• Are you ready to take your business to the next level? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Work less and profit more? Quit your day job? Get the business side of things under control? Work with dream clients who trust you and become close friends? Experience financial clarity & freedom? 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 Do you know how to get there, friend? Do you have a plan? Clarity on the exact steps you need to take to make it happen? 😬 I know, that's the hard part, right?! Wellllll that's where I come in! 🙋🏼‍♀️ It's my job and my JOY to clear up the muddy waters that are your business hopes and dreams. 🙌🏼 I listen to your thoughts, however jumbled and confusing they may be and build you a custom road map to the next level in your business. 🗒 I'm a dreamer, but a realist. Hopeful, but calculated. Intentional, but fun. 💃🏼 And most importantly I don't believe your business strategy can ignore your life and the needs you have for yourself and your family. ♥️ Is this resonating in your heart, friend? Cause it's time to jump on board for 2020. There's only TWO spots left and they're the LAST ONES until September!! Yep! SEPTEMBER Y'all! DM me girl. 2020's your year. ♥️ . . . . . #theheartfeltgrid #hardworkandfairydust #creativepreneur #smallbiz #calledtobecreative #fueledwithheart #pursuepretty #herestothecreatives #savvybusinessowner #solopreneur #wearethecreativeeconomy #bosslady #creativeatheart #creativityfound #dreamersanddoers #workfromanywhere #creativeatheart #communityovercompetition #makersgonnamake #pursuepretty #goaldigger #dreamchaser #businesstips #laptoplife #theheartfeltgrid
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    Are you ready to take your business to the next level? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Work less and profit more? Quit your day job? Get the business side of things under control? Work with dream clients who trust you and become close friends? Experience financial clarity & freedom? 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 Do you know how to get there, friend? Do you have a plan? Clarity on the exact steps you need to take to make it happen? 😬 I know, that's the hard part, right?! Wellllll that's where I come in! 🙋🏼‍♀️ It's my job and my JOY to clear up the muddy waters that are your business hopes and dreams. 🙌🏼 I listen to your thoughts, however jumbled and confusing they may be and build you a custom road map to the next level in your business. 🗒 I'm a dreamer, but a realist. Hopeful, but calculated. Intentional, but fun. 💃🏼 And most importantly I don't believe your business strategy can ignore your life and the needs you have for yourself and your family. ♥️ Is this resonating in your heart, friend? Cause it's time to jump on board for 2020. There's only TWO spots left and they're the LAST ONES until September!! Yep! SEPTEMBER Y'all! DM me girl. 2020's your year. ♥️ . . . . . #theheartfeltgrid #hardworkandfairydust #creativepreneur #smallbiz #calledtobecreative #fueledwithheart #pursuepretty #herestothecreatives #savvybusinessowner #solopreneur #wearethecreativeeconomy #bosslady #creativeatheart #creativityfound #dreamersanddoers #workfromanywhere #creativeatheart #communityovercompetition #makersgonnamake #pursuepretty #goaldigger #dreamchaser #businesstips #laptoplife #theheartfeltgrid
  • There's this strange thing that's been going around our industry. It's not new, but the depth of it has been kind of catching me off guard lately. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The desire to give up. To quit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1000% honesty? That's been haunting me in this season too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The ebbs and flows of life and business can sometimes just be too much. It can suck the life out of you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It seems like it would be easier to just quit. To stop trying. Stop caring about where your next lead was coming from or who liked your post on Instagram. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It can feel like a rat race. You know, a pretty pointless effort that doesn't really accomplish anything for anyone? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm not really painting a pretty picture here. It's gloomy isn't it?  But here's what I want to say to you and what I'm working hard to sink into my own soul. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You, WE are capable of SO. MUCH. MORE. than we know. We actually do have it in us. But we probably need help. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can tell you that I certainly need help. I need my husband to speak truth into me and to remind me how meaningful this work is and how important it is to me when I'm in my right mind. I need people on my team working in their zone of genius so I can work in mine. I need to go back to my Why and ask God for strength and persistence when it just seems impossible. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, friend, if you've read this far and have been relating to the gloomy picture I painted above, I want you to know there's a way out. A way forward. Everyone's route will look different, but yours is the only one that matters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What you need is a clear mind and a step-by-step plan forward. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And that's what I do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I clear up the muddy waters and build your custom road map to the next level for your business. But NEVER neglecting the realities and uniqueness of your real life needs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shoot me a message, friend. Let's make your plan forward in 2020. You and me ♥️
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    There's this strange thing that's been going around our industry. It's not new, but the depth of it has been kind of catching me off guard lately. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The desire to give up. To quit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1000% honesty? That's been haunting me in this season too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The ebbs and flows of life and business can sometimes just be too much. It can suck the life out of you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It seems like it would be easier to just quit. To stop trying. Stop caring about where your next lead was coming from or who liked your post on Instagram. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It can feel like a rat race. You know, a pretty pointless effort that doesn't really accomplish anything for anyone? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm not really painting a pretty picture here. It's gloomy isn't it?  But here's what I want to say to you and what I'm working hard to sink into my own soul. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You, WE are capable of SO. MUCH. MORE. than we know. We actually do have it in us. But we probably need help. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can tell you that I certainly need help. I need my husband to speak truth into me and to remind me how meaningful this work is and how important it is to me when I'm in my right mind. I need people on my team working in their zone of genius so I can work in mine. I need to go back to my Why and ask God for strength and persistence when it just seems impossible. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, friend, if you've read this far and have been relating to the gloomy picture I painted above, I want you to know there's a way out. A way forward. Everyone's route will look different, but yours is the only one that matters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What you need is a clear mind and a step-by-step plan forward. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And that's what I do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I clear up the muddy waters and build your custom road map to the next level for your business. But NEVER neglecting the realities and uniqueness of your real life needs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shoot me a message, friend. Let's make your plan forward in 2020. You and me ♥️
  • Sometimes you just start getting settled into a new routine as a mompreneur and another curveball comes your way… A very tiny, precious, beating heart type of curveball ♥️ It may be a crazy season, but it’s our story and I know we will look back and say we wouldn’t have had it any other way! ☺️ Thanking Jesus for life and undeserved grace ♥️ Due June 2020, just 14 months after Alea’s birth! 😅
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    Sometimes you just start getting settled into a new routine as a mompreneur and another curveball comes your way… A very tiny, precious, beating heart type of curveball ♥️ It may be a crazy season, but it’s our story and I know we will look back and say we wouldn’t have had it any other way! ☺️ Thanking Jesus for life and undeserved grace ♥️ Due June 2020, just 14 months after Alea’s birth! 😅
  • Do you under promise and over deliver? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Does your client experience leave people confused or wishing for more or are you constantly surprising them at every turn as you keep serving them above and beyond what they expected? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sadly, a lot of creatives are just merely drowning in the work of their business, much less working ON their business in a way that allows them to love and serve above and beyond. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But that's not the way this business is meant to be, friend! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You CAN find freedom in your time and freedom in your work to over deliver. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One simple and easy way to do this? Plan overdelivery INTO your workflow. Don't list every little thing your clients will experience/receive in your pricing outline...leave a few things to surprise! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shoutout to my systems strategy girl, @harperhadleycreative for this super pretty booking gift! ♥️
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    Do you under promise and over deliver? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Does your client experience leave people confused or wishing for more or are you constantly surprising them at every turn as you keep serving them above and beyond what they expected? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sadly, a lot of creatives are just merely drowning in the work of their business, much less working ON their business in a way that allows them to love and serve above and beyond. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But that's not the way this business is meant to be, friend! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You CAN find freedom in your time and freedom in your work to over deliver. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One simple and easy way to do this? Plan overdelivery INTO your workflow. Don't list every little thing your clients will experience/receive in your pricing outline...leave a few things to surprise! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shoutout to my systems strategy girl, @harperhadleycreative for this super pretty booking gift! ♥️
  • Do you decide when to hustle, or does the hustle control you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This week I sent my email fam some truth bombs about hustle and I have a feeling it would be good for your heart to hear too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hustle should be a season. NOT a lifestyle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hustle shouldn't happen TO you. You should decide when it's the right time to hustle with a plan to END that season so it doesn't slip into a lifestyle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Want my list of when to hustle and when to not? Drop me your email and I'll add you to the list! ♥️
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    Do you decide when to hustle, or does the hustle control you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This week I sent my email fam some truth bombs about hustle and I have a feeling it would be good for your heart to hear too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hustle should be a season. NOT a lifestyle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hustle shouldn't happen TO you. You should decide when it's the right time to hustle with a plan to END that season so it doesn't slip into a lifestyle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Want my list of when to hustle and when to not? Drop me your email and I'll add you to the list! ♥️
  • I'm embarrassed to tell you that I didn't expect to love being a mom as much as I do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But WHOA do I love being a mom. This little peanut/stinker/pumpkin/punkie/baby/baby girl (she goes by a lot of nicknames 😂) is just such a joy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Motherhood is a role I'm really really grateful for, but for a really long time it was something I feared. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was afraid that I would lose myself. I was afraid that I would die of lack of sleep (thank you @thebabywisemom ♥️). I was afraid that I'd be house bound. I was afraid that we'd be poor. I was afraid of a lot of really dumb things. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But the joy this sweet face has brought to our life far outweighs whatever hardship a baby brings. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And I think there are a lot of things in life like that. Things that are scary. Unknown. Unclear. Impossible to predict. Hard. But those things shape us. Define us. Take us deeper. Those things build character in us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Those things are worth it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This baby girl is worth it. ♥️
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    I'm embarrassed to tell you that I didn't expect to love being a mom as much as I do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But WHOA do I love being a mom. This little peanut/stinker/pumpkin/punkie/baby/baby girl (she goes by a lot of nicknames 😂) is just such a joy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Motherhood is a role I'm really really grateful for, but for a really long time it was something I feared. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was afraid that I would lose myself. I was afraid that I would die of lack of sleep (thank you @thebabywisemom ♥️). I was afraid that I'd be house bound. I was afraid that we'd be poor. I was afraid of a lot of really dumb things. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But the joy this sweet face has brought to our life far outweighs whatever hardship a baby brings. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And I think there are a lot of things in life like that. Things that are scary. Unknown. Unclear. Impossible to predict. Hard. But those things shape us. Define us. Take us deeper. Those things build character in us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Those things are worth it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This baby girl is worth it. ♥️
  • I see you struggling. I see those late nights and anxious mornings. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I hear those fears and boy do I relate to those insecurities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s hard, friend. Business is so hard. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But you need to know you’re not alone. And so. many. of us feel the way you’re feeling right now. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Like maybe it’s not worth it. Maybe you weren’t actually meant for this. Maybe the stress of it all isn’t worth the small glimpses of hope. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oh man I feel that, friend. Boy, do I feel it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But I need to tell you a secret. Are you listening? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You are capable of SO. MUCH. MORE than you know. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You just need direction. And a plan. One that’s built with you and for you and your unique business and your unique circumstances. You need encouragement and accountability to really make this happen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You don’t need another free download or another generalized online course. You need personalized and personal step-by-step guidance to turn this thing around. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s not failure, it’s faith. Faith in yourself. Faith in the dream you had. Faith in the work you once so loved to do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s time, my friend. Your moment is now. Let me walk with you and show you what it takes to build a healthy, profitable business you love and serves your family well. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Because your business was never supposed to take over your life...it was supposed to support your life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let’s do this, friend. Together. DM me to talk about the business coaching experience I pour my heart and soul into because you’re worth it to me. ♥️
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    I see you struggling. I see those late nights and anxious mornings. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I hear those fears and boy do I relate to those insecurities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s hard, friend. Business is so hard. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But you need to know you’re not alone. And so. many. of us feel the way you’re feeling right now. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Like maybe it’s not worth it. Maybe you weren’t actually meant for this. Maybe the stress of it all isn’t worth the small glimpses of hope. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oh man I feel that, friend. Boy, do I feel it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But I need to tell you a secret. Are you listening? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You are capable of SO. MUCH. MORE than you know. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You just need direction. And a plan. One that’s built with you and for you and your unique business and your unique circumstances. You need encouragement and accountability to really make this happen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You don’t need another free download or another generalized online course. You need personalized and personal step-by-step guidance to turn this thing around. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s not failure, it’s faith. Faith in yourself. Faith in the dream you had. Faith in the work you once so loved to do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s time, my friend. Your moment is now. Let me walk with you and show you what it takes to build a healthy, profitable business you love and serves your family well. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Because your business was never supposed to take over your life...it was supposed to support your life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let’s do this, friend. Together. DM me to talk about the business coaching experience I pour my heart and soul into because you’re worth it to me. ♥️
  • Who wants a free coaching session?! Yep. for reals! We're doing this! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm giving away a free virtual one-on-one coaching session - AND we're going to make it even more fun by doing it LIVE on Instagram!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ People often wonder what a coaching session really looks like, so let’s give the people what they want! ;) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For a chance to win a FREE Live on Instagram coaching session, here's how! 1. Follow me here in Insta @valmarlenecreative 2. Like this image 3. Tag 2 other biz lady friends in the comments
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    Who wants a free coaching session?! Yep. for reals! We're doing this! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm giving away a free virtual one-on-one coaching session - AND we're going to make it even more fun by doing it LIVE on Instagram!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ People often wonder what a coaching session really looks like, so let’s give the people what they want! ;) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For a chance to win a FREE Live on Instagram coaching session, here's how! 1. Follow me here in Insta @valmarlenecreative 2. Like this image 3. Tag 2 other biz lady friends in the comments
  • There's a seat at this table for you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When business is thriving or feels like it's dying.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When life is balanced or you're running on empty.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When your bank account has a single zero or six.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you're in year one or year ten.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No matter your season, you can count on me to value you, challenge you and remind you that you are capable of so much more than you know!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tag a friend who might need to hear that today! ♥️
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    There's a seat at this table for you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When business is thriving or feels like it's dying.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When life is balanced or you're running on empty.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When your bank account has a single zero or six.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you're in year one or year ten.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No matter your season, you can count on me to value you, challenge you and remind you that you are capable of so much more than you know!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tag a friend who might need to hear that today! ♥️
  • A client made me cry the other day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She was sharing about her experience coaching with me and something she said kind of made my heart jump. She said that through her coaching experience with me, among the fun results we saw from our time together (like creating an evergreen source of passive income and growing her team), she also felt like she saw a difference in her mental health. That she no longer felt like she was just a photographer, but also a true business owner.
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    A client made me cry the other day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She was sharing about her experience coaching with me and something she said kind of made my heart jump. She said that through her coaching experience with me, among the fun results we saw from our time together (like creating an evergreen source of passive income and growing her team), she also felt like she saw a difference in her mental health. That she no longer felt like she was just a photographer, but also a true business owner.