014: Leaning Into Your Strengths to Propel Your Business with Candice Ward | Eat More Cake by Candice

Published: June 2, 2021, 9 a.m.

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Have you thought about how you can stand out when pitching? Or how to start making money faster, while you grow your blog? In this episode Loren talks with food photographer, blogger and business coach Candice Ward (from Eat More Cake By Candice) on how to identify your strengths and use them in your business.\\xa0

Leveraging your strengths can help you speak to your target audience, pivot to make money faster, and even propel you to the business of your dreams by standing out with your unique talents and strengths.\\xa0

You are going to love the tips you take away from today's episode! Don't forget, if you loved this episode to leave a 5 star review and tag us in your stories on IG!

  • 3:00 When trying to identify strengths, consider anything that comes easily to you but that also adds values to your life or others lives or your work
  • 5:01- How do we identify what are strengths are\\xa0
  • 5:43- Having the confidence to talk about our strengths
  • 7:00- Thinking about strengths from other careers that you can use in your blogging or photography career
  • 8:28 We tend to skimp over the fact what people come to us for advice for is a strength we probably have
  • 10:10 Thinking about what comes to you with the path of least resistance
  • 11:06 How focusing on your strengths early on in your career can make you stand out and make you special\\xa0
  • 12:48 Your story and strengths can help you speak to your audience in a more meaningful and impactful way
  • 14:16 How Candice relates her strengths to the audience she serves\\xa0
  • 16:30 If you think about what your brand is, it is you, it is your strengths
  • 17:51 What are you really good at in the kitchen- this is how you can find work and how to make yourself stand out when pitching
  • 19:39 Recognizing how important it is that we are always changing, which means our strengths are always changing\\xa0
  • 20:04 Why you should take inventory of your strengths quarterly\\xa0
  • 22:12 Celebrating the small milestones to keep pushing you forward when things feel slow or hard, and how keeping track of your strengths and skills every quarter will provide you tangible proof of how much you have grown.
  • 25:05 Understanding long term goals, but also knowing the importance of short term goals
  • 27:27 Getting caught up in the \\u201cshould be doings\\u201d
  • 29:35 What holds people back in entrepreneurship\\xa0
  • 33:33 Trust the process
  • 38:16 What do you want your day to look like, what is bringing you joy\\xa0
  • 43:13 Enhancing your strengths is the path of least of resistance, what to do if you are having a hard time identifying your strengths
  • 45:35 Exploring \\u201cwhat is the worst that can happen\\u201d when we take risks
  • 47:26 Getting \\u201cno\\u2019s\\u201d is not a fail
  • 50:13 Getting a no, can still lead to building relationships\\xa0
  • 52:19 Candice\\u2019s biggest takeaway

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