Free reads, a preview to my course, etc
There's a lot here to unpack
Hello everyone and welcome to a random influx of new readers! I am feeling a lot of gratitude about this so I’ve decided to do two things!
First, I am temporarily making all of my past essays free to view. Typically, I lock those for only paid subscribers after 35 days but my lack of writing on a weekly basis while I work extra has made that seem unfair.
I have a lot of great reads for you to check out on motherhood, leadership, business, and unlocking all of the archives means you get free download access to my ebook The Prayer Writing Journal.
Next on the list I am going to attach week two of my new 12 week course, Building A Value Based Business.
I created this program because I strongly believe a business’s values can make or break the mental stamina of business owners, employees, and impact your clients cheering you on or letting you go.
This program is perfect for small business owners or those who are higher up in leadership positions for businesses and nonprofits. I’ve created 12 weeks full of actionable steps that are phone-accessible (emails and a private substack list). This second week is pretty small in comparison to later ones so you can gradually build up your action tasks from one to many!
You can either be self-driven through this commitment or upgrade for one on one coaching with myself, someone who’s put a decade of experience into this course!
If this course isn’t for you but might be right up a friend’s alley, can you send them this email? They can also visit www.chanelriggle.com for a full breakdown and my Instagram shares the curriculum as well.
Enjoy all the good reads (all under 6 minutes).
Chanel Riggle
PREVIEW: Know Your Business Values
Week 2: Building Your Foundations
Consider your personal values that you have identified in the past week. These will be the cornerstone for your building foundation but remember: a company’s values do not necessarily need to be the same as your personal ones.
For example, if your personal values are transparency, creativity, and communication, your business values may overlap or influence but do not have to be identical. Your company values may be honesty, innovation, and efficiency.
Here are a couple ways to still identify your business values:
What are your business goals in the next 3 months, 1 year, and 3 years?
If you have a goal to give back to a nonprofit, your company values community. If you have a goal to reinvest in your staff’s training or a new service, your goal might be innovation. Think about where you are going in order to know what map is needed.
Interview your reviews, customers, and team.
If you are a 1 person show, your values may be harder to identify alone whereas having a team or partner will allow for open discussion. You can also work around this by looking over your reviews or testimonials (ask for some if you don’t have any!)
For example, for my previous business, Rising Sun Detail, I took time to scroll through all of our online reviews, copied and pasted them into a document, and bolded any words or phrases that people repeated. We found that previous clients loved how we gave back to a nonprofit, were professional, friendly, and willing to talk with them about their options. This helped us identify our business core values as: transparency, community, and education for all.
Action step: Pick three words that describe your business values. Share them with me or in the Substack chat.
P.S. I forgot to share something really exciting! April 19 I will be on a panel of speakers to talk about branding for the ELEVATE Your Online Presence Business Summit! You can get a ticket free by texting 360-531-7222 and learn from over 60 speakers.