#245: 10 unconventional business tips for people starting online - Tash Corbin, Heart Centred Business Podcast

Show notes can be found at tashcorbin.com/245 In today's episode, I'm going to share with you my 10 unconventional business tips for starting out online. Let's dive into this episode because I have some really juicy unconventional tips for you. I thought I would do this episode of the Heart-Centred Business Podcast as a little bit of a self-indulgent moment because I often have so much that I want to say about being in business online and particularly starting a business. I think that this is some of the best advice I could possibly give you. Normally, what I try to do is think about the key questions people ask me or the key challenges that people have and how I can answer those things, but sometimes you don't even know what questions to ask, so this is me giving you all of my best and most unconventional advice for you if you're getting a business started online. I have 10 hot tips for you and then I have an extra bonus tip at the end of today's episode that I think you'll find very juicy. 1. Don't JUST listen to JUST me This is actually a multi-layered tip. First of all, don't just listen to me. I know that in a lot of cases, online marketers, business mentors and people who do similar things to me, will try and get you to commit to just listening and trusting them and to not ask questions. I am completely the opposite of that - I don't want you to just take my word for it on all things, and I also don't want you to commit to never listening to another marketing or business mentor ever again. You don't want to just listen to one person the whole way through your business journey. There is a bit of a balance. You don't want to have hundreds of gurus that you're following all at once, but at the same time, I also don't want you to just listen to me and follow what I say and never question it, or only have me in your inbox or as your mentor in your business. There are three key things that I think this relates to: 1. Question it If it doesn't feel right and you don't understand why, don't be afraid to ask questions. If your mentors don't like you asking questions or don't like you questioning things, then get a better mentor. That would be my advice. 2. Have a diverse range of voices that you listen to We know that we live in a very white-centric world, especially in the online business world and especially when it comes to marketing. I also deeply know that that means we're missing out on some really important insight and diversity in the strategies that we use, and understanding how our work, messaging and presence is impacting people from diverse backgrounds as well. One of the reasons why I am so vocal about not just listening to me is because I also know that I am a cis-gendered, straight white woman, and you will actually be missing out on some very important insight if I'm the only person that you're listening to. 3. Trust yourself more If you are anything like me, you have probably spent the last few years, if not longer, being gaslit by people trying to convince you that you don't quite understand, you don't quite know and you can't really trust yourself. In the online marketing and business space especially, this is elevenfold. This is so dialled up because a lot of marketing experts, business experts and sales strategy experts want you to believe that they have the answers, that they know all and that they are the guru. Part of their strategies and the way that they do things can often be planting seeds of doubt in your mind about your own capacity and how much you can trust your own decision making and instincts. Again, very unconventional, but I'm the opposite of that. I wanLet me know your thoughts via our Text FanMail!Join us in Noosa at the Heart-Centred Business Conference in September!Find out more and secure your ticket at: tashcorbin.com/conference