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I am feeling alllllll the love today. Like, my heart is so incredibly full, and I really needed a way to share it. Every morning, when I wake up, I have to remind myself that this is my real, actual life. That I actually get to come into this amazing community full of incredible women […]

If you’re wondering, “Do I need a website for my virtual assistant business?”, I have good news for you. If you build it, they will come, right, mama? Well, actually, no.  If you build a website for your brand new freelance business, exactly no one will come to visit it. No one will even know

Sooo, mama, I don’t know if you heard, but a couple of weeks ago, we wrapped up Free Mama Live 2020. And one of the things we did there was announce a very special offer: the Inner Circle for Life.  Now, the thing is, even if you were at FML2020, you might not have heard

I seriously need you NOT to do this! I’m just going to come out and say it, mama. It is NOT a good idea to name your business something cute. I know that you spend 16 hours playing with the letters of your kids’ names to come up with the perfect combination.  I know that

I’m COLD, mama. A month ago, we were still running the AC for an hour or two each day in Houston, and now I’m in Kansas City and they’re talking about cold fronts and snow, and I’M COLD. Before we got here, I thought I had mentally prepared myself for the move.  I knew we

Please do not make this mistake, mama. There’s no easy way to say this, mama, but I need you to STOP trying to find clients. I know, that sounds a little bit crazy. I get it if you’re like, “Um, Lauren, is that a typo? Have you lost your marbles?”  via CmdrKitten on GIPHY All

I’m bringing my sales coach in to share her secrets. Ready for a true story, mama? A million years ago, way before The Free Mama was even the germ of an idea in my brain, I worked in the marketing department at the Kansas City Star. I had a lovely little cubicle where I spent

Want to know what you, Oprah, and Beyonce have in common? Read on… What if I’m not good enough? Is this a question you’ve ever asked yourself, mama? Well, if so, then I have exactly ONE thing to say to you! Ivo Adventures on GIPHY Congratulations! Yes, really! Feeling like you’re not good enough —

It’s super hard to write a blog post when you’re crying. I am feeling the feels right now, mama. The house is packed up. The rooms all have that echo. I think about getting a glass of water wine, and then I walk in the kitchen and remember that the glasses are all in boxes.

Get ready to learn the secret to taming the gremlins that hold you back and how to overcome self doubt: You’ve heard those voices in your head, right, mama? You know:  You’re not smart enough to do this. You don’t have the right experience.  Who do you think you are, anyway? via GIPHY Well, I