Positively Influential with Anna Parker-Naples
320 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsPositively Influential aims to help you change your life for the better by shifting your thoughts, habits and behaviours. This show aims to positively influence you, whether you want to listen to shift your negative mood a little, or you're in the coaching and transformational field intentionally creating an impact and making a difference. If you're interested in the power of breathwork then you'll be hearing all about that too here, as this modality has transformed Anna's life. Anna shares her real life journey of surrounding herself with mindset and healing tools, and consciously choosing to surround herself with 'successful' people and positive content. Expect raw honesty about the highs and lows of running a business in the motivational and personal growth space, alongside running a busy family home life, and a desire to connect more fully with an awakening spirituality.
Hosted by Anna Parker-Naples, Breathwork Teacher (and Founder of www.influentialbreathwork) , author of two bestsellers: 'Get Visible' & 'Podcast with Impact', top podcaster, coach and award-winning entrepreneur (CEO of www.thepodcastagency.com), this podcast takes an honest look at what it takes to create a life and business that aligns with your impact-led intentions, follow a path to more contentment and happiness, whilst looking after yourself on a self development and spiritual level. This is for you if you are interested in breathwork, mindset, spirituality, coaching, transformation, quantum realities, meditation, and creating a life of purpose and meaning.
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069 Gemma Went: Why You Must Take Action
March 16, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 26.9 MBToday we’re talking about taking action and why it’s important for bringing consistent recurring revenue to your business. My guest is Gemma Went, an award winning business mentor and growth strategist, who has developed her own frameworks to help small businesses grow and scale. What You Will Learn In This Episode: What is The M.S.A Approach How operating from a wrong mindset prevents people from taking action How pivoting and changing are the signs of confidence, not a lack of stra...
068 How To Become A Top Ranking Podcaster With JoJo Graham
March 12, 2020 05:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBJoJo Graham, a business coach and mentor, was the first member of the Podcast Membership who launched her podcast called The Simple Way, and made it to the top of the charts internationally. What You Will Learn In This Episode: The importance of strategy and support for a successful launch What action you need to take as soon as the podcast is live on Apple Podcasts How to keep the momentum with reviews, ratings, downloads and subscriptions to your show Why NOW is the right time fo...
067 Ruth Kudzi: The Importance of Consistency In Business
March 09, 2020 05:30 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBMy guest Ruth Kudzi is a mindset coach and business mentor, author of the bestselling book “Is This It?” and host of Path To Success Podcast. We talk about the importance of consistency in your business in order to grow and have financial success. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why consistency doesn’t mean only regular posting on social media The importance of building consistent processes and systems that can be measured What knowing your ideal client, instead of working with ...
066 Why You Must Consider Your KPIs In Your Content
March 05, 2020 05:30 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBAs a content creator, you need to be thinking about your KPIs - your key performance indicators. In this episode I talk about why it's so important that you manage your KPIs, in order to grow your business with every piece of content that you put out there. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why and how you should track your metrics on a weekly basis 3 main KPIs - revenue, client acquisition, and list growth How to be strategic and deliberate with every piece of content that you pub...
065 Kelly Glover: How To Use Podcast Guesting As A Strategy
March 02, 2020 05:30 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBMy guest today is Kelly Glover, who specialises in booking podcast tours for entrepreneurs. We talk about podcast guesting as a visibility strategy, and a vehicle to strengthen your personal brand and gain credibility, authority and influence. What You Will Learn In This Episode: The importance of a good preparation and follow up strategy for your podcast tour How to properly pitch yourself to a podcast host Prioritising the value you bring to a podcast’s audience How to navigate t...
064 How To Be More Confident
February 27, 2020 05:30 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this episode, I'm talking about what it means to be more confident, and how you can take steps to be more confident no matter what's going on for you right now. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: How the lack of confidence leads to imposter syndrome, procrastination, perfectionism and underperforming Confidence as a prerequisite for being seen, heard and remembered Dealing with limiting beliefs with the help of NLP techniques How to become aware of what you are telling to yoursel...
063 Lucy McCarraher: Become An Author To Be An Authority
February 24, 2020 05:30 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBMy guest today is UK's most experienced business mentor and author of 12 books Lucy McCarraher. She is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Rethink Press, as well as Founder of the Business Book Awards. Today we talk about why you should become an author to gain authority as an expert in your field. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How publishing a book looks like from the publisher’s side The specifics of business publishing market Why you need a professional team to support ...
062 How To Be A Great Podcast Guest
February 20, 2020 05:30 - 11 minutes - 11 MBToday we’re talking about how and why you need to be a great podcast guest, and how to make the most of an incredible opportunity that this powerful medium offers. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Using podcasts as a powerful search engine Podcast checklist: a good microphone, ear buds and a quiet room Have 2-3 topics you can easily talk about and have the host’s audience in mind Promoting your interview pre- and post- airing and promoting its host Prepare stories and anecdote...
061 Carrie Green: How To Build An Online Business
February 17, 2020 05:30 - 32 minutes - 30.6 MBCarrie Green is the founder of Female Entrepreneurs Association and the author of the bestselling book She Means Business. Today we talk about the importance of being intentional and going after your big vision. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: What is Female Entrepreneurs Association and how it grew to 5000+ members Pressures and responsibilities of running a business and having a family What a book can do for your levels of visibility The power of thinking big from the start an...
060 How To Run an Effective Challenge
February 13, 2020 05:30 - 12 minutes - 12.2 MBToday I want to talk about how to run an effective challenge, and why you’d want to do that in the first place. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: What is a challenge? The benefits of running a challenge for your positioning and building trust within your community Creating a challenge with your end client in mind How to give a taste of the result to your audience but not the whole result Building anticipation, sense of urgency, competition and engagement How to structure your ...
059 Caroline Strawson: How Your Inner Child Sabotages Your Success
February 10, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBToday we’re talking about the ways in which your subconscious holds you back. My guest Caroline Strawson is a multi-award winning therapist who helps women overcome trauma by using a combination of techniques such as Rapid Transformational Therapy, positive psychology and EMDR. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: What events qualify as trauma What is somatic memory and how traumas get stored in our body Once you identify trauma within yourself, what happens next? What is Rapid Trans...
058 How to Create an Audiobook Version of Your Book
February 06, 2020 05:30 - 10 minutes - 9.92 MBToday I want to share with you my top tips for getting your book into the audiobook format. Audio is booming, and there are many people who are much more auditory and inclined to a listening experience, rather than picking up the paper copy or the E book. So how do you go about making your first audiobook? What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why audio formats like podcasts and audiobooks are booming right now How Audio Creation Exchange can help you turn your book into audiobook The...
057 JoJo Graham: Why Storytelling Matters in Content Marketing
February 03, 2020 05:30 - 22 minutes - 21.4 MBJoJo Graham is an expert in business coaching, mentoring and marketing, who helps women scale their online businesses. We are talking about how you can stand out from the crowd and draw the right people to you through telling stories through your content marketing. What You Will Learn in This Episode: How choosing to tell your story leads to exponential growth in your following and your business What is the main mistake business owners make when they present themselves online How to f...
056 How to Get Started With Passive Income
January 30, 2020 05:30 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBToday we talk about why it's important to get started with creating passive and semi-passive income. We will go through a few options that you have at your fingertips right now, no matter what your business is. What You Will Learn in This Episode: Why it’s worth investing time and work in creating assets like books and audio content How to use affiliate programs to create passive income Sponsorships and memberships as forms of semi-passive income Online courses and masterminds as p...
055 Gavin Preston: Change Your Mindset To Scale Your Business
January 27, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBGavin Preston is a strategist and investor focusing on business growth, and the host of Business Mastermind Podcast. Today we talk about the mindset you need in order to scale up your business. What You Will Learn in This Episode: How plateauing in business is related to the limits of your thinking How to use your breakdowns as breakthrough Most common fears and blocks around business growth Giving permissions for small steps towards expanding your mindset, personality and business...
054 Learning to Launch
January 23, 2020 05:30 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MBThe single most crucial thing I did to transform my business was learning to launch. It gave me insight into human psychology about why people decide to purchase, and as a result it gave me more influence, impact and income. Understanding the launch process could mean that you completely reshape how your business works. What You Will Learn in This Episode: What is a launch? What is a pre-launch sequence and how long it should be Why you need a community before you start selling anyth...
053 Catherine Morgan: How to Create Financial Foundations
January 20, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutes - 22.4 MBCatherine Morgan is a multi award-winning financial coach, qualified financial planner, bestselling author and host of In Her Financial Shoes Podcast. Today we talk about the four steps you need to take to lay solid financial foundations. What you Will Learn in This Episode: Emotional and practical side of your relationship with money Guilt, shame, fear and lack of confidence around money that plague many female entrepreneurs How to raise awareness of your emotions and your (over)spe...
052 Eleven Ways to Make Money Podcasting
January 16, 2020 05:30 - 12 minutes - 12 MBToday we talk about 11 different ways that you can make money podcasting. What’s amazing is that you’re probably doing some of them already, and I’m just going to help you do it consciously through a podcast. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Making your podcast the top of of your sales funnel through lead funnels and email sequence Using affiliate programs with Amazon, Audible etc. How to promote coaching and consultancy services through a podcast Driving audience to your membe...
051 Lisa Johnson: Passive Income Growth
January 13, 2020 05:30 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBMy guest today is the Passive Income Queen Lisa Johnson, a freedom and success coach who helps entrepreneurs create successful businesses. In this conversation we talk about what happens when you grow, become more visible, and bring passive income into your business. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why having more clients, working more and earning more is not necessarily the definition of success 2 major decisions you need to make: to make your business successful and to invest in...
050 The Single Most Important Activity to Build Your Income
January 09, 2020 05:30 - 9 minutes - 9.16 MBThe single most important and often neglected thing in building your business and income is client acquisition, which comes in the form of your marketing. There's no point having a satisfied customer if you haven't managed to get one in the first place. So how are you going to get those clients? What You Will Learn in This Episode: Why you need to be seen in proper way on social media The benefits and opportunities of doing live videos Why podcasting is the best way to be heard How ...
049 Emma Stirk: Legal Matters
January 06, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBToday I’m talking to Emma Stirk, a lawyer, coach and go-to legal expert for entrepreneurs and small business owners. We talk about common problems you can encounter as you get more visible, and future proofing your business by wrapping it up tightly from the legal point of view. What You Will Learn in This Episode: When is the right time to ask for legal help as you are starting your business The stuff you first need to have in place for your business How to define the service you ar...
048 The Power of Visualisation
January 02, 2020 05:30 - 14 minutes - 13.9 MBToday I'm talking about the power of visualisation for your business and your life on the whole. I’ll walk you through what I mean by visualisation, and why this is a powerful process that you need to consider integrating into your everyday life. What You Will Learn In This Episode: What is visualisation How visualisation works in your brain The difference between visualisation and wishful thinking How visualisation translates into real life perceptions and actions Guided visuali...
047 Planning Your New Year
December 30, 2019 05:30 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBAs we are leaving 2019 behind us, I want to to share with you the processes and the questions that I use to review my year, and to set myself up for what I want to create in 2020. I hope they are going to prompt you to consider your life and business as one entity, so that you can create the life that you want. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Eight categories to take into account when planning your year Three columns to fill out in each category Questions to ask yourself about yo...
046 Being Intentional
December 26, 2019 05:30 - 7 minutes - 7.74 MBBeing intentional means deciding where you're headed with your business and your life, and what kind of person you want to be. Setting big goals has worked very well for me this year, and today I want to help you be more intentional about what you want to create for your life and business next year. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How journaling helps you become more intentional Setting daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly goals in business and life Why your big 20-year...
045 Traci Cornelius: Being Uncomfortable
December 23, 2019 05:30 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBMy guest today is Traci Cornelius, a business and mindset coach who helps entrepreneurs scale their business. We talk about why it’s so important to become comfortable with being uncomfortable, and what feeling the fear and doing it anyway means for growing your business. What You Will Learn in This Episode: Why feeling comfortable leads to being stuck What pushing yourself out of your comfort zone really means in your business and life How to trick your brain into doing something tha...
044 How to Self-Publish
December 19, 2019 05:30 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBToday we are talking about how to self-publish. I have just been through this process, and had a successful launch of my first book, which went to #1 across 11 categories. I’ll talk you through exactly what the self-publishing process entails. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Kindle Publishing Direct and print-on-demand: the fastest track into self-publishing Book editing, formatting and design details you need to be aware of How to market your book with a strong title, descripti...
043 Jo Swann: How to Get In The Press
December 16, 2019 05:30 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBJo Swann is a PR coach who helps female entrepreneurs raise their profile in the press, and who is helping me promote my book Get Visible. Today we are talking about how we built my media campaign strategically and got me in the press. What You Will Learn in This Episode: What is PR in the media world today? What are reactive and proactive PR campaigns What it means to be media ready How you can create multiple types of stories to fit different kinds of media Why proactive campai...
042 Book Publishing Options
December 12, 2019 05:30 - 11 minutes - 11.4 MBToday I'm talking about options you have for publishing your book. I want to talk you through the pros and cons of the three routes that are available to authors and those publishing their first or their second book. What You Will Learn in This Episode: What are self-publishing, traditional and hybrid publishing Pros and cons of self-publishing: complete control vs. lack of experience Traditional publishing: badge of honour vs. lack of control Hybrid publishing: a done for you serv...
041 Estelle Keeber: Instagram and Visibility
December 09, 2019 05:30 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MBToday I’m joined by Estelle Keeber, the co-founder of MIBA and its resident Insta queen. Estelle has spoken on stages around the world alongside incredible women such as Michelle Mone and Karren Brady. Her instagram knowledge is legendary, and her interactive and fun tips never disappoint. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How MIBA came to be and what needs it responded to How MIBA strategically grew its success on social media like Facebook and Instagram Kicking off from social me...
040 Book Writing Process
December 05, 2019 05:30 - 18 minutes - 17 MBAs I just launched my first book, I am very fresh to the whole process of writing and publishing a book. In the next four episodes I want to talk you through this process, and I’m starting by sharing my journey of getting my first book written. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How and why I decided to write a book Why it took five years to actually get down to the writing process The journey from the book proposal to actual writing How to get back to the flow and momentum of wr...
039 Andy Lopata: Nurturing Professional Relationships
December 02, 2019 05:30 - 23 minutes - 22.3 MBAndy Lopata is an author, speaker, and acclaimed business networking strategist. In this conversation we talk about how you can nurture, grow and maintain professional relationships, so you can get the results that you want by being real and authentic. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: Why just connecting is not enough Why 90% of the follow up should be about that other person Overcoming the fears of picking up the phone, of bragging, boring others, or being rejected How to leverag...
038 How to Work Out The Best Events to Attend
November 28, 2019 05:30 - 7 minutes - 7.06 MBToday I'm talking about live events, and why you should make sure that you get to the relevant conferences and networking events in your industry. No matter how much of your work is online, you can always create much better rapport and deeper connection if you meet people in person. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How to be intentional and deliberate about who you want to connect with Start with a list of local, national and international events Why you should invest in showing ...
037 Nick Bradley: Increasing Your Sphere of Influence
November 25, 2019 05:30 - 34 minutes - 32 MBI’m co-hosting this episode with Nick Bradley, who is on a mission to help entrepreneurs scale up their business to create freedom, build wealth and lead life on their terms. We are talking about how you can increase your sphere of influence in order to have more impact. What You Will Learn In This Episode: What the journey from startup to scale-up phase of a business looks like Why your ability to work with people is key to scaling up How to decide who you want to bring into your sp...
036 The Power of Masterminds
November 21, 2019 05:30 - 8 minutes - 8.06 MBIn this episode, we are talking about the power of mastermind groups. I have completely transformed the backend of my business, increased my sales 13 times, and my audience size 8 times as a result of masterminds. Here is why they are so powerful. What You Will Learn In This Episode: The origins of mastermind groups and the current mentoring mastermind concept In person vs. online masterminds - pros and cons Group support and accountability as the main values of a mastermind group P...
035 Helen Pritchard - LinkedIn Lead Generation
November 18, 2019 05:30 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBHelen Pritchard is an expert on LinkedIn lead generation, helping coaches, consultants and business owners get more inbound enquiries on LinkedIn. If you’ve been wondering how you can best use this social media network to make yourself known for what you do, this is the episode for you. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why many entrepreneurs are scared of niching down The benefits of being super clear on only one thing instead of trying to sell everything to everyone Why Helen cho...
034 Backing Up Your Business
November 14, 2019 05:30 - 8 minutes - 7.84 MBToday, we are talking about the importance of backing up your business, which is something that many entrepreneurs, in their rush to get out there and be seen, don't take the time to make sure that their important information is safe. So follow these tips now, and you’ll thank me later. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How to make sure your files and computer are safe Automated backing up on two hard drives as well as in the cloud storage How to back up your website Why it’s a ...
033 Shaa Wasmund: Being A Leader For Your Tribe
November 11, 2019 05:30 - 23 minutes - 22 MBMy guest today is Shaa Wasmund, a bestselling author, entrepreneur, speaker, and the founder of the Freedom Collective community for like-minded entrepreneurs and freedom seekers. In this episode we talk about what it means for a leader to show up for your tribe, no matter what is going on in your personal life. What You Will Learn In This Episode: What responsibilities you have when you are a leader and the authority in the field What it means to be radically authentic How to rema...
032 How to Deal With Difficult Clients
November 07, 2019 05:30 - 10 minutes - 10 MBIn this episode, we're talking about how to deal with difficult clients. We’ll go over how you should respond to them in a professional and legal capacity, as well as how to come to terms with criticism or even abuse that you might be getting from somebody you've entered into a business relationship with. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Nobody is out to get you - it’s normal to have challenging clients How to establish watertight boundaries with client by signing a contract for yo...
031 Rob Moore: Vulnerability As You Get Visible
November 04, 2019 05:30 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBToday I’m interviewing Rob Moore, one of UK’s leading entrepreneurs in the area of business and self-development. Rob is a best-selling author, a record breaker in public speaking, and the host of one of the leading business podcasts. In this episode we talk about vulnerability as you get visible, and thoughts and behaviours that might hold you back when you decide to get out there. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why visibility is vital to be an entrepreneur and what’s the cost of i...
030 Why Blogging Carves Authority
November 01, 2019 05:30 - 10 minutes - 9.95 MBIn this episode, we talk about how you can create authority online with blogging. Content is still King, and Google and YouTube are looking at the written content first and foremost. So where do you start with blogging? What You Will Learn In This Episode: Using keywords and SEO on your blog to better rank in Google Building backlinks with affiliate programs, and recommending other people’s work Headlines, subtitles, scaling and readability tips How to properly use imagery and video...
029 How To Craft A Memorable Pitch
October 31, 2019 05:30 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBFar too many talented, capable people struggle with describing what they do to others. Today I want to talk about the power of being able to introduce yourself without stumbling, knowing what and why you are going to say whenever you go to a networking event. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How to shape your pitch for networking events Why you need three versions of the pitch Pitch elements: hook, pain, solution, revenue model, traction, competition and ask How to write an effe...
028 How To Create A Powerful Talk As A Speaker
October 30, 2019 05:30 - 9 minutes - 9.36 MBIf you're asked to get up and give a talk, you want to make sure that it is powerful, memorable and engaging for every single audience member in the room. So how do you go about creating a talk that packs a powerful punch? What You Will Learn In This Episode: It’s not about you - what’s in it for the audience? Discovering the core message and audience demographics Consider different representational learning methods in your talk Formatting the talk - why, what, how, what if and when...
027 Launch Strategy Basics to Increase Your Sales
October 29, 2019 05:30 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBIf you don't know how to launch and how to do it well, people will not buy your stuff no matter how good they think you are and your service is. In this episode I’m going to teach you the basics of launch strategy. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Pre-launch awareness to increase curiosity and build desire of your audience Facebook challenges and free webinars as pre-launch tools How to drive attention and energy 5-6 weeks prior to launch Why launch period needs to be short and ...
026 How To Improve Your Networking Skills
October 28, 2019 05:30 - 9 minutes - 9.35 MBEven if you feel fairly confident networking, knowing you're going into a room where you don't know many people can have you absolutely coming out in a sweat. I want to help you through that, so in this episode we are talking about how to improve your networking skills. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Approaching networking events with the attitude of serving other people Why you need a simple pitch and ‘scenario’ for networking Crafting a few stock sentences for one-to-one conve...
025 How To Monetise Your Podcast
October 27, 2019 05:30 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MBSo you've got your podcast out there into the world, but how do you go about monetising it? Although the podcast value is more about the impact you can make than about money opportunities, once it’s out there you’ll want to bring in revenue from advertising on your show, and that’s what we talk about it this episode. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: How to approach the right companies with monetisation ideas What is CPA - Cost Per Acquisition monetisation method and affiliate links ...
024 How To Block Out Your Diary For Routine
October 26, 2019 04:30 - 8 minutes - 8.65 MBWhen you're running a business, it's easy to get lost in the tasks that are non-essential. So today we’re talking about how to block out your diary for routine, how to make sure that it's working for you, not against you, and that you are putting focus on the things that really matter. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How to distinguish core activities that move your business forward from just being busy Breaking down tasks into urgent, important, waiting, pending to delegate, decis...
023 How To Start Automating Your Business
October 25, 2019 04:30 - 10 minutes - 9.68 MBIn this episode we talk about how to automate your business. You’ll learn how to have as many of your admin tasks that drain your time and energy fully automated, so that you invest that time in getting your business set up in the first place, and it runs itself with minimal or no effort from you. What You Will Learn In This Episode: How to automate your list building and data collecting with an effective CRM system Using social media scheduling tools for planning and automating your p...
022 How to Make a Good Lead Magnet
October 24, 2019 04:30 - 9 minutes - 8.89 MBA lead magnet, or opt-in, is something that you provide for free in exchange for an email address. This is how you build your list, which is crucial for your sales process. So what makes a good lead magnet? What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why you want to drive your clients away from social media and onto your mailing list Different forms of lead magnets: PDFs, e-books, videos etc. How to research what your lead magnet can offer as a value to your potential clients How to connec...
021 Laws of Influence For Increased Sales
October 23, 2019 04:30 - 9 minutes - 9.5 MBIn this episode, we are talking about the psychology of persuasion and the laws of influence that you need to know about. These are: liking, reciprocity, authority, social proof, consistency, contrast & comparison, and scarcity. Let’s hear about each of them. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Sharing a bit of yourself and connecting with people to build the like factor Why freebies work so well when you want to receive testimonials and referrals How to showcase your credibility and...
020 How To Write a Book Proposal
October 22, 2019 04:30 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MBIn this episode, we talk about everything you need to create in order to have a solid proposal for your book, one that will make you stand out as an author in your field and get yourself even more visible. What You Will Learn in This Episode: The two main reasons why you would want to write a book proposal What are the key elements of a good book proposal Why you should think about market niching strategy for your book Self-publishing vs. traditional publishing What the promotion ...