Activate your Business

5 Minute Strategy - How to Build out your Offers to Match your Vision

Stop creating things that are not helping you to move into what you want to move into and start focussing in on what you can do to make your vision your reality. Your business strategy can help you do just that.  Listen for the reframe Emma x

5 Minute Strategy - The Energy of posting on social media and a reframe

Falling out of love with what you are doing

In this weeks episode I am talking about how to get the  fizz back when you have fallen out of love with what you are doing. Whether you have just lost the balance a little or if you have well and  truly fallen out of love with the work you are doing, how you get to shift that. Enjoy the show Emma  x LINKS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Activate your 2023 workshop >>>> http://emmaetheridge.com/activate2023/ 

The Pros and Cons of Offering One Signature Solution

Welcome to this weeks episode on the Activate your Business podcast. Today I am breaking down some of the pros and cons of offering one signature solution. Links mentioned in this episode: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/25024218  Activate your Strategy: https://emmaetheridgecoach.mykajabi.com/offers/d3C2bFnc/checkout  FREE DOWNLOAD: Client Heart Activation: https://emmaetheridgecoach.mykajabi.com/pl/2147590537 

Should I offer One Signature Offer or Multiple Offers

Welcome to this episode where I am diving into two core options for you to think about in the structure of the offers in your business.  Now there is no one RIGHT WAY. There is only your way. However, to make an informed decision in your business you do need to feel aligned to the option YOU choose.  So take a listen and come over to the gram and share any insights with me at https://www.instagram.com/emmaetheridge_coach/  Enjoy the show! Emma  x  

Simplify your Strategy Series Part 3 - Activate your Offer

Simplify your Strategy Series Part 2 - Activate the heart of your soul clients

Welcome to episode 2 in the Simplify your Strategy series. Today I am talking about the importance of activating the hearts of your dreamiest of dream clients through how you show up in your business. Not just in your social media posting or your newsletter, or your blog or the tangible parts of your business but in how YOU are showing up and meeting their hearts in that showing up.   Journal Prompt 💗How am I showing up right now and how is that activating the heart of the people I rea...

Simplify your Strategy Series Part 1- The YOU in your business

Welcome to episode 1 in the Simplify your Strategy series - Today I am offering the thought that your business is all about YOU. It starts with you. It starts with your heart and you loving what you are doing.   Journal Prompt 💗Do I love my business?💗 Free write for 7 minutes - write that question at the top of the page and just write for 7 minutes without stopping and see what comes up   Links mentioned in the episode https://emmaetheridge.com/novemberclass/    Enjoy Emm...

Where do you get to shed?

Welcome to this new Acitivate Your Business podcast. A bit of a re introduction from me and where I am and also an invitation for you to tune into where you are overcomplicating things. What are you doing that is making it hard? Your journal prompt from this podcast: Where are you overcomplicating your business right now?And what do you get to shed? Links mentioned Join me for my free training Simplify to Amplify - https://emmaetheridge.com/novemberclass/  Enjoy the show Emma  ...

EP40 - Owning your Craft

Are you OWNING your craft? In this weeks episode I am talking all about the importance of Owning your Craft and why this is key to your growth. I cover: What do I mean by owning your craft? What does it feel like when you own your craft? What does it feel like when you are NOT owning your craft? What gets you to own your craft? Come and join me for a free 4 day activation series to get you into alignment and owning your craft: https://emmaetheridge.com/alignment  Enjoy the show ...

EP39 - Creating a Business That Allows you to Surrender

Today I am talking about surrender and stress and really leaning into whether you are creating a business that ALLOWS you to surrender or leads you to stress. You get to create what you desire.  You get to do that. Links talked about in the show: Align & Activate - https://emmaetheridge.com/alignandactivate  1:1 Coaching - Email me at [email protected] or message me on Insta https://www.instagram.com/emmaetheridge_coach/  Enjoy the show! Emma  x  

EP38 - "What do you want to be when you grow up mommy?"

George, my 3 and a half year old always asks the best questions and this was todays  "What do you want to be when you grow up Mommy?" And I realised that it wasn't what I wanted to BE but how I wanted to FEEL.   Enjoy the episode. Emma  x   LINKS MENTIONED: Come join me inside Align & Activate https://emmaetheridge.com/alignandactivate  Come and join the Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/emmaetheridgeinsiders   

EP37 - Tuning into feeling to stay aligned

In this weeks episode I share with you a simple trick I do each week that help me stay aligned. It really helps to focus my mind and helps me make decisions that feel fully in tune with where I desire to be. How do you want to feel? And what can you do to align yourself to that feeling?  Listen to the episode for some tips to using this. Emma  x Learn More about Align & Activate here >> https://emmaetheridge.com/alignandactivate  Join the Facebook Group here >> https://www.facebo...

EP36 - Tuning into Your Intuition and Making Aligned Decisions

What does tuning into your intuition have to do with growing your business? Answer - A LOT! Because your intuition is your guide. It is your inner voice that we can so often leave as a whisper. When we tune into the whisper. When we quieten down the noise so we can hear it speak louder, we we do that, we start getting really aligned and intentional in our decisions and that is when the magic flow of business starts happening. In this episode I share two questions that I ask myself when...

EP35 - Chatting Change and Alignment

Welcome to Season 4 of the Emma Chats podcast! It has been just over a YEAR since I posted the last episode, where has that time gone?  Today I am talking about getting in alignment, what that means for me and chatting change and what that brings up for me. I would love to carry on the conversation in the facebook group, come join us https://www.facebook.com/groups/emmaetheridgeinsiders  If you are in the need for some alignment, the doors are open to Align & Activate, THE 7 WEEK LIV...

EP34 - Choice

Today I want to talk about choice and the fact that we get to choose. We get to choose how we want to feel, what we want to do, how we will show up. We get to shape our future based on the choices we make and we need to be consciously aware of our choices to make sure they are supporting us in our growth. Enjoy the show. Emma  x  

EP33 - Intentional Rest

In today's episode I am talking about intentional rest and how you can start to get those boundaries back in the place in your business. What are your non-negotiables? What will support you in where you want to be? I hope you enjoy the show. Emma x Links mentioned: https://www.facebook.com/groups/emmaetheridgeinsiders   

EP32 - Change does not mean failure

I get open and honest in this podcast about how I feel about change that has been sparked by recent times (that little thing called Covid if you are listening to this in a few years time...). Does it mean you have FAILED if you step back and switch lanes? If you make a change? Enjoy the show Emma  x  

EP31 - Let's chat Behaviours

In this episode, I am sharing a really practical way you can start to infuse behaviours into your everyday that will help support you in achieving your goals. How you can make sure you show up each and everyday for the things that you know will make a difference. I hope you enjoy the show - come and join me inside of the Emma Etheridge Insiders Facebook Group to carry on the conversation https://www.facebook.com/groups/emmaetheridgeinsiders Emma  x  

EP30 - Balance between perfectionism and just getting it done

Welcome to today's episode where I am talking about finding the balance between perfectionism and just getting the work done! We can easily fall into overwhelm and procrastination as business owners and we can (sometimes) use this as an excuse, a reason, for not getting our work out into the world and today I am talking about my recent experience of finding the balance of getting something perfect and getting it good enough. We have to be alignment with what we are doing and for me, this...

EP29 - The power of a to do list

OK, so "Do a To Do List" is not revolutionary BUT it is pretty important and I think it is something we can easily fall out of the habit of doing and in the podcast today I want to talk to you about how I manage my to do's in the hope that it just inspires you if you are feeling a little overwhelmed right now. Enjoy the show! Emma  x   Links mentioned: Get Organised with Asana: https://theweddingbizcoach.mykajabi.com/offers/BhcWj5fo/checkout  Join the Free Facebook Group: https...

EP28 - Where are you letting yourself off the hook?

You know the excuses we make that are empty excuses. They are not real but we use them all the time to let ourselves off the hook for doing the things that we KNOW will have an impact on what we are aiming to achieve. In this episode I am sharing a process I go through when I am uncovering where I am making fake excuses for myself, where I am letting myself off the hook from doing the hard things. I hope you enjoy the show, come join the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/emma...

EP27 - What if you just removed the pressure?

What if, just for 30 days, you went all-in on one thing and removed the pressure of the outcome. What if you just played. You tried things out, you experimented, you only took action that felt good (even if a bit stretchy).  We have so much pressure on our shoulders all of the time and this can really stifle your inspiration and creativity. What if you just removed that pressure for the next 30 days, removed the pressure on the outcome, and see what happened? In today's podcast, I chat a...

EP26 - What change do you want to see in your business?

As we start to get back into the rhythm of life it is important to step back and see what you have learnt over the past few months. What change do you want to see in the way you work, in the business you have, in the work that you do?    Use this time to reset and reboot and just make sure that what you are growing is what you really want.    I share some simple exercises to work through to identify the changes you want to see happen in your business.   Enjoy the show. Emma x...

Keeping some slowness as we pick up the pace

As we start to pick up the pace of life a little, I wanted to take a moment to pause and just notice what I want to take into the next chapter of life for me. The past few months have forced us to slow down, to stop even, and I am really conscious that I don't want to just get "back to normal" without honouring some of the things that I have enjoyed and treasured as a family during the past months.   So I thought I would do a chat about it in the podcast today.   What slowness do you...

What is the worst that can happen?

What is the worst that could happen?   This feels like quite a sticky question right now but it is one that I have asked myself a lot today. I probably shouldn't admit this but I am a massive over thinker and procrastinator and I really have to work on not being either of those things to make sure I keep moving forward and not getting stuck in the weeds of my business.   As I am sitting here today getting lost into the feelings of overwhelm (it doesn't happen a lot but it does catch ...

EP23 - Talking Food Mindset & Business with Mel Wakeman

Come and join the wonderful Mel Wakeman and I as we chat food, business and mindset.  Mel is an anti-diet nutritionist and she helps women to heal their relationship with food and their body.  For me, one of the biggest personal challenges I face is about eating nourishing food that makes me feel good whilst also trying to do all the things that life is made up of. And I know I am not alone with struggling with this balance which is why I invited Mel onto the podcast. The tea and toast...

EP22 - How to Build Trust with Your Audience in an Instant

In this episode, I am sharing with you one of the quickest and simplest ways you can build trust with your customers, in an instant.  Your customers need to know, like and trust you before they will buy from you and trust is one of the hardest things to build BUT there is one simple thing you can do to make it as easy as possible to embed that belief of trust in your brand. Enjoy the show! Emma  x   Here are the links mentioned in the episode: http://www.weddingbizcoach.com/bra...

EP21 - 4 Tips to Manage your time when you have none!

In this episode I am sharing with your 4 tips to help you make the most of your time when you are going through a season in your business where time is really restrictive. I hope you enjoy the show. Emma  x Links mentioned in the show: Get Organised with Asana: https://theweddingbizcoach.mykajabi.com/offers/BhcWj5fo 

EP20 - Covid-19 How to Speak with Brides about Postponed Weddings Right Now

Welcome to Episode 20, another Covid-19 focus for you and one for the wedding businesses out there. You may now be starting to get to your first lot of postponed weddings and I wanted to give you some thoughts as to how you can speak with your brides right now at this sensitive time and also share some ideas of what you can do to make them smile a little. We can use this situation to really deliver some great customer care and I wanted to get you thinking about what you could do to just ma...

EP19 - How to get your mojo back

You know those days (or weeks) when your motivation seems to just vanish. You have lost your spark. You have lost your mojo? It can happen out of the blue or it can be in response to situations that you are dealing with. In today's episode, I am sharing with you 5 practical steps you can take to get your mojo back, to get the wheels moving again and to get some momentum. We are right in the middle of the Covid-19 Pandemic right now in the UK and keeping momentum in life and business right ...

EP 18 - How to show up and what to post on social media right now - Covid-19 Focus

It can feel really hard to know how to show up in your business right now. How to find the balance between keeping your business going whilst being sensitive to the state of pause the world is in right now as we are in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the episode today I am sharing with you what your brides need to see right now, what they need to feel and how you can show up in the best way for you, for your business and for your brides.  I hope this episode reaches you safe and w...

Ep17 - 5 Things you can do to make your business stronger in this season of pause

We are in a state of pause at the moment in the business world as the conversation is taken over about Covid-19. Of course, your health and wellbeing are the most important things right now but if you are fit and well then I want to share with you 5 things that you can be doing to make your business stronger when we come out the other side. Because we most certainly will.  In this episode today I am sharing 5 very practical things you can do to make your business stronger right now. Co...

EP16 - How Compelled are you to Achieve?

If you are struggling to move forward on some of the goals or projects you have laid out for yourself then this episode may give you the gentle kick that you need. Today I am talking about how COMPELLED you are to achieve the things you have set yourself. When you dig deep, what is the reason, the why, the purpose, the benefit.  How compelled are you? How compelled are you to do the thing REALLY? I hope you enjoy the show, come and give me your thoughts over in the Facebook Group Emma ...

EP 15 - Is it OK to be vulnerable on social media?

In todays podcast I am chatting about being vulnerable on social media - is it OK to do it? This conversation has come up more and more with my clients so I wanted to share my view on it. It is all really based around what you are selling and who you are selling to. Will your audience connect to it or will it put them off. There is a real balance to strike. I hope you enjoy the episode, come and join in the conversation over in Emma Etheridge Insiders on Facebook https://www.facebook.com...

EP14 - Should I preschedule my social media?

Social media, love it or hate it, is something that is on everyone's to-do list and in this episode, I talk about how and why to preschedule your social media content whilst still maintaining the balance of authenticity, which is something that I know is important for many of my audience.  In the episode, I mention my free social media guide which you can grab here >>> http://www.weddingbizcoach.com/resourcehub/  Come and join me in the free webinar on 4 March answering the question “Why...

EP 13 - The Power of Mindset in Business

In today's episode I am talking about how mindset has played a huge role in my business, and my life, once I realised and accepted that it was a critical piece of the puzzle.  I share 4 ways you can look at your mindset and move forward in areas that you need to, based on what I have done and the impact it has had on me.  I am not a mindset guru however I know what has worked for me, taking me from a person who thought mindset was a total and utter waste of time to practicing it every si...

EP 12 - Cultivating Habits

In this week's episode I am talking about how we can start to cultivate habits in our lives that will help us to become who we want to be WITHOUT feeling like we are not enough already.  After crazy goal setting season, we can suddenly want to change everything but we don't need to. We may want to improve , or get better, but really we want to cultivate what will help us to be or get to where we want to be and I am sharing my view on this in today's episode.  I hope you enjoy the show, c...

Welcome to Season 2, Let's chat Overwhelm

Welcome to Season 2 of the Emma Chats Podcast! I am landing with this sneak peak episode to share with you how I have reduced the overwhelm of the podcast & why the answer was to do the podcast in seasons as I have. I would love to carry on the conversation, come and join me in my free Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/emmaetheridgeinsiders/ and ask for you to let me know what you would like to see on the podcast in the future. Enjoy the show! Emma  x

EP 11 - How I navigate failure in my business

We all will fail. It's just part of the story, part of the journey we are going on in life. Failure isn't bad though, it is what shapes us.  Welcome to the last podcast of Season One where I am ending talking about the same thing I started with - failure. It today's podcast I am talking about how I navigate failure in my business so that it doesn't stop me or slow me down. I would love to carry on the conversation, come and join me in my free Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/gro...

EP 10 - Using Vision Boards to elevate your client experience

Vision boards have been a real game changer for me in my business. For keeping focussed and connected on my own projects and for making sure the vision me and my clients have for their projects are the same.  In today's episode, I want to share with you how using vision boards in your business can really elevate the experience you give your clients and make your life a ton easier. I would love to carry on the conversation, come and join me in my free Facebook Group https://www.facebook.c...

EP 09 - Make an Effort and improve your confidence

Today's episode is pretty vulnerable, I am sharing with you the pitfalls of being self-employed and the impact that not looking after yourself can have on your confidence, and that is something that we need in order to do our best work.  Come and join the conversation over in the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/emmaetheridgeinsiders/ and let me know that I am not alone in the things I talk about in this episode. Enjoy the show. Emma 

EP 08 - Chatting with Claire Daniel about the Business of Crafting and how she built her business with workshops

In today's episode I am chatting with the wonderful Claire Daniel from Create Some Time, a business that has a mission that is very close to my heart. Claire has built her crafting business using workshops as her core revenue stream and in the episode today we are talking about how she has done that whilst also chatting about how important crafting is for our wellbeing, and therefore our business. If you are looking at using workshops as a way of generating income in your business then Cla...

EP 07 - Stop Planning and Start Doing

Planning Paralysis - hands up the air if you have experienced it... HANDS STRAIGHT UP! This is where you plan plan plan but don't actually take the action! You get stuck and just make another plan so you feel like you are doing something but you are not actually doing anything. It is so common and I used to fall well and truly into the planning paralysis state really easily.  But now I don't because I have a system! My Curate process.   In today's podcast I want to share with you an elem...

BONUS EP - Lessons and Learnings from October 2019

In this bonus episode I am sharing with you the lessons and learnings from my October 2019. This review is something that I do each and every month in my business and I wanted to share it with you because what better way is there to take you behind the scenes of my business?  I am, as always, quite honest and vulnerable in this episode so I hope you can relate, hope it helps and I hope you love it. I would love to hear your takeaways and also to know whether you relate to anything I talk...

BONUS EP - Lessons and Learnings from October 2019

In this bonus episode I am sharing with you the lessons and learnings from my October 2019. This review is something that I do each and every month in my business and I wanted to share it with you because what better way is there to take you behind the scenes of my business?  I am, as always, quite honest and vulnerable in this episode so I hope you can relate, hope it helps and I hope you love it. I would love to hear your takeaways and also to know whether you relate to anything I talk...

EP06 - Balancing a Business and a Baby

One of my biggest business challenges (and joys) has to be becoming a mom whilst growing a business.  In today's episode, I want to share with you how I am attempting to balance being a mom and a business owner - two loves of my life (Tom, hubby, being another one of course!).  Come and join the conversation over in the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/emmaetheridgeinsiders/ and let's move past those things that are keeping you stuck. Enjoy the show. Emma  x  

EP 05 - Simplify your Social Media Posting with One Simple Question

Social Media is such an amazing tool but we have easily gotten to dislike it because of the pressure we feel to post, the pressure we feel for it to be perfect and the pressure to try and figure out and understand the algorhtym.  But remember, your job is NOT social media. Your job is creating, making, teaching the thing you teach. Social media is a tool you use to share that skill out there. So let's stop overcomplicating it and let's get back to the basics.  In today's episode, I wan...

EP 04 - Understanding the journey your customers go on

In today's podcast I am talking about how you can really understand the journey your customers go on. Come and join us over in the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/emmaetheridgeinsiders/ to carry on the conversation. I hope you enjoy the show. Emma  x

EP03 - How to move past blocks that are holding you back

We all have blocks that hold us back from moving forward and these blocks can keep you stuck and stop you from taking that next step, however big or small. In today's episode, I want to share with you the simple yet effective trick that I use to move past blocks in my business when I come up against them. It is a powerful tool to have in your toolkit when you need to use it. Come and join the conversation over in the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/emmaetheridgeinsiders/ a...