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Musings with Maliquea

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by Maliquea Starnes

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Lately it seems like doing it perfectly and doing it all is a prerequisite to starting a business. It's time to call it quits! Host Maliquea Starnes, Wedding Planner and Venue Owner turned Business Strategist and Mindset Coach, shares thoughtful moments of reflection (also known as musings) on how she's showing up more intentionally in this season of life and business. Whether it’s setting more boundaries, growing a team and delegating, or sharing tips on how to pursue LESS. This is the place to be if you’re seeking real and honest conversations about the tough stuff, find a place where you can lay it all down, and rest in knowing you were never meant to carry it all. We’re creating space for women to abandon the chaos, shed the need to do it perfectly, and find their power through only doing what matters. Each week we'll explore the trade off that happens when we pursue less to create room for more, through authentic conversations with your favorite Muses in the industry! Freedom and Grace frequently show up here, and I hope you will too! <a href="https://maliquea.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">maliquea.substack.com</a>

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August 24, 2021

BONUS: More Community with Natalie Franke

<h3>Natalie Franke is a writer, entrepreneur, and community builder. She is one of the founders of the Rising Tide Society—an alliance of over 75,000 small business owners who gather in hundreds of cities around the world in the spirit of community over competition.</h3>In this special BONUS episode of the Musings with Maliquea podcast, you'll join Maliquea Starnes and Natalie Franke as they explore the impact of community and connection in entrepreneurship! <a href="https://amzn.to/2UyH2aa" target="_blank">Grab your copy of Natalie's NEW Book: Built to Belong on Amazon</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/2UyH2aa" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2UyH2aa</a> Get full access to Musings with Maliquea at <a href="https://maliquea.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">maliquea.substack.com/subscribe</a>

July 7, 2021

18. Common mistakes to avoid as a wedding and event pro

Are you not scheduling days off for yourself? Are you working a schedule you don't like? Are you a people pleaser who can't say 'no'? Are you ignoring yourself in order to focus on your business? Well, you're in luck because I'm going to walk you through each of these points and give you tips on how to get past them!In this episode, I'm sharing the common mistakes I've made over and over again so that you can hopefully avoid them as you continue to grow your event business. We discuss: <ul><li>What to do when you realize you keep making the same mistakes over and over again...</li><li>Why not having boundaries can often hurt you as well as your clients...</li><li>The reason you shouldn’t sacrifice self care at any time...</li><li>How to be intentional about scheduling down times and breaks...</li><li>How being intentional with your work will always show up in your business...</li></ul>… and more! Here are some highlights... We can make things perfect, right?"I'm a perfectionist and I'm super organized and I just love all the details that also makes me a control freak and I want my hands on every single thing. I think that's a limiting belief that we kind of take on. I think that as event professionals, we really pride ourselves on this idea that we can make things perfect, right? The perfect day, the best day ever. But one of my favorite mindset shifts I've had to grasp as a perfectionist is excellence over perfection, because excellence leaves room for grace and perfection does not. Perfection has no room for error, there's no grace in that. And if there's no grace, then there's no opportunity for you to allow someone else to help you." Events are a people pleasing industry."After spending the last five years at countless events, I can name lots of mistakes that I made. However, the funny thing about looking back on your mistakes is that you realize you kept making the same mistakes over and over. Such as being in a people pleasing industry. If you are a person who tends to lean on the side of being a people pleaser, you know that it's not really something that's unique to the work that you do, it kind of just permeates all up in your whole life. I have always been the person who prefers to politely just do what I think will make someone happy and it's something that I even struggle with to this day. You create a lot of space to not have boundaries and to not be able to say no. And to not be willing to enforce boundaries that could potentially result in someone being upset." Build in break times for you and your company. "I started to make the mistake of believing at a certain point that I am off during the week, and I work on the weekends. And that is the way it goes. Well, let me tell you something about that real quick, that gets really old really fast. And I honestly stopped even thinking about the possibility that there could be weddings for my business happening on the weekend. Every year that I did a wedding on the weekend of my birthday was crazy. And I truly believe that I wasn't fully present and fully there, and it took so much out of me. Build in some days that you're absolutely not going to take events. You create some time for sabbaticals, and extended breaks to really be intentional about the downtime. Be intentional about what you are going to do as a company with the time that you do take off." Get full access to Musings with Maliquea at <a href="https://maliquea.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">maliquea.substack.com/subscribe</a>

July 7, 2021

17. How to fall in love with your business again

Have you become frustrated and unhappy with your business? Is a break up imminent? Let me walk you through how to find your way back to the spark that initially drove you to start your business. Back to your initial love story that inspired you to take the leap into love and entrepreneurship.In this episode we’re giving you a few tips on how to find that spark again. Whether you’re just not attracting the clients you want or you’re realizing your systems are not working for you anymore, we’ve got you covered. It’s time to fall in love again. We discuss: <ul><li>How our business often feels like such a huge part of us, almost like it's our baby...</li><li>Quick tips for when your business is causing resentment in you...</li><li>How to check in with your goals to see if they still align with your purpose. </li><li>What is really happening if your ideal client no longer fits your goals? </li><li>Why you need some sexier systems...</li></ul>… and more! Here are some highlights... The interesting dynamic we have with our business"It truly just feels like such a huge part of us. I've heard people say ‘my business is like my baby’ or they feel married to the money. And I started to have this thought that it really does feel like we're in relationship with our business sometimes. Because let's face it, it really is an intimate thing. And it’s our hard work, blood, sweat and tears that we pour into it. It’s something that is so special to us. We cherish it.”One of the most challenging aspects of entrepreneurship"I was giving so much to my business, and I just wasn't getting anything in return. I was spending money on marketing, staying up super late at night and not booking clients, putting in all the work and just doing all the things and it's just not giving it back to me. And I started to think about this idea, you know, how to fall in love with your business again. I think that we all know that a one sided relationship is not sustainable. And I think that just like you would do with your boo or your bestie, when you are ready to really say ‘you know what, I am not getting out of this what my original intention was to get out of this,’ you may have to take a step back and figure out if you are ready to give it your all. Or if there are some parts of this situation that are no longer serving you."Go on a date with your goals and ask hard questions"When you go on a date with someone you ask questions like, 'what do you do for a living? Where are you from? Are you a psycho?' So many questions, right? Essentially, what you're doing is you are trying to get to the bottom of who this person is, and see if they're a good fit. And I think that going on a date with your goals is the best thing that you can do when you are just feeling out of whack and to help you to get back in alignment. You can pour yourself a glass of wine just like you're going on a real date, sit down, think about your goals, and literally just ask yourself some hard questions. Why am I trying so hard to accomplish this goal? Where did this goal come from? etc."Learn how to have fun again. "We get our head down, we start working and we literally get in the weeds of just the day to day life. Sometimes when we're in relationship with others we start to go through the motions, you know, the fun and the joy somehow it doesn't disappear, but it becomes few and far between. And I think business can be that way as well. I think a lot of times we take business so seriously because it's our livelihood and it's our bread and butter. I feel like the same way that childlike joy and playfulness and creativity shows up in relationships, it can show up that exact same way in the relationship with your business." Get full access to Musings with Maliquea at <a href="https://maliquea.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">maliquea.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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What is Musings with Maliquea?: Lately it seems like doing it perfectly and doing it all is a prerequisite to starting a business. It's time to call it quits!

Host Maliquea Starnes, Wedding Planner and Venue Owner turned Business Strategist and Mindset Coach, shares thoughtful moments of reflection (also known as musings) on how she's showing up more intentionally in this season of life and business.

Whether it’s setting more boundaries, growing a team and delegating, or sharing tips on how to pursue LESS. This is the place to be if you’re seeking real and honest conversations about the tough stuff, find a place where you can lay it all down, and rest in knowing you were never meant to carry it all.

We’re creating space for women to abandon the chaos, shed the need to do it perfectly, and find their power through only doing what matters. Each week we'll explore the trade off that happens when we pursue less to create room for more, through authentic conversations with your favorite Muses in the industry!

Freedom and Grace frequently show up here, and I hope you will too! <a href="https://maliquea.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">maliquea.substack.com</a>
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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