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I Was Shocked To Learn Why Clients Bought From Me

After seeing a couple of posts about vanity metrics and what converts high-ticket clients that are easy to work with, I wanted to jump into the conversation. Because one thing I learned about burnout is that it’s not always from overworking. It is often a result of carrying people you’re not assigned to. But the way to attract clients that do not drain your energy is not focusing on vanity metrics, but understanding why they buy from YOU. When I did an analysis of my business, I was shocked to find out why my clients bought from me. Not just any clients, but the ones who made the work feel so effortless, it felt too good to be true. The ones I was excited to get on sessions with. But most of all, the ones who experienced transformation from our time together. So, I started with the question, “What made them buy from me?” I thought I would find answers about my marketing, methods, or messaging. Instead, I found something that shocked me. Application after application, the same thing kept showing up. It completely changed how I approach social media, who I attract, and the rate of my conversion. Most importantly, it is one of the primary reasons I am no longer exhausted when working with clients or running my business. You can have the same thing too. In this episode, you’ll hear: When vanity metrics matter for conversion What your best clients want from you How to get high-ticket clients to purchase from you P.S: For more information on how I can help you grow your business without burnout in a 1:1 capacity, my calendar is open to my private community here on Substack. Want to start with the Stillness Sequence: a biblically backed, scientifically supported practice for regulating your body and reconnecting with God so you can start rebuilding your success without sacrificing yourself. Grab the Stillness Sequence here. [https://shamieka-dean.kit.com/products/the-stillness-sequence] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shamiekadean.substack.com/subscribe [https://shamiekadean.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Building Wealth Biblically

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Releasing Responsibility

As the oldest daughter, I was always responsible for something. I was thrust into responsibility long before I was ready. At the age of ten, I was helping with homework, dinner, and cleaning. If my siblings did not complete a task or chore, I was the often the one who was punished for “not watching” them. Subconsciously, a belief was created that I was responsible for the actions of others. What I didn’t realize at the time is that responsibility would become my identity. This identity would transfer into the way I ran my business. If a client did not get results, I blamed myself. I would sit on vacation with my family and could not put the laptop down, convinced that if I stopped checking in, the whole thing would crumble. Of course, there were times things needed to be tweaked to be more effective. However, I took full responsibility even when it was clear others were not doing what they needed to do. I lived by “The success and failure falls on my shoulders.” You can imagine what happens when you take the blame for everything. You carry the weight of the world on your shoulders even when you shouldn’t. It wasn’t until I released responsibility that I was able to have a business that could profit without my presence 24/7 and relationships that were no longer a burden but a blessing. I could take time away from the business without panicking. The practice that got me here didn’t start with delegation, hiring more people, or automating my tasks. Neither did it start with praying more. It started with a shift in my identity and creating the kind of safety in God that my body could actually feel, the kind that let me stop bracing for everything to fall apart the moment I stepped back. I call it the Stillness Sequence, a biblically backed and scientifically supported nervous system regulation practice that teaches your body it is safe to set the weight down. I walk you through exactly how that shift happened in the video. And when you're ready to feel that safety in your own body, not just understand it, this is the practice that gets you there: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shamiekadean.substack.com/subscribe [https://shamiekadean.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Jabez: The Capacity To Carry

The most powerful part of Jabez’s story was not that he asked for his territory to be enlarged, but his refusal to let a label someone else gave him dictate his destiny. We made this story about the enlargement. We missed the whole point. Jabez’s story was about an identity shift. The enlargement was the result, not the point. His mother named him Ya’bets. Pain. Sorrow. Grief. Not because of who he was. Because of what she went through. But here’s what’s wild. Scripture says he was more honorable than his brothers. The Hebrew word is nikbad, from kabad, meaning weighty, heavy with glory, distinguished. God established who Jabez was before his mother ever named him. His honor wasn’t earned after the prayer. It was already there. His mother saw it. And she still named him pain. People can see exactly who you are and still name you something else because of their own experience. Jabez’s mother knew he was more honorable than his brothers. She recognized his value. But because of what she went through, she named him after her pain instead of his promise. That tells me something. People can recognize who you are and still assign you an identity based on what they experienced. Your mother. Your pastor. Your ex. Your business partner. They can see your value and still hand you a name that has nothing to do with who God called you to be. But you have the power to be who God has always said you are. When Jabez prayed, he wasn’t just asking for more land. He was asking God to expand his capacity, increase his influence, and make sure that what someone else called him never became what he produced in the earth. His identity had to shift first. And when your identity shifts, you start building the capacity to carry what God already assigned to you. You have to have the capacity to contain the enlargement. And you can’t do that when pain is taking up the space. You can’t build capacity for what God is expanding if you’re still building with an identity of pain. Pain fills the room where increase is supposed to go. The enlargement requires space and space requires an identity shift. I know this because I lived it. I built a seven-figure business. I walked away from all because of the calling and because I was building under an identity that was costing me my health, my family, and my peace. The revenue was real and so was the misalignment. I had to shift before I could carry what was next. The identity shifted. Now the capacity is being built. How often do we allow labels and limitations to be placed on us when we have the power to decide differently? You may not control how the story started. But you get to decide how the story ends. You’ve been asking God for enlargement. But the real question is whether you have the capacity to carry it. I teach the shift inside my paid community. Not the story. The framework. Not the inspiration. The rebuild. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shamiekadean.substack.com/subscribe [https://shamiekadean.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Why healing your finances doesn't heal your nervous system (and What does)

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