Content with Character Emily Aborn

Text Emily! What do you do when you run out of steam? When you’ve tried and tried and tried to make something work, you’ve given it consistency, a considerable amount of time, energy, and effort, and it’s just NOT sticking!? What do you do when you’re just ready to move on, end an era, and let something GO? In this episode, we’re going to discuss exactly that! We often get excited and discuss new ideas, starting things, what’s next, what’s next, but we don’t always talk about t...

Text Emily! There are ZILLIONS of lessons I've learned as a business owner over the past decade and countless nuggets of advice I want to pour into those coming behind me and walking alongside me. But advice is a lot like opinions... Everyone has some AND they're not always relevant and applicable for you. While sparing you my advice, I'm sharing three things I wish I knew before I started as we spark up a conversation and reflect on some of the lessons learned along the way. In this episode:...

Text Emily! Leave Me a Voicemail What's the story behind your "I"? Where you came from, how it all began, and why you do what you're doing today? You may not have some reality-bending origin story. Even if you didn't find your life's purpose while narrowly dodging your demise, your origin story is no less exciting and no less relevant! In this episode, we get into how to write and tell your beautiful, multifaceted origin story and apply it to just about anything you're sharing!...

Text Emily! Leave a Voicemail!Do you find the process of marketing and creating content to be exhausting and frustrating? You're not alone! In this episode, we answer a listener question as we talk about approaching our marketing and content creation in a way that inspires a little more FUN and enjoyment! I personally am the weirdo that LIKES creating content. I see marketing as an adventure and love connecting and sharing with others. I'm actually having a great ol' time over here doin...

Text Emily! Leave a Voicemail! Summer tends to be a high-energy, out-in-the-world, on-the-go season. We often feel spread thin, running in a million different directions, and racing to and fro. [Insert overly busy cliche of choice here] Summer slowdowns can occur in our businesses due to the natural seasonality of our work or be self-imposed. The goal of this episode is to help you better focus the time you do spend working this Summer going deeper vs. wider and leaning in when most others ar...

Text Emily! Send Me a Voicemail!Today's episode starts with a short story about a pair of (expensive) pants I didn't even really want in the first place... People-pleasing has no place in our lives and it can get in the way of sharing authentically and honestly in our businesses too! Like ice cream, people-pleasing comes in different flavors and varieties. The various types of people-pleasing may manifest similarly but with different reasons and motivations behind why you're do...