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It’s Two Cents Tuesdays ep. 8! Each week I’ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube Channel! Today’s question comes from Anne-Marie. She asks “Many times when we feel like we have to do something, no one actually asked us to do it or insisted we do it. So, when you have too […]

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Back in those days of 6 inch high heels and black power suits, I spent my days talking investments, retirement, insurance and risk management. So often I found myself saying, “more than anything, most people just need a good budget”. As someone that has always dealt with a fluctuating income, traditional budgeting can be so […]

How to Calculate your Financial Need for the upcoming year | DAY 2 of the #whyiplan series. | Shanna Skidmore #annualplanning #myblueprintyear #entrepreneur

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There’s a crispness in the air which can only mean one thing…Annual planning season is here!!! Ten years ago, I started the practice of annual planning. With a hot pink three ring binder and eyes twinkling with lofty goals and big dreams, I set out to change the world. Through the years I’ve learned what […]

How do you set intentional goals that keep you FOCUSED on what really matters? | Shanna Skidmore #annualplanning #myblueprintyear

Have you ever felt like if you looked away from your business for even a moment – it might fall apart or completely lose traction? For an entrepreneur, it’s terrifying to think about putting on the brakes! But what do you do when you are desperate, exhausted and producing work that you know isn’t your […]

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It’s Two Cents Tuesdays ep 7! Each week I’ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube Channel! Today’s question comes from Robyn. She asks : “A wedding is a life-changing events for two families. I try my best to remember that I’m here to help my client and make beautiful flowers for their […]

What to do when you aren’t booking “portfolio” work? | Here’s my two-cents on this great question from Robyn! Click here to watch. | shannaskidmore.com #twocentstuesday #booking #idealclient

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Have you ever believed your business wouldn’t be a “real” business until you hit six-figures? Let me guess, you’ve been running those social media drills for the past few years, but still can’t seem to move the needle forward on actually growing your business. Sometimes it seems in the hustle of trying to do “all […]

Steadfast Society Podcast Feature with Shanna Skidmore

It’s Two Cents Tuesdays ep.6! Each week I’ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube Channel! Today’s question comes from Roseanne regarding my year off social media. She asks “My sanity is still in jeopardy in this whole crazy instagram thing. It continues to get to me. I feel like if I don’t […]

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It’s Two Cents Tuesdays ep.5! Each week I’ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube Channel! Today’s question comes from Lizzie. She asks “So often we get caught up in the idea of making it big, having thousands of followers on IG and bringing in cash with little work. I don’t have a […]

Battle Negative Self-Talk with Shanna Skidmore

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It’s Two Cents Tuesday ep. 4! Each week I”ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube channel! Today’s question comes from Annalisa. She asks, As a fairly new business owner (freelance graphic designer), I am constantly facing the battle between accepting work at a lower rate just to be able to pay the […]

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This article originally appeared on the Cultivate What Matters Blog It happened one day while I was riding my bike to work (more on that in a minute)…It was a ten mile ride to the office and about an hour of peddling. Atlanta has a deceiving amount of hills. We had lived in Atlanta about […]

Cultivate What Matters in Your Finances

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It’s Two Cents Tuesdays ep. 3! Each week I’ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube Channel! Today’s question comes from Jennifer. She asks, I enrolled in Quickbooks… I’ve overspent and I’m ashamed.  Please be my intervention! How do you keep track of your money every month without being constantly tied to your bank account? […]

How I Manage my Business Finances Month-by-Month

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It’s Two Cents Tuesdays ep. 2! Each week I’ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube Channel! Today’s question comes from Heidi. She asks, “How do I learn more about what my potential clients actually want? My sister and I own an event planning business and we’re constantly coming up with different product/service […]

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