For many media producers, winning an Emmy is the pinnacle of their career. However, after winning hers, Samantha Thomas was ignited to do more IN FRONT of the camera, and created her own Chicag0 based Web Series. In this week’s episode Samantha shares a candid look at pursuing your passion, wanting to quit, and finding the full to keep going.

ABOUT THE GUEST: Samantha loves restaurants, food, and people.  Early in her career she worked as a Television News Producer for several local news markets across the U.S. including Missouri (CBS), Las Vegas (FOX, and CBS), and Chicago (CBS).  It was during her career as a news producer that Samantha received an EMMY Award.

Top Quotes:

“If you’re chasing a dime, don’t waste your time.”

“Turn your what-if’s into why nots.”

“Faith, family, and a few good friends are what kept me going”

ACTION STEPS:

1) Focus. Stop wearing so many hats.

2) Don’t do it all. Delegate tasks to your support system

3) Choose ONE THING daily to move closer to your goals

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

1) 7 Habits of Highly Successful People

2) Samantha on Instagram

3) Small Talk Web Series

All money is not good money.

Just because a client is willing to pay for your services, doesn’t mean you should take the deal. In this episode, Dr. Shante responds to requests from listeners to provide some “digital mentorship” regarding how to select the right clients for your business.

After listening to this episode, I invite you to tweet your feedback @DrShanteSays or leave a review on iTunes.

About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from Project Runway, HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Top Quotes:

1. Even Jesus Had a Client Profile
2. Just because your pockets are growing doesn’t mean your brand is
3. Money has strings attached: strings of expectation, input, and demands on your time

Action Steps:

• Establish a screening process to assess the proper fit
• Be up front about the kind of client you want to work with
• Look for clients that are in alignment with your values or risk having a client become a brand liability

Imagine, after 10 years of pursuing your dream, getting hired under the biggest brand name in your industry. Now imagine walking away from it a short while later, to pursue a promising opportunity that turned out to be a front for a criminal enterprise.

Out of work, and drawing unemployment for three months, Jonathan Hood, bet on himself, and walked back into the offices of ESPN to request a second chance. More than a decade later, he’s a highly regarded sports journalist with a listening audience that spans from coast to coast on SIRIUS/XM radio and a sportscaster in one of the largest sports markets in the country.

In this episode, Jonathan Hood shares powerful lessons about knowing your worth, second chances, and the privilege of getting paid to do what you love.

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About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Respect the Process
2. Work with Humility
3. Don’t enter a partnership with someone who doesn’t share your values
4. Maximize Your Minutes

Top Quotes:

• “I left the most powerful brand in sports on a whim…and 60 days later, the company went belly up”
• “For three months I didn’t know what I was going to do, but my faith was that I was that I would get back into the business”
• “You have to believe in your brand first. I believed in my brand because they didn’t believe in me. “

Resources

@TweetJHood

Jonathan at SIRIUS/XM

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Writing a book, publishing a podcast, having a popular blog, are all noteworthy accomplishments. But in and of themselves, they are not sufficient to build sustainable revenue, increase brand recognition or grow your customer base. In order to achieve these metrics, you need systems. This episode provides actionable strategies for leveraging your core message, product or service into a scalable system for success.

THIS EPISODE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO:

1. Establish a process for moving audience members to take committed action with you
2. Leverage your current content into back end products
3. Use content specific opt-ins to accelerate your audience growth
4. Diversify your revenue stream
5. How to strategically use a self-published book on Amazon for back end sales

Mentioned in this Episode

The Kendrick Brothers

Michael Hyatt

While delivering a workshop on Social Media, strategist Marki Lemons raised the question, “Why are you buying the premium package when you haven’t even leveraged what’s free?” It’s a stinging truth that entrepreneurs pour money they don’t have into ads, pay per click, and sponsored posts that don’t yield a good return on investment. Today’s episode provides targeted strategies to help you grow your audience, using social media, specifically Periscope, Instagram, and Twitter. This episode is part 4 of the Belief in Action Series.

THIS EPISODE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO:

1. Use Branded Content to protect it from digital “thieves”
2. Post at strategic times to increase the visibility of your posts.
3. Use Periscope to create your own “TV Style” Lineup
4. Use Tags and Hashtags to increase audience engagement
5. Use Instagram as a Lead Magnet

Popular Photo Apps to Include Words with Pictures

Photofy

Word Swag

Pixlr

Popular Video Apps:

Square Ready

Clip Sticth

Stack Motion

Create High Impact Graphics

Canva

Without an audience, you don’t have a platform. It’s just that simple. Today’s episode provides targeted strategies to help you grow your audience, build your authority, and get more targeted leads on your email list. This episode is part 3 of the Belief in Action Series.

KEY ACTION STEPS:

1. Create your authority; Being an authority allows you to charge a higher premium
2. Create your Authority through Content Marketing.
3. Use the Client Profile Formula in Episode 21 to develop your content marketing strategy
4. Solicit brand ambassadors to help you build and grow your online community
5. Develop a solid lead magnet to help build your list of targeted leads

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW:

Landing Page

Create Branded Material using Canva

Copyblogger Authority

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When launching your platform, you have no time to “play the field”. Once you begin the intentional process of branding, and marketing yourself and your expertise, you need to be crystal clear about who you’re trying to attract. Unfortunately, when we aren’t clear on who we want to serve and how we can serve them, we wind up in one bad relationship after another, until we’ve lost clients, cash, and credibility. In this episode learn the formula to develop your ideal client profile, and how to attract them to your business.

KEY ACTION STEPS:

1. Don’t be a player. Commit to one person and focus your efforts on attracting him/her.
2. Demographic information is not enough. You have to be intimately acquainted with your perfect client profile.
3. Buying Triggers – messaging that strikes a nerve with your ideal client are the key to converting sales
4. Have an intentional communication plan at every stage of your client’s action cycle

PODCAST MENTIONS

Client Profile Formula

Join Dr. Shante on Periscope

You say potato. I say po-tah-to… That’s how many entrepreneurs approach branding and marketing. They use the terms interchangeably when in fact, there are SIGNIFICANT differences. This  episode will be the first of a five part series called, “Belief in Action”.  Part One focuses on branding, specifically how to get brand clarity and utilize marketing strategies. Grab a pencil and get ready to take Good Notes!

KEY ACTION STEPS:

1. Re-evaluate your bio and remove confusing labels

2. Use brand messaging to differentiate yourself from the competition

3. Connect your product or service to a tangible benefit to your client

4. Don’t get misused: Establish written agreements for discounted/free products or service

5. Provide indirect value as an audience growth/strategy

PODCAST MENTIONS

Start With Why – Simon Sinek

Pizzazzed Plus: Kristen Harris

Join Dr. Shante on Periscope

The film, ‘Straight Outta Compton” reminds us that we can give birth to dreams in the unlikeliest of places. While gun violence, police brutality and racial profiling may not plague us, all of us know what it is to be in a place where our dreams seem impossible, unreachable, and unrealistic. In this week’s podcast I use the Valley of Dry Bones to speak life back into your dreams and let you know that wherever your dreams are stuck, you can come Straight Outta’ that place.

After listening to this episode, I invite you to tweet your feedback @DrShanteSays or leave a review on iTunes.

About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the creator of the Design Your Own Brand (DYOB) Makeover Experience, where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Acknowledge that Your Mindset has to SHIFT
2. You can’t be envious of others’ success and expect to have your own
3. Stop Self Sabotaging: Visualize the people that you were went to serve
4. Iron Sharpens Iron: Utilize the gifts of like minded individuals to help your vision gather momentum

Top Quotes:

• “Some of you are looking at your circumstances and asking if this is even possible”
• “When you move towards your dream, you will attract opposition”
• “You’re going to come out of this in one piece. The struggle is temporary.“

Resources

Failing Forward by John Maxwell

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A double-minded man is unstable in all of his ways. Indecisiveness, the inability to make decisions is a symptom of a bigger issue: Fear. In this episode find out what’s at the root of fear-based decision making and specific strategies for overcoming it.

After listening to this episode, I invite you to tweet your feedback @DrShanteSays or leave a review on iTunes.

 About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Acknowledge that Indecision IS a Decision
2. Stop gathering information and start interpreting the information already acquired
3. Exercise Value Based Decision Making
4. Consistently document Your Journey and the lessons learned along the way

Top Quotes:

• “When the stakes are high, it can be difficult to make a decision”
• “Stop letting other people paint on your canvas”
• “It’s not faith is you know the outcome“

Resources

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Stop Chasing Influencers: Jared Easley and Kimani Constable

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Chicago is known for a great many things: Al Capone, incredible architecture, the 1985 Bears, corrupt politicians, and amazing food. However, in the past two years, murder rates in the city have reached such alarming levels, that noted filmmaker, Spike Lee, visited this summer to film CHIRAQ, likening Chicago to the blood fields of Iraq.

With such a dark cloud looming overhead, I was especially grateful to see a silver lining shining through the darkness, in a group of Millennials that call themselves, The New Chicago. They were my special guests for this podcast. Tune in to hear about the change they’re ushering into the city, and a challenging message that questions our fidelity (faithfulness) to our assets.

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SPECIAL GUESTS: Steve Dunlap and The New Chicago

About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Maximize the resources your currently have
2. Exercise client appreciation routinely
3. Reallocate your time towards more productive activities
4. Build a Team that Shares Your Vision

Top Quotes:

• “We are in love with results, but not the process”
• “Being faithful is about being  committed CONSISTENTLY to your dream”
• “Started from the bottom, now we here“

Resources

• A Team of Leaders
• Periscope
• Faithful over a Few Things
• Henry Ford

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Being a public success does not exempt us from private failure. Publicity does not equal profit, a lesson that this week’s guest, Ash Cash learned the hard way. Despite his best selling book, “Mind Right, Money Right” and his rapidly growing reputation as a financial expert, he found himself in foreclosure, lacking the means to support his growing family. Find out how Ash made an amazing comeback and why he’s making it his personal mission to help people avoid the pitfalls of financial ruin. BONUS: Get a FREE Copy of Ash’s book, “Mind Right, Money Right” by signing up for his email list here.

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About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from Project Runway, HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Live Below Your Means
2. Focus on the actions you can take today; tomorrow doesn’t exist
3. Focus on Passive Income: You Need Money that Works for You
4. Don’t ever second guess God

Top Quotes:

• “Popularity doesn’t equal profit”
• “God did not put us on this earth to struggle.”
• “I was so arrogant…if I had not gone through that experience, I wouldn’t have had the humility to serve people. “

Resources

• Scarcity
• Mind Right, Money Right
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• 4 Hour Work Week

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Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill has sold more than 70 million copies worldwide. It is heralded as one of the greatest books on entrepreneurship and success ever written. And now, this classic text has been modernized to include a female audience by best selling author and business coach, Sharon Lechter. In this interview, Sharon provides a formula for success and her incredible wisdom regarding faith and endurance.

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About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Be transparent about your past
2. Be willing to close doors so that other doors can open
3. Surround yourself with a team that shares your personal mission
4. Recognize your value in God’s overall plan 

Top Quotes:

• “Women define themselves through the eyes of others.”
• “Success is about how you feel when you look at yourself in the mirror”
• “Everybody has skeletons in the closet. Show up for duty with all of them “

Key Resources:

Think and Grow Rich for Women

Speak Serve & Sell

Outwitting the Devil 

Sharon’s Podcast

Prayer of Jabez

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Imagine quitting your job with the hope and excitement of an advance on your new book deal, a string of new brand partnerships, and all of your personal relationships intact. Now, imagine all of it falling apart just days before your final day of safety and security at your full time job with benefits. That’s what happened to author/blogger Jocelyn Delk Adams, creator of Grandbaby Cakes. Listen to how she bounced back when the bottom nearly fell out of her dream.

In this episode learn about trusting the timing of your life, the cure for despair, and finding inspiration in your personal triumphs.

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About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Resources

1. Grandbaby Cakes Cookbook
2. Marketing: A Love Story
3. Boomerang Email Support
4. Freshbooks 

Episode Action Steps:

1. Build Your Brand through Content
2. Consistently Guest Post for Other Brands
3. Hard work is the only option when things fall apart
4. Keep Going until you have Success

Top Quotes:

• Success requires: “Trust the Timing of Your Life”
• “Being broke forced me to hustle in a way that I wouldn’t have, had things worked out as I hoped”
• “Don’t look at others as a point of comparison, Your journey is your journey. “

Key Timestamps:

• [04:26] Money Doesn’t Rain from Heaven…It doesn’t even Sprinkle
• [05:41] No Guarantees
• 10:4- Making financial sacrifices
• [12:37] Life After Quitting
• [14:25] I Didn’t Get Confirmation Right Away
• [19:58] Don’t Throw in the Towel
• [23:48] Comparison is not the way you Grow

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When you try to eat or harvest fruit out of season, the results are disappointing to say the least. The same can be said of brand building. Building a brand is a deliberate process of planting, cultivating, WAITING, and harvesting when the time is right. When we try to accelerate the results, we run the risk of being disappointed, disenchanted, or worse… disengaging from the process.

In this episode learn when to plant, and when to know when it’s your season to reap the fruit of your labors.

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About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Polish Your Pitch
2. Solidify your infrastructure
3. Divorce Yourself from the Outcome
4. Make sure you have clear policies in place to serve customers

Top Quotes:

• “You have to put something, to get something out.”
• “I could listen to Jeremy Irons read the phone book”
• “You read two books and suddenly you’re an expert? No. That’s not how it works. “

Key Timestamps:

• [03:26] Harvesting Out of Season
• [05:25] Clues that You’re Harvesting Out of Season
• [09:35] Lessons from the Alchemist
• [13:42] Learning During Planting
• [20:00] Perfect Your Pitch
• [25:00] Gut Check: How Committed Are You

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Let the church say YES! While contemplating the keys to building a successful brand, I was amazed at the commonalities between church building and brand building. Even if you rarely frequent churches, there are powerful, and insightful lessons to be learned from how churches grow their audience, create a community of givers/investors, and the gold standard… turn people into brand evangelists.

After listening to this episode, I invite you to tweet your feedback @DrShanteSays or leave a review on iTunes.

About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Stop Charging at the Door
2. Connect Your Platform to the Needs, Desires or the People You Want to Serve
3. Serve even when people don’t give
4. Create a Shareable Experience

Top Quotes:

• “Your brand drives the business, not the other way around.”
• “Stop shoving appointment books in front of your client’s faces and learn how to serve their needs”
• “Churches create a community of givers by being servers.”

Key Timestamps:

• [01:15] Commonality between brand building and church building
• [02:00] Upon this Rock I will build my brand
• [03:40] What is your doctrine?
• [05:00] Feeding Your Sheep
• [06:00] Building through Serving
• [08:00] Connecting the Needs of People
• [08:34] Building an Audience Takes Time
• [09:15] Don’t Mistake the Brand for the Business
• [11:15] 2 Months Later, 10,000 Downloads
• [12:25] Evidence You’re Too focused on business vs branding
• [14:40] Stop Charging at the Door
• [15:55] Brands Drive Business
• [16:44] Create a Community of Givers
• [17:55] Be Willing to Serve When People Don’t Give
• [19:00] Spreading Your Gospel (Message)
• [20:55] Create a Shareable Experience
• [23:30] 3 Keys to Building Your Brand Church

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We live in a world of pretenders. Myriad social media platforms testify to our ability to present “edited narratives” of our lives. But when it comes to branding, pretending can be a reckless gamble. In this episode, I share the power of authenticity, the risks and the rewards.

This episode is dedicated to the victims of the June 17th shooting in Charleston. May their souls rest in peace.

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About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Seek to build legitimacy with your audience
2. Don’t compromise your morality to gain popularity
3. Take control of your narrative
4. Establish transparent communication with your followers

Top Quotes:

• “I don’t want to place myself in a position where I have to deliver punchlines for popularity.”
• “You should never brand yourself as anything to anyone unless you know exactly who your target audience is.”
• “We often find ourselves looking the part when in actuality, we are far from together.”

Key Timestamps:

• [01:10] Devastation in Charleston
• [03:53] Defining Authenticity
• [05:05] The problem with being “LIKED”
• [06:30] Acting in alignment with your values
• [07:15] Arrested Development
• [9:40] Being honest with your followers
• [11:30] Stay in Your Lane
• [12:40] Compromising your platform for popularity
• [13:48] Trading punchlines for popularity
• [16:08] Consequences of being fake
• [18:29] The difficulty of rebranding
• [26:00] My Tribute to Charleston

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In life, there will be many moments that don’t make the highlight reel…moments that we’d like to forget. But for Derreck Kayongo, those are the moments that served as confirmation that he was meant to change the world. After fleeing civil war in Uganda, Derreck took a simple idea and transformed it into a global, health initiative. Listen as he shares the power of persevering in the face of failure.

After listening to this episode, I invite you to tweet your feedback @DrShanteSays or leave a review on iTunes.

About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Overview:

In this podcast, Dr. Shante interviews Derreck Kayongo, founder of the Global Soap Project, where recycled bars of hotel soap are reformulated and distributed around the world to countries with limited access to basic health care.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Don’t get out of the game, keep playing
2. Run to your strengths; don’t compete trying to beat someone at THEIR game
3. Read, David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
4. Don’t limit apps to technology; reframe apps as a way to transport your ideas all over the world

Top Quotes:

• Find inspiration in your own story
• Giving back is more than just giving money
• Truth is at the intersection of success and failure

Resource Links:

Road Map to Success by Derreck Kayongo

Key Timestamps:

• [02:07] Vision from a Bar of Soap
• [03:53] It takes steadfastness to do big things
• [05:38] Accessing every tool in your toolkit
• [06:57] Confirmation through failure
• [09:29] Failing Big
• [10:20] Platitudes Won’t Do
• [12:18] Finding Inspiration in Yourself
• [14:19] Deal with your issues
• [14:50] Don’t overlook who you’re becoming
• [16:04] Document Your Journey
• [17:45] Don’t get out of the game
• [21:00] Fight the Goliath’s in Your Life Using YOUR strengths

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Sometimes, it’s not what you do, but how you do it. After three years, and thousands of dollars invested in law school, startup attorney, Rachel Rodgers didn’t see any career options that appealed to her. While her colleagues were lining up lucrative job offers, she declined, took a year off and mapped out what it would look like to practice law on her terms. Five years later, she shares how she achieved multiple six-figure success, with a powerhouse legal team that serves client all across the globe.

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About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Overview:

In this podcast, Dr. Shante interviews Rachel Rodgers, ESQ., lead attorney for the Rodgers Collective. Her best-selling, DIY Legal Kit, “Small Business Bodyguard” has quickly made her a favorite among entrepreneurs

Episode Action Steps:

1. Don’t get rushed into making a poor decision
2. Divorce yourself from traditional notions of what a business is supposed to look like
3. Read, The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
4. Use, “HipScout” to manage your customer service needs

Top Quotes:

• [Regarding Spousal Support] “I married you AND Direct Deposit.”
• “There are a lot of people working hard to be cookie cutter.”
• “I’d rather be broke and happy than rich and miserable.”

Resource Links:

4 Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferriss

Key Timestamps:

• [02:08] Questioning what you really want
• [03:57] Moments of Indecision
• [05:05] Taking the Leap
• [08:45] Recognized for Bucking the Status Quo
• [10:00] Choosing to be the sole bread winner
• [12:28] Motivated by Purpose
• [15:25] Ignoring traditional roles
• [16:40] Don’t Miss your window of opportunity
• [18:17] Struggles at Every Level
• [22:20] High Level of Customer Service = Higher Premiums
• [23:55] Divorce yourself from traditional business notions
• [25:00] Small Business Bodyguard

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When we think about taking a great leap forward, many of us get scared and chicken out. We believe the real risk is moving forward. But what if the bigger risk is staying put? In this episode, Former President and CEO of IKEA Pernille Spiers Lopez, shares her lessons learned about leaving her comfort zone and the gift of failure.

 After listening, I invite you to Tweet your feedback on Twitter @DrShanteSays and Leave a Review on iTunes.

About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Overview:

In this podcast, Dr. Shante interviews former President and CEO of IKEA, Pernille Spiers Lopez, to discuss life after IKEA, the launch of her new book, and helping others design a life that they love.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Evaluate your vision: Do You Still Want This?
2. Assemble a personal board of directors to support you
3. Read, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
4. Read, “The Art of Possibility” by Rosamund Stone Zander

Top Quotes:

• “It is during those tough moments that we learn the most about ourselves.”
• “Anything worth having is going to be hard work.”
• “There’s a bigger risk of doing nothing.”

Resource Links:

Good Life Designed – Workshops, Community, Resources

Pernille’s Book: Design Your Life

Key Timestamps:

• [01:00] Life After IKEA
• [03:00] Building a legacy
• [04:24] Early struggles as a journalist
• [05:10] Leaving it all behind
• [06:15] When Your Degree doesn’t = Dream Job
• [07:40] Inspiration through Interaction
• [09:00] Leveraging Your Skills

[09:24] Managing fear

• [10:38] Your Power Moments
• [11:30] Evaluate the Evidence of Your Success
• [12:52] The Risk of Doing Nothing
• [14:45] Good Reads: The Alchemist and The Art of Possibility
• [18:14] Taking Action with Pernille

Be sure to add your comments and feedback below or via Twitter @DrShanteSays

Many of us want success; but fewer of us are willing to do what it takes to actually get there. When we allow ourselves to become distracted by time wasting activities or caught up in a mundane, life routine, we lose track of our true mission and grow further away from our goals. In this episode Dr. Shante reveals some of the bad habits that cause us to stagnate and offers strategies for moving forward.

 After listening to this episode I invite you to tweet your feedback @DrShanteSays or leave a review on iTunes! 

About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Overview:

In this podcast, Dr. Shante examines three critical elements of a success habitat: circle of influence, fertile soil for growth, and the benefits of changing your scenery.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Stop reaching for your phone first thing in the morning; meditate instead
2. Set daily intentions; don’t allow life to just happen
3. Evaluate how your daily activities are contributing to your purpose
4. Sacrifice social media and pop culture interactions for more purpose-driven activities

Top Quotes:

• “You have to exercise the discipline to reap the dividends.”
• “You cant wait for other people to show up in your life; You have to be the one to show up.”
• “We’re so busy Keeping up with the Kardashians that we’re not cognizant of our own cash flow.”
• “You have to be willing to Master Your Craft.”
• “If you want to be great, you have to start great.”

Resource Links:

Podcast Movement Conference

(PROMO CODE: PMW15 for discount)

Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill

Key Timestamps:

• [01:30] Sacrificing for Success
• [02:34] The Case of the Quick Fix
• [04:18] Dissing other entrepreneurs damages your brand
• [05:07] Don’t be overly focused on the payoff
• [07:24] Evaluate your daily routine
• [08:47] How does being “busy” improve your bottom line?
• [10:55] Sacrifice “Hashtags” to build Hallmarks
• [11:40] Put Your Excuses on Hold

• [14:30] What Prices Are you Willing to Pay for Your Success?
• [17:40] Exercise discipline to reap the dividends
• [21:00] Being alone can be a superpower
• [22:53] Be willing to Master your Craft

Be sure to add your comments and feedback below or via Twitter @DrShanteSays

Good seeds can’t grow in bad soil. Sometimes our lack of success comes from being in the wrong environment, where we find ourselves being constantly depleted instead of renewed. In this episode I share strategies to uproot and replant yourself in the kind of “soil” that will allow you to blossom.

After watching this episode, I invite you to leave a review on iTunes or share your feedback via Twitter @DrShanteSays

About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believe BIGGER.

Overview:

In this podcast, Dr. Shante examines three critical elements of a success habitat: circle of influence, fertile soil for growth, and the benefits of changing your scenery.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Surround yourself with SERIOUS Entrepreneurs
2. Gravitate towards people that can pour into you and give you the benefit of their expertise
3. Understand the distinction between support and approval
4. Replant BEFORE you start to gain momentum; otherwise you may be tethered to things that limit your mobility

Top Quotes:

• “Sometimes you have to uproot in order to take root”
• “There is no room for random people in your life. Everyone should have an INTENTIONAL ROLE.”
• “You may not be able to change your situation, but you can change IN your situation.”
• “Your family is NOT your Target Audience.”

Resource Links:

Podcast Movement Conference

(PROMO CODE: PMW15 for discount)

Key Timestamps:

• [01:55] People who deplete you and people who renew you
• [03:00] Entrepreneurs are misunderstood
• [04:00] Who are the people in your circle?
• [04:40] Podcast Movement Summer Conference
• [05:18] Iron Sharpens Iron
• [06:30] Everyone in your life should have an intentional role
• [08:25] Family is not your target audience
• [09:44] Cameo: Indra Nooyi, CEO of Pepsico
• [10:55] Distinguish between support and approval
• [13:34] Entrepreneurship is not an overnight sensation
• [14:29] Are You around Toxic People?
• [15:40] Examine Your Commitment
• [18:15] Uproot before you get tethered
• [19:08] Audience Reflections

After watching this episode, I invite you to leave a review on iTunes or share your feedback via Twitter @DrShanteSays

We fall down, but do we always get up? For many aspiring entrepreneurs and influencers, hearing the word, “NO” shakes our confidence to the core. In this episode I share my insight about shifting the power of NO and overcoming rejection once and for all.

About the Host, Dr. Shante Bishop

Dr. Shante is a nationally recognized brand strategist with a client portfolio that includes talent from HGTV, NBC Network, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Her work has been featured in Forbes, JET Magazine, Fox Network, and WCIU Chicago.

She is also the CEO of Design Her Label where she equips entrepreneurs and influencers with the tools to build and believer BIGGER.

Overview:

In this podcast, Dr. Shante challenges the power of NO by deconstructing the emotional impact and redirecting that energy into action steps that move you closer to your dreams/goals.

Episode Action Steps:

1. Get feedback that will prepare you for a future opportunity
2. Make sure your pitch is in alignment with the strategic vision of the person you want to back you
3. Assess whether you have surrounded yourself with the right people to take your vision forward
4. Seek to attract influencers rather than just a fan club

Top Quotes:

• “Macy’s is not passing around a box of tissues because you didn’t buy their shoes”
• “Rejection is redirection.”
• “If the Shonda Rhimes of your industry knocked on your door, would you be ready for the YES?”
• “Don’t be so preoccupied with becoming popular that you fail to be relevant!”

Resource Links:

• Unapologetically You by Steve Maraboli (http://www.businessinsider.com/)

Key Timestamps:

• [01:35] No is painful
• [02:47] Bestowing too much power to others to decide our future
• [05:20] You may not be in the right soil to grow
• [06:05] NO is not personal
• [06:53] NO is an opportunity to learn
• [08:14] Rejection is Redirection
• [11:58] Rejection can cause paralysis if we let it
• [12:45] Who Decides Your Ending?
• [14:40] Its OK to go off script
• [15:34] When Pride becomes a barrier
• [16:00] Are You Ready for the YES
• [18:00] You can’t build Ritz Carlton Quality with Motel 6 Branding

Be sure to add your comments and feedback below or via Twitter @DrShanteSays

You might know him as the Power Forward for the Atlanta Hawks or one of Duke’s most memorable alums, but off the court, Elton Brand is a serial entrepreneur, who joined me during a recent visit to Chicago to share his keys to winning in the business game.

About Elton

Elton Brand is an alum of Duke University and the #1 Draft Pick of the 1999 NBA Draft class. He has garnered an impressive 16 year career in the NBA and currently plays as a power forward for the Atlanta Hawks.

He is also the CEO of Milk Media Studios and owns several tech startups.

Overview:

In this podcast, Elton dispels some common entrepreneurial myths regarding what it really takes to get your vision off the ground and offers some wise words for entrepreneurs struggling with self-doubt.

Elton’s Action Steps:

1. Do your research before partnering with others
2. Use the momentum of one success to build another
3. Bootstrap if you can; Big Investors = Big Expectations
4. Start Small; Show the Potential of Your Vision

Top Quotes:

• “There’s a lot of sharks out there; it’s their job to take your money.”
• “I was still learning the business, but I believed in myself; believed in my brand.”
• “Trust the system; Set a goal, execute, but be prepared to walk away”
• “I’ve gotten a lot of good pitches on LinkedIn. It’s a place for serious entrepreneurs”

Resource Links:

• Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/)
• From Good to Great by Jim Collins (http://ow.ly/MSwwQ)
• The Long Tail by Chris Anderson(http://ow.ly/MSwCb

Key Timestamps:

• [01:13] A Leap of Faith into the World of Film
• [01:48] Before Christian Bael was Batman
• [02:45] You Don’t Have to be an Expert to Start
• [03:30] A Gamble Pays Off
• [04:45] Building Momentum
• [05:20] Becoming a Parallel-preneur
• [06:00] Having impact with limited resources
• [07:05] Polishing your Pitch
• [8:00] Assessing Risks & Moving Past Adversity
• [9:30] Bootstrapping your startup
• [10:15] Finding the right people for your team
• [10:50] What Sharks Really Do
• [11:55] Trusting the System
• [13:37] Good Reads for Entrepreneurs

Be sure to add your comments below or via Twitter @DrShanteSays

SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 003: Is Fear Making You Fat?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How Fear Manifests Physically in Your Body: ([1:18])

• Entrepreneurship is perceived as risky and can generate the same physical reactions (Anxiety, stress, etc.) as sky-diving or bungee jumping. ([1:20])
• Money is a stressor. Walking away from guaranteed, direct deposit, security for something that is not guaranteed can form into a fear. ([2:00])

About the Chemical Reactions of Fear/ Stress Hormones ([2:50])

• Adrenaline: Heart races, energy surge, jittery feeling … “Am I Really Going To Do This?” ([2:58])
• Cortisol: Increased sugar to the bloodstream. The feeling of being trapped. “I Can’t Make A Decision.” ([3:41])
• Shortness of Breath ([4:10])

How Fear (Stress) Impacts Your Body – with Special Guest, Dr. Ryan Powell ([4:18])        

• Your body doesn’t know the difference between a Bear and a Bill. ([4:43])
  • In stressful situations, hormones and chemicals are fired to give you the energy to either fight or flight [a bear]. ([5:00])
  
  
• If you are in on-going constant state of stress [from bills]then: ([5:16])
  • Your heart is always beating fast
  • Your blood sugar is always high, which can lead to:
    • Diabetes
    • Heart problems
    • Weakened immune system.
    • Weight gain
    • Other related illnesses.
    
    
  • Mood changes due imbalanced hormones
  
  

• Examples of “Bears” scaring you away from the path to Entrepreneurship: Start-Up Costs, Lack of Time, Lack of Knowledge. ([6:04])
  • If instead of taking action, you constantly worry over your fears, your body thinks you’re in a constant state of danger. ([6:38])
  • Your body does not have the opportunity to restore to its normal hormone levels and balance. ([7:05])
  • Shante uses Super Mario’s Star Power as an example. The adrenaline rush is only supposed to be momentary. ([7:20])
  
  

About Simple and Healthy Solutions to Fear:

• Remember to Take A Deep Breath ([8:40])
  • Create a plan that gives you that same peace. ([10:23])
  • Sleep! ([11:03]) Fear can be causing you to lose sleep. You need to reboot, so you can perform at optimal level. ([11:23])
  
  

About Cognitive Dissonance ([12:05])

• When there are conflicting attitudes/beliefs in the mind at once. ([12:43])
• Living Out Your Dreams vs. Getting Up, Going to Work, and Working on Someone Else Dream ([12:50])
  • Reinvest Your Skills into Your Own Dreams ([13:55])
  
  

Coping with Cognitive Dissonance: We Eat! ([14:07])

• Food is predictable, comfortable, and familiar. Many of us are overweight because we are eating our fears. ([15:48])
• We make excuse for our eating: “I deserve this”. ([15:21])

About The Healthiest Way to Cope and Manage Fear ([15:53])

• Confront your Fears with Authentic action ([16:03])
  • Authentic action leads the facilitation of your dream ([16:12])
  • The Vending Machine – it’s...]]>In the finale of the Fear Series, Dr. Shante enlists health expert Dr. Ryan Powell to to explain how fear is affecting our waistlines and overall health.

    SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 003: Is Fear Making You Fat?

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    How Fear Manifests Physically in Your Body: ([1:18])

    • Entrepreneurship is perceived as risky and can generate the same physical reactions (Anxiety, stress, etc.) as sky-diving or bungee jumping. ([1:20])
    • Money is a stressor. Walking away from guaranteed, direct deposit, security for something that is not guaranteed can form into a fear. ([2:00])
    
    

    About the Chemical Reactions of Fear/ Stress Hormones ([2:50])

    • Adrenaline: Heart races, energy surge, jittery feeling … “Am I Really Going To Do This?” ([2:58])
    • Cortisol: Increased sugar to the bloodstream. The feeling of being trapped. “I Can’t Make A Decision.” ([3:41])
    • Shortness of Breath ([4:10])
    
    

    How Fear (Stress) Impacts Your Body – with Special Guest, Dr. Ryan Powell ([4:18])        

    • Your body doesn’t know the difference between a Bear and a Bill. ([4:43])
      • In stressful situations, hormones and chemicals are fired to give you the energy to either fight or flight [a bear]. ([5:00])
      
      
    • If you are in on-going constant state of stress [from bills]then: ([5:16])
      • Your heart is always beating fast
      • Your blood sugar is always high, which can lead to:
        • Diabetes
        • Heart problems
        • Weakened immune system.
        • Weight gain
        • Other related illnesses.
        
        
      • Mood changes due imbalanced hormones
      
      
    
    
    • Examples of “Bears” scaring you away from the path to Entrepreneurship: Start-Up Costs, Lack of Time, Lack of Knowledge. ([6:04])
      • If instead of taking action, you constantly worry over your fears, your body thinks you’re in a constant state of danger. ([6:38])
      • Your body does not have the opportunity to restore to its normal hormone levels and balance. ([7:05])
      • Shante uses Super Mario’s Star Power as an example. The adrenaline rush is only supposed to be momentary. ([7:20])
      
      
    
    

    About Simple and Healthy Solutions to Fear:

    • Remember to Take A Deep Breath ([8:40])
      • Create a plan that gives you that same peace. ([10:23])
      • Sleep! ([11:03]) Fear can be causing you to lose sleep. You need to reboot, so you can perform at optimal level. ([11:23])
      
      
    
    

    About Cognitive Dissonance ([12:05])

    • When there are conflicting attitudes/beliefs in the mind at once. ([12:43])
    • Living Out Your Dreams vs. Getting Up, Going to Work, and Working on Someone Else Dream ([12:50])
      • Reinvest Your Skills into Your Own Dreams ([13:55])
      
      
    
    

    Coping with Cognitive Dissonance: We Eat! ([14:07])

    • Food is predictable, comfortable, and familiar. Many of us are overweight because we are eating our fears. ([15:48])
    • We make excuse for our eating: “I deserve this”. ([15:21])
    
    

    About The Healthiest Way to Cope and Manage Fear ([15:53])

    • Confront your Fears with Authentic action ([16:03])
      • Authentic action leads the facilitation of your dream ([16:12])
      • The Vending Machine – it’s right there in front of you. Just take action—don’t leave your dreams in the vending machine for someone else to snatch! ([16:22])
      
      
    
    

    Top 3 Podcast Takeaways

    1. “When you live below your potential, you are in a constant tug-of-war between who you are and who you want to be.” ([12:05])
    2. “Take responsibility for the actions you are NOT taking.” ([15:53])
    3. You are feeding your Fears! No pop, no pizza, no donut, can ever compare to the satisfaction of actually getting out there in pursing full throttle what it is that you were born to do!” ([14:07])
    
    

    Bonus: ”Take action, make the connections, do what it is necessary! It can save your life” ([16:22])

     

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    ]]>http://brandingforbelievers.com/?p=1164Wed, 06 May 2015 11:31:15 -050025:16nofullIn the finale of the Fear Series, Dr. Shante enlists health expert Dr. Ryan Powell to to explain how fear is affecting our waistlines and overall health. SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 003: Is Fear Making You Fat? In This Episode, You Will Learn: How Fear Manifests Physically in Your Body: ([1:18]) Entrepreneurship is perceived as risky…Dr. Shante The Fear Series Part 3: Is Fear Making You Fat?In the finale of the Fear Series, Dr. Shante enlists health expert Dr. Ryan Powell to to explain how fear is affecting our waistlines and overall health.
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    ]]>http://brandingforbelievers.com/?p=1160Wed, 06 May 2015 01:43:47 -050025:16nofullIn the finale of the Fear Series, Dr. Shante enlists health expert Dr. Ryan Powell to to explain how fear is affecting our waistlines and overall health.Dr. Shante The Fear Series Part 2: Social Impact

     

    EPISODE 002: Social Impact

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    How Debilitating Fear Can Make Your Dreams Inaccessible ([1:34])

    About the Impostor Syndrome: “I feel like a fraud” ([2:46])

    When you are consistently presented with praise you still have feelings of inadequacy you may be experiencing:

    • Chronic Self Doubt: “But, Who Am I?” ([3:25])
    
    

    When you repeatedly question yourself or your ideas and skills, you are conditioning yourself NOT to do well. You have what it takes!

    • Social Comparison: “Mines Will Never Look Like That…” ([4:40])
    
    
    • Lack of Conviction = “Who’s Going to Take Me Seriously?” ([6:28])
    
    

    How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome: Examine the Evidence ([10:34])

    About Fear of Judgement: “What Are People Going to Say?” ([11:42])

    • Are you granting others permission to have power over your story? ([12:15])
    • The “Devil We Know” ([12:58])
    
    

    About Fear of Failure (Fear Is Not Such a Bad Thing!) ([18:12])

    • Failure is the opportunity to learn, grow, and strengthen our resolve. ([18:23])
    
    

    Example: Touching the Hot Stove. ([18:37])

    • Read John C Maxwell’s Failing Forward: “Failing is NOT Final” (unless we say it is!) ([19:19])
    • Fear is often a mask for fear of taking accountability if things don’t go as planned ([19:45])
    • Famous Failures: ([23:18])
    • PERSIST!
    
    

    Top 5 Podcast Takeaways

    1. “Everyone you think is phenomenal started out the same way you did.” ([7:07])
    2. “Good is the enemy of great because good breeds complacency; ‘good’ breeds paralysis.” ([8:20])
    3. “The reason why you are here [reading this] is because I WILLED IT TO BE SO! Period.”
    4. “No one can make me feel inferior without my permission.”- Eleanor Roosevelt ([13:30])
    5. “When you fail you have to own it…You are the only one responsible for the outcome of your life.” ([21:14])
    
    

    BONUS: It’s your time when you say it’s your time!” ([24:06])

     

    ]]>

     

    EPISODE 002: Social Impact

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    How Debilitating Fear Can Make Your Dreams Inaccessible ([1:34])

    About the Impostor Syndrome: “I feel like a fraud” ([2:46])

    When you are consistently presented with praise you still have feelings of inadequacy you may be experiencing:

    • Chronic Self Doubt: “But, Who Am I?” ([3:25])
    
    

    When you repeatedly question yourself or your ideas and skills, you are conditioning yourself NOT to do well. You have what it takes!

    • Social Comparison: “Mines Will Never Look Like That…” ([4:40])
    
    
    • Lack of Conviction = “Who’s Going to Take Me Seriously?” ([6:28])
    
    

    How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome: Examine the Evidence ([10:34])

    About Fear of Judgement: “What Are People Going to Say?” ([11:42])

    • Are you granting others permission to have power over your story? ([12:15])
    • The “Devil We Know” ([12:58])
    
    

    About Fear of Failure (Fear Is Not Such a Bad Thing!) ([18:12])

    • Failure is the opportunity to learn, grow, and strengthen our resolve. ([18:23])
    
    

    Example: Touching the Hot Stove. ([18:37])

    • Read John C Maxwell’s Failing Forward: “Failing is NOT Final” (unless we say it is!) ([19:19])
    • Fear is often a mask for fear of taking accountability if things don’t go as planned ([19:45])
    • Famous Failures: ([23:18])
    • PERSIST!
    
    

    Top 5 Podcast Takeaways

    1. “Everyone you think is phenomenal started out the same way you did.” ([7:07])
    2. “Good is the enemy of great because good breeds complacency; ‘good’ breeds paralysis.” ([8:20])
    3. “The reason why you are here [reading this] is because I WILLED IT TO BE SO! Period.”
    4. “No one can make me feel inferior without my permission.”- Eleanor Roosevelt ([13:30])
    5. “When you fail you have to own it…You are the only one responsible for the outcome of your life.” ([21:14])
    
    

    BONUS: It’s your time when you say it’s your time!” ([24:06])

     

    ]]>http://brandingforbelievers.com/?p=1130Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:44:16 -050029:22nofullIn part 2 of the fear series, Dr. Shante explains how fear affects the way we interact with and perceive others, specifically how fear can cause us to doubt ourselves despite praise from others, create unhealthy social comparisons, and resign ourselves to failure. This episode will highlight the failures of famous leaders and influencers who continued to pursue their dream in the face of setback.Dr. Shante The Fear Series Part 1: Mind Games 

    Branding for Believers

    EPISODE 001: Mind Games

    Fear is crippling. It keeps hundreds of thousands of talented individuals from pursuing their passion and living their dream.  In the first podcast (better described as a “podclass”), Dr. Shante discusses how it’s all in your head! Overcome the mental roadblocks that are on your journey to success! She’s challenging emerging thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and influencers to have steadfast belief in their visions and take bold action. #BELIEVEBIGGER

     

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    How Psychological Barriers Keep You from Achieving Your Goals ([2:02])

    • Good Fear: facilitating fear motivates you. Fight or flight! ([2:10])
    • Bad Fear: debilitating fear cripples you. ([3:10])
    
    

    How Fear Can Manifest in Your Life

    • The Power of the Mind. ([3:33])
    • Being Fearful vs. Being Scared ([3:45])
    • The impact of living in fear ([4:04])
    
    

    Origins of Fear and “You’re not good enough” Voices ([4:31])

    • Social Conditioning: “Just Get A Job” ([5:17])
    
    

    We’re conditioned to stay away from “risky” behaviors’

    Dr. Shante takes it back with this old school example (8:20): The Cosby Show – THE WILDERNESS STORE

    • Stereotypes: “Do I Belong Here?” ([9:35])
    
    

    The pressure to debunk stereotype may be causing you to perform poorly and self-sabotage.

    • Mental Shortcuts: “Remember that time you failed.” ([13:27])
    
    

    Your mind is like a Google Search. You rely on immediate examples that come to your mind to make decisions. Is your past making you afraid to make another move?

    How to Make the Shift from Fear to Faith ([17:04])

    • Real vs. Not Real: Make the distinction! The “what ifs” and the Big Bad Wolf are not real. ([17:24])
    • Confront Fear With Action! ([18:51])
    • Ask yourself the right questions! Why do I believe in myself? You will get Afformation (and affirmation)! ([19:57])
    
    

    Top 5 Takeaways

    1. “When you believe in yourself, when you believe in your possibilities, when you are doggedly and fiercely committed to being successful… AMAZING things can happen!” ([0:37])
    2. “It’s amazing the kind of power the mind has on what physically manifests in your life.” ([3:13])
    3. “When you live in fear, you are routinely conditioning yourself for failure” ([4:04])
    4. “There are alternatives to sacrificing your dreams!” ([17:40])
    5. On self-sabotage: “You didn’t forget. You got scared.” ([12:40])
    
    

    Bonus: DO IT AFRAID! ([18:51])

     

    ]]> 

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    EPISODE 001: Mind Games

    Fear is crippling. It keeps hundreds of thousands of talented individuals from pursuing their passion and living their dream.  In the first podcast (better described as a “podclass”), Dr. Shante discusses how it’s all in your head! Overcome the mental roadblocks that are on your journey to success! She’s challenging emerging thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and influencers to have steadfast belief in their visions and take bold action. #BELIEVEBIGGER

     

    In This Episode, You Will Learn:

    How Psychological Barriers Keep You from Achieving Your Goals ([2:02])

    • Good Fear: facilitating fear motivates you. Fight or flight! ([2:10])
    • Bad Fear: debilitating fear cripples you. ([3:10])
    
    

    How Fear Can Manifest in Your Life

    • The Power of the Mind. ([3:33])
    • Being Fearful vs. Being Scared ([3:45])
    • The impact of living in fear ([4:04])
    
    

    Origins of Fear and “You’re not good enough” Voices ([4:31])

    • Social Conditioning: “Just Get A Job” ([5:17])
    
    

    We’re conditioned to stay away from “risky” behaviors’

    Dr. Shante takes it back with this old school example (8:20): The Cosby Show – THE WILDERNESS STORE

    • Stereotypes: “Do I Belong Here?” ([9:35])
    
    

    The pressure to debunk stereotype may be causing you to perform poorly and self-sabotage.

    • Mental Shortcuts: “Remember that time you failed.” ([13:27])
    
    

    Your mind is like a Google Search. You rely on immediate examples that come to your mind to make decisions. Is your past making you afraid to make another move?

    How to Make the Shift from Fear to Faith ([17:04])

    • Real vs. Not Real: Make the distinction! The “what ifs” and the Big Bad Wolf are not real. ([17:24])
    • Confront Fear With Action! ([18:51])
    • Ask yourself the right questions! Why do I believe in myself? You will get Afformation (and affirmation)! ([19:57])
    
    

    Top 5 Takeaways

    1. “When you believe in yourself, when you believe in your possibilities, when you are doggedly and fiercely committed to being successful… AMAZING things can happen!” ([0:37])
    2. “It’s amazing the kind of power the mind has on what physically manifests in your life.” ([3:13])
    3. “When you live in fear, you are routinely conditioning yourself for failure” ([4:04])
    4. “There are alternatives to sacrificing your dreams!” ([17:40])
    5. On self-sabotage: “You didn’t forget. You got scared.” ([12:40])
    
    

    Bonus: DO IT AFRAID! ([18:51])

     

    ]]>http://brandingforbelievers.com/?p=1120Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:21:40 -050026:55nofullIn first of three podcasts on Fear, Dr. Shante breaks down how fear impacts us psychologically. Fear starts in the mind and it affects us in very subtle and pervasive ways. Listen and discover how to break the cycle of fear conditioning, self-doubt, and self-sabotage.Dr. Shante