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This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Muirgheal Montecalvo, Vacayou Wellness Travel

For decades, millions have enjoyed spa therapies as a means to rejuvenation and restoration. For those looking to go beyond the traditional spa escape, there are several new spa trends that offer guests exceptional ways to explore holistic health.

The following represents some of the most intriguing spa offerings around today. 

1. Forest Bathing

For some spa and wellness centers, a focus on mindfulness and one’s surroundings plays a central role.

Forest bathing, which originated in Japan, represents an immersive experience in wooded nature designed to enhance health.

Notably, this spa trend is believed to enhance energy and mood through meditation experiences. And at the same time, it also promotes greater environmental awareness about earth’s ecosystems. 

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This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Tineke Rensen, Powerful Business Academy

How Female Entrepreneurs Can Find The Right Client

Nowadays, everyone wants to start a business. Owning a business gives you the freedom to do whatever you want. You are your boss. Who wouldn’t want that?

Starting a business is no big deal. All you need is an idea. But maintaining and growing a business can be difficult. You have to face many hurdles and difficulties in your path to success.

One of the biggest problems that most business owners struggle with is finding the right client. It is even more difficult to deal with if you are a female entrepreneur.

Why Do Many Female Entrepreneurs Stick With The Wrong Clients For Too Long

The first step to a successful business is finding the right clients. But to find the right one, you need to let go of the wrong one first. Many femal…

This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Reverend Rita M. Henderson, Five Fold Publishing LLC

Today I want to talk to you about why your job is keeping you broke. Yes, I said it and I know you might have a job you might even have a good job. But the fact of the matter is that 78% of Americans are living from paycheck to paycheck, you guys, that’s almost 80% of the population, living these paycheck to paycheck situations.

What does it mean to live paycheck to paycheck, that means that you are maintaining a lifestyle where you’re not able to save any money and if you didn’t receive your next paycheck, with emphasis on NEXT that you will begin to incur some significant financial stress.

Significant financial stress means shut offs and eviction notices may begin to show up, utilities getting disconnected, and there is even a great possibility that the car is goi…

This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Alisha Beck, Alli Beck Design

Anyone who has been in business for any amount of time knows it isn’t enough to simply file for an LLC and open your doors.

Somehow, you have to get people in those doors.

I’m sure you have heard once or twice that you need a strong brand. You might have also heard, you need to market your business.

But what is the difference between branding and marketing?

Which one is more important?

There are some key differences between marketing and branding, and understanding that difference can help your business not only grow faster, but in ways that help it become more rewarding for you.

Here are a few ways that branding and marketing differ:

Branding is why and marketing is how.

Branding is the essence of your business. It is what makes you different and why you exist. I…

This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Tineke Rensen, Powerful Business Academy

Many female entrepreneurs have the misconception that they need to hire a company when they want to start automating. However, as a business coach for entrepreneurs, I can tell you that hiring a company for automation is often not necessary.

Here is why female entrepreneurs don’t need to hire a big company for automation but can instead apply their own automation tools.

Why You Shouldn’t Hire an Automation Company

Automation companies are very expensive and often will typically offer services that are already out there for you to use.

Plus, they mainly build integrations that you can connect on your own with the connection tool Zapier.

My advice as a business coach for entrepreneurs is that you often are better off building your automation on separat…

This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Kayshaun Brooks, Renew You Body Butters

Renew You Body Butters crafts luxury skincare products with a signature blend of butters, oils and essential oils that renew your body and life. We spent several years perfecting our signature blend. It took a large amount of research, trial, and error to find the perfect all-natural blend that provides nourishing relief to dry damaged skin as well as providing ultimate everyday hydration. Our primary goal at Renew You Body Butters is to use ingredients that go back to our roots of traditional skincare and health. Naturally, our customers are amazed by our products!Those who have suffered from severe skin conditions for years are finding themselves in soft silky smooth they are proud of after using our products.

We have noticed a reoccurring question from our customers…”How?” How is our body butter healing skin issues that…

This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Kelly O'Neil, Innovate Media Services

The economic landscape for service-based business has been shifting for some time, but 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic has really thrown things into uncharted territory. It’s got business owners worried, to say the least. Many are wondering what the next move will be – and how to prepare for it.

The good news is, there’s always room at the top. Companies that know how to attract premium clients are always better positioned to profit in any economy. But that said, you can’t be complacent. It’s critical to know your market, and when big changes are afoot in the world, you can bet there will be changes in the market as well. Whether you’ve been serving a wealthy clientele for years or are just getting started marketing to the affluent, you need to know what’s going on so you can respond appropriately in your business.

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This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Sarah Theobald, The Empire Agency

There I was, at my college graduation, looking around at my peers wondering how many of them were as lucky as I was. I was so blessed to have the opportunity to start my corporate job the very next day. $42,000 salary with benefits and my very own cubicle-- it was all I could ever want!

*Record Scratch, Freeze Frame* WHAT?! Looking back on myself in December 2019, I truly don’t recognize the girl who was so excited for her corporate life to begin. Don’t get me wrong, I learned a lot and wouldn’t be where I am today without that experience, but I would never go back.

Why did I decide to leave corporate?There were many company-specific reasons I chose to leave my corporate life behind, but I’ll share the more universal reasons with you. First and foremost, I did not like working in a restrictive, cubicle environment. I a…

This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Adrienne Rivera, Spiritual Business Coach (Adrienne Rivera, LLC)

How is your current ability to experience emotional and physical intimacy? Do you run as far as possible from it or do you welcome it as an experience for your growth?

I was recently conducting a spiritual business coaching call & intuitive reading with a client and her fear of emotional intimacy was what was keeping her stuck. I could tell intuitively that that was the root of this before we even started talking about her business. I could recognize it because I remembered what it was like to be in that situation.

I’ll never forget being on the playground in 3rd grade and telling one of my best friends, “I don’t want to play with you today. I want to play with my other friend today.” She ran behind a tree and cried. I felt so bad. I didn’t know how to help her feel better. In that mo…

This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Suzanne Peters, Woman To Woman International Network Inc. (WWIN)

Can you imagine a world where everyone had to figure out everything for themselves? A situation where nobody could learn anything from anybody else. Languages wouldn’t evolve, any breakthroughs in Math and Science would have to be repeated over and over again. Progress would only ever be able to go so far. And not very far at that. It’s doubtful that every new person would be able to figure out how to start a fire, then how to use it to make goods, and so on. Individually isolated humanity would never advance beyond hunter-gatherers - if they even survived at all.

What if we were allowed some freedom - say you could communicate with the people in your community, but no one anywhere else. You would make some progress. People could pass on some of their knowledge and so on. You may even be able to ge…