Instagram 3 Week Series Day 1: Change your core to change the results

Jumping right into to day one with a bit of mindset and Instagram strategies that you can start doing right now. Learn how you can start boosting you profile up into the Instagram algorithm and what you need to do to start getting the attention of your potential customers right before the new year. You can use these Instagram tips for 2020 through out the year because these will never go out of style.

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5 apps you need as a busy entrepreneur

The top 5 apps you need as an entrepreneur to save you from burnout

As entrepreneurs we must try an save our sanity as much as we can. Now how do we do this you ask? But being smart. You need to set aside one day each week where you focus on planning for the week. If you are thinking to yourself right now that you don’t have the time do do this than you might have a bigger problem on your hands.

Time management and organization are not sexy topics i know, but the more you do these things you will come to realize that you can create a heck of a loot of free time to maybe focus on your busy more or even take up a new hobby that you kept telling yourself that you don’t have the time to do for the last 3 years.

Let dive in shall we?

1.Google Calendar

I believe all cell phone, laptops and tablets can access this app. You you are not currently time blocking set time aside today to map out the rest of this week. I love time blocking because it keeps me up on my game and on task. If you still currently work a 9-5 make sure you add those times in as well and work you day around it. When it comes to time blocking here are a few things that you can use as guidelines.

• Add in breaks, time to relax, learning or downtime

• Give yourself more than enough time to get your task completed ..be realistic and stick to staying focus on your work during that time block

• Put a slight buffer in between task so if you happen to run over your not cutting into another tasks time frame.

2.Asana

If you have no clue what asana is their are a ton of videos to view over on YouTube. I am not an affiliate of there program i just love it for its features. If you listen or watch me regularly on my Facebook lives than you know i always talk about writing out your goals and breaking them into smaller ones to achieve them faster. Asana has been my buddy when it comes to those goals. For example if i want to get a sponsorship as an Instagram influencer i could map out my game plan using asana. Id label the project as sponsorship and break it down of every single little task i would need to do in order to make that happen and work backwards

8. Land sponsorship

7.Company views my social media account

6.Pitch myself to company

5.Post and show up consistently only as influencer

4. Gather images for platform

3. Plan out topic content to post about

2 Update Instagram platform

1.Brand a personal brand

3.Planoly

If you liked how simple i just made that check list for a sponsorship and your saying im terrible with my consistency then boom i just solved you problem. Planoly is amazing i have used the paid version and the free version an i’m totally sticking with the free version for my team and i to utilize. Gather a few images for the week or for the month and upload them into your grid. Once you have you images loaded you can move them around and plan out how you want your Instagram grid to look with everything post for the month. Place your images now here comes the not so hard part. Creating your captions.

When creating caption you want to give someone a reason to come to you page. Now to my wedding friends stop saying “Another gorgeous bride” or to my hair and makeup girls “ Makeup by me on this stunning beauty” what does someone post to that? They might comment “Beautiful! or maybe drop some emojis. If your behind on the education of using Instagram for business vs. a business page these comments do nothing for you. Especially if you looking to land a brand deal…you need engaging comments. This is why you need to tell a story, connect with the reader, give them a tip or show your personality a bit. These are all things covered in my social media for creative course that comes out soon!

4.Every Dollar

Okay where are my Dave Ramsey fans at? If you didn’t know im all about being financially smart so this app is just that. You can get the app by itself or join the finical peace university like i did to get the modules and lesson to help you and your family plan for the future. i am not a sponsor however id love to be one lol

As small business owners the number one reason tat businesses fail is because of bad money habits. Lean to track you money daily, weekly and monthly. I’ve made this apart of my DAILY checklist. Knowing your numbers will do wonders for you and your bank account so start a personal and business budget. add up what your yearly expenses will be and get to it.

5. HoneyBook

Not gonna lie this one is my favorite. Ive been using honey book for over 18 months now and im mad that i have not started using it sooner. This baby is an all in one system that makes emailing your clients, sending invoices, contracts and collecting payment a freaking dream.

I can assign task within honey book to my team members and it even syncs up with quick books to make taxes at the end of the year a piece of cake. Now unlike the other apps i am now a new member of the honey book educators program and i do get a few special perks that i can share with you.

This platform is normally $40 bucks per month which is huge saving but the team is letting me offer any of my readers 50% off the entire year….yes the entire year! that’s only $20 bucks a month and its basically your own personal assistant once you set up automation. But i don’t just want you to take my word for it.

Honeybook is letting you try out the platform with a free week trial if you use my link below!

Start your FREE WEEK TRial!

2020 will be here in the blink of an eye and lets start the year off right! What do you want more of? More money, clients,free time? It all starts by planning for it. Don’t let you ego get in the way by making you think you don’t need to put the work in. We must stay relevant with today’s time as what methods use to work back in the day like handing out cards and word of mouth are slowly fading and we need to leap up or get left behind. I’m so proud of you for reading all the way through now lets stay connected!

Proven ways to shift your mindset

Daily habits to implement into your life to shift your mindset

When it come to your mindset, It can be your most helpful tool or the most hurtful tool that you can use within your personal situations or business life.

If you are someone who is constantly thinking of the worse case scenarios of what could happen you need to stop it right now! How can you say you want a positive and happy life when your constantly thinking of the negative.

Change your Language

It’s amazing how the simplest of things such as changing your language can help you in many situations.Have you ever said out loud “I cant do this” or “im not smart enough” These are all harsh things that we are saying to ourselves on a daily basis. Other then saying something like” I can’t do this” maybe change it up and say something like “ This will take a bit of work to do” Just but changing it up you re no longer limiting yourself of the things you “can’t do”

Start a Morning Routine

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? Is it grabbing your phone and scrolling on social media before you step out of the bed? If so girl you need to switch it up. I no longer sleep with my phone near me at night time. If i want to pick up my phone i have to physically get up and out of the bed to walk to where it is.

The very first thing i do when i wake up is to do a quick 5 minute yoga or stretch and then head out on a quick power walk. If the weather is not agreeing with me i do a quick workout in my living room then take my dog out. After i took sometime to get the blood flooding through my body i sit down in front of my diffusser take a few deep breaths in to smell whatever essential oil i’m using fro that day (lavender is always my personal favorite) I dive right into 15 minutes or yoga or a nice meditation session.

This is a great way to focus on the goals you have for yourself for the day or just to clear your head and create space for what you need that day.

Give your self a positive self talk

Now you maybe rolling you’r eyes at this as you read it but let me tell you this. During most of my set backs and struggles when i’ve felt like ive fell off track of my goals i give myself a quick pep talk other wise non as affirmations to give myself a quick reminder of why i am actually where i am for a reason. Where i am today is actually the person i need to be to get to the next level of success in my life and business.

I challenge you to :

Create: 5 power things that you can say to your self or write down in a journal of how amazing you are and speak your current struggles away as if they where never a road bock

Ex: “I have money flowing to me from many directions” or “Clients love to work with me because of the energy i create through my photos”

These simple tasks can create a major shift and can even become your secret weapon.

And of course! I had to save the best for last…

Self Care

As a licensed cosmetologist Self Care, Wellness and Health are all tied into my job tittle. The way that we feel on the inside can boost us up or hold us back. As service providers we are always worried about our clients and making sure they their needs are always met. But when it come to our needs, our stress, nutrition and over all taking care of our selves it gets put on to the back burner.

you may work a part time job while juggling to make your business take off and by the time you come home and try to work on your business your tired so you call up the closest pizza delivery place. Or you may get home and your little ones are yelling at the top of their lungs and all you want to do is take a nap in the peace and quite. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. These are the most crucial time that you can hop in the shower put a few drops of your favorite essential oil and sock in jut a few minutes. Say a few words to yourself or out loud of what will help you in the moment an tackle the rest of your night.

When it comes to being a business owner it has many rewards but in order to reap those reward you must “do the work even if you don’t feel like it”

Take a few minutes to make a better food choice for yourself that will help boost your energy. Or take those extra minutes before you go to be to do yoga because your back has been killing you for the last 3 days and you know you need to do something about it. I see focusing on Wellness and Health countless way that can boost up your levels of self care. Think of if as a preventive method now so its not a necessary method you have to do from neglecting your health. This will help you look and feel amazing and save you tons of money from unwanted doctors visits.