May 30, 2023
Today on the podcast we have the JOY of chatting with 6 incredible women and hearing ALL about their experiences at The Heart Conference 2022. If you have been interested in our Conference but feeling uncertain, hesitant, or afraid, DO NOT MOVE. This is right where you need to be today.
Community! But then also Evie and Lindsey’s talk on funnels and having gone through it from them, knowing that I can do that for my clients as well.
Continued community since the conference. Monthly, if not weekly, a gal or two & I video call to chat about life/business & bounce ideas off of each other. That’s been awesome to have that continued support! Also having ideas continue to flow while re-listening to the talks / going over my notes has been awesome! Every time I revisit the info I think of something else I can do to improve my business!
TBH I didn’t have any fears going into the conference. I knew y’all were going to blow it out of the water & that’s what you did!
Community is SO important!!! Surrounding myself for three days with creative entrepreneurs was inspiring for those 3 days, but walking away with friends across the country who continue to support each other from afar is SO powerful. The impact of The Heart Conference goes far beyond 3 days. I walked away from the conference gaining a community of like-minded, God-loving creative entrepreneurs, and a clearer vision for my business.
Coming to the conference I knew that I wanted to make a major pivot in my business from a product-based shop to a service-based business and additionally make it my full-time job. While at the conference, I had the opportunity to ask Jordan Lee Dooley a question during a breakout session that changed everything. She explained the process of pivoting her business with an analogy that I kept finding myself referring back to as I planned my business pivot. This one conversation allowed me to gain clarity on the steps I needed to take in the process of pivoting my business. Having the clarity I needed gave me the confidence to take action and ultimately take the leap of faith to make my business my full-time job at the beginning of 2023!!
During the last activity of the conference, I wrote the lie “I am not good enough to achieve my goals” and then crumbled that paper up and tossed it in the air. It ended up being one of the few lies read aloud and hung on the windows. One of the many truths written around my “lie” was “those dreams are given to you by God and He placed those on your heart for a reason”. What the person who wrote those words doesn’t know is that for months leading up to the conference I had the quote “God placed that dream on your heart on purpose” as my screensaver as a reminder for myself. But seeing them written by someone I don’t know was even more impactful. Each sticky note sits on my desk as a reminder EVERY single day that I am qualified to achieve my goals.
The biggest thing that happened for me at the Heart Conference was healing from walls that I had built around my heart from hurts from previous friendships and callousness that I had developed from working in leadership and the food industry for so long.
Being social had been very hard for me and I lost pieces of my personality. So much to the point that I thought I had just changed as I got older, but I had actually locked parts of myself away.
I was extremely nervous about attending a conference where I knew 1 person. But I made friends as soon as I got to the VIP dinner and continued to make friends throughout the week. I met some amazing people that I still chat with from time to time and can’t wait to see them at the next conference!
I also met some women that have knowledge about hormone health or were going through problems similar to mine. I had been having fertility problems and was able to talk through them with women that had knowledge of how to support my body and could understand what I was going through. I hadn’t found anyone to talk to about it before the conference. They gave me resources that I didn’t have before. And now my new baby will be coming with me to the conference!
The biggest impact would be everything I talked about above. I feel more comfortable in social situations and it’s now easier for me to talk to people and build relationships.
My biggest fear was traveling by myself and feeling alone in a crowd of people. I would tell anyone that is feeling the same way to do it scared!
Don’t let that fear stop you from doing something that could forever change your life and business.
My biggest takeaway was meeting so many creatives and business owners in one community. I knew I was going to get a lot of information and Great knowledge from the guest speakers, but I did not expect to meet so many kind and compassionate people who are genuine. There was no tension in the room, no one felt out of place, and everyone was included and loved on, and encouraged from the start.
I have felt empowered and encouraged by the words of the guest speakers; listening to so many perspectives and opinions and great ideas has pushed me to challenge myself as I’ve grown my business.
I was fearful that I would not be seen or appreciated as much as the other creatives since my industry is outside of photography- but I was completely wrong! The community was welcoming and loving, and I had a fabulous time! I am beyond excited to see people again and meet new people in Texas at the next conference.
The confidence to start another business, community, new friendships, the absolute top business, and marketing information. But the biggest is self-worth. Honestly, it’s so amazing to be able to attend a conference for business topics but also get just as much from the personal touches of breaking comparison and self-worth. I honestly gained so much spiritually in my heart as I did mentally in business knowledge. SO THANKFUL!
I’ve gained the confidence to start a women’s community-based business to help inspire others to leave a life/job they don’t love and to pursue passions that fill their Joy cup! I’ve prioritized my businesses and had ongoing support from those I met there. I’ve continued to gain knowledge from speakers after the conference and grow my businesses to a whole new level!
My biggest worry about coming was not knowing anyone. Entering a room full of mostly females even being extremely extroverted is very intimidating. I’ve already booked my ticket for October and I’d say to that now- you don’t know it yet but you’re about to walk into a room with your new best friends. I never felt for one second that I wasn’t included, every turn was a new and inviting face, it was honestly the most warm and inviting space! I struggled with finding my place and being unique in a world of copy and this conference really helped me learn how to be myself and thrive in my business. The speakers were unmatched and each day blew my mind!
That I AM worthy, and loveable in who I am, and what I have to offer IS needed because of those two things–other people will be reminded of THEIR worth by what I have to offer AND my personality infused in what I give is what some people need instead of other options out there that might fit for other people. So me showing up confidently in that is what matters, both for me AND for the receiver.
Believing in the giftings I have been directly given from the Lord. Not questioning if I just think I might have certain talents, but believing in the confirmation and validation of those gifts from the Lord and pressing in confidently to offer something to the world that they need and wouldn’t know I had for them otherwise.
Failure. Not being enough/good enough/the same level as others/feeling like a fraud/questioning my passions and equipped-ness/if I’m actually on the right path… I would say now to those doubts that, yes, there are things in life that may seem like stepping stones or things that we won’t really use in the future/feel pointless, and are wasting our time getting to where we think God is calling us–BUT I have been reminded time and time again of countless past experiences that have actually equipped me for things in life and business that I otherwise would have fallen on my face or have been deemed UNqualified for an opportunity had I not had that “insignificant” experience from the past. Second, I would say that literally, NO ONE is stopping me from finding out how far I can go/how much I can actually accomplish except for ME. So GET OUT OF THE DANG WAY!!! Future you will thank you if you do and kick you (hopefully as a learning moment/takeaway) if you don’t. It’s better to learn from failure in the process now than it is to learn from failure or regret down the road from never trying in the first place.
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