“Get up offa that thing and dance til you feel better.” 💃🏽 ~James Brown

By Jessica L. Williams • Issue #261 • View online

This week has been A LOT. By Wednesday evening, I had written this because #caregiverlife, my BeMoved sensual salsa class came right on time (thanks, Jennifer!), and I had some bourbon-infused ice cream. We do what we can, right? #selfcare

In business news, I’m pretty pumped to announce that Lizzy’s Christmas Party is LIVE and in full effect.

Who is Lizzy and why does she have a Christmas party?

Last year, Lizzy Goddard, one of my business mentors, had a fun idea for Christmas. The fun idea was a Christmas Party with ‘Goody Bags’ made up of her clients’ courses, trainings, and digital products.

If you don’t know Lizzy, here’s the scoop:

She’s always showcasing and promoting her clients and students.
She loves to experiment with different things in her business.
She’s pretty awesome!

Because the party was such a huge success, she’s doing it again! Yay for experiments! 🧪

She’s had over 240 people respond, offering their amazing digital products for the goody bags. And I’m one of them! 🙋🏾‍♀️

So what is it?

Here are the deets:

🛍️ Regular Goody Bag (Free): 200+ products usually sold for $1 - $100.

I bet there are at least 1-3 products in there you’ll be happy to grab, including my Tips for Starting a Curated Newsletter mini-course. A few I’ve already signed up for:

The Anti-Planning Workshop
Spoonful of Fitness
The Astrology of 2022 - Year Ahead Forecast and Planning Event
Chatbot Starter Kit

🛍️ Premium Goody Bag ($100): 80+ products usually sold for $101 - $500. I did not grab this one yet, but these products look interesting:

12 Month Membership to The Introvertpreneur Club
Stop Spinning Your Wheels & Learn How To Repurpose Content The Smart Way
Find (& Own!) Your Superpowers

You can grab one or both of the Goody Bags until Thursday, December 9th. So get in on it before the offers disappear!

And…why am I doing this?

I like to be as transparent as possible in this space. I’ve followed Lizzy for a bit, and I think my first purchase of hers was The Lazy Guide to Affiliate Marketing. What? You can be lazy about affiliate marketing? Sign me up! 😉. Since then, she has challenged what I thought online business could look like and has helped me rethink some of my plans and offers.

I participated in the Christmas party last year and was able to add 200+ subscribers to #jesspicks which was terrific. Sometimes getting in front of other people’s audiences is a great tactic to grow. I’ve had over 50 people sign up for my curated newsletter mini-course and looking forward to seeing more. If I can help more people see a curated newsletter as an option for them even with a busy lifestyle, that would make me incredibly happy.

If you have any questions about the party, why I’m participating, or my course, please reply and let me know.

On to the picks!

P.S. Thanks for answering last week’s poll. I like the idea of polls, but I am not sure if I am a fan of that particular tool. May experiment with something else in the new year.

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#loves 😍

🎧. Listening: 2021 Wrapped. The best time of year is here because Spotify tells us all about our musical selves. If you haven’t gotten yours yet, do it! My top artists were Taylor Swift, Alessia Cara, Demi Lovato, Sara Bareilles, and P!nk. #1 song was What Other People Say by Sam Fischer and Demi Lovato. How about you?

📺. Watching: The Princess Switch trilogy. I’m a fan of Vanessa Hudgens, and I loved the first Princess Switch movie. Plot: “Competing in a Christmas baking competition in Belgravia, a Chicago baker bumps into the prince’s fiancée–who looks just like her. They switch lives for two days.” I had heard not-so-great things about the second movie, so I didn’t watch it but heard that the third movie was good. I decided to have a marathon this past weekend, and it was glorious. I agree that the first and third movies are the better ones. If you are looking for a happy, wholesome Christmas movie, add these to your list. 👸🏾🎄

📚. Reading: The Surrogate’s Gift. This could have easily been a Lifetime movie. Psychological thriller, but basically, this woman agrees to have a

#reads

ig: @yagirlaley 📌

@yagirlaley

gentle reminder:

there's someone inspired by, impacted by, encouraged by, motivated by, & moved by what you put out into the world.

you are seen and felt — know that.

2:24 PM - 1 Dec 2021

How to Build an Email List: A Proven System for Getting 1,000+ Subscribers

There are 15 ways to grow your email list as part of this meaty article. The one thing I haven’t done that I may try to do in 2022 is some 1:1 personal outreach to my social media connections.

Bryan also talked about leaning into your strengths as a list-building technique. You can develop that skill while also growing your audience.

Which tactic will you try?

Tip: Josh Spector

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How making lists became this entrepreneur’s brand

“The day Saya Hillman got fired from her last full-time job in 2004, she made two lists. One was of all the things she wished she could get paid to do, no matter how ridiculous. The other was a list of names, ones that gave her a “warm and fuzzy” feeling, for the company she decided she would start. And so Mac & Cheese Productions℠ was born — and lists would become a big part of its success.”

I am a 100% bonafide Saya Hillman fangurl. I look up to her as a role model and mentor who can combine everything she loves into a business. And it works. She’s happy and has built a lifestyle that she loves. I hope we can all be that lucky. Learn a bit about the list-making that led her to where she is today!

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“Seemingly small moments of gratitude can change everything.” 🤗 ~Greg McKeown

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Gratitude, things you can do other than picking up your phone, and building a successful creator business ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

“I am worthy of the time it takes to do the things that heal my heart.” ❤️‍🩹~Morgan Harper Nichols

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Six things saving my life right now (one is LEGOs) ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

“Small progress is still progress.” 👣 ~Morgan Harper Nichols

Saturday, November 13, 2021

It's not about me. It's about them. And baby steps. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

“For me, success is not a public thing. It’s a private thing. It’s when you have fewer and fewer regrets.” 😌~Toni Morrison

Saturday, November 6, 2021

My 2021 goal updates and why time is your friend. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

“Get up offa that thing and dance til you feel better.” 💃🏽 ~James Brown

Older messages

“Seemingly small moments of gratitude can change everything.” 🤗 ~Greg McKeown

“I am worthy of the time it takes to do the things that heal my heart.” ❤️‍🩹~Morgan Harper Nichols

“Small progress is still progress.” 👣 ~Morgan Harper Nichols

“For me, success is not a public thing. It’s a private thing. It’s when you have fewer and fewer regrets.” 😌~Toni Morrison

“Ask yourself daily: ‘What can I learn here?’” 👩🏾‍🎓~Morgan Harper Nichols

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