible expert, the most passionate provider, the most skilled & experienced at what you do... but if you are halfassing the fundamental elements of online business & marketing, your business will likely not be here in two years time. There is no longer space in online business for people who don't want to give it their all, or who are just looking for overnight social media success. High quality, intentional marketing isn't a nice-to-have anymore, it's a requirement- listen in to find out what that looks like in 2023 and beyond!

Are you actually trying your absolute hardest, or are you trying just enough that if it doesn’t work out you don’t feel stupid?If you’re trying to market your business online and your ego can’t cope with the possibility that you might publicly put in effort and publicly experience the failure of that effort… then you’re not really trying. If you never give 100%, then you always have “I didn’t really try” to fall back on. You can blame your lack of results on not trying your hardest- you can bubblewrap your ego with the space between what you’re doing and what you’re actually capable of.Going all in is vulnerable. Publicly pursuing your goals with passion and tenacity feels exposed as fuck- it can be terrifying. That’s why the vast majority of people will never do it… and that’s why the ones that do seem so exceptional.Your brain is going to tell you to stop. Your brain is going to tell you to play small. Your nervous system is going to sound the alarm when you start to push past what “not trying too hard” looks like in your world because you’re wired to be afraid of rejection by your peers.That’s not a sign that you shouldn’t keep going- it’s just misplaced survival instincts. Your brain works much the same as it did 40,000 years ago… and it really can’t tell the difference between the fear of embarrassing yourself on Instagram and the fear of being cast out of the social group and unable to survive alone. The good news is… you can. YOU are in charge of your thoughts- and you can also manage your more body-based reactions once you become aware of them. You don’t have to let an illogical fear dictate how aggressively you pursue your goals.Make 2023 the year you show up and REALLY try. Not just enough to say you sorta did, but with full-body “let’s fucking do this” energy. Decide right now you’re okay with failing, because you will sometimes. Decide right now you don’t care who‘s watching, because it’s not going to matter when you eventually make it.Make this year the year you give your goals everything you’re capable of, instead of just the effort that feels safe and comfortable- you’ll never know what you could have done if you don’t actually try. 💖

Grab your free Planner PDF now by clicking HERE2022 kicked my ass- but it was a big wake-up call in terms of what I need to prioritize and what I want from my daily life. Tune in to learn more about the things I'm prioritizing in 2023- and why I think you should too!

⚠️BEFORE YOU LISTEN⚠️Click HERE to download the free workbook that accompanies this session- we're going to cover a lot and you'll want to be able to follow the prompts and see the additional notes to get the most out of it!  This planning workshop is divided into three parts: Mindset, Money, & Marketing.First, I’m going to walk you through the most important & transformative questions to ask yourself about 2022- these are questions that many people avoid considering honestly because they can be uncomfortable- but it is so worth your time to work through them so you can truly get more of what you want and less of what you don’t in 2023. Next, I’ll show you a quick, simple way to set revenue goals for 2023 based on building out YOUR dream business… and I’ll show you the fundamental marketing math you need to figure out your paid & organic marketing efforts in 2023 and make those money goals actually happen. Lastly, I’m going to share with you the six pillars of a successful online business in 2023 & beyond - the things you MUST be working on if you want your business to truly stand out and thrive over the next few years.What I hope to do today is help you to reconnect with the things you would like to achieve, reconnect with your own real & raw ambitions, and also set you up to pursue them with self-compassion, grace, and empathy. I want you to achieve all the big things you desire in 2023- but I want you to do it sustainably, in a supported and healthy way…. So let’s go!

Move over #HotGirlSummer,  #SelfMadeSummer is here and we mean BUSINESS. All summer long you can catch me on TikTok, Instagram, and here on the podcast delivering piles of high-value free content designed to help you make more money AND make that mom entrepreneur juggle much, much easier. To celebrate this free summer series we are doing something we almost never do and putting The Society on sale for 10 days only. From now until midnight on July 8th 2022 you can save a whopping $500 on your Society enrollment. That means you can get a year of access to: weekly mindset coaching, weekly hands on marketing calls where we go through your actual marketing assets with you (like your social media content, your emails your website etc.)  Daily support in the Facebook group, a one-to-one call with me, AND access to the entire Self-Made Mama curriculum…. All for less than $7 a day. If you’ve been checking out the program or looking for support for your online business… now is the time to CLICK HERE and get yourself signed up.-------------------The R-word on every business owner’s mind right now…the recession. I don’t know about you, but right now my little online bubble is FULL of content about “surviving the recession as a business owner.” And yes, I think that’s a very important conversation to have… but I think we all know by now that things are changing, and business is getting tougher. Seeing and hearing that stressful R-word over and over and over again is NOT really helping anyone. Today on the podcast I want to talk you through some R Words that I think we should all be focused on instead: Reimagine, Reenergize, & Rebuild.

It's been a little over two years since the killing of George Floyd on camera thrust racial justice into the social media spotlight- and as a DEI consultant working on the frontlines of the diversity, equity, and inclusion space, Simone McNish experienced the internet uproar differently than most. In today's episode, Simone shares not only the business journey that brought her to DEI work, but what it was really like to be a Black entrepreneur in the DEI space in the summer of 2020 and how it actually felt to experience such a sudden onslaught of acknowledgment and action- both genuine and performative. As online business owners with digital platforms and our own influence, this conversation is so important- and I'm so grateful to Simone for sharing both her experience and her expertise with us today. Check out Simone's offers and her blog posts here: https://simonemcnish.com/Follow Simone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simone.mcnish/Listen to her BRAND NEW Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IlXvetEFdSv2i2YmzRjFD

HEADS UP: There are only TWO strategy intensives left at the time of publishing this podcast- see details below this episode description.Is your procrastination a stress-seeking behaviour? In today's episode we are digging into a topic I shared recently on TikTok... a topic that BLEW UP in terms of views and comments, and that I think it's well worth discussing in more detail. In my viral TikTok I offered the idea that if you are someone who has experienced trauma or chronic stress, you might be "addicted" to those feelings of stress and pressure... and you might be inadvertently creating stressful situations for yourself in the form of procrastination. Today I'm digging into this topic and offering you some realizations I've come to about my own struggles with procrastination and the tips that are having the most impact for my clients.  PS: If you have an online business and sales have slowed down or maybe even stopped recently... If you're feeling stuck about next steps when it comes to marketing or growing your business... If you're overwhelmed by all the different directions you could go and need help making a clear plan....You are not the only one- and I have a solution:I'm doing something I've never done before and opening up a very limited number of 30-Minute Strategy Intensives for business owners who don't already work with me. These are NOT usually available- I don't offer one-off calls publicly, and never at this price point. So if you want to sit down for a strategy sesh with me and map out your next six months in business, CLICK HERE to claim your spot before they're gone.-----------------Watch the TikTok mentioned in this episode: https://www.tiktok.com/@selfmademama/Follow Melissa on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@selfmademamaFollow Melissa on Instagram: instagram.com/selfmademama_Book Your 30-Min Strategy Intensive: https://selfmademama.thrivecart.com/30-min-strategy-intensive/Learn About Joining The Society: www.theselfmademama.com

If you have an online business and sales have slowed down or maybe even stopped recently...If you're feeling stuck about next steps when it comes to marketing or growing your business...If you're overwhelmed by all the different directions you could go and need help making a clear plan....You are not the only one- and I have a solution:I'm doing something I've never done before and opening up a very limited number of 30-Minute Strategy Intensives for business owners who don't already work with me. These are NOT usually available- I don't offer one-off calls publicly, and never at this price point. So if you want to sit down for a strategy sesh with me and map out your next six months in business, CLICK HERE to claim your spot before they're gone.-----------------Watch the TikTok mentioned in this episode: https://www.tiktok.com/@selfmademama/video/Follow Melissa on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@selfmademamaFollow Melissa on Instagram: instagram.com/selfmademama_Book Your 30-Min Strategy Intensive: https://selfmademama.thrivecart.com/30-min-strategy-intensive/Learn About Joining The Society: www.theselfmademama.com