Table of Contents
This is No Accident xii
Thank You Internet xv
She Sets Off on Her Entrepreneurial Journey xix
Part 1 She Shows Up for Her Dreams
It's All about You 1
You Are Your Biggest Problem 5
What It? 8
The Little Voice in Your Head 10
Overcoming Resistance: The Three Cs 13
Crack Yourself Open 16
Becoming Unstuck 19
Give Yourself Permission to Dream 22
Enroll in the University of Opportunity 27
Make the Decision to Be Curious 29
Bring Your Vision into Focus 34
Write It Down, Make It Happen 38
Create Your Future History 40
Hello, Google 49
The Doubts Creep Back in 51
Watch Your Thoughts 53
Be Willing to Choose Different Thoughts 56
Make Friends with Discomfort 58
Be Grateful for What You Have 65
Believe More 67
Ask the Universe for It 70
It's All Just an Experiment 74
The Checklist: She Shows Up for Her Dreams 76
Part 2 She Gets Herself Out There to Shine
Let's Talk Business 81
Even Though It's Hard, It's Simple 87
Step 1 The Heart and Soul 90
What's It All About? 90
Your Mission 92
What Do You Stand for? 95
Step 2 Your Audience 98
Who Are Your Audience? 98
You Can't Please Everyone 105
Step 3 Engaging Your Audience 107
How to Make Your Audience Fall in Love 107
Delight Your Audience 108
Expressing Your Brand 112
Communicating with Your Audience 114
Serving Your Audience 119
My First Creation 123
How Will You Add Value? 128
Be YOU 132
Step 4 Building Your Audience 135
The Internet Is Your Stage, Get Out There and Shine 135
Network Like Crazy 137
Thank You, Facebook 140
Finding Your Magic Formula 143
Step 5 Let's Talk About the Money 151
Move Past Your Money Blocks 151
How Are You Going to Make Money? 157
Your Growth Game Plan 165
Be Relentless 171
Moving Past Comparisonitis 173
Connecting the Dots Going Backward 175
The Checklist: She Gets Herself Out There to Shine 178
Part 3 She's Unstoppable
Honor the Process 181
You've Got to Have Persistence 184
Keeping the Faith 187
You've Got to Practice Like Crazy 191
Consistency Is the Key 194
How to Avoid Overwhelm 197
Growing a Team and Finding a Mentor 208
Gather Your Business Friends 215
Listen to Yourself 218
Don't Carry Your Mistakes Around with You 221
Celebrate the Wins 223
Take Care of Yourself 226
Resist the Urge to Keep Putting Things Off 228
When It All Feels Impossible… 229
You Are Here 234
It All Slots into Place Eventually 236
The Checklist: She's Unstoppable 239
Thank You 241
The 28-Day She Means Business Challenge 243
Acknowledgments 255
About the Author 259