Her 360 with Kae Whitaker

Hey friends, last week's episode about podcasting and YouTube's new feature was so good I decided to keep the party going. I got quite of bit of you that reached out after watching the replay about how to start your own show or you have a show and it's not doing what you want it to do for your business, so I decided to keep the conversation going and really dive into what I would tell a client that is thinking about getting started and why I think you should add podcasting to your content strategy. Tune in and let's chat about what you need to be thinking as it relates to starting or getting your underperforming show off the ground. I can't wait to hear what you think Who should start a podcast? Anyone business owner that has the ability to teach or train to concepts that their audience would find helpful in their buying journey Why I would recommend you start a podcast for your business If your business requires a lot of education from your consumers to help them make a purchasing decision a podcast is a great way to go you can use your podcast to Answer frequently asked questions Teach about the importance of an idea or topic to help your customers get prepared for your service Establish yourself as a trusted industry expert that can be trusted A place to share your unfiltered thoughts and opinions in an environment that you control When should you start a podcast You can start a podcast as soon or as late as you choose Podcasts are great value ads to already existing services Podcasts can be great for establishing yourself as an industry expert and exploding your business What should you have in place before you get started A solid offer - Your offer should be clear and concise and easy to get to. Recommendation - have your funnel in place so your audience can acquire your services easily - if you don't know how to funnel your services watch my free training "The Art of the Sales Funnel" - this will show you what a sales funnel is, how it helps your business, and provide a quick walkthrough on how to set on up. Here's the link to the training --->> https://kaewhitaker.com/courses <<<--- How do you get started? You need hosting for your show Podcasts are syndicated across popular platforms like Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeart Radio etc... in order to show up to these places you need a hosting provider. I like to host my shows directly on my WordPress website using a tool called Bluburry (you can get access to your own Blubrry podcasting account here or if you visit the site use the code "kaewshow" to get your first month free) because it allows me to publish my show and my blog all in one spot and handles my heavy lifting for me. With a little preparation, I can have my show up and out to the world within a matter of minutes and will have fulfilled a couple of content creation objectives in one swoop. I'll be demonstrating how to get this done in more detail in the Kae Club, don't forget you can sign up here --->>> https://learn.kaewhitaker.com/products/communities/the-kae-club You need a microphone (Download the Online Business Toolkit) Link to the Toolkit --->>> https://kaewhitaker.com/courses/toolkit/ You need a recording device (Download the Online Business Toolkit) You need to have a content plan (Join the Kae Club we'll start training on this the week of April 10th https://learn.kaewhitaker.com/products/communities/the-kae-club

Heyyyyy friends!!!! It's been a little minute but I decided to hop on to do a live broadcast today because I've got some information to share with my private clients and I think it would be good info for anyone running a service-based business as well. There's been some exciting news about podcasting and I was going to share it specifically with my private clients but this is good for you too. If you've got a podcast or have been thinking about podcasting, tune in, and let's chat. I want to share what I've learned and talk about some of the benefits this can have for your business! If you need help in this area, we offer consultations, you can learn all about them and schedule one by visiting my website here --->> https://kaewhitaker.com/private-business-coaching-with-kae/ <<---. If you've got questions for the show, please feel free to submit them here --->>> https://keap.app/contact-us/1049062290440548 <<<---. I'll be doing these types of shows a lot more frequently now and I'll be able to answer your question on future episodes. I hope you enjoy today's episode and I'd love to hear what you think down in the comments!

Today on the podcast, I gave some insight and an intro to affiliate marketing and how I think you can practice affiliate marketing to best help your business. Here are a few takeaways: What is Affiliate Marketing Referral-based marketing is where you get paid a commission when referring someone else's product or service. It's one of the easiest ways to quickly start earning an income by using the internet without having to spend massive amounts of time and money creating and managing your own product. Why choose affiliate marketing You would choose affiliate marketing for a few reasons. You're just getting started and don't have a product of your own You love sharing your experiences with others, so to tell a friend about a product would be no big deal for you You have an already existing business, and it's a product that you love and want your already existing audience to love as well What do you need to get started as an affiliate marketer You can get started in a few ways, but I'll quickly explain what worked and still works for us. A platform to share on An understanding of how to share links on that platform Best Practices as an Affiliate Marketer Don't be spammy and recommend staff you don't really like Be sure to choose products that you align with - do a little research and make sure if you align yourself with that brand that you feel comfortable standing beside them Find ways to naturally weave the products or services into already existing stories that you're telling online Action to stay connected: Join the Facebook Group Subscribe to the NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL Share with a Friend

Heyyyy friend! Welcome back to the show! In today's episode, I discuss my content strategy for the rest of 2022. I know it's been a while since we last chatted, but we're just going to pick up where we left off and keep this party going. Excited as always to spend a little time with you and I can't wait to hear what you think! My Content Strategy Right Now Documentation is the name of the game for me right now. Documenting processes, experiences, relations, etc, and then sharing them with my audience. This documentation process then turns into teaching moments as I'm sharing my experiences so the person watching or listening can make better-informed decisions about the direction they want to head on their own journies. It's not necessarily about what's right or wrong, as much as it is, this was my experience, this is what I like/dislike, this is what I learned and this is what I might do differently if I had to do it all over again. That's where the community happens and the freedom happens for those that are following and I absolutely love it! Where I'm creating right now YouTube - My lifestyle channel that's been primarily dedicated to my house - I love this process of decorating and making updates to my home and documenting the process. I've been able to close some really nice brand deals as a result as well and I love it Instagram - Always my rid or die, Family and Lifestyle Content TikTok - Tim and I, House stuff funny content when I feel like cutting up Facebook - Group for the podcast and Live streaming the show Social Media Goals Build a Highly Active Community of Business Women in Their Mid-30s and Up to Actively Pursue the Freedom They Were Taught Wasn't Possible Monetary Goals To Support my Group Coaching Program To Book More Lifestyle Campaigns To create multiple six figures living a true laptop lifestyle where I can work from anywhere for real real Question of the Episode Which platform do you want me to start documenting first? How to Answer Head over to the HER360 FB Group, I'll link it in the show notes and join if you haven't already, from there will be a poll in the group, and cast your vote there. I'll check the results of the poll on Sunday and start the process from there from the most popular choice. OFFERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Sign up to get text and email notifications for when new episodes release -> https://bit.ly/NotifyHER360 - Leave a review and tell me what you liked about today's episode Get your hands on The Social Media Takedown Course here --->>> https://kaes-courses.thinkific.com/courses/the-social-media-takedown CLICK HERE TO LEAVE QUESTIONS FOR TODAY'S EPISODE IN THE COMMENTS Get your hands on my Online Business Tool Kit to get a growing list of all of the tools we use in our online business to help make our systems run smoother and help us to earn more money --->>> https://kaewhitaker.com/courses/toolkit/ <<<---

Hey friends, hey, welcome to another episode of HER 360. In today's episode, we're going to be talking about what to expect from HER360 in 2022! 2021 was what it was and it's taken a long time to get here but I'm super excited to be here. I've finally figured out what we need to do here on the show and in today's episode I'm sharing exactly what that is. Tune in and let me know what you think, and I can't to share the next episode with you later this week! OFFERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Sign up to get text and email notifications for when new episodes release -> https://bit.ly/NotifyHER360 - Subscribe to the Vault to learn the practical steps through video demonstrations on how to execute what we're discussing on the show {Join the waiting list at this URL -> https://kaewhitaker.com/courses/the-vault-waiting-list-page/ <-} Follow us on Instagram particularly in my stories as that's where I'll be posting daily polls and Q&As from the episodes Leave a review and tell me what you liked about today's episode Get your hands on The Social Media Takedown Course here --->>> https://kaes-courses.thinkific.com/courses/the-social-media-takedown CLICK HERE TO LEAVE QUESTIONS FOR TODAY'S EPISODE IN THE COMMENTS Get your hands on my Online Business Tool Kit to get a growing list of all of the tools we use in our online business to help make our systems run smoother and help us to earn more money --->>> https://kaewhitaker.com/courses/toolkit/ <<<---

Hey friends, hey, welcome to another episode of HER 360. In today's episode, we're going to be talking about phase I of my content planning process which is all about research, research, research! In this episode, I break down the process I've been using to research high-quality content ideas to help me create longer-form content that can then be repurposed over my entire online medium. I have to say that this is probably the most important part of my process, and if I can be completely honest the part that takes the longest to execute, but when I follow this process to a T, I find myself with a much higher quality piece of content that tends to serve my business goals for months on end, and that's what I hope for you to accomplish. If you've got questions about today's episode please leave them below in the comments. My team and I will collect them and prepare an answer for them during one of our upcoming Instagram lives scheduled to begin in late October, early November. SHOW OUTLINE CONTENT RESEARCH PLAN In order to create a solid piece of cornerstone content we have to do the research BEFORE we begin to create to ensure 3 valuable ideas Are people looking for it How Will You Monetize It What keywords need to be in place to ensure it's found in search queries. Oftentimes, we aren't successful in our content strategies because we don't plan ahead to ensure we understand where all roads lead that way we know what to measure as a result of our efforts. In today's episode, we cover how to plan and how to get the necessary research done to ensure your success. OFFERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Sign up to get text and email notifications for when new episodes release -> https://bit.ly/NotifyHER360 - Subscribe to the Vault to learn the practical steps through video demonstrations on how to execute what we're discussing on the show {Join the waiting list at this URL -> https://kaewhitaker.com/courses/the-vault-waiting-list-page/ <-} Follow us on Instagram particularly in my stories as that's where I'll be posting daily polls and Q&As from the episodes Leave a review and tell me what you liked about today's episode Get your hands on The Social Media Takedown Course here --->>> https://kaes-courses.thinkific.com/courses/the-social-media-takedown CLICK HERE TO LEAVE QUESTIONS FOR TODAY'S EPISODE IN THE COMMENTS Get Access to the Content Planning Guide to Learn How to Research Great Content Ideas for Yourself for only $7 --->>> https://kaewhitaker.com/courses/content-planning-phase-1-blueprint-research/ <<<--- Get your hands on my Online Business Tool Kit to get a growing list of all of the tools we use in our online business to help make our systems run smoother and help us to earn more money --->>> https://kaewhitaker.com/courses/toolkit/ <<<---

Hey friends, hey, welcome to another episode of HER 360. In today's episode, we're going to be talking about My 6 Step Process to Updating My Content Marketing Strategy and I can not wait to hear what you've got to say. This episode felt really good to record and I'm excited to continue to help you in the upcoming episodes refine your marketing strategies online and get to the revenue you're trying to make. If you've got questions about today's episode please leave them below in the comments. My team and I will collect them and prepare an answer for them during one of our upcoming Instagram lives scheduled to begin in late October. SHOW OUTLINE EVALUATING MY STRATEGY Looked at What I Am Good At and What I'm Willing to Do What will require my time versus what I can offload to someone else Which platforms am I going to focus on When will I create my content How am I going to make money around my content What are my KPIs and how often will I measure them WHAT I LANDED ON Pre Recorded Video on YouTube for the Lifestyle Brand & Podcast Audio for the Marketing Business is going to be my focus I will spend a max of 2 hours a week pre-recording video and audio content then pass off the distribution to my assistant, I'll also dedicate about an hour and a half a week getting with my family to create fun and entertaining Reels for Instagram Our distribution will consist of small video clips from what we record on YouTube to be distributed on Instagram and surrounded by family friend Reels Our Podcast will serve as audio content for podcast networks but will also serve as our weekly business blog post because that's where it's hosted so it's killing two birds with 1 stone We'll distribute the podcast in a similar fashion to our YouTube videos taking 2-3 audio clips and making reels out of them with me demonstrating what I'm talking about I've got time-slotted out on Tuesdays for my Pre Recordings so I don't conduct any client meetings on those days We'll monetize in a similar fashion as we've been doing by brand partnerships and campaigns as well as self-paced courses for marketing clients to take and apply on their own or train their teams My KPI's will be views and downloads as well as the number of conversions I'm getting in course sales and measuring the traffic sources in my analytics accounts, more on that to come OFFERS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Sign up to get text and email notifications for when new episodes release -> https://bit.ly/NotifyHER360 - Subscribe to the Vault to learn the practical steps through video demonstrations on how to execute what we're discussing on the show {Join the waiting list at this URL -> https://kaewhitaker.com/courses/the-vault-waiting-list-page/ <-} Follow us on Instagram particularly in my stories as that's where I'll be posting daily polls and Q&As from the episodes Leave a review and tell me what you liked about today's episode Get your hands on The Social Media Takedown Course here --->>> https://kaes-courses.thinkific.com/courses/the-social-media-takedown CLICK HERE TO LEAVE QUESTIONS FOR TODAY'S EPISODE IN THE COMMENTS

Hey friends, hey, welcome to another episode of HER 360. I'm so glad you're here and I'm so excited to be back in front of the microphone! It's been a long minute since we've been able to chat, so today I wanted to catch you up on the plans I have for the show this season and talk with you about what you can expect in future episodes. This show has been my baby, and it seems like every time I would try to get in front of the camera something would get all up in the way, but not now. I think after the move, we've settled into our new normal, we're getting our wings back, and I'm ready to start serving you again and really dedicate my time to the show. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe to the show, and connect with me over on the INSTAGRAM because that's where I'm at on a daily basis talking about these episodes and diving in to getting to know you on a deeper level. If you've got questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments section, and my team and I will grab them and answer them on one of our IG lives scheduled to start back up in late October. As always, thanks so much for your support and I'm excited to be in your ear every week again starting now! CLICK HERE TO LEAVE QUESTIONS FOR TODAY'S EPISODE IN THE COMMENTS

Hey friends, hey, welcome to another episode of HER 360. I'm So glad you're here because today we're going to be talking about driving social media engagement by building community. Community is important, especially when we're trying to accomplish our business goals. The whole goal of a community is to move people from being transactional in their relationships, to become emotionally invested in your business or your organization. There's a strategy to accomplishing that through your community, and there are quite a few things that you want to consider as you're determining how you're going to build out your community, which is what we will discuss today. Now when I say community, especially in these first few episodes, I want you not to think about where you'll deliver the community, but instead, we're going to go from a big picture. We always start with if the world was perfect and we could have it however we wanted it, we're going to start there and work our way backwards. Where we'll deliver the community is somewhere far down the road, but today I want to have a conversation about why Social Media Community is important and I want to help you understand what a community is. Once we've had that conversation I want to empower you at the end of this episode to go and start to strategize on your ideas of what type of community you want to establish for your business and in your organization. I'm also going to give you a little bit of homework, and then once you're done with that homework, when the next episode comes out, we'll go a little deeper into this conversation. Now, let's jump into today's episode. CLICK HERE TO LEAVE QUESTIONS FOR TODAY'S EPISODE IN THE COMMENTS

Hey guys. Welcome to another episode of Her 360 today. I'm really excited because we are talking to Ms. Keenya Kelly of keenyakelly.com. And let me tell you, I found Keenya on TikTok and I know you've heard a couple of episodes where I found these amazing women on Tik TOK, but when I found her on Tik Tok I knew we had to chat. Keenya is an accomplished business executive, teacher and inspirational speaker, Keenya Kelly found her voice by writing & speaking about understanding your God-given purpose and living up to your fullest potential. She captures her audiences by conveying powerful lessons of overcoming fear, self-doubt, & divorce to creating successful six-figure businesses utilizing her gifts and corporate background. Keenya is the CEO of If You brand It, a branding and consulting firm in Redding, CA where she strategically helps business owners go from the formulation stage of a Business to developing million dollar brands. She believes that branding is what people say about you, when you are not around, so we need to tell them what to say. Today Keenya and I talked about some real life stuff. We talked about challenges that she's had in her past marriage. We talked about the idea of being able to set boundaries and so much more. There's so much in this episode that I cannot wait to unpack with you after you tune in, but once they're done, make sure you connect with Keenya because she is an amazing woman; and if you don't do anything else, but stalk her Tik Tok like I do, there is so much for you to learn from her. Keenya will definitely be an added benefit to your life and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to know her now and bring her to your listening ears, lol. So without further ado, let's hop into today's episode.

Hey guys. Welcome to another episode of Her 360 today. I'm really excited because we are talking to Onyi Azih of sincerlyonyi.com. Onyi is a 30 something Nigerian American trying to juggle life as a working Mom of 2 littles, maintaining a long-distance marriage all while practicing medicine as a Physician Assistant. I can’t forget to mention she's also a full-time Motherhood, Lifestyle and Travel blogger. So let’s just say, she keeps my hands full. In today's episode, Onyi and I talk about how she's able to balance it all. I found Onyi on TikTok and let's just say I laughed from a healthy place at all of her content. Onyi has an amazing way of pulling you into her world and making you feel like you're best friends and it's because of that reason I knew I had to interview her. You'll find that after you listen to today's episode that it is so much you can learn from her, and I hope if you're a content creator that is interested in learning how to make this business work for you, you reach out and get the help you need. In the meantime be sure to connect with Onyi via Instagram, TikTok, and Clubhouse (if you have it) and be sure to let her know I sent you! Enjoy!!!

Hey friends! Today, I sat down with a good friend of mine, Jasmine Winters, to talk about influencer marketing. We chat about her experience becoming an influencer, the possible challenges you might face, and the mindset needed for you to grow your platform as an influencer utilizing influencer marketing. . There are many people under the impression that being an influencer and handling influencer marketing is easy but that's not always the case, so we’re going to break down some things to keep in mind: How important networking is! If you want to get into any type of business, you need to remember how important networking can be. Jasmine is going to tell us some of the ways she has created and maintained these relationships over the years, plus what some of them have led to. What it means to be your own boss, there are a lot of responsibilities that come with the title. From being disciplined, staying consistent, and standing up for yourself, just to name a few. Sometimes you gotta know when to take a breath and we’ll share some of our tips to help it from feeling overwhelming. Most importantly we will finish off by talking about knowing your worth and your purpose. In this industry, you need to be true to yourself and your brand at the end of the day. Brands will try to do you over because treating their needs before yours can be their priority, so if you are not grounded in something it is easy to get disconnected. Stepping out of your comfort zone and staying true to yourself at the end of the day is what Jasmin is all about so I love it when I have opportunities like this to just chat with my friend and give y'all some behind the scenes scoop that you should know when pursuing influencer marketing. If you want to check out more from Jasmine Winters below are some of her links: Instagram Youtube Also, make sure to be following me on Instagram to be the first to know when Part.2 with Jasmine Winters is live! Thanks for tuning in and I'll see you in the next episode!

Hi Friends, Many of you have asked about what kinds of things you should have planned before you start your blog, so today I am going to discuss the plan you’ll want to have in place to help you achieve a consistent and rewarding blog in the future! The plan for before you start your blog incorporates a few things, so today we’re going to address: The types of content you want to publish. Some things to plan you before you start your blog is the content you want to create. Thinking about the type of content you would like to publish, and how frequently you want to upload your content is important. How to make money and manage monetary costs. Considering out how much publishing the content you want would cost you and how to make a significant profit from your content are some things I am going to go through today. How to bring traffic to your content. Traffic is very important in making your blog successful. I’ll tell you how to communicate with your audience in the appropriate way on the correct channel, and how other social mediums can help you establish a sound audience. Lastly, I will be covering with you how you want to plan for who is going to help you publish your blog. I know that all of us have other activities and our days can get busy. Some of us are mothers, wives, business women, and most of the time all of that at once! Running a blog on top of that can and will be difficult to handle alone. When bloggers are sharing content with our community, it can get a little difficult keeping up with deadlines and managing advertisements and so and so forth. Considering forming a team to help you ensure that your blog is successful is vital in maintaining success especially at the start. If after listening to today’s episode you find that you need some additional help, we offer one on one sessions to talk through the specific needs you have and provide a simple plan to help you accomplish your goals. To book a one-on-one consultation with me just click the link below. www.KaeWhitaker.com → Work with Kae tab→ 1-on-1 Coaching As always if you liked what you heard and you’ve got a friend that needs help too, don’t forget to share with a friend! If you’ve got any questions, please leave them in the comments, and I’ll do my best to answer them live on Instagram. Make sure you’re following me there so you don’t miss the announcement on when I’ll be live. Thanks for tuning in and I’ll see you in the next episode! Have questions? Ask them here!!!

Hey Friends Hey! If you’re curious as to how to use lifestyle blogs in order to market your platform, you’ve come to the right place. Today, I will explain how I'm able to be a Marketing & Lifestyle blogger at the same time. Today in the episode, I'm going to give an inside scoop on how I juggle my personal brand while working on my marketing agency at the same time. First I'm going to talk about my business and my lifestyle brand. On the business side of things, I will discuss my audience and the tools I use to market my brand. While on the lifestyle side, I will explain how I began, worked my way up to my goals, and mapped out my ideas to make this a lifelong commitment for me. I knew before I even started blogging what I wanted to do, so I made sure to keep my focus on one thing and worked very hard till I was great at it. Reveling the secret of driving revenue for your business, I am going to give you some tips and tricks that will make you stand out whether it's your personal or professional side while also helping establish and grow your brand. The last thing I'll talk about is how to add to an existing business and make it make sense. For me, it's important to have a connection between myself and my audience because making sure your audience matches the lifestyle you want to market on your media platforms will make it so you don’t have work to do before pursuing a new “audience”. By the end of this episode, you will be able to market through the business you already have, create a story of your audience, and use social media to market your lifestyle platform. If you've got any questions, please leave them in the comments, and I'll do my best to answer them live on Instagram. Make sure you're following me there so you don't miss the announcement on when I'll be live. Remember to be authentic and be you. Thanks for tuning in and I'll see you in the next episode!

Hey friends! Many of you have asked what type of content you should create if you’re thinking about starting a successful lifestyle blog, so today I’m going to discuss the content strategy you’ll want to have in place to help you ensure that if you are adding the lifestyle category to your blog that it is successful. . The successes of your marketing calendar depend on a few things, so today we're. going to address: How to create a Marketing Campaign. When it comes to creating marketing campaigns, you'll want to ask yourself a series of questions that I'll go more in-depth on in the episode, that will allow you to audit the information you have collected and stared creating a content calendar that will help you see when its a good time to promote! This will also help you see the gaps in your calendar that will show you a clear-cut place where the new content can be added. We'll talk a little about establishing a good content mix. You'll hear me mention things like the 3 principles you want to follow when creating your content and some more questions you want to be asking yourself. I like to break this down into year, month, then week-to-week increments and that will guide you based on what the needs are for that month. We warn to effectively move people from social media into your sales funnels. Lastly, I will be covering with you how to know when to incorporate promotional content to meet monetary goals. Your social media should be a place that allows you to showcase your talents and learn about the people that are interested in you so I'll tell you about some of the ways to form deeper connections and tops that will make it possible for you to grow a really engaged audience while earing at the same time. In closing, it's important to note that before you start talking about what content you need need to create a personal brand, you'll want to understand how your platform serves your current business, and today ill provide you with some tools to get you on track! If after listening to today’s episode you find that you need some additional help, we offer one on one sessions to talk through the specific needs you have and provide a simple plan to help you accomplish your goals. To book a one-on-one consultation with me just click the link below. www.KaeWhitaker.com → Work with Kae tab→ 1-on-1 Coaching As always if you liked what you heard and you’ve got biz bestie that needs help too, don’t forget to share with a friend! If you've got any questions, please leave them in the comments, and I'll do my best to answer them live on Instagram. Make sure you're following me there so you don't miss the announcement on when I'll be live. Thanks for tuning in and I'll see you in the next episode!

Today on the podcast I had the honor of speaking with Shanna Boger of PRP Luxury group about how she's been able to successfully shift her business model during this time. We all know that it's been a challenge to shift and plenty of my clients have been able to harnest the power of coaching in the business model to make the shift. This episode is really special because we've decided to share the video from today's episode as well so you can see our conversation and follow along with us. Shanna has been an off and on client of mine for years and has willingly shared her story with us today so tune in to see how she went from Wedding and Event Planner to sucessfull industry coach in just a few months, and why she felt it was important to do so! Enjoy!!! https://youtu.be/8Lix0LIRBAc

It's back to school time, yayyy!!!!! I know a lot of you are not nearly as excited about this time as I am and I've gotten a lot of questions on how we've prepared for this season, so I recorded a podcast episode about it to tell you what we've done, especially since we're still knee-deep in this COVID-19 situation. For us, this was something that didn't require a lot because I started preparing early, but I know a lot of moms were holding out to see how things would play out and I know that it's been touch and go for weeks no, so I thought I'd share our process to provide a little tactical advice for you if you need it. Now be warned, I do fuss a little at the end of the episode, not at you, just in general, just because I'm so passionate about making sure our kids feel some stability. If you've got questions after you listen, feel free to shoot me a message over in my IG stories and I'll answer them maybe in an IG live or story soon. Thank you again for always supporting, I know this year is kinda stressful, but you've got this mama, don't worry you'll do just fine! As always, if you loved what you heard share with a friend friend, sharing is caring!!!! Show Take-Aways Prepare the kids Prepare a space for the kids to learn Flex your schedule Inform who needs to know

In today's episode, I have the wonderful opportunity to interview and an amazing woman by the name of Alana Higginbotham as she shares her homeschooling journey with us. I am proud to call Alana a friend and she is a wonderful example of what a homeschooling mother with all the confidence exudes. In today's show, Alana shares her story of how she came to the decision to homeschool her boys and why enough was enough. Alana takes her own personal experiences and delivers a message that anyone can use to help their growth. As a Mental Strategist, she helps you turn your anxiety, laziness, and negative focus into opportunity. She shares a few of her own life’s challenges and the strategies she used to overcome them, and today is no different. Alana shares her real-life experience to give us insight as mothers on how we can help create a system for our children that helps them thrive. Tune in to today's episode and get a dose of confidence, especially with the school year approaching and get the confidence to do whatever you choose for the best interest of your family this upcoming school year. Remember, especially during this time, there really is no right or wrong answer, the right answer is the one that serves the needs of your family. Show Take-Aways Alana's story is inspiring because as mother's we want the best for our kids and sometimes we are so accustomed to what we've always known that we miss the opportunity to take control of our kids' learning experience and make it what works best for them. Alana encourages me often to know that I am in charge of this process and all things won't always be perfect but we are the drivers of this ship. This is especially important because so many of us are considering alternative ways to educate our children and we lack the confidence to understand if we do something outside of what we are used to that it's just different not wrong. She gives us a good laugh with her candid experience as being a mother and going through this process together with our children and how sometimes we may lose our cool, but we intuitively know our children and will grow together during the process. There's no misstep or mistake you can't overcome because you are ultimately in control. Links mentioned from today's show: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alanahigginbotham Website - https://www.alanahigginbotham.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/alanahigginbotham

In today's episode, I have the wonderful opportunity to interview and amazing woman by the name of Delise Bernard that I am proud to call family and who is also the founder of an incredible resource for homeschooling families called Surviving Homeschool. In today's show, Delise and I chat about some of the challenges that homeschooling moms might face and her advice to get through those challenges. I ask Delise to share her insight on what she thinks it takes to commit to homeschooling your children. You all know this is a new road for me, so my goal is to bring as many resources to the table as I can if you're considering this path as well. I was so excited to interview Delise because she invited me to a fairly new community on Facebook, and I was floored by the level of real engagement and support the group provides for families that are just trying to educate smart kids, lol. Delise and I spoke briefly behind her heart behind her group, Surviving Homeschool, and I knew after talking with her that I had to have her on the show. Delise has been homeschooling her kids forever, that's right, her babies have NEVER crossed the threshold of a public school. And while you might think this was her plan from the very beginning you might be surprised to hear how this really came about. Show Take Aways One of the things that stuck out to me the most from today's episode was Delise's advice to stay attached to your why. Deciding to homeschool your children is a major life decision and while it may feel liberating in the beginning, I'm sure it comes with its challenges, as you hear Delise discuss in today's show. But what I love about her reminding us of our "why", is that I know for myself personally, I'm an entrepreneur so it's my "why" that keeps me going when things aren't going my way, so I'm no stranger to the why being the motivation, and I think you could agree with that as well. What it made me realize, however, is that there is no need to compartmentalize the why. My homeschooling why is very much attached to my professional why as well, and if I use the same thought process that I do when it comes to working, I can navigate through challenging times when they come. My hope today is that you find Delise's insight as valuable as I did when she and I first talked about it. Her passion for self-educating your kids and having the confidence to do so really stands out on the show, and if you're a homeschooling family her group Surviving Homeschool is an amazing resource that I highly recommend. I'm apart of it despite me being lousy at Facebook groups and it helps me when I'm there so I'm sure it can do the same for you. Links mentioned from today's show: Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesurvivinghomeschool/ Website - https://www.survivinghomeschool.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/survivinghomeschool Academic Resource - https://tiny.cc/skoolpon

When it comes to homeschooling it's no easy decision. As a matter of fact, it took us 3 years to finally commit to the idea and it wasn't an easy road to get there. When I eluded to the fact that we had made the final decision to homeschool our kids, I got a lot of questions about resources we used to help us decide and I'm no homeschooling pro, I'm a complete neophyte, so I don't have much advice as to "How" to get this done, but in today's episode I do want to share "Why" we choose to home school our kids. I know for a lot of parents COVID has caused us to look at things a lot differently but for us it was COVID that made us choose to educate our kids at home, but it was definitely the litmus test to see if I could have all 4 of these kids at home and not lose my stuff, lol. In all transparency, we're not homeschooling all 4. Our oldest daughter is in high school and is getting ready to be a junior and we haven't figured out how homeschooling works with extracurricular activities like the band so we're letting her go back, but as for the 8th grader and the 2nd grader, it's on baby, lol. They're coming home and I don't know if they'll ever see the inside walls of a schoolhouse again as a student, and as for Summer, her future is looking brighter AT HOME, Lol. The month of June is dedicated to Homeschooling on the show, starting with today's episode of me sharing my why. Then next week you're going to hear from a Homeschooling professional that has never sent her kids to school that's right NEVA, lol, and she is going to share some of her insight and really valuable resources with us, followed by another amazing episode after hers from a mother that started her kids in school and snatched them, lol. This is going to be an amazing month of information and I can't wait to hear what you think. So lets hop right on in to today's episode!!!