HerPower #5 -Thinking Growth and Acting with Intent

This episode explores the transformative impact of intentional goal-setting, sharing real-life strategies and an inspiring boutique success story, proving that clarity and action can turn ambition into reality​

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Episode Transcript

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Dawn it's Dawn McGruer, thebusiness growth coach. And welcome
to dawn of a New Era, thepodcast where we talk all things
health, wealth and happinessand where founders share the good
and bad and ugly of being an entrepreneur.
Dawnwelcometo Part five, thelast and final part of our mini-series,
all about female empowerment.And today we're going to be talking

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about thinking, growth andacting with intent and turning motivation
into action. So don't ever beafraid to stay. Step out of your
comfort zone. The fear ofjudgment holds back so many women.
So here is one of my favoritestrategies for setting intentional
goals and making confidentdecisions. And this is about visualizing

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and validating. So thestrategy here is about practicing
visualization techniques toimagine the successful achievement
of your goals and play it likea movie in your head. So how would
you be showing up in your newreality and actually step into it,
live it, breathe it and makeit happen. And validate your intentions

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with peers or mentors toensure alignment and gain feedback.
So in terms ofimplementations, try and spend time
each week reflecting on yourvisions and seeking input from your
network. And adjust yourstrategies based on actionable feedback
to enhance decisionconfidence. Now I want to share a

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short story with you all aboutintentionally transforming a business.
And this is a story aboutEmma's Boutique. Emma, a passionate
boutique owner in Brighton,faced challenges scaling her business.
So despite a strong start, hergrowth plateaued. Frustrated yet
determined, Emma attended aworkshop on intentional goal setting.

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Inspired, she redefined herbusiness objectives by using the
SMART framework, focusing onincreasing online sales. So she decided
to expand her digital reach byimproving her website and engaging
with customers on social mediamore consistently. Emma also joined
a local women's entrepreneurgroup where she found support and

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shared insights. And within ayear, her intentional approach paid
off because online sales haddoubled and foot traffic to her store
increased. So thanks to thecommunity she's built around her
brand, Emma realized thatbeing deliberate in her goals transformed
her business from a staticstore to a dynamic, thriving brand.

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So finally, I'd like to finishwith a practical exercise all around
daily or weekly practicesthat's about keeping your intentions
clear and actionable. So whatI want you to do is focus on the
practice of keeping a weeklyintentional journal. And the purpose
here is to reflect, to planand maintain clarity on your business

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intentions. So how do youimplement this? Well, you need to
set some time aside and choosea specific time each week. For example,
a Sunday evening to review andplan and reflect on the past week.
So note achievements and areasfor improvement and identify what
actions aligned with yourintentions and goals and then plan

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for the upcoming week. So setthree main goals using the Smart
Framework and list actionablesteps for each each goal. So next
up is visualization, spendingfive or ten minutes visualizing the
successful completion of yourgoals and maybe try an affirmation.
So write a positiveaffirmation that supports your intentions

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for the week and then reviewso quickly revisit your journal entries
each morning to remindyourself of your priorities and to
stay focused. So byintegrating this practice and these
tips, you'll maintain aclearer vision of your intentions,
making your goals feel moreattainable and your decision making

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more confident. So thank youfor listening to our five part miniseries.
If you've missed any of it,you can go back and catch up. We
have nearly 150 episodes tochoose from in dawn of a New Era,
so please join us on thismission and make sure that you follow
the podcast to get notified ofall upcoming episode because I've
got some of the most inspiringleaders in business who are coming

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onto the podcast and sharingtheir stories. Now we talk about
everything to do with health,wealth and happiness and all of my
guests share an amusing storyas well, so you don't want to miss
out on that.
Thanks for listening to Dawnof a New Era, the podcast brought
to you in association with theHer Power Community. This initiative

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was founded by myself and it'sall about empowering female founders
to recognize their limitlesspotential and pursue their ambitions
with confidence. Now there isless than 1.8% that goes into investing
in female founded businessesand we are here to make positive
change. So come and support uson Instagram @herpowercommunity and

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find out more about what we'redoing to support female founders
to scale and grow their businesses.