29: Leverage Your Entrepreneur Type

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Show Notes

If you’ve felt stuck at a plateau in your business’ growth and your growth as an independent professional it may be because you’re trying to follow a model designed by others when what you really need to do is understand who you are in order to create a model that will work best for you.

Self awareness is one of the top criteria for creating success – understanding who you are, what you’re great at, and how you operate contribute to your ability to creating a business that meets your definition of success. Without it, it’s easy to blindly try to follow the exact steps others have taken because they appear to be just like you, when in fact they’re not.

But how do you develop self-awareness? One way is to use one or more assessments and really reflect on the results you get and what they mean for you.

In this episode, business coach Lisa Robbin Young introduces us to the Creative Freedom Quiz. Lisa helps creative professionals get paid well to do what they love without selling their soul. She’s worked with best selling author / experts, top coaches, and even product-based startups to create and strengthen their unique path to profits.

So sit back and give as listen as Lisa – who is also my accountability partner by the way -- explains….

Key Ideas Why self-awareness is important for enterpreneurs Problems entrepreneurs run into trying to (blindly) follow a guru or methodology The nature of creativity and how to identify the type of creative entrepreneur you are Why acknowledging that you’re creative is important to creating a thriving, successful business

And be sure to stick around to the end where I’ll share your reflection exercise and action step for today.

Terms That May Be New to You Creative Entrepreneurs Codified Myers Briggs Strengthfiner Self awareness Assessment Eschews Proclivity Spectrum Marketing Fatigue Momentum Accountability Partner

Links and Resources Creative Freedom Entrepreneur type assessment

The Energy of Money

Lisa Robbin Young's website

Lisa on Twitter

Lisa on Facebook

Other Assessments Strengths Finder 2.0 -- buy the book and get an access code to take the Strengths Finder

DiSC assessment -- there's a free and a paid level to this

Fascination Advantage - A new assessment that's getting lots of buzz. It's particularly good if you're building a brand or if you work closely with team members.

360 Reach -- This assessment was built to help you understand how you're perceived by others. That knowledge then supports the development of your personal brand. I recommend using this in conjunction with the Fascination assessment.

Take it Deeper with Additional Research The art of being yourself – Caroline McHugh TEDx

The High Price of Self-Awareness - from Psychology Today's website

Winnie Anderson is an award-winning copywriter and brand strategist, a best-selling author, and respected instructor. She writes books, creates courses, and provides limited one-on-one consulting with and for introverted entrepreneurs who are ready to get their message out in a bigger way and who hate selling. Learn more about her here or connect with her on Facebook or Linkedin.

Judy Jordan is a virtual production assistant who helps entrepreneurs get their message out in a bigger way using live and recorded virtual events like webinars, teleseminars, live mobile streaming, podcasts, and virtual conferences. Learn more about her at her LinkedIn page or connect with her on Facebook.

Sue Brettell is brand developer and designer who acts as Winnie's creative director. Sue helps entrepreneurs communicate their brand essence by creating compelling visual brand elements and coordinating them into a strong, unified visual brand. Learn more about her at her LinkedIn page. Connect with her on Facebook.