Is Your Business Stuck? Take this Quiz for Moms to Maximize Your Potential

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Quiz Questions

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1. What stage is your business?
- A.
  I do not want to build a business within the foreseeable future
- B.
  Been thinking about it, but I haven’t executed it yet
- C.
  Just launched (under one year old)
- D.
  Early stage (one to three years old)
- E.
  Mature stage (three to five years old)
- F.
  Late stage (5+ years)
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2. What stage are your kids? (pick all that apply).
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  I have a baby to toddler
- B.
  I have elementary school-aged kids
- C.
  I have a middle schooler
- D.
  I have a high schooler
- E.
  I have adults at this time
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3. How do you feel about calling yourself a creative problem-solver?
- A.
  I feel uncomfortable calling myself a creative problem-solver
- B.
  I feel like I’d be exposed as a fraud if I called myself this, so I hesitate doing so
- C.
  I’ve seen evidence for this through the work I’ve already done for paying clients
- D.
  I’ve never had an issue with calling myself a creative person; it’s who I am
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4. How do you feel about being judged for your work?
- A.
  I’m so scared of judgment; I tend to have a lot of unfinished
- B.
  I rarely share my work with others and feel a lot of anxiety before pushing publish, which has stopped me from releasing my work often
- C.
  I listen to people who are experts and will change directions based on what they say even if my gut says otherwise
- D.
  I’ll listen to what people say; however, when we disagree I will always go with my gut
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5. Do you consider yourself to be...
- A.
  An adventurous seeker of new experiences for fresh business or lifestyle
- B.
  A kid at heart willing to get immersed in the moment and learn new things even if it means embarrassment
- C.
  A creature of habit even down to your Starbucks coffee drink while on vacation
- D.
  As risk averse as an insurance underwriter, who wants to bubble-wrap everything with layers of protection
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6. What do you think about mixing play and work?
- A.
  I’m an out-of-the-box thinker who enjoys playing to come up with fresh ideas about my life or business
- B.
  It’s been a long time since I’ve given myself permission to play as a way to engage the creative side of my brain
- C.
  It’s not how I’d approach business challenges as I’m more of an analytical thinker
- D.
  It’s not appealing to me; the idea of playing as a competitive edge is not my cup of tea
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7. How comfortable are you in reaching out to people you don’t know well in your field?
- A.
  I don’t want to bother people and won’t ask for their time
- B.
  I do this in my business only if I can first figure out how I can offer them value in exchange
- C.
  I tend to do this with people at my level often; yet never higher-ups nor influencers
- D.
  I love asking for help from anyone and do so often because it's fun
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8. How open are you to sharing your story/message with others?
- A.
  My message is too important not to tell everyone I possibly can
- B.
  I'll only tell others if I know they will be receptive
- C.
  I tend to feel uncomfortable sharing my message and don't do it often
- D.
  I hardly ever reveal my ideas
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9. Did you shop: Fertile Imagination: A Guide for Stretching Every Mom’s Superpower for Creating Maximum Impact yet?
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  Yes
- B.
  No
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10. Where in your business have you not advanced in the last few months yet wish you had?
- A.
  Writing my book
- B.
  Launching or growing my podcast
- C.
  Improving my sales conversations close rates
- D.
  Navigating anxiety and stress from running a business
- E.
  Creating curriculum or a course

Quiz Outcomes

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Your Fertile Imagination Superpower is Sleepy, Yet So Ready to Wake Up!
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Based on your results, what is really holding you back is impostor syndrome. You hesitate to fully express your creative thinking. You rely on the judgment of others to validate whether you are creative or not. You have not yet fully embodied your full self-worth. You’ve held back for fear that society or your loved ones may not agree with your decision to express yourself as a creative problem-solver or thinker. You also fear not knowing enough and failing your clients. Some healing is necessary to overcome your fear of judgment and failure. The reason you got this result is:You don’t yet feel comfortable calling yourself a creative problem-solver. There have been times when you’ve let other people decide whether you should continue to sell your ideas or call yourself a creative problem-solver. You’ve even silenced your internal voice telling you to keep creating. You are stuck due to your tender relationship with your ability to deliver creative solutions for clients. What holds you back is:You don’t want to disappoint other people by delivering a solution people don't think is useful, innovative or fresh. You may fear losing the respect of those you admire. Even if you imagine yourself to be one of the most creative thinkers you know, you are held back by this fear.If you don't fix things...You may end up mentally and emotionally drained as both a mom and entrepreneur. You’ll have to continue to spend time to psych yourself up before putting yourself and your services out there. When it comes to marketing yourself as someone who can solve challenges using a fresh perspective, you may hesitate and not get anywhere. If you are draining yourself managing your anxiety, then how can you bring out your best self as a business owner or as a mom? You may feel like a failure in both areas. In five years’ time, you’ll be in the same place if you don't start taking chances now. It’ll get harder to muster up the energy to find your confidence. If you let impostor syndrome control you, you’ll never see what you are really capable of. It’s time to dump impostor syndrome so you can soar! I can relate because I was held back by impostor syndrome too. My book outlines my journey to building my confidence, but I want to spare you the headache I went through. StorytimeAn excerpt based on your results from Fertile Imagination: A Guide for Stretching Every Mom’s Superpower for Creating Maximum Impact: After I finally quit law school, I decided to pursue advertising, something I had considered decades earlier. So I began cold-calling ad agencies. I finally snagged a meeting with a copywriter in a small agency in Tribeca. It was my first break into the career I decided was for me. I didn’t know the copywriter, but this guy gave me a copywriting assignment anyway. I created taglines for a travel destination. Remember, I had been walking the streets of NYC for weeks, praying for this one opportunity to manifest itself. This was my shot. I returned home and I brainstormed and brainstormed. I knew I could come up with some sensational sentences…and then I didn’t. I never returned to that copywriter with my taglines. I froze from all of the pressure I put on myself. Here’s how you can start to turn things around this week:1. Make one small promise to yourself and keep it. You can write a thoughtful and positive public comment on someone’s creative idea, such as an article or drawing on social media. Do one a day. Your positive energy will come back to you. Support a creative thinker and know you too will find your supporters when you choose to put yourself out there.2. Raise your price by 10% or start putting a price tag on your efforts. This includes former clients. Pitch people at this price this week. If you suffer from impostor syndrome then it’s very likely you should be charging more. More confidence=more income.3. Write an affirmation to help you embody the identity of a creative thinker. It can’t be BS. Make it believable to you. For example, I have the ingredients necessary to become a NY Times best-selling author.What’s next….I can help you go from feeling hesitant about delivering on your services as a creative thinker to screaming from the rooftops that you can bring fresh ideas to your clients. This transformation is possible. I can coach you on how to manage your impostor syndrome so it doesn’t stand in the way of making advances in your business and income. Imagine how much money you are leaving on the table because you are struggling with impostor syndrome. What if you realized, believed, and appreciated, and took seriously your own form of creative genius? If your offers were warm chocolate chip cookies, then wouldn’t you do everything in your power to share them with the world? Share your cookies!How would things change for you if you let go of impostor syndrome and let yourself perform at your highest level? Imagine if you felt that surge of accomplishment and energy in your zone of genius, and then you bring it home and give your best to your kids too. Your happiness is on the line and how you feel about yourself and your business affects your family.This is why I want to be your guide to turnaround your impostor syndrome, so that you can exceed client expectations when you resolve their toughest creative dilemmas. With my help, your creative ideas will bubble up faster, so you can create the maximum impact. You won’t struggle and feel like you are banging your head against the wall trying to come up with one solution…you’ll have many. You will be on the fast-path that my clients have traveled. You will have the most powerful fertile imagination superpower, and with it, you will beat your greatest adversary—impostor syndrome! Impostor syndrome won’t stand a chance after our work is done. You’ll be ready achieve what’s possible as a mom and business owner.This is what partnering with me can look like…You’ll leverage my Imagination to Impact to Income Method ™, my signature coaching program for mom podcasters, coaches, consultants, and writers, to overcome creative impostor syndrome by reawakening, playing with, and stretching your imagination for maximum impact and income.P.S. This is for you, ifYou are committed to creating a new product or service within 60 days or less, with the potential to bring in five-figure months. This can take the shape of coaching, consulting, podcasting, or book offer.This is not for you, ifYou are more committed to staying within your comfort zone than changing your daily behaviors to fully embody the identity of a confident creative thinker. You must have already decided you no longer want to be held back by impostor syndrome.
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Your Fertile Imagination Superpower Is Alert, Yet Seeking Permission to Play Again!
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Based on your results, you are not giving yourself the permission to play and it’s capping your success. You are not infusing play as a strategy to help you uncover fresh ideas and navigate the stresses that come with being a mom with a business. You err on the side of being risk-averse and are a predictable creature of habit. You seldom spend time daydreaming. The idea of looking foolish is a big factor which has stopped you from trying new things. You may hesitate if these things are out of character for you as a mom or as an entrepreneur.The reason you got these results is: You do not use the elements of play as a tool for stress relief. You rather not explore these ideas for fear of looking like you are not an expert. You may feel like your reputation is on the line. The idea of exploring outside of your area of mastery feels nerve-wracking. You identify as an entrepreneur with business acumen and frameworks up your sleeves. You prefer familiar activities that align with who you have been or who other people expect you to be. You fear the loss of control. What holds you back is: You do not want to embarrass yourself by attempting or exploring something new. You may hesitate to put yourself out there for fear of looking silly. It’s harder for you to see how something totally foreign to you might be a viable solution for a very familiar challenge. Cross-pollinating ideas in fresh ways might not come easily to you. Because you're not open to learning new strategies (or tactics), you may not find unexpected solutions to even familiar challenges. You may feel like you’ve been innovative, but your fear of embarrassment will keep you in a tiny box just reinventing the wheel. Imagine making subtle changes to your offers in a world that is changing at warp speed especially with the advent of AI.If you don’t fix things... You won't be able to get the energy to reach your potential. Without new experiences and exploring you’ll be left behind in your field. Meanwhile, the daily process of running a business can at times feel boring, so all work and no play makes for a dull mom too. Your fertile imagination needs fresh inputs and more time in the zone. Your kids feel in the zone when they are playing and so will you. Taking the initiative by trying trending ideas and seeing if something can be applied to your business is a form of play that can be practiced. The process of innovating is continuous. By approaching the process in a playful manner, you will stay engaged in your life and business. If you don't find a way to love the process, it will break you. In five years, the markets will change, your clients’ needs will change too, and your patience in uncovering what to fix and how to fix it will ebb and flow. A playful spirit lightens life as a mom and business owner up. You’ll need a strategic way of staying relevant. If you don’t use playing as a strategic tool then you won’t exceed your client’s expectations. You will miss opportunities to be the first in the market or to distinguish your clients in theirs. If you are selling plain vanilla ideas then it’s no wonder you’ll feel stuck and you will continue to plateau. As a mom, you can play with your kids to help learn the process. They are masters in the very skill you need. Use them and see what good comes out for you both. It’s the perfect elixir to mom guilt. Fresh business-building and life-enhancing ideas can come during bath times, story times, teatimes, and videogame times.StorytimeAn excerpt based on your results from Fertile Imagination: A Guide for Stretching Every Mom’s Superpower for Creating Maximum Impact: As a writer, I have found that images are some of my best writing prompts. You can learn a great deal about how you see the world and yourself by doing this. One book that included one such inspiring image was Mo Willems children’s book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!]. The bird was hell bent on diving a bus. It was its dream! This bird inspired me to reflect on what Mo might be telling us parents about our own dreams! I wrote and published an article about what I thought it was trying to tell us adults about our lost dreams. The process reminded me about my ambitions to be a copywriter. It’s been decades since I had that thought. I got positive feedback from readers who enjoyed my take on a children’s book. If the piece hadn’t been read by anyone in the world, the outcome would have been worthwhile anyway. I uncovered a skill in me that I value in others. When I’ve challenged myself to make new observations and think more critically about them, I’ve been able to quickly pluck out fresh insights that have helped others expand their perspective on what they can do. I find signs of encouragement when I’m that present. That exercise and the public reaction I got encouraged me to express the ideas in this book.It was during a bedtime reading moment during lockdowns while living in Australia with zero libraries to go to that I got my idea to write my book with an emphasis on integrating our kids into our work lives.Here’s how things can start to turn around for you:1. Read your favorite children’s book. Why is it your favorite? What parts of you does it tap into? Could there be an insight in this book that you could expand upon in your branding efforts? 2. Play with your child. Be unafraid to daydream. Then, do the same about your business.3. Smell a fragrance that reminds you about a time when you were free-spirited. Write your next marketing email while smelling it.What’s next?I can help you go from not giving yourself permission to play to infusing the art of play into your business (and mom-life) as a competitive edge. It’s not about just being an out-of-the-box thinker, but also having a pulse on the topics or offerings that are in your zone. Would playing with your kids to navigate the stress and anxiety of running a business be enough of a pay-off for using the art of play as a working mom strategy? You can grind and be a follower and bring a serious tone to your business, but it won’t give you the surge of energy necessary for your long-term success and joy. The benefits of playing are proven to kids and for adults. Imagine solving a business challenge based on insights you uncovered in a calm state while reading your favorite children’s book during bedtime. You will have a ton more fun during the process and the potential for greater longevity when you add play to your life. Getting in the zone and being present will translate to how you spend time with your kids. This is why I want to be your guide, so that you can leverage the power of play for your business and life so that you can create your maximum impact and income. You won't reach your potential if you're not having fun. Your enthusiasm will help inspire your clients. Together, we can tackle your most pressing business challenges and I can show you how to loosen up and let your imagination take the reins to find a faster, more unexpected, and impactful solution. You don’t have to color within the lines anymore!This is what working with can look like:You’ll leverage my Imagination to Impact to Income Method ™, my signature coaching program for mom podcasters, coaches, consultants, and writers to overcome your aversion to play by reawakening, playing with, and stretching your imagination for maximum impact and income.P.S. This is forDecisive moms who are committed to creating a new product or service within 60 days or less with the potential to bring in five-figure months. This can take the shape of a coaching, consulting, podcasting, or book offer.This is not for Those just seeking new hobbies or passion project ideas outside of an entrepreneurial endeavor. It’s definitely not for someone who is not open to taking action outside of her comfort zone.
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Your Fertile Imagination Superpower is Playful, Yet Needs Room to Stretch!
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Based on your results, you are not asking for help and often hesitant to share your story, which is capping your impact and income. Maybe you don't feel like you have anything to give your contacts in exchange for their help, or you worry you'll look bad if you change your mind? It’s not often that you open up by exposing your perspectives or telling your story whether as a founder or in terms of your business offers. You fear being rejected enough to let it stop you. You don’t feel interesting enough, or you don’t want to be seen as a bragger.The reason you got this result is: You feel like you are bothering someone if you reach out to them for guidance or help especially if you can’t figure out what you can offer for their benefit. This makes creative endeavors harder than they need to be because you won’t mobilize your network or grow your network beyond your comfort zone. People want to help you, but they need to know you are doing something that needs help. You err on the side of keeping your ideas to yourself because you're afraid of rejection or mockery.What holds you back is: You don’t want to be perceived as needy or as someone who can’t figure it out herself. You definitely don’t want to use someone or turn relationships into transactional one-way situations that can feel awkward if something goes awry. Your biggest challenge is finding the right words about how you need help. Another might be your desire to hide what’s not working in your business or life. You'd rather keep things that are not working private and that’s why people aren’t volunteering their help. Storytime(Hi, this is me and GaryVee)An excerpt based on your results from Fertile Imagination: A Guide for Stretching Every Mom’s Superpower for Creating Maximum Impact: At one point, I decided to use my client base and ask them for help. I opted to do the unthinkable; I called my former clients and told them what I was up to. Ultimately, I rang a former PR executive for a footwear brand in NYC to tell her about my grand scheme to land GaryVee. I made an ultra-clear request: if she saw GaryVee or could connect me to him, would she call me immediately? It turned out a month later, my client did something she had never done before. She didn’t know Gary but when she found herself sitting near him at the Los Angeles airport, she approached him and asked him to send me a video message. Gary told me, in his video message, that we would indeed meet at some point, and he thanked me for creating content online. This was in L.A. In my Connecticut kitchen, my eyes were barely open in the morning when I saw a video text from my client. It was Gary talking to me! That morning was as much of a frenzy as any, getting my sons to school, but I had made contact with someone who had ten million followers on Instagram. It also felt unbelievable because there I was, a work-from-home Gen Xer mom, communicating with an entrepreneur whose core audience is twelve and male. This is how I jumped to the front of the line while mommying.If you don’t fix things... You won't be as successful due to burnout. We need others to help motivate and lift us up. Being a mom and building a business at the same time is a huge undertaking. It can be intimidating to ask for help, but you'll never reach your potential if you don't. You’ll continue to feel left behind. Knowing what you're good at and where to improve is important. You can't be an expert in all areas of your business, so you need to seek outside counsel. By running a sole-proprietor business, you may fall behind those with teams. Knowing which and how to delegate certain tasks is key in moving your business forward. If you do not share your message or your story, you won't be able to reach others and inspire other moms. A big part of your energy comes from knowing you have support. This unsupported feeling can sneak into your home interactions. We all tend to bring work home with us. You’ll be grumpy and may start to think no one supports you at home too. This can lead to resentment, and it’s impossible to soar if you are dragged down by this feeling.Here’s how you can turn things around:1. Ask five people with very specific needs you know they can fill for you. Watch what happens.2. You can take the initiative to help others too. Find out who you can help even if it's just a conversation. Do what you want others to do for you.3. You can designate a personal fan. Tell a best friend or partner how they can help you emotionally.What’s next I’ve helped clients find the right words and build confidence by transforming how they think about asking for help. Another word for it is networking. My clients have gone from hesitant to seeking out connections. By working with me, they have more productive conversations. How much more progress could you make if you had an army of supporters vs. just yourself? I can help you find the words, confidence, and desire to share your story and spread it to the right people who want to support you.Fleshing out your business idea with a mentor could make all the difference. You could come away with the confidence to see things through. If you have people singing your praises, you have a built-in referral system.That’s why I’m excited to share an opportunity to partner up with me one-on-one to ensure that your imagination reaches others who can help lift you up higher so that you can create your maximum impact and raise your income (as you deserve). Here’s how it works for a driven mom with ambitious entrepreneurial goals just like you!Through my Imagination to Impact and Income Method ™ delivered in a 1-on-1 VIP format, mom podcasters, coaches, consultants, and writers overcome the fear of asking for help or sharing your story by reawakening, playing with, and stretching your imagination.P.S. This is for you if you areA mom who is committed to creating a new product or service within 60 days or less with the potential to bring in five-figure months. This can take the shape of a coaching, podcasting, or book offer. Ready to jump into the deep-end with an expert “lifeguard.”This is not for Those who are more committed to doing it on their own and unwilling to talk to strangers.; It's not for you if you need time getting ready to get ready to talk to people as this will be an immersive experience.

Is Your Business Stuck? Take this Quiz for Moms to Maximize Your Potential

Ready to discover your optimal starting point to rev up your business and income growth? Do you feel like you are running on empty for creative ideas for clients or yourself? Take this 3-minute quiz for your Imagination Wellness Assessment.

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