Weekly-ish notes on navigating big change

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190: What if your success is a fluke?

Do you ever feel like all your success, in business, or just in life, might be a giant fluke? Learn how to overcome that fear at TaraSwiger.com/podcast190

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What if last year was a total fluke?
What if it all goes away?
What if it *seems* like your business is going well, but it’s all going to fall apart?

Yeah, have you been thinking that, when you have a business success? A good launch, a good year, a new client?

You are not alone.

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Feel like, success might be a fluke? This ep of #ExploreYourEnthusiasm, is all about that feeling!

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189: Stop seeking approval (to build a great business)

In your creative biz, you want to listen to your customers + audience to give them what they want. But, needing their approval has you frozen or afraid or feeling kinda needy. Learn how to find the balance at TaraSwiger.com/podcast189

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Here’s a dichotomy: You want to listen to your customers and your audience, to give them what they want, to create an awesome business. But yet, needing their approval has you frozen or afraid or feeling kinda needy. How do you balance this?

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Loving this ep of #ExploreYourEnthusiasm! It's all about releasing the need for approval!

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188: How to make a fresh start

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to set goals in your creative business. Learn all about getting a fresh start with your goals at TaraSwiger.com/podcast188

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Welcome to the new year!
This is the time of year when everyone is thinking about their plans and goals and what they want to create…and with that comes a big dose of self-doubt.
“Well I've never done that before.”
“I failed to hit a goal last time.”
“I have never set such a big goal!”
Today – how to start FRESH – how to move forward on your goal no matter what happened last year.

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Loving this episode of #ExploreYourEnthusiasm, all about starting the new year with fresh goals.

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How to listen

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187: How to plan for what you really want in 2018

New Years resolutions are always tricky, especially when you have a creative business. Listen to this episode of Explore Your Enthusiasm to learn how to plan for what you really, really want out of the next year at TaraSwiger.com/podcast187

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New Years resolutions are always tricky, so in this episode we'll be talking about how to plan for what you really (like, REALLY, REALLY) want out of the new year.

Previous New Years Episodes:

Learn more about WHY planning matters in your business in this Free masterclass. Click here to join! 

Excited to go into 2018 knowing what I REALLY want thanks to #ExploreYourEnthusiasm

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186: My favorites: 2017 edition

What was the best part of 2017? What amazing things did I discover and do and experience this year? It's time for my yearly round-up of my favorite things of the last year, listen in at TaraSwiger.com/podcast186

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What was the best part of 2017? What amazing things did I discover and do and experience this year? It's time for my yearly round-up of my favorite things of the last year!

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So many amazing things in this list of @taraswiger's 2017 Favorites on  #ExploreYourEnthusiasm!

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How to listen

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185: Permission to Rest

Just because you run an indie-biz doesn’t mean you can’t take time off. In fact, taking the time to rest and rejuvenate is incredibly important for you AND for your creative business! Listen in to get a giant permission slip to take time off at TaraSwiger.com/podcast185

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You are your business's number 1 asset. You are the producer, packager, marketer, seller and face of your biz. You know what that means? It doesn't survive without you!

Now, some of you use this as a reason you can NOT take time off, but I am telling you this is why you NEED to take time off!

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Loving listening to @TaraSwiger talk about taking time off from biz to rest and rejuvenate!

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How to listen

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184: Sane Holidays: 3 questions for the busy creative

The winter holiday season can be the busiest and MOST profitable time of the year in your creative biz. But it can also be the most overwhelming, and least enjoyable time of the year. Learn how to have a busy, profitable, enjoyable, and sane holiday season at: TaraSwiger.com/podcast184

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Welcome to your busiest, and potentially your most profitable time of year! And…also potentially the LEAST sane time of year. If you are dreading the holiday season and busyness and scramble, I wanna help you get you ready to have a killer season and fantastic good time.

As we leap into Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas, I hope this collection saves a bit of your own sanity.

On CraftyPod:

On Karina Dressess:

I gather all my favorite sanity-saving posts on this Pinterest board (new articles are added all the time!).

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Loving this ep on how to have a sane holiday season! Can't wait to have a fantastic time this year!

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How to listen

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183: How Emotions are Made (and how that impacts your business)

Feelings, both positive and negative, are part of being human. But when we try to deny or ignore what we’re feeling, our feelings can really mess up our creative businesses. Learn all about how to not let what you’re feeling mess with your creative biz on this episode of #ExploreYourEnthusiasm! Listen in at TaraSwiger.com/podcast183

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Think about all the decisions that are impacted by your emotions:
Doing a scary thing, you feel fear – is this a sign you shouldn't do it? Getting a grumpy email from a customer – do you react with anger? Or with shame? How does that impact the email you send in response?

Emotions are part of a healthy life, and I'm a big believer in FEELING your feelings, not just shoving them down or ignoring them. They can shine a light on what's going on and what you need to do or stop doing.

Because when they're ignored, or when you act on them unthinkingly, you can really mess up your business! You can lash out or hide or give up entirely, depending on what your emotions tell you.

Links I mentioned:

Loving this #ExploreYourEnthusiasm ep on how to keep emotions from mucking up your biz!

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How to listen

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  • Subscribe or listen via Stitcher (or subscribe in whatever you use for podcasts – just search “Explore Your Enthusiasm” and it should pop up!).

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182: Fear of disapproval: get over it

Fear of rejection and disappointment are too real when it comes to running a creative biz! In this episode learn all about how to let go of the fear of disappointing people so you can get unfrozen and keep moving forward in your biz. Listen in at TaraSwiger.com/podcast182

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Are you unsure of your next step, because you’re afraid of the reaction you’re going to get? Are you avoiding rejection, because you want to have the approval and acceptance of your customers and audience?
Yeah, me too.

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Working on getting over my fear of disapproval with this ep of #ExploreYourEnthusiasm!

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How to listen

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  • You can listen to it using the player above or download it.
  • Subscribe or listen via Stitcher (or subscribe in whatever you use for podcasts – just search “Explore Your Enthusiasm” and it should pop up!).

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181: Your Questions Answered

This week on Explore Your Enthusiasm I answer listener questions all about creating a successful creative biz. Listen in at: TaraSwiger.com/podcast181

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Today I’m answering YOUR questions about whether you should announce a change in your prices, how to find your people, and how to get in the habit of creating your content ahead of time.

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Loved listening to Tara answer listener questions on this ep of #ExploreYourEnthusiasm!

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How to listen

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  • You can listen to it using the player above or download it.
  • Subscribe or listen via Stitcher (or subscribe in whatever you use for podcasts – just search “Explore Your Enthusiasm” and it should pop up!).

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