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Book Report – The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Let’s cut to the chase: life is complicated. You’ve got a career to build, relationships to maintain, kids to juggle, and let’s not forget that elusive thing called “personal growth.” You’ve likely heard about Mark Manson’s book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and wondered if it’s worth the read. We get it, […]

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Book Reports

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Book Report – Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

Ever felt like life’s treadmill is set just a tad too fast? Like you’re juggling a dozen too many balls, and they’re all on fire? That’s burnout for you, we’ve all been there. Good news- Emily and Amelia Nagoski wrote a whole book on it, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. It’s packed […]

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Book Reports

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Are You Procrastinating Because You’re Addicted To Stress?

Episode 30 of the Self-Made Mamas Podcast   Today, what I want to talk to you about is something that I actually referenced in one of the episodes of our 5 Day Podcast Party series. It’s a concept I spoke about on a TikTok, probably about a month ago, that went viral. This video has […]

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Business Tips, Podcast

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5 Steps You Cannot Miss If You Want a Successful Online Business

Episode 25 of the Self-Made Mamas Podcast   Every single day, more ambitious people take their skills to the internet and start an online business. The online business space is getting more and more crowded, but I’m noticing that most of the businesses I see popping up are failing to check a few very important […]

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Business Tips, Podcast

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Connecting Your Story to your Service Proposition with Avigayil Basser

Episode 20 of the Self-Made Mamas Podcast   Melissa: Hey Avigayil, thank you so much for joining us today. I’m so excited to have you here. For those who don’t know, Avigayil is an Eco Brand Strategist based in Toronto, and we recently connected on Instagram over a post I made about my past and […]

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Business Tips, Podcast

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Making A Living Out of What Life Throws At You with Andrea Galbreath

Episode 19 of the Self-Made Mamas Podcast   Melissa: Hey Andrea, welcome to the podcast. Thank you so much for being here today. For those who don’t know her, Andrea is the founder and CEO of Just Succ It, which is a succulent inspired gift and design company that has blown up in the last […]

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Business Tips, Podcast

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Clients = Cash Flow. Here’s How to Get More

Episode 18 of the Self-Made Mamas Podcast   Today, we are going to be talking about how to sell your services, how to get more clients, how to inject cash flow into your business by increasing the number of sales that you make, when it comes to your client packages, service packages, things like that.  […]

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Business Tips, Podcast

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Using Pinterest for Marketing Your Business with Meagan Williamson

Episode 16 of the Self-Made Mamas Podcast Today on the podcast I want to introduce you to my business bestie and good friend, Meagan Williamson. Meagan is a Pinterest queen and I do not say that lightly. As you probably know, I am not one to fangirl over really anyone in the online space but […]

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Business Tips, Marketing, Podcast

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Cavewoman vs. CEO

Episode 15 of the Self-Made Mamas Podcast   Today on the Self-Made Mamas Podcast I want to talk to you about one of the core CEO mindset concepts that I teach my clients—something that has changed my life and the way I do business drastically for the better, and something that I’ve recently found myself […]

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Business Tips, Podcast

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Please Don’t Just Create a Course

Episode 14 of the Self-Made Mamas Podcast Today I want to talk to you about something that I constantly see being marketed to brand new online business owners or those who want to become entrepreneurs—this idea that you can pop out of nowhere, build an online course, and make a substantial income from selling it. […]

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Business Tips, Podcast

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