by Stephanie Benedetto | Jun 6, 2025 | Business, Personal Development
Today’s playful exercise: Make a list of 10 competitors in your field and what you admire about them. Instead of competitors, I’ll call them nichemates (a term borrowed from Authentic Business Coach, George Kao.) Here’s what I admire about ten of my nichemates, whose...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Jun 5, 2025 | Business
Creating clients through connection is simple and anyone can do it. Have a conversation. Listen. Serve. But when you’re sitting in front of your laptop with a blank screen and a spinning mind, you might wonder: Where do I start? What does “connecting” actually mean?...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Apr 26, 2025 | Business, Coaching
Time to answer a random question of the day: What commonly used phrase really irks you? I have to admit…. When people say, “That’s just how I roll!” it’s more irritating than pulling out a nose hair. What does that even mean? According to StackExchange, the...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 15, 2025 | Coaching
The Awakened Business first came as a simple desire to work and play with people who inspire me. At the time, I was teaching wedding professionals how to grow their businesses. I loved the people, but the idea of encouraging couples to spend astronomical amounts of...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 7, 2025 | Marketing Experiment, Social Media
When Facebook hit the mainstream, I wanted nothing to do with it. “It’s just a waste of time,” I said. Meanwhile, my now ex-husband became quite the social media butterfly. The short form media was perfect for his quippy comments and sarcasm....
