Heart-Centred Business Podcast with Tash Corbin Tash Corbin - Business Mentor

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Welcome to the first Podcarpet episode of the podcast! As I record this episode, I'm sitting on the carpet in my office, chilling out, excited to talk to you about the benefits of bootstrapping.

This format of podcast episode is something that I'm going to smatter throughout the podcast as we move forward. They're more informal episodes where I just want to share an insight or start a conversation without having completely figured out the concept yet.

They may even bring up more questions than answers!

Some of these conversations have stemmed from Facebook Lives that I've done. But wanted to bring them to the podcast so that we can dive a little bit deeper, start some epic convos, and just have a little carpet time together.

The whole premise behind doing these pod carpets is to have an exploratory conversation about a particular topic or a question that's come up...

This first one starts with a moment of gratitude.

I recently did a webinar where I was talking about how grateful I am that I didn't have a lot of money when I first started my business.

I really do believe that if I had had $20,000 to start my business, not only would I have spent that money on things that wouldn't have moved me forward... but it would have also slowed down my progress in starting my business.

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My previous podcast about income tracking: tashcorbin.com/385


How on earth do you get so much done, Tash?
Do you really work less than 25 hours each week? Surely not, I see you everywhere!
These are some of the most consistent things I hear whenever I talk about productivity and hours of work.
AND YES - I sell a planning system, so I have a bit of a bias towards using a planner to know what you're doing when you sit to get work done.
BUT I'm not talking about the bigger system today. Instead I want to focus on the core of my productivity, which I believe can be attributed to the way I start and end my day.
SO - in this episode I'm sharing my morning and end of day routines that boost my productivity. That way, if you want to try some of these out for yourself, you can!
Ready to boost your productivity with some simple ways to start and end your day?
Let's do it, shall we? Let the productivity pod... BEGIN!
These are my top productivity boosters, that I use at the start and end of my day... most days. 
Let's start by covering the end of day first, because my end of day routine feeds into my start of day routine on the next day that I work in my business.
Firstly - I have the same end of day routine, no matter what time I finish up! Some days, I'm finished my day by 10am... because my key tasks are DONE, and I get to decide if I want to dive into more, or if I'm done. The end of my work day can be at very different times of the day, but I always end off with the same little closing down routine:
Tracking my income: I calculate and track my income received since my last income tracking (generally the end of the previous day).Quick journaling: Usually this is simply 2-3 sentences about how I'm feeling. The prompts vary, but it's generally about my output (what I've done today) or my outcomes (what results have come in today).Tomorrow's priorities: I flip to the next day of my planner, and I write down my top three actions for the next day. This is particularly important, because that sets up my 'start of day' routine for the next day (as you'll see in the following section).Laptop shutdown: Once I have my top 3 tasks for the next day, I shut down my computer. YES, every day, I close all the tabs down. I shut down properly, and then close the lid of my laptop.Planner on top: My final step - I pop my planner on top of my laptop. I'm literally making it impossible for me to open my laptop the next day without picking up my planner.My end of day routine is something that's taken years to refine... but it works so well for me.
Why income tracking and...

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This episode of the podcast is a short and sweet one. 
But it's a very juicy one, because sharing the biggest red flag I avoid when choosing a business coach. Of course, I'm also going to tell you how to spot that red flag in what they are teaching online.
There are plenty of things that give me the ick, because there are plenty of mediocre and quite frankly dodgy business coaches out there... and I think you'll be surprised by the biggest red flag I look out for!
PLUS I can't wait to hear if it's one you look out for as well... and I have a special invitation for you to test and question me!
SOUND LIKE FUN??
Let's get into it!
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 I'll be honest - there are plenty of things that turn me off from business coaches, mentors and gurus.
Especially these ones:
Toxic marketing: bypassing people's consent in their sales and marketing process.Agitation-based messaging: Share giant results and minimise the effort required to get them. This makes audiences feel inadequate, because they haven't done this one little thing that would create massive results... all they need to do is work with the coach and BOOM their life will be fabulous. So much ick!Hustle-oriented messaging: Particularly coaches recommending the 5am club. A lot of 'hustle' content is created by straight white men (with wives who take care of all the household responsibilities) for straight white men (with wives who take care of all the household responsibilities). They say it's applicable to everyone, but they're coming from a privileged position that they can't even see is privileged. You've likely heard me say, "I care not for sunrises". I love a sleep-in, thanks!... Keep reading AND access all links: tashcorbin.com/397

Full show notes and article: tashcorbin.com/396

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Grab the core messaging document and training: tashcorbin.com/messaging
Grab the client testimonial guide: tashcorbin.com/collect
Podcast: Should you be transparent with your prices? tashcorbin.com/393
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On with the show!

I don't know about you, but I have had a task on my list for years: collect and share client testimonials.
Whilst I do have some testimonials here and there, I don't share client testimonials or results on socials or in content consistently. So people ask me about that a bit, and ask if I'm worried about the sales I'm missing out on by not using them.
I thought for this episode, we could have a conversation about some of the benefits and risks of using client testimonials, and why I actually choose NOT to use them in my business in the way other people do.
Let's dive into this one, shall we?
 
Let's talk testimonials!


A client testimonial is usually a story about working with you in your client's words. For example: "I worked with Tash and before doing her program, working with her was such a joy and she really understood me."  And then there's the name and photo of the person who gave that testimonial. They are literally giving testimony as to the experience of and results from working with someone.A client result is where the mentor or provider shares a result that a client has achieved. This is often done through the lens of 'celebrating them' - e.g. "I want to celebrate my client who just went from here to there. So proud of you." These tend to be shared in a variety of ways - sometimes with the person's name, sometimes without... sometimes they are tagged... but not always.It doesn't always have to relate to a financial outcome - it could be that someone has finally published their book, or got their course out into the world or they've just finished their launch with 15 sales.

Here's my take on sharing client results:
Where that client result is something that you do not promise, I don't believe it is ethical to share that result. Where that client result is dependent on undisclosed existing results, assets, or additional work and investment, I also don't feel it is ethical.
There are a number of reasons why:
How do we know that that client result is actually verifiable and real, especially when their full name isn't included and they aren't tagged? It's so easy for those results to be faked.The use of those client results, especially where they are wildly out of the ordinary, is part of an agitation marketing strategy. Seeing someone else's result, that is almost unimaginable for you to achieve (and certainly not quickly) makes your audience uncomfortable. And it's done on purpose. The goal is to create agitation about the existing state they are in.... read the rest at tashcorbin.com/396

FULL SHOW NOTES AND ARTICLE: tashcorbin.com/394

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Webinar-related podcast episodes:
Are you giving away too much for free? tashcorbin.com/392Which is better - webinars or challenges? tashcorbin.com/374How to structure webinars to convert tashcorbin.com/249Are webinars dead? tashcorbin.com/224Check out all the details of the next Client Attraction Challenge! I hope you can join us.
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Eeek! I felt a little uncomfortable recording this episode about charging for webinars, because it goes against the grain of consistent advice from other business mentors. But I think it's an important topic to cover with some depth.
Let's discuss why I don't (often) recommend charging for webinars.
I know there's a groundswell of charging people for webinars, and it's commonly said that if people buy one thing from you, they're far more likely to buy another thing. There is a lot of logic behind why charging for webinars is such a good idea and why it is believed to be an amazing strategy.
But some of that logic is outdated. And a lot of the data is flawed and not relevant to our businesses today.
I'm going to lay out why I don't generally recommend it, and what I would recommend doing instead.
And yes, I'll probably regret recording this episode because I'm going to get a bunch of #buttashes. But I am totally up for that conversation. Have a listen, and we can continue the conversation over on Facebook or Instagram.

Let's do it shall we? 
The common reasons for charging for webinars - and myths debunkedSpecific strategies that work better for online businesses, and working with marginalised peopleThe business case for when to charge for webinars and challengesWhy I'm charging for the next Client Attraction ChallengeFULL SHOW NOTES AND ARTICLE: tashcorbin.com/394

Full show notes and links are at tashcorbin.com/395

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ON WITH THE SHOW! 

Can you guess which asset I've built in my business that I get asked about the most?
The one that people desperately want to replicate, and know exactly how I did it?
The one that people want to know exactly how they can do it too?
And yet, it's the one thing I don't recommend anyone else does in online business, especially not in the early stages...
Starting and facilitating a free Facebook group.
This is going to be such a juicy episode, because so many people assume that I recommend having a free Facebook group as a marketing strategy. But I actually actively try and dissuade everyone from doing it!!!
Why? What?
BUT TASH! WHY?
Let's dive into this one. Trust me, you'll want to understand this in depth....