Vicky Shilling – Becoming a Confident Entrepreneur, Building a New Mindset, & Keeping Things Simple! – EP131
Season 3
Episode 131

Vicky Shilling – Becoming a Confident Entrepreneur, Building a New Mindset, & Keeping Things Simple! – EP131

Vicky Shilling is a coach, helping wellness entrepreneurs turn their business ideas into reality. Vicky supports her clients through 1:1 coaching, online masterclasses and runs a thriving online community of health and wellbeing business owners. She teaches and lectures about starting a wellness business in both the UK and Ireland.  Vicky is also the co-founder of wellness and retreat brand The Reset and writes her own healthy living blog The Flourishing Pantry, which won Health Blog Of The Year 2019 at the Nutrition Health & Fitness Awards. This is a really interesting insight to her journey so far as an entrepreneur and how she’s helping others on their own path! Summary of the discussion:
  • Growing up exposed to the world of classical music
  • Working in the Music Industry but sensing a change was needed after a decade working in London & the UK
  • Realising that looking after her own health and wellness had to become a priority
  • Starting from my blog and sharing my own journey to find health overcoming IBS
  • Introducing meditation and mindfulness into her routine to help with the IBS
  • Out of looking at ways to be more healthy and eat better, the new world of wellness opened up for Vicky
  • A move into the area of Wellness followed
  • Moving to Ireland and starting out with a new community
  • Getting comfortable with being an entrepreneur
  • Building out her own brand and developing new skills
  • A new mindset – this was the biggest challenge faced!
  • Personal Development Tools used – 750words website & journaling
  • The importance of having a coach herself
  • The role project management, planning and focus plays in her business – Communication at the core
  • Dealing with the voice inside your head
  • Lesson learned so far!
  • Coaching Experiences and Key Tools to use
  • Knowing that we can change our thoughts if we give ourselves a chance!
  • Dealing with the Perfection v Good enough struggle
  • Learning new skills and becoming a teacher to others
  • Sales - Moving from being uncomfortable about Selling to be feeling less icky?
  • Making Sales a conversation and listen more (coaching) – not about the hard sell!
  • Social Media Learning & growing her network
    • Getting clear on where your audience it?
    • What do you enjoy doing and match that to your platform
    • Build a Know, Like and Trust factor into the work
  • Creation of content and looking at ways how to reuse it
  • Starting out with Podcasting and how to reuse content
  • Biggest challenges you’re finding in business?
  • Goal setting and discipline to help when working from home
  • How to plan for the week and day ahead?
  • Influencers and Mentors – keeping things simple as a key message!!!
  • Dealing with Fear – for herself and helping clients? – What am I afraid of?
  • Listening to her own advice is key
You can find Vicky and her brands online: The Flourishing Pantry Healthy living for busy entrepreneurs www.theflourishingpantry.com  www.vickyshilling.com www.thereset.me 
 

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