Welcome back to The Rebel Maker podcast. In today’s episode, I have with me my business bestie of 16+ years and one of the bravest people I know, LauraAura.

Laura is a vibrant speaker, coach, author-in-the-making, and host of The Gutsy Podcast, a Top 100 Podcast, and all-around visionary. She is an Alignment Coach for driven women, guiding them to learn how to honor their energy and truly listen to what they want instead of what they’ve been taught they should.

She’ll be the first person to push you out of your comfort zone and the last to hug you as you head to the next level of your life. And that’s what she brings to the table today.

Get ready for an episode that’s real and raw, that goes really deep, really fast, but that also might just get you to finally start prioritizing what you really want and need.

In this episode:

• [03:02] Laura’s entrepreneurial journey and what she learned
• [06:29] Putting yourself last and no longer doing that
• [10:46] What if you started with you first? Be selfish
• [14:05] Leaning into a new temporary discomfort
• [16:15] Identifying what’s no longer serving you and letting go of it
• [24:55] Navigating “What will they say?” and standing up for yourself
• [29:08] How Laura is manifesting the book she’s about to write
• [31:20] The importance of creating the capacity to do what you really want
• [36:53] Laura’s experience writing Brandstarter, her first book
• [39:38] How Laura is going to do things differently this time around
• [43:48] Let it be easy, let the hard end
• [46:30] The story of the Aura Building

Resources & Links:

I mentioned Kenzie Groh’s episode as the previous episode, but before you go looking for it, I want to let you know that it still hasn’t aired but it’s coming up soon on the podcast.

Catch up on Episode 10 Are You Procrastinating? Maybe It's Time to Meet Your Vision-Self with Laura McKenna.

Noteworthy quote from this episode:

“At this point, I am the only one stopping me. And [...] I work primarily with women, a lot of female entrepreneurs, the #1 thing that stops women from moving forward is themselves.”

Connect with LauraAura
Instagram: @thatlauraaura
Facebook: @thatlauraaura
TikTok: @thatlauraaura
Podcast: The Gutsy Podcast
Website: lauraaura.com

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co

Hey, Rebel! Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on? Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.

Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

Book a Clarity Call with me at rebelqueen.co/contact.

Welcome back to The Rebel Maker Podcast. In this episode we are picking up where we left off in the last solo episode and continue talking about traditional book publishing and self-publishing.
If you decide that traditional publishing is for you, today I walk you through the first steps to getting a publisher: creating a book proposal and finding an agent.
However, if you actually listened to everything and you’re either not ready for a traditional contract and what you want is to write your book, then I’m sharing with you the 4 things I tell my writers.

In this episode:

• [02:09] Going the traditional route: here’s all the parts of a book proposal
• [07:40] Tips on how to find an agent once the proposal is done
• [09:46] Getting the book out of you #1: write like you talk
• [12:09] Getting the book out of you #2: tips for the first draft
• [15:34] Getting the book out of you #3: the second draft and sending it to the editor
• [18:17] Getting the book out of you #4: polarize your audience
• [20:31] An exercise to have a sense of what the book you’re creating will look like

Resources & Links:
Catch up on Episode 23 Traditional Publishing or Self-Publishing? All You Need To Know To Decide Which One Is Best For You.
Email Marti at marti@rebelqueen.co

Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“Write to where you feel safe. Safe in your body. Safe and the story. By the way, if you are writing something that's triggering, please make sure you have some sort of a support person, make sure you're staying grounded.”

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co

Hey, Rebel! Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on? Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.

Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

Book a Clarity Call with me at rebelqueen.co/contact.

Welcome back to The Rebel Maker podcast. I have Karin Freeland with me today and we are talking about going through a midlife awakening, dropping out of corporate to pursue what fulfills you, and self-publishing two books.

After over 15 years in the corporate environment, Karin Freeland left to “Grab Life by the Dreams” and become an author and life coach. Today, she is an award-winning author of two books and a certified Life Reinvention Coach focused on helping professional women transform their lives, overcome fears, and achieve their dreams without sacrificing time with family and friends, their health, or self-care.

Tune in for a conversation that goes deep really quickly and shows the realness behind reinventing oneself.

In this episode:

• [03:38] Karin’s “Oh, Shit!” moment when she experienced loss in the family
• [07:34] Midlife awakening versus midlife crisis
• [08:45] The spark that ignites: starting to write a memoir
• [13:42] Ditching the golden handcuffs
• [18:06] How Karin figured out her coaching business
• [25:09] How publishing two books has unexpectedly fulfilled her
• [29:50] Don’t be afraid to invest in yourself
• [34:00] Marketing the first book and the sales she saw
• [39:09] How having the first book helped the second book sales
• [40:27] Books open doors that are not normally opened for you

Resources & Links:

Check out Karin’s first book The Ins and Outs of My Vagina: A Penetrating Memoir.

Go to Karin’s campaign to raise money for the Alliance for Period Supplies here.

Check out Karin’s latest book Grab Life by the Dreams.

Noteworthy quote from this episode:

“Not wanting to seem ungrateful is not reason enough to stay in an unfulfilling situation.”

Connect with Karin Freeland
Facebook: @KarinFreelandLifeCoaching
Instagram: @karinfreeland
Podcast: Rock Your Reinvention
Website: karinfreeland.com

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co

Hey, Rebel! Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on? Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.

Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

Book a Clarity Call with me at rebelqueen.co/contact.