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Get More Done: a sneak peak at the CreativeLive class

If you are listening to this episode as it’s released, on August 19th 2015 – first of all, thank you! You’re awesome. Secondly, if it’s between 9am and 4pm PST, go to CreativeLIVE.com right now and click “watch live!” and you’ll be able to watch me teach! Live!

If you’re not listening RIGHT at that moment, I wanted to give you a sneak peek at what I’m teaching, so that you can start to have a more productive day RIGHT NOW. If you like what you hear, you can purchase the class here and get anytime access to over 5 hours of videos, the full 20+ page workbook, and a discount to Lift Off!

Imagine that it’s the end of your workday. You close your computer, walk away from your sewing machine, put away your supplies. You take a moment to look back at what you just got done. Instead of feeling frustration, or that it’s never enough, you feel calm. You feel GOOD. You’re proud of what you got done, and you know that it matters – that it is moving you, bit by bit, towards your goal.

That is what I want for you, and that is the aim of this class. So that soon, maybe tomorrow, maybe next week, you’ll get done working, and you’ll feel GOOD.

In this episode I share the Three Keys to Getting More Done.

How to listen

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Megan Auman on visual marketing, neuroscience of desire, and MBAs

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Megan Auman is a designer, metalsmith and educator, who makes gorgeous jewelry. She's teaching Build Your Holiday Marketing Plan at CreativeLIVE during the Improve your Holiday Sales bootcamp, where I'm teaching Get More Done. You can watch it live, for free, if you sign up here.

Today Megan's joining me on Explore Your Enthusiasm to talk about:

Turning points in her business
How she discovered she didn't need an MBA
The importance of visual marketing and getting what you're worth

Links we mention

Improve Your Holiday Sales class
Megan's jewelry
Designing an MBA
Megan's Pinterest Marketing for Makers class
Megan on Pinterest on Elise Gets Crafty

How to listen

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You can listen to it using the player above or download it.
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FOCUS: How to get it and keep it

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Distracted by the internet? Find it impossible to focus? You are not alone.

Today I share 3 of my best tips to get focused on your work, avoid distractions, and keep your focus until you get a project done. This is vital for productivity and making progress in your business and so many of us struggle with it. If you'd like to learn more about getting stuff done, join my upcoming class with CreativeLIVE. It's totally free to watch live on August 19th, and you can sign up for reminders (and get a cool Holiday Sales Forecasting Calculator) here.

How to listen

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You can listen to it using the player above or download it.
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Get the support you need: 7 steps to hiring your first person

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Over the last few weeks we've been talking about some of the challenges of growing your business and that generated some questions about where you should start, if you need to hire support. We talk about this all the time in the Starship, so I wanted to share what I tell my clients. In this episode, we'll walk through your options, the exact support I get in my business, and the 7 steps to hiring your first help.

Resources:

How to listen

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5 Steps to Grow Your Business

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Last week we talked about the challenges that come along with growth, but you might be wondering “How do I actually grow?”

This week, I'll answer that question. Whatever it is for you, whatever growth means for you, here's the steps to making it happen. These steps are going to repeat again and again through growth, so realize that you won't just do this once, you'll do this at every new level. Listen in to learn the steps!

Links mentioned:

Map Making Guide (this will help in Step #2)
Pay Yourself (this will help Step #4)

Please note: Pay Yourself is being retired (it's getting a face lift!), so this is your last chance to get it at its lowest price. You'll also get the updated version when it's released to the world!

How to listen

You can subscribe to it on iTunes (If you do, leave a review!)
You can listen to it using the player above or download it.
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Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

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As your business scales up, the problems and challenges you encounter scale up as well. Is this a sign you should stop? (Hint: no!) In today's episode, I share a business principle about growth and how you can use it to stay on the right path.

How to listen

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Business Boundaries: How to create boundaries and expectations to keep you sane

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This week, we're talking about creating boundaries in your business. As Andi Satterlund said on Twitter: “Finding balance between being friendly and establishing boundaries with your customer base.”

In this episode you'll learn:

Your responsibility
The importance of culture
Your options when someone is inappropriate or breaches your boundaries

Also! I streamed this live on Periscope while recording it! If you'd like to get podcast episodes a whole week early (and watch me on video?), follow me there, TaraSwiger.

Remember to share your response to today's episode on Instagram, with the hashtag #exploreyourenthusiasm!

How to listen

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Corrina Ferguson, knitwear designer and author: An interview

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Today I'm delighted to have Corrina Ferguson of Picnic Knits on, to talk with us about her business as a knitwear designer. I've gotten to know Corinna over the past year, as she's been a member of the Starship. Most recently, she's the author Warm Days, Cool Knits, published by Interweave, which is full of knitting patterns suited to warmer weather.

In today's episode we discuss

The turning point in her business
Trade Show etiquette (read Corrina's posts about TNNA here and here)
The struggle of being the only employee in your business

How to listen

You can subscribe to it on iTunes (If you do, leave a review!)
You can listen to it using the player above or download it.
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The Four Tendencies: How to make real change in your life and business

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How do you make change in your business or life that sticks? In today's episode, we'll explore the kind of habits your business needs, how your reaction to expectations impacts your habit-formation, and how to finally do what you want to do (no matter what “type” of person you are!).

Links Mentioned

How to listen

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You can listen to it using the player above or download it.
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Interview with Fiber Artist Sasha Torres

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Today I'm thrilled to have fiber artist and Starship Captain Sasha Torres on the podcast, sharing her business journey! Sasha makes gorgeous breed-specific yarn and fiber, which you can find at SheepSpot.

We discuss:

What inspired her to start her business
The major turning points and epiphanies that changed her business (you can apply them to yours!)
How “No one is thinking about you” helped her marketing
The wonderfulness of email UNsubscribers
Feeling satisfied with what you've accomplished
How a survey helped shape her new offer

Links to what we mentioned:

Sasha mentions our one-on-one sessions and Map Making, which come as part of her Starship membership. Sign up here to be notified when it opens next!

How to listen

You can subscribe to it on iTunes (If you do, leave a review!)
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!)