Before becoming a coach Yvonne van Dalen was working 60+ hours a week in her photography business, hardly earning any money. After having the kids and nearly going into a full burn-out she realized it was time to change. She invested in a few business coaches to turn her business and life around. She 10x’ed her turnover and switched to a high-end business model. She now works 20 hours a week, has all her afternoons and weekends off, and enjoys the school holidays with her family. She wants to inspire other female photographers by teaching them how they can streamline their business systems, increase their service level and attract their dream clients, while staying balanced and true to their authentic self, so they can enjoy their dream life.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“figuring out everything by myself… there has been some kind of entrepreneur in me always but I was struggling at the beginning figuring out tech, the systems, I had no clue about marketing. So I was running around like a madman just trying to find every piece of available information out there, piece it together, make it look like a company because I wanted to earn my money”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be Book by Paul ArdenFavourite Quote:
- “I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.” Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking
- “grow up but don’t grow old”
- “when you are grown-up you still have to know how to play like a child. You have to be connected with your inner child”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Podcasts
- Tony Robbins Podcast – The Tony Robbins podcast gives you access to Tony’s proven strategies for success so you can accomplish your goals, too
- School of Greatness – Lewis Howes is a NYT bestselling author, Lifestyle Entrepreneur, former pro athlete and world record holder in football
- Jenna Kutcher Goal Digger Podcast – The live-workshop style business podcast that is helping thousands redefine success and chase bolder dreams.
- YouTube, LLC is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries.
- Facebook Groups – A Facebook Group is a place for group communication and for people to share their common interests and express their opinion.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“be 100 percent unapologetically you. So always be yourself and don’t try to do things the way you think they are supposed to be done. I always say look in the mirror and see if it fits if you want to do something new in your business. And just don’t play small, be yourself always ”…[Listen for More]
More About Yvonne van Dalen:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Dream bigger. Do bigger.” Unknown
Other Quotes From the Chat with Yvonne van Dalen:
- “another level another devil… She really you peel off another level of what it is to make your business thrive. You come across yourself again where you have to step out of your comfort zone, you have to take the next step and everything inside you just goes ‘no don’t do it, stay safe, it’s safe in your comfort zone, please you don’t know the outcome.’ Every time you have something new you want to try”
- “one of my main wins in my business has been hiring a mentor, a coach. So, don’t fly solo. I would say you can try to piece together every information out there… If you hire a mentor that gives you a plan and the right tools, mindset wise, business wise you can 10 X your income, you can accelerate your business growth. So, if I would have known that before I would have joined mastermind groups, I would have reflected with others wanting to grow a business”
- “every time you grow your business the new mastermind group or coach which fits that target or number of goals that you want to reach when you reached the first level of growth. So always keep yourself surrounded by people who have walked it, who are doing coaching because they know what they are doing. And look for the right coaches”
- “filtering out your own unique message. Like really did deep and get out what is so unique about what you can offer to others”
- “don’t make it an expensive hobby, make sure you have a business model in mind that support you financially to grow that business of your dreams”
- “whatever you want or think it’s possible if you just put your mind to it. If you think outside of that box of what you think people want to hear all what you think you are capable of or what you think you should look like… And that sparked something for me”
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