This episode is part of The Entrepreneurs' Wheel of Work© Series. It’s about the 2nd pie piece in the EWOW (Entrepreneur’s Wheel of Work), your PRODUCT. 

What you’ll learn in this episode:

1. What it means to be DANG CLEAR about your product, and why it’s important…hint: It has something to do with our BRAINS.
2. Why it’s important to KNOW (like the back of your hand) the RESULTS your products get for your clients.
3. It’s OK to take some time to get CLEAR on your product.
4. How a product is different than an offer.
5. The way a product evolves over time. (It's highly likely your product will change over time.)
6. What it sound like when our dogs bark during recording!!!
7. Why it’s KEY to love your product and how to articulate it to clients.

Also, enjoy some bonus homework questions at the end to get you thinking how this topic applies to your business.

Enjoy!

Links mentioned in this episode:

On-Track Coaching Course: ...

Hey Gang!

Welcome to Episode 44 of The Brilliant Creative Podcast. 

This is the second episode in a series that introduces founders, business owner’s, makers, freelancer’s and CEO’s to a way of organizing your brain around your business. 

We use a tool call The Entrepreneur’s Wheel of Work to help you do this.

You can access the first two pages of this tool at www.angstocke.com/ewow.

Today, I’ll talk about the first pie piece, or section of this 16 part wheel. It’s your Business Brand.

You’ll learn: WHAT IT IS and WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO IT, WHEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO IT MOST, and WHAT QUESTIONS YOU CAN ANSWER TO GET CLARITY AROUND IT, and AROUND YOUR NEXT STEPS.

You'll hear how branding can be broken up into several parts, and why these different parts are important...and how knowing them can help you run your business more efficiently. 

I'll let you know how to find out more about working with...

Welcome to Episode 43: Introduction to the Entrepreneurs’ Wheel of Work©

Today’s episode introduces you to one of my favorite business coaching tools, the Entrepreneurs’ Wheel of Work©, or EWOW. 

This tool helps you:

-focus and get intentional about your business

-leave your emotions at the door when making big business decisions

-prioritize your next best steps easily

-feel confident you are focused on the next best step for you and your business

-make more money in less time

-get better at being a business owner

-get better at leading a team

-experience more joy + satisfaction in your business

-have a workflow that works for you

Is it easier for you to barrel through your day and just “get it done”…as opposed to stepping back for an hour or two and reflecting on how it could be done faster, better and with less stress on you..the owner? If that’s you…you’ll like this episode, and the next 17!!!

#42.5: How to Use Coaching Questions + Techniques to Find Out How School is ACTUALLY Going for Your Young Person

I believe this---->We’ve got to get better at communicating with our kids about their learning + education.

This episode talks about how we are communicating this year about HOW SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY GOING for our young people using a Sunday Night School Check-In Meeting. 

Here’s the Meeting Template I discuss in this episode.

Copy + Paste and pass it on!

Sunday/Monday Night School Meeting Template

First, create a safe and inviting space for your student to share information.

Second, let them know you'd like to be a supportive part of their academics this year. You'd like to have weekly check-ins where they can connect with you on school and life.

Third, let them choose the best time for them to have their meeting.

(Because people support what they create, so let them do some of the creating. ) 

Fourth, ask them to answer the...

#42: Jealousy Update: How Jealousy Can Help Fill Your Fun Cup

>>Learn How I Turned Jealousy into Joy with a Notebook, a Pencil, + My “Jealousy is a Sign” Routine

Hello LOVELIES!!!!

I bet you want to know…..who’s this episode for?

This episode is for anyone that’s ever been jealous. Which is everyone. So that’s you, cutie! 

This episode will be especially helpful for those of you who get most of your “fun” needs met from work + achievement. (I see you, I heart you, I am you) 

Welcome to the Jealousy Update. 

This episode is an update on Episode 39…where I was having a jealous moment on a Monday morning a year ago. I put it all out there in Episode 39. If you haven’t listened, give it a go. 

In this episode, I walk you through how I used the “Jealousy is a Sign Routine” to address the root cause of this jealousy.

And now I am not jealous, and there’s really nothing anyone...

Hello friends….welcome to Episode 41: The Wheel of Life Mini-Training.  

This is a 30 minute episode that introduces, or perhaps RE-introduces you to one of my favorite life-coaching tools called The Wheel of Life. It’s a tool used often in the coaching industry that most of us coaches learn about in Coaching School.

This tool is a LIFE COACHING 101 Topic. It's one of the BASICS.

How can the Wheel of Life help you?

-Helps you live with INTENTION, instead of by default.

-If you are stuck, it can help uncover where you are stuck and why.

-If you need momentum, it helps you determine your next best steps to get moving.

-If you’ve been feeling “meh” and can’t figure out why, this tool helps you narrow down which parts of life you might want to focus on to start feeling better.

-If you are lost, this tool will help point you in the next right direction.

-If you are lonely, this tool can help you figure out why and what you...

Hello hello brilliant entrepreneurs!!!!

Welcome!!! Today is for all the business mama’s in the group.

Anyone out there balancing business with baby?
Because I can attest, IT’S A THING!!! A huge, gigantic, very big thing.

Today I’m talking to two amazing ladies who’ve had babies in the last 18 months, who

Also have businesses. We have great conversation that can help you feel good

About wherever you’re at in your first years with baby and business.

Welcome to Ep 40, 10 tips for the new moms who also run a business!!

So…who should listen to this episode?

If you…..

1. Are just starting your biz and you have your first baby on the way.
2. Have had your biz for a bit, and are preparing your business and your
3. team for you being on maternity leave.
4. Want to get some real life information on what it’s like to manage home, baby, and business at the same time.
5. You want to compare your experience with another mama entrepreneur.
6. Are...

Ok gang, Let’s talk Jealousy.

Ewwwww. Jealousy. 

It's kind of UNCOMFORTABLE, don't you think?

Initially, yes. But I'd love to help you learn to HACK it. Want to?

Let’s just dive in and get it taken care of. I can help!!!!

Episode 39 is all about Jealousy, and why I’m SO OK with it.

Jealousy can be pretty awesome.

Dare I say, jealousy is actually helpful.

Jealousy in business.

Jealousy in friendships.

Jealousy in families.

Jealousy at work.

Jealousy about this, about that.

Jealousy about WHATEVER.

Please tune in and learn how to hack your feelings of jealousy and turn the whole jealousy thing into a personal development exercise.

I’m telling you, we can turn jealousy on it's head.

Together, let’s create a WIN around a feeling that most people feel shame, frustration and anger about.

In this episode you’ll learn:

-About a time I felt SO JEALOUS this past summer. 

-A simple 5-part coaching exercise you can use to hack...

Hello hello brilliant creatives!!!!

Welcome to Ep 38, Two Companies that have GREAT Branding and What you Can Learn from them. 

So…who should listen to this episode?

If you…..

1. Are just starting you biz and you don’t know the first thing about branding.
2. Have had your biz for a bit but you never really GOT the importance of branding on a deeper level
3. Just wanna appreciate some dang good branding
4. Want to feel inspired around branding
5. Are rebranding and want some reminders, or want to refresh your thoughts around branding
6. Wanna learn a little about brand archetypes
7. Have a business that feels unclear to you, and likely to your prospective clients
8. Have a business that seems to attract the WRONG people…you find yourself asking how the heck you’re getting the clients you’re getting. 

The more you know your brand, the words, the values, the feeling, the connection it can have with prospective clients…the brighter...

Starting your own creative business???

Push play on Episode 37: 5 Things to Consider When Starting a Creative Business.

This episode is for you if:

1. Are thinking about starting a business, either full time or part time or even just a little side hustle. Any size, any commitment level…if you are thinking of starting a business, this is a good episode for you.
2. If you’ve already decided you’re going to start a biz and you’re in the beginning phase.
3. If you’ve been making your product for awhile and maybe giving it away or selling it for very little, and you think it might be time to start charging money.
4. If you think a small business is what you want to do with your life but you need some more information.
5. You want a specific example of how to switch your business from “just trying it” to “this is a real business”.

You’ll learn about:

1. Proof of Concept…and the 5 steps that go along with this important...