Own It! 184 | Am I A Copycat?

Judith and Nicola first met Anita 14 years ago at The Acacia, Nicola’s B&B, at a Money Gym workshop. Anita describes Network Marketing as the …

Why does it seem sensible to make a business from scratch out of something you are not passionate about, when the thing you long to do seems …

What criteria do you use to hire a coach? How do you think your clients hire you? How do you wish your clients would hire you? Nicola Cairncross and …

Both Nicola’s sister Sarah Cairncross and Judith are interested in creating a living from successful pro blogging. Nicola shares some interesting …

Nicola’s real-life challenge is to replace her trusted VA since her sister Sarah is moving on to pastures new. Judith and Nicola debate how to find, …

How do you go about New Year resolutions/intentions? What methods do you use? Judith shares two resources she’s discovered and Nicola’s whittled her …

What’s important when it comes to choosing friends? Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss what causes clashes and what to look out for when …

Nicola’s thinking about buying a ready made business, online or off. Judith explains how she sold her accountancy business on the same basis.

Rhys Morgan (no relation) was once a vicar. He is also a recovering alcoholic who is five years sober. He talks about how and why he got going with …

Robin Sharma says; “Show me your schedule and I’ll show you your values” and this got Judith and Nicola thinking about creating space for creative …

Debating the pros and cons of the internet and social media, including friendships and the ability to create a living from anywhere in the world …

Are you creating wealth in your business, or simply exchanging time for money? Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss how self-employed people …

Paula Gardner joins us to talk about Chaos Theory which is about how every tiny decision alters your course and how you come to realise you have no …

Why are entrepreneurs so annoying? They buy systems and processes and then sabotage themselves by deviating from them!

Judith’s had a testing week with another fall, another house move, breakages and …

25 listeners and contributors from all over the world used the Speakpipe app on Nicola's website to send in their thoughts and congratulations and …

Judith shares her belief that the Law of Attraction can bring positive or negative experiences into your life. Nicola takes the discussion on from …

A member of the Own It! Facebook Group has noticed similarities in ads on YouTube and wants to know; "Is the formula they all follow just a big scam?"

Richard Pettitt wanted to be a scriptwriter until he was reminded how much he loves to make people laugh and the value and fun of surprising your …

When is the right time / right circumstances to grow your business, if ever? Why would anyone do that? Which is better, working alone or with other …

With so many creative people struggling and failing to manage their own mental wellbeing, how can entrepreneurs avoid burnout, dark thoughts and …

Should Judith segment her newsletter to cover the two distinct areas of interest – low carb and business coaching? Nicola shares her thoughts on the …

Alice Sheridan is a London artist who now mentors other artists. In this podcast, she asks you to think about the distinction between criticism and …

Margaret Collins has published Beyond Imposter Syndrome and she talks to us about what it is and where it comes from, how it feels and what to do …

"I'm a techy VA & hear people, including Nicola, talking about outsourcing to people overseas for $10 per/hour. How do I get across the value and …

Chloe Constantine is in business with her twin sister Pippa operating Feet First baby feet castings. Fortunately, as she explains, they are NOT identical...

The UK heatwave continues, the football match was …

Nicola and Judith talk to Charlotte Davies about SEO strategies for small businesses.

There’s been a heatwave in the UK but it is wet in …

What’s the point of blogging in 2018? Should we still be blogging and, if so, why?

Nicola’s been helping a serious business friend by …

Our guest today is Heather Waring who surprises us with her topic – peeing in the wilderness!

Judith’s been under the weather with The …

What’s the best way to handle toxic people in your business and your life? Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss this sensitive topic. 

Contemplating building a community for your clients and prospective clients? Why do that, and how and where?

Nicola Cairncross and Judith …

Today our guest is Cristina Palma who talks to us about making a difference to the world through social enterprise, and becoming a social …

How do you futureproof your business? Is that desirable? Is it possible?

Nicola’s enjoying her time in the UK catching up and socialising …

If you were starting again in business, what sort would you open now in 2018?

Nicola’s back in the UK for an event where she’s speaking …

Do you have a Mental Model which helps you with better decision-making and clearer thinking leading to appropriate action? Today, Nicola Cairncross …

Writer, coach, consultant and Wild Woman, Mary Daniels, is our guest this week. She talks about the congruence between people/organisations with the …

Nicola and Judith debate this from Jim Rohn: “You don’t get paid for the hour, you get paid for the value you bring to the hour.”

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What price a university education in 2018 in an era when information is free? 

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Nicola Cairncross is running a 30 Day Challenge and asks why do they work and why are they so popular? Judith Morgan doesn't have the answer - she …

Own It! the Podcast enjoys a first today - guest Tom Evans who teaches us How to Own Time. This is the first of a series of guests educating the podcast's listeners on various topics to do with business and life.

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The topic of today's show is Being Unbusy, going from Ambition to Meaning as Wayne Dyer called it.  It happens at a different time in everyone's life, a switching of gears from something which appeared to matter to …

Nicola Cairncross brings the Law of Attraction to today's call and it turns out to be so rich a topic that this show had to be called Part 1, which …

Snowmageddon in the UK prompts a brief discussion about what's an essential journey. When the weather blindsides you, what's an essential journey compared to protecting the health and safety of those you care about? …

Facebook has written to both Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross (and everyone) to ask us all to review the setting of the groups we belong to. What …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan debate the ongoing challenge to come up with a new topic for the podcast each week and reveal their three or four …

Inspired by Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy, specifically the red Tesla roadster he included onboard instead of a lump of concrete! Mr Musk said "Fun crazy things are important too" - do you agree? If yes, how can you get more …

Nicola Cairncross brings the topic of business reflections and revelations to today's show after she and Judith Morgan had an emergency conflab first …

How do you make progress, move forward and get things done in your business? To Do List? Accountability check-ins with your coach? Focus buddy? Today …

How do you make progress, move forward and get things done in your business? To Do List? Accountability check-ins with your coach? Focus buddy? Today …

Today, the main focus of the show is on successful membership sites, specifically what combinations of software and systems do Nicola Cairncross and …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan re-start their podcasting after a few weeks' break over Christmas and their Focus of the day is 2018 goals, plans …

The Focus of episode 162 is a year-end review of their respective 2017 by Nicola and Judith, warts and all. In the show, Judith tells Nicola about …

Judith Morgan tells the listeners all about self-publishing a Book with Amazon, something which Nicola Cairncross has done many times before. Judith …

Bespoke -v- Compromise. How much are you prepared to bend to your clients with bespoke offerings, or do you oblige them to do all the bending? If a …

Today's Focus of the Week is about doing improving work, doing the hard stuff. Why would you persevere with a book you are not enjoying? Why would …

After last week's show where the future of the podcast was looking uncertain, today Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss their plan for …

The theme of this week's radio show turns out to be the future of this podcast itself, of our own show, Own It!. After 156 episodes should we kill it …

What's the best route to getting your biz set up online fast? With everything moving so fast in the online world, and with so much to do when you are …

Philip owns a cleaning franchise and is somewhat disenchanted with the marketing results he's achieved so far, for various reasons. What can Nicola …

Today's Client Challenge of the Week is that there is no challenge. So Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss what do you do when you are blank …

This week's podcast focuses on how we make decisions, with our head or heart.  How useful are intuition and gut instinct, and what role do thoughts …

This week's show is about how to receive and handle unsolicited feedback, especially when it feels like unwarranted criticism. To what extent are you …

Today in their 150th show, broadcast on Nicola's 56th birthday, the topic of Client Challenge of the Week returns to what to do when you don't get …

Today’s Client Challenge of the Week was intended to be all about To Do lists, but Nicola Cairncross rolls confidence in belief into it too, since …

Judith Morgan is back from her holidays with a bang and today’s Client Challenge of the Week is The Renewal Cycle, inspired by Chris Barrow’s July …

How do you pay yourself from your business? Nicola Cairncross' guest for the last of five shows during Judith Morgan’s August holiday is finance …

How do you make money from arts marketplace marketing? Nicola Cairncross' guest for the fourth of five shows during Judith Morgan’s August holiday is …

When it comes to getting online stuff done for you, are you prepared to pay for professional expertise or do you just want a miracle worker on the cheap? Heads up! Such angels don’t exist and even if they did, they are …

Do you have a life too, or do you just work, work, work, delaying having what you want until after you’ve achieved success? Nicola Cairncross' guest …

Do you trust yourself in business, in life, with money? Nicola Cairncross' guest for the first of five August shows during Judith Morgan’s holiday is …

Today’s Client Challenge of the Week is about working/paying for traffic to your website, Facebook Page or opt-in. Do you work for it like Judith …

Are business apps a good idea? Today’s Client Challenge of the Week is on the topic of whether or not to invest in an app for your business. Does it add value to your clients? Can you sell it on iTunes to defray some or …

Today’s Client Challenge of the Week is Turning Your Practice into a Business. If you are a therapist or a coach where your current business model is hands on or one to one, can you ever turn that into a business where …

Nicola Cairncross provides the client challenge today, namely all the challenges faced by a new freelancer; establishing a daily rack rate, …

Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross brainstorm the apparent need for entrepreneurial certainty and talk about how to get clients off the starting …

You want to change your business model, but how do you successfully manage client change? What if they don’t like what you are proposing, is it all …

Nicola Cairncross is in Brisbane with Neil Asher for his Aussie Online Entrepreneurs conference this weekend and Neil suggests our topic of the week: …

Are you an entrepreneur running multiple businesses? We sure hope not! Both Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross have attempted to do this themselves …

If you were starting out in business right now in 2017 and marketing from scratch, what would you do? That’s today’s Client Challenge of the Week.

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One of Judith’s colleagues shared this thought in a newsletter which, in turn, prompted this week’s challenge about book marketing for writers and …

Business advisers advocate absolute clarity about finding your customer avatar. Nicola Cairncross has been thinking about all the different sorts of …

Today’s challenge comes from a potter, making beautiful pottery in a remote part of the UK (via her marketing consultant). Could Nicola Cairncross …

Judith Morgan has been suggesting to Nicola Cairncross for some time that she share with the Own It! audience her top Instagram tips and today’s the …

People and Performance: The main topic for today’s show arises organically from the discussion in the Who or What’s Impressed section. Judith tells the story of her brother and also of a client, both of whom expressed …

Nicola Cairncross has received an email from a couple who describe themselves as short of time because they are very busy earning money in all sorts …

This week the podcast revisits the topic of comparisonitis, for which Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan make no apology since it affects so many of …

Today’s Challenge is about how best to handle clients who get distracted by just in case learning when all they need to focus on is just in time, only what they need right now.Beware the buyer’s high which feels like …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan respond to a plea for help from an entrepreneur who has spent all her money on launch, leaving a marketing budget …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss how to evaluate an opportunity. Nicola has the chance to speak at a live event in Brisbane in June. …

Continuing with their challenge of finding a new Client Challenge of the Week every week, today Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross discuss Malcolm …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan debate business goals and expectations and why results from our marketing efforts are mostly always slower than …

What do you do when someone wants to pick your brain? It starts off fine and you are pleased to help and share some knowledge but all too soon it descends into you worrying about how much time and expertise you are …

After 118 episodes, Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan didn’t have a Client Challenge of the Week today and couldn’t drum one up, so instead they …

Nicola Cairncross holds forth on the importance of having something to sell at your website, perhaps between your freebie and your main …

Finding that perfect VA to whom you can outsource. Where to start? Admin and finance? Tech? Operations? If you want it all fixing at once, and you don’t know where to find or how you will pay for the help you need, …

New Year Resolutions: two weeks in. Did you make any? How did you decide what you want to change? How did you decide what you really want in the …

Do you suffer from what Nicola Cairncross calls “faulty thinking”? Do you know how to think and make decisions? Have you been taught that at school …

Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross debate Game Changers; how can you / your business become so good  or offer something so new or unique that even …

In the New Year episode of Own It! Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan talk about their dreams, plans, goals and intentions for their own businesses …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan review the ups and downs of 2016, what they’ve achieved and survived, and who are their people of the year.

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Today’s podcast answers a challenge sent in by a regular listener. She’s planning to launch two new products for which she doesn’t yet have …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan debate a real-life challenge from Cathie who would like to have a million in the bank after ten years from her …

Nicola Cairncross educates you about the value of knowing your archetype, your shadow side and the archetype/shadow of your ideal client so that you …

What do you do when you don’t know what to do? That’s the topic of this week’s Client Challenge. Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan share some …

How do you choose a coach or mentor? Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan debate how and why they became coaches and mentors and how they choose their …

You’ve uploaded your video to You Tube. Now what? You’ve created your audio content. How are you going to get people to listen to it? Nicola and …

This week Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan debate choosing your niche, picking a market for your business and/or an ideal client. But how do you …

Do you need to base your business in a big city to be successful? That’s the topic of today’s podcast. Are you limited by geography or have you …

Today Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan are celebrating 100 podcast episodes of Own It! and they reflect on ups, downs, learnings and surprises as …

Today’s podcast continues where last week’s left off with Start With Why. And Who! Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan debate the best reasons for …

Today Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan debate whether your digital addiction is making you unhappy, even adversely affecting your mental health.

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Judith’s back from her holidays today and Nicola brings this week’s Challenge which is all about being more choosy when it comes to the right kind of …

In the fifth and final week of Judith’s August holiday, Nicola Cairncross' co-host is Sue Revell of Magenta Change. Sue brings this week’s challenge, …

Marion Ryan stands in for Judith this week and she brings Client Challenge of the Week: Self-Sabotage. Together she and Nicola Cairncross brainstorm …

Sarah Newton is Nicola Cairncross’ guest co-host in this episode. Sarah is a teenologist, author, speaker and dragon-slayer. She tells Nicola how her …

Irene Conlin of Building Top Companies stands in for Judith in the second week of her August holiday. Irene brings Client Challenge of the Week which …

What systems do you use to keep track of the progress you are making towards your goals and intentions? Is it just you, are you reporting in to …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan return to Thomas J. Leonard’s 28 Surefire Strategies for Business and Personal Success and talk about #8: Become …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan talk about the importance of storytelling and starting to work on creating sales letters for the Summit …

Will perseverance guarantee or enhance your chances of business success? Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross were inspired by advice from one of the …

Business budgets are the topic of today’s podcast, specifically marketing budgets. How much should you be ear-marking in your business budget for …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan debate how to build a brand online, particularly in light of one of Nicola’s clients who isn’t necessarily …

Continuing with our series of challenges taken from The Portable Coach by Thomas J. Leonard, in this week’s podcast Nicola Cairncross and Judith …

Following Nicola Cairncross’ suggestion that challenges/opportunities of the week could usefully be drawn from Thomas Leonard’s book, The Portable …

Today’s podcast is about busting tolerations. What do you have on your long-term to do list which is draining your time and energy as you walk round …

Nicola Cairncross tells us how she used an R&D team to create her first ever autoresponder series, the Financial Intelligence 101 programme, …

Business partners can be a mixed blessing. This week Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross debate the pros and cons of being in business with others.

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Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross asked listeners what they’d like to hear them talk about in Client Challenge of the Week and they received a …

A chance remark in episode 073 led to Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan deciding to run their own virtual summit on a weekend in June, just eight …

Nicola Cairncross is contemplating the possible need for doubling up on her social media profiles. Is that a good idea? Do you need different voices …

Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross talk about the soundtrack to your life. Is it a constant background low level noise of anxiety, guilt, worry and …

This week’s podcast challenge is about messy feelings. Are you one of life’s over-achievers who does too much, is never satisfied and cannot relax? Or are you on the other side of the see-saw, feeling like you do too …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan have lost their dear friend, much-loved family member and business partner Steve Watson. What happens to your …

Nicola Cairncross updates us on her adventures using Instagram and what she and her daughter, Phoebe, are learning by implementing Nathan Chan’s …

Do you wish there was somewhere to go where you could learn Business 101, everything you need to know to accelerate your success and make you feel …

According to Chris Guillebeau, it’s all change online. Judith & Nicola debate his thesis about how the world of online publishing is changing in …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss ideas for starting or taking over an existing Facebook group, and why and how Facebook Groups can be …

Gumroad: What is it and what’s in it for you? How to get paid for marketing your business, especially creators of digital content but that definition is broader than you might think including videos and music and comics …

This week’s podcast is all about outdated business models in photography, graphic and interior design, property letting and managing agents, cleaning and publishing. Keep an eye out for innovations all around you so …

Start the new year as you mean to go on. Identify your own habitual and often humorous self-deprecation and stop it immediately. Nicola Cairncross …

Recording ep 61 between Christmas and New Year, Nicola and Judith discuss how best to use it – relaxing, planning, partying? What’s your best way to …

In this New Year’s Eve episode of Own It! The Podcast, Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross are reflecting and reviewing 2015 and anticipating 2016; …

In the Christmas Day issue of Own It! the Podcast, Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross debate the special challenges of being self-employed at this …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan look at what information you can glean from Twitter Analytics and Facebook Insights and encourage you to see …

This week Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross discuss the secret key to business success, finding the holy grail. If you knew what to do, you’d do …

How to create a outbound sales system for your business, including your “100 List” and a handful of useful related resources. Judith Morgan reveals …

In today’s podcast, Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan talk about confrontation. When business goes wrong or the goal posts move or you feel you’ve …

To what extent is self-employment a risky business? What are you frightened of? This week Judith and Nicola debate the real and imagined risks in …

On this week’s podcast, Judith and Nicola discuss why writing a book is good for business, the reasons why you might write one and how you to get it …

Your website may never be perfect or even “done”, but how can you create the good enough website for now? Do you even need a website before you …

In celebration of the milestone of the 50th episode of their podcast, Nicola Cairncross has put together a short selection of bonus bonkers bits. …

How to keep it simple so your potential clients and customers feel they really understand your core business offer. Who are you? What do you stand for and how can you stand still for long enough to be caught?

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Let It Go: What to do when life and business don’t turn out the way you expect. You got the job. You didn’t get the job. You won the prize. You didn’t win the prize. You got married, divorced, you’ve suffered loss, …

Are you addicted to struggle in your business and your life and when it comes to money? Have you been languishing in lack for far too long? This week …

Hiring and Firing in your own business: Do you know it’s time to take on staff? Does that fill your heart with dread? Nicola Cairncross & Judith …

New coach? How do you market your business and distinguish yourself in a crowded marketplace? Does the world really need one more coach? Nicola …

Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross discuss their latest thoughts on busyness and time management. If you want something doing, ask a busy person. Or …

This week Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross debate the ethical and moral dilemmas which arise everyday once you are in business. What if you don’t …

What’s the best way to follow-up with potential clients and how often is enough? Do you chase, or allow new clients to come when the time is right …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan talk about why and how to build and sell your business. What do new owners look for and how much will they pay …

Can you rely on referral marketing as a significant source of income in your business? How can recommendations from happy clients become a solid …

Judith Morgan and Nicola Cairncross take on the challenge of trusting others to do your work as well as you in a feature about delegation, training, …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan talk about how to set and achieve meaningful targets and goals but not before they’ve shared Nicola 'Mum dancing' …

Judith shares how her rental property investment problems got sorted, Nicola chats about her speaking gig in Gloucester, which seems to take on more …

Judith and Nicola are waxing lyrical on the joy of strangers that refresh the pool.. and sharing personal experiences on how much to give away when …

Judith asks the question – if money were no object, what would you do? And Nicola realises the importance of building a business that continues to …

Featuring some “classical Nicola Cairncross madness” and Judith Morgan issuing “high vibration warnings” they tackle the sticky topic of time …

Exploring how to keep your self belief strong, this week Nicola was fortunate to be in Las Vegas, meeting people like Bob Doyle who was featured in …

Do you have a membership area on your website? Nicola and Judith discuss the pros and cons of free trials and removing objections. Other highlights …

Judith answers Nicola’s question – how do you know if your new business is a ‘goer’ or if you’re just ‘flogging a dead horse‘?  (Or stroking it …

Judith gets excited about doing her accounts and Nicola talks about the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) she advises her clients to track. So... …

Choose your niche or let it find you? Nicola & Judith discuss niches, do you need one, how do you choose one, or do you let your niche find you?

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Is it ok to have time off? As an entrepreneur, do you feel guilty if you are sick or slack off, or worried you won’t be able to get going again if you stop for a bit? Do you need permission to take time off?

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We all have a petty meanness – even the Queen of England (who turns lights off all the time).  Do you spend hours searching for a good deal, costing …

Judith’s clients are coming of age and rebelling, making their own business decisions, while Nicola’s thrilled with her new website speed and is all …

Nicola is clearing her diary after just 3 days into Paul McKenna’s “3 Things That Will Transform Your Life” while Judith’s on Day 28 and feeling …

If you ever stop and think “just what is my big WHY I am doing this?” you’ll really enjoy this podcast.  Nicola’s retiring to Vegas after being neck …

Nicola & Judith discuss Nicola’s recent “Internet Marketers Cruise” and how to detach from making an offer and selling a product effectively, so …

Do you have endless entrepreneurial ideas, struggle with personal branding and find it tough to receive help?  If you are an introvert needing to market yourself, hung up about choosing a business name or logo or just …

Miraculous weeks abound, with blog mentions, Ikea coming knocking & continuing our online marketing series, Judith challenges Nicola about best …

Don’t know your domain name from your hosting, your Wix from your WordPress? If you have a huge online following or feel like your marketing online …

Nicola & Judith share their “What’s Worked, What’s Changing” in their own businesses, looking back over 2014 and forwards to 2015, they discuss …

In this festive episode, Judith and Nicola muse on Gadget Addiction, Christmas Magic, Mothers at Christmas, Ed Sheeran and 5 Dwarves & A …

On the subject of goal setting, Judith finds the word Goal a total “yawn yawn yawn” while Nicola loves a nice “Vision-Traction Organizer”.  They …

Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan explore what the X-Factor can teach us about integrity and inspiration, luck, fun, owning it, computer breakdown …

Why do some aspiring entrepreneurs find it so hard to charge what they, their product or service are worth? How do you choose the right price for …

Entrepreneurial Uncertainty | Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss the art of doing things backwards, joining the dots, entrepreneurial …

Bums On Seats | Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan discuss a common client challenge every week and both bring their existing skills to the table. …