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🎥 Are you a YAPPER on social media?
You know those people who can hit record and just… TALK? 😂 No: "Ummm… wait… let me start again." Delete. Record again. "Okay, what was I saying?" Delete. 😩 I'm talking about the people who can talk to their phone for a full minute without stopping, restarting or sounding like they're reading a script. And honestly… I want to know their secret! 👀 So, are YOU a social media yapper? 🗣️ YES — I can talk forever! 😬 NO — I stop and restart constantly 🤔 I can do it sometimes, depending on the topic 🎯 I'm working on becoming better at it But here's the question I'm REALLY curious about: If you've developed the ability to talk naturally for a minute or longer on camera, WHAT helped you? Did you: 🎥 Practice talking to your camera every day? 📝 Use bullet points instead of scripts? 🎙️ Start with voice notes? 🪞 Talk to yourself first? 😂 Just stop caring how you sounded? Or did you discover another trick that made it suddenly become easier? Tell us your secret below! 👇 Because I have a feeling there are some serious professional yappers hiding in this community… 😂
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Definitely NOT a natural yapper 😂 I’m much better than I used to be, but I can still record the same 60 seconds five times because apparently my brain suddenly forgets how sentences work when the camera comes on. 😅 What has helped most is knowing roughly what I want to say without scripting every word — the more scripted I am, the less natural I sound.
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@Ezetna Olivier making bullet point scripts / sentences makes totally sense. Thank you 💕
🧠 Strategy vs. Intuition — which one do you trust most?
When you're building a business, there are two voices that can show up: 📊 STRATEGY: "Look at the numbers. Follow the plan. Check what's working. Make the logical decision." ❤️ INTUITION: "Something doesn't feel right." "Try this instead." "I think this is the direction I should take." And here's where it gets interesting… Sometimes strategy tells you to keep going, but your gut says something needs to change. Other times, your intuition says "Go for it!" — while the numbers are screaming "WAIT!" 😂 So I'm curious… 👇 Which one do YOU rely on most? A — Strategy 📊 I want the facts, data and a plan. B — Intuition ❤️ I trust my gut and how something feels. C — Both ⚖️ I use strategy to guide me and intuition to help me decide. D — I'm still figuring it out 🤔 Vote in the poll — then tell us WHY. And here's the real question: Have you ever ignored your intuition and later wished you'd listened? Now THAT story might be interesting… 👀👇
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Definitely C for me. I like facts, numbers and having a plan, but I’ve also learned not to ignore that little voice saying ‘something isn’t right here.’ Usually when I’ve ignored it, I’ve regretted it later 😅 Strategy gives me direction, but intuition definitely gets a vote.
What memory will you create with $1,500?
If you suddenly had $1,500 available, what memory would you love to create? 📍 A — A long-overdue family reunion 💝 B — Being there for an important milestone 🤗 C — Quality time with someone I love 🌍 D — Exploring somewhere I've always wanted to visit ✨ E — A much-needed getaway 🏠F - Renovating our Family Home Vote below 👇 And if you feel like sharing, tell us what memory you'd love to create. ❤️
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C and D
✈️Forget the bank balance for a minute…
No budgets. No “maybe next year.” You have a suitcase. You have your passport. And someone says: “Where are you going?” Where do you choose? 🌍✈️ And more importantly… ❤️ Is this trip about FAMILY or HOLIDAY? 👨‍👩‍👧 Family — I want to see the people I miss. 🏖️ Holiday — I want to switch off and experience somewhere amazing. Or maybe… BOTH. Because why should we have to choose? 😜 👇 Tell us your destination and who you're going there for.
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@Ezetna Olivier I am always excited about going to CPT, no matter how long it is still to go 😉
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That’s a given date 🍷 would love to do that!
Your biggest win might not be what you think… 🏅
When we talk about “wins” in online business, we often jump straight to: 💰 First sale 💰 First $100 💰 Growing followers 💰 Building a business And yes — celebrate ALL of those. 🎉 But sometimes the biggest win is something nobody else can see. Maybe you finally believed you could learn something new. Maybe you stopped being afraid of technology. Maybe you spoke on camera for the first time. Maybe you became more confident. Maybe you started believing that your future could look different. Maybe you simply stopped saying: “People like me can't do this.” So today, let's celebrate the WHOLE journey. 👇 What is the biggest win you've had since starting your online journey? 💰 Financial ❤️ Emotional 🧠 Personal 👨‍👩‍👧 Family 🚀 Business 🌱 Confidence Big or small — it counts. And if you're still waiting for your first big win? Don't discount the fact that you're still here. Sometimes staying in the game is the win.
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For me, probably finding my own direction. I started out thinking I had to do things a certain way because that’s what everyone else seemed to be doing. Over time I’ve become much clearer about what I actually want to build and who I want to help. Still very much a work in progress, but that shift feels like a pretty big win. 😊
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@Ezetna Olivier trying to be somewhere else won't work. Maybe for a short period but in the long run the only way 💛
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