Growing Your Business Through Intentional Constraint: a Client Success Story with Emily Rapp Black

This episode is a very exciting Client Success Story, featuring Emily Rapp Black, a college professor of creative writing,  NY Times best selling author with four published memoirs including her latest, Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg.  Emily is also a mother and entrepreneur with two businesses.  She is a Peloton enthusiast, wickedly funny and has never let her ADHD or her prosthetic leg slow her down.  When it comes to business, many of Emily’s challenges were related to boundaries, settling limits and charging for the tremendous value she brings to her collaborative writing clients.  Emily knew she was saying “yes” to too many kinds of projects which limited her income and time for her most important goals, like taking a month off every summer to work on her own writing projects.In this episode, we talk about things we addressed through coaching:Identifying your non-negotiables and communicating them with confidence  How personal values of sensitivity, empathy and generosity can create challenges in businessGrowing your business by embracing intentional constraints in who you work with, your scope of work and what you charge  Today’s Podcast Praise for The Driven Woman comes from Tricia Dempsey who says:  “Diann is my new business BFF! Her perspective of driven entrepreneurs is a breath of fresh air. She is such a role model for all of us because she is vulnerable and bold enough to speak about what we are all thinking and at the same time, holds space for those in the messy middle of reaching their goals. Thank you Diann for being a great example of what's possible for us all.”  Thank you, Tricia!  Don’t forget to leave your own review of The Driven Woman Podcast, so I can read it on a future episode!    Apple: https://apple.co/2BZDFzcAndroid: https://bit.ly/TDWE-podchaser Want to help me know exactly what content to feature?Click here to take this poll  “What’s Holding You Back?”  I’m working on a brand new series on mindset blocks.  Tell me yours so I can create the perfect episodes for you! https://bit.ly/whyb-quiz Are you ready to take things to the next level and work With Diann? Are you ready to invest in making 2021 the year you get back into momentum & move the needle?  Click here to schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Diann to see if her signature 12-week private coaching program is right for you.  Create an ADHD-friendly business and life! https://bit.ly/calendly-free-consultation Connect with Diann Online: Instagram: https://bit.ly/DWC-InstagramLinkedIn:   https://bit.ly/DWC-LinkedIn Ways to connect with Emily Rapp Black:Website: https://www.emilyrappblack.com/Business: https://circeconsulting.net/And, of course, on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyrappblack/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilyRappBlackJust last week, Emily published her latest memoir, “Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg” where she shared her personal journey as an amputee and how she is inspired by the life of Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo (I am a huge Frida fan, and it is one of many things Emily have in common!) Here is a link to the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1912559269?tag=randohouseinc7986-20