Failure & Falling Flat on your Face: My Mindset as a Six-Figure Business Owner

from Dishing Up Digital with Ellen Mackenzie · host Ellen Mackenzie

When it comes to starting a social media business, your first steps might be setting up an instagram page, researching  social media strategy, maybe registering an LLC or finding out information on taxes. Maybe you start a website and decide you need to learn more about branding. All of these are great things, but there's one thing people often forget to educate themselves on when starting a busines... ...and that's mindset.   In this episode I talk about the screw up I had in my business the other week. I've decided to dissect what went wrong and talk about how I've developed a mindset to work through my failures, no matter how embarrassing or horrible they are.  The topics we cover: My Webinar mistake How to reposition the idea of failure My 3 practical steps for changing your mindset (including some great book recs)   Thank you so much for listening. If you are enjoying the Dishing Up Digital Podcast, please leave a review on Apple and let me know! Don't forget to connect with me over on Instagram, let me know what you would like to hear in future episodes, and share this episode with anyone you think would benefit from it!    Links & Resources:  Sing up to get the link to the replay of my webinar: How to Become a Social Media Manager Books recommended: Mindset by Dr Carol Dweck, The Subtle Art of not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, Girl on Fire by Cara Alwill Leyba Dishing Up Digital School Work with Ellen Connect with Ellen on Instagram  

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When it comes to starting a social media business, your first steps might be setting up an instagram page, researching social media strategy, maybe registering an LLC or finding out information on taxes. Maybe you start a website and decide you need to learn more about branding. All of these are great things, but there's one thing people often forget to educate themselves on when starting a busines... ...and that's mindset. In this episode I talk about the screw up I had in my business the other week. I've decided to dissect what went wrong and talk about how I've developed a mindset to work through my failures, no matter how embarrassing or horrible they are. The topics we cover: My Webinar mistake How to reposition the idea of failure My 3 practical steps for changing your mindset (including some great book recs) Thank you so much for listening. If you are enjoying the Dishing Up Digital Podcast, please leave a review on Apple and let me know! Don't forget to connect with me over on Instagram, let me know what you would like to hear in future episodes, and share this episode with anyone you think would benefit from it! Links & Resources: Sing up to get the link to the replay of my webinar: How to Become a Social Media Manager Books recommended: Mindset by Dr Carol Dweck, The Subtle Art of not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, Girl on Fire by Cara Alwill Leyba Dishing Up Digital School Work with Ellen Connect with Ellen on Instagram

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