Steadfast & Savvy

Steadfast & Savvy

di Danielle Brown & Mindy Walther
Empowered Planning: Setting Strategic Goals for 2025
Welcome to the very first episode of our new series, 'Elevated & Empowered'! In this episode, we’re diving into the transformative power of goal setting—a key ingredient to building a successful life and business. Whether you’re setting goals for personal growth, professional milestones, or both, this episode is packed with actionable insights and practical frameworks to help you get started. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why Goal Setting is Essential:The benefits of goal setting in both your personal and professional life. How it impacts your mindset, behavior, and overall success. The Science Behind Goal Setting:How setting goals activates your brain’s motivation centers and improves focus. Why specific, actionable goals work better than vague aspirations. A Step-by-Step Goal Setting Framework:How to create goals that are clear, achievable, and aligned with your vision. Tips for breaking down big goals into manageable daily actions. Real-Life Examples:Personal and business examples of how we’ve used goal setting to achieve meaningful results. Resources Mentioned in This Episode All articles, studies, and resources mentioned during the episode are linked below: Resource 1: Goal Setting Theory https://opentext.wsu.edu/theoreticalmodelsforteachingandresearch/chapter/goal-setting-theory/ Resource 2: S.M.A.R.T. Goals Framework https://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/s-spire/documents/How-to-write-SMART-Goals-v2.pdf Resource 3: Positive Effects on Well Being https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SDT/documents/1999_SheldonElliot.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232501090_A_Theory_of_Goal_Setting_Task_Performance Stay Connected If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to: Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss future episodes in our 'Elevated & Empowered' series. Follow us on social media for daily tips, inspiration, and updates:Instagram: @Steadfastandsavvypod
Business Focused Coffee Hour ep. 02
In this episode, we return from a month-long hiatus, excited to reconnect with our community. Join us for a thoughtful business-focused coffee hour as we explore key topics essential to success in the beauty industry. We discuss the significance of taking breaks and how they can rejuvenate your passion for your work. If you've experienced moments of diminished motivation, we’ll provide strategies to navigate these challenges and recognize when it’s time to elevate your business. Mental health is a critical component of our industry, and we’ll emphasize the necessity of self-care—not only for your well-being but also for the quality of care you provide to your clients. Additionally, we’ll offer insights on establishing healthy boundaries with clients, friends, family, and employers to ensure a sustainable work-life balance. Whether you’re seeking to recharge or looking for guidance on thriving in your beauty business, this episode is rich with valuable insights and practical advice. Tune in as we embark on this journey together! connect with us on socials!! podcast @steadfastandsavvypod Danielle @aglowskin.co Mindy @lashed.xmindy
Ditch Your Toxic Relationship with Social Media
This months episode is all about Social Media. We've all been there and experienced the burnout and anxiety that social media can cause. From trying to record and edit cinema worthy content all while trying to maintain a good work/life balance we get it and we've been there. Join while we break down how we create a good balance and have broken the toxic pattern we all get when we dive too deep into our socials.
The Importance of Self Care
This months episode is all about the importance of taking care of yourself. Not only as a business owner but anyone and everyone should be prioritizing self care. In this episode we cover creating your monthly schedule, how this has affected our day to to day, and wrap up the epsiode getting into some real life moments that made us realize how important self care really is.
Business Focused Coffee Hour Series
Introducing a new series where we fill you in on everything we wished we knew at the start of our careers. Today's episode is a solo ep. featuring just Mindy. She will be breaking down how to create business goal to help launch your business to new heights, how to decide if being an employee or independent contractor is the best choice right out of beauty school, and then wrapping the episode up with creating a budget for your business to prevent you from going under early on as a business owner.
Staying Authentic and Savvy
This month's episode is all about Authenticity. We deep dive into the importance of being a truly authentic and genuine version of yourself. Not only will this effect your personal life but impacts your relationship with those closest to you, clients, and how you market your business. Join us as we discuss how authenticity has affected our lives and business'.
Meet Your Hosts
Hi! We're so happy you're here! Meet your Hosts Danielle Brown and Mindy Walther. 20 Questions. Girl Chat. Absolute Chaos. And Lots of Laughs. If this sounds up your alley you won't want to miss this episode. We get into all the details from the meaning of our names to what 3 items we would bring if we were stranded on a deserted island. Join us May 10th for the first official episode "Staying Authentic and Savvy". We will be discussing Authenticity and how this impacts your life, business, and your inner circle.