Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Zahalier Brand Haus Strategic Prestige Brand Atelier ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://zahalier.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Competitive Edge](https://zahalier.com/blog/) - Insights, articles and thought leadership from Zahalier Brand haus (formerly Jungle Branding Co) in our blog 'The Competitive Edge' - [The Brand Test](https://zahalier.com/the-brand-test/) - Every prospect you've ever lost ran a four-second test on your brand before they spoke to you. You didn't even know it. Steph Zahalka explains the brand test. - [What is Luxury Positioning?](https://zahalier.com/what-is-luxury-positioning/) - What is luxury positioning and why is it the wrong framework for service businesses? Discover why prestige positioning changes everything for high-end brands. - [Rebranding for Prestige Markets](https://zahalier.com/rebranding-for-prestige-markets/) - When your business evolves but your brand stays frozen, you lose the opportunities you're qualified for. Steph Zahalka on rebranding for prestige markets. - [How to Stand Out as a Speaker: Build a Personal Brand That Gets You Booked, Paid, and Remembered](https://zahalier.com/how-to-stand-out-as-a-speaker-brand/) - Build a speaker brand that gets you on more stages, attracts high-paying speaking opportunities, and leaves a lasting impression on every stage. - [Luxury Brand Transformation for Health & Wellness Experts](https://zahalier.com/luxury-brand-transformation-for-health-wellness-experts/) - This luxury brand transformation helped a health & wellness business 8x their offers, sell $100K immersions, and show up with confidence and clarity. - [Visual Branding That Builds Trust and Premium Value](https://zahalier.com/visual-branding-luxury-aesthetic/) - Your visual branding builds trust before you speak. Elevate your aesthetic to attract premium clients, eliminate objections, and convert faster. - [Boutique Firm Brand Positioning: Why High-Value Clients Choose Your Competitors](https://zahalier.com/boutique-firm-brand-positioning-mistakes/) - Master boutique firm brand positioning to stop losing clients. Discover 7 positioning mistakes causing premium clients to choose competitors. Free assessment. - [How to Attract High Net Worth Clients...And Why You're Not](https://zahalier.com/how-to-attract-high-net-worth-clients/) - High net worth clients research you, spend 30 seconds on your site, then choose competitors. Here's what they see that eliminates you instantly. - [Luxury Brand Strategy for Service-Based Businesses: $200K to $2.2M in 6 Months](https://zahalier.com/luxury-branding-for-service-industries/) - Discover how luxury branding for service industries transformed a tradesman's brand to take his company from $200K to $2.2 million in just 6 months. - [Why 'Luxury' Might Be Hurting Your Brand Positioning](https://zahalier.com/luxury-hurting-brand-positioning/) - 'Luxury' may be hurting your brand positioning if your market doesn't use that word to describe themselves and doing damage in the background without you noticing. - [Why Do Your Prospects Hire Your Competitors and Not You?](https://zahalier.com/why-do-your-prospects-hire-your-competitors-and-not-you/) - When prospects hire your competitors over you, it's not your expertise - it's competitive brand disadvantage. Discover what that means and why marketing won't fix it. - [ZAHALIER - A Luxury Rebrand Case Study 20 Years in the Making](https://zahalier.com/zahalier-a-luxury-rebrand-case-study/) - The real story behind the ZAHALIER rebrand, what changed, why it took 20 years, and what's actually behind a brand transformation that works. A luxury rebrand case study. - [Why Your Rebrand Didn't Work](https://zahalier.com/why-your-rebrand-didnt-work/) - Why Your Rebrand Didn't Work. Most businesses think they're paying for branding, and all they get is graphic design. Here's why it costs you clients - [Branding for Wealthy Buyers: Why They Don't Buy the Way You Think](https://zahalier.com/branding-for-wealthy-buyers/) - Wealthy buyers don't evaluate your services first. They evaluate whether your brand belongs in their world. Steph Zahalka explains branding for wealthy buyers. - [Why Your Brand Is Invisible to Luxury Clients](https://zahalier.com/why-your-brand-is-invisible-to-luxury-clients/) - Your brand is invisible to luxury clients based on perception rather than expertise. Steph Zahalka explains the gap between capability and market perception. - [Droppin' the strategy cuz..... ewwww](https://zahalier.com/droppin-the-strategy-cuz-ewwww/) - I feel so much BETTER! 😍👊🏼💜 You might thinking - okay why, Steph? Well, if you read ANYTHING that I write about, you will know that I am completely dedicated to being MORE ME! I am fully stepping into this whole 'everything is supposed to be easy and fun and flow-y' thing and I am - [I physically felt the breakthrough!](https://zahalier.com/i-physically-felt-the-breakthrough/) - Yesterday I purchased an older program of my mentors. I wasn't sure if I should spend the money (cuz bills), but my soul was like, "you’re buying this" and the ‘next level’ version of me said "I would’ve already bought it" … so I bought it. One of her favourite courses and it really resonated - [Branding YOU, not the business](https://zahalier.com/branding-you-not-the-business/) - You know when they say the new thing to do these days is personal branding. And you're over here like, WTF is that? Like branding me and not my biz? Ummm why? Well, darling, I am glad you asked. Personal branding is not just about creating a logo for you with your name and - [#HotTipThursday](https://zahalier.com/hottipthursday/) - Welcome to #HotTipsThursday - where I will share a valuable business, branding, marketing or mindset tip with you that you can use straight away!If you post on social media for your business, or have a website, or do any kind of messaging for your service or product ... then read on... Take a minute to look - [It wasn't them, it was ME!](https://zahalier.com/it-wasnt-them-it-was-me/) - I had a realisation last night - around my business that has been happening for awhile. The not so pretty side of "where the fuck is the money?" I realised that I have BLAMED not making the money that I used to, from my business, on things like my illness and networking and my - [What are they saying about YOU?](https://zahalier.com/what-are-they-saying-about-you/) - When your back is turned, what are they whispering? When your not in the room, what are they saying? When you share your message and sell your wares, what are they thinking? This, my friends, IS why your BRANDING is so important. By the way - Your brand is NOT your logo! Your brand - [You should NOT be selling your TIME!](https://zahalier.com/you-should-not-be-selling-your-time/) - As creatives and service based businesses, you should NOT be selling your time. Do not charge hourly rates EVER - because that does not take into consideration your talents, your skills, your investments on education, your years of experience, your total value! What you are selling is your talent and a final creative product, - [Joy is the key to having it all](https://zahalier.com/joy-is-the-key-to-having-it-all/) - I was talking to Nina this morning about gratitude and being happy and when she is not happy, that she can choose to change how she feels. 🙌 I told her a story that I heard - about a Grandma and her 2 grandchildren. The grandma was taking the kids, a boy and a girl, - [Give & Ask. the End](https://zahalier.com/give-ask-the-end/) - Hey hey beautiful badass boss babes (and boys)! 🤭 I know we are in the middle of limbo - that time between Xmas and New Years where you have no idea what day it is or what to do with yourself - so.... As you sit there wondering which way is up (or maybe you - [Live a life you will remember...](https://zahalier.com/live-a-life-you-will-remember/) - If you want to experience the fabulousness of a true ARTIST - a person who can't NOT do what is coming from his SOUL - watch the true stories of AVICII.Seriously i feel like my life has been enriched just watching the story of his life and the music he 'created' that is so fucking - [Why your site is boring as batshit...](https://zahalier.com/why-your-site-is-boring-as-batshit/) - Would you like to know what the NUMBER ONE thing that you can do to make your website stand out from all the others that do the same shit that you do? STOP MAKING IT ABOUT YOU! Yeah, yeah.... I've heard it before... 1,873 times to be exact (not really but you get it) ..."but - [Time to get crystal fucking clear!](https://zahalier.com/time-to-get-crystal-fucking-clear/) - 📣 Are you communicating your message clearly?👑 Does your branding clearly tell us what you are the "GO-TO" person for?⚜️ Are your unique skills, talents, superpowers clearly visible in your marketing? Website? Visuals? Social posts? Videos?If you answered ANYTHING but hell yes for those questions, then you, my friend, have weak branding and are going - [Branding Unleashed](https://zahalier.com/2689-2/) - When you consider your brand, you need to consider all elements of it! It not just your logo... it is not just your business cards or fancy email signature... it's not your website either... it is EVER SINGLE touch point that people have with you and your business INCLUDING how you talk, what you say, - [Let's talk money, honey!](https://zahalier.com/lets-talk-money-honey/) - Ooooh How much is that? Let's talk about money honey and pricing your shit! Here are a few key tips! 💰 📌#1 NEVER compete on price. N E V E R ! This is a massive mistake because there will ALWAYS be someone out there who charges less than you... sometimes a LOT less. I see - [Say what you can't NOT say....](https://zahalier.com/say-what-you-cant-not-say/) - If you really want to own your power - say what you have to say.Say it. With conviction. With belief. Say it because you can't NOT say it.Sure there will be people who do not like what you are saying. At all. So what?Does that affect you? It Shouldn't. Others opinions are infinitely varied and - [What people really buy...](https://zahalier.com/what-people-really-buy/) - People aren’t paying you for your worth alone or because of your little, or BIG $$$, price tag.They are paying you for your years of experience, your education, your knowledge, your processes, your unique skills, your time and ENERGY ... – all of that combined to give them the👉outcome that solves their problem or 👉transformation - [Unleash Yo'self](https://zahalier.com/unleash-yoself/) - There is something inside of you… calling.It has always been there and for most of the time, when it comes to business anyway, you have been ignoring her.You do the professional thing, you follow the ‘so called’ rules, you do this, that and the other…like you learned.But… that thing, that person, YOU, on the inside - [Focus on what makes YOU thrive](https://zahalier.com/focus-on-what-makes-you-thrive/) - Be unapologetic and relentless with what makes you thrive and lights you up and gets you excited! So often, we are influenced from the outside world, and cloud our own desires for the sake of those around us. I wonder if you're sitting there noticing that you edit and filter what you say and do - [#bemoreYOU](https://zahalier.com/bemoreyou/) - Soooo... you wanna build a magnetic brand that's a true representation of who you are and attract clients who crave your work? AWESOME! The only issue... is the question that keeps popping up in your mind - 'how can I possibly do this?' The short answer - #bemoreYOU The reason that most people sound the same - [SUCCESS TIP #999](https://zahalier.com/success-tip-999/) - ~ SUCCESS TIP #999 ~ So..... (is it weird that I start almost all my posts with 'So...'? 🤔🤔) One of the things that I do with my clients, and specialise in, is helping them really nail their messaging. Yes you should sell. Sell all the time. It's your job. If you're an entrepreneur, you need - [I made my first million!](https://zahalier.com/i-made-my-first-million/) - This is my favourite time of the day… just before the sun goes down and the shadows are long. I love the calmness of the late afternoon and the feelings I get when I look at the lazy ocean as it hugs the shore. It has a completely different feeling now, at dusk, than morning - [How to know if it's time to REBRAND your business...](https://zahalier.com/how-to-know-if-its-time-to-rebrand-your-business/) - There comes a time in every business, when they realise that what they started with - their logo, their mission, their purpose, what they even do and how they do it - has evolved into much more. It's okay to have started with a cheap logo or even an expensive one. It's okay to have - [People buy WHEN they feel understood...](https://zahalier.com/people-buy-when-they-feel-understood/) - NOT when they understand you. I see it so often ~ business owners and entrepreneurs out there starting their business with a product or their service or program. They think 'Hey I have a great idea here and there is a market for it... so I'm gonna start a business and sell it".Okay great!But.....The problem - [How bad do you want it?](https://zahalier.com/how-bad-do-you-want-it/) - I was asked this question recently in an email and it is such a good, HUGE question.-- Do you really want success? Like really really?Now to go further, if the answer is YES, ask yourself: are you already at that level of successful that you want to be?If not, ask yourself why are you not - [Why oh why](https://zahalier.com/why-oh-why/) - If you know your WHY then you should never find yourself staring at a blank screen when wanting to post something about your business. If you know your WHY you should not have any problems telling people about what you do and why you're the best and why they need to choose you. If you - [Marketing on a Budget Baby](https://zahalier.com/marketing-on-a-budget-baby/) - When budgets are tight, marketing might be the first expense you look to cut. Let me stop you right there. While traditional advertising methods are costly and hard to measure, small businesses have never had greater access to cost-effective, trackable marketing tools. But with so many digital tools available, how do you know where to - [5 Signs It's Time To Rebrand](https://zahalier.com/5-signs-its-time-to-rebrand/) - How do you know when it's time for a brand makeover? Here are 5 signs it's time for a rebrand of your business. - [DO YOU need a PERSONAL BRAND?](https://zahalier.com/do-you-need-a-personal-brand/) - Do you REALLY need a personal brand?Sure, businesses have a brand, even though a lot of them really don't fully understand what it really is.But as a consultant, an executive or corporate leader, or an entrepreneur or micro business, sharing your message, selling your services, just being YOU...DO you need a personal brand?Short answer YES.Long - [Your brand is NOT your logo](https://zahalier.com/your-brand-is-not-your-logo/) - Visual identity is about creating both visual AND energetic connections so that your audience not only sees you but FEELS something when they see you. - [Marketing can't exist without branding](https://zahalier.com/marketing-cant-exist-without-branding/) - once you nail your branding, message, focus and point of difference, it can and should direct all your marketing efforts so that your brand will be consistent in every touchpoint of your business. - [Want to raise your prices in 2025](https://zahalier.com/want-to-raise-your-prices-in-2023/) - So just raise them right? Wrong. Just raising them for the sake of raising them isn’t the only thing you need to do so your audience is 100% on board with it. You need to POSITION your brand correctly to support this. To start to understand how YOU can position your business or company in - [#covergirl](https://zahalier.com/branding-chick-magazine-cover/) - COVERGIRL! Ohh yeah baby. I was featured on the cover of the AUTUMN ISSUE of the Gold Coast Girls in BusinessMagazine as The Branding Chick. I am super grateful and honoured to be chosen to be a covergirl.What a crazy accomplishment that was unexpected and totally fun! Asha wrote a double page feature with my - [Are you sending the right message to your audience?](https://zahalier.com/are-you-sending-the-right-message-to-your-audience/) - I'd like to ask you a couple of questions - business owners ~ Take a look at your logo and your website... do these things shout out to the world who you are and what you believe in? Do they send the message that you want to be sending? Can potential clients and customers see - [The simple step-by-step formula..... to BRAND CLARITY](https://zahalier.com/the-simple-step-by-step-formula-to-brand-clarity/) - Simple formula to brand clarity, I’ve worked with lawyers, hair salons, landscapers, service and product-based businesses, engineers, coaches and more. - [3 helpful tips for working with your graphic designer](https://zahalier.com/3-helpful-tips-for-working-with-your-graphic-designer/) - When you work with your graphic designer or branding company (which should be Jungle Design Studios of course) you should keep this tips in mind. - [You are worth so much more than a fucking discount!!!](https://zahalier.com/you-are-worth-so-much-more-than-a-fucking-discount/) - If clients are asking for a discount or for you to lower prices, then there is a branding & positioning issue that's preventing them from seeing your value. - [It's time... to release the old and make space for the new](https://zahalier.com/its-time-to-release-the-old-and-make-space-for-the-new/) - It is not a failure to move on from something that no longer serves. It merely means that you have outgrown it and have to move on beyond your comfort zone. - [It's all about your 'attention' that gives you what you get](https://zahalier.com/its-all-about-your-attention-that-gives-you-what-you-get/) - Stop giving ANY attention to anything that you don't like, that doesn't make you happy, that doesn't light you up, that doesn't raise your vibration! - [Without this CRUCIAL brand element, your business WILL fail!](https://zahalier.com/without-this-crucial-brand-element-your-business-will-fail/) - There is a single most important element crucial to branding that without it, your business will fail. - [Your high-end clients can't see you when you look like everyone else](https://zahalier.com/your-high-end-clients-cant-see-you-when-you-look-like-everyone-else/) - It is CRITICAL that you understand where you fit in the marketplace and how your unique point of difference helps the specific audience in that position. - [Why positioning your brand is crucial to attracting a ready-to-buy audience](https://zahalier.com/why-positioning-your-brand-is-crucial-to-attracting-a-ready-to-buy-audience/) - When you don’t understand where you fit in the market, you become everything to everyone there is nothing that helps your high-end clients differentiate you - [What makes a person choose you or your offer over someone selling the same exact thing?](https://zahalier.com/what-makes-a-person-choose-you-or-your-offer-over-someone-selling-the-same-exact-thing/) - Branding is what makes someone choose YOU or your offer over everyone else who offers the same thing. - [How Design Matters–More Than Ever–In 2014](https://zahalier.com/how-design-matters-more-than-ever-in-2014/) - Lately the word going around is “design no longer matters” and, that in today’s world, the words and content on websites means more for supporting SEO and overall online business strength. Here are some valid reasons why this is no longer true……… Quoting New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a recent interview in the - [Tips for working with a DESIGNER](https://zahalier.com/tips-for-working-with-a-designer/) - Sometimes, we are mistaken for being the people who just “make things look pretty” and while that’s (kind of) true, we possess a multitude of skills and talents beyond the ability to pretty things up. A graphic designer is an important member of your marketing / PR team. It’s important to know how to work - [Image IS Everything](https://zahalier.com/image-is-everything/) - When it comes to your image and your marketing, good professional branding matters, and that rings true for both companies and individuals. The way you present yourself has a profound impact on your how you and your business are perceived. And it’s not just your body language or how you dress, the Internet has presented - [Time for a new look?](https://zahalier.com/time-for-a-new-look/) - Do you currently have a WordPress website? Are you bored with the design / theme of your site? Well, if you are then you need to read our post. We have a new service where we design you a brand new custom theme for your WordPress site, upload and configure and you can switch to - [Let's get real... really real](https://zahalier.com/lets-get-real-really-real/) - So yeah. I joined a millionaire mastermind group the other day, with a fucking badass chick running the show. Like where has she been all my life. I guess where she was meant to be. And i have been where I am meant to be. And now... we are meant to be together! hahahaha Just a - [Let inspiration just flow...](https://zahalier.com/let-inspiration-just-flow/) - Sometimes I wonder what the hell I am going to write today. What is the message that needs to come out? What am I here to do... today? Who do I need to be? Because today is all that matters. Right here, right now and right now and right now and right now. Do you - [Branding Packages For Startups](https://zahalier.com/full-branding-package-for-startups/) - Branding for startups needs to stand out in the marketplace. You need to cut through the noise, that's where we help, Call us today for a free consultation - [Don't go it alone!](https://zahalier.com/dont-go-it-alone/) - You know those moments of doubt.... those moments of 'should I or shouldn't I'. 🤔 Those times when you think it would just be easier if you had a job and other people around. People to talk to. People to bounce ideas off of. Someone, ANYONE, else that you can just be another person - [Don’t cut corners on your brand/identity.](https://zahalier.com/dont-cut-corners-on-your-brandidentity/) - As a professional graphic and web design company, we are always meeting and working with brand new businesses and start ups. We all have to start somewhere right. As a new business owner, you can sometimes feel that pinch of “i want to do it myself to save money but i want to look professional - [Branding Style Guides..](https://zahalier.com/branding-style-guides/) - Branding style guides… what are they? and how can they help you? If we are creating a logo and visual identity for you we recommend producing a brand guidelines document. This illustrates to other designers and graphic professionals the importance of maintaining a consistent brand image for your company through careful use of the logo, - [Brand vs. Logo](https://zahalier.com/brand-vs-logo/) - Branding vs Logo Design... I get asked all the time what the difference is between a logo and a brand. Most people think a brand IS their logo and vice versa. It is not. A logo is a visual graphic, mark or element that identifies your organisation. It is only one element. Yes it - [A brand with purpose... comes from clarity](https://zahalier.com/a-brand-with-purpose-comes-from-clarity/) - When you have a purpose and a why and you bring that over into your branding, then your business will naturally attract people. When your purpose and your why ARE your branding, then you will be unstoppable. Take a minute to think to yourself.... What is your purpose? What is your why? Are you - [Brand Planning... and FLOW](https://zahalier.com/brand-planning-and-flow/) - Plan it. And... Let it Flow. Like a boss! Do you have your planning shit together? Do you even plan? WTF is 'planning' anyway? What 'plans' am I talking about? Am I talking about business plans? or to-do lists / daily plans? or marketing plans? what fucking plans??? I'm talking about BRAND plans and - [My new reality... and what the hell I am meant to do](https://zahalier.com/my-new-reality-and-what-the-hell-i-am-meant-to-do/) - Hey girlfriend! I say that all upbeat, in that high pitched voice we all use when saying HI and BYE... (I know you do it too, we all do LOL) but... I'm not feeling too upbeat at the moment. Actually I FEEL scared shitless. I've been doing a lot of mindset and inner work - [Just do the damn thing...](https://zahalier.com/just-do-the-damn-thing/) - Just do the damn thing! This phrase seems to pop up a lot lately and float around my head pretty much most of the day. So what am I NOT doing that I NEED to do so this message will stop? I must be blocking something. hmmm... maybe, maybe not. Maybe I just haven't - [Sitting on the fence?](https://zahalier.com/sitting-on-the-fence/) - Sitting on the fence.? Have you ever found yourself there? Looking over at both sides, wondering, thinking, should I, SHOULD I? Both sides are tempting. One is safe and comfortable and normal… the usual, familiar…. BORING. The other side is exciting and scary, full of what-ifs and doubt and faith… it holds something new, - [Fear. Doubt. Resistance.](https://zahalier.com/fear-doubt-resistance/) - Have you ever just sat at your desk and thought "WTF"? Like, what happened? Not about right now, or maybe about right now... But more about life and business in general. How did I get here... RIGHT HERE... right NOW? Why don't I have the kick ass, super awesome, dream clients knocking down my - [Become an idea machine!](https://zahalier.com/become-an-idea-machine/) - I certainly wish i was having my coffee on the beach right now! Ummmm hell yes I can pretend! At the moment though... i'm sitting on my couch under a cozy blankie, drinking my 2nd coffee, dreaming up offers or courses or ideas that YOU, my audience, would love to know and learn about. - [What happens when you fake it....](https://zahalier.com/what-happens-when-you-fake-it/) - So, I've talked about this before, but I feel called to mention it again. If you are wondering why you are not attracting your ideal, dream clients that are OVERJOYED to pay you in full, all the time... then it's probably because you are holding back and not being 100% YOU. The whole 'FAKE - [It's time... time to take ACTION - Branding Workshop](https://zahalier.com/its-time-time-to-take-action-branding-workshop/) - Have you ever found yourself sitting at your desk, head in hands, wondering when the fuck this is all going to get easier? Or... maybe it is pretty easy, but you're thinking when the fuck are my soul mate clients going to be beating down my door, throwing their money at me because they - [A logo is just a mark - A brand is your STORY!](https://zahalier.com/a-logo-is-just-a-mark-a-brand-is-your-story/) - When I tell people that I am a branding strategist and designer, they look at me and go "wow, that's cool.... what do you do?" Well, I work with business people to help them create a truly authentic BRAND. Then, those same people say "oh cool, I have a logo!" Ummm ... okay. - [Focus on the TRANSFORMATION](https://zahalier.com/focus-on-the-transformation/) - When you talk about your services or products, what are you actually saying? What do you tell people? I am pretty sure that when most business owners go out and mingle and talk to other people - such as potential clients and customers - about what they do... It's BORING AS BATSHIT! Don't beat - [Have you EVEN thought about this...](https://zahalier.com/have-you-even-thought-about-this/) - Have you EVEN thought about WHY you do what you do? Like really thought about it? Not just the "it seems like fun" or "I don't want a boss and I want freedom" or whatever surface level shit you think of on the fly. You need to go in deep. Even if you think - [Throwing in the 'EXTRA'....](https://zahalier.com/throwing-in-the-extra/) - 🔥 HOT Tip 🔥 When you are interacting with a customer or client, and you want to set yourself / your business apart from your competition, think about ways that you can go that little bit EXTRA.... What I mean is, don't just do your job, provide the service and be on - [The next step...](https://zahalier.com/the-next-step/) - So, you're in a moment... sitting, thinking, wondering.. HOW in the fuck am I going to make my millions? We are meant to be millionaires right? I am. I can FEEL it inside of me - I already AM a millionaire....but... WHERE the fuck is the money? HOW do I get the money? WHAT - [They may TRY to copy you...](https://zahalier.com/they-may-try-to-copy-you/) - So, you sit there, scrolling, scrolling... and then you see something. It catches your eye. You stop, look at it and think, this looks familiar. What IS this? Is this MINE? But I didn't write this. I didn't post this. This isn't ME. Then you lean forward, read it all again and think WTAF??!!! - [Inspired ACTION](https://zahalier.com/inspired-action/) - You know the saying - "Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction"? It's a good one. As soon as an idea comes into your beautiful mind, take ACTION. Write it down. Explore it. Do it. Anything inspired will always work out. When you take your thoughts and inspired ideas, then combine them with action, - [Change your day from 'meh' to FUCK YEAH!](https://zahalier.com/change-your-day-from-meh-to-fuck-yeah/) - Change your day from 'meh' to FUCK YEAH! How, you ask? Priorities! Priorities are those fascinating little things that set your day, your life, your business in motion. When you have priorities, you magically have more time. But, if you don't, then you will be like most people out there 'busy doing fuck all - [Give that to-do list the middle finger](https://zahalier.com/give-that-to-do-list-the-middle-finger/) - Yeah, I've done it. Many times. I've looked at my to-do list and my brain instantly went a little mushy. Has this happened to you to? I will admit, I have been guilty a time or two (or 152) to end up on the couch watching netflix because I just couldn't even... TOO - [Consistency really is KEY](https://zahalier.com/consistency-really-is-key/) - BRANDING done correctly & CONSISTENTLY = 💰💰💰 I always speak about the OTHER stuff in branding and not the logo as often - probably only to stress the point that 'your logo is NOT your brand'... but in this case, here are some tips on keeping consistent with your visuals. Think of your - [[CHALLENGE] You wanna be an EXPERT?](https://zahalier.com/challenge-you-wanna-be-an-expert/) - Hello my lovelies! I want to help boost you to EXPERT LEVEL status! You ready? 🔥🔥🔥 The more VALUABLE you become to your clients the more they're going to be willing and WANTING to pay you to make their problems go away. Lets get something straight and up in the open right now. The - [Fuck the fake](https://zahalier.com/fuck-the-fake/) - So much of our lives these days seems to revolve around social media and what is going on in everyone ELSE's lives. You wake up and scroll. You drink your coffee or tea and scroll. You get the kids ready for school or yourself ready for work and in between this and that, you - [OMG did ya hear??](https://zahalier.com/omg-did-ya-hear/) - OMG did ya hear? I have just pre-released my brand new ‘out of this world’ 6-week total immersion into YOU and your BRAND group coaching program! Phew – that was a mouthful LOL So… what is it even all about? I am glad you asked lovely…. This whole program flew out of my mindballs - [It's time beautiful...](https://zahalier.com/its-time-beautiful/) - It's time beautiful. Time to step INTO you. Beautiful, amazing, powerful, inspired, unfiltered, unapologetic, unedited, action taking, rule breaking, does what she wants, when she wants, totally and completely ALL OF YOU! Did you read that or did you FEEL it? Did you feel it in every cell of your body? That YOU are - [IMPACT . JOY . PURPOSE ....](https://zahalier.com/impact-joy-purpose/) - What is your purpose? Most people can't honestly answer that. They probably wish they could and are endlessly searching for what their purpose is or maybe they aren't even in the space of wondering or caring. I read a post today that was amazing! It was really inspiring and brings me to my blog - [Invest in YOURSELF](https://zahalier.com/invest-in-yourself/) - I see you sitting there, downloading that freebie. I see you stalking your competitors and those successful businesses that you look up to, studying, reading, looking, downloading everything they put out so you can copy what their doing and you can be successful too! Sorry babe, it doesn't work like that. Spreading someone else's - [A reason, a season or a lifetime](https://zahalier.com/a-reason-a-season-or-a-lifetime/) - Have you ever wondered why some friends come and go so fast that you almost missed the whole thing? Or you have some friends for a while but they slowly fade away ...like the seasons melding into the next... or ... quick and fast like ripping off a band-aid - which leaves you rocking - [Do you feel that?](https://zahalier.com/do-you-feel-that/) - Do you know what all super successful entrepreneurs have in common? Do you know what they all do every single day that they claim contributes to their success? Do you want to know? I’ll tell you…. They ALL spend time every single day working on their INNER GAME. They work on their MINDSET They - [Make them fall in love with your BRAND](https://zahalier.com/make-them-fall-in-love-with-your-brand/) - HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED AND WONDERED WHY YOU'RE SO IN LOVE WITH YOUR FAVOURITE CLOTHING LINE OR BRAND? What is it that truly sets these businesses apart from others in extremely saturated markets with seemingly unlimited options? The answer lies in these brands successfully communicating their story and voice of their brand to their customers, - [It's all about right NOW!](https://zahalier.com/2538-2/) - Imagine for a second that you wake up every day in a space of satisfaction and a feeling of wellbeing and happy for all that you have. You take a moment to stretch and enjoy your warm, cozy bed and soft sheets and blanky, your comfy pillow and just really FEEL thankful that you - [It's okay if they don't like you....](https://zahalier.com/its-okay-if-they-dont-like-you/) - It's okay if they don't like you. Your branding, your message, your marketing, your voice should all be designed to be in full alignment with you, who you are and what your beliefs are. You are not meant to work with or be liked by everyone. Indeed that would be bad - [I'm calling you, can you hear me?](https://zahalier.com/im-calling-you-can-you-hear-me/) - You're like an old friend that I've known forever. Where time and space have no effect on us, on our being, on our connection. It just IS. It is infinite. It is timeless. It is limitless. You are THERE. So am I. Yet I am also HERE. You are not here yet, but soon, - [You're either one of us or you're not](https://zahalier.com/youre-either-one-of-us-or-youre-not/) - What are your TRUE desires? What are your real goals and dreams? Not the pussy half-assed ones that are watered down and small because you're afraid to go big. What ARE your TRUE desires? Can you even answer that? If not, then I strongly suggest that you stop whatever it is that you are - [Do you even KNOW who you are?](https://zahalier.com/do-you-even-know-who-you-are/) - Do you even KNOW who you are? One of the fundamental requirements of business and branding (and life really) is to know WHO you are. How can you even expect to attract your dreamboat clients into your space if you have no idea or can even communicate in all of you're marketing and branding - [Stop TRYING...](https://zahalier.com/stop-trying/) - Stop TRYING my love. Stop trying to be something or someone that you are not. Especially to those who are out of alignment with you. There is no use trying with people who are committed to misunderstanding you or being in your power and energy to only take from you. Stop throwing your energy - [Your job is to sell...](https://zahalier.com/your-job-is-to-sell/) - So, how often are you putting out offers? How often to you sell something from your business? If you are products based, hopefully all the fucking time! But it's the service based businesses that usually fall short here. It is not enough to create a list of services, whack that shit up on your - [Goals baby! What are yours?](https://zahalier.com/goals-baby-what-are-yours/) - You've got goals. I've got goals. We all have goals. Sure it’s well and good to have those big future, seemingly out of reach goals, but what about your moment to moment, daily goals? The ones that can move you forward right now. How would you feel to accomplish the NOW goals and experience - [Cutting out and adding in...](https://zahalier.com/cutting-out-and-adding-in/) - There is a point, probably pretty often, where you need to stop and reassess what is going on with yo'self! In life, in biz, in body, in health, in house, in relationships... all of it. ALL OF YOU! I did this today, I wrote out for each of these things the little things that - [What's your story?](https://zahalier.com/whats-your-story/) - So, like, what's your story? Do you even story bro? Hahaha... but, really... do you have a story? Of course you do. We ALL do! The real question then, is does anyone else know your story? And I don't mean friends and fam, unless those peeps are your clients, and they buy all your - [Remove the emotion and make a fucking decision!](https://zahalier.com/remove-the-emotion-and-make-a-fucking-decision/) - As an entrepreneur, you need to make a LOT of decisions. Like ALL the fucking time. Do you ever wonder why some businesses and entrepreneurs just knock it out of the park and seem to be successful in everything that they do and just keep winning? It's because they make a quick decision about - [How to get unstuck, when you feel stuck as fuck...](https://zahalier.com/how-to-get-unstuck-when-you-feel-stuck-as-fuck/) - Hey beautiful.... Do you ever feel stuck? Like, you've got this biz and it's your baby and you love it, but you're like, stuck.... Stuck as fuck. I don't know what to do next? How do I get more clients? What should I sell? Do I need another offer? How can I make some - [Are YOU the one calling out for me?](https://zahalier.com/are-you-the-one-calling-out-for-me/) - When you are staring blankly at your computer, alone in your home office... or working on your laptop at a cafe... or scrolling endlessly on your phone.... keeping busy doing fuck all..... crazy frustrated because you KNOW that you were meant for so much more than this shit. This knowing that you were meant - [The WHY is just a distraction.](https://zahalier.com/the-why-is-just-a-distraction/) - ALL ABOARD THE SELF DOUBT TRAIN - no thanks, I didn't buy a ticket today! So, you've been levelling up in your biz and while it's exciting, you find yourself all full of SELF DOUBT and other useless shit and negative feelings. We've all been on the self doubt train many times. All the - [You will be too much for some people...](https://zahalier.com/you-will-be-too-much-for-some-people/) - You will be too much for some people Those are NOT your people. You’ve held back and stifled yourself and lived your life and ran your business based on the opinions of others for too long. How is that working out for you? It is time to stop hiding. It is time to wake - [Talk about the thing you can't stop talking about!](https://zahalier.com/talk-about-the-thing-you-cant-stop-talking-about/) - You know that thing.... in your business or life....that you can shut the fuck up about? The thing that you can prattle on all day long about to anyone who will listen? Yeah, that thing! That service or offer that you do that really lights you up and that you think EVERYONE should have - [Drop into right now...](https://zahalier.com/drop-into-right-now/) - I'd like to stop you in your tracks right now. Slow that scroll and take a moment.... to just BE. Drop into right now... Today, I'd like you to, every now and then - until it's a habit - to really feel and be with what is. We spend all of our time busy - [When you KNOW you're meant to have it](https://zahalier.com/when-you-know-youre-meant-to-have-it/) - Have you ever read something and thought to yourself 'YESSS' while you were reading it? Not just a 'yep', 'yeah', 'sure'... I'm talking about the HOLY SHIT YESSSS and you keep saying that to yourself while you're reading about the program or the post or course that you are interested in. When you are - [Your next RED HOT OFFER is right here!](https://zahalier.com/your-next-red-hot-offer-is-right-here/) - I have exciting news!! 😲 My FREE 3 Day Challenge is finally here! YESSSS! 🔥 As a result of the amazingness that came out of my HOT SEAT group coaching events AND, what seems to be the most immediate need of biz ladies that I talk to and coach and mentor.... 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