Micro-Step #14: Stop Relying on Willpower. Do This Instead

Let’s be honest. Willpower wears out fast.It’s great when you’re fired up, but what about the days when your energy is low, distractions are high, and you’ve already made a hundred decisions before 10 a.m.?

That’s when your environment steps in. Not as a backup plan, but as your quiet support system.

This micro-step is about setting up your space so that staying on track feels easy, not forced. Because success should not depend on how motivated you feel. It should be built into the way your day is set up.

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Micro-Step #13: You’re Not Failing, Your Brain Just Needs Proof

Let Your Actions Shape Your Identity

Here’s something that’s easy to miss in the middle of trying to grow a business:
You don’t become successful because you feel like a CEO.
You feel like a CEO because of the actions you take.

This micro-step is all about how identity shifts from the inside out. It doesn’t start with a big declaration. It starts with small, repeatable proof.

Your Brain Believes What It Sees You Do

Let’s say you decide to get healthy. You buy the meal plan, join the gym, maybe even order some matching leggings to feel official. It’s exciting at first. But a few weeks in, it’s all back on the shelf.

Why does this happen?

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Why Social Media Isn’t Enough (and What to Do Instead)

Simple ways to use social media to grow your website traffic and your email list.

Let’s get real. Social media is great for getting attention, but it’s not where you close the deal.

If you’re running a service-based business, especially as a woman juggling a million things, you need more than just likes and comments. You need connections that lead to clients. And that’s where your email list and website come in.

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Micro-Step #11, Pt. 6: Pull It All Together and Create Your Target Audience Profile

Includes a real example at the end to help you get started.

You’ve made it to the final step in the Micro-Steps to Audience Clarity Series. Now it’s time to bring everything together into something practical and usable.

So far, you’ve explored:

  • Who your customers, clients, and prospects are
  • What they care about
  • What they struggle with
  • Where they spend time online
  • The values that guide their decisions

This final step helps you organize those insights into a clear profile that will guide how you communicate, market, and serve.

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Micro-Step #11, Pt. 5: Align Your Brand With What Your Audience Cares About

Understanding what your audience values is not just helpful. It is one of the quickest ways to create messaging that feels like it was made just for them.

So far in this series, we’ve looked at who your audience is, what they care about, what they’re struggling with, and where they spend their time online.

Now we’re getting into the heart of it: what truly matters to them as people, not just customers.

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Unlocking Time: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Effective Time Management

Balancing a 9-to-5 job while building a business isn’t just a time management challenge. It’s a test of focus, boundaries, and determination.

Tisha Littlejohn, founder of TLj Creative Marketing, knows this firsthand. She’s not just sharing strategies. She’s lived them. Through her journey and the real stories of her clients, she’s uncovered simple shifts that help aspiring entrepreneurs make time work in their favor.

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Micro-Step #11, Pt. 2: Speak to Their Interests, Not Just Their Demographics

If you’ve already worked through Pt. 1, you’ve taken the first step toward defining who your audience is. Now, it’s time to go a little deeper—into what they actually care about.

Getting clear on their interests isn’t just a nice-to-know. It’s how you start building real connections that lead to real results.

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